Amusements listing of New York theatres and showtimes
The column lists multiple venues with shows and start times including AMERICAN THEATRE, CASSINO, CRITERION, EDEN MUSEE, GARRICK, HERALD SQUARE, KEITHS, KOSTER & SIAL, MADISON SQUARE, HILL, VAUTEVILLE, APADIER GARDENS, ABSTOR, R'S FIFTH AVENUE, PROCTOR, STREET THEATRE, THE GUY N OR, PROCTOR'S TWENTY THIRD STREET, THE WOMAN HATER, and TERRACE GARDEN with various performances and half hour to two hour slots. The fragmentary list appears as a roundup of theatres and showtimes rather than a single event.
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American Theatre
Rosedale
Casino
Criterion Theatre
Eden Musee
Garrick Theatre
Captain Jinks
Forse Marines
Herald Square Theatre
Brixton
Keith
Koster & Sial
Vauteville
Madison Square Theatre
Quietee Hill
Continental powers may force England to seek aid from America
Andrew Carnegie predicted that Continental powers would attack England and compel her to request aid from the United States. American delegates expressed pleasure at their reception in England. The Boers captured Jamestown in Cape Colony after a four hour fight. Kitchener sent a dispatch detailing the Battle of Winkfontein.
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Andrew Carnegie
England
America
Carnegie
Kritzinger
Jamestown
Cape Colony
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Winkfontein
Reid
Newfoundland
Havana
Aguinaldo
Cailles
Marquis de Sur-Saluces
Paris
Georg Vierling
Berlin
Congress
Supreme Court
Washington
Detroit
American Medical Association
St. Paul
Cleveland
Tashmoo
Erie
Atlanta
Brenton
Reef
Brooklyn
H. H. Vreeland
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Jerome
Central Federated Union
Policy Clash Over Cuba Platt Amendment Acceptance
The United States rebukes Cuba for adopting the Platt amendment with conditions, insisting on true acceptance rather than a modified, partial form. It argues Cuban delegates misunderstood the meaning of acceptance and criticizes preemptive warnings as unnecessary. The piece stresses U S authority and dignity in not coaching the Cuban convention.
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Cuba
United States
Washington
Policy toward Cuba Should Reflect Past Resolve and Intervention
The speaker argues the United States must not reverse its long standing vow to prevent Cuba from falling under foreign control and maintain intervention rights. After costly earlier efforts to free Cuba from oppression, the essay contends that U.S. policy should crystallize into a definite plan with power to enforce it, urging Cuba to accept this stance.
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Cuba
Spain
United States
Constitution Follows Suit After Mast Break on Yacht Race
The Constitution suffered a broken mainmast and topmast yesterday mirroring Shamrock II as Cup sailing tests continue. Experts note such flaws reveal stealthy defects in modern America’s Cup yachts while praising overall resilience and the need for thorough tuning before the race, with debate over whether Cup rules push builders toward a uniform vessel type.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
New- York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas
Columbia
New-York Yacht Club
Law and Truth in New York Style of Justice
A critique compares New York and English courts with Jersey justice. It denounces lawyers who delay truth with procedural tricks, urges judges to cut frivolities, and argues that slow cumbersome U S justice harms fairness and efficiency.
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Jersey
New York State
Pitney
Paterson
New York
United States
Commonwealths
Favorable Comparisons Across Anglo-Saxon Communities
Fragmentary text notes favorable comparisons with other Anglo-Saxon communities. The brief passage hints at comparative attitudes or outcomes without providing specific names places or figures. Further context would clarify which communities and what aspects are being contrasted.
Preservation Plea for Green Triangles at Broadway and Sixth
A civic page argues against converting small triangular plots at Broadway and Sixth Avenue for traffic relief. The writer warns loss of grass and shrubs harms city aesthetics and urges preserving the encloses until stronger benefits justify change. Horace Greeley and William F Dodge statues would stay.
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Board of Public Improvements
Fifteenth District
Broadway
Sixthave
Horace Greeley
William F. Dodge
Alderman Oatman
Not Guilty Blame Shifts to David Hill in Supreme Court Fallout
The Springfield Republican suggests David B. Hill bears blame for the Supreme Court's stance on a Porto Rican tariff law. It argues that Hill’s failures to confirm Nornblower and Wheeler N. Peckham altered the bench, while noting counterfactuals about Justice White and other appointments and asserting Cleveland’s choice of White was sound and not Hill’s fault.
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Supreme Court
David B. Hill
Springfield Republican
Mr. Hill
Nornblower
Wheeler N. Peckham
Senator White
Louisiana
Justice Blatchford
White
J Hill
Hill
Rufus W. Peckham
Hornblower
Wheeler O. Peckham
Cleveland
New York
Jackson
Tennessee
Mr. White
Clean Streets Demand Backed by Civic Tide Across Cities
Across major cities Americans push for thorough street cleaning and accountability by officials. In New York rains have washed streets clean this March, but the piece warns that if Tammany remains in power, highways and byways could become dirty again, highlighting voter turnout as the remedy.
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United States
New York
Tammany
The Veeries Return to Prospect Park and Nearby Groves
Lovers note the veery thrush singing freely in Prospect Park and suburban groves this year. Birds once thought nearly extinct, including orioles and tanagers, have also returned in greater numbers, likely due to humane sentiment and laws against bird destruction. Enforcement should target nest robbers and illegal traders to preserve these gains.
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Prospect Park
Ramoth Hill Pines Mark Civilizs Advance and Civic Vexations
A reflective column likens Ramoth Hill pines to civilizational progress akin to bridges and subways, laments political chowder and legislative delays, praises the Yankees baseball surge, and notes the busy Coney Island trolley inspectors swarming Brooklyn.
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Ramoth Hill
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Portrait of Buchanan portrait given to Mercersburg Academy
The Philadelphia Press notes a portrait of President Buchanan by Chase was presented yesterday to Mercersburg Academy by Mrs. Henry F. Johnston of Washington known as Harriet Lane mistress of the White House. Elizabeth Durr Hamilton, last Burr line, dies aged ninety. her kinship to Aaron Burr and marriage to Alexander Hamilton in 1836 recalled. Duke of Cornwall and York tour Canada from Sept 16 to Oct 15. visits Montreal Ottawa Victoria St. John Halifax before returning to England. Thomas Ball, 82, marked by a quiet birthday at South Mountain Avenue Montclair N J with gifts including a bouquet of 82 carnations.
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Philadelphia Press
Buchanan
Chase
Mercersburg
Penn.) Academy
Henry F. Johnston
Washington
Europe
Harriet Lane
White House
Elizabeth Durr Hamilton
Burr
Bridgeport
Conn
Aaron Burr
United States
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
Elizabeth Burr
Duke of Cornwall
York
Quebec
Lord Strathcona
Montreal
Ottawa
Pacific Coast
Winnipeg
Brandon
Regina
Calgary
Victoria
B. C
Ontario
Niagara
St. Lawrence
St. John
N. B
Halifax
England
St. John's
N. F
Canada
Thomas Ball
South Mountain Ave
Montclatr
N. J
Short Hills
Henry A. Barclay
Louis Fitzgerald, Jr
Fragmented letters and varied clippings from 1900s papers
A collage of brief items: a peculiar letter warning about slander, verses about Duty and Pleasure, census notes comparing Scotland and Ireland, jokes about a German bear on a sign, a Scottish minister and parishioner quip, plus a quip on survival of the fittest. The tone is a fast miscellany of curiosities and social anecdotes.
Wedding Bells Ring Across New York Society in May
Miss Mary Daly daughter of the late Marcus Daly wed James Watson Gerard at her mother’s Fifth Avenue home with Bishop Potter presiding. The ceremony featured roses and lilies of the valley, a Louis XVI drawing room canopy, and choir boys from Grace Church. Guests included Mrs. Rockefeller and Mrs. Vanderbilt among many society figures, with a post ceremony breakfast for about ninety. The article also notes other weddings and society events as well as summer plans and travels of prominent families.
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New York
Mary Daly
Marcus Daly
Fifthave
James Watson Gerard
Union Club
Bishop Potter
Grace Church
Floral Chapel
Miss Daly
Harriet
Sumner Gerard
C. B. Alexander
John Stewart Barney
Richard P. Lounsbery
Robert McM. Gillespie
Aris
Joseph Stickney
Lewis L. Edwards
Frank S. Witherbee
Benjamin S. Welles
James P. Kernochan
George R. de Forest
A. van Horn Stuyvesant
Thomas Meyers
J. Lee Tailor
Robert L. Cutting
Mr. Gerard
Martha Hichborn
Hichborn
Navy
James G. Blaine
Washington
Blaine
Walter Damrosch
Reale
New-York
Europe
Wallace
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Notable Sociabilities and Yachting Ventures Highlight Gilded Era
Names and residences of society figures line a column: Merhorn at Pine Croft, Schermerhorn at Elm cottage, Lydig at Thistledown, Morris at Rockwell cottage, Gilmore at Lithgow farm, Hare at Smith cottage, Lanier at Allen Winden place, Dana at Beechwood Terrace, Chapin at Nowood, Carey at the Willows, Burden at Under Ledge, Cottenet at Butternut cottage. Drexel’s yacht Sultana commissioned at Tebo’s South Brooklyn, owners to sail from New York to Newport after arrival. Gould’s Sybarite fitting out at Manning’s Erie Basin, a famed Venetia named vessel built for Lord Ashes and sailed by her. Whitaker (London financier) connected to Harold Frederic’s Market Place. Electra and Susquehanna arrive at Meeuore, awaiting owners.
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Merhorn
Pine Croft
William C. Schermerhorn
Elm Cottage
David Lydig
Thistledown
Newbold Morris
Rockwell Cottage
Gilmore
Lithgow Farm
J. Montgomery Hare
Smith Cottage
Charles Lanier
Allen Winden Place
Hard S. Dana
Beechwood Terrace
Robert W. Chapin
Nowood
Iliam F. Carey
The
Willows
Joseph Burden
Under Ledge
Mrs. E. Cottenet
Butternut Cottage
John R. Drexel
Tebo's
Brooklyn
England
I New-York
Newport
George J. Gould
Manning’s
Erie Basin
Lord Ashes
Venetia
London
Whitakerright
Harold Frederic
Market Place
Gerry
Electra
Stickney
Susquehanna
Meeuore
Mrs McKinley Strong but Grave as Night Fades
Washington June 4 Dr Rixey reports Mrs McKinley resting comfortably with no major change since this morning. Fluctuations expected yet no ground lost and possibly slow gain. Bulletin will follow forenoon consultation. secretaries report comfort through the night. Visitors include Casini and others. doors closed early amid grave but hopeful mood.
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Mra. McKinley
McKinley
University of Chicago to celebrate tenth anniversary convocation
The University of Chicago marks its tenth anniversary with a June 14 start to convocation week featuring five days of exercises and building cements. Notables including John D Rockefeller and educators from major universities will attend and speak at conferences and the opening of the new School of Education on Mrs J Y Scammons grounds.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
School of Education
Chicago Institute
J. Y. Scammon
Marcus Dods
Edinburon
Scotland
E. Benjamin Andrews
University of Nebraska
Wheeler
University of California
George Maclean
University of Iowa
Charles F. Fay
Western Reserve University
N. Butler
Columbia University
J. H. Vanhot
Berlin
B. L. Gildersleeve
Johns Hopkins University
George I. Kittridge
Harvard University
Maxime Kovalevsky
St. Petersburg
Transatlantic Travellers on Leading Liners Today
A list of passengers booked to sail on the American liner St Lewts to Southampton includes Mrs A O Allen and daughter, Mr and Mrs E T Baldwin, and other notable figures. The Zeeland bound for Antwerp via Cherbourg lists several officials and families. The Germanic sailing to Liverpool includes numerous passengers. Friesland arrival adds a returning party from Antwerp.
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St. Lewts
Southampton
A. O. Allen
E. T. Baldwin
Joseph Brooks
Misa Claire Cavendish
Casper S. Crowninshield
United States
Gcorsul
Castellmore
Italy
Herbert Seymour Darlington
Nat C. Goodwin
S. M. Greene
Lynde Harrison
FE. €. Hoyt
Sefor
Mme. Pasquale
Julian Pauncefote
Pauncefors
Pauncefote
Timothy L. Woodruft
Zeeland
Antwerp
Cherbourg
W. P. Atwell
Roubaix
France
Alanson Bigelow
Gertrude G. Cheever
Franklin L. Gunther
Cornelius A. Lane
T. Poore
Count Nee de Lichtervelde
J. Alexander River
Liverpool
E. L. Allen
Ethel de Ronde
Gordon Dunn
May Ducat
J. T. B. Fisher
R. 3. Gernon
Ferdinand Gottschalk
S. H. Hanford
George G. Howland
Meredith Howland
Daugghters
R. H. Lindsay
Samuel Lord
D. Sage Mackay
Curdy
Cornell University Announces Faculty Appointments for Next Year
Ithaca June 4 Special The Cornell University Executive Committee released the list of new appointments across departments for the coming college year. Chemistry sees Chamot promoted to assistant professor and Teeple named to instructorship. English A L Ankews promoted to instructorship. Mathematics W B Fite promoted to instructor with Peter Field and H L Rietz as assistants. Geology Latson Veitch and Raymond as new assistants. Physics Ambler Blaker and Stewart as instructors. Additional appointments span biology physiology pathology anatomy history civil engineering and more with numerous instructors and assistants named.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University Board of Trustees
E. M. Chamot
J. E. Teeple
A. L. Ankewss
W. B Fite
Dr. Miller
Peter Field
H. L. Rietz
R. RK. Keeley
Ora W. ER. Lee
G. A. Oldham
A. Fraver
Miss Wilkins Wedding Move to Randolph Mass
The Herald reports novelist Miss Mery E. Wilkins will marry Dr. Freeman in a church wedding. The ceremony will be in Randolph Massachusetts, with invitations extended to friends, instead of Metuchen New Jersey.
Oxford to Honor Briggs and Brown with LL D
Oxford announces plans to confer honorary LL D degrees on Professor Charles A. Briggs and Professor Francis Brown of Union Theological Seminary at the upcoming commemoration at Oxford University.
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Oxford
Charles A. Briggs
Francis Brown
Union Theological Seminary
Oxford University
Corean Minister Presented at State Department
Washington June 4 the new Corean Minister Chyo Min Hui, with Sin Tei Moo and Seungmu Ye, visited the State Department and were presented to Secretary Hay. After cordial exchanges the Secretary escorted the minister to the White House where eloquent welcomes and goodwill statements were offered by the president.
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Washington
United States
Chyo Min Hui
State Department
Sin Tei Moo
Legation
Seungmu Ye
Hay
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Manhattan
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Chicago Record-Herald
Ireland
Sam Elijah
Dowle
Elijah
New-York Herald
Topeka Medicine Company
Detroit Journal
Africa
Artis
Philadelphia
Washington Star
Mrs. Goodhue Livingstone
Long Island
Robert H. McCurdy
East Ninth St
Morris Plains
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Count de Langier-Villars
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Hyde Park-on-the-Hudson
Lord Minto
Countess of Minto
Shelburne Farms
W. Seward Webb
St. Louis
Helen
Kate Brice
Loring Andrews
D. E. M. Crackanthorpe
Cymric
Rhine
William Rhinelander
John McVicker
Thomas Hitchcock
Center Hitchcock
Lewis Chanler
Laurence Hutton
Baltusrol Golf Club
Marion Cricket Club
Essex County Country Club
Orange
John Jacob Astor
Hudson
Stanley Mortimer
Roslyn
Mrs. Henry
Havemeyer
Islip
George B. de Forrest
Theodore Frelinghuysen
Tuxedo
William K. Vanderbilt
Richard Riker
Frank Denham Harmon
St. Bartholomew's Church
R. T. Wilson
Lenox
Grenville Winthrop
Robeson Cottage
Robert Winthrop
Ethelwyn
J. E. Alexandre
Frelinghuysen Cottage
Charles Astor
Lakeside
Thatcher M. Adams
Bel Air
George Bliss
Homestead
George G. Haven
Sunnycroft
F. A. Scher
Mrs. Whkinley
Friesland
Etmond Adler
S. J. de la Hault
J. B. Maxwell
Cornell
Miss Wilkins
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