A Gentleman from Mississippi and Other Vaudeville Acts
Amusements listing vaudeville shows at L GARDENS and Dreamiland Luna Park. Acts mentioned include The Boy and the Girl, The Men from Home, Follies of the Day, The Midnight Sons, Havana Solonias, The Climax, The Worle in Wax, The Mollusc, The Man from Mexico, Beauty Spot, The Candy Shop, There Was John Ganton, The Blue Mouse, and The Girl from Rector's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlet L Gardens
Mississippi
ADWAY
Midnight Sons
Havana
Solonias
Luna Park
New York Daily Tribune Ownership Details
The Tribune Association owns and publishes the New York Daily Tribune. It lists Tribune Building at 154 Nassau Street, New York, as its principal office with Ogden Mills as president, Henry W. Sackett as secretary, and James M. Barrett as treasurer.
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Tribune Building
Nessau Street
New York
Ogden Mills
Henry W. Sackett
James M. Barrett
Nine cholera cases alarm St Petersburg as funds run out
Foreign news notes a rising cholera toll in St Petersburg with fears of a serious epidemic while the sanitary commission lacks funds. Other items mention Walter Wellman planning a North Pole attempt, Syrian destitution, and Dutch ships allowed into Venezuelan ports. Local items include lynching in Tallahassee, Taft at Washington services, and city weather with a 73 degree high.
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St. Petersburg
Sanitary Commission
Walter Wellman
Spitzbersen
North Pole
Syria
Washington
Curacao
General Andrade
Cuba
Council of the Empire
Russia
Australia
England
Aero Club of America
Aero Club of Indiana
Tallahassee
Fla
Taft
Lincoln
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
George Washington University
Bryce
Northeast Harbor
New York State
Aiming at Heritage in Florida Senate War on Negro College
The Florida Senate majority attacks a negro agricultural and mechanical college, opposing uniforms and athletic programs. They argue education and advancement threaten social order, fearing progress will make black students equal to whites. The piece cites fears of Booker T. Washington’s influence and calls such views an abomination of desolation.
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Florida
State Senate
Booker T. Washington
Whittier
Perpetual Heritage Still Curses a Helot Character
A fragment recalls enduring resentment toward a helot figure, noting perpetual heritage themes and ongoing scorn for the slave class. The terse line implies social oppression and lasting grudges.
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Helot
Faux Pas and the Mayor’s Removals in New York
The piece argues the Mayor abuses the power of removal for personal pique rather than efficiency, citing Ellison and Gallaher as examples. It praises European practice of stable, professional bureau heads, urges restraint, and defends Police Commissioner Bingham despite his “four pas.”
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Bingham
Faust
Ellison
Murphy
Gallaher
Tim” Sullivan
New York
Tammany Hall
Europe
America
General Bingham
Storm of Public Indignation in Philadelphia Strikes
A temperate Philadelphia shows muted anger after primary results and ticket exactions spark a public outcry. The rapid transit strike draws unprecedented sympathy for workers, while the political machine and traction interests face pressure as voters send a warning in a stormy, orderly city. Political forecasters predict calmer times ahead for Philadelphia's steady climate.
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Philadelphia
The
Traction Company
Philadelphia “Machine
MIDSHIPMEN MARRIAGE RULES AND AIDED REASONS
The Navy forbids midshipmen from marrying within two years of graduation due to pay constraints and potential temptations. Three class of 1909 members reportedly ignored the rule, claiming engagements predate the order or financial independence. They seek formal permission from the Secretary, reflecting respect for authority and service reputation.
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Navy Department
Navy cadets marriage plan after graduation sparks debate
The article contends that Navy cadets who marry after graduation should be treated as disciplined officers. It argues violations harm discipline, urges full disclosure to Annapolis authorities, and warns that ignoring rules could demoralize midshipmen. It stresses that rules remain binding until repealed.
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Annapolis
Secretary of the Navy
Naval Academy
A Commendable Move on Ellis Island Inspections
Commissioner Williams signals a push for higher immigration inspection standards at Ellis Island, arguing lax enforcement allows many unfit entrants. The opinion favors stricter screening to spare deportations and protect immigrants while preserving national interests. It urges clear notice to inspectors and prospective immigrants to deter low-quality entrants and reduce future deportations.
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Williams
Ellis Island
America
Venezuelan Circular Attacks U S and Venezuelans
A public letter by General Celestino Peraza attacks the United States for impeding Castro and criticizes Venezuelans who sought American aid. The writer rebukes Peraza, calls his firestorm nonsense, and defends U S benevolence toward Venezuela, noting Washington’s lack of imperial designs and lamenting Peraza’s reckless rhetoric.
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Celestino Peraza
Venezuela
Cipriano Castro
Castro
Gomez
United States
Republic
Spain
Peraza
South America
Buncombe County
Tarascon
Aggressive market rise drives stocks to year’s high
Last week saw stock prices reach their best level of the year amid aggressive bull market activity. Despite banker disapproval over recklessness and stretched valuations, speculators moved freely with public buying and easy money sustaining high ranges. Evidence suggests insiders supplied shares to meet outsider demand, while foreign interest and plans to list a large block of United States Steel on the Pats Bourse added momentum.
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United States Steel
Stock Exchange
Time Funds
London
New York
Federal Treasury
Chicago
Iron and Steel
United States
Pacific Northwest
California
Central West
Southwest
Market Outlook Sees Revival Amid Strong Industrial Expansion
Stocks firm on rail and industrial gains with railway mortgage inquiries driving demand. Iron and steel show revival, copper strengthens on domestic and foreign demand, and May bank clearings rise sharply as coal and grain industries report growing orders and output.
Concrete rules and medical anaesthesia debate in 19th century notices
The fragment references disapproval of General Bingham’s drill as punishment, British post office building regulations on concrete and height, questions about the use of concrete fireproofing, evolving anesthesia methods via spinal injection, and a note on a man’s pockets affecting a ticket loss incident with no solid statistics available.
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London
Building Commission
Boiler explosions reveal U S danger vs Europe
A Hartford Steam Boiler report shows 1907 British explosions 1,705 with 697 deaths, while the United States recorded 7,408 explosions and 7,144 deaths in 23 years. Germany reports 498 explosions and 319 deaths in twenty years. The piece questions inspection and maintenance standards and assigns blame to owners and workers.
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United States
Hartford Steam Roiler Inspection and Insurance Company
Great Britain
Germany
Europe
America
Work horse parades spark calls nationwide
The talk of the day notes New York and Boston work horse parades inspiring interest in Baltimore and Chicago. Editorials urge adoption of a yearly work horse day, praising the faithful animal and its public display.
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New York
Boston
Baltimore
Chicago
Baltimore News
Chicago Evening Post
Anti-Cruelty Society
Macdonald College marks Canadian farming education thrust
A Montreal Macdonald College dedication on June 2 marks a $3 million equipped campus affiliated with McGill, funded by Sir William Macdonald. The event honors leaders like Secretary Wilson and Gifford Pinchot, highlights soil science, seed selection, and rural education linking agriculture, teaching, and homemaking in Canada.
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Tribune
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Ottawa
St. Lawrence
Macdonald College
McGill University
Sir William Macdonald
United States
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Gifford Pinchot
Teachers College
New York
Robertson
Macdonald
Iowa State College of Agriculture
Canadise
Recife
Sid Os
Mr. Pinchot
School of Agriculture
Howe
Colleges of Agriculture
A Family Train
The Philadelphia Record describes a remarkable two railroad train crew on the Chicago express over the Philadelphia and Reading and Lehigh Valley lines. Conductor H. M. Saltman oversees a trio of brothers with two on the locomotive team and the eldest among thirteen children.
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Philadelphia
United States
Chicago Express
Philadelphia & Reading
Lehigh Valley
H. M. Saltman
Streman
Americans Explore Asiatic Turkey Reported by Consular Chief
Consul General G Bie Ravndal based in Beirut notes renewed American activity in Asia Minor and Syria. Dr Robert Francis Harper of Chicago University, director of the American School of Archaeology at Jerusalem, awaits an imperial firman to excavate Nasrieh on the Euphrates. Harvard's Reisner and Luyor plan continued work on Samaria ruins. Howard Crosby Butler, David Marie, and Junius S Morgan head toward the Arabian desert where Princeton's 1035 expedition made notable finds.
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G. Bie Ravndal
Beirut
Turkey
Asia
Robert Francis Harper
Chicago University
American School of Archeology
Jerusalem
Nasrieh
Euphrates
Reisner
Lyor
Harvard University
Samaria
Howard Crosby Butler
David Marie
Junius S. Morgan
Arabian Desert
Princeton University
Disappearing Brig Sullivan of Boston Fleet
Interest centers on the brig Sullivan once flying J. S. Emery & Co. of Boston as one of six brig rigged vessels on the Atlantic coast. Sold to whale oil interests, built in 1864, 344 tons, noted for weather damage. one of the last of her type with only ten now owned in the United States. The Geneva, last brig built, launched in 1892, contrasts with the dwindling fleet as shipmen seek answers to offshore perils.
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Boston Herald
Sullivan
J. S. Emery & Co
Boston
Atlantic
United States
Geneva
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wees
Fournishec
New York Daily Tribune
the Tribune Association, A
New York Corpora
Tion
Della M. Gilbert
Alérich
Navy Yard
War Department
Danbury
West 100Th Street
Broadway
Countess of Aberdeen
Greer
Hiehest
Money and Business
Bucharest
Order of Hibernians
Shamrock
Deutschland
Brown
Detroit Free Press
Charles J. Fisk
Plainfield
N. J
Harvey Fisk & Sons
New York Bankers
Board of Trade
Philadelphia Record
San Francisco
Argonaut
Los Angeles
Denver
Fletcherize
Mr. Fletcher
Philadelphia Ledger
Hammondton
Temperance
Church Temperance Society
Paris
Hamlet
Yorick
Boston Transcript
Pinchot
Wisconsin
William Macdonalds
Asiatic
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