Amusements listings and theatre billings from the era
A dense catalog of theatre and vaudeville listings across multiple venues. Shows include When Knighthood Was in Flower at Criterion Theatre, Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, and The Brinton Tears. Also noted are vaudeville acts, orchestral concerts, and various garden and terrace venues with start times and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam Reees
Peaceful Valley
Criterion Theatre
Espen
Wes
Gagne Theatre
Captain Jinks
Horse ‘Mines
Herald Squars
Brinton
RIALS
Adison Square
Kings
Cherry Blossom Grove
Stor's
Niobe
My Lady
Strayer
Atclen
Proctors Fifty
Richolar Garden
New York Daily Cribrme Foreign and Domestic Briefs
London bank rate cut sparks market chatter while a South African mine tax proposal seeks £450000 yearly aid for war costs. Dutch railway confiscation rumors upset German shareholders as Rhodesia signs new rail contracts. Other items note Cuban political talks, Mrs. McKinley’s improving health, and local incidents in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ifour
House of Commons
David Barbour
South Africa
Transvaal
Netherlands
Rhodesia
Foxhall Keene
Prince of Wales's Hospital Fund
Henderson
Gillet
Loubet
Elysée Palace
Max Regis
Parc Des Princes
Paris
Bronx
Haffen
John B. McDonald
Parsons
W. F E. D. Stokes
Broadway
Columbus-are
Anwar
Arthur Pearson
Ely summer trip prompt invites Teimuxe subscription
A fragmented notice urges readers to subscribe for Tue Teimuxe before leaving Ely for summer. It notes the address can be changed five times as desired, implying flexible mailing details. The speech has a casual promotional tone with unclear specifics.
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The
Ely
Oaths in the Philippines and Jefferson era oath law
A column argues against McKinley’s third term and U S imperial reach in the Philippines. It recalls an 1804 Louisiana oath case showing allegiance only and not constitutional support, noting Jefferson era practices under foreign rule and contrasting with today’s constitutional obligations. The piece criticizes unpledged officials and urges vigilance against imperial power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinler
White House
Manila
Philippines
United States
Corsar
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
District of
Orleans
United States of America
Spain
French Republic
Jeffersonians
Louisiana
Oath to Support Constitution Questioned in Empire Debate
A historical reflection argues that forcing oaths to support the constitution for outsiders and territorial officials mirrors imperial expansion. It suggests anti imperialists should condemn both McKinley and Jefferson for establishing influence beyond formal constitutional reach.
Settling UTP in Cuba and Platt Amendment Endorsement
The article argues for the Platt amendment as a key step toward a lasting settlement of Cuban affairs. It contends that enduring independence requires U S involvement to prevent foreign domination, economic collapse, and political chaos. It frames the United States as stabilizing Cuba to preserve mutual interests and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
United States
Spain
Move to curb streetcar overcrowding ignites reform bid
The Board of Aldermen ordered an investigation into overcrowding on open streetcars. The Council president may introduce an ordinance with penalties to bar passengers from standing between cross seats and to require conductors to enforce it. The Metropolitan Street Railway Company opposes, while public opinion could pressure passage and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delano
Board of Aldermen
Council
Guggenheimer
Municipal Assembly
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Vreeland
Metropolitan Company
Plea for calm support of council regulation measure
The text appeals to the President of the Council to back a proposed regulation, arguing that heavy fines for law violations would curb unruly conduct. It warns that rioting is unlikely in the peaceful community and urges influential support for the intended measure.
Tribune Fresh Air Fund enters twenty fifth season
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund begins its 25th season with preparations in place to send as many New York tenement children to country homes for two weeks. Last year 7,451 children benefited at $276 per child, with per capita costs under $3 for sixteen years. A $1,000 gift funds 335 children, and the paper urges generous support, noting every dollar goes directly to the program without administrative waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
New York
Keene
New York Savings Banks Face Pressure From Wealthy Depositors
At a meeting of Empire State savings bank presidents, leaders warn that rich individuals try to use banks as a trust for wealth, complicating proper investment and safeguarding deposits. They praise robust, well-regulated banks with large, safe deposits and steady, modest interest. New York pride in savings institutions remains high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
America
Tweed Ring
Albany
New York
Bank of England
United States Treasury
Sandy Hook
Buffalo
Empire State
Crimmins Brief Saintly Silence Sparks Mayoral Talk
The article recalls John D Crimmins brief self effacing act and mocks political candidates who over talk. It laments tree destruction in the borough amid city improvements and warns moderns of stiff collars and starched fronts as a sign of modern restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Crimmins
Yale
Troy
Croquet Revival and Urban Observations in a Century
The piece notes renewed interest in croquet in Britain likely spreading to the United States, contrasts leisure fashion with ancient comforts, mentions London scarlet fever, and comments on contagious diseases in great capitals. It discusses corn as a global food supply, and observes streetcar debts and profitable municipal privileges in a modern metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
London
New York
Boston Theological Professor Sails for Palestine
Professor Hinckley G. Mitchell of Boston University School of Theology sails for Palestine for a year as director of the American School for Oriental Study and Research. The piece also notes a Detroit will dividing about 20 000 among missions, Kalamazoo, and Alma College. It mentions Lord Erroll, Disraeli quips, and Keele Hall gossip, plus General Fitzhugh Lee planning a Richmond home and Gordon Paddock’s assignment in Corea with the American Legation. Sir Claude MacDonald arrives in San Francisco en route to London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinckley G. Mitchell
Boston University School of Theology
Palestine
American School For Oriental Study and Research
Mary Eastman Davis Brownell
Detroit
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Michigan Female Seminary
Kalamazoo
Alma
Mich
Lord Erroll
Disraeli
Erroll
South Africa
London
North Staffordshire
Michael Michaelovitch
Countess Torby
Keele Hall
Sneyd
Newcastle
Lyme
Germany
Keele
Trentham
San Francisco
Gordon Paddock
New York City
Corea
Allen
Paddock
McKinley
Mr. Morgan
St. Petersbore
Jaelir
Claude MacDonald
Japan
Hong Kong
Edward Kelly Recovering at Home to Cruise Aboard Barra Conta
Edward Kelly son of the late Eugene Kelly has been seriously ill but is rapidly convalescing at his home 17 East Thirty second street. It is believed he will soon be able to take a cruise on his yacht Barra Conta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kelly
Eugene Kelly
No. 17
East Thirty-second St
Barraconta
Lily Oelrichs
Charles M. Oelrichs
Peter Martin
San Francisco
Newport
Corrigan
Pacific Coast
Newport Laeron
Golden Gate
Henderson Visits Elysees With Loubet in Paris
Paris June 12 President Loubet receives Speaker Henderson of the US House and Representative Gillet in an official audience at the Elysee Palace confirming diplomatic cordiality and discussions with American congressional leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Loubet
Mr. Henderson
United States
House of Representatives
Gillet
Passengers on the Oceanic From Liverpool Arrive Here
The steamer Oceanic arrived from Liverpool with a long list of passengers including W. W. Appleton William H. Appleton Ralph Jack Brandreth A. H. Bromley Mr. and Mrs. Chubb Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Denegre Miss M. EF. Denegre Dr. J. H. Davenport Gray Dinsmore Mr. and Mrs. Francia Drake Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Endicott Jr. M. Grieg Mr. and Mrs. Austin Flint Jr. John W. Gary Mrs. Graeme Harrison Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hooper Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hopkins E. H. Van Ingen Miss A. H. Van Ingen Miss H. Van Ingen Rev. Dr. A. H. Kellogg B. Peyton Legare Mrs. J. W. Minturn Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan Miss Morgan W. Forbes Morgan Vivian Nickalls Arthur Pierson Rev. H. D. Porter Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Rives Miss Rives Mrs. Jacob Rogers Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Ryerson Mr. and Mrs. W. 1D. Sloane Miss Sloane Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Spoor Miss Cary R. Spoor Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tennant Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer the Misses Thayer F. W. Whitridge Captain A. B. Boyd Wilson Brent Good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oceanic
Liverpool
W. W. Appleton
William H. Appleton
Ralph
Jack
Guy Brandreth
A. H. Bromley
Chubb
W. D. Denegre
M. EF. Denegre
J. H. Davenport
Gray Dinsmore
Francia Drake
W. C. Endicott, Jr
M. Grieg
Austin Flint, Jr
John W. Gary
Graeme Harrison
H. E. Hooper
F. H. Hopkins
E. H. van Ingen
A. H. van Ingen
H. van Ingen
A. H. Kellogg
B. Peyton Legare
J. W. Minturn
J. W. Tennant
Nathaniel Thayer
Thayer
F. W. Whitridge
A. B. Boyd Wilson
Brent Good
Coast to Coast Tuberculosis Policy Debate and Rocky reminiscences
The Talk of the Day notes Sir James Grant of the Canadian Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis endorses U S measures barring consumptives, urging Canadian action to prevent Canadians from seeking milder climates in Colorado and California. The piece also recalls letters and anecdotes from public figures including T B Reed and reminiscences about Maine and Kansas education debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir James Grant
Canadian Association For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
United States
Colorado
California
Canada
Condiment Fiends Banned From Small Restaurants Story
A Philadelphia Record piece notes scandal in Herron era Kansas and claims diners addicted to condiments are refused admission to cheap restaurants. Patrons who overuse mustard horseradish and pepper offend proprietors who fear fits or sudden death at table and avoid charging for condiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Pearson Here Before Ship
British journalist Arthur Pearson arrives aboard the Oceanic to study American press success and visit the Pan American Exposition. He criticizes sensationalism, predicts the America's Cup stay with the U S, and praises halftone printing while staying at the Hotel Savoy. He is among Britain’s leading publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Arthur Pearson
Oceanic
Pearson
Battery
Mr. Pearson
Captain Cameron
Captain Cameon
Mr. Russell
Alfred Harmsworth
United States
W. T. Stead
Review of Reviews
Express
Aaron (Croker
Edward R. Johnes Receives Officer of the Academy Honor
The French Government through the Minister of Public Instruction and Beaux Arts awards Edward R. Johnes of No. 3 Broadway the Officer of the Academy honor with decoration and diploma. The recognition cites his work gathering and organizing data on scientific coal mining in America and mining machinery. Count A. de Gennes was sent to study American coal mines and machinery, and Johnes compiled substantial information for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minister of Public Instruction and
Beaux Arts
Edward R. Johnes
No. 3
Broadway
Academy
Mr. Johnes
America
Count A. de Gennes
Johnes
Count de Gennes
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research Forms In New York
The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in New York City filed its certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State. Directors include Dr. William H. Welch and others from Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Harvard, and the University of Pennsylvania. Rockefeller provided 32.00 for immediate use to study disease causes, prevention, and treatment, with work to begin in university labs rather than a new building. Articles of incorporation were filed in several other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York City
William H. Welch
Baltimore
Johns Hopkine University
T. Mitchell Prudden
This City
Columbia University
L. Emmett Holt
Columbia
A. Hester
University
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
Theobald Smith
Boston
Harvard University
Simon Flexner
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
H. M. Biggs
Board of Health
John D. Rockefeller
Eugene Field's Daughter to Marry in Fall
Miss Mary French Field daughter of the late Eugene Field the poet is to marry William Engler of Maryland next fall. Trottie Field known in Chicago where she resides earned income as a public reader presenting her father's works. Engler a Frederick County native moved to Chicago six years ago and serves as secretary at a major North Side firm.
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Baltimore
Mary French, Field
Eugene Field
William ©. Eneler
Maryland
Miss Field
Frederick County
Chicago
Lawson N Fuller Recovering From Illness At Home
Lawson N Fuller, prominent property owner and horseman, has been seriously ill for weeks at his home, 468 West 136th Street, and expects to travel to Bakersfield Vermont next week to spend the summer with his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson N. Fuller
West One-hundred-and-thirty-sixth-st
Bakersfield
Fairbanks Denies 1944 Presidential Nomination
William H Erwin of Albany wrote to Senator Charles W Fairbanks amid a newspaper paragraph declaring his candidacy for the 1944 Republican nomination Fairbanks replied that the announcement was unauthorized and that he remains devoted to Senate duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
William H. Erwin
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Fairbanks
Ae Fallowe
Indianapolis
Ind
Senate
University confers LL D to Carnegie Hunter Hamilton and three Glasgow women
Glasgow observes the 40th anniversary of Glasgow University with the first ever LL D to a woman, awarded to three Glasgow women alongside Andrew Carnegie Lord Dufferin Generals Sir Archibald Hunter and Ian Hamilton. Paracas receives a warm greeting.
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Glasgow
Glasgow University
Andrew Carnegie
Lord Dufferin
Archibald Hunter
Ian Hamilton
Paracas
Dr. Matthie D. Babcock Buried in Syracuse
The body of Rev. Dr. Matthie D. Babcock pastor of Brick Presbyterian Church New York arrived in Syracuse with brother in law B. Sholes. It lay in the Babcock home then went to Oakwood Cemetery for burial. Rev. Dr. George Curtis of Field, N J opened grave services with a prayer.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Matthie D. Babcock
Brick Presbyterian Church of
Society notes reveal endless summer commingling in Newport Lenox
A flood of fashionable guests arrives from Europe on the Oceanic and Corsair visiting Newport Lenox and nearby retreats. The crowd includes Mr and Mrs W D Sloane Miss Sloane Mr and Mrs George L Rives Miss Rives Mrs J Pierpont Morgan welcomed aboard by W Pierson Hamilton.
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Europe
Oceanic
W. D. Sloane
Miss Sloane
Lenox
George L. Rives
Miss Rives
Newport
J. Pierpont Morgan
Miss Morgan
W. Pierson Hamilton
Corsair
Nathaniel Thayer
Endicott, Jr
Happenings at Newport Guests and Sublets In Bellevue
Newport June 19 special Harry S Lehr sublets the Pratt cottage to E Hollins Morse who will move in August 1. The Hester yacht with Commodore L F Robinson and guests yachtsman Taormina sails for Halifax and Austria. Fulton submarine to come for tests. Various arrivals include Mrs C H Baldwin, Miss Ethel Davies, Miss Cornelia Davies, Mrs Stuyvesant Le Roy and Amos Tuck French party, George Allison and family, Mrs F L Wicks and family, Truman Beckwith family, Dr W Burton Hopkins, Mrs James P F Kernochan, Mrs Brockholst Cutting, William Cutting, E L Willing, Elwood Davis, Henry Wickes, R L Cottenet.
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Newport
Harry S. Lehr
Pratt
Bellevue Ave
E. Hollins Morse
Hester
L. F. Roinson
Taormina
Colloredo
Mansfield
Bolena
Pachner
Halifax
Leutenants
Austria
Fulton
C. H. Baldwin
Julien T. Davies
Ethel
Cornelia Davies
Frargatory Road
Stuyvesant le Roy
Amos Tuck French
George Allison
Philadelphia
F. L. Wicks
Baltimore
Jamestown
Truman Beckwith
Renfrew Park
W. Burton Hopkins
James Hopkins
Bent Lodge
Gibbs-ave
James PF. Kernochan
Brockholst Cutting
William Cutting
E. L. Willing
Elwood Davis
Henry Wickes
New York
R. L. Cottonet
Newport Sees Earthquake Report Circulate
A report spread in Newport that an earthquake was felt mainly around the Ochre Point area. The commotion was sparked by the battleship Kearsarge two miles offshore conducting target practice.
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Newport
Ochre Point
Kearsarge
Weddings Across Flatbush and Nearby Towns
Arthur Hamilton Folwell of The Brooklyn Eagle marries Edna Maud Neal at Immanuel Presbyterian Flatbush with sister Edith Neal as bridesmaid and J Tilden Adamson as best man. Reception at Neal home followed. couple to reside in Flatbush and Nutley New Jersey. Earlier, Annette Reynolds wed John Roth at Samuel De Vausney home Bloomfield Avenue. Separate notices mention weddings in Hamilton New York and a Rev Frank Morris marriage in Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hamilton Folwell
Brooklyn Eagle
Edna Maud Neal
William H. Neal
East Twenty-third St
Flatbush
Immanuel Presbyteriam Church
Robert Carsom
Grace Presbyterian Church
Edith Walcott Neal
J. Tilden Adamson
Henry F. Tuttle
Andrew L. Merrim Chauncey C. Brainerd
John N. Harman
Mrs. Folwell
Nutley
N. J
Annette Reynolds
John Roth
Samuel de Vausney
Bloomfield Ave
Henry M. Brown
Morristown
Egbert Clement
Lucey
the Vauseney
Madeline de Vausney
Hamilton
N. Y
First Baptist Church
Frank Richard Morris
Albany
Mise
Florence Eunice Taylor
William Newton Clarke
Colgate Devinity School
Mr. Morris
Colgate Universit
Hamilton Theological Sem
Newages Javnist
James University
Aioe
Vassar Scitgn
Mariners' Asylum Anniversary Observed at Centre Street Centre
The forty eighth anniversary of the Mariners Family Asylum in Centre Street Clifton Ric Borough was celebrated at the home yesterday with G S S Trask presiding. Addresses were given by Trask and several clergy including Rev Wilour Fiske Wood and Rev Dr Crowder. A concert by the senna of St George’s am entertained guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariners Family Asylum
Ric
Gift to Colonel Hobbs on Forty-First Birthday
Colonel John F Bodh editor of The National Provisioner was surprised at a New York Press Club dinner with thirty friends who presented a diamond locket in honor of his forty-first birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Bodh
the National Provisioner
New York Press Club
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Echool
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Jefferson
UTP
Coon
NEW York Savings Banks
Athens
Eternal City
Pericles
Julius Cesar
Fitzhugh Lee
Richmond
the Elyseef
Reed
Maine
Cape Elizabeth
Pond Cove
Cape
T. B. Reed
Arabella
Hiram
Chicago Tribune
Kansas City Journal
Pops’ of
Kansas
Board of University Regents
Snow
George D. Herron
Bill’ Rogers
Herron
Bill
Tribune Pictures
American Mining Data
the Medical Foundation
MR. Fairbanks
Carnegie
DR. Babcock
Harry Lehr
John Vinton Dahlgren
Ruthven Pratt
E. Rollins Morse
Mr. Morse
Bayard Dominick
Helen
Howard Alexander Smith
A. Alexander Smith
West Forty-seventh-st
Dominick
Ella Babcock
Dominick Town House
West Fifty-first-st
Calumet
John Jacob Astor
Mrs. S. Willing
Ferncliff
Rhinebeck-on-the-Hudson
EL S Willing
Barton
James Duane Livingston
H. de Witt Smith
the Cedars
Whitestone
Long Island
Morris County Golf Club
Berkeley Mostyn
Helen and
Alexandra Stevens
Mrs
Octavius O. White
Far Rockaway
Ida Morrell
George Pepper Norris
J. G. Johnson
Miss Morrell
Colonel Edward Morrell
Horace Wolcott Robbins
Massacre Farm
Simsbury
Conn
East Fifty-seventh-st
Mariners’ Asylum
Colonel Hobbs
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