London notes on theater and society awakenings
London notes discuss Lena Ashwell and Otho Stuart backing new playwrights, Cicely Hamilton's Mana of Dobson's, suffrage and temperance debates, and harsh social realism. It lauds Anthony Wharton, Meredith, and other literary figures while noting pageant planning delays and leadership needs for a London city pageant. Bleecker Street mission details end with Waterman as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Studio
Chelsea
Lena Ashwell
Otho Stuart
Miss Ashwell
Anthony F
Kingswey Theatre
Mana
Dobson
Diana
Pax
England
Engadine
Thames Embankment
Tragedy at Laurens School Ends in Double Death
Miss Sarah Chamberlain Weed of Philadelphia killed Miss Elizabeth Bailey Hardee of East Savannah at Laurens School in Fenway Boston then died by suicide. Overwork and nerves reportedly led Weed to shoot Hardee at 6 am and then shoot herself through the right temple. the bodies were found by matron Mrs Page. The school opened last fall, founded by the two women who had been close since their Wellesley days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Sarah Chamberlain Weed
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Bailey Hardee
Savannah
Laurens School
Audubon Road
Fenway District
Page
Hardee
Miss Weed
Newton
Miss Hardee
Wellesley College
Bankroll Grew Tin Thief Steals Diamonds in Brooklyn
Police seek a thief who fled Simpson's pawnshop on Myrtle avenue Brooklyn with diamonds valued at 1270 dollars after a prior failed attempt at Healy's store Fulton street. The bandit bought time by passing a counterfeit look and short rolled bills then left with the diamonds. The clerk noted the roll was short by the larger denomination notes and the man, about 27 years old, departed.
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Simpson
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
Healy
Fulton Street
City waste inquiry focuses on contract resets in Bronx
Commissioner of Accounts John P. Mitchel questioned Chief Engineer Josiah A. Briggs on contractor abandonments that forced costly contract resets. Briggs blamed none, suggested Controller review bids from defaulting firms, and defended department practices while noting a $150000 overrun on a Webster avenue sewer project and ongoing actions against a protesting inspector.
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Bronx
Haffen
John P. Mitchel
Josiah A. Briggs
Mr. Haffen
Mr. Mitchel
Briggs
Mitchel
Webster Avenue
Harlem River
William J. Flanagan
Brady
Maccomb
Jerome Avenue
Navy Place
Indians Sue For Lands In Long Island Case
The Montauk Indians of East Hampton seek to recover lands allegedly conveyed years ago. L W Trowbridge represents the tribe gathering evidence for a spring Riverhead trial. Trustees who conveyed the property to Frank A Benson are deceased except Edward Dayton and Benjamin Barnes. Benson heirs are named as defendants.
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Montauk
Funeral draws ten thousand to Monsignor Dauf fenbach rites
Ten thousand persons attended the funeral of Monsignor Peter Paul Dauf fenbach pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Williamsburg. Archbishop Farley and many clergy participated as streets around the church filled before 8 am while one hundred police kept order under Inspector Sweeney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Paul Dauffenbach
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
Montrose
Graham Avenues
Williamsburg
Farley
Sweeney
First Brewster Wreck Suit Against New York Central
Justice Thompkins heard Maude L. Case's $40,000 damages suit against the New York Central Railroad in White Plains Supreme Court over the Brewster express wreck on February 16, 1907. The railroad contends no fault was theirs due to unforeseen causes. Several commuters with similar suits attended, taking notes. counsel included John F. Brennan, Thomas F. Curran for the railroad and Eugene F. McKinley for Miss Case.
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New York Central Railroad
Woodlawn
Thompkins
Supreme Court
White Plains
Railroad
John F. Brennan
Thomas F. Curran
Miss Case
Eugene F. McKinley
Banker Alanson Prime Arrested for Speeding in Harlem
Fairfield Road resident Alanson Prime a banker was arrested by Bicycle Patrolman Donnelly at West 152d Street station on a speeding charge at 203d Street and Riverside Drive last night. Prime and his companion had only $70 of the $100 bail with his diamond ring left as security and no appearance in Harlem court this morning.
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Alanson Prime
Fairfield Road
Yonkers
Donnelly
West 152d Street
203D Street
Riverside Drive
Prime
Mr. Prime
Harlem
Hudson River Ice Letters Defend Its Safety
Frank S. Howland of Athens N Y argues that health reports on Hudson River natural ice are too cautious. He cites Dr Porter on self purification of ice and claims natural Hudson ice is purer than other water sources. He suggests three months storage and hermetic sealing of Hudson ice to prevent epidemics in New York City.
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the Tribune
State Commissioner of Health
Hudson River
New York City
Croton
Health Department
Porter
New York
Frank S. Howland
Athens
N. Y
Inward Light review raises author name confusion
A reader from Athol Mass cites mixed reviews of The Inward Light and prior works by Fielding or Hall, noting uncertainty about the author’s gender and the unreliability of sources on Oriental religion. The letter questions the credibility of Buddhist portrayals and suggests inviting missionaries. The Poillon sisters’ criminal case then appears, with Deputy Sheriff Bell taking them to Blackwell’s Island for a three month sentence, bail efforts failing, and Justice Fitzgerald denying further hearing.
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the Tribune
Fielding
Hall
Macmillans
Fictien
C. J. Sarimpton
Athol
Mass
Poillon
Blackwell's Island
Bell
Bristol
Meyer Greenberg
Greenberg
Justice Fitzgerald
Justice O'Gorman
Municipal Art Approvals For Fountains and Stations
The Municipal Art Commission approved over twenty sites for drinking fountains with varied designs from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the New York Humane Society. A Delancey Street police station design costing 175000 was disapproved while the Greenwhich Street 2d Precinct plan costing 230000 was approved. Material change to brick above stone trim was accepted, and ventilating houses for Fulton and DeKalb Aves and Flatbush and Lafayette Aves were approved as part of the new subway work. An octagonal milk booth design for Tompkins Square was approved for the Strais laboratory supplying three pasteurized milks for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Art Commission
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
New York Humane Society
Delancey Street
Greenwich Street
Greenwich
Washington Street
Public Service Commission
Fulton
DeKalb Avenues
Flatbush
Lafayette Avenues
Brooklyn
Tompkins Square
Strais Laboratory
Raines Law Attack on Corcoran Hotel Case Heard
Justice Truax heard Maynard N. Clement's bid to revoke Mary A. Corcoran's Raines law hotel certificate at St. Nicholas Ave and 11th St. The suit argues the building lacks the ten rooms above the basement required by the Raines law, while defense says the Building Code defines hotel size and the Raines law governs liquor licensing, not construction. The decision could close about sixteen hundred such hotels in the city if sustained.
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Justice Truax
Supreme Court
Maynard N. Clement
New York City
Clement
Corcoran
Excise
Board of Aldermen
Barker Will Contest Ends in Shared Inheritance
A jury found George A. Barker not in fit condition when his will was executed. The estate valued around $100000 will be divided among Edith M. Barker the widow and the two daughters Mrs Wallace Scott and Mrs Ashton Parker with each receiving an equal share. Barker’s drinking and dog birthday feasts were cited in testimony and counsel for Mrs. Barker said an appeal will be filed.
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George A. Barker
Barker
Edith M. Barker
Wallace Scott
Ashton Parker
Scott
Dead and Cremated Up in Court in Long Island City
Frederick Kohl, an ironworker, appeared in Long Island City police court to bond 64 to pay his wife Louisa 7 weekly for one year amid abandonment claims by his wife and two children. Kohl was arrested February 14, released on 56 bonds, and later found alive after notices of his death and cremation had appeared in newspapers. He denied causing the death notices and said he sought the person who printed them.
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Meredith
Box Hill
Humphry Ward
Kingdom
Mr. Hardy
Anthony Hope
Maurice Hewlett
John Morley
Frederick Greenwood
James Knowles
Mr. Meredith
Brighton
London
Queen Anne's Gate
Mr. Gladstone
Metaphysical Society
Gladstone
Huxsey
Tennyson
Sydney Smith
England
Frederick Kohl
Fresh Pond
Long Island
New York City
Louisa
Kohl
Caroline Wyland
East Sith Street
Manhattan
East Tist Street
Public officials spar over Fourth Avenue subway bids
Officials discussed amending subway contracts to cover both construction and operation to attract private capital. The Board of Estimate already authorized bids for construction only, and the Public Service Commission chairman noted the board decides bid scope. Until rescission, bids remain for construction only.
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Meyer
Causerie Py
Mayer
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Willcox
Public Service Ommission
Board of Estimate
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
Want Autos Kept Off East Drive Petition Circulated
Copies of petitions circulated by the Road Drivers Association of New York to exclude automobiles from East Drive in Central Park will be presented to Park Commissioner Henry Smith. The drive ban follows rising automobile accidents and fear among road drivers. The Grand Union Hotel gathering endorsed the move, with Dr J K Johnson Dr H D Gill George W Grote Dodd Irwin and Lorenz Zeller active in circulating the petition.
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Road Drivers’ Association of
New York
Henry Smith
East Drive
Central Park
Coach Owners’ Association
Grand Union Hotel
Fourth Avenue
3. K. Johnson
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
The
Board of Health
H. D. Gill
George W. Grote
Road Drivers’ Association
Dodd Irwin
Lorenz Zeller
Mrs Roosevelt Handles Guardian Duties in Nassau County
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt filed her annual accounting as guardian of her children Kermit and Ethel in Nassau County yesterday. They inherited $5,000 each from James K Gracie's will, with Mrs Roosevelt appointed guardian. She says the funds were placed on mortgages in Manhattan. The estate's only charges are lawyers fees for the accounting and brokers commissions for rents collected.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit and
Ethel
Jackson
Nassau County
James K. Gracie
Vanderbilt and Whitney Buy Long Island Land Deal
William K. Vanderbilt Jr and Harry Payne Whitney are reported to have joined in purchasing about six hundred acres near Deer Pond south of Wading River, Long Island. The property is described as forming the eastern terminus of a proposed motor parkway.
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William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Harry Payne Whitney
Deer Pond
Wading River
Lone Island
Thaw Action Begun Over Marriage in Annulment Suit
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw files for annulment against Harry K Thaw. Summons served on his mother Mrs Mary Copley Thaw as co defendant. Thaw to be served today. Case cites alleged insanity on wedding day and potential alimony concerns, with no immediate trial foreseen.
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Evelyn Nesoft Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Mary Copley Thaw
Thaw
Harry Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Pittsburg
Oreilly
Sta
A. R. Peabody
Franklin Bartlett
Evelyn Thaw
Attack at the Criminal Courts Building after trial
Patrolman Cahill testified against Michael Muldoon and George Dugan in a petty larceny case involving Joseph Sabin’s store on West 1360 Street. Dugan and Muldoon, brothers of the prisoners, assaulted Cahill in the corridor, pushing him toward the rail two stories above. Police intervened, a woman fainted, and the brothers were arrested.
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Cahill
126Th Street
Michael Muldoon
George Dugan
Joseph Sabin
West 1360 Street
Joseph Dugan
John Muldoon
Criminal Courts
Cahill Ferelt
Coroners’ Office
Dugan
Muldoon
People's Institute Anniversary at Cooper Union
The tenth anniversary meeting of the People's Institute will be at Cooper Union on Sunday night March 15. Dr. William H. Maxwell will preside. Speakers include William M. Ivins on legislative and forum work, Rev. Thomas L. Slicer and Rabbi Samuel Schulman on religious and ethical issues, Michael M. Davis Jr. on Civic Education and the Young Man, and Charles Sprague Smith outlining the movement's future. Admission is free.
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People’s Institute
Cooper Union
William H. Maxwell
Public
William M. Ivins
People's Institute
Thomas L. Slicer
Samuel Schulman
Temple Beth&1
Michael M. Davis, Jr
Charles Sprague Smith
Institute
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London Notes
Seon Giri
Great Lady—Mere
Dith and Knowles
Walsh
St. George's Barracks
Carnot
Sec¢rnburne
George Meredith
Stead
Cromwell
Regent's Park
Wyde Park
Kensington Gardens
Lendon
Louis N. Parker
Ln.f
Crittenton
Florence
Post
Elijah
Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Battle Creek
Michigan
Montauks
Monsignor
Dauffenbach
Brewster
Diamond
Poillon Sisters
Raines Law
Central Park Petition
Smith
Mrs. Roosevelt
Vanderbilt and Whitney Bay Land
Borden’s Condensed Milk CO
Fifth Ave
Cor
45Th St
Julius Dehrme
Ehrich Galleries
Fifth Avenue
J. P. Silo
N. W
45Th Street
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