London notes on drama reform and aging authors
In London notes, Lena Ashwell and Otho Stuart back new playwrights, praising Cicely Hamilton and a social realist drama Mana of Dobson's about a shop girl. Reflections on suffragettes, temperance, and the era of reform spread through theater, with Meridith and other writers celebrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Studio
Chelsea
Lena Ashwell
Otho Stuart
Miss Ashwell
Anthony
Kingswey Theatre
Dobson
Diana
England
Engadine
Thames Embankment
Tragedy at Laurens School Ends in Double Fatalities
Miss Sarah Chamberlain Weed of Philadelphia killed Miss Elizabeth Bailey Hardee of East Savannah and then died by suicide at Laurens School No 107 Audubon Road Fenway district Boston. Both women were longtime friends from Wellesley, struggling with overwork and nervous prostration.
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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 grows in theft at Simpson's pawnshop
Police search for a thief who escaped with diamonds valued at 1070 dollars from Simpson's on Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn after a failed copycat attempt at Healy's on Fulton Street. The suspect, about 27, selected diamonds worth 1570, paid with a miscounted roll, then fled with the jewels.
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Simpson
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
Healy
Fulton Street
City Waste Alarmed In Bronx Haffen Inquiry
Commissioner of Accounts John P Mitchell questions city losses from abandoned contracts in Bronx public improvements under Haffen. Chief Engineer Briggs deflects blame, cites possible bid rejections, cites $1500 extra for Webster avenue sewer job, and denies intentional curbstone damage until reassessing inspector Brady’s status.
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Bronx
Haffen
John Pitchel
Josiah A. Briggs
Mr. Haffen
Mr. Mitchel
Briggs
Mitchel
Webster Avenue
Harlem River
William J. Flanagan
Brady
Macomb's
Jerome Avenue
Navy Place
Indians Sue For Lands In Long Island Dispute
The Montauk Indians seek recovery of lands east of Long Island in a spring trial at Riverhead. L. W. Trowbridge represents the tribe after years of evidence gathering. The case targets lands once deeded to Frank A. Benson by East Hampton trustees. Benson heirs and trustees, including surviving Edward Dayton and Benjamin Barnes, are defendants.
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Long Island
Riverhead
L. W. Trowbridge
Funeral draws ten thousand to Monsignor Pete Dauf Fenbach
Thousands gathered yesterday morning for the funeral of Monsignor Pete Dauf Fenbach at Holy Trinity Church in Willimansburg. Archbishop Farley and many clergy attended as crowds filled streets near the Montrose and Graham avenues church. One hundred police under Inspector Sweeney kept order with little difficulty.
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Pete
Paul Dauffenbach
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church
Montrose
Graham Avenues
Willimansburg
Farley
Ufe
Sweeney
First Brewster Wreck Suit Heard in White Plains
Miss Maude L. Case sues the New York Central Railroad for 5000 damages over the Brewster express wreck on the Woodlawn curve February 16 1907. Justice Thompkins presided as the railroad contends the accident was unforeseen and not its fault. Several commuters with similar suits attended and took notes. Lawyers 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
Justice Thompkins
Supreme Court
White Plains
Miss Maude L
Railroad
John F. Brennan
Thomas F. Curran
Miss Case
Eugene F. McKinley
Diamond as security for autoist in Harlem court
Alanson Prime, a Fairfield Road banker of Yonkers, was arrested by West 162d Street bicycle patrol for speeding at 23d Street and Riverside Drive. With him was a friend. they had only 70 of the 100 dollars required, and Prime left his diamond ring as security for his Harlem court appearance.
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Alanson Prime
Fairfield Road
Yonkers
Donnelly
West 162d
23D Street
Riverside Drive
Mr. Prime
Letters to the editor on Hudson River ice safety
Frank S Howland argues against the health department’s stance on Hudson River ice. He cites Dr Porter on ice pollution, questions self purification, and urges strict handling including three months storage and hermetic sealing to prevent typhoid risk. He notes river drinking water and manufactured ice concerns. March 7, 198.
Inward Light review sparks author gender debate
Athol Mass letter discusses The Inward Light review in The Tribune and compares it with The Soul of a People and The Hearts of Men. The writer questions author identity, cites Churchman misattribution to Hall, and notes Buddhist portrayal and Oriental religion critique.
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the Tribune
Fielding
Hall
Theronehiv
Churchnan
Macmillans
Fiefien
Divine
C I. Sarimpton
Poillon Sisters Sentenced for Hotel Bristol Defraud Case
The Poillon sisters were ordered to three months in the workhouse on Blackwell's Island for defrauding the Hotel Bristol. Deputy Sheriff Bell took them yesterday afternoon. execution was delayed as Meyer Greenberg sought an appeal and bail. Justice Fitzgerald's writ of habeas corpus matter was refused by Justice O'Gorman, with $10 costs taxed against the lawyer.
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Poillon
Blackwell's Island
Bell
Bristol
Meyer Greenberg
Greenberg
Justice Fitzgerald
Justice O'Gorman
Municipal Art Approvals Endorse Multiple City Projects
The Municipal Art Commission approved over twenty locations 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 at 175000 dollars was disapproved while the 2d Precinct station on Greenwich Street between Greenwich and Washington approved at 230000 dollars with brick above the first story and stone trim. Ventilating houses for Fulton and DeKalb avenues and for Flatbush and Lafayette avenues in Brooklyn were approved alongside an octagonal milk booth design for Tompkins Square by the Strais laboratory for three pasteurized milks for children.
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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
Justice Truax Hears Ex Gratia Case On Corcoran Hotel License
Supreme Court Justice Truax reserved decision yesterday in a case brought by State Commissioner of Excise Maynard N Clement to revoke Mary A Corcoran s liquor license certificate for her Raines law hotel at St Nicholas Avenue and Milh Street If the Excise Commissioner wins sixteen hundred Raines law hotels in New York City could close for noncompliance with the state excise law The plaintiff says the building does not have the required fifteen rooms above the basement under the Building Code for heart licenses and is not a hotel The Building Code sets room size and safety rules while the Raines law requires ten rooms above the basement Corcoran contends the Raines law governs the license and that the Commissioner cannot grant or revoke it The license was issued for 1906 and 17 for the same premises and the defense argues the local Building Code provisions were for construction and fire safety rather than license qualifications The case centers on whether the state law or local code controls room requirements and the Board of Aldermen s power to alter them.
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Justice Truax
Supreme Court
Maynard N. Clement
New York City
Clement
Corco
Board of Aldermen
Barker will declared invalid as he lacked testamentary capacity
The will of George A. Barker, a retired auctioneer, was found invalid for lack of capacity at execution. The estate worth about 60,000 goes to Edith M. Barker and the two daughters, Mrs. Wallace Scott and Mrs. Ashton Parker, each receiving an equal share with the widow. Evidence cited heavy drinking and celebrations with many dogs. An appeal by Mrs. Barker’s counsel is planned.
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George A. Barker
Barker
Edith M. Barker
Wallace Scott
Ashton Parker
Scott
Dead and Cremated Up in Court
Frederick Kohl appeared in the Long Island City police court to post 364 bond for wife support after his wife Louisa claimed abandonment and two children. He was arrested February 1 and released on 54 bonds by Mrs. Caroline Wyland. Detectives found Kohl alive and said he denied printing death notices and sought the inserter.
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Frederick Kohl
Fresh Pond
Long Island
New York City
Louisa
Kell
Caroline Wyland
East Sith Street
Manhattan
Kohl
East 71St Street
Kehl
Subways Builders Face Blame and Bids Debate
Public officials urged a shift to include both construction and operation in Fourth Avenue subway contracts to attract private capital and ease debt concerns. The Board of Estimate previously authorized construction only bids, with the Power to change resting with the Board. for now the Public Service Commission will advertise for construction bids only.
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Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Willcox
Public Service Commission
Board of Estimate
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners
Want Autos Kept Off East Drive In Central Park
Petitions circulated by the Road Drivers' Association of New York ask Park Commissioner Henry Smith to bar automobiles from East Drive in Central Park. Signed by many horse owners, the petitions cite rising auto accidents and fear to ride on city drives. The Grand Union Hotel hosts a meeting of the Coach Owners' Association where the petitions were endorsed. active organizers include Dr. J. K. Johnson Dr. H. D. Gill George W. Grote Dodd Irwin and Lorenz Zeller.
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Road Drivers’ Association of
New York
Henry Smith
East Drive
Central Park
Coach Owners’ Association
Grand Union Hotel
Fourth Avenue
Th Street
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 files accounting as guardian in Nassau
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt filed her annual accounting as guardian of her children Kermit and Ethel with Surrogate Jackson in Nassau County. The children received money by will of James K Gracie, and Mrs Roosevelt was appointed their guardian. Funds are placed on mortgages in Manhattan. Only charges are lawyers for the accounting and brokers' commissions for rents.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit and
Ethel
Jackson
Nassau County
James K. Gracie
Vanderbilt and Whitney Bay Land Purchase Near Wading River
Willam K. Vanderbilt Jr and Harry Payne Whitney are reported to have joined in buying about 600 acres including Deer Pond a mile south of Wading River Long Island. The property is said to form the easterly terminus of a proposed motor parkway.
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Willam K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Harry Payne Whitney
Deer Pond
Wading River
Long Island
Thaw Divorce Suit Seeks Annulment of Marriage
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw files suit to annul her marriage to Harry K. Thaw. Mary Copley Thaw, his mother, named co defendant. Proceedings begin with service on Mrs Copley at her home. Thaw to be served today. Alimony and counsel fees not likely to be debated. case to proceed with defense from Thaw’s counsel.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Mary Copley Thaw
Thaw
Harry Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Dim Ia
Miz
Oreilly
Lie Cent
Stanford White
Bkew
Franklin Bartlett
Evelyn Thaw
Oceny
Attack on Patrolman After Trial at Criminal Courts
Patrolman Cahill testified against Michael Muldoon and George Dugan in a petty larceny case at 2 West 136th Street. After the verdict, Cahill was assaulted in the Criminal Courts Building corridor by brothers Joseph Dugan and John Muldoon as other officers intervened. Dugan and Muldoon were arrested.
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Cahill
Th Street
Michael Muldoon
George Dugan
Joseph Sabin
Wenet
Joseph Dugan
John Muldoon
Criminal Courts
Coroners’ Office
Dugan
Muldeon
People's Institute Anniversary at Cooper Union
A tenth anniversary meeting of the People's Institute will be held at Cooper Union on Sunday night, March 15. Dr. William H. Maxwell presides. Speakers include William M. Ivins on legislative and forum work, Rev. Thomas L. Slicer and Rabbi Samuel Schulman on religious ethics, Michael M. Davis Jr. on civic education, and Charles Sprague Smith outlining the future. Admission is free.
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People’s Institute
Cooper Union
William H. Maxwell
Public
William M. Ivins
Thomas L. Slicer
Samuel Schulman
Temple Beth-ii
Michael M. Davis, Jr
Charles Sprague Smith
Institute
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Walsh
St. Georges
Carnot
Searburne
George Meredith
Meredith
Box Hill
Humphry Ward
Kingdom
Mr. Hardy
Anthony Hope
Maurice Hewlett
John Morley
Frederick Greenwood
James Knowles
Mr. Meredith
Brighton
Queen Anne’s Gate
Gladstone
Metaphysical Society
Huxley
Tennyson
Sydney Smith
Tyndall
Froude
Ruskin
Bagehot
Maurice
Manning
Martineau
Stead
Cromwell
Regents Park
Wyde Park
Kensington Gardens
Lendon
Yevela
Louis N. Parker
Stote
Post
Elijah
Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Battle Creek
Michigan
Montauks
Monsignor
Dauffenbach
Williamsburg
Brewster
Diamond
Hudson River
State Commissioner of Health
Porter
Iself
Croton
Health Department
Forter
Frank S. Howland
Athens
Poillon Sisters
Raines Law
Central Park Petition
Smith
Mrs. Roosevelt
Vanderbilt and Whitney Bay Land
People's Institute
Borden’s Condensed Milk CO
Fifth Ave
Cor
45Th St
Julius Oehme
Ehrich Galleries
Fifth Avenue
J. P. Silo
N. W
45Th Street
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