Lure and Fight Under Fire in Debated Theatrical Controversy
The Lure and The Fight faced legal challenges as managers were summoned to court on charges of indecency and subverting morals. Lee Shubert defended The Lure, citing endorsements from public figures including Bella Israeli and General Bingham, and noted federal and police officials supported the play as a public benefit despite press controversy. Vincent Serrano spoke on stage about measuring public opinion as thousands of audience slips were distributed to gauge sentiment.
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Lee Shubert
Maxine Eliott
Bayard Veiller
Mr. Shubert
Bella
General Bingham
John Corbin
Augustus Thomas
George Broadhurst
Shubert
Stanley W. Finch
Federal Bureau
Finch
New York
Newburger
Maxine Elliotts Theatre
Vincent Serrano
Morgan to Stay in New Haven
Local page item notes Morgan will remain in New Haven amidst city plans to spend millions on projects. Other briefs mention a secret wedding renewal, a federal investigation ending, and upcoming votes on safety and disability aid.
Motorman Shot Wounds Man Drives Half Mile for Aid
Burlington N J Sept 1 John Lawrence a motorman on the Public Service Traction between Trenton and Camden was accidentally shot by James Hamilton in Florence. Lawrence crawled into his car and drove a half mile backward to reach Dr David Baird Jr and Cooper Hospital in Camden. Hamilton surrendered to Magistrate John Peacock claiming the shooting was accidental as witnesses corroborate. The blast struck Lawrence in the abdomen as Hamilton demonstrated his revolver to trolley crew and passengers.
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The
Tribune
Burlington
N. J
Domen
John Lawrence
Jthe
Public Service Traction
Trenton
Camden
Florence
James Hamilton
Cooper Hospital
Baird
Hamilton
John Peacock
Lawrence
David Baird
Laborer killed by coal chute at Havemeyer refinery
Joseph Christopk, a 35 year old coal passer from 126 North Sun Street Williamsburg, fell into a coal chute at the Havemeyer Sugar Refinery at Kent Avenue and South end Street. He died after being buried under many tons of coal for about an hour on the third floor.
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Havemeyer Sugar
Joseph Chris
Havemeyer
Kent Avenue
Nd Street
Williamsburg
Christopk
North Sun Street
Tuber-Target Gets Tired and Aids Capture of Three
Patrolman James McAuliffe confronted the Harlem gang known as the Gophers on 120th Street near Park Avenue. After ordering the group away, they seized a wagon of potatoes and two leaders, Duncan the Cop Beater, and others faced restraint when the officer fired a shot and held three prisoners until aid arrived. Prisoners identified as Edward J. Brown, Frederick Engle, and John O Mara.
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Harlem
The
Gophers
James McAuliffe
McAuliffe
120Th Street
Park Avenue
Duncan
Edward J. Brown
East 128Th Streets
Frederick Engle
Ragpicker seeks count title from Italian government
Vincenzo d Ambrosio, sixty, of Brooklyn, once a rag picker now wealthy, has applied to Italy to restore the noble title of count to his ancestors seven hundred years back. He claims a royal patent ties him to ancient nobility and seeks formal recognition from the Italian government.
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Vincenzo d Ambrosio
No. S4
Navy Street
Brooklyn
Bas
d'Ambrosia
Navy Yard
Manhattan
Gang Plans "Gang Agley" Baseball Fails to Hide Base
In a Bronx incident three youths aged 14 to 15 were arrested for delinquency after a plan to rob a blast foundry on Mat street and Ryder avenue failed. Philip McDonald Patrick O'Donnell and Matthew Sullivan aimed to use a ball game distraction to flee the back via base routes but were spotted by foundry owner Reginald A. Steel. They abandoned coats containing brass fittings as they fled.
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Bronx
Mat |Street
Ryder Avenue
Philip McDonald
East 10Th Street
Patrick O'Donnell
East 198Th Street
Matthew Sullivan
Reginald A. Steel
Mrs Beebe Weds Again In Secret On Sedgwick Ave
Mrs Mary Rice Blair Beebe, ex wife of Dr C William Beebe, renewed nuptials with Robin Niles in a secret ceremony. Dr Beebe attributes success of their 50,000 mile pheasant expedition to Mrs Beebe's diplomacy handling natives. The couple’s whereabouts and details were withheld amid family silence.
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Beebe
Helpmate
Mary Rice Blair Berbe
C. William Beebe
New York Zoological Park
Reno
Robin Niles
Sedgwick Avenue
Bronx
W. T. Hornaday
Zoological Park
Hornaday
Niles
Julian B. Niles
Robin
Wall Street
Boston
William Beshe
Broadway
Robert J. Niles
Broad Street
Dr. Beebe
Charles Beebe
Navy ready says Dewey as war prep noted
Pittafield Mass Sept 6 Admiral George Dewey declared the navy has never been so well prepared for war as at the present time. He refrained from commenting on army readiness when asked about unexpected trouble with a foreign nation.
Firebugs Set Fire In Six Story Tenement Hall
Firebugs drenched the main hall of a six story tenement at No 34th Street with kerosene early yesterday, starting a blaze that forced thirty five families to evacuate. Patrolman Croughan found carpet and wainscoting ablaze and soaked walls nearly to the ceiling. No tenants could offer a motive. Fire Department investigation to follow.
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34Th Street
Croughan
5Th Street
Fire
Bryan on the road Miss Jessie Wilson at one night stands
Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan headlines a traveling Chautauqua circuit with tents in Salisbury Maryland and nearby towns from September 8 to 20. The article notes shared fame with magic jugglers and a touring troupe, detailing gate split pay and the circuit’s 102 stations.
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Bryan
Jessie Wilson
Sripane
Washington
Secretary of State
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Hrgan
National Operatic Company
Florentine
Miss Melrose
Dietrice and
Sant
Frank Dixon
Alypine Youlers
President's Daughter to Wed Mr Sayre in White House
Miss Jessi n Wilson, daughter of President Wilson, will marry Francis B Sayre of New York at the White House in Washington on November 25. The wedding, the thirteenth held at the mansion, will be an afternoon affair. Engagement announced months ago. Sayre, 28, a New York deputy district attorney and soon to work as an assistant to Williams College president Harry A Garfiel. Wilson, 24, and Sayre both active in settlement work.
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Cornish
N. H
Jessin Wilson
Wits
Francis B. Sayre
New York
Oceur
White House
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Isabella L. Magne
Wilson
Itx
Miss Wilson
Mr. Sayre
Sayre
Harlakenden House
Whitman
Willams College
Harry A. Garfeld
Manigal Makes Belts From Snake Skins At Jail
Orde McManigal, noted dynamiter, boasts of making twenty belts from rattlesnake skins in a month while serving time in the county jail. He began belt manufacture after frames from cigar boxes drew him to crafts. In jail since spring 1911, three indictments hang over the former McManigal aide.
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T! Tribune
Los Angeles
Orde McManigal
McManigal
McNa
Auto Crash Kills Woman in Spencer Mass
Mrs. Mary E. Gentleman of Brooklyn was killed in an automobile accident one mile east of Spencer Massachusetts when a wheel collapsed and the front axle broke. She was thrown against a telephone pole and died before aid arrived. The car was driven by her brother Isaac Welton. other occupants, including Hagel and Alta Welton, his wife and children, and Mrs J Leonard of Auburndale, were bruised but survived.
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J. E. Gentleman
Brooklyn
Spencer
Mass
Mary E. Gentleman
Fort Hamilton Avenue
Here
Gentleman
Isaac Welton
Hagel
Alta
J. Leonard
Auburndale
Award in Sanderson case divides alimony and divorce
Justice Donnelly grants Beatrice Walter Sanderson a divorce from Henry Sanderson of Charles D. Barney & Co. and orders five hundred dollars monthly alimony. Married since 1883 at Irvington on the Hudson, with two sons aged twenty and fifteen. The record cites alleged improper conduct with Winifred Hicks from April to June and notes a boardinghouse witness, Caroline Lamar. Separate maintenance for the sons is arranged, with split vacation time between parents.
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Justice Donnelly
Beatrice Walter Sanderson
Henry Sanderson
Stock Exchange
Charles D. Barney & Co
Snowfall Hits Holt near Bowie in Arizona Record
Snow fell early today at Holt near Bowie Arizona marking the earliest snowfall in the state this season apart from the mountains. The event reported from Tucson notes the unlikely occurrence for early September in arid mountain regions.
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Arizona
Tucson
Ariz
Holt
Bowie
Morgan to stay with New Haven directorate despite firm’s withdrawal
Howard Elliott announced J. P. Morgan would remain on the New Haven board even as Morgan’s firm pulled as fiscal agent. Miller testified he had been doing two men’s work on the Wallingford wreck train and that underframe cars were unsafe. Pullman’s Dean said wooden and steel underframe cars are unsafe. Massachusetts may authorize about 67 million in debenture bonds for steel cars and safety devices. An IC C investigation funding of 25 thousand dollars was approved in the House urgent deficiency bill.
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Miller
Wallingford
Pullman
Howard Elliott
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
J. P. Morgan
Massachusetts Public Service Commission
New Haven
Elliott
Augustus B. Miller
Bar Harbor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Richard Dean
Pullman Car Company
House of Representatives
Washington
J.P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Boston
Public Service Commission of
Massachusetts
House of Morgan
Ctors
New Haven Road
Wallingfor
Dean
Erode Pearce Tare
Thts
Ofiicers
Springfield
Elliott reveals plan to reorganize New Haven railroad
Howard Elliott head of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad speaks to reporters on reforms after taking office following the Bar Harbor wreck. He outlines a two division Shore Line overhaul, closer supervision, safety enhancements and pursuit of all steel rolling stock with Pullman cooperation. He notes pending board actions on a new fiscal agent and expands signaling upgrades.
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The
Tribune New Haven
Howard Elliott
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Bar Harbor
Shore Line
York
New London
Haven
Springfeld
New Haven
Shelburne Falls
Turners Falls
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