Van Derbeck Shapes Detroit Club Beyond Reform
The piece profiles George A. Van Derbeck, Detroit franchise owner and president, detailing his origins in Rochester and Portland, his rise as a manager, and his practice of securing players and positions. It notes his early Pacific Northwest successes and later dominance on the Detroit scene. It also questions dismissive remarks about veteran players and tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eorger A. van Derbeck
Detroit
New Yorker
Rochester
N.Y
van der Beek
Portland
Ore
Engagin
Pacifie Northwest
Cleveland Club Leader Seeks Talks Over City Return
Robison Stil Prabhing reports that a decision on whether the Cleveland team can remain in the city hinges on a sunlit question. He says a ministers' committee has been appointed to discuss the matter, but he has not seen it and plans to meet in a way that serves his interests. He opposes harsh enforcement of a long-dormant law and calls it unjust discrimination to enforce it now after others have played ball without issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Frank de MH. Robison
Cleveland Club
Ministers’ Union
Prinisters’ Committee
Cleveland Ehib
Corcoran
Watchison
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Dolan
Bostons
The
Boston Herald
Pauling Days Comment Sparks Fans Debate
Joe Campbell spoke in Washington about Pauling days and fan reactions to perceived changes. The remarks suggest tension between supporters and critics over the team's recent performance and management style.
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Joe Campbell
Washington
Pitcher Maul Silent Over Washington Plans
Washington notes show Maul has not reported to Manager Schmelz and may fear X rays on his weak arm. Silver King also delays, with King a local favorite and silence puzzling Washington. New pitcher John Kimble joins Swaim and Ashe as Maul and King’s status looms over the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maul
Schmelz
Washington
Charles Konig
Silver King
Sehmelz
King
Messia
Wagner
Roger Denzer
Chicago
John Kimble
Swaim
Ashe
Mike Secanlon
Messrs. Wagner
Mike Seaman
Messrs
Messrs. Warner
Isaeh
Baseball Gossip Sparks Moves and Umpire Lists
The piece notes shifts in Western League rosters with Diamagod Gibats and Bert Inks among others, Beam released by New York, Zeidler replacing Bean, and Chirke demanding a higher salary. It mentions Shaw's play You Never Can Tell and lists official NL AA umpires Lynch Hurst Sheridan ODay and McDermott. It closes with Albany politics on Sunday baseball fines and a Baltimore telegram of condolence for Joe Corbett. The Circus Girl musical lands at Daly's Theater April 27 with the cast led by McIntosh and Earle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Inks
Willisia McGill
Bars
Phil With
Princeton
Wisconsin University
George Bernard Shaw
London Taymarket
Young
National League and American Association
Lynch
Mele
Hurst
Sheridan
O'Day
McDermott
State
Albany
N. Y
Wilcox
Committee On Laws
Corbett
Baltimore
Joe
Orioles United
Clarke
Daly's Theater
New York
Nancy McIntosh
Virginia Earle
Herbert Gresham
William Sampson
The Actors Society of America Emerges and Rules
The Actors Society of America, less than 18 months old, now has 1 560 members. Entry requires at least three years on the legitimate stage, and any member may be expelled for proven dishonesty or immorality. The group aims to protect actors from dishonest managers and unsafe theater conditions shaping prompt health enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Actors' Society of America
United States
Board of Healths
Richard Mansfield Defends Autocratic Stage Leadership
In a Leste's Weekly interview Richard Mansfield says he is an autocrat by necessity to maintain respect and discipline on stage. He compares himself to a regiment's colonel and recalls his early career battles with unruly backstage workers.
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Leste’s Weekly
Richard Mansfield
Amusing stage mishaps from classic plays recount lively errors
A string of backstage and onstage pratfalls amuse audiences more than actors. Rosalind’s line caused a cat emergency in As You Like It. An Irish woman billing for washing interrupted a scene. In Metamora two Indians caused a fire by a soaked sponge and a daring dash of flames, ending with a dancer leaping away as the curtain fell.
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Rosalind
Orlando
Winga
Joseph Jefferson
Metamora
Forrest
Curio Road Tale From Frederick Bryton In Forgiven Tour
Frederick Bryton recounts a disruptive delay in a California town of about 1000 residents during a performance of Forgiven. The orchestra stalled as the conductor was delayed by a shave, provoking tension between Bryton’s manager and the local team over when to start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bryton
Frederick Bryton
Curio
California
Theatre reforms improve comfort for actors and audiences
The speaker recalls past theater conditions with spitting on stage and dirty gowns from dressing rooms. A protest led to improvements, producing a marked change in theaters visited. The speaker notes being detested for speaking up, yet both he and his actors feel more comfortable now.
Nellie Elmer and Tess of the D Urbervilles in New York
Nellie Elmer, born May 16 1869, rose from Sackett's Stock Co Omaha to major vaudeville circuits with Walter Terry. Mrs Fiske stars in Tess of the D Urbervilles amid public debate on solemn versus comic plays.
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Nellie Elmer
Sackett's Stock Co
Omaha
Neh
Whrelly
Sackett’s Stock Company
Denver
Col
Seven Daughters of Satan
Walter Terry
Extravaganza Co
Terry and Milner
Koster & Bial
Tony Pastor
New York
Miss Elmer
Miss Isabelle Evesson A Storied Stage Figure
The article recalls Isabelle Evesson a famed beauty of Stageland once prominent under managers Frohman and Palmer. It notes her varied on and off stage experiences and hints at a public decline in recent years after a career valued more for looks than dramatic skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle Evesson
Frohman
Palmer
Miss Evesson
Stage Whispers and Plays in London and New York
Stage whispers report Admiral Guinea by Stevenson and Henley set for London next fall. Piney Ridge continues to draw crowds at the American Theater, while Southern melodramas like In Old Kentucky travel with two companies. Sol Smith Russell recalls Civil War service, and several plays and artworks feature in upcoming seasons. The emperor of Japan is praised as a poet and is said to produce a 100 act play staged grandly. Judgment promises a three scene London spectacular with a celestial to apocalyptic arc.
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Guinea
Robert Louis Stevenson
William Ernest Henley
London
Piney Ridge
American Theater
New York
Sol Smith Russell
Mr. Russell
North
South Side
India
Secret Service
Paris
Old
Kentucky
J. Wells Champney
Grace Kimball
Betty Linley
Sheridan
Academy
Mary Mannering
Daphne Oldfield
Europe
Academy of Design
Japan
Paradise
Babylon
Tricks and expenses cited in professional bicycle racing
Rochester man alleges riders falsified expenses charging shop fees and personal costs. Tales describe shaves, haircuts, clothing, towels, and trainer fees, with one rider facing a $250 deduction. The practice aids some riders while hurting racing, prompting firms to cut salaries and withdraw support.
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Rochesterman
Riding by Novices Springtime Advice for Beginners
The guide says a competent instructor helps start but new riders often heed relatives and friends causing confusion. Like swimming, bicycling must be learned mainly by oneself with later input from others. Take a few lessons indoors then ride alone on roads to gain balance and steering.
California Cyclists Move to Control Racing Affairs
Dissatisfied wheelmen on the Pacific Coast push for change as the California Associated Cycling Club under W. W. Nisbet takes de facto charge of racing in California. A five member committee will draft a constitutional revision for the next meeting while the association assumes control to maintain high standards.
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Pacific Coast
California Associated Cycling Club
W. W. Nisbet
Missouri Division
Board of Governors
San Francisco
California
Foreign Trade and the Role of Qualified Importers
A trade writer argues that foreigners resist American goods only when importers lack proper qualifications. The author notes that when American producers establish their own foreign presence with qualified representatives, foreign markets respond differently, citing bicycles as a successful example. The piece stresses the advantages of a well‑established foreign trade for American manufacturers.
American bicycle makers seek new export outlets in Europe
Domestic mood and industrial uncertainty aside, cycle makers expand into European markets in their own name. They have built facilities exceeding domestic demand and aim to boost export trade, making American bicycles a factor in foreign trade calculations that irk European competitors.
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Europe
Paris Cyclists Stirred by Bald’s €1000 to €5000 Challenge
A Paris letter notes sustained interest in Bald’s challenge to race any man in Europe over a mile for substantial stakes. Paul Bourrillon says he would meet the American if he comes over, Jaap Eden also expresses willingness, with a race set after April 30 at the Latino track.
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Paris
Bald
Europe
Paul Bourrillon
Jaap Eden
Legislature Considers Wide Wagon Tire Rule In Mass.
Report notes long battle in the Massachusetts General Court over wide tires on heavy wagons. With nearly 100 miles of state highways already built and more planned, officials urge a law tying tire width to load capacity to protect road quality and curb repair costs.
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Massachusetts
General Court
Commonwealth
Committee On
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
LA Wheelmen chief gives views on Sunday racing measure
A B Choate, former chief consul of Minnesota L A W, discusses the League’s Sunday racing decision. He says the vote reflected business principles, not religion, and notes the majority opposed Sunday racing while the League would run sanctioned races nationwide. He urges courting business and leisure riders to gain broad support.
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A. B. Choate
National Assembly
League
United States
Talented Pair Shine in Courted Into Court Comedy
The Bijou New York run of Courted Into Court features Clara Palmer as Mrs Worthington Best Sr and Hattie Williams as her daughter. Both actresses display strong work and comic timing alongside star May Irwin, with histories in notable dramatic companies.
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Bijou
N. Y
Clara Palmer
Hattie Williams
Miss Palmer
Worthington Best
Miss Williams
May Irwin
Burr McIntosh Set to Star in At Piney Ridge Next Season
Veteran actor Burr McIntosh is announced to headline the forthcoming season project titled At Piney Ridge, marking a major casting choice for the production and promising a high profile performance.
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Burr McIntosh
Piney Ridge
Coin mix up at the shop prompts prompt recall
A returning customer questions a half dollar rather than a quarter and accuses the clerk of missing change. The shopkeeper says he will check and resolves to confirm the coin denomination in a brief exchange from L ilus tre de Poche.
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L'Ilustre de Poche
Ideal Line Advects Baptist Young People's Union Trip
The notice promotes travel on the Big Four Route via Cincinnati or Louisville for a national meeting. It highlights vestibuled daytime trains with Buffet Sleepers and Hotel Dining Cars, plus connections at Cincinnati to Queen & Crescent Route and the Short Line to Chattanooga, and at Louisville to Southern Railway and Louisville & Nashville with stopovers. Fare from Chicago is quoted as lower with time schedules available from J. A. Tucker or H. W. Sparks at 234 Clark St. Chicago.
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Baptist Young People’s Union
Cincinnati
Louisville
Queen & Crescent
Chattanooga
High
Family Dispute Over Visitor Ends In Departure
Nell explains a visitor left for her father's home after a quarrel rumor. Belle notes Mr. Honey Muné accompanied her, clarifying the absence of a fight and confirming the departure.
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Belle
Mrs. Honeymune
Nell
Wisconsin Central Lines advertise fast daily trains and lands for sale
A public notice promotes two fast daily trains from Chicago to Duluth via St. Paul and Minneapolis with stops in Central Wisconsin. It also advertises thousands of acres of fine farming land for sale in Northern Wisconsin and provides contact for JAS. C. POND, Genl Pass. Agent, Milwaukee.
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Wisconsin Central Lines
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ashland
Duluth
Wisconsin
Jas. C. Pond
Gen's Pass
Milwaukee
Wis
Infantile Brag Poem Quotation From Indiana Pol Journal
A short verse exchange features two contrasting lines about a father belonging to a notable family and a child recalling the first bluebird each spring as observed by the other girl from the Indianapolis Journal.
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Indianapolis Journal
Drug ads and quotes highlight 1905 catalog items and cures
A collage of advertisements and notices lists Cut-Rate Druggist offers from Dr Paul V. Pincitt & Co. Grand Rapids with mail order prompts. It quotes Peter the Great statue in St. Petersburg, consumer cures for consumption, cold remedies, laxatives, and teething syrups. Curfew bells are noted in three West Virginia towns.
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Alogue
Paul V. Pincitt & Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
St. Petersburg
Peter the Great
West Virginia
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Mansfield
Miss Frances Drake
Frances Drake
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Cooper
Dald
Eddie Bald
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Anna M. Ross
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Krummacher
Coe
Napoleon
Dr. Pierce
Roscoe Vanover
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Einois
Jensions
H. W. Morris
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