Fiends Incarnate Horrors of Cruelty to Children Exposed
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children reveals in New York cases of extreme abuse. Instruments of torture include a barrel hoop with nails, posts with harmful gaps, rawhides, and a blazing knife used on young backs. Names like Nellie Rice age 15 and Maggie Casey age 14 appear amid terrifying devices and repeated beatings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
New York City
Commodore Gerry
Nellie Rice
Maggie Casey
Century Woman Mary Welch Dies at 105 in Chicago
Mary Fitzgerald Welch of Chicago dies at 105 after a long life born in 1790 in Raholey Ireland. She never knew illness until weeks before death and retained sharp sight and hearing to the end. She leaves six children forty grandchildren and six great grandchildren and was beloved by many. Burned Boy to Death in Smith County Miss Burned house fire in Sylvarena Smith County Mississippi kills a 10 year old boy and leaves a woman and her accomplice jailed for murder.
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Siberia
Patrick Kirby
Commodore Gerry
Patrick
Maggie Casey
Chicago
Mary Fitzgerald Welch
Welch
Rahoilly
County Carlow
Ireland
Mrs. Welch
Sylvarena
Smith County
Miss
Andrew Ellis
Martha Ellis
James Gamage
Lillian Russ
Miss Russell
Casino
Marie Studholme
Wengland
Italian Mafia Strikes Louisiana Sugar Districts
A new murder on Pike's Peak plantation in St. James parish linked to Mafia activity in Louisiana. The victim, found with buckshot wounds and a note bearing Joseph Capone, may be Guisselle Mauro, husband of a key Defalco trial witness, raising fears of witness elimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
New Orleans
Pike’s Peak Plantation
St. James’ Parish
Giordano
Joseph Capone
Defalco
Guigssipe Mauro
Russia to Subsidize Bulgarian Schools next Year
Russia plans subsidies for Bulgarian schools in Constantinople Ochrida and Buyukdere and will provide free instruction to Bulgarians in its universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Constantinople
Ochrida
Buyukdere
ChildDefines Imagination As Seeing Hidden Things
A four year old explains imagination as looking at things you cannot see, offering a child’s view on inner worlds and unseen ideas. The remark highlights how early minds conceptualize imagination as perception beyond ordinary sight.
NEW STAGE BEAUTIES IN EASTERN METROPOLIS FEATURES
The piece profiles leading stage beauties in New York theater and praises Miss Neilson Maxine Elliott and Fay Templeton. It notes tall regal dames, red Titian hair, and the dancing beauty known as The Beautiful Devo in Excelsior Jr. with hints of Olympia Theater and Daly's Theater performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Neilson
Daly's Theater
Devo
Fay Templeton
Clarke in Demand in Trade Talks for Clarke
Louisville refused an offer of 87 000 for Clarke from New York after an agent bid for Stafford German Butler Burns and possibly Bannon in exchange for the outfielder. New York offered 7 000 and Louisville held firm at 10 000 cash, the largest offer yet for Clarke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Baseball Club
Freedman
Irwin
New York
Stafford
German
Giants
Butler
Burns
Bannon
Clarke
Louisvilles
Louisville
New York Club
Stucky
Cleveland's Policy on Sunday Games Revealed
The article notes President Robison's uncertainty about Cleveland's stance next season on Sunday games. It asserts the writer believes Robison opposes Sunday games, though he asserts they were under consideration or discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robison
Cleveland
Robinson
Elliott criticizes L A W drift and amateur rules
Elliott's Platform chief consul Sterling Elliott of the Massachusetts division voices concern over two years of drift in the L A W and calls for serious attention. He praises New York State leader Porter but disagrees on racing rules advocating removing the word amateur to preserve professional standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Sterling Elliott
Massachusetts
New York State
Porter
An Actor's Epitaph Hushed By Death In Sacred Ground
An eloquent epitaph venerates a renowned actor whose grace drew praise from peers and audiences alike. It lauds his unvarnished truth, his emotive power, and lasting impact on stage, noting his untimely death and the serene scene as he rests in the theater of the mighty dead.
Stage plans and new plays for the season
Olga Nethersole will stage Clement Scott's La Princesse de Bagdad retitled Paradise Alley a name already used for three plays this season Isaac Henderson author of The Silent Battle will write a new work for Misa Fay Davis, star of The Squire of Dameg at the Criterion London
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Olga Nethersole
Clement Scott
Dumas
Paradise Alley
Isaac Henderson
Misa Fay Davis
Squire of
Dameg
Criterion
London
Payne's Little Letters: A Critical Volume Review
Chicago publisher Way & Williams offers William Morton Payne's Little Letters a collection of Dial essays on culture. The editorials, trimmed of pedantry, cover Literature and Criticism Education and In Memoriam with three sonnets framing the sections. The volume appeals to literary men for its professional viewpoint and refined, accessible prose.
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William Morton Payne
Chicago
Way & Williams
Payne
The
Dial
A Singular Life by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps review
A vivid appraisal praises A Singular Life as a deeply humane and lively novel on temperance. It centers on Bayard, a reforming minister in a New England town, whose independence clashes with conservative clergy, delivering drama, wit, and strong character work. Cloth $1.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Bayard
Parkhurst
New England
Godeys February Cover Delights with Japonesque Valentine Theme
Godeys Magazine for February features a I C Ransom cover with a Japanesque Valentine motif. Rich illustrated pieces include museum freaks and Eugene Field reminiscences by Cleveland Moffett. Also Paris studio life what the bicycle does for muscles deaf teaching speech and reading. Music in America cantatas by Ruepert Hughes Chadwick works. Talks by Successful Women presents Mrs Dunlap Hopkins interview.
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Godey's
I. C. Ransom
Cleveland Moffet
Eugene Field
Paris
America
Gatley
Ruepert Hughes
G. W. Chadwick
Dunlap Hopkins
New York
Haunts of Famous Authors Second Edition
Theodore F. Wolfe presents a two booklet set on British author haunts with photogravures. The volumes feature polished bindings and informative text priced at 1.25 each or 2.50 for the pair in a box from J. B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore F. Wolfe
Theodore I. Walfe
J. B. Lippincott Co
Philadelphia
Private Tinker and Other Stories review
A New York Times style critique praises John Strange Winter's Private Tinker and Other Stories as wholesome entertaining and brief. It notes un-American methods of discussing domestic matters and their outcomes, offering a diverting look at hearthouse sentiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Strange Winter
New York
Frederick A. Stokes Company
British Barbarians and Africa Development Notes
In Alternary Notes the genesis of Grant Allen’s Hill-Top Novel is linked to two or three years before The Woman Who Did. Henry M. Stanley’s Century piece on The Development of Africa traces how Boer troubles pushed Livingstone north, catalyzing the opening of equatorial Africa.
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Grant Allen
Henry M. Stanley
Africa
Century
David Livingstone
Equatorial
Oldest Skater Alfred G Worthley of Rowley Mass Claims Skating Prowess
Alfred G Worthley, 76, of Rowley Massachusetts, boasts he is New England’s smartest skater. A lifelong master of the old ring toe skate he learned at nine and has skated every winter for 26 straight years. He recalls sea adventures from Newburyport to Oceania and survived captures by cannibals and pirates. He served in Company K Fortieth Massachusetts and helped recover a fallen officer at Cold Harbor.
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Alfred G. Worthley
Rowley
Mass
New England
Worthley
Worthiey
Bradford
Newburyport
Green Hills
Vermont
Old
Oceanica
Africa
Company K
Fortieth Massachusetts
Folly Island
Charlestown Harbor
Olustee
Fla
Cold Harbor
Marshall
Veteran Reserve Corps
Washington
Capital
John Wilkes Booth
Oakland Baron Heads 1895 Two-Year-Old Trotting List
Oakland Baron by Baron Wilkes leads the 1895 two year old trotting winners with a 2 1444 record and earnings of 18075. The colt won Kentucky stakes the richest of the season and shows early quick pace, suggesting championship potential if sound. Odette Tyler to debut as a star in The Councillor's Wife next season.
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Oakland
Baron Wilkes
Odette Tyler
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Srecum Theater
Viola Allen
Empire Theater
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Lola Beeth
Metropolitan Opera House
Ada Dare
Hoyt’s Theater
Helen Redmund
Helen Lem Ridaund
STAGH
Mafia
Elizabeth Stuart Phelph
William Morton D Payne
Alfred Worthley
Rowley, Mass
Oakland Baron
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