Majestice Burlesque Show Highlights Broadway Quality
News of the Theatre burl producer showcases a major burlesque program with exterior Chi set design and vocal perfection. Featuring Hasel Morris new burlesque acquisition, Pasi Cuspingham writer, May Belmont Broadway bound, and a strong cabaret opening. Acts include The Song Writer and The Columbia Girl in "In Songland" with Tyson Barbour and a mixed octette.
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Bich
Hasel Morris
Vendeville
Pasi Cuspingham
May Belmont
Broadway
Tyson
Barbour
la Pine
Emory
Paul Cunningham
Florence Bennett
Columbia
Eugenics Play The Very Idea Seeks Metropolitan Audiences
A fragmented theatre notice describes a Wednesday April 24 performance of The Very Idea at Astér Theatre. Critics dub the production the fanniest show, featuring a plot where a scientist conducts controlled breeding experiments with prospective parents, a chauffeur, and a buxom housemaid amid romantic tensions and marital plans.
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Astér Theatre
Metropolitan Dramatic
Mr Goodhus
Unclear fragmentary review of a stage farce
A partially garbled note references a play featuring Truex as a leading performer in a dimiai or farce. Names and plot points are obscured by OCR errors, with hints of parental vows and a tense moral clash but no clear, coherent narrative or outcomes.
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Ana Selah
Jove
Truex
Axaphone Players Make A Big Hit At Plainfield
A Pathe News reel shown yesterday in Strat reveals tempering reproductions of Amertres aol and features the Plainfield axaphone players in a lively performance. The footage highlights both veteran and younger musicians drawing attention to the act.
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Axaphone
Plainfield
Pathe
Realism in New Walsh Picture The Pride of New York
A Walsh feature with George Walsh opens amid trench war drama and vaudeville acts at Pusiell Theatre. It contrasts a hardworking son with a wealthy idle rival, follows love and sacrifice as soldiers go to Europe, and credits George with heroism that wins the girl and national regard.
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New York
William Fox
George Walsh
Pusiell’ Theatre
George
Europe
Ts & Ra
Biren
Carey
Ile Tallow Boldiers
Kia
Recent Recruits on Troop Train Pass Plainfield
Two young men Serean OV Stemeards Uae Ste OF Sha William Huge Hartpence of 216 West Front Street and James L. Wilson of East Sixth Street rode a troop train speeding through Plainfield Tuesday noon. The train carried several hundred soldiers from Fort Sigcuim to a training camp, with the only governor years old aboard and Hartpeece listed among the passengers.
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William Huge Hartpence
Weat
Front Street
James L. Wilson
East Sixth Street
Plainfield
Fort Sigcuim
William Hartpeece
Les
Last Drink For Satichnne Ui Wey Te Become Soldiers
The department explains the foxtrot that those bearing improper uniforms have no bearing on status. It urges fortitude and the joint action of law enforcement with the Department of Justice to arrest and stop aiding these men. Cooperation of all officers is sought to break up the practice and report violations.
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United Staten
Justice
Ft Te Pot
Barman Matere
Baker
First Workers Placed On County Prison Farm
Inmates selected for the seventy old jail population are to be moved to a county prison farm. The plan places men on the homestead under loose supervision with no guards at night. Escape would be easy by leaping from a window, but freedom would be short and the guilty returned to Mata prison.
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Homer
Mata
Goethals Ready For All Of Army's Needs
Goethals aims to speed up the Army’s supply lines with a fastened movement plan. The quartermaster service plans to equip 1,600,000 personnel and absorb drafted manpower while cutting red tape. The department emphasizes new blood and efficiency in wartime logistics.
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Goethals
Department Oan
War Rumor Claims Spur by Creel and Women
A fragment reflects on war rumor spread and President Creel remarking on women’s role. It notes skepticism toward official reports as the story cycles through public chatter and press reactions.
Payroll totals for city departments in April 1918
The document lists payrolls for street sewer pavement fire and police departments for the first half of April 1918. Totals include street department 41 761.76, sewer department 258.4, pavement account 90.19, and other salaries aggregating to a final total of 13 056.24 in claims paid.
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Apel
Poor Department
Salariew Ey
Sharam Neoentiines
Police Department
Tome
Salarias Taunt
How An Old Timer Feels As The Boys March Away
An old timer reflects on boys marching off to action, expressing eloquent emotion and a veteran’s perspective. The passage conveys pride and concern as the youth depart, capturing a moment of communal memory and impending distance.
All Hotels Giving Till Next Harvest Impacts Pantries
Fragmented note describes hotels pledging aid until harvest, with plans to withhold goods from bakeries and ration meals. It mentions control measures and bounds on distribution, signaling a cooperative effort among hotels to assist several hundred meals, but the text is garbled.
Disbursements and Investments in 1917 Government Expenditures
An 1917 financial brief notes large disbursements and investments related to wheat and flour trade. It mentions amounts around 50 million dollars and shows an expenditure report covering government activity and corporate dealings, with figures in the tens of millions and references to August and February periods.
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Yhia
Foree Corporation
Urges Higher War Taxes To Curb Extrepaga
A political call urges higher war taxes to curb excess spending. The speaker, a close student of tax policy, argues that increased levies are needed to reduce wartime expenditures and support national goals.
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Teusmames
Fragmentary Clanton Notes and Nonsense Snippet
Readable text shows jumbled lines mentioning Clanton and Tamert with stray phrases about liberty and dollars. The fragmentary content lacks coherent events or identifiable people beyond Clanton and Tamert, leaving an unclear news item or note without definitive action or outcomes.
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Irwin
Majestics
Piatrfield Theatre
April
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Miga
Willins le Baron
Trench
Walsh
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Stemeards
Uae
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Creel
Clanton Taste
Lmao Tamert
Sas
J Stee
George L. Simon
Sepa
Mono ‘Motor Service
Mono’ Garage
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