Kaiser’s purse opens theaters across Prussia
Berlin May 17 Kaiser Wilhelm III backs the national theater system with lavish funding. The Koenigliche Schauspiele includes six houses in Berlin and elsewhere. the Prussian Interior Ministry allocates about 625000 dollars for Berlin venues, part of a 737500 dollar royal purse despite an annual deficit. The emperor personally supports the Berlin Opera, guiding productions and rehearsals.
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Berlin
Prussia
William III
Koenigliche. Schaumpiele
Wiesbaden
Cassel
Hanover
Ministry of the Interior
Berlin Opera House
Kaiser is Krupps stockholder amid scandal probe
Berlin May 17 The Krupp scandal shadows the empire as a government inquiry nears its report. The Kaiser is a major Krupp stockholder though not the original buyer, with bids for private investigation and calls for full disclosure to protect Germanys armament supply. The Kaiser has long promoted Krupp arms abroad and publicly defended the firm as a driver of dividends.
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Berlin
Krupp
Empire
Reichstag
Vorwaerts
Kaiser
Germany
Krupps
Prince Bismarck
Denmark
Austria
France
Turkey
Dusseldorf
Ehrhardts
Ehrhardt
Jules Huret
Paris
Figaro
Gustav ‘Thyssen
Dead to Be Honored by San Antonio Typographical Union
The San Antonio Typographical Union marks its memorial with services at Odd Fellows Hall on May 25. Members meet at Trades Council Hall at 3 PM and travel by streetcar to the cemetery at 3:30. Roy Lohman will speak, with an ode by Ione White and Lucille Morris, as E Nordhaus, Ed Hays and J Hert head organizing committee.
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San Antonio
Ione White
Lucille Morris
E. Nordhaus
Ed Hays
J. Hert
University Man Drowns While Canoeing at Lake Mendota
Bert E. Wright of Kansas City a UW Madison junior drowned during a canoe trip on Lake Mendota with George K. Baum of Milwaukee A gale rose as they neared shore Wright lost balance while crouched in the canoe and disappeared beneath the water his body was recovered later that night Baum, rescued unconscious, survived.
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Madison
Wis
Herbert E. Wright
Kansas City
University of Wisconsin
George K. Baum
Milwaukee
Lake Mendota
Wright
Baum
Promoters Assure Coliseum Plan Will Proceed Soon
Promoters report strong fundraising yesterday for the Coliseum site purchase and expect the final portion to be raised within days. The common stock subscribers will form the board of management once chartered, with preferred stock to fund construction costs. Harvey L. Page reviews plans from Kansas City to guide the local design.
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Coliseum
Coliseum League
Harvey L. Page
Kansas City
Simple home recipe claims to darken gray hair
Mrs A Biggam of Kansas City Missouri shares a home method to darken gray hair and promote growth. Mix water bay rum Barbo Compound and glycerine then apply every other day until darkened, then every two weeks. The mixture supposedly clears scalp troubles and dandruff, leaves no stain or greasiness, and can make a gray haired person look 10 to 20 years younger.
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A. Biggam
Kansas City
Income tax debates in Senate subcommittee fight Underwood provisions
In Washington on May 17 the Senate finance subcommittee opened hearings on the income tax section of the Underwood tariff bill. Industry spokesmen including Alfred Thom of the Southern Railway and T. W. Blackburn of the American Association of Insurance Companies argued added taxes on dividends and life policies. California fruit growers pressed for higher lemon duties while cigar makers urged import limits. The panel also discussed a potential shift in the cotton schedule and the creation of a treasury aided board of examiners to replace the current appraisal board. The subcommittees plan further sessions over two weeks before reporting to the full committee.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Williams
Senate
T. W. Blackburn
Omaha
Neb
American Association of Insurance Companies
House
Alfred Thom
The
Southern Railway
Cigarmakers’ Union
United States
California
Washington
Denison
Negroes Unite In Bla Jubilee On June 19
San Antonio negroes set aside factional differences to celebrate Emancipation Day from June 19 for three days. Clint Brown’s mayoral win is credited with unity and the plan to donate post‑debt proceeds to local negro charities. Dr. John G. Selby heads the organizing body with F. F. Lewis and Frank W. Tucker as officers. The 25‑member general committee, chaired by George D. Moses, will convene at Bowden's drug stores East Commerce Street to finalize plans.
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San Antonio
Clint Brown
San Pedro Eter
John G. Selby
Association of Negroes
F. F. Lewis
Frank W. Tucker
George D. Moses
Bowden's
East Commerce Street
Williams to Get World Trip Under Kahn Fellowship
Walter Williams dean of the Missouri journalism school receives a one year world voyage funded by the Kahn Fellowship trustees led by President Nicholas Murray Butler. Established in 1911 by Alfred Kahn the fellowship aims to study national manners and foreign institutions with two appointments each year.
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Columbia, Mo
Walter Williams
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Kahn Fellowship Fund
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia — University
New York
Alfred Kahn
Paris
France
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Upright
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Thos. Goggan € Bros
Chickering and
Emerson
Houston and Navarro Sts
Kaiser’s
Colon
Long Doving
Bredford
Eagland
Saecee
Xen
Hostetter
NAUPP
Emperor
Typographical Union
W. Hunt
Arizona
Union Meat Company
Riebe Undertaking Co
Auto Ambulance Service
E. Commerce
Buda School
Austin
Tex
Shelby
Department of Education
Buda
Buda High School
London
Montevideo
Uruguay
Trip
Karotkin
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Max Karotein
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