The Call of the Stage Draws Actresses Back
The Sunday World surveys actresses including Mrs James H Delaney Hope Booth Maude Adams and May Irwin on why they return to acting. It notes the lure of applause, public esteem, and the life of the footlights can outweigh wealth and domestic life.
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James H. Delaney
Chica-go
New York
Footlights
Hope Booth
Rennold Wolf
Athen
Maude
Adams
Alpine Heights
Adirondack Camps
Hthel Barrymore
Metropolitan ‘Opera
London
Cupid
Sunday World
Minnie
Seligman
Aining
William Harcourt
Brooklyn
Henry Miller
Agnes Huntington
Fifth Avenue
Agnes Ethel
Mary Anderson
Julia Arthur
Rose. Stahl
Patricia
O'Brien
Dan Mallory
Channing Pollock
May ‘Irwin
America
Bank Robber Confesses Guilty in Kansas
Joseph S. Kerns, a former Chicago clerk and newspaper man, captured at Great Bend after a daylight bank robbery, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 to 21 years in the state penitentiary. He confessed to robbing another bank at Newton last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph S. Kerns
Chicago
Great Bend
State
Kerns
Bank Robery
Newton
Kan
Widow sues druggist over killer liquor link in Kansas City
Mrs. Della Emery widow of Frank J. Emery sues C. E. Abrahams in Wyandotte county court for 10000 alleging liquor sold to Charles Rumble caused the murder in a Kentucky hotel on November 25. The Kansas Supreme Court previously held a widow may recover from a liquor seller in a joint-keeper case, but not yet in a druggist case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Emery
Frank
J. Emery
Charles Rumble
Kentucky Hotel
Kansas City
I. F. Madlem
Wyandotte County Court of Common Pleas
C. E. Abrahams
Kan
Rumble
Kansas Supreme Court
Tuberculosis Reports Note Gaps in Doctor Census
State board of health tally shows 427 tuberculosis cases reported by physicians and county reports indicate only about one third of total cases. County officers logged 1,132 cases and 641 deaths for the year ending November 30, with larger cities showing the greatest underreporting. Dr Crumbine plans to establish a tuberculosis hospital in the state soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Crumbine
Wichita Will Seek Salt Deposits West of City
The plan aims to thoroughly investigate salt deposits a few miles west of Wichita to justify a salt plant. A prior university survey found evidence of a salt bed several miles west, with wells to be sunk if warranted. Officials expect paying quantities at a depth not exceeding 600 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Ann
The
State University
Arrests to be Made of Express Agents in Topeka
Topeka officials plan arrests of all agents and employees of Wells Fargo Pacific United States Express for failing to pay a $100 annual license for 1904 and 1905 after the ordinance was upheld by the state supreme court. One company has paid for 1906 but none have paid for prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells, Fargo, Pacific and
United ‘States Express
Topeka
State Supreme Court
Rebuild Planned for Western Roofing Tile Plant
At a Coffeyville board meeting General Manager A. G. Hess was authorized to begin rebuilding the Western Roofing Tile Company plant immediately. The new plant will follow the same plans as before with additions, and Hess will remodel machinery damaged in the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witt
Western Roofing Tile Company
Coffeyville
Petrolia Oil Shipping Commences to Longton Refinery
The Petrolia Town Lot and Land Company begins transporting oil from multiple local wells to the Superior Refining Company at Longton. A line from the McKinley wells reaches the railroad station for tank car loading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrolia
Superior, Refining Company
Longton
Petrolia Town Lot & Land Company
McKinley Wells
State January Expenses Reported by State Officials
Seth G Wells auditor and Tet Kelly treasurer prepared a January expenses estimate for state departments and drew on the county treasury for 163 045 to cover the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth. G. Wells
Tet Kelly
Defiance Starch Ad Claims Superior Quality and Value
An old advertisement touts Defiance Starch highlighting flexibility smooth finish stiffness and durability. It stresses the product’s performance and notes a price of 10 cents for a 16 unit package.
Famous Band Leader Dead in New York
Prof. Louis Schneider, first director of the Marine band in Washington and leader of the Imperial band, scenes at Sedan surrender, dies in New York. He received decorations from Napoleon II, the king of Italy, the king of Belgium and Pope Leo XIII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Schneider
Marine Band
Washington
Imperial Band
Sedan
New York
Napoleon II
Italy
Belgium
Leo XIII
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
A 19th century ad offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements from Kinwan Marvin and others claim Cheney’s honesty. The product is described as internally acting to treat blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials free and price per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
WaLpina, Kinwan & Marvin
Hall
Jesuit Leader Donates 40 Million to Pope Amid French Tensions
Father Francis Xavier Werntz, new Jesuit general, transfers the order's entire patrimony of 40 million dollars to Pope Pius as a loyalty tribute. The move follows ongoing strain between the Roman church and the French republic, which has reduced the order's resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Francis Xavier Werntz
Pius
French Republic
Allcock's Plaster Promoted as Universal Pain Remedy
An advertisement extols Allcock's Plaster as a quick safe method to cure local pains from back cramps to rheumatism. It claims prompt action, cleanliness, low cost, and that sixty years of use has built a strong reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allcock
Quigg’s Idea for NY Police Chief Renewed by Grand Jury
The grand jury of New York County endorses a ten year term for the police commissioner and allows removal only after charges he can answer. The suggestion recalls Lemuel Ely Quigg who once called for an intelligent despot in the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel Ely Quigg
New York City
Quigg
New York County
Powerful Searchlight on Warship Dreadnought
The new British battleship Dreadnought carries a double-ended searchlight designed to signal by parallel beams. Each light delivers about 50,000 candle power and, mounted on the tripod mast, can be seen from 20 miles away.
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May Irwin
Joe Weber
Herming
Kansas State News
Carters
Tver
Ely
Hage
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Dodd
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