Dean Sumner Blasts Gotham Cabarets After New York Visit
Dean Walter W. Sumner, sociologist, reports in Chicago that afternoon cabaret dances seen in New York shock Mayor Gaynor. He criticizes the practice as vulgar and immoral and laments lax moral standards in cities, contrasting with workers earning small salaries. The trend sparked debate after spreading from New York to Chicago.
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International News Service
Chicago
Dean Walter W. Sumner
New York
Gaynor
Dean Sumner
An Hour's Late After Smithson Stomach Trouble Talk
A joke item notes a person arriving late home after meeting Smithson who, during a chat about his health, advised bystanders to take Chamberlain's Tablets. The punchline centers on the stomach ailment and a nod to the popular remedy. Sold by all dealers.
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Smithson
Chamberlain
Czar Reception Spurs Debate on U S Russia Ties
In St Petersburg April 26 the Official Gazette notes Ambassador Guild's farewell audience with the czar while stressing no letters of recall are needed without a treaty. The piece discusses direct ambassadorial ties, potential future envoy Charles R Crane, and U S prisoners visits by American ministers. A Riga port seizure of Lithuanian papers cites incitement to overthrow the regime.
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ST. Petersburg
Czar
State Department
United States
Russia
Curtis Guild
Wwlson
Bryan
Sasonoff
Roosevelt
Meyer
Guild
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
American Presbyterian Church
Alexander Taylor
Charles Hill Dick
Sysem
Riga
Boston
New York Artist Bequeaths Estate to Brownscomb and Museums
George Henry Hall the elderly Academy of Design artist left real estate in Honesdale Pa to Miss Jennie A Brownscomb and the remainder to Columbia University the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Sophia Goodrich. He also endowed a scholarship at Columbia and titles of several portraits to the institutions.
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New York
George Henry Hall
Academy of Design
Jennie A. Brownscomb
Honesdale
Brownscomb
Fifth Avenue
Hall
Mr. Hall
Columbia
Diane
Titian
Metropolitan Ageum of Art
Dinners Drenched by Automatic Sprinkler at Essex County Club
At the Essex County Country Club in West Orange New Jersey an automatic sprinkler drenched about 100 guests during dinner when a bell boy's smoke in a dormitory triggered the system. The blaze was extinguished with repairs expected around $1,000. women lamented the soak while men praised the saving of the clubhouse.
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New York
Essex County Country Club
Essex County
N. J
Old Club
West Orange
Marquis de Lafayette
Bell Boys
Schlitz Beer and Wine Liquor Ad Promises Popular Prices
An advertisement touts Schlitz beer as mighty good and offers wine and liquor solutions at popular prices aimed at discerning customers. It emphasizes value and appeal to buyers seeking quality beverages.
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Schlitz Beer
Presbyterian Presbytery reaffirmed over licensure case at Union Theological Seminary
The Rev. Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin and Rev. Dr. Jesse Forbes issued a response to a protest against licensing four Union Theological Seminary seniors. The document defends candidates faithfulness to evangelical doctrine while noting differences in biblical interpretation among Protestants. Dr. Fox’s protest argued the students doubted key biblical events and miracles.
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Chalmers Holbrook
John A. Murray, Jr
Philip Bird
John Fox
H. M Tyndall
John A. Park
Licentiates
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Fox
Moses
Christ
Lazarus
Schoolgirls Punish Man Who Insulted Them on Riverside Drive
Six girls aged 12 to 14 from a private Riverside Drive school fought off a man accused of insulting girls. Richard Lorer stopped the offender at Eighty first Street. the suspect, Thomas Byrnes, was jailed for further examination after a night court hearing. Police seek more identifications.
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International News Service
New York
Riverside Drive
Eighty-first Street
Richard Lorer
West Forty Sixth Street
Lorer
Gallagher
West One Hundredth Street
Thomas Byrnes
West
One Hundred and Second Street
Cornell
Two Real Policewomen for the Quaker City
Philadelphia announces two sworn policewomen Miss L. M. Gillespie and Mrs. Mary D. Diehl agents of the Travelers' Aid Society given authority to arrest offenses at the citys two main railway terminals. They wear badges carry revolvers and blackjacks and may call for spectator help if needed. This marks the first time women officers here hold such broad powers.
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Gotham
Mobile
Cawthon
Rowley Orchestra
Gzar
St. Louis
City Ticket Office
South Royal Street
H. E. Jones, JR
Pine Crest
Park
American Securities Co
ST. Joseph Street
Bell
Alabama Corn Mills Company
Ala
the Peoples Bank
State of
Alabama
Albert E. Reynolds
Colden A. Brown
Nancy Leishman
Washington
United Stat
Duke of Croy
Germany
Southern Hotel Buffet
Harry Horlock, Prop
Presbytery
Dr. King
O. H. Brown
Muscadine
Dr. Kings
van Antwerp Drug “Orp
F. C. Horton
Accountant van Antwerp Building
G. Hardy Smith
St. Michael Street Mobile
ASA
Cedar ST
Dauphin Street
Britton
Dr. F. L. Tapia
Merchants Bank
ST. Francis Sts
Red
Errigon Musual Burial Association
South Conception Streat
Mobile Electrical Supply Co
Water ST
Irwin Place
Roper Street
Oakleigh Street
Government Street
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