The Theater Trust Controls U.S. Amusement Industry
The World exposes a theater syndicate that has gained control of about 50 houses, charging a 5 percent booking fee. Key members include Hayman Prohman Frohman and Erlanger, with recent acquisitions in Brooklyn Chicago and Philadelphia. The article notes widespread surrender by leading companies and projects substantial weekly income from booking rights.
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New York
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Theatrical Trust
Coates
Kansas City
al Hayman
Charles Prohman
Dasiel Frohman
Rich & Hurrie
Bouton
Nixon & Zimmerman
Philadelphia
Kiaw & Erlanger
New
Rojckerhorker
Garrick
Garden and
Aaclid Avenue
RE. Soula
New Century ‘Theater
Olympia “Theater
Chicago
Columbia Theater
McVickers, Haymarket
Honey's
Milwaukee
Davidson's ‘Theater
Detroit
Toronto
Grand Opera House
Princess Theater
Buffalo
Star Theater
Cincinnati
Walnut Street Theater
Coates Opera House
Denver
Tabor Grand Opecs
Hassel Salk Cane
City
Salt Lake Theater
San Francisco
Baldwin Theater
California ‘Theater
New Orleans
Academy of Music
St. Charles
Louisville
Macauley
al “Tein
Milmor
Ipaiea Ene
Ely
Windsor council bars alien labor on public works
Niagara Falls frontier workers discuss Windsor town council veto of U S alien labor law, barring contractors from employing aliens on public works. Labor groups push back arguing Americans need protection as cross-border workers seek sewer jobs once filled by Italians and Poles.
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Niugiri Falls
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Bill on phrenology commission enters state legislature
A controversial draft proposes creating a state commission on phrenology and anatomy with a five member panel. It outlines duties to study education in the subject, report findings to the governor by September, and authorize salaries of 3000 and expenses with deputies.
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Minnesota
Tl Rkul
Marcyi
Hus
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Pos
Caen
Whar Whall
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Gov- Pergamon
Iml
Phewngiogy
Commiexioner Bs
Mexican Veterans Hear General Low Wallace Address
Forty-six Mexican War veterans in Indiana listened as General Low Wallace spoke on a Saturday gathering. He stated the Mexican War was just and righteous, though not today the general variety of the United States. J. E. B. Mulkly was elected secretary, succeeding the late Gilbert Jordan.
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Indianapalming
Indiana
Low Wallace
United States
J. EB Mulkly
Gilbert Jordan
Senate clash over clerk of supreme court pay bill
A sharp Senate exchange occurred over an amendment to remove the current clerk of the supreme court's fee based pay and require monthly state treasurer transfers. Senator Hessin argued constitutional concerns while Senator Jumper ridiculed his stance, leading to heated exchanges and a failed amendment. The bill, after further debate, will advance to the House.
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Repuley County
Heesin
Anpreme Court
Jompers
Supreme Court
Tis
Hussin
Farrelly
Neotho County
Kiley County
Neosho County
Hessin
Jumper
Riley
Senate
Osage
Puuddeite
Jesus
Franin
Tesume Tesssett
Harvey
Farrelly Eden
Lamb
Woolson
Parrelly
Sham Ineston
Our & Jareo
Hause
Lena Barrison quits Graz debut amid public uproar
Police in Graz Sty ria halt Lena Barrison's performance at the Steadttheater after a row sparked by her debut. The public whistled and caused a scandal prompting Barrison to depart Graz in disgust. The notice mentions repairs by Peerless Steam Laundry and other local brands.
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Berlin
Graz
Styria
Lena Barrison
Steadttheater
Lena
Bradshaw
Pythagoras Sees Hanna In Cleveland Donkey Man Calls on Hanna
Brooklyn pitcher Woodward alias Pythagoras Pod rode a donkey to San Francisco on an election bet and confronted Mark Hanna at dinner. He proclaimed his troubles, blamed Hanna, and suggested a lunatic asylum as a stop. Hanna replied, then Woodward offered a photo while Hanna signed his name under Mayor McKisson.
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Cleveland
Board i
R. Pitcher Woodward
Pythagoras Pod
Brooklyn
Mark Hanna
Woodward
San Francisco
Mark
Pitcher
Lloyd Aspinwall Broke as Creditors Benefit Assignment Made
Lloyd Aspinwall assigned today for the benefit of his creditors in New York. He was famed as a social and financial figure, grandson of William H. Aspinwall, and heir to a family fortune once built through merchant wealth. Known as a high roller, he owned a New York house and Hempstead property and wed Mixa Cornelia Sutton. He turned to stock speculation to replenish funds and engaged in gambling on the turf and at faro and baccarat.
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Eastern High Roller
New York
Lloyd Aspinwall
William H. Aspinwall
Aspinwall
Hempstead
S. 1
Mixa Cornelia Sutton
Cornelius Sutton
Stock Exchange
Faro Bank
Baccarat
FILLING THE WORKHOUSE AT McKINLEY INAUGURATION
Judge Kimball batches in arriving tramps to the Washington work house amid inauguration crowds. He vows harsh treatment for the inauguration tramp, with many held briefly to boast of witnessing McKinley’s inauguration.
Indiana Bicycle Company Mortgages Plant in Indianapolis
The Indiana Bicycle Company has mortgaged its Indianapolis plant to secure 125 bonds of 1000 dollars each held by Union Trust Company as trustee. The bonds cover the factory plant real estate buildings machinery and tools with a due date in 1923. The firm plans to build 20000 wheels this season amid an industry facing overproduction and weak local factory profits.
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Indiana Bicycle Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Union Trust CoMpany
Warned of His Death by White Figure Visits Inspector Williams
Williams H Williams a St Louis police inspector in Chief Desmonds staff lies confined to bed with grip and threatened pneumonia He reports three supernatural warnings starting Sunday night with a white robed visitor warning him to prepare for death He has selected pall bearers bought a coffin arranged incineration by crematory and an urn to hold ashes Physicians deem the case serious and expect no recovery while he stays conscious and philosophic about his fate
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Williams
St. Louis
Williams H. Williams
Desmond
Kia
Missouri
Round Up of Hoboes Banquet Held in Youngstown
An annual hoboes banquet occurred in Youngstown with 14 attendees shown as a great feast. The logi master recounted a pledge by 20 youths six years ago to live by humbing, with yearly meetings moving from Cripple Creek to Boston. Two have since died. none returned to work, and the next gathering was set for Boston by February 24, 1900.
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Youngstown
Cripple Creek
Col
Boston
Miss Jane Addams Addresses Chicago Cigar Makers
Miss Jane Addams of Hull House spoke to striking Eugene Valens & Co. workers at Fischer's hall on Lake Street in Chicago. About five hundred people filled the hall and outer area as she urged peaceful organized labor and the benefits of trade unions, noting her work with Dorcas Federal Labor union.
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Chicago
Jane Addams
Hull House
Eugene Valens & Co
Fischer's Hall
Lake Street
Maten
Threatened by Firebugs at Edwin Gould Plant in Passaic
New Jersey rumors say incendiaries threatened Edwin Gould’s Passaic match works. Fire struck several spots in the plant yesterday but was quenched and no insurance is possible. Spies reportedly monitored operations. several workers recently fired, one ex-employee suspected as arson. Kansas City: Charley Michals buys a laundry business with his brothers but remains a major league pitcher for Boston. He signed for next season and will stay on the mound.
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Edwin Gould
New Jersey
New York
Passaic
N. J
Kid Michals
Kansas City
Charley Michals
Boston
The Seven Gary Girls in Baltimore Society
Ma March 1 The seven daughters of James A Gary of Mr McKinley s cabinet are Baltimore beauties. They will join Washington society after summer at their estate near the city then move to a Washington house next fall. The family is musically gifted with Mrs Harold Randolph and Miss Madeline Gary Pilaye notable. Several daughters are married with weddings planned in April and all aid in Baltimore.
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James A. Gary
McKinley
Washington
Gray
Winkry
Bfe
Washston
Slughters
Harold Rundolph
Bias Emma Gary
Henry James
Minnie Gary
Eusene Levering, Jr
Advinide Gary
Tia Gary
Francia Peerim
Shiv Gary
Mfiss Jessi Gary
Mincheline Gary
Rantolph
Peabody Symphony Orchestra
Madeline Gary Pilaye
Ecolety
Gary
Nevada Bill Seeks Pure Silver Championship Belt Prize
A proposed Nevada legislation would allocate 2000 dollars to mint a diamond studded silver belt, to be awarded to the world boxing champion after the big fight. The secretary of state would present the belt March 18 with an official seal replica and governor’s signature, pending passage and veto-proof support.
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Carson
Nev
Tim Dempsey
Nevada
Sadler
Nat
Corbett
Peter Jackson
Fitzsimmons
Boston Athletic Club
Mr. Davis
Mrs. Fitzsimmons
New York
Wil
Green
Hawkins
Iimoike
Fussimmons
Soldiers Home Report and Leavenworth Branch Politics
Washington March 1 A report on the Leavenworth branch of the national soldiers home prompts uncertain action this session as chairman Eyon M Grout plans to push the bill in the next Congress if not reviewed now. The special committee’s remit includes potential removal and staff reorganization, but no binding resolution.
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Washington
Caritees
Mer
Leavenworth
National Soldiers' Home
Eyon M Grout
Bods
Congress
National Home
Goy, Smith
Board of Managers
House
Senate
The Legend of Sylvanus Cobb in Old Sailor Tale
A fragmentary reminiscence celebrates Sylvanus Cobb as the unmatched storyteller of bygone days. It recalls a spirited era when adventurous heroes faced cannons, mines, and whirlpools, and readers trusted Cobb to conjure the bold rescues and graveyard escapes through vivid, perilous plots.
Harrowing Midnight Intrigue Describes a Lied Confession
Fragments show a betrayed husband admitting truth as a tense scene unfolds at two in the morning. A mysterious woman moves through a dim dining room bearing a coat and a crucial letter, raising questions about trust and consequence in a serialized tale from Chicago Record.
Inauguration Excursion Rates From Rock Island Route
Rock Island offers round trip tickets for the inauguration of the President. March 4 in Washington with departure March 1 0 and final return March 10. Details at Rock Island passenger depot. Also Baltimore and Ohio announces excursions to Washington with various through routes and sleeper services, plus Santa Fe Line frequent California departures from Topeka and Topeka morning express with deluxe sleepers.
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Ind
Cor
Ist
Kansas
A. M. Fuller
City Pass
Washington
United States
Baltimore & Ohio HR
California Express
Palace
California
Topeka
Santa Fe
Cal Mornig
D. Ma
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