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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1905
Page
10
The article reviews a large scale week featuring the Little Minister one act, Miss Adams and the troupe presenting a revival titled My Tomboy Girl. It praises Princess performance by Aminta Affich and the ensemble, noting strong acting, musical numbers, and colorful costumes in a city stage scene.
A long review lauds a varied program blending melodrama, comedy, vaudeville, and musical numbers. Notable performers include Wim Lotte Williams in multiple roles, Harriet Davie as Deavolo, Mir Priestley Morrison as Col T C Calvert, and Albert Hall as Black Jack with additional acts by Al Lester, Strap Hul, and Miss Williams. The report highlights sensational stagecraft, striking costuming, and a string of specialty numbers, with six or more features ranging from juggling and impersonations to vocal selections and a theatrical thriller Tracks Across the World presented at the Academy of Music, plus Burlesque and Lyceum shows in progress.
Mrs Leslie Carter corroborates meeting in Philadelphia with Nixon and Zimmermann and claims Klaw & Erlanger were Belasco’s partners in The Auctioneer with Warfield in the title role. She describes Belasco paying Erlanger 50 percent of Warfield’s profits and Nixon’s pledge to force Erlanger to account. She also details personal disfavor toward Klaw & Erlanger and asserts Belasco’s need to move against them to protect his interests.
David Belasco, the plaintiff, was recalled to rebut testimony from Klaw & Erlanger witnesses. He denied telling Joseph Brooks he valued the partnership and denied thanking Abraham Erlanger for Brooks. He noted theatrical routes depended on Klaw & Erlanger and profits sharing. Judge Fitzgerald adjourned to Thursday for summations.
Special Correspondent reports Master Wallace Waldron Stewart, first American baby in the Canal Zone, born to Mrs J A Stewart and Mrs Lewis T Boynton at Corozal, three miles from Panama. The infant, pictured at about fifteen hours old, is a great-nephew of Confederate Gen TG Stewart. parents recently from Washington.
The contract for the construction of an arched floor roof and ceiling at the Army War College Building in the Washington Barracks was awarded to A Guastivenove Co of New York City for 31849 dollars. The arch will be built using flat tiles of the best materia carta.
The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Peckham, held New York Trust law limiting bakery hours unconstitutional, saying it interferes with the liberty of contract protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. Justices Harlan, White, Day, and Holmes dissented, emphasizing state police power and wage-hour concerns. Lochner, a Utica baker, had been fined for allowing over sixty hours per week.
The Supreme Court on an opinion by Justice Brown affirmed a New York federal court ruling denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Benson case. John A Benson faced removal to the District of Columbia for trial on a conspiracy to defraud the government tied to Pacific Coast land frauds. He argued about interior department bribery and extraterritorial reach, but the court overruled his points that the offense did not involve a federal crime, that DC is not a US district, or that the crime was Californiabound. Justice Brown stressed that extradition to the District of Columbia is required and that the Constitution follows the flag in DC.
The Supreme Court issued the mandate affirming the United States Circuit Court of Appeals decision against Northern Securities Company with costs. The case returns to the Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey. Certificates of stock were received in New York and asset distribution will begin after the Court's mandate is received. The board met and called for closing transfer hooks tomorrow. stockholder circular issued describing the plan.
A quirky fragment notes Spring fever and writing angst,paring to span with lines about insanity and prose. It hints at a wedding twist, mentioning Teant Pantoni and a marriage between Itad and Mabel, with playful misspellings and scrambled phrases.
A dated instructional piece promotes the introduction method of humor by punning on names. Examples include Mr Short tall for age, Mr Adams owning an express company, and Mr Taylor a ninth of a man. The text sells a humor catalogue and claims wide appeal in parlor settings.
Fox laments his daughter’s elopement angering Colfax who never forgave her or deprived him of his secretary. The remark hints at a long standing rift within political circles and speaks to personal hurt tied to a public figure’s private life.
Sworn by history to date this fragment recalls Anne Boleyn facing execution with a grim quip about her kingly husband. The scene ends as she strides to the scaffold, delivering a biting, scornful line before her head was severed.
The Supreme Court affirmed the Western District of Missouri ruling upholding a state beer inspection charge on malt liquors shipped from other states. Justice White delivered the opinion, with Chief Justice and Justices dissenting. The decision relies on the Wilson act and Missouri’s police power over liquor manufacturing.
The U S Supreme Court affirmed an Eastern District of Kentucky ruling, invalidating a state act that retroactively taxed national bank shares. Justice Day rejected the retroactive tax method, holding it discriminates against national banks by imposing past due fees and penalties on shares not previously required to be returned.
Yesterday an order was entered to rehear Muhlker v New York Central Railway and related cases Flirrell and Kiernss to address blocking light and air by elevated tracks. The court set these questions for prompt review, delaying hearings until next week but ensuring a final term hearing. Attorney Howard Winslow Paige indicated a further rehearing request in the Muniker case.
Three New York street railway tax cases brought by city streetcar corporations against the State Board of Tax Commissioners opened in the Supreme Court. Guthrie of New York argued for Metropolitan Railroad Company as time was extended to three hours. adjournment of the term announced with limited sittings and a Good Friday recess.
Senator Cullom of Illinois pressed the State Department over proposed tariff increases on a corn product largely sold to Germany. Manufacturers fear a rise from 135 to 177 dollars would be prohibitive. No reciprocity talks with Germany are planned. Also, the St Louis Exposition Post Office station will close in April by order of Postmaster General Cortelyou.
Secretary Taft and Theodore P Shonts led a Panama Canal Commission session announcing double tracking and re equipping of the railroad. A new board was elected including J W Wallace and Charles E Magnon among others with no salaries beyond entitled officer pay. The group planned limited travel expenses and eyed a $1 25 million appropriation, while Taft indicated government aims to speed canal work and asset plans.
In Viocent communications Secretary Jatt noted Mr PF favors a Japan trip if possible after the Philippines involvement. The Secretary had just completed his program and hopes to arrange a visit, but official military and Japanese government hurdles may delay. Also reported: 500 Indians contracted laborers arrived at Culebra district near the canal zone.
Chief Galloway of the Bureau of Plant Industry leaves Washington for a tour of agricultural experiments including rice trials in Lydia and pest control work against the cotton boll weevil in the South. He will inspect orange production in California and citrus groves in the South, then join Secretary Wilson to study Mississippi Valley issues. Dr Evans, head of Insular Stations, departs for a long inspection visiting Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain stations and Hawaii, returning via Portland Exposition.
The will of Mary E Maher filed yesterday in the Procita Court designates her daughters Margaret Maher and Annie G Maher as beneficiaries. The instrument bears date October 9 1903. In unrelated ad copy a testimonial for Dr Agnears Citaride Powder claims rapid relief from catarrh and purifies breath with local sale details.
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