John Albaugh Dead A Pioneering Washington Theatrical Figure
John Albaugh, longtime theater proprietor of the Grand Opera House and Lafayette Theater, died of heart disease at his daughter’s home. A Baltimore native known as a major theatrical manager, he built the Lafayette Opera House, led a stock company with Gullivan and Detenport, and mentored stars like Bernhardt and Langtry. He retired in 1897 after Painter’s estate and returned to Baltimore a wealthy man.
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Grand Opera House
Lafayette Theater
New Chase’s
Belasco
Jin W Albaugh
Yani Laltumore
Frank Henderson
Wiuk
Tusako
Hwonheson
Sos
Charley Bo Matehell
Surewe Adaian
Washington
Viking
Wootraig
Roth
Alhwagh
Oath
Lafayette Opera House
Helasco Theater
Lafayette
John Gullivan
Fannie Detenport
Audeen
Painter
Albaugh
Baltimore
Jos Emmnett
Joseph Jefferson
Tom Keene
Berger
Swiss Bell Rijgers
John McCullough
Robert Mantell
Richard Mansfeld
Henry Irving
Ellen Terry
Coghlan
Sarah Bernhardt
Lily Langtry
Billy Emersay
Genie Kunkle
Fannie Davenport
Frank Bangs
Ee Ez Sothern
John E. Buckingham
Ford
Bnt Tacon
Sid
Players’trap
Legislature Shrinks Japanese Census Effort Amid Exclusion Debate
Sacramento reports moderation as California lawmakers drop anti alien moves. Assembly votes $10,000 for a census on Japanese residents and their occupations to guide future policy. Senate rejects a special election on Asiatic immigration, and officials pledge no bond requirement for Seattle expo attendees. Ambassador Takahira meets Secretary Bacon as President reassures Californians on alien relations.
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Sacramento
Cal
Gulett
California
Senate
Marc Anthony
Hay
Washington
State Senate
House
Seattle
Takahira
Japan
Bacon
State Department
Health Office Deaths Record Names Many Seniors
Health office records list numerous deceased individuals with ages ranging from infancy to 95. The list includes William Hollingsworth 69 at Virginia, Maria Mecre gio Mo avenn 62, Carmine Vitello 18% 8th st nw 1 year, and Hattie Smith 1 year among others at various addresses in Washington area.
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William W Hollingsworth
Rostow
Tama R Wagner
Marvin Lincoln
Maria Mecre Gio Mo ‘Avenn
Sand T Dannally Senedictine Convent
Brookland
William W. Winfree
State
Virginia Canoon
Joseph L. Martin
Yates Road
Woodburn
Matha Ricketts
Kat ‘Sw
Darel Dryan
Prospect
H Dent
Corcoran St
William Eo Longus
Nashington
Dames Fortune
Hattie Smith
Lemuel Smith
Beaton Court
Aldred Brown
Mass. Ave
Burnett Holmes
Sheridan Ave
Lilzabeta Blackston
Limerick Alley
Mrs Morton Buys Lot Fronting Sixteenth and M Streets
Mrs Levi P Morton wife of the former vice president paid about 80000 for an eight lot tract on the north side of an alley between L and M streets fronting Sixteenth Street The property adjoining to the south was bought by Mrs George M Pullman for 75000 It is learned that Mrs Morton plans a grand residence and will inhabit Washington after March first with Senator elect Root likely moving into the Warder apartments later.
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George M. Pullman
Sixteenth Street
M Streets
Washington
Story & Cobb
Levi P. Morton
Morton
Root
Warder
Sixteenth
Mortons
Fifteenth
N Streets
Rhode Island Avenue
Eed Root
Birteenth and
Handsome Hale
Simon Guggenheim
William Alden Smith
Robert Bacon
Sixteenth Ang
Handsome Warder
Hubbard
George M Pullman
Palace Car
Crandal Mackey Attacks Byrd Law at State Antisaloan League
The Washington Port Norfolk Va Feb 11 Crandal Mackey decries the Byrd law saying it benefits brewers and could not have been better drawn by brewers themselves. Rev James Cannon endorses local option while eyeing a possible shift to State-wide prohibition when suitable.
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Crandal Mackey
Washington
Norfolk
J Asbury Christian
Richmond
Executioe
Byrd Hauer
Thomas Whitehead
League
James Cannon
Legislative Committee
Lemp Divorce Case Heard as Trial S resumes in St Louis
Brewer's father in law testifies that Lemp discussed divorce with him while Mrs Lemp seeks a decree in her favor. Judge Hitchcock signals possible rulings as the divorce suit proceeds to the end. CG G Pabst of Milwaukee identified as a witness to the ante-nuptial agreement noting a clause about influencing children in religion.
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Brewer
Tella
St Louis
Fey
Lemp
Moi
Hitchcock
Handian
CG G Pabst
Milwaukee
Miss Handlan
Father Sentenced After First Degree Murder Conviction
In a verdict delivered tonight in the case of Carl Loose, the jury found him guilty of first degree murder for killing his 16 year old daughter and wounding his eldest son after he banished his family upon the discovery of the crime. The defense contends insanity. The trial featured testimony from two gang members and a minister linked to the family. Reverend Frederick W. Loose was present as a relative.
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New Dorm
Carl Loose
Loose
Frederick W. Loose
Japanese Consul General Denounces War Talk in New York
Count Kokichi Matzuno, Japan’s consul general in New York, was warmly applauded at the Waldorf Astoria banquet of the Sill Association of America as he denounced war talk. He argued that war is a life or death matter for a nation and not to be risked for ambitious politicians and alarmists.
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Japan
New York
Kokichi Midzuno
Sill Association of America
Waldorf-Astoria
United States
Births in the City: Dozens of Newborns Reported
Birth notices list multiple families welcoming girls and boys including James Can Mary Meyers, Joseph F and Emma A Bteley, Henry H and Neille W Langley, Byron J and Effie J Ratherson, Charlee H and Minnie Payne, James and Mary L Jenkins, Walter D and Jense K Beller, Theodore and Balth C D Schulz, John T and Blanche Hurley, James P and Clara Stewart, John and Amie Studda, EH and Priscila B Walking, James and Julia Barbour.
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James
Mary Meyers
Joseph F
Emma A Bteley
Hery H
Neille W Langley
Bwory J
Effie J Ratherson
Charlee H
Minoie Payng
Gil James
Mary L Jenkins
Walter D
Jense K Beller
Theodore
Balth
C.D Schulz
John T
Blanche Hurley
James P
Clara Stewart
John
Amie Studda
Priscila
Julia Barbour
Indiana House Passes Local Option Repeal Bill
In Indianapolis on February 1 the Indiana House passed the Proctor Tominson county local option repeal measure by 48 to 47. The Kleckner bill substituting township and ward local option for county option failed for lack of a constitutional majority. Democratic leaders hope to send both bills to the Senate, which is Republican controlled.
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House
Senate
Imilanapotia
Ind
Proctor- Zomilnaon County
Indiana
House of Representative
Kleckner
Board of Trade Committee Recommends Publication of Transactions
The membership committee decided to urge the Board of Directors to publish its transactions in newspapers. Favorable mem bership applications were reported for W B Espey William M Sprigg Henry A Lyford Lyman E Boarding Thomas Grant William E Shannon Orville Brown George W Weber Henry H Hazen and Hon John W Yerkes. Resignations of John Henderson Jr and Barry Mohun were recommended for acceptance. The committee on membership was expanded to 22 members from 18.
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Board of Trade
Board of Directors
W. B. Espey
William M. Sprigg
Henry A. Lyford
Lyman E Boarding
Thomas Grant
William E Shannon
Orville Brown
George W. Weber
Henry H. Hazen
John W Yerkes
John Henderson, Jr
Barry Mohun
Committee On
Widows of Officers Fund Distances War Dept Link
War Department disclaims connection with a dubious souvenir project titled Annual Souvenir of the War Beneficiary Association for the Widows and Orphans of Army Officers. A private secretary named Maj George Corson is said to solicit ads in New York and other cities, but the War Department Beneficial Association has no formal tie to military service.
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New York
Army and Navy Journal
War Department
Washington, DC
War Beneficiary Association
George Corson
Charles G Riehl
Cousinal
Riehl
War Department Beneficial Association
Maj Josph K Corson
Plymouth
A Jones
O B. Brown
George E Corson
Joseph R .Rose
W E Covert
W. M Davis
Robert Armour
Harvey A Kahr
Starving Convicts Caught After Bear Mountain Escape
Special to The Washington Post New York Feb 1 Paul Kelly former motorman and Charney McCarthy former policeman Sing Sing convicts escaped from Bear Mountain camp the site of the new prison and were captured today at West New York. Both men nearly starved and warned McCarthy may not survive pneumonia. Kelly said they fled because they did not get enough to eat.
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Washington Post
New York
Paul Kelly
Charney McCarthy
Sing Sing
Bear Mountain
West New York
N. 5
McCarthy
Kelly
Fire destroys Royal College in the Escorial
Madrid February 11 The Escorial monastery did not burn but the Royal College there was destroyed by fire yesterday. The flames spread quickly, efforts to subdue them failed, and many students and professors inside escaped without injury.
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Madrid
Escorial
Spain
Royal College
Bigaty
Pawned His Client Coat: New York Lawyer Sentenced
Ernest C Webb, a New York lawyer, pleaded guilty in the court of special sessions to stealing a coat belonging to his client Charles A Clark. He was sentenced to 90 days in a local jail after pawning the garment for 160 dollars. the offense occurred when Webb visited Clark's office on January 11 amid a cold night.
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New York
Dperial
Washington Post
Ernest C Webb
Court of Special Sessions
Charles A Clark
Ely
Webb
Clark
Capt Hains Denies Starvation Report In Jail
New York on February 11 denies rumors Captain Peter C Hains Jr facing a death by starvation in Queens County jail. Investigators say he eats regularly and receives no medical attention concerns raised by the public are unfounded.
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New York
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Queens County
William BE
Annis
Hains
Mathey wins his divorce in chancery court
Special to The Washington Hot Springs Arkansas report notes Joseph Mathey was granted a divorce on the second trial after prior appeal to the state supreme court. The case drew attention from prominent figures nicknamed Pudgy Waddles and Cheesestraw. The ruling referenced improper conduct and the couple’s failure to maintain an agreed separation.
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Ark
Mathey
Chancery Court
Joseph Mathey
Baal
State Supreme Court
Lane
Cor
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Supreme Cart
Washington City
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
War Department
Washngton
Abele Divorce Case Heard in Dedham Superior Court
Lieut Clarence A Abele USN seeks divorce from Elsis Manney Abele on grounds of excessive intoxication. Hearing notes allege history of drunkenness, and Abele, stationed in Bridgeport, recalls accompanying his wife home after a Massachusetts reception. The couple married October 7 1902 in New York after meeting aboard the battleship Massachusetts in 1899.
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Dedham
Mass
Clarence A Abele
Us&s, N
Elsis Manney Abele
Abele
Bridgeport
Henry N Manne
New York
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Porto Rico
San Diego
San Francisco
Taney
Cal
Russell Sturgis Dead and James McArthur Passes Away
Russell Sturgis 76 leading architect author on art dies at his New York home. Born October 16, 1834 in Baltimore he designed churches, offices, colleges and residences then focused on writing and archaeology. James MacArthur Harper & Bros editor critic and dramatist dies at General Memorial Hospital leaving a widow and two children.
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James McArthur
New York
Russell Sturela
Enagt Seventeenth Street
Sturgis
Tig Country
Baltimore
United States
James MacArthur
Harper & Bros
General Memorial Hospital
Ian Mac‘Leren
Bonnie Brier Bush
Max Pemberton
Kronstadt
Rex Beach
Players’ Club
Investigation at Tombs Tries to Uncover Escape Plot
New York authorities inspect the Tombs after District Attorney Jerome uncovers an alleged attempt by lawyer Joseph A. Shay and Walter F. Peck to liberate prisoner Harry Remington Mercer. Commissioner John J. Barry finds no escape plan and calls it a possible frame. Shay faces two more charges of champerty as a misdemeanor.
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New York
Nen
Commissioner of Corrections
John J. Barry
Phone Girl Fire Heroine in Chicago Freight House Blaze
Mary Donnelly, a night telephone operator, stayed at the Wabash Railroad freight house switchboard as flames engulfed the structure. She was overcome by smoke but saved, while two bodies were recovered and another is believed lost amid debris. the fire caused about 500000 dollars in damage and cost watchman Thomas Malone his life.
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Chicago
Mary Donnelly
Magg Donnelly
Thomas Malone
Malone
Man who got knee sued brings action for divorce
Denver, Feb 11 George A Kelly once a football star is named in a divorce suit filed by Mrs Mona J Kelly claiming they wed in St Louis on Jan 2 1968 and that he deserted her four months later The case concerns a knee graft supposedly performed by Dr Vaughan at Georgetown Hospital Kelly 29 a laborer and unmarried says he is single and not married to Mrs Spencerielly
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Washington Post
Denver
Colo
George A Kelly
Kelly
Washington, DC
Ley
Monat Kelly
St. Louis
George A. Kelly
Georgetown
Vaughan
Post
Duluth
Mona J Spencer Ielly
Biddle Boxes O'Brien In Private Philadelphia Spar
In Philadelphia at the Bellevue-Stratford Mr A J Drexel Biddle hosted supper and staged a fast private gym bout with Jack O'Brien the lightweight pugilist O'Brien led but Biddle showed surprising speed and skill earning congratulations later Biddle accepted an invitation to box an exhibition hour with O'Brien at the Athletic Club of Philadelphia on February 2%
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
A J Drexel Biddle
Bellevue-Stratford
Jack O'Brien
O'Brien
Biddle
Bidgles
Athletic Club of Philadelphia
Jack O Brien
Noted Actor Charles Warner Dies By His Own Hand
New York Feb 11 Charles Warner a 66 year old well known English actor committed death by own action hanging himself at the Hotel Seymour He left a rambling note saying thieves Mars and blackmailers had bled him of thousands and that persecution driven his act Warner gained prominence in England years ago for his role as a drunkard in Drink based on Zola's L Assommoir
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New York
Charles Warner
Seymour
Warner
England
Zola
Women blamed for bad plays says New York theater chief
Charles Burnham president of the Association of Theater Managers told the Waldorf entertainment club that New York is a town of sensations. He said women are more to blame than men for many plays failing, as any play of merit is often shelved if deemed indelicate and plays rely on female patronage.
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New York
Ahem
Charles Burnham
Association of Theater Managers
the Waldorf
No Choice for Senator in Springfield Ballot Deadlock
In Springfield on a deadlocked joint ballot the legislature chose Hopkins 35 Foss 14 Stringer 55 Shurtleff 18 Mason 3 McKinley 4 Lowden 1 John J Mitchell 2 Sherman 2. Balloting will resume next Tuesday.
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United States
Hopkins
Foss
Stringer
Shurtleff
Mason
McKinley
Lowden
John J Mitchell
Sherman
Tuesaday
Alice Roosevelt Longworth Receives Union Card in Grand Rapids
At the Bricklayers and Stone Masons Union No 3 meeting in Grand Rapids Michigan the card was issued to Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth in preparation for her role tomorrow in the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new Grand Rapids Federal Building She will participate in the flying of the cornerstone ceremony marking the building project milestone.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Bricklayers and Stonemesons Union
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Grand Rapids Federal Building
Man In Roseland Church Ends Life Over Debt
Special to Toe Washington rue Chicago Feb Alten Depue a relative of Senator Chauncey Depew killed himself in Roseland Presbyterian Church last night, using gas after being unable to refund several hundred dollars. Found in the church office where he worked as financial secretary, he left a note on a Holy Land map claiming lifelong blackmail and saying relatives lavished aid. Relatives deny support from Alley Depue. his father died in Galesburg, Illinois, years earlier.
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Washington
Chicago
Alten Depue
Chauncey Depew
Roseland Presbyterian Church
Depue
Holy Land
Salem
Mass
Alley Depue
Sum
Galesburg
Mrs Cochran Will Distributes 255000 to Carpet Mill Workers
Yonkers NY February by the terms of the will of Mrs Eva Cochran about 255000 will be distributed among the employes of the Smith carpet factory here The will provides that each employer with twenty years service shall receive 1000 There are about 290 such employes Mrs Cochran a co owner left an estate valued around 8 million dollars.
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Cochran
Yonkers
Eva Cochran
Smith Carpet
Ancient coins bring record prices at Sothebys sale
A seven day Sothebys sale of the Sherman Benson collection in New York drew global numismatists. Rare pieces led to record auction values, including tetradrachms and didrachms from ancient mints, with prices ranging from hundreds to over a thousand dollars each. The total for the sale reached a new high.
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Wrehinrson
Axragas
Segesta
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