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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1914

Page

11

Pastor Traps Father Tells of Penury at Home

The Rev RC Masterton of AH Saints Protestant Episcopal is accused by his father Robert S Masterton a wealthy real estate broker of unbilal conduct while seeking to aid his mother Mrs Kate Masterton. The affidavit to Supreme Court Justice Phithin seeks $20 weekly alimony and $100 counsel fee. The suit for separation includes claims of cruelty, neglect, and infidelity with a woman who bore a child.

Washington Post New York RC Masterton AH Saints Chunk Robert S Masterton Mra Kate Masterton Supreme Court Phithin Mra Masterton Mr Masterton Avia Grace Dusenbury Cerchant Misa Dorothy Wraterton Masterton Brite Mastrton Halbeo Max Masterton Nyack

Theater For The Colored Opens At Bijou Theatre

New York Times notes plans to reopen the Bijou on Twenty ninth Street as a color theater led by Rosenberg. The premiere features The Darktown Follies in an all colored show with J Taubrie FIM writing the music and lyrics. Seats cost a dollar and mixed white audiences will be admitted on select matinees.

New York Times Ty Jong York Twenty-ninth Street Tre Cits Tre Schemala Treme Rosenberg Sontue Rosenberg Calato i Company Lafayette Lysate Taubele HU Tiina Tate Dames Fort Wildiama

Starving Girls Rescue From Parks After Insults

Stepsisters Twagies Schwartz and Dinah Meyers told a magistrate they wandered parks at night for two weeks to escape insults on the street. They said they were orphans, friendless, and exhausted after living rough until two years ago, when they worked in a factory, then fell on hard times. Magistrate Krotel ordered refuge home care for the sisters.

New York Twagies Jeal Schwartz Dinah Meyers Krotel

Coaching Revival Enthralls English Enthusiasts Amid London Season

The article praises renewed interest in coaching in England, noting four-in-hand meets and coaching clubs as a robust feature of the London season. It highlights renewed American influence through Alfred Vanderbilt, signaling cross Atlantic enthusiasm for the sport among gentlemen planners and the public’s growing fascination with traditional horse driving.

London America Alfred Vanderbilt

Newport Society Suit Shifts to Court as Little Becomes Actor

Mrs Julian McCarthy Little of Newport sues for desertion in Providence Superior Court. Her ex husband Henry Sples Kip and her current husband William McCarthy Little, once a mining man and real estate broker, pursued stage life with the Harlem Opera House stock company before moving to a New Jersey stock troupe. The case, tied to June 15 court date, recalls their Reno marriage two hours after her divorce and long family links in Newport and New York.

New Jersey Reno Henry Spies Washington Post Newport Julian McCarthy Little Newports Providence Ware College Reginald Norman Little Lewis Quentin Jones Henry Sples Kip Agai Nhis New York Harlem Opera House David Belasco Pease & Elliman Réno Elpha

King Receives Gen Bramwell Booth at Buckingham Palace

King George in audience with Gen Bramwell Booth head of the Salvation Army. Booth outlined details of the forthcoming international congress of Salvationists. The king expressed warm hope it would do great good and said he was a thorough admirer of the Salvation Army. American contingent in London wore flaming scarlet hats and carried Stars and Stripes on their shoulders.

Salvation Army Congress London King George Bramwell Booth Buckingham Palace International Congress of Salvationists

Army and Navy Changes of the Day Report

Movements include officers on leave and temporary duty, reassignment to the Philippines and United States, and exams for commissions. Naval vessel movements list ships and yards along with transfers of officers between fleets and shore stations.

ARMY Marry Ll. Pettus Quartermaster Corps Loyd Wagryder Coast Artillery Corps Ana Wilson C von Kessler Ruilical Fagerve Lamphear Webo i Daya Frederick V King Hert Crook Nabr George T Patterson Slath Philippine Islands Manilla Philippine Department Franks Winn United States Adjutant General of the Army William 1 Sheep Medical Corps Letterman General Hospitalis Cal Wallace B Scales Fifth Cavalry Charles ¢ Dillingslea George W. Dearmond Cavalry Fort Ethan Allen Wen Point Samuel J. Turnbull Fort Preble Me Fort HG Wright

Love Letters End Defense in Schumann Heink Suit

Chicago reports reveal William Rapp Jr reading ten love letters to Mrs Dean and exiting the courtroom as four witnesses testified. A packed crowd heard intimate phrases from Rapp to the diva’s co respondent, while the defense halted amid cross allegations.

Schumann-Heink Diva Washington Chicago Katherine Dean Willam Rapp Ernestine Schumann-Heink Rapp Bryan Humphries Helen Sattler Kenvon Nonnie Usband Mra Dean Mre Dean

Will of Mrs Schaefer Leaves Hundreds to Orphans and Churches

The will of Mrs Mary Catherine Schaefer, Washington resident, leaves $500 to St Marys Catholic Church for a new school, $100 for church masses, $100 for St Marys School books, $100 for church expenses, $100 to the Little Sisters of the Poor, $10 to St Anns Infant Asylum, $100 to St Josephs Male Orphan Asylum, $10 to George Penn, and $100 to each of her daughters in law. Real estate to her son John A Schaefer and others to William Schaefer's children. executors named as John A Schaefer and Joseph A Herberich. Date May 12, 196.

Mary Catherine Schaefer Washington St Josephs Male George Penn Nethe Catherine Schaefer Mary Gertrude Schaefer Miriam H. Simons Sadie H. Webb Ralph W Simons Edna FP. Simons Earle Simons Richard B. Webb Leland L Holmes Miriam Simons Lamont Street Florence Percy Wiliams Isabelle Cecil Wiliams Mary D Cooke Charles E. Cooke Misa Florence Williams

Home Sweet Home Song Histories and Notable Moments

The article recounts the long life of the song Home Sweet Home. It notes its origins on the English stage, the plant of its popularity, and composer John Howard Payne. Payne’s career included acting, managing, and writing many works. He later served as US consul at Tunis where he died. The piece mentions a 1988 reinterment of a monument to Payne in Oak Hall Cemetery.

John Howerd Baynes John Payne New York Roada Ragabroad Ayer Sweet Home Hast Hampton United States Tunis Gurnsu Aeaun Oak Hall Home, Sweet

Got Him at a Dance Later She Denied Charge

Samuel Levine aged 20 was shot in the abdomen at Hoefferans Casino North Beach Long Island after dancing with Mary Muller 22 who cried We've got him. Edward T Kiley 18 of Woodside was seized while attempting to climb an iron grill as police held both suspects pending investigation. Levine survived and is recovering.

Mary Mullen Edward T. Kiley Samuel Levine North Beach Long Island May Revover Sporial Washington Post New York Hoefferan's Peat Autaria Police Teeven and Scully Levine Mary Muller Pest Saya Miss Muller Woodside Kiley St John’s Hospital

Used Musical Couch Affair Prompts Divorce Witness Affidavits

Pratt Institute pupils in Brooklyn file affidavits in Supreme Court seeking $60 weekly alimony and $5000 in counsel fees as Phoebe Cottrell accuses her husband Rayall Cottrell of cruelty. She alleges involvement with Beulah Miller and a young widow, detailing late night visits, crossdressing antics, and the so called musical couch. The case hinges on the settlement of their divorce.

Pratt Institute Brooklyn Smt New York Maglea Phoebe C Cottrell Supreme Court Aspinwall Rayall Cottrell Beulah M. Miler Mra Cottrell Hal Cottrells Lee B Cottrell Cottrell Mr. Cottrell Cdttrell Missothel M Wright Justice Aspinwell

Twelve Days to Run in Holy Land Contest

The Holy Land contest nears its end as subscriptions push leaders toward a final tally by June 20. Daily vote standings are published, listing Rev. John Eckemrode and others with figures, highlighting a tense race among numerous candidates and dark horses poised to challenge.

Holy Land Shapl John Eckemrode M. W. Clair W. A. Melvin Chas. EK. Fultz Hey. B. D. Gawa J. H.W. Blake L. B. Paurdam H.T Aobett H RB Angus W W_ Barnes E L Beauchamp Andrew R_ Barde J H W_ Blake Walter H Brooke John B Sriggs Mathew W_ Claire James W Clark George M Cummings Hev EH A Doermann P Drew Edward Merritt Warl John T Huddle Arthur Johns James Kelbler L F Kelly J Lukens W A Melvn Georges A Mille A G Mowbray S T Nicholas JC Nicholson Howard Peters G B Pierce F J Prettyman L E Purdum C Herbert Reese D .F Rivera Frank Sewell Walter F Smith Charles F Steck Hugh T. Stevenson R Strawsburg J D Thomas Henry Thomas Townsend S Weaver Alexander Wilbank James Willis Albert H Zimmerman

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