Broadway Remains Theme But Old Theatres Fade
A vivid diary style account from New York on Broadway night life, costlier gifts, and social contrasts. Describes visits to Michael’s, a Sheepshead Bay party, and Mistress Mary Pickford, plus a charity moment on Broadway near Astor Place. Notes Wallack's Bijou and Weber theaters closing as office towers rise, with a forecast that nightlife shifts to Columbus Circle in five years.
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New York
Samuel Soss
Wile Mars
Geble
Fiona Cousin
Generne
Brinkerhoff
Petersfu
Broadway
Robb
Eigar
Paducah Way
Michael's
New Spring
Sheepshead Bay
Mary Pickford
Owen
Astor Place
York
Rialto
Wallack’s
Bijou
Webers’ Theatre
Twenty-Ninth Street
Lillian Russell
Fay Templeton
Weber and
Fields
Mike and Meyer
Fae
Columbus Circle
Sage and Sulphur Compound for Dark Hair
An old time remedy by Wyeth for darkening gray hair returns in ready to use Sage and Sulphur Compound. Sold in drug stores for about 50 cents a bottle, it colors hair by morning and adds a lustrous fuller look. Not a disease treatment.
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Wyeth
Precedent for it without war
The article discusses how nations dismiss ambassadors or envoys without severing relations or declaring war. It cites examples from U S history including the 1793 Genet recall and the 1915 recall of Austria-Hungary’s ambassador, noting repeated use of nonwar actions in diplomacy.
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Ant
United States
Europe
George Washington
Constantin Theodor Dumba
Austria-Hungary
Wilson
Edmond Charles Genet
French Committee of Safety
Louis XVI
Jefferson
Genet
Rustem Bey
West Virginia Banker on Trial for Misappropriation
Elkins West Virginia Feb 12 The case of Col John T McGraw of Grafton charged with misappropriation of funds of the Grafton Bank will be tried at Randolph county circuit court term beginning here tomorrow. The case was moved here on venue from Taylor county.
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West Virginia
Elkins
W. Va
John T. McGraw
Grafton
Graftor Bank
Randolph County
Taylor County
Argentina Opposes Loan to England Amid 40 Million Pound Plans
Buenos Aires papers attack a proposed 40 million pound loan involving Argentina and Britain. La Nacion warns it would undermine fiduciary duty and convert gold backing into insecure international credit. Standard calls any Argentina to Britain loan proposal absurd.
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Buenoss Airés
Pire
Buenos Aires
Blan
England
la Nacion
Argetiine
Argentina
Great Britain
Farmers Week at Cornell Opens With Thousands of Attendees
Several thousand farmers from across New York State enroll for Farmers' Week at the Cornell State College of Agriculture in Ithaca. The event features pictures exhibits and demonstrations on potato growing poultry gardening and flower growing with lectures for rural schools churches and community groups. Annual meetings of State associations such as Drainage Floral clubs Home Makers and Vegetable Growers also occur. Builders Gather at Atlanta for National Association of Builders Exchanges Convention as delegates arrive for anticipated large turnout and major sessions.
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Cornell
Ithaca
N. Y
New York State
State College of Agriculture
Floral Clubs Federation
Home Makers’ Conference
Vegetable Growers’ Association
Atlanta
National Association’ of Builders
Eastern outdoor speed skating championships staged in Newburg
The annual Eastern outdoor speed skating championships attracted many top United States and Canadian skaters in Newburg New York February 12. Events include quarter mile half mile and one mile championships plus one mile novice five mile handicap and one mile consolation handicap for non prize winners.
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Newburg
N. Y
United States
Canada
John Dalton Redemption and a Long Hard Road Home
John Dalton, once a hard tireless magnate, forgives his past after facing James Byrd’s death and poverty. He returns to his boyhood home as Uncle John, rescues Mary Byrd, and finds hope with his secretary Richard Barringer as Mary’s fiancé.
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James Byrd
Byrd
John Dalton
Edith
Elizabeth
Dalton
Oakwoods
Barringer
John Dalton Baxter
Miss Byrd
Father
Mary Byrd
Richard Barringer
Nashville
John
Mary
Richard
People’s Home Journal
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