Pluck and Perseverance in Theater Bankruptcy Tales
The article notes managers and actors slipping into bankruptcy yet returning to profit through resilience. It highlights Melville B. Raymond’s recovery and names Alla Nazimova and Mrs. Leslie Carter as examples of grit. It underscores that quitting is uncommon in theater and persistence pays off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alla Nazimova
Evangeline
Chicago
Williams
Walker
Cole and Johnson
Gabriel
Johnny Horner
Melville B. Raymond
Raymond
Leslie Carter
Young Payne
David Belasco
Mrs. Carter
Charles Dillingham
Cleo
Norma Munro
New York
Klaw & Erlanger
Would Go Well on the Stage
A vivid clipped note describes Ajax striking a dramatic pose as thunderbolts seem to mock him while preparing for a high sunlit fly, with Fred Tenney as a counterpoint in the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ajax
Fred Tenney
Leffeld Inducted Into Famer's Hall Fame
Pitcher Lefty Leffeld of the Pitts burgs stands out this season for two victories over Minor Brown of Chicago, a notable record in a season lacking other major claims to fame.
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Leffeld
Lefty Leffeld
Pittsburgs
Minor Brown
Chicago
Burnett Top Prospect Joined St Louis National Club
Burnett a star first baseman from the Tacoma team has been purchased by the St Louis National club. He is described as a cross between Hal Cline and Joe Nolan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnett
Tacoma
St. Louis National Club
Hal Cluse
Joe Nolan
Caste Taboos Rise Over a Bombay Photo Incident
A Bombay mill photograph showing three Hindoo women with Mohammedan men sparked caste outrage. Women faced boycotts and denial of wells as stallholders refused service. The women sought legal help to recover the negative, which was crushed by their husbands. The other piece predicts possible U S wheat imports as population growth presses farming improvements.
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India
Bombay
United States
San Francisco Chronicle
Sixty Seventh Anniversary of Anthracite Iron Use
July 4 1907 marks the sixty seventh anniversary of pig iron made with anthracite coal at Crane Iron Works Catasauqua led by David Thomas founder of hard coal iron. U.S. anthracite pig iron output reached under 1 500 tons by 1840. White Elephant Party Ends When Eleven Women Bring Their Husbands to Preston event turns chaotic.
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Crane Iron Works
Catasauqua
David Thomas
Pennsylvania
United States
Philadelphia Record
Preston
Kansas City Journal
Political satire on elections and comets
A quip warns against rushing presidential picks, suggesting a calm year with candidates possibly cooling off. The piece notes politicians overreacting to polls while the public resists a brain storm. A closing joke links a judge’s life sentence to a man named Jones only for marrying.
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Jones
The Wondrous Wise Man and the Prized Bramble
A whimsical tale follows a man who leaps into a bramble bush to win a prize. He avoids greater harm by stepping aside for a passing auto. A school roll call joke ends with a child answering with a sly cue about Christmas gifts.
Politician’s Styx Crossing Hinted by Car Policy Debate
Public sentiment weighs in as critics question a candidate’s stance on auto policies. A wry urban quip hints at political survival tied to strong transportation measures. Citizens anticipate how leadership will handle reform and risk.
Got His. That Fellow Was Out for the Coin
A terse courtroom or crime note recalls a man accused of greed who faced a lengthy sentence after a conviction. The account implies a pursuit of money led to a decade in prison. The source emphasizes the moral consequence of the crime.
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Melville Raymond
BE. EE. Rice
E. E. Rice
Roosevelt Beach
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Station
Joe Creek
Boone Creek
Copalis
Will Lanning
S. G St
Bush
Johnny
Johnny Jones
Printery
East Wishkah ST
TEL
the Styx
School House Hill
S. K. Bowes
Patterson & Locke Co
South G St
the National Photo Company
J. Antonius
W. Heron St
Grays Harbor
MecKenzie’s Photo Co
P. O
L. L. Maley
Telephone 1701
Aberdeen
Oswald Belt
Bell & Johnson
A.ingebrightsen
Emit
Johnson
Sidney and
Biaader
Scott Medical CO
Pacific Ave
Marion St
Seattle
Wash
Chamberlain
Luke LaGrange
Orange, Mich
Evans Drug. Co
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