Actors Slips and Sullivan Hum at the Savoy
Night at the Savoy Theatre sees Charlotte Cushman and Lawrence Barrett navigating slippery steps while Cushman jokes about gripping his arm. Sir Arthur Sullivan slips from Savoy Hotel to listen in and hums a score provoking a dining‑neighbor to complain about his humming during the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Cushman
Lawrence Barrett
Lady Macbeth
Lawrence
Savoy Theatre
Arthur Sullivan
Savoy Hotel
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Arthur
Man in Freeborn credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for relief
R E Goward of Freeborn Minnesota reports relief from persistent kidney trouble after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says a few boxes revived his health and urges others with kidney issues to try the remedy, claiming it cleanses the kidneys and restores energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeborn
Minn
R. E. Goward
Dodd
Mr. Goward
Parisian splendor and a Hamlet mishap in a charity show
The piece notes Sarah Bernhardt's lavish tastes in Paris and describes a Harvard students charity performance of Hamlet where Horatio suffers stage fright. A prompter’s whisper spurs Horatio to overreact, and he delivers a corrected line about telling two hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Hamlet
Horatio
Marcellus
Honest physician touts Postum as coffee alternative
A Calif orne born physician argues against routine drugs, tracing his recovery from nervousness and heart pains to eliminating coffee and tea and adopting Postum Food Coffee. He credits milk, tea, and milk substitutes but finally endorses Postum after months of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calif
Europe
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Toh
Lightning Kills Four at Warren County Fair Poultry Tent
Indianola reports four dead and many injured when a bolt struck the center poles of a poultry pavilion at the Warren County fairgrounds during a 9 40 am storm. The deceased are Ray Anderson 20 Iris Peterson 15 Theodore Young 65 Blaine Wright 25. Several residents were seriously burned or seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
Warren County Fair
Ray Anderson
Anton Anderson
Ae Peterson
Indiana
Theodore Young
County Board of Supervisors
Blaine Wright
Ed Wright
Pleasantville
Fort Collins
Colo
Joe Hickman
J. F. Lough
J. M. McGranahan
E. W. Freel
D. L. D. Carpenter
Guy Berger
Wick
Iowa
L. D. Calhoun
Mark Art
Hartford
John Fleck
Swan
Earl Barker
A. W. Barker
Jealous youth shoots girl at rural school house tragedy
Arthur Webb killed Nettle Derby at a country school twelve miles north of Muscatine after she refused his advances. He fled to a potato patch, drank laudanum, and killed himself. Miss Derby taught with one pupil present. a struggle occurred at the door before Webb opened fire. Both families described as respectable.
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Muscatine
Wilton Fair
Arthur Webb
Nettle Derby
Derby
Nolte
Webb
Municipalities Seek Tax Equity on Intracity Property
Burlington reports: Iowa League of Municipalities passes a resolution urging the legislature to tax railroad, telephone, telegraph and express company property in proportion to its within city limits value. Mayor Ca u elected president for next year Des Moines to host next meeting.
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Burlington
Sept
Iowa League of Municipalities
Ca.u
Des Moines
A Sample of Paradise in a Dawn of Sorrow
A controversial Atlanta Constitution line recalls a darky’s death after eating watermelons. The remark sparks debate over racial language and heaven.
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Paradise
Atlanta Constitution
Des Moines Insurer Griswold Found Dead in River
George R. Griswold manager for State Mutual Insurance of Worcester was found tied and partly rifled in the Des Moines River near East Allen Street after leaving Munger’s hotel for Omaha. Police suspect a robbery tied to a $25,200 life insurance draft he carried.
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Des Moines
George R. Griswold
George Griswold
Ingersoll Avenue
State Mutual Insurance Company
Worcester
Mass
Des Moines River
Raccoon
Griswold
Munger
Fourth Street
Rock Island Depot
Omaha
Garfield Gray
South East First Street
Gray
East Allen Street
Mr. Griswold
B. F. Elbert
Perkins testifies on insurance money aiding campaign fund
George W. Perkins of J. P. Morgan & Co and New York Life voices revelations on finance used by insurers. He cites a $48 702 ledger entry paid to J P Morgan & Co for a national Republican campaign contribution to Cornelius Bliss, saying funds were aimed at protecting NY Life assets from a Democratic victory.
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New York
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York Life Insurance Company
Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Randolph
New York Life Company
National Republican Campaign Committee
Cornelius N. Bliss
McCall
McKinley
Child Burned to Death in Cedar Rapids Fire
Five year old Lily Kaplan died after her clothes were set alight by matches while playing. The incident occurred in Cedar Rapids on September 15.
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Cedar Rapids
Lily Kaplan
Fire caused by tack at Great Western Cereal mills
A tack dropped into a grinder at the Great Western Cereal mills in Fort Dodge started a fire that engulfed the interior of the bin. Two fire companies battled the blaze, limiting losses to under 2000 dollars. Operations are expected to resume by early next week.
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Fort Dodge
Great Western
Japanese Armistice Terms Issued for Russo Japanese War
The Japanese legation released the armistice protocol detailing demarcation zones in Manchuria and Korea, limits on bombardment, handling of maritime captures, reinforcement restrictions, joint command decisions, and swift execution after peace treaty signing.
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London
Manchuria
Tumen River
Korea
Mukden
Japan
Harbin
Russia
Armistice Ordinance Signed Near Shakhedze
Major General Ovanovsky and General Fukushima signed an armistice ordinance on the open plain near Shakhedze after nine hours of negotiations. Ovanovsky and his suite returned from Kochiation at 3 AM. The signing occurred at 7 PM Wednesday.
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Gunshu Pass
Manchuria
Ovanovsky
Kochiation
Fukushima
Shakhedze
Rojestvensky Recovered but Will Stay in Japan
A Tokyo letter reports Vice Admiral Rojestvensky fully recovered from wounds from the Sea of Japan battle and not returning home until the peace treaty is ratified.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Rojestvensky
Roosevelt party arrives in Pekin escort welcome by Chinese officials
Miss Roosevelt and General Corbin with Rear Admiral Train arrive in Pekin on September 14. They are met by American Minister Rockhill and wife, Baron Mumm de Schwarzenstein, Wu Ting Fang, Liang Fang and other dignitaries. Miss Roosevelt guest of Rockhill and family entertaining several visitors.
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Miss Roosevelt
Pekin
Peking
Corbin
Train
Altice Roosevelt
Rockhill
Baron Mumm de Schwarzenstein
Wu Ting Fang
Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs
Liang Fang
Rocshill and Family
Baron de Schwarzenstein
Tumors Conquered Without Operations
Claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound can cure uterine tumors without surgery. Includes multiple letters from women recounting tumor relief or disappearance after using the remedy and seeking Mrs. Pinkham's guidance at Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fannie D. Fox
Chestnut St. Bradford
Pinkham
deMare
Nervo
Lydia Pinkham
Sven Streliet
Improva
Wien
Nade
Seattle
Wash
Nordhausen Ordinance Bans Worn Out Garments Outdoors
An ordinance in Nordhausen Saxony forbids wearing garments that sweep the pavements outdoors. Violators may be fined thirty marks.
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Nordhausen
Saxony
Boy recites sentence using the word foregone
A student recounts a sentence his son Joseph Field spoke at school. He mentions visiting a theatre named Nord land and sees Uncle Charley Fields at the door. Newspaper men greet Jim and four people enter the Dunmore Cafe.
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Lew Field
Joseph
Pop
Nordland
Charley Fields
Jim
Dunmore
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Honest Physican
The
Ames Times
Warren County
Fair Association
George. R. Griswold
N. Y. Life
Republican Committee
Lydia E. Piam
Curannie Fox
Luella
Tower
Iilea
A.J. Tower Cqo
Boston, U. S. A
Tower Canadian CO
Toronto
Canada
Walla
Alabastine CO
New York City
Uc BR. Paxton Company
Boston
Mase
Eo Kemp SY A
Aks
Avery Manufacturing Co
Southwest
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Territory
George Morton
Louis, MD
Estes
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