Lurton Nomination Faces Slow Senate Action
Washington dispatch notes likely no quorum in either house for two days. Senate attention centers on Horace Lurton for associate justice with confirmation possible before holidays. Debate focuses on age and potential corporate bias in decisions. Both chambers adjourn for two weeks.
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New Plays and Stars Highlight New York Theaters
The Standard reports Eleanor Robson’s Plirtatious Frat in Kansas City and Liebler & Co presenting Dustin Farnum in Cameo Kirby. Ma rie Tempest stars in Penelope at the Lyceum, Maude Adams replaces John Drew at the Empire, and Isa bel Irving leads The Commanding Officer at the Savoy. gossip highlights Frohman Arcadians in Philadelphia and Whiteside’s rise from boy Hamlet to stage star.
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Fleaner Robson
Marion Cupp
University Dramatic School of
Kansas City
Liebler & Co
Sold out Astor as farce “Seven Days” tops New York season
The Astor is packed with brisk advance sales for months ahead as Wagenhals Kemper push their hit comedy “Seven Days” to Chicago and beyond. The show, likened to The Merry Widow in success, draws large crowds nightly with a dazzling production and standout cast. Nancy Sykes notes the sensation status and record laughs as Jersey City hosts Fiske O’Hara’sWearin g of the Green and Lottie Williams returns to the Bronx for a December 27 engagement.
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Wagenhals & Kemper
Illinois
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Jersey City
Majestic Theater
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Lottie Williams
Stony Ground
New Bronx
Miss Williams
Astor Theater
Nancy Sykes
Four Miles an Hour Myth Revealed by a Walk Test
A reader recounts attempting a four mile per hour pace. He starts at One Hundred and Tenth Street, notes a first mile in 29 minutes, then quickens to near four minutes per mile before deciding two miles in 29 minutes was his best and that the four miles an hour idea misleads common walkers.
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Seventieth Street
Dragon Trees of Tenerife Er Aged Giants of Canary Isles
Wide World Magazine describes the dragon trees of Teneriffe as giant asparagus like plants. One tree in Laguna is said to be thousands of years old. Oldest known tree in Orotava may be 6000 to 10000 years, tall and massive. Dragon blood resin used in medicine. Other dragon trees exist globally but this species is native to Canary and Cape Verde islands.
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Wide World Magazine
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Laguna
Orotava
Canary
Cape Verde Islands
Golden Eagle Protected in North Dakota Hunting Case
Chris Wittmeyer from Goodrich was arrested Monday for killing a golden eagle near Twin Lakes while hunting geese with others. He was fined $10 and costs as the law protects harmless birds like the rare eagle, reflecting a strict game and fish commission stance on enforcement.
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Rod McDonald Ends Life in Polson Maryland House
Rod McDonald known as Rod McDonald, about 28, killed himself in his room at the Maryland house on West Quartz Street Polson. The coroner found carbolic acid in a bottle and on a valise, a partially used bottle of poison, with a letter from Phoenix B C and a note indicating he planned to write to his Nova Scotia mother. He had been unwell with rheumatism and indigestion and recently out of work.
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Dreibelbis
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Maryland
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Con McAnally
Murray
Larkin
Davenport
Phoenix
B. C
Frank
Nova Scotia
Howard Martin
John H. Shea
Clinton, Mont
Notable Broadway Cast Triumphs in Designed Courtroom Drama
The review highlights a strong cast led by the heroine’s effort to win her husband’s life with strategic persuasion of a top lawyer. Ralph Ramsey as Howard Jeffries Jr. and Alfred Moore as Captain Clinton shine in the opening act as Jeffries endures police questioning. Broadway shows run tonight and tomorrow with expected crowded houses.
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Tion
Ralph Ramsey
Howard Jeffries, Jr
Alfred Moore
Clinton
Jeffries
Chinese minister asks for details on Tong War
A message from the Chinese minister in Washington asks for detailed accounts of the Yee family and On Yick tong factional war as the Chinese government indicates it will seek peace. Local Chinese report this as the first direct intervention by a minister in U S tong conflicts.
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On Yick Tong
United States
Mining Promoter Shot Dead in Chicago Hotel
J Robert Timlin a 35 year old mining promoter from San Francisco shot himself in a Chicago rooming hotel. Guests heard a shot and found him dying beside an open suitcase with a revolver inside. Police say the death appears accidental as he tried to close the case. His wife remains in San Francisco.
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J. Robert Timlin
San Francisco
Timlin
Munyon’s Paw Paw Pills Promise Youth Through Clean Bowels
Munyon touts a youth-renewing regimen asserting that aging is tied to bowel health and self-poisoning. He claims Paw Paw Laxative Pills purify blood, clear skin, and improve digestion, offering trial sizes at low prices and urging slowness to avoid enmity and vice.
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Metchnikoff
Burggraeve
Alimentary
Munyon
The Third Degree Pleases Broadway Audience
A packed Broadway house last night applauded The Third Degree by Charles Klein. The play, set in the Spanish Inquisition era and modern police methods, features Paul Everton as Richard Brewster and Fernanda Eliseu as Annie Jeffries in a powerful romance with strong supporting work.
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Yale
New York
Paul Everton
Richard Brewster
Fernanda Eliseu
Annie Jeffries
Everton
Butte
John Burkett Ryder
Klein
The
Eliseu
Anna Jeffries
Rest cure urged to boost employment for Northwest
James J. Hill and Howard Elliott urge using capital to keep people employed as a remedy for economic strain. They stress more work and less talk, with Northwest foodstuffs and broader trade as key aims. Hill notes Hill Lines will run through Des Chutes country, linking rail systems and expanding operations.
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Howard Elliott
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Darius Miller
Burlington System
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Des Chutes
Harriman
Decisive battle looming at Nicaragua capital
Washington reports say Nicara guan insurgents grow tired while government forces under General Estrada fortify Rama. Estrada hints at a planned offensive as Zelaya plots with Mexican allies to influence Nicaragua’s government. Marine redeployments to Managua spark navy and state department denials.
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Philadelphia Ladies Garment Workers Citywide Strike Set
Eight thousand unionized ladies' garment workers in Philadelphia voted to strike tomorrow for union recognition and a 20 percent wage increase. They expect to be joined by about three thousand non-union workers.
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Ladies’ Garment Makers
Vansant Announces G A R National Encampment Date
Samuel R. Vansant, commander in chief, says the executive committee fixed September 17 to 20 for the next Grand Army of the Republic national encampment in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Samuel R. Vansant
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Atlantic City
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Planned Libby Escape Leader Dies in Paris
Col. Terrance Clark aged 69, noted as one of five men who planned and carried out the Libby Prison tunnel escape, died today in Paris. The escape involved tunneling and freeing prisoners from the prison. Clark was a central figure among the conspirators and was associated with the daring operation.
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Col
Terrance Clark
Tony
Doomed by Society Italian Secret Society Allegation
Joseph Russo was shot today in Chicago and may die. He claimed a secret Italian society doomed him and named an Italian pursuer who followed him.
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Chicago
Joseph Russo
Italy
Art of Glove Wearing Revealed in Banter
In a brief exchange, speakers discuss the skill of putting on gloves, noting the need to practice to do it properly and suggesting there is an art to the gesture.
Responsibility of sparring partner in show bouts
A feature of boxing exhibitions is the sparring partner who lime lights the stage by matching pace with the star. The article lists earns for sparring partners, notes injuries mainly to the left ear, and recalls how champions like Fitzsimmons, Lavigne, Sullivan, Dempsey, Corbett and Jeffries used partners. It highlights balance between showy moves and not hurting the partner.
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Rebecca
Sunny Brook Farm
Klaw & Erlanger
Springfield
Mass
New York
Jim Jeffries
Bob Fitzsimmons
Kid Lavigne
Fitz
Mike Conley
Dan Hickey
Lavigne
Bill
Jack Hanley
John L. Sullivan
Dan Dwyer
White
Jack Dempsey
Denny Costigan
Jack McAuliffe
Jimmy Nelson
Jim Corbett
Connie McVey
McVey
Joe Kennedy
Jack Jeffries
Johnson
Sam Berger
Sharkey
Spider Kelly
Gus Flublin
Charley Goff
Terry McGovern
Littl Danny Dougherty
Tommy Burns
George Memsic
Burns
Peter Maher
Peter Lowrey
Maher
Peter Jackson
Don Hierdan
Rierdan
George Dison
Jimmy Lynch
Lynch
Mark Lynch
Epee
Motor Cyclist Hurt in Dead Heat Race Collision
In Los Angeles on December 19 Paul Derkum suffered serious injuries after a collision with Jake De Moeler's machine at the stadium. Derkum flew 30 feet. physicians fear internal injuries. The five mile race ended in a dead heat between Arthur Mitchell and H. Whittler with a time of 4 57.
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H. Whittler
American Team Beats Havana League, 7 to 2
Havana December 19 The American baseball squad defeated the Havana league team by seven runs to two. The victory adds a decisive win in their Cuban tour as they dominated early innings and held the lead through the late stages.
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Havana
Anaconda Standard Gift Subscription Offer
The notice promotes gifting a one year subscription to the Anaconda Standard. The purchaser pays in advance and the recipient enjoys uninterrupted issues for 365 days as a premium present.
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