The Rivals and The Man of the Hour at Colonial
A review lauds The Rivals as performed by Joseph and William W. Jefferson highlighting Bob Acres and Sir Lucius OTru rger and notes the enduring charm of the drama. It previews The Man of the Hour by Broadhurst staged by Brady Grismer, noting its unique feature where characters are described by roles rather than names.
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Joseph
William W. Jefferson
Bob Acres
Mr. Jefferson
Dob Acres
Sir Lucius O'Trigger
Joseph Jefferson
Jefferson
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Jefferson Boys
Colonial
George Broadhurst
William A. Brady
Joseph R. Grismer
New York
Savoy Theatre Company
Chum
Long Distance Telegram Cost Compared to Local Talk
A telegram containing an equal number of words as a three minute Bell Telephone long distance message would cost so much that the local telephone talk would seem insignificant in comparison.
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Bell
Diseases of the Skin Relief with Chamberlains Salve
Nearly all skin diseases such as eczema tetter salt rheum and barber's itch cause intense itching and smarting. Quick relief may be had by applying Chamberlains Salve which allays itching and smarting almost instantly. Many cases have been cured by its use. For sale by H. R. Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co W. J. Smith & Bro B C McEvoy bp Canning.
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
Orr Drug Co
W. J. Smith & Bro
B. C. McEvoy
B. Pp. Canning
No More Horses for the White House
Washington reports a shift to automobiles for President Taft and family. Two new cars, funded by a 12000 dollar appropriation, replace horse use with a dedicated chauffeur and a head chauffeur in training. Stables become a combined garage as seven horses are assigned to the Army quartermaster and Roosevelt horses are retired except for two saddle horses for the president and family.
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Washington
Taft
White House
District of Columbia
Congress
United States
Tater
Fred Carpenter
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
Mr. Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Virginia
Mann Murder Case on Trial in Chicago
The trial of Luman C. Mann in Chicago centers on the murder of Mrs. Fanny Gilmore Thompson in a Michigan avenue rooming house last summer. Police tied the crime to robbery and tracked a man posing as the victim’s husband, then arrested Mann after he was located in the East. Mann, a traveling salesman, claims innocence. police cite circumstantial evidence.
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Chicago
Luman C. Mann
Fanny Gilmore Thompson
Thompson
Michigan Avenue
Mann
The Lurid Glow of Doom Cure Report
The little son of H M Adams of Henrietta Pennsylvania suffered five years with eczema and lung impact, despite doctors. His mother says seven bottles of Electric Bitters cured him. The ad claims electric bitters cure eruptions, eczema, salt rheum, sores, blood disorders, and rheumatism. Only 50 cents, guaranteed by W J Smith and Bro and H R Palmer and Sons.
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H. M. Adams
Henrietta
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted as Safe Cough Remedy
An advertisement asserts Foley's Honey and Tar is a safe, drug free cough remedy that cures obstinate coughs and colds. It emphasizes not risking health by trying unknown cures and urges purchase from all druggists.
Florida keel laid for 20000 ton battleship at New York Yard
The Navy Department fixed tomorrow as the keel laying date for the 20000 ton battleship Florida at the New York Navy Yard. Rear Admiral Goodrich and Naval Constructor Baxter will oversee ceremonies. The Florida will be a sister ship to the Utah and North Dakota class, challenging private yards in speed and cost.
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Washington, D. C
Merrimac
Navy Department
Florida
New York Navy Yard
Goodrich
Baxter
Goverment Navy Yards
Connecticut
Sperry
New York Yard
Camden Yards
New York Shipbuilding Company
Utah
Shipbuilding Company
Government Navy Yard
New York Opera Box Prices Jump for 1909 10 Season
Money pours in as Oscar Hammerstein opens subscription books for the Manhattan Opera House season to begin November 15. Boxes will cost 6000 dollars for four grand opera and two opera comique performances, 4000 dollars for four weekly grand opera shows, or 3000 dollars for a single weekly performance.
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New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Manhattan Opera House
Manhattan
Opera Comique
Texas mob burns accused attacker at stake in Rockwell
Rockwell Texas March 8 A mob burned to death Anderson Ellis an identified attacker of Mrs McKinney after outside authorities captured him and tied him to an iron stake in the public square. Will Clark was killed by a posse during the pursuit as bloodhounds tracked Ellis.
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Rockwell
Tex
Arthur MsKinney
Anderson Ellis
Rockwell County
Will Clark
Andrew Clark
Ellis*y
Dallas
Collin
Hunt
Rockwall County
Elis
Ellis
Caddo Mills
Rock- Well
Philadelphia Americans Head South For Training
The Philadelphia league team led by Manager Mack departs for New Orleans to prepare for the championship season. They will complete preliminary training in the Crescent City with practice games in Mobile and Atlanta on the return trip.
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Philadelphia
Mack
New Orleans
Crescent City
Mobile
Atlanta
On the Warpath at the Elite Theatre
Athens residents are invited to the Elite Theatre tomorrow to see On the Warpath a dramatic Indian life tale with a white man’s betrothed girl at stake. The film features a log cabin defense a perilous Indian chase across mountains and a final battle amid stirring scenery and a romance.
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Tomorow
Athens
New York Stirs Over Unchecked Crime And Protests
New York, March 8. Detectives prop behind trees on Riverside Drive as hold ups and burglaries surge citywide. Gas rebates flood stations amid relief checks while Lincoln centenary funds push toward a half million dollar Lincoln Hospital endowment. Patrick case returns to court as Thaw and others loom large. Giants spring camp stirs summer anticipation.
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New York
Riverside Drive
Gotham
Husky Company
Ens
Lincoln
Bronx
Lincoln Hospital
Abraham Lincoln
Patrick
Danger in Delay Kidneys Endanger Athens Residents
Athens resident J D Garrison reports long term kidney trouble eased by Doan's Kidney Pills after using them from Palmer & Sons drug store. He praises the remedy for rapid relief and lasting health, noting the product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo is sole US agent.
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Athens
Bright
Don
Doan
J. D .Garrison
S. Thomas St
Palmer & Sons
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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Jeffersons
North Dakota
Quincey
Mass
Delaware
Newport News
Juny
Texas
ELITE
Albert T. Patrick
Marsh
Jerome
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Molineaux
Nan Patterson
Florence Burns
Kennedy
Giants
Warriors of the Diamond
Hyome
Hy. R. Palmer & Sons
Castoi
Yar
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