Stars Working On New Plays in George M Cohan Theater Opening
New York August 23 Rupert Hughes reports Mrs Lealle Carter will star in a new musical comedy with more laughs than tears. The George M Cohan Theater on Broadway at Forty third Street is to open around October 1 with a mastgal casting and a family influence in the production. Zoe Barnett will create a soubrette role in Ming a Boo and Miss Barnett returns to New York for rehearsals in September. Gaiety Theatre reopens August 8 with Join Barrymore in the Fortune Hunter and several tours depart from Cohan Harris management.
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Leslie Carter
New Cohan Theater
James Grant Thurston
New York
Rupert Hughes
Lealle Carter
Seuson
Ow York
Zoe Barnett
Leo Dietrichstain
Vincent Bryan
Arthur Pryor
John Cort
Harry Aegin
Mr. Wort
la Salle Opera House
Chicago
Miss Barnett
George M. Cohan
Broadway
Forty-third Street
George M. Yohan
Eant
Tom Lewis
Emma Janvier
Europe
America
George M Colan
Mr Whan
Ars. Harris
Gaiety Theater
Barrymore
Cohan & Harria
Moissant's Paris London Flight Marks Noted Aviator
London August 23 John Moissant Chicago architect made a remarkable record flying from Paris toward London Within 26 miles of London he covered 298 miles with a mechanic as passenger He is 35, five flights prior to this sensational feat and flies a Blertot type aeroplane with a Gnome engine He will visit New York later for an indefinite stay and comes after a pleasure trip to Europe.
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London
Paris
John Moissant
Chicago
Almont
England
Channel
Moranant
Afr
Morasant
Europe
Hia
A Relief From Catarrh Promises Quick Cure
A testimonial promotes Kelipse Catarrh Cure as giving immediate relief and often curing chronic catarrh. The ad cites Mrs Adline Hall of Samantha Alabama and offers a sample for twenty-five cents, with a regular package by mail priced at one dollar from Eclipse Medicine & Manufacturing Co. Atlanta Georgia.
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Iselipan Med. & Drug Mfy. Co
Atlanta
Adline Hall
Samantha
Ala
Mall
Eclipse Medicine & Manufacturing CO
Kentucky Mountain Dialects and Old English Threads
An article notes the linguistic and cultural persistence in Kentucky mountains and adjacent regions, detailing unique vocabulary forms, pronouns, and traditional customs. It cites John Fox’s stories, mountain wedding feasts, and a 1978 Harvard finding of hunters using ancient English bows for small game in a Virginia Kentucky border valley, illustrating enduring dialect and practices.
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Kentucky
Eilean C. Lamp
Bulletin of American Geographical Society
Mike
Virginias
Carolinas
Tennessee
John Fox
England
Duteria
Nathaniel Shaler
Harvard
Virginia
Svar
Ottior
Beef trust officials escape blame over notebook burnings
Alfred R. Orion of Armour & Co and three Armour officials were cleared of blame in the burnings of stenographic notebooks sought by prosecutors in the beef packing trials. Witness Maud T. Dimock, former private secretary to Arthur Meaker of Armour, failed to recall key events and resisted questions. Judge Landis then disposed of contempt proceedings against Orion and others.
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Alfred R. Orion
Armour & Co
Chicago School Board
Armour
Biz
Maud T. Dimock
Arthur Meaker
Mour & Co
Kenesaw M. Landis
Urion
American women set pace as spenders in England
London reports American women dominate London shops with a taste for quality and high prices. A Burlington Arcade manager notes Americans and certain classes of women pay top dollar, with elite clients including Mrs. Astor and the Duchess of Portland purchasing from exclusive ateliers. Hats described feature large diamonds, platinum settings, black feathers, and ostrich plumes, priced up to 32 500 dollars, reflecting the era's fashion obsession.
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London
Burlington Arcade
John Jacob Astor
Maldwin ‘Drummond
Duchess of Portland
Spain
Ahapa
Diseases of Men Versus Treatment Claims By Atlanta Doctor
A long statement by a Atlanta physician with 19 years in practice argues for less harsh cures for stricture and asserts chronic gonorrhea causes greater damage. He emphasizes honest business methods, offers free examinations, and promotes pamphlets My Dockets Dinensen of Men and pfaakth Wssage in plain wrappers.
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Sunita
Thomas
Butte
Atlanta
Remarkable Fashion Spoils and High Cost of Luxuries
A London society scene reveals Mrs Maldwin Drummond’s silk stockings embroidered with jewels costing up to 25 dollars, sparked envy from a Philadelphia rival who ordered similar pieces. A Brighton hotel tale follows a wealthy woman bedecked in diamond jewelry at breakfast and a boy in a satin suit building sandcastles, while Duchess of Marlborough touts frugal chic and vegetarian tendencies. An Australian washing machine using steam suction impresses exhibitors. Nitrate production in Chile rises to 2,266,000 tons with the United States consuming 109,000 tons at around 422 dollars per ton, shaping market trends.
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Maldwin Drummond
Philadelphia
Brighton
United States
Priges
A Boston Story from the Boston Globe
A Boston priest visiting from Came bridge Ag arrives at South Station and shares a dinner table tale of Boston. He recalls a passerby asking for a Latin quotation describing a man who talks much yet acts little while making big promises. The crowd roared with laughter at the story.
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Boston
Boston Globe
South Station
Camebridge Ag
Oime
Jenow
Pop Takes Teenager Home in Dreamlike Parlor Scene
In a Chicago Record vignette a strained guardian seeks discipline for a willful girl as a recalled romance surfaces. A fatherly figure ponders punishment while a child’s bright gaze echoes a faded love and a mother intrudes with a rueful resolve to intervene.
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Chicago
Pop
Tony
Dive
Tasie
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