Ragged Messenger Impresses at Elks Opera House
Creston Clarke and company staged Ragged Messenger at the Elks Opera House to a warm reception. Rev John Morton, Virginia Thornton, and John Carter lead a plot of reform and romance with a faithless servant, a nurse wife, and a dramatic denouement.
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Creston Clarke
Elks Opera House
John Morton
Carpenter
Mr. Clarke
Virginia Thornton
John Carter
Bigland
Agnes Herndon
West Virginia
Tollhurst
Major heroine comes to life in Mary Tudor portrayal
Charles Major lauded the onstage Mary Tudor as the embodiment of the book’s heroine Mary Tudor. Anna Day, described as a perfect Tudor figure with a velvet voice and commanding temper, performed a flawless dramatization, meeting Major's long held wish to see his heroine in the flesh at the Metropolitan.
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Charles Major
Anna Day
Mary Tudor
Anna
Mars Tudor
New York
Bluefield Store Offers Fine Holiday Goods Selection
Bluefield Book and Stationery Co. announces on sale a finest line of holiday goods ever shown in Bluefield. Visit the store to select Christmas presents suitable for everyone and find something acceptable for all.
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Bluefield Book and Stationery Co
Bluefield
Are You a Mason at Elks Opera House Tuesday
The comedy stars William Robert Daly and Eva Condon in the lead roles. It is a refined, brilliant farce with entirely original situational humor. The play has reportedly been produced in every country with a theatre and promises amusing complications that unfold to the last curtain.
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William Robert Daly
Eva Condon
Elks Opera House
Gans Beats Nelson Twice in Milwaukee Showdown
The article notes Joe Gans won both in the afternoon and evening in Milwaukee. Oscar Morris describes fight pictures kept for Elks Opera House showings tomorrow night. The footage shows a clinch in round forty two and Gans knocking Nelson to the canvas after Nelson pulls back his arm.
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Joe Gans
Battling Nelson
Milwaukee
Oscar Morris
Milwaukee Evening News
Elks Opera House
Billy Nolan
Nelson
Nelson Foul Enforces Gans Victory in Ring Clash
Referee Siler awards the fight to Gans on a foul after Nelson allegedly butted Gans. The crowd roars as fighters enter, with Britt Hanlon and Neil introduced. Nelson slips to the floor twice, aided by Gans, and lands a punch before center ring drawing boos from spectators.
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Siler
Nelson
Gans
Jimmy Britt
Eddie Hanlon
Frankie Neil
Origin of Lone Star flag tied to varied historic claims
The origin of the Lone Star flag for Texas remains debated with claims of a 1810 Louisiana unfurling, a 1835 presentation to Captain Andrew Robinson's company, a Velasco unveiling on January 8 1886 by Miss Troutman, and a brass button star allegedly used by Governor Smith as a seal badge.
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Republic of Texas
Louisiana
Andrew Robinson
Velasco
Troutman
Nashville
Smith
St. Louis Republic
Capsize Etymology Debates Among Lexicographers
Etymologists debate the origin of capsized. Theories include Spanish roots linked to cabeza or capuzar un paxel and a nautical sense tying cap to head while seize suggests turning a vessel by its head.
Kept Up the Wailing in Abyssinia
A traveler notes Abyssinia once had a custom where petitioners stood before the king’s palace shouting for aid. The king’s indulgence allegedly led to a class of vagrants who feign distress to provoke the royal pity and fill the capital with fake sorrow during rainless periods.
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Abyssinia
Aladdin lamp tale sparks memory in east side class
A teacher recalls the Aladdin story to students on the east side, asking why the lamp was rubbed. Billy Bleecker suggests a sleepy moment or a cinder in the lamp, eliciting amusement from the class.
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East Side School
Aladdin
Billy Bleecker
Irritable Old Gentleman Questions Small Station Stop
A scene on a train stopping at a rural station. An irritable old gentleman complains about the stop while a passenger alights, remarking on the perceived advantage of such a halt.
Up Against It Snobson Says He Prefers Solitude
A Detroit Free Press note quotes Snobson preferring isolation over unpleasant company. The dialogue moves to a separation idea with Frau and Herr remarks. Classifieds tease quick sales, with Mt. Vernon Flour ad date 7-21-1f inviting house or rental offers.
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Detroit Free Press
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