Coming Season Promises Bright Theatrical Lineup
The coming dramatic season in Boston looks to be very strong with solid bookings and notable imports. Highlights include One Round of Pleasure at the Museum after Knickerbocker, Little Lord Fauntleroy at Castle Square, and plans for Laura Burt at Asbury Park. Major names such as E H Sothern, Richard Mansfield, Kate Claxton, and May Lillie are cited with engagements across New York and Boston venues.
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Boston
Sydney Rosenfeld
Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger
Dramatic Review
Museum
Knickerbocker Theatre
New York
Lillian Lawrence
Minna
Laura Burt
Asbury Park
N. J
Richard Mansfield
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Jessie Fothergill
George Manville Fenn
Mary Edwina Booth
George Bernard Shaw
Devil
Timon
Athens
Mr. Mansfield
Olive Oliver
Miana Monk
Arthur Forest
W. N. Griffith
Hollis
Koko
Kate Claxton
Variety
Proctor’s Twenty-third Street
May Lillie
Charles River Park
Fanny Davenport
Mme. Janauschek
Camille Cleveland
Georgia Caine
Mr. Best
Congress of Strong Women
Austin & Stone
Eugene Ormande
Broadway
Denver
Cal
Gay Coney Island
Matthews & Bulger
Famous Vault Recalled
Mrs. Jaeger posed as poison killed her, a recalled vault scene hints at a murder linkage. Authorities pursue links between the pose and the deadly substance while investigating the vault incident.
Marriage of Mrs. Helen Carroll to William Courtney Draws Brooklyn Attention
Brooklyn society watches the forthcoming marriage of Mrs. Helen Carroll widow of Dr. Alexander F. Carroll and daughter of Hugh McLaughlin to William C. Courtney son of ex Sheriff John Courtney The couple’s past gifts from political friends were valued at 250000 to 300000 and kept in vaults as burglars once tried to enter in August.
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Brooklyn
Helen Carroll
Alexander F. Carroll
Hugh McLaughlin
William C. Courtney
John Courtney
Kings County
Jay Street
Cleveland
Hill
Washington Park House
Posed to Death Clara Jaeger Ends Life in Dramatic Fashion
New York August 5. Mrs Clara Jaeger a lifelong dreamer of stage stardom died in a staged sleep like death after poisoning herself with burning poison and gas Coroner Hoeber was called to the scene. Dr Jaeger a devoted husband and conservatory instructor bore his wifes expenses and income while his pupils and German singing societies formed the backdrop to a troubled marriage. She grew jealous of herrpupils and destroyed photographs they sent to her husband.
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New York
Clara Jaeger
Hoeber
Jaeger
Conservatory
Suspected case of domestic distress described in court notes
The account notes Mrs Packard threatening self harm and repeating the threat. Mrs Jaeger, educated and active in German literature, believed her husband and his friends conspired against her. Her delusions grew, with suspicions that every husband’s acquaintance joined a plot to ruin her.
Woman Identifies Swindler Bellwood at Tombs
A young woman calling herself Mary Field from St Ann's Avenue identified William Bellwood alias Balenski at the Tombs in New York. She claimed knowledge of a swindling scheme but refused to divulge details and left without explanation after picking him from ten men.
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New York
Mary Field
St. Ann’s Avenue
William Bellwood
Paris
Balenski
Bellwood
Actress Marries a Count in New York Column
Miss Carrie Ewald of the Frohman company marries Count Julia Rado. Some quotations around the count’s name reflect public envy yet the marriage is reported as official. The couple, now Countess Rade, honeymoon and plan to reside with the bride’s parents at 338 York Street Jersey City.
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New York
Carrie Ewald
Frohman
Juliaa Rado
Ewald
Countess Rade
York Street
Jersey City
Mary Heavey in Jersey City Court Fit of Delusion
Mary Heavey of 228 Railroad Avenue appeared in Justice Weed's court raving and threatening in a case tied to a breakdown after a troubled marriage. Her mother Bertha Roon described wrecked parlor items and screams about sharks, leading to the arrest for protection. County Physician Converse to examine her at the county jail.
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Jersey City
Mary Heavey
Railroad Avenue
Justice Weed
Mamie
Bertha Roon
Mamma
Missing embalmers of Miss Mabel Parrish in Chicago
Miss Mabel Parrish a 28 year old embalmer resident at the Leland Hotel vanished after a night in the parlor. Police search ongoing as she left behind open trunks scattered clothing and a troubling note on her beliefs about the dead.
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Chicago
Mabel Parrish
San Antonio
Tex
Leland Hotel
Miss Parrish
Sheridan
Dust and Mummies Echo Ancient Egyptian Beliefs
A speaker rejects incineration and praises preserving the dead for living eyes to view. They argue that the dead reveal innermost thoughts and cherish calm features, insisting dead men can tell truths the living cannot. The quote reinterprets "Dead men tell no tales" with sacred meaning.
Fatal wedding orgy sparks deadly Cincinnati blaze
Otto Adler ran an all night restaurant in a two story house where four people died and seventeen were in the upper room. The dead included Ezra Rouse Arthur Guth Nellie Bennett and Roy Carr. Fire sparked by a gasoline stove and a blocked exit by an upturned bath tub.
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Cincinnati
Otto Adler
Guth
Adler
Ezra Rouse
Arthur Guth
Nellie Bennett
Roy Carr
Murder at Clay County Home Ends in Fatal Shooting
News from Middlesboro Kentucky reports Mrs. Lee Coombs a prominent Clay county woman shot and killed Sallie Hooker a local belle at the Coombs residence After leaving home Mrs Coombs returned and found her husband with Miss Hooker leading to the fatal shooting The incident occurred August 6 at the Coombs house in Shot the Belle Kentucky.
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Middlesboro
Lee Coombs
Clay County
Sallie Hooker
Coombs
Engineers' Convention Opens With Boston Tour for Delegates
The second State convention of the National Association of Stationary Engineers begins at Engineers' Hall in Boston with a 9 30 a m steamboat excursion from Eastern avenue wharf to Old Harbor point for an inspection of the main drainage plant. A luncheon and later dinner follow at Castle Square Hotel and Deer Island visits precede a harbor cruise and Chestnut Hill Reservoir ride. Delegates view machinery, receive leaflets, and tour facilities under officials including H G Young and C R Cutter.
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National Association of Stationary Engineers
Engineers’ Hall
Washington Street
Boston
Castle Square
William J. Donovan
East Boston
Boston No. 12
J. Putnam Bradlee
Eastern Avenue
Old Harbor Point
C. R. Cutter
H. G. Young
Massachusetts No. 1
Deer Island
Metropolitan
William M. Brown, Jr
Bradlee
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Charles A. G. Winther
Richard J. Flynn
Laborer Arrested in Silver Vault Thefts
In Washington on August 6 a colored laborer handling government silver during fund transfers was arrested for abstracting silver from the Treasury vaults. A total $28 was taken, $9.50 spent, $18 recovered. he confessed. Penalty ranges from one to ten years in prison and up to $5000 fine.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Thomas Martin
Martin
Hazen
Secret Service
Treasury
Nantucket Excursion From Boston and Brockton
The New York New Haven Hartford line offers a Nantucket day trip on August 11 with a special Boston Brockton train to Hyannis and steamboat to the island. Round trip fares are two dollars from Boston and one dollar seventy five cents from Brockton. Participants will have several hours to explore the historic island town.
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Nantucket
Atlantic
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston
Brockton
Hyannis
Market soars as Louisville & Nashville earnings boost stocks
Aug. 6 trading closes buoyant after a sharp rally driven by Louisville & Nashville earnings for July. Bulls push Chicago Burlington & Quincy to 913-8, Rock Island to 81-8, St Paul 905-8, Northwest 120, Omaha 673-8. Texas Pacific advances to 127-5, with optimistic talk on its capital history and future reforms. Western bonds and copper shares attract bids amid cautious moves in Wisconsin Central, Westinghouse, and Dominion Copper as markets anticipate continued gains.
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Bears
Chicago
Sugar
Northern Pacific
Louisville & Nashville
Burlington & Quincy
Rock Island
St. Paul
Northwest
Omaha
Texas Pacific
New York
Texas Pacific Railway Company
Texas
George Gould
Russell Sage
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Central Georgia
Wisconsin Central 5S
E. D. Bangs & Co
Wisconsin Central
Blake Bros. & Co
Flint & Pere Marquette
Dominion Coal
Westinghouse Electric
Atchison
Banigan
Europe
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad Company
Pinkham
Clas
Este
Ohio
Canada Pacific
Southern
Central Iowa
Central Pacific
Vecevence
Northwest Oo
Ontario & W
St Louis
GOR Iis Cieseeae Ohi
Col F “& Tron
General Electric
Pacific Mail
U’s
West Union
King Case Settled in New York Surrogate Court
Surrogate Arnold denies Mrs. Eugenia A. W. Ross letters of administration for William H. King and grants ancillary letters to George Gordon King and Sarah K. Kirkwood. The case centers on a $30 million estate with holdings in New York and Rhode Island and the disputed identity of the decedent alleged to have gone to China.
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New York
Arnold
Eugenia A. W. Ross
William H. King
George Gordon King
Sarah K. Kirkwood
State of
Rhode Island
William Henry King
China
Ross
Neweport
O SULLIVAN LEAVES HOSPITAL FOR WOODSTOCK RECOVERY
Jeremiah T. O'Sullivan editor and politician discharged from Salem Hospital and traveling via Boston to his home in Lawrence before heading to Woodstock New Hampshire to recuperate.
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Jeremiah T. O’sullivan
Salem Hospital
Boston
Lawrence
Woodstock
N. H
Unrivalled Sail Promises Family Outing at Salem Willows
The Morrison Steamboat Company reports rising passenger traffic this season at Salem Willows. A 20 cent scenic sail offers families a healthy outing with bathing, boating, flying horses, merry-go-round and chutes. The sail homeward adds to the appeal and popularity.
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Salem Willows
Morrison Steamboat Company
Baldwin Cadet Band at South End Concert
The programme starts at 8 PM at the junction of Columbus Avenue Chandler and Dartmouth. Baldwin's Cadet Band performs March Pillsbury Overture Strade la Gypsy Baron with cornet solo by Frank B. Partridge and other selections including Wizard of the Nile, Lady Blavey, and Qui Vive.
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Columbus Avenue
Chandler
Dartmouth Streets
Baldwin
Cadet
Pillsbury
Stradela
Gypsy Baron
Mr. Frankb. Partridge
Messrs
Damm and
Kayla
Lady Blavey
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