Miners Rush to New Douglas Creek Placer District
Prospectors flood into the Douglas Creek area near Laramie Wyoming drawn by modern mining methods and reports from Geological Survey experts. The 800 acre claim belt lies along Douglas Creek 12 miles from the Colorado border and near the Laramie, ahn's Peak and Pacific Railroad corridor. Local elders note past activity in nearby Douglas Creek and say the region holds rich gold and heavy mineralization as erosion concentrated nuggets and gold flour downstream.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Douglas Creek
Frank Bevans
David T. Day
United States Geological Survey
Day
Kansas City Journal
American Gold Placer Mining Company
U. S. Geological Survey
Laramie
Wyoming
Colorado
Ahn’s Peak & Pacific
Medicine Bow Mountains
Gilpin
Boulder
Clear Creek
Medicine Bow Range
Rich placer gravel claim promises vast gold profits
The company describes 800 acres with six foot gravel depth totaling 7,744,000 cubic yards. Free gold yields about $1 per cubic yard, with extraction costs under 8 cents per yard, projecting $7,124,800 net. Black sand adds about 10 pounds per yard valued at $780.71 a ton, boosting profits for stockholders.
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Blacksand
Groveland Placers
Treasury
Dredge to Use Water Power for Gold Separation
A dredge will scoop gravel with large buckets and separate gold by pan and sluice, a process once done by 1,200 men. The plan adds electricity generated by water power to cut costs and boost company profits.
Copopers Raidered Stocks and Share Totals Revealed
The report lists listed stocks 15 647 shares and bonds 18 000, unlisted stocks 10 241 shares. It details Greene Isle Royale Swift Co US Smell and dividend assessments with percentages around 15 to 17 percent and total sales figures for a market summary.
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Greene
Isle Royale
Swift & Co
Dividend of 1.50 per share by New England Telegraph
New England Telegraph and Telephone Company declares a dividend of 1.50 per share to stockholders of record at the close of business July 3, 1907. Transfer books close August 1 through August 14, 1907. Treasurer William R. Driver signs the notice on July 24, 1907.
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NEW England Telephone and Telegraph Company
William R. Driver
Curb Market Mixed With Bond Declines At Exchange Place
Exchange Place on Aug 5 reported a generally reactionary curb market with no standout feature. Consoli dated Steamship bonds traded lower while Boston and Corbin fell 7 8 of a point to 143 8. Nipis sing remained steady around 8, with detailed price moves across the full curb list provided.
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Ennis &Stoppani
Broad ST
New York
Consolidated Stock Exchange of
N.Y
New York Produce Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
CRAIN
Wastun State Mutual
Congress ST
Beverly R. Wood
Mer
Exchange Place
Consolidated Steamship Bonds
Boston & Corbin
Nipissing
Fragmentary Utah Apex Gleanings Incoherent Data
The readable items appear as stray numbers and partial names such as Utah Apex 70 and 1000 White with unclear context. No cohesive event or person details emerge to form a proper news item or summary.
Wolverine Copper Mining Company annual report shows output and finances
The Wolverine Copper Mining Company reported for the year ended June 30 a refined copper output of 9,372,982 pounds from 12,352,210 pounds of mineral. Average price 21.36 cents per pound, sales $2,002,379. Net profit $1,306,403. dividends $1,140,000. General balance sheet shows assets near $1.26 million and liabilities $1.25 million. President Joseph Gey cites satisfactory operations hindered by winter transport issues and notes a new hoisting plant at No 4 shaft. Directors re elected at meeting in New York.
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J. Thomas Reinhardt
Exchange Place
Boston
Broad Street
New York
Abitibl
Nevada
Bingham Central
Bingham ‘ Mary
Butte Bradley
Black Mountain
Brattleboro
Boston-Corbin
Boston Ely
Butte
London
Con Steamship
Cumberland Ely
Davis-Daly
East Butte
Foster
Giroux
Raven
Rosario
Santa Ysabel
Superior & Pitts
Sutton Bay
Manhattan
United Oil Ette
Wolverine Copper Mining Company
Gcagh
Bader Vecadoce Gabactences
Seto Ser Hills
Gresina Ee
Joseph Gey
Karakozoff Shot Dead in Piatigorsk by Reds
In Piatigorsk Caucasus on August 5 General Karakozoff, former Governor General of Odessa, was shot and killed in the town center. The assassins escaped.
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Karakozoff
REDS
Piatigorsk
Caucasus
Odessa
Wonderland opens season with free circus and nightly shows
Wonderland plans to remain open through September 15 offering a free weekly circus. Acts include Kishizuna troupe, Minting the Marvel on a 100 foot unicycle, Walliotts, Mlle Emery and Mons. Silverne on trapeze, Strachan's Watch Band, Sakimoto on a long rope, George Whittaker singing, Blake's diving dog, 500 green parrots, boardwalk parades, and the Waverley Orchestra under Thomas R. O'Connor in New England's largest ballroom.
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Wonderland
Minting
Marvel
Walliotts
Mlle
Emery
Mons. Silverne
Strachan
Waltham Watch Factory
Sakimoto
George Whittaker
T.e Band
Blake
United States
New England
Waverley Orchestra
Thomas R. O'Connor
Parted on Her Bridal Tour at Grand Opera House
A midseason run features Laura Jean Libbey’s Miss Middle ton's Lovers with Katheryn Roth in the lead and Harold La Costa as Frederick Esmond. The cast includes Karl Heathcliffe, Dr. Victor Ross, Ruby and Baby Baker, plus a realistic Pennsylvan ia railway station scene.
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Grand Opera House
Laura Jean Libbey
Miss Middleton
Katheryn Roth
Frederick Esmond
Harold la Costa
Karl Heathcliffe
Thomas H. Walsh
Victor Ross
Harry Cowan
Ruby
Baby Baker
George Douglass
Miss Chaplin
James Flanagan
Pennsylvania
The Green Bird shines at Majestic in second week
The Green Bird opens its second week at Majestic Theatre to near capacity crowds with a lively performance. Fred Lennox stars in the lead comedy role supported by George Schiller and John Lorenz. Elsa Ryan and Eleanor Kent receive strong notices as the show delivers humor music and style for summer audiences.
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D. K. Stevents
John P. Bennett
Majestic Theatre
Fred Lennox
Boston
Tommy Tompkins
Lennox
George Schiller
Will H. Sloane
John P. Kennedy
Charles H. Bowers
John Lorenz
Green Bird
Henry Milton
Elsa Ryan
Eleanor Kent
Alice Hosmer
Helen Hayes
Tremont Theatre Presents The Hurdy Gurdy Girl in Final Boston Run
The Hurdy Gurdy Girl begins its 10th week at the Tremont Theatre as Boston engagement nears its August 17 close. Carle has advanced the comedy with a capable cast, yielding a polished, professional production that promises an extended season beyond Boston.
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Boston
the Tremont
Carle
Theatre Premier Draws Record Attendance with Varied Acts
The Theatre Premier this week features "A Kind Grandfather" showing a reconciliatory tale after three years apart. "Athletic American Girls" perform fencing boxing and Indian club routines while mocking a masher. "The Redskins" offers education on Native life with a cliff dive. Antonio the Italian boy sings superbly, with illustrated songs by May Vincent and others.
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Redskins
Antonio
May Vincent
Grace Merriman
George Francis
Donald Garrison
William Chase
James Hardes
Harry J. Norton
Ruth Wilmore
Bessie Beasley
Howard Cheney
Charles Turner
Lexington Park Amusements Draw Crowds Despite Weather
Hundreds visited Lexington Park as outdoor attractions such as the open air dancing pavilion and Zoo logical garden drew crowds. The Rustic Theatre offered a vaudeville bill with Melville and Higgins Just a Little Fun and a minstrel act by Bryant and Saville.
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Lexington Park
Ladies
Carrousel
Rustic Theatre
Melville
Higgins
Bryant
Saville
Bartelli
Wally Clark
Wine Woman and Song Charms Globe Audiences in Boston Run
Bonita and the Wine Woman and Song company drew large crowds at the Globe with impersonations of famous players and a strong lineup of dance and chorus numbers. Warfield Music Master, Mantell Hamlet, Templeton Mary, Cohan and others were vividly pictured, with Arm strong pony ballet, a harmonist quartet, Nat Carr and company in End of the World, and Bonita’s specialty. New York hosted it for eight months and Boston audiences applauded heartily. Matinees are scheduled for tomorrow and Saturday.
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The
Globe
Warfield
Robert Mantell
Hamlet
Fay Templeton
Mary
George Cohan
Olcott
Caruso
Armstrong
Pony Ballet
Theise
Nat Carr
Bonita
New York
Boston
Peck's Bad Boy shines at Bowdoin Square Theatre
The Bowdoin Square Theatre stock company presented Peck's Bad Boy to a lively audience. Minnie Burke led as Henry Peck with Minnie Clay as Minnie, Isabel Sherman as Mrs Peck, Jane Stuart as Lizzie, Florence Hale as Maggie, and Clayton Legge as Major Isaac Peck. Tommy Shearer drew laughs as Shultz the grocer while supporting players included Ralph Brown and others in a brisk American comedy of pranks and kitchen chaos.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Henry Peck
Minnie Burke
Minnie Clay
Ida Campbell
Isabel Sherman
Theatre Comique Delivers Thrilling Abduction and Lively Gags
The popular Theatre Comique crowds the house with a bill led by The Abduction a gypsy tale of kidnapping and rescue. Buying a Donkey and The Tenderfoot provide laughs and adventure with Indians bears and card games. Song and impersonations round out a fine show featuring Norma Beaux Katherine Schell Lillian Morrell and more.
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Theatre Comique
Norma Beaux
Katherine Schell
Lillian Morrell
Thomas Bullock
T. Hutchins
John Magann
Helen Qualey
Paragon Park Presents Death-Defying Free Circus Act
Sadie Knowlton debuts a new dangerous bicycle stunt at Paragon Park, riding toward a lagoon and leaping as the wheel upends, with Dodge insisting the act proceed despite Knowlton’s initial wish to cancel. Spectators fearfully watched as other feats, animal acts, and aerial stunts filled a day of open air entertainment.
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Paragon
Park de Luxe
George A. Dodge
Sadie Knowlton
Paragon Park
Miss Knowlton
Dodge
Don Pedro Maurengo
Bostock
Keith's Theatre Delights Boston With A Splendid Bill
Keiths Theatre Boston hosted a varied bill last evening headlined by The Fadettes from the town with overture If I Were King and Imps and Goblins. Henry D Gardner bankers theatrical fame made his debut with songs and monologues to hearty applause. The Otto brothers Matthews and Ashley Ray Cox Stock sisters Will Campbell Elton troupe Stevenson and Nugent Charley Farrell Sophie Everett and a House Warming sketch all drew applause alongside strong stereopticon and kinetograph views at North and South stations and the Elks parade in Philadelphia.
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Boston
Keith's
The
Fadettes
Rob Roy
Henry D. Gardner
Bankers
Otto Brothers
Edgar L. Davenport
Matthews
Ashley
Chinatown
Ray Cox
Dixie
Stock
Will Campbell
Elton Polo
Stevenson
Nugent
Charley Farrell
Sophie Everett
Palace Theatre Burlesque and Vaudeville at Palace
A current Palace Theatre program features Frank Finney leading two burlesques Miss Frisco and Johnny Reily's Party with Charley Clark Al Patterson Harry Buckley Dick Black and a chorus of Grace Toledo May Rosella Louise Brandon Annie Goldie and others. The act includes Hume Cain Huey Baker Jerome and Annie Goldie plus a juggle solo by Hilton and fresh moving pictures. Two shows daily at 2:15 and 8:15 with smoking allowed. audiences praised the week’s performances.
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Palace Theatre
Frank Finney
al Patterson
Harry Buckley
Dick Black
Carrie Barry
Clara Adams
Aimee Barnard
Annie Goldie
Grace Toledo
May Rosella
Louise Brandon
Alio
Hume
Cain
Huey
Baker
Jerome
Hilton
Austin and Stones Museum Minstrel Shows Thrive in South
A large crowd gathered at Austin and Stones Museum to watch Waterman’s Southern Cake-walk company perform. Nearly 40 performers, including singers, dancers, and comedians, entertained from opening musical numbers to the buck and wing finale. The theatre featured two shows with Majone and a troupe of Misses Dale Hall Joyce Lilford Murtha Courtenay, and acts by Cook Benedict Carroll Peters. The vaudeville lineup included Cassiene and Dalmia, Musical Brigham, Meadows Comedy Company, Tom Meadows Bateman Joyce Belasco Steele, delivering a lively midsummer skit.
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Down South Darkies
Austin & Stone
Museum
Waterman
Southern
Majone
Misses Dale
Hall
Joyce
Lilford
Eleanor Murtha
Lillian Courtenay
Cook
Benedict
Caroll
Arthur Peters
Cassiene
Dalmia
Musical Brigham
Meadows Comedy Company
Tom Meadows
Tom Bateman
Paddy Joyce
Vera
Vivian Belasco
Clara Steele
Miles Brothers Parade Film at Hub Theatre
Hub Theatre presents Miles Brothers moving pictures of the civic and trades parade from Old Home Week. Mayor Fitzgerald and Vice President Fairbanks appear on screen to a large audience mainly of women and children. The hour show features sketches like His Cheap Watch An Awful Skate The Fatal Sneeze The Matinee Idol The Childs Hate and Carnival at Nice with illustrated songs by Ralph Drew Walter Collier and Ben Loring including When the Firemen Face Their Foe and music by the ladies orchestra.
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Hub
Miles Brothers
Civic and Trades
Fitzgerald
Fairbanks
Nice
Messrs
Ralph Drew
Walter Collier
Ben Loring
Ladies’ Orchestra
Bass Point week illuminations and regatta at Relay House
Tonight at Bass Point a premier illumination and regatta events featuring power boats yachts and dories with prizes for best decorations. Massachusetts Bay yachts invited to compete under Commodore Russell Lynn Yacht Club as Lena Howes Orchestra provides performances and Stiles Eighth Regiment Band adds concerts in the Relay House area.
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Bass Point
Massachusetts Bay
Commodore Russell
Lynn
Stiles’ Eighth Regiment
Newport excursion from Boston set for Thursday
Next Newport trip from Boston is scheduled for Thursday next Aug 8. Round trip tickets cost 1.00 and are on sale at 362 Washington Street South and Back Bay stations, with limited quantities available.
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Newport
Boston
Washington Street
South
Back Bay
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New Douglas Creek
America
Geological Survey
Max J. Meyer
Merchant and Stockgrower
Harry A. Chark
van L. Gilford
Goldsmith
Harry A. Clark
Sidney E. Bartlett
Frank G. Bevans
First National Bank
Henry C. Beeler
M. E
Douglas Creek Placer District
Klondike
Department OF the Interior, United States Geological Survey
F. G. Bevans
Albany County
State of Wyoming
David Day
E. M
Oance
New York Central
American Gold Placer Mining Co
E. O. Glenn
Kansas
Y. MO
Glenn
Kansas City Life Bldg
Kansas City
T Life Bldg
Santa Fe Eee
Shannon
Tamarack
Trinity
T & Tel
Cumberl’d T
Bos Wor el
Edison Flec
Mergenthal
V . Steel
Oom
pAmalgam
Ag Chem Az
Est
Ovfiok
Utah
Apex
Annual Report
Wolverine
Castle Square Theatre
Clara Lane
Lois Ewell
Michaela
Louise le Baron
Mercedes
J. K. Murray
George Tallman
Harry Davies
Don Jose
Carmen
George Shields
Otis B. Thayer
Tremont Theatre
Globe Theatre
Keith’s Theatre
Austin & Stone’s Museum
HUB Theatre
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