Newtowne Club Stages In Newport Musical Comedy
The Newtowne Club presented the first of three performances of In Newport last evening at their North Cambridge clubhouse before a large audience. Ed Howlett wrote the piece for the club blending sparkling music with witty dialogue and a light plot centered on a missing will aboard a yacht. Notable roles include Herlock Sohmes by A. H. McKee and the widow by Harry J. Tafft with Leon E. Cadman directing stage numbers and choral work. the show features comic pieces, a costume party, and strong choruses, followed by dancing until 2 a m with performances scheduled again tonight and tomorrow.
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Newport
Newtowne Club
Cambridge
Boston
Newtowne Clubs
Ed Howlett
Brown
Beverly Farms
Herlock Sohmes
Messrs. P. Knuckle
Michael Dooley
Rainbow Sisters
Belle Bellingham
Chelsea
Gay Newport
Howlett
Leon E. Cadman
Will
Commodore Beverly Farms
Clarence A. Wheeler
Mr. Knuckle
Mr. Dooley
A. T. Gutheim
C. O. Skinner
G. T. Page
Bob Bobstay
BE. L. B. Tuttle
Mr. Tuttle
Belle
Harry J. Tafft
EB. Conant
J. L. Brown
Mr. Brown
Mr. Cadman
Yachting Girls
Mott
H. L. B. Waters
J. A
Verdict in Hartopp case ends with not proven ruling
The Hartopp trial concludes after 13 days of testimony and a judge says the couple’s married life centered on pleasure, finding no one guilty of cruelty or misconduct. The jury returns a Scotch verdict of not proven, while Mrs Sands gains little satisfaction. The piece also includes a fragmented interview with Harry Gorman detailing a lifetime in male attire.
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London
Hartopp
Justice Barnes
Lady Hartopp
Earl Cowley
Sir Charles Hartopp
Mrs. Sands
Captain Carstairs gets his divorce
Captain A Carstairs, formerly of the Irish Rifles, was granted a divorce from his wife Frances Bostwick in London on December 17. Frances Francis, noted playwright, acted as the correspondent. Mrs. Carstairs had traveled with her lover to Hamburg and Monte Carlo during his South African service.
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London
A. Carstairs
Irish Rifles
Frances Bostwick
Jabez A. Bostwick
New York
Francis Francis
Three Million For Consuelo Duchess Of Manchester
Appraisement shows Fernando Yznaga left a fortune larger than expected. His will names Consuelo Dowager Duchess of Manchester as sole heiress, with over 3 million dollars in personal estate. Executors Harry B. Hollins and William K. Vanderbilt named. report to Surrogate Thomas for confirmation.
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New York
Fernando Yznaga
Consuelo
Duchess of Manchester
Thomas
Yznaga
Harry B. Hollins
William K. Vanderbilt
Woman Who Lived as Man Confesses Voting History
In Buffalo on December 17, Harry Gorman, a longtime female impersonator, recounts her life and reveals frequent voting in the city. She asserts being a loyal Democrat and voting the straight ticket for seven years, inviting inquiries from Alder officials.
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Buffalo
Harry” Gorman
Alder
WANTS DECREE COMPLETED IN PEABODY CASE
In Peabody on Feb 2, 1870 John C. Enos married Ella P. Enos. The wife separated May 3 1870 over alleged cruelty. Divorce nisi granted April 16 1872 with right to resume maiden name. She remarried in California and had two children. She did not obtain absolute divorce, moved to Oakland, and later sought to make the divorce absolute from 1877 to legitimize her second marriage after her husband died.
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Peabody
John C. Enos
Ella P. Enos
Miss Blaney Not Home Attleboro Report Is Hoax
Attleboro residents dismiss a New York rumor that Gertrude Blaney, daughter of Captain William H. Blaney, overdosed on morphine. A classmate says she finished high school after first year, never attended Wellesley, and remains well known locally. Captain Blaney calls the New York reports a hoax and would not comment further.
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Attleboro
Gertrude Blaney
William H. Blaney
New York
Wellesley College
Captain Blaney
Post
Women Held Charged With Manslaughter
Lowell December 17 Kate Reen and Mary Flynn were ordered in $800 to the grand jury by Judge Hadley for manslaughter in the death of Mrs. Mary Mc Dermott at a Spring Street house on November 28. Key witnesses were Edward Sweeney and Bernard McArdel who testified they saw the defendants push Mrs. McDermott downstairs.
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Lowell
Kate Reen
Mary Flynn
Mary McDermott
Spring Street
Hadley
Edward Sweeney
Bernard McArdel
Boyle Bros. hunter sends home fine Southern deer head
Mr. T. F. Boyle, who recently began a southern hunting trip, reports a fine deer taken on Colonel Becker's Johns Island plantation in South Carolina. The head will be mounted as a souvenir. A letter from Mr. Doyle says hunting is good with plenty of game in the preserve.
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T. F. Boyle
Boyle Bros
Colonel Becker
Johns Island
South Carolina
Doyle
Fels-Naptha Promises Grimy Dirt Removal
An advertisement touts Fels-Naptha soap as the ultimate cleaner for dirty cloths and hands, claiming it removes dirt thoroughly without harming anything. The copy emphasizes that the dirtiest items prove the soap’s effectiveness and safety.
Maybrick Opens to Hope of Liberty Under New King
Mrs Florence Maybrick, once condemned for poisoning her husband, has felt a glimmer of freedom with Edward's ascent. She has moved from hard labor to library work, a shift attributed to royal interest led by the Duchess of Bedford. Her mother reports improved health and growing confidence that she will spend her days outside prison walls.
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London
Florence Maybrick
Edward
Baroness de Roques
Duchess of Bedford
Mrs. Maybrick
Presentation on Father Gormley Anniversary
The Rev Father Gormley director of St Marys Sunday school Charles town received a surprise gathering on the 10th anniversary of his ordination. Superintendent Mr Brady presented a writing table. Father Gormley thanked the teachers. Messages from Rev Father McMahon Rev Father Murray and Sister Superior followed with Miss Margaret Fitzgerald also speaking. A musical program and refreshments closed the event.
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Father Gormley
St. Mary’s Sunday School
Charlestown
Brady
Father McMahon
Father Murray
Margaret Fitzgerald
Mrs Roosevelt to Be Santa Claus in Oyster Bay
Oyster Bay December 17 Mrs Roosevelt the president’s wife will play Santa for local schoolchildren. William McCoy the Oyster Bay rail line news agent received her instruction to buy a barrel of candy and prepare decorated cornucopias so every child at Oyster Bay school receives a Christmas package.
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Oyster Bay
Santa Claus
United States
White House
William McCoy
Long Island Railroad
Roosevelt
Vegetarians of Boston Form New Association
The Vegetarians of Boston met at 17 Bromfield Street for a feast without animal foods and heard speakers on health from abstaining. It was voted to form a society named the Vegetarian Association of Boston.
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Vegetarians of
Boston
Bromfield Street
Vegetarian Association of Boston
Ginty Ties Up Trolley Road At Mansfield Corner
In Mansfield on December 17, Ginty brothers blocked the Norton and Taunton street railway track at Gintys Corner four miles from town with debris and threats of suit over unsettled claims. The obstruction halted service for hours as trees poles and rubble lay on rails. Mr. Ginty, armed with an axe, was arrested after a confrontation with Superintendent Hewins and Deputy Sheriff Perry and will face District Court in Attleboro.
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Mansfield
Trafic
Norton & Taunton Street Railway
Ginty’s Corner
Ginty Brothers
Brockton
Gintys
North Easton
Ginty
Hewins
Street Railway
Perry
District Court
Attleboro
Koch Lung Cure Traced To Salvation From Consumption
A Boston area testimonial reports Mrs. Lucy Smith of Somerville cured after Koch inhalation treatment at 361 Boylston Street Boston. She describes prior years of severe consumption, failing remedies, and multiple coughing spells, then immediate relief, regained health, and gratitude, inviting others to inquire at 24 Mt Pleasant Street.
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Koch Lung
Boylston Street
Boston
Koch
Mt. Pleasant Street
Somerville
Lucy Smith
Boston man weds Eaton in San Francisco nuptials
Mrs Adelia Omend married William H Eaton of Boston at Trinity M E parsonage in San Francisco. The bride daughter of F C Zavitz of Denver, once with her first husband in Tampico where he died of pneumonia. Eaton, a government inspector, will reside in San Francisco for several years.
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San Francisco
Boston
Adelia Omend
William H. Eaton
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
John
A. B. Wilson
Finton
Fourteenth Street
IF. C. Zavitz
Denver
William H. Omend
Tampico
Mex
Eaton
Last New York steamer sails with funds for Europe
The St Paul of the American line left New York today carrying 460 615 dollars in money orders payable in 15 European countries, ensuring transit before Christmas.
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New York
St. Paul
Red Fox Ale Gales Increase Sharply
A brief notice reports Red Fox Ale Gales rising in frequency and intensity, with indications of ongoing supply and seasonal demand impacting local markets and distribution channels. Senior officials urge monitoring and action to ensure steady availability.
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Seneca Street
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Antiochusxy
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M. L. Craffey
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Iowa
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American Express Guilding
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Dr. King
King Dental
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Avon Street
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Crosby
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St. Andreasburg
P. Chas. Ludlam
Bromfield ST
A. Shuman & Co
Shuman Corner
W. Berman & CO
Hanover St
Washington
Visible Typewriter Co
Westinghouse CO Losel
United States Court of Appeals
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
New York Air Brake Company
Frankfort, Ky
Court of Appeals
James Howard
Howard
Goebel
Melville
Roxbury
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Mary Tolan
Willow Park
St. Francis de Sales
Vernon Street
Calvary Cemetery
Mt. Hope
J.S. Waterman & Sons
Qcuneral Undertakers
Dudley Street Terminal
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