Labor leaders and manufacturers hold wage conference in Fall River
In Fall River this afternoon labor union delegates submitted three wage propositions to manufacturers' representatives. A written answer is promised by 4 p.m. tomorrow. Proposals include postponing wage cuts to March 1, four day weeks until March 1, or submission to the State Board of Arbitration if not agreed.
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Fall River
Labor Leaders
Manufacturers’ Association
State Board of Arbitration
State Board
Labor Union
Dr. Davis
O’donnell
Golden
White
Tansy
McCarthy
Messrs
Thomas O’donnell
John Golden
John McCarthy
Thomas Taylor
James Tans
Thomas Miller
Joseph Jackson
Joseph O’rourke
Patrick J. Grimes
Patrick Sawyer
Timothy Forde
P. Neville
Whitehead
Fall River Iron Works Company
M. C. D. Borden
New York
Manufacturers’ Committee
Isom Lawson Sentenced To Life For Parental Homicide
In Barbourville Kentucky on December 20 Isom Lawson an 18 year old boy received a life sentence for murdering his father a minister by striking him with a hoe after the father corrected him for a misdemeanor.
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Kentucky
Barbourville
Isom Lawson
Brush Creek
Lawson
Boston Vessel Wrecked Off Grand Manan Coast
A Boston schooner named Sarah laden with corn and flour ran ashore at Bar Harbor during a weekend gale. The vessel is a total loss though the crew survived and 100 barrels of flour were saved. Another schooner Terrapin bound for Calais lost sails but reached Flagg's Cove safely after repairs.
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Seal Cove
Grand Manan
N. B
Sarah
Boston
Eastport
Bar Harbor
Terrapin
Calais
Long Island
Flagg’s Cove
Francis Wilson in Half a King at Boston Theatre
Boston Theatre welcomed Francis Wilson in Half a King with a near nonstop string of laughter and applause. The Hanlon brothers pantomime with elaborate mechanical effects supported by Rossi and Powers vaudeville acts. Charles Guyer stands out as a premier pantomimist with graceful athleticism. Sousa’s new opera The Bride-Egret is announced for January 3 at this venue.
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Hanlon Brothers
Boston
Charles Guyer
James S. Moffit
Rossi
Powers Brothers
Louise Truax
Cep
Sousa
Francis Wilson Opens Tremont Engagement With Half a King
Francis Wilson returns to Tremont Theatre for his annual Boston run of Half a King with the same company as last year. Wilson’s humorous mountebank wins the crowd, while Lulu Glaser grows in popularity with vivacious performance. Celeste Wynne earns a double encore as Clinton J. Elder and others sustain strong support. Wilson closes act two with a speech against the Theatrical Trust. The show runs two weeks before Frank Daniels in The Idol's Eye begins January 3.
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Francis Wilson
Tremont Theatre
Boston
Wilson
Pierette
Mr. Wilson
Lulu Glaser
Celeste Wynne
Castle Square Opera Company
Clinton J. Elder
J. C. Miron
John E. Biiand
Peter Lang
Theatrical Trust
Frank Daniels
Lost in New York at Bowdoin Square Theatre
Boston review praises improved scenic effects and a strong cast led by Dan Collyer in Lost in New York a metropolitan drama. Carrie Collyer as Jennie and John Weber as Gustave Kranz deliver notable performances amid vivid water front staging and clever specialties.
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New York
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Boston
Mae
Broadway
Dan Collyer
Chimmie Fadden
Martin Purcelle
Carrie Collyer
Jennie
Mr. Collyer
John Weber
Gustave Kranz
Mr. Weber
Lizzie Clifford
Frank Lenox
The Girl From Paris plays Park Theatre closing Boston run
The Girl From Paris ends its eleventh week at Boston’s Park Theatre with a rousing reception. Georgia Caine and Thomas Keirns deliver lively turns joined by D L Don Fred Lennox and Josephine Hall in a mischievous comedy with a new dance by Mabel Clark. Election returns to be shown on stage tonight.
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Paris
Park Theatre
Boston
Mabel Clark
Georgia Caine
Thomas Keirns
D. L. Don
Fred Lennox
Willam Broderick
Batttersea
Josephine Hall
New York
Boston Kidney Pills Promised Quick Relief and Cure
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as speedy relief for kidney and back pain with lasting results. Testimonial from John Reed of 158 Boylston Street claims rapid improvement after using the product from Burwell’s drug store. Sold by all dealers 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents.
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Burwell
Park Sq
Boylston St
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Circus Girl closes in Boston after strong run at Museum
The Circus Girl begins its closing week at the Museum as Bostonians warmly embrace the musical comedy. The show will run through Saturday January 1 with the cast led by Amanda Fabris and Mary Young, followed by cinematograph pictures of the Passion Play on Monday January 3.
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Amanda Fabris
Mary Young
John C. Slavin
Mabelle Howe
Mabella Baker
Samuel Edwards
In Town at Hollis Entertains Holiday Audience
Last week marks the third and closing run of the Hollis production In Town with a lively holiday crowd. Bradfield as Captain Coddington shines in comedy. Marie Studholme introduces the Tom-Tit dance and Maud Hobson and Minnie Hunt share musical appeal with Florence Lloyd and Rosie Boote delivering engaging performances.
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Hollis
Lastes
Mr. Bradfield
Captain Coddington
Marie Studholme
Minnie Hunt
Maud Hobson
Rosie Boote
Florence Lloyd
Holiday Show Impresses Shoppers at Keith's
Large holiday crowd at Keith's enjoyed an animated music sheet with many performers. Thorne and Carlton led the strong comedy act while Lew Hawkins drew praise as a popular blackface entertainer. The Reed family and junior Reed created dances and topical songs, with excellent acrobatics by Morello brothers and others. The Christmas list continues this week.
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Sadie Fox
Thorne
Carlton
Lew Hawkins
Oort
Eith
Kid
Reed
Junior Reed
Morello Brothers
Iler
Burke
Boston School
Cruikshank
Ro bies Bohemian burlesquers dazzle Howard patrons
The holiday week feature at the Howard showcases Robbies Bohemian burlesquers with a new yacht burletta On Board the Bohemia and a lively cast led by Solomon Minzenheimer and Jakey. Flo Jansen Vevi Nobriga Beatrice Golden Dora Nelson and others dazzle in songs dances and comic sketches backed by a large troupe of comedians and specialty acts. Grand Opera House also presents additional attractions as part of the holiday program.
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the Howard
Robie
Bohemia
Solomon Minzenheimer
Jakey
Billy B. van
H. Smith
Joe Fields
Mark Woolley
Jere Mahoney
Flo Jansen
Vevi Nobriga
Beatrice Golden
Dora Nelson
Amy Robert
Florence Hamilton
Needham and Jones
Victor V. Vass
Pelle King
W. H. Burke
Nell Matthews
Alice Clifford
Sheehan
Jacy
Watkins
Brandon
Heart of Chicago melodrama thrills at Columbia Theatre
Last night the Columbia Theatre staged The Heart of Chicago a melodrama with love intrigue and murder. The four act play covers the great fire night and 21 years later with realistic set pieces including a rooftop panorama and a drawbridge engine sequence. De Witt Clinton Frederic Douglas Frank Weed Miss Willie Simms Allan Hampton and the cast provide solid performances.
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Chicago
Columbia
Metropollis
Whiting
de Witt Clinton
Frederic Douglas
Frank Weed
Willie Simms
Allan Hampton
Hazel Kirke Charms Castle Square Theatre Audience
The familiar drama Hazel Kirke drew strong crowds at Castle Square Theatre with a solid company. Lillian Lawrence led the cast with convincing effort while William Humphrey and J H Gilmour provided notable performances in key roles.
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Hazel Kirke
Castle Square Theatre
Lillian Lawrence
William Humphrey
Dunstan Kirke
J. H. Gilmour
Petticus Green
Charles Mackay
Lord Travers
J. L. Seeley
Aaron Rodney
Tony Cummings
Barney O’flynn
Mr. N. H. Fowler
A Miggins
Mary Sanders
Dolly Dutton
Lizzie Morgan
Mercy Kirke
Rose Morison
Lady Travers
Mansfield to Open in The Devil's Disciple at Hollis Street
Advance box office sales begin at 8 o'clock for Richard Mansfield's Boston engagement at Hollis Street Theatre. He stars in G Bernard Shaw's The Devil's Disciple set in Westerbridge New Hampshire in 1777, hailed as his most notable work since Beau Brummel. The week features Beaux Brummel Wednesday matinee and Friday, A Parisian Romance Thursday, and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Saturday night.
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Hollis Street
Mansfield
Boston
G. Bernard Shaw
Devil
Westerbridge
N. H
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Grand Theatre Christmas Week Show Delights Audiences
The Grand Theatre staged The Ranch King with a stellar cast led by Wallace Campbell as Donald Macdonald and Isabel Pitt Lewis in the lead female role. The company received strong applause for acting and scenery with James Keane praised for practical stage settings. The Handel and Haydn Society performed Messiah with near full hall occupancy and substitutions noted for illness.
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Donald Macdonald
Isabel Pitt Lewis
Oseph DeGrasse
Frederick Murray
James Donahue
James K. Keane
Messrs
Thomas and
Watson
Mr. Thomas
Richard P. Murphy
Blanche Andrews
Moran and
Wesley
Johnson
McKay
Oklahoma
Ricketts
John H. Murtha
Professor Schlam
Bush
Dan Jackson
Sacred concert arrangements completed for Boston Typographical Union
The committee handling the sacred concert has finished all preparations for the Boston Typographical Union event to be held next Sunday evening at the Tremont Theatre.
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Boston Typographical Union
Tremont Theatre
Christmas Cake Walk at Music Hall Promises Southern Festivity
A Christmas night event recreates a yuletide Southern plantation cake walk with singers, buck and wing dancers, and a cake walk judged by the audience under Captain Bill Daly. The program showcases Southern melodies and local champions in dance, described as highly entertaining.
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Music Hall
Bill Daly
Bull Fight News From Boston Featured in Museum Exhibit
Ignacio Alarcon a veteran bull fighter recalls a deadly arena incident in Spain and explains the crowd’s power over performers. The museum Christmas show also includes Signorita Dolores Fernandez and a lineup of Spanish acts, revolving tableaux, and illusionists drawing visitors.
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Austin & Stone’s
Ignacio Alarcon
Boston
Signorita
Dolores Ferncintez
Zarros
Roya
Jetty Polly Pool
Armanianis
Anny
Dolly Mann
Ritchie and
Ritchie
Louise Dempsey
Winstanley Brothers
Great Peter at the Zoo Tests Baby Dolls
A Back Bay mother brings a baby and asks Captain Coleman to present Great Peter to the child. Peter is passed to the baby who hugs him while he squirms, showing his small size. The piece notes Orissa twins and introduces Chief the long tailed pony as new Zoo attractions.
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Great Peter
Peter
Captain Coleman
Reat
Peter the Small
Orissa
Diamonds for $1.00 Barrios Diamond Company advertises
Christmas gift idea direct from Barrios Diamond Company offering genuine Barrios diamonds mounted in rings pins earrings and more for $1 each. Address 42 Broad Street New York City. Send $1 with a note and receive a brilliant as a handsome present.
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Barrios Diamond Company
Barrios
Broad Street
New York City
Four Ounces of Violet Perfume at Meeneres Store
An ad notes a four ounce bottle of violet perfume offered cheaply at Meeneres Store on remont street near Bromfield street. The message emphasizes low prices to attract perfume buyers to the shop.
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Meeneres
Remont Street
Bromfield Street
Gale Devastates Newfoundland Coast Wrecks 12 Schooners
A brutal gale hit St. John's and coastal settlements causing heavy damage to fishing establishments and vessels. Twelve schooners went ashore and were total wrecks in Green Bay, with several more badly damaged in collisions. The Gloucester fleet and herring fleet at Placentia Bay are feared buffeted by the storm.
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N. F
Green Bay
Gloucester
Placentia Bay
Boomers Target Oklahoma Indian Lands In Bid For Openings
Interior Department officials monitor land boomers alleged to plan entry into Wichita Apache Kiowa and Comanche reservations in Oklahoma as a pending treaty to open lands awaits Congress. Literature offers memberships for sale at 2 each while Indians are warned and urged to seek military aid to stop forced occupation.
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Interior Department
Oklahoma
Congress
Department
Ents
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