Warner's Safe Cure promoted for sluggish liver relief
An advertisement claims Warner's Safe Cure treats liver sluggishness with a vegetable formula. It touts increased bile flow, waste removal, and organ harmony, plus Warner's Safe Pills for constipation and a sample bottle offer from Warner's Safe Cure Co in Rochester New York via the Boston Post.
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Oliver plans to complete Panama Canal contract
William J. Oliver of Knoxville Tennessee, the lowest bidder on the Panama Canal completion contract, informed Secretary Taft he will finish within ten days. He said he will associate with responsible contractors satisfactory to the secretary and the president. Taft stated the contract would be awarded to Oliver if the associates prove their responsibility.
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Washington
William J. Oliver
Knoxville
Tenn
Panama Canal
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Ice Machine Explosion Kills Three at Armour & Co Plant
At Armour and Co power house in Chicago an ice machine head blew off releasing ammonia fumes. Twenty workers were present. three men died instantly and seventeen were seriously injured.
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Chicago
of Armour & Co
Newton Melrose Pair Wed in Brookline
In Brookline on January 28 at the home of Rev. Fred A. Wiggin, Miss Lydia A. Carleton of Franklin Street married Julius Emanuel Peterson of Newton. The couple’s engagement was announced six months ago and they privately staged the ceremony, delighting close friends who awaited the nuptials.
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Melrose
Fred A. Wiggin
Brookline Street
Brookline
Lydia A. Carleton
Franklin Street
Julius Emanuel Peterson
Newton
Farce and melodrama at Tremont Theatre in Boston
Henrietta Crosman stars in All-of-a-Sudden Peggy at Tremont Theatre with Ernest Stallard Frank Gillmore and J R Crauford in supporting roles. The piece is a light farce about a widow faking marriage to a nobleman’s brother, praised for Crosman’s vivacity but noted as a weakly plotted, largely ordinary work. The Squaw Man at Hollis, with William Faversham, is a Western melodrama about a British man who marries an Indian squaw and faces family consequences. strong acting elevates a familiar tale. run continues three weeks with future engagements listed.
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Henrietta Crosman
Ernest Denny
Peggy
Tremont Theatre
Miss Crosman
Nell Gwynne
Rosalind
Kitty Bellairs
Pear
Pegsy
Jimmy
Mr. Gillmore
Ernest Stallard
Lord Anthony
A Crauford
Jane Marbury
Ida Waterman
Edwin Milton Boyle
Hollis
Boston
William Faversham
England
Mr. Faversham
Jim Wynnegate
Jim Carston
Utah Ranch
Julie Opp
Jim
Rosabel Morrison
Nat-A-Rich
Frederick Watson
Nat-U-Rich
Frank Daniels
Harry B. Smith
A. N. C. Fowler
Victor Herbert
Maurice Campbell Co. (Inc
Peggy O’mara
Ceey
London
Duke of York's
Globe Theatre Presents The Wizard of Oz Spectacle
The Globe Theatre hosts a two week run of The Wizard of Oz drawing large crowds. George Stone as the scarecrow and Irving H. Christian as the tin woodman deliver strong comic and dancing performances. Cast includes Zoa Mathews Anna Wilkes Lillian English Robert Gray and Nellie Niece with William Barry as the Wizard and Joseph West as General Riskitt. New songs including Sitting Bull attract acclaim.
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Globe Theatre
George Stone
Pastoria
Robert Gray
Tryxie Trifle
Nellie Niece
Myrtle McCarthy
Sara Harford
Wizard of Oz
William Barry
Joseph West
Riskitt
Sitting Bull
Sammy
Mrs. Fiske Leads Final Boston Week at Majestic
The Majestic Theatre hosts Mrs. Fiske and the Manhattan company for the second week with "The New York Idea" and an added matinee. Noted supporting players include John Mason George Arliss and Marion Lea. Next season will feature De Wolf Hopper in a one week run of "King Ecstaticus" in "Happyland."
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Majestic Theatre
John Mason
George Arliss
Marion Lea
Boston
Mrs. Fiske
Manhattan
de Wolf Hopper
King Ecstaticus
Marguerite Clark
Ada Deaves
Florence Martin
William Wolff
John Hendricks
How Hearts Are Broken at Grand Opera House
Langdon McCormick melodrama set in a Maine village follows a young girl duped by a double dealing man. She is tried for her baby’s murder but freed by a compassionate Kentucky lawyer. Blind Bit helps expose the culprit as Mona Fancher acts.
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Langdon McCormick
Grand Opera House
Maine
Babe
Kentucky
Blind Bit
Eugenie Besserer
Mona Fancher
Bijou Theatre Review Delights with A Brass Monkey
Hoyt's satire on superstition drew a large Bijou Theatre audience last evening. John Craig's troupe featured Mary Young as Baggage and Evarts in several songs with Frisco Fogg and Doolittle Work delivering solid performances. An Enemy of the People is slated for next week.
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Hoyt
Bijou
John Craig
Mary Young
Miss Young
Mr. Evarts
Jonah
Mr. MacLarnie
Doolittle
Mr. Jocelyn
Frisco Fogg
Miss Farrell
Mr. Yost
Dodge
Bijon Theatre
Paris by Night Packs Lyceum Teeters With Variety
Lyceum Theatre hosted Paris by Night drawing packed houses yesterday. Gertrude Clancy opened the olio with illustrated songs, Annie Goldie sang as a loud-voiced soubrette, the Nelson-Farnum acrobatic troupe delivered first-class stunts, Mildred Stoller offered a clever impersonation act with films, and The White Hussars led by Miss Cline closed with a creditable band performance.
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Paris
Lyceum
Gertrude Clancy
Annie Goldie
Nelson-Farnum
Mildred Stoller
White Hussars
Cline
Theatre Comique Features Varied Act With Notable Soloists
This week at Theatre Comique includes Trial Marriages offering a view of married life The Mechanical Statue a humorous number The Charmer a hypnotism study Illustrated songs feature May Vincent John McDonald Harry Downing John Beasley Thomas Bullock Frank Cohan and Al Smith with instrumental numbers by Helen Qualey Harry Russell W O Johnsen and M DesRiveres.
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Theatre Comique
May Vincent
John McDonald
Harry Downing
John Beasley
Thomas Bullock
Frank Cohan
al. Smith
Helen, Qualey
Harry. Russell
W. ‘O. Johnsen
M.‘ DesRiveres
Ethel Barrymore Returns in Captain Jinks Revival at Colonial
At the Colonial Theatre in Boston last evening Ethel Barrymore headlined Clyde Fitch’s Captain Jinks reviving classic olden times drama. Bruce McRae co stars as her leading man while audiences praised her matured charm and fitness for the role amid elaborate staging and strong fan enthusiasm.
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Colonial Theatre
Bruce McRae
Miss Barrymore
Park Theatre audiences applaud May Irwin in Mrs Wilson Andrews
May Irwin drew another large crowd at the Park Theatre for the second week in Mrs Wilson Andrews. Her varied songs and comic moments, along with a chorus of pretty dancers, kept the audience laughing and responsive throughout the show.
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May Irwin
Park Theatre
Ben Hur at Boston Theatre Enchants Full House
Klaw and Erlanger present General Lew Wallace's Ben Hur at the Boston Theatre in its third week as the chariot race electrifies audiences. About 20 spirited horses race four abreast in a scene praised for realism with standing room only at every performance. The final show is slated for Saturday evening February 16.
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Klaw & Erlanger
Lew Wallace
Boston
Antioch
Castle Square Taps Brings Berlin Drama to Boston Stage
The Castle Square Theatre presents the military play Taps, staged by William C. Masson. Lawton and Johnson lead a strong cast in a German frontier barracks setting with emotional portrayals and sharp comic touches enhancing the production.
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Boston
Berlin
London
Paris
New York
Castle Square
William C. Masson
Miss Lawton
Ben Johnson
Waldron
Merrymakers Thrill at Columbia with Dazzling Chorus Act
The Merrymakers wowed Columbia Theatre audiences with lively skits and standout chorus girls. Jeanette Young impressed with a soprano, Minnie and Marte Sprays turned heads with dancing, and Nelson Milledge Casey kept things moving in Simon the Butler. Elton Polo aerialists delivered sensational feats. Wrestling night featured Stears and Sweeney. Friday promises amateur showcase.
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Columbia
Jeanette Young
Minnie
Marte Wes
Nelson
Mil‘edge
Casey
Simon
the Butler
Clipper
Elton-Polo
Stears
3Jweeney
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents The Scouts Revenge
The Bowdoin Square stock company presented The Scout's Revenge featuring Buck Hanshawe and Olive Benton. Alexander Gaden and Charlotte Hunt led a strong cast with Wilmer Walter and Edwin Denison drawing praise. The production ran for one week only with a mix of human interest and wholesome comedy.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Buck Hanshawe
Olive Benton
Bowdoin Square Stock Company
Alexander Gaden
Charlotte Hunt
Buck
Wilmer Walter
Wilfred Castro
Edwin Denison
Colonel Benton
Ralph Brown
Harry Brooks
Annette Marshall
Florence Hale
Gertrude Binley
George Randall
Dwight Gaylord
Frank Wright
Leonard Broughton
Ollie Plunkett
Alice Thornton
Burlesque Bill at Palace Theatre Promises Bright Variety
Weber and Rush's Bon Ton burlesquers present a week bill of two mini musical comedies Pousse Cafe and The Girl from Mars along with a lively vaudeville lineup featuring Browning and Bentley Miss Frances Clare and Pierce and Opp. Ben Pierce a Dorchester boy and amateur ball player appears with a red masked girl and six statuesque English dancers. A series of funny moving pictures rounds out the program.
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Weber
Rush
Palace Theatre
Mars
Browning
Bentley
Frances Clare
Pierce
Opp
Ben Pierce
Dorchester
Changes at the Palace add vaudeville to burlesque bill
Charley Waldron at the Palace Theatre announces a policy change starting February 4. The venue will run continuous vaudeville and burlesque shows from 1 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., with doors opening at 12:30 p.m. Two shows will be combined into one long program.
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Palace
Charley Waldron
Palace Theatre
Keiths Theatre Review Highlights Diverse Night of Acts
Volta impressed at Keiths Theatre with feats of electricity and a current conductor act. Polly Pickles Pets in Petland and Smiths Companion drew laughter, while Skinny's Return and Juliette Pierrepont added music and talent. Duffin Redcay, Hillis, Wilson, Inman, Gartelle, Craigs, Wood brothers, Wise Milton, Pelots, and others filled the bill with variety acts and films.
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Volta
Keith
Harry Houdini
Polly Pickle
Petland
John McVeigh
Nellie Daly
Eva Williams
Jac Tucker
Skinny
Juliette Pierrepont
Duffin-Redcay
Melville Hillis
George Wilson
Wiliam Inman
Wiliam Inman and Company
Gartelle Brothers
Craigs
Wood Brothers
Wise
Milton
Pelots
Kinetograph
Austin and Stone’s Museum Hosts Bustling Shirtwaist Debate
A lively session at Austin and Stone’s Museum features a large ladies congress debating the shirtwaist question with a vote 6 to 5 in favor. Delegates include women over 200 pounds up to 469 pounds while performances by Ottura the Japanese wonder worker and acts by the Minstrel Maids entertain the crowd.
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Austin & Stone’s
Ottura
James Irwin
Till
Trixie
Ben Hur
Minstrel Maids
Charley Clark
Frank Cook
Alton
Joe Maxwell
Laxine
Alina
Bryan
Blanche
King and Hyslop
Week at the Unique Theatre Opens With Two Plays
The Unique Theatre opened with A Good Old Trolley Ride and A Modern Oliver Twist. Oliver Twist appears as a real and virile Dickens character on stage. Today A Watermelon Patch promises humor and harvest of laughs.
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Unique Theatre
Roller Skating Six Day Race at Park Square Skating Rink
A six day roller race runs Feb 4 to Feb 9 at Park Square Skating Rink with all top amateur champions entering. On Friday night a peak event will feature Moran versus MacLean in a premier bicycle match race.
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Park Square
Moran
MacLean
Percy Williams presents Henri de Vries at the Orpheum last night
The Orpheum featured Dutch actor Henri de Vries in A Case of Arson with a police courtroom plot and seven witnesses. The program added Hooked by Crook and musical sketches by Kinsong, with notable acts by Herbert Brooks, Bell-Prevost Trio, Gardner and Stoddard, Farnsworth Roche Leahy, Meredith sisters, and Howard and North, ending with Vitagraph reels.
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Henri de Vries
Orpheum
Williams
de Vries
Herman Heyerman
John Arend
Crook
Homer B. Mason
Marguerite Keeler
Henry Travers
Kinsong
Herbert Brooks
Bell- Prevost
Gardner
Stoddard
Farnsworth
Roche
Leahy
Meredith
Howard
North
Vitagraph
Daniel Russell Buried at Wyoming Cemetery
The remains of Hon. Daniel Russell, one of the wealthiest and best known residents, were laid to rest today at Wyoming cemetery after services at his residence in Melrose on January 28.
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Melrose
Daniel Russell
Wyoming Cemetery
Vaudeville Acts At Howard Atheneum This Week
An array of acts tops the Old Howard bill including Hawthorn and Burt as conversation kings Shorty and Lillian De Witt the mirthful pair Ponge and Leo aerial gymnasts Hayward Conroy and Hayward in Marriage Is Sublime Harry Brown with bright sayings George W Hussey duo ventriloquists Martin and Ridgeway eccentric mirthmakers Epps and Loretta clever colored duo John Barker a Rube comedian and bone soloist Murphe y and Palmer clever sketches Al Levan Hebrew comedian Butler Haviland and company in A Doctor for a Day plus films by Howardscope and a burlesque group with Treasure Trovers.
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Hawthorn
Burt
Shorty
Lilllian de Witt
Ponge
Leo
Hayward
Conroy
Harry Brown
George W. Hussey
Martin
Ridgeway
Epps
Loretta
John Barker
Murphy and Palmer
al Levan
Butler Haviland
Howardscope
New Hanover Street Post Office Opens Friday
The Hanover street postal station at North Bennet street will begin operations Friday. It will handle mail for the district north of Clinton and Blackstone streets and east of Washington Street north. Lawrence Brignat, ex East Boston chief clerk, is named superintendent with 20 carriers and 10 clerks.
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North Bennet Street
Clinston and
Blackstoke Streets
Washington Street
Lawrence Brignat
East Boston
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