Ex-Governor Russell Pardoned Dunlap Amid Chicago Burglary Drama
The ex governor William E Russell faces criticism over the 1893 pardon of Northhampton bank robber Robert Dunlap after Dunlap was arrested in Chicago. Pinkerton agent John Cornish reported to the Massachusetts Governor that Dunlap has led an exemplary life, prompting relief at the State House that the charge lacked foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Russell
Robert Dunlap
Northampton
Dunlap
Chicago
Englewood
Mr. Russell
John Cornish
Pinkerton
National Detective Agency
Boston
State House
Massachusetts
New Bills In Town at the Excelsior and Tre mont
Olga Nethersole draws a large Boston audience at Hollis for Camille her famed portrayal of Marguerite Gauthier. The Boston engagement features The Wife of Scarly and Denise with seats on sale this morning as two weeks of A Parlor Match and Hanlon's Superiorba follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Nethersole
Boston
Hollis
Camille
Miss Nethersole
Atlantic
Dumas
Marguerite Gauthier
Marguerite Gauthie
Scarli
Nathaniel Hiartwig
Armand
Robert Pateman
Duvaliere
Frank Lander
Bruce McRae
Alexei Leighton
Henrietta Watson
Violet Block
Scarly
Denise
France
Edward Records Arrested In New York For Bonds Fraud
Edward Records of Boston was arrested in New York City on a charge of obtaining 196 Northern Railway bonds from Arthur Atkinson of Hallowell Maine under false pretences. The deal involved Massachusetts Car Company stock as security, with a date of April 24 1896 and a warrant issued last Friday by Chief Watts. Records, once president of the car company, allegedly misrepresented solvency and a treasury surplus to the Atkinsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Records
Boston
New York City
Arthur Atkinson
Joseph Atkinson
Hallowell
Records
Massachusetts Car Company
Atkinson
Northern Railroad Company
New Brunswick
Watts
New York
Northern Railhway Company
Atkinsons
Gompers appeals for aid for Milwaukee street car strike
President Gompers of the AFL calls for financial help for Milwaukee street railway workers on strike since May. He cites blacklisting and threatened non support prosecutions as tactics by the company and officers, urging immediate remittances to Rezin Orr in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Milwaukee Street Car
Milwaukee Street Railway Company
Rezin Orr
Amalgamated Association of Street Railroad Employees
Kanter
Detroit
Mich
Widow Sues Over 1539 Settlement Deed in Suffolk Case
In Suffolk Supreme Court a bill in equity filed by the widow of Francis B. Hayes of Lexington and her son Harold against Charles F. Choate and others seeks to set aside a 1539 deed of settlement between Mrs. Hayes and her late husband. The action argues the deed improperly enlarges the deceased's right to bar the widow from sharing the estate. The estate value is about 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk Supreme Court
Francis B. Hayes
Lexington
Harold
Charles F. Choate
Boston Cadets Burlesque Excels With Ex celsior Jr at Museum
H B Rice directs a polished burlesque of Ex celsior Jr based on Longfellow and William Tell. Carrie Behr headlines Excelsior Jr with strong musical numbers and Yvette Guilbert impersonation by Yvette Violette. The cast includes Joseph Ott Arthur Dunn Seymour Hees and Deyo as a dancer. The show features scenic color, a snow ballet monastery salon and Watteau minuet with Mr Braham as musical director and the Independent Cadets joining in choruses. The piece runs while demand lasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Rice
Mr. Rice
R. A. Barnet
Excelsior, Jr
Boston Museum
Boston Cadets
Boston
Longfellow
Carrie Behr
Joseph Ott
Arthur Dunn
Seymour Hees
Dave Abrahams
Yvette Guilbert
Yvette Violette
Rice
John Braham
Sloane
Independent Corps of Cadets
Sporting Duchess returns to Tremont Theatre crowd pleaser
The Sporting Duchess opened a week at Tremont Theatre with Agnes Booth in the lead and a near identical cast from last year. Louis Massen Eliza Proctor Otis and Cora Tanner head the supporting lineup with strong turns by Mr. Massen and Miss Otis as well as Joe Aylmer’s portrayal by J. H. Stoddart. The engagement runs one week before E S Willard stages The Rogue's Comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Theatre
Louis Massen
BH. J. Ratcliffe
Earl of Desborough
Eliza Proctor Otis
Alice Fischer
Vivian
Harry Lacy
Major Mostyn
J. H. Stoddart
Joe Aylmer
E. S. Willard
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau Co. (Ltd
Niats
Mr. E
Willard
Sale
Hopper Delivers Notable Boston Run of Chimmie Fadden
Charles Hopper opened the second week at Park Theatre with a full house praising his performance as Chimmie Fadden. The dialect and slang charmed Boston audiences while Marie Bates, George Nash, and Mrs Denham Rouse earned strong notices for their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hopper
Boston
Park Theatre
Casey Theatre
Edward W. Townsend
Mr. Hopper
Keith's Theatre Delights with Laughable Scenes and Fire Dept Cinematographe
Keith's Theatre features a lively bill with clever comedians and a highly admired cinematographe. Audiences were amused by jokes and thrilled by a realistic London fire department scene shown yesterday to large, enthusiastic crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith’s
Cinematographe
London Fire Department
Salvation Oil Ad Claims Quick Cures for Aches
A vintage ad urges readers to keep Salvation Oil on hand to cure all aches and "nanna" with a price of 2 eta. The quaint wording reflects period medicine advertising.
Vaudeville Show Delights Paris Parade Visitors and Local Audiences
A lively vaudeville program thrilled audiences with lifelike alarm scenes and Paris czar parade views. Billy Emerson returns, Billy Clifford and Maud Huth perform a cakewalk parody with a drum major act. John Burke charms with topical songs. Arab acrobats, Ladies' Schubert Quartet, Delphine the musical clown, Matt Farnan, Wilbur Hill, and Cosmopolitan Trio also entertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czar
Czarina
Paris
Billy Emerson
Billy Clifford
Maud Huth
John Burke
Schubert
Boston
Delphine
Matt Farnan
Wilbur Hill
Black Patti's Troubadours Open Week at Local House
The Black Patti troupe led by Mme. Sissieretta Jones filled the Monday crowd in a fifty member company. The bill opened with Cooney Island a comic skit and featured a toreador march and an Operatic Kaleidoscope with forty chorus members. Next week James J. Corbett appears in A Naval Cadet directed by William A. Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Patti
Mme. Sissieretta Jones
Cooney Island
James J. Corbett
William A. Brady
Rober Stars In Clemenceau Case At New Grand Theatre
Kather ine Rober revived her acclaimed Iza Dobronowsky role in The Clemenceau Case at the New Grand Theatre with a graceful, captivating performance. The cast included Franklyn Ritchie as Clemenceau and J Gordon Edwards as Ritz, with Belle Gaffney and Zephie Dinsmore in supporting turns. Strong novelty acts and living pictures headline a varied program ending with a plan for next week’s Little Hurricane engagement by Iola Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iza Dobronowsky
Clemenceau
Katherine Rober
New Grand Theatre
Miss Rober
Iza
Franklyn Ritchie
Pierre Clemenceau
J. Gordon Edwards
Constantine Ritz
Leonard Rose
Captain Vieneff
Belle Gaffney
Zephie Dinsmore
L’esperon
Grace Hamilton
Lizzie Clifford
Morris McHugh
Jesse Bolton
Richard Lyle
Charles N. Green
South End
Lettie LeVyne
Ricketts
John Weber
Robert Tyrell
City Sports at Howard Atheneum Promises Strong Cast
Flynn and Sheridan's City Sports at the Howard Atheneum features Crissie Sheridan and Boston favorites Abbie Walker Sadie King Gertie Sawyer Lillie Marshall and Lillian Kennedy. The program includes The Cadets Reception A Night With Pity-Us a Ballet of Nations and performances by Mile Meza J J Mackie and Ke mochi among others with Mlle Meza drawing loud applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flynn
Sheridan
Howard Atheneum
Statuesque
Crissie Sheridan
Boston
Abbie Walker
Sadie King
Gertie Sawyer
Lillie Marshall
Lillian Kennedy
Foster and Lewis
Howard and
Earl
Snyder
Buckley
Milo Delmore
J. J
Lothrop
Lizzie B. Raymond
Liston
Gilmore
de Vanton
Ali
Lavender
Tomson
Gertie Harrington
Venetta
Finn
Kemochi
Miles Perkins
George H. Wood
Haines
Pettingill
Fra Diavolo at the Castle Square
The Opera Fra Diavolo charms with romantic highwayman imagery and Auber melodies. Mr. Murray stars in the title role with noted dash though some arias strain his range. Lindsay Morri- describes the cast and reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auber
Murray
Castle Square
Lindsay Morri
Castle Antirac
St. Tel
Tremont
Tremont St
Fra Diavolo
Carmben
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Promotes Healthy Pregnancy
An editorial style promotion urges pre maternity health using Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription. It claims to strengthen reproductive organs reducing labor pain and aiding baby health. Testimonials praise smoother confinement and a medical adviser background from Buffalo New York. It also promotes Dr Pierce Common Sense Medical Adviser and offers a 1000 page book for stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Common Sense
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Grand Opera House Presents Strong Week of Drama and Vaudeville
The Grand Opera House offers dense notice weekly with a top quality drama and a broad vaudeville bill. Nadine Winston and Wallace Campbell lead in Wife for Wife with strong South setting scenery and popular supporting players. The vaudeville bill features Frances Harrison and Black Boys, Horwitz and Bowers, Marion Blake, Merritt and Gallagher, Kaine and Kilmer, Colby and DeWitt, plus the burlesque McFadden's Row of Flats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Nadine Winston
Wallace Campbell
Edith
Edward Walton
Edwin Boring
Herbert Chesley
Messrs
Keane
Higby
Hall
Levering
Nellie Diamond
Jeanette Howell
Dorothy Paige
Frances Harrison
Arthur Rigby
Horwitz
Bowers
Marion Blake
Merritt
Gallagher
Kaine
Kilmer
Norman's Giant Horse Grieved Owner Seeks Plow Return
The owner of Norman at Austin and Stone's laments overexposure spoiling the animal, claiming the horse has become a pampered baby since exhibition began a week ago. He fears the animal’s pluck and usefulness may be lost if not restored to farm work. The horse will remain on display through the week. The article also notes Ishmael the fakir’s stage feats, dancing tiger girls, and a roster of illusionists and performers drawing crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Austin & Stone’s
Ishmael
Otto Petersen
de Boe
Ganellean
Marguerite
Christie Sisters
Gilroy
Rawson
Welsh
Stead
Rose
Fanny
Carroll
Larkin
Helen Raymond
John Welsh
Arundale Brothers
Whitelaw
Stewart
Dick Leggett
Charlie Diamond
Mae Britton
Dick Plunkett
McMahon
King
Crowded opening at the Trocadero for White Croek company
Crowds fill the Trocadero for the White Croek company debut with Columbia's Reception a tuneful burletta showcasing bright numbers and dances. The program features Williams and Edwards aerial comedy Monroe and Melrose sketches Behler and Yale vocalists and Dixon and Lang as descriptive vocalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Croek Company
Columbia
Williams and Edwards
Monroe
Melrose
Behler
Yale
Dixon
Lang
Eden Musée Promises Unmatched Boston Attraction
The Eden Musée on Hanover Street is billed as a unique New England attraction with daily attendance. It is advertised as moral refined instructive and amusing and never equalled in Boston. Its anatomy parlor is the largest in the country and features many mechanical wonders along with a chamber of horrors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover Street
New England
Boston
Illustrated lecture on Under the French Flag by Robarts Harper
Robarts Harper of London presented an illustrated talk titled Under the French Flag as the fourth entertainment on the Star Course. An audience enjoyed a 90 minute recital of well illustrated facts and humorous stories, with Harper praised for an easy engaging style and promised a return later in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robarts Harper
London
England
Harper
Mr. Harper
Wheatlet to sponge cake era recipes in Mrs Casey list
Instructions for dishes including Wheatlet corn muffins roast pork sweet potatoes fried apples graham pudding and sponge cake. The list includes ingredients and steps with measurements and cooking times and ends with the cook’s name and address, Mrs Katie Casey Chelsea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Casey
Bloomingdale Street
Chelsea
Commonwealth Yacht Club Ball Draws Large South Boston Crowd
The Commonwealth Yacht Club ball at Bethesda Hall drew over two hundred couples. Miss Adams's Orchestra provided music for the dances and a promenade concert from 8 to 9. Dancing lasted until 4 o'clock the following morning, and the event was regarded as a total success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Commonwealth Yacht Club
Bethesda Hall
Miss Adams
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W.ek
O’callaghan
Hollis Street
Anna
Museum
Hanlon
Superba
Hoyt
Charles E. Evans
William Hoey
I. McCorker
Old Hoss
Minnie French
Innocent Kidd
Hoss
Champs Elysees
Miss Held
Georgie
Milwaukee Street Railway
Mrs. Hayes
Bane
Ayer
Jordan Marsh
Avon St
Ava Ae
Bedford St
Keith’s Theatre
Columbia Theatre
Ion
Lord Alleash
Oscar Girard
Beppo
Clara Lane
Zerlina
Edgar Temple
W. H. Clark
Rose Leighton
Laura Millard
Colby and
DeWitt
Monkey
Austin & Stone's
Atilen
Howard St
Tetbatahre
Cor
Washington and
Dover Sts
Katherine Rober Astra
Clemenceau Case
Land
ROBER
Ake
Elerds Aries Staes
Millie Christine
Masonic Temple
Cor. Boylston and Tremont
Acmission
Isc
Keith
Model Playhouse of the Country
Huth
Clifford
Burke and Forest
Schubert Quartet
The
Lockhart
George A. Foxcroft
Kron.flell St
PARK
Eugene Tompkins
Ghimmie Fadden
Bowdoin
Charles F. Atkinso
Shia
JT Roc-A-De
Pilace Theatre
Scolia
F. Rush
Specialty
Eden Musehe
Tremont Temple—Star Course
Bey
OPERA
Esther Mead
Ufe
Col. Boylston and
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Horticultural Hall
J. H. Woodford
Chatems Committee of
Burlesque CO
Excelsior
America
Evans Ad Hoey
Hollis Vertorrmm
Isaac B. Rich
Olga Rethersole
Mats
Austin
Tiger Girls of
Congo
Wishnu
ALL Stars
Leter-En
Marvel
Living
Hotographs
Christ
Pratorium
Dore P.intings
Copley Hall
Clarendon St
Portland
BAY State
India Wharf
Williams
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