Holmes In Court Arraigned For Pietzel Murder
In Philadelphia on October 23 Holmes known as H H Holmes self confessed life insurance swindler and alleged serial killer went on trial in Oyer and Terminer for the murder of Benjamin F Pietzel. District Attorney Grahams opening outlines the case and possible verdicts while Holmes notes proceedings.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Herman W. Mudgett
H. H. Holmes
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Benjamin F. Pietzel
Callowhill Street
Holmes
Pietzel
Grahaim
Graham
Pietsel
Callow Hill Street
B. F. Parry
Fidelity Mutual Life Association of
Jeptha D. Howe
St. Louis
Perry
H.H. Holmes
Citas
Mysterious Death Case Embroils Holmes Trial
The coroner ruled an accidental lamp explosion killed Pietzel, later identified as Benjamin F. Pietzel, after which insurance claims triggered a robbery of the deceased’s body and Holmes was arrested on murder and conspiracy charges. Proceedings featured sudden lawyer withdrawals and courtroom upheaval on the eve of trial.
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Pietuel
B. F. Perry
Potter’s Field
Pietzel
St. Louis
Jephtha Howe
Benjamin F. Pietzel
Fidelity “Mutual Life Association of
Philadelphia
Pietsch
Boston
Mudgett
Holmes
New York
Callowhill Street
Sien
Dis
Graham
Toronto
Chicago
A Est
Canada
Stuand Attorne
Conntes
Commonwealth
Rai
Shoemaker
Rotan
Oe Eiverett A. Schofield
Joseph Zee
Messrs
Schofield
Fahy
Pietzel murder trial details emerge in Philadelphia court
The defense and prosecutors recount the Pietzel case alleging chloroform death and insurance theft. Testimony traces the crime scene, the remains found in Toronto and Irvington, and the conspiracy against Fidelity Mutual Life. Holmes requests lighting and access to papers, while court adjourns to continue evidence and witness lists.
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Pietzel
Potter’s Field
Insurance Company
Alice Pietzel
Holmes
Grah
Geyer
Alice
Nellie Pietzel
Toronto
Howard Pietzel
Irvington
Ind
Graham
Commonwealth
Philadelphia
Pretzel
Fort Worth
Tex
Samuels
Mr. Graham
Yohe
Roses Arnold
Bones Found in Vermont Cellar Connected to Insurance Swindler
Burlington dispatch says Chief of Police Dumas expanded inquiries into the cellar of the house once occupied by the insurance swindler Holmes. Investigators unearthed a bottle of chloroform and an excavation that contained bone fragments. Doctors admitted uncertainty about the remains.
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Burlington, Vt
Dumas
Holmes
A Social Highwayman on Stage at Castle Square
Ada Rehan stars in a dramatic treatment of Elizabeth Phipps Train’s A Social Highwayman at the Castle Square Theatre. The Boston company showcases Joseph Holland as the gentleman robber and B M Holland as the faithful valet, with strong ensemble work and vivid stage effects.
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E. M. and
Joseph Holland
Tremont
Daly's company opens week at Hollis Street Theatre
Ada Rehan stars in The Railroad of Love with bright lines but slow action. Rehan returns to Mrs Valentine Osprey with magnetism and taste. Lewis Gilbert Herbert and Carlisle give strong support, while Worthing and Orthing receive praise as rising performers. Tonight's bill offers Twelfth Night.
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Augustin Daly
Ada Rehan
Hollis Street Theatre
Lewis
Gilbert
Daly
Phenix Scuttleby
Hutycla Lahurnam
Sidney Herbert
Benny Demaresq
Sybil Carlisle
Viva van Ryker
Frank Orthing
Howell Everett
Worthing
Billee Taylor at Castle Square Theatre again in Boston
The Billee Taylor opera returns to Castle Square Theatre in Boston after years away with strong singing and acting by Clara Lane Edith Mason and others. Despite Kate Davis’s slip the cast delivered smooth performances and lively comedy aided by solid chorus and satisfying scenery and costumes.
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Billee Taylor
Castle Square Theatre
Boston
Kate Davis
Clara Lane
Edith Mason
William Wolff
J. K. Murray
Arthur Worley
Thomas H. Persse
Seventh week of The Fatal Card at the Museum
The Fatal Card enters its seventh week at the Museum as a time limited engagement. Large patronage continues with rising audience interest and strong advance sales. Souvenirs will be distributed to ladies in orchestra or first balcony seats during both matinee and evening performances tomorrow marks Boston’s fiftieth production of the show. Too Much Johnson will also be staged at the Museum on November 18 for the first time in this city. Humanity at the Columbia Theatre enters its second week with Lieutenant Bevis Chadbourne delivering a strong performance and the house remaining full.
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Marks
C. Jay. Williams
Poughkeepsie
New York
Columbia
Kearney P. Speedy
Speedy
Thomas & Pike
Albany Street
Boston
Johnson
Austin & Stone's Museum
Big Alice
Amelia Hil
Gertie Hall
Cambridge
Belle Carter
Seedham
Rube
Beatrice Roderigo
Farmers’ Being
Waterbury
Keene
Rbury
Johnson Trio
Saltese
Weene Sanford
Ella
Lottie la
Byron Collins
Leslie and Curdy
Kate” Clinton
Charlie Dean
Minerva Lee
James Gaylor
Camera Brothers
The Bachelor’s Baby at Park Theatre A Final Week
The audience response signals strong houses for the last week of The Bachelor’s Baby at Park Theatre. Coyne Fletcher’s comedy is capably played with Sidney Drew delivering a standout officer role and Mrs Drew shining as the bachelor girl. The cast includes McKee Rankin Lilian Lawrence Junius Sydney Booth Nita Sykes Charles Crosby Annie Mortimer and Belle Stokes. The play runs this week only before Cissy Fitzgerald appears on Nov 4 in The Foundling.
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Park Theatre
Coyne Fletcher
Sidney Drew
Junius
Sydney Booth
Nita Sykes
Charles Crosby
Annie Mortimer
Belle Stokes
Cissy Fitzgerald
the Foundling
Burmah at the Boston Theatre Draws Large Crowd
The Burmah season at the Boston Theatre nears end as crowds grow. Last night’s audience was among the largest, applauding every major scene including the Burmese jungle battle. Military attendees noted the Maxim machine gun firing at 600 rounds per minute.
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Boston
Matchless Octoroons at Howard Crowds Both Shows
The Howard was crowded last night for John W. Isham's Matchless Octoroons a burlesque and variety show. The program featured Frank Mallory as Sporty Coon and numbers like The Blackville Derby The Honolulu Song and Dance and The Thirty Minutes Around the Operas with a large cast including Hyer sisters Mrs Tom MacIntosh and the Pickaninnies Frolic. The company's finale included a thirty-voice chorus led by Mme Flower with Fred J. Piper and a host of other performers.
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Howard
John W.seham
Blackville
Frank Mallory
Henrietta
Holliday Sisters
Coons
Billy Johnson
Entics Company
Honolulu
Tom McIntosh
Tom Brown
Tom MacIntosh
Hyer
Mallory
John W. Isham
Ed Furber
Shorty
Piper and Johnson
Mme. Flower
Fred J. Piper
Mattie Wilkes
Belle Davis
Mlle
Gonzallez
oHo
Lothrop
Scanlon and Welch
Dave Burdett
Dick Sands
Lowrey and Francis
Ed Gallagher
Kitty Proctor
Henry T. Waitt
Kamochi
Herrmann
Lacy Weston
McVicker and Phillips
Vaudeville lineup at Keiths New Theatre dazzles Boston crowd
The week features the Anderson sisters, Hassen Ben Alis troupe of Arabians, Florrie West, Debessell clay figures, Burke and Randall, Howard and Emerson, Tim Cronin, Adolph Popper with 100 mice, Levy and Barker, Fitzgibbon Trio, Payne and Randall, Burns and Hart, and Charles Abbe. The closing week of In Sight of St Pauls opens at Bowdoin Square Theatre, with Northern Lights starting Nov 4 at American Theatre New York and a Grand Opera House stock company planned for early season openings.
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New Theatre
Anderson Sisters
Boston
Hassen Ben Ali
Florrie West
John James O'Reilly
Debessell
Ler
Burke
Randall
Howard and
Emerson
Tim Cronin
Adolph Popper
Levy and
Barker
Fitzgibbon
Payne and
Burns and Hart
Charles Abbe
Boston Aseum Stock Company
St. Paul's
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Vane
Messrs
American Theatre
New York
Northwest
Palace Theatre Burlesque and Gaiety Girls Week
The American Gaiety Girls host daily receptions at Palace Theatre this week as "The Bloomer Club" opens a burlesque season. Features include Houdini rope and box illusion, Dixon and Larg vocal turns, and a finale burlesque "Rob Hip Roy" led by Lonsdale and Harvey with boxing exhibition by McKeck and Allen.
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Palace Theatre
Bloomer Club
the Houdinis
Professor Houdinis
Houdinis
Dixon
Larg
Boulton Sisters
Joe Lorraine
Lottie Lonsdale
Weston
Balsley
Hodges
Launchmere
Flo Harvey
Admires of comedy fill a packed burlesque bill
Yesterday afternoon and evening a small house hosted comedy vaudeville and burlesque draws. The program featured lively acts by Lamb Baker and the Honeymoon march, Southern songs, banjoists Mays and Hunter, Bobby Mack in multiple roles, the Emmetts in sketches, Ammons Glenise Trio on éolos, and O'Brien with daughter Mabel. Charles H Duncan, hailed as america's comic singer, drew a perfect ovation and will perform daily. The strong lineup suggests strong week results.
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Misses Lamb
Baker
Albert Saunders
Mays
Hunter
Baldwin
Daly
Bobby Mack
Emmetts
Ammons- Glenise
Éolos
O’brien
Jennings
Mabel
Charles
H. Duncan
America
New Star Shines in Grand Museum Melodrama Ladder of Life
Manager Lothrop proclaims a breakthrough as Kate Dallas debuts as Helen Clyde in The Ladder of Life, a strong melodrama with intricate plot and several compelling leads. New ensemble includes Lora Addison Clift Clara Pryor Frank Crumier Frederick Murray plus Bertha Brush, the Tanakas and others. five Cheyenne Indians add novelty. Extra acts feature Harry Lockhart and his elephant comedian drawing crowd attention.
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Lothrop
Grand Museum
Miss Rober
Artis
Kate Dallas
Helen Clyde
Lora Addison Clift
Clara Pryor
Frank Crumier
Frederick Murray
Bertha Brush
Tanakas
Cleaver and
Bryant
Mike Tracey
Ray ‘Wilson
Petching ‘Brothers
Signor James
Mile. Perkins
Harry Lockhart
Nickelodeon Week Highlights Attract Big Crowds
The Nickelodeon offers a packed bill with the Old Maids Congress, a bag punching contest, and a hot performance by Daisy Davenport's female minstrels. Acts include Rattle snake Jack, Oklahoma Bill and Prairie May, the Persian card sharp, and The Hindoo Mystery. Bicycle stunts, vaudeville acts, and a Keene trio close the program with musical variety and comic turns.
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Nickelodeon
Curio Hall
Congress
Joe Mullen
George la Blanche
Daisy Davenport
Glenn Sisters
The Crystal Maze at Tremont Street Opens Fourth Week
The Crystal Maze at 169 Tremont Street enters its fourth week with growing attendance. Last Saturday evening crowds were turned away. A popular feature is an optical illusion showing a statue a few feet away. Visitors often fail to displace mirrors yet cannot exit quickly. Some visitors do not recognize themselves in mirrors and mistake their reflection for another person.
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Tremont Street
Edouard Remenyi Headlines Star Course Concert
The third Star Course entertainment featured violinist Edouard Remenyi, returning after a long absence from Beaton. He delivered four selections with notable brilliance and charm, earning generous encores. Temple Quartet and Miss Pauline Stein impressed until Stein fell suddenly ill, with EB Spear and L Merrill delivering strong tenor and bass performances. Louise Homan accompanied on piano.
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Beaton
Temple
Pauline Stein
Messrs
EB. M. Spears
L. B. Merrill
Louise Homan
Bill Nye to Speak at Music Hall on Farming Exposed
Noted journalist Bill Nye, famed for wit and humor, joins Bert Poole for an evening at Music Hall on Wednesday November 8 to present Farming Exposed. Nye and Poole promise sharp satire and illumination for the audience.
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sXs
Wedneeday
Peet
Bill Nye
Bert Poole
America
Music
Free Evening Drawing Schools Open in Boston
Last night Boston opened its free evening drawing schools for winter term. Classes in machine and architectural drawing and clay modelling filled in most branches. Instruction occurs at Mechanics' Art High School near Mechanics' Fair, and freehand drawing at Boston Latin School plus East Boston Charlestown and South Boston schools. Opening night promises a successful season.
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Boston
Mechanics’ Art High School
Mechanics’ Fair
Boston Latin School
Charlestown
South
Improved Train Service From New England Line
An 8 p m New York train has been withdrawn and a one-hour train substituted leaving Grand Central at 6 p m via Dedham Willimantic and the Air Line division to New York. The only stop will be in the town, Conn. No fare charged for some service.
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New England
Summer Street
Grand Central Station
Dedham
New England Railroad
Willimantic
Airline Division
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Ee Town
Conn
Sone
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