Death of Prince Lobanoff Rostovsky Russian Foreign Minister
Prince Lobanoff Rostovsky died suddenly while traveling from Vienna to Kieff at age a little over 60. He served as Russian foreign minister since Feb. 28, 1895 and was considered second in importance to the Czar. He was childless and wealthy, and his planned western European tour promised far reaching influence on eastern affairs.
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Kieff
Prince Lobanoff-Rostovsky
Vienna
Prince Lobanoff- Rostovsky
Russia
Lobanoff-Rostovsky
Europe
Prince Rostovsky
M. de Giers
Gortschakoff
Constantinople
Everett Silver Club Secretary Challenges Chelsea Pastor to Debate Currency Question
Warren H. Goldsmith of the Everett Silver Club issues a public challenge to Rev. Dr. Ross C. Houghton of the First Congregational Church Chelsea to debate the currency issue. Goldsmith defends free coinage and criticizes Houghton’s August 30 sermon on Honest Men and Honest Money, stating the need to discuss the issue openly and respectfully. Aug. 31.
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Warren H. Goldsmith
Everett Silver Club
Ross C. Houghton
First Congregational Church
Chelsea
Goldsmith
United States
Friends of
Accos
Republican Party
Despondent youth dies by own action at home
Peter F. Berg 19 living with parents at 62 Nashua street died at about 4 30 yesterday afternoon after taking rough on rats. He was found before life was extinct and Dr R K Nagle administered emetics. Berg died shortly after. He had been ill and despondency over health failure is thought to have caused the act.
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Peter F. Berg
Nashua Street
R. K. Nagle
Berg
Papal Delegate Sebastian Martinelli Consecrated in Rome
The Rev. Sebastian Martinelli was consecrated as papal delegate to the United States succeeding Cardinal Satolli. He was received by the pope today and will sail for the United States around late September.
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Rome
Sebastian Martinelli
Cardinal Satolli
United States
Martinelli
Ward caucuses promise lively fights in Boston wards
The article details ward by ward matchups for the McNary McEttrick and Williams factions in Boston politics. It notes key leaders in wards 15 through 25, potential clashes, and plans to enforce caucus rules with police oversight. Williams supporters worry about fair play and officer interference.
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John H. Lee
Patrick Powers
Williams
Brighton
Bryan-Sewall-Williams
George Fred Williams
Bryan-Sewall-Williams Club
Post
Wolcott
Knowlton
Labor Day Parade Ride Planned Despite Union Opposition
The city government labor committee allocated 875 of 1000 for Labor Day to Boston labor bodies and proposed inviting the committee to ride in the parade. Central Labor Union delegates oppose politicians as guests. Building Trades Council discusses repudiation. Central Labor Union plans a Sunday meeting.
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Labor Committee
Boston
Central Labor Union
Building Trades Council
Labor Day Coittee
K. of L
Labor Day Committee
Assembly 5789 demands ward 2 committee representation
Last night Noddle Island Assembly 5789 East Boston adopted resolutions demanding a representative from the assembly on the next ward 2 committee. A Labor Day parade was planned with Master Workman James Young elected commander. Garment pressmen met at 45 Eliot Street to reorganize Pressmen's Union 25 of the United Garment Workers' Association, electing a permanent board and setting dues at 25 cents weekly for regulars and 15 cents for piece hands.
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Noddle Island
East Boston
Ward 2
James Young
Eliot Street
Pressmen’s Union
United Garment Workers’ Association
Medford man arraigned on Medford bombing charge
George P. Albee of Medford was arraigned in the District Court on a charge of attempting to blow up a Medford building on the night of July 30. He pleaded not guilty and bail was set at 2500 but could not be posted.
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Malden
George P. Albee
Medford
District Court
Albee
New Bedford Democrats Set Dates for Caucuses
In New Bedford the Democratic city committee fixed caucus dates for state and congressional, counsellor, district, attorney, county, senatorial races on Thursday September 1 and for representative on Thursday October 1. A resolution pledging support to Chicago convention nominees and platform was unanimously adopted.
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New Bedford
Democratic City Committee
Chicago
Oak Hall Capthing Company Introduces New Fire Hat
The Oak Hall Capthing Company of Boston successors to G W Simmons & Co introduce a new metallic fire hat with great success. Their latest orders come from Curtis Hose Company No 2 of Imer NY who ordered thirty two of these patent hats with fronts.
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Oak Hall Ciapthing Company
Boston
Mass
G. W. Simmons & Co
Curtis Hose Company
Imer
N. Y
Famous monologist opens Park Theatre season
EREGOL The famous monologist Leopoldo Fregoli opens the Park Theatre season under Eugene Tompkins management with a rapid costume changing act. The program includes Camaleonte Eldorado and features Senor and Mme Borelli and Press Eldredge for a two week engagement promising strong bookings at the city venue.
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Park Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Leopoldo Fregoli
Fregoli
Camaleonte
Eldorado
Senor
Mme. Borelli
Press Eldredge
Sunshine of Paradise Alley Opens at Tremont Theatre
Denman Thompson and George W. Ayer present The Sunshine of Paradise Alley at Tremont Theatre. Julie Ring as The Sunshine leads a four picture local NY River area vignette with an ensemble including John Walsh John D. Griffin Mrs. Charles Peters and Lizzie May Ulmer.
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Paradise Alley
Denman Thompson
George W. Ayer
Tremont Theatre
East River
New York City
Julie Ring
John Walsh
John D. Griffin
Charles Peters
Lizzie May Ulmer
Thomas E. Cliford
Molly McEntee
Verdi
Mayrhofer
The Last Stroke at the Boston Theatre
A packed Boston Theatre enjoys the second and final week of The Last Stroke. Frederick De Belleville leads a strong melodrama cast including Oscar Fagle Scott Cooper Emmett C King Esther Lyon Leonora Bradley Maribel Seymour and Harry Mills as the ensemble. The engagement runs for five nights only.
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Boston
Frederick de Belleville
Oscar Fagle
Scott Cooper
Emmett C. King
Esther Lyon
Leonora Bradley
Maribel Seymour
Harry Mills
Rolands Reed Engages Audiences at Museum in The Wrong Mr Wright
Roland Reed closed the week of his engagement in The Wrong Mr Wright at the Museum to strong crowds. It is whispered he may return to Boston before the year ends, with Miss Rush gaining fans and May Irwin set to begin a two week run in The Widow Jones starting Labor Day.
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Roland Reed
Lady Slavey to Open Hollis Year in Boston With Star Cast
The Hollis opens its dramatic year next Saturday with Lady Slavey in Boston. Dan Daly and Marie Dressler headline a strong company with Mbretto and many clever actors. Gustave Kerker supervises the music rehearsals and Klaw and Erlanger are expected to attend the premiere.
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Hollis
Klaw
Erlanger
Boston
Keith's Theatre stage packed with top vaudeville acts yesterday
Large audiences filled Keith's Theatre with standing room as warm weather drew crowds to an unusually strong program. Highlights included the Symphony Orchestra living pictures new cinematography, Witter J. Peabody and Rossow Brothers, The Glees, Edwards the ventriloquist, Brannigans, S. P. Vernon, the McNulty Sisters, Baldwin and Daly, Colonel Schultz with trained Danish dogs and a variety of other attractions.
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Living Pictures
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Little Rossow Brothers
Retain&ad
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Brannigans
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Carmen
McNulty
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Daly
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Ayer's Hair Vigor Promises Bold Tresses For All
A humorous tone notes beauty’s bane as hair loss and features Ayer's Hair Vigor as the remedy. The ad asserts luxuriant hair is valued by mature women and promises those who use the product avoid fading or falling hair.
Lothrop's New Grand Theatre Features Nobles at From Sire to Son
The New Grand Theatre at Dover and Washington offered Milton Nobles in From Sire to Son with strong support from Gertrude Roberts Ellinore Carroll Nellie Hancock Weber and James Macy. The vaudeville lineup showcased Cohens Glenroy Fitzgibbon trio and many specialty acts while the Howard Atheneum boasted Marie Stuart Hoey Lizzie B Raymond and a broad array of acts drawing packed crowds.
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Ellinore Carroll
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Hal Reid's Human Hearts Dazzles Columbia Theatre Crowd
Large audience applauded Hal Reid's Human Hearts at the Columbia Theatre last evening. The romantic drama blends humor and pathos across four well written acts with a strong company. Hal Reid stars as Tom Logan. Walter G. Horton and Bertha Belle Westbrooke deliver notable performances. The show runs all week with The Cotton King scheduled for September 7.
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Hal Reid
Columbia Theatre
Tom Logan
Frederick Armidale
Walter G. Horton
Bertha Belle Westbrooke
Jeanette Logan
Hope Forrester
Ruth Larkins
William Rolyns
Samantha Logan
Balti more Orioles Brighten Austin & Stone Museum Event
A lively museum gathering in Austin and Stone features the Baltimore Orioles entertaining attendees. Miss Clee Sewall and Miss Frisbee Hobart praise Kneippe and walking in the grass as a cure while early Sunday visitors explore Franklin Park. The show includes numerous vaudeville acts and a pony exhibit drawing crowds.
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Clee Sewall
Frisbee Hobart
Knelippe
Franklin Park
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Baltimore
Victoria
Prince of Wales
Arvelle
O’brien
Jennings
Maude Detty
John Sheehan
Dan Lacy
Ella Morris
Effie Heasted
Mabel Guyer
al Dashington
Cushing and Merrill
Woods
Olympic aquatic and vaudeville show opens after rain delay
Rain postponed the Huntington avenue grounds opening of the Olympic troupe with George H Adams and his three daughters in a funny pantomime. Denman Thompson stars next week at the Boston Theatre with Labor Day matinee selling out. Nashua party requests 100 seats for opening night.
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Oympic Aquatic and Vaudeville Company
Huntington Avenue
George H. Adams
Denman Thompson
Boston
Nashua
Park Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Frecoli
Frank Harvey
New Production Promises Thompson Leads Debut
Management states this engagement will be Mr Thompson's only appearance. A new production was ordered with scenic artists devoting nights and days to perfect Thompson's ideas to assure a presentation that will exceed expectations. Attention also centers on musical numbers and other attractive features of the programme.
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Mr. Thompson
Octoroon Scene Thrills Grand Opera House Audience
The Grand Opera House opened its third week with two performances featuring Dion Boucicault's The Octoroon staged by the stock company. Nadine Winston as Zoe and Wallace Campbell as Salem Scudder drew applause for faithful portrayals, while Aubrey Boucicault and Oceana offered vaudeville and contortion acts.
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Dion Boucicault
Sunny South
Octoroon
Hill
Cane Brake
Nadine Winston
Zoe
Wallace Campbell
Salem Scudder
Edwin Boring
George Peyton
Jacob McCloskey
Waehnotee
James K. Keane
Herbert Chesley
Aubrey Boucicault
Will R. Bernard
Helen Lowell
Boucicault
Oceana
Boston
Bros. LeMoyne
McHenry English Swells Charm Lyceum Nightingale Program
The McHenry English gave a vocal carnival at the Lyceum with forty voices performing songs from the Chimes of Normandy and Pirates of Penzance. Performers Mackie Walker Morrisey Rich Burns Coakley Brownings Thatcher and others provided comedy and music plus a gun drill by Major Gleason and an Arabian dance by the dancers.
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Lyceum
Normandy
Morrisey and Rich
Burns and Coakley
Brownings
J. W. Thatcher
Major Gleason
Mammoth marine monster to be shown at the Chutes
Merrymakers crowd the Chutes as outdoor recreation remains popular despite counter attractions. The feature display this week highlights the sphargis coreacea known to science, drawing thousands who have visited earlier in the season and are renewing their interest before outdoor weather turns.
Nickelodeon Opens Amid Large Crowds and Stage Acts
The Nickelodeon opened yesterday drawing very large crowds from opening to closing. Dexters drew much interest while Uno's strength tests attracted attention. Curio hall attractions included the La Rues, cotton village, Mlle Uno, the glass dancer, Erskine's hand shadows and the human salamander. The stage show features two separate companies including Mile Clayton's female minstrels and Major English's all star combination.
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la Rues
Cotton Village
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Erskine
Mile. Clayton
Buckhorn Yacht Club Plans September Outing
The Buckhorn Yacht Club will hold its annual outing for friends on September 6. Secretary J. H. Mahoney is organizing the party.
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Old Buckhorn Yacht Club
J. H. Mahoney
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