Vaudeville bill tops Providence stage with famed acts
The Providence engagement features the Moto-Girl mystery at Keith Theatre plus Woodward's trained seals and sea lions. Lu kens Brothers, James Thornton, Sager Midgley and Gertie Carlisle headline alongside Mark Murphy, Lew Hawkins, the Butte Bijou Circus, Anna Caldwell and more. The tour promises a record slate of acts and novelty on stage.
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Providence
Keith
Woodward
Lukens Brothers
James Thornton
Sager K Midgely
Gertie Carlisle
Mark Murphy
Lew Hawkins
the Chesterfield
Butte Bijou Circus
Anna Caldwell
Emmends
Emmerson
Are You a Mason Engravings On Display in Window
A Mason interested reader is informed of four engravings depicting the Old Brick School House interior walls of St. Alban's Lodge room. The engravings, printed in high art on 25x19 inch heavy paper, are exhibited in Stevens & Co's show window for sale and at the Phoenix Office. Priced at 25 cents postpaid on receipt.
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St. Alban’s Lodge
Stevens & Co
Phoenix
Eugenie Blair to Star in Zaza at Empire Theatre Next Week
Miss Eugenie Blair, famed for Camille and The Ironmaster, headlines Zaza at the Empire Theatre next week. The show features a large cast with Alanson Lessey as Bernard Dufrene and Eleanor Montell in dual roles, supported by Katherine de Barry, Hazel Ellis Duff, Oscar Apfel, Theodore Spanton, Helene Craven, and others in a dramatic program praised for its tragic intensity.
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Eugenie Blair
Empire Theatre
Zaza
Camille
Alanson Lessey
Bernard Dufrene
Eleanor Montell
Florianne
Madam Dufrene
Katherine de Barry
Baron Munchausen A Cherry Tree Deer Tale
Baron Munchausen hunted a deer but ran out of ammunition. He used cherry stones as shots and struck the deer between the eyes but did not kill it. Later he met the same deer, which bore a cherry tree growing from its forehead laden with blossoms and fruit.
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Baron Munchausen
Milo the Glutton Titan of Ancient Greece
Milo, famed ancient Greek athlete born around 520 B C, won both Olympic and Pythian games six times in a row. He reportedly carried an ox four miles on his shoulder, killed it, and ate the entire carcass in a day. His ordinary meal allegedly included twenty pounds of bread, about twice that meat, and fifteen pints of wine.
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Milo
Greece
Public Laws December Session 1902 Chapter 1054
Public Laws passed December 11 1902 amend Chapter 209 General Laws on probate courts creating a state level forms commission to standardize probate court forms. The state auditor and Providence municipal court clerk chair the commission with no pay. forms printed at state expense. probate clerks not charged for forms. parties required to use approved forms. act takes effect upon passage. inconsistent acts repealed.
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General Assembly
City of
Providence
Militia Brigade Staffing Provisions Under Chapter 1055
An act amends Section 32 of Chapter 296 to redefine brigadier general staff for the brigade. It lists roles from assistant adjutant general to two aides de camp, plus a potential attached signal corps with mounting authority for the commander in chief. The act takes effect upon passage and repeals inconsistent prior laws.
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General Assembly
Signal Corps
Election of State Auditor and related 1902 acts
Three year term for state auditor set by act passed December 12 1902 with January 1903 first election and triennial cadence. Also provisions instruct the secretary of state to prepare a legislative manual annually printing thousands of copies for distribution. Additional act regulates licensing of junk dealers with fees and penalties and repeals conflicting laws, with seal by Secretary of State Charles P Bennett.
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Secretary of State
General Assembly
Charles P. Bennett
Steady advertisers in the Bristol Phcenix pay off
The Bristol Phcenix notes steady advertiser payments and offers blank notes for sale at Pocanix Office in any quantity from one.
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Bristol
Phcenix
Pocanix
Babbitt Relief Corps appoints committees at regular meeting
At the Wednesday session of Babbitt Relief Corps the president Miss Anna M Earle announced the new appointments. Executive committee includes Mrs Almy M Phelps Mrs Althea Lord Miss Clara Gifford Mrs Mary Finch Miss Harriet S Gray. Relief committee lists Mrs Almy M Phelps Mrs Nancy Taylor Mrs Sarah Hart Mrs Lora C Newman Mrs Lizzie R Simmons. Conference committee comprises Mrs Mary Finch Mrs Lizzie Barbour Mrs Mary Congdon Mrs Sarah Gifford Mrs Abbie Remieres. Press correspondent Miss Nellie N Read. Home and Employment committee features Miss Emma Swan Mrs Sadie Meiggs Miss Lillian Manchester Mrs Christina Remieres. Auditing committee includes Mrs Mary E Munro Mrs Clara Whedon Mrs Mary Hoard. At the Rhode Island Department Women Relief Corps annual convention in Providence yesterday Mrs Emma E Carey was elected junior vice-president.
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Babbitt Relief Corps
Anna M Earle
Almy M. Phelps
Althea Lord
Clara Gifford
Mary Finch
Harriet S. Gray
Nancy Taylor
Sarah Hart
Lora C. Newman
Lizzie R Simmons
Lizzie Barbour
Mary Congdon
Sarah Gifford
Abbie Remie
Nellie N Read
Emma Swan
Sadie Meiggs
Lillian Manchester
Christina Remieres
Mary E Munro
Clara Whedon
Mary Hoard
Department of Rhode Island, Womens Relief Corps
Providence
Purchase a Piano By Renting It
An advertising notice promotes renting pianos with rent credited toward final purchase. It highlights new small grands, slightly used pianos, and urges examination of stock, inviting readers to request a bargain list from Piano Ivers & Pond. Proceed to offer details under a special agreement.
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Piano Ivers & Pond
Bristol Probate Court notices fleet minor estate accounts
Minor Eva May Cole guardian Frank M Dimond presents account for allowance including proceeds from sale of minor’s real estate. Reference set for February 16 1908 at 10 AM in Bristol Probate Court Room. Notice published for fourteen days in Bristol Phoenix. Probate Clerk Herbert F Bennett.
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Bristol
Rogers Scott Farrally
Joseph F. Farrally
Bristol Phoenix
Herbert F. Bennett
Robate Court
Michael Geantong
Opal
Alice C. Lawless
Alice Lawless
Gudt
Herbert £. Bennett
Risto
Eva May Cole
Frank M. Dimond
Kirt
Herbert F Bennett
Henry Goff
William Willams
Robate
Sarah H Hoard
Frederick R. Hoard
William Williams
Sarah H. Hoard
Paper in rolls offers to Bristol merchants at low prices
Advertises perfect paper rolls available in bulk for cash to Bristol merchants. Claims ability to sell any quantity with low prices and says buyers can save on express charges by checking current stock.
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Bristol
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