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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
6
Stage performer Patrick Campbell rises to notoriety while his daughter Stella debuts in America. Sergeant Campbell dies, staged scenes mimic real events. Baritone Antonio Scotti is caricatured by Enrico Caruso in a controversial production.
The piece highlights Mrs Patrick Campbell and her English company touring America with daughter Stella Campbell. It covers Campbell’s romantic life, early fame, and a January Electra production in Chicago, plus anecdotes from Hedda Gabler performances and Signor Antonio Scotti’s Met season with Caruso.
Veteran walker Dan O'Leary once finished a 1000 mile trek in Cincinnati while still sounding youthful. At sixty four he undertook walking a mile each hour for 1000 hours and rivaled Edward Payson Weston in the era of premier pedestrian feats.
A brief note on John Harvard's life as a young clergyman and his key role in founding a great American university by 1638. The item highlights his early ministry and the origins of the institution that would become a leading university.
Harvard, the oldest US institution of higher learning, traces its roots to 1636 and 1637 when a college was authorized at New Towne and Cambridge was adopted as its location. John Harvard, the donor whose name the college bears, died in 1638 and left funds and a library, with the university now hosting over 5,000 students, more than sixty buildings, and property valued around 20 million. The article notes the Harvard memorial window in London and the Shakespearean link to John Harvard’s parents.
Mrs. Anna M Bradley stands trial for the December 8 1906 shooting of Utah Senator Arthur Brown in Washington The prosecution outlines alleged affairs and two illegitimate children while Brown planned a third marriage Mrs Adams mother of actress Maude Adams sought to influence Brown but consented only if he would not wed Bradley
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, the Duchess of Marlborough, joined a church fair at Hempstead with Mrs. Clarence Mackay selling souvenirs. She autographing postal cards at 25 cents each, raising funds for the church. The duchess, noted for gracious manners, also visited the Tombs to see prison work and met Harry K. Thaw.
Captain Thomas T. Lovelace says nations will deploy war airships and airship destroyers within years. He has government approval to test aerial bombardment of abandoned forts, with photographs from the Pommern balloon and reports to Major George O. Squires.
A fashion traced to Ostend hotel life has reached dogs of the continent. Picture post cards are mailed to pet dogs and inscribed with the dog’s name and the owner’s address care of the owner.
The article recounts Blackbeard Teach as a feared pirate who rose from naval officer to terror of Atlantic waters. It notes his two braided black beard, immense strength, cruelty, and killings of his own men. It traces his rampage from Nova Scotia to Florida and the Charleston ransom, ending with Virginia authorities seeking relief from his menace.
The 1718 Chesapeake Bay pursuit led Robert Maynard and about sixty sailors aboard Pearl to Ocracoke Inlet where Blackbeard and sixteen followers fought for hours. Maynard killed Blackbeard with a death thrust after boarding, and his men killed or wounded the pirates. Maynard returned to Virginia with the head of the famed pirate.
An old ad touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a great kidney remedy able to improve overall health by supporting kidney function. It promises cures for distressing cases and offers sample bottles and a pamphlet by mail, urging readers to mention the paper. It lists 50 cent and one dollar bottle sizes and provides the Binghamton New York address for Dr Kilmer Co.
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