Butterfly on the Wheel to play at Capitol Avenue Monday
A powerful English version of A Butterfly on the Wheel will be staged at Capitol Avenue theater Monday with an all English company. The drama centers on Admaston his wife Peggy and Collingwood leading to a Paris meeting and a dramatic trial scene in which Peggy collapses in court chassis. The production mirrors the New York run from the 29th Street theater.
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Capitol Avenue Theater
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Admaston
Collingwood
Baltor
Admanston
Paris
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29Th*street Theater
Court Room Sggne
Widow of William Hayes Chapman Pursues Reno Divorce
Famed widow Mrs. Valkenburgh tours Chicago then hints at Reno divorce plans. She travels toward Pasadena to visit her mother while admitting Reno as possible route, noting a Reno residency requirement she questions as a barrier. Her husband Philip Van Valkenburgh is cited as the clubman involved.
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New York
High School Triumph Over Company M In Rough 52 to 26 Victory
The High School defeated Company M 52 to 26 in a rough gym game marked by disputed calls and soldier protests. Referee changes and arguing over dribbling rules sparked tensions as Company M showed strong long-range shooting but weak coaching.
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Eleventh Infantry
Jensen
Mergy
van Moulton
Boys In Blue
Moylion
Reaviara Mista
Yannigans Rally Despite Lopsided Win Over Sidney
Final score 322 to 18 in favor of the Yannigans with the team extending its lead as the defeated players hurried to Fort Russell for recovery. A reminder to not miss tonight’s game against Sidney.
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Fort Russell
Sidney
Connie Mack’s Derrick trade tale and spring league moves
A Baltimore story outlines Connie Mack’s reason for shipping Derrick as frugal eating habits affect conditioning. Yankees may require players to eat regularly. The Central Association sets January 14 as deadline for Keokuk’s franchise intentions amid new bids from Clinton. Cincinnati manager Joe Tinker and Chicago’s John Evers clash over a scheduling dispute while Milwaukee’s Agnes Havener comments on Doc Kessler. Milan reports Calder trade rumors and interleague waivers touch Yankees Padlock and McMillan moves toward Rochester.
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Derrick
Baltimore
Yankees
Justice
The
Central Association
Keokuk
Ite
Clinton
Weeden challenges reserve status in New England League
Catcher Bert Weeden asserts he was given his release at year end by manager Meo and that the reserve keeps him from another job. He will take the case to Secretary Farrell unless the club frees him.
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Bert Weeden
Lynn
Meo
Farrell
Recruit Pitcher Camp Linked to Charley Lynn
Manager Elberfeld of Chattanooga signs recruit pitcher Camp said to be chosen by Charley Lynn who claims credit for starting Doc and Jimmy Johnston Jim Basketto and Derrik Pratt in pro careers. Lynn calls Camp the best looking youngster seen while a Buffalo paper notes the IL salary limit of 400 dollars a month and lists Brackett and McAllister as 500 dollar earners who could not be secured without pay.
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Chattanooga
Camp
Charley Lynn
Doc
Jimmy Johnston
Jim Basketto
Derrik Pratt
Lynn
International League
Buffalo
King Brackett
Lew McAllister
Leas
Giant sued over broken marriage promise in Michigan
Lara Kirby faces a $25,000 suit from Anna Raunschenberger of Detroit who alleges he refused to marry after promising to wed. The case centers on alleged faithless conduct and a disputed name change by the plaintiff.
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Michigan
Anna Raunschenberger
Detroit
Kirby
Twin City Athletic Association takes over Berlin franchise
A new organization with a $40000 capital has acquired the Berlin franchise of the Canadian League from W. J. Williams for 2000. It plans to hire a new manager, assemble a fast team, and improve patron accommodations. Frank Donnelly is named manager of the Springfield Three I League team, returning to his familiar circuit after retirement to a tobacco plantation.
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Twin City Athletic Association
W. J. Williams
Frank Donnelly
Ick Smith
Springfield
Donnelly
Rock Island
Peoria
Manager Turned Down Sacramento Offer Over Coaching Role
Herman Schaefer rejected a $4000 annual offer to manage Sacramento to stay with Washington Ell coaching job. Griff notes Schaefer unlikely to be retained as he commands a high salary while his playing days near end. Nick Alirock reportedly will be retained.
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Herman Schaefer
Sacramento
Washington
Griffith
Herman
Griff
Nick Alirock
Over 70 000 Children Affected by Divorce Last Year
New York Jan 16 More than 70 000 children mostly under nine lost one or both parents to divorce in the past year. Rev Francis Moody urged the New York state marriage and divorce commission to note the trend. The Pacific coast led as the world’s divorce center with 100 000 nationwide in 1912. Illinois 120 000 divorces, Pennsylvania 66 760, California 60 000, New York 44 450.
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Francis M. Moody
Illinois
Pennsylvania
California
Syrup of Figs advertised as cleansing laxative remedy
An old advertisement claims Syrup of Figs and Bottle of Benne cleanses the liver and bowels to relieve headaches biliousness and indigestion. It warns against imitate fig syrups and urges asking a druggist for the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product.
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Benne
Ohl Reliable
California Pig Byrup Company
Cavalry Women to Join Suffrage Parade in Washington
New York on January 16 reports a troop of cavalry women will ride to Washington for the March 3 suffrage parade. Organized by Mrs. Gus Ruhlin, the riders will leave New York about ten days before the event and join riders from Newark Trenton Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore in a nine to ten day journey. The riders aim to reproduce pioneer methods noting they prefer riding to walking.
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National
Washington
Gus Ruhlin
Newark
Trenton
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Baltimore
A Cart With A History In Los Angeles Cafe Era
The owner of a premier Los Angeles cafe preserves a push cart once used to sell hot tamales. In constructing a Dusine's block modern restaurant he built a cupola to house the cart, a relic he kept as fires threatened his new establishment. February Strand.
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Los Angeles
Harmless hatpin patented in Kansas City
Samuel Coffman and R. B. Hawka of Kansas City have patented a harmless hatpin for women. The hollow design includes a steel wire through the knob center. pressing the knob drives the wire out to curl up and shield the sharp point.
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Kansas City
Samuel Coffman
R. B. Hawka
Union Pacific trains workers in English and rail topics
The Union Pacific Railroad educates over 800 Japanese foremen and trackmen with bilingual instruction books. The bureau runs a near complete correspondence school, grading lessons and tracking progress. Courses cover track work locomotives signaling and safety, plus general transportation history and state geographies.
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Educational Bureau of
Union Pacific Railroad Company
United States Bureau of Education
Union Pacific
Educational Bureau of the Railroad
Dent
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Kansas
Every Room a House for Joaquin Miller Poem
A fragment describes Joaquin Miller the Poet of the Sierras living across multiple spaces tied by one underlying home. It notes he sleeps under one roof, eats and cooks under another, and entertains visitors under yet another, insisting the house is one through a pleasant walk in the sun.
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Joaquin Miller
The
Sierras
Poet's Dimond home hosts visitors and Alaska ear relic
In Dimond California near Berkeley and Oakland a poet's home draws lovers of his work. His guest room features museum relics and a grimly proud display of a piece of his own ear frozen off in Alaska.
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Dimond
Cal
Berkeley
Oakland
Alaska
Strand
Explaining Patriotism Through a Puzzling Email Bee
A Washington Star quote humorously ponders what defines a patriot. An email bee asks a Father about patriotism and notes there are many kinds, often tied to loud advocacy to secure office and cling to support.
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Washington Star
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