Republican leaders face divisions over Hughes in West Virginia race
The piece reports internal party tensions as Governor Hughes potential renomination triggers National Committee actions. It notes that no invitation has been issued for Hughes to speak in the national campaign, details about the West Virginia governor race, and shifts in the party’s Speakers' Bureau leadership as officials prepare for contested factional outcomes.
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Republican National Committee
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New York State
Youngstown
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Taft to Stop for Brief Columbus Reception
Special Dispatch reports arrangements for a monster reception for William H Taft at Broad Street T and Q Station Columbus on Saturday evening as he lingers there twenty minutes en route from Hot Springs to Middle Bass Island He will address a soldiers reunion in Athens then greet supporters at the station with a brief informal talk not mentioning politics The party continues to Toledo and then departs for Middle Bass Island arriving there later Saturday night
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
William H. Taft
Broad Street
Hot Springs
Middle Bass Island
Athens
Columbus
Buckeye Club
Columbus Republican Glee Club
Toledo
Vorys Warns That Overconfidence Threatens Taft Support
Detroit August 26 The thirty ninth annual National convention of Insurance Commissioners opened with committee reports. Arthur I. Vorys of Ohio former president arrived for the day’s session and warned that overconfidence in Taft’s candidacy could be the only real danger.
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Detroit
Mich
National Convention of Insurance Commissioners
Blanks
Arthur I. Vorys
Ohio
Ow. H. Taft
Bryan speaks in his native town Salem Ill
In Salem Illinois a large crowd welcomed William J Bryan with thousands arriving by special trains. He urged Roosevelt Republicans to back the Democratic ticket and criticized Taft. Bryan visited his parents graves and the Bryan Bennett Library funded by his donation.
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Salem
Ill
William J. Bryan
Taft
Jennings
Bryan-Bennett
Philo S. Bennett
Connecticut
Ohioan Kills Highwayman in Elk River Country
Augustus Guthrie of Gallipolis was waylaid and shot while traveling through Elk River mining country. He drew his pistol and killed the highwayman, though Guthrie was not fatally wounded.
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Gallipolis, CO
Augustus Guthrie
Elk River
Guthrie
Olympic Theater Prepares Grand Season Renovations
Olympic Theater closes for extensive improvements including cleaning, repainting, stage expansion, new scenery, and an upgraded electric plant. The Forepaugh management plans to debut top productions such as The Girl of the Golden West and The Rose of the Rancho with enhanced lighting and comfort for patrons.
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Olympic
Olympic Theater
Play ing the Ponies at Walnut to Open Next Week
From their New York engagement B B Forrester presents Yorke and Adams in Playing the Ponies at the Walnut for one week starting Sunday matinee. Aaron Hoffman wrote the book and lyrics, Morse and Madden composed the score. The production features fifty performers and elaborate magic and light effects, with acts at Sheepshead Bay and Luna Park including the Diablo and Lady Love horse race.
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B. BE. Forrester
Yorke and
Adams
Frank Smithson
Sheepshead Bay
Luna Park
Coney Island
Diablo
Lady Love
Acting Band at the Zoo Delights with Comedy Numbers
Holcombe's Band at the Zoo impressed audiences with straight music and witty vaudeville routines. The standout is the Country Circus act, staged elaborately and earning strong applause on opening and a large, satisfied crowd last night.
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Holcombe
Cincinnati Talent at the Columbia Opens Next Week
Angela Dolores formerly led Pike Stack Company brings Cupid at Home with her troupe. Edna Aug famed Cincinnati comedienne returns after Paris success. Free Setters Quartet Frank Pickett Joe Murray Johnnie Jones Edward Drury debut. Also Four Readings acrobatics Banks Breazeale Duo Cook Sylvan T Nelson Downs and moving pictures.
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Columbia
Angela Dolores
Pike Stack Company
Cupid
Edna Aug
Paris
Free Setters
Frank Pickett
Joe Murray
Johnnie Jones
Edward Drury
Banks-Breazeale
Cook and
Sylvan
T. Nelson’Downs
the Moving Pictures
Reilly and Woods Big Show to Play at the Standard
The Reilly and Woods Big Show and the Greater New York Stars reunite under Jacobs and Jermon and appear at the Standard next week led by Pat Reilly. The company features a large chorus, 40 beauties, and comedians including Billy Allen the Tyson Sisters John Dempsey Johnson and Marvello Donnely Rotali and the Larsen Brothers.
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New York
Messrs
Jacobs
Jermon
Pat Reilly
Universal
Billy Allen
Tyson Sisters
John Dempsey
Johnson
Marvello
Donnely
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Larsen Brothers
Grand's Bookings for the Coming Season Revealed
Rainforth and Harlin announce principal bookings including The Merry Widow The Devil The Soul Kiss and many stars such as Maude Adams Ethel Barrymore John Drew Lew Dockstader and George Cohan. Howe touring unnamed travel scenes opens at Lyric for two weeks with India Rome and French coast imagery promising strong attendance.
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the Devil
Mile
Genee
the Thief
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Ethel Barrymore
John Drew
William Gillette
William Collier
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Otis Skinner
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de Wolf Hopper
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Billie Burke
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Robert Mantell
Henry Miller
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Jace George
Robert Edeson
Miss Hook
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Minstrels at Grand Opera House Opens Sunday Morning
The Grand Opera House opens this morning for the Cohan and Harris minstrel shows starting Sunday evening. Treasurer T. B. Aylward leads opening day with Albert Birnbryer as assistant as the venue reveals a thorough renovation. The company features a strong vocal lineup led by Frank Morrell, Matt Keefe, Earl Benham, and Charles F. Orr, with Julian Eltinge portraying female roles in the Salome number.
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Earl Benham
Thomas F. Clifford
Charles F. Orr
Julian Ehltinge
Well Known Manager Wolfe Falk Dies in St Louis
Wolfe F Falk aged 56, longtime manager of the Lillian Russell David Warfield and Edna May theatrical companies, died in St Louis tonight from congestion of the lungs.
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Wolfe F. Falk
Lillian Russell
David Warfield
Edna May
Jungs
Actor and Manager Frank Bigelow Is Struck in Chicago
A man found in an alley with a fractured skull was identified as Frank Bigelow an actor and manager of a theatrical company. His home is listed as New York and his father W S Bigelow lives at 35 Fifth Street Chelsea Mass. His condition is serious and police suspect a robbery attack.
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Frank Bigelow
New York
W.S. Bigelow
Fifth Street
Chelsea
Mass
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The Globe of Death at Lagoons Draws Audiences
Miss Lucille Jessup of Buffalo performs in the Globe of Death act at Lagoons this week. The giant ball plunges down an incline and jumps a thirty foot gap, thrilling spectators as Pete Baker Helen Walters and the Lafette La Mont troupe join the vaudeville lineup for strong crowds.
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Lucille Jessup
Buffalo
Pete Baker
Helen Walters
Lafette-La Mont
Just Out of College Delights Walnut Matinee Crowd
George Ade's sparkling comedy Just Out of College draws large, pleased audiences at the Walnut this week with a carefully chosen company delivering praiseworthy interpretations. Ade follows The County Chairman and The College Widow with another bright breezy piece. The usual matinee is scheduled for today.
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George Ade
Coney Island Season Nears Closing Point
The article notes Coney Island park will close for the summer soon as cooler seas and earlier closing times affect crowds. It mentions only eleven days remain before closure and compares to other nearby resorts closing later.
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Coney, Island
Coney Island
Coney
The Outlaw's Christmas at Heucks Opens Sunday
Theodore Kremer presents The Outlaw's Christmas a sensational melodrama at Heucks starting Sunday afternoon. The play features a climactic hand to hand fight on a painters scaffold 150 feet above the sidewalk and a dramatic plunge of a horse with three riders over a mountainside into a raging stream.
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Heuck’s
The Indian's Secret at Lyceum Promises Thrills
The Lyceum will present Lincoln J. Carter thriller The Indian's Secret the week starting Sunday. The melodrama is praised for its ingenious devices and exciting moments and is expected to draw crowds to Central avenue playhouse with a strong company and elaborate scenery.
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Lyceum
Lincoln J. Carter
Mr. Carter
Central Avenue Playhouse
Bohemian Burlesquers Set for Week at People's Theater
The Bohemian Burlesquers Company visits the People's Theater for a week starting Sunday. Notable members include Tom Miner’s best company, with Andy Gardner Ida Nicolai Charles Udell Joe Barton and others lined up to perform.
Barlow Minstrels to Fill Chester Free Vaudeville Slot
The Barlow Minstrels replace the free vaudeville show at Chester pavilion beginning Sunday and continuing through Labor Day. The company features over forty performers, including renowned minstrel comedians and singers, among the best in the burnt cork genre.
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Barlow Minstrels
Chester
Burntcork
Chester Free
Met Opera Company Closes Chester Park Engagement
The concluding week at Chester Park sees crowds bidding farewell to Mr Sheehan Miss Aida Hemi Mr Thomas Richards Miss Margaret Crawford Mr Edward Metcalf and the Metropolitan Opera Company. Rigoletto is praised for its demanding vocal display and splendid singing.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
Chester Park
Sheehan
Aida Hemmi
Thomas Richards
Margaret Crawford
Edward Metcalf
Rigoletto
Metropolitan Singers Thrill Audiences At Che ster Opera House
The Metropolitan singers perform with strong audience appeal as curtain calls and encores become routine. The Saturday matinee is expected to draw a large crowd to the spacious Chester Opera House.
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Metropolitan Singers
Chéster Opera House
Cincinnati Girls The Carrol Sisters at the Standard Theater
The Carrol Sisters are Cincinnati girls from Hyde Park performing with Charles B. Arnold's Serenaders Company at the Standard Theater. Miss Tharp, elder sister, is a skilled guitarist, banjo and mandolin player. her pupil and assistant is a clever musician. Their higher order music selections, especially Poet and Peasant and similar overtures, win strong applause and promise a profitable reputation.
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Standard Theater
Cincinnati
Hyde Park
Miss Tharp
Willis Tharp
Standard
Charles B. Arnold
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Manager Ankermiller to Lead Duquesne Theater in Pittsburg
Emile Ankermiller former Lyric Theater business manager and Lyceum ad agent leaves for Pittsburg to take up the Duquesne Theater post. He has guided Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott under Shubert Management and is highly regarded for experience and generosity.
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Colonel Fennessy
Lyric Theater
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Heuck’s
People’s Theater
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Duquesne Theater
Ankermiller
Norwood
Nat Goodwin
Maxine Elliott
Shubert
Mr. Ankermiller
Lyric
Amusement Notes Highlight East Trip Plans and Vaudeville Shifts
Colonel Ike Southern returns from the East and may tour Europe spending months at Carlsbad. Weston Sisters exit Serenaders this week to move from burlesque to straight vaudeville. Follies of a Day at the People’s promises one of the liveliest seasonal shows with Larry McHale Sam Sidman and Gertrude Hayes delivering a Salome dance to strong applause.
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Mr. Southern
Europe
Carlsbad
Germany
Weston
Larry McHale
Sam Sidman
Gertrude Hayes
Notable Central Kentucky matriarch dies at 90
Mrs. Quintilla Earles, a landmark figure in Central Kentucky history, died at her Casey County home near Danville. She was 90 and famed for surviving heat by knitting beside a roaring log fire in her old-fashioned Colonial house.
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Danville
Quintilla Earles
Kentucky
Casey County
Here
Advertising Leaders Push Fraud Crackdown at Meeting
Smith of Cincinnati, president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America, urged a sworn circulation statement from sellers, authorizing the Complaint Committee to prosecute fake advertising. He said rogues’ gallery records would expose liars and thieves and called for federal court review of post office fraud orders.
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United States Postoffice Department
Roosevelt Helps Dedigate Public Library
President Roosevelt participates in the Jordanville Public Library dedication in New York. Donors Douglas Robinson, Mrs. Robinson, and Harriet D. Wolryche Whitmore honor the Robinson family. The President praises the farmer's wife and supports actions to improve national well being amid social and economic concerns.
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Jordanville
N. Y
United States
John James Greenough Dead at 96 in Brookline
John James Greenough, inventor and former Superintendent of the Patent Office in Washington, died at his daughter's home in Brookline Massachusetts. He first patented a sewing machine and helped build the first electric locomotive. He served as Patent Office Superintendent from 1837 to 1841. He was 96.
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John James Greenough
Washington
Hisaughter
Brookline
Mass
Patent
Affidavit Sparks Court Row in Jackson Kentucky
In Jackson Kentucky this morning the court faced a dispute over an affidavit filed by Beach Hargis supporters charging bias against Judge Adams for presiding in Hargis's trial. Attorney W A Young argued the affidavit was prepared at client request. the judge ordered fines set aside for Attorney T T Cops and directed clerk to adjust the order.
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Glerk
J. C. Bach
Hargis
Adams
Beach Hargis
Bradley
J. J.C. Bach
D. B. Redwine
T. T. Cops
Judge rules venue change sufficient in Hargis patricide trial
Lexington Ky Aug 26 Judge James P Adams in the Beach Hargis patricide trial this afternoon held the Commonwealths petition for a change of venue sufficient. The request was by Commonwealths Attorney Kelly Kash citing sentiment in Breathitt County in favor of the defendant.
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James P. Adams
Beach Hargis
Jackson
Commonwealth
Kelly Kash
Breathitt County
Murder rival shoots rival in Central Committee clash
Robert J. Frownie, jailed in Trenton for killing Henry Frecke, attempted suicide in his cell by striking his head on a shell protection. He wounded himself repeatedly before help arrived. skull fracture and severe scalp injuries were reported. Insanity not proven at inquest. a witness said Frownie received money from a politician before the shooting. horse-kick in June is cited as a possible cause.
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Tronton, CO
Robert J. Frownie
Henry Frecke
Frowine
Frecke
Frownie
Lyman Howe's Moving Pictures Deluge of Films
The note lists Lyman Howe as a prolific creator amid a flood of moving pictures, highlighting his prominence in the evolving film scene while others lag. The passage emphasizes Howe's active output and the popularity of his cinema ventures.
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