Summer Parks entertain a huge Sunday crowd at Chester Park and Zoo
Large crowd despite rain enjoyed Signor Lib and Miss Vicini concerts at Chester Park and Cincinnati Zoo. Giannone and other soloists drew praise while Hagenbeck monkeys and the hippo drew steady attention. two Cincinnati Military Band concerts and free vaudeville entertained thousands. Lake Como boats, Clinton Orchestra, and dancing planned for the week with Miss Belle Reeves leading the dances.
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Lib
Kueny
Zoo
Ular Little Liberati
Begoegt
Bae
Amures
Heck
Signor Liberati
Giannone
Cleopatra Vicini
Schéepf
Sig. Begue
Grau Opera Company
Sig. Liberati
Lee Williams
Phiz
Cincinnati
Dan Hart
Girdelier
Frida
Amelia Wicher
Nightingale Sisters
Lake Como
Coney
Clinton
Belle Reeves
Chester Park Enjoys Banner Day with Vaudeville and Feats
Attendance at Chester Park surged both afternoon and evening as Edward Shayne's Vaudeville Club performed a high quality bill. Acts included Spaulding on hand balancing Esmathilde saxophone soprano Fern Melrose songs and the comedy duo Conley and Stone. A swimming match pitted Basil Smith against Edward Arnold with Smith winning.
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Chester Park
Park
Edward Shayne
Spaulding
Esmathilde
Conley and Stone
Fern Melrose
Lester
Reno
Basil Smith
Edward Arnold
Arnold
Smith
Prof. Smith
Crowds At Coney Open Second Week Of Season
Large Sunday turnout at Coney Island as the second week opened. Thousands rode the Island Queen and the Hudson on ideal outing weather. Amusement devices operated with strong patronage across the island.
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Coney Island
Hadson
Queenie Vassar and Joseph Cawthorn Wed in New York
Queenie Vassar widow of Harry Kernell ties wedding knot with Cincinnati comedian Joseph Cawthorn at the Criterion Hotel parlor in New York. The couple, who planned a two week honeymoon, were attended by notable society figures as Klaw and Erlanger anticipate a major stage season for Cawthorn.
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Queenie Vassar
Harry Kernell
Commercial Tribune
New York
Joseph Cawthorn
Cincinnati
Criterion Hotel
Cawthorn
Miss Vassar
Abraham L. Erlanger
Ben Teal
Marc Klaw
William Hepner
Vassar
Frank Smithson
V. H. M. Warren
William P. Lynch
Lynch
Knickerbocker
Mr. Cawthorn
Klaw and
Erlanger
Ada Gray Found Destitute at City Island Cottage
The noted actress Ada Gray, now disabled by locomotor ataxia, was found alone in a City Island cottage. Neighbors took her to Fordham Hospital where she will likely receive support from the Actors' Fund. She had previously lived at Fordham Home for Incurables for two years before moving to the cottage.
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New York
Ada Gray
City Island
Fordham Hospital
Actors’ Fund
Miss Gray
Fordham
Julia Marlowe Ends Season with 500th Knighthood Show
Chicago June 1 Julia Marlowe closed her season at Powers Theater with the 500th performance of When Knighthood Was in Flower. Her personal net receipts for the season are reported to total about 165000 dollars, a record for profits.
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Chicago
Julia Marlowe
Powers’ ‘Theater
Salvini to Visit America as Leading Man for Mannering
Gustavo Salvini son of Tomasso Salvini and brother of Alexander Salvini will visit America next year as leading man for Mary Mannering. His American debut will be in Chicago as plans shift to emotional parts. Mannering and her husband James K Hackett sail for Europe on June 17.
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Chicago
Gustavo Salvini
Tomasso Salvini
Alexander Salvini
America
Mary Mannering
Salvini
Shel Seenaering
Miss Mannering
James K. Hackett
Europe
Body of Ed Gutapfel Recovered From River
The body of painter Edward Gutapfel was found floating in the river at Pike's Station below North Bend early yesterday morning by fisherman Michael Dell. It was taken to the Morgue and identified by former employer C. W. Trautman. Gutapfel fell from the L. N. Bridge while painting last Wednesday and will be shipped to Sunman Indiana to join relatives.
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Edward Gutapfel
Pike's Station
North Bend
Michael Dell
C. W. Trautman
Sunman
Ind
Gutapfel
Ten Minds Compete for 1,490 Prizes in $84,000 Contest
A promotional stunt invites readers to recruit nine friends to submit their brains or estimates to win one of 1,490 prizes totaling $84,000. The scheme promises each participant a multiplied chance by collective input and shared credibility.
English Grand Opera Company Closes Abruptly in New York
The English Grand Opera Company led by Rose Cecilia Shay collapses after manager John W. Springer accuses James W. Morrissey of absence and drunkenness. Production of Carmen and Faust are halted. debts said to be paid, with about 1000 dollars lost that week. Shay's father reportedly aided to avert a scandal at a cost.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
English Grand Opera Company
Rose Cecilia Shay
Cincinnati
John W. Springer
Grand Opera House
James W. Morrissey
Miss Shay
Springer
Shay
English Opera Company
Morrissey
Morrissey Entered Into the Combination Is Not Apparent To Me, Mr. Morrissey
Mr. Springer
Mr. Morrissey
Priest Celebrates First Mass in Peru Indiana
Lawrence Eberle, graduate of Mt. St. Mary's Seminary Cincinnati and St. Joseph's College Rensselaer, said his first Mass at St. Charles Catholic Church Peru Ind, with archpriest Father Charles Guendling and others presiding. A Corpus Christi procession followed and a reception hosted by Mr and Mrs Adam Eberle attracted over 1,000 attendees. He will assist Father John Kellar at Mishawaka Ind while Kellar takes Kendallville parish duties June 8.
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Commercial Tribune
Peru
Ind
Lawrence Eberle
Mt. St. Mary's Seminary
Cincinnati
St. Joseph’s College
Rensselaer
St. Charles Catholic Church
Charles Guendling
Lafayette
Mark Humberger
C.P.P.S
Quarrel in Chestnut Street Saloon Sparks Street Riot
In Columbus Ohio a saloon brawl on Chestnut Street drew many locals described as white trash and culled gemmen. Fights used clubs bricks and razors leaving one seriously stabbed and several injured. Police arrested fifteen participants as authorities quelled the disturbance.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Chestnut Street
Third Street
Mrs Barbara Jane Little Obituary in Xenia Ohio
Mrs Barbara Jane Little widow of John Little former Ohio Attorney General and ex member of Congress died early Sunday at her Xenia home after a long illness.
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Barbara Jane Little
John Little
Congress
Ohio
Xenia
Peace Declared in South Africa Ends War for King and London
News spread by 6:30 PM that peace had been reached with Boer forces. Londoners cheered while police doubled patrols to avoid Mafeking night chaos. Crowds filled Fleet Street and the Mansion House plaza as banners proclaimed peace and Kruger’s finances and plans to return to the Transvaal were discussed.
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Westminster Abbey
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Kitchener
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Strand
Fuet
Piccadilly
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Ludgate Hill
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W. T. Stead
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Mr. Stead
Jee Stead
Kruger
Pretoria
Edward
South Africa
Daily Express
Utrecht
Holland
Aslep
Transvaal
Lord Kitchener
Lord Milner
Surrender of Boer War End Praised by British Officials
Washington notices report London rejoicing over the signing of surrender terms with the Boers. The British Embassy confirms the moment via a Foreign Office telegraph to Mr. Raikes. Roosevelt received AP dispatches. officials foresee liberal terms and a boost to American exports to South Africa.
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Raikes
United States
Washington
London
South Africa
Foreign Office
Associated Press
State Department
Choate
Roosevelt
Edward
Fire at Rockaway Beach Kills Two, Wounds Five
A blaze at Rockaway Beach destroyed multiple frame and brick hotels and a museum. Victims include Max Kasten and Mrs Lydia McKrow, both 32, with five others injured, among them Frank McKrow, 5, and Morris Kasten, 75. Total property loss around 120000 dollars.
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New York
Max Kasten
Lydia McKrow
Rockaway Beach
Thomas S. McKrow
Frank
Martin Hanson
Morris Kasten
Long Island City
Young McKrow
Kastens
Kasten’s
Colonado Hotel
SaRamore Hotel
Seaside Avenue Museum
Peterson's Hotel
Mousette
Cincinnati Evangelist Called to Tabernacle of People
The Rev. William E. Parry of Cincinnati has accepted the pastorate of the Tabernacle of People in Knoxville Tenn He will arrive June 8 to begin duties The Moody Institute graduate has led revivals in Brooklyn Chicago and Burlington and was recommended by Rev William Partridge of Cincinnati.
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Commercial Tribune
Knoxville
Tenn
William E. Parry
Cincinnati
Tabernacle of People
Board of Trustees
Mr. Parry
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Brooklyn
Burlington
William Partridge
Murder suspect Harry Palmer surrenders at Price Hill
Harry Palmer a 23 year old colored man gave himself up at Patrol House No 9 on Price Hill yesterday. He was wanted for murder after striking George Bell with a boulder on Friday night, Bell died at City Hospital early yesterday. Bell had been boarding with Palmer’s wife for a year. Palmer is the third man to face the oath over her.
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Harry Palmer
Price Hill
George Bell
Interest On Boer Bonds Begins June 1
A Pretoria proclamation states that despite Kruger’s war time suspension, interest on the Boer bonds will accrue starting June 1. Public holidays are declared for June 26 and June 27 in connection with King Edward’s coronation.
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Pretoria
Kruger
Transvaal
Edward
Miners Strike Crisis Reported With Settlement Nears
A major miners strike at Empire Coal Company Works ends with a signed agreement after negotiations. The union and company maintain that nonunion workers will be retained and not molested while joining the union if they choose. Subdistrict No. 5 President Stevenson is credited for calm leadership during the lengthy dispute.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellaire
Empire Coal Company ‘Works
United Mineworkers
Man Injured in Bus Crash Near Toll Gate
William Bills of Folston Boone County Kentucky suffered severe injuries when his bus seatback collapsed and dumped him onto the road near Anderson's Riverview Park. He was taken to City Hospital in Patrol 9 for treatment.
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William Bills
Folston
Boone Cy Ky
Bills
Anderson
Riverview Park
Ing
Hetrove
Snatched chatelaine reported on Ninth Street
Mrs. Austin of 167 West Ninth street reported a theft of her chatelaine valued at 9.10 dollars yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred as she was getting off a car at Ninth and Walnut street.
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Austin
Wst
Ninth Street
Ninth and
Walnut
Estimating Contest Lets Ten Share 1490 Prize Chances
The notice explains a $34,000 Estimating Contest with 1490 chances. If ten people including you submit estimates, each participant holds ten chances to win any prize or a share of the $3000 pool.
Frenchwoman Mrs Fasser Fights Police Then Is Hospitalized
Mrs Eseline Fasser a French resident of 1918 Race Street with her husband Louis was taken to City Hospital after a severe delusion that others meant her harm. A May 29 quarrel with Ed Michael led to his arrest as she fought police when they arrived to calm the scene and was dragged to a patrol wagon.
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Eseline Fasser
Race Street
Louis
Ed Michael
Michael
Fasser
Mother Requests Police To Apprehend Daughter
The mother of Grace Campbell 17 of Columbus telephoned police to arrest her daughter on sight and hold her for her parents. Grace left on the excursion train for the city with Harry Gilchrist to marry but they were refused a marriage license in Newport Kentucky. Grace is tall slender blond with light skirt pink shirt waist and white straw hat. Gilchrist is 18 tall stout and has red hair.
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Grace Campbell
Columbus
Harry Gilchrist
Newport
Miss Campbell
Gilchrist
Trouble With Kilts In South Africa War Wear
London Truth reports alarming accounts of Highlanders in South Africa wearing kilts in poor condition. Instances include a NCO hiding to avoid being seen by female eyes and a regiment allowed trousers from 6 pm to 6 am. Officers ordered surrender of kilts in a 4:30 pm incident. Some kilts exceed two years old prompting War Office to consider new stock.
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South Africa
Cape Colony
War Office
Tobacco Company Faces Foreclosure Case in Kentucky Court
In Lexington on June 21 the Detena Tobacco Company was named as defendant in circuit court in a suit for foreclosure over a mortgage on the tobacco factory machinery and fixtures and all real estate owned by the company and its individual members.
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Tobacco Company
Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Detena Tobacco ‘Company
Cheneworth
Chance for Photographers in Civil Service Exam
The United States Civil Service Commission will hold an examination on June 17 in this city for applicants seeking government photographer positions. Competitors must submit three self made photographs of five animals or birds with affidavits confirming authorship. Successful applicants will be assigned to a post in Washington with a monthly salary.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Washington
Sneak Thief Steals $80 From West Fourth Street Office
W Kralund reports a burglary at 122 West Fourth Street after a thief cut in on Saturday night and stole eighty dollars. Police were notified yesterday.
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West Fourth Street
Ee Lice
Hill's Future at Stake at Albany Harmony Meeting
David B. Hill gathers Democratic leaders for a key Albany harmony rally to mark permanent headquarters move from New York. Norman Mack may deliver a Bryan message. attendance and mood split rural and urban factions as Hill's political fate hangs on tomorrow's turnout.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
David B. Hill
Albany
Hill
Horatio Seymour
Francis Kernan
Samuel J. Tilden
Norman Mack
Buffalo
Wiliam J. Bryan
Dave Hill
Don't Think About It Any More Subscriptions Urged
Readers are urged to subscribe to the Commercial Tribune by sending in your estimate to set aside thoughts on the matter. The short notice emphasizes taking action to secure a magazine delivery and clear the mind.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Diplomatic Squares Over Vanderbilt Kin and Caribbean Crisis
Washington weighs ambassador picks as Vanderbilt family splits over Michael Herbert appointment while Britain tests acceptability. Meanwhile Martinique posts see eighteen applicants for the Martinique consul post after the St Pierre disaster. no action until St Pierre island stabilizes.
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State Department
United States
Martinique
Prentiss
St. Pierre
Michigan
Postum Coffee Aids Heads in Time of Need
A Toledo woman testifies that Postum Coffee replaced regular coffee for over five years, alleviating stomach trouble and sustaining her husband during a gastric typhoid fever. She notes his ability to retain Postum when other drinks failed and praises its life-sustaining role. The claim comes from the Postum Company in Battle Creek.
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Toledo
Postum Company
Battle Creek
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