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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1912
Page
3
Park managers report guests wear wraps at night and prayers are offered for fine weather tomorrow. If clear and cool, vaudeville venues and theaters expect strong patronage while sleek beaches prepare for a busy day with new bathhouses nearly finished.
The Lyric screens a new long program Sunday morning through night with Indianapolis auto race footage from Decoration Day. Mc Mahan and Jackson showcase six camera reels showing start finish and crowds with continuous exhibition. Includes A Victim of the Mormons and songs by Emmons and Colville.
Coney Island enters its third week of the season with a new free bill replacing the Peerless Peers. The Librickz brothers athletes and acrobats will wow guests each afternoon and evening in front of the grand stand. Acts include Koster and Winsome in a gymnastic novelty and the Kennedys Eugene Emmett and Weslyn Hamilton. New England clam chowder proves popular as outside attractions draw crowds to the grove and club house.
Crowds flock to Chester park for nightly dancing as temperatures stay mild. Last night’s comedy night featured playful devices and laughter while the big ballroom remained full. Hilarity Hall provides the main attraction, with weekly Tuesday and Friday dances continuing all season.
A lively Grand vaudeville program features Beltrah and Beltrah in Musical Dairy, Edward Zoller trio of acrobatic pantomimists, Hesse the comedy juggler, Virginia Grant singing act, Shriner and Richards eccentric dancing, and new moving pictures headed by The Post Telegrapher from the 101 Bison ranch. Tom Ince directs the dramatic two reel Western.
Florence reports Countess Fabbricotti formerly Cornelia Scoval making her debut at Verdi's theater. A large audience including many Americans attended. She was loudly applauded and given multiple encores while floral tributes were sent to the stage.
Fay Templeton of the Weber and Fields company is described as born on the stage, debuting at six months as a baby in a theatrical scene. She later became a Buttercup in juvenile performances and still sings a verse of I'm Called Little Buttercup in the same mellow contralto familiar to playgoers.
Married pairs fill the Weber and Fields jubilee tour with many spouses traveling beside notable names. Mrs Weber travels with her husband, Mrs Lew Fields and her four children join, Mrs William Collier and Mr Collier ride, and Edith Beban travels with Mr Beban. Thomas Garrick vacations with wife Helena Collier Garrick, while Lillian Russell comes with sisters Mrs Westford and Mrs Ross. Fay Templeton’s aunt Mrs Bella Adams accompanies her niece.
Oscar Hammerstein announces opera will be charged at London Opera house for the rest of the season starting next Monday night. Prices range from a half guinea for stalls to a shilling for the gallery. He expects strong public demand for theater rate opera.
John T. Kelly of the Weber and Fields Jubilee company is revealed as a sentimentalist and author of a popular ballad about an old spot in Ireland. The verses are sure to move Celtic gatherings and audiences.
Helena Collier Garrick of the Weber and Fields Jubilee company is the sister of William Collier and, privately, the wife of actor Thomas Garrick. She is a versatile performer who paused a Galatea role to appear with her brother and Charley Reed in Hoss and Hoss, and has been with William Collier in all his starring ventures for the past ten years.
Joe Weber and Lew Fields, schoolmates on New York's East Side, began performing at ages nine and eight, singing and dancing an Irish routine six times daily for a weekly $3. They continued until age fourteen, with Weber taller than Fields by about one foot four inches.
Special correspondent Francis B. Gessner reports Taft supporters in Chicago buoyed as the national committee session begins, while Roosevelt leaders show jitters. Ohio visitors rally Taft, West Virginia backs Hatfield, and delegates from other states miss historic Ohio giants as Taft braces for the convention.
Friends name Judge Gard of the Butler County Common Pleas Court as a potential successor to James M. Cox, the Democratic nominee, in what appears to be early buzz surrounding the nomination.
Representative Berger a Socialist from Milwaukee moves impeachment against Federal Judge Hanford of Seattle alleging high crimes and habitual drunkenness after Hanford stripped Leonard Olsen of citizenship. Berger asks judiciary committee to investigate while Justice Department backs Olsen’s bid to reopen Hanford’s ruling. The House adopts the resolution.
United States District Judge Cornelius Hanford presided a civil trial in Seattle today and refused to discuss impeachment proceedings, saying he would answer every charge. He will hold court in Tacoma next Wednesday to rule on a petition to reopen the suit seeking annulment of Leonard Olsen’s citizenship papers, a case decided against Olsen on May 10.
Leela Cairnes aged 7 was fatally injured when struck by an automobile driven by Carl Summerville as he rushed to aid an aviator who had landed near Mansfield fair grounds. Summerville surrendered to police and is held without bail.
Viscount Chinda, Japan's ambassador, said no basis exists for claims that 6000 Korean Christians were imprisoned last year over plots against Count Terauchi. He cited court responsibility, noted about 1 person detained and 20 released, and affirmed freedom of worship for all Chosen inhabitants.
In London dated June 7, transport workers postpone a national strike after leaders pledged action unless employers accept terms. Employers say they cannot reply to government proposals before Monday, so the strike is deferred to next Tuesday.
Sultan Mulai Hafid leaves Fez for Rabat with a French minister and strong escort. Crowds watched from deserted streets as he headed toward France. Morocco June 7.
Frederick Pierpont Shaw of Chicago was assassinated June 5 at Black River Triana Honduras while acting as receiver for the Central American Commercial Co under the U S court. The killing was reported to the state department via Tegucigalpa and Ceiba consulate officials.
An explosion at the Woellersdorf ammunition factory near Wiener Neustadt Austria today killed twelve soldiers and workers and injured many others. The blast shattered windows across the town and caused damage in Baden nearby.
The Charleroi Basin strike ended but Borinaga remains volatile with strikers firing on strike breakers. Military patrols control streets and occupy rail stations to quell disturbances and protect workers.
Washington issued a sharp warning to the governments of Hayti and the Dominican Republic to cease incipient hostilities and invasions and to preserve the status quo pending settlement by the United States of their boundary dispute.
Monarch Frederick August of Saxony is reported injured after a horse incident in Dresden on June 7. The sudden fall caused leg injuries and prompted medical attention. Various witnesses described the scene as abrupt and unexpected.
During today’s army maneuvers a cavalryman was thrown from his horse and suffered a badly wrenched right leg.
London report states Charles Dickens's long time Broadstairs home sold today for 15000 dollars, ending a long period of ownership and association with the author.
The Antireciprocity league of Canada was revived at a well attended gathering in Montreal. The revival aims to respond to Sir Wilfrid Laurier who reaffirmed his belief in the reciprocity policy.
Montreal dispatch notes physicians tending the Duchess of Connaught reported material and steady improvement in her condition. The update follows recent concerns and offers cautious optimism about her health trajectory.
Bethlehem Steel president Charles M Schwab arrived in Paris today for unidentified business. He is met by local officials and earlier travel reports note his high profile as a leading industrial figure.
London June 7 American ambassador Whitelaw Reid and Mrs Reid hosted a luncheon at Dorchester House for the American delegates to the international radio telegraphic convention and Mrs Benjamin Brewster of New York.
Chief Justice White states the commerce court lacks broad powers beyond enforcing the Interstate Commerce Act. He explains the court is a part of a larger regulatory system to unify and strengthen rate enforcement. Senator Poindexter introduces a resolution to abolish the commerce court, but no action is taken.
Walter F. Brown Ohio Republican chairman declares he supported Roosevelt delegates at Columbus and was elected state central committee chair only after resisting Taft partisans. He cites county delegation votes and notes officers’ election did not hinge on delegates. He offers to let attendees judge the insinuations.
In Pittsburgh on June 7 a U S district court entered an agreed decree to break up the Aluminum Company of America. The ruling abolishes alleged unlawful contracts and restrains the firm from similar pacts or unfair methods aimed at limiting competition in the aluminum utensil industry.
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