Pain's Pompeii spectacle opens at Norwood with grand firework finale
Pain's two week engagement at Norwood circus opens with Bulwer Lytton's Pompeii followed by a spectacular firework display. The production recreates Roman life with Arbaces and Glaucus amid Isis worship and a volcanic eruption by Vesuvius. Fireworks finale features crimson and violet bursts and elaborate aerial effects each night.
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Pompeii
Norwood
Bulwer Lytton
Norwood Circus
Pompei
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton
Arbaces
Isis
Nile
Glaucus
Vesuvius
Apis
Ione
Holman Brothers
Rossies
Ardbaces
Cincinnati
Chester Park Breezes Disrupt Bathing Amid Vaudeville Fame
Cool breezes sweep Chester Park as weather disrupts bathing plans yet draws crowds to a strong vaudeville show. Acts including Mlle Luba de Serena and her animals, Sa Van and McBrien, Jennie Brooks, and Cook and Stevens energize audiences while preparations begin for the opera Season opener The Rounders next Sunday.
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Charles Doran
Chester Park
Chester
Mlle
Luba de Serena
Cuba
East
Sa van
McBrien
Cook and Stevens
Jennie Brooks
Chester Company
Conway's Band Draws Germans to Zoo Concerts
Conway's Band gains popularity with German visitors after performances at the Zoological Garden by the Druiden Saengerchor and United Singers. A final Wednesday concert promises a large crowd and new ideas. Next week Inness brings sixty musicians to the garden, likely breaking attendance records.
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Conway
Zoological Garden
Druiden Saengerchor
United Singers
Zoo
Inness
Coney Island Plans Summer Racing Season Start
Coney Island Company fixes to begin racing by June 23 with a 2,500 seat grand stand ready. Races will be held at the up-river park under the American Association and Mad River Circuits with strong official oversight. The season follows Bryant minstrel shows and comic opera, signaling a thriving entertainment slate.
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Coney
Coney Island
Up-River Park
American Association
Mad River
Oscar Ehrgott
Sembrich Signs 80 Concert Tour Across United States
London June 11 Mme Marcella Sembrich signs a contract for 80 concerts in the United States starting in March. The tour spans major venues and elevates her return to public performance across the country.
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Sembrich
London
Mme
Marcella Sembrich
United States
Youth of Figaro to Have U S Premiere
Rudolph Aronson of New York signs a contract with Ruggiero Leoncavallo for the U S premiere of The Youth of Figaro with words by Sardou and music by Leoncavallo. It is described as the first grand opera by a European composer to debut in the United States.
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Youth of Figaro
Paris
Rudolph Aronson
New York
Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Sardou
Leoncavallo
United States
Ellen Terry Jubilee matinee fascinates London crowds
The Ellen Terry Jubilee matinee at Drury Lane drew unprecedented demand with gallery and pit seats selling quickly. Miss Terry asked no prohibitive prices and early Monday morning fans began lining up with camp stools and provisions to wait about thirty hours for a seat.
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Ellen Terry
London
Bilten Terry
Drury Lane Theater
Miss Terry
Danner Opposes Increased Levy in School Tax Dispute
A heated school board session sparked by a letter from business groups requesting a two week delay to hear them. The Funds and Claims Committee outlined a $1,501,500 local levy plus $227,550 from other sources to fund all operations. Several officials urged hearings, while Danner resisted outsiders, and noon dismissals began as students faced early closures.
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Board of Education
Funds and Claims Committee
Mills
Mattion
Vaeden
Dauner
A. J. Conroy
Associated Organizations
Bettinger
Business Men's Club
F. A. Geler
T. J. Moffett
W. F. Robertson
L. L. Sadler
Dr. Withrow
Mr. Peaslee
Schwab
Eggers
Pollak
Committee On
Frick
Coney, McKenzie
Mr. Bauman
Albert Schwartz
Chicago University
Beating Likely to Gause Death
Fred Art of 1640 Westwood Avenue was horribly beaten by four men and found lying in a ditch at Queen City and Harrison Avenues. He was taken to City Hospital with a fractured skull and serious injuries, claiming four assailants attacked him after a prior fight with Ed Cornelius.
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Fred Art
Westwood Avenue
City Hospital
Art
Queen City
Harrison Avenues
Ed Cornelius
Cornelius
Queen City Avenue
Miss Terry Visits Drury Lane After Jubilee Dinner
A crowd of 560 waited as doors opened at 11 30 this forenoon. Winston Churchill to preside at a Hotel Cecil dinner honoring Miss Terry. At midnight Miss Terry arrived with a lantern bearer, received cheers, and urged quiet as she greeted the crowd and gallery boys.
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Winston Churchill
Jubilee Committee
Cecil
Miss Terry
Drury Lane
Rosin Horn nuptials at St Nicholas Hotel
Miss Mae Rosin daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Rosin Harvey Avenue Avondale married Benjamin M Horn of Wilkesbarre Pa last night at the St Nicholas Hotel The ceremony featured white roses palms and ferns with the bride in a white satin gown and a diamond crown. The Rev Dr Philipson officiated a wedding supper followed.
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Mae Rosin
Louis Rosin
Harvey Avenue
Avondale
Benjamin M. .Horn
Wilkesbarre
St. Nicholas
Lucille Rosin
Edward Lewith
Wilkesberre
Philipson
Mollie Renkert
Louis Renkert
Wells Avenue
Price Hill
William R. Leonard
Peoria
Ill
M. E. Church
E. M. Hilsworth
Gertrude Renkert
William
Chicago
Younger Members of Madison Avenue Church Plan Lawn Fete
The Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church Covington youth group will host a lawn fete on Thursday evening at 2112 Greenup Street. Miss Sarah Ernst returns from Dobbs Ferry New York. Mrs J A Johnson plans a Thursday return from St Paul Minnesota. Mrs William Andrews of Newport hosts a bridge gathering with twenty five guests at Fourth and Park avenues, decorated with pink and white carnations.
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Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Covington
Greenup Street
Sarah Ernst
Dobbs Ferry
New York
J. A. Johnson
St. Paul
Minn
Louise Applegate
Leslie
Dayton
Isaac Kinsey
William Andrews
Newport
Fourth
Park Avenue
Anne .Spears
East Hill women lead in golf match at local club
Mrs Glen Groesbeck and Mrs Theodore Dohrman posted the two top scores yesterday at the East Hill golf links. Several others qualified for the underway match, including Mrs Edward Harrison and Miss Ruth Harrison among others. The notice also includes a formal Cincinnati city council resolution on Seminole street improvements detailing grades, costs, and payment plans.
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Glen Groesbeck
Theodore Dohrman
East Hill
Edward Harrison
Ruth Harrison
Louise Groesbeck
Charles Walter Bell
Drewry
Louise Pugh
Mary Wilby
Alice Scarborough
John Warrington
Gertrude Lewis
George Eustis
Euclid avenue improvement plans approved in Cincinnati
Cincinnati votes to approve grading curbs paving and drainage for Euclid avenue from Rochelle Street to St Clair Street. The ordinance sets curb grades and describes funding via city bonds with assessments optional in cash within twenty days. The 1906 grade details reference specific elevations and the official filing in the Board of Public Service.
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Seminole Street
University Avenue
Rochelle Street
City of
Cincinnati
State of Ohio
Imb Alyy
Office
The
Card of Public Service
Seminole
City of Cincinnati
A.D. L. Pfaff
Press of Council
Edwin Henderson
Euclid Avenue
St. Clair Street
Board of Public Service
Rochelle’ Street
Hkuclid Avenue
Cineti
Uch
Edwin Hend
Cincinnati City Council approves Fifth Avenue improvements Delhi Township
Resolution authorizes grading and drainage works on Fifth Avenue from Eighth Street to the south line of Section 6 in Delhi Township. It sets curb grades, authorizes cement crossings and macadamizing the roadway, and outlines funding and payment by the city or property assessments. Publication ordered.
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Fifth Avenue
Eighth Street
Ihi Township
Cincinnati
State of Ohio
Delhi Township
Board of Public Service
Section 6
Highth Street
Spence
City of
Frank L. Pfaff
Edwin Henderson
Repeal of Resolution on Sewer Improvement
The Cincinnati City Council repeals a 1906 resolution declaring it necessary to sewer a ravine east of Madison Road between Bedford Avenue and Alp e Road within Division 15. The repeal was passed May 21 1906. the president of the council performed duties.
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City of
Cincinnati
State of
Ohio
Madison Road
Bedford Avenue
Alpe Road
Pease
Frank L. Pfaff
Edwin Henderson
Moltke P Adalbert Oskar Calls Gibri
A fragment lists names Moltke P Adalbert Oskar and Gibri in unclear call notes from an apparent historical roster or telegraph snippet. No dates or places are provided.
Cincinnati Water Works Sealed Bids For 4750 Feet Pipe Line
Sealed proposals due June 13 1906 at noon for laying 4750 feet of 20 and 30 inch cast iron pipe on Queen City avenue from Grove to Rankin and related work for Cincinnati Water Works. Bid bonds of 1250 dollars required. bids opened June 12 with option of certified check or cash in lieu. Plans specifications and forms available at Chief Engineer’s office.
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Nati
Hamilton County
Ohio
Board of Trustees
Commissioners of Water_ Works
City of Cincinnati
Queen City Avenue
Grove Avenue
Millcreek
Rankin Street
Cincinnati
Commissioners of Water “Works
Commissioners of Water Works
Proposals for Cincinnati Water Works Pipe Laying
Proposals to lay about 4300 linear feet of 24 inch cast iron pipe for water distribution in Cincinnati Ohio bids due by noon on Tuesday June 12. Plans profiles and specifications available at the Chief Engineer of Water Works office. Bonds or certified funds of 1200 required with bid. bid deposits or bonds may be substituted.
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Tinue
Mendel
Danner
St. Nicholas Hotel
Renkert
Price Hill Church
First Presbyterian Church
Gilbert Avenue
Locust Street
Walnut Hills
A. Painter
W. C. Williamson
Louise Christy
Sara Albray
Carrie Powell
Aleatheius
Gholson Avenue
Katherine Kerr
Sag Harbor
George L. Swift
Alameda
Jamaica Islands
Evelyn Omwake
John Omwake
Emily Burton
Helen Glen
Charlotte Shipley
Albert Crawford
West Schell
Standish Meacham
Eugene Rowe
Lake Allyn
Pest
BE. W. Robbins
William Michie
Barnes
Cincinnati Point
Mich
College Hill
W. W. Glen
Crooked Lake
Michigan
Charles Newton
Crystal Lake
Guy
Wilbur
Murray
Saugatuck, Mich
Frank Foulds
Miss Keturah
Crystal Lake, Ky
Mr. Horace Schmidlapp
Mr. Schmidlapp
Herman Bienfang
Elsa Bienfang
Thomas Steadman Stephens
Woman's Club
Mercantile Library
Miss Gallagher
Austin Goodman
Jacob Goldsmith
Europe
A. G. Diehl
Worthington
Edith
Louisville
Katherine Tabb Craven
the Highlands
Maysville
Charles Littell
Elizabeth Fisher
James Berry
Little Son
Claude Keeney
Ravenswood
W. Va
Eugenia Mentz
Glasgow Junction
Jane Kelly
Katherine Nienaber
Hetty Hawes
Shelbyville
B. F. Graziani
New York City
Peter Youmans
Columbus
Nannie Wright
William Morkill
Pueblo
Mexico
O. P. Applegate
Norma Gibson
Aubrey Barbour
Edward Johnston
Kentucky Social News
Presbyterian Church
Mss
Grace Garwood
Race Street
Sorosis
Sorosie
Sorosis Shop
West 7Th Street
Groesbeck
Dohrman
Commercial Tribune
Ocean Steamers
North German Lloyd
Pecher Bourses Sec Uen
Kajiser
K.wm.ii
K.wm.il
Kr’prinz
z.Jy
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Bremen
Barb
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Naples
Genda
P.irene
K.luise
K.albert
Pirene
P. Irene
Oelrichs & CO
Broadway
Atlas National Bank
Brighton
German National Bank
Bepler & Co
Third St
Near
Main
First National Bank
Kuhn & Sons
EL Third
dhamburg-American
Hamburg
Bluecher
Amerika
Kaiserin-A V
Kaiserin A Y
Stug
Ovceana
Deutschland
Sui Room
Ritz-Carlton
Pennsylvan
Sirvica
Dover
Sui
Batavia
Pretoria
Waldersee
Terranean Servic Aples
Genoa
Adalbert
tMoltke
Oskar
Hag Grill Room
Norwegian Fjords
North Cape
Spitzbergen
Iceland
Searial
Kuhn
Alnut St
Postoffice
Walnut
Brighton German Bank
Morrison & Colerain
Fifth National
Cincin
Hewitt Avenue
Hackberry Street
Woodburn Avenue
Langdon Avenue
Aid of Trustees
Board Trustees
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