Governor Robinson and Terrace Park Home Richest Showman
A portrait of John F. Robinson the famed showman, his Terrace Park estate, and family saga. The article chronicles his rise from child performer to wealthy circus magnate, the tame of his printing empire, and the court battles over his stocks with his children. It also notes his generosity, later widowhood, and devotion to family, with details of the sprawling Terrace Park holdings and the historic Lafayette hospitality at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Robinson
Gil
Charley
Terrace Park
Calaveras
John Robinson
Maeterlinck
Robinson
Lafayette
America
Cincinnati
Middle West
John and
Poplar
Caroline Hayward Robinson
Governor's Marriage and Showman’s Family Rift in Milford
The article details the governor's second marriage to Miss Maud Logan following a South tour. It notes the Robinson tomb funded privately by the showman, the church's endowment growth, and a family disagreement linked to his marriage. Health improvements helped him lead a lengthy mammoth circuit tour and summer campaign amid ensuing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas Episcopal] Church
Milford
Robinson
Katie
Maud Logan
South
Penrw
Notes of Art and Artists from Cincinnati’s early scene
Mr. Maas recalls Cincinnati’s early artists and framed works. Names include Charles Winter, Tom Lindsay, C. T. Webber, John Frankenstein, Israel Quick, and Daniel Beard. The piece traces 1850s 60s art education efforts, the Cincinnati Academy of Fine Arts, and the move toward the School of Design and the Art Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maas
Cincinnati
Queen City
Charles Winter
van Loo
Thomas Lindsay
Tom” Lindsay
C.T. Webber
John Frankenstein
Israel Quick
Daniel Beard
Miles Greenwood
Mechanics Institute
Forbrigger
Sarah Peter
Cincinnati Academy of Fine Arts
School of Design
McMicken University
Third
Main Streets
Portraits and paintings figure in Cincinnati art scene
The piece surveys Potthast's Cape Ann canvas as part of the six annual American art exhibition at the Art Museum. It notes Rettig and his Dutch studies, Meira Wilson and Dunlap, and a newly added unfinished Blum Spanish dance, plus August Goeser’s upcoming three month West Coast sketching trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward HH
Poprhast
THE
ART Zum
Potthast
Robert Blum
Art Museum
Dramatic Art Notes Highlight June Events And Guests
The Metropolitan College of Elocution and Dramatic Art hosts a children's recital under Miss Sophie M Hamant on Friday June 25. At the Ohio State Teachers Association meeting June 25 to July 3 at Put-in-Bay Island Cincinnati reader Mrs Pearl Droste Elliott will be honored, with a place of special distinction at the Hotel Victory. Mrs Elliott known for a gold medal at the College of Music commencement will attend various educational gatherings. Mrs Billiott will be in East Street for much of the period attending events where she has been invited to appear. An invitation she declined was from the Eastern Conference Association in Providence. The Schuster School recital of the children will occur Saturday the 26th at 2 80 p m in the recital hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan College of Elocution and Dramatic Art
Sophie M. Hamant
Priday
Ohio State Teachers’ Association
Putin Bay Island
Cincinnati
Pearl Droste Elliott
A. E. Eliott
College of Music
Hotel Victory
Billiott
7 East
Eastern Commer Cpeeee Association
Providence
A. 1
Squirrel Hunters Pension Query and March 4 Sundays
A reader asks if heirs can receive a pension or bounty for Squirrel Hunters and how to apply. The column notes a mathematician’s reliable analysis of March 4 Sundays across centuries, including leap year rules and centennial exceptions. The piece also includes brief reader questions on beaux night etiquette, sidewalk position for escorts, painter’s colic, and other topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squirrel Hunters
Monroe
Taylor
Hayey
Language curiosities and royal lineage debates discussed
The page explores English vowel order words abstemious and facetious, notes on family ties of in law, the kingly naming tradition from Hanover to Wettin, and the 1893 act enabling ambassadors with a list of early accredited nations and dates.
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John Robinson Show
Mammoth Printing House
Linden
Selma
Ala
Caroline Hayward
Niblo
Robinson Circus
Pression
Caroline Robinson
Robinson Place
Ghuron
Tive
Ncere
Notes of
Cape Ann Coast
Edward H. Potthast
T. Buchannan
Will Yourg
William Fry
Laura Fry
New York
Sihec
Noble
Sir Ezekiel
John Ettig
Martin Rettigveneck
Henry , Mosler
Edward ‘Potthast
Fanny
Cinenati
East
Europe
John Rettig
Mr. Rettig
Rettig
William F. Behren
Meira C. Wilson
Dunlap
Miss Wilson
August Goeser
Cincinnati Art Club
West
Yellowstone
Seattle Exposition
Seattle
Portland
San Diego
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Dramatic Art Notes
Schuster School
Bureau of Information
Re . Ellen T
Newport
Painter
Martha S
England
Victoria
Guelph
Eward
House of Hanover
Edward
Saxe Coburg
Wettin
Thladmar
King
Brown
James
State Department
Washington
France
Great Britain
Italy
Baya
Germany
Russia
Austria
Brazil
Mexico
Japan
Kiober
Towell & CO
Mire
Charlestown
Macn
Cate
Bony Fottodes
Eaenaewetn
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