Tales Of Outing Resorts And A West Play Premiere
Large crowds enjoyed outing resorts with varied entertainments including the California trip by railboat and lake attractions, while at Powers Theater in Chicago the first production of Told in the Hills adapted from Marah Ells Ryans western story impressed audiences with staging and performances by Edwin Arden and Mabel Roebuck.
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Hills
Marah Ells Ryan
Powers Theater
McPherson Turnbull
West
Chester Park Attracts Large Sunday Attendance
Chester enjoyed a prosperous Sunday with high turnstile counts and rising receipts. The Belle of New York impressed audiences, while free vaudeville drew crowds with Edmonds, Ozars, Madame Emmy and Miss Fern Melrose among others. The bathing beach and other park attractions saw heavy patronage as Miss Listemann and two soloists performed a symphonic program tonight.
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Columbia
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de Aerian
The Zoo Show Stages Free Dog and Pony Spectacle
Crowds flocked to the zoo yesterday and last night for free attractions led by Rice's dog and pony show and Innes band. Miss Virginia Listemann boosted the program with soprano solos as Bellstedt thrilled the audience with encore demands.
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Innes
Virginia Listemann
Coney Island Holiday Highlights By Bavarian Italian Groups
Calliope players on Queen and Princess thrilled crowds at the up-river park with tunes of Faderland and sunny Italy in honor of Bavarian Mutual Aid and National Italian Benevolent associations. The grove bustled with families and children as boats ran all day and vaudeville performances entertained visitors. Musicians Smittie’s Band and acts by Jacques Marion and Grace Ellsworth, Mack and Bergier, and the Ellsworths drew applause, while St Xavier School Association planned a banquet to open the week of outings at Coney.
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Queen City Beach Enjoys Record Summer Showing
The Queen City Beach drew large crowds yesterday at the famed bathhouse with its thousand rooms and grand balconies. The riverfront setting was inviting with warm water and bright evening lights, and attendance at night rivaled daytime crowds, signaling a likely record season ahead under improving weather.
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Man in Weston shoots wife believing burglar in window
Michael Kelley of Weston Kansas says he woke to storm lightning and misread a crouching figure at a window. He fired twice, killing his wife, whom neighbors and doctors call accidental. Kelley operates a saloon.
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Commercial Tribune
Weston
Michael Kelley
Kelley
Kelleys
Josephine Holried
Frange urges France to build a bigger navy and twenty battleships
Paris dispatch argues France must match Germany and Britain by expanding the fleet. Minister of Marine M Thomson pushes for new battleships, torpedo boats, and submersibles to prevent falling behind and to keep allies.
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England
Oscar Ehrgott to Present Light Opera at Coney Island
Oscar Ehrgott plans four weeks of light operatic productions at Coney Island starting next Sunday. He considers extending the grandstand to house the show and promises a Cincinnati flavored repertoire. The season aims for a light airy environment with notable vocalists. The Mocking Bird show at the Zoo will be a key feature for children with free performances daily.
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Coney Island
Ehrgott
Cincinnati
Sullivan to headline Lagoon vaudeville act next week
Lagoon announces former world boxing champion John L. Sullivan will headline a vaudeville bill next week. Sullivan appears as a monologist recounting amusing anecdotes and reminiscences from his boxing career.
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John L. Sullivan
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Shubert Returns with Major Theatre Contracts
J. J. Shubert arrives from London with contracts for important independent theatre interests. The bundle includes the English musical comedy Lady Madcap, a Parisian comic opera identity to be disclosed, the French comedy Paretiere, and Sardou’s La Piste being staged by Rejane in Paris.
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London
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Sothern and Marlowe to debut in London at Waldorf Theater
E H Sothern and Julia Marlowe plan a first London appearance next spring at the Shuberts Waldorf Theater after touring the independent circuit. They will present in London the same plays used in America in the coming season.
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Julia Marlowe
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Shuberts
Handsome Waldorf Theater
America
Mystery surrounds author of The Girl in Waiting for Virginia Harned
The identity of the dramatist behind The Girl in Waiting for actress Virginia Harned remains unclear as she and her managers stay silent. Rumor in New York points to David Belasco as the possible author.
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Virginia Harned
New York
David Belasco
Zoo Guests Welcome Hagenbeck Delegation In New York
Superintendent Sol Stephan hosts Lorez Hagenbeck of Hagenbeck firm arriving on the Deutschland with rare animals. Hagenbeck will tour the city before joining the Hagenbeck show as American representative. Frank R. Beckett visits the Zoo. The Kopp Band with William Kopp will follow Innes and his band. Shriners plan a Zoo outing on July 14 with special attention to Mr. Kopp after his recent desert crossing.
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Zoo
New York
Lorez Hagenbeck
Hagenbeck
Stephan
Kopp
Cincinnati
William Kopp
Innes
Shriners
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Burning Sands
More Moonshine in Dry Counties
A. number of alleged moonshiners in Valosta Georgia were arraigned before U S Commissioner Powell. Dave Williams of a nearby county jailed in Macon on illicit distilling charges after a $200 bond setting. W H Nixon of Irwin County bonded $150 on illicit distillery charges. Officials plan further raids as moonshine activity rises in dry Georgia counties.
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Commercial Tribune
Valosta
United States
Powell
Dave Williams
Macon
W. H. Nixon
Irwin County
Georgia
Sicilian Soldier Executed After Honor Dispute
A Sicilian warrant officer ordered a soldier to clean the mess table in the canteen. The soldier shot and killed the officer, claiming his honor had been outraged by the command.
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Rome
May Manton Fashion Tip Princess Dresses for Girls
The article describes a princess dress design for girls using bordered embroidery flouncing and fine fabrics like organdies and delfts. It outlines fabric requirements for sizes 12 to 16 years and notes variations with or without a chemisette and collar, plus instructions for attaching elements and finishing edges.
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Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati
Peasant Seeks Audience with Emperor at Vienna Palace
Imperial Guards arrest a ragged Galician man who walked from Galicia to Vienna to see the Emperor about Galician misery. He claims to be a peasant in need of an audience and is deemed likely insane and to be sent back to his village.
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Sermon and theft at Mortlake Church
The Mortlake Congregational Church sermon on Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth was delivered by Rev. William Jones. During the service the minister's vestrying entered and stole his new overcoat.
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London
Mortlake Congregational Church
William Jones
Donley County's 55 Dollar Acre Farm Sets Panhandle Pace
Donley County gains bragging rights with the Panhandle's highest land price as O D King near Rowe sells 100 acres for 55 dollars per acre. The site will host a new town, with a townsite company planning to move Rowe residents to the east end site amid county rivalry.
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Commercial Tribune
Clarendon
Tex
Donley County
Panhandle
O. D. King
Rowe
King Farm
Cupid Halts Schools in Wilkinsburg
In Pittsburg on June 24 Cupid disrupts Wilkinsburg public schools as eight teachers and one professor fall prey to romance risking a year with no teachers. Despite exams and papers, faculty enjoyed social courting and weddings.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Cupid
Wilkinsburg
Ams
Pigeons Compete In Worcester Race On Special Trains
Four special trains arrived in Worcester bringing between 70 000 and 80 000 pigeons from Lancashire federations. The birds were released at once to take part in flying competitions.
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Worcester
Lancashire
Birds plunder Gyerry Orchard in Humboldt Iowa
In Humboldt Iowa on June 24 growers fear a ruined cherry crop as birds raid orchards. Despite scarecrows, cow bells, cats in cages and mosquito netting, birds remain bold and steal half ripe fruit from extensive northern Iowa cherry groves. The loss threatens the season and local growers' livelihoods.
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Commercial Tribune
Humboldt
Iowa
Otte Humboldt
Painters Fault Anatomical Proportions at Royal Academy
Eustace Miles criticizes modern paintings for flawed anatomy in works like Lotty and Lady Perseus and Andromeda and Leda. He praises Day and the Dawn Star and A Fairy Tale for correct forms and says the Royal Academy lacks national focus. athletic figures reflect modern English life.
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Royal Academy
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Miles
Orpheus
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Women Teach Laporte Council Civic Lesson With Park Work
In Laporte Pennsylvania on June 24 a group of over twenty women from the Village Improvements Society cleaned and beautified a central park. They cleared rubbish, planted ferns and flowers, and installed attractive seating to improve the park despite prior inaction on requested improvements.
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Commercial Tribune
Laporte
Village Improvements Society
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