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Newspaper

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1902

Page

6

Martha Opera Opens With Miss Norwood at Chester Park

Crowds flocked to Chester Park for the opera season opener featuring Adelaide Norwood as Martha. Bernice Holmes Lionel Bassett and others drew praise with a strong outdoor program and vaudeville acts headlined by the Langfords. A 100-foot tower plunge by Charles Mote and a fire dive by Wm Collins captivated the crowd amid dancing and magic acts.

Chester Park Adelaide Norwood Martha Charles O. Bassett Lionel Langfords Charles Mote Marsh Sartella Laurence Crane Ramsey Sisters Trask Rogers Charles Stewart Coen

Crowds Persist At Coney Island Despite Threatening Weather

Large crowds still attended the up-river resort with later boats well filled for river rides and amusements. The Cincinnati Military Band concerts drew strong requests for repeats, cornet soloist Georgia Munyon received encores, and the free vaudeville theater offered Innes and Ryan, Ricardo, Baker and Stewart, and the Fantas. The Boston Operatic Quartet will perform daily from the afternoon performance, featuring selections from The Bohemian Girl after just finishing a Chicago engagement.

Coney Island Cincinnati Military Band Georgia Munyon Innes Ryan Ricardo Baker and Steward Periance Boston Chicago

Rainy Zoo Evening Draws Strong Attendance and New Arrivals

Attendance at the zoo rose despite rain with Mr Brand drawing a sizable crowd for a diverse concert. The zoo gained valuable specimens including giant kangaroos, a black male tiger, and an African scarlet flamingo from Europe. The flamingo mate escaped and was washed overboard during the voyage.

Brand Dodo Si Green Sol Bloom Europe

Managers Plan Protective League to Halt Broken Contracts

New York managers of comic operas and musical comedies led by George Lederer Frederick Whitney Henry Clay Barnabee and the Shuberts form the Managers Protective League to blacklist chorus singers who abandon contracts for higher offers. The move follows a practice of chorus girls signing with multiple productions and choosing the best terms, leaving others in the lurch. Talks also mention a chorus union to enforce rights.

Commercial Tribune New York George Lederer Frederick Whitney Henry Clay Barnabee The Shuberts Managers' Protective League

Zaza Belasco Marries Harvard Student In Secret Wedding

Zaza Belasco reveals she married a mysterious Harvard student in Montreal after leaving Morocco Bound. She declines to name him to protect his allowance, says she joined by Boston, and plans to retire from public life. Other Marrakech Bound brides include Elsie Yale.

Commercial Tribune New York Zaza Belasco Harvard Boston Harvara Boy Montreal Elsie Yale

Jefferson Family to Tour Theatres Next Season

New York June 29 The Jefferson family will dominate the coming season with Joseph Jefferson performing a brief set including Rip Van Winkle The Cricket on the Hearth and The Rivals The three Jefferson sons Thomas Joseph and William will each tour separate regions to complement their father’s schedule preventing coverage gaps in his itinerary.

Commercial Tribune New York Jefferson Joseph Jefferson Thomas Joseph William Thomas Jefferson Rip van

Jefferson Brothers Plan Separate Theatrical Ventures

Winkle will tour the Far West as Joseph and William Jefferson prepare for The Rivals in mid November after their father’s season. Young Joe becomes Sir Lucius O Tri gger and William Bob Acres with self management of their ventures. Charles B Jefferson plans Shadows of a Great City revival with Mrs Annie Yeamans as star.

Winkle Joseph William Jefferson Joe Jefferson Lucius O'Trigger William Bob Acres Jefferson Charles B. Jefferson Mrs. Annie Yeamans

Active miner strikes rich vein near Durango

Special despatch reports Frank Weston mining claims in Needleton district midway between Durango and Silverton. In a 200 foot tunnel he found a quartzite vein about three feet wide with 60 dollars in gold, 110 ounces of silver and 15 percent lead. The vein is at a lime and diorite contact and may prove permanent. Weston is husband of Effie Ellsler, actress, who has been with him in Needles for months.

Commercial Tribune Durango Col Needleton Silverton Frank Weston Eston Effie Ells

Atlas National Bank Sure Thing Draw

A sweepstakes note promises a $34 000 prize pool at Atlas National Bank with 1 490 chances to win. Readers are directed to the seventh page for details on eligibility and drawing rules.

Atlas National Bank

Thoroughbred entries at Sheepshead Bay race day

Turf and dirt races list entries for eight hurdles two mile sprint Futurity course and selling races. Horses named include Topmast Seminole Jack O Lanthorn Decoration Colonel Tyler Rightful Clarion St Jude President Mizzen Golden Maxim Morning Side Pretorius Belle of Troy Cunard Opera tor Eva Russell Lady Matchless Rheta Chaminade Succasunna Top Lady Dan Cupid Rochester Flora Levy Vulcain Helen Print Peaceful Vulcain Oudenarde Searcher Hermoso Aureate Sinfi Federalist Censor Bengal Tom Collins Biger El Caney Fucino Wall Swordsman Greyforge Ignis and others across six program segments with weights and odds implied.

Seminole Clark Big Gun Person Semper Ira Neponset Hardy C Glen Warlock Ferocious Jack O’lantern Buttons Decoration Colonel Tyler Attorney Rightful Clarion St. Jude President Macana Flirtineer Fire Escape Mint Bed Major Daniels Maru Biserta Sweet Clover the MonWer Clipper Avis Cigar Lady Radnor Pearl Finder Worry Sedition van Ness Blanche Herman Ghost Knapsack Jean Wood Hebron Mary Street Short Hose Hurst Park Whorlera Golden Maxim Morning Side Ibs Pretorius Whitney Belle of Troy Port Royal Kilogram Sister Juliet Cunard Himself Franz Key Note Grand Opera Operator Cougar Philippine Sen Andres Adelaide Prince Alsike Surmise Fatalist Bessie McCarthy Succasunna Top Lady Lady Avon Sly Maid Lula Flight Chaminade Traver Duela Has Gift Ollie Miss Dora Maggie Clapton Craven Taxes Marcy Dan Cupid Don Luis Will Fay Masterful Rochester Florrie S Orlandine Precisely Little Giant Ed Layson Flash of Night Model Monarch Happy Chappy Helen Hay Robert G. Lansing Flora Levy Vulcain Helen Print Found Love's Labor Little Arrow Prosper la Gai Bratton Wax Taper Jordan Oudenarde Peaceful Searcher Hermoso Aureate Sinfi Federalist Censor Bengal Tom Collins Biger el Caney Fucino Patheen Wall Saragampa Swordsman Greyforge Ignis

Woman Detained as Missing. Identity Unverified in Covington

A 55 year old woman calling herself Jucy Harris, of Sedamsville, arrived at the Ninth District Police Station after being found wandering. She says relatives live on Madison Avenue in Covington, Kentucky, but no one has identified her or reported her missing over three days of detention and police search.

Jucy Harris Sedamsville Madison Avenue Covington Ninth District

Wesley Watters Fractures Ankle After Fall Near Elmer East

Wesley Watters, a 5 ton car conductor, attempted to step from a bar at Elmer and Eastern avenues last night, fell and broke his right ankle. The patrol took him to his home at 541 Tusculum Avenue.

Wesley Watters Elmer Eastern Avenues Tusculum Avenue

Estimating Contest Offers 1490 Prize Chances

A promotion invites participants including you and nine friends to contribute estimates. Each person gets ten chances per estimate, totaling 14,900 opportunities to win a share of the $34,000 prize pool.

Cicely Loses Five Minutes After Change of Course

In Kiel on June 29 the Meteor led the Cicely in a schooner race when a course change caused the Cicely to lose five minutes. A protest by Clara’s owner over bow anchors remains undecided as judges review rules.

Kiel Emperor William Cecil Quentin England Meteor Empress Hohenzollern William Cicely Leeward M. Guilleaume

Maritime arrivals and sailings from various ports

Marine news from New York Lizard and Scilly report ships arrived or passed on June 29. Antwerp and Queenstown show arrivals from New York while Beechy Head is noted. The Kaiserin and Moltke routes include crossings via multiple ports on June 25 to June 29.

New York la Bretagne Havre Potsdam Rotterdam Lizard Vaderland Antwerp Scilly Minneapolis London Southwark Queenstown Liverpool Hamburg Southampton Beechy Head Pantelleria Seattle Tacoma Yokohama Shanghai Hongkong Suez Londo

Infant Suffering From Senility Born at City Hospital

City Hospital doctors report three months old Robert Taylor, brought in Saturday evening, appears aged beyond years with a dried face and wrinkled features. He shows signs of malnutrition causing a senility-like condition, and his mother is Mrs. Mary Taylor of 549 George Street.

City Hospital Robert Taylor Mary Taylor George Street

River Departures and Ohio River Stage Report

The River column lists departures from Pomeroy Maysville Chile Madison Louisville and Cincinnati with times for PB Wells Levi J Workum Lizzie Bay and City of Cincinnati to various points. The Ohio River at Cincinnati stood at 21.1 feet at 6 p.m. yesterday, rising 6.4 feet in 24 hours.

Pomeroy Sunshine Maysville Courier Chile WELLS Madison Levi J. Workum Louisville Pittsburg Lizzie Bay City OF Cincinnati Ohio Madison Packet Levi J Broadway H. B. Fenton Fred Edgington

River flood rises amid busy packet schedule

The river has risen 6.4 feet in 24 hours as boats plan trips from Pittsburg to Cincinnati and nearby towns. The Virginia departs from Main Street at 5 p.m. next Tuesday, while Mt Clare and Kanawha tow arrive tonight. Coal afloat totals 162 pieces.

Pittsburg H. M. Stanley Sunshine Courier Maysville M. P. Wells Chile Madison Levi J. Workum Lizzie Lay Broadway Workum Ray Louisville Louisville Packet

River conditions and boat departures across river towns report

Special Despatches detail river stages and weather from Oil City to Memphis with rising levels and forecasts. Tow boats departed with coal tows. multiple steamboats and barges reported arrivals, swamped vessels, and coal movements along Cleveland, Louisville, Evansville, Paducah, Cairo, and Memphis areas.

Y M C A Junior Camp Opens at Tower Hill Today

The Y M C A boys department starts its annual junior camp at Tower Hill on the Little Miami River today. Campers meet at the Y M C A Building at 8 am and ride the 8 55 train to Tower Hill. A physician will attend and strict safety rules will be enforced with groups of five or six boys under a leader.

Boys’ Department Tower Hill Little Miami River Pennsylvania Station Alexander Hill, Jr Mr. Gauche

Shot For Luck Ends Night At Sargent Street Home

John Durbin, a nineteen year old resident, fired a shot after his mother warned of a man in the yard. His father, an occasional visitor, yelled for him to stop. A policeman gathered the family, but the incident ended without further detail.

Durbins Sargent Street John

Storm Damaged Crops and Farms Across Western States

Weather Bureau reports show Cincinnati escaped the worst violence as a morning windstorm from 2 30 to 8 00 a m. toppled trees and damaged crops along the Great and Little Miami Rivers. Millcreek Valley and nearby towns suffered power outages and ruined hotbeds and camp outfits while farms Inland lost oats wheat and corn. Rainfall reached 1.56 inches in Cincinnati with streams running high and carrying away camping gear and stock.

Custom House Great Little Miami Big Miami Queens City All Right Christ. Ernst Perintown Clermont County Weather Bureau Iowa Nebraska Missouri Kansas Illinois Michigan Omaha Neb Springfield Abilene Tex St. Louis Millcreek Valley Reading Lockland Carthage Wyoming Glendale Woodlawn Park Place Mill Creek U. S. Weather Bureau Cincinnati

Storm Warnings Span Baltimore to Eastport and Great Lakes

Weather bulletin lists storm warnings from Baltimore to Eastport and across Lakes Erie and Ontario. Ohio sees rain then fair with brisk north to northwest winds. Indiana expects showers then fair and warmer with fresh north to northwest winds. Kentucky faces showers then fair. West Virginia has showers followed by fair and warmer with northeast to north winds.

Baltimore Eastport Erie Ontario Ohio Indiana Kentucky West Virginia

Ten Minds Contest Offers 149 Prizes Worth 34 Thousand

A pitch invites you to recruit nine friends to contribute brainstorming power. Collectively they can submit estimates to win one of 1.49 prizes in a $34,000 contest, promising tenfold opportunities via shared effort.

Mindful Money: Subscribe and Send Your Estimate

A brief ad urges readers to subscribe to the Commercial Tribune and submit an estimate to get the issue off their mind. It emphasizes action over thought and positions the subscription as a quick relief. The tone mirrors a mid century newspaper advertorial.

The Commercial Tribune

Portsmouth and Lebanon and Northern rail schedule digest

Train times listed for Portsmouth Virginia points and Sardinia Hillsboro routes. Cincinnati Lebanon and Northern lines show daily schedules with departures from Court Street and Broadway, plus Montgomery Blue Ash Brecon and Lebanon accommodations with assorted morning and afternoon departures and arrivals.

Station Court Street Broadway Sardinia Hillsboro Cincinnati Lebanon & Northern Court Street Lebanon Lebanon Ac Montgomery Brecon Montgomery Ac

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Chester Miss Norwood Coney Zoo William Farnum Ben Hur Grand Opera House Klaw and Erlanger the Zoo Lederer, Whitney, Barnabee Father and Sons Effie Ellsler Sheepshead Bay Washington Park Sidney C. Love Glendon Gold Bell Lendin Bosance Sigmund Will Shelley Gallant Smith Pericles Topsoil Mirance Bernays Pageant Brigade Bard Burns Sem Colon Clales Vincennes M. F. Tarpey Conundrum Letienne Travers Rag Tag Lovable Lady Bramble Pyrrho Memnon Articulate Constellator Wellesley Semper Vigilans Benchart Martin Burke Eva Russell Af Josette Lady Matchless Rheta Carline Beach Girl Bebe Graham Last Knights South Trimble Hunter Raine Bragg Little Scout la Crimae Hoodwink Precursor Marshal Neil Peat Brutal Tammany Chief Satin Coat Miss Liza John McGurk Sardonic Compass Digby Bell Ravensburg Trentham Lake Shore Michigan Southern RD heLake Shore Michigan Souther Lake Chautauqua Michigan Southern Westfield N. Y Toledo Cleveland Indianapolis Columbus C.C.C St. L. Ry All W. J. Smith Ohio River Portsmouth Keystone State Virginia Oil City Greensboro Rose Hite Elizabeth Brownsville B. D. Wood Nellie Waton Dave Wood Stella Moren Davis Island Dam Wheeling Lorena Zanesville Kanawha Mount Clare Tarascon Evansville Lotus Battle Ax Fishing Club Eighteen Mile Island Sto Pumpkin Patch Afernoon Avalon E. T. Shidle New Albany Paducah Memphis Tennessee Butterff Cumberland River Dick Fowler Cairo Joe Fowler Georgia Lee Russell Lord White River Millcreek Vallley S.e. T Seskikas Sete Cincinnati Packet Line Main Aystone State Stanley Bonanza Charleston STH. Courier Chile Packet Main Street North German Lloyd Plymouth Cherbourg Bremen Kronprinz Kaiser Kaiserin Hohenzen Luise Friedrich Barb R’sa Mediterranean Gibraltar Naples Hoh'nzol Alier Lahn Trave Celrichs & CO Ohio Valley National Bank Bepler & Co Third St Near Main Western German Bank German National Bank Kuhn & Sons Ervice Genoa Talian Royal Mail S.s.co Navigazione Generale Italiana Alexandria Sicilia Archimede Liguria Sardegna Pi Air Lombardia Rinzer. Felimann ,Co Walnut Ohlovine National Bank East 24 Mcgregor Park John B. Peasler New York Life Rawson Bldg N.e.cor 4Th and Elm Walnut Hills South Elm Street Barclay, Main and Rockdale Avondale Main St Postofice Bofinger & Hopkins Madisonville F. J. Zingerle T. Bray Chapel St Jebi U. S. Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry CO Addyston, O Rheinstrom Bros Martin St Panhandle Depot Trinity M. E. Church Grand Hotel R. P. Woods W. Fourth St Seventh St York St Newport F. W. Lang Apétt Hamilton & Dayton Detroit India Napolis Indpis Richmond Muncie Middletown Dayton Decatur Versailles Delphos Ft. Wayne Findlay Findlay Express Baglege Tol St Mail Indianapolis Express Wayne and Findlay Hamilton Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern R. R Central Union Station Central Av Fourth and Vine Wash Chillicothe Parkersburg Blanchester Royal Blue, Ltd St. Louis Limited St. Louis Accommodation New Orleans Louisville and Paducah Louis v Jeffersonville North Vernon Loveland Fourth and Vine Streets Springfield Express Springfield 20Th Century Limited Southwestern Limited Buffalo East Kenton and Sandusky Indianapol White City Chicago Night Express Terre Haute Peoria Crawfordsville Champaign Indianapolia Express Connersville Hagerston Hagerstow Harrison Lee Harrison Accommoda Harrison Accommoda R. R Union Central Station Jackson Seeeef Chesapeake & Ohio Fifth and Walnut Central Union Repot. Lens F. F. W. Limited N. York Rich, & Wash Fourth Street Maysville & Hunt Illinois Central Railroad Vine Street Depot Grand Central Wuauven Paducah & Fulton N. Orleans Texas, Mex California Memphis & N. O. Limited Ark Texas Pennsylvania Lines Pearl and Butter Sts Fourth and Walnut Xenia Philadelphia Loganspor Akron Louisville & Nashville R.R Pearl and Butler Corner Fifth and Vine Louisville Express Lou Nash Fla N. O Kentucky Central Division Lexington Express Lex M’borough Bristol Fourth St Lexington Mail Butler Falmouth Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Pearl and Butler Sts Fourth and Walnut Sts Michigan Express Northland Express Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railway Fourth Lancaster Queen & Crescent Central Union Depot Race Streets Florida Limited Jack’ville Birmingham Mobile Chattanooga Atlanta Knox Ashev Solid Train Chattanooga & Way Points Lexington & Junction City Erlanger and Dixon Walton Accommodation Williamstown & Bilanchet Frankfort & Cincinnati RY Queen & Crescent Ry Frankfort Georgetown G' Town Beth Way G’town D ‘Ts Bethel Amin Ba Norfolk & Western Railway Butterats E. Fourth St Int Sta Onis Isboro
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