William Collier Stars in The Patriot at the Grand
William Collier, famed Frohman star, delivers a witty portrayal of Sir Augustus Plantagenet Armitage in The Patriot at the Grand. Helena Collier-Garrick and Reginald Mason provide strong support, with audience laughter and applause signaling strong reception despite noted flaws in Acts II and III and calls for further revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Collier
Charles Frohman
Sir Augustus Plantagenet Armitage
the Grand
Mr. Collier
Bull Frog
Nevada
London
Collier
Gainsford
Armitage
Nell
Tom Taylor
Helen Hale
Gainford
Reginald Mason
Helena Collier-Garrick
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Soothe Nerves For Relief
An old brief explains pain as a nerve disharmony and claims Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills restore nerve harmony to relieve pain. The ad notes a user from Jessup Georgia and mentions a 25 cent price in a fragmented endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Jessup
Choy
Ararai Taiea
Hearty laughter and strenuous apple effort noted
A fragment describes a scene marked by hearty laughter and strong apple related activity, conveying a sense of communal exertion and amusement. The text emphasizes lively engagement and collective effort in a simple, rustic setting.
Otis Skinner Next Week at Grand Opera House
Otis Skinner's romantic comedy The Honor of the Family has drawn huge crowds at the Hudson Theater, breaking box office records. Manager Charles Frohman says the play will move to the Grand Opera House next week with seats selling fast and orders urged directly to the theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Otis Skinner
Hudson Theater
Hudson
Mr. Skinner
Belasco
Otis Banner
Charles Frohman
Grand Opera House
Richard Mansfield
The Merry Widow and the Devil at Lyric Theater
Joe Weber leads a large company in The Merry Widow and the Devil at the Lyric Theater for the week starting Sunday night. The show features a musical travesty with laughable incidents and a spectacular staging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche King
Walter Jones
Blanche Deyo
Charles J. Ross
al Hart
Lillian Fitzgerald
Joe Weber
Lyric Theater
From Broadway to the Bowery at the Lyceum with Chuck Conners
A new four act melodrama To be presented at the Lyceum features Chuck Conners the Mayor of Chinatown as star. The story follows a broker's daughter facing poverty and plots by her father's partner ending with virtue rewarded and villainy punished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
the Bowery
Chuck” Conners
The
Lyceum
Metropolis
Mfe
Chinatown
New York
William T. Keogh
Suffragette's Stage Fright Highlights Miss Amy Ricard
Miss Amy Ricard of Clyde Fitch's Girls at the Lyric rose to prominence in New York last season when she spoke before thousands in Madison Square for the suffragette cause. Though she later faced stage fright, suffragists honored her at a Daly's Theater matinee and yellow decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Ricard
Clyde Fitch
Lyric
New York
Madison Square
Miss Ricard
Lydia K. Commander
Sofia Loebinger
Daly’s
Sphinx
Zelda Sears
Lucille Purcelle
The
Playhouse
Sears
Sign of the Cross at Olympic draws large crowds
Forepaugh Stock Company delivers The Sign of the Cross at the Olympic to big enthusiastic audiences. The week’s strong performances and high advance sales show public interest. Next week the company plans Are You a Man? a popular comedy about innocent complications.
Excuses by the Sportive Husbands Staged by Forepaugh Players
The play comes from the German and was adapted for the American stage by Leo Ditrichstein and staged by Charles Frohman. Its success was huge and Forepaugh players will present a delightful production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Ditrichstein
Charles Frohman
Buster Brown Returns to Town in New Walnut Show
The Walnut presents a stronger Buster Brown production with new songs scenery and costumes. A special souvenir performance is scheduled Friday afternoon as roller skating at New Music Hall marks a successful second week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Brown
Music Hall
Middle West
Knights Templars
Scrugham and Stirrup to Face Forgery Trial Friday
George R. Scrugham and Charles Stirrup, indicted with Charles F. Carrington for forgery and conspiracy tied to the New York Life trustees election, will be tried in the Court of General Sessions next Friday. Scrugham led the International Policy Holders' Committee which sought to challenge the administration ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George R. Scrugham
Charles Stirrup
Charles F. Carrington
New York Life-Insurance Company
Court of General Sessions
Scrugham
International Policy Holders’ Committee
The
New York Life
Sturrip and
Carrington
Company
Tucker Marries Daughter-in-Law After Quick Divorce
Albert E. Tucker wed Lulu E. Tucker, his son’s ex wife, in Warsaw. Tucker had secured a divorce an hour before the ceremony, performed by Justice William H. Eller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Albert E. Tucker
Lulu E. Tucker
John Tucker
William H. Eller
Notable figures pass in turn of the century notices
Obituary notices report the death of Colonel Dewitt C Sprague in Washington D C after a pneumonia illness at 72 He was a soldier lawyer poet and former US consul in Germany and Italy Also: Mrs Anna Brannon widow of Roger Brannon and mother of Sheriff Luke Brannon dies in Hamilton Ohio Ex congressman Joseph A Scranton dies at 69 in Scranton Pa Mme Nord Alexis wife of Haiti s president dies in Port au Prince and funeral planned Mrs Ruth Early Nash sister of Gen Jubal Early dies in Gallipolis Ohio
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Dewitt C. Sprague
United States
Germany
Italy
General Grant
Washington, D. C
New York City
General Rosecrans
Register of the Treasury
Anna Brannon
Roger Brannon
Luke Brannon
Butler County
Hamilton
St. Mary’s Church
Joseph A. Scranton
Scranton
Scranton Republican
Mme. Nord Alexis
Hayti
Port Au Prince
Cape Haitien
Mme. Alexis
Ruth Early Nash
Jubal Early
Gallipolis
Nash
Samuel D. Nash
Four balloons take part in endurance test in Berlin
Forty balloons launched in the James Gordon Bennett Cup endurance race drift across northern skies with German entrants dominating, guided by air currents. Brig Gen James Allen travels from Berlin toward Bremen then New York to observe. Several craft including the Zeppir and Valencia reportedly landed as others circle the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sea
James Allen
U.S. A
Signal Corps
Berlin
Bremen
New York
Salzwedel
Dusseldorf
Gransee
Himeberg
Madgeburg
Valencia
Covington Republicans push action on gas tester and finances
Mayor John J. Craig pushes city to buy a gas testing machine amid complaints about gas quality. City actions include an audit report on unaccounted funds and steps to recover losses from former officials. Council debates bids, readings, and readings while approving lights and street allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
Council
John J. Craig
Covington Council Tast Nist
Covington Gas Light Company
Ohe
John L. Beitzer
Frank Darenkamp
Beitzer
Balloon Montana Envelope Rips During Flight Over Saxony
The Spanish balloon Montana traversed Mestsendorf Saxony at about 6000 feet when its envelope tore. The balloon landed safely and all occupants in the car were unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mestzendorf
Province of
Saxony
Prussia
Montana
Child wife tells of killing spouse in New Jersey
Julia Madelin, seventeen, says she was sold for 100 dollars and forced to marry Tony Made lin four months earlier. She claims he beat her and threatened to kill her before she fatally shot him while defending herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. J
Julia Madelin
Tony Madelin
Prisoners’ Pay Raised to Two Dollars a Day ruling
Circuit Judge Harbeson reduced Lola May Richardson’s sentence after her habeas corpus challenge. She had faced two years' confinement from Police Judge Read for wounding Patrolman Griershon last summer. The court held the $2 per day rate valid, superseding a 60 cent daily city rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbeson
Lola May Richardson
Covington
Lola Richardson
Read
Griersoh
Shimer
Bradley Club Organized in Covington with 250 Members
The William O. Bradley Club with 250 members organized at Second Street and Western Avenue Covington last night. Officers named include President Alonzo Black Vice President A E Beach Secretary John Westwood Treasurer John Lang. Emmett Orr chaired. speakers criticized Congressman Rhinock and noted candidates Oscar Connor Jerry Hutchins William Kent and James Eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William O. Bradley
Second Street
Western Avenue
Covington
Newport
Bradley
Presdent
Alonzo Black
A. E. Beach
John Westwood
John Lang
al P. Beach
Emmett Orr
T. J. Edmonds
Joseph L. Rhinock
Supreme Court Opens Session for 1908 09 Term
Washington October 12 The Supreme Court of the United States opens its new term admitting twenty one to the bar including two women from New York City James A Fowler Tennessee as Assistant Attorney General and Charles Reed Hemenway Hawaii Attorney General The oath was taken by Clerk James McKenny using a Bible marked for the court a hundred years old At the White House Justices met the President for a brief call with no formal remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Fivdn
James A. Fowler
Tennessee
Charles Reed Hemenway
Hawaii
James McKenny
White House
Collector Robbed Twice Near Hunt Street
Charles Hall, a Kroger collector, was accosted twice within a half hour on Hunt Street near Spring. In the first assault the assailants took $10 from Hall, then pursued him toward Elsinore Avenue where he escaped during a second attempt. The robbers missed a large employer roll in the pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hall
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
Hall
Hunt Street
Spring
Elsinore Avenue
Endurance hike under War Department orders departs from Fort Thomas
Twenty officers left Fort Thomas for a ninety mile hike ordered by the War Department. They must cover thirty miles daily for three days under Colonel Mansfield with Lieutenant H O Sampson from the Eleventh Infantry Company H now in Cuba. Dean C Wright becomes Wagon master with William Rice and George Fink as assistants. All are Cincinnatians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
War Department
H. O. Sampson
Eleventh Infantry
Cuba
Dean C. Wright
William Rice
George Fink
Covington Marriage Licenses
Col umbia column lists marriage licenses for Vera L Browning and Jone E Kenney in Covington records. The notice notes issue dates and filing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jone Eomeek
E. Kenney
Colum Seneaseees
Vera L. Browning
Scolumabun Oy
Ovens A
Jumps in the Ohio man saved by bystander
Scott Hay 25 of 908 Madison avenue attempted suicide by leaping into the Ohio River at Greenup street. Charles Kinsey pulled him from the water and handed him to police who charged Hay with disorderly conduct. Hay, a former US Army molder, has been unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Hay
Madison Avenue
Ohio River
Greenup Street
Charles Kinsey
Kinsey
Hay
United States Army
Kenton Court Notes Show Civil, Divorce and Custody Actions
Elizabeth Dressmann sues Maysville and Big Sandy Railroad in Kenton Circuit for sale of Lots 10 11 12 13 and 19 in Covington and apportionment of dower. She also sues C D and Christine Marschall and George P Dawn and Albert Witthoeft over similar claims. Consolidated Coal and Mining Company sues R C Sechrest and J T Edwards for 140 with a 5000 counterclaim. Ward James seeks divorce and child custody. Judgments include 240 in Graziani vs Quackenbush and McLean. James Shane named administrator of Philip Weseman. Worthington brothers arrested for suspected rope theft. case to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Dressmann
Maysville
Ward James
Barbara James
Shaw
B. F. Graziani
Mildred Quackenbush
Helen McLean
James Shane
Philip Weseman
H. P. Stephens
John
Dave Worthington
Sandford
Covington City Officials Issue Building Permits and Local News
City Auditor Gould issued permits for Modern Realty Company to build a six room brick dwelling on St. Louis street near Eastern avenue at 2500 dollars and to the same company another 2500 dollar project. Kittie Galt plans a five room frame and brick dwelling on Fifteenth street near Banklick street for 1500 dollars. Health Officer Ranshaw returns from Mammoth Cave. Treasurer Percival back from two week western trip. Edward Sprague returns from Panama. gifts Police Chief Schuler a cocoa palm baton. Republicans seek last day to register as clubs push turnout. Edward Jackson shot while riding freight on Cincinnati Southern. taken to Cincinnati Hospital. Democratic clubs plan Champ speech next Saturday. gypsy girls arrested for license telling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Gould
Modern Realty Company
St. Louis Street
Eastern Avenue
Kittie Galt
Fifteenth Street
Banklick Street
W. W. Ranshaw
Mammoth Cave
Harry W. Percival
Edward Sprague
Covington
Panama
Schuler
Reublicans
Republican Campaign Committee
Cincinnati Southern
Edward Jackson
Plum Street
Cincinnati
Ludlow Yards
Tucker
Boone Block
Champ
Pa- Ollie Tigges Ig Ag
Lynn
Yyy
Newport Taft Republican Club Plans Bradley Reception Parade
The reception committee Fred Koustemer Charles Johns John Mason John Waterhouse and James Fiske prepared for United States Senator Bradley's visit. They discussed a Music Hall speaking event and a fireworks display along the parade route with another Baschang's Hall meeting tonight to map the march. All club members convene Friday at 7:15 PM in Baschang's Hall to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Koustemer
Charles Johns
John Mason
John Waterhouse
James Fiske
Newport
William H
Baschang
Orders water boiled to halt Newport typhoid epidemic
Health Officer Dr George W Brown urged the Newport School Board to boil drinking water in all schools due to typhoid outbreaks. Low Ohio River water is impure and boiling kills bacilli. multiple cases reported with three deaths and efforts to stop the epidemic ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
George W.brown
Brown
Ohio
Ward avenue resident improved after stairs fall
Mrs McConnell, injured by a fall at her Ward avenue home, was reported improved yesterday. A warrant issued for Mrs Fred Dimler on disorderly conduct after a complaint by her husband, who bore cuts and bruises. She then sought a warrant for his arrest. both apologized in court and were released. T F Beyland to lecture to high school pupils tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McConnell
Ward Avenue
Fred Dimler
T. F. Beyland
Burglar Breaks Into Dayton Home. Escapes Before Call
A burglar pried a shutter to enter the residence of Adam Lising in Dayton early yesterday. The intruder fled before police arrived after a telephone report from Eis ing. Tonight the Bryan and Kern Club meets at Osterhage's Hall with Aubrey Koth speaking on Some Questions To Be Considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Lising
Eising
Bryan and Kern Club
Osterhage’s
Aubrey Koth
Newport Marriage Licenses Names, Residences, Ages
A list of marriage license entries includes Joseph Hersling and Margaret Coffman with residences and ages, followed by George Thurston of Indianapolis and May Kolb of Dayton, Theodore Kenneweg of Covington and Laura Bain of Covington, Wilbur Wilson of Cincinnati, and Julia Pfeffer of Louisville. The source shows fragmented residence and age data for several couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hersling
Margaret Coffman
George Thurston
Indianapolis
Ind
May Kolb
Dayton
Theodore Kenneweg
Covington
Laura “A. Bain
Covingtom
Wilbur Wilson
Cincinnati
Julia Pfeffer
Louisville, Ky
Newport Politics Grows More Lively
Political activity heats as Republicans nominate a strong ticket for Board of Aldermen Alfred Gowling John Schweikert and Fred Meyer. Democrats warn of potential delays if elected while Mayor Krieger leads the Republican executive. Voters weigh past Republican rule against a change risking standstill in city operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Board of Aldermen
Alfred Gowling
John Schweikert
Fred Meyer
Schweikert
Meyer
Gowling
Krieger
Police and Fire Board
Family misfortune strikes Marion Allen family in Newport
Marion Allen, a Newport coal merchant, has faced multiple calamities at his Highth Street and Linden Avenue home. Three daughters suffered typhoid, the eldest Sadie nearly married before illness worsened. A fall by Mrs. Allen raises fears of internal injuries. Dr. Fishback hopes for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Allen
Newport
Highth Street
Linden Avenue
Sadie
Old Wounds Fatal Claim Civil War Vet Richard Sansom Dies
Richard Sansom aged 75 died at his home near Alexandria after enduring gunshot wounds from the Civil War. A former Postmaster at Shawnee Ohio he later settled nearby and is survived by several grown children. The funeral is set for tomorrow in Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Sansom
Alexandria
Shawnee, O
TRO Involving Sand Moves In Brent Kentucky Case
Judge Yungblut granted a temporary restraining order in the suit T. J. Hall & Co. versus James R. Ware & Co. to stop further sand removal from the Ohio River near Brent. Plaintiffs claim real estate at Four Mile Creek mouth and seek 500 dollars in damages. A lunacy trial for Ashby aovott was postponed due to the defendant’s condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yungblut
Circuit Court
T. J. Hall & Co
James R. Ware & Co
Ohio River
Brent
Four Mile Creek
Ashby Aovott
Abbott
Death notices reach Newport in brief
News from Newport reports the death of Horace English in Bethel Ohio, with his sister Mrs. George McHenry of East Sixth Street to receive the body and bury him at Evergreen Cemetery. Also, Alderman John Schweikert and Andrew Dilling travel as William Tell Lodge Odd Fellows delegates to the Grand Lodge meeting in Bowling Green Kentucky. A show window on East Seventh Street was smashed but thieves fled empty handed. Marie Lohmeyer the daughter of jeweler BE G Lohmeyer had a funeral service at her home yesterday afternoon. The Presbyterian Brotherhood will meet at 8 PM in the church lecture room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
George McHenry
East Sixth Street
Horace English
Bethel
Evergreed
John Schweikert
Andrew Dilling
Bowling Green
William Tell Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge
Joseph Messmer
East Seventh Street
Marie Lohmeyer
BE. G. Lohmeyer
York Street
Presbyterian Brotherhood
Property transfers and liens in Williamson and Gilmore additions
The records list Wilhelmina Geiger transferring property to Bernard J. Hater in Lots 137 and 138 in Williamson's addition with SAC NRUO PUD Liens. A Dorsey and wife transfer to Nicholas Fechter, Fog 317 in Gilmore's severe addition. Philip L. Cyphers and wife transfer to Leonard Schultz and wife, parcel near Sixth Avenue, Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina Geiger
Bernard J. Hater
Williamson
A. Dorsey
Nicholas Fechter
Gilmore
Philip L. Cyphers
Leonard Schultz
Sixth Avenue
Dayton
Elixir I Senna For Constipation Publicity
The notice promotes Elixir I Senna as a remedy for habitual constipation. It claims the product aids nature and helps form regular habits, suggesting that with proper use the natural bowel function may require less assistance over time. The language echoes period patent medicine advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sre
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Iby Montgomery Phister
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Henry W. Savage
Peggy
Paris
Wallack’s
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Lola
the Walnut
Columbia
Margaret Rutledge
Iarry Husk
Mayfair
Schugham
Cincinnation
Hoosier
Bbdrlin
Calau
St. Louis
Juterbog
L’isle de France
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Hamburg
Covington and Newport
Union Light, Heat and Power Company
Walter Cleary
C. H. Wentzel
Auditoran
Committee On Ways and Means
Besterman
Fourth
Saratoga Alley
Warren Street
Hicks Street
Eleventh
Madison
Scott
Tenth
Prospect Streets
Second
Philadelphia
Bakewell
Philadelphia Street
Central Covington Stockyards Company
Girl
Bradley Club
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
FT. Thomas
Covington Real Estate
Bellamy Storer
Lucien Wilsin
Ellen Warren
William
Elizebeth Kuntz
Henry Linneman
South
Brianger
Uep
Eecaanta
Susan Creaghead
Sarah Cescamnee
Greenup
Thomas
Joseph Creaghead
Laura Creaghead
Kenton Court Notes
Covington News Notes
Taft Club
Senator Bradley
Bellevue
Merchant
Campbell County Courts
Newport News
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