Rainforth Catches The Devil at Olympic Theater
The Dorcas Chapter and local Masonic bodies attended Are You a Mason at the Olympic with Dorcas presenting a new song and a flag to H E Carson Lodge. Manager Harry Rainforth plans to book The Devil by Savage, noting its wide publicity and the guest’s artistic tie to Oliver Herford and Robert Milton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainforth
Olympic Theater
Dorcas Chapter
Order of Eastern Stars
BH. T
Carson Lodge
A. M
Masons
Dorcas
Reuben Lawson
Walter Lawson
Garden of Dreams
Clare Cummer
H E. T. Carson Lodge
Charles E. Logan
Gustav Nuernberger
E. T. Carson Lodge
Lackaye to Star at Lyric in New Labor Drama
William Lackaye will headline at the Lyric Theater next week under Liebler & Co. in a Cleveland Moffett play exploring the labor vs capital struggle. The cast includes E. M. Holland H. B. Warner Grace Filkins Josephine Victor Gerald Griffin and Charles Abbe as notable supporting players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lackaye
Lyric
Wilton Lackaye
Lyric Theater
Liebler & Co
Tyler
Mr. Lackaye
Cleveland Moffett
Liebbler & Co
Forty Five Minutes From Broadway at Walnut Street Theater
Cohan and Harris present a metropolitan production of George Cohan music play Forty Five Minutes From Broadway at Walnut Street Theater for one week starting Sunday afternoon with midweek matinees. Scott Welch plays Kid Burns the ex-firefighter and Migs Oreeves Gordon portrays Mary the maid in the familiar cast and chorus from the New York Chicago and Boston run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Walnut Street Theater
Cohan
Harris
George Cohan
Scott Welch
E Geen
Kid Burns
pNre
Migs Oreeves Gordon
Mary
Fay Templeton
Cohanne
New York
Chicago
Boston
Mr Otis Skinner Sells Out Grand Matinee of The Honor of the Family
Mr Otis Skinner and his associate players present a matinee at the Grand theater with Balzac play The Honor of the Family drawing strong local interest. Audiences show approval by heavy advance sales and theatergoers expect brisk demand for the 8 R. O. card as the production has not been seen here in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Skinner
Skinner
Forepaugh Presents Brown of Harvard at the Olympic
Forepaugh Stock Company prepares Brown of Harvard for next week at the Olympic. The show features strong college spirit at Harvard, Key songs, and a boat race scene in the third act with Marvard outracing the English crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Harvard
Old Heidelberg
Marvard
Unique Play at Columbia The Van Dyke Impresses Audiences
Columbia audiences are wowed this week by The Van Dyke at Unique Play featuring Harrison Hunter. The sketch reveals continued surprises and Hunter’s acting is widely praised while the overall bill draws favorable attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
the van Dyke
Harrison Hunter
Matinee of Are You a Mason at the Olympic
The Forepaugh Stock Company stages Are You a Mason? at the Olympic this afternoon. A midweek matinee attracts unusually large crowds, with performances meeting with strong success and crowded houses expected.
Joe Weber’s Travesty at Lyric Promises Bright Matinees
Joe Weber's Travesty Company presents a matinee at the Lyric this afternoon with tickets from twenty five cents to one dollar and a Saturday matinee from fifty cents to one fifty. The Merry Widow and the Devil is a leading production of the season featuring Mrs. Weber, Blanche King, Charles J. Ross, Walter Jones, Blanche Deyo and other skilled performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Weber
Lyric
Weber
Blanche King
Charles J. Ross
Walter Jones
Blanche Deyo
Wilton Lackaye A Storied Stage Career In The Battle Cast
Wilton Lackaye, star of Cleveland Moffett's The Battle, has forged a prolific career across many companies and roles since 1883. Born in Louisiana and trained as a priest, he pivoted to acting after seeing Himeralda, later performing with Barrett, Davenport, Gillette, Daly, and Palmer in works from Much Ado to Nero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton Lackaye
Cleveland Moffett
Mr. Lackaye
London County
Ottawa
Georgetown University
Rome
New York
Mr. Barrett
Salarino
Dayton
Carrie Swain
Fanny Davenport
Claudio
Robert la Diable
Alan Dare
Leo
William Gillette
She
Niblo’s
Paul Kauvar
Rose Coghlan
Don Stephana
Featherbrain
Alabama
Jim the Penman
Hillam Areas Management
Charles Klein
Dr. Eteek
Charles O'Malley
Percy Harvey to quit stage and settle in Alpine village
Percy Harvey, originator of the Five Harveys wire walking act, will leave the Columbia stage after his contracts end and retire to a village in the Alps. He has worked twenty years and may stop entirely, or continue after engagements are fulfilled. The Harveys are a noted family with a European circus background and current London management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Harvey
Harveys
Columbia
Alps
Harvey
London
Travelogue of North Holland at Lyric Sunday
Frank R. Roberson, a lecturer and traveler, presents his travelogue North Holland at the Lyric Sunday afternoon at 2 15. Moving pictures from scenes in North Holland last summer accompany the talk. The lecture is billed as highly interesting and the travelogues continue each Sunday for four weeks with a new subject weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank R. Roberson
North Holland
Lyric
Lincoln J. Carter's In at the Finish at Lyceum
Lincoln J. Carter presents a new play titled In at the Finish showing next Sunday afternoon at the Lyceum for a week. The work features a race between a fast freight train and a locomotive with full audience visibility throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln J. Carter
Lyceum
Sam A Scribner's Company at Standard Theater
For the week beginning Sunday the Standard Theater features Sam A Scribner's Company an organization of note in burlesque. The troupe includes thirty young women and top quality scenery trap doors and modern stage apparatus enhance the visual appeal. The act is strong with a varied specialty lineup and notable novelty performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Theater
Sam A. Scribner’s Company
Opium Smugglers of Frisco at Heuck's Next Week
Harry Fields plays Sally Solomon the Hebrew detective in The Opium Smugglers of Frisco coming to Heuck's next week beginning Sunday afternoon. The melodrama portrays the breaking up of a long infesting San Francisco harbor opium gang with Fields in the principal comic role and a capable supporting cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Fields
Sally Solomon
Frisco
Heuck
San Francisco
Fields
Heuck’s
Burial of a living woman halts funeral at Ellis
In Ellis Kansas on October 20 a physician inspecting a presumed death halted the burial of Mrs. Thomas Chapman. The body, not embalmed, was about to be sealed in a coffin when the doctor asked to view it. She was moved to bed and, though with a weak heart, is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
Kan
Thomas Chapman
University of Cincinnati Announces Winter Lecturers
President Dabney revealed the Ropes foundation lineup for this winter courses in comparative literature. Lecturers include Brander Matthews of Columbia John William Cunliffe of Wisconsin Aries Fortier of Tulane and Dr Kuechnemann of Strassburg with others to be announced. Matthews led the Simplified Spelling Board and helped found the Players Club and Authors Club. His Cincinnati talk will focus on Moliere. Cantiffe leads Victorian poetry and Browning scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dabney
University of Cincinnati
Ropes Foundation For the
Brander Matthews
Columbia University
John William Cunliffe
University of Wisconsin
Aries Fortier
Tulane University
Kuechnemann
University of Strassburg
United States
Matthews
Players’ Club
New York
Authors’ Club
America
Cincinnati
Moliere
Cantiffé
Browning
American Pole
Thermagua
Thompson Upholds Athens County Election Appointee
Secretary of State Thompson as Supervisor of Elections upholds T. S. Morgan as Athens County Election Commissioner after protests by Worstell faction. Morgan named Oct 10 to fill Leighty’s unexpired term. supporters deny a committee majority favoring Morgan amid fraud charges and affidavits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Thompson
Athens County
Athens County Board of Elections
T. S. Morgan
Lawrence G. Worstell
Morgan
R. D. Williams
W. G. Danaford
Athens County Republican Committee
W. S. Leighty
Williams
Nine Ohioans Hurt in Trolley Wreck
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune Springfield Ohio October 20 A westbound electric car at Shaffer and Cedar streets struck a new curve at 9 30 p m derailing the run injuring nine persons The car wrecked and all windows broken Injured were Dr A M Potter George Leonard Walter Eirecke Anthony Amann August Peacock Nellie Hardman W H Crum Motorman D B Gross Conductor H H McGill Edward Watson The curve had been laid recently to go around a sewer under construction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Shaffer and Cedar Streets
A. M. Potter
George Leonard
Dayton
Walter Eirecke
Blair Avenue
Cincinnati
Anthony Amann
Bonner Street
August Peacock
Pearl Street
Nellie Hardman
Osborne
W. H. Crum
D. B. Gross
Columbus
Scapes
H. H. McGill
Edward Watson
Indictment in Mohican arson case tied to Emma Pierce
Ashland County Grand Jury indicted Mrs. Emma Pierce of Mohican after the Fire Marshal’s office probed a 1905 residence fire. Ross Jenkins confessed he was hired to start the blaze on September 26 1905 and Mrs Pierce collected insurance from Ohio Farmers Insurance Company. Jenkins says Pierce owed him 9 more dollars of the 25 agreed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
W.S. Rogers
Emma. Pierce
Mohican
Ashland County Grand Jury
Ross Jenkings
Pierce
Ohio Farmers’ Insurance Company
Jennings
Fat train hurls boys. two killed at Xenia crossing
Ernest and Glen Hauck aged 18 and 14 sons of John J. Hauck were struck by a westbound Pennsylvania passenger train at a Cedarville area crossing in Xenia Ohio at 6 AM. They waited for a slow freight to pass then drove onto the track directly before the passenger train traveling about fifty miles per hour and were killed instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Xenia
Ernest and
Glen Hauck
John J. Hauck
Cedarville
Pennsylvania
Construction Worker Jumps From Street Car In Ohio
Lotis Boet of Garver Construction Company leaped from a Cincinnati Northern car at Eighth street in Hamilton Ohio fracturing his skull. He died at Mercy Hospital. Companion Michael Philippi also jumped but escaped serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Lotis Boet
Garver Construction Company
Cincinnati
Eighth Street
Mercy Hospital
Michael Philippi
Covington and Newport Democrats Progress Report
The piece argues Republicans have improved the city under their rule with annexations, lower taxes, and modern improvements. It claims Democratic delays and opposition hinder progress, urging voters to back the Republican ticket to ensure continued growth and responsible governance.
Alleged Night Riders Case Set for Jury Trial in Covington
W S Henderson of Augusta Kentucky sues John Jett and others over alleged intimidation by night riders. Trial scheduled in U S Court Covington October 29 by Judge Cochran. Butler Mullins pleads guilty to moonshining and not guilty to shooting at a revenue officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S. Henderson
Augusta
John Jett
United States
Covington
Cochran
Butler Mullins
Charlton Thompson
Mullins
Newport
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
J. B. Cornet
Kentucky Mountain Coal Company
Kate Shropshire
Brother Saves Sister From Poison Attempt
Miss Elizabeth Keye, 18, Covington, tried to swallow carbolic acid yesterday. Her brother Fred, 14, knocked the bottle away, but she drank part of it. The bottle spilled, burning his hands and face. both were not seriously burned, Dr. E. L. Pieck said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Keye
West Tenth Street
Covington
Fred
E. L. Pieck
Burglars Drugged Family in Greenup Street Robbery
The Hood tobacco dealer on Greenup Street woke to a burglary in which money and a gold watch vanished. Mrs Hood said the intruders used a drug to render them unconscious, leaving her briefly unable to cry out as two men entered her room and fled. The watch was later found in the street by a milkman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Hood
Greenup Street
Florence McCourt Files $30,000 Suit for Alienation
Florence McCourt sues Nettie Mc Court in Kenton Circuit Court for $30,000 damages alleging alienation of her husband John McCourt's affections. The petition claims she and John were happy until representations by Nettie Mc Court caused separation. Florence Griffin seeks divorce alimony and restoration to her maiden name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence McCourt
Nettie McCourt
Kenton
John McCourt
Threatening note targets Campbell County tobacco farmer
A note signed N. R. warns Jacob Schneuth of Three Mile Creek about his tobacco crop. A bundle of switches and matches found on his porch accompanied the letter. Police investigated a month earlier but could not identify the writer, and a Vigilance Committee now protects local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. R
Jacob Schneuth
Three Mile Creek
Newport
Schneuth
Campbell County
Carripbell County
War on Impure Milk Campaign in Newport and Campbell County
Health authorities in Campbell County sent notices to all dairymen to upgrade facilities to sanitary standards with prosecutions possible if requirements are not met. Newport City Health Board will enforce action requiring milk certificates from health officers. A dairy linked to about thirty typhoid cases has ceased supplying milk until chemical analysis reports are received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Campbell County
Campbell County Health Authorities
City Health Board of
Cupid Invades Society Matches Set By Newport Club
The Knights of the Round Table, a Newport literary club, announced upcoming marriages for members Fred A. Hooker to Louise Albershardt of Bellevue, Charles Cunningham to Irene Gunther of Covington, and Edward Payne to his Virginia fiancé with a ceremony planned at his parents residence on East Third Street this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of the Round Table
Newport
Round Table
Fred A. Hooker
Louise Albershardt
Bellevue
Charles Cunningham
Irene Gunther
Covington
Edward Payne
Virginia
East Third Street
Kenton Court Notes
Leonard Helker sues Charles Zimmer in Kenton Circuit Court for 1500 dollars after Zimmer was ejected from a Lewis street and Western avenue residence. Judge Shaw guides Independence grand jury with McDonal as foreman and trials follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Helker
Charles Zimmer
Kenton
Lewis Street
Western Avenue
John W. Grayson
Ellen Burrus Grayson
Rachel Noonan
James P. Noonan
Main Street
Shaw
Independence
Charles McDonal
Fanny Parks
Ransom Pruett
Columbus Pruett
A. C. Bindel
Kenton County Insurance Company
Fred Hiltz
Joseph Paul
John Clancy
Hiltz
Rice
Covington News Notes Highlights Committees and Local Events
The Parents and Teachers' Association plans a candy pulling to fund electric lights for First District School. A Tag Day committee was named for November 7 to aid the Old Women's Home and other charities. Latonia Progressive League seeks annexation to Covington, claiming debt relief and cost cuts. A thirteenth anniversary celebration for the William Riedlin Republican Club is set for October 24 with a banquet and speeches by candidates. Local physicians to lecture in the Covington Y M C A winter course. notable doctors named. The funeral of James Corbin, who died by suicide in a Madison Street livery stable, was held in Florence, Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parents and Teachers’ Association of the First District
J. T. Hatfield
C. R. Houston
Charles Hand
Byrne
Old Women’s Home
Children’s Home
Associated Charities
Latonia
Coyington
George F. Roth
William
Rossenne
Henry B. Schuler
William Riedlin, Jr
John Roth
G. B. Miller
Richard Hoffman
Jedlin
Republican Club
Covington
Physical Department
Covington Y. M. Co. A
W. W. Tarvin
J. R. Meek
J. A. Davis
M. Behrman
A. W. Ranshaw
T. J. Morgan
James Corbin
Madison Street
Florence
Mr. Harrison
First Battalion Infantry Moves for Three Days Practice March
FT THOMAS reports the First Battalion Second Infantry will leave shortly after 7 o'clock for a three days practice march under Major H J Bailey. In Altamont Hotel, Charles Sallaso was fined 25 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct and breach of the peace after a late trial in Squire Quehl's court. Firefighters halted a grass blaze on Highland avenue after an hour, preventing it from reaching several houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H J. Bailey
Charles Sallaso
Altamont Hotel
Squire Quehl
Highland Avenue
Fragmentary Names and Residences from Covington and Cincinnati
Fragmentary OCR shows names and residences including Covington and Cincinnati figures. The readable items list Charles L. Jordan Covington and Berryman Covington with monetary figures, plus Wrnette and Herancourt in Cincinnati. Details incomplete, unclear roles or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Jordan
Covington
Berryman
W.rnette
Cincinnati
Herancourt
River Steamer New York Burns to Water's Edge
The Hudson River day line steamer New York docked for repairs at Thomas Marvel shipyards in Newburgh New York caught fire today and burned to the water's edge. It is believed to be a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburgh
N. Y
New York
Hudson River
Thomas
Marvel
Roof Collapse Kills Railroad Worker in Wilkesbarre
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania an Lehigh Valley Railroad roundhouse roof collapsed this afternoon killing Peter Mullin and seriously injuring two others. The roof covered a 200 by 300 foot brick building. twenty other workers on central turntables escaped uninjured. several locomotives sustained damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Peter Mullin
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Bank transfers 25 by 7 feet in Latonia Main Street
The First National Bank of Latonia transfers ownership to J N Riddell for a 25 by 7 foot lot on Main Street Latonia for the price of $1 in a Covington real estate notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Latonia
J. N. Riddell
Main Street
Bellevue youth injured by falling boat braces at shipyard
Fred Anderson aged 18 employed by Howard Hock as a ship carpenter on the Ohio River at Lafayette Avenue foot fell under a launch when braces detached striking him. He suffered serious injuries yesterday afternoon while working beneath the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Anderson
Howard Hock
Ohio River
Lafayette Avenue
Young Anderson
Gizae
Bellevue High
Gio
Support for Judge Yungblut and Taft Ahead in Campbell County
Sentiment favors William Howard Taft for president and Judge C. W. Yungblut for Campbell County Circuit Judge. Locals praise Yungblut’s record as County Attorney and as judge, noting honesty and strict law enforcement. Democrats warn of possible Wolff appointments if elected, while Yungblut emphasizes choosing capable, trustworthy appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yungblut
Berry
Wolff
Lawrence J. Diskin
Newport News in Brief Overview of Local Events
Arthur Keeler and Robert Musgrove were taken to Lakeland Asylum after being adjudged of unsound mind by a jury. Funeral arrangements are planned for Joseph Devine, 28, crushed between two cargs in Cincinnati. A fair and trotting association is forming in Campbell County with a meeting October 31 in Ft. Thomas. An option on two Brent farms signals planned incorporation with 100 members and 10000 capital. Taft Sherman club plans a rally near Newport with speakers from Cincinnati and Highland Taft Club. Magistrate Frank M. Woodard celebrates 77th birthday. Ray Morton and Joe Powers depart Newport for four more years on the USS Franklin. Campbell County Republicans and local candidates meet Friday at Baschang’s Hall to finalize campaign plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Keeler
Robert Musgrove
Lakeland Asylum
Keeler
Lakeland
Joseph Devine
Ann Street
Cincinnati
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Stephan’s
Campbell County
Leisring’s Place
Ft. Thomas
Brent
Taft-Sherman Republican Club
The
Highlands
John’s Hill
Newport
R. D. Head
Albert B. Kelly
Highland Taft Club
Judge Yungblut
Frank M. Woodard
Squire Woodard
Ray Morton
Frank Morton
Republican Executive Committee
Baschang
Campbell County Courts Faces Wide Range of Indictments
Chief of Police Louis Thoeny surrendered to Sheriff Nagel after a $2000 bond on manslaughter charges. Bonds totaling $110,000 each await for Ehrlich and Bonero in poolroom cases. Judge Yungblut denied a new trial in the Clinkenbeard case, ordering six months in jail and a $50 fine. Frank G Ader Construction sued Millie L Scott and husband for due cement sidewalk work. Conrad Reinhardt's will named multiple heirs with Emma Reinhardt as daughter and Hannah Hertz as executrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Thoeny
Highlands
Nagel
Elias Thoeny
Charles Shelow
Frank Schweiner
George Ehrrich
Tony Bonero
Bonero
St. Louis
Ehrlich
Yungblut
Alexandria
Commonwealth
Charles Clinkenbeard
Adam Webbath
Grant's Lick
Frank G. Ader
Millie L. Scott
Conrad Reinhardt
Hannah Hertz
Anna Hertz
John Hertz
Emma Reinhardt
John Reinhardt
Robbery at George Smith Grocery in Dayton
The George Smith grocery on Third and McKinney in Dayton was robbed early. A quantity of tobacco cigars and groceries valued around 25 dollars were taken. It is the third robbery in as many months. Frank Preston, charged with disorderly conduct, was dismissed by Judge Mader in Police Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Smith
Third
McKinney
Frank Preston
Mader
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Grand Opera House
Henry W. Savage
Franz Molnar
Rogers Brothers
Panama
Grand
New York City
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Mr. Savage
Harrison Grey Fiske
Charles ‘Frohman
Mr. Skinner
Pacific Et
Middle States
Pacific Slope
Joseph Buckley
Rabbi Shemuel
Uncle Tom
Co. Qlayplieac
Miss
New York, Jr
Worstell
Secretary of State
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May Dia
Covington and Newport
Republican Party
Willow Street
Board of Aldermen
Democratic
Committee On Ways and Means
Boy
Cupid
Kenton Court Notes
Covington News Notes
Roundhouse
Covington Real Estate
Taft
William Howard Taft
C. W. Yungblut
Newport News
Campbell County Courts
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