Rainforth Havlin office and Robinsons theater plans advance
The Rainforth and Havlin office at Robinsons will be ready early next week and manager Havlin will take possession of the house in the Rainforth and Havlin name. John Davis urges finish of $200 improvements and a new office ready within seven days. Opening details remain unsettled with Sadie Martinet booked for October 14 but earlier season plans possible. Rainforth seeks a suitable attraction for an October 7 opening. Grand completion is unlikely this season and Abe Erlanger may assist bookings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainforth and Havlin
Robinson's
Havlin
Rainforth & Havlin
John Davis
John F. Robinson
Harlin
Sadie Martinet
Louis Nethersole
Rainforth
Old Point Comfort
New York
Abe Erlanger
Robinson’s
Chester Park to Close After Next Sunday
Chester Park will end its most successful season with closing week activities. Manager Martin opts to wrap up the regular season and stage a grand finale including vaudeville headliner Edward Fagleton, plus a fireworks display and Prof. Bush balloon ascent and parachute drop.
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Chester Park
Martin
Proram
Edward Fagleton
Pera
the Park
Eagleton
Eagelton
Prof. Bush
Sothern Wins English Rights for Lawrence Irving Play
E H Sothern will secure the English rights to Lawrence Irving's play Richard Lovelace for Britain and the colonies. He notified his brother Sam Sothern to purchase stage rights and aims to prevent rivals from claiming rights after success in New York at Garden Theater next Monday. A London appearance depends on the New York run, while Hamlet transfer talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Irving
E. H. Sothern
Richard Lovelace
Garden Theater
New York
Mr. Sothern
Sam Sothern
Lovelace
Great Britain
Colonies
London
Sothern
Lyceum Opens Sunday With The Eleventh Year
The Lyceum Theatre announces the season opening of The Eleventh Year a five act play by Lincoln J. Carter starting with Sunday matinee during the week of September 8. The comedy drama set around Chicago features strong scenery and a cast described as formidable promising an engaging performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Lincoln J. Carter
Lyceum Theater
Chicago
Jolly Grass Widows Burlesque Coming to Pevogie Theater
The Jolly Grass Widows Burlesque Company opens at Pevo gies Theater next Sunday matinee and runs all week. The troupe, praised as first class and fan-friendly, offers high class vaudeville acts led by Mile, Dilka, and Carrie Fulton with twenty four chorus girls and eight comedians supporting them.
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Jolly Grass Widows
Pevogies Theater
Sunny
Cincinnati
Mile
Dilka
Carrie Fulton
Heucks Offers Big Melodrama In A Woman's Power Next Week
A railroad train feature with passengers on coaches and men on roofs will headline the week long run of In a Woman's Power at Heuck's starting Sunday. The melodrama promises elaborate costumes, scenery, and top quality apparatus, claimed to surpass many road companies. The novelty and appeal are expected to boost attendance.
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Heuck’s
Heuck
Delcher recalls thrifty statesman tale on rail trip
James B. Delcher story about a stranger boarding an accommodation train on the New York Central en route from Rochester to Buffalo. He notes the passenger carried a pass inscribed Hon I C Brown, a member of the...
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James B. Delcher
Buffalo
Anderson
Washington
New York Central
Delcher
Rochester
I. C. Brown
New Acts and Stars at Heck’s Won der World and Nearby Venues
Osten and Rosse, a German comedy team fresh from Berlin, join Heck’s Won der World. Maria Dressler accepts a $25,000 season offer to headline the King's Carnival Company at the New York Theater next Monday. Miss Gilman’s role Mary Tudor is revised and new songs added. The Brooke Chicago Marine Band performs at the Zoo tonight with operatic and operetta selections, and Bert Brown fronts a cornet solo. The Cincinnati Marine Band opens Monday night. Columbia showcases George Ober in a condensed Washington Irving Catskill legend using stereopticon views for a 35 minute show.
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Heck
Osten and
Rosse
Berlin
Maria Dressler
Messrs
New York
King’s Carnival Company
Mary Tudor
Werner
Sackengen
Brooke Band
Cincinnati Marine Band
Garden
Columbia
George Ober
Washington Irving
Catskill Mountains
Fete Erupts as Night Scene Turns Tense
Chaos erupted when a fete's emergence of dark-skinned Arab performers sparked mixed reactions. Women attacked. manager Jarbeau ordered four women discharged after protests over association. Persuasion kept Egyptian performers from leaving as tents remained pitched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iss Jarbeau
Uleika
Lederer
Florodora to Open at Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theater
Special despatch reports Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theater will resume first class Broadway status on October 16 with Florodora as the opening attraction. Rumors swirl over Florodora’s future after record runs at the Casino and conflicting claims about Anna Held's contract and Casino usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
New, York
Proctor
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Fisher & Ryley
New York
Anna Held
Actress Laura Burt Hurt After Horse Accident On Stage
New York, Sept. 5. During a rehearsal for the ride in the King's Carnival Laura Burt was thrown from her horse at the top of a forty foot inclined lane. She was taken to the Rossmore Hotel where Dr. Carlton Simon said her spine was seriously injured. Burt had recently announced her engagement to Ivor Llewellyn, a Welsh millionaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cheellala
Laura Burt
Miss Burt
Dolores
Carlton Simon
Ivor Llewellyn
Bellstedt sued for commission by music dealer
A. Hospe, Omaha music dealer, sues Louis Ballenberg and Herman Bellstedt of the Bellstedt Concert Band for 190 in commissions. He says he secured a four week Denver contract at 2000 weekly and a Denver Auditorium Committee contract at 1900, both yielding 10 percent commissions. The suit was filed September 4 and set for trial September 11.
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Commercial Tribune
Omaha
Neb
Hospe
Justice Shoemaker's Court
Louis Ballenberg
Herman Bellstedt
Bellstedt
Denver
Ballenberg and
Auditorium Committee
Messrs
Ballenberg
Belistedt
Cincinnati
Local Play Casts Ober Gretchen and Two Young Lovers
A stage production presents Mr. Ober as Rip and Mrs. Ober as Gretchen with Frederick L. Power as Derrick. Two talented youths named Meenie and Heinrich complete the cast in this revival highlighting realism.
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Mr. Ober
Rip
Mrs. Ober
Gretchen
Frederick L. Power
Derrick
Meenie
Heinrich
Divorce suit over vaudeville singer called Girl with Auburn Hair
Mrs. Carrie M. Green files for divorce from Albert W. Green in Philadelphia charging willful desertion. He allegedly befriended and pursued the vaudeville singer known as the Girl with the Auburn Hair, now said to be in London, with claims of traveling city to city together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Carrie M. Green
Albert W.green
Green
Keith
London
John J. Murdock
Temple Roof Garden
Chicago
Rehearsal Brawl at Berkeley Lyceum Muffs Mazeppa Cast
A disorderly rehearsal at the Berkeley Lyceum disrupted by a free fight on stage among women dancers from the Vernona Jarbeau Company in Mazeppa. Two Egyptian advertised performers, Zulet and Amena, were reportedly involved and were secured by James L. Lederer in Buffalo near the Pan American Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
New York
Vernona Jarbeau Company
Berkeley Lyceum
Mazeppa
Zulet
Amena
James L. Lederer
Buffalo
Libel suit filed against Berea College in circuit court
In Richmond Kentucky on September 5 W A Powell Frank Gay and D J Powell sue Berea College for 5000 each alleging libel in the Berea Citizen over an item accusing them of buying a school building in Jackson County The plaintiffs prominent citizens and the cases attract wide interest.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
W. A. Powell
Frank Gay
D. J. Powell
Berea College
Berea Citizen
Jackson County
Bellevue City Council Deliberations and Local Notices
Bellevue council reports tax collections of 105.50 and a treasurer's bill, refers budgets to committees, and votes on gutter repairs in Berry avenue. A Newport Bellevue fraternal streetcar discussion prompts joint committee setup for next Wednesday. Funeral for Emma Owens postponed to Lake Street residence with services at home.
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Berry Avenue
Lucy Abert
Newport
Fairfield Avenue
Newport Council
Bellevue
M R
Poor
Richards
Rayer
Ways and Means
Emma. Owens
Lake Street
Amon Boreing
Spring Grove Cemetery
J. George H. Hornung
Baltimore
Charleston
S. C
Railways and Light Company
Erica
Harry T. Gers
Taina Childs
Cincinnati
Laurel Street
Mr. Blackford
Alnas Birtet
Ee Sablk
Cn Ee & É
Nce
Tragic Child Shooting in Covington Household
In Covington last night a five year old boy Albert found his father Jasper Johnson's revolver on a cupboard shelf. The gun discharged while Albert wrestled with his younger brother Frank, a three year old, wounding him in the abdomen. Doctors said Frank would die within hours.
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Covington
Jasper Johnson
Byrd Street
Albert
Frank
Little Frank
Anna Cummings Seen in Newport Amid Disappearance Mystery
The Ludlow case deepens as Anna Cummings, last seen August 27, was reportedly spotted in Newport Tuesday night. A Newport woman reports a similar woman described with a scar on her left cheek entering a store, writing a brief note, and leaving toward Cincinnati.
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Anna Cummings
M. B. Holmes
Linden Street
Ludlow
Newport
Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
F. W. Laurier
Miss Laurier
York Street
Ninth
Ninth To Tenth Streets
Tenth Street
Licking River
Laurier
Cummings
Harrison County
Harrison Casson
Carneal Street
Myrtle Haas In The Toils
Covington police arrested Myrtle Haas a wanted woman linked to safe blowers in the region. She matched a description from Cincinnati and bought steel saws to help Frank Duncan in his alleged death sentence case. Duncan is believed to be Frank Haas linked to Birmingham killings.
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Covington
Schmeing
Myrtle Haas
Pike Street
Frank Duncan
Jefferson County
Duncan
Dutch
Frank Haas
Birmingham
Ala
Gaffney
Sermingyne
Cincinnati
Crim
Devon
Fifth Street
Central Avenue
Express
Adams Express Company
Cal Crim
Frank Ha&as
Union Men Sought for Covington School Construction
Covington Board of Education heard notices urging non union plumbers and carpenters be barred from work on the new school at Eighteenth and Holmen streets. The Building Committee received the communications and salaries totaling 12 365 35 were approved. The panel also chose teachers, a new director, and a janitor for the colored schools.
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Covington
Grace Wisenall
Southwest Kindergarten
Bettie Adams
Elec
Ittee
1St Baptist Mission Church
Banklick Streets
Holman
James M Wehite
Covington Notes On Local Incidents And Transfers
Arthur Schatz escaped serious injury after a wheel slip on the Suspension Bridge. Property transfers include R. H. Fiencing to William Mo zer for 3000 and John F. Leahy to Otto H. Herman for 300. A divorce suit, Tillie F. Bravard versus Edward T. Bravard, cites cruelty and support claims. Wedding of James Ferris Belt and Willie Mc Laughlin reported. Amateur lawn tennis event set for Covington Y M C A grounds with participants Lambert and Schroeter.
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Arthur Schatz
Underhill
John F. Leahy
Otto H. Herman
Greenup Street
Linn Street
Covington
Y. M
C. A
Winton Place
Gene
C. S. Lambert
Albert Schroeter
Associat Grounds
Seventeenth and Streets
Feeble minded lad resembles a wild man at Newport meeting
At a Newport aldermen session Health Officer Kehm reported William Dean a 19 year old feeble minded boy kept in a shed at 1009 Orchard street lacking bed furniture or clothing. Neighbors called it a nuisance and the matter was sent to the Health Committee for action.
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Newport
Kehm
William Dean
Orchard Street
Health Committee
Fifth and
Monmouth Streets
Autenheimer
Marxmiller
Weaver's Case Taken Under Advisement
Robert Weaver faced Newport Police Court for cutting to kill Charles Jones. Jones survived, testified that Weaver attacked him after provocation, while Weaver claimed self defense. Dennis Ryan corroborated Weaver. Judge Dumont ordered the case under advisement.
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Robert Weaver
Charles Jones
Newport
Jones
Weaver
Dennis Ryan
Ryan
Dumont
Newport Reports And Dismissals Highlight Busy Day
Frank Impson Jr is dismissed by Judge Dumont for failing to provide for his wife and baby as they live in another state. Walter Kolbe dies in Lansing Mich of typhoid fever after moving there for an insurance job. his mother leaves for Lansing. T J McLaughlin joins a New York quartet. Hosea Harris and Edna Connor marry in Newport. The Kentucky delegation uses the Colored Baptist Church as headquarters for the National Convention in Cincinnati starting Sept 11. Olive Branch Chapter R A M elects officers for the year. No horses for hire in Newport. locals prepare for Alexandria fair and Newport day crowd expected.
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Frank Impson, Jr
Dumont
Walter Kolbe
Tenth Street
Washington Avenue
Lansing
Mich
In Surance
T. J. McLaughlin
Kentucky Academy of Music
New York
David E. Fry Ant
George A. Fry
McArthur
Newport
Hosea Harris
Edna Connor
Milford Center
Colored Baptist Church
Rev
C. P. Bigbee
Kentucky
National Convertion of Baptists
Zion Baptist Church
Cincinnati
Olive Branch
S. H. Reid
King
Knable
H. W. Bachman
E. S. Runnells, Jr
Royal Arch
W. P. Praun
J. W. Fulner
J. K. Gardner
Richard Hughes
H. C. Armstrong
E. S. Runnells
Charles Solar
J. D. Follette
Alexandria
Newport Day
Dayton City Makes Provisions for Henry Richmond’s Care
After repeated requests from Henry Richmond’s friends the city of Dayton has taken action to provide care for him. Richmond, possibly 105 years old, is among the city’s oldest residents and has long been supported by locals. The report also notes the funeral of George Martin for typhoid fever and details from the Tower M E Sabbath School officer election with N. H. Guy as Superintendent and other named officers.
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Henry Richmond
LOROS
Richmond
Richtand
George Martin
J.B. Culberson
Sixth Avenue
Alexandria
P. West
Teachers’ Institute
Covington
Tower
M. E
Miller Receives Grandson Letter From Philippine Station
Bromley L. Miller of the street received a letter yesterday from his grandson Sergeant F B La Crosse stationed at Tagbilaran Bohol Island in the Philippines. He is in charge of seventy men of Company 1 Nineteenth United States Infantry and speaks most highly of the country and climate. William Houze and Fred Popham of Front street left yesterday for Pittsburg. Mrs E Arnold of Cincinnati is visiting Mrs Carie Camm in Pike street.
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L. Miller
F. B. la Crosse
Tagbilaran
Bohol Island
Philippines
Company 1
Nineteenth
United States Infantry
William Houze
Fred Popham
Front Street
Pittsburg
E. Arnold
Cincinnati
Carie Camm
Pike Street
Aldermen Pick Low Bid for City Jail Tunnel Project
The Covington Aldermen refused to back the council action rejecting all bids for the tunnel linking the City Building to the jail. They accepted the lowest bid from Lubrecht & Craig and directed legal action against Dr. Bagby of Boone County to recover $340 for county care. Smallpox patients at the Kenton County house and a banquet opening at the City Building were discussed by President Jameson and directors Miller and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Council
Lubrecht & Craig
Bagby
Boone County
Kenton County
Jameson Percntes Messrs. Milleree
The
Erst
Ivory Soap Declared 99 4 Percent Pure By Ad Claim
An advertising claim touts Ivory Soap as 99.4 percent pure, highlighting its quality and cleansing power. The statement emphasizes purity as a selling point in consumer messaging.
Democratic candidates press for party primary in Kentucky
Louisville Sept 5 The four Democratic United States Senate candidates ask Kentucky party leaders to consider a statewide primary. Chairman Allie W Young has called a joint meeting of the State Central and Executive Committees in Frankfort for Sept 10 at the Capitol Hotel. All four candidates Chas Wheeler D H Smith James B McCreary and James E Cantrill will attend to present views.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
United States
Allie W. Young
Democratic State Central and Executive Committees
Frankfort
Capitol Hotel
Chas. K. Wheeler
D. H. Smith
James B. McCreary
James E. Cantrill
Eld
Order for Boats and Motors by Miami and Erie Canal Co
Daniel J. Ryan reports Miami and Erie Canal Transportation Company directors awarded contracts totaling 77000 dollars for Westinghouse electric motors and twenty steel canal boats to Toledo firms. Motors seven feet high to clear bridges. boats built for immense cargo loads. Line expected operational between Dayton and Cincinnati by December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Daniel J. Ryan
Columbus
Cleveland
Miami and Erie Canal Transportation Company
Ryan
Westinghouse Company
Toledo
Dayton
Cincinnati
Weber and Fields stage new entertainment in New York
Weber and Fields present Hoity Toity with a burlesque on Diplomacy called De pleury. Lillian Russell drew strong applause in dazzling jewels as New York society packed boxes at $3.09 and higher priced seats. A brief backstage scare ended with flowers and champagne in dressing rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
New York
Weber
Fields
Music Hall
Lillian Russell
Georgia man Levi Carrol executed for double murder
Levi Carrol, a Black man convicted of killing his father and a Black woman last February, was hanged today in the Macon county jail after making a full confession of guilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Levi Carrol
Roosevelt Visits Rutland Vermont on Campaign Swing
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt toured Rutland Vermont amid cheering crowds. Company A Vermont National Guard greeted the party at fair entrances and Roosevelt delivered a brief address before visiting Proctor for lunch with Senator Proctor. He then proceeded to Burlington at 3 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Theodore Roosevelt
Company A
Vermont National Guard
Proctor
Burlington
Judge Ambrose B Carlton Dies in Terre Haute
Judge Ambrose B Carlton, a leading Western Indiana figure and former Utah United States Commissioner, died at age 76 in Terre Haute. He had been a law partner of Senator Voorhees and was appointed by President Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Ambrose B. Carlton
Indiana
Senator Voorhees
United States
Utah
Arthur
Minister's Pretty Wife Leaves Him in Separation
The Rev Earle Cameron, pastor of the South Side Methodist Church, and his wife have separated after she left for her home in Pennsylvania. She accuses his attentions to two women in his flock, while he denies impropriety. The congregation largely supports him despite her departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Earle Cameron
Cameron
Pennsylvania
South Side Methodist Episcopal Church
General Chauncey McKeever Dies Ex General of U S Army
Washington reports the death of General Chauncey McKeever retired U S Army at a health resort near Edmen Hanover Germany The Maryland native and 1849 West Point graduate retired August 1 1893 as a colonel and Assistant Adjutant General No further details were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Chauncey McKeever
Edmen
Hanover
Germany
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Edward T. Bravard
Henry Funk
Eateoriee Conrad
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Lewisburg
James Ferris
Willie McLaughlin
Scott Street
R. I. Watkins
Union M. B
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