Early Acting in Barns Aboard the Liberty Wagon
Joseph Jefferson recalls primitive touring in the Midwest in which he and companions posted hand painted bills in hotels and barber shops. They performed The Lady of Lyons and The Spectre Bridegroom in a farmer’s barn under moonlight to about 60 villagers, with candles for light and audiences freely reacting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Jefferson
Liberty
Misg
Notthern
Theo
Lyons
Dhoong
Neds
Tragic Christmas Fire at Detroit Public School Kills Three
A candle flame during a after school Christmas rehearsal at a Detroit public school sparked a blaze that killed Edith Wheeler Bertha Moody and Edna Holland and severely burned Jennie Lankshear, Edward Wheeler, and many others. Helpers and bystanders fought flames as students fled, some sustaining severe injuries while authorities and firefighters responded quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Qin
Alisa Hattle G. Saunders
Dora Wadsworth
Lucy Priest
Edward Wheeler
Santa Claus
Young Wheeler
James C. Wheeler
Internal Revenue
Alexander McMillan
Jennie Lankshear
Treath
Bertha
B. B. Moody
Edith Wheeler
Roscow B. Wheeler
Suirs Pell-Well
Train wreck near Alsenburg kills engineer and others
A freight train on the Den ver and Rio Grande line derailed four miles west of Alsenburg Col. as a middle section broke loose during a rain storm. The crash killed engineer William Glaver and severely injured brakemen W H Ferringer and D Edmonson, with many cattle and lumber cars destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver and
Rio Grande Road
Alsenburg
Col
Iasebich An
William Glaver
Jenves
Thomas Baker
W. H. Ferringer
D. Edmonson
Puchlo
Tragedies and Trials From Nation Wide News
A jumble of reports details suicides shootings fires and accidents across several states including Alfred Missouri Athens Pennsylvania and South Acton Massachusetts. Notable items reference a jail escape attempt in Springfield Missouri a fatal slate fall in Danville Illinois and the destruction of Presbyterian Hospital in New York with patients evacuated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle States
Jaugus P. Sullivan
Alfred
National Civil Service Reform League
New York City
George William Curtis
Athens
Penn
Mra. Straborn
American Powder Milly
South Acton
Mass
Charles H. Sanders
Joseph Hurd
Presbyterian Hospital
Lewis
Gettysburg
Carlisle
Pono
Population estimates show southern states growth in twenty years
The Chattanooga Tradesman reports state population estimates from governors and state compilers. Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North and South Carolina Tennessee Texas and others are listed with substantial increases and total figures.
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Chattanooga
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Loulnana
Mississipiz
North
South Carolina
Bis
Tennessee
Texas
Flogging of Ab Sip in Calgary Manitova
An account describes the twenty lash sentence for criminal assault on a girl. Ab Sip, a Chinaman, was flogged at Calgary Manitova with straps and a cane as Sergeant Hooper stood by. The victim screamed as each stroke reddened the skin.
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Ab Sip
Caltary
Manitova
Jastor
Triancle
Hooper
Tay Vietim
Finisi
Miners Face Partial Time as Coal Regions Suffer Hardship
The Schuylkill coal regions reel from a three quarter time order affecting twenty five thousand miners. Debts grow unpaid as wages drop and many collieries shut down. Thousands are unemployed or underpaid amid scarce sales at tidewater and rising hardship.
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Schuylkill Haven
Pen
Schuylkil
Paladelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Het
Iif
Minca
Shamokin
Traverton
Mount Carmel
Tidewater
New York City
Pennsylvania
Treverton
Schuylkill
Dean Ground Tanieses
Numerous World Headlines From The Global News Ledger
A mosaic of short items reports on canal work halting in Nicaragua, 1888 Brooklyn Bridge crossings, endless court cases and divorces, Rothschild finance to a new Bra Z u government, Vesuvius idle, German Reichstag tax relief, Staley’s cost rise, London thieves, French election dissent, Russian language tensions, Italian troops in Lombardy, copper ore near Dubuque, Mexican phonographs in post offices, rising suicides among German officers, a parole pardon in Iowa, an international chess tourney won by the Americans, Sing Sing Prison bedrock for electric chair, Stanley controversy in press, cereal crop estimates, English coal land purchase in Tennessee, the missing steamer Doburg, and aid for Minor County South Dakota residents.
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Naples
Tas
Reichstag
Theoiory
Stanblery
London
French Chamber of Deputies
Boulanger
Russia
Tombardy
Pangsantri
Dubuque
Towa
Mexico
Sam Mue
Tragdon
Fort Madison
Stanley
William
Marion County
Tenn
Doburg
Singapore
Hong Kong
South Dakota
Tion
Markets Report From New York and Nearby Trade
Prices across meats grains dairy and livestock show varied demand. Cattle and hog markets note steady to higher values while dairy products linger at creameries and factories.
Senate and House Debates on Exposition Site Hearings and Recess
The Senate discussed joint resolutions for the International Marine Conference and union with Brazil greetings while committees explored Exposition site hearings. House actions included a holiday recess, death notices for three Representatives, and multiple bills and resolutions on pensions, bankruptcy, postal service, and immigration.
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Senate
Boreas
Morgan
Brazil
Hiscock
Plumb
Newark
Chicago
St. Louis
Committee
Port Hudson
Sherman
United States
House
Laird
Nebraska
Townshend
Illinois
Cox
New York
Manderson
Cullom
Evarts
Bir
Cultom
Postmaster-General
Sawyer
District of Columbia
Mowritt
Hoar
Reagan
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of the Interior
Union Pacific
Richinley
Committee On Ways and Mean
Hitt
Rowell
Committee On Elections
C. E. Silcott
Stottin
Stottin- Ouse
Wek Kinsey
Department of Agriculture
Immigration and Naturalization
Funston
Breckinridge
Boutelle
Trenton
Vanda
Sipe Jamon
Mir. Lester
J. B. Taylor
J.D. Taylor
Coutres
Burt,enderson
Cummings
New Jersey
Delia S. Parnell
Mosars
Mason
Cogswell
Strubel
Turner
Wilson
Butterworth
Cheadle
Indiana
Cannibals Kill and Eat Crew Off Solaman Islands
An account reports Caplin Woolhowse of the Edna Fisher and Nelson of the Muterprins were killed by Solaman Islands cannibals while trading. The Enterprise crew and three native sailors were lured ashore, struck, and eaten. A British steamer shelling nearby villages is noted in the dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delands
Maud
Tragedy in Ohio Ends In Family Slaying at Niles
In Niles Ohio Charles Shelar thirty five killed his wife and three children and himself in a razor attack. Victims ranged from two to seven years old. The crime, reportedly spurred by jealousy, occurred in the early morning and was discovered at night. Five lives ended in a single brutal act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
Ohio
Charles Shetar
John Brady
Huntington County
Penn
Lazer
Owl
Lazier
Fight With Robbers Near Waco Ends in Death and Wounding
Report from Waco Texas describes a clash on a highway between four unarmed farmers and two robbers armed with six shooters. One farmer named Alnthos was killed and Morris seriously wounded. The other two farmers were injured. Robbers halted the group demanding money. Jim Leper, believed to be among the robbers, was arrested.
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Jerrynson Davis
Mississippi City
Miss
Virginia
Richmond
Congress
Rex. Buanton
Thomas Click
Colfax
Washington
Click
Tx National Live Stock Commissioners
Springfield
Colonrp
Ferm Kauper
Charleston
W. Va
San Angelo
Texas
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Rockford
Ill
Guernsey
St. Louis
San Francisco
John H. Freeman
Lloyds
F. R. Catton
Durham
Port Costa
Waco
Josnjos
Jobint Alnthos
Morris
Jim Leper
Death of Henry W Grady editor of the Atlanta Constitution
Henry W Grady editor of the Atlanta Constitution died of pneumonia at his Atlanta home after a North trip with Southern guests. His career included editing the Daily Commercial Rome and the Atlanta Constitution and delivering a noted speech on The New South. Other items note Oklahoma unrest and a Kentucky cyclone with property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Grady
Atlanta Constitution
Grady
Boston Merchants’ Association
Lee
Atlanta
Mr. Grady
Verndone
Boston
Henry Woodson Grady
Athens
University of Georgia
Virginia
Bell and
Everett
Hin State
Petersburg
25Th North Caroling Regiment
Henry
Daily Commercial
Rome
Atlanta Herald
South
Tok Pant McGrady
New South
New England
Berlin Women Labor Force Surges in 1900s
A collage of labor notes details widespread working women in Berlin, wage disputes, and union activity. Reports include California tanner wages, English unions opposing Sunday work, and efforts to secure shorter hours for London women. Also mentions railcar orders, factory openings, strikes, and labor developments in multiple regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bisty
Berlin
Louisviere
Barbers’ Union
Chnese
California
Tax Commissioner of Labor
Ohio
TOREE
Boulder County
Cal
Ffteen
Ma. Guapatone
Canton
China
Place Araren Clothing Company
Port Turon
Mich
Willoow
Women's Trades “Association
Bishop of
Central Railroad of
Georgia
Tur Voster Hardware Manufacturing Company
Boston
Las Inrze
Florence
Ala
Cincinnati
New Jersey
New England
Mall Maver Mass
National
Male Spiers’ Association of America
Minster of the Interior
Tax Lehigh Vatlov Railroul
Varied early 1900s incidents from New York to Brazil across deaths fires and rail
Wholesale firm J Prenin & Co suspends payments while Benjamin Day founder of the New York Sun dies in New York. Rail accidents kill one fire endanger others near Saxon Michigan and Lake City. Banks fail in Pawnee Nebraska and a gas suffocation tragedy in Akron. Brazen murders strike Lima Ohio and a Northwest line wreck injures crew near Lake City. Warships reach Lisbon and Brazil politics hint at elections. Fires devastate Petrolla Pa and accidents claim lives in Tompkins Cove New York and Spokane Falls Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prenin & Co
New York City
Benjamin H.day
The
New York Sun
Saxon
Mich
Brake
Ryan
Man Connors
Enginger Chattam
Tur Nebraska Bank
Pawnee
Neb
Wilhelm
Akron
Ohio
Whiliair Exons
Lima
Lake City
John Anderson
Joe Mooney
Lafayette
Ind
Mooney
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BoucicauLt
Italy
Genoa
Cristofare
Colombo
St. Peter's
Lerita Atoniey
Senator Stewart
Nevada
Maid Marian
National Theatre
Many Axpenson
Renanta
Sin Annuun Svn
F . Henn Meyen-Hetuunn
Princess's Theatre
Canterbury
Gloucester
Wabstar C. Fulton
Afra
George
Knight
William Shakespears
Carl Rust Opera Company
England
Faust
Taliaman
Bronson Howand
Barataria
RCAL
I'heatre
Joes
Mail Carter
Ville
Bowie Bali
WilLitan Beep Lewis
Tangiers
Morocco
Hias
Pensiox
Tannen
Wensten
la Blanca Ming
Rachie
Santa Gertrude Canyon
Rio Janeiro
Ferseveral
Malietga
Samoa
Shanghai
Absmell
Baku
Corea
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Parnell
Liverpool
Liverpool Tenants’ Defence Fund
Sqvense
Moyut
Nicaragua Canal
Brooklyn Bridge
Gras
Titk Rothchhilds
Bra- Zu
State Crean
Watertown
Pulladuphia
Hmour
Dee
Nc. Caee
Soloman Islands
Charles Shelar
Himeed
Kammers
Dom Bedvy
Tuk
Acthyg Apothadvicy
Lis A Solyug
Rhos
Prine
Oklahoma
Jack Walker
Wichita
Kan
Maryal
Thornton
Marshal Walker
Joe Vernalliga
Upper Marlhers
Vio
Joe
Make
Lane Minty
Angels’ Camp
George Williams
Ee Faraiar
Alvinzer Hayward
Hobart
Pineville
Grant
James North
the Labor World
Willard
Guaymas
I. I. Taylor
Assassith
Lenore
Sreman
Evolution
Lisbon
Portugal
Dom Pedro
Boral
Marshal da Fonseca
Petrolla
Tompkins Cove
N.Y
New England Society
Delmontco
Maine—Railroad
Andover
Charles Stevens
Willian, Higginson
Wiruras Ecpanxs
Los Gatos
Rosrnt Mautty
Martine 8. C
Waylard
Intxe Skeels
Spokane Falls
Wash
Jousx O'Neill
William Harris
Butte
Mon
O'Neill
Harris
Joan S. Parken
Kansas City
Potomac River
United State
Becl
Sifcott
Franco
Mount
Everest
Himpelayas
India
Kanchitjings
Game Range
Falampa
Andes
South America
Aconagua
Chimboraza
North America
Mount St. Elias
Alaska
Popocapetl
Orizaba
Rocky Mountains
Harvard
Africa
Kilimanjiero
Kemia
Europe
Elburz
Caucasus
Wisconsin
Baltam
Koept
Esanz
Kansas
Ar Tea Roca Tata
J. Chene
Toledo
Droggista
Empire
de Pierce
Dobbins
Frontpa
Plain Truth
Riija
Hood
Faran Parilas
Ely
EL ¥ Bros
Warren St
Mie
Toslarupop
JoveLans
Saas
Bryant's College
Main St
Aos
Gilbert
RAA, Foure & CO
Wacertowa
X.Y
Thial Falon Iron & Engine Works
Gents
Dr. Croulu
Sox
Ajao
Thompson Pub
Phila, Po
Burphens
Lebanon
Neccrest Verner
F. Authe
New Meera
Catarri
KE. T. Warrirmarren
Koemlewins
Driggist's
Horuler & Co
Bethlehem
Isaac Moog
Isaac Moses & Bro
Brooklyn
Newe York
Sale and Exchange Stables
Faston
Lalf On
Epps
Cir Service Gazette
James Epps
New York “Life Insurance Co
20Th & N
Cnl
TH & Wesson
Smiti & Wessi
Santi
Ish
Bray
Orthern - Pacific
Lands & Government Lnds
Et Asingen
Bree
Oren HD Dao
Lamborn
Willegt Casan Cota
Cabte & Darby
Erazer Axe
Zaminer
Yim
Calma
Booker
al. Woolley
Dey
PUM Atpanta
Loss
Nort Fitzcouth
Dam
Ong
Diche
Lonp Satisacay
Whittier
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Reep
Illustrated Daily
Xiig Witney
Holland
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Mr. Stryckapninge
Maryland
Bern
Andrew Oaksmore
Extroren Stanley
Kixc Husmenn
Lester
House of Congress
J. Hyatt Smith
Warde WI
BF Joanni
Ingtod
Tex
St. Jacobs
Charles A. Vodeler CO
Baltimore
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