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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
2
Reported revival of secession talk within the court system as members discuss forming a new court with headquarters in Elizabeth to unite courts in the United States. Prominent members suggest leadership from a national figure and study new policies to fund a separate order.
Plainfield mayor and state excise officials received a menacing Black Hand letter. The note, sent from Elizabeth, criticizes local leaders and hints at a revolution, urging action against perceived foes and praising the writer’s supposed influence with the state.
A Honored official named Anvernor Fort is described as the target of a crude poster and joke. The item includes garbled text about witnesses and theft, with a caption reading Back Hand. The subject dismisses the incident as a jest rather than a serious matter.
New York August 11 The Metropolitan Opera House contracts now bar singers from recording or singing for phonograph companies during the opera season. Andreas Dippell restricts Met stars from recording while open to other venues before or after performances. Singers seek high royalties from records, sometimes twenty five thousand dollars yearly, but must guard their vocal condition for opera.
In Chicago on August 15, two thousand birds died in a storm that struck West Sixtieth Street area Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday the neighborhood children gathered for a funeral, laying flowers near a wide grave as they sobbed and expressed solemn sympathy for the birds.
Local attractions announce The Opium Smugglers of Frisco at New Lyceum Theatre tonight with Oats Tuesday and a performance of Red Mill by Beata company. Proctor's Bijou shows Abow and Dream. Two men per show advertised with changing pictures and songs.
The Lyric owner and builder in New York plans strict vaudeville bookings via Morris rep. An early highlight is Harry Lauder the famed Scottish comedian. The M Ren Widow’s summer run ends at the Aerial Gardens on the New Amsterdam roof with Viennese operetta moving downstairs to law Franger's theatre. Rosemary Glosz leads the Vienna role, praised as the ideal operatic gift. Ice cream and ginger ale will be provided nightly to performers to ease the heat. Three Twins appears in two performances at Herald Square, not as a double bill, with Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci presented in tandem. Low Field’s Herald Square Theatre offers Mrs Pais’s bearded farce Tiseag and various specialties amid the summer lineup.
General Manager Joseph Weis lowers Happyland Scenic Railway fare to five cents, promoting one of the park’s longest rides near New York City. The piece highlights healthful thrills and a bustling scene at Luna Park with mermaid exhibits and other attractions drawing large crowds.
Patrons of Miner's Empire Theatre in Newark are promised an excellent week long engagement starting next Monday matinee. Miner and Marion present the burlesque "Dreamland Burles" featuring Aggie Bebler and a large chorus of beautiful women who sing well. The musical sketch "The Red Moon" by Dave Marion headlines the act.
News from Newark notes the Lyric Theatre near opening with plans for a fire proof reinforced concrete interior. Management is led by William H. Curie a noted New York theatrical manager. September 19 is the announced opening date amid active preparations.
The article highlights Wallack's Theatre offering The Girl Question a high spirited comedy featuring Junie McCree and a star cast with noted dancers The Broilers. It notes matinee and bargain matinee options and mentions upcoming transfers of productions including At the Astor and The Man From Home by Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson.
A collage of wordplay and puzzles appears with ENIGMA sections asking readers to read letters from members to identify a river, plus a gallery of names and clues. It includes a prize note, named contributors, and scattered fragments about games and riddles.
Mabel P describes two companions, one tall watchman and a shorter partner, who work together daily at headquarters. They consult the wisest of the land yet avoid direct contact, fearing propriety rules and public scorn if seen together.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a wartime prose fragment noting a phrase about decapitation. The text includes garbled names and stray terms such as AP and Bibava, with references to boys at a war front. The readable portions provide little context or complete facts beyond the provocative phrase.
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