Pardon Sought for Husband Amid Robbery Case
A distressed woman Mrs James MacNamara pleads for release of husband Jim MacNamara, jailed on a trolley car robbery charge in Jersey Street. She says he is ill in jail and appeals to the governor after a series of legal delays and a prior acquittal tied to the case. The couple seeks food and a Christmas hoped for through his freedom.
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Jamea MacNastreet
Corrivurt
Journal
Aship
Jintle
MacNamare
Jersey Street
Steet
Pital
Ken
Jim
Reed
Nd Street
Michigan Woman Breaks Coffee Habit for Health
A Michigan woman describes twenty years of coffee dependence causing nerves to fray and grip attacks. She switched to Postum, found it calmer, then shared the change with her family to restore stability and reduce anxiety at home.
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Michigan
Scott's Medicine Ad Collects at Pearl Street
An old advertisement urges readers to buy Scott's product at 400 Pearl Street New York. It promotes health medicines for common ailments and highlights availability in the city.
Faithful Wife Pleads for Ill Prisoner Jim
A distraught woman describes her husband Jim as honest despite a criminal charge. She says poverty, illness, and caring for children and his ailing mother drive her to seek his release with money for a lawyer. She reveals a newborn son died in jail and Jim remains unaware, while his stepson and other children await his return. The prosecutor has not yet heard her full tale.
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Orerer
Mme
Jim
Lodges Plan Furnishing Harmonia Building Rooms
The Mutual Save Fund Harmonia committee met to arrange furnishing the new Harmonia building lodge rooms. Local carpet dealers will be asked for carpet estimates and a furniture house will be contracted to furnish the rooms, with completion expected for January. Lodges Herman Essex Tyrian I 1 of Free and Accepted Masons will use the new spaces. Committee members include E. Broeker D. Kaufman Fred Kurtz August Zaske Carl Hoffacker John G. Hall and George Schmidt Jr.
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Fund Harmonia
Broeker
Harmonia
Herman, Essex
Tyrian
E. Broeker
D. Kaufman
Fred Kurtz
August Zaske
Carl Hoffacker
John G. Hall
George Schmidt, Jr
Charitable Books Fund Hospitals Across Nations
Royal and noble authors have used book proceeds for charity from Queen Alexandra to Count Tolstoi. Carmen Sylva, Charlotte Yonge, Ada Ellen Bayly and others funded hospitals, schools, and missions from sales. Tolstoi repeatedly refused personal profit for philanthropy.
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Carmen Sylva
Ada Ellen Bayly
Edna Lyall
St. Peter's Arch
Eastbourne
Donovan
Church of St. Savior
Eric
Hugo
Count Tolstoi
Moscow
Confusion in Haiti Revolt Report Sparks Claimed Skirmish
Fragmentary dispatches describe turmoil in Haiti amid a revolution with political figures and armed factions clashing. Details are unclear, with garbled dialogue mentioning a commander, aides, and guards amid ongoing conflicts.
Congressmen Watched by Secret Service Sparks Senate Debate
Washington reports rising rancor as the White House hints at further disclosures about Congress members. Secret Service detectives have tracked lawmakers since the beef trust scandal and The Jungle exposé, prompting fears of a broader espionage system over public and private Lives of Congress.
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Teiegeoeh
Feminsi
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Beef Trust
Gsetret Service
Centre of Population Tracks Westward Since 1790
The centre of population has moved west along the thirty-ninth parallel for 110 years. In 1900 it lay in Indiana, while 1790 places it near Baltimore. The shift reflects settlement pace, resource distribution, and eastern settlement history, with the geographical centre remaining west of the Mississippi and near the U.S. geographic heart.
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Indiana
Geographical Journal
Baltimore
Maryland
Atlantic
United States
Mississippi River
Great Lake Plains
Gulf
Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian
Tand.s
Glycerine in Dr. Pierce’s Medicines Promoted
The article extols glycerine as used in Dr. Pierce’s preparations, claiming it boosts medicinal strength by extracting from native roots and preserving in solution better than alcohol. It cites antiseptic and antiferment properties and praises the root's benefits for coughs and lung ailments, noting safe, effective use when alcohol is not suitable.
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Scott
Pierce
Eal
Bea
Magnoye
Alycota
Tiene Sa
Proviers By Dream Day to Feature New Acts and Films
The Proviers by Dream will roll through day and Monday with a fresh program. New piscene adage and music will accompany a series of new and mature features. Kennedy Stock Company presents Sheridan Keene the Detective at the New Lyceum Theatre next week with several other attractions including Himmelein's Ideals and No Mother to Guide Her. The Lyceum adds varied entertainments with major stars and a large cast, plus special pricing for Monday evening.
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Farle Sing J. Oh. Renn
Kennedy Stock Company
Sheridan Keene
New Lyceum
Lyceum
Himmelein
Lillian Mortimer
Patches
Northern Lights
Garry Owen
Tex
Mae Hall
Mr Lake
Chicago
Arnold Reeves
Shepherd
King
Lyceum Theatre
Journal
Lyceum Tek
Jno A
Newark Attracts Merry Widow Tour and Vast Local Bill
Newark prepares to host the original New York Merry Widow company at the Newark Theatre next week with Henry W Savage’s English Grand Opera Orchestra under Louis Gottschalk. The program includes Princess Danilo Sonia roles, Bob Graham as Ambassador Popoff, and multiple novelties including Girls by Clyde Fitch and a magical stage illusion by Oswald Williams, plus marionette acts and acrobatic comedy.
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East
New York
Newark Theatre
New Amster ‘Dain Theatre
Henry JW. Savage
Louis Gottschalk
Charles Meakina
Reba Dale
Prince Danilo
Sonia
Bob
Graham
Ambassador Popoff
Clyde Fitch
City
Henry W. Savage
Dieerry
Burlesque Circuit Announces New Show Tour
The Miner’s Empire Theatre reports a traveling burlesque circuit new production titled Follies of the Day. The tour promises catchy songs and lively acts drawing local and national attention as it hits major venues this season.
New York Attractions at Colonial Theatre
Next week at the Colonial Theatre Percy G Williams offers a bill of headliners Clayton White and Marie Stuart in Geo W Hobart's Cherie Carson and Willard present Dutch in Egypt Marcel's pictures and Miss Jessie Peston Glasgow Lassie Ruth Allen and her London Johnnies new Lasky musical comedy opera she will appear as a New York newspaper woman visiting London.
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Williams
Willie
Ethel D'Arc
Harry Lauder
Vesta Victoria
Alice Lloyd
R. O. Knowels
Artisle
Maude Morris
Johnny Jones
George W. Day
Lyricacope
Eva Tanguay
New York
Proctor Park Place Theatre
Isabel Pitler
Edward Bassett
Itimate
Butler
Barnum and Bailey Circus
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Wormwood
Aex
Harry
Fee
Colonial Theatre
Percy G. William
Clayton White
Marie Stuart
Geo W. Hobart
Cherie
Carson
Willard
Egypt
Marcel
Jessie Peston
Glasgow
Ruth Allen
London Johnnies
London
Mary Jane's Pa Lands Heart with Garden Theatre Debut
Edith Ellis's Mary Jane's Pa shines at Garden Theatre with Henry E Dixey starring as the warm hearted elder. Ravage's company delivers a comedy filled tale as audiences respond to the homey charm and Dixey's deft performance driving laughter and sentiment.
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New York
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Mary Jane
Broadway
Miss Ellis
Henry E Dixey
Garden Theatre
Henry W. Ravage
the Garden
Dixey
Portia
Blue Mouse Farce Expands Theatrical Venture Nationwide
Clyde Fitch's new farce The Blue Mouse at Lyric Theatre proves a smash prompting the Shubert control to launch three additional companies. One company will stay in New York indefinitely as blue mice move to theaters across the United States from coast to coast.
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Clyde Fitch
Lyric Theatre
Messer ‘Shubert
New York
United States
Theatrical Godfather Mark Twain on Gillette's Rise
Mark Twain, a fellow townsman and friend of William Gillette's father, recalls using influence to place Gillette on stage. He initially doubted any acting aptitude, joking that Gillette’s success would be a heavy joke on management, yet Gillette proved to be a remarkable star.
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William Gillette
Samson
Mark Twain
Gillette
Hackett Theatre House Clears Sins Of Brute Husband
A Hackett Theatre feature frames the wife’s crusade against her brutal husband, a slum thug, as a redemption arc. The piece emphasizes a dramatic salvation theme and social commentary on domestic violence in urban life.
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Hackett “Theatre
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