Wonderland at Bucklen fuels late show with color and song
The Bucklen offers Wonderland from Victor Herbert with staging by Julian Mitchell, featuring Lite Chip and Mary Marshie in a colorful fairy tale setting. Isle of Bong Bong numbers by Gus Sohike promise spectacular Indian atmosphere plus Pendleton and Whitney productions. Alfred Sutro’s The Walls of Jericho linked to Hackett’s Buckley appearance.
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Bates
Tosland
Mitchell
Joseph al Gaites
B.C. Whitney
Gus Sohike
Alfred Sutro
Jericho
James K. Hackett
England
Doe
Deetor
Wis
Mosehands
Mp Brissess
Tina Faenyt
Syria
New York
Hanlon and Other Boxers Withdraw From Ring Life
The Sporting World notes Hanlon and Eddie are quitting boxing for good with no return plans after defeats and missed oppor tunities. Salt Lake promoters and Tryland interest are mentioned as possible future opponents while Hyland and Wykind are cited in hints of business moves beyond boxing.
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Dick Hyland
Salt Like
Tryland
Hanlon
Halon
Salt Lake
Wykind
Car Duel Ends In Close Finish For Cecil Edge
Cecil Edge drives a 200 horsepower car against Tea Guiness in a tight contest. Miss Lev itt’s time sets the world record for women drivers and nears the overall record in speed.
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Cecil Edge
Tea Guiness
Miss Levitt
Chicago racing revival eyed after track wars end
Historic Chicago sports scene shifts as Corrigan Condon feud ends and officials plan a new race track to replace Washington Park. Chicago citizens form a club to revive the American Derby, with western turfmen expected to shift races eastward and boost competition and patronage.
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Corrigan
Condon
New Orleans
Chicago
Washington Park
Wounding a Fire in Ancient Superstitions Explored
An article examines a curious belief about fire and sacredness among ancient Northeast North American tribes. It notes that burning near fire or touching fire with a knife is taboo, tied to ideas of fire as a living being and the sacred nature of flame.
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Mulvaney
Northeast
Joshaynes de Phivo Carpini
Andes
Tea Bugs and Tla Mites
Fragmentary readable text hints at a quirky, timeworn item list or note. It contains scattered words like tea, bugs, mites, foods, and odd spellings, suggesting a corrupted transcription from a historical page without a clear narrative or named persons.
Tea pests described as tiny web-weavers in London Chronicle
The London Chronicle reports on a tiny pest that lives in tea plants and tunnels through leaves to pump plant sap. It forms delicate webs, damages tea leaves, and is most active on milky and delicate flavors. Tea bags are noted as especially vulnerable.
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London Chronicle
Leaving Security and a Butcher Bargain
Johann Lieberlich agrees to lend eight cattle to a traveling butcher who cannot pay. The butcher will drive six cattle to town and leave two as security for the debt. Lieberlich approves the plan, predicting the borrower will return with the money.
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Johann Lieberlich
Albany Journal
Talaama
Rovers
Johann
Beards as Hereditary or Acquired, From Brandt
A. Brandt argues against Darwin, claiming the beard is acquired rather than inherited. He suggests beards appear in both genders with prophetic significance as humanity evolves, noting 10 percent of women currently show stronger growth and predicting future women will also bear beards.
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Renda
A. Brandt
Darwin
Brandt
Celebration in New York Honors Professor Morse and Invention
A celebration in New York honored Professor Morse the inventor of the original distrament. The device was exhibited and connected by wire to all 1000 Pietraments then in use in the country. A message from the inventor was sent vibrating across the United States and read simultaneously in every city from New York to New Orleans and San Francisco.
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Tou Thens
Pelexransa
Tn OsTt
New York
Morse
Wis
New Qorleans
San Francisco
Fragmented OCR Note Versus Obscure Names and Insults
A garbled OCR passage mixes names and phrases in a secular insult context with unclear references. The text remains unreadable in key sections, offering no coherent event, person, or place to summarize into a clear news item.
Disestablishment and Notable Figures in Early 20th Century News
A compendium of profiles and anecdotes about Georges Clemenceau and other public figures. It covers Clemenceau's role in church-state separation, his time in the United States, and his political career. notes on William Moody and photo captions. opera tenor Alessandro Bonet’s stature. and Mrs. Bellamy Storer’s Catholic advocacy and ties to Archbishop Ireland and McKinley era politics.
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France
M. Georges Clemenceau
United States
Clemenceau
New
Alessandro Bonet
Manhattan Opera House
New York
Signor Bonet
Europe
Cuarise
Bouel
Jessie
Curia
Bellamy Fierer Awai
Bellamy Storer
Austria
Roosevelt
Amy
Lreutd
Storey
Olic
Cincinnati
Elder
Ireland
Storers
McKinley
Bank Officials Guard Integrity and Safety in All Transactions
The article praises the St. Joseph Valley Bank officers and directors for business integrity ensuring absolute safety in every transaction committed to it.
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St. Joseph Valley Bank
Seven Room House and Barn For Sale In Wolf's Addition
Corner lot four by eight rods with a good ten room house and barn. Will sell on easy terms for 1600 dollars. I do De M. Best.
Moonlight Mishap as Boucicault Forgets Moon Costume
Dramatic impresario Dion Boucicault, rushing between tasks during rehearsals for The Shaughraun, forgot to bring his Con costume. He donned an old coat and cap, grabbed boots, and the moon in the scene failed to appear, exposing a black hole where moonlight should have shone, drawing crowd laughter.
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Dion Boucicault
America
Montrose J. Moses
Boucicault
Con
Tony Lumpkin
Devastating Chinese River Flood Exposes Embankment Failures
The tale describes the Yellow River floods in China, noting repeated embankment failures despite two millennia of river control. It cites 1887 losses estimated between two and seven million and compares river devastation to a multi Danube surge across provinces, with millions killed in long, severe inundations.
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Chinn
Yellow River
When Birds Were Scarce Etiquette Guide on Bathing
An early Victorian essay argues soap does not irritate the complexion and daily washing is the norm. It contrasts this view with previous generations who used damp cloths and rosewater, urging a sensible approach to health through regular bathing.
Curious ancient shells pierce wood and rock
The shells described are thin and elegant, appearing like hardened paper. They can bore through teak or oak, hardened clay, chalk, rock and concrete, thriving in brook waters. They are noted for resisting tea attacks and show distinctive construction as if designed for drilling and tool use.
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Louie
Sorina
Horsemen Mutual Insurance Co Ad for Stock Insurance and Boxes
An antique advertisement promotes stock insurance against loss from death and theft by the Horse Men’s Mutual Insurance Co. It also lists safety deposit boxes for rent with a phone contact and a street address in Monger Block.
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Horsemen’s Mutual Insurance CO
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Stara, Stripes
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Schmalty
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Slayers
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Bucklen Theatre
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