Three Circuses in Three Rings At Grand Imperial Hippodrome
A historic program showcases a diverse act lineup including giant hippopotamus, two horned rhinoceros, snow white polar bears, sea lion school, trained Alaska seals, ostrich flock, emu and cassowary, sable pair, saddle back tapirs, and a twelve-dane Colonel Magnus Schulz troupe with two performing elephant herds. The extravaganza features huge elevated stages, water carnival, and high divers.
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Alaska
ONL
Leo
Monster Marine
The Specially Imported Great Kokin-llignonette Jap Circus
A garish historic circus pageant promises Arctic and African aquariums, exotic animals, and a vast menagerie. It touts trained Alaska lions and seals, a monster marine clown Leo, diverse acts, and a global panorama of horses, camels, ostriches, antelopes, and birds in a grand touring spectacle.
Only Big Show at the Oval Advertised
Two performances daily at 2 00 P M and 8 00 P M with doors opening an hour earlier. The advertisement promises this as the sole big show at the venue and seats are available at J D McDowell Co s Drug Store in the West Side Public Square.
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J. D. McDowell & Co
West Side Public Square
The Mexican Soldier's Death in the San Geronimo Plot
Private Santiago Moreno is executed by ley de fuga after killing a fellow soldier over Panchita. Padre Francisco confesses him, Panchita pleads to the Virgin, and Moreno dies bravely on the plains of San Geronimo as guards, deserters, and comrades watch in silence.
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Santiago Morena
Santiago Moreno
San Geronimo
Ley de Fuga
Moreno
Panchita
Caballero
Novia
Aoion
Purgatory
Christ
Virgin
Santiago
Padre Francisco
San Juan
Santiago’s
Padre
Army of
Mexico
Hombre
Mount Ajusco
el Presidente
Matanzas
Huella
Ajusco
San Geronimo Plaina
Stellar Deeps and Iron Paths Across Night Sky
Poetic meditation contrasts midnight earthbound sleep with cosmic vastness. A speaker envisions stellar deeps and ships of light crossing the void as a bridge from rising sphere to shore while fearing the mind’s wreckage. Faith anchors hope as guidance nears land.
HER CAT IN HER POCKET AT CHICAGO HOTEL
A woman in travel attire enters a famed Chicago hotel breakfast room with a plaid cape and a white Angora cat perched beside her. The head waiter warns the cat must be removed, but the mistress snaps her fingers and the cat vanishes unseen.
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Chicago
Bismarck
Cat Hidden in Cape Pocket Reveals Travel Tale
A Chicago Times-Herald note says a cat vanished from a breakfast table, only to be found peering from a large travel cape’s pocket. The owner explains the cat had ridden in the pocket from the Pacific coast, nearing the end of its journey and wary of exposure.
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Pacific Coast
Chicago Times-Herald
Dangers From Violent Exercise Warn of Heart Strain
The New York Ledger reports on conflicting views about women engaging in violent exercise. It notes that a quiet heart may be dangerously crippled by excessive athletic strain and that weak hearts require extreme caution. German and American observers report heart dilatation under exertion, with Roentgen evidence supporting caution for all, especially those with heart weakness.
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Germany
New York Ledger
Inventions Linked to Lunatics A Curious Claim
A remark attributes many major inventions to individuals considered lunatics. It notes the odd link between unconventional minds and breakthroughs, suggesting society often underestimates eccentric thinkers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York Herald
Fairfield
Adam Forepaugh
Sells Brothers
America
Grand Imperial Hippodrome
Magnus Schulz
Don Santani
Madame Yucca
Samson
Bikett
Octavian Troupes
Livingston, Demoras and Devere
Consolidated Titans
Pnouw
Homewood
Castoria
Pitcher
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Surrey
Elkhart
Shipany
Panare
Carrialees
Valle Ee
W. B. Pratt
Sec'y
Elamart
Lnd
Stellar Deeps
Stara
Gilemoe
Strand
Stellar di
Emma Herrick Weed
C.C.C
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