NYE ON THE DRAMA A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF STAGE LIFE
Edgar W. Nye relates experiences from real life in Wyoming and the stage. He discusses producing Pack Tom's Cabin and recalls its history, while Bruno of East Haddam and Eulalia Mushannock seek guidance on finding suitable plays for amateurs and inquire about Nye's own amateur theatricals experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar W. Nye
Bruno
East Haddam
Mas
Eulalia
G. Mushannock
Ama- Itomee
Judas
Impa
Elly
Wyoming
Rishes
Viantal Bor
Saosauaes
Buainess
Epon
Waite
Broncho Sam
Mandel's Bench
Mila
Hugo Robn
Black Hills
Boswell
Rocky Mountains
Eva
Bowery
Wyoming Stage Tales of a Bold and Bawdy Play
A Wyoming journalist recalls a rough touring production of Uncle Tom's Cabin in Laramie. He mocks the troupe’s flaws from stage baldness to overripe acting, notes the crowd's faith in the press, and recalls the era’s harsh theater culture and local ribbing.
Bloodhound tale and Lynched StageIrony in Laramie
An atmospheric reminiscence describes Uncle Tom and Little Eva on stage scenes mixing raw humor and tragedy. The narrator recounts absurd incidents with a bloodhound named Othello, and a wary publisher recounts legal and theatrical misadventures around a deathbed prop and theater disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Engagement Guards Ex-Salvador General Ezeta From Death
Miss Ida Dent Wright, a tall Georgia woman educated in Europe, spurred General Antonio Ezeta to spare conspirators who faced execution in Salvador. Ezeta, ex-vice president, arrived in San Francisco aboard the Bennington, now sought by Salvadorite authorities as a fugitive. Wright’s pleas helped bring Ezeta to the United States to avoid immediate execution.
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Miss Wright
Exeta
Antonio Ezeta
Salvador
San Francisco
United States
Bennington
Ida Dent
Wright
General Ezeta
Carlos
Ezeta
Guiteraz
Georgia
France
Marie Robinson Wright
Atlanta
Europe
la Libertad
Bank of Germany Guards Fortified Fort at Spandau
The Bank of Germany employs a military guard for protection. A heavily fortified fortress at Spandau houses the imperial government’s great war treasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Germany
Spandau
Rise in de worl all yoh kin warned by Uncle Eben
Quotation from the Washington Star features Uncle Eben advising a young man to protect his reputation. The rustic phrase emphasizes reputation as a crucial resource, likened to a parachute. The line reflects a folksy moral about caution and self-preservation.
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Eben
Washington Star
Indiana farmers rally at Democratic state convention
Yepro Indiana reports on a bustling Democratic state convention in which Hoosier delegates from river counties to the Knobs fill the hall in shirt sleeves. Governor Matthews leads the platform as Cooper is praised for taxing greenbacks, while Quaker families, old stock, and Rural-urban blocs mingle amid drought talk and party chatter.
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Yepro
Ind
Indiana
Euch
Congress
Yellow Heaven
Railroad
Johnnie
Roan
George W. Cooper
Guilford County
N. C
Joe Cannon
John
Charity Brown
Israel Brown
Charity
James B
Washington
van Buren
Hadley
Amos
Matthews
Cooper
J. H Bravia
Ely
Koch lymph hailed as diphtheria cure amid praise
Reports from Berlin and New York reflect strong belief in Koch lymph as a diphtheria antitoxine. Dr. BiggsDr. Cyrus Edson and Prof Virchow back the discovery, citing cases in Berlin and plans for an American research station funded by a $30,000 appropriation.
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Robert Koch
Dr. Koch
Virchow
Herman M. Big
Biggs
America
Koch
Cyrus Edson
New York
New York Board of Health
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Robert Rock
Clausthal
University of Gottingen
Germany
Berlin
Board of Health
India
Reichstag
Cashier’s quip as bank vaults allure visiting ladies
A witty Detroit bank cashier boasts there is a cool million in the vault while a party of ladies admires the wealth inside. The text shifts to a playful dialogue about a picnic, with tramps discussing what might be left behind and noting the girls’ outing.
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Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Peach price mystery in a schoolhouse tale
A teacher questions a problem about a basket of peaches costing 1 cent with 60 peaches in the basket. A juvenile pupil responds uncertainty and mentions not buying peaches at home. The exchange is framed in a 19th or early 20th century Chicago Tribune style.
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Harry
Chicago ‘Tribune
The Mikado Mutsuhito of Japan and His Empire
The article notes Mutsuhito, emperor of Japan and 121st in line since Jimmu, born November 8 1850 in Kioto. He succeeded on February 3 1567 at about age 16 and married Haruko in 1869. They have three children, crown prince Yoshihito and two daughters. His public image is unique as the first mikado shown to subjects. prior rulers were kept hidden with ceremonial restrictions.
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Richard T. Ely
N. Y
Assembly
Ely
Madison
Wells
Ripley
New York State Normal School
Columbia College
Heidelberg University
Germany
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Maryland
University of Wisconsin
Mutsuhito
Mikado
Japan
Jimmutenno
U. Matsuhito
Kioto
Haruko
Yoshihito Harunomunja
Masako Tsunenomuja
Fusako Kanenomuja
Matsuhito
The Mikado of Japan and Western influence described
An extensive portrait of Emperor Matsuhito of Japan notes his height, attire, and blend of old and new customs. It highlights his Westernized habits, lavish imperial finances, large household, military focus, and rare public appearances. The piece also covers English anarchist Charles Mowbray, his trials, exile, and influence on labor and political thought amid anti capital rhetoric.
Mowbray Urges Violence At Newark Meeting
English anarchist Charles Wilfred Mowbray tells followers of the red flag in America to obtain guns and learn to shoot. He advised shooting to kill if possible and not to shoot if unable. Mowbray, a 15 year veteran of the anarchy movement, is described as a dangerous figure.
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Charles Wilfred Mowbray
Mowbray
England
America
United States
John Most
Emma Goldman
New York
Metropolis
Johnny
Newark
N. J
Aldace Walker Named Receiver In Atchison Case
Aldace F Walker appointed receiver of the Atchison property after expert accountant Stephen Little claimed four year earnings were overestimated by more than seven million dollars and rebates and pooling violated interstate law. The report led to Reinhart's resignation and details Walker's career from Vermont soldier to interstate commerce official and railroad manager.
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Aldace F. Walker
Stephen Little
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
J.W. Reinhart
Little
Atchison Protective Reorganization Committee
Reinhart
Atchison
Joseph W. Reinhart
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Rutland
Middlebury College
Eleventh
Vermont Infantry
New York
Elliott ¥. Shepard
Vermont
State Senate
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Western Traffic Association
Walker
Notable Banter on a Singer Amid Marching Band Echoes
Banks and Rivers discuss a performer's vocal prowess noting a strong throat and Adam's apple while the orchestra plays the High School Cadet March, as quoted by the Chicago Tribune.
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Banks
Rivers
Chicago Tribune
Berrying Etiquette At The Hook Shows Colorful Dress Code
In The Hook area villagers recall old blackberrying rituals with strict dress codes. Boots guard against snakes while ragged garments suit berry pickers, women and men alike, as dawn excursions and skilled pickers shaped lively field days and social ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Narragansett
Paris
Coxey
The Prettiest Girl in the Villar and the Picker of The Hook
Fragmentary reminiscence recounts a village beauty called Aunt Matilda, famed for berry picking and rivaled by two men in a field contest. The tale shifts to an experiment in France and a humorous exchange about Wordsworth, Finicky wrinkles, and domestic wit, all in a collage of 19th century humor notes.
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Villar
Matilda
Abe
Reg
Wes
D. Maman
Greung
France
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