War Dance by Senator Owen Wins Crow Tribe Praise
In a dramatic White House scene Senate Indian Affairs members watched Senator Owen of Oklahoma perform a war dance wearing Chief Plenty Cops eagle bonnet. Though Chairman Clapp refused the bonnet, Owen wore it and enacted a war chief pose before a crowd of lawmakers and spectators.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
White House
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Owen
Oklahoma
Plenty Cops
Clapp
Plenty Coos
Capitol
Christopher Columbus
Senator Clapp
Indian Committee
Minnesota
Senator Owen
Plenty Coosa
Owen Gravely
Osceola
Black Hawk
King Philip
Joseph Leiter to Take an Army Bride
Washington society is abuzz over the engagement of Joseph Leiter to Miss Juliette Williams daughter of Lieut Col John B Williams now at Fort Dupont Del The couple is said to plan a short engagement with a London season and a court appearance at St James while Mrs Leiter might gift a fortune and famed jewels to the bride future plans include a summer in Europe with the countess of Suffolk involved
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Washington
Joseph Leiter
Juliette Williams
Leiter
Miss Williams
John B. Williams
Fort Dupont
Del
Corbin
Henry C. Corbin
Manila
Miss Willams
Katherine Elkins
Mr. Leiter
Miss Elkins
Virginia
Orange County
West Virginia
London
Court of St. James
Countess of Suffolk
Billie Burke
Washington, D. C
Edna May
Pauline Chase
Gertrude Elliott
May de Sousa
Miss Burke
John Drew
Graft Charges Make Lilley Unpopular in Congress
The piece portrays Representative George Leavens Lilley of Connecticut as broadly unpopular over graft accusations tied to submarine legislation. It notes a special committee probe and reports Lilley’s remarks drew few colleagues, with only about 16 remaining in the chamber at one point.
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Base of Representatives
Representative Lilley
Connecticut
Congress
Boutell
Lilley
House
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Theodore Burton
Cleveland
Mr. Lilley
Hobson
Burton
George
Astrologer Foresees Roosevelt Victory and Term
An astrologer from Hoboken claims President Roosevelt will be renominated by Republicans and re-elected by a large majority. He warns Roosevelt to avoid knee trouble, firearms, and eye or teeth issues, and predicts a man with a high forehead and sleepy eyes will appear in the era 1908 1909 while Roosevelt guides the country through.
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Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
John A. Stewart
New York
Gustave Moyer
Hoboken
N. J
Washington
Meyer
Taft Ia
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Tragedians Also Comedians In Stage Debate
The piece surveys actors who cross emotional lines from tragedy to comedy. It cites Nat C Goodwin as Shylock and Eddie Foy restrained from homicide in Hamlet. It notes Bernhardt Modjeska Marlowe Anglin Ruth Fiske as examples of actors who blend tears and laughter on stage with notable performances at Garrick Chicago and New York venues.
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Nat C. Goodwin
Eddie Foy
Hamlet
Bernhardt
Modjeska
Lady Macbeth
Viola Ophelia
Beatrice
Mary Stuart
Rosalind
Julia Marlowe
Mary Tudor
and Juliet
Margaret Anglin
Garrick
Chicago
Nike Ruth
Zira
Mrs. Dane
Miss Anglin
New York
Lady Eastney
Lena Ashwell
D'Urbervilles
Why She Is "Bille" Miss Billie Burke Explains Name
The article explains Billie Burke's Christian name origins. Born in Washington she notes her father expected a son, even planning a William Burke Jr. with a silver spoon engraved W. B. Jr. as a symbol of a boy's birth and a silver spoon in her mouth.
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Bille
Billie Burke
Miss Burke
Washington
Trousseau
William Burke, Jr
W. B. Jr
Moving Picture Theatorium to Invade Theaters Next Season
A new mechanical device called the Theatorium and a combined Theaterium system will bring moving pictures with synchronized gramophone sound to regular theaters. Demonstrations in New York show full plays and operas like A Midsummer Night's Dream Othello Hamlet Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde without actors. Perry plans reproductions including The Girl Behind the Counter and three grand opera works with top seats at up to one dollar.
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New York
Theaterium
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
The Merry Widow to Leave Chicago May 16 For Summer
Notes of the Footlights report the May 16 retirement of The Merry Widow at the Colonial Chicago after six months. Joe Weber will bring a burlesque version from New York with Lebar music, Hobart book, and Julian Mitchell staging. Original company, led by a noted comedian, returns May 18. Mary Goodwin plans a Myra Goodwin debut next season. In Kansas City, lawsuits seek action against 3,000 theater workers over Sunday closing law violations as ticket sales proceed.
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Colonial Theater
Chicago
Joe Weber
All-Star
Weber's Theater
New York
Geo. W. Hobart
Julian Mitchell
Mary Goodwin
Nat C. Goodwin
Myra Goodwin
Kansas City
Hospitality Ethos Expressed by Irishman Commanding Respect
An Irishman needs no requital for hospitality. His generous impulse is the malinot of his nature, and the very consciousness of the act carries its recompense along with it. Chariea Phillipe remarks on this enduring virtue.
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Chariea Phillipe
Western Canada Crops Thrive Despite Adverse Weather
Regina writer A Kaltenbrunner reports 70 acres of wheat yielding 20 bushels per acre and 30 acres fallow at 25 bushels per acre. Threshed 9,000 bushels of oats from 160 acres with 80 acres fall plowed at 90 bpa and 30 bpa on 80 acres stubble. Three carloads shipped at 63 cents per bushel. He says Western Canada crops cannot be checked by conditions and notes home stead lands available via government agents.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Canada
A. Kaltenbrunner
Moose Jaw
Stubbie
Western Canada
Manitoba
Alberta
Fragmented Humorous Snippets and Ads Remain Readable
A jumbled mix of ditsy lines, banter between Amy and George, a polite little girl with a hair in her fish, student quips about allowances, and several old advertisements. The excerpt includes product pitches for Allen's Foot-Ease and Lewin's cigars, a motto about modest merit, a 1908 notice about land sales, and scattered literary quotes.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Women
A testimonial from Lydia E. Pinkham's project cites a Missouri woman who suffered twelve years with severe female illnesses and eleven unsuccessful operations. After seeking advice, she reports marked relief, urging other women to try the remedy for similar troubles.
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E. Pinkham
N.C
St. Louisiana
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