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Newspaper
Hamilton Democrat Sun
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1907
Page
2
The Men of Jimtown opens New Year at Smith's Theatre with a strong plot and dramatic moments. A large advance sale has built anticipation for both matinee and evening performances by an exceptionally good company.
The familiar play Way Down East returns to Smith's on Thursday night with a refreshed production by Wm. A. Brady. The revival features the same strong cast including Phoebe Davis and Alice Collins, with improved scenery and effects, and audiences in several cities have broken box office records this season.
The city previews a Smiths Theatre Sunday program featuring George Ade's Just Out of College with humor aimed at theatre crowds. The night also covers the Zemo Zemo troupe Grand act with acrobatics contortions and a flying finale, Lew Palmer parodies and animal imitations, Ralston and Son comedy, Morelle Sisters refined singing, Brother Hodgins confident songs, and a bioscope lineup showing the local fire department and Cab 23.
All attention centers on the Coliseum as two local polo teams stage a benefit for workers out of employment due to the Champion mills dispute. The event aims to aid the strikers and attract fans of clean sport to a worthy cause.
The 1907 year end review shows more marriages than divorces at the probate and common pleas courts. Marriage licenses issued reached 701 with 113 divorce suits filed in probate court and many more in common pleas, while Judge Hartkoff and others handled condemnations and wills.
The Coliseum, one of Ohio’s finest rinks, will host another mask carnival on January 5 after weeks of urging by management. Large crowds attend the after noon and evening gatherings, showing the event’s popularity.
After a five year lapse Ignace Jan Paderewski, famed Pole and leading pianist, appears at Cincinnati Music Hall on Saturday. The article notes his magnetic stage presence, extraordinary personality, and a style that makes melody a direct personal appeal to listeners.
The article lists January officer shifts across wards with names such as Cameron Con naughton Bowers Connaughton Hime and others including detectives, drivers, and clerks. It notes a Monday evening sale of a go-earnt at Leibrock's second-hand store on South B street for $3.50, continued to Thursday for a hearing.
Wilson Jiehneen aged 55 a Hamilton cook and Alice Cousins aged 44 a Hamilton cook appear before Squire Morton to obtain marriage license proceedings in the county court.
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