Walker Theatre Winnipeg Marks Luxurious Year Round Opening
Manager Walker secures the John C Fisher Company for a summer season at the Walker Theatre Winnipeg. Ground broke March 14 1895 the new playhouse opened to the public December 17 with Pollard's Australian Lilliputian era Company. The building features superb ventilation heating at a cost of 14000 and a comfortable grand interior with spacious seating and refined decor.
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Walker
John C Fisher Opera Co
Canada
Winnipeg
Pollard
Daniel McMillan Lient
Manitoba
Roblin
Ashdown
Manager Walker
Acs
Maida
Marquis
Walker Theatre
John C. Fisher
New York
Walker Theatre in Winnipeg Promises Fireproof Luxury
The Dominion-indeed theatre boasts a Walker Theatre with a 2030 seating capacity and fireproof construction using cement for all woodwork. It features red plush seats, red velvet carpets, ivory and gold plaster work, maple leaf deco, green velvet drapes, and asbestos stage curtains. Special note on vast stage size and lobby marble tiling. The Fisher Company opened June 22 with Florodora and The Strollers, ending July, receiving praise for principals and choristers.
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the Dominion
America
Walker
New York
Winnipeg
Fisher Company
The Jackass and Debs Story by Debs Told
Debs recites a self drawn tale to counter prejudice at a public meeting. He likens natural defense to a dog guarding a bone a goat when blocked and a jackass when humans provoke him. The anecdote frames Debs as a defender against unfair bias.
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Eugene V. Debs
Debs
Success Magazine
Glorious Sky Dialog Sparks Confusion At Sunset
A young couple walks at sunset as he extols nature’s colors and the horizon. She quizzes directions claiming to face north while passing the dusk crimson sun, while he jokes about nearsighted mischief from his brother.
Wealth of America Shines to European Eyes
Nora Antologie notes in Rome that American wealth surpasses that of Ormus or Ind in European view. She cites a rise in American visitors in Europe from 125,000 to 150,000 in the past year and estimates Americans spend in Switzerland at ten dollars per Swiss resident.
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America
Europe
Switzerland
Nnora Antologie
Rome
A Pathetic Love Story in Royal Histories
The piece recounts a royal romance involving Empress Marie Feodorovna then Princess Dagmar of Denmark. She was engaged to the czarowitz before his elder brother, Grand Duke Nicholas, died after a fall in 1865. Nicholas urged her to marry his brother for state reasons, a request she fulfilled.
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Marie Feodorovna
Russia
England
Queen Alexandra
Dagmar
Denmark
Alexander II
Czarowitz
Nice
Nicholas
Sbuke Alexander
Caarowitz
Crystal
Curious Double Rainbow Observed at Sea Across Isthmus Route
A London Times letter recounts a March 14 voyage from Jamaica toward the Panama isthmus where at 11 a.m. a brilliant double rainbow formed a complete circle around the sun. The inner bow lay at a geometric distance, the outer bow at a similar distance. No rain was visible on the horizon and the crew, including the captain, had never witnessed such a phenomenon. The outer bow faded as the sun moved.
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London Times
Jamaica
Panama
Groard
The Rowance of Steel and the Captain Who Built Carnegie
The narrative traces the dawn of modern steel through Kelly and Bessemer and Mushet, detailing their flashes of genius and the costly path to purifying iron. It celebrates Captain William R. Jones, creator of the Carnegie works ruthless scrap-heap policy, and his clash with Carnegie over vision and value.
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William Kelly
Pittsburg
Kelly
Bessemer
United States
Patent Office
Robert F. Mushet
Munset
Mushet
Carnegie
Jones
Rowance of Steel
Herter W. Casson
Senator Asked to Speak After Car Puncture Incident
An amused crowd gathered as a senator was pulled into a discussion after a car puncture. A bystander in the inner crowd said the tire was punctured, and someone urged the senator to address the moment with a speech.
Inquisitive Peese and Their Role in Conversation
Inquisitive peese are the funnels of fonversstion. They do not take In any thing for their own use, but prely to pass It to another.
Doctor Chase Kidney Liver Pills Promised to Cure
W G Aikens of Zephyr Ontario reports his wife was saved from bladder inflammation surgery after using Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills. The ad claims frequent urgent urination and feverish symptoms signal illness, and that one pill daily at 25 cents prevents and cures kidney or liver disease. Availability through Toronto dealers and a 1903 calendar almanac offer.
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W. G. Aikens
Zephyr
Ont. Co
Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Remedy for Road Dust and Weed Growth Experiment
Oregon Navigation Line plans to let weeds grow along tracks to reduce dust and wheel contact. Buckley notes $40,000 yearly weed-cutting costs and soil work. weeds on tie ends may prevent dust. Also mentions Marmaduke praising Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as effective purgatives and cleansers.
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M. J. Buckley
Oregon Navigation Line
Buckley
Minards Liniment Cures Diphtheria in a Joke
A satirical quip links Minards Liniment to diphtheria cure while a Sunday school scene features a boy named Willie explaining false doctrine as giving the wrong medicine to a patient.
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Willie
Absent-minded Grandfather Says He Thinks About Nothing
A girl explains her grandfather is always thinking of nothing. She notes that when he remembers, he forgets what he thought of was different from what he wanted to remember. Reported in the Philadelphia Ledger as a light literary aside.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Brooklyn
Herbert Asquith A Man Of The People In England
A portrait of Herbert Asquith as a self made democrat who rose to prime minister amid a shift toward labor influence. The piece notes his early Home Rule stance, his alignment with Liberal values, and the hope placed in his leadership to address common people’s needs across England and Ireland.
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England
Herbert Asquith
Campbell-Bannerman
Friends of Labor
Gladstone
Asquith
British Islands
Gladstone School
Ireland
Donts for campers prevent costly forest fires
In woods harm is from careless fires. Do not leave fires unattended or large. keep flames in check and away from leaves or hollow logs. dig a mineral soil fire hole in windy or dangerous places. summer campers cause many fires, so follow long tried rules from woodsmen to protect forests. The note cites Lake St John Quebec fires started by fishermen as warning.
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Lake St. John
Quebec
A New Railway Danger Signal Promises Safer Crossings
Testimony on a recent grade crossing collision shows signals are sometimes ignored in the pursuit of schedule time. A proposed device would halt trains or trolleys when warned and require an external release to restart, potentially changing railway safety practices.
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Atlantic Monthly
Naval Academy Class of 1909 Merit Standings
The 1909 first class at the Naval Academy lists 180 members with Midshipman Luther Welsh of Kansas City Missouri ranked fourth. Welsh, who lengthened to meet height requirements on a special stretching machine, is among the youngest and brightest in the class per the New York Tribune.
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Naval Academy
Luther Welsh
Kansas City
Welsh
Navy
N. Y. Tribune
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promised for Nervous Debility
An article extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a swift remedy to restore stomach action and relieve nervous disorders. It cautions that persistent nerve debility can be dangerous and notes the pills’ widespread claimed efficacy across readers. It also includes brief, humorous vignettes about newspaper offices and a church scene.
Clergyman Critiques Funeral Flowers On East Side
A sermon at an East Side funeral sparked mild sensational chatter by denouncing costly flowers. The clergyman urged mourners to forgo floral displays and instead donate to charitable institutions, noting death notices also call for restraint. The remarks circulated via an "extract from a sensible sermon" sent to East Side papers.
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East Side
New York Tribune
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