Americanization of Russia Aims for Vast Developments
Report by John Hays Hammond outlines an American backed plan to develop Russia using United States capital. Aim includes grain depots and elevators, factories, new railways, steamship lines, and mining of mineral fields. Russians face storage and famine challenges. plan seeks to end famines and stabilize global grain supply with U.S. funding.
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Russia
Hammond
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America
United States
Washington
Reyes May Become Diaz Heir As Mexican Crisis Grows
Mexican revolutionists in Washington report Gen Bernardo Reyes has left Paris to serve as presidential understudy to Diaz. Diaz, reportedly frail and troubled by nervous attacks, allegedly believes Reyes is the only candidate who can rule with an iron hand. Reyes, once top general and Neuro Leon governor, was imprisoned at times, but now may be Diaz’s chosen successor after correspondence and intrigue.
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Bernardo Reyes
Paris
Mexico
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Reyes
Neuro Leon
Europe
Berea
Tortured to Death in Russian Prison
St Petersburg December 13. M Sasanoff, assassin of former interior minister Von Plehve, is reported dead in the Russian prison at Zarantul. Authorities say he died by his own hand, but hints persist that he was tortured after a plot to escape was uncovered.
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Saranoff
Vaudeville and drama highlight New York theaters
Amusements feature a Mural-The Hippodrome big show led by Fannie Ward on B. F. Keith's Grand-Balanced bill. Park presents Paid in Full a powerful drama with Thomas Coffin Cooke in a stellar turn. Majestic offers Goethe's Faust with Arvine Benton players. Colonial delivers strong vaudeville headlined by Lottie Mayer. Empire presents burlesque.
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B. F. Keith
Fannie Ward
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Thomas Coffin Cooke
Arvine-Benton
Goethe
Faust
Lottie
Mayer
Diver
Empire
Murat Hippodrome Show Mixes Circus Theatrics At Indy Stage
A critical overview of the Murat theater production titled Pioneer Days The Ballet of Jewels and A Trip to Japan describes a gaudy lavish show that lacks lasting class. Scenic displays and chorus numbers draw stronger applause than individual performances though Nanette Flack Edwin A Clark receive favorable encoring.
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Murat Theater
Japan
Marceline
Nanette Flack
Edwin A. Clark
Fanny Ward Stars in One Act at Keith's with Vaudeville Offers
The program at B F Keith's features Fanny Ward with a four-person supporting cast and Hal Stephens performing in four top vaudeville plays. Critics praised Stephens Shylock in The Merchant of Venice Rip Van Winkle Uncle Tom and Faust scene while praising Ward's turn in the Keith's sketch. The cast includes Aubrey Pringle George Whiting Jack Connelly and Margaret Webb in separate sketches with singing and comedy. Mammoth praise for Thomas Coffin Cooke as Joe Brooks in Paid in Full which runs at the Park rest of week.
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Indianapoli Theater
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Margaret Webb
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Rubenstein
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Thomas Coffin Cooke
Joe Brooks
Coffin
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Mabel Acker
Joe
New York
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Williams
Brooks
Paid in Full in Indianapolis Park reads like melodrama
A Fall house in Indianapolis viewed Eugene Water’s masterful drama Paid in Full. Half the audience mistook it for a thrilling melodrama and applauded raptly, drowning many lines as the performance unfolded.
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Indianapolis
Park
Eugene Water
Artist's Model Is Nearly Perfect
New York December 13 Miss Reba Dale is Henry Hutt's ideal figure in form and beauty He argues the feminine ideal is a refined version of a well set up male type with strong shoulders and hips and a corseted frame measuring slightly less than the bust He rejects the old standard of large hips sloping shoulders and undeveloped busts.
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New York
Reba Dale
Henry Hutt
Dudley Sargent
United States
Dr. Sargent
Dale
Hutt
Cupid Wily Wiley Marries After Sixty Six Years
Washington declares Dr. W. H. Wiley, long time head of the U S bureau of chemistry, will wed Miss Anna C Kelton daughter of the late Gen Kelton U S A The couple features a suffragist background with Miss Kelton active in Elizabeth Cady Stanton club and Library of Congress copyright division and studying law to advance suffrage efforts.
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Appellate Judges to Form Law Partnership
Judge Frank S. Robey of Auburn and Judge Ward H. Watson of Charlestown on the appellate bench will begin a law partnership and start practice in the Board of Trade Building on January 1. Robey was appointed to the appellate court by Gov. Durbin and served ten years after prior circuit bench service. Watson has served four years.
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Auburn
Ward H. Watson
Charlestown
Board of Trade
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Judge Watson
Faust at Majestic Impresses in Arvine Benton Company
The Arvine-Benton Players presented Goethe’s Faust at the Majestic with strong spirit and polished acting. George Arvine’s Mephisto drew high praise for fidelity and vigor while Louise Dunbar’s Marguerite and Frank Thomas’s Dr Faustus were noted for effectiveness and solid performances. The entire ensemble delivered a finished production surpassing expectations.
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Devil
Goethe
Faust
Arvine-Benton
George Arvine
Mephisto
Indianapolis
Marguerite
Louise Dunbar
Frank Thomas
Faustus
Miss Lottie Mayer Delivers Spectacular Aquatic Act
Miss Lottie Mayer the diving Myrma is the Colonial theater’s chief attraction this week. Her act features dives from a springboard into a mirror-lined tank, keeping her in view at all times. She opens with the song Splash Me and appears in a white flannel street costume. The aquatic routine is praised as a real wonder and highly pleasing to audiences.
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Vaudeville bill features strong attractions and varied acts
The program highlights Zinell and Boutelle in musical comedy 237 Miles to New York, praised for vocal power despite limited humor. The Wheelers perform a rapid comedy juggling set with fresh novelty, Flo Harriett delivers illustrated songs with clear visuals, while Eugene Ellsworth and Edna Earl Lindon present His Day Off with uneven, sometimes coarse humor and limited merit.
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Zinell and Boutelle
New York
Flo Harriett
Eugene Ellsworth
Edna Earl Lindon
Empire bills Corrigan and Vivian act with rifle and bell tune
An expert act by Corrigan and Vivian features remarkable rifle shooting with the woman doing most of the tricks and the man revealing his skill at the finish by playing a tune on bell targets. Also present is Cozy Corner Girls burlesque with Ricky W Craig Billy Spencer and Dan Manning delivering solid comedy. Anna ale and Olga Orloff perform in vaudeville and burletta duties. Jesse Mardo and Belle Hunter present Military Tactics and Richy Craig adds monologue and saxophone.
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Vivian
Ricky W. Craig
Billy Spencer
Dan Manning
Anna ¥Ale
Olga Orloff
Jesse Mardo
Belle Hunter
Richy Craig
College Days Scores Success At Bnai Brith Show
Indiana lodge No 58 presented College Days at the German house to an audience of over 2000. Highlights included Max Seigal in song Miss Rose Binzer Leo Rothschild duets and Herwitz trio sketches with Yetta Horwitz and Harry Goldberg. Harry Porter directed and starred as Uncle Joe while Isadore Seidel composed several numbers and Wil Lowenberg wrote the opening chorus words.
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Max Seigal
Rose Binzer
Leo Rothschild
Venderille
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Sam
Ariel Herwitz
Miss Yetta
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Harry Goldberg
J. BL. i Slutzky
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Hero
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Uncle Joe
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Wil Lowenberg
New Supreme Court Faces Trust Cases and Wall Street Bets
Financial leaders in New York assess Taft’s three new justices with caution as industry giants hold billions in capital. Chief Justice White’s federalist bent worries markets about trust regulation while Van Devanter and Lamar are seen shaping interstate commerce and state rights. The oil and tobacco monopolies’ dissolution could impact over a billion dollars in capital.
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Edward
Douglass White
Joseph R. Lamar
Georgia
Willis van Devanter
Wyoming
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Lamar
Gadski Recital to Be Musical Event in Indianapolis
Soprano Johanna Gadski, a Wagnerian star, is featured in a Muennerchor recital in Indianapolis with Edwin Schneider as accompanist. She has been reengaged by the Metropolitan Opera for a fourteenth season, underscoring her standing in grand opera.
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Muennerchor
Metropolitan Opera Company
Gadski
Indianapolis
Edwin Schneider
Love Finds Way in Paris Artistic Attachment
New York reports Paris confirms a marriage engagement between Mme Emma Eames and Emilio De Gorgoza. The phrase artistic attachment originated from De Gorgoza's first wife Elsa who sued for alienation of affections in 1909. the suit never reached conclusion. Mme Eames had divorced artist Julian Story in 1907. The pair have performed concert work together for two years.
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Emilio de Gorgoza
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