Perils of the Sea continue in Durant gun plot romance
In Chapter XV Frances Durant pursues romance with Lieut Sommers while Pinckney schemes to push the Rhinestrom gun at Durant works. A storm tests crews aboard the Irvessa and Mongolian as Frances and Mrs Durant fear for Frances and Sommers. rescue boats reach safety and a secret service man reveals Sommers stayed behind to guide the ship.
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Durant
Teel -Works
Lieut
Somwere
United States Navy
Durant Works
Pinckney
Frances
Marsh
Sommers
Poncs
Porto Rico
Roanoke
Government Secret Service
Bradley
Washington
Harling
Irvessa
Mrs. Durant
Secret Service
Ernie Potts tutored Billy Papke shaping rising boxer
In La Salle and Spring Valley era days Ernie Potts later known as Kid Selby trained Billy Papke who began prelims at six dollars a bout. Potts recalls coaching Papke, praises his endurance, and notes Papke’s first pro fight in La Salle on July 4th.
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Ernie Potts
Pott
Papke
Spring Valley
Potts
Kid Selby
Minneapolis
la Salle
Ill
Chuck Reisner
Heir to the Hoorah at Majestic to Open Next Week
Forepaugh Stock Company presents The Heir to the Hoorah a comedy of contagious humor and strong dramatic situations at the Majestic. Written by Paul Armstrong it follows Joe Lacy mine owner and his eastern wife as it ends in the birth of an heir and a heartfelt reconciliation.
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Majestic
Inter Mt
Paul Armstrong
Joe Lacy
Joe
Europe
Park Theater Presents The Runaways Musical Comedy
The Park Theater staged The Runaways a fantastical musical comedy by Addison Burkhart. It drew two good sized audiences yesterday and was noted as one of the season’s popular entertainments at the Park.
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Addison Burkhart
Simost
Empire Theater Amateur Bill and Wrestling Clash
An strong amateur bill and a finish wrestling match headline Empire Theater tonight after the Cozy Corner Girls performance. Herschell McMorris versus Horace Fosii will settle a private dispute in a public bout with a $25 side bet, following a large entry list for the weekly contest.
New Gayety Presents Amateurs On Strong Local Bill
The New Gayety offered vaudeville acts and two new reels for the last half of the week. Tonight features amateur night with one of the season’s best local talent bills. Performers with stage ambitions show rising interest and popularity, and the theater has replaced the hook with fair trials to gauge merit by audience reaction.
QuEEn Messalina Jardine Urged for Queensboro Bridge Celebration
The Indian community urges Messalina Jardine daughter of a Hains juror to be queen of the Queensboro Bridge festivities in New York.
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Messalina Jardine
HAINS
Queensboro Bridge
New York
The Two Orphans Presented In Wide Talking Feature
A lively talking feature titled The Two Orphans receives praise for its charm and engaging entertainment. The Dill edition also offers several comedy pictures and a beautifully illustrated song, making the program a worthwhile experience.
A Question of Color In a Household Conversation
Mrs Dearchild notes a claim that everyone is surrounded by a faint halo whose color reflects temperament. She asks what color baby is, suggesting pink for perfection. Albert counters that by day the baby is the pink of perfection, but at night he becomes a startling yellow.
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Mrs. Dearchild
Albert
London
Two Different Jameses From Kentucky Highlighted
Ollie M. James, a Democrat and lawyer, is described as formidable in frame and voice, while Addison Davis James, a Republican and doctor, is portrayed as quiet and unassuming reflecting his medical background.
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Jameses
Kentucky
Ollie M. James
Addison Davis James
Ollie
Addison
Ollie James
Addison James
There is nothing in this world like a wife
Dorothy Dix presents a debate between an Optimist and two pessimists about marriage. The Optimist extols wives as priceless companions while the Pessimist argues matrimony curtails freedom and exposes men to constant requests and duties. The dialogue satirizes domestic life and the perceived costs of married life.
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Moses
Empire
Directoire
Freedom
Jailer
Rik
Huth
Mary
Johnnie
Jane
The Conqueror by Cora M W Greenleaf
A meditation on private struggle and self mastery. The speaker fights a long, hard internal war to conquer the self and achieve victory through persistence and endurance.
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Cora M. W. Greenleaf
Just Like Mother and a Village Football Club
The Scrumpton lads form a village football club needing a ball and posts while the captain urges equal subscriptions. He jokes that Jimmy Simpkins hides money in a cod liver oil tale and a mother’s penny box finance scheme is a sham. Mrs Ethel Crawford and her son return to Terre Haute after visiting her mother.
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Jimmy Simpkins
Jimmy
Ethel Crawford
Terre Haute
Mrs. Craweford
E. Steinhagen
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