Arizona and Barbara Frietchie Headline English’s Week
Augustus Thomas new play Arizona praised for authentic western scenes drawn from his cowboy years. Barbara Frietchie returns with Effie Fister in the title role, opening Thursday for four performances, while Barbara’s war drama and other English’s offerings draw strong audiences. Jerome Sykes debuts Foxy Quiller as a major season booking.
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Arizona
Augustus Thomas
Missouri
Thomas
Famil
Barbara Frietchie
next _wek
Effie Fister
Maryland Try
Barbara
Confederacy
Jerome Sykes
Foxy Quiller
English
Grand vaudeville brings refined acts to Indianapolis stage
The Grand and Park theaters launch a refined vaudeville season with Kathryn Osterman and Corinne leading a star lineup. Acts include Tenly and Simonds Irish comedy, Arnim and Wagener travesties, Stelling and Revelle on the horizontal bar, and Mephisto stage pictures. Lions, exotic dancers, trained animals, and new scenery headline the zoo and theater bills as managers consolidate talent under a national association.
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United States
Association of Vaudeville Managers of America
Anderson
Grand
Ching Ling Foo
Lafayette
New York
Indianapolis
Kathryn Osterman
Irving Brooks
Arnim and Wagener
Tenly
Simonds
Pantzer
Mephisto
Mepuisto
Harry W. Williams
Billy Clifford
Maud Huth
Three Mortons
Sam
Kitty
Clara
Cold remedy and liquor listings in notice fragment
A sanitized OCR fragment shows a Cold in the Head Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets item and a separate note for fine California wines and brandies. It references Schuller’s at 210 N Main Street as a local supplier.
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California
Schuller’s
Prayers Before Bonavita Enters Lion Cage
Capt. Jack Bonavita, famed lion tamer, attends to his faith before performances. He wears a gold cross blessed by the pope and has met Archbishop Ryan and Cardinal Gibbons who praised him. He says prayer is natural to a Catholic and helps him face dangerous lions with fearlessness.
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Charles Dalton
Marcus Superbus
Nera
Mercia
Mons Lorenzo
Africa
Bonavita
Mr. Bostock
Indianapolis
America
Farmer Jones
Branden
R. J. Aginton
Durbin
Murphy
Lorenzo
Stanley
Boxing Kangaroo
Prof
Kelly
Fatima
Jack Bonavita
Ryan
Philadelphia
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Capt. Bonavita
Capt
Cross-Eyes and 13s Drive Him Wild
Friends of Ad F. Miller manager of English's theater talk about a controversial round. The piece stirs local audience chatter as theatergoers debate its bold humor and timing.
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Ad F. Miller
Cross-Eyed Man with a Pass Sparks Theatre Superstition
A theater story recalls Miller fearing ill luck when a cross-eyed man with a pass enters first. A cross-eyed messenger boy, a signed for deliveries, and a refusals sequence heighten the superstition. A party of 13 women seeks tickets, but Miller limits to 12, delaying the rest. The Royal lilliputians are announced for the Park.
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Miller
Patsy Brown
Telegraph Company
Mr. Miller
Fire Joke on Hot Car Prompts Auntie Panic
In Macon Georgia on January 12 a Black woman on a Vineville car bound for Pleasant Hill felt heater heat and alarmed fellow passenger. She declared fire after a joke causing a quick dash to the aisle and then laughed at her own fright.
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Macon
Vineville
Pleasant Hill
Change of climate not cure for chronic catarrh
The article argues climate change is not a lasting cure for catarrh found in all regions. It advocates internal treatment to destroy catarrhal germs, criticizing inhalers and washes. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, with Blood Root, Red Gum and Guaiacol, are promoted as a safe, effective remedy supported by a Columbus, Ohio user testimonial about chronic winter catarrh and relief for family health.
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Jrng- Lists
Stuart
A. R. Fernbank
Columbus
Ohio
Relee Dales
Addrem
M. Summers
Notre Dame
Indiana
Pennsylvania Lines Ticket Offices Overview
Train schedule fragment lists ticket offices at station and corner Illinois and Washington. various lines including Decatur and St Louis ex Chicago ex, Tuscola accom, and Michigan ex. times range from early morning to late evening with multiple arrivals and departures and fare figures noted.
Railroad Time Card Trains marked thus Daly 5 steep Parlor
Time card lists train designations Daly five steep parlor car dining car and notes Sunday exclusions. Big Four beats city ticket office at No 1 East Washington street.
Chicago Night Expresses and Accommodations Schedule
A fragment lists ticket office details at 235 W. Washington Chicago and various train services. It mentions night express departures and arrivals, Chicago vestibule and Monon accommodations, and routes including Cleveland, New York, Boston, and Union City with times and fares.
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Washington St
Chicago
Chicago Express
Chicago Vestibule
Benton Harbor Line Service Schedule Note
Train schedule fragment lists Benton Harbor departures at 6.50 am and 8.35 pm with an express and an accommodation train including an early morning 2 am stop at Wabash. No further context or dates provided.
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Benton Harbor
L.lam
Wabash
Train Schedule Fragments for Lafayette and Chicago
A set of timetable fragments lists Lafayette accommodations with times around 7 Ham and 645 pm, plus Chicago trains including the fast mail at 114 am and 240 pm, a W C special at 3.30 pm and 6.10 pm, and a night express at 12.06 am.
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Dayton & Spring
Seers
Springfield
Columbus, Ind
Mad
Colum
Ind
Louis
Martins. & Vin
Pittsburg
East
Martinsville Accom
Phil
T H
St. L. Ace
Western Express
T. H. & Effingham
Columbus & Spring
T. H
St. L
Ohio
Wests
Lynn Accommodation
Dayton and
Xenia
Spencer Acc
Col., Ind
Logans
Chicago
Lafayette Accom
Lafayette
Chicago Fast Mail
Transit Timetable Fragments For Peoria Bloomington Champaign
Fragmented timetable notes show travel times among Peoria Bloomington and Champaign with routes and times listed in scattered form. The OCR yields inconsistent am and pm stamps and partial station markers.
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Peoria
Bloom
M &Ex
Peoria & Bloomington
Champaign
Peoria & Bloom
Cincinnati Train Schedules From City Ticket Office
Readable fragment lists train connections from City Ticket Office 25 W Washington Cincinnati. Mentions Cincinnati fast mail and Cin and Det ex services with times such as 4.10 am 712.45 and 8.21 am 6.50 am. Details include Cin and Dayton ex Cin Dayton lim and routes to Toledo and Detroit with afternoon and evening departures and arrivals.
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Anderson
Union City
N.Y
Knickerbocker
Cincinnati
P Ae Eee
Greensburg
Cin
Flex
Gm N. Ver
Louis
N. Ver
Leuis
City
Washington-st
Toledo
Detroit
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Sam Morton
Louise
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Buda Brothers
Mimic
Lawton
Haskell
Zazel and
Vernon
Clemence Sisters
St. Onge Brothers
Carl Anthony
Laurence Lee
Stewart Walmer
Norval Smith
Scott Lawrence
Harry Madison
Fred Erne
Philip Learning
Jere Felton
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George Wy. Barnum
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George Cornmwallie‘West
London
Doubt
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Ladysmith
the Empire
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Shaw
Grahams
Eddie Devee
Three Sisters
Leon
Paris
Harry Morris
Udenl
Pearce
Myrtle Tressider
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Charles Johnson
Carrie Massoney
Martha Habbelman
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Martella
Mr. Morris
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Jake Vogel
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Life Pictures
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cKreo
Dr.pierces
Golden Discovery
W. D. Allison & CO
133
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Belaware St
Moses Optical CO
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Dr. Peterson
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Pennsylvania Lines
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Washington-sts
Vandalia Lines
Indiana, Decatur & Western Ry
Springfield and
St. Lm & Ex
Tuscola
St. L. F
Erie & Western R. R
Mich
Chi. Lim
L’porte
St. Lry
Big Four Beats
City Ticket Office
Washington
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
Mones Krents
Cleveland Line
Benton Harbor Line
ST. Louis Line
St. Louis Accom
St. L. S. W. Lim
St. Louis Limited, Ds
T. H. & Mattoonac
Bt. Louis Ex
Peoria Line
B. Melville
Dept
Aleaeraani
Wester Ss
ONGE
Ion Reid
Ree
Hamilton & Dayton
Railway
Wim Migor
Wail
Nein
San ‘Prandeas Oniella
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