The Yankee Prince A farce of love and high society
In London at the Savoy the Fieldings face a flashy American matchmaker Percy Springer wooes Evelyn Fielding while schemes, duels, and a frauds exposed Dare Devil mine drive a tangled plot Jon Kagan consoles Springer and Earl Weymouth faces a royal summons as Steve Daly arrives with a letter from Sullivan provoking a dramatic royal audience
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Wyelyn’ Fielding
Herta- Franklyn Fielding
Chicago
Weymouth
Lenton
Pittsburg
Percy Springer
Jon Kagan
New York City
Springer
Bunco
Mr. Whittside Webster
Evelyn Fielding
Fieldings
Toerdine
Earl of
Wey Tnouth
Webster
Fielding
Evelyn
Windsor Castle
Fagan
The Earl in Noble Guise Contends With Springer
In a heated scene among their circle of friends Weymouth accuses Springer of bribing him to break the engagement to Evelyn Fielding. The Earl confronts the insult with pompous dignity, demanding a duel and declaring he would void the contract if money governs the match. Evelyn watches as tensions flare between families and suitors.
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Springer
Mr. Daly
Percy
Steve
Earl
Evelyn Fielding
Weymouth
Fielding
Mr. Fielding
Evelyn
Blackburn's Canon Royal Pilig Medicine Profile
A fragmented note praises Blackburn's Canon Royal Pilig as a rare proprietary remedy favored by the wealthy. It claims a refined reputation as a civilized private option for both old and young, rich and poor, reflecting historical marketing rhetoric.
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Blackburn
All the Earl's Way Chapter XVIII Bride in Fielding Mansion
The Fielding mansion on upper Michigan avenue glows as Chicago's richest man's daughter seems set to wed the Englishman of noble lineage but modest means. Young Springer appears to have vanished from the Fieldings' world after Weymouth rages, misled by Webster.
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Mrs. Fielding
Ife
Springer
Percy
Miss Fielding
Lord Weymouth
Fagan
Weymouth
Duke of Collingworth
Mr. Daly
Earl of Weymouth
Chicago
Upper Michigan Avenue
Fieldings
Webster
Springer’s Trap and Evelyn Fielding Love Plot
Springer offers a million dollars as a trap but feigns indignation and spurns the money. He soon realizes he cannot live without Evelyn Fielding and contends that events will surprise her father and fiancé. The episode ends with a cliffhanger.
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Springer
Evelyn Fielding
Nobody's Claim opens Park theater season with Rocky Mountain scenery
The Park theater premieres Holder Bros. melodrama Nobody's Claim next Saturday night. A five act production set in a mining camp uses pistols and knives for protection and vengeance amid magnificent scenic effects and a capable company.
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Park Theater
Holder Bros
Rocky Mountains
the Park
Hiawatha at Fairview Park Draws Large Indianapolis Crowds
A band of 35 real Indians presents Hiawatha at Fairview park with settings along the canal. Large crowds attend every afternoon and night last week as orphans gain free admission Monday. The show is praised for entertainment and instruction, with crowds increasing each performance.
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Fairview Park
Indianapolis
Wonderland debut Davy Jones’s Locker thrills divers and acts
Wonderland presents Davy Jones’s Locker featuring a deep sea diver who performs underwater stunts then rests at the bottom for nearly three minutes as a cornet solo plays. A || The Old Plantation offers a free Weber family vaudeville act with acrobats and equilibrists and children under 12 are admitted free with escorts.
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Wonderland
Davy Jones
Weber
Fair Bank Park Presents Allen Doone and Co in A Romance in Ireland
Fair Bank Park hosts a free vaudeville bill with Osten Dorf's orchestra and music concerts. Allen Doone and Co perform A Romance in Ireland, a program featuring Allen Doone as actor singer and pipe player, plus acrobatics comedy and music by other vaudeville acts.
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Fair Bank
Allen Doone & Co
Ireland
Ostendorf
Allen Doone
Grand presents talking pictures and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
The Grand shows a week of talking pictures featuring a condensed Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with dialogue. Elaborate scenery and comedy interludes accompany three Grand soloists singing new illustrated songs.
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Grand
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and
A Night Aboard Ship: Grace Van Studdiford Heads Marion Club Show
Miss Grace Van Studdiford, the prima donna, will headline the Marion club’s comic opera production A Night Aboard Ship or With the Atlantic Squadron in Manila Harbor to be staged July 27 to August 1 in Fair Bank. She last appeared in Indianapolis in Red Feather and remains a crowd favorite.
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Grace van Studdiford
Manila
Marion Club
Fair Bank
Miss van Studdiford
Indianapolis
What If a President-Elect Dies Before Inauguration
A Harper's Weekly essay asks what happens if a major party nominee dies between electoral vote counting and March 4. It notes no explicit president elect term in the constitution and argues only a Supreme Court decision could resolve succession without federal law.
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Harper's Weekly
United States Supreme Court
Memory Lapse Inspires Humorous Exchange
In a brief dialogue, Hadley jokes that his wife is the most forgetful, lamenting that she cannot recall where he leaves his pipe after the night. A friend replies with polite curiosity, highlighting the humorous memory mix up.
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Hadley
Philadelphia
Wingate Sees Indiana Turbulent in 1908 Governor Race
Shelbyville editor Pete J. Wingate predicts Indiana will lean Democratic in November. He cites Bryan and Kern appeal, Chicago Republican setbacks, a weak state ticket, and labor temperance concerns. He opposes Watson and Marshal, doubts Taft’s coalition, and notes Republican factional fights. A local Democrat reportedly plans to back Watson.
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Pete J. Wingate
Wingate
Indiana
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Kern
Chicago
Roosevelt
Old Soldiers
Temperance People
Indianapolis
Chaney
Congress
Charley Miller
Republican National Committee
Harriman
Sheldon
Wall Street
Watson
Marshall
Holman
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Shelby County
Taft
Peveridge
Warren
Tom
Peni
The Mathematical Mind and Reading Speed
A literary worker seeks an assistant to digest vast books quickly. He tests applicants by mathematical skill, ultimately choosing the one best at solving arithmetical problems, believing numeric prowess yields faster, more accurate reading across genres.
The Early Racetrack Bookmaker Hanged in Robbery
The Westminster Gazette notes Vauxhall Clarke, the earliest known bookmaker, was hanged not for welding but for highway robbery. Betting on the race course was thus unprofitable. jockeys earned a guinea, richer than King James I’s court, though speeches often mixed Latin and Caledonian.
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Vauxhall Clarke
James I
Solomon
Westminster Gazette
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