Joan of ABC and the Elizabethan Stage Reimagined
The essay links Weber and Fields humor to Aristophanes and notes Maude Adams's Joan of Arc staged outdoors at Harvard Stadium. It argues outdoor conditions echo Elizabethan practice, forcing flexible scenery and audience imagination as Domremy to battlefield scenes shift by place.
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Joan OF Abc
Weber
Fields
New York
Aristophanes
Schiller
Maude Adams
Harvard
Shakespere
Thorndike
Faustus
Joan of Arc
Domremy
Chinon
Rheims
Scribner's
Blind man sues 10 receivers over policy payout
John C. Bowne filed suit against the National Council of Knights and Ladies of Security seeking 300 dollars alleging policy coverage for blindness after becoming blind. He claims the insurer refused payment for blindness as specified in the policy and seeks relief in court.
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National Council of Knights and Ladies of Security
Miss Roosevelt a Heroine in Bayville Rescue
Miss Gladys Roosevelt youthful cousin of the former president displayed Roosevelts courage when driving through Bayville New Jersey an old man stepped into the road she steered the car up an embankment stopping at hotel steps before a fashionable crowd her act saved the pedestrian though she was injured.
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Gladys Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Bayville
Miss Roosevelt
Supposed millionaire with only 6100
Chicago Oct 16 The late Charles Counselman a longtime Chicago Board of Trade figure was worth far less than a million at death The final appraisement set the estate equity at 86100 24 under inheritance tax law This figure was from over a year ago and has since risen under careful management but the executors cannot state its current value clearly
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Chicago
Charles Counselman
Chicago Board of Trade
Counselman
Death by Own Action In Franklin Indiana
Vincent Alexander a 44 year old employee at the Hays hotel died by drinking carbolic acid in Franklin Indiana on October 16 He leaves a wife who has been ill at relatives in Columbus for some time Alexander had been drinking prior to the act.
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Franklin
Ind
Vincent Alexander
Hays Hotel
Columbus
Isaiah Voorhees Dies at 83 in Central Township
Isaiah Voorhees aged 83 and a cousin of the late Senator Voorhees died Friday after a period of ill health. A daughter, living at 906 E. &t. r street, is the sole surviving relative. Mr. Voorhees was a prominent resident of Central township.
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Isaiah Voorhees
Senator Voorhees
E. &T. R Street
Mr. Voorhees
Centr Township
Senator McCarren Reaches Crisis After Appendectomy
New York October 16 Senator Patrick H McCarren reached a crisis in his illness after an appendectomy at St Catherine's Hospital Brooklyn. Doctors reported his condition improved in the morning though his pulse was intermittent and his temperature a concern. He slept fitfully and asked to see his secretary Chris Dalton to tend to affairs before the crisis passed.
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New York
Patrick H. McCarren
St. Catherine's Hospital
Brooklyn
Senator McCarren
Chris Dalton
George W Davis Dies at 64 in Richmond Area
George W. Davis aged 64 died Friday from heart trouble at his home 835 Broadway while tending a covert walk. A retired farmer from Richmond he leaves a widow and five children.
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George W. Davis
Broadway
Richmond
Veteran flagman dies saving hundreds at crossing
Hammond Ind Oct 16 Jacob Hoke a veteran crossing watchman who had saved hundreds of lives was killed yesterday by a lame flyer on the crossing he guarded.
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Hammond
Ind
Jacob Hoke
City worker cleared after cement theft claim
James Mack, accused of taking city cement to his home, was discharged in police court Friday. Superintendent Sir Murray testified Mack had permission to take the cement and repay the city, and Mack was re employed by the city after the incident.
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James Mack
Sir. Murray
Mack
Socialist Lecture at Fourteenth Ward Headquarters
A lecture will be held Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Fourteenth ward Socialist headquarters 1426 W Morris street. The speaker recently returned from the McKees Rocks strike Pennsylvania and will discuss it as his subject. A number of Socialist meetings are planned for the coming week.
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Fourteenth Ward
W. Morris Street
McKees Rocks
City Record Listings of Births Marriages and Health Notices
A city record lists numerous births with names and addresses, many new born girls and boys, plus several deaths and illnesses including tuberculosis and scarlet fever. It also details marriage licenses for multiple couples and a series of property transactions and remodels with addresses and amounts.
Local Side of City Life Highlights Marriages and Visits
Dr and Mrs A C Davis of Topeka and J M Cannon of Marshall visit Mr and Mrs MC Ware. Various relatives travel or reunite from Louisville Chicago Indianapolis Glasgow and Acton. Two local weddings today in Louisville and Indianapolis mark social notes. Thursday Reading Circle to meet at 1504 N Capitol with reviews and discussion led by local members.
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A. C. Davis
Topeka, Kas
J. M. Cannon
Marshall, Ind
MC. Ware
Austin Daugherty
Barth Avenue
Isaac Jacks
Indianapolis
Samuel Daugherty
Wichita
Kas
Milholland
Capitol Avenue
Loretta D. Kennedy
Patton
College Lincoln League to Enter City Campaign
Indiana branch of the College Lincoln League plans student involvement in the Republican city campaign. With about 200 members in Indianapolis, law medical dental and Butler college students plus voters from other cities will be rallied. A rally is set for Friday night in the criminal courtroom with talks from Prof. W T Howe and Republican candidates. Walter Pritchard leads as president and Louis H Flinn as secretary.
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Indiana
College
Lincoln League of Indiana
Republican Party
Workers of the College League
YT. C. Howe
Butler College
Walter Pritchard
Louis H. Flinn
Collegge
Lincoln League
Bomb explodes in Barcelona as Ferrer unrest grows
In Barcelona on October 16 a new bomb blast injures six soldiers and likely revolutionaries. Martial law is enforced with troops guarding churches and officials. Ferrer’s body reportedly interred under guard after execution, with grave marked only by a stake amid fears of renewed mass protests.
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Barcelona
Francisco Ferrer
Ferrer
Two Children Poisoned by Medicine Tablets in Whiting
In Whiting Indiana on October 16 two children died after ingesting medicine tablets. Annie Conger aged 2 climbed a dresser and was found in spasms, while William Roe aged 3 took mercury tablets from a bottle. Authorities report the incident as a poisoning tragedy.
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Whiting
Ind
Annie
Andrew Conger
William
George Roe
Do it Now Tomorrow A M Too Late
Fragmented, miswritten text mentions cascarets at bedtime and waking up fine, advice to avoid sickness or overeating, references to taking something called Miboos, wet parts, and a million boss's month.
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