Grand bill at the Grand promises laughs and grand opera
Amusements note a week of entertainment at the Grand featuring Cora Keach Turner and W S Draper in A Varcicus skit about jealousy. Other acts include Claude Gillingwater in a homemade sketch, the De Costa Quartet in operatic numbers, and Van Cleve Denton Pete the trained mule. The Sign of the Cross presented by Forepaugh offers a grand, solemn depiction of early Christian martyrs with ample scenery and cast.
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Draper
van Cleve
Denton
Pete
Cleveland Democrats for Bryan rally at Carnegie Hall
Three former Cleveland cabinet members attended a mass meeting in New York to show continued Democratic support for William J. Bryan. Former Secretary of the Interior Judson Clarion, Attorney General Hilary A. Herbert, and former Governor David R. Francis spoke, with Richard Olney unable to attend. Mayor McClean presided and read a letter from John Bigelow urging Bryan’s election.
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William J. Bryan
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Carnegie Hall
David R. Francis
Missouri
Interior
Reland
Judson Clarmion
Ohio
Hilary A. Herbert
Alabama
Richard Olney
Massachusetts
George B. McClean
John Bigelow
Abraham Tincely
F Samuel J. Tilden
Bryant
Warrant Issued for Edith Wirt for Lip Plastering Pupil
Kansas City Kansas teacher Edith Wirt faces arrest warrant after she pasted court plaster on the lips of nine year old pupil Starvey Gallaway who talked in class. Father files charges seeking punishment. Clement T. Hoy president of Washington Brewing Co dies after weeks of gangrene from a corn. leg amputation followed by rapid decline.
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Columbus, O
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Washington Brewing Company
Abandoned Heights and Heavenly Sparks Inspire Inventor Kyle
Aberdeen tale centers on Anna I Kyle wife of ex senator J H Kyle who claims divine revelations inspire her electrical inventions including an electric heater seen in a vision in a hotel doorway. She asserts no formal electrical training yet speaks with technical fluency and confidence about her works. Sioux City report recalls Hollow Horn Bear returning from Yankton trip seeking funds through Interpreter Elliston and Jetoe Witter in charge of the Tripp.
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Gembie
Yankton
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Jetoe
Witter
Tripp
Notable Native American Chief In Currency History
A judge refused a loan request, kept a five dollar bill featuring Hollow Horn Bear, praising the unique honor of his likeness on U S currency. The chief, noted for a grand 1889 Congress speech, was described as a striking figure whose image appeared on both the 35 and 20 dollar bills.
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Etlisten
Horn Bear
Woman recites chilling tale at trial in killing husband
Porty Washington story notes Mrs Matte the King testifying about her husband’s death near Olalla last April. She claims she found him dead in a chair, then, driven by years of abuse and rage, loaded the body into a wheelbarrow, burned it, and dumped remains into the river, presenting a plain, graphic account in court.
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RD. Wash
Matte the King
Olalla
Wing
Chinir
Two of Them. A Rift in a Cramped Domestic Scene
A garbled fragment shows a dispute between a wife and husband, with a hobo fleeing and a judge referenced. The readable bits imply a domestic disturbance or legal confrontation, but key names, places, and outcomes are missing. The piece reflects a tense exchange and a claimed wrongdoing without full context.
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John
George
Majestic stage shines in The Three of Us at Majestic
Miss Lucille Spinney praises her role as Rhy McChesney in The Three of Us at the Majestic. The stock company lauds the simple, human characters set in a modern mining camp. Rehearsals for The Sign of the Cross begin for next week.
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Lucille Spinney
Rhy McChesney
Miss Spinney
Majestic
Rhy
Indiana
Pastor Refuses Salary Increase at Alton Congregational Church
In Alton Illinois Rev Dr Allan A Tanner, three year pastor of the Alton Congregational church, declined a $500 yearly raise. He explained his reasons by recalling months in workers’ overalls at WN O Neilson Manufacturing in Leclaire, Iowa, saying he did it to study and understand labor conditions firsthand.
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Allan A Tanner
WN. O. Neilson Manufacturing Company
Leclaire
Majestic Theater to stage The Sign of the Cross next week
Majestic Theater will present The Sign of the Cross by Forepaugh stock company next week drawing larger crowds than any current play. It has attracted regular and casual theatergoers and earned praise from ministers as a major moral factor on the modern stage.
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Rome
Nero
Aio
Majestic
Forty Five Minutes From Broadway at Park Theater Review
A revival of George M. Cohan’s musical comical show opens at the Park Theater for three nights and matinees with fresh scenery and costumes. Star cast includes Scott Welch and Frances Gordon, with Mary E B Cunard and Elizabeth Drew in key roles, backed by the original principals and a refreshed ensemble.
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Mary
Mary EB. Cunard
Elizabeth Drew
Florodora Dean
Janes H. Manning
Eugene MacGregor
James A. Cavett
Archie McKenzie
Harry Gwsnette
Broadway
Great Fun to Save Souls Says Rev Omite
Washington reports evangelist Gipsy Smith says he enjoys helping people join the church and plans a long career of “having fun” in evangelism. He spoke at First Congregational Church and discussed political voting before noting faith in Christ eases post election worries and aids prayer.
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Washington
Gipsy Smith
First Congregational Church
England
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