Cannibals Kill German Trader's Wife and Daughter
From the Solomon Islands comes a report of the murder of Hermann Wolff and his infant daughter by local cannibals. Wolff, a German company agent, found his wife and child killed when he returned to New Britain after a period away. The killers looted the house and fled, leaving the heads displayed. Wolff, aided by another German, buried the bodies but could not punish the attackers.
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San Francisco
South Seas
Solomon Island
Neptune
Jalul Gilbert Islands
New Britain
Solomons
Herman Wolff
Wolff
Runaway Girl on Park Stage and Gay Morning Glories at Empire
The Park will present A Runaway Girl next Thu Fri and Sat with Miss Louise Willis and George W. Leslie in a lively musical comedy with 50 artists, three acts, rugged California scenery, and a sensational original story. Empire offers Gay Morning Glories a two act burlesque style musical comedy with Clifton Burke and a 25 woman chorus, plus famous acts and wardrobe effects.
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George W. Leslie
Louise Willis
Empire
Sam A. Scribner's
Clifford and Burke
Cooper and Schall
Les Nes Brothers
John and
Lilly Hoover Lies Brothers
Lilly Hoover
Couture Brothers
Viola Sheldon
Charming Dolly Jordan
Ruminations on Joseph Jefferson at Englishs Theatre
A column reviews upcoming week of attractions at Englishs featuring Joseph Jefferson on Monday with tickets at $2. It criticizes his traditional plays, notes his wealth and insistence on old productions, and questions the public’s willingness to pay for revivals. The piece also discusses theater etiquette, Minnie Maddern Fiske’s Mary of Magdala, Hall Caine’s Eternal City, and the Park’s drawing card Standing Room and the Inaway Girl at reasonable Park prices.
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Hall Caine
Attractions at English theater next week preview
A busy bill arrives with Joseph Jefferson presenting The Rivals Monday and Tomas W. Ross leading On the Quiet Wednesday. Walker Whiteside stars Richard III Friday and Tantamount of Venice Saturday matinee. The Grand plans two shows including Taking Chances by James F Dolan and Lenhart. Also featured are Casey and Harry Armstrong, One Summer Day, four European Madcans, Miss O’Reilly and Manning, bioscope pictures, and the Runaway Girl revived at Park Theater early in the week.
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Walker Whitsire
Park
M'liss
Empire
Bret Harte
Messrs. Spencer and Avorn
the Park
Nellie McHenry
California
Annie Fixley
Joseph Jefferson
Tomas W. Ross
Walker Whiteside
Richard
Mortant
Venice
Ham
James F. Dolan
A Lenhart
Casedy
Harry Armstrong
Miss. Casedy
Armstrong
Tomson
Ide. van Siclen
J. Roger West
O'Reilly
Manning
Four Madcans
Europe
Yoscarrys
Train speeds to save Mrs Erhart life in heart case
Santa Fe railroad rushed a special train to move Mrs Wil liam Erhart from Colorado Springs to lower altitude after a heart attack diagnosis. Within an hour the train was ready and carried the patient, her husband, five nurses, and Dr Webb toward Newton Kane and then south to San Antonio Texas for further care.
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Colorado Springs
Col
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William Erhart
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Offer Modern Cure
A London style advertisement extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a convenient tablet remedy for catarrh, arguing tablets reach the stomach and blood where sprays fail, and citing a Pittsburg lawyer who claims long relief after two months of use. Druggists sell the 50 cent package.
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Stuart
Pittsburg
The Policeman S trials and daily duties in city life
An older officer recalls the hazards and duties of policing from catching thieves to facing angry owners of dogs. He describes confrontations with criminals, handling drunken men, dealing with stool pigeons, and the public’s shifting view of the police while detailing the personal risks and rewards of the job.
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Indianapolis
Sheriff proposes charity fund from Belding hanging
Portland Oct 25 A L Belding killer of July 11 will be the first to profit from a scaffold fund. Sheriff Storey suggests attendees pay 5 toward the 6 year old boy's support. He would donate his fees and hopes the court fund will aid the child with education and needs. The plan aims to raise nearly $2,000 for the boy as execution nears. Public response mixed yet many express intent to subscribe.
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Portland
Ore
A. L. Belding
Frank Woodward
Lemuel McCreaskey
Belding
Sheriff Storey
Boys and Girls’ Aid Society
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Jeffrson
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Willie Collier
Collier
Otis Skinner
Lazarre
Uise
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Mary
Fagdala
English
Park ‘Theater
Afae
Kennedy
National Biscuit. Company
Shools and Colleges
Vories
Phoeses
Usiness Universit
J. Heeb
Sytouvu Sukeker, DR. Lipes
Lipes
U. G. Lipes
Stevenson Building
Ind
W. H. Betts
Lir N. Delaware Sr
Massachusetts Ave
North
Delaware
Sir Indianapolis
East Michigan
North Streets
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