German Box Mystery Blocks Wisconsin Heiress Fortune
Mrs. Fredericka Lorenz of Wisconsin, a potential heir to a $50,000,000 fortune from General Witthuhlen, cannot claim the money because she must recall her great grandfather’s surname. The box with papers hidden in a fireplace holds the key, but the general’s true family name is needed for government proof. Lorenz has three Wisconsin nephews and nieces but the estate remains with the government until the name is remembered.
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Fredericka Lorenz
General Witthuhlen
Wisconsin
Lorenz
Charles Ensler
Polar
Charles and
Albert Peters
Black Creek
Double Wedding Secret Ties Two Bellfontaine Couples
Contractor Charley Lee of the West Side wed Miss Mattie Moyer in Bellfontaine. Simultaneously, Miss Moyer's sister Mrs. Williams married Elmer Painter of West Mansfield. Both couples sought secrecy and chose the same day for the ceremonies.
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Charley Lee
West Side
Bellfontaine, O
Mattie Moyer
Williams
Elmer Painter
West Mansfield
Sure Shot Sam heads Nelson program in August revival
The Nelson theatre opens with the Lem B Parker melodrama Sure Shot Sam on Thursday August 6, featuring a heavy scenic load with two large sixty foot baggage cars. Bonnie as a pretty singer, Eddie Dinger mimicking George M Cohen, Billy Link with a joke sketch, Georgia Charters in a singing talking monologue, and the Hudson sisters as child stars highlight a vaudeville bill. The eight person musical comedy second show, Imperial Trio, and a strong circuit lineup promise a full house nightly.
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Sam
Nelson Theatre
Lem B. Parker
The
Nelson
Ddie Dinger
George M. Cohen
Mr. Cohen
Billy Link
Georgia Charters
Hudson Sisters
Idla
Flippe Deprey
Miss Hudson
Logansport
Tempest and Sunshine at the Nelson This Saturday
W. P. Mann presents Tempest and Sunshine a dramatization of Mary J Holmes at the Nelson on Saturday August 8. Dramatist Lem H Parker follows the novel closely with vivid characters Joshua Middleton Fanny and Julia of an aristocratic southern family. Pathos tears and laughter balance the tale set in 1850 with a ladies matinee and a children’s matinee at popular prices.
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W. P. Mann
Mary J. Holmes
the Nelson
Lem H. Parker
Joshua Middleton
Fanny
Julia
The Billy Link vaudeville bill at Crystal praised
The Crystal bill impressed patrons with a high class vaudeville and musical company led by Manager Hardie. Lynne and Bonnie Hazzard opened with a charming sketch The big pianist and the little dancer, featuring a headstanding pianist.
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the Crystal
Hardie
Billy Link
Lynne
Bonnie Hazzard
Mr. Hazzard
Broadway Adds Record Extra Act With Loriie McNeal
The Broadway theatre presents an extra act this week headlined by Loriie McNeal who changes personas from Japanese maiden to cowboy and sailor boy while singing. The act charms audiences. Welch and Earl perform a clever reproduction of the Merry Widow Waltz and please Broadway patrons. Billy Windom maintains the show’s pace.
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Loriie McNeal
Welch & Earl
Billy
Windom
The Devil and The Merry Widow Dominate European Stage
Notes on Franz Molnar's The Devil drawing interest across Europe with 24 planned productions and rights bids in multiple languages. Henry W Savage backs The Merry Widow with $110100 in royalties and receives many widow themed works. Paris remains the sole European city hosting a Merry Widow company amid fevered reception.
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Franz Molnar
Budapest
Viemma
Bryan
Tasgen
Henry W. Savage
Garden Theatre
Lehar
America
Henry W Savage
New York
Europe
Paris
State News Flashes Report Sudden Deaths Thefts and Accidents
A Newcastle man Jesse Field 300 value torso stolen. Westfield Oliver Barker killed by cider press blow. Shelbyville Albert Shaffer owns a 1799 silver dollar. Evansville Dr Tepe store burglary 5000 Taft buttons stolen. Shelbyville diver finds remains. Decatur Herbert Water Haibitiger attempted suicide. Princeton Stafford drowns in Eel River. Franklin Marshal Simpson conducts poker raid. George Kurtz killed at Fort Wayne. Hammond Miss Margaret White injured separating dogs. Milton Wolf jailed for self-smoked cigars. Erinville Charles Dawes overheated by heat.
Oklahoma gas to Europe via transatlantic pipeline
The idea, floated by Alexander A Eberson of St Louis, envisions piping American natural gas from Oklahoma through Indiana to the Atlantic for Europe. He asserts abundant supply and potential to illuminate London Paris and Berlin with Oklahoma gas, challenging existing gas firms.
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Oklahoma
Alexander A. Eberson
St. Lewis
Kansas
Texas
Eberson
St. Louis
Indiana
Pittsburg
Indiana Territory
Standard Ofl Company
Europe
Missouri
Ilinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Atlantic
London
Paris
Berlin
Oklahoma Gas
Eee
Birdsell Sues Relatives for 150000 Damages in Insanity Plot
Horace Birdsell, prominent South Bend man, sues his stepmother Olive Tarbell Birdsell and uncles John C. Birdsell and B. A. Birdsell for 150000 alleging a conspiracy to have him declared insane after his father's death. He claims false evidence led to a Flint Michigan asylum confinement and guardian appointment.
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South Bend
Ind
Horace Birdsell
Ben Birdsell
Stover Hullers
Olive Tarbell Birdsell
John C. Birdsell
B. A. Birdsell
Funk
Young Birdsell
Flint
Mich
Wisoner
Anderson man gravely injured in amateur slide for life
Barney Hanchen of Anderson was perhaps fatally injured while making an amateur slide for life. The incident involved a risky stunt that left him severely hurt and awaiting medical assessment.
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Barney Hanchen
Anderson
False theories on dandruff cure promoted by Herpicide
An old advertisement asserts scalp itching is caused by a germ and promotes Newbro's Herpicide as the only scientific cure. It claims regular treatments destroy the germ, prevent hair loss, and baldness, offering samples for 10 cents and two sizes for 5 cents and 1 dollar via H. C. Tritt, Detroit agent.
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Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
H. C. Tritt
Louisville In Fur Dry Spell Saloonkeepers’ Lores
Louisville faces a potential period of dryness as the license board limits issued permits to 100 saloons this August. Saloonkeepers argue the process delays violate law and threaten a prolonged dry spell unless injunctions allow continued operation until all licenses are granted.
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Louisville
Logan Browns Fall at Galveston in 8 to 7 Defeat
The Logan Browns traveled to Galveston and lost 8 to 7. The Panhandle switch men defeated the freight house workers at Spencer Park 23 to 3 on Sunday morning.
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Logan Browns
Galveston
Panhandle
Spencer Park
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Appleton, Wis
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Bily
Imperial Trio
Crystal Theatre
Broadway
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Jesse Field
Newcastle
Oliver Barker
Westfield
Albert Shaffer
Shelbyville
George W. Tepe
Evansvalle
Shelby. Ville
Water Haibitiger
Decatur
Stafford
Princeton
Eel River
Marshal Simpson- of - Franklin
Poker Gebhard
George Kurtz
Fort Wayne
Margaret White
Hammond
Milton Wolf
Rome City
Charles Dawes
American Trust and Savings Company
Erinsville
Pacific Ocean
Tral Star Theatre
Colessee
Fie
Fred Saves
Denyed
ASE
Tennessee Mountains
All This
WERK
Welch & Earl Lorine
M’neal
Billy Windom
Imaster
Earl Hyman
the Kinetoscope
Rule OF License Board
Kentucky
LU T. Excursion
Indianapolis
Indiana Union Traction Co
Fisher
Broadway Street
George Bush
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