From Bardstown to St Louis Viola Webb Seeks Actress Life
Viola Webb, seventeen, inspired by circus posters in Bardstown Kentucky, travels with hoboes to St Louis to pursue a soubrette role. She caucuses with tramps, is arrested with them in Belleville, later released, and seeks work at a tobacco factory before hospital confinement and a hopeful return to acting.
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Hell-for- Sartin
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Belleville
Peieman
Reservoir Park
Morgan Street
The Phantom Detective heads Logansport theater week
The Phantom Detective lauded as a melodramatic masterpiece arrives at the Nelson for Saturday with Naity matinees and a ladies free night. Crystal promises the season’s strongest program next week featuring the Browns Keeley act, Miss Frances Schwartz Love’s Sacrifice, Two Bruces, and Broadway’s Whispers two shows with Fern and Mack Mile Alma and Earl Hyman plus moving pictures.
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Rowland & Clifford
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Crystal
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Keeley
Logansport
Colbys
Fern
Mack Wil
Mile
Alma
Earl Hyman
Columbia Stock Company at Theatre Nelson with On the 2anch
The Columbia Stock Company presents a semi military western drama On the 2anch at Theatre Nelson next week. A large capable cast will perform with refined vaudeville features. The company comes highly recommended by the press and will offer popular prices.
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Nelson
Stole Horses Case Involving Logansport Man
A man who gave the name F. B. Curtis of Logansport rented a bay team and light wagon from P. J. Gormerly of Gary last Wednesday morning and vanished. He claimed to be a surveyor for Logansport & Chicago Traction. police were notified. The suspect’s true identity is unknown, the directory lacks the name. A $590 reward is offered for the horses and the same for the thief.
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F. B. Curtis
Logansport
P. J. Gormerly
Gary
Logansport & Chicago Traction Company
Special train sets record run between Pierceton and Warsaw
A train carrying Pennsylvania shop officials from Altoona and Harvard experts completed a nine mile test run yesterday in four minutes. The group tested bridges and reached speeds near 100 miles per hour.
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Pennsylvania
Altoona
Harvard University
Pierceton
Warsaw
Labor Movement Gains Wage Standards for Hebrew Printers
Hebrew Typographical union No. 83 in New York wins a new wage standard of 26 dollars weekly for four and a half hours on night shifts and six hours on day shifts. They claim preunion wages reached 16 dollars weekly for ten hours, and note labor surplus leads to shorter days. The piece also notes broader labor organizing in New York, Chicago, Boston and a national federation forming, with goals of 10,000 members in a year and allied unions pursuing joint political action.
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New York
Hebrew Typographical Union
Roesenauer
Union Agers
Castro
Wilhelmina
Amsterdam
Utrecht
Brakeman George Grishaw Killed in Pittsburg Yards
George Grishaw, formerly a Pan Handle brakeman, was killed in the Pittsburg yards where he was working. The remains were sent to Shelbyville for the funeral held today.
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George Grishaw
Panhandle
Pittsburg
Shelbyville
Devil Duel Between Fiske and Savage Over The Devil in New York
Harrison Grey Fiske and Henry W. Savage clash over the devil in their productions. Savage opened The Devil at the Garden while Fiske staged the same role with Belasco’s company. A planned dramatic monopoly and a merry, razor sharp devil drive the dispute. Edwin Stevens led the Westport arrival for an all night rehearsal and the cast rushed to New York for opening night preparations.
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Harrison Grey Fiske
Henry W. Savage
Mr. Fiske
Mr. Savage
Oliver Jefford
David Belasco
New York
Garden Theatre
Oliver Herford
Ferenic Molnar
Belisco’s
Edwin Stevens
Nantucket Island
Stevens
Woods Hole
Mott Haven
Actor Stevens
Mr. Herford
Robert Filton
Mr. Stevens
Eloped Couple Married with Parents’ Consent in Detroit
Lester Stevens aged eighteen and Edna Wright aged seventeen wed last Monday in Detroit. They traveled on a Sunday excursion and now reside at 1622 the Avenue. Parents learned of the elopement and gave consent. the ceremony occurred with awareness. Stevens works at the Panhandle freight house.
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Lester Stevens
Edna Wright
Detroit
the Avenue
Stevens
Th Panhandle
Mysterious land buyer arrested on West Side
A man calling himself Snow son of Celonel Snow was arrested yesterday on the West Side while trying to buy all the land in sight. His mind was found unbalanced, and he was released after questioning. He also attempted purchases near Lake Cicott in the county's western part. He bears a black beard with grey streaks and appears about fifty years old.
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Snow
Celonel Snow
Lake Cicott
Panhandle shop worker suffers foot injury
Jacob Craig, wheel press operator at the Panhandle shops, had a foot mashed yesterday when a large wheel fell on him at work. He was injured during his shift.
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Jacob Craig
Panhandle
Statewide Briefs Highlight Local Misfortunes And Incidents
Albert Cook arrested at 3 a m for stealing chickens to buy liquor. Henry Montgomery found hanged near Jeffersonville. Frank Youngs finds a 1200 pearl in White River bottoms. Grasshoppers devastate Rushville area fruit crops. Walter Willis shoots a seven foot crane near Oaktona City. Homer Davis mangled when a heavy drag runs over him near Columbus. Six teamsters strike near Muncie called off. return to work. Frank Goldman arrested for horse theft in Hartford City. Mrs. Charles A Junker of Lawrenceburg badly injured by engine entanglement. Linton prepares to lay Carnegie library cornerstone on August 28. Robert Deffendon injured at sawmill in Oakland City. Last saloon in Kosciusko county to close September 2.
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