Paris Theater Stages Realistic Murder Drama
The Le Grand Guignol presents a two scene historical thriller reviving the Belgrade murder of King Alexander and Queen Draga. Conspirators plot abdication then kill the royal couple, with wardrobe concealment and dramatized sounds heightening horror. Other one act plays fill the program.
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le Grand Guignol
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Draga
Belgrade
Vladimir
Alexder
Vanda
Druga
Timne
Sabra
Wanda
Two Forms of Self Reliance in American Life
Dr. Henry Van Dyke argues in Paris that each state holds a distinct self reliance and that a constant rivalry exists between local and national forms. He notes Democrats favor local power while Republicans favor centralization, and stresses that both views should coexist to maintain balance in American politics.
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Henry van Dyke
Paris
America
Boston Violin Maker Wins Fame
George R. Lane of Gloucester has risen to notable fame after twenty years of patient work in a small shop. A Boston to Liverpool voyage brought two Lane violins to a European musician who praised their sweet tone and secured a promise for six more on the captain’s next voyage. The maker’s joy comes from sudden recognition and hopes of enduring legacy.
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Boston
Boston Post
Massachusetts
Cremona
George R. Lane
Gloucester
Liverpool
Lane
Sugar-Fed Cows
A New York World excerpt notes a Wisconsin dairyman uses molasses to fatten cows and boost milk, reflecting the view that sugar is a strong fat and energy source. It compares confectionery to other foods, citing high fuel values and energy, and muses on sugar’s role in national vigor and health.
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New York World
Wisconsin
Jury Deliberations Leave Juror Confused and Uncertain
A juror questions personal certainty after lengthy exposure to opposing arguments. The dialogue suggests lingering doubt about the case as deliberations proceed.
Land of Joy and Other Tales in Brief
A compact, humorous mock dialogue sketches Howe and Dobbs in a fall email exchange and a playful theater gag. A doctor counsels exercise while a patient worries about auto-dodging. a playwright seeks a license and a critic jokes about dog licensing.
1909 Outlook Bright After 1908 Recovery
Bradstreet's review notes 1908 followed a panic year with heavy insolvencies early on and stronger recovery later. Agriculture prospered with high prices. overall trade improved as confidence returned, though labor worries and tariff talk persisted. The 1909 outlook remains cautious but optimistic with renewed borrowing and investment tendencies.
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Bradstreet
America
Hesi
Lancashire
Famous jewel collections of queens and duchesses
Gassell's Saturday Journal recounts royal and aristocratic gem troves. Queen Alexandra and the duchess of Marlborough compare pearls and treasures, with the duchess owning famed pieces including Marie Antoinette’s pearls. The article notes other collections, such as Mrs. Mackay's vast pearls, and Patti's renowned gems, ending with Queen Victoria's modest enamel ring given by Prince Albert.
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Alexandra
Duchess of Marlborough
Russia
Marie Antoinette
Vanderbilt
England
Devonshire
Manchester
Portland
Sutherland
Patti
Song
Isabella
Spain
Rothschilds
Eugenie
Austria
Marchioness of
Bute
Vienna
Victoria
Britain
Prince Albert
Hog Bristles in China Exports Surging From Northern Ports
The Chicago Live Stock World surveys black hog bristles as a major Chinese export. Most bristles come from northern China and Manchuria, then to Shanghai dealers who bundle them for export to paint brush makers. Sorting limits in small ports push merchants toward Shanghai wholesalers. The northern Manchurian hog yields more bristles than southern varieties.
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Chicago
China
Shanghai
Manchuria
Silberia
An Economic Disease
The New York Tribune argues tuberculosis is largely an economic disease rooted in social misfortunes and fixable conditions. It notes public knowledge gaps and calls for improved conditions, citing Dr Woods Hutchinson's claim that spending a few million dollars could eradicate tuberculosis from the community.
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New York Tribune
Woods Hutchinson
Museum of Natural History
Improving Patient and Hotel Nurse Gossip Tale
A well known New York physician faced ailing patient care when away on vacation. An elderly man grew ill from overexertion and a nurse was hired at his hotel. A hotel guest learned of the situation and asked the chambermaid, who revealed the nurse sat on the patient’s lap that morning.
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Judee
New York
Shure
Maggie
Wireless Telegraph Plant To Be Erected At Newport
A $40,000 wireless telegraph plant is being erected at Newport with a working radius of 1,250 miles. A man with a wild red eye argued about who was present in Eden, claiming T was there with Adam and Eve. The other responded the devil you were.
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Eden
Adam and Eve
Newport
Reggie
Cookham Priory
Whitsuntide
Algy Arbuthnot
Chadbury Common
Brockleton Downs
Cookham
Epsom
Piffie
Mary
Indy
Pickthall
Wriothesley
de Bat
London
Crawley
Guards
Skindle’s
English in Its Pristine Purity by Arthur T. Vance
A satirical piece from Colliers Weekly mocks proprieties as a letter writer Declares inability to attend a Whitsuntide visit to Cookham Priory to Reginald Finn Preachley. He lists ten excuses from illness to finances and ends by asking for ten pounds, with further snippets of a lurid landlady exchange and a smoking banishment.
Woman elected to Colorado legislature joins long line of peers
A new female member wins a seat in the Colorado legislature. About a dozen women have served there before her, joining a small but growing group of female lawmakers.
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Colorado
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