Mascagni’s Chicago Opera Stop Delayed Amid Finance Scandal
Manager C. W. Kemble of the Grand Opera house refunds advance sale money for Mascagni Opera Company’s Muscatine appearance. Mascagni, ill in Chicago hotel, has gloomed Christmas but shows slight improvement. He aimed to fund a Rome conservatory rivaling Rossini, amid board quarrels and dignity concerns.
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C. W. Kemble
Grand Opera House
Mascagni Opera Company
Muscatine
Kemble
Mascagni
America
Chicago
Conservatory
Rome
Rossini Institute
Persina
Rossini
Italy
Europe
Bottle babies and Scott's Emulsion remedy
Advises on feeding bottle babies with more milk or mixtures and suggests adding Scott's Emulsion for firmer flesh and stronger life. Claims small amounts in milk help baby fat and offers a trial sample from Scott & Bowne, 409 Pearl Street New York.
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Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Mascagni Blocked From Audiences as Tour Fate Remains Uncertain
Mascagni remains isolated at the Auditorium Annex with a door shut by keyhole visits. Manager Heard reports a threatened dispute over $5,000 used to send the company home and demands Mascagni resume the western tour. A physician note warns collapse if he performs under current conditions. A detective agency seeks Pietro Schiavazzi. Decisions on continuing the trip or potential lawsuit will come in days.
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Mascagni
Heard
Pietro Schiavazzi
Dr Adams to Speak at Y M C A Meeting Sunday
Dr George D Adams president of Des Moines college will address men at the Y M C A Sunday at 3 30 pm. He is a noted speaker for young men and will talk to students and alumni from local colleges. The lecture room of the First M E church hosts the event with a male quartet providing music.
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Geo. D. Adams
Des Moines College
Adams
M. E. Church
Render&ny
Santa Claus Fatally Burned in Salvation Army Event
Edward Gail aged 16 died after his cotton Santa suit caught fire from the Christmas tree during Salvation Army Christmas entertainment in Hamilton C on December 26. The incident occurred while he participated as Santa Claus.
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Edward Gail
Salvation Army
Hamilton
Santa Claus
Warmer Weather Forecast Ends Harsh Christmas Cold Snap
Muscatine residents may see relief as Chicago weather forecasters predict warmer conditions into tonight and Saturday. Temperatures fell to 5 below zero this morning, with many cities reporting Christmas day as the coldest in a decade. The Mississippi River remains unfrozen but ice flows are visible. trains ran late due to wind and cold, though service is expected to improve by early next week.
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Muscatine
Chicago
J. P. Walton
Dubuque
Rock Island
el Paso
Circular orders restraint on sale of spirits after 1993
The circular revokes prior rulings and directs collectors to deliver copies to drug stores confectioneries and other places selling spirits or beverages. It requires managers to comply and warns that from January 1 1993 any noncompliance will be reported to the issuing office.
Central College at Pella Gains Endowment Momentum
Friends of Central College in Pella Iowa celebrate a funded push toward a 50 000 endowment by next June with conditional pledges and a president’s house. Trustees plan expansions to alleviate overcrowding and remodel the main building as Memorial Hall honoring Civil War era service.
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Baptist College
Pella S
Pella
Friends of Central College
Secon
Memorial Hall
Central College
Pelly
Havig
Baptists
Amusements at the Grand include Way Down East and Side Tracked
The Grand offers Way Down East on Monday December 29 directed by Joseph R. Grismer with elaborate scenic effects and a strong cast. Side Tracked, rewritten this season with new scenery and humor never seen west of Pittsboro, promises novelty. The Show Girl from Wallack's NY features fifty comedians and dancers under E. E. Rice’s selection.
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the Grand
New England
Joseph R. Grismer
Pittsboro
Wallack’s
New York
Comediennes
Eagle Eye
E. E. Rice
Rice
Won the Piano Argus Lodge Wins Iowa Legion Honor Prize
W W Millet of Argus lodge Muscatine won the piano prize for the largest number of applications for membership in the Iowa Legion of Honor lodge. Millet is president of the local lodge. The order has progressed well the past year and the Muscatine win reflects the lodge as a leading town in the west.
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Argus Lodge
Iowa Legion of Honor
Iowa Legion of Honor Lodge
W. W. Millet
Muscatine
Millet
Government bans spiked drinks at soda fountains
The commissioner of internal revenue, J W Yeskes, orders the elimination of claret soda and similar beverages from soda fountains. Starting January 1, 1993, vendors must obtain a liquor dealer license and pay the special tax if they sell soda-water drinks with any distilled spirits or wine content.
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J. W. Yeskes
Internal Revenue
Washington
Yerkes
Stetson's Big Double Black Person’s Cabin Company Gala
The piece touts a grand season event by Stetson's Big Double Black Person's Cabin Company featuring top American artists with strong affiliations. It notes Grand on Tuesday December 36 and promotes the New York Tri-Weekly Tribune as a convenient metropolitan news source with a sample copy offer.
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Stetson
Uncle Tom's Cabin Company
Grand
New-York Tri-Weekly Tribune
New- York
Tribune
Daily Tribune
League of American Wheelmen
New- York Tribune
New York
Pugilist Talks to Poor
Toledo December 26 James J Corbett and Golden Rule Jones discuss boxing aid and plans to assist impoverished fans and promote charitable efforts amid winter hardship in the city.
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Toledo, O
James J. Corbett
Jones
Salvation Army Dinner Draws Toledo’s Poor Crowd
At the Salvation Army of Toledo big dinner for 1500 poor attendees at the armory, Corbett attended and greeted the crowd. John L. Sullivan did not appear, guest at Col. John Bolan’s home. Corbett helped serve or speak as Mayor Jones introduced him and slapped his back.
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Salvation Army of
Toledo
John L. Sullivan
Col
John Bolan
Corbett
Jones
Woman Shoots Intruder to Defend Honor in Olivedale
In Olivedale Bradford county a woman, Mrs Edward Budick, shot John Ryan dead in her home while her husband was away. Ryan entered the house and attacked her. she drew a pistol from a drawer and fired once, killing him instantly.
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Bradford
Olivedale
Here
Edward Budick
John Ryan
Ryan
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