The Prima Corea at Knickerbocker Promises Lively Operetta
Robert Butler reviews The Prima Donna by Herbert and Blossom at the Knickerbocker. A vivacious cast and a bustling Parisian cafe setting drive a colorful but loose plot with romance between Mlle Athenee and Lieut Armand amid vaudeville wit and military uniforms.
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New York
Dramatia Correa
Pondent
Fritz Schedt
Tno
Knickerbocker” Theater
Victor Herbert
Henry Blossom
St. Germaine
Chantabte
Herr Nax Gundelfinger
Mlle
Athenee
Fritzl Scheif
Opera Comique
Sogpano
Armand
Count de Fontenne
Max
Bordenave
France
Itont
Rmke
Burny Paps
Ile de Potenus
Paris
Mile
Robert Butler
Fish Harvard's Leader Named Harvard Football Captain
Hamilton Fish Jr of Garrt 80n On the Hudson New York has been chosen captain of the Harvard football team for next year. He has played right tackle for two seasons and acted as captain after Burr ward’s injury. At twenty years old he stands six feet one inch and weighs 200 pounds.
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Crimson
Hamilton Fish
the-Hudson
N. Y
Harvard
Fish
Burr
Hic
Flarvard
Freschman
New Basketball Rules Shake Up Dribble Interpretation
Intercollegiate officials in New York discussed rule interpretations affecting dribbling and ball handling. The draft changes threaten dribble elimination, with two referees to monitor play and ball, out of bounds and side-line rules clarified, and penalties for pushing, running with the ball, or touching ball by spectators or officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rola Wee
R. B. Hyatt
Yate
Mayer
Harvard Yale Swim Teams Schedule Big New York Meet
Harvard faces College of the City of New York in a dual meet at the New York tank Marehi. Intercollegiate championships will be held there March 27. Yale opens February 18 in New York and meets Pennsylvania a week later. Princeton swims March 13 and Columbia March 20 ahead of the finals.
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Harvard
Yale
Wits Wn
Olin
Dial Meate
College of the City of New York
New York
Intercollegiate Swimming Association
Pennsylvania
Princeton
New York Tank
Columbia
Giant on Princeton Five Seeks Center Role
Princeton sports notes a 6'7" candidate F. H. Osborne to anchor the Tigers' center position this season. T. 8. Clarke, a top college center, is graduated and not returning. A Christmas southern trip to Charleston, South Carolina is planned, with the season ending mid February.
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Princeton
F. H. Osborne
Clarke
Tigers
Charleston
8. C
Ice Skaters to Meet in New York Racing Rounds
Ice skaters compete in the half mile and two mile handicaps and half mile novice races under the Eastern Amateur Skating Association at St. Nicholas rink New York on December 19. London Stadium may be used permanently for athletic exercises starting next year at the Olympic stadium in London.
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New York
Tce
Eastern Amateur Skating Association
St. Nicholas Rink
London Stadium
Oymple Stadium
London
Future Sport Plans Stir Arkansas Racing Repeal Move
A campaign to repeal the Amis aonti-racing bill and restore horse racing in Arkansas gains momentum. Meanwhile, AAU announces national junior and senior championships in Seattle next year and Northwest colleges discuss wreathing events akin to eastern tournaments.
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Arkansas
Seattle
Wand
Northwest Colleges
Wisconsin Skating Association
Milwaukee
John C. Meyers
St. Louis
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Houghton, Sileh
Cornell
Brown
Amherst
Williams
Elimating Association
Yale
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Colo
College
City of
New York
Marquette University
Milwaukes
Marquette
Mithionh
Much Space For Little Money Plan For Square House
A historic home design offers a square form with two bay projections on the first story. Nine rooms include a kitchen at one story height and four main rooms with a reception hall finished in hardwood, others in pine. Estimated cost 4500 dollars not including heating and plumbing, with the library usable as a first floor bedroom. Glenn L Saxton.
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Glenn L
Saxton
Refused Spiritual Aid Before Hanging at Rockingham
Henry Harvey, a African American man hanged in Rockingham North Carolina for murder, refused ministers offering spiritual comfort and said he desired to go to hell for a special purpose. On the way to the gallows a chicken flew overhead and he laughed and said Somebody catch that chicken. Harvey killed Hugh Prince, another Black man, at Rockingham last summer.
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Charlotte
N. C
Henry Harvey
Rockingham
N.C
Harvey
Hugh Prince
Taft Arrives in Augusta for Southern Visit
President Elect William H. Taft Mrs Taft and two children arrived in Augusta Georgia this morning by Southern Railway. They were met at the station by President L C Hayne and Augusta Chamber of Commerce directors who welcomed them. The Tafts are guests of Mr and Mrs Landon A Thomas at their home until Monday.
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Southern City
Augusta
Wiliam H. Taft
Terrett
Stole to Buy Xmas Gifts Leads Couple to Jail Honeymoon
Walter Russell aged eighteen of Hopewell and his bride of a week were jailed in Oxford Pa for stealing eleven dollars from a laundress who saved taxes on a home. Police report the act funded Christmas gifts and the couple spends their honeymoon in custody.
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Oxford
Walter Russell
Hopewell
Russell
Vernon Ringler
Aeronaut to drop harmless bombs on Los Angeles
A humorous or satirical notice claims Aeronaut Kaebenshue will ascend by dirigible to drop missiles of harmless nature over Los Angeles at midnight to illustrate the city’s destruction. The phrasing suggests a parody rather than a real threat.
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Aeronaut
Los Angeles
Cal
Kaebenshue
Only
One Thing He Could Not Have
A short youth tale from Youth's Companion about Harold who, despite having every toy his mother could buy, longs for companionship. He reveals he wishes to be two little dogs to play with his big brother away at war and with the boy next door. The piece centers on a simple wish for a friend and shared play.
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Harold
Anid
Anid Harold
Bouncing Betsey and the Old Garden Dower
A fragment discusses the plant known as Bouncing Betsey, described as an old fashioned dower plant. It grows on neglected grasses and in corners of old fashioned gardens, resisting being pushed out entirely. The piece notes lingering affection for bygone gardeners and mentions a rival name Bouncing Return.
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Archivon Globe
Frederick Market Prices From Frederick County Farmers Exchange
Quotations furnished by Frederick County Farmers Exchange show market bids and prices for wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, timothy, and cotton. Readings include ranges for No 1 and No 2 red and white winter wheats, oats, barley, hemp and lint, with futures-like figures and per bushel, per pound, or per hundredweight values.
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Frederick County Farmere’ Exchange
Ocamsora Drosunee
Wal
Gover
Gridiron Dinner Skit Delights Roosevelt and Taft Guests
The Gridiron club in Washington staged a satirical dinner lampooning President Roosevelt’s Africa trip. A tent scene with a Zulu chief and an auditor tallying words at a dollar each drew laughs as Taft and Roosevelt watched, while a wild safari of imagined animals and a later dispatch from the Lookout amused the crowd. Apple envoy and showmanship aside, the piece poked fun at political figures amid a lively evening.
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Gridiron Club
Washington
Roosevelt
Africa
Beaugambia
Payiog
Aucrotary
Scribbler's Magazine
New York
Victoria
Nyama
Pine
Treck
Hoorevelt
Walt
Fred
Taft
TWO CRUISERS TO ESCORT TAFT
President Elect Taft to travel with two navy cruisers from Charleston on January 25 to Pamama. Roosevelt advised details, legal questions arise over succession if a president elect dies before inauguration. Ballon ride payout case notes $1900 verdict against Slater County Agricultural Society.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Roosevelt
Pamama
Tattle
Charleston
Kingston
N. C
Ellenville Fair
Supreme Court
Mary
Roper
Slater County Agricultural Society
Policeman Ends Life in Station House
Washington police patrolman Edward Hunt, on duty at the station house, shot himself in the mouth ending his life. The incident occurred after he reported for duty, with investigations to follow.
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Station House
Washington
Edward Hunt
Roge
Self
Venezuela Declares War or Defense in Disputed War Report
Washington reports a diplomatic flurry over Venezuela's alleged state of war with Holland after Holland seized the coast guard ship Alexis. Officials note the difference between a state of war and defense may be a distinction without difference amid ongoing demonstrations and foreign policy tension.
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Venezuela
Washington
Holand
Wollapatch
Gomen
Holland
Coast Guard
Alexis
O Mctals
Castro
State Department
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