The Academy of Music hosts new plays and star appearances
"My Friend from India" debuts with original New York cast at the Academy of Music for one night Monday April. Stuart Robson performs "The Jacklins" Tuesday. Frederick Warde presents King Lear in Philadelphia next week with a major Shakespearean festival. The New Jersey Burlesque and Twentieth Century Minstrels close the current season at Davis' theater.
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Frien
India
Academy of Music
Messrs
Smyth and Rice
New York City
Frederic Hood
Edwards. Abeles
Walter E. Perkins
Marion Giroux
Helen Reimer
Kenyor Bishop
Louise Galoway
May Vokes
Stuart Robson
Jacklins
Iti
Robson
Opie Reid
Rolson
Lem Jacklin
North Carolina
Daniel I. Mart
Frederick Warde
Philadelphia
Warde
New Jersey Burlesque
Twentieth Century Minstrels
Davis
The Wrong Mr Wright at Frothingham Benefit
Roland Reed presented The Wrong Mr Wright at Frothingham for the Elks. A large audience praised the comedy and Reed’s curtain speech. The plot follows Seymour Sites posing as Mr Wright to chase a forger in Frisco and Old Point Consort with a witty detective, Henrietta Oliver.
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Wright
Roland Reed
Frothingham
Order of Elks
Reed
Mr. Teed
George H. Broadhurst
Seymour Sites
Mr. Heed
Old Point Consort
Henrietta Oliver
Mist Toush
Beymour
Mr. Reed
Misa Isadore Rush
Charles Conte
Lord Brazenface
Mr. Wright
Clearing-Up Day in Criminal Court Embezzler Pleads Guilty
The April term closed with eighteen cases from the criminal court docket. W. H. Coons admitted embezzlement and faces sentence today. Several defendants escaped trial due to missing prosecutors while others confessed but were freed on technicalities. Among verdicts were guilty pleas and acquittals in cases of theft, larceny, and fraud with multiple defendants facing additional penalties.
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Criminal Court
Jones
Veter Hart
Gries Cage
Cantwell
Grier
A.W. Moody
Alexander Sigorsky
Deal
Barbers
John J. Murphy
New York State
Moody
Ely
Edwards
Sigorsky
Syracuse
A. Burovita
Joseph Freidich
Patrick Mullarkey
John Stanton
Mullarkey
John Alias
Dick Hicks
Bert Sieep
File
Wyoming Valley Depot
Dickson Works
Clare Weichel
Bob Davis
Edwarsde
Welcher
Davie
Davis
John Kolf
Williams
Thayer
Toohill
Oliver Keys
William HH. Jones
John Leecock
Jozeph W. Brown
Dodge Edwards
Langowski
Archbald
Cure a Cold in One Day Burled in Patent Remedy Ad
Purports to cure a cold in one day with Bromd Quinine Tableta and promises refunds if not effective. Claims high customer satisfaction and low prices. Abbreviated ad text imitates early 20th century drug promotion with business slogans and ordering hints.
Fourth Scranton Teachers Institute closes with thanks and resolutions
The fourth annual Scranton public school teachers institute adjourned at noon with tributes to Superintendent George Howell who received a gift chair. Resolutions praised instructors, thanked the board of control, supported shortening the term to seven months, commended Governor Mastings, and mourned Miss Florence Drinker’s death.
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John PF. Quinnan
Houck
Scranton Public
George Howell
Scranton
Howell
Pric Curling
Board of Control
Ls Parth
Mastings
Schaeffer
Ife
Ince
Dales
Jehovah
Florence Drinker
Death
W. EL Schimpff
Nellie Pickett
Julia Potticrew
Margaret Renniman
E. R. Bievenson
DT. McCawley
Secretary Atherton Seeks School Building Details From Several Cities
The board of trade asked WilkesBarre Easton Lancaster Williamsport Pitt danger Priv eburg and Philadelphia education secretaries for information on recent school buildings. A March letter from W A Richmond charged extravagance and a committee on legislation and taxes will use replies to judge if school authorities are extravagant.
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D. B. Atherton
Board of Trade
Boards of Education
Wilkes-Barre
Easton
Lancaster
Williamsport
Priveburg
Philadelphia
W. A. Richmond
Board of School Control
Committee On Legislation and Taxes
H. FE. Paine
Paine
Atherton
Cathedral Parish Split Creates Bellevue Church and Convent
Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Mara erected Bellevue as a separate parish with Rev. W. P. O'Donnell of Providence named pastor. Land has been secured for a church and convent as growth of the cathedral parish prompted the division.
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O'Mara
Bellevue
W. P. O'Donnell
Providence
Education Institute closes with speeches and praise
The Institute opened with a prayer by Rev. J. B. Sweet and featured talks by Miss Margaret McCloskey on art and child education. Prof Gillan spoke on teachers' growth, Dr Bernard Higeby praised old English, while Supt Howell and Deputy Supt Houck received remarks. Resolutions were read and adopted as the institute closed.
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J. B. Sweet
Bimpoon Methodist Episcopal Church
Margaret McCloskey
Lock Haven
Bernard Higeby
Dr. Biesby
Aga
Howell
Houck
HH. Ll. Morgan
John P. Quinnan
Quinnan
Ketrick
Cruttenden
Powell
Lim Ty Scranton
Hia Nfe
W. E. Schimpf
D. A. Stone
Lackawanna Drug Store Opens on Lackawanna and Franklin
The Lackawanna Drug company led by Dr 8 E Feinberg opens a modern pharmacy at Lackawanna and Franklin avenues. Feinberg brings twenty years of experience, European training, and past roles as superintendent and chemist. The new store features a soda fountain and complete prescription and drug departments.
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Lackawanna Drug Company
8. E. Feinberg
Lackawanna
Franklin Avenues
Feinberg
Imperial College
Europe
United States
Star
West Side
Lackawanna Druc Company
Tore
Northeastern Pennsylvania Boys Get Chance for Free Uniforms
The amateur baseball club receiving the most votes before June 6 will win 10 uniforms. No coupon valid beyond six days after publication. This is a chance for local teams to join the baseball procession in proper style.
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Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley Low Rates for Grant Monument Day Trips
Lehigh Valley Railroad offers a special one way fare for round trips to New York for the Grant Monument dedication ceremonies. Tickets go on sale at all Lehigh Valley ticket offices April 26 and 27 and are valid for return through May 4.
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Grant Monument
Lehigh Valley Ticket
Hood’s Sarsaparilla Promotes Blood Purification Claims
An early ad asserts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as the best blood purifier and a favorite family tonic, claiming thousands of cures and urging use for cleansing and liver health.
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Hood
Price Abe
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