Mrs Fiske at the Moore in Mrs Bumpstead Leigh
The Week at the Theatres notes Mrs Fiske at the Moore for three nights with Mrs Bumpstead Leigh praised for her portrayal of the Indiana patent vendor's daughter. Other acts include Dickens Christmas Carol at the Orpheum and a Beatrice Ingram tabloid at the Empress with Grace Gibbons.
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Porter Emerson Browne
Sullivan & Considine
Beatrice Ingram
Grace Gibbons
Mary Ambrose
Emerald Isle
Randon Prothers
Cash Register profits and loss protection sales pitch
National Cash Register promises to reveal positive checks on cash sales charge sales money received on account and money paid out. The ad urges agents to explain how profits can be protected against losses and offers 200 styles with prices from $20 and monthly payments in Seattle Washington.
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Nationale
Paupers to Swellest Hotels Suggested by Grand Jury
In Goldfield on July 15 the grand jury recommends sending paupers to the best hotel in the county and furnishing top accommodations. They assert that following this plan would cost the county less than in the past, and that other county offices show similar extravagance.
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Goldfield
Port of Beat election and county bond proposal
Voters in the county will decide on September 6 whether to elect three port commissioners and approve 1.6 million dollars in county bonds for a new courthouse and office building on county property at James and Thirday. Clarke Brothers Co of Belmont New York plans a 100000 dollar Georgetown factory to employ 60 workers. Major John H. Whalley, ex colonel of the Fleet Washington regiment, is visiting Honolulu after service in the Spanish American War.
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James At
Thirday
Georgetown
Clarke Brothers Company
Belmont, N. Y
Corliss
Honolulu
John H. Whalley
Fleet Washington Regiment
Birth Day Revelation of English Opera Star at 45
An English opera singer celebrated her 45th birthday with playful mystery about age. A gossiping note teases fans by hinting at a public celebration while promising more details from a forthcoming Tempest reveal. The piece frames the artist as both mother and performer, appealing to curiosity about her private life.
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Pound
Mr. Barnumballey
Marie
Highbrow Talk Adds to Weight
New York on July 15 reports Nan Aspinwall the daring rider who finished a San Francisco to New York horseback journey. She plans to reform the East’s effete women by teaching lariat throwing to slim them and combat high brow talk which she labels a weight maker.
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New York
Nan Aspinwall
San Francisco
Britain Gains Land From Sea As Coasts Erode And Reclaim
The article notes that in 35 years Great Britain has lost about 6 640 acres of land to the sea while reclaiming 48 000 acres, mostly along tide flats. Losses occurred on the open coast with gains along tidal areas.
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London
Great Britain
Theopen
Motion Picture Shows Begin Monday at Coliseum
The Coliseum opens Monday at 10 with the Child Welfare Exhibit led by Mothers' Congress President Mrs. Co. EB Bogardus. Dr. Anna Louise Strong will lecture on the exhibit. The Ideal theatre will screen Wolgast Moran fight footage July 4 for one week. Gruber and Kew head a Grand vaudeville bill during Potlatch week with Lucille Morrow and Trevitt's Military Dogs plus a slate of shorts and features across multiple venues.
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Anna Louise ‘Strong
Sydney Strong
San Francisco
Ideal Theatre
The
Ideal
New York
Eugene Levy
Gruber
Kew
Grand Opera House
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Lucille Morrow
Trevitt
Reddy Reforma
Mount Etna
Lyceum
Stonewall Jackson
Geog Relics
Odeon
Ita Young
Stevenson accused of buying senate seat in Wisconsin primary
The Wisconsin legislature accuses Isaac Stevenson of bribery in securing his senate seat. It states he spent 111000 in the primary for 56339 votes about two dollars per vote and suggests he corruptly influenced the legislature that elected him. The report notes a Milwaukee bank handled funds via cashier's checks.
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Washington
Senate
Wisconsin
Isaac Stevenson
Stevenson
Milwaukee
Navy Trustees To Go Do Ad miral Togo Inspects New York Yard
United Press reports the Navy Yard will grant Admiral Togo special access allowing him to inspect the New York yard end to end upon his arrival in August. The gesture shows the high regard Americans hold for the Japanese naval hero despite general foreigner inspection rules.
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United Press
New York
Navy Department
Togo
Navy Yard
United States Navy Yard
New York Navy Yard
Peers Prepare to Fight Lords Over Veto Power
London July 15. English political affairs show a shift three weeks before the coronation. The house of lords may resist surrendering its veto and remain able to delay or reject bills, promising a heated clash with the house of commons.
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London
England
House of Lords
House of Commons
Father Tork Visits Seven Beattie Homes With Children
Yesterday Father Tork visited seven Beattie households bringing four boys and three girls. Only four marriages occurred yesterday while four divorce complaints and one decree were filed.
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Father @tork
Union Army Concentrates for Manassas and Bull Run
Fifty years ago today on July 15 1861 the Union army began its concentration to attack the Confederate rendezvous at Manassas or Bull Run Virginia. The detachment waiting at Martinsburg was advanced and anticipation ran high along the lines. Teachers from Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana enroll for the July 17 session of the Northwest Summer School opening Monday at Cascade School.
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Manassas
Bull Run
Martinsburg
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Northwest
Cascade School
Unclear fragment hints at a personal dispute and miscommunication
Readable parts suggest a personal exchange where Madge-I denies refusing Jack and notes a test of change. The text appears as fragmented diary-like dialogue with scattered names and places, lacking a clear event or outcome.
Remorseful man seeks end in county hospital recovery
Peter London, 63, attempted suicide by slashing his arms on the Fourth of July near Ravenadale. Found by neighbors, he was treated at the county hospital and is expected to recover.
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Peter London
Ravenadale
Park Board Agrees to Share Bridge Cost Over Canal
The park board yesterday voted to pay half the cost of a bridge over the Erickson canal to allow vehicles to reach the grounds from the boulevard, enabling improved access to the park facilities.
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Erickson
Lake Washington Canal
Mines profit soars in British Columbia report
The 1910 report of the mines province of British Columbia shows a record revenue of 26,977,066 dollars, surpassing all prior provincial totals. The note highlights unprecedented earnings across the mining sector, signaling a booming industry year.
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Province of
British Columbia
Girl Impaled by Potato Knife Dies in New York Kitchen
New York police report a 15 year old girl, Helen Wynman, fell onto a potato knife in her home. Her mother found her in the kitchen, pulled out the knife, and she died immediately. The incident is being investigated as a tragic accident.
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New York
Helen Wynman
Earn of Yarmouth in bankruptcy court on lenders’ petition
London report states Earn of Yarmouth, former husband of Alice Thaw and brother of Harry K. Thaw, appears in bankruptcy court as money lenders petition.
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London
Earn
Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Three Couples and a Hen in Comic Exchange
In a humorous exchange a woman lists poultry and visitors as items on her property while a Chicago case notes Charles Long and Helen Innes, both sixteen, eloped. her mother seeks annulment. A Corpus Christi widow recounts a Wright biplane flight with a 300 pound passenger.
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Chicago
Charles Long
Helen Innes
Corpus Christi
Tex
Oscar J. Brindley
F. Z. Bishop
Wright
Five Cent Lodging House Plans Placed Before City
Portland July 15. Permission sought to construct a four story lodging house with 415 rooms measuring five by eight feet. Building would operate as a five cent lodging house in Portland.
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Portland, Or
Rail road viaduct decision to be settled by city council
Councilman Wardell's argument before the municipal meeting leads to a city council vote on the railroad viaduct proposal. Wired Bogue, the commission expert, endorses Spokane avenue as the West Side outlet. Green Lake Skating Rink opens tonight. Groney and Ewing Street weather updates.
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Wardall
Sesson
Wired Bogue
Spokane Av
Green Lake
Grone Ay
Ewing St. Weatlake
Barber Faces Charges For Fifteen Cent Theft
A local barber is accused of stealing fifteen cents from a tip jar. Police report identifies the suspect, the shop location, and the alleged method used. Prosecutors may seek charges based on the small but alleged theft.
Hot Spell Souvenir Hatched From Pantry Egg
Mrs Molite Gordon of Bonner Springs Kansas hatched a Plymouth Rock chick from an egg kept in a pantry shelf during a heat wave. The egg, cracked with a chick's bill visible, was warmed in sunlight after being discovered. The chick hatched in a few hours.
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United Prees
Bonner Springs
Kas
Molite Gor
Murderer Murders Niece Then Kills Self Near Happy Camp
Reports from Yreka say Dave Myers, a mixed blood Indian, killed his niece at Happy Camp about 100 miles west and then died by self-inflicted gunshot. He had previously been jailed four years earlier for attempting to kill the girl, but she refused to testify.
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Yreka
Cal
Dave Myers
Happy Camp
Here
Myers
Spaghetti Threatens Beans as Boston's Favorite Dish
Boston traders report high spaghetti imports with about 900000 cases totaling 12000 tons for last year. The city famed for beans may face a shift as pasta grows in popularity, challenging the long standing bean dish dominance.
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United Press
Boston
Npoa
United States
Rebellion in Hayti Moves Forces to Quell Uprising
July 15 Cape Haytien Harti reports with President Simon directing, government troops nearly all leave Port-au-Prince to drive rebels from the northern island region near Fort Liberte after a string of victories in several engagements.
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Cape Haytien
Harti
Simon
Hayti
Fort Liberte
Head Clerk and New Clerk Exchange on Abbreviations
A brief exchange notes confusion over terms like big. ts. and bathing uits. The new clerk replies they are abbreviated for the summer. Wisconsin Sphinx comments likely reflect a campus or club context.
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Bathing Uits
Wisconsin Sphinx
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