Dramatic bills and star names highlight theater week
Theaters present London style vaudeville with William De Crane in David Harum at English's and a Dainty Duchess burlesque at Empire. Park Theater features Man's Enemy with Monte Carlo scenes. Grand Opera House vaudeville includes jugglers and Corbett. Mrs. Langtry reportedly plans Mile. Mars in London next month.
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William de Crane
David Harum
PARK
Empire
Variety
Laurence Weber
Empire Theater
Grand Opera House
James J. Corbett
Aman
Parks Theater
Monte Carlo
Assault Incidents Reported on Alabama Street
Police Sgt Bray saw Louis Huffman assault A. B. Green on Alabama and Washington streets about 11:30 last night. Green, of 19 North New Jersey street, reproved Huffman for public indecency. Huffman, of 332 Beville avenue, knocked him down. Huffman arrested and charged with assault and battery.
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Bray
Alabama
Washington
A. B. Green
North
New Jersey Street
Louis Huffman
Beville Avenue
Green
Huffman
Title Insurance Demand Drives Investor Confidence
Investors demand guaranteed title protection. The Truiana Title Guaranty Company at 1% East Market Street backs investments, asserting title guarantees are essential rather than optional.
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Truiana Title Guaranty
East Market Street
Life of a Moral Man at Second Presbyterian
The Rev Joshua Stansfield of Meridian Street Methodist Church opened a Job series with The Conflict of Life. He argued a moral man can be right with God a personal righteousness reveals true character, noting Job’s integrity under trial and the need to turn to scripture amid adversity. He emphasized family devotion and earned trust as reflections of inward virtue.
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Joshua Stansfield
Meridian Street Methodist Church
Job
Remy
Man of imagination dies leaving debts to the faithful
A clergyman renowned for vision and dreams passed away leaving a burden on his congregation. His life praised for imagination, yet his failure to align plans with practical means cost the church years to settle outstanding debts. The community recalls his generous spirit and the difficulty of translating lofty ideals into durable stewardship.
Man Must Live Sermon Calls Out Selfish Business and Politics
Rev C C Rowlison of Third Christian Church denounces the phrase man must live as a cover for injustice in business and politics. He condemns wealth concentration and urges courage for reform, praising Roosevelt for standing for right amid opposition.
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C. C. Rowlison
Third Christian Church
Roosevelt
Central Universalist Church Revered Otis Skinner's Father Preaches
The Rev Charlies A Skinner father of Hartford actor Otis Skinner preached at the Central Universalist Church. He is over seventy with a strong voice delivering a sermon on Mathew 13 38 39. The Ladies Aid Society plans a meeting and a Christmas fair with supper. A later program features Mrs Crosley in European gowns.
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Charlies A. Skinner
Otis Skinner
Hartford
Ladies’ Aid Society
Central Universalist Church
Fifteenth
Delaware Streets
Danger of Self-Confidence Sermon at Second Presbyterian
The Rev. W. T. Reber of Reynoldsville Pa preached at Second Presbyterian Church on Danger of Self-confidence. He used Peter’s denial of Jesus to warn against overconfidence and urged reliance on Jesus Christ with scripture from Matthew 26 31 35 and verses about Peter. He stressed humility and moral self knowledge.
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Reynoldsville
Second Presbyterian Church
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Jesus
Christ
Reber
Gethsemane
Judas
Jesus Christ
Jesus of
Galilee
Jesus of Nazareth
Life of Moses sermon by Rev Kellogg at Central Ave Church
The Rev Hiram W Kellogg used Moses life to condemn ordinary sins and lack of self-control. He traced Moses from the Pharaoh court to the Promised Land, noting anger as a fatal flaw and the forty years in the wilderness as Moses’ moral rebirth. He warned that God’s retribution endures and urged discipline over temper and temptation.
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Central Avenue M. E
Hiram W. Kellogg
Moses
Dr. Kellogg
Promised Land
Kellogg
Damnocles
Heir Apparent Prince Chun Deposed by Imperial Edict
Shanghai December 2 Prince Chun the heir apparent has been deposed by imperial edict. The move follows suspicions that his father Prince Tuan instigated the Boxer trouble in China. Foreign bureaus report tense reactions as the government reshuffles ranks.
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Prince Chun
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Berlin Stocks Rise on Fresh Money and Iron Demand
Berlin reports show the bourse gaining for the best week in months as Spanish and Chinese markets lead. Explanations cite abundant money, new loans, and a strong American iron market, despite domestic weakness and coal price cuts. London notes tight money, big government disbursements, and stagnant industry ahead of year end.
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Berlin
London
Stock Exchange
France
New York
Gold payment bill targets imports and exports in Spain
The Official Gazette publishes a measure requiring gold or equivalents for customs on grain coal oils petroleum and products with a 10 to 30 percent duty reduction if exchange rates fall below 10 percent. Critics call it a coup d etat accusing Sagasta and warn it burdens workers while exempting luxuries. The royal decree enforces the law pending Cortes approval. Also reported is Bank of Spain weekly data showing gold and silver increases and a large drop in notes in circulation.
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Madrid
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Chamber of Deputies
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Sagasta
Cortes
State Treasurer's Report Totals Announced For Fiscal Year
The state treasury's annual statement shows a Oct 31 191 balance of 413 852.29 with receipts totaling 7 358 140.34 and disbursements of 7 129 493.81. The year end balance rose to 642 206.22, over 200 008 higher than last year. General fund receipts 3 671 535.34. disbursements 3 491 606.54. year end balance 444 999.33. Sinking fund receipts 39 043.29 to liquidate bonds. school revenue fund receipts 2 297 482.38, with 2 292 473.56 paid to counties.
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Treasury
Chiefs in Strife. Empress Edict Allows Foreign Science
The article notes a calmer public mood after an earlier event, with Chinese officials seeking better relations with the diplomatic corps. Local official and missionary claims settled outside indemnity total 5,000,000 taels. An edict by the dowager Empress authorizes foreign sciences in Chinese schools.
Escape From the Camps and Boer Rejoin Fighting
Pretoria dispatch notes Boers escaping from concentration camps to rejoin the fighting, claiming the leakage will be halted. Cape Town reports 18,000 troops in the Cape Colony, mostly mounted, with numbers rising weekly and a heavy treasury strain.
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London
Daily Mail
Pretoria
Dispatch
Cape Town
Gordon Sprigg
Cape Colony
Cape
Chinese schemes seek funds to pay Indemnity in Orient
Port Townsend report notes Chinese officials are using multiple methods to raise money for the indemnity due to the powers. A vast plan with over 100 million dollars involved would see half funneled to the indemnity fund and half awarded as prizes, a scheme already sanctioned by the court.
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Port Townsend
Wash
The
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