Indian Girl Auction to Cancel Father's Debt
In Kiowa Territory a educated Kiowa woman named Singing Swan offered herself at auction to pay a debt of honor left by her deceased father. The bid reached $25,000, with the girl hoping to relieve her father's estate from a lingering claim held by a white money lender. The dramatic act aimed to protect her family's honor and secure relief for her tribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie, Okla
America
Indian Territory
Fort Sill
Deeses
Harry Edge
Lone Wolf
Singing Swan
Shylock
First State Wedding in Isthmian Republic Panama
Ernest Lefevre director of telegraphs of the republic of Panama and Miss Oderay Arango daughter of Senor Arango President of the provisional government were married last night. Sponsors were Senor Arango and Mrs Amador wife of Dr Manuel Amador the minister of finance. The wedding was attended by United States officers and the consular corps.
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Panama
Ernest Lefevre
Republic of Panama
Oderay Arango
Senordose Augustin Arangyu
Provisional Government
Senor Arango
Amador
Manuel Amador
United States Buchanan
United Ies Navy
AAAS Convention Opens In St Louis Tomorrow
The fifty third annual convention of the American Association for the Advancement of Science will begin in St Louis tomorrow with about 1000 members expected. Leading educators and science students will attend as the gathering runs for a week. Ira Remsen is named president with Castol D Wright acting as commissioner of the association.
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ST. Louis
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Econvention
Pr Dent
Ira Remsen
Associat Castol
D. Wright
The Chorus Girls Lot Not A Very Happy One
New York reports a grim view of chorus life this season with pay cuts to about 20 dollars weekly and a crowded roster of 240 chorus girls across a dozen pieces. Shubert recruiting in smaller cities reduces seasoned hires while shows demand varied looks and skills from Babette to A Midsummer Night's Dream. Some stars and studios foster camaraderie yet many veterans lament the harsh era for chorus workers.
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New York
Macbeth
Omar
Desert
Yesteryear
Wilson
Riverside Drive
Shuberts
Broadway
Frank Daniels
Grace and Beauty
Jules Huret
Paris
Julian Mitchell
Weber & Fields's
Peter F. Dalley
Lillian Russell
Lady Bountiful
Qute
Jolly Five
J. F
Fay Templeton
Miss Templeton
Paula’ Edwardes
Winnie
Miss Edwardes
Rookers
New York Tribune
Pehore
Boston Transcript
Beckham party attends Savannah wedding for Lt Yulee Beckham
Governor Beckham and family with Mrs Julia Beckham Dr W H Wyse and William Beckham travel from Frankfort to Savannah to attend the wedding of Lieutenant Yulee Beckham US Army and Miss Myra Wilcox. Lieutenant Governor Thorne arrives to assume acting governorship during Beckham's absence.
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Frankfort
Beckham
Julia Beckham
W. H. Wyse
Baltimore
William Beckham
Shelbyville
Savannah
Yulee Beckham
Myra Wilcox
Fort Monroe
Thorne
Buck Ur Delight Reveals Mrs Austin’s Recipe Fame
In a clipped note the author praises Mrs Austin and her Buck Ur dish, inviting readers to savor its delicious appeal and reminisce on a beloved recipe shared with affection.
Monna Vanna in America and World of Vaudeville
Theaters schedule in Indianapolis lists Grard High and Empire burlesque and Unique vaudeville shows with Monna Vanna rights turmoil signaling a major Maeterlinck production. Fiske and Walsh claim American rights while German production raises questions about copyright.
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Monna Vanna
America
Wagner
Harrison Grey Fiske
Fiske
Manhattan
New York
Wagenhals & Kemper
Branch Walsh
Miss Walsh
Fisks
Maurice Maeterlinck
United States
Dominion
Canada
Irving-place Theater
Heinrich Conreid
Alice Kauser
Herr Conreid
New York Sun
Pisa
Florentines
Christmas Phone Echoes From Morning Chat
A long rambling morning call shares Christmas gifts, family chatter, and thanks across relatives. Grace, Walter, Charles, Graeme, and Alice pass along presents, plans for dinners, and a wish for better health next year, with a note on the telephone girls and a lingering headache.
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Grace
Walter
Charles
Mother
Graeme
Mrs. Pierce
Hamilton Mabie
Forest of Arden
Will H. Low
Mr. Pierce
Alice
Laura
Aunt Mary
Mary
Harriet
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Indiana
Createst
Kersey
Zibeline Coats
Crétic Drs Grvcla Ga
Hygiene Coo
Isthmian Republic
Ernest Lefever
Society For Advancement of Science
Gov. Beckham
Fancie
Wlatsh
Indianapolis
May Melbane
Jessie Frankel
Gainsborough
Miss Frankel
Miss Melbane
Grand
John
Emma Ray
Christania
Monkeys
Silvertons
Snyder and
Buckley
Paul Stephens
Cook
Don
Alice Lynden Doll
Bioscope
Lfe
California
Alberta Lee
Rainbow
James H. Wallick
Belle Diamond
Gold Fields
Marie Cahill
Nancy Brown
George H. Broadhurst
Frederick Rankin
Miss Cahill
de Wolfe Hopper
Mr. Hopper
Mr. Pickwick
Charles Klein
Manuel Klein
Garrick Theater
Sydney Grundy
Fay Davis
Guy Standing
Lady Rose
Frohman
the Empire
Rose Sydell
London
Campbell and Weber
Ben Walker
James A. Mitchell
Cain Sisters
Strouse
Young
Jerico
Howard Halli
Blanche Cartwright
Hall
Shore Acres
Lord Barrington
Henry Miller
Richard Harding Davis
Helen
Pacific Coast
Margaret Anglin
Justin Miles Forman
Forbes Robertson
Kipling
Hamiet
England
Klaw & Erlanger
Robertson
Gertrude Elliott
Maxine
Ophelia
the Wrens
Unique Theatr
Dan Hart
Doyle
Graner
Thorbus
Biograph
Gough
Lakeside Park
Nell
St. Nicholas
Brown Betty
Philadelphia Inquirer
Maude Adams
New York Times
Ompany
the Journal
Fahbnas
James Whitcomb Riley, Booth Tarkington
Maurice Thompson
Lew Wallace
George Ade Meredith Nicholson
The
Indianapolis Journal
Princeton University
Marie Cahilie
Johnny and
Christinia’s Monkeys
Kee ml
Alice Lyndon Doll
May Mellane
Rint
Way
HENTS
Empire Theater
London Belles
Harry Morrie
Yic Av
Richmond
Huder’s
Etwood
Grand Opera House
Security Trust Building
East Market Street
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