Brixton Burglary Brings Lively Farce to Englishs Tonight
The Brixton Burglary, a farce by Fred W. Sidney, plays at Englishs Opera House New Year’s Day we met W J Ferguson in the lead role as the servant with a bold accent and sparkling eyes. Miss Ann Leonard and Nellie Butler give notable turns with Miss Leonard portraying a stage mother-in-law and Miss Butler a clever maid. The company also includes Eben Terry and William in a Scotland Yard inspector turn. Performances continue Monday and Tuesday with Merchant of Venice and Nance Oldfeld on the bill.
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English
Opera House
Brixton
Fred W. Sidney
Herald Square Theater
New York
W. J. Ferguson
Ferguson
Septimus Pontifex
Mr. Ferguson
William Sellery
Bobby
Mr. Selsang
Ann
Nelle Butler
William
Scotland Yard
Sir Henry Irving
Eben Terry
Nance Oldfeld
Entertainment lineups at English's Clyde Fitch works etc
The week offers multiple stage attractions across English's Clyde Fitch's Nathan Hale and Miss Simplicity with Frank Daniels, Julia Marlowe on sale for When Knighthood Was in Flower, Park's Lost in the Desert melodrama, vaudeville acts at the Grand, and a rich concert by Madame Nevada at English's with pianist Maquarre and Casals. Berlin hosts Kinder Theater exploring child friendly stage forms, while New York critics review recent London imports and American productions including Sweet and Twenty and A Gentleman of France with praise for Edward J. Morgan and others.
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Nevada
Vaudeville
Park
Desert
Victoria Burlesquers
Howard Kyle
Clyde Fitch
Nathan Hale
Julia Marlowe
Sahara
Charles Grapewin
Anna Chance
Pipp
the Grand
Berlin
Kinder Theater
Richard Ballentin
Herr Ballentin
Hans Sachs
Nuremberg
New York
Basil Hood
Hall Caine
France
Harriet Ford
Stanley J. Weyman
London
Madison Square Theater
William H. Thompson
Thompson
A review of Weyman novel and Ford adaptation
The piece critiques a Weyman early adventure tale and a Miss Ford adaptation as hollow yet brilliant on the surface. It argues such book plays follow a formula with sensational perils and a decisive happy marriage, noting a uniform structure and melodramatic devices across the genre.
South Side Maennerchor Hosts Holiday Show for Children
The South Side Maennerchor staged a holiday entertainment at Lyra Hall for poor children, distributing about $40 in presents and candy. A ten-piece children's orchestra and a 40-voice chorus led the program, with solos by Miss Gertrude Wuensch and Harvey Miller on violin. Henry Vinto addressed the youngsters as a large Christmas tree displayed gifts. Prize presents were raffled at 25 cents each before dancing began.
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South Side
Maennerchor
Lyra Hall
Gertrude Wuensch
Harvey Miller
Henry Vinto
Social Affairs of City A Fashionable Ball at German House
The Free Kindergarten Association held its fourth annual New Year ball last night at the German House with Hart's Orchestra. Prominent guests filled balconies and boxes. large attendance nearly crowded the floor. The event honored the association's ongoing efforts with a floor committee led by Geo. N. Catterson and others. recurrences of social duties and upcoming marriages were noted, including Miss Sarah Wilson and Mr. Floyd, and Miss Lena Eva Alden's recital plans. Open house and society events followed in Noblesville and Lafayette with similar weddings and gatherings detailed.
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Hart
Free Kindergarten Society
Geo. N. Catterson
Paul Axbiel
Clarence G. Coffin
Owen Mothershead
Fred Wasson
Sam Johnson
Geo. Denny
Fred Wiley
George W. Sloan
Charles Dark
Frank Carter
J. H. Byers
Bookwalter
John C. New
John B. Elam
H. C. Meserve
Edward
Sarah Wilson
James L. Floyd
Jessie Runnel
E. H. Wilson
Frankton
Ind
J. D. Croan
East St. Clair Street
A. A. Barnes
North Meridian Street
John T. Barnett
Central Christian Church
Louise Schellschmidt
Lena Eva Alden
Terre Haute
Lena Niblack
Miss Alden
John
Priscilla Alden
Europe
Carl Faelton
Boston
Virgil
New York
Miss Niblack
Sarah Agnes Adams
William Archibald Littell
Aes
Littell
Fowler
C. Barnard
Merrick Barnard
George Matthews
Elmer McKnight
Will Richmire
Charles McKnight
Roth
Frederick Richmire
Anderson
Noblesville
Indianapolis Journal
The
Elks
Will H. Craig
Shirley Craig
Samuel Harrell
St. James's Lutheran Church
Amelia Wegner
Sarah Schnaible
Louise Hahn
Chicago
Emil A. Sattler
Carl Schlesselman
Walter Kreuger
Peek
Justice
Greenwood
Bess Justice
Madison Avenue
Edith
Omar Peek
Franklin
Dudley Peek
Fudge
Baptist Church
Bessie Goth
Indianapolis
Elsie
Esther Peek
Ed Lee
Williamsport
Capitol Avenue
Paxton
Twibell
Montpelier
Harry Paxton
Hammond
May Twibell
William Twibell
Samuel Twibell
Fannie McComb marries Herzog risking large fortune
New York Jan 1 Fannie Rayne McComb wed Louis Herzog at Brick Presbyterian Church with Rev Henry Van Dyke presiding. Her father James J McComb a millionaire who died March 31 at Dobbs Ferry left a will worth over 20 million. A codicil cut her off to 15000 yearly if she married Herzog, triggering a legal challenge that courts deferred before the marriage.
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New York
Fannie Rayne McComb
Louis Herzog
Henry van Dyke
Brick Presbyterian Church
James J. McComb
Dobb's Ferry
McComb
Herzog
Miss McComb
W. W. MacFarlane
Title Guaranty and Trust Company
Irvington buyers pay seven thousand for Smith brick block
James H. Malott purchased the Smith brick block at Washington street and Whittier avenue in Irvington for 7000 dollars. Annie Pash was arrested for allegedly stealing 10 dollars from Mrs. Stevens visiting Mrs. Kennedy. Peddler John Wilhelm faces petit larceny charges for a bridle and shears. West Washington Street Presbyterian Church celebrated paying off a 60 dollar debt with short addresses by Rev. D R Lucas and others.
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James H. Malott
Smith
Washington Street
Whittier Avenue
Irvington
Apa Aeaes
Annie Pash
Stevens
Kennedy
East Fifteenth Street
John Wilhelm
West Washington Street
D. R. Lucas
D. H. Fatout
John Scott
Mr. Elvin
Hot Springs man enters race for Arkansas governor
Hon E. W. Rector of Hot Springs announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Governor opposing Gov Jeff Davis seeking a second term. It is the first time in forty years a Democratic Arkansas governor faces renomination. Many elections will be held statewide on March 2.
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Little Rock
Ark
E. W. Rector
Hot Springs
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Burglars Flee After Warehouse Gunfight
Early today three burglars wrecked the safe in Fisher Bros big warehouse but failed to reach the cash drawer. Police officer Teyda fired on them near the post office, exchange of shots drew civilians into the fray, and the burglars escaped unharmed.
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Minerva
Fisher Bros
Teyda
Aged Couple Burned to Death Near Litchfield
Aged couple Mr. and Mrs. Milton Gorton were burned to death at their home four miles northeast of Litchfield late last night. The house had three occupants, the invalid husband and wife and the hired man Frank Addy who escaped.
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Litchfield
Minn
Milton Gorton
Litchield
Frank Addy
Gorton
Id a Gilbert Dennis in Critical Condition After Assault
Washington daily reports Mrs Ida Gilbert Dennis a dressmaker critically ill after a mysterious assault at her home three weeks ago with death possible at any moment.
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Washington
Ida Gilbert Dennis
Holiday Jewelry Sale at J. P. Mullally
Owing to small expenses the store offers at least ten percent off. Not the largest shop, but the best quality diamonds and jewelry with a cut edge guarantee. Now is the time for holiday selections at 28 Monument Place.
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J. P. Mullally
Monument Place
Hanna McCulloch wedding social notes and attendees
William E English and numerous couples attended a formal social gathering with guests including Mrs George Kern and Mrs Ernst Burford. The event featured decorated gowns, a Renaissance lace theme, and a post event personal notices column with engagements and visits across Lafayette and Indianapolis.
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William E. English
Hugh H. Hanna
D. P. Erwin
E. M. Campbell
George N. Catterson
J. O. Henderson
Hugh J. McGowan
L. H. Levey
Robert Geddes
W. E. Hayward
New
J. H. Taylor
Benjamin Hill
Florence Cofin
George
John W. Kern
Ernst Burford
C. S. Denny
Enrique C. Miller
Miss Field
Cothrell
Edith Wilson
John Downing Johnson
Two Values in Purchase Costs and Returns
A whimsical ad-like passage contrasts price and value in everyday purchases. It notes cork costs 8 cents per pound yet its true value is its saving, and Ivory Soap offers ten to twenty times its cost in value, highlighting how buyers overlook benefits and that Ivory Soap floats.
Social notes and fashion from New York society press
Reports from Irvington Fortnightly Club centered on a post noon gathering at Mrs August Jult home. A New York letter reveals engagement etiquette and matron of honor customs with vivid dress plans. Mrs Howard Gould attends events in Sherry's fashion, detailing gowns, hats, and jewelry. Francie Spinner is credited with introducing women as clerks in Washington while Thomas G Shearman is linked to the rise of typewriter girls. This includes anecdotal letters about engagement milestones, attire, and social expectations.
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Central Aveue
Irvington
August
J. D. Forrest
Washington, D. C
American Economic Association
Edward Carver
New York City
D. K. Carver
Downey Avenue
New York
Diana
Mamma
Dorothea
Phyllis Langhorne
Hendrick Hudson
Garcia
Marmaduke de Montmorency
Marmaduke
New York Times
Howard Gould
Sherry’s
Francie E. Spinner
Washington
Thomas G. Shearman
Wall-street
Pete
Mr. Shearman
There is more in this literary business than I thought possible
A young man in love confesses ambition in the literary trade. He plans to follow his sweetheart who has gone West, aiming to earn fare first. He recalls a bookstore encounter with a book titled Tarry Thou.
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Detroit Free Press
West
Tarry
Emancipation Day Speech Denounces Social Equality
At Charleston on Negro day, Thomas E. Miller, former congressman and president of the South Carolina Colored College, urged frugality and property ownership as paths to recognition. He dismissed social equality as foolish and described better factory profits with black labor in lower Carolina and Georgia, urging moneyed men to favor such labor.
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Charleston
8. C
Thomas E. Miller
The
South Carolina Colored College
Miller
South
Mason and Dixon Line
Upper Carolina
Lower Carolina
Georgia
Marconi Entertained in Ottawa by Viceroy and Officials
In Ottawa on January 1 Signor Marconi was hosted by Lord Minto and the governor general’s guests. He met Falconi the papal delegate and later attended a dinner in his honor hosted by Dr. Borden minister of militia.
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Ottawa
Ont
Signor
Marconi
Eval
Minto
Falconi
Borden
Warrants For Forty Gamblers In Nashville
Warrants were issued on the affidavit of F. K. Odil, a brother of Guy Odil, who recently lost in the gambling houses of Nashville. The warrants charge the defendants with various felonies.
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Nashville
Tenn
Amblers
F. K
Guy Odil
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