Lincoln Biographers Nicolay and Hay Face Wartime Spotlight
Washington interview reveals Nicolay’s background from the Rhine to Illinois and his early rise to editor and clerk. He describes Lincoln’s dangers, daily crowds, and the habit of sharing threatening letters with the War Department.
New Boat Shape Promises Speed Gain With Concave Hull
A thirty six foot craft showcases a concave bottom hull built in a left right spiral from bow to midsection. The design claims to lift the boat with speed, displacing water per wave line theory and increasing velocity with no extra power. A diverse column also discusses Brune’s metallic cement for Paris monuments and other inventions.
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Lovers Toss Letters From Park Car Window
In a Chicago street car a couple argued over a bundle of letters and tore them into fragments then tossed them from the window. A passerby recovered a piece and gave it to a reporter as a token of good faith amid a buoyant youth written script.
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Young Dakota doctor and the strange cure tale
A medical tale from Dakota recalls a young physician named Slade who trails a path of fatal results via frequent ad hoc treatments and reliance on patent medicine. An eccentric country doctor and a black cat poultice feature in a cautionary vignette about professional judgment and profit in medicine.
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Mephistopheles in a Scarlet Cavalier at the Theatre
A vivid stage picture unfolds with Mephistopheles in scarlet and a long sword, then shifts to a bustling medieval city scene at a cathedral. The piece blends drama and satire as characters move through religious and social settings, ending with theatre notices for London fashion and major productions in Chicago.
Gossip of the Stage Announces January Tours and Casts
Daniel Bandmann begins a tour on January 15. Charles Overton has secured a play for William Terriss. Sydney Cowell joins the Great Pink Pearl Company. The Wife at the New York Lyceum marks its 75th consecutive performance. Arnold and Andre by Edgar Fawcett to be staged at Madison Square matinees. Mrs. Helen Dauvray to perform in San Francisco next month, with retirement not expected. Signor Perugini to sing English opera in England and not return to America soon. He will open n Car men about January 9. Lagendere Opera and Tha Begum in Chicago House with the debut Sunday eve January 8. She to appear three weeks at Chicago Opera House. Company to open next week for four weeks amid a crowded program.
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New York
Frank Carlyle
Prince
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Herbert Keloey
Helen Dauvray
San Francisco
Signor Perugini
Canton
England
Anerica
Karany
Low “Tha Begum
Chicago
Vovonages
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Musical matters and reviews from Chicago to New York in 1890
The era reports on Anton Schott the tenor and the success of Weber's Eoryantha at the Metropolitan New York. Florence Butler of Chicago sang at the Apollo Club in St Joseph Missouri with praise. A photo engraving of the musical college faculty is released. The Centre Musical Association in Cleveland features a Sae cantata with Hart Pants in January. A Chicago Tribune critic reviews Rome by Messisen and Smith, discussing simple cues and lack of advanced modulation, noting weaknesses in construction and interpolations. The burlesque and travesty elements are criticized as bad taste with acrobatic displays. Laurel tributes for Booth and Barrnett are noted amid stage audience reactions.
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Chicago
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Remarkable Train Incident Aboard Nashville Line
The Montgomery Advertiser recounts a dramatic tale from a conductor on the Nashville to Montgomery passenger train. A lady passenger fell ill and slept, but later a newsboy reported a woman seen off the moving train with a cup in hand. An investigation then described a curious event in which a young rodent stole kittens from a barn and played with them, drawing unusual attention.
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Macchi Evans
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Kitteria
Aleve
al Capora
Love Letters and a Cardboard Bride Ends in Duped Trust
A Milford man married a supposed Burlington clothier after receiving photographs and promises of marriage from a young actress. Letters flourished while the bride struggled financially, but hints of deceit surfaced as communications failed and the man learned of the ruse. The affair unfolded with a cardboard photograph and a marriage scheme that collapsed when the victim realized the fraud.
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