Barrison Sisters Ordered Out Of Germany After Dancer Scandal
Berlin police warned the five Barrison sisters to leave Germany amid a wave of notoriety stemming from their charm and alleged links to pawned jewels. The siblings from Copenhagen rose to fame in New York and on Broadway from 1888 onward, drawing attention with skirt dances and stage stunts. Their father was an umbrella mender, and mother Richa prioritized money over schooling, pushing the girls toward entertainment.
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Berlin
Germany
Barrison Sisters
America
Count von Wede
Copenhagen
Denmark
New York City
Niblo’s Garden
DeWolf Hopper
Wang
Adlene
Olger
Sophie
Inger
Gertrude
Barrison
Adione
Sophia
Sirius Barrison
Dolrs
Gerry
Casino
Tony Pastor
Fleron
Clemenceau
Pearl Eytinge
Gerry Society
Beir
Paterson
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Floron
Europe
Eight Couples Married in Wholesale Ceremony in Delaware Hall
In Hockessin Delaware Rev William Jason led a mass wedding at Odd Fellows Hall uniting eight couples of colored persons witnessed by over 300 people He said he sought to help those living together without marriage and that civil and divine law condemned the arrangement An aged woman narrowly escaped a house fire in Greenback Pa as a child’s fire set the home alight.
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Odd Fellows
Hockessin
Del
William Jason
The
State College For Colored Students
Jason
Augusta Manthies
Greenbac
Peru
New York Herald
Lima
Mike Donovan Praises John L Sullivan Philanthropy
Mike Donovan recalls John L Sullivan as a generous, modest benefactor admired widely for sixteen years. He notes Sullivan gave freely to religious and charitable causes without show and helped the needy, aged, and even gamblers, while keeping a noble heart and popular appeal in boxing lore.
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John L.sullivan
John L. Sullivan
New Orleans
Montgomery
Ala
Savannah
Sullivan
Mike
Moran
Mike Donovan
Umpire Tim Hurst Reappointed to National League and American Association
Tim Hurst, a famed umpire born in Ashland Pennsylvania in 1865, has been reappointed by President Young to the National League and American Association staff for the coming season. He rose through the Pennsylvania State, Southern and Minneapolis circuits and is praised as fearless and energetic in the field.
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Tim Hurst
American Association
Young
Hurst
Ashland
Minneapolis
Kansas Citys
Peruvian Christmas Customs and New Dress Fabrics Discussed
The New York Herald describes Lima Christmas scenes with masked revelers, street markets, bullfights, processions, and a late mass. It notes glass fabric innovations from Russia and new spun glass textiles, with dresses and table linens in vivid color.
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Russia
Siberian
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Ciety
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Tam Hope Tt Church
Timothy Hurst
Hall Caine
Esau
Jacob
Eli
David
Uriah
Tha ‘m
3 Magazine
Charity On Birds
Great Britain
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