The Booth of Japan and Its Giant Kabukiza Theatre
A reporter tours Kabukiza Theatre in Japan owned by Donjuro, the Edwin Booth of Japan. The 4,000 seat venue rivals New York theaters with a large stock company and nightly receipts in the thousands. Donjuro funds a Red Cross hospital week and actors perform from morning till night.
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Onjuro
Edwin Booth
Japan
New York
Donjuro
Red Cross Hospital
United States
Conjuro’s
Conjuro
Edwin Bootie
America
Gardon
Joe Jefferson
A Pretty Chinese Cottage in Canton
A picture of a small airy Chinese residence in Canton shows shade trees by the land side and no artificial heat, reflecting northern China winters are harsher. The article contrasts Canton’s climate with Peking and Florida latitude, noting local housing habits and comfort differences for Americans in China. The piece ends with a peculiar note on human body proportions.
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China
Canton
Florida
Pekin
New York
North
America
Tiger a Good Horse in Rose Stable Text
George Rose leads a twelve-horse string in Chicago and Hawthorne trials with Tiger as his prized three year old. Tiger, sired by Three Cheers, boasts a famed dam line including Ricardo and Jovial and has started four times, with a Norfolk stakes win and strong early promise for Hawthorne and Harlem races.
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George Rose
West
Chicago
Frisco
Harlem
Hawthorne
Rose
Haymarket
B. G
Storey-Ultrina
Middleton
B. c
Warwick
Lady Middleton
Postguard
Alfonse Carter
Leonville
Br. G
Leonatus-Villette
Mulberry
Imp. Deceiver
Jennie McKinney
Fonso
Empress of Norfolk
B. F
Norfolk- Savannah
Tiger
Three Cheers
Ricardo
Washoe
Joe Hooker
Mattie Glenn
Constance
M. Ch. F
Avail
Eolian-Ordnance
Newminster
Jovial
Ray Midlothian
Stratford
Rica
Kingfisher
Mr. Rose
Ridam
Aker Ars
Bey District
Model
California
Charlie Weber
Miss Clay
Jim Flood
Capt. Skedance
Imp. Thorn
Malo Diablo
Installator
Rey del Carreros
Rey Alfonso
Baldwin
New Advertising Device Sparks Window Crack Illusion
A new shop window decor uses painted white cracks radiating from a center to imitate glass breakage. Market observers say it attracts attention by design, created with French chalk and paint, prompting pedestrians to stop and look. Little Coon of New Orleans seeks a legal name change, claiming his current name causes laughs. Willie Holmes of LaPorte Indiana, four years old, weighs 85 pounds and can lift his father 175 pounds, signaling strength prowess to come. Samuel family’s London sheriffs head a company founded in 1852, with Marcus Samuel steering Yokohama and Kobe trade interests through Samuel, Samuel & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Holmes
LaPorte
Ind
Sandow
Charles Holmes
Trial in Owosso For Foster Son Amputation Dispute
In Owosso Michigan the trial of Mrs Orsuma Burpee on charges tied to boiling the foster son's feet and resulting amputation ended in a jury disagreement with no verdict reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owosso, Mich
Mra Orsuma Burpee
American Press Demands Clear Policy On Turkey Crisis
In a call to action the article urges the president and Congress to guarantee a stronger interior consular service for citizen safety and lawful pursuit, a firm ministerial stance to defend the nation’s honor, and a clear congressional protest to the sultan over the recent massacre. It cites international law justifying intervention when humanity is at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Congress
Wass
United States
Deceitful Signboard and Fisherman Dispute at Pond
A fish pond owner questions a trespasser over a No Fishing Here sign while the angler defends the claim with a basket of fish. A postal card advertises travel information to Lincoln on North-Western Line. Also notes winter weather in Chicago and a cough remedy. Story includes a child refusing bread and asking for ginger cakes.
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A. &. Fielding
North-Western Line
Lincoln
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Harper's Bazar
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Hall
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Toledo
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Paris
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John W. Foster
Joan
Piso
E. Davy
Huntington, Ind
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Revpre
W. L. Douglas
Walter Baker & CO
Europe
Walter Baker & GO
Dorchester, Mass
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Rockford
Buckbee
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ST. Jacobs
New York Tribune
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NEW York Weekly Tribune
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Omaha
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