Burnt Cork Girls Plan Charity Minstrel Show
New York correspondence describes the Young Ladies' Charitable society staging a "Military Minstrelay" in Lexington Avenue Opera House. Forty members rehearse with Miss Josephine Kushner as organizer, featuring uniforms, songs, and comedic acts to aid the needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Josephine Kushner
Young Ladies’ Charitable Society
Lexington Avenue Opera House
Annie Laurie
Julia Feist
Theresa Weiss
Lindy
Bertha Jacobs
Hannah Rogers
Clara Beck
Kate Goldstein
Celia Rogers
Sadie Marx
Waller
Salvation Army
Polhemus the Hard Hitting Outfielder of Baseball Lore
Sketch of Polhemus detailing his birth in Brooklyn on Oct 4 1864 and a journeyman career across the New England Southern and Pacific leagues. Highlights include top batting marks with Indianapolis 1880 1891 and a historic Spokane Portland game with five hits including a triple double and home run. Notes on training camps for 1894 and comments on other players and managerial moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ark L. Polhemus
Brooklyn
Polhemus
Prospect Parade Grounds
Inlia
Tea Nyack
N. Y
Haverhill
New England
Indianapolis
Lowell Club
New Orleans
Hamilton Club
Galveston Club
Spokane
Seattle
Wilkesbarre
Charleston
Mark L. Polhemus
Southern Association
Lewiston
Portland
New York
Baltimores
Macon
Chicagos
Galveston
Texas
Philadelphias
Charlotte
Brooklyns
South Carolina
Stt. Louis Browns
Hot Springs
Clevelands
Robert Lincoln Lowe
Boston Baseball Club
George Nichol
McCloskey
Louisville
Nichol
Yale
Alonzo
Zella Nicolaus to Appear in Rob Roy Burlesque
Zelia Nicolaus, famed for a high profile lawsuit and ocean escapes, hides in New York to prepare for a stage debut as Zella Nicolaub at the Imperial Music Hall. She will star soon in Rob Roy a burlesque by John Keefe on DeKoven and Smith's opera. Salary set at 400 per week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelia Nicolaus
George Gould
New York City
Zella Nicolaub
Imperial Music Hall
New York
Robber Roy
John Keefe
DeKoven and Smith
Rob Roy
Zella
Bride Marries Best Man After ill fitting attire
A society bride rejected a county squire at the altar over ill fitting clothes and a loose red necktie. She soon wed the best man, a dashing cavalry captain, in a story from Answers.
Vinegar Fiends And The Bitter Habit Among Women
Dr L C Aiken of Cincinnati warns vinegar drinking is a hard habit to break. Women use it for complexion and some develop a craving stronger than liquor. The habit leads to acetic acid intake and stomach damage, with many not surviving to middle age and no antidote found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Aiken
Cincinnati
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Burnt Cork Girls
Will
Gay
Gotham
Bertua Jacobs
Florence Cutler
Della Weil
Messe Moore
Malvania Newman
Millie Apfel
Sophif Schumann
the Baseball World
Polhewus
Stagg
Chicago University
Billy Barnie
Baltimore
Toronto
Southard
Jongaton
Tim Murane
Frank Robinson
Cleveland
T. E. Sullivan
George E. Dorsey
R. C. Outcast
Federal Grand Jury
Omaha
Bobby
Mamma
Algernon
Reginald
Bright Boy
Snaggs
Squildig
Genesis
M. Coster
Bordeaux
France
Long Island City
Trevor T. Jones
Paul Warnecker
G. Sternberg
P. J. Inglis
H. H. Jones
Benjamin Eipper
K. Penti
Prince Lavalard
Kansas
Manilla
Nevada
Philadelphia Savings Fund Society
Pennsylvania Limited
Empire State Express
Lake Superior
Charley Hawes
H—h
Detroit Free Press
Dundee
James
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Cincinnati Tribune
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