Dickens Centenary Celebrations Across Nations
Charles Dickens centennial events span Carnegie Hall New York Portsmouth London Jandon and Boston. William Watson headlines at Carnegie Hall as Dickens Fellowship marks the birth anniversary with global branches and charity aims. Port city fellowship funds support a Tiny Tim cat and a Victoria nurse for the poor. Boston faculties and clubs join in the nationwide observance tying Dickens’s memory to scholarly and civic groups.
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New York
William Watson
Carnegie Hall
Charles Dickens
Watson
Mr. Watson
Edward
Asquith
Great Britain
Dickens Fellowship
United States
Canada
Dickens
Henry F. Dickens
London
Dr. A. Conan Doyle
T. P. O'Conner
Georgiana Hogarth
L. Alma-Tadema
J. M. Barrie
Hall Caine
Lord Hereford
H. Beerbohm Tree
J. Woolsey Shepard
Portmouth
England
Tim Cat
Portsmouth Hospital
Victoria
America
Europe
Jandon
Westminster Abbey
Bez Club
His Majesty Theatre
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Guildhall Library
Sidewalk Sketches Niagara Falls Satirizes Tourist Welcome
A humorous piece lampoons Niagara Falls as a noisy tourist magnet with phony grandeur. It riffs on history and myth, mocks cab rides and dives from the falls, and playfully critiques married life and honeymoon expenses in a satirical travel sketch.
Dickens centennial celebration across Canada and Scotland
Dickens centennial events planned in Toronto Ottawa Montreal and other Canadian cities with meetings and banquets honoring Charles Dickens. Edinburgh hosts a large centenary celebration following lectures by the Fellowship with many notable nobles statesmen authors and business figures taking part.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
Ottawa
Montreal
Dominion
Edinburgh
Dickens
Edinburgh and Leith
Scotland
Root Juice Promises Quick Relief Across Country
Springfield residents report remarkable results from a new Indiana scientist’s discovery. Mrs. Sarah Collins of Springfield testifies she bloated less and breath improved after using three bottles of Root Juice, praising its impact and noting wide local uptake at Lemmon's Pharmacy and other drugstores.
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Indiana
Springfield, Jr
Sarah Collins
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Forward Movement in Eastern Iowa opens Sunday events
The Men and Religion Forward Movement launched in Dubuque with Professor Lewis from Lake Forest College speaking on Boys at St. Luke's. A Y M C A leader discussed Social Service at First Congregational, with Dr. Zartman on studying the Bible. Dr. Lane from London delivered a late message. Campaign runs through the week as towns like Ackley Maquoketa Sigourney join in, with Lit on methods for a simultaneous every member canvass. Madame Hughes-Thomas and the Royal Welsh Ladies choir perform at the Graham on Feb 17.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Dubuque
Lewis
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest
Illinois
St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal Church
R. Atkinson
Chicago Y. M. C. A
First Congregational Church
Mr. Atkinson
P. S. Zartman
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
Lane
London
England
Eldora
Ackley Journal
Ackley
BR. S Mapes
Maquoketa
Sigourney
Sigourney Committee
Fffty
F. B. Tucker
R. L. Crawford
F. J. Michel
Bremer
L Street West
J. M. Flanagan
Madame Sherry and The Lonesome Pine In Local Lineup
New Amsterdam Theater’s Madame Sherry attracts overflow crowds in New York and heads to town February 15 with the New Amsterdam Theatre company. The Lonesome Pine at the Graham Saturday night features Roy La Marr in a blend of pathos and comedy with Emilie Hayward in a key role. Tickets range from 15 to 50 cents and the show highlights musical dance numbers and theatrical teaching.
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New York
New Amsterdam
Madame Sherry
New Amsterdam Theater Company
Lonesome Pine
Bert Mosher
Roy la Marr
Graham
Cess
New Amsterdam Theatre Company
Lulu
Eczema Remedy Promoted By Lemmon's Pharmacy
A patent style claim asserts most eczema sufferers have only skin disease and promotes Meritol Eczema Remedy as a specific cure. Lemmon's Pharmacy is named as sole agents.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
For Sale and Want Ads on Page 7 Column 1 tf
Classified listings show items for sale and requests for services or purchases. Items range from household goods to employment notices, with location details and contact methods where provided.
Nation in Thanksgiving for Safe Return of King and Queen
In London a thanksgiving service was held at St. Paul’s to mark the safe return of King George V and Queen Mary from India. The royal party including the Prince of Wales and Princess Mary attended, arriving amid cold rain and slush to a congregation of over 5,000 people.
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Great Britain
London
King George
Queen Mary
India
St. Paul's
Prince of Wales
Princess Mary
Queen Mother
Alexandra
Belfast cancels meetings at Slater Hall February 7
Belfast authorities bar all meetings in Slater Hall on February 7 and the Unionists and Liberal associations cancel their engagements. Fifty rounds of ball cartridges are issued to every member of a large soldier force drafted into the city.
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Belfast
Corporation of
Slater Hall
Fairbanks - Morse
Assistant chief of detectives Carl Hard dies in Manila
Carl Hard, assistant chief of detectives, died in Manila from a self inflicted wound after an attempted suicide a week earlier. The Montana native and former second lieutenant in the Thirty fifth volunteers arrived in the Philippines in 1899 and was mustered out in 1901 amid graft investigations involving detectives.
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Manila
P. I
Carl Hard
Hard
Montana
Thirty-fifth Volunteers
Philippines
Rebels Driven to Hills as Fighting Rages in Portugal
In South Portugal fighting persists with rebels backed into hills. Cavalry and infantry reinforcements move toward the front from Maita as clashes yield heavy casualties. Over 5,000 revolutionists are held prisoners across the country, including arrests in Lisbon.
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Badajoz
Spain
Portugal
Thells
Maita
Lisbon
Predict the Coming of Christ Convenes in Des Moines
The second day of the Northern union conference of Seventh Day Adventists opened in Des Moines Iowa with leader addresses. M N Campbell of Nevada delivered the principal talk as Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota churches attend the biennial meeting through Friday. The group believes Christ will come in this generation citing Matthew 24 and other scriptures.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Northern Union Conference of
Seventh Day Adventists
Iowa Conference
Churches of
Christ
Hall's Catarrh Cure Proven Practitioner Prescribed
Local applications fail to reach the seat of catarrh so internal remedies are advised. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. It is not a quack medicine and was prescribed by a top doctor for years as a regular prescription. The formula blends tonics with blood purifiers to treat mucous tissues. Send for testimonials. F J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Reichstag convenes as Socialists lead new assembly
Berlin Feb 7 The new Reichstag convenes with Socialists holding 110 seats, Centrists 93, Conservatives 71, and National Liberals 47. Bassermann rises as a pivotal figure as parties seek to align on tax, defense, and military bills amid calls for inheritance taxes and disarmament.
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Berlin
Center
Centre Party
Empire
National Liberals
Ernest Bassermann
Reichstag
Bassermann
Germany
Herr Bebel
Bavarian Peasant League
Lorraine
Count von Posadowsky-Wehner
Interior
Prince von Buelow
Negro miners sue president over union discrimination in Iowa
In Boone Iowa on February 7 a district court was told that negro miners of Ogden will test the United Mine Workers of America and officials in damage suits next week. The cases total 1 500 000 dollars with 150 defendants named. Plaintiffs allege discrimination by white miners and expulsion from union meetings amid past year labor troubles.
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Boston
Harvard
Wellesley
Twentieth Century Club
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Boston Press Club
Niagara Falls
Bey
Sebas Seerry TF
Benedict Arnold
Tanae Newton
Niagara
Bath
Dickens Club
Springfield
Easternowa
Madame Hughes-Thomas
Royal Welsh Ladies Choir
Churchill
M. N. Campbell
Nevada
Minnesota
North and
South Dakota
Parliament
Boone, Iowa
Johnn. White
United Mine Workers of
Amer
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Cers
Ogden
Arctics
Atchison & Finney
Keller & Phillips
Mason Transfer & Storage CO
Washington, Lowa
C.W. Busby Mfg. CO
Washington, Iowa
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