Washington Theaters Attract Ions Of The Week
Washington audiences flocked to the National Theater for a mix of Farce and pathos with Franda Wilton in the lead and Marlece the Yankee promoter providing the central comedy. The program also showcased The Sho Gun and Varies acts including Jiu Jitsu demonstrations by Japanese experts, Van Alstyne and Henry, and a Vitagraph novelty with the Spook Minstrels, all drawing a large grateful crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franda Wilton
National Theater
Pierkaud
Vale
Byrne
Allen- Town
Ain
Wea
Pere Marlece
Jesule
Marquette
Laure
Devel
Oso Padiestio
Postavedar
Imam
Tosey
Ardisnes
May Dousen
William Lewers
Lewe
Lawford
Piere Gringere
Versailles
Washington
Columbia
Seaeum
Stase Puipment
Eluras
Uthe ShueGun
Japan
Henry Spaingle
John I Flenshaw
Bill
Chase’s
Chase's
Harvard
Egbert van Alstyne
Blouise Henry
Ir. van Alstyne
Vitagraph
Jiska
King
Vaidares
George Wilson
Arizona Favorably Received at the Lafayette
A strong revival of Arizona by Augustus Thomas played to an overflowing Lafayette audience last night. Harry C. Browne led the cast as Col Bonham with convincing sternness, supported by Edward J. Farrell Lieut Denton and a capable company. Leigh De Lacy and Marie Quinn impressed as Bonham and Bonita, while scenery and costumes matched the production’s original quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Lafayette
Augustus Thomas
Harry C. Browne
Col. Bonham
Denton
Edward J. Farrell
Frank Cumbella
Henry Cinbs
Robert Desham
Tony
Ogden Stevens
V Fenlon
Leigh de Lacy
Stella Bonham
Marie Quinn
Bonita
Che
Lyceum
Sam Devere
Sam
Charles
Alice Shrodes
Gertrude Leclair
McCrea
Poole
Joe J. Sullivan
Larry Smith
Billy Pearl
A Race for Life Stages Strong Lyrical Drama in D.C.
A new scenic melodrama "A Race for Life" premiered at the Academy of Music in Washington, drawing praise for its horse-ranch plot of mortgaged land and a winning horse. Casts Edwin Walter, Eugene Panera, Zoe Edmond, and Dorothy Lyons delivered solid performances while Adella Barker and John C. Leach supplied strong comic elements. The production showcased elaborate scenery and electrical effects with a Los Angeles track scene noted for its realism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy
Washington
Academy of Music
Theodore Kremer
Old
Kentucky
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Edwin Walter
Austin Seymour
Eugene Panera
Zoe Edmond
Dorothy Lyons
Nick Davis
Maud Allen
Adella Barker
Bedelia O’grady
John C. Leach
Hop Lee
Seymour
Los Angeles
Garfieldi s Plans
James R. Garfield the commissioner of corporations conducts a personal investigation into the oil industry and will not return to Washington for at least two weeks. He completes work in Kansas Missouri and Indian Territory and heads to California to continue inquiries on the Pacific Coast. He may then pass through Texas to collect data before returning, with no details disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
James R. Garfield
Washington
Kansas
Missouri
Indian Territory
Pacific Coast
Texas
Goous
Buckson
Rajah
Washington Square
Gooch
Chapel
Hunter
Sandy
Wven
Silas
Kilbmth
Junius Brutus Bucksan
Chii Chap
Burkson
Loki
Anna Spurman
Arlington Honors Maj Curtis B Hoppin at Fort Eben Allen
Monitary honors were conferred as the remains of Maj Curtis B Hoppin Fifteenth Cavalry died at Fort Eben Allen Virginia were interred at Arlington yesterday A firing party escorted the cortege to the grave and funeral services followed Honorary pallbearers included Maj B H Webster Maj John S Mallory Maj William E B Mann Maj J B Aleshire Maj C B Baker Capt R E B Michie Maj John B Bellinger and Capt Joseph T Crabb
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis B. Hoppin
Fifteenth Cavalry
Fort Eben Allen
Arlington
BH. K. Webster
John S. Mallory
Twelfth Infantry
William EB. Mann
Fourteenth Infantry
J. B. Aleshire
C. B. Baker
R. EB. L. Michie
Twelfth Cavalry
John B. Bellinger
Joseph T. Crabb
Postmasters Appointed in Several Towns and States
Postmasters were appointed yesterday for New Hampshire Monument Josephine M Barree Pennsylvania Lehigh Furnace John H Neff Virginia Cunneper Mattie A Redd Niagara Falls N Y April 24 An unknown man walked into the rapids above Goat Island bridge and was swept over the falls in a death by his own action witnessed by many spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire Monument
Josephine M. Barree
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Furnace
John H. Neff
Virginia
Cunneper
Mattie A. Redd
Niagara Falls
American Channel
Goat Island Bridge
Canal Plans Definite Progress With Work
Chief Engineer Wallace says the Panama Canal project is proceeding under definite plans based on the Spooner act. He arrived in Chicago to reassure the public that construction is on schedule and budget, with variations allowed only if Congress approves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Spooner
Chicago
John F. Wallace
Panama Canal Commission
Canal Commission
Panama Canal
First
Isthmian Commission
Admiral Walker
Congress
Commission
Wr. Wallace
Dr Grenfell Tours Ontario and Labrador Fishermen Aid
Dr William Grenfell, superintendent of the Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, travels from Labrador to Ontario after addressing religious and scientific groups in St Johns and New York area churches. He will receive funds via Charles J. Bell, while lighthouse vessels from Tompkinsville reach Coronel before sailing to Callao, Peru.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labrador
William ‘T. Grenfell
Ontario
A. Graham Bell
St. John’s
Epsphany
Medical Society
National Geographic Society
University Club
Fourth ‘Presbyterian Church
Church of the Covenant
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Episcopal Church
St. John's
Twin Oaks
Gardiner Hubbard
Roosevelt
Charles J. Bell
American Security and Trust Company
Lighthouse Board
Coronel
Chile
Tompkinsville
Callan
Peru
The Other Chris and the Double in a Tragic Tale
In a grim 19th century drama, Chris remains jailed as Silas Spurman confesses to murder while pursuit of the other Chris continues. Olga Crawforth’s fate and a gallery of portraits drive a tense search for the double. The narrative threads through trials, identities, and the haunting question of who is truly Chris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tre Night Watchman
Cnris
Olga
Chris
Hunter
Chis
Judge Burkson
Christ
Maine
Crawforth
Chapel
Mat Hildebrand
Sunday Post
Cam
Open Door to Fraud if Supreme Court Upholds Bond Rule
The Supreme Court granted certiorari in United States vs. Dickerhoff raising whether an importer's delivery bond can be liable for damages when unexamined merchandise is returned. The government warns that affirming the Second Circuit would force costly warehouses or expose vast fraud risk as evidence is destroyed. The case, rooted in New York, could reshape customs administration and inspection practices nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The
United States
Emil Dickerhoff
New York
Circuit Court of Appeals For
Second Circuit
Circuit Court of Appeals
Motion in Ballman Case Contempt Question in Appeal
The U S Supreme Court heard a motion by Solicitor General Hoyt to advance the United States v Ballman case to secure a hearing this term. Ballman, Cincinnati, refused to produce bank records or answer questions on self incrimination, was jailed for contempt by Judge Thompson, and the case questions federal power to punish a witness before a grand jury. Attorney Lawrence Maxwell opposed the motion for Ballman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Hoyte
United States
George W. Ballman
Cincinnati
Ballman
German National Bank
Thompson
Bailman
Supreme Court
Hoyt
Lawrence Maxwell
Ball, Man
Supreme Court hears cases on trade board quotas and refunds
The Supreme Court heard arguments in The Board of Trade of Chicago vs The Christie Grain Company and Kinsey vs The Board of Trade over continuous quota enforcement by commission houses. A certiorari petition in New York Telephone Company vs Internal Revenue Collector was submitted. Two students drowned in Lake Erie in April, Laverne MacCrillis aged nineteen of Trionville among the victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Board of Trade of Chicago
Christie Grain Company
Kinsey
The
Board of Trade
New York Telephone Company
Internal Revenue Collector ‘Treaty of
New York
Lake
Erie
Laverne MacCrillis
Trionville
Drowning of Students in Edinboro Duck Hunt at Conneaut Lake
Archie Clark aged nineteen and a fellow student from Centreville who attended State Normal School at Edinboro Pa were drowned today while duck hunting in a rowboat on Conneaut Lake. It is believed they were thrown overboard when changing positions in the boat. Also notes that the Supreme Court granted mandamus in Beavers case and stayed the Benson matter pending rehearing petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Clark
Centrevile
State Normal School
Edinboro
Conneaut Lake
United States Supreme Court
Yeterday
George W. Beavers
Post Office Department
Hoyt
John A. Benson
Land Office
Benson
R. Golden Donaldson
Supreme Court
Mr. Benson
White
Peckham
McKenna
Day
Supreme Court Rejects Hatch Case Challenge to How Brought
The Supreme Court dismissed Hatch versus Beckham, ruling against Hatch and criticizing the manner the case was brought. The dispute concerned whether a New York Stock Exchange seat sale could be compelled amid bankruptcy proceeds to liquidate a brokerage firm’s debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Hatch
Circuit Court of Appeals
Second District
Wingate Case Dismissed In Local Liquor Vote Fight
Robinson and Watson versus Wingate was dismissed by the Orange County district court after a two year delay. The case sought a writ of injunction to stop counting votes from a May 20 193 in a local option election prohibiting liquor sales. County authorities argued the suit aimed to delay and the injunction remained in force. Dismissal clears the way for canvassing the vote in Orange County Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Robinson & Watson
W. J. Wingate
Supreme Court of the United States
District Court of
Orange County
Tex
Commissioners’ Court
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Dismisses Remington Trademark Case
Chief Justice Fuller writes for the court in Wyckoff, Seamans & Co. v. Howe Scales Co. and others, ordering dismissal of the bill. The Howe Company sought to use Remington as a trademark on its typewriters after E. Remington & Sons transferred rights. The ruling stops attempts to enjoin use of the Remington name or Rem-Sho, reversing the lower court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Remington
Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Wyckoff, Seamans & Co
Howe Scales Company
Howe Company
E. Remington & Sons
Remington Standard Typewriter
Remingtona
Tower Court
Supreme Court to rule on lynching as federal offense
The Supreme Court will decide if lynching is an offense under the U S Constitution in the case of Thomas M Riggins of Madison County Alabama. Riggins and others were indicted by a U S Circuit Court jury for lynching a Black man named Horace Maples on racial grounds, challenging federal jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Thomas M. Riggins
Madison County
Ala
Riggins
United States Circuit Court of Alabama
Horace
Easter Lawn Fest Ends Abruptly at White House Ellipse
A large Easter celebration for children on the White House lawn ended at 1 o'clock when Col. Bromwell ordered the grounds cleared citing lawn damage from past events. Mrs. Roosevelt hosted guests on the south veranda as the Marine Band performed on the Ellipse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Bromwell
Charles G. Bromwell
White House
Roosevelt
Tary
Miss Morton
Fairbanks
Timmons
Coil
M. Bromwell
Lieut
Sanielmann
A Woman’s Despair and a Snowbound Tragedy
A woman named Chris clings to a child in a frozen house, then vanishes after a high- tension night. The search earns a grim outcome as Rajah the dog uncovers a body buried in snow, revealing a suicide and shocking connections to Crawforth and Buckson.
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Francis Wilson
George Ade
Columbia Theater
Charlotte Leslay
Moo-Zoo
Wiliam C. Weedon
Thomas C. Leary
Mr. Hoenshaw
Edward B. Martindell
Coral Spicer
Hun'ni-Bun
May Ten Broeck
Korea
China
Aly Bride
Miss Spicer
Garfieldi
Maj
Niagara
DR. Grenfell
Gee
R. F. Ayers
Washington Post
Rome
Jackson Crawforth
Young Buckson
Janag Buckson Feu
Jude Burreson
Fider
Buelen
Caris
Sho Della
Iene
Sed
Cran
Budson
saya the @etter
Silas Spurman
Dr. Gooch
Anna
Cranforth
Mrs. Crawforth
Berenice
Chris Matte
Dame Doubleface
Mat
Ajalon
Buckson House
John Hunter
Mulberry Bend
Olga Crawforth
Mr. Hunter
Chris Ericson
Wingate
Guy Keeedi
Luliputia
Tysret
Teremnis
Dr. Kine
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