Drift ing and Deceptions in Newports Social World
Preston Gibson's new play Drift ing at Belasco Theater portrays Newport society as vain and discontented. Harrison, a mill owner, saves his marriage after a failed elopement with his wife aboard Worthington's yacht, exposing the moral tensions of wealth and romance. Walter Hale, Edith Luckett, and Mrs Sam Sothern lead a strong cast with elaborate stage settings and gowns enhancing the social satire.
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Preston Gibson
Fieht
Washington
Wen
Belasco Theater
Washington Playhouse
Gibson
Newport
Harrison
Hig House
Worthington
Europe
Mr. Gibson
Walter Hale
Edith Luckett
Sam Sothern
Frank Goldsmith
Ann Archer
Constance Kirkman
Grace Morrissey
The
Belasco
Academy The House With the Green Shutters
The Academy presented The House With the Green Shutters a four act melodrama by Walter Howard with a charming heroine a villainous rogue and a clever pair of detectives. Rodger Craven a banker seeks heirs while Evelyn Faber and Arthur Devoy win audience sympathy as lovers. The plot follows the heirs being found and spirited away to the house as Hungry Joe and Janette Boynton scheme, ending with the villains defeated.
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Ike
Academy
Walter Howard
Herone
Eal
Rodger Craven
Janette Boynton
Craven
Oliver Harrison
Alice Craven
Jake Lonix
Pete Bird
Elisura
Streminus
Joe
Evelyn Faber
Alice Claren
Arthur Devoy
Oliver
Harrison
Ralph MacDonald
Lyndale
Janette Heynton
Clark Hose
John C
J. W. Carroll
Rene Grau Pleages
Dick Craven
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary at Columbia theater
Aunt Mary Watkins May Robson returns rejuvenated in a three act comedy. The nephew’s breach of promise love trouble is resolved by Aunt Mary saving the day. May Robson shines and Jack Storey with Maelyn Arbuckle lead a varied vaudeville bill alongside several acts.
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Columbia
Mary
Anne Warner
John Watkins
Jack Storey Mitchell
May Robson
Aunt Mary
Taye Cusick
Betty Burnett
Jack Storey
John Watkins, Jr
Storey
Chase
Maelyn Arbuckle
Welcher
R. H. Davin
Dan Gassaway
Banks
Rosie
Dan
S J Arbuckle
Vaughan Tre ©Ver
Agnes Redmond
Signer Trovato
Trevato
Richards
Julian Eltinge
Clifford Walker
Robert de Mant
Gladys Clark
Henry Bergman
Berzac
Chaeel's
Growth in Banking Surges as Insolvent Banks Grow
Lawrence O. Murray reports a dramatic rise in U S banking. from 13,977 banks in 1903 to 27,268 in the present year with aggregate capital near 1.96 billion dollars. He defends voluntary liquidation of insolvent banks to protect depositors and preserve capital, noting dividends paid and the system’s broader growth despite failures.
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House of Representatives
Lawrence O' Murray
Comptroelle
Éfets
United States
Ile
Ta Iudd
Aggie
Ks Vanks
Obstacle Race at The Arcade Skating Rink
Patrons at The Arcade on Fourteenth and Park Road will witness a scheduled obstacle race evening. Several top District skaters have agreed to participate, with entrants blind to the course, promising a lively show with possible tumbles and laughs. The event accompanies the week’s first ballroom dancing session planned for tomorrow night.
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Park Road
Inflammation Cure Promises Relief for Harsh Itch
A New York woman recounts years of itching that resisted doctors and hospital care. After trying Cuticura Remedies she claims complete relief following two soaps ointment and pills, urging others with similar symptoms to try the treatment.
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Bertha Sachs
Second Ave
New York
N. Y
Sara
Berths Seche
Morris Sachs
Neutach- Ostroworr Unt
Verem
Kempner
Benevolent Bociety
Cuticura Soap Git
Cuticura Olntraent
Typhoid Inquiry Board Delayed at Annapolis
Special to The Washington Pits reports that Navy designated typhoid origin board did not arrive in Annapolis due to consultations with Surgeon General Stokes. The panel, Medical Inspector John M. Edgar, Surgeon Edward G. Parker, Surgeon Charles St. J. Rutter, and Passed Asst. Surgeon Owen Z. Mink, will convene soon to begin a thorough examination and study the epidemic. The Navy focuses on cause rather than prevalence, believing the fever has largely spent its force. Midshipman T. Starr, captain of the football team, remains gravely ill with relapse and no improvement noted.
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Washington
Annapolis
Navy Department
General Stokes
John M. Edgar
Edward G. Parker
Charies St. J. Rutter
Owen Z. Mink
T. Starr
King
Great Hole in Puritan Hull Reported by Divers
Divers examining the sunken United States monitor Puritan off Newport News middle ground uncover a large hole in the hull. The hull is said to be cracked 14 feet forward and 14 feet aft, with another crack reaching the midship and likely extending to the keel.
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Norfolk
Newport News
Des Moines Officer Dies After Horse Accident
First Lieutenant Albert J. Woude of the Sixth Cavalry United States Army died from injuries after being thrown from his horse near Fort Des Moines. His skull was fractured and he was 46 years old. He leaves a wife.
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Albert J. Woude
First Cavalry
Des Moines
Iowa
Sixth Cavalry
United States Army
Fort Des Moines
Lieut. Woude
Army Orders Show Movements and Assignments
Leaves of absence for Lieut William Cutliffe and Capt James Bryson, plus numerous transfers and duties across forts and depots. Officers detailed to Fort St Philip, Fort Jackson, Indianola, Simpson College, Schofield Barracks, and Fort Leavenworth with upcoming instructional and survey assignments. Naval movements list vessels arriving and sailing from Hampton Roads, Manila, and San Diego with various yard duties and ship transfers.
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William 0
Cutliffe
Medical Reserve Corps
James N. Bryson
Fourth Field Artillery
George W Burr
Ordnance Department
Fort St. Philip
Fort Jackson
Yas
Fort Crochet
Fort A Jacinte
Fort Trevis
Tex
Walter G Penfield
Ordnance
Colt
Prient Fire Arma Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Cona
Edward H Catlin
Simpson College
Instanola
Town
Indianola
Harry C. Barnes
Coast Artillery Corps
Walker Reed
Honpital
Frank Baker
Frederick P. Reynolds
Powell Fauntleroy
Jere B. Clayton
William § Bispham
James L .Bryans
Jienry D. Thomason
Charles, Demmer
Charles R. Howland
Philippine Islands
Manus
Howland
Labanon
Hampton Roads
Birminghem
Alex
Nsty Yard
New York
Dixia
Smith
Flusser
Larson
Preston
Reid
Param
Car'ptor
Eight Robberies Charged In Grand Jury Indictments
The grand jury reported to Justice Wright in Criminal Court No 1 with a batch of indictments after two weeks of work. Charles J. Owen faces eight counts of housebreaking and larceny. Other indictments include John Foy for assault with a dangerous weapon, Walter Tyler for depredation of private property, James Russell and George Serivan for housebreaking and larceny, Cain Robertson, Alfred Stewart alias Popple Stewart for assault with intent to rob, Edgar W. Hains and Oscar Johnson for assault with a dangerous weapon, William Lefrich for housebreaking and larceny, William Hyans and Thomas Winston for housebreaking and larceny, Washington Lewis for assault with a dangerous weapon, Lydia Frazier for larceny, and George Harris for housebreaking.
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Justice Wright
Charles J. Owen
Policeisin
John Foy
Walter Tyler
James Russell
Cain Robertson
George Serivan
Thomas Johnson
Alfred Stewart
Popple Stewart
Edgar W. Hains
Oscar Johnson
William Lefrich
William Hyans
Thomas Winston
Washington Lewis
Lydia Frazier
George Harris
Assassins Death Sinks Russia Political Protest
In St Petersburg on December 12 opposition factions in the Duma united to demand ministers of interior and justice explain alleged wholesale flogging of political prisoners in Zarantut and Vologda Siberian prisons. Sasonef, who killed Pleve, reportedly died in Zarantut from flogging injuries. The Duma adopted an education bill transferring church primary schools to civil authority.
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Yon Plehve
Rumov
St. Petersburg
Duma
Interior
Ton Plelve
Zerantut
Reading Ignores Ultimatum on Telegraphers Strike
Philadelphia December 13 officials of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company ignored the demand of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers for reinstatement of two members. J R T Austen, president of the order, said he hoped for an amicable settlement. No immediate strike action was taken but discussion planned for tomorrow’s meetings.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
J. R. T. Austen
Rhodes Scholar Named From Massachusetts in 1910
Cambridge Dec 14 William Chase Greene a Harvard senior has been chosen as the 1910 Rhodes Scholar from Massachusetts by the State Board of Education. Greene hails from Baltimore and is Phi Beta Kappa a member of the student council the Harvard debating council and serves as an editor of the Harvard Advocate.
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Cambridge
William Chase Greene
Harvedt
Massachusetts
State Board of Education
Greene
Baltimore
Hea
Phi Beta Kappa
Atuident Council
Harvard Debating Council
Harvard Advocate
Eccentric Milwaukee Widow Dies in Candle Fire Suit
Mrs Hil Hard, a 76 year old Milwaukee widow famed for burning candies, set a candle alight in her Hotel Bristol room in New York city. She refused electric lights or gas, and the blaze occurred while testing a candle on November 6.
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New York
Fla Hil Hard
Milwaukee
Bristol
Tigo Clet’'Y
T’ 2
Cousin Bill Taft Charms Miss Helen Taft at White House
Miss Helen Taft aged 15, a distant relative and visitor from Providence RI, met President Taft in the White House with her uncle Judge Kenyon. Taft reportedly laughingly described as the nicest man she has met while Helen shared family genealogical notes from Alonso Taft.
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Taft
Helen Taft
White House
Judge Kenyon
Helen
Ming Helen Taft
Miss Helen
Providence
Bhe
Washington
Judge Kenyon Hosts Squire Family Guests in New Haven
Alan Squire of New Haven and Mia Squire along with Mike Ruth Squire and Hise Helen were hosted by Judge Kenyon. Miss Helen commented on the President, saying he is too grand and happy looking, inspiring lasting affection.
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Alan Squire
New Haven
Conn
Mia. Squire
Mike Ruth Squire
Hise
Helen
Kenyon
Miss Helen
White House
Delicately Formed and Gentle Laxative Remedy Ad
A period piece ad touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a delicate gentle laxative suitable for women in all life stages. It claims safe, pleasant action and universal availability from leading druggists in a single package size at fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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