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Newspaper
Wheeling Sunday Register
Location
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1889
Page
3
In a Meadeville area report a notorious adventuress tied to a large scam is alleged to have lured a young man into elopement plans. The scheme centered on fraudulent promises and forged correspondence, with letters from various Western states and a claim of a betrothed partner. Proceeds included $100 and jewelry taken from the victims.
Disjointed league chatter centers on Boston and Brooklyn, with Philadelphia and Chicago in a run for third. Mentions Keefe, Wile, Shendi, and others amid a jumble of standings, player moves, and boxing links, all framed as late season tensions and speculations.
The article reports on high stakes and entry counts for the Howebred Producer Stake at Monmonth Park in summer 1492, noting Haggin’s large forfeit and the inclusion of only horse foal names for entrants. It previews autumn sales at Coney Island and mentions Kaikoura’s Bright on the English turf, Spokane’s form, and potential matchups among champions at Telba Bay handicap.
Henry J. Amith recalls his Bayreuth trip with stops at Hamburg Heidelberg Berlin Dresden Leipzig Frankfurt Stuttgart Nuremberg and Bayreuth visiting Wagner and Liszt mausoleums Wagner’s grave and Wagner theatre. He notes the theatre design by Wagner with concealed orchestra and two folding curtains, crowd behavior, and his struggle to obtain tickets before finally securing them for Meistersinger and Parsifal. He mentions returning via Switzerland and plans to resume music classes in September 1968.
Notes from England say Mrs Florence remains in Malvern during the war while W J Florence has returned from the troops. Young Robert Campbell, son of Bartley Campbell, will manage his father’s new play Siberia this season. Zeffi Tilbury Lydia Thompson’s daughter will not mother her mother’s company and will star under Napier Lotion in Romeo and Jailer and Masks and Faces. Shaboon-Dorr is linked to Shananoosh as the painter predicts a collaboration of Shan-an and Shaboon-Dorr. Fanny Davenport tours Santa Monica and plans San Francisco, landing prize striped bass and staying with the Santa Monica company into mid next month. A dialogue on a streetcar reveals a romance and engagement with a request for time to prepare. The piece also notes performances by Herrmann’s Transatigntique and other Gaiety stars, with European novelties and a hint of travel.
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