Tent Show Seans April 27 in City Venues
The United Shows and Gentry Brothers announce three tent locations in Indianapolis for the week of April 27 to better serve women and children. The show features new tents some acts from Europe, a 3600 seat tent, and three two day stops at Illinois and Fall Creek Boulevard, East Washington and Oxford streets, Morris and West streets, improving access for families.
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Bloomington
Ind
Europe
France
Germany
Spain
Winter Garden
Berlin
Mile. de Oesch
Folies Bergeres
Paris
Royal Theater
Barcelona
Gentry
Ilinois
Fall Creek Boulevard
East Washington
Oxford Streets
Morris and
West Streets
O Reilly Must Pay For Violets Sent To Evelyn Thaw
In New York on April 21 Daniel O Reilly chivalrous lawyer to Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was ordered to pay 131.41 for flowers sent to Mrs Thaw. Benjamin Solomon trustee in bankruptcy for florist Daniel J Mackintosh filed the suit in Justice Weill s court stating the violets were sent to Mrs Thaw while she lived at 446 Park Avenue. The bouquets were linked to the trial of her husband.
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New York
Daniel O'Reilly
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Thaw
Benjamin Solomon
Broadway
Daniel J. Mackintosh
Mussel Season Opens in Southern Indiana
Hazleton Indiana April 21 Mussel season starts soon on the White and Wabash rivers with diggers hoping for pearls and shells that may fetch good prices this year. Activity already on the Wabash and peak season arrives in early May as shells attract hundreds of workers hoping for fortunes.
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Hazleton
Ftnd
White
Wabash
Evansville Man Sues Woman for Damages in Divorce Case
Evansville April 21 Loris Baker seeks $14,094 damages against Mrs Isaac Brenner wife of a prominent merchant alleging she caused his wife to sue him for divorce. Baker, recently divorced from his Russian bride, accuses Brenner of instigating marital trouble.
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Evansville, and
Loris Baker
Isaac Brenner
Baker
Industrial School Faces 25000 Building Loss Threat
Indiana Girls Industrial School may forfeit a 25000 appropriation for a new building if construction is not completed by the mandated date. Superintendent Sarah Montgomery warned trustees of the requirement, resigned amid trustee interference, and was lauded as a leading institutional manager. Trustees previously kept Emily Rhodes at the Woman's Prison.
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Indiana Girls’ Industrial School
Sarah Montgomery
Miss Montgomery
United States
Emily Rhodes
Woman's Prison
Cheap City Hall Favored by City Councilmen
The Indianapolis city council debated city hall funding with Mayor Bookwalter supporting a 750000 to 1000000 project slated for six to eight years ahead funded by a special tax. Other members urged immediate action proposing a 390000 structure on the Alabama and Ohio streets site and a five member building committee.
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Indianapolis
Veity Council
Clouneshiman
Charles G. Davis
Aft
Alabama
Ohio
Ministers Back Sunday Closing Laws In Barber Fight
The ministers join the barbers union clash over enforcing Sunday closing. Rev. Harry Hill urged male church members to stand in support. Baptist and Methodist associations passed resolutions endorsing Sunday closing laws.
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Barbers’ Union
Harry Hill
Third Christian Church
Bayotist
Methodist Ministerial Associations
City to regulate junk trades in Indianapolis
Indianapolis city council introduced ordinances to regulate the junk business. A $50 junk dealer license and $18 yearly street peddler license, plus a $10 six month license, may be enacted when the measures come up for passage.
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Indianapolis
Thaw Seeks Habeas Corpus To Leave Matteawan Asylum
New York April 1 Harry Kendall Thaw slayer of Stanford White demanded a writ of habeas corpus in supreme court to be declared sane and released from Matteawan asylum. Thaw, opposing his mother and wife, insists on freedom to pursue his aim. Attorney James I. Graham seeks a court order allowing Thaw to sign the habeas corpus petition.
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Matteawan Asylum
New York
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
Supreme Court
Matteawan
Thaw
James I. Graham
Newburg
N. Y
Graham
Irom
Morschauser
Supt. Baker
Jerome
Paris Heiress Mrs Stillman Buys Hats at $60 Each
Paris April 21. The flamboyant Mrs. Stillman formerly Fifi Potter, daughter of Mrs. James Brown Fotter, astonishes friends with lavish expenditures. Her husband urged her to return to the United States while she vows to stay in Paris. She occupies James Stillman’s house on Rue Murillo, decorates lavishly, and spends $50,600 on house linen in a month. She bought 30 hats at $60 each, claiming one for every day, yet has worn none. She hosts a tea in a short frilled dress and kimono jacket.
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Paris
Stillman
Fifi Potter
James Brown Fotter
James Stillman
Murillo
Daoys
Girl Billposter Agt 19 Admired By Marie Curtis
Miss Marie Curtis, a young actress joining Holden stock at Park Theatre, says she would love to be a bill poster. She helps place a bill under circus veteran Adolph Huffman and dreams of a billposters uniform while preparing for The Girl of the Golden West.
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Marie Curtis
David Belasco
Miss Curtis
Adolph Huffman
Indianapolis
Huffman
Will provides care for dog and grave markers
Chicago April 21 probate grants a will setting aside one thousand dollars for a dog’s care and for two small tombstones to mark the testator William Ke Butts and his wife. Butts formerly lived at 36 Fifth Avenue.
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Chicago
William KE. Butts
Fifth Avenue
Untitled fragment hints at diet comparisons and longevity
Fragment notes that certain foods sustain longer than others and mentions that many people have lived on them, signaling a discussion of nutritional value and longevity without full details.
Helen Armstrong Begins Series of Cooking Lectures
Miss Helen Armstrong opens a week of free Domestic Science lectures in Indianapolis churches beginning Monday at Fletcher Place M E church. She will speak at Central Christian church on Tuesday and Sacred Heart church on Wednesday, with sessions daily at 2 30 pm through Friday and ends with six lectures at the German House starting April 27 at 2 30 pm.
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Fletcher Place
M. E
S. Delaware Street
Germain M. E
New Jersey
New York
Bethel A. M. Kk
Vermont
Toledo
Gunsaulus to Speak in Indianapolis May 18
At a Presbyterian Brotherhood executive meeting in Indianapolis it was decided to bring Dr Frank W Gunsaulus of Chicago to the English Opera House on May 18 for a special address under the brotherhoods auspices. Committee members Caleb S Denny G W Brown M Fowler C E Thornton and Irving Williams were named to organize the event with music by the Central Church choir of Chicago.
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Indianapolis Presbyterian Brotherhood
Board of Trade
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Chicago
Indianapolis
Brotherhood
Caleb S. Denny
G. W. Brown
M. Fowler
C. E. Thornton
Irving Williams
Central Church Choir of
Catherine Gardner Declared San e by Commission
Catherine Gardner was declared sane by a commission in Justice of the Peace Holmes's court. Ed Gardner, a street car conductor, hailed the ruling as a triumph amid a contested move led by Councilman Fred Eppert seeking a mental examination. Gardner plans to take his wife to Cincinnati for rest with relatives while Frank Eppert lies seriously ill.
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Catherine Gardner
Justice of the Peace Holmes’ Court
Ed Gardner
Fred Eppert
Nervine and Liver Pills Ad by Miles Medical Co
Nervous and restless readers urged to try Dr Miles Nervine as the best restorative for nerve exhaustion. The ad promises renewed strength and sleep with Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills as an accompaniment. Customer A H Long of Mr Joy Pa endorses the product and offers a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails to benefit.
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Miles
A. H. Long
Mr. Joy
Age limits in rink ordinance ban youth without supervision
A Monday night city council measure bars girls under 16 and boys under 17 from skating rinks unless accompanied by parents or other guardians. The ordinance, pushed by police, the mayor, juvenile court authorities, and Indianapolis parents, will be enforced as with a prior dance hall rule, aiming to keep youngsters under supervision.
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Indianapolis
Musicale for Unemployed Tonight at 208 North Alabama
A benefit recital for the unemployed is set for Tuesday night at 208 N Alabama Street. The program features varied classical selections including works by Moszkowski Chopin Mendelssohn and Wagner with performers such as Hazel Donahue Elma Rocker Ruth Brumfield and Dolores Conry among others. Proceeds listed as 315 go to aid the unemployed and the program ends with additional local performances.
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Alabama
Socialist Arrives to Lead City Socialist Meetings
Walter Millard has arrived from Cincinnati to begin work as organizer for the Socialist party. He is a young man of oratorical ability and will hold street meetings.
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Walter Millard
Cincinnati
Socialist Party
Fire at Dr Herzog’s garage leaves 100 homeless in SF
A blaze in the private garage of Dr. Herzog at Sutter and Buchanan streets in San Francisco destroyed four houses and left about 100 people homeless. An explosion of gasoline sparked the fire, and John Macey and his wife, both about 62, were found unconscious on a top floor and rescued by two policemen. Loss estimated at $100.00.
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Dr. Herzog
Sutter
Buchanan Streets
John Macey
Grief Linked to Death of Mag Laura Tarkington
Laura Duran Tarkington died suddenly at her home on 264 East St Clair Street Monday from grief linked complications. Her husband Jesse C Tarkington had died six weeks earlier. Born in Hamilton County, she faced a breakdown attributed to grief.
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Laura Duran Tarkington
E. St. Clair Street
Jesse C. Tarkington
Mrs. Tarkington
Hamilton County
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