Directoire gowns to grace Indianapolis stage by Edna May Glover
Miss Edna May Glover will present the Directoire gown and new Directoire hat at the English opera house in Indianapolis next week. The gown from pale blue matinee wear has drawn praise in eastern cities. Glover, famed for beauty and voice, arrives from New York’s New Amsterdam theater to sing Loving Eyes and Looking for the Love Light in Your Eyes.
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Indianapolis
Indianapoli
Edna May Glover
Miss Glover
Directoire
New Amsterdam Theater
New York
Marius and the Emperor The transformation of a French youth
Marius experiences a profound shift as Napoleon Bonaparte dominates his imagination and life. He rewrites his loyalties from Bourbon lineage to the imperial ideal, drawing closer to his father’s memory while drifting from his grandfather. His spiritual awakening reshapes his identity and social ties amid family tensions and search for the ex-sergeant Thenardier.
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Emperor
Corsica
Jaffa
Bonaparte
Caesar
Marius
Charlemagne
Louis XI
Henri IV
Richelieu
Louis XIV
France
Europe
Napoleon
Judg
Baron Marius Pontmercy
M. Gillenormand
Geronte
Werther
Montfermeil
Waterlon
Thenardier
Grandfather
Lancer Descendant of Gillenormard Details Garrison Life
A passage notes a lancer who is a great-grand-nephew of M. Gillenormard on the father’s side and mentions his distant garrison life far from the domestic hearth.
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Lancer
M. Gillenormard
Theodule Gillenormand Follows Marius in Paris
Lieut Theodule Gillenormand serves as a watcher for his aunt Gillenormand. He travels from Melun to Gaillon via Paris and secretly tracks Marius Pontmercy, hoping to glimpse the mysterious woman involved. Marius buys flowers from a peasant girl and ignores passing ladies as Theodule tailors a cautious, curious pursuit.
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Theodule Gillenoemand
Paris
Marius
Theodule
Gillenormand
Gillenormand the Elder
Milc
Normand
Lieut
Melun
Gaillon
Marius Pontmercy
The
Imperiale
Bill
Madeimnoisee Gillenorm
Andelys
Vernon
Alfred
M. Gillenormand
Ten Louiz
Poissy
Triel
Meulan
Mantes
Rolleboise
Passy
Estreux
la Rocheguyron
Jove
Deuce
M Marius
Randolph Democrats Nominate a Ticket in Randolph County
Democrats of Randolph county met in convention here yesterday and nominated a ticket headed by Representative Don Ward. Other nominees include circuit judge John Shocknes, prosecutor S C Westlake, sheriff Joe Gard, recorder Washington Conner, treasurer John F E Rickert, coroner Dr Davis, and commissioners Ned Stack and W W Smuten.
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Winchester
Ind
Randolph County
Don Ward
John Shocknes
S. C. Westlake
Joe Gard
Z. W. Johnson
Washington Courtner
John FE. Rickert
Dr. Davis
Ned Stack
W. W. Smuten
Taxes that tax on Egyptian farms
An Egyptian newspaper reports native families pay an average tax of 4.63 dollars per acre, constituting 28.5 percent of the crop. The figure highlights burdens on farmers in the region and reflects the tax system described in local coverage.
Fighting Parson opens at Park Theater for three nights
Park Theater debuts The Fighting Parson with John A. Preston as the parson and Beulah Poynter in Lena Rivers. Spectators are drawn to the nonsectarian sermon scene and an athletic clergy member protecting his flock in a slum district.
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Park Theater
Travis Thorne
W. F. Mann
John A. Preston
Miss Blanch Latell
Young Actress to Present Lena Rivers at Park Theater
Enthusiasm and youthful innocence mark the little actress as she prepares a compelling Lena Rivers come d y matinees at the Park theater next week.
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Lena Rivers
The
Park Theater
Empire Theater Visit Signals New Show Focus in Indianapolis
Empire Theater manager Barnes Gerard arrives in Indianapolis leading a pure show program after previously featuring boxers and wrestlers like Joe Gans Young Otto and Shad Tank. He wrote the book and lyrics for Follies of the Day with music by Albert Von Tilzer, an Indianapolis native.
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Barnes Gerard
The
Empire
Indianapolis
Gerard
Joe Gans
Microcarret
Young Otto
Shad Tank
Prower
Albert von Tilzer
Harry von Tilzer
Indian apolis mezzo contralto grand bill for pictures that talk
Grand Gertrude Hassler Fugate the Indian apolis mezzo contralto will be heard at the Grand for the remainder of the week. Her voice has gained strength with frequent singing and she makes a better impression at each performance. Habitual women patrons note that Fugate has a new gown for each day and displays it to fine advantage.
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Gertrude Hassler Fugate
Indianapolis
the Grand
Tiss Fugate
Wonderland's Indian musician Corson Leads tuba quartet
Miss Corson, an Indian maiden in Wonderland's sextette, plays a double bell euphonium and a large tuba, singing and interpreting numbers with unusual strength. She practices four hours daily, earning praise from trained musicians as scenery and lighting elevate the Western girls' performance.
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Cora
Corson
Wonderland
Miss Corson
Catntis
Fair Bank vaudeville and film program details
Frank Markley claims world banjo champion title with dual banjo performance. Gayety Theater shows three remaining days of new films headlined by Old Isaacs, the philanthropic pawnbroker. Tonight Don V. Smythe and Lester Miller present legerdemain and monologue acts at vaudeville attractions.
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Frank Markley
Fair Bank
Mr. Markley
Marites
Gayety
Talk-A-Graph Company
Old Isaacs
Don V. Smythe
Lester Miller
Way of Trade Dramatizes a Motor Car Accident
In a humorous exchange Wicks recalls a motor car incident in which he was knocked down and awarded £300 damages to the driver. Dicks quips about the absurd fate of spending the money, noting that the recipient used it to buy the very car.
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Wicks
A True Prophet Fortune Tale
A reader recalls paying a dollar to a fortune teller who promised a future moment of regret. The Chicago News reports the teller foretelling a time when the dollar would be wished back, a note on superstition and skepticism.
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Chicago News
Balance Sheet Notes From Insurance Company Assets and Liabilities
The document lists cash on hand and with agents totaling 132 979 39 dollars. It itemizes bonds by city and rate, stock and other securities with market values, and totals assets to 355 801 33 dollars. Liabilities show amounts owed to banks and creditors, plus losses unadjusted and funds needed to reinstate outstanding risks, totaling 1 389 32 dollars.
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New York City
Buffalo City
Savannah City
Msupanco
Caleb Watts Raises Frogs For Market In Fa
Caleb Watts of Wily Pad, Fa, raises frogs for the market and reports best results when feeding them liver, cara meal and nies.
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Caleb Watts
Wily Pad
Michigan Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Audit certificate from Indiana enshrines a 1907 financial snapshot for Michigan Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company. The document lists capital, assets including real estate and bonds, and liabilities with totals, certified by Indiana Auditor of State Jd. C. Billheimer on April 7, 1908.
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State of
Indiana
Office of Auditor of State
J. C. Billheimer
Camden Fire Insurance Association
Federal Street
Camden
New Jersey
Edmund E. Read, Jr
Joseph K. Sharp
State of Indiana
State
Michigan Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Ottawa Street
Lansing
Mich
C. G. A. Voters
A. D. Baker
Mutuek
Gueta de Sigan Ovendnt Ante Aginagaentes Mitual
Jd. C. Billheimer
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Argus
Randolph
Mary J. Holmes
Beulah Poynter
Lena
Miss Poynter
Anheuser-Busch
Ohne Pepe Ieee H. Kettmann
Magr
Empire Theater
National Lumber Insurance Company
Fidelity Trust Building
Buffalo
N. Y
Morris S. Tremaine
William P. Haines
Ite
Jay Gould
San Domingo
Gertrude Hayes
the Empire
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