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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1900
Page
5
Original production of Quo Vadis will occupy English’s stage next week with popular matinees on Wednesday and Saturday. The play depicts pagan and Christian conflicts, features Petronius and Empress Vinnice, Vinicius and Lygia, and an elaborate 40 speaking roles with over 200 on stage.
The notice reviews Marion Manola’s "Friend Fritz" at English's with Suzel the heroine and several songs. It also previews Grand stock company’s revival of "Camille" with Nat C. Goodwin’s "Confusion" and a unique marketing push for "The girl with the auburn hair" at the Grand. The Park features Burke Chase vaudeville with Adelaide Hermann and a varied bill plus the Devil's auction spectacle.
The poultry pigeon and pet stock show opens Monday December 10 in Tomlinson hall and runs five days. High class birds from across the country will be shown with many prizes, especially cash awards, attracting breeders seeking top stock and large purses.
Former speaker Thomas B Reed arrives in Washington from New York to help craft a war tax reduction bill. As referee of major insurance firms with a high salary he could influence the stamp tax on policies. Removal of the tax would save insurers about 4 million dollars annually and Reed's private power is tested by congressional Ways and Means committee work.
A Denver Post account describes Sergeant George E. Price discovering 48 petrified cliff dwellers and a chieftain in a vast White River cave near Fort Apache Arizona. The incident, dated around 1899, is told with an Apache legend of a siege and starvation that wiped out the cliff dwellers 4,000 years ago.
Norman Wesley Hayward of Hartford and Miss Ethel Virginia Robinson married by a police magistrate in Yorkville court. The Burlington Vermont connection and Robinson family ties, including former Vermont life company leadership, frame the hurried nuptials amid financial rumors and moves to New York.
Supt. Quigley says patrolmen will monitor the Palm beer garden district closely to arrest any female visitors of questionable character. He notes the gardens are improving and not all will be harassed, but all remain under surveillance under strict enforcement of the law.
A profile of Frank Phillips in Ogden Center Michigan describes a man who controls multiple local services. He operates a general store and bank, runs a telegraph office and post office, serves as railroad agent, telephone exchange manager, and undertaker. He quizzes law to pass a drug clerk exam, buys grain, repairs watches, gunsmiths, farms, and is now county surveyor with his daughter as a rising partner.
At Sheboygan a Maltese cat crawled into a Plymouth refrigerator engine flywheel. The engineer delayed shutdown and, after stopping, found the cat alive and clinging to the wheel. The flywheel is 12 feet in diameter and 36 feet in circumference, turning about 87 revolutions per three minutes. The engine ran two hours and the car covered roughly 120 miles. The cat survived with a limp and resumed life as usual.
Newport Kentucky scene reports Clerk Win sted, linked to a German national bank heist, near mental collapse as he pleads fatigue and refuses to reveal how he manipulated the books. Authorities know nothing of Absconder Brawn’s location.
In Hamilton county during Thanksgiving, Albert Zearing described his rabbit hunt at city hall. He recounted a rabbit that defied fear, sitting within 15 feet as he pretended to throw, then only moving when approached, allowing a shot on the run.
A historical brief notes a medicinal product labeled Breese-Quisisie tablets marketed to treat cold symptoms. It references a laxative component and suggests use for head congestion in a period-appropriate health ad style.
In Fremont Nebraska the Hanson vs Fremont Brewing Company trial marks the first county case to use X rays as evidence. Hanson seeks 10000 for injuries from a falling iron tank that damaged his right leg. Dr Haslam examined him and X rays showed broken bones knit together. The trial continued amid heated dispute.
John Morris Gaines a Yale professor and celebrated scholar will marry Cornelia Welch daughter of millionaire banker Pierce N. Welch. Welch Hall was funded by her father in 1892. Gaines, a 1896 class member, has been an instructor in political economy and won top scholarship honors. The wedding date is not fixed and Gaines plans to enter the New York insurance business.
Squire H B Stout denounces the proposed law for justices of the peace as unworkable in centers like Center township with 170 900 people He cites 582 completed and 603 filed cases in his court arguing three justices cannot handle the workload and the 5 percent fee would yield only about 20 dollars yearly. Justice Smock calls the measure foolish saying it reverts to the old system by paying a percentage to attract business.
San Francisco reports three more deaths from the glass works collapse. John Brough Lawrence Neal and Bert Harrison died Thursday and Friday, bringing the total fatalities to sixteen.
London dispatch reports General Lord Kitchener has assumed command in South Africa. Lord Roberts plans to sail from Cape Town on December 15 indicating a shift in leadership as the campaign continues.
A Pyramid Pile Cure advertisement touts instant relief and cure without opiates or poisons. It claims patients avoid surgery, with testimonials from Cleveland Albany and Indianapolis praising complete recovery after 50 cent treatment.
A fragment lists rail lines including Chicago Indianapolis and Lewistilis Railway and mentions times such as 70am 10.5am 12.20 pm 4.15 pm 7.20 pm 19.25 pm, with names abbreviated as C and Mich ex T and Chilim M. The readability is limited and no clear event is stated.
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