Grand holiday vaudeville program at ba s te park
A busy bill heads the Christmas week shows with ten acts at the ba s te. Kara the juggler leads the lineup followed by Mr and Mrs Arthur Sidéman in Back home and a series of sketches by Tom Lewis Sam Ryan and others. Also featured are Zeb and Zarry on bicycles Hayman Hayman James and Lucy Allison and a strong melodrama Man's enemy at the Park with ornate scenery and a large cast.
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Kara
Arthur Sidéman
Tom Lewis
Sam Ryan
Herne Bros
Oregon
Polk and Collins
Edna Collins
Zeb
Zarry
Hayman
James
Lucy Allison
Dorothy Rossmore
Pillsbury to Exhibit Chess Skill at Y M C A
Arty Nelson Pillsbury the United States chess champion will display exhibitions at the YMCA on December 26. He played 16 games in the afternoon while blindfolded and plans to match any contestants in the evening. He will also play checkers concurrently with the chess games. Pillsbury visited last year for the third annual tour.
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Arry Nelson Pillsbury
United States
Y. A
Rds
Pillsbury
Utopians Burlesque to Open in Indianapolis
Empire patrons will see the Utopians a burlesque company new to Indianapolis on Monday afternoon. The program features a satire on the modern department store and acts by Miss Nellie Sylvester the Hickman trio the Sisters Whiting Odell and Perry Frobel and Runge and a cineograph moving picture machine. The company comes from Cincinnati where they have played to crowded houses.
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Lesque
Indianapolis
Nellie Sylvester
Hickman
Whiting
Odell and Perry
Frobel
Runge
Cineograph Moving Picture Machine
Cincinnati
Cleaver Will Be Freely Used In State Budget Talks
Senator Goodwine and Representative James lead a state house committee reviewing appropriations for state institutions. They have surveyed about half the institutions and anticipate trimming estimates. James cites requests totaling about 1.5 million, warning taxpayers may resist high totals as visits continue, with Purdue University highlighted for possible reductions.
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Goodwine
Representative James
Special Legislative Committee
State House
James
Purdue University
Purdue
Eastern Insane Hospital
Vouder
Richmond
Cadet Testimony Details Booz Hazing at West Point
Cadet Lewis Brown testified in the Booz investigation at West Point that Booz fled during a fight with Keller and was struck in the back. He described a second round where Booz lay injured after being hit in the eye and refused to continue. Brown noted hazing was common and students were dragged 106 feet. Cadet Danles reported minor drugging with hell sauce and Booz failing the exam.
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West Point
Lewis Brown
Booz
Keller
Brown
Danles
Colored heroine saves children from house fire
In St Louis on Friday Mrs Mary Ross an old colored mammy rescued May and Blanch Walsh the neighbor's children from a upstairs burning home. She fought through smoke carrying both unconscious children to safety. her skirt was smouldering as she emerged.
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ST. Louis
Mary Ross
May
Blanch Walsh
Christmas greens and trees see record demand in Indianapolis
Indianapolis shoppers buy more Christmas trees and greens than ever as prices drop.nursery trees harder to find and cheaper wild trees dominate stock while dealers trim costs with more workers and cheaper wreaths. Local stores report heavy sales and a shift to department stores influencing lower prices.
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Indianapolis
Indianaapolis
Huntington & Page Seed Store
cant move Bradley causes scene at drug store
Calvin Bradley known as Cant Move Bradley kept his hands in his pockets until his arms became paralyzed. In Nachland's drug store a nickel could not be reached until a galvanic battery was applied restoring motion briefly before paralysis returned.
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Louisville
Calvin Bradley
Bradley
Dr. Nachland
Owen Mitchell Tried for Assault and Battery in Police Court
Mitchell, a 60 plus year old resident of 47 E. Chiest basement, was tried after he allegedly drunkly battered his wife May. The nearly blind wife testified poorly while the landlady had him arrested and Mrs. Mitchell was hospitalized for injuries.
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Owen Mitchell
E. Chiest
Mitchell
Snow storm in California and Alaska rail plan notes
The item lists a snow storm hitting California on Friday and mentions a proposed electric street railway may be built at Dawson Alaska. It also reports deaths and incidents including Oscar Bauer of New Decatur Alabama who killed himself in a bathtub. A midnight mass is planned in Rome on December 21 to mark the new century begins. Also noted are a fatal train derailment in Akron Ohio and health updates on Massachusetts Governor Walcott while W K Abbott of Peoria Illinois is linked to a Porto Rico attorney generalship.
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California
Dawson
Alaska
Oscar Bauer
New Decatur
Ala
Rome
Catacomb
Harry
Fred. Minor
Akron
O.C
Gov. Walcott
Massachusetts
W. K. Abbott
Peoria, Ill
Porto Rico
Bead Laxative Tablets Marketed as Cola Aid
An advertisement promotes BiomccQeiiline tablets billed as a cola aiding laxative. The copy emphasizes quick relief and cola flavor, targeting general consumers seeking gentle digestion support.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets touted for safety and transparency
The article praises Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a safe, pleasant remedy for catarrh and claims no hidden ingredients. It emphasizes known components Hydrastis, blood root, guaiacol and red gum, their immediate effect on the mucous membranes, and warns against secret tonics that may contain cocaine or morphine.
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Stuart
United States
Canada
Old Mystery Solved in Pine Bluff Murder Case
In East Court street workers unearthed a man's bones and a musket from a grave-robber era crime. The body was later identified as Josiah Smith a farmer who vanished after entering Vanderstand's office. Vanderstand a con artist used to lure farmers and rob them with two accomplices.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
East Court St
Arkansas
South Arkansas
Vanderstand
Josiah Smith
Mice Cause Explosion Injuring Two Boys on Farm
In Blain near Dec 22 mice gnawed dynamite sticks stored beside a hog pen. Seven sticks and ten pounds of blasting powder were set in a bushel measure. Marshall Sanderson and Albert Mumper, both 14, were injured as an explosion demolished the building. Sanderson is in critical condition. Mumper will recover. A hog was also fatally torn.
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Young Sanderson
Bewildering Hartwell Kinship Sways Will Case in Binghamton
In Binghamton New York on December 21 Mrs. James Hartwell seeks legal help to contest her late husband James Hartwell's will. The widow argues a paradoxical family link makes her entitled to $15,000, claiming her husband was his own grandfather and thus the money should revert to her. Also noted is E Robards seeking $2,000 damages after a collision with a North Illinois streetcar.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Hartwell
James Hartwell
Swan
Jennie
James
Red-Haired Stenographers Sought by Rug Dealer
Capt Riggs, a dealer in India rugs, advertised for red-haired stenographers citing brighter traits. A crowd of Titlan-headed applicants appeared, with the current stenographer wary but optimistic as two positions were offered at three dollars a week for store work.
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Capt. Riggs
India
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