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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1900
Page
6
In a dramatic scene Colonel Payton and detective Mitchel reunite a foundling with Lilian, the presumed mother. Mitchel confronts the colonel about proving the mother’s guilt while Lilian, cradling the baby, discovers the child is hers, sparking a pivotal revelation in the case.
Mrs. Mitchell confesses to a tangled tale linking Matthew Crane to the child’s paternity. Mr. Mitchell realizes the suspect is Matthew Morton, not Crane, after a hidden note and mistaken identities surface. The strand connects to Barnes's investigation as the plot thickens. To Be Continued.
Havana dispatch says Gen. Rius Vivera, cabinet member and Porto Rican league president, will resign if Porto Rico does not gain free trade and plans to return to lead a revolt to secure American rights amid tariff bill debates in Congress.
In Richmond Indiana a subscription drive aims to fund a bronze statue from a plaster Morton cast sent from New York. Congressman Watson reports the chief hurdle to securing a public building is higher building material costs. Also, Earlham College museum received a fossil buffalo specimen from Vincennes high school professor Guy Middleton.
In Bastrop Texas on February 16 habeas corpus proceedings began for Walter Reese James Coleman and Thomas Daniels charged with kiting Lawyer Arthur Burford and wounding Deputy Sheriff Clements tied to the Thompson Reese feud. Adjutant General Schurey leads state rangers enforcing martial law as the town remains orderly. Deputy Clements testified with strong allegations against the defendants.
Physicians debunk cocaine claims and endorse Pyramid Pile Cure as safe with no poisonous drugs. Aimed at itching, protruding, blind and bleeding piles, it promises quick relief and permanent cure, using suppositories and antiseptic oils. Priced at 50 cents with mail order free book on piles.
The local stage scene headlines farewells and casting rumors. J Henry Kolker departs after Saturday night while Miss Olney joins the Syracuse stock company amid talk of a contract. Carleton Macy gains matinee favor as Miss Shannon rests next week.
English's Indianapolis readers may judge the merit of the renowned play Children of the Ghetto as it tours. The work sparked intense debate in New York where critics praised the production yet attacked the author, and a later London transfer drew mixed opinions before a U.S. tour resumed amid wartime gloom.
The production, staged by James A. Herne and managed by Lieber & Co., features 32 speaking parts headed by Wilton Lackaye. It tours Washington, Philadelphia and Chicago after acclaimed runs in London and New York, with a grand cast including Norris, Post, Weinburg, Lestino, Frankel, Dolan, Lotto and others. The engagement runs Friday and Saturday.
Rose Melville appears as Sis Hopkins in a Hoosier pastoral drama at the Park. Clifford and Huth headline a strong company in Courted into Court style entertainment praised by critics. A holiday matinee Thursday opens what is billed as one of the Park’s best seasons.
The piece discusses claims of deception and a trapdoor theory debunked by the condition of evidence. It notes intelligent belief in mental influence and reports of individuals who purportedly communicate thoughts in others presence. Miss Fay plans a Washington’s Birthday matinee and a ladies matinee.
Julia Arthur II drew large crowds as she portrayed Josephine wife of Napoleon in More than queen at English’s Friday night. The audience forgave a curtain delay and praised the period accuracy and Miss Arthur’s faultless performance.
A wire tip list reports a 20 million dollar wallpaper trust organized in Great Britain, plans for 16 mortars at the Golden Gate in San Francisco, Klondike mine owners to hire Chi workers at 2.50 daily, a painter Isaac Goldberg killed after a fall in New York, and various political and business notes including speeches by Lieut governor Woodruff, Tammany leader William Clark in decline, Frick Carnegie suit likely settled, Kentucky Democrats wary of Goebel repeal, Wanamaker and a Cuba school furniture contract, ratified Samoan convention copies exchanged in London, U S reserving seven acres in Honolulu for a military hospital, and ore findings near Dallas.
New Orleans Louisiana and Mobile Alabama Pennsylvania Vandalia lines offer round trip excursion tickets at a single fare from February 18 to February 26. Return valid by March 15. For details contact agents or write W. W. Richardson D F A.
A collage of old advertisements lists child teething syrup Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup at 25 cents, Brazilian Balm for coughs, croup and colds, a dentist Grant H Clay at 108 N Illinois, 5 dollar dental sets, a cafe restaurant at 127 E Court St offering lunch, and a photo studio Ponder’s Photo Studio with Stanton L Wilhite works, plus other listings for meals and services.
The Grand presents William Gillette’s Held by the Enemy with Carleton Macy Miss Denica and Thur iow Bergen in the lead roles. Set around the McCreery home in Virginia the drama centers on Col Prescott a northern officer and Rachel McCreery amid wartime tension with a southern fiancée. The cast includes Gen Stam burg and Surgeon Fielding among others with elaborate staging anticipated and souvenir photographs for attendees.
The Park sisters of New York will headline the Y M C A lecture at Englsh's Opera House next Thursday assisted by impersonator Edmund Neil. The Park sisters are a leading lyceum company, returning after a highly praised prior season. The program features instrumental numbers including a cornet quartet and strings, with Mr Neil noted as a strong addition and trained by Leland Powers.
The Park Theatre will show the comedy Courted into Court for the first three days next week with a popular price. The play centers on a successful actress in love and a million wedding scheme as the lovers’ troubles unfold in lighthearted fashion.
The success of Miss Anna Eva Fay at Masonic hall leads to an extended week stay. Her program surpasses previous shows, challenging critics while claiming no supernatural power and attributing effects to natural forces.
Schedule fragment lists departures and arrivals from 6.35 am to 11.30 am for routes including Cleveland New York and Boston with several services to Muncie Union City and Knickbkr. Details are partial and fragmentary.
Service timetable notes show Benton Harbor departures at 6.35 am and 2.10 pm with arrivals at 11.15 am and 3.45 pm. A Wabash accommodation period runs from 4.50 pm to 9.55 am, detailing travel windows and service segments.
St Louis connections shown with arrival and departure times. Listings include St Louis to Mattoon and St Louis to West Lim, noting arrival at 7.30 am and 8.40 pm, and 4.30 pm to 10 am. Details indicate express and connecting trains with early morning and late night times.
A garbled OCR list shows train schedules between Lafayette Cincinnati Greensburg and Chicago with varied arrival and departure times. It includes accommodations and express services, plus notes on night and early morning departures, reflecting a dense but unreadable period timetable.
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