Indianapol is Theaters Offer Varied Next Week
Grand bills include Faring Rice featuring Nell Gwynn episode with her company plus Nevaros gymnasts and marksmanship act Frank and Lillian Smith. Also Knight brothers Belle Williams and a new Biograph set. Stuart Robson returns with Oliver Goldsmith at English's, box office seats on sale. Zoo acts headline weekday schedule plus education talks and charity events.
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Faring
Rice
Legitimate
Nell Gwynn
Miss Rice
Indianapolis
Nevaros
Frank
Lillian Smith
Harry Thorne
Animny
New York
Cuba
The Princess Chic Comic Opera Comes to English's
The Princess Chic a leading comic opera returns for three performances at English's next week Friday and Saturday. Marguerite Sylva known as Miss Sylva from Belgium with strong English now sings well and wears striking costumes. The plot follows a Normandy princess disguised as an envoy to woo Duke Charles the Bold, leading to a merry finale with romance and royal reveal.
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Chic
English’s
Marguerite Sylva
Alice Nielsen Company
Sylva
Belgium
Normandy
Charles the Bold Duke
Burgundy
Empire Names Two Attractions for Next Week
The Empire will host two features next week. First the jolly grass widows, a returning act that pleased audiences earlier in the season. Thursday begins a three day engagement by the Miss New York Jr. company.
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the Empire
Jolly Grass Widows
Miss New York Jr. Company
Robbed Corner-Stone at Brenham Church
In Brenham Texas on February 23 a corner-stone laid in 1881 for an Episcopal church contained a Bible and other items plus a coin stash. Workmen removing the stone found the box open and all coins gone, stirring theories a night-time theft or systematic removal by a mason.
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Brenham
Tex
Episcopal Church
Galveston
United States
James Noble
Scandal from South African War Reaches Commons
In London on February 23, a Commons session aired controversy from the South African War. Gen Colville was removed from command for his conduct at Lindley, despite prior commendations for earlier actions. The exchange drew Irish cheers as questions arose about promotions.
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London
House of Commons
W. St. J. Broderick
Foreign Office
John EB. Redmond
Colville
Lindley
Eis Ashmead-Bartlett
Ellis
War cost to date tops four hundred million dollars
London reports Sir Michael Hicks Beach in the house of commons noting the total war expenditure to date reaches 407,500,000 dollars. The chancellor of the exchequer provided the figure as wartime spending continues.
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London
Michael Hicks- Beath
House of Commons
Child dies after vaccination and injury in Springfield Mass
In Springfield Massachusetts on February 23 a l8 year old boy Francis McCormick died after a vaccination for lockjaw and a coast ing accident worsened his arm. An anti toxine arrived from New York too late to save him. A separate report from Thompsonville Connecticut notes another boy age 14 whose vaccination scab broke after a schoolyard scuffle and whose jaw began to set before anti-toxine relieved the condition.
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Springfield
Mass
New York
Telegraph
Lfe
Francis McCormick
Thompsonville
Conn
Weincey's Demand of the Spaniards
Publicized instructions to the Paris peace commissioners reveal the United States demand for cession of Luzon and the archipelago. Secretary Hay notes Luzon alone cannot be accepted and the whole islands must be ceded or none. The president emphasizes avoiding future trouble and serving the people's welfare.
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Paria
Archipelago
Spain
Washington
Paris
Senate
Philippines
United States
Luzon
Hay
Needle and thread buried in boy's leg bones
In Philadelphia a boy Charley Rathy two pieces of a needle and attached thread were removed from his knee region after X rays showed a broken needle lodged in fibula and femur. Surgeons retrieved both needle pieces from the knee joint and knee pan.
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Philadelphia
Charley Rathy
N. Tenth St
Hahemann Hospital
Cameron
Arrested a Mule Delays Street Car Work
The Street Car Company kept a donkey driven cart used to carry water for concrete in place while erecting trolley poles. A policeman found the mule left in the cold and placed it in a livery stable. The company paid $1.50 to recover it.
Catarrh Tablets Posed as Superior Cure Says Retired Doctor
A retired physician touts Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as the best internal treatment for catarrh and its many forms. He asserts the tablets act on blood and liver to expel the poison, noting they contain no cocaine or opiates.
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Stuart
Johnson Endorses 2000 Salary for Koehne as School Treasurer
County treasurer Koehne lobbies legislators to let the school board pay him 2000 annually for handling about 706000 in school funds. City controller Dove Johnson supports the bill noting it depends on the board, while detailing Koehne's earnings and the legality of lending money. He earns from county and city salaries and may profit from interest, which is restricted by law.
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G. A
Manual Training School
Odd-fellows
Canton Indianapolis No
Capt. Bonavita
Koehne
Reagan
Marion County
Washington
Frank Miller
Henry Smith
Dove Johnson
Pretzinger
Chambersburg
Squire Briton
G. D. Lud
Liuset
Strasburg
Greenvillage
Franklin County
George EK
Zollinger
Tim
Pretzincsr
How Bill Kittinger Parts His Hair
The article quips about Senator Bill Kittinger and his hair parting habit after a clash with The Sun and Journal. It notes men who part their hair in the middle are the subject of talk and records his reply that he parts with a towel.
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SUN and Journal
Ons
Idvons
Alwa
Crete
De Wet and Steyn Proclamation Warns of Vengeance
A London copy of a proclamation by Gen. De Wet and ex President Steyn warns that vengeance will follow continued hostilities. It accuses the British army of crimes and threatens destruction of property, while pledging that wives and children will not be molested.
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London
DeWet
Steyn
Ben
Amalgamated and Republic Iron Set Arbitration Path
A conference between the Amalgamated Association and Republic Iron and Steel ended with a plan for June 30 when either side may issue notice for a conciliation board. If unresolved, the dispute would go to arbitration. No strike or shutdown during the process. Action awaits the Milwaukee convention in May.
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Youngstown
Amalgamated Association
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Milwaukee
Purcell Seeks Reimbursement After Bank Failure
Senator Royal E. Purcell requests 1099 dollars to cover a bank loss while serving as Vincennes school board treasurer. He asks Vincennes to reimburse him via a legislative act, explaining he faced loss beyond his pro rata share of dividends.
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Royal E. Purcell
Senate
Vincennes
Does Fortune Blame The Sun For Printing News
Senator Fortune claims THE SUN defeated the quo warranto bill. Jim Murdock of Lafayette read the bill’s first account in THE SUN, while Indiana gas and street car interests mobilized against it. Corporation lobbyists diverted attention, allowing the bill to pass.
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Fortune
THE
SUN
Jim” Murdock
Lafayette
the Sun
Murdock
Indiana Gas Companies
Senate
Potatoes Peddling Fines Spark Court Dispute
John Wickenhauser was fined one dollar and costs in police court for selling a car load of potatoes without a license. A group from Alton Illinois sought permission to peddle sweet potatoes without a license and were refused. Police say similar trouble is common.
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John Wickenhauser
Alton
Ill
Quigley
First Cherokee Priest Leaves For Milwaukee Mission
Rev. Henry Smith, the first Cherokee Indian to reach the priesthood in the Episcopal Church, has departed Fort Worth Texas for Milwaukee to assist the bishop at the cathedral.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Henry Smith
Episcopal Church
Milwaukee
Woman's Hotel proposed for New York extra reg notables
The Woman's Hotel Company reportedly bought land on East Twenty ninth Street near Madison Avenue and plans a modern hotel for 500 women. Subscriptions around 300000 dollars. Project aims to provide affordable board and lodging for working women with weekly rates about 7 dollars and annual sales near 270000 dollars against 175000 dollars in expenses.
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New York
Woman's Hotel Company
E. Twenty-ninth St
Madison Ave
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Baltimore
Boer Disaster Report of Methuen Capture at Brakpan
Cape Town reports Gen Methuen captured a Boersaager near Brakpan with 40 prisoners, several wagons and substantial stock. The seizure follows ongoing operations in the area.
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Cape Town
Methuen
Brakpan
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