Hoodoo Town for Indiana Show Organizations in Indianapolis
A fragmented historical look at Indianapolis as a perilous hub for stage troupes. It details Dixon & Talnett’s Lincoln production, Wallace’s show, Irwin Brothers circus failures, the Olympie company, and recurring one night stands backed by fickle local angels. The piece notes repeated backers, restless audiences, and eventual collapses, with several acts left unpaid and the Olympic fading after Martinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Dixon & Talnett
Lincoln
Chicago
Pittsburg
Benjamin Wallace
Indiana
Wallace
Deus
Wal- Tacs
Port
Indy
Irwin Brothers' Circus
Benjamin Irwin
Howard St
Gunning & Peanut
Nerona
Washington-st. Show Grounds
Opera Honges
Emul
Olympie Vandeeville Company
Nomerocal
Angel
Senate
Diana Polis
John Drew
Lilian Russell
Julia Marlowe
Lew Docketoder
Empire Theater
Martinsville
Olympic
Almont
Indians Ave
Farmhouse Romance on a Summer Porch
A rosy cheeked girl and a playful farmhand share a sunlit afternoon scene. Tom and Nan joke over a prank, Nan rescues him from a fall, and Tom declares his intent to marry as the pair confess their affection. The calm, fragrant setting frames a quietly hopeful union.
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Marriaks
Nan
Ton
Adonis
Stu
Tom
Women talk on family happiness and children
In a February interview Mme Schumann I Meloki lauds large families and childrearing. She cites President Eyler praising marriages with children, contrasts America’s undervalued family blessings with Germany’s larger families, and extols the joy of eight children as the pinnacle of a woman’s happiness.
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New York
Mme
Schumann-I Meloki
Raye
Eyl
United States
Ivan
Atlantic
America
Germany
Whema
Thia
Tom
Tig
Graveyard War Splits Sweet Valley Community
In Sweet Valley Pennsylvan ia the graveyard feud between White and anti White factions escalates after a murderer’s burial in the family plot. Armed guards, court intervention, and a hidden body in Grassey pond fuel tensions as the cemetery dispute fractures the farming district into opposing camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Sweet Valley
Xame
Ralph J. White
Tle Nea
White
Jatt
Wiater Taok
Ures
Hos
Costin
Marble dog guards master's grave and loyalty unseen
Bonnie Guy, a marble canine statue, guards the grave of Charjen C. Murray at Windlawn cemetery. The story recalls the bond between the faithful dog and its master, detailing the pet’s vigil and the sculptor’s tribute.
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Lonnie
Guy
Bonnie Guy
Beunle Guy
Cays Hotel
Tie
Charjen C. Murray
Murray
Mi Owl
Kennie Guy
Mr. Murray
Windlawn
Hunters Must Be More Careful
An Albany report discusses hunting safety and the potential classification of hunter-accidental shootings as manslaughter under law. It notes fear of unintended harm and argues stricter caution, with mention of penalties up to five years in prison or a fine, amid political commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Tasheet & Wurman
Penn
Abi
Assembly
Thomas F. Stamnews
Brock
Mathews
Sale Prioy
Cece BC
Tate
Jerminen
St Josephs Industrial School Educates Orphan Girls
A detailed look at St Josephs Industrial School on Alabama Street run by the Sisters of Marys of the Weads system. It educates thirty-two pupils from both faiths, trains girls in needlework and business skills, and houses boarders including working young women. The school supports itself through board, garments produced, and a dressmaking department. An auxiliary St Josephs training show club fundraises to aid the institution.
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Aitle T
St. Joseph's Industrial School
Sistem of Presidence of
BL Marys
The
Weads
Columbia
Phang
St Anne's Orphanage
Terere Maute
Bt. Joseph’s Training School
Inrne
Consieta
Jist
Tito
Ara
Ming Positlona
St. Joseph's Training Show Club
Kent
St Patricks Church
Lulktings
Alabama St
Bcantera
McCarty
Gond
Tlon
Passage of Frontier Life in Oklahoma Ends
The piece argues Oklahoma loses the frontier spirit as saloons and gambling houses close at midnight on weekends, with reformers praising education and industry while youth and eastern-educated citizens push back against strict Western looseness. The southwest keeps some openness. Greer County grows as farming expands, reflecting broader territorial progress and shifting social norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Connecticut
Oklahoma
Plains
Commonwealth
Eterling
Inia
Parsing
Wim
Cuing
Ie Plains
Merova Thita
Southwest
Senate
Gklahomm
New Mysito
Arizona
Homan
Diticuchies
Arge Zona
Dolea
Vest
Greer County
Wally
Tegar
Miself
Aro
Monte A
Une
Texas
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Nun
Nag
Salaurton
Pierce
Ace Witburr Co
Brother Dickey
Atlanta Constitution
ST. Josephs Industrial School
Jon
Dr Wool
Gutume
Cuat
Plinsman
Dhalying
Platisman
A.W. Chase
Nerve Pills Care
Nature
A. W. Chase
Jamnes H. Titus
Clinton St
Warren, Pa
AW. Chase
Eiegal
Iritathoce
Sigmetare Snd
Aw W
India
Cincinnati
Bauch
Pyaise Dai
Ie 'Aries
Mac A. Ruppert
New York City
Mme. A. Ruppert
Dar G
Henry J. Hude
Washington and
Pennsylvania Streets
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