Havana opens Murat Theater with Powers in Havana
The Messrs. Shubert select the Havana musical comedy for the Murat Theater opening night. James T. Powers stars as Nix in a lively plot of mistaken identity, revolution, and romance with a 100-strong cast and notable songs. First show for Shriners opens tonight, public performances start Tuesday with matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
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Messrs. Shubert
Havana
James T. Powers
Havanea
George Grossmith, Jr
Graham Hill
Adrian Ross
George Arthurs
Ned Weyburn
Powers
Nix
Shubert
Shriners
Creatore's Italian Band Fixtures Grand Stage
Critics praise Creatore and his fifty musician ensemble at the Grand with electric intensity and unmatched tempo. The review highlights his personal musical conviction, rapid movements, and the band’s astonishing finish on the William Tell overture. Also listed are other acts on the program and a Dark Theater showcase at Park.
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Creatore
Chicago Tribune
Studebaker
Chicago
Tone
Creature
the Grand
Opera Tenor Joins Colonial Weeklong Engagement
Joseph P. Sheehan, famed tenor, opens a week at the Colonial, performing operatic solos and Irish ballads. He previously starred as Lieut Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly and led major opera companies. Sophie Tucker returns with her coons song, the Svengali trio performs, and Empire theater debuts Jardin de Paris Girls with Dave Marion’s burletta.
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America
Indianapolis
Sheehan
Lieut
Pinkerton
United States
Castle Square Opera Company
Henry W. Savage
Grand Opera Company
Chicago
Milwaukee
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Empire Theater
Miner-Marion
Jardin de Paris Girls
Dave Marion
Jardin de Paris
Hajah
Mary J Sweet Sues Husband for 5000 Damages in Indiana
Mary J Sweet of Brown County files breach of marriage contract suit against Marcus Quick in Johnson County after he proposed marriage in 1906 and set a 1907 date, but married another woman on August 4, 190. The case seeks 5000 in damages. venue changed from Franklin to Johnson County.
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Franklin
Ind
Mary J. S Weet
Brown County
Marcus Quick
Johnson County
Jamestown Bank Increases Capital To Forty Thousand
Jamestown Ind Feb 23 The Citizens State Bank has raised its capital stock to 40000 dollars. A wave of land sales has generated numerous loan applications, which were to be sold to eastern lenders. With the higher capital the bank can now handle the loans locally.
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Jamestown
Ind
Citizens’ State Bank
Three People Lost On Western Desert Search Begins
Bernardino Cal Feb 23 A searching party entered the desert to find two men and a woman believed lost in a sand storm. Walter Hanson of New Orleans his wife and Duke of Los Angeles were involved in an overland automobile trip with Duke as guide. The sand storms raged across the desert all day yesterday.
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San
Bernardino
Cal
Walter Hanson
New Orleans
S¢Orke Duke
Los Angeles
Creature at the Grand Promises Latest Comic Spectacle
A Grand production features about 50 performers including Belle Wilton James H. Lichter Rosalind May Louis George Christy William Staunton Ralph Rickus and Charles Mack all skilled comedians and entertainers. The program introduces the Dancing Mitchells the Loric Comedy Four and the Musical Stewarts. The burlet tas are fresh and up to date in every detail. The entire show carries the prestige of success elsewhere.
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Belle Wilton
James H. Lichter
Rosalind May
Louis George Christy
William Staunton
Ralph Rickus
Charles Mack
Alio
Mitchells
Loric Comedy Four
Stewarts
Evry Particwar
Sole Leather Gare Given Two Tramps
Hartford City Indiana February 8 The first practical use of Mayor Sweigarts sole leather invigorator for tramps was tried on Mike Sherman and George Moren. They were fined 1 dollars and costs each for intoxication and expected ten warm jail days with twenty meals as a perk. Marshal Sauer and Officer Ruble stopped them at Washington Street Fanhandle railroad and used their shoes on them as punishment. They headed toward Marion and were still rouging past the water tank a half mile west.
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Hartford City
Ind
Sweigart
Mike Sherman
George Moren
Marshal Sauer
Officer Ruble
Washington Street
Marion
Five Men Hit by Trains In Hyde Park Accident
Five tinplate workers stepping from the eastbound rail into the path of a westbound freight on the Conemaugh division of the Pennsylvania railroad at Hyde Park were struck. Two were instantly killed and two more seriously injured.
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Leechburg
Connemaugh
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hyde Park
Engines Burned Wood When He Was Railroader
Mitchell Ind February 28 Thomas Casteel an old time railroader recalls wood fuel in Monon locomotives. Fire often went out and crew used fence rails and kindling to restart steam. Flat rails sometimes curled and wheels ran under them. The tri weekly train was a top service then. Water supply relied on bucket brigades from ponds to fill boilers.
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Monon
Decker, Ind. Aims To Become An Incorporated Town
A plan is on foot in Decker to incorporate the village as a real town. The incorporationists include most influential citizens and local business men.
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Decker
Asbestos Merger Promoted In Colorado
In Denver on February 2 deals are negotiated to merge major asbestos firms, aiming to complete Monday and control about 9 percent of world output. Executives from International Asbestos, North American Asbestos, Wyoming Consolidated Asbestos, and United States Asbestos Mining and Fiberizing confer with English and California capitalists on selling properties to new interests. Canadian Amalgamated Asbestos, holding roughly 40 percent of Canada’s output, is assessing these properties and may absorb them.
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Denver
Col
International Asbestos Company
North American Asbestos Company
Wyoming Consolidated Asbestos Company
United States Asbestos Mining and Fiberizing Company
California
Amalgamated Asbestos Corporation
Canada
Pritchard Buys Crawfordsville Ramsey Hotel
Carl C. Pritchard of Indianapolis has bought the Ramsey hotel in Crawfordsville. S. M. Waters transfers his ownership after months of operation. Carl Wilson remains as office manager in the familiar hostelry.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Carl C. Pritchard
Indianapolis
S. M. Waters
Carl Wilson
Evansville Egg Thief Hoarded Eggs Causing Prices
Otto Peters was arrested in Evansville on charges of stealing more than 100 dozen eggs over two months. Detectives Feck and Heeger led the case as Peters allegedly stored eggs in an ice box and sold them to a hamburger stand and others while prices rose above four cents a dozen. He confessed to stealing 3 1/2 dozen eggs.
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Evansville
Ind
Otto Peters
Peters
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Paris
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Noggie Noggles
N. Dickson & Talbott
Majestic Theater
Anderson-Ziegler Company
Olonial Theater
Joseph P. Sheehan
Jamestown Bank
Western Desert
Creature At the Grand
Pottstown
Vaughan Knitting Mills
M. W. Bailey
Haiges
Casteel
Colorado
Carl Pritchard
Feck and Heeger
Nish
Merchants Heat & Light Co
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Henry Kahn Main
Fred M. Ayres
G. A. Efroyms
H. P. Wasson
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Cecilian Player Music
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Stodart
Groh & Ch
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Jewett
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