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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1907
Page
10
Senator Bland of Linton introduced a two cent fare bill on the session’s second day. Reported favorably by the senate committee on elections, it is expected to pass soon. Bland, the youngest senator, campaigned on the two cent proposition and is noted as a hard worker.
Richard Walker, a 16 year old African American, went to Aaron Jaffe’s home Thursday afternoon to steal washing. Detectives Manning and Samuels found one of two diamond rings Walker had hidden. He confessed to selling the other ring for 20 cents and was placed under arrest.
Central Electric Railway association members debated setting a two cent per mile minimum fare for interurban travel at the Claypool hotel. G H Kelsey spoke on renting power and demand, with Evans on long distance travel models. A banquet featured Durbin Brown Bookwalter McGowan and Miller.
A north west cold wave heads in as the blizzard rages. The leftover fringe of the storm is due Saturday morning reaching 10 below zero or lower, with a weather bureau warning issued Friday.
Amusements listings note Marie Cahill in Marrying Mary at English's with January dates, Mary Norman at Grand for Masks and Faces, and other acts including Watson, the Morrissey Sisters, and Dorothy Drew. Also Parks Texas shows and Empire Parisian Belles in late January. Jane Corcoran continues premiering Cosmo Gordon Lennox’s play by Frohman at Empire.
Indianapolis readers will welcome the Pekin Zouaves, under Capt. Charles I. Craig, returning as a Grand theater headliner next week. Also on the bill are the Musical Cuttys, Elizabeth Murray, Salvaggi Dancing Girls, Zazelle Vernon pantomimists, ventriloquist A. O. Duncan, soprano Bertha Allison, and veteran comedian Charley Harris. Seats go on sale Saturday.
The Park theater opens with Texas an adventurous ranch tale of Freshwater Jack Texas Weat and Tank amid cattle thieves and gold intrigue. Casts include Charles D. Coburn Mabel Dixey Louis Thiel Edward Archer and others in a homely frontier drama with strong leadership and romance. Also Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl and Peggy From Paris slated for upcoming shows with lavish company and lively caricatures.
A drinking quip escalates into a warning about health with a hiccuping reply. The dialogue hints at caution and perception amid drunken bravado, reflecting stubborn attitude and implied consequences.
A comic opera plot centers on Violetta as Miss Gillette and three suitors. Dan Clancy is bold but not ideal, Count Romano woos seriously, and Angelo the poet wooes with ardent passion but ultimately loses.
The store offers boys all wool two and three piece suits from 7.00 to 22.00 and Young Men's suits in winter spring and summer weights for ages 12 to 20. Former prices range 12.50 to 22.00, now 85.00 per choice.
A detailed critique praises the operatic performance and cast. Angelo and Romano are debated for authenticity of jealousy while audience sympathy favors the egotistic lover. Performers Miss Gillette and Mr Macfarlane shine in arias and duets, with Reba Donaldson and others delivering strong vaudeville acts and comic sketches.
A series of Thursday and Friday gatherings hosted by Mrs. Frank TM Fitzgerald Mrs. St Clair Parry and Mrs Mauzy honored visiting Misses isoms from Chicago and Mrs Albert Holden of Camden New Jersey. Eleanor Posey hosted informal tea and Mrs Pierre Gray led a pink rosé luncheon with bridge. Guests included Mrs Cort Jend VanCamp Mrs George Gar Mrs Horace Wood Mrs Charles Pfaffini and Mrs Lynn Millikan among others. Gray hosted a second luncheon and bridge for Mrs Leonard J Hackney of Cincinnati.
The quip set features Maude Harvey and Evelyn Walker at the Gargety as sisters wed doctors and ministers to gain favors. The humor centers on practical benefits of marriage and the punchline about marrying Mr Wood.
The Gayety opens a three day engagement with a balanced program, bright costumes, and lively numbers. Performers Maude Harvey Evelyn Walker Gus Fay William Lutz Gertie De Milt Fanny Watson Suarry McCale and Company plus the Picchianic Family deliver polished singing, dancing, and comedy in a breezy revue. The Majesties close Saturday night.
The Sans Souci literary club was entertained Thursday afternoon at Mrs. William Carlin's College avenue home. After the regular program a musical program by Mrs. Sellars, Mrs. Carlin and Mrs. A F Rapp followed. Rooms were decorated with scarlet and white carnations.
Mrs Arthur Stanley Brooks hosted a Thursday afternoon spring flower tea at her N Delaware Street home. The event honored her daughter Mrs Holmes of St Louis as daffodils jonquils and tulips adorned the transformed parlor. Attendants included Mrs George Tanner Mrs Henry Bennett Mrs John G Williams and others.
Guests for nine tables joined Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Schussler Thursday evening for a harp backed card party celebrating their twelfth wedding anniversary.
Jack and Tom chase a wild cat for a $40 skin. Jack climbs the tree while Tom waits to catch. A brutal struggle ends with Tom telling Jack to help release the cat. The exchange includes a racist remark. Sheppard Camp at the sumpire.
Senator Mack introduced the anti saloon remonstrance bill on Thursday proposing a five thousand dollar bond for saloon keepers to maintain peace at orderly houses and pay all fines costs and civil damages from liquor law violations. It also provides for remonstrances in counties townships and city wards.
Miss Helen Egan died at her home 1805 Broadway on Thursday night. She was 19 and had suffered six months. Egan was a soprano of rare quality and served as soloist at College Ave Baptist Church and Plymouth Congregational Church.
Lewis Johns, a colored man, was hanged in Wilmington on January 25 for the murder of his common law wife Ameda Jones on July 17. It was the second execution in two weeks. Johns confessed before his death.
The Parisian Belles company opens a three day run at the Empire theater with bright comedy and catchy songs. Al Rice and Sheppard Camp lead a large chorus with Leon Errol, Charles Daly, and Kittie O'Brien. The burlesque plot centers on two men named Albert Peach who do not know each other.
Edward Menzel an Erie conductor and reputed wealthiest man in Hammond Indiana fell under a train and both legs were crushed. He died a short time later.
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