De Wolf Hopper Still Seems a Boy at Heart
New York reports on June 15 detailing De Wolf Hopper's enduring youth and energy. The actor laughs after a Broadway performance as he speaks of aging, sentiment, and his stage craft, recalling Antony's famous speech and his rise from fear to triumph in comedy and drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daly
DeWolf Hopper
Ada Rehan
Hopper
Broadway
T Tam
Norman
Lothes
Gus Thomas
Antony
West
Harry
Duncan
Nat
Hoyle
Sunday Beer Sale Fine Highlights Street Saloons
Samuel Slick bartender at Glenn's saloon 144 Geisendorf street fined 25 dollars and costs in police court for selling liquor on Sunday while assault and battery charge was dismissed after John Niehouse reported being attacked in the saloon rear yard. Carrie Jackson fined 50 for running a blind tiger at 1104 N Senate avenue. Samuel Webber 1102 N Senate avenue discharged after arrest linked to Sunday liquor sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Slick
Glenn
Geisendorf Street
Slick
John Niehouse
Niehouse
Stewart and
Hartsell
Carrie Jackson
Senate Avenue
Samuel Webber
Corsets at West Point debated by Col Collins
Retired Colonel K B Collins says the idea of cadets wearing corsets is absurd and would invite ridicule. He explains West Pointers gain physique through daily drills and a strict dress uniform, noting the discipline and looks over comfort. The discussion shifts to a contrasting fictional plot about marriage-for-money schemes and a plan to recruit a man to impersonate a suitor in a Pennsylvanian town.
Rankin Bequeaths Fortune to Rankin School of Trades
St Louis financier David Rankin Jr leaves over 3 million dollars to the Rankin school of mechanical trades. He will live frugally, reserving less than 3000 dollars yearly for personal needs, and the trustees will maintain and enlarge the institution, aiming to build one of the world’s largest schools of its kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
David Rankin, Jr
David J. Rankin
School of Mechanical Trades
Carnegie
Rankin
Rankin School
Bank Vice President Comments on Cure for Drink Habit
Des Moines Savings Bank vice-president H. B. Butler writes about a friend who supposedly cured the drink habit in three days with the Neal Three Day Drink Habit Cure. He claims the remedy is taken in 80 drop doses and ends cravings permanently. An Indianapolis institute at 608 Woodruff Place, with Rufus H. Williams as treasurer, offers references, guarantees, and contact numbers.
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Butler
Des Moines Savings Bank
Des Moines
Iowa
H. §. Butler
Neal
Woodruff Place
Indianapolis
Rufus H. Williams
Manger
Woodruff
East Michigan Street
Fortune Hunter Toast Sparks Wry Drinkers
Kellogg proclaims a bargain and to the fortune hunter while Duncan fears the future Mrs. Duncan. The exchange blends humor and social tension as characters toast an uncertain bet on wealth and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
Duncan
Mrs. Duncan
Triumph of Homer Littlejohn in Radville Tale
Chapter IV recalls a June day of triumph in Radville after a heated bet with Will Bigelow over the value of recording the town’s history. The narrator, Radville’s lone literary figure, defends the project against Will’s cynicism and hints at a restless future beyond Radville. The piece ends with a promise to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Littlejohn
Radville
Will Bigelow
Bigelow House
Radville Township
Wesley County
Pennsylvania
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West Point
Collins
Washington
Col. K. B. Collins
Army
Raleigh
Kello
Miss
Barrier Hills
Dr. Pierce
Worp’s Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
the Merchants Heat and Light Co
Company
S. Penn
Main
Ohio St
the Sun Building
St. Paul
Compton
The
Indianapolis Sun
College Avenue
Chas
McNulty
Ohio Street
Bird Store
R. J. Ward
Linny
Kingston
Circle New Indiana Cafe
Crown Dentists
Gregg Knox
French Steam Dye Works
Garment Cleaners
Circle
Walter Emmers
South
Stete
GREGG
Maiz
Deliv
Stephens Photo Supply Cé
Burton’s
White’s
Cirle
N. Mevidia
UNION
USS
Indianapolis Light & Heat Co
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