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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
9
The Grand theater features a lively Gibson Girl Review this week with musical interludes and comic sketches in a period style revue. Performers and orchestra deliver light entertainment aimed at a broad city audience.
An old health claim suggests a woman should weigh 136 pounds and 8 ounces at 5 feet 4 inches. It recommends a Marmola based mixture to remove fat, claiming it can shed seven pounds weekly without exercise. The piece frames this as an ideal proportion and warns above target weight.
The Union Central Life Insurance Company located at 363 West Fourth Street Cincinnati Ohio. J R Clark acts as president and John D Sage as secretary. Capital 500000 paid up 380000. Assets include cash 480625 72 unincumbered real estate 454742 66 bonds 53 296 444 54 secured debts 8817002 9 premiums 2474728 02 other securities 2354521 04 total 748,004 777 57 Liabilities losses adjusted 0 42 unadjusted 0 489 58 suspended 0 waiting for proof 615 013 05 other claims 64 519 70100 total liabilities 64 519 70100 State auditor certifies copy of financial statement dated December 1 and March 10 J C Billheimer Auditor State.
The show features seven comely Gibson type women and a Gibson man with music and lyrics by Charles Dana Gibson. Three scenes include a yacht aboard setting. Bird Millman and the Millman trio impressed manager Ziegler leading to a deal for the New York Hippodrome starting next Monday. Dorothy Drew the American girl singer revived in motion pictures of The Hand and met Charlotte Miehe in Africa and Europe. Miehe posed in Paris.
The Park Theater stages Shore Acres for three days and nights, praised as an American classic with a humane, tender, humorous heart. Archie Boyd as Nathan Berry and Helen Chieffo as Millie Berry deliver standout performances in a drama moving from kitchen yard life to lighthouse peril and a storm rescued cargo.
Indiana Auditor of State verifies a balance sheet for Union Mutual Life Insurance Company dated December 31 1908. It lists assets totaling about 14.86 million with cash real estate bonds loans and premiums diversification. liabilities include reserves and endowments. audit dated March 10 1909 with official seal.
Auditor of State verifies December 31 1908 statement for State Mutual Life Assurance Company Worcester location 340 Main Street with assets including cash 48327318 real estate 168360000 mortgages 473909000 railroad bonds 1109314200 other securities 285 etc total assets 3252500626 and mobilities 29. includes notice of appointed administrator Albert Riley of Indiana estate of Samuel W Riley solvent with filing date March 1909.
The Indianapolis audience may witness a landmark production as Shore Acres, praised for its outstanding play and production, is expected to break house records at the Park. The work of James A. Herne is lauded as the equal of Nathan's Berry in dramatic merit.
The Forepaugh Stock company plans a lavish revival of Madam Sans Gene at the Majestic next week with Katherine Kidder leading the cast. The production promises elaborate mounting and vivid color prologue showing aristocratic decline and Napoleon era scenes, requiring extra players for mass prologue crowd shots.
Copy of the Title Guaranty and Surety Company ledger and official declaration dated March 10 1809 in Scranton Pennsylvania with assets liabilities and capital figures. Includes officers L A Watres president J H Lau secretary and details of capital assets real estate and insurances. Also contains probate notices appointing executors for Marion County Indiana estates and names Jacob C Meyers as executor.
Indiana Auditor of State records the United States Casualty Company with capital $400,000 and assets totaling about $2.25 million. Officials listed include Edson S. Lott as president and Benjamin Featy as chairman. The document cites bonds, real estate, premiums due, reserves, and insurance limits, dated March 1.
This week at the Majestic Empire Theater the Star Show Girls present a burlesque satirizing events in Panama. Comedians John T. Baker Murray Simmons Lewn Adams and Jim C. Dixon showcase humor with liberty in the Panama theme and the chorus shines in colorful song numbers.
John Max the German impersonator, now entertaining New Gayety patrons, once thrilled old city theatergoers at the Metropolitan. At sixty plus, he remains nimble in wooden shoes and vocal enough for laughs, as amateurs join the vaudeville and moving picture show with eight new acts tonight.
Ferdinand Ind March 26 A 10 years old child of Robert Roth hung on a surrey as it sped through Ferdinand. His left foot caught in the wheels and the leg was twisted off just below the hip. Doctors fear the child cannot recover.
Crawfordsville Ind March 26 H Erwin Bard class of 94 Wabash has accepted a three year contract as commissioner of education of Peru South America at a five thousand dollar salary Bard recently returned from four years as district superintendent of education in the Philippines and will receive the Ph D from Columbia at the coming commencement He was born near Wesley and graduated from Wabash College in 1894.
Rushville Ind March 26 Earl White of the city water and light plant has built a wireless telegraph device at his West First Street home He plans to send messages though the receiving rod is not tall yet he hopes to pick up news from Chicago and Cleveland He may also communicate with Donald Sparks son of Dr F M Sparks who is working on a similar setup nearby
New York March 26 Lewis Tew anina the MoK Indian who has beaten nearly every ten mile runner in America will race tomorrow night in a ten mile scratch event against his schoolmate John Corn James J. Lee Mercury A. C. George Obermeyer National A. C. and Joe Gilbert Mohawk A. C.
A newspaper ad catalogs assorted furniture items and prices including dressers brass beds hall mirrors oak frames velvet irons beds and students tables. Notable prices include 21.00 15.75 19.50 23.50 18.75 14.50 and 26.50 with mentions of enamel and Vernis Martin styles and a value note for an oak table top.
Representative Fitzgerald abandons his party in the House dispute over Cannon rules and remains on the Rules Committee as appointed by Speaker Cannon. The move signals a significant shift in party alignment during the procedural clash.
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