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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1904
Page
4
Desecration of the Livingstons Tomb Sparks Outrage
The ancient Livingston manor tomb in New York is desecrated as thieves steal two metal coffins and scatter bones. The piece condemns greed and notes a long history of grave robbing in catacombs and battlefields, urging consistency in horror at such acts. It names grave robbers generically, referencing Rufus Cantrell as an example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Christendom
Livingston Manor
Egypt
Italy
Rufus Cantrell
Labor unity urged and circus praise feature city life
The Packing trades council of Chicago denounces violence by any labor member and urges strict law observance to win public confidence. A circus promotion in Indianapolis, Ringling brothers, draws praise for family enjoyment and education value. Local items note arrests, park opening, editorials, and city notices on trees, burglaries, resignations, club remodels, and juvenile court statistics showing more youths entering the institution and a higher share sent for crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Labor Movement
Packing Trades Council of Chicago and Vicinity
Packing Trades Council of Chicago
Carriage and Wagon Workers’ Union of
Chicago
John Mitchell
Ringling Brothers
Indianapolis
University Club
Columbia Club
Indiana
Commission of Crime
New Stamp Commemorative Decked Out In Post Offices
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition postage stamps in 1 2 6 and 10 cent denominations go on sale Monday morning at all post offices. Purchasers will receive stamps unless regular issues are requested. News reports cite $400,000 in fees. In Providence Rhode Island on May 2 Anthony and Cowell's furniture and carpet shop burned, with losses around $400,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cirrier
SUN
Providence
R. L
Anthony & Cowell
Madame Janauschek
Saratoga
Actors’ Fund
Staten Island
Postponed Home Trips and a Shakespeare Revival
Fragmented reminiscences mix in a notice about Samuel delaying a return visit, with local talk of an exposition and a Shakespeare revival featuring Dame Quickly and Falstaff. The piece jumbles dialogue about trains, carpets, and a child, interspersed with jokes about war in the East and a weary town curiosity about a long-absent figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
The Oldest Proverbs and Dowie Exclusion at Fair
The report notes a biblical aside claiming wickedness comes from the wicked and cites Dowie followers barred from the St Louis world fair. Overseer Bricher says the fair is a carnival of vice and immorality, with expulsion from the church for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowlettes
Chicago
John Alexander Dowle
St. Louis
Zion City
Bpricher
A Corner For Women
A humorous piece argues men are naturally spendthrift and that wives, as household economists, save money by careful shopping. It contrasts male and female spending habits, noting women seek bargains, balance needs, and avoid waste while men buy more impulsively. The essay emphasizes household budgeting and frugality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gocery
Neighborhood Birthday Breakfast With Little Girls Aprons
Mrs Ted Terry hosted a 12 o'clock breakfast for neighborhood girls. They wore everyday dresses with white aprons richly trimmed. The event featured games, a yard enclosure, and a fairy story, followed by lemonade and a take-home gift. The article also lists simple appetizers and fruit dishes for entertaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Terry
Jace
Miller
Ted
Hood's Sarsaparilla Its Merit Seldom Matched
Hood's Sarsaparilla claims broad curative power from a unique vegetable formula. It asserts effectiveness against eczema psoriasis acne rheumatism catarrh and general fatigue while promoting vitality and strength for the whole system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Jonas
A Stage Struck Girl Seeks Fame in New York
Florence Maude leaves Hopkinsville for New York in pursuit of theater stardom. She fails to land a manager, endures empty promises, and accepts an $8 weekly chorus role with little hope of advancement. After two rehearsals she returns home disillusioned, later marrying a local dentist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Maude
Timpkinsville
Inez
Saratoga
Hopkinsville
Jones Center
Gotham
Manayunk
Stock Exchange Inalde
Ralto
Lord Chesterfield
Albany
Dill
New York
Metropole
Algiers
Smilie
Fiorence Maude
Melpomene
Muntread
Hawthorne Club
Royal Slave and Mexican Drama at Empire Park Vaudeville
The Park's first half weekly bill features A royal slave a dramatic piece set in Maximilian era Mexico. Sir Henry Irving arrives in London fresh from a successful U S tour and denies an unfounded critical report. He hopes to tour the United States with Frohman. Hertha Galland resumes Dorothy Vernon in New York after a Southern tour, Elton Terry enjoys success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Maximilian
Sir Henry Erving Haa
London
United States
America
Mr. Frohman
Hertha Galland
Dorothy Vernon
New York
Theatre notes and misadventures fill a busy week
A collage of stage news from New York and across the country details performances by William H. Crane Madame Janauschek and Mabel Taliaferro. Reports note Ada Rehan Otis Skinner plans and London ambitions while a minor incident in Marion Ohio ends with a bartender injured and a glass mirror destroyed. in Williamsburg Kentucky a grandmother is accidentally shot by her young granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Rehan
Otis Skinner
Skinner
Jean Richepin
Miss Rehan
Cumberland
England
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