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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1905
Page
10
Half a room in the slums of St Petersburg shows a typical Russian workman dwelling. Another family occupies the half behind the curtain with pictures of the Madonna and Maxim Gorky on the wall.
Valerie Bergere headlines the Empire bill with a dramatic condensed Carmen and a large supporting company. The Empire program touts top acts including the Okabe troupe, Holcomb Curtis and Webb, the Botany Class, violinist Madelle Adams, Jolson, and others. Park Theater opens Across the Pacific with a plot of love, inheritance, and heroic opposition, featuring John Hoey and Lennie Harte in a crowded, dramatic stage setup.
Stirring battle scenes unfold as a unit boards a transport and troops defend a block house No 7 against 2000 enemies with reinforcements led by Gen Lawson. The cast includes Johnnie Hoey Lilian Dayen and Lottie Williams in Ay Tom-boy Girl with strong performances.
Large crowds from the city and state attended the flower show with thousands admiring roses, chrysanthemums, carnations, ferns, palms, and other blooms. Special displays from Betterman Brothers and Henry Rieman & Co drew major attention, with two roses named Roslin Orr English and Richmond. A closing day auction and banquets for visiting florists highlighted the event, with awards listed for cut roses from various towns and firms.
Stehard A. ste Curdy, president, leads board to reduce his own $20,000 salary to $75,000 and cut others, saving $150,090 annually amid insurance investigation questions. Snappy column noted as a misprint and editorial mockery appears in the Chicago News parody.
Mila Danay Smith, a stenographer and passenger in the courthouse elevator that fell, was in critical condition Wednesday with paralysis of the left leg and severe chest and back pain. Dr J T McShane says recovery is possible but permanent injury is likely and long bed confinement probable. John Mann ospital reports slight improvement in another victim's condition.
Nov 17 Berlin reports the German steamer Uhienbolat foundered in the Baltic Sea with fifteen persons lost. The disaster was announced from Werlin and confirms a deadly sea incident involving a German vessel.
In a playful adaptation a forgetful man asks what the last of tat arying means. The other character replies about too many cooks spoiling the enjoyment of other travelers at the Philadelphia Proms.
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