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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1905
Page
10
In Richmond Indiana farmers report exceptionally large ears of corn, with some specimens reaching about 15 inches. The unusually thin section and extreme size are noted as noteworthy for the season. Local observers say such harvests are rare and draw attention from nearby growers.
The Heneler sisters aged 13 and 16 reunite as vaudeville headliners with singing and dancing acts, monkeys in the show, plus Georges B. Alexander the tramp comedian, Hines and Remington, the Musical Goplmann and other acts. The program also features Park Theatre melodrama Secret Service Bam opening next week with Rockefeller as a rich miner.
A mother accompanies Herm and the troupe as their act gains attention from musical theater managers. Critics note the group’s strong vaudeville appeal and promise a season packed with headline caliber performances led by Lindsey and a magician.
A refined plot follows a wealthy New York gentleman who discovers his debt to a woman, prompting her to leave him. She is ultimately redeemed and returned home through the efforts of her former admirer, a young minister, who had gone to New York to aid improvised outreach in the slums. The tale blends heart interest and comedy with thrilling situations.
The item previews a modern melodrama The Wedding May at the Park Theater with a cast led by Eleanor Merron and a crowd of noted players. It highlights Sam Princeton solving a murder tied to a will, with disguises and clever schemes keeping the audience engaged. Also advertised is The Power of the Crow a four act comedy drama by the May Hosmer company in Indiana with matinees and a focus on Grace Fielding’s story and a town turning against a minister.
Scripps-MWRRE Press Association reports officials charged by Interstate law commission that railroads push to influence the national convention to be held in Chicago on October. The aim is to secure endorsement of a reform party ticket while leveraging bureaus set up to mold public opinion and educate business groups across the nation. Agents tour depots and towns in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Nebraska, Iowa and surrounding states to sway sentiment against regulation.
The report from Ann Arbor says E PF Tanne, son of Chicago Mayor Dunne and a freshman in the literary department, was caught by sophomores on campus and forced to perform actions under the hydrant amid turmoil at Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. The incident involves university authorities and stems from disputes over municipal ownership policies.
Fifty miners were trapped for hours in the Fremont mine after a fire destroyed the upper works and most machinery. Rescue required twenty men to enter the shaft and haul one worker out by rope from the bottom of the air shaft.
The Sutts Board of Health issued a decree requiring cosmetics to bear labels if they show a skull and crossbones on the wrapper. A Harvard chemist investigation found all cosmetics may contain corrosive sublimate, dangerous without labeling. Manufacturers resisting labels may withdraw products from the state.
Jefferson City Oct. Gov Falkhan received a telegram from Thomas W. Lawson asking him to join a protective committee with other governors to press policyholders for restitution from Mutual, New York Life, and Equitable. The governor is busy and likely cannot accept the position.
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