Railroad man flays government policy in Chicago
Brewett Lee, general counsel for Illinois Central, accuses federal policy of failing railroads and warns of government ownership if enforcement continues. He attacks trust busting, claims railroads are driven to ruin by court battles and cites Roosevelt and the square deal. Also notes theatre chatter about Stella Mayhew and other stage happenings and sermons linking stage morality to society’s ills.
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Chicago
Brewett Lee
Ilinois
Lee
Roosevelt
Retail Merchants Crowd Into City for Visitor Meet
Visiting retail merchants gathered at the Indianapolis trade association headquarters on Meri gisa and Pearl streets. Tickets were issued for a smoker concert vaudeville at the Murat temple Wednesday night and many planned to stay through Thursday for a theater party at the Murat theater. TheWednesday event is a social to help buyers and local employers mingle with heads of Indianapolis jobbing and manufacturing concerns. Cigar refreshments and vaudeville will be arranged by the committee led by Harry T. Hearsey with an orchestra. The largest crowd is expected Thursday with special arrangements by Secretary W. J. Dobyns to assist visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Murat Temple
Harry T. Hearsey
W. J. Dobyns
Rescue of Crew of America Reaches Thrilling Plot Twist
The crew of the America recounts their perilous drift over the Atlantic after a failed equilibriator device. Wellman and Simon describe near-drowning risks, the Trent rescue, and plans for a new dirigible as the mascot kitten becomes a symbol of resilience aboard the doomed airship.
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America
North Pole
Atlantic
Kaniman
Jack Irwin
Trent
Wellman
J. Murray Simons
The
Oceanic
Elks Receive Body of Stanley Ketchel
Grand Rapids Mich Oct 19 The body of Stanley Ketchel the murdered middleweight champion lies on a flower laden bier in his parents home awaiting burial The body arrived Tuesday from Springfield Mo and was accompanied by R P Dickerson Local Elks greeted it at the station Funeral services are planned in Grand Rapids Thursday morning with interment in the Polish Catholic cemetery The sporting fraternity will largely attend and has sent messages and floral offers
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Stanley Ketchel
Springfield
R. P. Dickerson
Elks
Dispatcher Murders Wife in Springfield Jealousy Suspected
Harry Fisher a Big Four train dispatcher shot and killed his wife in their Springfield home on Wednesday morning. Jealousy is suspected as the motive as investigators seek to determine the details.
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Springfield, CO
Harry Fisher
Big Four
Hattie Casey Confesses Suicide Attempt In Juvenile Court
Hattie Casey, 16, inmate at Julia Ht. Work training school, testified in juvenile court on Wednesday that she tried to hang herself with sheets and planned to set fire to school buildings. She and companions Ethel Dunn and Tina Allen plotted an escape via bathroom window to reach Lake Erie tracks, with Judge Stubbs ordering her sent to Clermont girls' school.
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Hattie Casey
Hattie
The
Julia Ht
Ethel Dunn
Tina Allen
Vandalia
Lake Erie
Balloon lifeboat rescue plan described in fragment
A fragment describes a balloon with a dangling lifeboat. Ropes were cut near water, the lifeboat dropped as planned, the dirigible released weight and rose into the sky. The passage hints at a coordinated air-sea rescue sequence.
Final argument ends in star suit over solvency
The final argument on exceptions to Master in Chancery Dfiniels report in the Star Atigation began before Judge Anderson in the United States circuit court. Daniel G. Reid John C. Shaffer George F. McCulloch the Western Trust and Savings Bank trustee and the Star Publishing Company are represented. Shaffer argues the company is insolvent and claims $200000 in cash is on hand to apply to debts.
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Dfiniels
Star
Anderson
United States Circuit Court
Daniel G. Reid
John C. Shaffer
George F. McCulloch
Western Trust and Savings Bank
The
Star Publishing Company
Schaffer
Alliance 18 Probable AE Possibility Reported
A brief note indicates Alliance 18 potentiality concerning AE prospects, with authorities considering options and emphasizing preliminary assessments. The fragment suggests early-stage discussions without definitive outcomes or concrete plans.
Vatican negotiates remaining Catholic orders stance
The new government, conditionally allowing some Catholic orders to stay, has progressed. Papal nuncio Mgr. G. Tonti, recalled by the Vatican, is ordered to remain in Lisbon as negotiations, still tentative, proceed.
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Mgr. G. Tonti
Lisbon
Vatican
Wife denied shoes prompts Indiana divorce ruling
In Evansville Indiana Judge Gilchrist granted Mrs. W N Young a divorce from William Young after she testified he refused to pay for shoes she selected at a store. The judge labeled a husband who won t pay for his wife s shoes an undesirable citizen.
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Sun
Evansville
Ind
Gilchrist
Superior Court
W. N. Young
William “Young
Young
Amusements in Local Theaters Current Week
Local listings include Murat with The Jolly Bachelors starring Stella Mahew Al Leach and Lucy West plus a large company. Keith's Grand offers a brisk comedy bill. Park presents The Lion and the Mouse a heart gripping play. Majestic features A Little Brother of the Rich a satirical New York hit.
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Sydney N. Ussher
Majestic
New York
India
Murat
Stella Mahew
al Leach
Lucy West
Keith
Park
Arvine- Benton Stock Company
Emily Dodd and Company
Lucille
Empire
Gertrude Hoffmann's Revue Tops Week at Keith's Grand
The week of Oct 23 features Gertrude Hoffmann in Gertrude Hoffmann's Revue at B F Keith's Grand opera house marking her final vaudeville appearance. The revue runs an hour five with thirty six performers and hallmarks Hoffmann alone designing costumes scenery and lighting. East Indian dancers from Ceylon join the act for The Snake Charmer sequence.
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B. F. Keith
Grand Opera House
Gertrude Hoffmann
Miss Hoffmann
Ceylon
Sixth Commandment a Poor Indianapolis Stage Experience
Review condemns English's presentation of The Sixth Commandment for three nights, calling it one of the poorest plays seen in Indianapolis recently. It notes misaligned Roosevelt excerpt, confusing plot, bleak acting across all roles, and a disengaged audience, with only a single actor earning faint praise in a three act misfire.
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English
Indianapolis
Theodore Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Robert H. McLaughlin
Impersonator 18 Seen At Empire Theater During World of Pleasure
The Empire theater features entertaining song numbers in The World of Pleasure with Lady Love sung by Ed Lovet and impersonations of Maude Addis Ethel Barrymore Blanche Ring Genee and Fritzi Scheier. Dorothy La Mar delivers The French Flop with the male chorus as audience applause grows.
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Empire Theater
Lady Love
Ed Lovet
Maude Addis
Ethel Barrymore
Blanche Ring
Genee
Dorothy la Mar
Theatregoer’s Running Commentary at Park Show
The piece criticizes two noisy audience members one a neurasthenic “geke” tapping the chair and the other Mr Bore who narrates the Lion and the Mouse plot. The two disrupt the act with whispered predictions and jokes about Shirley Rossmore and Miss Green as the drama unfolds.
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Geke
Mr. Bore
Shirley Rossmore
Miss Green
Shirley
Ryder
German Comedians at the Colonial in Indianapolis
A leading German comedian act appears at the Colonial in Indianapolis this week. The show is billed as one of the best German acts seen in the city, drawing attention to the event and promising strong audience interest.
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Paris
Indianapolis
E. Colonial
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Mia. Wellman
Chamberlain
Vaniman
Simon
Alliance
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Fritai- Scheir
Boston
Evelang
Ealer
iAlanr
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Institute
Fletcher Ave
Indianapolis, Ind
Colonial
Melien’s
Joe Wita
Castoria
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Alabama
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Hugh J. Davey
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Flatirons
Indianapolis Light and Heat Co
Monument Place
Old Main
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