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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
3
SAC CITY, Ta, Oct. 28. William Hi. Pettis, former county treasurer, pleaded guilty to embezzling $27,000 of county funds and was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. At a prior term he had maintained his innocence.
Budapest reports Countess Szecn enyi, formerly Miss Gildys Vanderbilt, has welcomed a daughter. The birth occurred in the Hungarian capital, marking a notable union of prominent families.
Chicago leaders report a predicted coal shortage in the northwest for the coming winter. They cite unpreparedness and lower fuel supplies than usual, asserting there is no feasible way to prevent the shortage.
A new treatment called poslam, once lab exclusive, is now sold by leading druggists nationwide. The 50 cent and $2 jars claim rapid itching relief and healing for eczema and minor skin troubles including pimples and rashes, with overnight results and free experimental samples from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
A black-face comedy act by the Farrell-Taylor trio leads the Grand bill with Mandy played by Mr. Carter and Miss Davenport providing bright dialogue. Their minstrel routines, songs, and witty banter deliver broad humor and lively instrumental numbers, earning strong audience laughter. The program also notes film images of Taft Bryan Marshall and Watson and a palm vote polling feature as election results near. The next president and governor will be announced from the stage Tuesday night.
Majestic Theater presents The Sign of the Cross by Forepaugh Stock Company to strong praise and record advance sales. Next week offers Are You a Mason by Leo Ditrichstein and Frohman staging, promising merry fun and German to American adaptation. Election night returns will be read from the stage for comfort and safety.
Sim Williams, longtime manager and part owner of the Imperials at the Empire, returns to the stage this season after years away. In Paris Up-Side-Down he reprises the blackface character he originated a decade ago, drawing big laughs at each performance.
The Annex at 118 S Winds Street showcases a talking picture A Race for Millions about a western mining district with drama and action. A Stage comedy ridicules melodrama and keeps the crowd laughing. Also shown are His First Smoke and an illustrated song.
A fragmentary excerpt shows Margaret arguing over a doll and a dentist visit. The playful dialogue captures a tense exchange between child and mother, with emphasis on a promised doll and a defiant scream. The source presents a diaristic or anecdotal tone from Lippincott's.
A quip in English Society reflects marital tension as a man says couples must think alike after marriage and a woman counters with I will think first highlighting witty gender banter from a social page.
Public Works announces July 198 assessment roll for opening and extending Stuart Street from Twenty-Fifth to Thirtieth Street. Abutting Lenox Place property owners listed with benefited amounts and damages, including Mary S Boldt James Carter Annie R Duncan George F Easely and others.
Miss Bliss Milford, president of an anti cigarette society in New York affiliated with a national group led by Lucy Page Gaston, works to abolish smoking in her David Higgins company production at New Park. She convinced players to drop cigarettes from scenes and to alter lines to remove on stage smoking.
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