Grand Theatre Presents A Varied Week In Indianapolis
Indiana visitors pack Grand shows as state fair crowds fill seats. Carlotta the human dragon amazes on a tree while Irene Romain sings and recites. The Willing Worker minstrels and 3 Max Witts Colleens deliver laughs and song. Richards and Montrose please with a college room scene. Imperial Musicians headline with 12 performers. James Thornton entertains with new jokes. Klein family bicycling thrills and silent Wright aeroplane footage features Taft and Cannon.
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Grand
Indianapolis
Carlotta
Europe
America
Irene Romain
Miss Romain
Will Rawls
Ella von Kaufman
Ireland
Max Witts
Emerald Isle
Richards
Montrose
Imperial
the Grand
James Thornton
Mr. Thornton
Klein Family
Germany
Filent
Taft
Speaker Cannon
Brothers in a hard fight on the farm at Balem Ind
On the McGinnis farm Luther McGinnis aged 48 mortally wounds Horace McGinnis aged 45 after a Sunday assault. Horace is seriously injured and at home, while William McGinnis, the brothers’ father, was found dead in a barn six weeks earlier amid rising tensions.
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Balem
Ind
McGinnis
Luther McGinn
Horace McGinnis
William McGinnis
Horace
Luther
Kidnapping Warrants Filed Over Toronto Run With Lovers
In Wilkes Barre on September 7, parents of Annie Parrish aged 15 and Carrie Corey aged 16, who were captured in Buffalo en route to Toronto with August Leo and August Wende, swore warrants charging the young men with kidnapping the girls, disputing the notion of elopement.
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Wilkesbarre
Annie Parrish
Carrie Corey
Buffalo
Toronto
August Leo
August Wende
Colonel Wilson Padded Away At Lebanon Home
Col Charles E Wilson aged 55 died at his Lebanon Indiana residence last night of Brights disease He was prominent in Indiana journalism for a quarter century and recently retired as editor of the Lafayette Courier He also served as private secretary to Governors James A Mount and Winfield T Durbin during their administrations
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Colonel Wilson
Lebanon
Ind
Charles E. Wilson
Bright
Indiana
Ago
Lafayette Courier
James A. Mount
Winfield T. Durbin
Football tryout and team meeting announced in city
The Orientals plan a football team and hold a Friday night meeting at Washington and Oriental streets for tryouts at 1 30 a.m. The Manhattan Athletics organize for the season with a Wednesday night meeting. Players requested at the Manhattan pool room at 7 30 are FE Sticht A Sticht Henderson B McDonald Bruce Skull T Miller B Long Lawhorn Morical W Miller C Markey and Punk Crawford.
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Washington and Oriental Streets
Manhattan Athletics
Manhattan
FE. Sticht
A. Sticht
Henderson
B. McDonald
Bruce
Skull
T. Miller
B. Long
Lawhorn
Morical
W. Miller
C. Markey
Punk Crawford
Anty Drudge Advises Fels-Naptha For Timely Dress
A school scene shows Theodora recounting a morning delay caused by busy washing. Anty Drudge urges her mother to switch to Fels-Naptha next Monday, claiming it prevents illness and does not harm clothing. The piece warns of old boiling methods spreading typhoid germs and promotes the soap as a proven aid.
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Anty Drudge
Theodora
Anty
Hanlons Bring Spectacular Pantome Superba to Park Theater
The Park Theater presents Hanlon's Superba this week a dazzling pantomime with mystery wondrous scenic effects and dancing girls. Hilda Carle stars as Superba with Pearl Charlotte Seward as Yallala and Fred Hanlon as Pico. The production promises sold out matinees and nightly shows during state fall week with vivid transformation scenes and thrilling stages.
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the Park Theater
Hanlon
Hanlons
Indianapolis
Hilda Carle
Superba
Pearl Charlotte Seward
Yallala
Fred Hanlon
Pico
William Hanlon
Marie de Trace
Siva
Leander
Robert Heyman
Bess Ro
Blotz
Majestic Opens Season With The Crisis by Forepaugh Stock
Ovations greeted the Forepaugh Stock Company at the Majestic as The Crisis opened the season. George Arvine, Lucille Spinney, Ainsworth Arnold, J. Francia Kirk and Fay Baker drew praise, with the four act Civil War drama praised for its handling of slavery and romance set in blue and gray uniforms. Arvine plays Stephen Erics, a young lawyer with resolve.
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Majestic
George Arvine
Lucille Spinney
Ainsworth Arnold
J. Francia Kirk
Fay Baker
Winston Churchill
James K. Hackett
Stephen Erics
New Gayety Theater
Salvation Army Fresh Air Fund
West
the Silver Sword
Holland, Webb and Company
Barnes and Edwins
Bearne and
Rawlings
Bert Howard
The Crisis shines with strong performances and flair
The critic praises Arvine as a capable romantic lead and Spinney as Virginia Carvel for fitting her roles well. Coffin as Judge Whipple delivers a masterful portrayal of an old lawyer opposed to slavery, while Arnold as Clarence Colfax and Kiry as Elephalet Hopper impress. Baker and others earn notice for fitting parts.
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Mr. Arvine
Miss Spinney
Virginia Carvel
Harry Preston Coffin
Judge Whipple
Mr. Coffin
Coffin
Ainsworth Arnold
Clarence Colfax
Mr. Arnold
Burlesque at Empire Promises Comedy and Dance
The Lady Buccaneers Burlesque at the Empire features Jos K Watson and Miss May Mack with song and dance, praised as lively and well costumed. New acts include Absinthe Fiend dance, with strong chorus performances and notable comedy from Alvin and Kenney. Also previews Gayety and Wonderland venues with varied vaudeville, film, and family entertainment highlights.
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Im Mpire Theater
Lady Buccaneers
the Empire
Licouse
East River
Jos
K. Watson
Empire
Watson
Miss May Mack
Burt Mack
Helen van Buren
Lady Love
Marion Blake
Alvin
Kenney
Cascor Oi Bileckburn Trial Details Emergence
A fragmentary report outlines a case involving Nic Than and Castor Oi with legal actions pending in Royal-Pills Physic Tenio Porifier. Authorities pursue further evidence as partial notes describe the defendants and the court’s early stage proceedings.
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Castor
Bileckburn
Spectacular Fireworks and Music At Indiana Beach Resort
Louise Canean and the Coleman party enjoy varied entertainments as Plummer's philharmonic orchestra travels from Indianapolis. nightly program changes and refreshments accompany concerts. Wonderland hosts special firework displays during state fair week while Riverside Beach showcases a grand Monitor and Merrimac reenactment with 40 nightly shows and aerial fire effects.
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Louise Canean
Coleman
Jackson
Branscomb
Coburn
Nile
Porter
Armstrong
Jennings
Plummer’s Philharmonic Orchestra
Indianapolis
Wonderland
Riverside Beach
Pain
Riverside Bathing Beach
Indiaapolis
Niagara Falls
New York
Chaia
Manhattan Beach
Man Pleads Need for Money in Church Robbery
Harry Dunn arraigned for stealing from St. Joseph's church poor box in Terre Haute Indiana. He claimed he needed money arguing it was for the poor, but the judge jailed him for 60 days.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Harry Dunn
St. Joseph's Church
Woman Killed and One Hurt in Runaway near Boonville
In Boonville Indiana a runaway buggy on a downhill stretch near Miltersburg killed Mrs. Sarah Crouch 49 and seriously injured her daughter Mrs. Jennies Mathers 37. Two Mathers children escaped injury. Mrs. Crouch left seven children. The harness failed as the horse frightened and bolted.
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Boonville
Ind
Miltersburg
Sarah Crouch
Jennies Mathers
Mother Keeps Heirloom Doll Beside Baby Boy
St Louis reports Mrs Catherine Adams who acts young at heart cares for her blue eyed doll given by her mother since childhood. For ten years she dresses it weekly, with neighbors noting the doll's growing value as an heirloom. Meanwhile her baby John Quincy Adams is cared for as well.
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ST. Louis
Mra
Catherine Adams
John Quincy Adams
Women Throw Rocks With Some Accuracy Manchester
Sept 7 at a political meeting 11th Secretary Birrill spoke when two rocks smashed skylights causing panic. Police found two suffragettes on an adjoining roof with stones and arrested them.
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Manchester
Birrill
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