Season Opens With Full Tilt At Indianapolis Theaters
The 1902 03 season launches with Englishs Grand and Park theaters showcasing interior updates and new acts. Vaudeville and musical pieces headline while managers promise strong attendance during state fair week and beyond. Lavinia Shannon leads The Village Postmaster at the Park as Storks and Beyond Pardon loom for early attractions.
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Opera House
Indianapolis
English’s
Miller
Hanlons
Storks
Lavinia Shannon
Old Grand Stock Company
Superba
Fourteenth-st. Theater
New York
Talbott
Boss Girard
Grand bill to feature European acts at Riccobono Theatre
The Grand next week will present the Riccobono troupe of trained dogs and horses from the Paris Follies Bergers, the four Martinettis acrobats, Hines and Remington in Miss Patter from Patterson, James Cullen a monologist, O'Brien Buckley in musical comedy, O K Sato tramp juggler, the Litchfields in Down on strookville Farm, plus a bioscope viewing of Martinique.
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Riccobono
Paris
Follies Bergers
Martinettis
Europe
Hines
Remington
Miss Patter
Patterson
James Cullen
O’brien
Buckley
O. K. Sato
Litchfields
Strookville Farm
Martinique
Opening of English opera house to present The Burgomaster
The English opera house opens next Monday with The Burgomaster the week long. The musical comedy, seen often in Indianapolis, is bright and amusing with a catchy song The Tale of the Kangaroo. The theater is in fine condition for the opening and improvements make the case look bright.
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Opera House
Indianapolis
Chi‘engo
New French Curtain to Debut Next Week
The theater will unveil its new curtain, described as the handsomest and most costly in the country. A heavy red velour French curtain with deep fringe will part in the center and draw to the sides under artificial light. Red velvet carpet and velvet draperies adorn the boxes.
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Lie
Hanson’s Superba at the Park All Next Week
Hanson’s Superba returns to the Park for fair week with a full overhaul and all new tricks. Daily matinees begin after Monday as out-of-town visitors enjoy the display. Auditors are taken abroad to witness a coronation scene with Thames flower shops and historic Parliament houses in the backdrop. Gretchen strolls with two affluent companions who buy bouquets from generous flower girls.
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Hanson
Pierrot
eJeal
Empire Burlesque Week With Watsons American Burlesquers
A detailed review notes a lively Empire Theater week featuring Watsons American Burlesquers led by Jeannette Dupree and W B Watson. It highlights performers West and Williams Selbiaa Wade Mars Burke and Raymond Hayman Hayman Ella Shields Batchellor sisters and others with new scenery and handsome costumes.
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The
Empire
Watson
Batchellor
Levy
Japan
Edith Ardell
Kitty Lucette
Mamie Howe
Kitty Thorn
Rose Hull
Sadie Travers
Daisy Rendall
Edith Crawford
Edith Downs
Madge Darrell
Minnie Collins
Annabell Davis
Shipman Habeas Corpus Ask After One Day In Jail
William Shipman sought a writ of habeas corpus to be released from jail after a brief arrest on assault charges in Justice Nickerson's court. He contends he was never arraigned or pleaded guilty, while the court says he agreed to plead to one charge if others were dismissed and stayed jailed until the fine and costs were paid. He posted bond after one day and awaits the habeas corpus hearing.
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William Shipman
Shipman
Nickerson
Martindale Avenue Extension Pending Steel Crossing
A Martindale Avenue extension from Nineteenth Street to Twenty-fifth Street will be built soon once steel for a railroad crossing arrives. The project, once steel is secured, will take only a short time to complete.
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Martindale-Ave
Street Railway Company
Nineteenth-st
Twenty-fifth-st
Indianapolis Water Co. starts work on new filtering plant
The first dirt was turned Thursday by O. D. and Charles Shover, contractors for the excavations, marking the start of a large modern filtering plant. Construction will take about four months, with 90 days of favorable weather needed for the excavations.
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Indianapolis Water Co
O. D
Charles Shover
Alta Pool Arrested on Petit Larceny Charge
Alta Pool, an old police character with a pretty face, was arrested Thursday on petit larceny. The charge failed and she was rearrested on a two year old commitment for which she had not paid a prior fine. She agreed to pay the outstanding amount and was released from custody.
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Alta Pool
Alta
Fruit vendor injured by street car at Riser and Morris
Anthony Meo a 50 year old Italian fruit vendor was struck by a street car and pitched from his wagon at the corner of Riser and Morris streets about 11 am Friday. He suffered a fracture of the left thigh and was taken to City Hospital. Meo with two dependents lives at 512 East Street. His horse became unmanageable and caused the crash.
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Anthony Meo
Riser and Morris-srs
Meo
East-st
Monte Carlo Coat Becomes This Season’s Fashion Mainstay
The article previews the Monte Carlo coat as the prevailing winter style, noting its varied fabrics and trims from plain cloth to velvet accents. Prices range from 12.50 to 150, with most designs close fitting and trimedbacking, while box coats are fading from favor. original illustration by H. P. Wasson & Co.
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Monte Carlo
H. P. Wasson & Co
Love and Laughter End in Wedding Picture Heist
In a Vermont amusement tale, Richard Comstock and Bert Nelson return from Europe after marrying Helen and Mollie respectively. Mollie reveals Helen loved Richard’s picture years before and Bert plots to claim a mirror image of love, leading to a playful, romantic finale.
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Richard Comstock
Mollie Richardson
Herbert Franklin
Europe
Herbert
Richard
Bert
Vermont
Herpert
Helen
Mollie
Frost Loss Triggers Grain Market Shakeup on Board of Trade
Frosts across the northwestern belt hit the Dakotas Minnesota Iowa Nebraska and Kansas. Wheat prices jumped with September up to 74 1/2 and December to 69 1/2 as corn rose from 58 1/4 to 60 and December corn from 54 to 44? The report notes broad panic as damage reports flow in.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Compensation grants for Hoers charged to imperial exchequer
Johannesburg reports an official announcement that 3,000,000 pounds for Hoers under surrender terms will be charged to the imperial exchequer not the new colonies. A further 2,000,000 pounds is set aside for relief of British subjects and non-neutral foreigners and natives. The funds are independent of military compensation boards payments.
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Johannesburg
One-eyed Jimmie Connolly Dies in Chicago
Chicago reports the death of famed sports figure "One-eyed Jimmie Connolly" on Friday at the Bridewell hospital from acute alcoholism. The incident ends a noted public life marked by boxing and public notoriety in the city.
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Chicago
Jimmie Connolly
the Bridewell
Get There Curb Spavin Remedy for Horses
Advertisement notes instant relief for ladies who sew and housework and promotes Leameriz Or Baim as a softening skin product. It also markets Get There Curb Spavin Splint Ring Bone and Tendon Cure for horses with legs free from blemish or tenderness after long drives. Claims include curing scratches cracked heels and inflammation with a three bottle batch making ten gallons of leg wash. Money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Heroic life saver honored after Lake Erie rescue
The Cleveland life-saving crew saved twenty seven men and two women from wrecks between Oct 31 and Nov 11 1883. One rescuer Charles L Learned survived a capsized boat then retired due to rheumatism and neuralgia. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his health and strength, enabling a return to farming life at Sandy Creek New York.
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U. S
Cleveland
Ohio
Lake Erie
J. Tr. Janson
Charles L. Learned
Learned
Sandy Creek
N. Y
Dr. Williams
Richland
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
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