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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement argues that medicines do not cure but aid nature, urging right living as the true cure. Peruna is pictured as a helpful, preventative remedy that supports digestion and reduces symptoms, not a universal cure, with testimonials promised from users and an appeal to request more.
Petersburg faces a cholera crisis with rising cases and mounting deaths. Authorities implement extreme measures as panic and rioting spread among crowds. The government moves to control the outbreak amid chaotic conditions.
In Windsor Missouri on September 16 a car of powder exploded. Three men died including Station Agent Yake and Henry Graystone, a tramp, and an unidentified black man. Seven others were perhaps fatally injured and twelve more sustained less serious injuries as the blast partially wrecked the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad depot and damaged a freight car.
Rastus B Fletcher, a fugitive from Terre Haute, was captured by local police and held at the station pending arrival of a Terre Haute officer.
John Dugan, who married Teresa Dugan in 1895, files for divorce claiming she left him in 1898. He requests custody of their 11 year old son.
Four ragged urchins once selling papers under the Brooklyn bridge now tour as a vaudeville act with Terry McGovern. Billed as The Original Bootblack Quartet they perform with Miss Philadelphia on a Grand bill praised for music and comedy and have toured the United States and Europe.
Park Theater presents The Outlaw's Christmas for three days starting Thursday afternoon featuring a dramatic melodrama with a strong cast and vivid scenery. Also on the bill is The Sunny Side of Broadway with twenty eight original musical numbers and highlighted songs, opening Thursday September 24.
The Majestic Theater presents Lady Windermere's Fan by the Forepaugh Stock Company as a standout production. The company delivers a splendid performance with rich staging and broad appeal promising strong audiences all week. Forepaugh plans to follow with another production next week.
The piece The Road to Yesterday blends modern and medieval romance with double roles for each character. Forepaugh’s ensemble, led by Minnie Dupree, opens in Cincinnati and heads to Indianapolis, promising big production values, humor, and strong dramatic moments.
Roger Imhof, famed Empire Theater comedian, speaks on his current show presented this week. He recalls the hot summer months and the cooling, joyous sounds that accompanied the production, reflecting on his long season of stage work for public approval.
Gertrude Hassler Kugate draws large crowds at the New Gaiety this week. She plans a full change of selections starting tomorrow matinee and continuing through the week. One song will be sung in costume, the others illustrated. The film The Girl and the Outlaw, a Biograph thriller, will headline the talking picture at the Alk-A-Graph company in the week's final part.
Miss Carrie Isabel Moon of Fern Indiana appears nightly in the free vaudeville pavilion at Wonderland this week. She studies at the Indianapolis Conservatory of Music and will graduate this year. Moon has performed in Chautauqua circuits in Buffalo and North Tonawanda and aims to pursue lyric poetry after her studies.
Democrats of the Third Ward will meet at headquarters Capitol Avenue and Sixteenth Street Wednesday night to elect permanent officers. N. J. Barrett is ward committeeman.
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