Romance of the Lone Swimmer Ends in Indiana Wedding
A romance begun after a dramatic rescue by Jesse Wright, a farmer of Elwood, Indiana, ends with his marriage to Alice Noel. Three years earlier Wright saved Noel from drowning after diving into a creek when her head disappeared beneath the water. The couple reunited years later after Noel's bold act to save Wright from a rampaging bull. They wed at Noel’s parents’ home.
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Wright
Pras
Miss Noel
Jane Eyre Debuts at Nelson Theater to Large Audience
The Nelson theater opened with Jane Eyre starring Dwight A. Mead as Edward Rochester to a crowded crowd. The show kicked off the season with strong performances and impressed patrons with the vaudeville acts and musical numbers on the bill.
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Nelson Theatre
Dwight A. Mead
Edward Rochester
Sam
Broadway theatre bill features Leslie and Lind juggling act
The program includes a club juggling act by Leslie and Lind with new feats. Marie Clark is a singing and talking comedienne with witty songs and a fresh monologue. The Porto Rican Military Quartette delivers a harmonious singing turn. Earl Hyman sings "Sweet Sixteen" with a scenic picture display. Two moving picture subjects provide additional comedy.
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Broadway Theatre
Leslie and Lind
Marie Clark
Earl Hyman
Major Dick Mueller Opens Week at Crystal Theatre
Major Dick Mueller's vaudeville company began a week at the Crystal Theatre with a strong hit reputation. The bill pleased audiences in both matinee and evening performances as each act proved meritorious. Daisy Brownie delivers jokes and a selection from IF I WERE AN ACTOR with witty asides.
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Crowley
Dell
The
Crystal
Clipper
Harte Sisters
Irene
Francis
Virginia Ringers
Uncle Sam
Dick Mueller
Crystal Theatre
Daisy Brownie
Ade criticizes mind readers and zippy plays in Lafayette interview
Indianapolis reports George Ade fresh from New York where he prepared two plays including a revised The Fair Co Ed He riffs on drama hijack by mind reader syndicates and the rise of zippy entertainment He recalls political work in Chicago and Lafayette grandly predicts theater and politics clashes ahead with local power brokers and temperance battles.
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New York
Ade
Mr. Ade
Chicago
Dramatists’ Mind Readers’ Association
Sulu
Taft
Lafayette
Ind
Charlie Dillingham
Elsie Janis
Cohan
Harris
George Ives
James Waddell
George Bohrer Brewing Company
James M. Sullivan
Indianapolis Brewing Company
John A. Hamling
Commissioners’ Court
I. N. Cochran
Wadell
Sullivan
Mhamling
Cochran
Richard Coble
James A. Shirk
Coble
William Seckler
Standard Oil Company
Seckler
Supreme Court
Del
Cable
Waddell
Hamling
Senate
Congress
Clinton
Carroll Counties
Milton T. McCarty
Frankfort
Carroll County
J. R. Boyd
McCarty
Local Option Towns Question Asked by Boy and Bellman
A boy confirms the town is a local option town while a bellman notes the drug store or the grocery as a place to obtain it. The exchange reads as a casual inquiry about local options.
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Sonny
Boy
Bellman
Jaws of Port Jackson Shark Display Pearlescent Teeth
Not a jewelry novelty but a shark jaw exhibit. The Port Jackson shark shows teeth arranged like pearls with small pointed front teeth and larger flattened grinding back teeth.
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Port Jackson
Painters Union Elects Officers At Last Evening Meeting
The Painters and Decorators union held a meeting last evening and elected officers: President 4, 8 Walters. Vice President A. J. Murray. Treasurer R. T. McGrew. Financial Secretary Julius Wandrel. Recording Secretary Schaefer. Warden Thomas Emory.
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The
Painters and Decorators Union
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Alice Noel
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Nettie
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek, Mich
IFFY
Europe
Indianapolis
George Ade
Delphi
Charles B. Landis
Martin Morrison
Morrison
Landis
Watson
Marshall
John O'Conner
Bryan
John
Nebraska Statesman
Roosevelt
Roosevelt County
Carrol County
Kern
Messrs. Waddel, Sullivan
TRE Central States Theatre
Colessees
Fred Blar
Alana Theatre
NELSO
W.F. Mann
Aselle and
Lind
Juggiers
Comedienne
Detroit
Logansport
Troit
Painters Elect
Spencer Park Music
Spencer Park
Broadway Street
George Bush
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