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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
3
Dorothy Dale reports New York March 28 as actor Paul McAlliste, star with Viola Allen, asserts stage lovers feel passion beyond looks. He recalls Raffles and a life on stage with hundreds of plays and loves while dismissing fan notes as flattering rather than nuisance.
Gleanings summarize the theater scene with a melodrama Human Hearts at Nelson starring Miss Crosman and the Crystal's Hill stock company led by Manager Hardie. The piece blends tragedy and comedy with a plot of mistaken identity, murder, and eventual exoneration. The Crystal previews next week feature daily program changes and four vaudeville acts.
The Cohan and Harris show George Washington Jr. opens at the Nelson on Tuesday evening March 31. The cast includes Carter DeHaven Flora Parker Willis P. Sweatman Jack Rafael John A. Poone Frank McNish Jr Elsie Artz Lola Hoffman John Kauffman Joseph Leslie Lee Myers Edward Lester and a Cohanesque chorus of girls who sing and dance.
Peggy in The Country Girl is featured as Henrietta Crosman returns in a clever eighteenth century English character. The comedy blends romance and youth driving daring, debuting Friday evening April 3 at The Theatre Nelson.
The speaker argues for the vitality of stage lovers amid social satire. He jokes about remaining in stage romance until unfit for anything else and defies the idea that stage lovers are mere blocks. He describes the theatrics of kneeling and embracing a body, asserting the lover’s liveliness in real situations.
A H Hum mel and family reached London and were bombarded by reporters but refused to discuss themselves. The lawyer stated Hum mel is in Europe for health reasons and wishes privacy, declining details on duration and plans. He appears to have substantial baggage suggesting an extended stay.
Detective Silas Morgan arrested Mrs Louisa Plotner in Anderson after a yearlong manhunt by her husband John Plotner. She fled Kentland with Samuel Wiley last May and has been chased across three states until found with city police help.
A compilation of brief items: Muhese seniors raid a juniors party and tie them to trees. burglars steal $6.50 at Plainfield traction station. Judge Ira W. Christian to give Memorial Day address. first automobile show opens in South Bend. Mrs. Harmon of Jasper loses sight in one eye. Clover Leaf engine backs into a Monon engine at Linden. New Castle Prohibitionists nominate ticket. De Pauw student Edgar Miller killed by electric shock. William Welling denied new trial for forgery. two interurbans injure eight at Shelbyville. Mt Vernon man shot by Lawrence Epley. Amzi B DeGroot attempts suicide. James Case store at Hiram burned for $4,000. G R L freight train derails at Portland.
At a senior class meeting last evening Rev. Joseph Craig of the Ninth Street Christian church was chosen to deliver the baccalaureate sermon in May. The freshmen posed for a flashlight picture in the school hall for the annual.
Yesterday Pero Rosco and Tony Frescia were arrested after a chicken theft in which Burley shot Frescia in the leg. They appeared in Judge Graves' court and were bound over. Frescia's wound was dressed as the bullet lodged in his right thigh.
Wilson Searight and Willard Bursley, farmers living west of the city, were chased by locals in a reported incident.
Mr and Mrs J A Brookshire of Asheville North Carolina filed a divorce bill claiming their marriage began as a joke after a dance where straws chose the partners The lot fell to Brookshire and Katherine Gentry They say they never lived together and repudiated the wedding the next day The bride says she did not have time to back out the groom concedes he could not be held to the marriage for his wife's sake
The group in a shop mocks women's fashion and wealth as they compare hats and finery. Old Man Tellum and friends joke about vanity, style, and a Manhattan inspired display before turning to politics and tariffs.
William G. Miller a mas on resident of 225 Heath Street died last evening at 7 o clock from lockjaw following a mashed hand at the Uhl mill the previous Saturday. Doctors labored from Thursday morning but the ailment proved fatal. Biodd poison was the stated cause of death.
In a humorous exchange a boy Edwin questions lace holes and air with a man. The talk wanders from Swiss cheese to hats and lace making while a distraction fears to grow as they discuss lace and fat.
Joseph T. McNary of this city, president of the Municipal League of Indiana, has issued a call for a meeting early in April to arrange the program for the league gathering to be held in Laporte on June 16 and 17.
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