Theaters News and London Stage Notes
News of today’s theaters details vaudeville and plays at Grand Park and Empire with East Lynne and The Cracker Jacks, plus tickets for The Liberty Belles and Quality Street at English’s. George W. Munroe appears in a vaudeville sketch next week while Paul Wilstach writes on Scott dramatizations for Bookman. Sir Henry Irving and Ellen Terry praise American theater during Minneapolis visit in London news.
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Park
East Lynne
Empire
George W. Munroe
Bridget
Bo’Shaugnesey
Washlady
the Geand
J. M. Barrie
Quality Street
Maud Adams
Mr. Barrie
Miss Adams
Phoebe Throssell
Phoebe
Personal and Society Notes From Local One Issue
Mrs Fletcher Hines and her son plan a Saturday return from Newark. H C Newcomb has come back from Terre Haute to visit his mother. Ellen S Baker visits her grandfather Professor Campbell in Crawfordsville. Susan Strong has returned to Terre Haute after visiting Mrs Newcomer. Mrs Charlies Plattin leaves for Chicago to visit Mrs Brammond and attend the grand opera. Miss Anna Beisenherz and Julius H Mueller wed tonight at St Pauls Church. Sara Purcell of Louisville is visiting.
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Fletcher Hines
Seushier
Newark
H. C. Newcomb
FP. Newcomb
Terre Haute
Ellen S. Baker
Professor Campbell
Crawfordsville
Susan Strong
H . Newcomer
Charlies Plattinn
Chicago
Local society notes and upcoming weddings in Kokomo and city
The snippet records numerous social events including weddings and engagements such as Miss Woollen and Mr. Riddle with May 16 date, Miss Davidson and Mr. Riddle wedding. multiple parties hosted by Mrs. Crossland and Mrs. Perkins. relocations on Talbott and Central avenues. and a Worth gown controversy at a Washington gathering involving Mrs. Foraker Mrs. Hitchcock and Mrs. Kean, highlighting fashion and etiquette of the season.
Color clash humor in Chicago clubs stirs quiet debate
In Chicago two women from colored and white clubs meet on the street and discuss the color controversy at the Buffalo convention. The colored group says no discussion occurred and hints a fight may arise at the California national meeting, while stressing ongoing education of their women.
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Chicago Evening Post
Chicago
Fair” Sisters
Colored Woman's Club of
Colored Women's Clubs
Buffalo
California
Three Pronged Fork Biscuits for Pababear Picnics and Daily Meals
A brisk biscuit recipe notes bake in a moderate oven and avoid excessive dough moisture and light elbow work. The result is wholesome biscuits suited for pababear picnics and three daily meals.
The Ideal Well-Bred Woman Says The Telegraph
The best bred women do not fuss and accept gowns, furniture, jewels, and children as a matter of course. They conceal disputes with husbands and domestic upheavals. Their repose is the calm of trained faculties, unshaken by upheaval, a boon to society and morals.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Olaf Trygvasson at Tomlinson Hall by Chicago Orchestra
The second night of the spring music festival featured Grieg and Bjornson in Olaf Trygvasson with Miss Stein contralto and Charles W. Clark baritone under Theodore Thomas. The 400 voices and chorus mixed with the Chicago Orchestra delivered strong, if uneven, performances while Miss Stein and Clark showed limitations in dramatic force. The program also included Tschaikowsky and Massenet selections, Franck and Dvorak pieces, and Wagner’s Mastersingers overture, closing the four concert series with praise for Thomas and the ensemble.
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Four Hundred Voices
Chicago Orchestra
Gertrude Maystein
Charles W. Clark
Theodore Thomas
Norway
Bjornstjerne Bjjornson
Edward Grieg
Tomlinson Hall
Olaf Trygvasson
Bjornson
Grieg
Bjjornson
Henrik Ibsen
Ibsen
Olaf
England
Miss Stein
Clark
Mr. Clark
Tschaikowsky
Jean D'Arc
Arta
Massenet
Caesar Franck
Morceau Symphonique
Antonin Dvorak
America
Thomas
Boys Caught at Anderson With Indianapo lis Pair
The Anderson superintendent phoned Indianapolis police to report John Pryor aged eighteen and Henry Wilson aged seventeen in custody. They arrived with a young girl from Indianapolis who was not found. The youths are said to be wanted for several robberies and will be brought to the city this morning. Both are described as colored.
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Anderson
Indianapolis
John Pryor
Henry Wilson
Real Estate Ad Promotes Title Guaranty Service in Indiana
An advertisement touts title assurance with no abstract fees. It claims reasonable charges and absolute security from INDANA Title Guaranty and Loan Company located at 129 East Market Street.
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Ind.ana Title Guaranty and Loan Company
East Market Street
Great Gathering Expected for K of P Event in San Francisco
George W. Powell predicts the Supreme Lodge session and Uniformed Rank encampment will draw the largest East Coast crowd to San Francisco next August. He notes a surge in K of P membership after a new uniform, the Mechanic's Pavilion quarters for 5,400 men, and a parade of up to ten thousand. Travelers may spend $51 for the round trip from Indianapolis with various routes and side trips being arranged. Local chapters have saved funds, including Alexandria, to cover trip expenses.
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San Francisco
George W. Powell
Uniformed Rank
K. of P
Denigon
Powell
Supreme Lodge
Uniformed Bank
General Assembly
Golden Gate
Mechanic's Pavilion
Carnahan
General Carnahan
Indianapoliss
California
Alexandria
Crawfordsville dry goods mogul touts largest Indiana store
Will Griffith, manager of a large Crawfordsville dry goods house, visited last night and proclaimed that Crawfordsville operates the biggest dry goods house in Indiana outside Indianapolis. He noted other cities have larger department stores, but none specializing in dry goods match Crawfordsville.
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Will Griffith
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Indianapolis
Hoosier
Athens
Republicans Held First Day Convention Campaign Push
The republicans begin their state convention with three weeks to go as candidates boost efforts. Several candidates visited town last night while about seventy five counties have named delegates. Marion county is among the last to select delegates, a task typically completed a night or two before the gathering.
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Marion County
Two Republicans gain seat in Fairbanks area vote
A man vanished leaving a note predicting his body would be found in the Wabash river prompting inquiries about the vacancy. Senator Fairbanks learned yesterday that two Republicans now occupy the town. He noted a 200 percent rise in Republican votes and mused on applying the same acreage ratio nationwide.
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Wabash River
Fairbanks
Township Advisory Boards Election Question Resolved
Roscoe O Hawkins argues the township advisory boards must be elected this November 192 I, with boards chosen to serve a four year term. The opinion asserts that the act intends initial election in November 192, then every four years, aligning with statewide election cycles.
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Roscoe O. Hawkins
Republican State Committee
Goodrich
Vanderburg
Hawkins
Reports of Railways Meetings in Michigan and Indiana This Week
Grand Rapids based Musketon Grand Rapids Indiana Railroad reports net earnings of 7343 for the year, up 41 percent, with profits at 19603.92 after bond interest. Cincinnati Richmond Fort Wayne line shows gross 660199, net 131005.32, up 7.6 percent. Mackinac Transportation Company earnings reach 33200 in which GR&I is a stakeholder.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
The
Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort Wayne
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Fort Wayne
Mackinac Transportation Company
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic
Michigan Central
Marquis Ito Signals Shift on Party Rule in Japan
Tokyo dispatch reports Marquis Ito, head of Japan’s Constitutional party, hinting at abolition of party government. He says he cannot be tied to any Cabinet and may act as critic. Observers view it as reasserting control over the party to steer foreign policy, with vague clarifications noted.
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Tokio
Victoria
B. C
Marquis Ito
Constitutional Party
Japan
Marquis
Capt James R Henry Predicts Senate Auditor Vote Lead
Capt James R Henry, Republican candidate for state auditor, staying at Denison, foresees 616 votes on the first ballot and says he will reach nomination on the third ballot. He claims insider knowledge of the contest’s standing.
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James R. Henry
Auditor of State
the Denison
City News Notes and Local Society Events
A 2 PM meeting of the general executive committee for the soldiers' monument dedication is set in the Governor's office. Mrs. M. C. Silgius hosts Meridian W C T U this afternoon at 1688 Hall Place with Dr Haslop reading on Physical Culture. The Ladies' Society of the Fourth Presbyterian Church plans a Friday sale of fancy and useful items in the church parlors with supper. A hospital site committee reviews twenty options priced 15000 to 45000 and expects a selection in four to five weeks. John Anderson, jailed in St Joseph for bigamy, reportedly married Mrs Nannie J Smith in Greensburg on March 15 1900 and used multiple aliases. Mrs Elizabeth Ozmoore, born April 2 19%, marks birthday today with daughter Mrs Virginia Moore hosting a reception at 294 McGill Street.
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Meridian
M. C. Silgius
Hall Place
Haslop
Ladies’ Society
Fourth Presbyterian Church
New Methodist Hospital
John Anderson
St. Joseph
Nannie J. Smith
Indianapolis
Greensburg
Anderson
Elizabeth Ozmoore
Virginia Moore
McGill Street
Ozmoore
Northampton County
North Carolina
OMINOUS IN THE BALKANS
London dispatch reports Balkans tensions at a critical stage with daily atrocities blamed on Bulgarian bands. Seven Bulgarian brigands’ heads were hung in Salonica, a Turkish agent in France was murdered in revenge, and Macedonian group leader Sarafoff allegedly plans to seize a foreign consul. The Turkish ambassador denies Mohammed Rechad’s death.
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London
Vienna
Daily Telegraph
Balkans
Salonica
Fvance
M. Sarafoff
Macedonia
Mohammed Rechad
Turkey
Boundary Mark Broken Near Boundary in Alaska
Mail advices from Skagway Alaska report that Richard Frazier a leading Canadian civil engineer supervised the destruction of a Russian boundary monument. The stone marker with Russian inscription stood eighteen miles beyond the boundary on the Canadian side. In the presence of two American miners Frazier ordered the demolition. The witnesses affidavits have been forwarded to the State Department.
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Seattle
Wash
Skagway
Alaska
Richard Frazier
Canada
Bertha Ballard Home Names New Officers and Directors
Stockholders elected officers and listed directors for three, two, and one year terms. Directors include William H Ballard and Rosa A Brown for three years. Albert J Brown and Rosa E Ligod for two years. Amos K Hollowell and Lawson M Harvey for one year. Advisory Board includes Mary T Pyle and Carolina Wright. Officers named: President Rosa E Brown, Vice President Elizabeth M Hadley, Secretary Hannah M Furnas, Treasurer Eiva M Hadley, Corresponding Secretary Mariana Lawrence.
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William H. Ballard
William H. Pyle
Rosa A. Brown
Fannie H. Johnson
Maria ©. Stubbs
Marietta P. Adams
Elva W. Hadley
Eliza Walker
Albert J. Brown
Rosa E. Ligod
Ella T. Wilson
Ella Hadley
Mariana Lawrence
Catherine 8. Votan
Elia K. Furnas
Elizabeth M. Hadley
Amos K. Hollowell
Lawson M. Harvey
Hannah M. Furnas
Mary L. Waddle
Mary I. Hollowell
Kate P. Harvey
Elizabeth A. Soewell
Ella M. Barrett
Mary T. Pyle
Druculla Wilson
Carolina Wright
Rosa E. Brown
Eiva M. Hadley
Chicago railroad plans stock increase and future expansions
Chicago officials announce the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific will raise capital by percent to 1500 dollars, despite rumors of doubling. The company plans further extensions and possible acquisitions, with stockholders set to vote at the June 4 annual meeting.
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Chicago
the Chronicle
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Lost diamond pin at Tomlinson Hall
Mrs Whitelow of Cleveland guest of Mrs Sandborn lost a diamond pin last night in Tomlinson Hall. She sat in the sixth row from the front on the left side and wore the pin at the concert. During intermission she rose and found the pin missing. Bicycle police aided the search but did not recover it.
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Whitelow
Cleveland, O
Sandborn
Tomlinson Hall
Rumor of Dugan Quarrel With Ex-Police Chief Denied
Rumor spread that Detective Thomas Dugan assaulted ex-Superintendent James Quigley at the Occidental bar with both men drawing revolvers. Friends separated them. Dugan and police officials deny the reports, stating there is no truth to the story.
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Thomas Dugan
James Quigley
Occidental
Dugan
Senator Fairbanks Watches A Republican Rise In Indiana
In Sullivan county Indiana a post office named for the senior senator of the state shifts from Democratic to Republican when a vacancy prompts a local move. A Republican named Murphy arrives from Illinois and is appointed postmaster, revealing the community’s political shift.
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Washington Post
Sullivan County
Indiana
Fairbank
Fairbanks
Murphy
Illinois
European syndicate offers for St Pauls Church site
An European syndicate offers 5 million dollars for the St Pauls Church parish house and cemetery at Broadway and Fulton streets New York. Trinity corporation refuses the bid and the controller says no offer for the property will be considered. Bidders planned to erect a skyscraper on the site.
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New York
St. Paul's Church
Broadway
Fulton Streets
Trinity Corporation
Dittmar Appeal Denied by New York Court of Appeals
In Albany New York April the Court of Appeals denied a motion to place the appeal of Anton J Dittmar against Count Boni de Castellane and Countess de Castellane Anna Gould and trustees Edwin Howard Helen Gould and Jay Gould on the calendar and advance the case Plaintiffs are Anton J Dittmar defendants are the Castellanes and George J Gould trustees named in the will of Jay Gould
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Alpany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Anton J. Dittmar
Boni de Castellane
Countess de Castellane
Anna Gould
George J. Gould
Edwin Gould
Howard Gould
Helen M. Gould
Jay Gould
Site for a Steel Plant Chosen in Butler Pa
The Standard Steel Company settled the plant location by purchasing 30 acres in Butler Pennsylvania. The modern facility will employ about 2400 people and produce up to 50 finished cars daily.
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Pittshueg
Standard Steel Company
Butler
Transport Sheridan Sails for the Philippines
SAN FRANCISCO reports the transport Sheridan sailed for the Philippines carrying troops of the Twenty-ninth Army unit. The voyage proceeds as part of wartime movements with 1.2 percent soldiers aboard.
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SAN_ FRANCISCO
Sheridan
Philippines
Old Time Writer Dead and Ballad Remembrance
Newark April 1 Dr Thomas Dunn English famed author of Ben Bolt died early today Born in Philadelphia in 1819 he was a physician and lawyer who served in New Jersey politics and two terms in Congress His literary output included rural poems drama and novels with Ben Bolt the best known later sung nationwide for decades
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N. J
Thomas Dunn English
Ben Bolt
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Congress
Sweet Alice
Alice
Ruth
Logan
Ufe
Virginia
Walter Woolfe
Ambrose Fecit
Peer
Painter
Jacob Schuyler
Aristidean
John Donkey
Death of Former Tennessee Senator Joseph Smith Fowler
Washington April 1 Former U S Senator from Tennessee Joseph Smith Fowler died tonight aged eighty two. Born in Ohio he moved to Tennessee and backed the Union in the Civil War though he left the state during Davis’s orders. He returned in 1882 to serve as state controller under Gov Andrew Johnson and in the Senate he was among seven Republicans who voted against Andrew Johnson’s impeachment. Remains to be buried in Lexington Kentucky.
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Washington
Joseph Smith Fowler
United States Senate
Tennessee
Fowler
Ohio
Union
Jefferson Davis
Andrew Johnson
Senate
Lexington
Former President Manuel San Clemente Dies Near Bogota
A private message from Bogota confirms the March 19 death at Villeta of former President Manuel San Clemente aged about ninety. The death legitimizes acting President Vicent Morro Quin’s government and is expected to aid in ending the revolution, Governor Salazar issues a decree honoring the late leader.
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Colombia
Bogota
Villeta
Manuel San Clemente
San Clemente
Vicent Morroquin
Salazar
Death notices from World War era harbor few details
Pay Director of the Navy Henry T. Wright died at Port Said on March 28 after typhoid fever. Born 1843 in Syracuse, he moved to Wisconsin as a youth and was to depart Manila for New York via Suez before illness. Ernest Rambech, a Franco Prussian War veteran, died in Wichita at 54 after lung fever and was twice decorated by the King of Sweden for saving the royal horses during a 21 year ago incident.
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Janesville
Wis
Henry T. Wright
Port Said
Wichita
Kan
Ernest Rambech
Sweden
Denison Whipple Dies in New York at 77
Major General William Denison Whipple retired died in New York Hospital of pneumonia after a two day illness. He was seventy seven years old and had thirty six years of active military service.
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New York
William Denison Whipple
New York Hospital
Decline in bricklaying output cited in London Times
The London Times reports a striking drop in bricklaying productivity under union practices. Twenty years ago workers laid about 100 bricks daily, thirty years ago 1,200 on some sites, yet current readings show only 49 bricks per day on certain projects, highlighting severe industrial strain.
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Boston Journal
London Times
Met in Manila Hospital During Appendicitis Operation
General Funston and Governor Taft first met in a Manila military hospital where both were to undergo appendicitis operations. A dust storm struck as the hospital trembled, guards fled, but Funston commanded calm and rescued Taft, lifting him to safety. Taft recounted the scene in Washington, praising Funston’s nerve and willpower.
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Kansas City Journal
Funston
Taft
Miliary Hospital
Manila
Soares
Tey
Tropics
Pacific
Gen
Fenston
Banda
Washington
Senate Committee
General Funston
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