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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1902

Page

4

Quaker College President to Lecture in City

Prof. Isaac Sharpless president of Haverford College will lecture Monday evening at the First Friends Church on Quaker Influence on American Institutions. He arrives tomorrow from Philadelphia under the Friends Historical Society auspices. The free lecture will attract Quakers and friends from the city and surrounding towns.

Isaac Sharpless Haverford College Philadelphia Friends* Historical Society First Friends’ Church Alabama Thirteenth Streets Sharpless

Eighteen-year-old burned at Taggart bakery accident

William Simpkins, aged eighteen, was severely burned at the Taggart bakery on North New Jersey Street when a kettle of fifteen gallons of boiling lard overturned as he tried to lift it from a stove. He was taken to City Hospital with burns to the arms and body.

William Simpkins Taggart Bakery New Jersey Street Simpkins

Coffee Poison Announces Hidden Dangers at Medical Convention

At a St Louis medical convention physicians debated coffee’s varying effects noting it poisons some while sparing others. A Hinton West Virginia man told of years of illness from coffee, misdiagnosis as neurasthenia, and recovery after quitting coffee and adopting Pontum, restoring health and weight after more than a year.

St. Louis Hinton W. Va N. ¥. City Vanderbilt Clinic

English's Tonight Features Gerardy Kreisler Hofmann and Amphion Club

Noted cellist Jean Gerardy violinist Fritz Kreisler and pianist Josef Hofmann joined the Amphion Club for a recital at English's tonight with Hofmann playing Kreisler and Gerardy's piano parts. Kreisler makes his first appearance in the city this evening. David B. Hanchett, a veteran actor who once ran a dramatic school here, has died in Brooklyn. He was over seventy, travelled often, and recalled Shakespeare’s era with fond humor. He performed in Hamlet while visiting in recent years. He had supported Booths Forrest Cushman and other greats and once ran a Rialto dramatic school on North Pennsylvania street.

Jean Gerardy Fritz Kreisler Josef Hofmann Amphion Club Gerardy Hofmann Kreisler Rubinstein Brooklyn David B. Hanchett the Booths Forrest Charlotte Cushman Rialto Building North Pennsylvania Street Walker Whiteside Polonius Shakspeare New York

Appellate Court Rules Theater May Refuse External Tickets

New York April appellate division of the Supreme Court ruled a theater owner may refuse to accept any ticket not sold by himself. The decision comes in a suit by W. H. Collister a ticket speculator seeking to restrain the owner from interfering with his practice of selling tickets outside the theater.

New York Supreme Court W. H. Collister

Indianapolis boy Leon Morris shows performing ponies at Grand Opera House

Leon Morris the Indianapolis boy trains ponies under father Morris Lewis a noted trainer. He emphasizes patience kindness and measured progression to teach tricks including wrestling with a negro aide. He notes the ponies can be mischievous and require careful handling to avoid injuries.

Leon Morris Grand Opera House Indianapolis Morris Lewis Mr. Morris

Social notes show visits and events in Baltimore and beyond

Mrs. Lucius B. Swift visits Baltimore friends. Miss Margaret Foster arrives from Burlington Ia to visit Miss Virginia Keep. Judge Grosscup and daughter visit Addison C. Harris, with a dinner planned. Mrs. Wilson sails for Antag for five months abroad. Paris and Italy trips noted. Generous hostings mark society life with receptions, luncheons, and dances in Indianapolis and nearby cities.

Lucius B. Swift Baltimore Margaret Foster Burlington Virginia Keep Cecil Clune J. H. Walsh Detroit Grosscup Miss Grosscup Chicago Addison C. Harris Louise M. Closson Wood L. Wilson M. Emden Essie Sam Reichman Samuel Fallows T. C. Day Julius H. Mueller Bellefontaine Street Arthur Johnson City Mexico Johnson May Brayton Ida Virginia Renaldine Smith Knightstown Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans Harriet Stemson-Macbeth Fort Wayne W. L. Berryman Lee Nash Tipton James Hawkins Macy Coughlen Caroline Howland Baltmore Jessie Miller Harper Johns Tarkington Woodrow Wilson Contemporary Club Wilson Booth Tarkington New York Antag Paris Walter Hale Italy Alexander P. Spruance Los Angeles General Federation of Women's Clubs Spruance Indianapolis Pressiey J. Q. van Winckle Miss van Winckle Columbia Club Sweetzer McKinney Marlon John J. Plum, Jr Charles Clark Herbert Felt

Social rounds honor Professor Harris of Amherst College

A sequence of entertaining social events in the city included an afternoon tea hosted by Mrs. Lafayette Page to greet Mrs. William Charles White arrival. Out-of-town guests from Chicago Cincinnati and Madison attended. A large card party at Mrs. John W Schmidt’s home honored Mrs. Herbert Feiber winter bride. The table featured Alpha Delta Phi symbols for Dr Harris’s reception commemorating the Amherst College president.

Eleventh Street George Harris President Harris Amherst College Harris John B. Elam Rittenberick Cincinnati John H. Holliday George Fallows Chicago W. J. McKee Henry L. Beveridge Calvin N. Kendal Lafayette Page William Charles White Page Frank Darlington Thomas C. Day George C. Hitt Louis Burckhardt H. Pantzer Henry Atkins Horace Bennett Sadie M. Clark Schmidt John Wocher Carl Aneshaensel John J. Reilly C. ¢. Perry John Hllum, Jr Charles Clark Feiber Miss Burke Madison Robert Kipp Edna Cornell Saginaw, Mich Miss Goetz Rifenberick Elam Morgan Albert Gall, Jr Berger Miss Wetterer Gustav Revers Henry Jameson Medical College Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity Dr. Harris John N. Carey John Oliver Scot Butler Lowe Carey Alexander Jameson Morris Ross John 8. Duncan

Death by Own Action Prank Turns Irish Porch Scene

Had fun with police tells of Biocyclemen Trimpe and Lowe visiting a South Missouri street house to probe a death by own action. They find two Irishmen calmly on the porch, joke about suicide, resist the search, and ride off after a fruitless check while sharing quiet chuckles and a parting question about a match.

Missouri Street Trimpe Lowe Moike

Memorial Day Observances Planned at Statehouse and Crown Hill

G A R and W A C hold another meeting at the Statehouse Adjutant General Smock’s office to arrange Memorial day ceremonies. German veterans promise a salute at Crown Hill with one gun per state. Captain Charles Garrard will command an infantry salute over graves. Children will take part, flowers laid, Mrs Ida Morrison to supervise with W R C presidents aiding. ten children per corps to be transported by express wagons.

Ida Morrison Crown Hill

Consulting Engineer G H Benzenberg Visits Denison

Milwaukee engineer G H Benzenberg, a leading figure for the Cincinnati Water Co, is at the Denison to meet Indianapolis Water Co officers. He is supervising the Cleveland lake intake tunnel construction now, reporting satisfactory progress and noting his Milwaukee intake tunnel as a notable triumph.

G. H. Benzenberg Milwaukee Cincinnati Water Company Denison Benzenberg Indianapolis Water Company Cleveland

Notorious Pickpocket Arrested in Rochester

Noted thief Harry Johnson known as The Memphis Kid was arrested in Rochester New York. Police seek a Bertillon description from Superintendent Taffe. Johnson is listed in the rogues gallery and has a prior workhouse sentence. Bertillon Clerk McGuff will leave next Sunday to identify.

Harry Johnson Memphis Kid Rochester N. Y Taffe Bertillon Johnson Rogues’ Gallery McGuff

Sympathy and debate in Shortridge High Senate session

The Shortridge High School Senate held a lively afternoon session with a full gallery and spirited speeches. Officers announced committee appointments, debated the disfranchising bill, and heard a strong address by James Meyers from Idaho supporting suffrage for African Americans. The body adjourned amid excitement, and no meeting next week due to the state oratorical contest.

Shortridge High School Senate Lodge Edwin Friend Pritchard Larl Pritchard Deboe Charles Christian McDonald Laura Potter White Frankwood Williams Perkins Ernest Cohn Scott Ford Kahn Butler Albert Burns Hawley Edward Lewis Tillman Myrtle Newsome Senator Money Baker Senate James Nimal Booker T. Washington South Hertfeld Kentucky Heitfeld Biddy Donnan

Amherst College President Addresses Shortridge Students

Dr. George Harris, president of Amherst College, spoke to Shortridge High School pupils in the second hour yesterday morning. He, a former classmate of George W. Hufford, described education as concentration on one subject and noted a shift in college entrance requirements from language heavy prep to accepting any good high school course completion.

George Harris Amherst College Shortridge High School George W. Hufford Harris

Unexpected Guest Farce Presented at Manual Training High School

The M. T. H. S. audience enjoyed Howells farce The Unexpected Guest staged by a January class cast. A musical program followed featuring Teachers' Quartet, recitations, tenor solo, and piano duets. Proceeds benefited the January class of 1908.

William Dean Howells Manual Training High School B. C. S. N. Boys George Wildhack Edna Murray Charles Bragg Alma Rech George Scorres Esssaet Frances Fortner Herbert Akinson

Wilson speaks on What It Means to be an American at Contemporary Club

Woodrow Wilson addressed the Contemporary Club at the Propylaeum on What It Means to be an American. He praised the frontiersman ideal and contrasted Hamilton and Franklin, noting Franklin’s hands on achievements from street cleaning to the American Philosophical Society. He urged Americans to think or be thought for respect and criticized American intolerance.

Woodrow Wilson Cluir Propylaeum Europe Wilson Alexander Hamilton Benjamin Franklin Hamilton Franklin Philadelphia American Philosophical Society And

Dr Woodrow Wilson Speaks on Patriotism in Schools

Dr Woodrow Wilson will address teachers and the public at 10 oclock this morning in the Benjamin Harrison school at Walnut and Delaware streets. The School Board requested the talk titled Patriotism in the Schools and admission is open to all attendees.

Woodrow Wilson Benjamin Harrison Walnut Delaware Streets

William Scott Dead After illness in Lafayette to Indianapolis

William Scott 80, born in Scotland, died at 1113 Bellefontaine Street. A veteran builder, he lived in Indianapolis 40 years and belonged to First Presbyterian Church. Survived by seven children including David J. and Walter P., contractors. others in Lafayette and Terre Haute. A Mason active Republican. Also noted: Mrs George W. Hill died at 212 South Hast Street, aged 78. funeral from 2 pm tomorrow.

William Scott Bellefontaine Street Scott Scotland America Canada Lafayette Ind Ward First Presbyterian Church Lie David J Walter P John George J. Mayer & Co Elizabeth Belle W Hattie Lee Williamson Terre Haute Father Bessonies John G. Blake Sixth Presbyterian Church Masonic George W. Hill Fletcher-place M. B. Church South Hast Street Hill Indianapolis Pletcher-place Church Asbury Church Edwin Francis Hill

Safety Board Orders Strict Debt Payment Enforcement

At a board of safety meeting, city employees in the fire and police departments are to be notified to pay all debts for necessities or face dismissal. The move follows a heavy flow of bills. officers stress no exceptions for party affiliation. Also noted are resignations, appointments, and numerous street and sewer contracts and openings.

Board of Safety Fire and Police Departments Charles H. Schuh Fire Department Thomas Eaves Jeese Hutsell Virgil Ferguson John Mountain Albert Houser Frank J. Nutter W. B. Smith

Veterans to carry flags in monument dedication parade

Adjutant General Smock announced lists of veterans chosen to bear flags in the monument dedication parade. From the Fifteenth Regiment: S. T. Stollard Lafayette, W. S. Anderson South Bend, K. Roberts Delphi, M. C. Goble Lafayette, John T. Harvey Greenfield, Silas Mathes Spencer, Levi Bryant Lare, W. F. Powers Rensselaer, George Rinehart Bloomington, Stephen Thrash er Francisville, Silas Thrash er. From the Sixteenth Regiment: S. F. Hardy Pendleton, Philip Lester Little York, R. H. Phitt lips Arlington, F. R. Nugent Mitchell, J. M. Hartley Hagerstown, William Walker North Grove, Michael Nolan, George B. Walton Indianapolis, R. S. Fremont Terre Haute, John B. Taylor Anderson.

Smock Fifteenth Regiment S. T. Stollard Lafayette W. 8. Anderson South Bend K. Roberts Delphi M. C. Goble John T. Harvey Greenfield Silas Mathes Spencer Ind Levi Bryant W. F. Powers Rensselaer George Rinehart Bloomington Stephen Thrasher Francisville Sixteenth Regiment

Motor League Plans Expanded Indiana Presence

Edwin F. Brown president of the American Motor League visited yesterday and met with state consul S. W. Elston to discuss increasing league membership in Indiana. The plan calls for establishing vice consuls across the state and leaves oversight to Elston.

Edwin F. Brown American Motor League S. W. Elston Indiana Elston

Something Choice Bock Beer On Tap In Leading Saloons

The American Brewing Company's pure malt and hop Bock Beer will be on tap today in the leading saloons. Family trade supplied by Jacob Metzger and Company. Telephone 7.

American Brewing Company Jacob Metzger & Co

Indiana science teachers hold seventh annual conference in Indianapolis

The Indiana Science Teachers Association held its seventh annual conference in Indianapolis with sessions at Manual Training High School in the morning and Shortridge High School in the afternoon. Officers include J T Scoville as president I H Voris as vice president and D H Weir as secretary with J F Thompson as treasurer. The program featured talks on botany meteorology geology and chemistry in the high school, emphasizing local conditions and practical experiments, concluding with demonstrations and a meeting to finish work at Shortridge High School.

Indiana Science Teachers’ Association Indianapolis Manual Training High School Shortridge High School J. T. Scoville I. H. Voris D. H. Weir J. F. Thompson M. E. Crowell L. E. Wheeler Donaldson Bodine Leonard Young John Owens Fort Wayne Weather Bureau Wabash College Bodine G. W. Benton Iatter W. J. Karslake Butler College N. H. Williams W. A. Fiske Richmond High School

Teachers of History Hold Fifth Annual Meeting

The State Teachers' Association history section convened its fifth annual meeting at the Grand Hotel with sessions yesterday afternoon and last night. Officers listed include President Adelaide Baylor, Vice President Harlow Lirdley, Secretary Harriet Casper Rhetts, and Treasurer O. M. Pittenger. The afternoon program opened with a paper on History and Civics.

State Teachers’ Association Grand Hotel Adelaide Baylor Wabash Harlow Lirdley Richmond Harriet Casper Rhetts Indianapolis O. M. Pittenger Anderson

Police and Charity Society team for blind workers program

The police department and Secretary Grout of the Charity Organization Society collaborate on placing blind beggars into the Blind Industrial School in North Indianapolis. The aim is to teach trades to help them support themselves, with several individuals arrested and handed over to the society.

Grout Seciety Indianapolis

Train Jumpers Craving Court Action Against Gang

Railroad workers protest a police crusade against boys jumping on trains. Arrests include Seth Summers Sethe Styrnsson and Jerry Massey amid claims they belong to a gang. Cases set for Police Court today before Judge Stubbs.

Best Railroad Yvyiltinen Sronsson Sethe Summers Herbert Stevenson Jerry Massey Art Stubbs

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