Theaters This Day Feature Rich Vaudeville And Beaucaire
The to day program includes Eerae K Hackett in The Is it p GRAND Vaudeville shows at 2:15 and 8:15 p m Park Fiddle-dee-dee at 2 and 8.30 pm. Demand for Richard Mansfields Beaucaire at Enlis's Friday and Saturday evening is strong. The Grand and Empire close season this week after prosperous winter. Park audiences urged to reserve seats early for Fiddle-dee-dee as crowds fill houses.
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Eerae K. Hackett
Park
Richard Mansfield
The
Grand
Empire
Social News Highlights From Chicago Visits and Local Weddings
Mrs. Robert McOuat returns from Chicago while Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adams Jr. and others spend time in the city. Invitations issued for a May card party. Miss Annabelle Williams to marry Emerson Chaille this evening with guests from Lima and Lebanon. A Holloway tea hosted by Mrs. Arthur Bradford Grover features sweet peas and roses as guests call. William F. Arens travels to St to wed Nelle.
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Robert McOuat
Chicago
Henry €. Adams, Jr
Eugenia B. McOuat
Martinsville
Clifford Losey
Hugh H. Hanna
George Levering
Lafayette
Clark Mailory
Harry ©. Smith
T. A. Swain
South Bend
Mise Pearl Tilden
Clarence Stanley
Joan T. Brush
Harry Newton Hempstead
Catherine James
University of Chicago
John Blair
Paris
Blair
John Cleland
Leon Leach
Kansas City
Miss Ensminger
Columbus
Ralph Kirkendolph
Annabelle Williams
Emerson Chaille
Harvey Beckelt
Lima
T. H. Martin
Lebanon
E. Massey
E. PD. James
Arthur Bradford Grover
Holloway
French study group stages La Poudre Aux Yeux in Park Avenue home
A large evening gathering at Mrs. J. M. Shaw’s Park Avenue residence featured a two act French play La Poudre Aux Yeux performed entirely in French. Cast included Malingear Oscar Jones Ratinois Jean Faurant Constance Mrs J M Shaw Blanche Mrs Clarence Kenyon and others with about eighty attendees enjoying a two act performance and music during intermission. The Chief family planned a Colorado trip later moving to 24 Prospect Street. A spring tea by Mrs Samuel G Van Camp at North Pennsylvania Street followed with guests including Mrs Olney and Miss Dorothea Van Camp and a large list of friends from nearby towns. The Roosevelt garden party in Washington proceeded indoors due to weather with 500 guests including the Cabinet and lawmakers, hosted by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and daughters Miss Alice, under Marine Band music in the Red Corridor.
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Chief
George Chief
Colorado
Prospect Street
John M. Shaw
Park Avenue
Josephine Morss
Nicolas Hoffman
Ferdinand Hollweg
Frappe
Cortland van Camp
B. F. Riley
Raymond P. van Camp
Jean Hill
Chicago
Volney T. Malott
Malott
Corella Taylor
Coburn
Caroline Burford
Martindale
Helen Cook
Cincinnati
Stella Adams
Miss Foster
Burlington
Miss Keep
Lewis Tompkins
Tom
Mrs. Roosevelt
Marine
City News Notes Show Visits and Local Proceedings
J Russell Wilson, once of this city now in Waycross Ga, is visiting. James B Dickson arrived following his mother's serious illness. Judge John H Baker awarded 2100 against Cherubusco Water and Light. Half holiday movement seeks ministers speeches May 4. Mercedes Club hosts May 7 event at Masonic Hall with dance. H L Hood to lecture on The Religious Condition of the Negro at Stimpson Chapel. Butler to lecture on State Charities at Indiana State University May 1 and 2. North Congregational Church plans a concert May 8 with lullabies and costumes. Bicycle cops search for a missing girl’s bicycle. local boys seized it. Admiral George Brown appointed road viewer for Decatur township extension. meeting with Commissioner McGregor precedes task. Hanna and Bianks join as joint viewers for a Decatur township road survey.
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J. Russell Wilson
Waycross
James B. Dickson
John H. Baker
Federal Court
Pierre K. Tyng
Cherubusco Water and Light Company
Mercedes Club
St. John’s Church
Masonic Hall
Stimpson Chapel
H. L. Hood
Second Christian Church
Aaper
Butler
Bloomington
Ind
State University
North Congregational Church
Twenty-fourth
Alabama Streets
Griffin and
Morgan
No. 6 School
Helen Lilly
Admiral George Brown
Decatur Township
McGregor
Admiral Brown
Arch Hanna
Peter Bianks
Indiana Smallpox Fight Urged By State Board Of Health
The State Board of Health asked Governor Durbin to authorize use of the contagious disease fund to combat smallpox in Indiana. The board had earlier proposed a suppression plan, but Durbin discouraged the effort and would not discuss it, citing the need to guard emergency funds. The Kentucky Heart Board alerted Indiana to rising cases in lower counties, prompting continued push for action with little encouragement from the governor.
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State Board of Health
Indiana
Durbin
Kentucky Heart Board
Indiana Board of Health
Indiana Board
Henry Adams Lecture On Cardinal Newman Tonight
Henry Austin Adams will deliver a lecture tonight in Tomlinson Hall on Cardinal Newman under the auspices of Indianapolis Council No. 437 Knights of Columbus. Adams previously spoke in the city last fall at the Propylaeum and is a descendant of the Massachusetts Adams family, formerly an Episcopal minister in New York, who joined the Catholic Church about ten years ago.
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Henry Austin Adams
Tomlinson Hall
Cardinal Newman
Indianapolis
Knights of Columbus
Adams
Propylaeum
Massachusetts
New York City
Catholi Church
Union Grievance Talks At White River Sand Firm
The grievance committee of the General Teamsters Union visited White River Sand Company and Brown Brothers Company, sand suppliers for the Claypool Hotel, seeking unionization for their teams. Brown Brothers consented to sign if the other firm did likewise. a city wide union of shovelers will form Saturday night to work with the teamsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Teamsters’ Union
White River Sand Company
Brown Brothers Company
New
Claypool
Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Company Ad
An old ad promotes real estate trust, promising secure transactions via title guarantee. It touts reasonable fees and mentions 19 East Market Street in Indiana.
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Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Company
East Market Street
A Long Legal Battle Ends With Contempt Show Cause
Frank J. Leibold, cited to appear before Judge Leathers in Superior Court next Friday, faces contempt charges. The case traces a divorce suit and habeas corpus fight over custody of two children, with past orders requiring him to support them. He allegedly missed payments due mid January and April 26 despite repeated requests.
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Frank J. Leibold
Leathers
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Leibold
Louise Leibold
John O Smith Sues for Divorce Cross Complaint
John O Smith filed a cross complaint to his wife Cynthia I Smiths divorce petition. He alleges she had a violent temper, abused him, tore clothes, and stored household goods during a hospital period. He claims she later resumed cruel treatment, wasted food, and threw a stick at his dog then struck him, causing pain.
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John O. Smith
Cynthia I. Smith
Kentucky
Lawsuit Over Faulty Mule Purchase Seeks 50 Damages
Jesse Crump sues Calvin M White and Algernon Griswold horse dealers for 50 dollars, claiming a purchased team of mules for 225 dollars was guaranteed and proved to have heart disease in one mule. He hired a vet and paid 25 dollars for treatment, but the condition could not be diagnosed or cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Crump
Calvin M. Whi
Algernon
Griswold
Husband refuses to pay wife's medical bill in separation case
Justice Smock was asked to rule if a husband is liable for his wife's bills after separation. The suit, Dr. Haynes versus Derk De Ruiter, involves a $20 bill for medical care Mrs. De Ruiter received while ill, which her husband declined to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Smock
Dr. Haynes
Derk de Ruiter
Suit Filed Overdrawn Funds In Durand Case At Arthur Jordan Co
The Arthur Jordan Company yesterday filed suit against Arthur J. Durand for 10 dollars alleging overdrawn funds while employed. An affidavit for a writ of attachment was filed to seize Durand’s goods on grounds he may remove them from the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Jordan Company
Arthur J. Durand
Durand
Appellate Court Flags Nordyke and Marrmon as Bond Sureties
The Appellate Court ruled that A. H. Nordyke and Daniel W. Mar mon are liable as sureties on the bond of West Indianapolis school treasurer who failed to account for school funds. School commissioners of Indianapolis filed suit after annexation of West Indianapolis.
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A. H. Nordyke
Daniel W. Marmon
West Indianapolis
School Commissioners of
Indianapolis
Holliday Family Guardians Appointed After City Incident
Theodore Meyers faced Judge Stubbs after a Monday night scare at 244 West Minnesota Street. He received a $50 fine plus costs and sixty days in the workhouse for his hatchet threat. John H. Holliday was named guardian for his children aged 19, 16, 8, and 6, with bond set at 32500.
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Theodore Meyers
Minnesota Street
Stubbs
John H. Holliday
John H. Holliday, Jr
Mary E. Holliday
Elizabeth C. Holliday
Katherine A. Holliday
Evans Sues Wife for Divorce Over Household Help Refusal
Walter V. Evans filed for divorce from Christine H. Evans claiming she refused to assist with washing and mending clothes and cooking meals.
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Walter V. Evans
Christine H. Evans
Court records show multiple civil cases and verdicts
In Room 1 JUDGE McMaster presides on divorces and damages cases with juries. Cases include Schlagle divorce dismissed with costs, Hubbard and others damages, and City of Indianapolis damages with demurrer costs. Room 2 JUDGE Leathers handles Miles vs Big Four Railroad damages and Brennan vs Indianapolis Street Railway damages with verdicts and costs. Other filings include Reliable Furniture and Syerup notes, Mangold vs City declined to plead, and judgments for modest sums. New suits filed include Seava and Adams divorce and Themean vs Charles.
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Superior Court
John L. McMaster
Margaret Schlagle
Harry Schlagle
William Cooper
Willam Hubbard
James M. Leathers
James H. Miles
Big Four Railroad Company
John Brennan
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Plain
Reliable Furniture Company
William Heit
Charles Syerup
Fred Mangold
City of Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Ira B. Bugbee
Kate G. Slaughter
Mechanic's Hon
Slaughter
Wiggins and
Metailis
John Davis
Indianapolis Light and Power Company
Thomas H. Robinson
Theodore J. Bryan
Gnalt Seava
Genres Adams
John
Themyean Et al
Charles
Divorce and foreclosure cases tumble through city courts
Circuit and Superior Courts list multiple actions including partition between Will Knowles and Fred Knowles. Edna Breadon and William Breadon divorce. Schleicher Co. versus George Frenk on account. Arthur Jordan Co. versus Durand attachment. Jesse Crump versus Calvin Uhl damages with demand of 14. Willa Jarver versus John Jarver divorce. Sophia Bos versus John Henser mortgage foreclosure. Evans v Evans divorce in various Superior Court rooms.
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Huffman
Circuit Court
Will Knowles
Fred Knowles
Edna Breadon
William A. Breadon
Aslelph
Willa A. Jarver
John Jarver
Sophia M. Bos
John Henser
Superior Court
Walter V. Evans Ve
Christine H. Evans
Supreme Court Docket Summary From Indiana Regions
Appellate and Supreme Court notes list cases from Wisconsin to Indiana counties. Key items include Lesh v Jos C E KR Co affirming railroad liability limits, several dismissals and petitions for certiorari, and numerous appellate actions with entries on notices, briefs, and arguments scheduled through 1902.
The Girl Acted Queerly At The City Station
A young woman named Edith Dement from Scipio visited Sergeant Corrigan asking for her missing father. She claimed he had been in the city for over two years and offered several imaginary local families as reference while awaiting records from elite directories. The sergeant attempted to help by asking questions but could not verify her father’s whereabouts.
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Corrigan
Scipio
Edith Dement
Rev McNamara Located in Grinnell Case
Roy McNamara, a Town College student, disappeared from Grinnell six weeks ago and has been located in an unspecified city. For a time, reports suggested he might have taken his own life, but his father, the Rev. Mr. McNamara, refused to believe suicide and conducted a thorough search.
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Roy McNamara
Town College
Grinnell
McNamara
Mr. McNamara
Ruffner Arrested on Petit Larceny Warrant
Detectives Splan and Haley arrested S. K. Ruffner last night on a warrant charging petit larceny. Ruffner, an iron worker at the Waverley motor works on Southeast street, allegedly took another man's pay envelope and refused to return it.
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Splan
Haley
S. K. Ruffner
Ruffner
Waverley Motor Works
Bouth East Street
Sunday closing Association weekly meeting adds new members
The Sunday closing Association held a weekly meeting Monday evening and several new members were taken in. The association has a membership of 15 and invites prominiscors and clerks to attend the meetings. Next is a meeting at 6 Prospect street.
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Prominiscors
Oicsen
Prospect Street
Sherrick Pledges Best Men in Auditor Race
Hotel lobby chatter reports David E. Sherrick Republican candidate for state auditor vows to surround himself with top aides if elected. He hints at appointing Warren Bigler as chief deputy, while denying specifics on other promised posts amid skepticism from rivals and inquiries about Grant Mitchener.
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David E. Sherrick
Auditor of State
Warren Bigler
Republican State Committee
Bigler
Sherrick
Grant Mitchener
Mitchener
Sol Smith Russell Remembered by Traveling Man in Denison
A traveling salesman recalls Sol Smith Russell from his early days with Swiss bell ringers to his vaudeville style turns. He notes Russell’s fame came from singing a playful song about knee breeches and a beloved bit with a calico wrapper and wig. The reminiscing traveler also recalls Russell reciting Riley poems at the Grand Opera House and becoming a distinctive realist on American stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Smith Russell
Denison
Russell
Berger
James Whitcomb Riley
Grand Opera House
Indianapolis
Chicago Lawyer Describes Indianapolis Street Car System
Edwin Burritt Smith, a prominent Chicago attorney visiting Indianapolis, praises the citys street-car network. He and Col Charles L Jewett of New Albany are in Judge Bakers court over the New Albany water works consolidation suit. He notes his Chicago origins but Indiana client interests bring him to the city.
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Indianapolis
Edwin Burritt Smith
Chicago
English
Col
Charles L. Jewett
New Albany
New Albany Water Works
Indiana
Illinois
Washington
An Unusual Experience by Frank E. Jones of New York
Frank E. Jones, a well dressed traveling man from New York known nationwide, visits Denison. He overhears strangers at a bar criticizing someone by name and later realizes they were talking about him. He stays composed despite the attention.
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Frank E. Jones
New York
Denison
Jones le
Jones
St. Louis
Mensesad
An Jamane
Man Avoids Fight After Provoking Crowd
A man stood nearby as insults flew at him. He spoke to the crowd from the elevator area, noted a fellow’s ascent, urged unity, and helped others denounce him. He then handed a card and slipped away, glimpsing the crowd’s reaction.
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Jones
Miss Lento Fulwell to Host Denison Dinner for Snowball Cast
Miss Lento Fulwell who led the comedy Snowball will host a dinner at the Denison tomorrow evening for the other young players in the play. J Russell Wilson will host a bachelor Mel at the Denison Saturday evening.
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Lento Fulwell
Snowball
Denison
J. Russell Wilson
D. D. Bates Arrives in Denison for Legal Matters
D. D. Bates of South Bend, longtime law partner of Representative Brick, registers at the Denison hotel to handle several legal affairs.
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D. D. Bates
South Bend
Representative Brick
the Denison
Orphans' Asylum Board Elects Officers in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Orphans' Asylum held its annual meeting yesterday morning. Twenty four children were cared for during the past year. Elected officers include President Mrs J A Bradshaw. vice presidents Mrs John C Wright Mrs John R Wilson and Mrs Henry Coburn. recording secretary Mrs G A Wells. corresponding secretary Mrs Frederick Bagge. treasurer Mrs F F McCrea. Advisory board named Mayor Bookwalter W R N Silvester H H Hanna E B Martindale J H Holliday and J S Duncan.
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Indianapolis Orphans’ Asylum Board
J. A. Brradshaw
John C. Wright
John R. Wilson
Henry Coburn
G. A. Wells
Frederick Bagge
F. F. McCrea
Bookwalter
W. R. N. Silvester
H. H. Hanna
E. B. Martindale
J. H. Holliday
J. 8. Duncan
Mrs C E Williamson Returns From Denver Meeting
Mrs C E Williamson arrived home yesterday from Denver where she attended a meeting of the Daughters of the Revolution She denied stories she was ordered home by her physician due to altitude affecting her heart She said she did suffer somewhat from altitude and the doctor asked her to avoid exercise especially walking
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C. E. Williamson
Denver
Daughters of the Revolution
Property Transfers Reported in Local Deeds
Wilhelm G. Schneider transferred a property on Eltel avenue near Meridian street to Dr J McLean Lochhead for 3.40. Lochhead also bought a property on Twenty eighth street near her street from Charles T Boyer for 5 000. Milton S Myers sold to John Comet a property on Illinois street between Twenty fourth and Twenty fifth streets for 0.
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Wilhelm G. Schneider
J. McLean Lochhead
Eltel Avenue
Meridian Street
Dr. Lochhead
Twenty-eighth Street
Her Street
Charles T. Boyer
Milton S. Myers
John Comet
Illnois Street
Twenty-fourth
Twenty-fifth
Commercial Club Factory Scheme Meeting Call
The Commercial Club invites all members to a night meeting to discuss the factory suburb plan. The committee reports it has worked hard for the movement but notes cooperation needed to push the plan forward is lacking.
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Commercial Club
C KriEl Cigar Store at Monument Place
C W Kriel operates one cigar store located in the English Block on Monument Place per the OCR snippet.
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C. W. Kriel
Monument Place
English Block
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Democratic County Committee
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Theodore Thomas Orchestra
Mise Mannheimer
Cincinna School of Expression
Misa Mannheimer
Emereon
Ield Medal
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