Theatres and Bankruptcy Notes At English's Opera House
Marie Dressier's bankruptcy petition is granted amid claims of lost royalties from her play Miss Print seen at English's Opera House last winter. Rober B Mantell returns to English's woe House this fall, with Hanlon's Superba among October attractions. Dipple Creek shatters Park Theater opening week box office, two melodramas An Innocent Sinner and Caught in the Web to follow next week. Frank L Perley plans a new comic opera by mid winter with Victor Herbert and Harry B Smith. company members led by Alice Nielsen invited. Dugene Cowles earns 1500 dollars weekly in vaudeville. press agent notes.
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Marie Dressier
Macy
Englis
Rober B. Mantell
Hanlon
Dipple Creek
the Park Theater
Frank L. Perley
Victor Herber
Harry B. Smith
Mr. Perley
Alice Nielsen
Iim
Dugene Cowles
Chicago
Permers
Personal and society notes from Indianapolis area
Mr and Mrs Samuel C Carey visited Harbor Point Michigan Mrs Homer 8 Quick and son in Columbus Ohio Keepes Club to dance at Broad Ripple Mrs Francis McElroy leaves for Furnassville Michigan Mrs Nettie Ransford to Detroit Michigan Mrs Harry S New returns from Detroit and northern Michigan Mrs M H Ohr and daughter to northern Michigan Mr and Mrs Harry Temperly plan Mackinac trip Misses Henrietta and Caroline Frengel to Marquette Miss Zerelda Beaty back from California at Victoria Miss T Sims of Chicago visiting her mother 544 East Ohio Street Mr and Mrs Wayne Jones back from Atlantic City and New York Mrs Hines and Miss Jessamine Hines to Wequetonsing August Miss Lydia Latham hosts dinner for Miss Jane Adger Miss Natalie Dalton Misses Elizabeth and Cora Miller to Asbury Park then Richmond Deed transfers 25 acres south of Butler University to the college Land bequested by Stephen S Collett Mr and Mrs Donn V Smythe to Crystal Beach Ontario later to Buffalo Mrs Clemens Vonnegut Jr returns to Inkash to Maxinkuckee Mixes Killa Vonnegut with Magnolia Peach Mr and Mrs Philip Goetz move to 14 Faust Sixteenth Street Goetz residence 1620 North Delaware Street to be occupied by Mr W S Wynn family Mr and Mrs J N Rogers daughters and friends travel to New York Atlantic City for family reunion with A Wallingford and C Reigger Mrs Medy wife of the late Thomas N Eddy ill with heat in No 129 North Alabama Street casualty
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Samuel C. Carey
Harbor Point
Mich
Homer
Quick and Son
Columbus
O. the Keepes
Broad Ripple
Francis McElroy
Furnassville
Nettie Ransford
Detroit
Harry S New
Northern Michigan
M. H. Ohr
Michigan
Harry Temperly
Mackinac
Henrietta
Caroline Frengel
Marquette
Zerelda Beaty
California
Victoria
T. Sims
Chicago
Ballard
East Ohio Street
Wayne Jones
Atlantic City
New York
Hines
Jessamine Hines
Wequetonsing
Deloss N. Gould
Morton L. Gould
Surrey
Edwin C. Harry
Wheeling
W. Va
William A. Early
West Washington Street
Lydia Latham
Jane Adger
Shreveport
Natalie Dalton
Elizabeth
Cora Miller
Asbury Park
J. A. C. Newby
Richmond
BE. E. McFerren
Terre Haute State Normal School
City
Maxinkuckee
Mixes Killa Vonnegut
Magnolia Peach
Philip Goetz
Faust Sixteenth Street
Goetz
North
Delaware Street
W. 5. Wynn
J. N. Rogers
Florence
Anna Louise
A. Wallingford
Thin City
Constantine Reigger
Mre
Médy
Thomas N. Eddy
Otto Hasedman
North Alabama Street
Hazelrigg and McQuistin wed in Greensburg
H Clyde Hazelrigg and Susie McQuistin, among Greensburg’s popular youths, married Thursday evening at the bride’s home in a ceremony conducted by Rev. Manford W. Schuh. The couple will reside in Greensburg. Also noted are social visits and travel notes from nearby towns and residents visiting relatives across the region.
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Julia B. Poirier
Silver Avenue
Oceanic
England
Michael McNulty
William H. Poirier
Oceane
Hazelrigg
MC Quistin
Indianapolis Journal
Greensburg
Ind
H. Clyde Hazelrigg
Susie McQuistin
Manford W. Schuh
First Baptist Church
City News Items Highlight Rail Jobs and Fraud Recovery
H Moore of this city becomes a Big Four railway mall clerk on the Cleveland Chicago run. G N Bonheim of Georgetown Ind named to Monon run Chicago Louisville. Postoffice Inspector Fletcher recovers about 8000 dollars in stolen mail bag checks from Greencastle July theft. two boys arrested. Charity Organization Society reports drought hurting 100 cultivated lots. seed tugnip provided for late crop. Mr and Mrs B Mitchell of Chicago at Enterprise Hotel are missionaries returning from India. Mitchell confirms famine conditions remain severe and aid needed.
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Charity Organization Society
B. Mitchell
Chicago
Enterprise Hotel
India
Ketcham files brief in Sudbury v Monroe county case
William A. Ketcham filed an additional brief for the appellant in Tolbert H. Sudbury versus the Board of Commissioners of Monroe county in the Supreme Court. He cites similarity to the Hamilton corey versus Tucker case and argues the fee and salary law did not take effect for officers elected before it due to lack of an emergency clause and publication timing.
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William A. Ketcham
Tolbert H. Sudbury
Board of Commissioners of
Monroe County
Supreme Court
Mr. Ketcham
Board of Commissioners of Hamilton Corey
Tucker
Sudbury
Reunion of 161st Indiana Regiment to discuss SpanishAmerican War
About half of the officers of the 161st Indiana Volunteer Infantry met in the Governor's parlor yesterday afternoon to plan a reunion on October 16 during carnival week. Committees were named for arrangements reception and finance with officers including Col. Victor M. Backus Governor Durbin General Ward and Maj. Harold C. Megrew among others.
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Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Victor M. Backus
Ward
Fortune
Born
Comstock
Menzies
Biederwolf
Anhelt
Buchanan
Owen
Death of Mrs. Jane Warriner at Ninety Eight
Mrs. Jane Warriner aged ninety eight died early yesterday at her grandson Israel Warriner's home at 1219 Madison Avenue due to exhaustion. Born in Pennsylvania in 183? she moved to Indiana in 183? and spent most of her life in Greensburg where she married in 1831. A member of the First Presbyterian Church of Greensburg, her funeral will be held there at 2 PM today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Warriner
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Israel F. Warriner
Madison Avenue
Greensburg
First Presbyterian Church
Hoy Struck by an Engine at Market Street Crossing
Claude Eaton fourteen living at 711 Meek Street was struck by a Monon switch engine at Market Street crossing last night. Trains were running in both directions and he stepped in front of the engine. He sustained serious bruises but his injuries are not considered dangerous.
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Claude Eaton
Meek Street
Market Street
Night In Peking At German House Delights Hundreds
At German House last night the program A Night In Peking was repeated with strong favor similar to the prior Friday. The illuminated garden displays returned and attracted hundreds who enjoyed the new and bright musical program.
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Peking
Trouble for Woods squatters in possession of his claim
Fort Sili August 9 three additional contest suits have been started against James R Woods, first winner in Lawton district land lotteries. Squatters and town-site actions spark tension as land prices surge. A mineral claim and oil discover threaten the homestead while banks bid up lots amid a shifting town center.
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Fort Sili
C. T
James R. Woods
Lawton
Mies Mattie Beals
Woods
Woods Homestead
Register of Deeds
Ooffice
National Banks
First National Bank
Death to Mosquitoes on Staten Island
Dr. A. H. Doty will shift mosquito abatement duties to city authorities after this week. He credits Lima oil with destroying larvae and adult mosquitoes, notes Anopheles species on Staten Island, and urges draining breeding sites. He plans to pursue the malaria germ in insects at the quarantine laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. H. Doty
Staten Island
Times
Dr. Doty
Concord
Reputations and Childhood Mischief in a Murder Trial
A journalist recalls childhood mischief and a lax judge of reputations during a murder trial in Indiana. George Barr McCutchen shares tales of schoolyard whipping, pranks, and a father’s visit to settle who bore the blame, noting how easy it is to acquire a reputation for misdeeds.
Not Many Illustrators See New Society Aims
A New York Evening Post report notes the Associated Illustrators group, claiming fewer than forty active U S illustrators exist, mostly in New York with a few in Philadelphia and Boston. The plan is an annual exhib tion of original drawings used for publication, with five pieces per member to prove originality, and a touring exhibition to cities like Philadelphia and Chicago. The effort seeks to elevate illustrators' independent standing and educate public taste by distinguishing original work from publisher reproductions. Drawings will be offered for sale at high prices, not as the main aim. The group hopes to grow and extend its presence as it develops.
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Association
Naval and Society
Hatherall
England
Forain
France
Jugend
Figaro
Ike
New York Evening Post
Associated Illustrators
America
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Chicago
Minister of Marine
Washington
Navy
Long
United States
Jean de Zakovenko
Paris
Atlantic
Zakovenko
Seven Persons Injured In New York Lehigh Valley Wreck
A serious afternoon wreck near North Leroy New York on the Lehigh Valley flyer Black Diamond injures seven. Names include F H Crane L M Ames L M Rop and couples Mr and Mrs Kellar and Mr and Mrs Luke Johnson. All continued the journey after treatment.
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Rochester
N. Y
North Leroy
Lehigh Valley Flyer
Black Diamond
F. H. Crane
Brooklyn
M. Bentley
Pullman
Buffalo
L. M. Ames
Pullman Porter
New York
L. M. Rop
Fred Kellar
Luke Johnson
Lakewood
N. J
Leroy
Train Crash Near Charlotte Injures Engineer
A west bound Grand Trunk passenger train collided with a freight train at a siding near Charlotte Michigan. Engines and tenders were demolished. Engineer Charles Lane of Battle Creek suffered a broken arm and leg but is expected to recover. The freight crew escaped injury as did all passengers. An open switch caused the accident.
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Charlotte
Mich
Grand Trunk Railroad
Charles Lane
Battle Creek
WANTS ONLY $100,000,000
Rebecca Ann Mc Donald of Binghamton New York plans to sue to recover property valued at 100 million dollars in Manhattan's Arden farm area. About 280 property owners may be affected. The suit hinges on a will from Jacob T Arden who died in 1805 and left the property to his son with a contingent reversion to John Summers. Mc Donald claims she is a granddaughter of Jacob S Arden and seeks the contingent rights.
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New York
Rebecca Ann McDonald
Binghamton
N. Y
Jacob T. Arden
Arden Farm
Manhattan Island
Jacob Arden
Jacob
Arden
John Summers
Treasury denies Polish heir credit rumor in U S treasury
The Treasury Department states there is no truth in a morning report claiming a young Pole named Dembitzky, said to be heir of Baron Ludwig Napoleon Dembitzky, has a credit over 2 million dollars in the U S treasury. The government never accepts private deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Dembitzky
Ludwig Napoleon Dembitzky
United States Treasury
New Employment for London's Sightless Unfortunates
The London Mail describes blind workers using a Braille shorthand typewriter to transcribe at up to 140 words per minute. A six-key layout, tape roll, and deafened cue mechanism enable efficient copying of manuscripts and letters. The London Society for Teaching the Blind has showcased the device in its institution, with a blind clerk already producing quality work.
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London Mail
London Society For Teaching the
Mrs Kruger Known For Sewing and Cooking Skills
A Dutch obituary notes Mrs Kruger of Amsterdam known for making her own dresses and domestic skills. Her coffee was world famous and Dom Paul praised her ability to make more coffee from a fixed number of beans than any other woman.
Submarine Torpedo Boat Gustave Zede Sparks Naval Reform
A Washington letter says Secretary Long may push for multiple U S submarine torpedo boats after France's Gustave Zede success. The Zede traversed Toulon Ajaccio Marseilles in three days, evading ships and sinking a battleship, proving submarines potent, economical, and capable in all weather.
Prohibition Aim Faces Frightful Defect in Proclamation
The document from Mr. Shaffer cites no cause of action and questions the legality of a proclamation of such weight. His stated goal is to halt the business of the Dillion-dollar steel corporation, yet the issue hinges on a critical defect in the order and its authority.
Ivory Soap Proves Cheapest Soap in World
The problem solver in the nursery can calculate Ivory Soap’s value by weighing time labor and materials against longer life of cake and washed fabric. After deductions for savings in durability and effort, Ivory remains the cheapest soap in the world as it floats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orothy
Unjustifiable strike faces public opposition and potential collapse
The speaker argues the strike would halt prospering conditions in the country's metries, paralyze general trade, and cost hundreds of millions to the U S. Yet the order's author lacks a convincing grievances and aims, repelling sympathy and turning public opinion against him as the strike unfolds toward failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
When Croker Was In Need A Croker Recall Of Hard Times And Help
Richard Seibold recounts an unpublished Munsey's Magazine sketch about Richard Croker. After prison and poverty he sought a minor city post with John Kelly's aid, appealing to Mayor Edson through a trusted ally. Croker walked from Kelly's office in heavy snow, lacking funds to reach Harlem, until Edson's friend lent him fare that he later repaid manyfold. Croker then joined politics and chased racetrack luck.
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Richard Seibold
Richard Croker
Munsey’s
Mr. Croker
John Kelly
Croker
Kelly
Edson
Richard
McKenna
Park Place and
Broadway
City Hall Park
Saratoga
New York
Automobile savings bank car for Mezieres
Paris to London dispatch reports Mezieres authorities plan an electric four seat car with rotating desks and a strong box to tour the Ardennes. Two treasury clerks and a cashier will collect savings books and money, encouraging rural thrift by bringing banking to peasant communities on pre arranged stops.
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Paris
London
Mezieres
Ardennes
Treasury Administration
Ty Council
Ardetines
Public service car sparks wary public interest
Report describes a motorized vehicle built for public use with outward swinging desks for savings bank clerks. Officials say the device aids access while many fear it could also attract an unwelcome visitor like the tax collector, contradicting hopes of universal approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savings Bank
Woman's Hotel to Open on Madison Avenue in New York
The Woman's Hotel Company plans a facility on Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets east of Madison avenue. The building features large bedrooms, two bathrooms per floor, studios, a roof garden with sun parlor, a basement hairdresser, baths, and bowling alleys. A long kitchen will supply meals via a restaurant overhead at seven dollars a week for heated rooms with private closets and parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Sun
Woman's Hotel Company
Twenty-ninth
Thirtieth
Madison Avenue
New Enterprise
Robert C. Gibson
One Killed and One Hurt at Paper Mill Blast
A blast at the Thus Gardner paper mill in Mi town killed Hamilton D aged twenty five and badly hurt O'Brien and George Kidwell in the incident where a cylinder head blew out during work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
O'Brien
George Kidwell
Thus-Gardner
Mi Town
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