Amusements Update on Roberts Melodrama and Local Shows
William L Roberts new melodrama A Human Slave opens this afternoon in Indianapolis with a matinee. The work, seen recently in Chicago, centers on labor and capital with thrilling climaxes and fine scenery. Cast includes H M J Hy James McElhern, S Sylvester, K Madden, Sam Burton, Olive Martin, Nellie Dunbar, Edna Reming. Al G Field minstrels ticket sales begin this morning at English's box office ahead of state fair week. The season will feature The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast after the minstrel run. Field’s Burnt-cork troupe aims to draw big crowds with fresh ideas. Corinne the opera singer’s press agent touts her as a star with a Charleston anecdote about a crying gallery child becoming a hit. Walker Whiteside received the manuscript for We are King from Lieut Gordon Kean. Whiteside will perform a dual role requiring rapid costume changes and six assistants. Eugene Cowles joins Kitsi-Scheff Opera Company as leading bass. Castleman will sing the leading tenor role. Herbert and Smith nearing completion of an opera featuring Fraulein Scheff. Ada Rehan and Otis Skinner plan a September return to New York for Shakespeare and classic plays, touring the South with a strong supporting cast. Klew & Erlanger dispatched Berlin technicians for Mr Bluebeard advance work, including a famous flight scene with real flowers. Bertha Galland stars in Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall, with J Fred Zimmerman arranging a supplementary season. Henry W Savage to present King Dodo with a sixty-strong company, opening comic opera season.
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William L. Roberts
Chicago
Tava
Dame Ng
He H. A J. Hy
James McElhern
Sylvester
Wa K. Madden
Sam Burton
Olive Martin
Neilie Dunbar
Edna Reming
al G. Field
Field
Indianapolis
Funeral notice for Mrs Harriet Stott
The funeral of Mrs Harriet Stott will be held from Holy Innocents church on Fletcher Avenue and Cedar Street, Silerpool, at seven oclock. A quiet service follows.
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Whitsett & Culver’s
Chat of the Morning on a Lake Sumner Home Veranda
An Indianapolis family hosts an elderly aunt visiting from Littleburg who chatters nonstop about travel, relatives, a past illness, and local social life. Her lively stories contrast with urban calm as she recalls a sleep car ordeal and a drowned brother, amid a supper invitation and a cake joke.
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Indianapolis
Litleburg
John
Ruggles
Littleburg
Mag
Jenn
Secret of a steady maid hinted by a small tip
In a Philadelphia Record column the suburbanite claims a long term maid is kept by occasional small tips. He notes his wife’s insistence on good wages and light duties, yet admits the tip keeps the servant content and faithful, a practice he calls the secret of stability.
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Philadelphia
The Three Paths to God's Feet Sermon at Tabernacle Church
The Rev. J Cumming Smith preached on The Three Paths to God's Feet at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. He described paths of solitude, service, and sorrow as routes to God, urging growth in spiritual attainment and warning against agnostic drift and hollow self-display.
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J. Cumming Smith
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
God
Job
Moses
David
America
New York
Chicago
Washington
Paul
Union Meeting Notes Amid Teamsters Amalgamation
Noah Alber highlighted Buffalo convention outcomes at the local Teamsters meeting in Molders Hall. The two unions fused into the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a national body of about one hundred thousand, with headquarters planned to move to Indianapolis by October 1 under officials Shae Innis and Firman.
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Noah Alber
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Ren Molders
Buffalo
Alber
National Teamsters’ Union
Team Drivers’ International Union
C. B. Shae
Boston
George Innis
Detroit
Daniel Firman
Chicago
Revival in Tent Attacts West Indianapolis Crowd
About 80 people attended the opening revival led by Rev. George 8 Henninger of Trinity M E Church held under a tent at Arbor avenue and Ray street. Services will run at least three weeks, with guest speakers and special music. The sermon centered on David as a man after God’s own heart and the resolve “I will” tempered by God’s help, urging home devotion and outreach to the poor and slums. Tonight’s topic is Lost Foxes, expected to draw a large crowd.
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George 8. Henninger
Trinity M. E
Indianapolis
Arbor Avenue
Ray Street
Henninger
David
Mr. Henninger
Mr. Heeninger
Ufe
Pair Flee With Counterfeit Five Dollar Bill
An unknown colored man and woman entered William Reed's soda shop at 534 Indiana Avenue yesterday afternoon. They paid for two sodas with a suspect five dollar bill, received 4.90 in change, and left. Reed alerted police but no arrests were made.
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William Reed
Indiana Avenue
Home Dressmaking Hints by May Manton
May Manton guides readers through evolving shirtwaist designs with monthly changes. The illustrated model features a broad front plait, side tucks, and shoulder tucks forming a double box-plaited effect, touted as both stylish and flattering.
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May Manton
Craft pattern notes for white cheviot waist garments
The article describes waist construction using a fitted foundation with optional front and back, with a plain back and a gathered front. Sleeves are tucked and puffed with straight cuffs, detailing fabric quantities and pattern 4501 in multiple bust sizes. It includes a pattern coupon note and entries for material widths.
Close of Bethany Park Bright crowd for last Bethany meeting
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Bethany Assembly at Bethany Park Aug 16 drew a Govud sized crowd for the final Sunday of the season. A large day of services featured Sunday school led by Rev Lee Tinsley and a sermon by Dr J E Powell on The True Use of Material Things. Additional services included a 2 pm sermon by J H McNeill and a closing 7:30 pm praise service before the observance of the Lord's Supper. Several locals and guests lingered at the park with family visits and hotel arrivals noted around Jamestown Indianapolis and Burlington.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bethany Park
Bethany Assembly
Lee Tinsley
Mount Carmel
Carl Barnett
Irvington
Walter S. Smith
Arlington
J. H. McNeill
W.S. Armstrong
Kokomo
A. G. Craig
Winslow
Electa Chase
Wabash
Henry Ashley
Lebanon
Pearl Perrin Hazleton
F. E. McKown
Ben Coombs
W. H. Williams
Vena Herod
Frances Hunt
Crawfordsville
J. E. Powell
Pearl Perrin Hazelton
William Jennings Bryan
Local residents listed in Indiana notices
A long list of individuals and married couples from Franklin Lebanon Thorntown Pittsboro and Indianapolis appears in a local public notice. The entry names W. P. Latimore and wife Thomas Mec Quinn Jno Calvin and wife J C Hebb and wife F E McKown Franklin Ind Ben H Coomes Mrs W H Williams Ora Coy Verna Herod Miss Hunt Zeigler and wife Mrs F H Taylor Jesse Osdale W J Dobyns Emil Failes Mrs Laura Leschemacher L J Bradley Harriet Jeffers Julian Netsell and wife John D Perron Bertha M Hampton Mrs James Perron Ruth Hallaker H Merrill Wills Helen French.
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W. P. Latimore
Thomas MecQuinn
Jno
Calvin
J. C. Hebb
F. E. McKown
Franklin
Ind
Ben H. Coomes
W. H. Williams
Ora Coy
Verna Herod
Miss Hunt
Lebanon
F. ©. Zeigler
F. H. Taylor
Jesse Osdale
W. J. Dobyns
Emil Failes
Laura Leschemacher
L. J. Bradley
Harriet Jeffers
Julian Netsell
Indianapolis
John D. Perron
Bertha M. Hampton
James Perron
Thorntown
Ruth Hallaker
H. Merrill Wills
Helen French
Pittsboro
Maxinkuckee Assembly Opens With Record Attendance
Culver Indiana August 16 The fourth annual Maxinkuckee Assembly opened Monday August 10 drawing larger crowds than ever and offering daily and evening programs. Rev Shuey and Rev Frances delivered lectures, plus a popular talk by Dr Francis Among the Mormons. Hoosier ladies quartet performed, I W Brown spoke to children, evangelist congress begins August 18 with top US preachers, and Winona Glee Club and De Loss Smith will perform through the week. Nearby dance events and excursions drew hundreds, with many guests and locals occupying cottages and hotels along the lake.
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Indianapolis Journal
Culver
Ind
Maxinkuckee Assembly
West
Shuey
Rock Island
Frances
Sullivan
Francis
United States
Hoosier Ladies’ Quartet
I. W. Brown
National Evangelist Congress
Winona Giee Club
Chicago
de Loss Smith
Aubbee-naubbee Yacht Club
Netty
Uncas
Flip
Snark
Natty
Filip
Indian
Tadpole
Diana
Scout
Idlewild
Elievor
Katherine
Nautilus
Lady Jane
Indiana
Ellenor
E. J. Todd
Cora Kearns
N. E. Maynill
Lena Beil
Elsie Bell
Mattie Little
Lillian Norvell
Flora, Ind
Edith Boehl
Jeannette Scharle
Germans Praise Music In Love Of Fatherland
A speech highlights German patriotism and music as a bridge to peace. Senator Fairbanks praises Baron Steuben and the German heritage, while urging harmony with Germany and rejecting calls for war. Prof Karl Barua speaks on German culture.
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Baron Steuben
Capitol
George Washington
Germany
Fairbanks
Laudisville
Prof
Karl Barua
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound praised in letter
A reader from Stilvideo Ohio reports suffering an abscess and severe pain before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring health and urges other women with female troubles to start the treatment. The note emphasizes the product's genuineness and promotional claims.
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Tate
Lydia KE
Pinkham
Ina
Stilvideo
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Procession lists numerous German American societies and leaders
In the morning procession, Knights of St. George led by Captain Carl Gardner. Independent Turn Verein led by Oscar Rather. South Side Turn Verein by Carl Toll. Numerous societies followed, including Pythian Guards, banner carried by Carl Freund with a supporting executive, and many benevolent, singing, and cultural groups such as German American Veterans, Indianapolis Maennerchor, Koerner Lodge, Swabian, Prussian, and St. Franciscus Societies, among others, each with its own captain.
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Knights of St. George
Carl Gardner
Turn Verein
Oscar Rather
Carl Toll
Company A
Pythian Guards
Danner
Federation of Kiana
Era
Carl Freund
F. Francke
Joseph Keller
J. Loeper
J. Behringer
Henry Haben
Henry
Henry Kahl
Germania Park Association
Mike Berleth
Haruxuri Singing Society
Home Benevolent Society
Charles Brandt
Hermann Benevolent Society
Charles Musing
Indianapolis
John Rel
Foschenish Benevolent Society
Cere Hammeriete
7Ioneer Society
Georgs Deiuse
Holland Benevolent Society
H. Tielking
Rebker
Swabian Benevolent Society
Gottlieb Leukhardt
St. Franciscus Society
John W. Weller
St. Joseph Society
Ittenbach
South Side Swabian Society
Fritz Wetzel
Socialist Singing Society
Gustave Doebler
South Site
Smokers’ Casino
Ed Hugie
Plans for Labor Day Parade Detailed by Divisions
The document lists Labor Day parade plans by eight divisions with commanders and assembly points along Washington and nearby streets. Unions include Cigar Makers, Bakers, Carpenters, Typographical, Stone Cutters, Engineers, Molders, Electrical Workers, and more, each assigned to specific street sides and districts in Washington and surrounding avenues.
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Psistant
Charles Koster
North West Street
Washington
Smiths’ Union
T. S. Gurney
Ohio Street
Engravers’ Union
Otypers’ Union
Electrotypers’ Union
Frank Jared
South West Street
White River
Allied Metal Mechanics No
George Bridwell
M.land Street
Painters’ Union Paperers
Machine ‘Painters
Bridge Rural Iron Workers
Switchmen's Union
Tionary Engineers
Brewers
Reed and Rattan
Wood Workers’ Union
Bartenders
George W. Losh
Forma
Washington Street
Electrical
Packing House
Barbers’ Union
Leather Workers
Graves Backed by Town for Leading Roles
In Chicago era notes, Jobo Temnate Graves is favored by Pete ing. Graves may assume one of the town’s notable positions, with supporters calling him among the best people in the community.
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Chicago Recoord-Herald
Jobo Temnate Graves
Peteing
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Ition
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Lima
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