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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1903
Page
14
A study of Indianapolis Park Theater as a popular price melodrama hub outlines audience types led by Monday afternoon crowds. It notes many families and working girls attend, the role of laughter in shaping performances, and gallery responses to villainy and moral plots.
An Indianapolis traveler recently returned from abroad after a brief stop in Monaco. During the stay he encountered several well known Indianians among international visitors and locals.
An Indianapolis visitor to Monte Carlo chronicles an irony filled scene of pious restraint amid gambling temptations. He notes American gamblers’ zeal, the roulette game’s mathematical trap, a censoring Monaco press, and a Chicago man’s costly failed system, ending with a preference for poker over roulette.
A famous actor now in a local stock company is seen daily touching iron fence rails on his way to the theater. He says the habit, tied to superstition, helps him avoid misfortune and mirrors the common belief in inanimate objects bringing luck. He admits others share similar rituals like rabbit feet and coins.
The history of Indianapolis police shows slow growth from a rough watch to a modern force. Superintendent Taf fe and Captain Hyland lead a department expanded to 168 officers, with 14 detectives, patrol wagons, bicycle units, and new substations needed as the city grows. The article traces early leaders, the shift from the watch to a formal system, and milestones including the Black Maria and Gamewell telephones.
A Philadelphia Telegraph essay argues the summer outing is beneficial for the family and the breadwinner. It contends many men prefer work over worldly summer leisure, and those left behind have ample companionship and activities, while the home reunion brings genuine joy and renewed domestic life.
Superintendent Kendall forecasts school openings two weeks from today with enrollment expected to reach thirty thousand this year. The report notes strong plans to accommodate rapid growth and cites district strategies to handle larger student numbers.
Suburban growth worries school authorities as Indianapolis prepares for fall and winter terms. Superintendent C N Kendall returns from Princeton with tan and readiness. He speaks at the National Education Association convention in Boston and at the Trans Mississippi School of Superintendents meeting in Omaha. Enrollment is expected to rise to about 30,000 pupils, with more than 2,000 to be admitted in the new term.
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