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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1902

Page

4

Darling of the Gods at Belasco Theatre in New York

At the Belasco Theater in New York this evening the Darling of the Gods will be presented by Miss Blanche Bates and her company. The drama, about old Japan, is linked to works by John Luther Long and David Belasco, with Japan specialist Miss Onoto Watama noting its ties to her stories The Japanese Nightingale and The Wooing of Wistaria. Plans clash over dramatizations and potential court action loom as Miss Watanna and Belasco debate adaptation rights.

Belasco New York Blanche Bates Japan John Luther Long David Belasco Onoto Watama Washington Wistaria Mme. Butterfly Miss Watanna Miss Watanna Angen Kiaw & So Georgia Cayvan Lyceum Theater Coe Frank McKee Frank Sanger Charles Frohman Klaw & Erlanger

Social life notes from Greencastle and surrounding towns

Mrs John C Dean hosts high tea while Charles Iliff visits Crawfords ville and Emma Ames stays in Greencastle with Mrs Henry wish neers Blythe after Orleans visiting parents Mr and Mrs Blythe at the Meridian W T Mrs John Hamilton hosts musicale for her son Morki Mrs Arthur B Grover and Mrs W F Clevenger return from Cataract visit Mr and Mrs Harry E Drew host a Mathews house party Helen Todd invites for a musicale honoring Louise Van Winckle Belle A Mansfield returns to Greencastle after visiting Mrs Charlies M Walkers party Edward Patterson Lawrence returns to Lincoln IN visitors from St Louis and New ark arrive to stay with Mrs Frank Van Camp Charles Henry and wife depart for Newport Ark after brief visit with parents on North Illinois Sallie Peckham of Geneva ill travels to Boston for several months.

John C. Dean Charles Iliff Crawfordsville Emma Ames Greencastle Henry Wish Neers Blythe Orleans Blythe Meridian W. T John Hamilton Morki Arthur B Grover W. F. Clevenger Cataract John Steiner Harry E. Drew Mathews Helen Todd Louise van Winckle Ofnville Belle A. Mansfield Charlies M. Walker Edward Patterson Lawrence R.ewostes Lincoln Weert St. Louis John J. Dayton Honhan Newark Frank van Camp Charles Henry Newport Ark Mr. Henry North Illinois Street Sallie Peckham Geneva Ill Boston Mass John M. J Thomas H. E. Grishaw Tipton Hal George Orange Ind J. E. Fish East Walnut Street Harold ©. Smith Josephine Smith Valencia H. C. Newcombe Miss Peabody Minneapolis Clara Hawkins Surrey Danville John Downing Johnson Josephine Dodge Daskam Standford Conn Caroline Marmon Miss Daskam Contemporary Club George A. Byrd Lena Maude Byrd Bernard Arthur Scofield Brazil North Pennsylvania Street Miss Cummings Lynn Edward Cummings Miss Howe John Cummings Elizabeth E. Howe Irvington W. J. McKee R. H. Davidson Madison R. F Nnel Susan Purcell Pretty Thomas M. Green Cincinnati Albert G. Snyder Clara Lewis Mary McConney Evadne Hayward Margaret Shover Florence Cothrell Katherine Conlen Alberta Conlen Caldwell R. W. Lowry College Avenue Baldwin Bastor

Society Notes and Teas Signal Busy Holiday Season

Mrs. and Mrs. John M. J plan extended European trip, with Mrs. Thomas Day hosting luncheon for Mrs. Belle A. Mansfield. Dozens attend socials across Indianapolis including tea honors for Miss Hardenburgh and Miss Rassieur, and upcoming weddings of Lena Byrd to Bernard Scofield and Miss Howe to John Cummings amid club events and a Dramatic Club production The Secret Agent at Propylaeum.

Musicale and Gift Social by Typographical Union Auxiliary

The Ladies' Auxiliary of Typographical Union No 1 held a musicale and gift social at Pierson's Hall North Delaware street. Mrs Thomas Wright spoke, followed by president Mrs Charles McKee, with performances by Ethel Carney Bertha Graves Emma Locke and others. A castanet dance by three girls, recitations by Freda Pink and Ruth Keefe, plus solos and a cakewalk completed the program. The gift social offered prizes from a doll to a tin whistle drawn from ticket coupons.

Ladies’ Auxiliary of Typographical Union Pierson’s Hall Delaware Street Thomas Wright Auxiliary Charles McKee Woman's Auxiliary Ethel Carney Bertha Graves Emma Locke Ruth Stacey Clara Shum Helen Ballard Freda Pink Ruth Keefe John J. Clancey P. S. Ankenbrook Florence Smith Logan

Missing Girl Found After Overnight Stay With Father

Edna Snyder sixteen was located yesterday and returned to her mother at 14 Maple Street. She said she left Friday morning to visit her father on Peru Avenue but found him intoxicated and stayed there the night. She later worked for an East End family and denied plans to marry, aided by police.

Edna Snyder Ving Peru Avenue Maple Street East End Per Gaats

Brick plant in Danville doubles output to 60 million annually

Indianapolis banker James V. Sweetser visits Danville to attend Western Brick Company directors meeting. The Indiana plant, majority owned by Marion and Muncie capitalists, has doubled capacity and now can produce 60,000,000 bricks yearly. Innovations include hydraulic shale stripping and heat recovery from cooling kilns.

James V. Sweetser Marion Danville Ill Sweetser Western Brick Company Indiana Marion and United States Mr. Sweetser Butterworth Montezuma Ind Illinois Delight George W. Prentiss Cleveland Bowen- Merrill Old Mexico

Commercial Travelers Tales Stir Denison Gathering

A knit goods man sparked a comic scene as Clerk Pepper erupted in a long punning fit. B W Thayer recounted a blizzard delay in New York State, then a tale from Indiana about a tri weekly line and a railroad suit lost when a train was misdated by a day. Colonel Pepper's fits ended the storytelling session.

Denison Clerk Pepper Colonel Pepper B. W. Thayer Minneapolis New York State Commonwealth of Indiana Indiana The Midland Pepper

Seven Hundred Attend Ben-Hur at English's in Crawfordsville

A Crawfordsville crowd of about seven hundred plus a 10 coach special train came to English's last night for Ben-Hur. The fraternal order of Ben-Hur had bought the house for the night and most of the audience were members and families. A separate party from Shelbyville joined, with smaller groups from nearby areas making up the attendance.

Crawfordsville English’s Order of Shelbyville

Claypool Hotel Set to Open Mid January

Marion and Anderson parties participate as John C. Snyder of Crawfordsville oversees arrangements for the New Claypool Hotel. The hotel may open by January 10 to 15 after delays from plastering. Furnishings have largely been bought with near $200,000 invested in the project.

Marion Anderson John C. Snyder Crawfordsville Claypool W. C. Cunningham Aire

Lumber Dealers Dine With Indianapolis Association

The Indianapolis Lumber Dealers Association will hold its monthly meeting at the Commercial Club this evening.

Indianapolis Lumber Dealers’ Association

Judge Reverses Decision in Tomey Prosecution

In a Police Court session Judge Stubbs reversed a $1 fine and costs after Tomey aired poverty and privation. Bailiff Dawson and the National Starch Co manager helped reinstate Tomey, praised as a top worker, as neighbors recalled a noisy move and a curse amid hardship. Tomey, son of a Morgan county farmer, left his family to seek a living in the city.

Ulysses SS. Tomey Stubbs Tomey Dawson National Starch Company Morgan County

Woman Mary Carroll rearrested for petit larceny after shoplifting

Mary Carroll aged forty three was rearrested after failing to appear for trial on shoplifting charges. Detectives said she previously stole articles from Indiana Dry Goods on East Washington street and was released on recognizance before disappearing. Detective Manning spent two days locating her with reports she moved between relatives.

Mary Carroll Manning Indiana Dry Goods Company East Washington Street

Knickerbocker Warmth Tops Skirts In Style Tips

Home dressmaking hints by May Manton describe knickerbockers as the warm, essential layer beneath snug skirts. The model offers hip ease and smooth silhouette, stitched with corticelli silk on black serge, with flannel and wash fabrics also suitable. Deep hip-dart yoke provides a fitted, comfortable fit.

May Manton

Woman's Knickerbockers with Yoke Pattern 4289

The pattern 4289 for women's knickerbockers with yoke suits waists 22 to 32 inches. Features a center back closure, yoke attached to leg portions, smooth front and full back with gathers to a band, and elasticated hems. materials vary by width.

Ballot Box Mystery Ties to M G Hornaday Chest

A police report links a box left at Mrs. Mattie Canada’s home to a chest seized from M G Hornaday while he served as chief clerk in the city engineer’s office. The box reportedly contained poll books and Democratic committee tabulations spanning a decade. Politicians note the tale’s persistence, with Hornaday’s earlier jail term and subsequent attempts to recover the chest noted by investigators and party allies.

Mattie Canada New Jersey Street Police Department Democratic City Committee Hornaday Joseph E. Bell Democratic Committee

Y M C A Lecture Course Opens with Tudor Geeding Concert

The first Y M C A star course number will be Dec 16 at Roberts Park Church with the Tudor Geeding Concert Company. Miss Tudor, soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony, is a noted soprano. The season promises exceptional programs including Booker T. Washington later and David Starr Jordan near the end. Season tickets are on sale at the Y M C A with reserved seats selling December 10 at 9 am.

Ompan Tudor-Geeding Roberts Park Church Miss Tudor Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Booker T. Washington David Starr Jordan Leland Stanford University Indiana University Imperial Concert Company Montaville Flowers Immonator Ernest Gamble Company Ames Speed Marc Reno RB. Wellbourn

Y M C A Plans Separate Reading Rooms for Juniors

The Y M C A junior department will have separate reading rooms at the association building on the third floor, ready for use about the first of the year. Currently juniors and seniors share the same parlors and reading rooms as plans move to create distinct spaces.

Association

Modern Light and Power Company Forms From Acetylene Lamps

Capital stock of the Modern Light and Power Company is $10,000. It succeeds the Monarch Manufacturing Company which produced acetylene gas lamps. A new plant will be built at a location to be chosen, with directors Leonando, Charles A. Johnson, Frank E. Walcott, Leroy Templeton and Albert Krull.

Leo Lando Leroy Templeton Charles A. Johnson Albert Krull Frank E. Walcott Modern Light, Heat and Power Company Monarch Manufacturing Company Leonando Awert Krull Akee Russell B. Harrison Jeremiah B. Collins M. A. Schutt S. G. Boyd Citizens’ Light and Heat Company

City News Notes Admires J Madison and John Jahantgen declared insane

Admire J. Madison aged sixty and John Jahantgen aged twenty nine were declared insane by commissions yesterday and committed to asylums for safekeeping. Also reported are details of a cancelled tobacco dealers meeting weather-related rescheduling, funeral for Jesse Gant at Furnas Place M E Church, and local community notices including a spelling match and a request for a missing husband.

Admire J. Madison John Jahantgen Retail Tobacco Dealers Retail Tobacco Dealers’ Association Jesse Gant East Michigan Street Furnas Place M. E. Church Gant Joseph T. Fanning Grand Trustees B. P. O. Ellis Crank Tiffin, O Lodge Ena Indianapolis John Stone Bluff Avenue Belt Railroad William A. Joyce Board of Children’s Guardians Dwight Ritter Carrie Thompson John B.conner H. A. Seales

Bishop Arnett Lectures at Bethel A M E Church

Bishop Benjamin W. Arnett lectured at Bethel A M E Church last night. As a leading bishop, he oversees Ohio Western Central Pennsylvania West Virginia and California districts. He spoke of a bright outlook for the negro in America despite political efforts against him in some Southern States. He expressed strong faith in eventual negro triumph over prejudice.

Benjamin W. Arnett Bethel A. M. E Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia California Bishop Arnett America

Raids Target Fancy Gambler Haunts In New York

District Attorney Jerome’s midnight raids unfold across the city, focusing on mansions of Richard A. Canfield and William Burbridge. Police seize large quantities of alleged evidence. arrests are sparse though E. W. Bucklin is detained amid reports of Canfield’s arrest being false.

New York Jerome Richard A. Canfield William Burbridge Frank Farrell Burbridge Canfield’s Uptown Fifth Avenue

German Views Venezuelan Forts Reported From Curacao

A Herald dispatch from Willemstad, Curacao says a German naval lieutenant inspected Maracaibo on November 1. He photographed the forts and port approaches and studied the bar and currents, then went aboard the Panther when it arrived a few days later.

New York Willemstad Curacao Maracaibo

Merely Democratic Allies at Anti Imperialist Meeting

In Boston on December 2 at the New England Anti Imperialist League annual gathering at the Twentieth Century Club a luncheon was served for about two hundred attendees, including both women and men, as part of the proceedings.

Boston New England Antiimperialist League Twentieth Century Club

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