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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
3
Midweek change brings Sunset Mines, Sweet Clover, and AY English's melodrama to Empire's stage. Miss Adelaide Thurston stars in Sweet Clover with Sunset Mines, as Park and Dewey Burlesquers headline the bill.
Last night at English's Opera House the Rose Cecilia Shay Opera Company presented Sweet Clover by Pauline Phelps and Marion Short. Miss Thurston leads in a flawed production with melodrama and a drawn out plot about a farmer's wife and love triangle, while Sunset Mines at Park Theater offers a goldfield tale with a murder attempt and mining peril.
The narrative follows Hamilton's death after a failed escape and Redway's ascent to wealth in New York. Redway abducts Hamilton’s child, aids by Michael Stein, while Zelda Hamilton and her lover plot a rescue. The climactic arrest for murder occurs as the act shifts to a roof garden vaudeville interlude with performers including Miss Gilmore and the Herald-square Comedy Four.
A gasoline yacht carrying Thomas A. Edison’s two sons his daughter in law and friends reportedly wrecked near Cedar Island Beaufort North Carolina. No further details were provided.
The Lavines open with contortion while the Milletts end with unusual tumbling and barrel jumping. Sadie Probst and two youths as the Orpheus Three sing sentimental tunes. Ford and Dot West quarrel and sing. Mitchell and Cain charm with genial rough humor. The Quigley brothers add fresh dialogue with Irish make up. The afterpiece Expansion features songs and buffoonery of light, undistinguished interest.
A crowded testament to social life in Indianapolis and surrounding towns with numerous engagements and weddings. Notable items include Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grant Hereth visiting Goshen, the Hurty family in from St Louis, and many local couples hosting parties or traveling to celebrate holidays. Multiple weddings are recorded in Crawfordsville Russiaville Portland Vincennes and Muncie with attendees from Bloomington Chicago and Richmond.
Mexico City dispatch reports a near unanimous Pan American conference accord on arbitration. All nations will join the Hague convention, with the United States and Mexico already members. A separate compulsory arbitration scheme may be adopted among Chile Colombia Ecuador and others, but only among signatories. Jan 5 is favored as the conference closing date. US delegate Vorney Foster expects success and clear implementation of the program.
Mr Barrett, American delegate to the Pan American conference, arrives in Freeport from Mexico and denounces El Tiempo's claim that he left Washington over Latin nations resisting US leadership. He says the report is ridiculous and says he returned by Secretary Hay's express permission to handle personal matters while noting the conference will better relations among the republics even if it falls short of all goals.
The Record-Herald reports Samuel Stevenson seeks cash and payments totaling about 148 220 from John Alexander Dowie in the Zion lace industries receivership case. Stevenson, Dowie’s former ally and brother in law, indicates Dowie should settle now to avoid further legal exposure and a broader disclosure of Dowie agreements.
Signor Marconi arrived at North Sydney aboard the Bruce, met by Canadian government representative Mr. Smith Premier Murray and Mayor McKenzie. He favors Cape Breton for a permanent wireless station and may choose Louisburg Mira or Sydney. He will visit Ottawa next, with test equipment planned and possible ship mast extensions to support transmission. The Navy pending system adoption, while British ships already use wireless.
Washington December 24 The Navy Department begins steps to use wireless telegraphy for signaling between warships. Admiral Bradford of the Bureau of Equipment asks that the armored cruisers of the Pennsylvania class have masts and rigging arranged to support the wireless system.
A 1902 calendar offer from the Indianapolis Journal features Julia Marlowe and Mary Mannering. The item sold for five cents each after a bulk purchase, with mail or telephone orders accepted and billed to subscriptions.
In Trenton New Jersey the fifteenth anniversary of the Battle of Trenton was celebrated with a sham engagement. Washington Sullivan and Hessian forces reenacted the historic clash across Warren and Broad streets. The Hessians, led by Colonel Gilmore, retreated to two points near state street and the post on Last State street as cold weather and thin clothing affected the real conditions.
The city celebrated with continuous cannon and gunfire during the battle. After surrender, a military parade was followed by civic organizations marching about a mile through the streets. Governor Voorhees reviewed the force, officers gathered, and a 3 PM program at the opera house featured Prof. Woodrow Wilson of Princeton delivering the battle address in Trenton. Monument Park hosted evening works to close the day.
Columbus report outlines a proposed Ohio corporation tax framed in the attorney general's office at the request of Governor Nash. The bill blends elements from federal and state models and Nash's and Laglin's ideas, demanding publicity records and penalties for perjury. It would levy an annual tax on all corporations doing business in Ohio, domestic and foreign, with returns to the secretary of state.
To meet rising demand the Keuser-Busch Screwing Association in Louis, Missouri, is constructing an immense bottling establishment. The planned complex spans about 700 by 0 feet and will house the finest machinery. when completed it is expected to be the largest bottling works in the world, with the "weiser" department specified as a key feature.
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