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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1902
Page
4
Irving headlines a double bill for both nights of his engagement with Terry alongside Melbourne MacDowell. Waterloo and The Merchant of Venice are listed as the main attractions, with Melbourne MacDowell's current troubles noted in brief.
Vaudeville shows at GRAND and PARK venues feature Archer in Jess of Bar Z and Morris's Burlesquers with performances at 2 and 2 15 p m. The listings reflect a busy matinee and evening schedule across multiple theaters with varied acts.
Bram Stoker telegraphed Ad F. Miller that Henry Irving will add Waterloo as a curtain roller for next Monday night before The Merchant of Venice. Tuesday features Nance Oldfield with Ellen Terry in The Bells. Seat sales open tomorrow at 9 a.m.
Klaw & Erlanger project the Majestic on West Forty-first Street near Seventh Avenue for December opening with 2000 seats and elaborate stage machinery for big spectacles such as The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast. Kirke La Shelle aims to build a Forty-third Street house backed by Chicago capitalists, to open in November, independent of but friendly with the syndicate.
Ills behavior led to Miss Walsh separating from him. MacDowell sues Brune for fraud over Sardou rights, alleging intoxication drugging and a staged sale. London reports Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest revived with acclaim, and stars attend. Parisian scene notes Bernhardt and Barretta-Worms farewell at Comedie Francaise.
Boston Jan 7 Adah Richmond has been nonsuited in her claim against the estate of John Stetson. The consent arising from his marriage and alleged affairs has persisted since his death four or five years ago. It is ended in the courts for her, except for a few small suits.
A letter to the Editor from Indianapolis dated January 7 asks that Mrs Patrick Campbell and Henry Irving appear in fresh works not worn out in city theaters Ellen Terry is also mentioned and locals complain that Irving presents outdated plays and request a change to offers and plays not familiar to the audience.
Mrs. Franklin Vonnegut hosts a small card party. Guests include Miss Annette Wagner of Milwaukee and Miss Rose Gavens visiting Lafayette. The Danoe Club holds a dance at the clubhouse. Several families travel East or to California and Mexico. Many church groups plan teas and meetings at local venues. Entre Nous: invitations issued for tea and guest days, with various daughters and guests connected to local clubs and Purdue visits. Represent atives of the Indiana Lumbermen's Association cross into the piece as event chatter.
This update spans nuptial announcements in Indiana with Blanche Spahr and Gwynn Patterson wedding plans for February four at Broadway home, plus invitations to a Columbia Club dinner dance. It also covers multiple marriage notices from Petersburg, Wabash and Lebanon, detailing brides, grooms, ages, and witnesses, alongside social notes and domestic tips.
The speaker argues that well paid workers are content and rights do not trouble them. Schwab contends US commercial power is unlimited and will flood France with American goods, compelling French industrials to yield. He predicts America is only at its start and that Europe has no idea what the United States will become in 25 years.
The Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Indiana arranged details for a Cuba trip starting January 21 from Indianapolis at 8 30 p m. Members including W H Winnie and R K Willman discussed deposits of 110 by January 15 to confirm numbers. The voyage on the Martinique will include berths assigned by purser Ligeour after overhaul improvements worth 8000. The return route includes Charleston two days at the exposition and a side trip to Vanderbilt’s Biltmore near Asheville North Carolina.
The programme for the annual Indiana Associated Dailies meeting is announced for the Century Club rooms at the Denison Hotel this Friday at 1 9 p m. Frank T Singleton of Martinsville serves as president with W Bent Wilson of Lafayette as vice president and Harry M Smith of Greencastle as secretary and treasurer. Speeches cover Co operation in the Purchase of News Cultivating the Local Advertiser s Value of Clause 7 of the By Laws Charges for Foreign Advertising.
It was learned yesterday that Frank Mc Cullough of 731 North East street owns the watch found at Denison Hotel and advertised in the Journal. The timepiece was discovered dangling to a coat button on Frank T. Singleton of Martinsville during a Republican gathering, the chain catching on his button as he passed. The owner did not learn of its fate until reading the Journal yesterday morning.
Alfred M Snydacker a senior banker is hospitalized after Paul Mueller a flower dealer sprayed carbolic acid in his face at the bank office. Snydacker fears losing sight. Mueller says Snydacker failed to insure goods, leading to a fire and liability disputes. Mueller was arrested tonight.
Le Journal prints a lengthy interview with Charles M Schwab president of United States Steel defending trusts as a necessary outcome of civilization. He argues countries without trusts will abandon commerce and says trusts are safe from socialism while American workers are better off under the trust system.
In Richmond Virginia Cameron and Cameron's large tobacco factory was nearly destroyed by fire, believed to have started in the drying room. Loss estimated at 150000 pounds including building and stock, fully insured. In Logansport Louisiana a fire at H B Liles general merchandise store consumed the business district, thirty three buildings, totaling 125000 dollars with 750 dollars insured. caused by defective fuel.
Investors demand reliable protection for real estate purchases. Do not invest without guaranteed title, and seek assurance from the Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Company located at 1 East Market Street.
Huntington West Virginia will build a free library with an $8 free library building. Andrew Carnegie wires a grant of 326 4 toward the institution. The plan follows the city’s push to expand public library access and culture.
Fidelity Trust Company representing first mortgage bondholders filed a summons and complaint in the New York Supreme Court asking for a receiver to manage Pan-American Exposition assets. About 150000 of 2500000 in first mortgage bonds remain unpaid. The wrecking privilege remains disputed, and a receiver was deemed inevitable amid the legal tangle.
Jan 7 report from St Louis says initial construction on the 12 1/2 acre Louisiana Purchase Centennial site includes a new channel levee to confine the River Des Peres. Work costs about 1240 dollars, moving 11000 cubic yards of earth and using 100 feet of lumber for the sluice in the exposition sewer system. About 150 men will be employed on the grounds starting Thursday per the Director of Works.
The ad explains people waste away under hard work and improper food. Grape-Nuts Food supplies phosphate of potash, albumen, and grain starch to rebuild brain and nerve tissue. Regular use with cream is claimed to restore daily growth to strength and health. Sold by grocers and Postum Co. factories in Battle Creek, Michigan.
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