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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1902
Page
4
Julia Marlowe attracts large audiences in Indianapolis as When Knighthood Was in Flower dominates the stage all week. Next week’s program promises further engagements and continued public interest in her performances.
English's presents Julia Marlowe in When Knighthood was in Flower with 2 15 and 8 13 showings. Grand offers Vaudeville at 2 15 and 8 15. Park shows Happy Hooligan at 2 and 8. Empire features A Holiday In Coontown at 2 and 8.
The coming week at English's offers Irving in Waterloo and The Merchant of Venice Monday night and Terry in Nance Oldfield and Irving in The Bells Tuesday. Blair performs Camille Wednesday afternoon and Peg Wosington Wednesday night. Lilli Lenman and Josef Hofmann give a recital on Friday. Frank Daniels presents Miss Simplicity Saturday. Garvie and Thompson have drawn crowds at the Grand repeating their variety-house song and dance twice to four times weekly. Separate notes mention Lafayette, Hardee Kirkland, Winchester at the Park, and The Telephone Girl at English's earlier week. The Marlowe company plays When Knighthood Was in Flower with Miss Marlowe amid large audiences, aided by Major’s Indiana ties and Miss Marlowe’s popularity. Virginia Harned showcases Alice of Old Vincennes. Mansfield may appear in Booth Tarkington’s Beaucaire, with limited performances anticipated.
Mrs Winfield Taylor Durbin returns from Anderson today while Mr and Mrs Morris Ross take apartments at Meridian. Miss Sarah Wilson is entertained at luncheon by Miss Flora Ketcham. Mrs Nellie Beaunie returns to Chicago after visiting her daughter. Mrs James M Carson of Shelbyville visits sister Mrs John C Smith in College Avenue. Grace Houston of Clinton Iowa visits Mrs Samuel G Van Camp who hosts dinner tonight. Invitations issued for a Columbia Club luncheon for Mrs Swart of Detroit. Dr J Allen Johnson and son of Smyrna Del, visiting at Hotel English, depart Tuesday. Mrs John H Holliday and Miss Lucia Holliday host a seven o clock dinner for Miss Reiman with twelve guests. A conundrum party at Mr and Mrs John C Smith’s follows games and music. Mr J J Read and wife of Portland Ore and Mr H K Read and wife of Spokane Wash visit College Avenue. Mrs KR Walker and son Orville of Allentown Pa visit parents. Kappa Alpha Theta Alumnae plan a meeting with Miss Nina Bond. Harriet Tutewller to stage a shadow pantomime. Miss Mattie Sparks reads “Woman Ungloved”. Sarah E Cotton leads conversation. Woodruff Place Club holds a reg ard party hosted by several society ladies.
Preparations are complete for the Indianapolis Maennerchor annual masquerade ball on Feb 7 open to fancy costume guests only. Fifty plus wearers must don a carnival cap for admission. grand march at 9 pm. Various society gatherings, dinners, and teas fill the week with noted guests and hostesses at English's, the Columbia Club, and private homes.
Charles Taney, a laborer at Sellers’s rag and paper shop on Indiana Avenue, died after falling from a loft in the shop yesterday morning. Night watchman George Waters found him near the stairs in a six foot drop. no doctor was summoned, as Waters believed he was merely intoxicated. Taney’s relatives could not be located yesterday.
Thomas Craig of Greenfield reported to police that his fourteen year old daughter Rosa vanished from home on Wednesday and has not been seen since. He stated she had not dated locally and there was no known motive. An aunt in this city was checked but found uninvolved.
Clarence Voleau, of this city, is in Washington, D C. A lodger at the Salvation Army barracks was cut by stepping into a bathtub with a broken bottle. Spiritual services will be held tomorrow at Mansur Hall. Mr Cantrell will preach at English's Opera House tomorrow afternoon on Religion and Life. J Langsdale reports a burglary at 2111 Northwestern Avenue. Third Christian Church elected officers. Fourth Presbyterian Church to complete fiftieth anniversary services tomorrow. Former Senator Kerns discusses kaolin wealth and fire brick factories in Vermilion County. Rev Edward W Murray resigns from People’s Congregational Church. New church officers listed.
John Gaughan of 5146 South West street was arrested last evening by Detectives Splan and Haley on a charge of receiving stolen goods. He held a watch taken from Fred Wachet after a recent hold up. Gaughan said he found the watch in a shed and turned it over to Wi Nam McLaughlin, the saloon keeper, who was arrested nearby on a charge of compounding.
The twenty fifth annual session will be held January 23 and 24 at the Denison Hotel with printed programmes issued. Guests include Governor Durbin and Attorney General Taylor. Banquet tickets at 1.90 and talks by Staley Haas Strohm Cravens Craig Maddock and others. Women guests welcomed. banquets and sessions begin at 9 a.m. with debates on political issues and newspaper topics.
Lindley Jones a special State agent for the Indiana Reformatory discusses parole, its monthly reports, and the impact on about four hundred former inmates. He notes reform success, boosts to employment, and community backing that helps paroled men readjust.
The Indiana Associated Dailies held its annual meeting at the Denison Hotel with about forty papers represented. Officers named for the year include President H. M. Smith of the Greencastle Banner, Vice President J. N. Marsh of the Columbus Times, and Secretary A. H. Felker of the Lebanon Reporter, forming an executive committee with four others. Meetings will move to executive sessions and be scheduled for the first week in November.
J W Wright, a Gold Hill Mining Company stockholder based in Indianapolis, arrived from Palestine in Crawford County. A farmer and Hereford cattle breeder, he owns about seven acres of Illinois land and notes his locality’s wheat season yielded around thirty bushels per acre.
Mr Wright and his brother Willis Wright, real estate dealer of Terre Haute, visit. J D Newman, former Gentry dog show manager, now touring with Alvin Joslyn theater company, says the show is succeeding and played Seymour last night. Col Frank Lee Denny, son of Judge Denny en route to the Philippines, stops to visit. A B Anderson of Crawfordsville and W F Cassady of Owen County attend. John Armstrong of Gowdy Rush County and Oliver Harcourt of Moscow also in town. Armstrong explains Gowdy grew around a post office promoted by John K Gowdy, whose portrait has long hung in the office.
A man gave the name Jack Hazleton after falling from a street car at Alabama and Washington streets last evening. He was taken to the City Dispensary and found intoxicated. Before officers could place him in custody he sank into unconsciousness from drinking.
Gertrude Wasson of 1734 Spann avenue was halted by a man described as a negro at the Southeastern avenue and State street intersection about 7 pm while returning home. He grabbed her arm and tried to detain her, but she escaped and reached her residence. Police could not locate the assailant.
District Attorney Jerome inspected the tunnel where a railway collision occurred. A torch of steam enveloped Ninety-sixth Street, but the return trip was clear. Officials cited a lightweight engine failing to explode a torpedo. heavier engines were tested with no success. Bail set at 10000 for Engineer Wisco amid manslaughter in the second degree as the gravest charge. Mayor Low sent sympathy to New Rochelle. Hinsdale funeral attended by Ex-VP Morton. The Herald says Central will shift to electricity in Park Avenue tunnel within a year.
Chicago January 10 The Record Herald reports a new gas and oil stove combine led by the American Stove Company with 5 million dollars capital. Five manufacturers unite to cover gasoline and oil stoves, gas stoves and appliances with offices in St. Louis Chicago and Cleveland. Officers include President C A Stockstrom of St. Louis and Secretary H J Trenkamp of Cleveland.
The appellate division of the New York Supreme Court modifies the surrogate order on Cornelius Vanderbilt's estate transfer tax. Bequests to charities in the will are taxed, and the legacy tax from 18 must be deducted from the total estate value. The estate transfer tax exceeds $200,000.
A boiler exploded at the lumber mills of Lewis Midkiff in southern Cabell County killing three people and injuring several. The dead are Lewis Midkiff of Pomeroy Ohio Burt Trippett and Benjamin Messenger both of Salt Rock West Virginia. Seriously injured include Hirem Harvey of Lincoln County and brothers William Albert and Frank Bills of Cabell County.
Christopher Miller, ninety, hanged himself in the bathroom of his son's New York residence early today. He was distressed by his sister-in-law's death a week earlier and unsettled by reports of a New York Central tunnel accident last Wednesday.
In Berlin on January 1 the Reichstag debate touched on foreign policy and tariffs. Count Von Buelow urged restraint in attacking foreign armies and pressed to preserve friendly relations with Great Britain while opposing a 35,100,000 mark loan and backing direct imperial taxation for reform. The discussion followed earlier remarks on Chamberlain, with calls to keep policy independent of public pressure and to continue diplomatic alignment with Britain. The tariff bill faced opposition over envisaged grain duties, mirroring broader parliamentary maneuvering and statehood debates in Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico.
London dispatch reports Count Von Buelow failed to calm English critics after his second speech. The Times condemns his remarks about Liebermann and Sonnenberg, insisting Britain will not tolerate insults while its soldiers fight in South Africa. It calls for a repudiation of calumnies and warns the King’s uniform should not be sullied.
Prince Kawananakoa and relatives travel to Washington to press President Roosevelt and Congress for the crown lands of Hawaii valued in the millions. They seek recognition of part of the royal domain while acknowledging likely limits. Former Queen Liliuokalani joins them in Washington for the White House visit.
Senate public buildings committee favors reports on Dallas Huntington Bluefields Wheeling projects with specified sums. House commerce panel weighs government versus private cable, Commercial Pacific Cable Co outlines plans to reach Honolulu by next November and Manila within two years. Ward cites production rates and costs, hearings continue with focus on pricing and exclusivity. Naval affairs committee organizes as Rixey proposes handling measures regarding Admiral Schley.
Reported in Amsterdam and London that Boer delegates may seek a fair offer of terms rather than unconditional surrender. They allegedly favor a modus vivendi to reconcile Kruger's desire for independence with British terms, while noting no official surrender proposals have been received. The widely anticipated surrender date remains unclear.
In Peking on January 10, French minister M. Beau declined to present his credentials until Chinese authorities meet French demands. The planned joint audience with foreign and new Chinese ministers was postponed. Meanwhile the dowager Empress sent verbal thanks to ministers for palace care and foreign welcomes. Reports of Tung Fuh Siang’s decapitation are denied. the Kiang-Su governor fears Mohammadan rebellion if he acts.
Washington reports M. Cambon, the French ambassador, expressed surprise at a Peking dispatch claiming France pressed claims against China would halt affairs. He said he had no such advices and could not interpret the dispatch. State Department officials thought the issue might stem from precedence over procedure in presenting foreign ministers.
Bryan at Holyoke. lecture for Knights of Columbus after visit to Holyoke Massachusetts. Anderson Norris hanged in Waco Texas for murder near Barry Navarro county. Bolivia Trading Company increases capital to 1000,000 signed by H C Beauchamp. Capital City Rich purchases ten Ohio brick plants with four more optioned. W T Peoples shoots clerk Eugene F McLaughlin in Oklahoma City. motive stated as life ruined. Mrs Hillis near death in Woodbine Iowa. Rev Dwight Hillis’s mother critically ill. J B Hobson arrives Charleston for Beides voyage.
A fragment mentions a government naval exhibit at an exposition, a possible bid for Congress in Alabama by Rep Bankhead, and a Plymouth Church lecture on Tissot paintings by Rev H C Meserve with an organ recital by E B Birge.
In Manistee Michigan a shingle and stave mill burned today causing about 100000 dollars in losses. The blaze put 140 workers out of employment and prompted insurance involvement.
Postmaster General Henry C. Payne received a reception today from the Milwaukee Press Club. He will depart for Washington tomorrow.
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