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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1902

Page

4

Discipline for Boys Aims at Home for Wayward Youths

Mrs Mary Moody and Mrs W H Hart urged the County Commissioners to fund a home for boys beyond parental control but not eligible for Reform School. The push draws support from police and charity groups seeking alternatives to penal institutions. President McGregor said funds are unavailable and suggested County Council consideration.

Mary Moody W. H. Hart Reform School Moody Hart McGregor County Council

Two Pottery Plants Run by Indianapolis Men at Evansville and Peoria

Indianapolis businessmen under George G. Tanner and Dr. Franklin W. Hays took charge of Evansville Indiana and Peoria Illinois pottery works. Both plants, previously loss making, have been renovated and are readied for operation. Peoria will open January with two workers and full time production, Evansville to serve as distribution hub. Main product is common white table china.

Indianapolis George G. Tanner Franklin W. Hays Evansville Ind Peoria

Woman repels attempted Park Avenue robbery

Mrs. Meek of Wyandotte apartment reports to detectives an attack last Saturday near Park avenue and Twenty-second street. The assailant grabbed her cape and demanded her hand bag but she refused, replying she’d keep what was inside. She struck him and he fled. she suffered no loss.

Patrick Quinn Arrested After Alleged Blake Street Shooting

Patrick Quinn of Patterson Street was arrested early yesterday by Patrolmen Hanlon and Hollihan and charged with shooting with intent to kill John Hines, a bartender at Collins's saloon on Blake Street. The revolver was involved in a friendly struggle, a discharged bullet grazing Hines's hand. the injury is not serious.

Patrick Quinn Patterson Street Hanlon and Hollihan John Hines Collins Blake Street Strugate Hines

State Board of Education Meeting at the Statehouse

The State Board of Education held a meeting at the Statehouse yesterday afternoon to discuss various high schools across the state. Decisions on commissions to be granted will not be issued at this time.

State Board of Education Statehouse

Winchester melodrama at the Park with Hardee Kirkland as villain

Hardee Kirkland earns applause at the Park Theater in Winchester, a war melodrama where his character Phillip Allen, a U S secret service agent, betrays Major Kearney but gains sympathy. The play features a dramatic reprieve, a heroine pursuit, and extensive period scenery amid five acts.

Hardee Kirkland Grand Opera House Park Theater Winchester Phillip Allen United States Secret Service Allen Major Kearney Kearney Mr. Kirkland Eustis Thornton Union Orees Kernstown Eustis Homestead Margaret May Virginia Randolph Neil Twomey Clint G. Ford Mart E. Heisey Thal Bowery

Recital Tonight by Lilli Lehmann and Josef Hofmann

A recital will be given at English's Opera House this evening featuring Lilli Lehmann and Josef Hofmann. Lehmann, renowned German dramatic soprano, teams with Hofmann, a young virtuoso pianist, for a concert likely to attract a wide audience.

Lilli Lehmann Josef Hofmann Mme. Lehmann

Grand recital features Hofmann and Lehmann in Denison

The program includes Wagner and Beethoven selections plus Schumann Moss on ski pieces and Liszt rhapsodies performed by Mme. Lehmann and Josef Hofmann. Patrons listed include Gov. and Mrs. Durbin and many others. General admission is $1 with gallery at 10 cents. Lehmann arrived last night at the Denison Hotel. Hofmann to arrive this morning at English's Hotel.

Wagner Lehmann Beethoven Schumann Moszkowski Caprice Espagnole Josef Hofmann Clayton-Johns Mme Schubert Chopin Hofmann Liszt Eerti Henry S. Fraser John F. Frenzel Hugh H. Hanna Clinton L. Hare V. K. Hendricks H. B. Hibben George C. Hitt John H. Holliday Louis Hollweg John L. Ketcham Paul H. Krauss Jultus A. Lemeke J. K. Lilly E. B. Martindale Augustus L. Mason Ford L. Mayer E. L. McKee Samuel E. Morss Meredith Nicholson H. O. Pantzer John Perrin G. Pfaff Charles F. Sayles G. A. Sehnall Henry Severin Jack Sharpe Lucius B. Swift George G. Tanner Harold Taylor Major Taylor Benjamin D. Walcott H. P. Wasson William 8. Wheelock M. B. Wilson Albert Baker Wiliam B. Burfori John N. Carey Mme. Lehmann Denison English's

Grand Week Feature Highlights Tom Hayes Bones Expert

At the Grand this week Tommy Hayes performs as an expert manipulator of the bones. He handles spoons and wine gan with the calm air typical of the regulation bones act.

Tommy Hayes

Personal and Society notes from Minneapolis to Davenport

Miss Mary Hammond of Minneapolis visits Mrs L B Allison. Mrs Won Wallace and Miss Eleanor Newsome host a card party. Mrs Clarke E Day entertains her card club. Miss Mary Wadsworth from Davenport visits Mrs Henry Scott Fraser. Mrs Bullard, widow of the late Dr Bullard, has taken apartments at the Chalfant for winter. The Lafayette Matinee Musicale names Oliver Wul ard Peres as soloist. Mrs Rapety, visiting Rev M L Haines, returns to Astoria NY. Mrs Bert A Boyd hosts a small card in honor of Miss Blanche Hawkine.

Mary Hammond Minneapolis L. B. Allison Won Wallace Eleanor Newsome Clarke E. Day Park Avenue Mary Wadsworth Davenport Iowa Henry Scott Fraser Bullard Chalfant Lafayette Matinée Musicale Oliver Wulard Peres Rapety M. L. Haines Astoria Bert A. Boyd North Capitol Mies Blanche Hawkine

Social whirl and weddings fill Kokomo area notes

Miss Bessie Stauffer and Miss Dee Blodgett host guests returning home Monday. Local society reports multiple alums leaving for Cincinnati to study violin, and a Pi Beta Phi party postponed to Friday. Public notices include church events, meetings, and weddings across Indianapolis area with marriages in Kokomo Flora Nashville and more.

Bessie Stauffer Dee Blodgett Frank W. Morrison Swart Springfield Detroit Hazel Woodward Cincinnati College of Music Miss Rieman Miss Holliday Lafayette Cravens Pi Beta Phi J. J. Turner Pittsburg Sarah Wilson James Floyd Alpha Chi Omega Park Avenue MceMeens New Castle H. H. Hadley Murphy Hadley Crown Point Ind Universalist Church Hicks Ashland Avenue Harry Raymond Woodruff Place Graham Lee Korea Foreign Missionary Society First Presbyterian Church Grace Kessler Bloomingdale Grace Carr St. Louis Columbia Club Mary van Winkle Mary Agnes Thompson Louisville William Thompson Valencia Lena Brash Louise Dunkerson Ellen Sommers Baker Cora Griffith Mary Sayles Katherine Ayres Gertrude Wobher Society of the French Alliance Indiana Indianaapolis May Wright Sewall Mary E. Colgan Sewall Presbyterian Church Hutchinson Kokomo United Brethren Church Mr. Myers Harry C. Gibbons Spokane Wash Belle Brockway Vicksburg Mich Spoane Urban H. Rothschild Connersville de Witt Sharpsville Holoter

Dressmaker Pin and Paper Expenses Highlight Losses

In the New York Evening Sun the average dressmaker uses a pound of pins weekly, sold in quarter-pound boxes six? four. Pins cost about SM cents per box. Tissue paper costs two dollars weekly with no direct return beyond quality. Pins vanish with no clear accounting.

New York Evening Sun

Fashion and Decor Notes on Pins and Ballgowns

A dressmaker notes white fabrics must not touch reused pins and pins per week rise with white fashion. The bachelors ball features lavish gowns deemed incongruous and impractical, including a delicate woman in a white tulle gown with ermine trim. Other outfits range from lace bodices to calico and brown panne dresses. A piano back is best hidden with brocade drapery, avoiding gaudy patterns and ensuring sound quality.

New York New York Evening Post

Chaffee to Visit Samar Amid Insurrection Cleanup

General Chaffee will leave Manila next Saturday to inspect Samar and press operations during dry season. A captured Hong Kong message offers Lukban potential surrender terms, allowing departure with troops and no oath of allegiance. Senor Gomez of Pasig faces arrest for misusing municipal taxes. Kilpatrick sails from San Francisco to Manila with 700 recruits and 100 Marines aboard.

Manila Chaffee Samar Hong Kong Lukban United States

Mrs Roosevelt Ends Semiweekly Receptions At White House

Washington January 16 The strenuous White House life wears on Mrs Roosevelt who cancels Friday receptions and weekly teas for the rush season. The clerical staff labors late into the night, Cortelyou reports no room for more desks and three assistants suffer overwork as handwritten notes replace formal announcements.

Washington White House Judiciary Rixey Cortelyou

Lost on a Mountain in Slocan District

News from Nelson says three miners survived severe exposure after getting lost on a snowy mountain near Slocan City while visiting the Bondholder claim. One miner, M. Will, died from freezing during a three day blizzard.

Vancouver B. C Nelson Slocan District J. P. Stevens W. G. Thomas S. Rockaway M. Will Slocan City Wall Stevens Thomas Rockaway

Wellesley treasurer charged with forging bond names

Albert Jennings of Wellesley, a prominent real estate man and town treasurer, was arrested in Boston on a forgery charge. He allegedly forged selectmen names on a bond of 100 dollars and passed it to State Treasurer Bradford on December 3. His books are under expert examination and he was locked up in Boston tonight.

Boston Albert Jennings Wellesley Bradford Jennings

Rockefeller’s Promise to Doubling Gifts to Vassar

In Poughkeepsie on January 16, it was announced at Vassar College that John D. Rockefeller pledged to double every gift to the college before commencement day in 1902, up to a total of 290,000 dollars. Vassar already benefits from funds toward a recital hall and a residence hall from Rockefeller.

Poughkeepsie N. Y Vassar College John D. Rockefeller Vassar Rockefeller

Democrats Establish Permanent Ohio State Headquarters in Columbus

At a conference in Columbus the Democratic state central committee decided to establish permanent state headquarters with a salaried secretary and to push party work more vigorously in future campaigns.

Columbus Democratic State Central Committee

Champagne import feat by G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry

The world records an unprecedented yearly import of 120,39 cases of champagne by one house. G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry is highlighted for this achievement. Large reserves ensure continued high standards and supply.

G. H. Mumm

Tunnel Signal Lights Debate in New York Tunnel Disaster

The coroner began an inquest into the New York Central tunnel deaths with District Attorney Jerome signaling possible criminal negligence. Witnesses including J H Franklin acknowledged frequent complaints by trainmen that foggy days limited signal visibility, though he claimed conditions were favorable on the wreck day.

New York New York Central Tunnel Scholter Jerome William T. Devine New Rochelle P. H. Fox Wisker White Plains Joseph H. Franklin Grand Central Depot Franklin Newman New York Central President Hall New York, New Haven & Hartford Road

Debates Spark Over Boer Independence and Peace Policy

In a heated Lords debate opening Parliament, Lord Salisbury defends martial law in South Africa and rejects Boer independence while urging national unity. Earl Spencer and Lord Rosebery press for autonomy proposals and pacific overtures, with Rosebery criticizing Britain’s isolation amid European tensions.

United States Ireland Earl Spencer Australia Canada Lord Salisbury South Africa Great Britain Lord Rosebery London Dr. Kuyper Holland Europe House of Lords House of Commons Mr. Chamberlain Lord Lytton Earl of Kimberley Edward Dr. Kuypers Lord Lansdowne

Ireland Debates Open Session with Lynch Controversy

London January 16 The House of Commons opened with a sparse attendance and immediate Irish issues. Earl Percy moved to condemn Col Arthur Lynch as an insult to the house and seek a committee inquiry, while speaker Gully delayed action. Sir Michael Hicks Beach pledged no coal tax change in the coming budget. Mr MacNeill condemned nationalist imprisonments under Windham and urged a committee investigation.

London House of Commons Earl Percy Duke of Northumberland Kensington Galway Arthur Lynch William Court Gully Michael Hicks-Beach MacNeill South Donegal Windham Ireland Investi

Contention in Commons Over South Africa War Policy

The debate featured Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman urging conciliation in Ireland and criticising martial law in the Cape Colony. Chamberlain defended the government's Cape actions while Liberal Harcourt attacked them. John Redmond teased, and amendments to the address were framed and adopted, touching Irish land laws and housing.

MacNeill House of Camnons Henry Campbell-Bannerman South Africa Ireland William Vernon Harcourt Cape Colony Cape Chamberlain Mr. Chamberlain Sir William Vernon Harcourt John Redmond Irish Parliamentary Party House of Commons H. H. Asquith M. P Lord Rosebery Liberal Party Frederick Cawley House of Lords Arthur Lynch Westminster Chamberlain-Von Buelow John Morley United States Spain Russia

Adventures of an English Correspondent in Morocco

Walter B. Harris, London Times authority on Morocco, describes his daring disguise and journey to Sheshouan with an Arab boy, evading danger from Berbers and would‑be robbers on a route deemed reasonably safe, revealing a town with bridges, aqueducts, and Moorish life.

Walter B. Harris London Times Morocco Harris Rif M Morris Sheshouan Mediterranean Fez Beni-Hassan Sueshouan

Milwaukee club rejects Clara Morris lecture bid

The New York World notes a Milwaukee women's club declines to listen to actress Clara Morris, arguing the club’s dignity is upheld yet shows old fashioned reserve.

New York World Milwaukee Clara Morris

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