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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1902
Page
3
Clyde Fitch asserts his aim to reflect life honestly on stage, to entertain while serving truth. He says past works misled audiences and describes his method of portraying characters from within, learning from criticism and seeking moral significance.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra performs its second season concert tonight at English's with soloist Harold Bauer and Beethoven E flat. A public rehearsal is this afternoon, with seat holders able to attend prehearsal and concert. English's will also sell seats for Jan Kubelik's recital tomorrow. The evening program includes piano works, and only English's entertainment tonight is The Bonnie Brier Bush by Stoddart's company. Lucile Saunders and Willis Sweatnam lead vaudeville at the Grand, Liliputians perform at Park Theater, and Irwin's Majestic Burlesquers headline Empire all week. Marguerita Sylva receives ovation in New Orleans for Willard Spencer's Mixx Hole White.
Miss Sylva impressed with a beautiful singing display of Mr Spencer s bal lads and was hailed five curtain calls as director Spencer led the music. The Old Players Club dinner featured John Hare praising American talent. Miss Sybil Sanderson confirmed engagement off with Count Henri De Fitz James while refusing reasons and the count avoided comment.
A fight at Jerry Gates saloon on Noble and Michigan streets led to Gates and several patrons' arrest. Gimble, 516 Spring, was ejected, followed home by Kroft 523 Drake and Gibson 844 North West. Gimble was beaten and gashes cut. he returned home and was not jailed. Chareges include Gates under Nicholson law section 3. aliases given for some participants.
The piece argues American contractors prospered in Panama by prioritizing worker welfare and sanitary conditions under Slavin, contrasting with French failure amid disease and mismanagement. It notes big dividends, U S backers, and a shift toward Nicaragua with uncertain returns.
The Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Company at 1% East Market Street urges investors to require guaranteed title before real estate purchases, framing title insurance as essential for conservative portfolios and risk protection.
The Rev. W H Kellogg of Central Avenue M E Church preached on Acts Ye shall be witnesses unto Me analyzing the three methods of spreading the gospel preaching teaching and personal witness He argued a witness must know the truth and communicate it and that the church’s power rises and falls with the witness He cited scripture and stressed the need for an honest life and courageous proclamation
The Rev Joshua Stansfield preached last evening at Meridian Street M E Church on The Gospel of Genesis with text Genesis XII 1 2 XV 1 and XVIII 25 The sermon called for faith in Abraham and traced Genesis themes of sin and God s enduring purpose It warned of temptations as in Noah and noted fallen leaders among respected figures while urging steadfast righteousness and perseverance.
The South Street Baptist sermon by Rev. J. A. Knowlton draws on II Chronicles to praise Hezekiah's sincere devotion and right living. It contrasts good leadership with the era of kings Ahaz and Manasseh, and urges judgment, conscience, and love as guiding forces, while noting the roles of education, money, and influence in shaping actions.
The text argues that true prosperity comes from seeking God in all work and living by his law and commandments. It cites Hezekiah and other great figures who depended on divine guidance, emphasizing good, right, truth, faithfulness, and kindness to others as essential to righteous success.
Members of Indianapolis Gideon Camp No. 1 will be addressed next Sunday evening at 7 30 in the Meridian street M E Church by the Rev Joshua Stansfield. The officers urge all traveling men in the city to attend.
The Rev J C Carmen stood in for Rev T J Villers at First Baptist Church in Greencastle Ind. for both morning and evening services. In Greencastle Dr J P D John former DePauw president and national lecturer preached at the Presbyterian Church delivering a sermon titled The Divine Partnership focusing on man’s godlike attributes.
The New York Evening Post reports Professor L A Herdt of McGill commenting on a French study by Boulanger and Ferrier. They find wireless telegraphy unlikely to replace wired systems, noting security, antenna height, and equipment fragility as obstacles and suggesting wireless may aid rather than supplant existing methods.
A New York Herald note recalls Edison’s electric light breakthroughs and a gas industry panic. It asserts that gas use has grown despite earlier fears and that wireless telegraphy, while valuable for short distances without cables, has a limited but significant role in communication.
Pearson's Magazine portrays Groote Schuur at Rondebosch as Cecil Rhodes’s Dutchly influenced retreat. The house reflects early South African Dutch ties with teak interiors, old chests, and a library and billiard room housing Rhodes’s key artifacts. Rhodes adapts interiors by moving oak shelves and cutting new doorways to fit his vision.
A Dorchester couple, middle aged, amassed a vast neckwear stock over a decade. The husband bought many neckties and worn items, while the wife mirrored the habit during shopping. Their home overflowed with boxes and shelves filled with neckwear, prompting a plan to inventory and prune the collection.
About a quarter of the supply was given away, leaving six dozen ties untouched in a long box for over a year. The inspection ended with 267 items remaining. Purchases resume with old-time vigor as the tavern continues its distribution and sale.
The Seoul palace shines with eb and elevators while officials allegedly loot public funds totaling millions of yen. Prime Minister suggests harsh penalties for embezzlers, but reform lags behind, with the Emperor issuing stern decrees to curb corruption as the nation awaits true civilization.
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