Suburban Social News Bridgeport Highlights
Miss Mary Salmon of Muncie visits aunt Mrs. Mary Davis and others. many residents travel to Cleveland Anderson Indianapolis and Danville for visits. Community notes include church events, lodge picnics, porch parties, and garden vines described with vivid imagery by Emma Carleton.
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Mary Salmon
Muncie
Mary Davis
Marion Clark
Fred
Cleveland
Alfred Clerk
Indie
William Clark
William Hadley
McCordsville
Nora Casserly
Mary Gray
Susan Flack
Anderson
Minnie
Sarah Brown
Greencastle
Flora Freeland
Charley Deftz
Rosa
Jessie
Green
John Masten
Jatt
Jane McLain
Naville
Jerry Spickelmire
Susan Clark
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lily Ferree
William Gremen
Plainfield
George Sullivan
Pennsylvania
Charles Montgomery
Terre Haute
Ollie Perkins
Brownsburg
Mary and
Anna _ Graves
Brown
Ethel
Cora Gambel
J. Greely
Vestal Ryner
Spencer
William King
Nora Long
Bamuel Montgomery
Frederick Roberts
Frankland
Errawn
Martin King
Anna Ryner
Peru
William Davis
Henry Woollen
Nora
Anna
Ben Davis
Michael Dugan
Mollie Henry
Indianapolis
Katie Hawkins
Brownstown
Michael Canserly
James Clark
Ora
Leo Clark
Danville
Anna Ryker
Springfield
Lynn Bran
M. Marion
Edward
Terreute
Olive Hanna
Elizabeth Fullenwider
Wabash
Mary Copeland
Acton
A. H. Kemper
Mary Gaity
Lulu Smith
Crawfordsville
Waymeyer
Elwood
E. Seldomridge
Joseph Trimble
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Brooks
Gale Street
William Mitchell
William Forney
Charles Mitchell
Bellefontaine
Brightwood Lodge
Brookside Park
Fae
Katharine Bangs
William Beltz
Daniel Slider
Bers
Anis Davis
Kes Hendrickson
Nettie Ennet
Midsummer Vines Bloom Across Homes And Towns
A nostalgic portrait celebrates vines and climbing plants transforming urban and rural spaces. Ivy cloaks homes, clematis climbs florist gardens, morning glories brighten dooryards, Virginia creeper drapes fences, and grape varieties add fragrance and color to scenes from churches to alleys.
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Woodbine
Cardinal
Robin
John
Alice
Sheppy
Emma Carleton
New Albany
Ind
Orier
Gwen
Virginia
Looked at the Reporter as a Rare Beast of Vicious Nature
Detroit's reporter interviews actor Richard Mansfield aboard a private car, challenging his ego and views on theater. The piece records Mansfield reacting to a harsh Harper’s Weekly critique, debating the future of acting and inviting contrasts with contemporaries.
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Detroit Journal
Richard Mansfield
Harper's Weekly
Detroit
Michigan Central Railway
Joe Dillon
Dillon
Charley Frohman
Roosevelt
Shakspeare
Ater
Mansfield
St. Pierre
Negro Ordained Priest In Catholic Church
John Henry Dorsey pictured, was ordained a priest becoming the second black clergyman of this race to be Maus Renored in the country.
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John Henry Dorsey
Maus
Rostand Plagiarism Case Sparks French Outcry and Tours Ahead
The New York Evening Sun reports Edouard Rostand remains disturbed by a Chicago plagiarism ruling in favor of Edmond Gross. The decision targets Richard Mansfield, not Rostand, sparking French press backlash. Andreas Dippel plans a concert tour next season replacing opera. Eleanora Duse will perform D annunzio works in Boston starting Oct 20 with Genoa departure Sept 29. George Ade signs with Henry Savage to manage his forthcoming librettos, including Peggy from Paris.
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Peene l
Greensurg
S. E. Perce
Missouri
J. F. Edwards
Notre Dame
John Brown
John Campbell
Anderson
Kendall
Plainfield
J. C
H. C. Patterson
Keene
Carlyle
A. F. Armstrong
Kokomo
Thomas Howe
Tinbrook Caldwell
Paris
Ill
Carl Loop
Henry Moore
Winifred Heaston
Myrtle Heagton
Huntington
Williby
Lenna A. Hamsher
Bristol
Charles de Haas
Mabel Scott
Cariyie
James Layman
Lon Roberts
Covington
Cincinnati
Grace Gallatine
Goshen
George Brown
University Avenue
Fred Miller
Arthur Hoover
Brookville
Amos Butler
Henry S. Schell
Mabelle Scott
A. M. Chamberlain
Alliance, C
Irvington
Middlesero
Miss Dilley
Fort Wayne
Morrigan
Springfield
William Williby
William Mobberly
Mary Swope
Knoxville
Tenn
Jessie Swope
Indianapolis
J. W. Shipp
Elm Avenue
D. C. Dickman
Washington Street
Fannie Ingle
Kansas City
Daniel Layman
New York City
Central Avenue
William Kittenbsch
Lewistown
Ida
Otto
Downey Avenue
Parker
Edouard Rostand
Edmond Gross
Chicago
New York Evening Sun
M. Rostand
A. H. Hummel
Andreas Dippel
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company
Eleanora Duse
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Francesca da Rimini
Tremont Theater
Boston
Signora Duse
Genoa
George Ade
Henry W. Savage
Ade
Purist Herbert Spencer and a Critique of Crows
A London Spectator correspondent relays a tale about Herbert Spencer examining Americanisms and a philosopher at a country house who rebukes colloquial speech. The anecdote illustrates how even refined individuals can nitpick everyday expressions.
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New York
Herbert Spencer
London Spectator
Spencer
Four Prophets at Home in a Busy Country Store
In a warm, sunlit street scene at a country store, Hiram smokes a cigar while locals linger. The crowd banters about wives, meetings, and a caravan of everyday life, ending with a teasing exchange with Doctor Morris who playfully chides Hiram about smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram
Odd Fellows
Henry Vanmeter
Mrss Tompkins
Henry
Shore
Mis’ Hawkins
Jim Bob McCready
Jim Bob
Dock Morris
Dock
Lige Franklin
Sam
Scottsville
Mrs Bolte to Try Case Before Husband Judge
Mrs. Herman Bolte admitted to practice before the New York bar will try her first case before her husband who serves as presiding Justice of the Second Judicial District Court of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Bolte
Herman Bolte
Bar of
New York
Second Judicial District Court of
Iceman Interludes on North Side Stir a Small Town
A long ramble through a North Side ice wagon crew shows Watkins the ice man and his crew, with tales of thefts, street lore, and a love interest involving Miss Angelina Jodkins. The scene shifts from bawdy talk to a porch visit ending with the ice man revealed at Miss Angelina’s parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watkins
Watsoun Watkins
South Meridian Street
Louisiana Street
Angelina Jodkins
Lucile
Miss Angelina
Leddie
Angelina
Laddie
Hannah
Angeling
Iceman
FICTIONS OF THE TOWN Ice Wagon Job Trial
In the morning a shabby Watson Watkins seeks work and is hired to drive an ice wagon. He quickly adopts the tradesman’s bearing, loading and delivering ice with a partner. The scene trails through streets and saloon refrigerators, showing him becoming a veteran of the trade.
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Watson Watkins
Iit
St. Clair Street
Watkins
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