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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1902
Page
3
Monitored society items describe travels to Chicago and New York, attendees at commencements, porch parties for Savannah guests, and forthcoming marriages. Names include Miss Edith Keay, Miss Jane Smart, Mrs. Bertha Rose Knefler, Charles Richard Williams, Miss Elsie Tilley, Dr. James Mitton Muller, and Mrs. N. F. Dalton with events across Indianapolis venues and universities.
A floral love story entertained with verses gifted to the bride. An exhibit by Miss Susan M. Ketcham opened at Lieber's art gallery featuring marine views and landscapes with works inspired by Maine Ogunquit and the White Mountains. The event drew many friends and will run through next week.
A girl frets over why newspapers publish ages in accident reports while her own age remains unknown. The New York Evening Sun frames a librarian chat about star lore and a Y M C A fellow who knows many celestial names. The borrower, eager to learn, hints at earning five dollars weekly and avoiding financial loss.
A Pittsburg Dispatch excerpt reflects on a New York letter from a women’s paper edited by women. It notes the publication’s aims to represent club women and elite supporters, yet reports editors speaking to women and mentions subscriptions arriving in the first issue.
In grand toilet, pictures of sisters in decollete costumes were altered with covered shoulders and high collars to avoid offense in smaller communities. Despite these edits, observers saw through the changes and kept the truth in view. The speaker hails a prized jewel, claiming wealth from such a find. He invokes grand imagery and Shakespearean allusion to celebrate the beloved.
The Metropolitan School of Music held commencement exercises at the Propylaeum with four graduates receiving diplomas. Hattie Buckset Mary Jean Dunlap Estelle Georgiana Haehl and Ruby Bell Lane were aided by instructors and performers including Miss Rhea Hall Behymer Mrs. W H Howard and Mr J H Roberts. Oliver Willard Pierce and Miss Flora M Hunter presented diplomas. program featured duets solos and concert pieces by Schytte Damrosch and others.
Rainy weather moved the first garden concert to the kneipe room. About 400 attended. directed by R A Miller with a varied program including From Tropic to Tropic, Raymond, Freischuetz, Faust, Creole Belles, William Tell, and more. Concerts planned for Fridays, rain dates inside building. next week moved to Thursday due to Musikverein trip to Marion.
Blouse waists with oversized collars are in fashion offering comfort and smart style. The blue chambray example features white needlework and shield trimming, suitable for washable fabrics, pongee, and waist silks, with a gathered waist and a round neck collar.
The pattern 4160 details a jacket with flared front collar forming points and a shield at the back neck. Bishop sleeves with straight cuffs use 4 yards width fabrics in several widths. sizes range bust 32 to 40 inches. Pattern coupon offers 16 cents return via journal Indianapolis Pattern Dept. The brief instructs on fabric quantities and stitch details and requests mailing the illustration with name address and size.
Wayne County Association sets annual meeting on Saturday at 3 p m on Sylwester John son’s lawn in Irvington Addison C Harris presides Funeral of Mrs Anna Churchman today at 19 o'clock from E W Churchman’s home with burial at Crown Hill Elizabeth Nicholson of Ithaca Conservatory to sing offertory at Abriet Church tomorrow Miss Elizabeth Nicholson Ithaca N Y will sing the offertory at Abriet Church tomorrow morning The vested choir of Arty voices to provide special music Leo Crouch 16 of High street suffers a broken leg at Lauter’s furniture factory taken home by City Hospital ambulance Rev H W Kellogg to preach on The Law of Success tomorrow morning and The College Man tomorrow evening Dr J F McKee family informed of Robert McKee’s death last week in Aurora Ontario Dr McKee absent in England will be away six months First United Presbyterian Church Sunday sermons Footsteps of Deity Creation Part Perils of the Christian Life Supt Taffe Aor reports G Raymond Barrows alias A B one mock charr with poe a fugitive from cows alleged embezzled Willa from m Bosson tT Saeretey a Rae ae
A lawn fete at SS Peter and Paul’s church on street near Fourteenth reported beads taken and turned in at the police station. W T B Williams, colored school No 24 principal, resigns to teach at Hampton Institute. A body found near Knoxville, Tenn, likely from Indianapolis, may be a murder victim connected to an Indianapolis warrant.
Miss Josephine Eddy, student of SA grade at school No. 15, claimed the gold medal in the Commercial Club's Why We Take Pride in Indianapolis contest. Judges A L Mason and A M Sweeney announced the winner at commencement. 4,500 essays were submitted from sixth to eighth graders. Honorable mention went to several pupils across schools No 15 10 46 32 22 13 and from Woodruff Place.
Sergeant Giblin brought a bulb like object to the station from the Grand Hotel livery stable area. Found yesterday morning, a fuse protrudes from one side and clerks could not identify its purpose. Observers called it an infernal machine.
Thomas Cale living on Churchman pike was arrested by Bicycle Policemen Streit and Losh after Harry Richardson of 1140 Villa Avenue complained of repeated harassment and peeping. Richardson fired at Cale as he fled, injuring Cale’s ear. Richardson chased and captured him three blocks east on Prospect Street.
Lon Henderson, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and burglary, captured at Marion after a shooting affray with officers, was brought into the Criminal Court yesterday and entered a not guilty plea to the charges.
Philadelphia reports Henry R. McDowell, president of the United States Trust Company, is sought on charges of larceny and embezzlement totaling about 50000 dollars. Investigators say he may have fled to Europe after assigning the firm to Charles L. Brown and leaving unpaid notes. Boston and New York authorities are alerted to arrest him and search steamers.
Eldorado Kansas June jury completed after a week's work for Jessie Morrisons third trial over the 1890 murder of Mrs Olin Castle. Prosecutor Rees seeks jealousy motive from Castle Wiley marriage. defense argues self defense after a quarrel and razor assault.
Rome June 2 The papal secretary of state says Vatican accepts Taft proposals on friar lands with minor points of dissent. The accord covers payments around 5 000 for agricultural lands and a smaller sum for rental of lands used by the army, plus deportation of friars to Spain. Arbitration будет fix sums.
The jury in the trial of Mrs. Georgia Emma Hooks for poisoning Cerro Gordo Hooks, a prominent businessman who died last October, was discharged by Judge Cooper after days of deadlock. The case, on trial nearly a month, drew wide local attention.
The Indianapolis Journal correspondent surveys mid June fashion in New York noting directoire revivals remain unlikely while many past eras influence gowns. Mantillas in Paris influence muslin and taffeta outfits with boleros and plaited belts, and embroidered muslin with pale greens and pinks. The piece highlights outdoor parties, green accents, and the enduring appeal of tucks and plaited skirts, cautioning against overreaching retro styles and stressing fitness and practical comfort.
In 1892 a green reporter covered a major art sale at American Art Galleries. A quiet man, Mr. Laffan of the Sun, mentored him for over an hour, guiding judgments on ceramics and pointing objects worth noting. The piece boosted the reporter’s career and revealed Laffan as America’s best judge of art.
Washington Post argues Republicans in Pennsylvania uphold majority rule and party organization. It defends Mr Quay against attempts to unseat him, asserting his leadership stems from majority will and that party control mirrors national democratic principle.
The New York Evening Post argues that independent and honest editorial writing is an asset, criticizing colorless papers for fearing controversy. It contends the counting room has been timid and shortsighted, warning that avoiding offense alienates readers.
The advertisement touts Paine's Celery Compound as the world's best summer medicine capable of curing disease and restoring vigor. It claims to purify blood, strengthen the nervous system, and aid sleep, touting Mrs. Mary M. Myers of Baltimore Ohio as a grateful user who recovered from nervous prostration after eight years of illness. It urges women and mothers to use the remedy for renewed health and children’s welfare.
The passage argues that public demand for courage and competence in newspapers will grow as readers reject flattery and fake news. It cites examples of independent papers speaking truth to power, and notes owners benefit from honest reporting, educated readership, and transparent balances.
The Chicago Journal notes a growing move toward giving the President authority to decide on canal route. Senator Hanna urges practical use for a Panama or Nicaragua canal, weighing seismic risk and distance. Panama seems closer to Gulf ports and more economical, with shorter transit time, while Nicaragua would save miles from New Orleans to San Francisco but faces higher construction and operating hurdles. congressional opinion reportedly shifts amid West Indian volcanic eruptions.
A New Yorker recalls dining with a boy famed for polite silence and no opinions of his own. They lunch at a vegetarian restaurant where the youth insists on choosing “whatever you do” and ends with a theater visit and ice cream, the memory lingering as a joke on agreeable companions.
The Harrisburg convention showed Senator Quay backing Roosevelt in 194. The Cleveland leader states Quay will not shift stance before that time. The Pennsylvania political leader is decisive and steady in his loyalties.
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