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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1902

Page

4

Theaters To-Day And Next Week Listings

A roundup of showings at Grand Park and Empire theaters with vaudeville burlesque and stage plays. Notable acts include Soldiers of Fortune with Edeson and Harwood, and The Unwelcome Mrs Hatch plus Miranda of the Balcony at Park. The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra caps the week at English's with soloists and final conductor appearance.

AEA Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Hugh Mece Gibeny Emma Anc Schneider Europe

Personal and Society notices from locals include travels and visits

Dr and Mr Harry Hicks return from New York Miss Helene Hibben home from winter in New York Mrs William Pratt leaves for Logansport J W Coates heads to Milwaukee to reside permanently John Geiger to give pupils recital at Schellxehmidt studio Mrs Messing visiting daughter in Lafayette returns home Miss Caroline Michael back from three weeks with aunt Mrs H Ward of Rochester Ind Kappa Alpha Theta Alumnae Club meets with Mrs Hiram Brown 16 Central Avenue Mrs Charles Igenfritz of Monroe Mich visiting North Minors street Mr and Mrs Harold Hibten back from New York expected home Monday Miss Lulu Levi of Peru visiting sister Mrs Munter Munter hosts for her Wednesday evening Miss Julian Hollweg leaves for St Louis to visit Mrs E R Ronbauer Mayor and Mrs A Bookwalter to spend Sunday in Noblesville entertained by Mr and Mrs Richmond Mr and Mrs J G De Prez and son plus Mr and Mrs Dan De Prez of Shelbyville to spend Sunday with Chas A Ross The population Mrs Alta M Brown’s recital at Paul’s parish house North Meridian Hlattle Messing of St Louis arrives early next week to be with cousins Sara and Messing Mrs William D Dickey hosts luncheon yesterday.

Harry 8 Caroline Michael H. Ward Rochester Ind Kappa Alpha Theta Hiram Brown Central Avenue Charles Igenfritz Monroe Mich Samuel P. Stoddard North Minors Street Harold R St. Louis Sara 9 Messing William D. Dickey

WEDDING BELLS AND SOCIAL DOINGS IN INDIANAPOLIS AREA

Social notices recount weddings and entertaining in Indianapolis area towns. Miss Rose Campbell weds William B. Walsh of New Orleans at her parents home and the couple plan to reside at the Plaza. Numerous teas and dinners honor out of town guests including Mrs. Wheellock Mrs. Kay and Mayor Bookwalter. Wicker and Carson unite in Noblesville while Malloch and Bridge wed in San Rafael Cal.

Sources of the Bible lecture at Plymouth Church

Rev. H. C. Meserve will speak at Plymouth Church tomorrow evening on the Sources of the Bible. This first of two illustrated lectures features ancient manuscripts papyri stone fragments and cuneiform inscriptions found among ruins.

Plymouth Church H. C. Meserve

Secretary Hunt Seeks List of Foreign Corporations in Counties

Secretary of State Union B. Hunt is sending letters to prosecuting attorneys across the state requesting a list of foreign corporations doing business in their counties. He notes few have complied with the law, and mentions the tobacco and whisky trusts have not complied.

Union B. Hunt

Emancipation of Man Through Machinery Study

Professor Henry G. Adams of the University of Michigan spoke at the Propylaeum on the social effects of machinery, arguing that industrial advances will raise living standards and leisure. He traced three revolutions and four social outcomes including higher wages, nationalized industry, and a new code of industrial morals, while noting machinery’s role in creating a wage-earning class and expanding interdependence among regions and people.

Ufe Henry G. Adams University of Michigan Propylaeum Adams Modera Fe Prof Napoleon Mill

Indiana Firms File Articles of Incorporation

Two Indianapolis corporations filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. Interstate Advertising Company aims at general advertising with $9,000 capital, incorporators John Felgen W H Scott J H Vaueht and E S Darling. Polar Ice and Fuel Company led by president Albert Lieber has $10,000 capital, directors Albert Lieber Henry Ditmer Herman Habich Evans Woollen and Charles Nuerge. The Black Diamond Company was in ted and plans to mine Endeal chad with a cavital shock of M000.

Indianapolis Interstate Advertising Company Polar Ice and Fuel Company John Felgen W. H. Scott J. H. Vaueht E. 8. Darling Albert Lieber

Disputed identification in Cumberland case linked to mutilated remains

A Fort Wayne dispatch says a man found hanged near Cumberland is not James Davidson of the area. Davidson was killed about a week ago and his mutilated remains were found beside a railroad track and identified by relatives. The county morgue identification of Davidson is alleged to be erroneous.

Fort Wayne Cumberland James Davidson

City News Notes From Indiana Papers Highlight Local Events

Dr J Funnell McKee left for London to study surgery for a year. The Tyroleans will meet Miss Hattie Stowe in Castleton. George Gardner to join the Metropolitan Police Board of Vincennes. Oaklandon Cornet Band to host a musical at the Masonic Temple Castleton with refreshments. Columbia Club mortgages 380000 to secure 300 second mortgage bonds at 5 percent for five years. Girls Industrial School plans a Frank Shellhouse lecture March 15 titled From this City to Jerusalem and Return with stereopticon views. Christine Anderson with smallpox leads to quarantine at 2127 North Capitol. Bronze tablet planned at Wabash College honoring Civil War graduates. Names include Lew Wallace Black Hawkins Cleland Carnahan Bates Merrill. Tablet by Rudolph Schwartz to be placed next June. Live Stock Exchange rule fining members for contacting country shippers rescinded after dispute between young and older firms.

J. Funnell McKee London Tyroleans Hattie Stowe East McCarty Street George Gardner Metropolitan Police Board of Vincennes Oaklandon Cornet Band Masonic Temple Castleton Columbia Club Girls’ Industrial School Frank Shellhouse Jerusalem Christine Anderson Otto Haueisen North Capitol Avenue Buehler H. J. Milligan Wabash College Lew Wallace John C. Black Hawkins John E. Cleland Gen. Carnahan Hervey Bates Samuel Merrill Rudolph Schwartz Live Stock Exchange Union Stockyards Exchange The

Reverend Mann to lead Holy Communion at Christ Church

The Rev. Austin W. Mann, pioneer general missionary to the deaf in the middle West, will hold a Holy Communion service in Christ Church chapel on Monument Place tomorrow at 10 39 a m. An evening service follows at 3 o'clock. He preached at St Ann's Chapel in New York City on the first Sunday in February and also served the Brooklyn Mission.

Austin W. Mann Middle West Christ Church Monument Place Mr. Mann St. Ann's Chapel New York City Brooklyn

Utah Attorney General Comments on Plural Marriage and Politics

M A Breeden the Utah attorney general said yesterday he is the sole gentile on the last state ticket and that polygamy and Mormon marriages are rapidly vanishing. He named J W Noel of the city as a business partner of Roberts who was expelled from Congress for being a Mormon.

M. A. Breeden Utah Taylor J. W. Noel Mr. Breeden Breeden Roberts Congress

Commercial Club Elects Ten New Members

The Commercial Club membership committee met yesterday noon and elected Jonathan M. Clark Franklin B. Clark James W. Gibson Henry Maag C. J. Murphy Charles N. Patton C. B. Rockwood Albert R. Thompson Charles L. Dietz Ira K. Thayer. Membership now over a thousand. The smoke committee will inspect the device in operation at the When building this morning.

The Commercial Club Jonathan M. Clark Franklin B. Clark James W. Gibson Henry Maag C. J. Murphy Charles N. Patton C. B. Rockwood Albert R. Thompson Charles L. Dietz Ira K. Thayer

Building Allied Council Holds Short Session in New Quarters

The Building Allied Council met briefly in its new quarters with no business beyond internal matters. At the next meeting it is likely the council will face new items. The Carpenters' Union district council weighs the General Contractors' Association proposal and may pass it to the council if a settlement is not reached.

Building Allied Council The Carpenters’ Union General Contractors’ Association

New War Claim to Be Filed in Indiana

Attorney General Taylor received a letter from Robert J. Tracewell controller of the treasury about Indiana's new civil war money claim to be filed. The state must file a largely different claim than the former one. George A. Bingham of the state auditor's office is gathering material to accompany the new filing.

Taylor Robert J. Tracewell The Treasury Indiana George A. Bingham State Auditor's Office

Republican meeting on Spann and State endorses four candidates

A meeting last night on Spann avenue and State streets featured several Republican speakers. Precinct committeemen present endorsed Charles Krauss for treasurer Fred Shepard for auditor Henry W Krausmann for surveyor and Edward H Diehl for coroner.

Spann Avenue State Streets Charles Krauss Fred Shepard Henry W. Krausmann Edward H. Diehl

Princeton Club reunion opens in Pittsburg with Triangle Club play

Pittsburg hosts the third reunion and convention of the Western Association of Princeton Clubs. About 100 students and delegates arrive, led by Rev. Dr. Francis J. Patton. The Triangle Club presents The King of Pompea at the Avenue Theater, a key social event of the season.

Pittsburg Western Association of Princeton Triangle Club Princeton Avenue Theater Francis JL. Patton

Holten Hanged in Private Execution at Van Buren

Kip Holten was hanged at 10 12 a m in Van Buren Arkansas after Governor Davis refused to intervene. The private execution followed a protracted murder of his wife in Lancaster last September and the shooting of Justice O Kelly. Premeditation driven by jealousy was cited in the case.

van Buren Ark Kip Holten Davis Holten Lancaster Justice O'Kelly

Silk frauds probe widens to Chicago theft case

In Chicago on March 7 United States special attorney Wickham Smith gathered evidence among federal officials and wholesale goods houses as part of a drive to recover about 1 000 000 said diverted from the treasury by silk frauds at the New York custom house. He previously conducted inquiries in New York.

Chicago United States Treasury New York Custom House Wickham Smith United States New York

Civil War captain Charles P. Bigger dies by own action

Richmond Virginia reported that Capt. Charles P. Bigger, a Civil War captain of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues and commandant of the Lee Camp Soldiers' Home, died by his own act today after months of ill health.

Richmond Chas. P. Bigger Richmond Light Infantry Blues Lee Camp

Will Not Visit London Coronation for Alice Roosevelt

Washington dispatch reports White House officials state Miss Alice Roosevelt will not attend King Edward VII’s coronation. Plans shifted after her eighteenth birthday as parents cancel the London trip to avoid international courtesies and status questions.

Indianapolis Journal Washington White House Alice Roosevelt King Edward Europe Alice Prince Henry Cuba Wood Associated Press Roosevelt Edward VII Reid London Miss Roosevelt Germany America

Judge’s mercy denied as martinecks jailed in child abuse case

Judge Stubbs, moved to tears, orders maximum punishment for Martin ecks and Orme case. Hazel Orme described as starved and beaten. judge condemns cruelty, orders 60 days in workhouse and hospital care for Hazel at no cost to family. Orme parents cried. Martineck defendant shown little sympathy.

Hazel Orme Martineck Anna Orme Martinecks Ormes Hazel Orme St. Vincent's Hospital Eleanor Hospital Rs. Martineck Stubbs F. A. Morrison

Prosecution Describes Hazel Orme Case in Court Argument

In a police station statement Prosecutor Collins compared the scene to the wasted skeleton of South West street. Late afternoon both Martinecks posted $500 appeal bonds and were freed. Orme and his wife faced immediate detainment and said they would appeal but cannot post bond until Tony.

Hazel Orme South West Street Collins Martinecks Orme Tony

Cross Examination Reveals Mercury Question In Patrick Trial

Dr. Walker Curry testified he did not know Rice had taken mercury and described Rice’s weak heart and mental mood. He said Patrick’s office men were discussed and that he told Patrick Rice’s condition, denying breach of medical etiquette. The trial adjourned with Curry as Patrick’s physician for seven years.

New York Albert T. Patrick William M. Rice Goff Walker Curry Moore Rice Patrick Jones Dr. Curry Osborne Mr. Rice Curry Jerome Meyer Short

Hidden money found in Carbondale saloon building

In Carbondale on March 7 an additional fund of hidden money was found in the Froelich brothers saloon building. The latest discovery adds to a total near seventeen thousand dollars unearthed since the Froelichs died, with the first sum located at eight dollars and fifty cents.

Carbondale Takora Froelich Brothers Charles and Allen Froeliths

Death of Ada Klump Rumor of Husband In Custody

Grand Rapids Mich March latest developments in the Ada Klump case indicate deadly headache powders tainted with strychnine were mailed to her and others. Sheriff Chapman arrested William Klump, who says he knew nothing of the poison and took the powder from a Lowell post office envelope.

Grand Rapids Mich Ada Klump William Klump Lowell Michigan Chapman Khump Watson Klump Hattie Whitield Thin City

Coffee Slave Turned From Addiction to Postum

A Michigan woman writes of a lifelong coffee dependency that caused headaches rheumatic pain and nervous breakdown. After switching to Postum Food Coffee six months ago she reports relief with improved digestion stronger nerves and stable energy.

Postum Butue Creek Mich

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Pettis Dry Goods CO Agmonsuret Indanapolis Home Institution Stevenson Hasilton & CO Pembroke Arcade Phon Indiana Dental College Department of Dentistry University of Indianapolis Delaware and Ohio Streets City Club Robert Edeson Harry Harwood Gretchen Lyons Augustus Thomas Richard Harding Davis David Warfield Marie Bates Odell Williams Nel Me Lynch Helen Mora Empire Theater the Brigadiers Personal and Park Avenue Bloomington L. S. Ayres W. B. Wheelock George Wheelock Iowa James FR. Kay Harold C. Megrew C. A. Bookwalter Meridian W. C. T. I Merritt Wells W. Oakes College Avenue Wells Meridian Union Miss Lichtenberger A. M. de Souchet Blacherne BE. A. Hendrickson E. E. Moel Evansville Mr. Hawkins Wicker—Carson Noblesville Vernon Wicker Mary Carson Tennyson Lewis Friends’ Church Wicker Daily Ledger Carson Amos Carson Maude Dale Bridge Malloch Wabash Minnie Malloch John Seth Bridge San Rafael Cal First Presbyterian Church Thomas Mote Bessie Church Harvey B. Lasselle M. S. Marble Greenwood Alonzo Doughfit Shelbyville Grafton Johnson Mabel Tengle Anna Belt John Whitenack Crawfordsville D. Averites Fred Stanton Franklin Ladies of the Christian Church Friend Wiley Friy Will Blake Texas John Thompson Harvey Brewer Englishtown N. J Harry Graham Hieronomus Nashville William Bass the Bible William Dile August Dile Henry Lohider Com Westphalia Sunflower Coal Company Dugger, Tind Cis M. Dugger W. R. Dugger M. E. Dugger E. H. Dugger O. E. Dugger Luther Telephone Company Luther, Ind Luther Whitley Huntington Kosciusko Myron L. Pray Melvin Zent John J. Schwartz Colombian Commerce Company Kennebec Carl C. Wiley Citizens’ Canning Company Spiceland Mohawk Telephone Company Indiana Industries Secretary of State City News Notes St. Alban’s Mission For the Commercial Club Pomera Judge Morrison Martineck-Orme Dr. Morrison Smike Charles Dickens Nicholas Nickleby Squeers England Victor Hugo Cosette Thenardier Jean Valjean Weingarten Bros Broadway Audrey Mary Johnston San Francisco Chronicle New York Times Houghton, Mifflin & Company Wilson Wilson Distilling CO Baltimore, Md Millionaire Rice Mercury
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