Grace Van Studdiford Tops Grand Vaudeville Bill
Grace Van Studdiford, premier soprano, and Pitrot head an ambitious vaudeville lineup at the Grand. Her sparkling, flexible voice drew an enthusiastic reception, while Pitrot offered sharp mimicry of statesmen and famed figures. The bill also features Hal Davis and Inez Macauley, Ozay and Delmo, the Anderson Sisters, and the Lundgreens, closing with ten biograph pictures. The week promises strong attendance for both matinee and evening shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Grace van Studdiford
Pitrot
van Studdiford
Miss van Studdiford
Luckstone
Beotgnomie
Annie Laurie
Gladstone
Bismarck
Iil
Mascagnol
Strauss
Johann
Arthur Sullivan
Sousa
Bryan
McKinley
Roosevelt
Garfield
Hal Davis
Inez Macauley
Anderson
Ozay
Delmo
Dorothy Neville
Lundgreens
Human Hearts at Park Theater Opens With Noted Villain
The melodrama Human Hearts played at Park Theater yesterday afternoon for three days with daily matinee and night shows. The opening attracted a large audience and the villain earned hearty applause in lively form. The piece centers on themes of heart interest and features three acts praised for handsome writing, though one scene resembles Arkansas bills or prison imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theater
Aigh Order of Merit
Arkansas
Empire Theater Burlesque Show Receives Tepid Crowds
Review notes distinctly favorable impressions for Miss Florence Weston and Miss Lulu Sanger in a Morgan em’ vat and heroine roles while Jeannette Logan as a forged villainess stands out. Observes influx of stage children, wonders about early talent exposure, then reports Empire Theater burlesque three day run opening with slow pace, dull acts, few musical numbers, and mixed performances from Evans, Vidoog, Rossi sisters, George Scanlan, Pearl Stevens, Phil Mills, Ruth Beecher, Fyne, Dandy, Alile Legue and John Howley with Leslie impersonating a child receiving praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Weston
Bey
Morgan
Taghion
Lulu Sanger
Jeannette Logan
Mies
Mary Downes
Florine
Juvenil
Little Grace Logan
W. B. Watson
Empire Theater
Evans
Vidoog
Empire
Allo the Rossi Sisters
George RB. Scanlan
Pearl Stevens
Phil Mills
Ruth Beecher
Miss Beecher
Fyne
Dandy
Alile Legue
John Howley
Buck Wing
Miss Leslie
Week Opens With Noted Arts and Entertainment
The Zoo enters a strong week with the Bostock order limiting access to evenings and Saturday afternoons. Miss Agnes Burroughs stars in East Lynne at Park Theater, followed by Leipsic Philharmonic concert tickets selling fast at English's Opera House. Feicht lectures on Ober-Ammergau at Grand Opera House, with new pictures. Christie McDonald headlines Dailey's Hodge Podge & Co. She charms audiences with the Coster song and has a string of leading roles in recent productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Burroughs
Park Theater
East Lynne
Leipsic Philharmonic Orchestra
Opera House
Indianapolis
Christie McDonald
Comedienne
Peter F. Dailey
Cadet Girl
Priscilla Hodge
Hodge, Podge & Co
Social notes reveal a city full of visitors and events
Mr and Mrs Charles Mayer travel to New York while Mrs E H Tripp returns from New Orleans. Miss Ida Allfree hosts her card club and several society figures plan visits to Terre Haute and Worcester. The Tabernacle Church Woman's Missionary Society meets at 2:30 PM. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Frank Doubleday and Mr Newton Booth Tarkington with Mrs Tarkington. A reception for Mrs Irving Swan Brown is announced for March 26. Major Blanche Cox speaks on Salvation Army work, and charity dances and a St Patrick event are held by local groups. The Propylaeum hosts a public lecture by M Coquelin on Art and the Comedian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mayer
New York
E. H. Tripp
New Orleans
Lewis C. Walker
Ida Allfree
Thomas H. Parry
J. A. Parker
Terre Haute
Robert Geddes
Roy G. Caylor
Noblesaitle
J. T. Meane
Frank Finney
Jasper Finney
College Avenue
A. D. Chenoweth
Adebel Chenoweth
Charleston
W. Va
Woman's Missionary Society of the Tabernacle Church
Frank Doubleday
John
Tarkington
Booth Tarkington
Newton Booth Tarkington
Old Point Comfort
John Love
North Delaware Street
Ee Love
California Street
Anderson and
Muncie
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
Meridian Street
M. E
H. P. Wasson
North
Delaware Street
Queen Esther
Blodgett
Senate Avenue
Ada C. Simmons
Kate Metcalf
A. A. Barnes
Irving Swan Brown
Worcester
Mass
Barnes
Salvation Army
Severa
David B. Brenneke
Brenneke Academy
Illinois Street
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Canoe Club
Guexte
T. A. Wynne
A. L. Lockridge
F. A. Sweet
Arthur Taylor
Roy €. Bruenig
Robert Tindall
John G. Kirkwood
Pat H. Kraues, Jr
E. K. Chapman
Elmer F. Gay
Propylaeum
M. Coquelin
Propylaeum Association
Nssts
Sons
Parton
Notable Society Fetes and DAR Chapter Report in Indianapolis
Nichols Lewis and Mrs Charles Emmett Coffin host a reception with numerous young women assisting. M Coquelin donates his lecture fee to Paris French Society of Actors. Hector M Gilchrist hosts a card party at 2121 North Meridian. Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter DAR held its annual meeting at Henry C. G. Bals residence. Officers welcomed include Carey, Ball, Moore, Morrison, Perkins, and Claypool as presidents and secretaries. The chapter reports 18 members, 1000 Manila bandages for Red Cross, 600 Indiana DAR daughters, and a portrait of Mrs Caroline Scott Harrison purchased for the White House collection. Indiana DAR celebrates Mrs Charles W Fairbanks as president general, amid remarks on National Congress of the Benevolence of the American Revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Arnold
John S. Lazarus
Joseph L. Gasper
Thomas M. Baker
George A. Gay
John Patterson
Daniel F. Fleener
Charles Bieler
H. C. G. Bale
D. T. Shields
Caroline Scott Harrison
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Are
Henry C. G. Bals
College Avenue
Manila
Red Cross Society
Indiana
Fairbanks
Wilbur F. Winchester
John N. Carey
National Congress
Washington
Henry
G. Ball
Ella van Camp
Julia Moore
Frank Morrison
Elliott Perkins
Jefferson Claypool
Congregational Churches Hold State Convention
The Central Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers opened in convention at Covenant Church East Market street with Rev. RE. W. Murray chosen moderator. Represented were Plymout h Mayflower People Trinity Brightwood Covenant Union Pilgrim North First Second Terre Haute West Terre Haute Caseyville Cardonia Perth. Sessions feature sermons talks on Congregationalism and missionary work with speakers including Horace Williams John Childress Charles Cox H C Talttor E D Curtis and Mrs Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers
Covenant Church
East Market Street
RE. W. Murray
Plymouth
Mayflower
People
Trinity
Brightwood
Covenant
Union
Pilgrim
North
Terre Haute
West Terre Haute
Caseyville
Cardonia
Perth
H. C. Meserve
Horace R. Wiliams
John F. Childress
Charles E. Cox
H. C. Talttor
E. D. Curtis
E. W. Murray
Wyes
Brief News Items From a 19th Century City Page
Mr George Wiegand travels to New York for two weeks while Rev J Cumming Smith delivers his third lente lecture on Wordsworth and His Message. Local women gather for a G A R social on Alabama and New York streets. Uniform Bank and Knights of Pythias leaders meet in Fitzgerald building to choose a successor to Major General James R Ross. C Phister, McKinley florist at the White House, visited Mr Anthony Wiegand and family during his stay. Consumers Ice Company of Fort Wayne incorporated with 10000 stock. directors include Goodfellow, S Goodfellow, Dowson and Fauvre. Charles Rogers, brought from Terre Haute for safety after a wife and father’s shooting, is returned home as mob fears ease. Emma J Von Grendtheart adopts Theodore Buck and siblings, giving them a home with a mother’s care. Second Presbyterian Church committee has not decided on Milburn’s successor. Prominent ministers Charles F Goss and Henry Van Dyke are among candidates. Mr and Mrs John W Whitsett celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at 2218 North Illinois Street. he’s 81, she 76. Mr P W Dykema will speak on Imagination in Teaching to Sunday-school teachers. an exhibit follows. Marion County W C T U Institute meets in West Indianapolis with county convention Thursday. papers and an oratorical contest by married women planned. City residents with Mayor Taggart’s personal cards attend General Harrison’s funeral. about fifty cards issued, then restricted. Taggart says he issued none to those not welcome by the Harrison family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wiegand
New York
J. Cumming Smith
Wordsworth
Alabama
Uniform Bank
Knights of Pythias of Indiana
Fitzgerald
F. M. Fauvre
Charles Rogers
Terre Haute
Rogers
Emma J. Roberts von Grendtheart
Theodore Buck
William P. Buck
Eva Buck
Second Presbyterian Church
J. A. Milburn
Charles F. Goss
Cincinnati
David Carson
Henry van Dyke
Princeton University
John W. Whitsett
North
Ilinois Street
Marion County
W. C. T. U. Institute
Christian Church
Blaine Avenue
Morris Street
Indianapolis
Taggart
Presbyterian Church
Harrison
Bernhardt Invited to Coquelin Reception at Propylaeum
Mme Bernhardt has been invited to attend the Coquelin reception at the Propylaeum this afternoon, with uncertainty about her acceptance. A number of individuals requested M Coquelin deliver a formal talk in French if he is to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Coquelin
Propylaeum
M. Coquelin
Sseaitender
Rei Souver
Memphis Fire Destroys Town Leaves 28 Homeless
A fire at Memphis, Indiana, wiped out fifty of sixty houses and all business buildings in the town of 1000, sparing only ten structures. Sparks from J J Hawes stave factory ignited the blaze, aided by a strong southerly wind. Loss estimated beyond 150000 with little insurance. twenty eight families homeless and aided by neighbors as relief funds are raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Jeffersonville
Ind
Memphis
Here
J. J. Hawes
A. C. Coombs
William Coombs
Co. A. Hunter
Mel Coombs
Andrew Hurley
Boots and Shoes
Elam Guernsey
Samuel Gray
Meibert Guernsey
Florence Coombs
J. M. Reynolds
Clayton's
Abbott
Pennsylvania Depot
Hawes
Judge Felt Rules On Habeas Corpus Case In Indiana
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Greenfield Indiana March 18 Judge Felt upholds jurisdiction but quashes the writ in the habeas corpus case of George M Ray Shelby County against Sheriff Luther Ray is ordered held for appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court and taken to prison Deputy Attorney General Hadley hails the decision while Attorney General Taylor condemns Ray as guilty and urges immediate penitentiary transport The Shelby County sheriff then departs with the prisoner for home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Greenfield
Ind
George M. Ray
Shelby County
Luther
Lberty
Felt
Shelby County Court
Ray
Supreme Court of Indiana
Hadley
Ofoe
Taylor
Indianapolis
Mr. Taylor
Shelbyville
Epperson Referenced in Ongoing Local Resolution
The report notes Mr. Gilbert headed for Florida or Mr. McAbee was unreachable while Mr. Perkins reaffirmed his letter. The resolution to urge State Geologist Blatchley to remove Epperson remains pending. A joint conference with operators will resume tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wats Epperson
Gilbert
Florida
McAbee
Perkins
Blatchley
Epperson
Glass workers strike risk wider plant walkout
Toledo dispatch reports MacBeth-Evans lamp chimney works glass workers began a strike and threaten to pull workers from sister plants in Pittsburg Indiana and Marion Indiana. The firm has enforced an order making workers responsible for chimney breakage and the workers refuse to work under it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
MacBeth-Evans
Pittsburg
Elwood and Marion
Ind
Trial opens in Leach case linked to Mary Farwig death
In Muncie Indiana March 18 the trial of Dr Garrett Leach for alleged complicity in the death of Mary Farwig of Richmond begins. John Diehl of Anderson linked to the case is serving a prison term and refuses to testify. Dennis O'Meara testified he helped hire a doctor and accompanied Diehl and Farwig to Leach's home. A mother of John Diehl faces an attachment for refusing to testify. Diehl awaits disposition of a new trial appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Garrett Leach
Mary Farwig
Richmond
John Diehl
Anderson
Diehl
Leach
Frank Diehl
New Castle
Dennis O'Meara
O'Meara
Leahh
Indianapolis
Man Held on Murder Charge Arrains in Terre Haute
Charles Rogers, who killed Milburn Batey and shot his wife, was brought back from Indianapolis for arraignment in Terre Haute. He was given until tomorrow to hire lawyers as his wife recovers from injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Charles Rogers
Milburn Batey
Indianapolis
Double crime near Brazil ends in murder suicide
In Indiana near Brazil Garfield Tribble aged 21 shot and mortally wounded Stella Snow 17 then killed himself. Miss Snow survived but cannot recover. Earlier Hillsdale May Spurgeon, daughter of a farmer, shot herself after her father objected to her suitor. The bullet lodged near the heart. she was alive but not expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Brazil
Ind
Garfield Tribble
Hiram Tribble
Stella Snow
James Snow
Here
Tribble
Miss Snow
Hillsdale
Spurgeon
Multiple Notices and Trials Highlight Regional News
The report covers a circuit court sentence in Richmond with Robert Futrell given life after a murder conviction of Miss Anna Jones. It notes religious addresses by Overstreet Fertig Stafford and Mercer in Harrison. East Chicago ends Sunday blue laws. Indiana literary clubs plan Evansville convention May 1 2. Jiles Slocum Town dies March 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Municipal League
Jiles Slocum Town
Easton
Ill
Mr. Town
Greenfield
Highland County
Ohio
Mary Slocum
Frances Slocum
Wyoming
Wabash County
Indiana
Wu Tingfang Visits Chicago for University Address
Wu Tingfang, Chinese minister to the United States, arrives in Chicago for a three day stay. He will deliver the University of Chicago convocation address at Studebaker Theater and attend dinners and receptions in his honor. Mayor Harrison welcomes him at the Auditorium Annex and they discuss politics. A reception at the Haskell Museum closes the day with the university students greeting the diplomat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wu Tingfang
United States
Harper
University of Chicago
Studebaker Theater
Harrison
Auditorium Annex
Haskell Museum
Ray writ decision sparks furor in Shelbyville
In Shelbyville Indiana March 18 the Greenfield judge Felt’s habeas corpus ruling on George M. Ray drew public discontent. Ray and Sheriff Luther arrived and walked unrestrained, while sentiment grows against the sheriff and impeachment chatter rises amid unclear next moves.
Remarkable El Paso Girl Kidnapping Recovery
El Paso reports the recovery of a girl ten years after she was kidnapped at age six from Mrs. Anna Stevens widow of a Texas and Pacific Railroad bridge builder. The child was left with a childless couple and vanished. authorities pursued the case for a year before giving up hope. The girl was found in Danville Indiana yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Danville
Ind
Associated Press
Anna Stevens
Texas & Pacific
General Miles in Cuba Arrives Amid Havana Preparations
General Miles arrives in Havana with his party to inspect Cuba's principal posts as Governor General Wood forms a customs revision commission led by Bliss with officials Bacardi Rodriguez and others. Washington restates full confidence in Wood amid debate over his conduct of affairs and the constitutional convention. Algondones tract near Yuma opens to settlers, offering valuable land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Miles
Cuba
United States
Wood
Collector Bliss
Eamont Wills
Antonio
Riveray Jose Bacardi
Louis Plase
Laureano Rodriguez
Washington
Root
Algondones Tract
Yuma
A. Ty
Favorite Prescription Promises Relief From Female Ailments
An old advertisement asserts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cured a wife’s severe rheumatism and other female ailments. The notice notes the medicine contains no opium or narcotics and offers a free Common Sense Medical Guide by Rev. Pierce, Buffalo, with pennies to cover binding and mailing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veritt
Rman
Ton Co
Fila
Pierce
Buffalo, N
Notes found near Hope link to Kennedy Bank robbery
In Edinburg Indiana on March 18 a bundle of notes stolen from the Kennedy Bank during a recent robbery was found near Hope at a chicken roost where chickens were stolen last night. Authorities think the discovery may implicate a gang connected to the cash robbery and suggest the burglars reside in the Hope area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Edinburg
Ind
Kennedy Bank
Hope
George P McDougall Dead in Indianapolis
George P McDougall well known businessman of Indianapolis died suddenly at his home on North Capitol avenue at age fifty seven. Born in the city he served in the Civil War and later ran a book and stationary shop also forming McDougall Brothers printers. Survived by wife Sarah Lyons son Charles P McDougall and daughter Mrs Merrill Barkley. funeral set for tomorrow afternoon from the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. McDougall
North Capitol Avenue
Nathan B. Palmer
Indianapolis
David McDougall
United States Navy
Army
Navy
Army of Volunteers
Nicholas R. Buckle
Sixth Infantry
Mattoon
Ill
Frank W
McDougall
Sarah Lyons
Edgefield
D. C
Merrill B. Barkley
Indiana man pleads guilty to forging money orders
Springfield Illinois March 1 The Rev J Forest Marston of Owensville Indiana pleaded guilty in US District Court today to forging money orders and was sentenced to eighteen years in the penitentiary He had just served eighteen months for using the mails with Intent to defraud He falsely claimed authority from Clara Barton Red Cross president to collect funds for the society for use in Cuba during the Spanish American War in 1898 and secured a considerable sum in southern Illinois and southern Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
J. Forest Marston
Owensville
Ind
United States District Court
Marston
Clara Barton
Red Cross Society
Society
Cuba
Illinois
Indiana
United Mine Workers at Terre Haute Weigh Constitutional Changes
The Indiana bituminous miners convention at Terre Haute debated the constitution report. Amendments covered officer election method, salaries, emergency assessments, and reporting duties. State Mine Inspector Epperson defended bills to boost inspection, while shooters for explosives remained a point of contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana Bituminous Miners’ Convention
Epperson
Blakely
Gilbert
Perkt
Seven Obituaries From Indiana Cities Across News Roundup
Wabash and Jeffersonville report multiple deaths within a month in local families. Mrs. Levi Bruner dies after a daylong illness following strokes. Louis Borschneck, Vincent Borschneck, and Nannie Totten die of pneumonia near Bethlehem. James Albert Chapman dies of grip and complications. Robert Brown, a seventy-year-old pioneer, succumbs to pneumonia near Greensfork. Henry Winslow, seventy two, a Grant county pioneer and Friends Church stalwart, passes away in Fairmount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Ind
Levi Bruner
Borschneck
Bethlehem
Louis Borschneck
Vincent
Nannie Totten
Richmond
Mr. Winslow
Grant County
Friends’ Church
Indiana
Indiana Notes Highlights From Portland and Nearby Areas
Portland City Council accepts Carnegie offer of 15000 for a libre with conditions attached. Mayme Ellis and Perry Leach named to represent Fairmount Academy at the Spiceland interacademic oratorical contest on April 12. Charles Norman, 55, from near Vincennes, killed by a train after sleeping on a railroad track. National Soldiers Home in Marion held memorial services for General Harrison with Judge Hiram Brownlee as principal speaker. Anna King burned while lighting kerosene at Montezuma died. mother and sister in precarious condition. Malignant smallpox reported in Liberty township, a case involving Christopher Mills recently returning from Oklahoma infected district. Sheer & Co., Waterloo grocers, assigned for benefit of creditors. G. K. Abbey, De Kalb Bank cashier, as assignee. liabilities about 3500 with assets of 300. Newton Moore escaped from the toetersomvili. He was grace sissling prams need is non age le.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Carnegie
Mayme Ellis
Perry Leach
Fairmount Academy
Charles Norman
Vincennes
National Soldiers’ Home
Marion
Harrison
Hiram Brownlee
Anna King
Montezuma
Liberty Township
Christopher Mills
Lahoma
Sheer & Co
Waterloo
G. K. Abbey
de Kalb Bank
Newton Moore
Etersomvili
Crace Sissling
Fires Damaging Homes Strain City Fire Department
Warmer weather brings more stove related fires with several calls yesterday. Captain Winters of No 18 hose company reported losses at his Fletcher avenue home. Fire spread to D E Vincent’s dwelling and to Mrs Ellen Weir’s home at 2618 West Mich street causing substantial damage and financial loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Winters
No. 18 Hose Company
IL Fletcher Avenue
D. E. Vincens
Ellen Weir
West Micn Street
Hagen denies Home Brewing Co sale to Crawford Fairbanks group
Andrew Hagen secretary treasurer of the Home Brewing Company dismissed a newspaper report of a sale to a syndicate led by Crawford Fairbanks. He said a conference weeks earlier was vague and does not explain how the story resurfaced last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Brewing Company
Crawford Fairbanks
Andrew Hagen
Business Firm Bondsman Named in Suit Against Scott
William A. and George A. Scott, manufacturers of screens and small furniture at Twenty first street and Central avenue, are mentioned in a bond action with Caleb posting a $4,000 bond as part of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A
George A. Scott
Twenty-first Street
Central Avenue
Caleb
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Krauss
Paul H. Krauss
East Washington St
Hartshorn
Sida Scilekher
Martens
Waemerse
W. H. Messenger
J. BP. Mullally Diamonds and Jewelry
Monument Place
Watson
Ober-Ammergau
Harry Ellsworth Feicht
Grand Opera House
Feicht
Eeese
Personal and
Congregational Churches
Central Association
Mme. Bernhardt
Clark County
DR. Leach
State
MR. WU
Chi Harrison
Boys. S
General Miles
Island
Aia
George P. McOugall
United Mine Workers
Indiana Notes
C. Aneshaensel & CO
East
Ohio Street
Indiana Dental College Department of Dendetry
University of Indianapolis
Delaware and
Ohio Streets
Reliable Furniture and Carpet Co
South Illinois Street
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