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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1902
Page
4
The Park Theatre presents Eight Bells with the Byrne Brothers famed for changes in acts but a constant boisterous farce. The Grand Opera House hosts Jacques Inaudi whose mental math feats astonish a city audience. The Walnut-street Theater runs The Chaperona, while The Little Duches sales near sold out.
Manager Miller reminds patrons with set aside tickets to call before 6 o clock this evening or the tickets will go on sale. Harry E Feicht presents Oberammergau's People and Its Passion Play at Park Theater with likely large attendance stirred by prior ticket sales.
Miss De Pauw and Mrs. Joy visit New York for two weeks. Numerous local couples and individuals travel, host, or entertain in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Weddings include Folen Miller and Laura Miller, and Howard Powell and Anna Barton, with families and friends gathering in Richmond and Madison.
Miss Anna Nicholas will read a story at the Ladies Social Circle of First Baptist Church this afternoon. Adjutant General Smock reorganizes Monroe City Post with twenty-one charter members as the former post disbanded in 1894. Broadway Church women host an Easter fair today and tomorrow with plants candy stocks collars tea and novelties. Dinner served 6 to 9 p.m. Shortridge High School Orchestra performs at Greenfield High School Assembly tonight under Prof. Rudy with the chorus and soloists assisting. YWCA song service at the noon hour yesterday drawn by 100 or more girls at Louis Meter Company. Margaret Wallace declared of unsound mind living at 1597 Ashland Avenue. Amos W. Butler to lecture at Purdue on social reform topics next week. Tomorrow at 3 a.m. a social committee of the Travelers' Protective Association tours the city with a wagonette to enlist support from brewers and manufacturers.
A short thick set man with white hair registered as John Lowlow at the Denison Hotel and spoke of a John Robinson circus visit in May. Later a neatly dressed white haired man named Lowlow reappeared, the reporter noting Willard New’s absence from candidacy plans, while local meetings and political shifts unfolded nearby.
The Dagblad reports that Queen Wilhelmina is expected to be confined next September. She and Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin married February 7, 1901, and rumors of marital strife have circulated. Public appearances with her husband have restrained rumors, and Dutch hopes focus on a male heir.
A wandering man in Indianapolis insisted he was John Lowlow, the oldest circus clown, and claimed ties to the John Robinson show touring in May. Reporters and hotel staff were left puzzled as he bragged of Kokomo origins and awaited his wife, then disappeared.
Noblesville hosted political figures as a candidate for clerk of the Supreme Court was in town. Judge H. B. Tuthill of Michigan City visited the Denison last night. John W. Dyer of Hammond, seeking state treasurer, was there. Major G. W. Menzies of Mt. Vernon traveled home from a New York trip and stopped in town.
H J Underhill, a Big Four engineer, praised Mon Garner for a fast Southwest Limited run from Indianapolis to Mattoon. Garner shaved quarters off the time, completing the upturn in two hours twenty eight minutes with Engine 95, making a Danville stop and Lena siding to meet the Knickerbocker. The Greencastle to Terre Haute segment went 34 miles in 31 minutes and the 19 mile upgrade to Paris took 20 minutes, with five cars in the train. Garner’s hat blew off at Fontanet but the run continued feely.
Albert R. Morawetz United States vice consul at Nogales Mexico arrived in the city and stayed at the Grand Hotel on leave before returning to duty. Jerome Herff of Peru discusses treasurer candidacy rumors while Joseph M. Cravens of Madison predicts Democratic gains and forecasts Griffin’s nomination for Congress from the Fourth District.
A general committee of the Local Council of Women and city unions arranged four talks for Mrs. Florence Kelly of New York, secretary of the Consumers' League. She will address the public at the Propylaeum, speak to the Local Council, address the trades unions at Masonic Temple, and meet a private group at Mrs. Sewall's home. Her topics cover better conditions for workers and eliminating sweatshops, with the Consumers' League label guaranteeing proper manufacturing conditions. Notable attendees included Eliza A. Blaker, Lillie Fredericks, J. H. Byers, and Central Labor Union officials.
J Beam of Sherman drive near Washington street reported burglary at his home overnight with a gold watch and a razor stolen. Edward P Helm of 1619 Elm street said his house was entered yesterday afternoon while his family was away and jewelry including three gold rings and three diamond rings was taken.
Clyde Hitchcock of 1113 West Twenty ninth street was arrested last night by Bicycle Policemen Simeon and Morgan on drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges. Thatcher, a grocer at 88 Eth 2 Street, complained after an incident near his shop.
Dr Franklin P Gillaspy of 9 South Meridian Street, censured by the Board of Health for failure to report a smallpox case diagnosed as chickenpox at 2214 South Meridian Street, was arrested on a warrant for violating city health reporting ordinance. He claims persecution for a mistake and notes prior imprisonment for counterfeit offenses in Haughville.
A young Midwest apprentice arrives in New York and finds doors closed through slow networks. He tests modern methods by replying to a help wanted ad via telegraph, skipping letters. The next day he interviews, starts in a department, and anticipates rapid advancement to manager.
In a Philadelphia Record excerpt a dog trainer explains humane methods to train young dogs by mimicking an experienced dog. He requires hunger for the beginner, praise for progress, and uses simple imitation rather than harsh punishment. He prefers mongrels over highly bred dogs, noting French poodles as exceptions for agility and comedy.
In the Jersey Bulletin a heated op ed questions doctors who deem beards dangerous to health and urges limits on beard length for milkmen. It mocks authorities proposing beard bans and jokes about shaving milkmen’s faces, coats, and belts to curb microbes.
A public demand emerges for a term to describe air transmitted messages not via wires. The proposed mar conigram gains some newspaper adoption but broader use may favor wireless as a noun. Reporters anticipate the word's permanent entry into language as people say send a wireless.
The Kansas City Journal notes amusement at an Atchison paper claiming support for free trade while aligning with Lincoln era Republican tenets. It recalls the party’s protectionist history from 1853 1860 and tariff bills, emphasizing Lincoln signed more tariff laws than other presidents. The piece mocks the inconsistency as a ridiculous error.
The Philadelphia Times notes that on the day Grover Cleveland was to be inaugurated as Governor of New York and roughly thirty minutes before the scheduled ceremonies, the Governor-elect and his staff were gathered in a location awaiting events.
Gen H C King recalls a staff member on inauguration day who returned to his boarding house for missing items. A landlady’s boy, surprised by the lodger in full uniform, asks who it is, prompting a brief, social moment about recognition and status.
Severe rain burst rivers and creeks from Jackson to Brookhaven causing washouts on multiple rail lines. Town creek overflowed in West Point flooding homes. bridges and culverts washed away. In Lake Providence six and a half inches of rain fell. back country overflows and a floating temporary bridge disrupts west parish communication.
Birmingham experiences 7.19 inches of rain since 6 am Wednesday, one of its heaviest falls. Streets and outskirts flood, streetcar traffic disrupted, and several washouts seen on nearby rail lines as rain continues through the night.
Brooklyn Eagle denounces pigeon shooting as brutal sport, noting New Jersey tolerates such events while Kansas City prepares for a major pigeon slaughter festival. The piece argues violent spectacles corrupt viewers, citing youth and moral decline, and compares to bullfights and cockfights in other regions.
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