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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1901

Page

3

Zaza Triumph At English’s Opera House In New York

Mrs. Leslie Carter starred in Zaza at English’s Opera House last night, delivering a powerful performance that drew praise for her portrayal of Zara. The production showed daring stage realism, including thunder effects and live electrical flashes, with strong supporting turns from Mark Smith, Merie Bates, and others as the cast presented a morally ambiguous tale.

Archie Guan Emma Zara Zaza Carter Zasa Aple Berna Zaya Bernard Toto Harold Howard Ory Bonne Tha Lyn

Grand vaudeville week at Opera House with star acts

The article outlines Ferris's Comedians vaudeville run at Grand Opera House next week with intermission free shows and acts by John T Tierney Ralph Johnston Lima and Angeles Talbot and Davidson and a King Henry V tableau. It also announces a night of operatic pieces led by De Victor Herbert at English's Opera House featuring The Ameer The Idol's Eye The Wizard of the Nile and a concert with Master Thad Rich and Mme Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler.

Grand Opera House Jules Levy Europe America Ralph Johnston Mr. Lima Miss Angeles Talbot Davidson Mansfield Henry V London Henry Agincon Amorris Aly Hear Vom Onkite Victor Herbert Frank Daniels Fortune Elier Alice Neilson Francis Wilson Prince Ananias Viceroy Bostonians Herbert Opera House Thad Rich Indianapolis Mme Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler

Labor Strife Halts Plumbing Workforce

Master plumbers found no journeymen available as helpers were barred after May 1. The move aims to suspend the apprenticeship system until demand rises. The union argues there are more plumbers than work, while master plumbers differ on the measure's justice.

Plasterers Strike Over Wage Increase in Indianapolis

Union plasterers refused to work yesterday morning in Indianapolis seeking a 10 cent hourly raise and an advance from two to four tenths. One-fifth of plasterers are union members, making broad demands difficult to meet as union firms already pay 5 to 10 cents more than nonunion shops. Union contractors say they cannot compete with nonunion labor and keep current prices without protections. They have lost major jobs to cheaper bidders unless union safeguards are provided.

Indianapolis

Settlement Near in Tailors Union Merchant Dispute This Week

Signs of a settlement between Journeymen Tailors Union and Merchant Tailors Exchange loom with Labor Commissioner McCormack overseeing talks for days. An impending half strike and half lockout now point to arbitration as warm weather boosts clothing demand and units seek closure today or tomorrow.

Journeymen Tailors’ Union Merchant Tailors’ Exchange McCormack

Upholsterers form union with 30 members and officers

The upholsterers completed their union organization last night enrolling thirty members and electing President William Spearing Vice President J H McClelland Corresponding and recording secretary C F Ott One other secretary Phil Lendormi Treasurer Frank Moore Delegates to Labor Day committee Phil Lenermi and William Spearing. Delegates were instructed to vote for Labor Day demonstrations to be turned over to Central Labor Union.

William Spearing J. H. McClelland C. F. Ott Phil Lendormi Frank Moore Phil Lenermi Central Labor Union

Hardwood Floor Lay Union Chartered and Installed Officers

The Hardwood Floor Lay Union received its charter yesterday and officers were installed last night by John Feltman. Members pledged loyalty as they expect the hard wood strike to be settled, though some agents refused to test Pieufilon without a charter. The charter came directly from the American Federation of Labor, noting no other trades to agitate without friction.

John Feltman Petation of Labor

Children's Rehearsal Draws Plentiful Plymouth Audience

Yesterday afternoon Plymouth Church auditorium hosts a public rehearsal by pupils from multiple schools led by Mr P W Dykema of school No 8 with organist Mr Willys P Kent assisted by Mrs A W Posey soprano and Mr ih Colvin bass. Selections from Wagner Lohengrin Parsifal Dutchman and Tannhauser performed mainly by children aged twelve to fourteen without accompaniment. A later concert is planned tonight at 7 45 at Plymouth Church with about No 8 on program.

Plymouth Church Virginia Avenue P. W. Dykema Willys P. Kent A. W. Posey Ih Colvin Wagner Embracco

Fire at the Spencer House Kitchen Quickly Contained

An early morning alarm reported a fire at the Spencer House. Fire was found in the kitchen but was extinguished with no injuries. Guests evacuated briefly as a precaution and returned once the danger subsided.

Spencer Spencer House

Oakes Parry Oakes Nuptials Among Fashionable Society

A large private wedding at the Parry home on North Delaware street joined Miss Cora Parry and Mr. Warren Damon Oakes with a gala reception for over one thousand guests. Details describe a rose canopied setting, intricate gowns for the bridal party, and a ballroom garden ambiance. Out-of-town guests hailed from Cincinnati, St. Louis, New York, Chicago, and beyond as the newlyweds depart for a wedding trip.

David MacLean Parry Delaware Street Cora Parry Warren Damon Oakes Ruth Parry Josephine Parrott Valenciennes Albert Cole James Gavin Laura Fitzgerald Mayme Florea Connersville Lydia Parry Jeanette Parry Thomas J. Villers Mascagni Paris Miss Fitzgerald Miss Florea Rs. Oakes Frank N. Fitzgerald Knippenberg Perrin P. Hunter Cincinnati Frank Everts Russell Gardner St. Louis Frederick Harbotts Brooklyn N. Y Edward Delany New York Wallace Ralph Payne Rushville Dorothy Damon Frank Damon Canton Horace Burr Chicago George Floren James Mount Mise Mioron John Patterson Dayton, O Caroline Jennings Philip Delany Colorado Springs Alexander Treown Edward Crawford Little Rock Ark Oakes Heis Colonial Mary Bayless Evanston Anna Louise Beck Edwin Henry Ferry J. R. Cavanaugh Bay View Mich W. Kesley Schoetf Pittsburg Alexander Tageart J. H. Dilks California The Propylaeum Association Emma Fiske Buffalo Samuel Kercheval Kercheval Rockville Ind Nora Mitchner Washington, D. C Jameson McGowan Stella Bartlette Henry C. Sickles Emery Rolin F. Kautz I. B. Grandy Ingram Street Porto Ico Eggemeyer—Marlatt Indianapolis Journal Richmond William Eggemeyer Maude Charles R. Marlatt Isaac M. Hughes First Presbyterian Church

Second Card Party Held at Mrs Tutewiler's Park Avenue Home

Mrs Charles W Tutewiler hosted a second card party yesterday afternoon at her Park Avenue residence. She was assisted by daughters and many guests including Mrs Helfen berger Mrs Talbott Miss Clinton Mrs Harry Crosley and others. Rooms were decorated with spring blossoms and palms.

Charles W. Tutewiler Park Avenue Arthur G. Berown Frederick L. Evans Harry Dunn Tutewiller Samuel Soewell al Hoffman Charles Kennedy Helfenberger Talbott Charles Fichrodt Clinton Harry Crosley George J. Marott Ernest Eliott William Elliott Pierce Granville Allen George Weadon Miss Moore W. Scottmore Nathaniel Owens Sanford Coons J. W. Coons Ross Hill Harry Brown C. Schrader J. Hovinger R. A. Brown William KE

Matinee Musicale closes year with vocal solo program

Members of the Matinee Musicale held their last meeting of the year yesterday afternoon with a large attendance. A notable feature was the scarcity of songs with the only vocal solos being In tremenss sung by Mrs. Jessie Patterson Roth, accompanied by a violinist.

Matinee Musicale Tntermenss Mascegni Jessie Patterson Roth Obleae Eee

News Changes at The News Describe Editorial Shifts

James P. Hornaday will become Washington correspondent and city editor Henry A. Palmer will take over as city editor this fall. W. L. Wilson becomes managing editor, replacing the retiring Claud S. Watts who moves to Danville IL News as managing editor.

James P. Hornaday Washington News Hornaday Henry A. Palmer W. L. Wilson Wilson Claud 8. Watts Danville, IL

Miss Eloise Willard Palmer Chorus Concert at Central Church

City notes report Eloise Willard Palmer plans a juvenile chorus concert at Central Avenue M E Church tomorrow evening. Other items note MetLife meeting at Bates House, a coroner's death ruling, and a church sale fundraiser with a spin ning wheel.

Eloise Willard Palmer Central Avenue M. E J. H. Dilks Redianapels Clearing House Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Bates House Brayton Blanche Booth Deaf and Dumb Institute Ladies’ Missionary Society of the People’s Congregational Church Home Missionary Society Kentucky Avenue Ladies of Halfplace Theodore PfaMin North Senate Avenue J. C. Peters Zion German Evangelioal Church Indianapolis and Martinsville Traction Company West Newton Mooresville Brooklyn Marion County Washington Township Fort Wayne Amos Smith Stuart, Ira Molle Brown East Pratt Street Highland Avenue

Obituary notes deaths of Davi son Crump Elliott and others

William F Davi son a sixty six year old civil engineer died at Bellevue Hospital from injuries after being struck by a horse drawn wagon while crossing Third Avenue at Thirtieth Street. Rosseau E Crump a Bay City congressman died at his West Bay City home from heart trouble at fifty five. William Elliott Michigan Republican committee member died at his Detroit residence after brief illness. Also mentions a Windsor Ontario connection and a wine reference in Landon region.

New York William F. Davison Taylor Bellevue Hospital Third Avenue Thirtieth Street Union Pacific Railway Bay City Mich Rosseau E. Crump Tenth West Bay City Crump Detroit Willam Wu Eliott Michigan Republican National Committee Billett Amhersburg Ont Landon Hiemt

Complicated Affair in Indiana Trust Case Over Vanderventer Deed

Judge Allen and Judge Leathers hear a dispute in which Indiana Trust Company, guardian of Margaret Vanderventer, seeks to cancel a deed with Oscar F. Mann and wife. Allegations claim Mann misrepresented value of a saloon lease and fixtures versus Vanderventer’s property, in a chain involving transfers from Vanderventer to Holohan, Means, Davis, and Seibert. Court actions hinge on insanity claims and restitution, with multiple defendants facing potential loss as judges untangle the series of transfers.

Indiana Trust Company Margaret Vanderventer Oscar F. Mann Allen Circuit Court Trust Company Mann Vanderenter Prospect Street Edward Means Charles Davis George Seibert Leathers

D. K. Johnson Acquitted By Judge On Nicholson Law Charge

David K. Johnson saloon keeper on Indiana avenue was acquitted by Judge Alford of violating the Nicholson law for allowing people in his saloon after 11 and being drunk. The court found the affidavit defective as the two men were not in the saloon and Johnson had right to drink on his premises if he disturbed no one. A door to the saloon violated the law but that charge was not in the affidavit.

David K. Johnson Indiana Avenue Alford Johnson

Receiver Rece Hiram Plummer Files Final Report

Rece Hiram Plummer, receiver for William H. White, filed his final report in Judge Carter's court for property on North West street. Appointed on petition by Aetna Saving and Loan Association after foreclosure, rents were collected for fourteen months before sale to satisfy the mortgage. The report was due nearly a year ago but was inadvertently not filed until now.

Hiram Plummer William H. White North West Street Carter Aetna Saving and Loan Association White

Percy Rhine's Suit for Divorce Against Fay Scott

Percy Rhine sues wife Phylena Rhine alias Fay Scott for divorce claiming marriage in Ohio on October 25, 1848 and her abandonment followed by a sequence of moves including Cincinnati and Indianapolis. He alleges she demanded money during a visit and later registered as Fay Scott at the Howe Hotel. Judge Leathers denied a new trial in a separate oil-pollution case against Standard Oil pending appeal.

Percy Rhine Phylena Rhine Fay Scott Ohio Cincinnati James Scott Indianapolis Sherman House Howe Hotel South Dinors Street

Damage to Bacon Turnip Patch Leads to Court Award

Judge McMaster yesterday awarded ram Bacon $15 damages against dairyman Henry Wishmeyer after cows broke a fence and damaged part of Bacon s turnip patch. Bacon sued for $75, the case went to judgment, was appealed, and costs follow in the lower court and on appeal. Joseph H Kirk sued the street car company for $1.60 for injuries after a collision on East Washington Street that wrecked his wagon killed a horse and threw him to the pavement.

McMaster Henry Wishmeyer Bacon Wishmeyer Joseph H. Kirk East Washington Street

Court record list of civil actions and outcomes

In the Superior Court and Justice of the Peace Court, damages and judgments are noted. Hiram Bacon sues Henry Wishmeyer et al with a finding for the plaintiff for 15 dollars and costs in the justice court and costs awarded to the defendant in the higher court. William H. Smith sues The Indiaman on account, taken under advisement. William B. Fletcher sues Charles Culbertson, plaintiff dismisses with costs requested against plaintiff. Wegman v P C C 1 B Railroad Company appears as a dismissed damages case.

Superior Court John L. McMaster Hiram Bacon Henry Wishmeyer Justice of the Peace Court William H. Smith the Indiaman Vinson Carter William B. Fletcher Charles Culbertson Damen Wegman

Multiple court judgments and new suits filed in Indiana courts

The record lists judgments against plaintiffs for costs in several cases across circuit and criminal courts, including Adams Metzler vs. Indianapolis Light and Power Company and Marie Louise Dowell vs Elmer E Dowell with custody and divorce outcomes. Foreclosures, injunctions, and guardianship actions are noted, along with new suits filed in circuit, superior, and common pleas courts.

Higher Courts Record Minutes Appellate Briefs and Motions

Compilation of appellate court entries including appellants briefs motions notices and records across cases such as Edward A Shedd vs James Webb Benjamin Burk vs Merrill Mead and others. Listings show rehearing petitions consolidation assignments of errors and certiorari returns with references to Indiana cases and the New Appellate Court sub.

Edward A. Shedd James Ab Webb James F. Brown John Graham Appellee Benjamin F. Burk Merrill Mead Et al Appelles Appellees Merrill C. Mead Supreme Court Edward A. Getchel Chicago Junction Railway Company Bond Appellate Court Charles Pape John Ferguson Joseph F. Duckwall John Wilee Indiana Natural Gas and Ol Company Albert H. Hinton Henry A. Miller State of Indiana Prudential Insurance Company of America Mary R. Sullivan Peter C. Cauble Simeon M. Hudvon Pellant City of Evansville Mary E. Christy Sanenons William E. Reynolds Esther JL. Pierson Sherman Burns Edith Smith New Appellate Court Jennie Y. van Hook Harriet B. Young

Indemnity Evacuation Plan Outlined By Allies

A large scale operation to enforce the Chinese indemnity is outlined as gradual and months long. Allied generals expect about 12 506 troops plus fleet support at Taku and Shanghai to compel payment. Von Waldersee leaves Peking to inspect the wall and Ming tombs as reports from the front describe retreating Chinese forces and French withdrawal from Ho Kien and Hi En.

Peking Shan- Hai-Kwan Taku Shanghai China Count von Waldersee Great Wall Berlin von Waldersee Lesel Ho-Nan Hu-Peh Kwang- Si Shan Ho- Kien Hi-En

Fresh fighting rumors hover over Manchuria reports

Peking reports persistent rumors of renewed clashes between Russians and Chinese in Manchuria. The dispatch notes low credibility, suggesting such tales aim to justify expanding imperial military power.

Peking Mays L Manchuria Vesia

Proclamation abolishes privileges of the Son resisted

London dispatch reports a viceroy and Tartar general of Canton abolished the privileges of the soinne hus, now to be treated as the Germans. Hong Kong item notes a cancer claim and a reported German concession selection.

London The Times Hong-Kong Nton

Treasury Statements Report Mixed US Financial Figures

Treasury notices show April 1901 national bank note circulation at 950,64,822 with yearly and monthly gains. Bond based circulation stands at 321,975,988 up yearly 75,46.8% and monthly 1,065,082. Coinage for April totals 21,724,60 with gold 15,968,00 and silver 2,633,0.

Washington National Bank United States Durin Pril Navy Sane Mint

Distiller Killed by Yeast in Henderson Incident

Henderson Kentucky May 1 a distiller named David Henderson was instantly killed when a bee of yeast submerged in a tub of mash exploded as he emptied it with a syphon.

Henderson, Ky David Henderson

Also Mentioned on This Page

Pettis Dry Goods Co Krauss’s Paul H. Krauss W. H. Messenger East Washington St Mullally Monument Leslie Carter Eng Lish’s Opera House Mary Norman Elery Girlie Boston James P Js West John T. Tierney Ferris Plasterers the Upholsterers’ Union Oakes-Parry Mr. and D. M. Parry Tschalkowski Ida Gray Scott Helen Swain Ae Gramme Chopin Mary Josephine Wight Habertrer Hans Sitt D' Armour Sarah T. Meigs Edward Schutt Anna Massenet Richardson Kipp Martin Ray Renaldine Smith Bizet Saens Tschaikowski Techaikowski Allen and Leathers D. K. Johnson Standard Oil Company W Fight Fopplangs Standard Oil Company Kate Fopplang Pine Street Oll Company Save Henry Clay Allen Adam Metzler Indianapolis Light and Power Company Justice of the Peace Mary Dowell Elmer E. Dowell Dlvorce Chili Marie Louise Dowell Sanford P. Hamilton Louis Ehrman Lucinda C. Wigginton Georgia Ann Kersey Georgia A. Kersey Hiram W. Miller Zra G. Martin Wayne Township Guardian Fremont Alford State Phylena M. Rhine Circuit Court State Bank of Indiana William H. Kegley Sarah J. Zimmerle George T. Zimmerle Rosa B. Maris John Maris Indianapolis Street Railway Company Ranger Farwell John T. Huntington Mancheria Sion Treasury Tru-Food Lanston K. W. Lowry Mgr E. H. Lowry Agt Maryland Street Olivis Indiana Dental College Department of Dentistry University of Indianapolis Delaware
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