Benefit for Grand Opera House manager Thomas Myers
Thomas J. Myers, resident manager, will stage a benefit at the Grand Opera House Saturday afternoon and night. Max C. Anderson of Cincinnati has donated the show for the purpose, featuring a blend of professional and amateur acts including Harry Hunter, Billy Miller, Captain Fox and his English Zouaves, Miss Helen Smith, master William Wilson, the Bonair quartet, Raymond Wilson, Cooper and Arnold, Ellis Levy, Karnatz, Marie Mabley, and Eddie Carr. Rehearsals are set for Thursday at 2 and Saturday at 10.
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Thomas J. Myers
Grand Opera House
Max C. Anderson
Cincinnati
Myers
Harry Hunter
Billy Miller
Captain Fox
Helen Smith
William Wilson
Anderson
Bonair Quartet
W. F. Hankemeier
George W. Gehermar
O. 5
Smith
John Tedrow
Raymond Wilson
Cooper and
Arnold
Ellis Levy
Karnatz
Stephens
Marie Mabley
Eddie Carr
the Grand
Carr
Theatrical World Buzzes With Plans For Big Spring Shows
James A. Herne shows slight improvement in New York. William A. Brady vows yearly grand revivals. Stanislas Stange’s new play The Wooing of Priscilla debuts in Boston July 2. Miss Henrietta Crossman stars in Mistress Nell at Wallack's Theater. Browning drama In Balcony features Miss Eleanor Robson next week. Miss Robson praised for beauty and talent. Grand vaudeville highlights Pat and the Genll by Tom Nann and family. Henry Wolfson announces next season’s stellar concert lineup. Augustus Thomas works on Rex with Presbrey for next season. Brady aims to outdo Booth with Julius Caesar using modern stars. May Irwin linked to new May real farce with stellar troupe.
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Henrietta Crossman
Nell
Wallack’s
New York
Wallack's
Robert Browning
Eleanor Robson
Nathan
Augustus Thomas
Peter F. Datley
Eugene Presbrey
Rex
Harry Wood
Lorenz
Nat C. Gooodwin
Maxine Elliott
William
Brady
Booth
Miss Irwin's tour praised as best production yet
Park patrons will see Holden Brothers' Dramatic Company perform Nobody's Claim a sensational border drama with Uncle Sam's cavalry in action. Showings continue daily through Thursday after which Wife for Wife takes the stage.
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Holden Brothers’ Dramatic Company
Uncle Sam
Meeting at North Congregational Church Promotes Citizenship
The North Congregational Church addressed by C C Moores and Eli F Ritter urged Christian service as a duty of citizenship. They cited Christ's ideal of citizenship, called for city reform in Indianapolis, and urged youth to uphold both divine and civil law amid perceived moral pestilence.
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C. C. Moores
Eli F. Ritter
Mr. Moores
Christ
Chicago
Indianapolis
Mr. Ritter
God
Washington
Inianapolis
Ritter
Bitter Eald
Return of "Wizard" Schaefer to New York from Europe
Jake Schaefer returned with his pupil Leonard Howison on La Lorraine today after a six months tour of Paris London and Berlin where the Wiganga played matches and gave exhibitions at Battaras. Schaefer will go to Chicago spending a few days in this city.
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New York
Jake Schaefer
Leonard Howison
Paris
London
Berlin
Wigang
Battaras
Schaefer
Chicago
New Church Organized In West Washington Street Area
A mission church on West Washington street and Miley avenue, started eight years ago by Tabernacle Church officers, has been organized into an independent church with 131 members, 41 joined in the last ten months. Rev W B Dunham previously led the mission, with Rev R Hunter delivering a talk on Presbyterian distinctives in place of the planned sermon. Officers elected include Elders D H Fatout J R Sullivan Jacob Miller Deacons Harry Wood Charles Goldstine Bert Shirley Frank Wallace Willam Burns Frank Lodgdon, with a June date set for trustee elections.
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West Washington-street
Tabernacle Church
First Presbyterian Church
Greenfield
J. Cumming Smith
Chicago
R. V. Hunter
Seventh Presbyterian Church
Hunter
Presbyterian Church
Cl. Lucas
D. H. Fatout
J. R. Sullivan
Jacob Miller
Harry Wood
Charles Goldstine
Bert Shirley
Frank Wallace
Willam Burns
Frank Logsdon
Sermon Emphasizes Peace Contrast with War
Rev Lewis Brown of St Pauls Church urges action after The Hague Peace Congress. He cites wars from the nineteenth to the Spanish American conflict, condemns Christian nations for aiding slaughter, calls for home mission effort and genuine Christianity against wealth and violence, praising the International Council of Women for leading a peace appeal.
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Lewis Brown
St. Paul's Church
International Council of Women
Hague
Russia
Mr. Brown
Europe
France
Germany
China
Napoleon
Siberia
Wall Street
Ideal Christian Home Sermon At Third Church
Rev C C Rowlison preached at the Third Christian Church on an ideal Christian home using Aquila and Priscilla as model hosts. He cited Paul’s travels and house churches, urging hospitality for homeless youths and stressing that a Christian’s all belongs to God. The faded text notes Prisca as a warm, motherly figure foundational to early churches.
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C. C. Rowlison
Third Christian Church
Aquila
Priscilla
Paul
Corinth
Rome
Ephesus
Prisca
Secon
Levout
Memorial Sermon Honors Mary Reed Missionary Dedication
Rev T J Villers of First Baptist delivered a memorial sermon at a Women’s Baptist Foreign Missionary Society meeting. The address praised Mary Reed for her devout service to Christ, ministering in India and later to leprosy sufferers in Chun Day. The message urged lavish devotion over mere practicality and cited Mary’s act of anointing Jesus as a model for enduring faith.
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T. J. Villers
First Baptist Church
Women's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Muncie
Christ
Joanna
Susana
Judas
Calvary
Jerusalem
John
Kingdom of God
Mary
Jesus
Mary Reed
India
Cincinnati
Chunday
Dr Quayle Urges Beauty Praise in Meridian Sermon
Dr. Quayle spoke at Meridian street Methodist Church urging admiration of beauty in faces, flowers, and nature. He warned against cynicism while praising wrinkles as signs of achievement and urged reliance on God, concluding that lilies teach a bright dawn at life's end.
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Dr. Quayle
Meridian-street Methodist Church
Mr. Quayle
God
All Pervading Christ Sermon at Tabernacle Church
Rev J A Rondthaler returned after five years to Tabernacle Presbyterian Church and delivered a profound sermon on The All permeating Christ from Romans thirteen. He urged believing in Jesus Christ as a life not just a history, and urged daily embodying the divine in the human through everyday acts and forgiveness. An elegant musical program followed with Miss Igleman performing When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.
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J. A Rondthaler
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
Lord Jesus Christ
Randthaler
Christ
Bethseda
Peter
John
Bethany
Jerusalem
New York
Jordan
God
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Palestine
America
Mediterranean
Chicago
London
Paris
Indianapolis
Herron
Apostle
Paul
Nazareth
Capernaum
Pontius Pilate
Christ Jesus
Karl Schneider
Igleman
Tabernacle Church
Meeting for Men at Grace Presbyterian Church
A men’s gathering at Grace Presbyterian Church drew women as well. J B Neighbor of the local Y M C A urged men to influence others through daily conduct and community life while F T McWhirter spoke on men’s church obligations and a broader future mission. Mr McDowell argued for liberal support of North of Fall Creek churches and their community role.
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Grace Presbyterian Church
Capitol Avenue
Thirty-second Street
J. B. Neighbor
Neighbor
F. T. McWhirter
Lea Jing
Fall Creek
McDowell
Feast of the Ascension Observed with Masses
Catholics mark Thursday as the Feast of the Ascension with Masses at St John’s Church scheduled for 5, 7, and a high mass sermon at 9 o'clock. The feast is an obligation like Sunday observances.
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St. John’s Church
Insure Your Real Estate Title With Indiana Title Guaranty
Trust not to luck on title matters. Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Company offers protection for real estate titles and fire insurance needs at 123 East Market Street. Call today for details.
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Indiana Title Guaranty and Loan Company
East Market Street
Tel. Ag
Affairs in Porto Rico Bashed by Erroneous Reports
A Indianapolis native asserts current Porto Rico reports are misleading. He says most inhabitants favor American rule, and that the Federals oppose US policy, risking unrest. He notes natives understand difficulties of establishing republican government and praise American aid after the 1899 storm, with relief and public works.
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Indianapolis
Porto Rico
America
Democratic Party
Nunez Rivera
Washington
Porto Rico Aid and Hardship Under American Rule
A historical analysis argues prior aid programs briefly relieved Puerto Ricans but led to dependence. It blames landowners, peon expectations, and lingering Spanish influence for starvation after relief ended. The piece notes sea resources, limited fishing, and trade shifts under American tariffs as key factors shaping the island’s economy and future prospects.
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Porto Rico
Spain
Juan
Arrest After Chasing Thief on Bicycle
Robert Franklin, living at 515 Superior Street, stole Ed Osburn’s bicycle from 316 West Ohio Street at 9 last night. He was chased by Bicycle Patrolmen Griffin and Manning, stopped near Minors and Market, and arrested for riding without a light and fast riding. Osburn identified the wheel at the station. Franklin admitted taking it and planned to return it.
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Robert Franklin
Superior Street
Ed Osburn
Bellefontaine Street
Ohio Street
Osburn
Boylan
Franklin
Griffin
Manning
Indiana Avenue
New York Street
Capitol Avenue
Ed Alexander
T. Simmons
Washington Street
John Buchanans Death Leaves Marion County Figure
John Buchanan aged seventy two died at his home ten miles east of Indianapolis. He was a longtime Marion County resident known in Indianapolis and nearby. A farmer and former Sunday school leader he left a large bag of Sunlayeel books and taught as an older church member. Survived by his widow and several children the funeral will be at the family cemetery at 10 39 p m.
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John Buchanan
Indianapolis
Marion County
David Buchanan
Indiana
Breather
Elizabeth Church
Buchanan
Ing
Statehouse
Ass Cane
O. J. Buchanan
A. E. Buchanan
Heinrichs
Minnie Wiese
Na Poisse Toe
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