Shakespearean production charms with grand staging and art
Boucicault's Rassanio shows vehemence but minor flaws while Vincent Serrano earns applause as Gra skal. Henry Woodruff underplays Lorenzo. Annie Irish as Portia? Netissa and Effie Elister as Jessica shine. J B Dodson's Launcelot Gobo impresses, Goodwin's lavish set pieces win praise. Serenades and moonlit garden finale linger with beauty as audience reluctant to leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Elister
Jessica
J. B. Dodson
Launcelot Gubbo
Marvelous
J. E. Dodsus
Wr. le Moyne
Mr. Goodwin
Sir Henry Irving
Shylock
Goodwin
Lorenzo
Portia
Bassanie
Billy Clifford and Maud Huth Break Up Over Tal Troubles
A city comedy duo Billy Clifford and Maud Huth face a breakup over talent troubles. Miss Hall Caine performs Glory Quayle in The Christian in English provinces. Grand Opera House hosts manager Myers benefit with blended amateur and professional talent. Irene Vanbrugh rumored fiancée of Dion Boucicault. Frank Lindon writes a new Count of Monte Cristo melodrama. Holden Brothers present Knobs of Tennessee and Camille at Park Theater. Wife for Wife replaces it. Box-office tickets for Myers benefit go on sale with 15 specialties planned. Mae Thurtle and Walter Pfaff join. Harry Porter likely to appear. Otis Skinner, Mrs. Le Moyne, and Miss Robson tour In a Balcony in Browning drama. limited major cities. Local engagement Friday night at English's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Clifford
Maud Huth
Tal
Grand
Myers
The
Enterprise
Mae Thurtle
Walter Percy Pfaff
Harry Porter
Otis Skinner
Mrs. le Moyne
Miss Robson
English’s
Social notes highlight visits receptions and gatherings
Mr. J J Curtis registers at Hotel Victoria New York and Miss Emma Martindale travels to Pittsburgh to visit friends. Mrs Greene V Woolen and Mrs Charles W Fairbanks are noted as visitors and expected home. Miss Elizabeth Homan of Summitville visits. Mrs W E Andrew hosts at 1920 North Alabama Street. Miss Fannie McCarty and Miss Margaret Day plan summer abroad. Invitations for a reception May 1 are to be issued by Mrs Chauncey H Clark and Mrs J R Francis. Luncheon honors Miss Helen Birch of Chicago, and Miss Margaret Wid entertains for Mrs Jean Baker Gilbert of Portsmouth. The Country Club hosts the first dinner dance with musical program by Mrs Lafayette Page. Church social officers elected and a musicale hosted by various ladies. A box set to The Merchant of Venice at Englishs Opera House honors Miss Arvida Grenamier with guests. Eleanor Hospital hosts its annual reception with program and floral decor. Mrs B Lockard hosts a reception for her son’s bride formerly Miss Wright. attire described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Curtis
Victoria
New York
Emma Martindale
Pittsburg
Greene V. Woolen
Charles W. Fairbanks
Washington, D. C
Elizabeth Homan
Summitville
W. E. Andrew
Cicero
Hellekson
North Alabama Street
Fannie McCarty
Margaret Day
Chauncey H. Clark
J. R. Francis
Martha Carey
Helen Birch
Chicago
Margaret Wid
Jean Baker Gilbert
Portsmouth
Country Club
Lafayette Page
Harry S. New
Hugh McGibeny
R. J. Blakeman
H. H. Howland
First Baptist Church
R. O. Hawkins
Thomas Harrington
Frank Moore
George
J. B. McCoy
Walter Howe
Third Christian Church
Attia Malott
Nettia Murray
Jennie May Payne
FE. D. Clark
John H. Stem
Diverse Social Events Fill May Scene in City and Vincennes
Mrs. Francis T. Hord and several guests hosted a luncheon at Kenyon’s in Misha waka while Mrs Mix, delayed by illness, missed the visit. The Indianapolis Canoe Club held its opening dance at Riverside Park with a steamer and amenities. In Vincennes, three weddings connected to prominent locals marked a celebratory day with plans for Buffalo expo tours and a campus lecture by Prof. Howe.
Governor fixes Indiana forestry board after long ordeal
Governor Durbin, returning from Barbee lake trip, completed appointments to Indiana’s Forestry Board. The panel includes William H. Freeman as secretary, Seil Coulter of Purdue, Finlay P. Carson for the Indiana Tall Lumber Dealers, John Cochrane for practical woodworkers, and Albert Lieber for the Indiana Forestry Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durbin
Barbee Lake
State Forestry Board
Seil 8. Coulter
Purdue University
Lafayette
Finlay P. Carson
Michigan City
Indiana Tall Lumber Dealers’ Association
John Cochrane
Indianapolis
Albert Lieber
Indiana Forestry Association
Pupil Recital at the Propylaeum by Mrs Hunter and Students
Mrs Flora M Hunter piano teacher presents a Propylaeum recital next Monday night assisted by Bertha Stillwell Stimson from Edgar A Morris school. Program includes Farandole for two pianos, Nocturne Op 22 No 1, Chopin Waltz A minor, Bertha Meigs and Mary Dunlap pieces, Chanson and Rhapsodie Guerriere, Emily Meigs singing, Bertha Stimson and Jeannette Smit introductions and Romance by Schuett, Bal den Enfans estherhaut Polichinelle, Concert in E minor by Emil Sauer, with orchestral parts on a second piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora M. Hunter
Propylaeum
Bertha Stillwell Stimson
Edgar A. Morris
Farandole
Dubois
Belle Closser Wison m
Nixon
Chopin Sarah Throckmorton Meigs
Berenade
Ae Mendelssohn
Mary Jean Dunlap
Emily Biddle Meigs
Godard Jeannette Smit
Necond
Schuett
Polichinelle
Winifred Hunter Mooney
Emil Sauer
Chirence Veeder Nixon
Bertha Surcetti
English Rogers brothers plan Central Tool Co factory
J H Rogers and J B M Rogers of England are in the city to oversee the new Central Tool Company factory near Jonesboro in the gas belt. The elder Rogers will sail for England from New York West Sunday, while the son stays to run the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Rogers
J. B. M. Rogers
England
Jonesboro
Central Tool Company
Rogers
New York West
Voting Machines Examined by Indiana Commission at Statehouse
Two voting machines the Columbia and the United States Standard were inspected by Indiana Voting Machine Commission members in the Statehouse. The Standard machine, tested in morning, was approved for its ability to cast a mixed ticket quickly. the Columbia machine demonstrated speed and secrecy claims. Officials described the machines, their inventors, plants, and testing procedures with a focus on security, vote counting, and fraud prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Voting Machine Commission
Hugh Dougherty
Bluffton
Albert R. Thompson
Indianapolis
Statehouse
Frank L. Powell
Madison
Washington
Columbia
United States Standard
Rochester
N. Y
United States
Daniel B. Platt
Frank Keiper
Lafayette
Ind
N. C
A. J. Gillespie
Atlantic
Thomas M. Defrees
Newshammer
Christenson
San Francisco
Commission For Approval
Christensen
Commission
Voting Machine Inspection Rules and Meeting Notice
The voting machine commission sets monthly meetings on the third Wednesday if business exists. To submit a machine for inspection a notice must be filed with the secretary a week prior. Each machine’s representative must provide a written description including advantages and places of prior use. The commission adjourned without a report awaiting Mr. Powell’s inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Powell
Henry C Long Estate Appraisers Report Values Real Property
Real estate appraisers James Cruse and F A Gregory filed a probate report valuing Henry C Long's estate at 262 531. Properties listed include 727 North New Jersey street 48875 real estate 1400 improvements and 917 North East street 2500 real estate 2000 improvements among many parcels in Indianapolis. Total assets show numerous parcels with combined real estate and improvement values across multiple streets and avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James 8. Cruse
F. A Gregory
Henry C. Long
North
New Jersey Street
North East Street
West
Washington Street
West Washington Street
North Illinois Street
Bellefontaine Street
Sanders Street
South
Meridian Street
Libi College Avenue
Keystone Avenue
Tacoma Avenue
Malott Avenue
East Market Street
Highland Avenue
Senate Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Madison Avenue
Delaware Street
Orleans Street
Park Avenue
North Capitol Avenue
Udell Street
South Pennsylvania Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Salary Of A Marshal In Noblesville Court Upheld
The Supreme Court upheld a city council’s power to fix any salary for the Noblesville marshal, in a case where the marshal sought a higher pay after being dismissed for intoxication. The ruling confirms councils may set compensation without court interference. The piece also notes appellate trends and docket backlogs affecting the Supreme and Appellate Courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Frank Barnett
Noblesville
Barnett
Hamilton Circuit Court
Dowling
Daniel S. Eddy
Canada
Cross
Jackson Circuit Court
Methodist Episcopal Church
Houston
Ind
Heated Court Case and Stock Distribution Notice
In Judge Carter's court James Reed sues Big Four Railroad for 10000 over his son's services amid a heated confrontation over a witness who is a juror. A probate petition asks to distribute 100000 stock of Leader Refining Company from the late J Francis Burt among heirs including Nettie Wilson and Medford Wilson with various specified sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reed
Big Four Railroad Company
Carter
Galvin
Leader Refining Company
Washington County
Pennsylvania
J. Francis Burt
Nettie A. Wilson
Medford B. Wilson
Mary M. Whitely
James D. Self
Bessie A. Davisson
Walter C. Davisson
Jennie F. Burt
George Caldwell
Clay Whitely
James M. Leathers
Elizabeth Hawkins
George Hawkins
Volney T. Malott
Vandalia Railroad Company
Vinson Carter
George N. Combs
James R. Henry
Queen Insurance Company sues contractor for damages over street sewer fire
The Queen Insurance Company sued Robert King for 1500 damages in Judge McMaster's court after a house near the Illinois street sewer burned when the contractor's engine sparked a fire. The insurer had paid a claim and sued the city and King, claiming the fire originated from the engine. Judge McMaster sustained the city's demurrer and the company was dismissed as to that point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Queen Insurance Company
Robert King
Postal Telegraph-Cable Company
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Hamer
Superior Court
John L. McMaster
Hewett & ‘Hosar
French Chemical Works
Costa
William Eaglan
United States Benevolent Society
City of Eerste
No Verdict in Sherwood Cane Case In Embezzlement Charge
The case of John B. Sherwood, accused of embezzling two dollars while acting as collection attorney for Christian Schrader, went to a Criminal Court jury at four yesterday afternoon but ended without a verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Sherwood
Christian Schrader
Criminal Court
Probate Appointments and Bond Totals in Local Estates
Anna Wellman and William W Wellman were yesterday named executors of Frederick C Wellman with a bond of 139000. Helen Echrodt was appointed executrix of Louis Echrodt with a bond of 2000. Bar fixtures valued at 1500. Terre Haute Brewing Co filed replevin suit against Je
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Wellman
William W. Wellman
Frederick C. Wellman
Helen * Echrodt
Louis Echrodt
Terre Haute Brewing Company
State ex rel Barnett v City of Noblesville case notes
Supreme Court record lists cases including State ex rel Barnett versus City of Noblesville in Hamilton County. It notes city incorporation under general law, council discretion on salaries, and related appellate and circuit court actions with briefs, oral arguments, and recent rulings among numerous dockets and minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Barnett
City of
Noblesville
Hamilton C. C
Dowling
C. J
Common Council
E. & W. Railroad Company
Blessing
Tipton C. Co
Spiers
Whitesell
Monroe C. C
Woodring
Brown
Madison C. Co
Morgan
Street
Jay C. C
Hutton
Cunningham
Montgomery C. C
Indiana capital in Cuba and new Indiana corporations
Indiana capital again turns to Cuba as the Cuban Land and Improvement Company of Michigan City files articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. Directors include William B. Hutchinson, Philip F. Meyer, Gerritt Vanener, Elijah Meyer, and Francis H. Doran. Other new Indiana incorporations include the Lythgoe Bottle Company of Loogootee with $20,000 capital and directors Carnahan, Graham, Houghton, Bonow, and Ackerman, and the Mayne C. Parker Company of Indianapolis with $10,000 capital and Parker as president. Foreign filings include L. Hester Brewing Company of Columbus with Indiana agent Victor R. Roehm and the Continent Shoe Company in Indiana with a resident agent at 19 The Port Huron Engine and Thresher Company with $78,000 capital and Charles O. Roemler as agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Cubs
Cuban Land and Improvement Company
Michigan City
William B. Hutchinson
Philip
Elijah Meyer
Gerritt
Vanener
Francis H. Doran
Laporte
Lythgoe Bottle Company
Loogootee
Martin County
Frestaent
Marc
Parker
Pegnolds
Frank
L. Hester Brewing Company
Columbus
Victor R. Roehm
Marion
Ind
The
Continent Shoe Company
Cage
W. A. Commercial Club
Port Huron
Supreme Court orders oral argument in three cent fare case
The Supreme Court ordered an oral argument in the three cent fare street railroad case. Charles Finley Smith, ex-president of Waverley Bicycle Company, alleged he was ejected for refusing to pay more than 3 cents. The argument is set for May 25 at 10 AM to test the three cent fare law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Welch
Roanoke
Shedd
Webb
Supreme Court
William V. Payne
Samuel M. Kerr
Monroe C. C
Sulzer
Company
Rushville Water Company
Rush C. C
Wiley, J
Burns
Eddy
Cross
Jackson
Bohner
Blackford C. C
Per Curiam
Charles Finley Smith
Waverley Bicycle Company
Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
Miss Lucy Schiegel Injured by Horse At Stinois and Washington
Miss Lucy Schiegel of 1440 Columbia avenue was knocked from her wheel yesterday morning at Stinois and Washington streets. A horse driven by a colored coachman for Mrs. Becker of 318 North New Jersey street trampled her and demolished her bicycle. She sustained slight injuries and was removed home by city physicians. Spectators criticized the driver's recklessness and urged the pair to stop and see the harm caused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Schlegel
Columbia Avenue
Stinois
Washington Streets
Becker
New Jersey Street
Miss Schiegel
Funeral of Dr Woodward Held at North New Jersey Street
The funeral for Dr. Woodward will be held this afternoon from his residence at 2118 North New Jersey Street. Dr. Lasby pastor of Central Avenue M E Church will lead a short prayer service at the house before the body is moved to Crown Hill Cemetery where the Scottied Rite will oversee burial rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward
New Jersey Street
Lasby
Central Avenue M. BE
Crown Hill Cemetery
Author's Secret: Grape-Nuts Food Restores Writer's Health
A Boston writer praises Grape-Nuts Food for digestion and nerve support while drafting articles. He credits renewed energy and buoyant health to the cereal, claiming it helps him work with ease and girds him like a strong man for task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gidley
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Nutterick Potter
Cape Horn
Pettis Dry Goods Co
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Paul H. Krauss
East Washington St
Mullally
W. H. Messenger
Washington St
Indiana Dental College Department of Dentistry
University of Indianapolis
Delaware and
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Marott
East Washington
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Goodwin and
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London
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Shakspeare
Gy Reagrece
Elliotts Portiia
Hawkie
Mr. Godwin
Artikle
Antonio
Aragon
Rubsey
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Glory Quayle
Grand Opera House
Irene Vanbrugh
Quex
John Hare
Dion Boucicault
Frank Lindon
Alexander Dumas
Monte Cristo
Algiers
Mr. Lindon
American Theater Stock Company
Miss Lotta Linthicum
Holden Brothers’ Dramatic Company
Hal Reed
Tennessee
Park Theater
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Anna Louise Beck
Mary van Winkle
Beatrice Byers
Anna Sickles
Miles Margaret Todd
John T. Brush
George Edwin Trant
Josephine Robinson
Mary Potter
Lockard
B. Lockart
Alvin &. Lockard
Miss Wright
Freeport
Ted
William H. Coburn
Elwart L. Me
Henry P. Coburn
Hervey Bates
Francis T. Hord
Clarence Winter
Hewitt H. Howland
J. M. Shaw
van Camp
Josephine Hyde
Falconer
Springfield
Miss Deveraux
Cincinnati
Shaw
Miss Meagher
Erwin
Miss Birch
Carey
Mix
Clarence A. Kenyon
Mishawaka
Burgoyne
W. A. Rhodes
Indianapolis Journal
Vincennes
Flossie Getches
William J. Buskirk
Paoli
Scott Street
Henry A. Brecksmith
Emma L. Schumacher
Second Street
Aaron G. Gordon
Pearl Elliott
Buffalo
Irvington
W. D. Howe
Anderson High School
Jessamine Armstrong
Kokomo
Elizabeth Wink
Knightstown
Maggie McCloskey
Wakefield
Jennie Jeffries
D. C. Barnhill
Crawfordville
J. C. Barnhill
E. P. Wise
Somerset, Pa
Joel Moorman
Central Avenue
Lulu Kellar
Saturn
Williamson
University Avenue
Irvington Woman's Club
A. R. Benton
Katherine Merrill
C. B. Clark
J. D. Forrest
O. M. Butler
Frank Long
Jason Elston
Harry Pritchard
Butler
Demarchus
Downey Avenue
Pi Beta Phi
Jean Blair
Jessie Scott
Grace Hetfield
Hilton A. Brown
Daniel Leslie
Scot Butler
Frank E. Tibbott
Philokurian Literary Society
Miss Canfield
Bebout
Miss Whitcomb
Miss Clifford
Miss Griffin
Edson
Miss Higgins
Cuba
Tomes
Waters
Brewster
Russell
Merits
Underwood
Cash
Standard and Columbia
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Council
J. Francis Bart
Sherwood Cane
Oop
Procter & Game
Seph W. Gates
Frank L. Monteith
Kokomo Wood Enameling Company
Indiana Power Company
St. Joseph & Elkhart Power Company
Marquis D. L. Martin
Isa Spiker
James O. Cole
Ane Appellee
Samuel P. Anthony
Hilbert B. Masters
Sparanes
Gera Wil Nichols
State of Indiane
Hant
Muel Jack Et al
William Richard Igh
Elizabeth Grimes
Peter E. Grimes
Zeere Haute Brewing Company
Ae. Gates
Eliza Bollier
Adolph Bollier
John R. Welch
James EB
Mann
Zeph McBride Et al
Robert L. Smith
Aks
Samuel Keyn
Pabsta Company
Lucy Schiegel
Dr. Woodward
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