The Fool of St Arven at the Park Theatre
Holden company presents The Fool of St Arven with John A. Preston as Captain Dudley Lestonby and Lula May as Patty Lawrock. Jack Ward Kett and Ralph J. Ravencroft deliver strong character work. Miss y’s Moonbeam Babe song draws crowds. The fairy setting in act two charms. A Barrel of Money takes the stage Thursday. Memorial Day matinee prices mirror evening rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Arven
Park Theater
Holden Dramatic Company
England
John A. Preston
Holden Organization
Dudley Lestonby
Mr. Preston
Park
Jack Ward Kett
Joe
the Fool
Ralph J. Ravencroft
Peter Grice
Patty Lawrock
Lula May
Missy
Alice Opie
Stage notes: Fitch to stage musical comedy game
Clyde Fitch plans a musical comedy game with variety in his work Ida May Park will perform verses in Lewis Morrison new Faust version to be seen next season Dan and Charles Mason star next season under Broadhurst Currie management in a new musical comedy Rudolph and Adolph Margaret Mayo wed Edgar Selwyn of Arizona at Niagara Falls recently
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Fitch
Lewis Morrison
Ida May Park
Dan
Charles Mason
Broadhurst & Currie
Margaret Mayo
Edgar Selwyn
Arizona
Niagara Falls
Holden Dramatic Company Stages A Barrel of Money at Park Theater
The Holden Dramatic Company announces a three day run of A Barrel of Money at the Park Theater starting this afternoon. The company hails its legacy from Two Little Vagrants and The Power Behind the Throne with long past runs in major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Holland
Miss Holland
Paris
New York
Boston
Chicago
Holden Dramatic Company
Park Theater
Central Labor Quits Fight Over Labor Day Committee
Central Labor Union failed to absorb the Labor Day committee after a heated session. Edward Barry argued for union control, while Roscoe Barnett and other delegates opposed. The vote upheld the committee’s independence and urged focus on next Labor Day demonstrations.
Linemen Strike Settled For Wage Increase And Nine Hour Day
Electrical Workers Union No 10 linemen reach a 4 percent daily wage rise to 5.00 with a nine hour day after settlement with Central Union Telephone Company and New Telephone Company. Street car company adds 0.25 and a nine hour day. Indianapolis Light and Power Company grants 0.05 more and nine hours. Employers also agree to no union discrimination and to reinstate ground men who struck in sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electrical Workers’ Union
No. 10
Central Union Telephone Company
New Telephone Company
Street Car Company
Indianapolis Light and Power Company
Strike at Chandler & Taylor Over McNulty Misdirected
Several molders from Chandler & Taylor Company gathered in Military Park last night to discuss Michael McNulty. The workers, having quit their jobs because of McNulty, accuse him of operating in unfair shops and waited at the park as he walked home, but he took an alternate route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandler & Taylor Company
Military Park
Michael McNulty
McNulty
McNuty
Conference Plan With Striking Workers Draws Praise
Labor Commissioner McCormack funds a series of conferences between employers and striking workers in the city. Strikers include about 24 machinists, 10 to 15 molders, and 35 linemen from the Electrical Workers Union. He commends their admirable bearing and notes the lack of drunkenness or dissipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iate
McCormack
Electrical Workers Union
Eleventh Annual Health Officers Conference Uproots Role
Dr J H Forrest of Marion urged forming an independent Health Officers Association of Indiana to boost influence and create a training school for members. Governor Durbin welcomed participants as papers on sanitation and public health were outlined for discussion and several talks covered milk quality smallpox and contagious disease control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Health Officers
Statehouse
J. H. Forrest
Marion
State Board of Health
Association of Health Officers
Forrest
State Board
Health Officers’ Association of
Indiana
Brose
Durbin
Hurty
Herbert Hessler
Logansport
G. H. Grant
Richmond
A. W. Bitting
Department of Veterinary Surgery
Purdue University
W. J. Fairfield
Anderson
Fairfield
H. A. Spickerman
Muncie
Hugh Cowing
Cowing
Sewage Disposal Discussed By Health Officers
Night session of the health officers conference focused on sewage disposal and water supplies. Charles Carroll Brown reviewed state court decisions while advocating aseptic tanks and filter beds to purify sewage, and Dr Hurty cited river pollution and potential revenue from proper sewage farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Officers’ Conference
Charles Carrol Brown
Brown
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Supreme Courts
Indiana
Hurty
White River
Plague warning placard alarms health officers at Statehouse
Health officers visiting the Statehouse for county health sessions were hesitant to enter Room 12 due to a large placard reading Smallpox. The notice warns that anyone traveling from Spencer to Warrick counties from infected districts will be arrested at Boonville and fined for spreading a contagious disease, with marshal and deputies monitoring infected points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statehouse
Spencer County
Warrick County
Boonville
Thomas Wright
M. D
Board of Health
Social notes reveal weddings visits and society events
Mrs. Merle Walker skips a usual at home. Miss Stella Kimmel arrives from Lafayette to visit Miss Ada Moore. Miss Jennie Tompkins from New York plans a visit to Miss Malott next month. Various dances, receptions, and club events frame a busy social season with weddings, anniversaries, and church society meetings noted across Indianapolis venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle N. A. Walker
Stella Kimmel
Lafayette
Ada Moore
Jennie Tompkins
New York
Malott
Caroline Burford
M. H. Spades
St. Augustine
Fla
Shortridge High School
Propylaeum
Stoughton A. Fletcher
Victoria
John T. Barnett
Caroline Brown Krout
Crawfordsville
George Brundrett
Irene Brundrett
Dallas
Tex
Thomas Cookston
North West Street
Home Missionary Society of Hallplace Church
Snyder
North Illinois Street
Epworth League
Central Avenue
M. B
Martha Sparks
East Thirteenth Street
Adelia W. Coe
Anson P. Redfields
Chicago
Henry C. G. Bals
Allisonville
Bertha
Girls’ Classical School
John H. Ohr
Co. Ed Hasson
St. Paul, Minn
St. Paul's Church
Elliott Perkins
Pennsylvania Street
Lucy M. Adam
Ludlow Avenue
June E. Thomas
Owensboro
Thomas
Delaware and
New Streets
Edward Hawkins
University Club
Morgan
Frank Carter
John W. Cooper
James Q. Barcus
Frank H. Carter
Charlies D. Pearson
P. E. Mutchner
Walter Benton
Henrietta Stevens
Columbia Club
Mary Scott Kaufman
Reading
James E. Roberts
Kaufman
Woman's Research Club
H. T. Conde
Mary Isabelle Kramer
W. A. Wildhack
W. H. Kilman
C. L. Eastturn
Jessie Hauk
George C. Hitt
Frank W. Flanner
Edwin Fellers
W. B. Barry
Henry Clay Allen
M. EB. Church
Ae Robinson
Mary Herron
Bether Haughey
Mapleton
Elizabeth Dalton
John Hackett Adams
Tdal
Natalie Dalton
Louisa Fletcher
Esther Haughey
Linda Peckham
Utica
Daisy Douglass
Albany
N. Y
Alice Adam
Lucy Eddy
Bay City
Mich
John Franklin McGlensey
Herbert E. Havemeyer
John H. Harmon
H. H. Langenberg
Joseph Dickson, Jr
St. Louis
Charlies
Fowls Cause Neighbor Dispute in Walton Hollingsworth Suit
Circuit Court heard Thomas C. Walton's damages claim against Albert Hollingsworth for two acres of ruined corn blamed on Hollingsworth's chickens. The case stems from Pike township neighborly friction with prior arrests and guardianship disputes surrounding Miss Bush, a significant property holder. Judge Allen holds the matter under advisement as the long running dispute extends beyond the field trespass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Circuit Court
Thomas C. Walton
Albert Hollingsworth
Pike Township
Walton
Hollingsworth
Judge Allen
Miss Bush
Bush
Scholz divorce suit seeks 50 thousand alimony
Mrs Amelia G Scholz filed for divorce from Frederick J Scholz former state treasurer seeking 50 000 alimony and a restraining order to stop him disposing of property. She alleges cruel treatment infidelity assault and threats and says he holds about 165 000 in cash and property with stock in several firms and banks. The couple married Evansville April 17 1878 and have three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia G. Scholz
Frederick J. Scholz
Leathers
Superior Court
Schioz
Kcholz
Schloz
Sehloz
Paar
Indiana Trust Company
Merchants’ National Bank
Indiana National Bank
Levy
Schlo
Evansville
Scholz
Indianapolis
Courts Open May Term With Thirty Three Opinions
The Supreme and Appellate Courts begin the May term with thirty three opinions to be issued. Five Supreme Court judges and six Appellate judges will each issue three opinions while the Appellate Court may dispose of some appeals without written opinions. The docket includes Samuel Jack et al. vs William Richard White and Charles Finley Smith against the Citizens Street Railway Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme and Appellate Courts
Supreme
Samuel Jack Et al
William Richard White
Marshall Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Charles Finley Smith
Citizens’ Street Railway
Comany
Indianapolis
Large Hamilton Court Verdict in Street Car Crash Case
A jury awarded Ruth Seerley ten thousand dollars against the Indianapolis Street Railway Company in Hamilton County. The May accident on Massachusetts avenue occurred as she and her husband were returning from a funeral, allegedly causing lasting spinal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Seerley
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Hamilton County
Hamilton
Massachusetts Avenue
Executors Named and Bonds Filed in Local Wills
Samuel H. Fletcher and Daniel Waite Howe qualified as executors of Lafayette W. Fletcher's will and posted a 125000 bond with Marion Trust Company as security. Julius Decker appointed executor of Eliza Decker's estate with a 300 bond. Henry Maag named executor of Henry Coleman estate with a 100 bond. Abraham B. Martin appointed administrator of Margaret R. Noland estate with a 2400 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Fletcher
Daniel Waite Howe
Lafayette W. Fletcher
Marion Trust Company
Julius Decker
Eliza Decker
Henry Maag
Henry Coleman
Abraham B. Martin
Margaret R. Noland
Comer appeals in Supreme Court over Clinton county indictment
James Comer filed a Supreme Court appeal challenging a Clinton Circuit Court denial of his plea of abatement to an indictment charging him with selling his vote for 10 dollars on November 6, 150, to James McLamroch at an election in Center township. Comer asserts the indictment rests on testimony he gave to the grand jury without knowing he was the subject of inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horne
Brose S. Horne
City of
Bluffton
Wells County Board of Health
Dr. Horne
St. Louis
Cox
N. D. Cox
Spencer
James Comer
Supreme Court
Clinton Circuit
James Mc‘lamroch
Center Township
Clinton County
Comer
Grand
A G Moores Appeals Indianapolis News Tax Ruling
Assistant Attorney General Merrill Moores yesterday appealed Judge McMaster's decision in the Indianapolis News tax case to the Supreme Court. The suit contends the paper should pay tax on goodwill or tax beyond the plant's actual valuation, but Judge McMaster ruled goodwill is not taxable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Moores
McMaster
Indianapolis News
Supreme Court
Man Sues Railways for Death of 11-Year-Old Son
James H. Miles files a lawsuit seeking $10 in damages after his eleven year old son was killed at the Morris street crossing when a Big Four train struck him. The suit names the Big Four Railway Company and the Union Railway Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Miles
Big Four Railway Company
The
Union Railway Company
Morris Street
Big Four
Suit Filed for Damages Over Alleged Breach of Promise
Lida Schaub filed a $10,000 damages suit against William Smith claiming breach of promise. She alleges she kept house for him for several years awaiting marriage, while he later wed Gertrude Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lida Schaub
William Smith
Gertrude Allen
Woman Wins $1800 Verdict Against Brower and Love Brothers
Ethel Money yesterday recovered a verdict for $1,800 damages against Brower and Love Brothers for injuries from bone caught between an elevator and a floor in the company's factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Money
Brower & Love Brothers
Eli Lilly Sued Over 10 000 Damage Claim After Saw Injury
George W. Jenkins sues Eli Lilly and Co for 10 000 alleging a damaged saw at the factory caused the loss of a finger and thumb. He claims the machine was out of repair. The article notes a fifteen year old worker and references lifelong crippling injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Lilly & Co
George W. Jenkins
Fannie Jose Sues for Divorce Over Threats and Eviction
Fannie G Jose filed for divorce from Charles H Jose alleging he drove her from their home and pointed a revolver at her and their children in a shelter to force false confession to wrongdoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie G. Jose
Charles H. Jose
Sheltet
Court records report multiple civil and criminal filings
Superior and Circuit Courts list verdicts and dismissals including Ethel Money v Brower for $1800, quiet title suits, contract and damages cases, and foreclosures. Criminal court cites a 12 year old defendant in reform school and a forgery sentence. New suits filed include denials and complaints in damages and divorce actions.
Supreme Court Minutes and Appellate Briefs Fragment
Supreme Court minutes and appellate briefs listed for re hearing and postponement requests. Names include Carnahan versus Campbell receiver, Stone versus Stone, Murphy versus Brown executor, Comer versus State of Indiana, with notices served and assignments of errors noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
James Comer
State of
Indiana
Clinton C. C
Legal notices from Chicago court May term
S Ratcliff et al. Fountain C C Appeal dismissed. First day May term. 28, Chicago, Indianapolis Louisville Railway Company vs Minnie Fargo administratrix etc. Lawrence C Appellant's petition and brief for rehearing. 4 Samuel R Alden et al. vs Martin Blum administrator et al. Allen C Appellants' special brief
Ministers Discuss Papers and Plans at Meeting
Methodist ministers at yesterday’s session reviewed a paper by Rev E B Rawls on the influence of the ministry on civilization. They planned a July 10 picnic at Broad Ripple Park and discussed De Pauw University finances with Chancellor Hickman noting $6,000,000 represented by the board. They also considered Rev J N Canfield on Financial Education of the Congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Rawls
Broad Ripple Park
de Pauw University
Hickman
J. N. Canfield
Attorney General Refuses Opinion on Water Works Board Law
Attorney General Taylor yesterday refused Marion's request for an opinion on the validity of the law allowing towns to appoint water works and electric light commissioners. He said such opinions are for the city to decide and suggested private citizens seek a court mandate to appoint boards to create a test case for higher court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Marion
Taylor Tasa
Thas
Theity Council
Poison in the Punch Strikes Local Order Meeting
Members of the Order of X gathering at Reville avenue and Tenth street fell ill after a punch bowl was spiked with opium or narcotics during a Thursday jam. Nineteen members grew sick, eight were said unconscious at one point, and doctors rushed to treat them as the punch was analyzed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of X
Reville Avenue
Tenth Street
Cornerstone to be laid for New Moravian Church
The cornerstone for the New Moravian Church at College avenue and Twenty-fifth Street will be laid this afternoon at four with ceremonies. Participants include William Ona Rice of Gnadenhutten Ohio Rev. P. M. Grider of Hope Indiana Rev. C W Tinsley of Broadway Methodist Church and other clergy will address the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Avenue
Twenty-fifth Street
Mee
William Ona
Rice
Gnadenhutten
P. M. Grider
Hope
Ind
C. W.tinsley
Broadway Methodist Church
Benjamin Harrison Monument Association Expands Chapter Reach
The Benjamin Harrison Monument Association completes organization under vice president in every state. Indiana forms county reps to begin soliciting subscriptions for funds while national secretaryships adapt after relocation to Philadelphia to unify ongoing fundraising efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Harrison Monument Association
Indiana
Ee Pious
Hadelphia
Abatement of Wine Room Evil in Police Court
In police court yesterday eighty prisoners answered to charges mostly gambling and minor offenses. Twelve were sent to the workhouse. The gamblers’ cases were continued to this March. Five women were deft and officials claim women and girls no longer frequent wine and other resorts as before. Police inspected such places.
Instruction for new deputy inspectors underway at state factory
State Factory Inspector McAbee and Chief Deputy Spees led a school of instruction yesterday for men newly appointed deputy inspectors and assigned to districts under the new law. Harvey A. Richards assisted. new deputies James H. Bond Joseph H. Clark of Indianapolis and Thos J Williamson of Anderson were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAbee
Spees
Harvey A. Richards
James H. Bond
Joseph H. Clark
Indianapolis
Thos
Grape-Nuts Endorsed by Cincinnati Reader
A Cincinnati reader lauds Grape-Nuts as a diet suitable for mental work, explaining how avoiding heavy starches and sugars improves digestion and energy. The testimonial claims one pound of Grape-Nuts provides superior nutrition, with health gains evident after a week or ten days of use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Bush Havoc
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Pettis Dry Goods Co
Paul H. Krauss
Merchants’ Association
Schleicher Martens
Evene
J. P. Mullally
Monument Place
W. H. Messenger
East Washington St
Geo. J. Marott
East Washington Street
Indiana Dental College Department of Dentistry
University of Indianapolis
Delaware
Ohio
Central Labor
Labor Day Committee
Central Labor Union
Edward Barry
Typographical Union
Roscoe Barnett
Barry
M. T. Butler
Lawmakers’ Union
John Blue
Blue
Agents’ Union
Elwood Sands
Sands
Edgar Perkins
Kingan
Kingan & Co
Compan
Moore Packing Company
Reed Brothers
Feltman
Union
Conference of Health Officers
Personal and
Mrs. Scholz
James Comers
Fannie G Jose
the Court Record
John L. McMaster
Abram G. Brower
Frank Coan
Moses K. Fatout
William T. McClain
Charles G. Moore
Vinson Carter
Catherine J. Hammond
Mary A. Webb
Ederick Laakman
Elizabeth Webber
George S. Becker
Rebecca Adams
Patrick Finn
Louis J. Beck
Frank C. Bostock
Dora A. Stack
Stephen E. Perkins
William Clover
Agnes G. Patterson
Northwestern Underwriters
Lena Madsen
Frank Moeslein
Mathias Dewald
Clara C. Maul
Willam J. Pyatt
George F. Edenharter
August Bessonies
Henry Seyfried
Previere
William W. Spencer
John J. Carriger
George Milligan
Jesse F. Hawkins
John N. Carey
Manapolis
Greenwood & Franklin Railroad Company
Ashford Lingenfelter Et al
Halbert Lingenfelter
Frank M. Dell
William H. A. Dell
Willam Robey
Vinson Miller
Justice Court
Armour & Co
Charles M. Rock
Coe
Deendant
Lida Schwab
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Chauncey R
Big Four Railway Company Et al
James R. Carnahan
Bartlett H. Campbell
Madison
Appelllate Court
Linutes
Cormaine Bir
Insurance Comedee
Caroline Pugher
Vanderburg
Sut
Daniel B. Lemmon
Octavia
New Moravian Church
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