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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1902

Page

4

Theaters Schedule and San Toy Review at Grand Opera House

The afternoon and evening programs feature Grand Vaudeville, Park, and Empire shows with Zig Zag Alley The Moonlight Maids and San Toy praised for its humor and music. English's Opera House hosted San Toy last night with strong performances by Fortesque Collins Lambert Bowen and others. Lazarre at English's with Skinner Boucicault announced for the week. Josephine Sabel adjusts her act and plans to Berlin. Meredith sisters from Cincinnati headline Grand and debut at Tony Pastor's next week.

Grand—Vaudeville Empire The United States San Toy Samuel Collins Sarong Lambert Elgie Bowen Neille Lynch Dudley Norah Lambert Sir Bingo Hobart Smock Bobby Ton Joseph Canto Sing Hi Ba Otis Skinner Aubrey Boucicault Mrs. Catherwood Lazarre Mr. Skinner Count de Chaumont New York State Napoleon I Tuilleries Count de Provence Mittau Russia Green Bay Wisconsin Josephine Sabel the Grand Berlin Meredith Sisters Cincinnati Europe Tony Pastor New

Music at German House Opens Season With Bruch Oratorio

The Musikverein led by Ernestinoff presents the season opener at the German House this evening featuring a scene from Bruch's oratorio Odysseus as the main work. Tickets for the Teettal recital by Mrs. Morris Black at the Propylaeum Friday evening are on sale at Baldwin's. Edward Taylor will recital Friday at the German House with Ada Wheeler and Sue Derexa Smith performing and accompanying with Estelle Gause.

Musikverein Ernestinoff Bruch Odysseus Baldwin Morris Black Propylaeum Edward Taylor Ada Wheeler Mendelssohn Sue Derexa Smith Vieuxtemps Mr. Taylor Little Love Edgar M. Cawley Miss Wheeler Estelle Gause

Social Notes: Local resident travels and engagements

Mr. Lee Elam returns from abroad. Miss Gardner of Wilkes-Barre hosts Miss Amy Rothe. Miss Edith Day McNair visits Miss Grace Riebel. Miss Sue Williams of St Louis attends wedding plans for Miss Marie Beaver and Luther M. Christian. Mr and Mrs Charlie H. Ruse relocate to Catalina Island apartments. Mrs Joseph C Schaf and children back from fifteen months in Europe. Miss Madeline Maus returns to Indianapolis after year abroad. Dr and Mrs O C Lukenbill back from two weeks in New York and Greenwich. Mrs H H Vinton and daughter Catherine visit town. Miss Needham of Washington DC hosts Gertrude Wocher until her wedding November 5. Mr and Mrs Wocher invite.

Lee Elam Miss Gardner Wilkesbarre Amy Rothe Edith Day McNair Halstead Aan Grace Riebel Sue Williams St. Louis Marie Beaver Luther M. Christian Charlies H. Ruse Avalon Catalina Island la von Joseph C. Schaf Europe Madeline Maus Indianapolis O. C. Lukenbill New York Greenwich Conn H H. Vinton Catherine Lafayettes Needham Washington, D. C Gertrude Wocher Wil

Autumn nuptials and society notices across Indianapolis

Varied social items recount autumn weddings. Miss Percy Walker weds Harry Devereux Hammond at Christ Church with family from New York and Cincinnati present. A golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Robert Kevill at 1181 East Washington Street. Propylaeum hosts a bankers reception for State Bankers Association delegates. Lectures on domestic science by Mrs Elizabeth A Hiller planned. Musical evening hosted by Mrs May Wright Sewall featuring Miss Emma Lucy Gates. Numerous visits and social calls among Abbott, Tarkington, Bobbs, Clokey, and Benedict circles.

George B. Elliott Elliott E. C. Sewall Jospeh T. Elliott H. M. Lash L. H. Murrell Miss Fisher Red Oak Florence Plum Harris Mona Taggart Grace Cook Edward J. Pohlman Holy Cross Church Father Sprigler Mabel Norris Walter Engle Lou Ott Joe Fox Hunter Richey Walter Johnson East Market Street Robert L. Kevill East Washington Street Mr. Kevill New York City Kevill Amelia Armstrong North Vernon Ind Henry C. Higgins Lima William B. Sigman Columbus Edward Burgess Propylaeum State Bankers’ Association Preston Kelsey Edward L. McKee M. B. Wilson Henry Eitel A. A. Barnes Hervey Bates S. A. Fletcher Charles L. Farrell C. E. Holloway John N. Carey W. H. Coleman John C. Dean C. A. Kenyon S. E. Morss A. L. Mason Morris Ross Christ Church Percy Walker Ivan N. Walker Harry Devereux Hammond Francis J. Hammond William E. Sharpe Layton Walker Blake Stone Joseph Joiner Mendelssohn Morris Black New York Hammond Charles Stone James D. Stanley Paris Meridian Charles Emschler Cincinnati Hiller H. H. Hanna Chicago Pennsylvania Street Emma Lucy Gates Susan Young Gates Sewall John Candee Dean Julia Harrison Moore Deborah Moore Emma Atkins Flora M. Hunter Adelaide Carman Miss Gates Ave Mascagni Rose Gaynor

Elizabeth Collins in Coma After Sunday Accident

Miss Elizabeth Collins school teacher remained unconscious after a Sunday afternoon accident. Attendants at St Vincent's Hospital reported she showed no improvement and suffered a profound concussion amid unclear injuries involving a Mr Rigg, with efforts ongoing to determine the full extent of her condition.

Elizabeth Collins St. Vincent’s Hospital Collins

Hanna Indiana tour notables to meet senator in Indianapolis

Senator Hanna arrives tomorrow at 5 30 PM and will be met by a business men committee of about 100. He will stay with Senator Fairbanks, dine at his home, and attend a Marion Club escort and Tomlinson Hall gathering with reserved seating for ladies and escort groups.

Hanna Senator Fairbanks Marion Club Columbia Club Tomlinson Hall Floyd A. Woods Senator Hanna Goodrich Indiana Jesse Overstreet Anderson Muncie Marion Shelbyville Greenfield Indianapolis

Secretary Shaw Speech Electrifies Both Parties

Secretary Shaw's speech Monday night drew broad approval from Republicans and Democrats alike. Party leaders praised the address as fair and effective, with Chairman Goodrich saying it would energize audiences and even induce voting the right way, while a Democratic county candidate warned it could hurt their ticket if he stayed in Indiana.

Shaw Goodrich Iowa Indiana

Overstreet Holds Noon Meetings Stimulate Republicans

Representative Overstreet drew about 200 listeners at Nordyke & Marmon’s noon gathering, with favorable reception and further plans for daily noon and two nightly meetings. He is slated to speak today at Brown Ketcham iron works and National Malleable Iron and Casting Company works.

Representative Overstreet Overstreet Nordyke & Marmon's Brown-Ketcham Iron Works National Malleable Iron and Casting Company

Pressley Smith Plans Marion Morgan Campaign Swing

Pressley M. Smith, candidate for joint senator for Marion and Morgan counties, will spend the final two weeks in Marion county after speaking in Morgan. He asserts the Republican organization is in fine shape and reports bad weather as the only regular obstacle to campaign meetings. Special effort targets Morgan for the representative election.

Pressley M. Smith Marion Morgan Counties Marion County Morgan County Morgan

McKinley Club Members Urged to Meet for City March

President Sweeney of the McKinley Club calls members to assemble tomorrow evening at the clubhouse on Hamilton Avenue and East Michigan Street. A car will transport the group to the Hanna meeting in the city center. Downtown members should meet the car at Ohio and East Streets for the march to Tomlinson.

Sweeney McKinley Club East End Republican Club Hamilton Avenue East Michigan Street Hanna Ohio East Streets Tomlinson

Two Speeches Tonight by Representative Overstreet

Representative Overstreet will address Southport voters at 7 oclock for an hour. He will then speak at the Oliver P Morton Republican Club rooms, drawing large crowds amid strong interest in his campaign.

Overstreet Southport Oliver P. Morton Republican Club

Moffett Predicts GOP Upbeat Outlook in Indiana

Miles K. Moffett of Connersville called on Chairman Goodrich with glowing stories of Republican chances in his region. He claimed everything looks good and the Legislature is certainly safe.

Miles K. Moffett Connersville Goodrich Mr. Moffett

Imperial Ginseng Company Incorporation in Indianapolis

A new concern named Imperial Ginseng Company incorporated in Indianapolis with $25,000. Incorporators Ikko Matsumoto, A B Cohen, Julius Rothbart, and Berne B Cohen are listed as residents of Indianapolis. Plans indicate a ginseng venture near Woodruff Place or sale of the company to China. also Sheridan House Company incorporated to build a new hotel at South Bend.

Imperial Ginseng Company Indianapolis Ikko Matsumoto A. B. Cohen Julius Rothbart Berne B. Cohen Woodrutt Place China Sheridan Ouse Company

New Grant County Lycoming Oil and Gas Co Formed

The Lycoming Oil and Gas Company is the name of a new concern that will do business in Grant county with headquarters at Marion. The capital is $10,000 and the incorporators are Leander J. Meyer Andrew W. Golden John W. Van Horn Charles E. Bennett John S. Leinbach Byron A. Weaver Harry P. Keyte Worthington J. Gregg and Edgar C. Caffee.

Peas M. Jackson Philip & Ape Tone Adele Iele Bickford and Eurant Central Machine Works Indianapolis Robert C. Barry Calvin &. Duke Parvin F. Wright Lycoming Oil and Gas Company Grant County Marion Leander J. Meyer Andrew W. Golden John W. van

Insulted Three Girls By Powell Arrests At Festival Field

John Powell a colored cook at the Streets of Cairo show on Festival Field allegedly insulted three white girls on Washington street west of the river. A bicycle rider alerted Patrolmen Leet and Gregory. Powell and two accomplices pursued by locals. Powell fled with two cobblestones a knife and a razor found on arrest charged with carrying concealed weapons.

John Powell Cairo Festival Field Leet Gregory Powell Washington Street

Masonic Grand Council Holds Indiana Session Amid Lodge Meetings

The Masonic Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Indiana met at Masonic Hall in advance of the Grand Lodge sessions. Illustrious Grand Master John J. Richards was absent due to illness, Henry W. Mordhurst presiding. Fifty-eight deaths were reported in the past year, including Grand Master Walter R. Dodfrey and former grand recorder William H. Smythe. Officers were elected: Illustrious Grand Master George F. Keiper. Deputy Illustrious Grand Master Joseph L. Schumacher. other posts filled by Robert B. Whitsett, Martin H. Rice, Calvin W. Prather, Cyrus Cline. Standing committees were named, detailing credentials, visiting committees, charters, dispensations, grievances, claims, payroll, jurisprudence, foreign correspondence, and unfinished business.

Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters Indiana Masonic Hall Grand Lodge of Masons of John J. Richards New Albany Henry W. Mordhurst Lafayette Richards Grand Council Walter R. Dodfrey Michigan City William H. Smythe Indianapolis Grand Recorder Recorder George F. Keiper Joseph L. Schumacher Anderson Robert B. Whitsett Logansport Martin H. Rice Calvin W. Prather Cyrus Cline Angola Charles C. Gilmore Charles E. Amsden Shelbyville Frank E. McKown Frankfort Edward H. de Wolfe Vincennes Aaron Simon Wabash Henry Aronstein W. Miles Marion George P. Graf Knightstown Frederick Glass Madison William BE. Brown Pendleton Walter M. Burton Mitchell Alfred W. Emery Evansville Isaac P. Leyden Charles Bosserman Laporte de Witt C. Hamilton Columbus William Meseke Seymour Alonzo 5 Nichols Charles M. Michales New Castle Newton Crooke Bedford Greeley M. Zimmerman Ligonier Robert A. Woods Princeton Frank A. Evans Washington William H. Miles Covington Robert W. Cox Rushville Charles J. Showalter Connersville Willam Tuppee Mishawaka William A. Miller Lebanon George W. Lackey Auburn William W. Austin Lucien A. Forte Daniel McDonald Hezekiah R. Marlatt Orlando W. Brownlack Oliver B. Sargent

Home Dressmaking Hints by May Manton

Slot seam effects dominate current fashion, showcased in a snowflake cheviot model trimmed with black carticelli silk piping and ornamental buttons. The nine gore skirt features tuck plaits along gore edges to form the slot seams, illustrating versatile styling for various skirt and suit fabrics.

May Manton

Red Men Still At Work At Masonic Hall Session

At the thirty fourth annual Improved Order of Red Men meeting in Masonic Hall officers were elected. Coffman won great junior sagamore. committees named. league organization discussed. delegates reported progress, finances, and law revisions. A levy for a Red Men home was set for vote.

Improved Order of Red Men Masonic Hall Charles B. Hicks Leban Sagamore J. E. Sedwick Martinsville J. F. Coffman Muncie Thomas G. Harrison Indianapolis Louis W. Otto Crawfordsville G. A. Carr Greenfield John A. McGaw Grand Council Kendal M. Hord Shelbyville B. B. Campbell Anderson Wilson Roose Goshen Thomas G. Gray F. D. White Connersville Great Sachem Coffman Committee On Committee On Law Ane Asonic Hall Itasca Red Cloud Pokagon Tri

City Sanitarian Targets Impure Milk in Restaurants

City Sanitarian Beuhler says restaurateurs violate the State pure food law by selling impure milk. Four keepers were arrested on warrants sworn by him, including Charles A. Leeseman of 410 West Washington. Arrests followed for J. F. Shirley, C. R. Miles, and H. M. Donahue, all on East Washington streets. He will continue inspections citywide and issue warrants for any milk below standard.

Beuhler Dr. Beuhler Charles A. Leeseman West Washington Street J. F. Shirley East Washington Street C. R. Miles H. M. Donahue

Gas Trust Manager Denies Plans For Artificial Gas

Bement Lyman, general manager of the Consumers' Gas Trust Company, said last night the report that directors planned to discuss manufacturing artificial gas to substitute for natural gas was evidently mistaken. He knew of no directors’ meeting to consider the subject and did not believe there was any intent to pursue it.

Bement Lyman Consumers’ Gas Trust Company

The Footballist by W. D. Nesbit

A Baltimore American excerpt poem-like portrayal depicts a furious football player in wrinkled brow and dented cheek. Descriptive phrases convey the crowd’s fear and the grand stand’s shudder as the athlete dominates the field with raw strength.

Fate of Joe Spaulding in Murder Trial at Indianapolis Court

The trial of Joseph Spaulding for the July 30 murder of Raphael Competello in East Washington street concluded after Judge Alford instructed the jury on malice degrees and manslaughter. Prosecution led by Ruckelshaus urged guilt amid rising violence concerns, while defense argued self defense and that Italian assailants provoked the fight.

Joseph Spaulding Raphael Competello East Washington Street Criminal Court Alford Spaulding Competello Eugene McGinniss Ruckelshaus Lizzie Spaulding Indianapolis Lynn B. Hay Frank McCray McCray East Washion Street McGinniss Marion County

Grave Robbery Inquiry In Marion County Continues

The Marion County grand jury pressed ahead with its grave robbery examination as detectives and witnesses testified on ghoul activities in local cemeteries. Deputy Prosecutor Charles Benedict leads the probes. Dr Joseph C Alexander declined an invitation to testify, amid disputed credibility with Cantrell and other accused ghouls.

Marion County Grand Jury Charles Benedict Joseph C. Alexander Central College of Physicians and Surgeons Ruckelshaus Alexander Cantrell

Guardian Appointed for Mrs. Stuard in Probate Court

Probate Commissioner Walker names Conrad Hiller guardian for Mrs. Kittle M. Stuard to manage real estate and affairs. Bond set at 3, amid long litigation over alleged incompetence and property disputes dating from domestic relations with her husband. Other suits include recovery of property and defamation claims. appointment opposed by parties in ongoing cases. In separate filing, William Kemker seeks divorce from Fay Kemker citing quarrelsomeness and vicious habits.

Walker Conrad Hiller Kittle M. Stuard Hiller Stuard Twoen William Kemker Fay Kemker

Attorney sues for 5000 over saloon assault on West Eighteenth

Eli Ritter filing for Frank Brinkley against James M. Jones seeks 5000 damages for injuries from a September 6 personal encounter in a saloon on West Eighteenth street. Brinkley also sues to recover Jones's bond signed by the Pabst Brewing Company and Gustave Schmidt.

Eli Ritter Frank Brinkley James M. Jones Jones West Eighteenth Street Brinkley Pabst Brewing Company Gustave Schmidt

Appeal in Hamp ton murder case filed in Supreme Court

The appeal in the Charles Hampton murder of Wilson Haynes at Coatesville was filed yesterday in the Supreme Court. Exhibits attached to the transcript include a long ulster overcoat a pair of shoes a cigar box with cigars and other items. The court has warned against presenting such evidence on appeal and the clerk says there is no proper place to store these ghastly articles.

Charles Hampton Wilson Haynes Coatesville Supreme Court

Dill suit against Marmon for damages continued

John Dill sues Daniel W Marmon for 20000 in Noblesville over injuries at Marmon’s model flour mill. The case centers on yard operations and a malfunctioning freight car mechanism that failed to stop injuring Dill’s right leg.

John Dill Daniel W. Marmon Marmon Noblesville Feehers Dill

Father seeks Reform School for incorrigible son

James Griffin filed a petition in the Criminal Court yesterday asking that his twelve year old son Frederick be sent to the Reform School for boys. He states in the petition that his son is incorrigible.

James Griffin Criminal Court Frederick Reform School For

Court records span murder to divorce in Indiana system

Multiple courts report on cases including first degree murder against Joseph Spaulding, real estate conveyance by August Wacker and Louise Wacker, guardianship, verdicts for plaintiffs, damages actions against Indianapolis Street Railway, divorces, foreclosures, and orders of commitment to reform school. Appellate briefs and procedural notes conclude the record.

Criminal Court Fremont Alford State of Indiana Joseph Spaulding Arnent Circuit Court Henry Clay Allen August Wacker Louise Wacker Elmer W. Stout Mary E. Wright Frank M. Hay Justice of the Superior Court John L. McMaster John Dill Deniel Marmon James M. Leathers Charles Koehring Et al David J. Matan Lonnie Phillips Pearl G. Jumes Frank Bunkiey James M. Jones Wilhelm L. Rohde George Burton Virginia Burton Rebecca Keller John H. Keller The Celtic Savings and Loan Association No Lillian B. Lane William B. Lane, Jr William Kemker Fay Kemker State of Indiana Frederick Griffin Julia M. Cully Staughton F. Cully

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