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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
4
FE. H. Sothern starts a New York engagement on December 29 at the Garden presenting Hamlet and a few performances of It Is writtenish It Will. The production aims to explore Vilien's character and career amid theatrical chatter.
The recent theater listings describe Walker Whiteside in Richard III Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice, Charles Hanford in The Taming of the Shrew, and plans to tour a Comedy of Errors to New York. Florodora promoters stage The Silver Slipper with Edna Wallace Hopper and other stars, while new Elwood theater opens with Kramer Grand seating sold out.
Miss Charlotte Scott visits Birmingham. Mrs A A Wilkinson returns from Chicago. Mr and Mrs Martin Wallick of Peru visit. Mrs Stanley Igoe plans Cincinnati trip. Miss Orrin Woollen returns from Franklin. neighborhood club at 2537 Broadway. George Wolf visits from Tipton. Miss Elizabeth Ray to Maxinkuckee. Graff couple from Milwaukee on wedding journey. Eleanor Shockney hosts shower for Eleanor Minor. Halleck guest from Colorado. Chauncey Clark family home from Des Moines. Emily Olcott visiting for Raymond Brash wedding. Moore couple from Victoria visit Lafayette before Buffalo. Lucy Eddy returns to Bay City. Dorseys to housekeeping on East Thirteenth. Beatrice Byers to Delaware for Genevieve Brown Samuel Blair wedding. Mrs Clay Whiteley hosts card party. Van Doozers return to Chicago. Frank Bailey and Estelle Collop married. Bailey to Grand Forks. Thanksgiving Eve dance by Flower Mission. Hart’s orchestra. proceeds aid sick poor. Ethel Havens dinner for Gertrude Wober and George Pattison. Eunice and Auguste Jameson host luncheon for Alice Waldo. wedding bells for Edith Pearson and Obie J Smith at Fourth Presbyterian Church.
A fragment from a speech or narration depicts housekeepers with little time for other work, insisting they must deliver on time and, when summoned, metaphorically take their souls in their hands and jump into duty. The language suggests a rural or dialectal voice stressing hard labor and urgency.
Washington Star recounts a Scottish Irish supper custom Calicannon where a molten butter well hides a gold ring. The finder vows marriage within the year or signals luck if already wed. Mahin’s Magazine lists women’s occupations and counts across professions.
Local coal dealers argue Indianapolis pays more for coal than Cincinnati and Louisville due to lower river freight to towns versus higher railroad freight inland. They note losses in railroad yards raise costs, while Evansville pays less for Indiana slack coal than Indianapolis after freight. Terre Haute prices reportedly match Indianapolis.
The thirty third annual meeting of the C C C St. L Railway Mutual Insurance Association was held at the Grand Hotel with about thirty delegates present. Grand secretary M J Horton of Cincinnati reported 85 members and a slight year to year decline. Benefits paid totaled 19 447 with death benefits since founding at 654 356 15. Officers elected for the new year were J Q Van Winkle president W H Fisher vice president M C Horton general secretary T J Higgins treasurer E E Kruthoffer auditor.
The season features drooping long shouldered waists for smart dress. A pretty model suits both costume and ordinary wear, shown in pastel pink bouisine satin with pink panne yoke and cuffs, deep cream lace trim, and corticelli silk edging. The lining is precisely cut and closes at the center back with a front waist component.
The item describes pattern 4263 Fancy Waist with Hungarian style sleeves and a back taper. Details include front tucks, yoke, neck stock with strap, a narrow waist belt with jabot plait, and yardage for various widths. Sizes range bust 22, 34, 36, 38, 40 with a 10 cent pattern coupon and return of pattern in one week.
The Mammoth Vein Coal Company was incorporated yesterday with 100000 to mine bituminous and anthracite coal in Indiana and elsewhere. The principal office will be at Shelburn Sullivan county. The incorporators and directors are William Job Jr James McDonald and George C Mastin. Home Telephone Company of Gas City and Jonesboro incorporated with 50000 capital, with headquarters at Gas Bus directors are E H Neal Fred 8c er C H Holston N G Woodward and K Y.
Dense fog yesterday morning caused a rear end crash near the Massachusetts Avenue station. A freight train stood at a water tank as a 4ach engine from Bright was involved, the caboose demolished and the engine torn off. No one is reported seriously injured.
A truncated, garbled note mentions buying diamonds to obtain perfect stones and references unclear terms and names, indicating a partial transcription with missing context. No clear persons, dates, or organizations are legible for detailed factual extraction.
In a local Circuit Court suit Frank Mc Cray administrator for Winnie Pruitt seeks return of $25 from Otho C. George administrator for Pleasant Pruitt. George seized and sold Mrs Pruitt's property after the double death at 220 East Ohio Street on Oct 9. The case raises which death occurred first and which administrator is entitled to fees, with the couple's twelve year old son as the sole heir.
The Supreme Court affirmed a judgment against Patrick E. Cox over funeral expenses for an employee’s wife. Other notices include a bank’s appeal over book inspections, the will of Sarah E. Moudy probated granting estates across Hendricks Putnam and Hamilton counties, and a mechanic lien dispute involving Allen Chapel and bondsman John Baptist that Justice Smock dismissed on a technical point.
Yesterday two divorce suits were filed. Amelia A. Matteson vs Deloss Matteson cites failure to provide and desertion. Effie Kirke vs Sydney Kirke claims abandonment in Chicago, failure to support, immoral conduct, and seeks divorce, custody of two year old Orena, $1000 alimony, and attorneys fees.
The City Bond Company filed two suits in the Circuit Court to recover on street improvement bonds it holds. One suit names James M. Newby and wife Susan J. Colscott and the P. C. Weyenberg Company as defendants. The second suit targets Effie E. Nysewander, Benjamin Nysewander, Ella M. Waits, Dessie M. Corwin, Susan F. Morris and the New York Investment Company.
Indianapolis Brewing Company seeks judgment on a $400 note against South Side saloon keeper Simon Bang and asks the court to foreclose a mortgage but first correct the filing error which listed the mortgage as executed to Bany instead of Bang. Reporter Charles C. Boucher of New York, arrested yesterday for stealing Charlies G. Stewart of the Sentinel overcoat, was fined $2 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse by Judge Stubbs.
Yesterday's session focused on routine matters and heard testimony concerning fifteen or more prisoners in the county jail whose cases had been bound over from the Police Court.
Circuit Court and Superior Court entries show multiple divorces with default judgments and costs. Notable items include Henry Clay Allen presiding, several defaulted spouses, and estates claims totaling substantial amounts. Also listed are dismissed or submitted claims, insurer disputes, and administrator actions in mixed civil matters.
A medical advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary trouble. It claims Bright s disease risk and urges trial with a free sample offer via mail from Kilmer Co at Binghamton New York and notes hospital and doctor endorsements. The letter-style testimonial mentions backache and other symptoms and directs readers to buy bottles locally.
Court notices show Amelia A. Matterson versus Deloss Matterson for divorce in Superior Court Room 1. Also mentions Indianapolis Brewing Co. against Simon Biemai on note, and Effie Keike versus Keike for divorce in Circuit Court. A note of 175.8 appears in the record.
Higher Courts Record lists multiple appellate cases with brief notes on results and legal points. Citations include National Bank v State ex rel Emerson and Cox v Pettier, among others, with remarks on briefs, affidavits, and assignments of errors across various circuits and counties.
The Board of Public Safety approved last month’s bills for police and fire departments. Henry J. Askins was appointed to the bicycle squad replacing Jesse Streit, with the appointment of a new corner patrolman left to Superintendent Taffe. The secretary was directed to draft an ordinance to regulate automobile speeds and require vehicle numbering, following numerous accidents from reckless driving.
Primary assessment rolls approved. Opening of Sts first Kara eet Capitol and Cable street from Vermont on behalf of George W. McCray. In the sum of $10 with the Federal Union Gaiety.
Marks a revolution in gas heating and household sanitation. The device achieves thorough mixing of gas and air to burn efficiently and sterilize. It promises economy in fuel, complete combustion, and sterilization, with intensive heat and precision engineering. On exhibit and for sale by Omega.
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