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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1902

Page

4

Dueling Duets Stir Vaudeville Audiences in West

The West article profiles Col Hopkins guiding a pair of female performers, Miss O'Reilly and Miss Manning, into vaudeville with Scotch songs. Their act blends cultivated voices, gowns, and sixty to seventy songs, earning ovations in Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha, and Kansas City. They praise Chicago crowds and Indianapolis reception, noting opera offers but preferring vaudeville.

Colonel Hopkins Annie Laurie Chicago St. Louis Omaha Kansas City Middle West Roe Miss O’reilly Miss Manning Helena Mora Indianapolis Boston Conservatory of Music

The Theaters Tonight in Boston and New York

The schedule lists English's Grand Vaud te M'liss at Park Theater and The Morning Glories at Empire. Miss Julia Marlowe plans six weeks away from stage while Alfred Ayres dies, Ada Rehan returns, and vaudeville features Oma O'Reilly and Manning with two sisters noted for their singing.

Eleonora Duse Indisposed in Boston Theater

Eleonora Duse unable to perform at Tremont Theater tonight because of temporary indisposition and nervousness. Her physician cites stress from staging three demanding plays in her American tour, including Francesca da Rimini, as a factor in the fatigue.

Boston Eleonora Duse Tremont Theater Francesca da Rimini

Actress Mrs Patrick Campbell Misses Garden Theatre Showing

New York reports Mrs Patrick Campbell, noted actress, is ill with a cold and did not appear tonight at the Garden Theater in The Joy of Living. The absence delays the performance and leaves the cast to carry the show in her absence.

Hattie Williams Rogers Brothers’ Company Maud Raymond Miss Raymond Gus Rogers Bonnie Maginn Weber & Fields Company Mrs. Osborn Grayce Scott New York Patrick Campbell Garden Theater

Social Notes Highlight City Obervations In Oct

Mrs Joseph E McDonald takes an apartment at the Cambridge You Go I Go Club hosted by Miss Gertrude Brown and numerous visits guest friends from Elmira N Y Crawfordsville and Los Angeles fill social calendars with several couples traveling to and from the city. Several engagements weddings and club meetings mark a busy period with invitations ranging from Mount Vernon to Sullivan and German House gatherings.

Joseph E. McDonald Cambridge Gertrude Brown Harmon Fulton Elmira N. Y H. C. Newcomb Edna Reagan Anderson Mabel Norris Marie Stitt Wabash Eudora Landers Edna Stevenson Mary Foster Crawfordsville Fiske Toledo William F. Landers Monday Conversation Club King North Ansylvania Street von Starkoff St. Louis Louis Holiweg Hedley F. Lawford Biloxi George Applegate Talbott Avenue T. A. Randall College Avenue Sherman Trout Bruce Luckett Almus Ruddell Newark N. J Clementine Tucker Edgar Foster Mr. Foster Oregon California North Pennsylvania Street Daisy Neuberger Shattuck Chicago Robert W. Cathcart North Pennsylvania Street Henry L. van Hoff Washington, D. C Lou Crawford Los Angeles Upton J. Hammond Ovid D. Butler Blacherne Eugene Boross Kappa Alumnae Club Eugene Darrach Delaware Street John Cleland R. T. Iden Emporia Kan Thomas M. Iden William Iden Wisconsin F. Rollin Kautz Ethel Havens Lena Brash Harry Raymond Mount Vernon Esther London William London John Cole Ellis Fry Sullivan Fry Ladies’ Club German House Harry B. Smith Edward Hawkins A. A. Perry J. A. Winterrowd Kiser Charles Krauss Lizzie Kettenbach Agnes Birk Edith McNair Lewis H. Morrell The Savoy Miss Fisher Red Oak Morrell Mendenhall Eugen von Boross Hungary New York Eee Kaiser Wilhelm Josse von Boross Joah Josephine Holman

Weddings and Halloween Musings From Indiana News

In Shelbyville and Portland two marriages were celebrated with out of town guests attending. Maude McCain Cherry wed Jesse C. McCain, with Rev. Cross officiating, then traveled to Cincinnati for their honeymoon. Bert Dunwiddie and Grace McLaughlin tied the knot in Portland. Halloween lore yields playful divinations about future spouses and professions, from artists to soldiers and doctors.

Logansport Hill M'cain—Cherry Indianapolis Journal Shelbyville Ind James Cherry Miss Maude Jesse CcCain Mr. Cross Franklin Cincinnati M. Hayes Indianapolis Dunwiddie M' Laughlin Portland Bert Dunwiddie North Judson Grace McLaughlin Frank M. McLaughlin B. F. Aspy Eaton

C W Frye Injured In Street Car Fall

C W Frye twenty eight an employee of Dr Sterne s sanitarium on East Tenth street suffered a severe brain concussion when tossed from a street car near Belmont Avenue. He struck the brick pavement and sustained scalp lacerations and facial cuts. Car equipoise and an ambulance bore him to City Hospital where he remained semiconscious. Relatives live in Richmond.

C. W. Frye Frye Washington Street Belmont Avenue Lhe City Lambert City Dispensary City Hospital Richmond

Edward Taylor Recital at German House in Indianapolis

Edward Taylor with the Indianapolis Conservatory gave a recital at the German House featuring a ten piece Eililand Songs suite by Alexander von Felitz. He sang his own pieces At Twilight and My Little Me along with works by Chaminade Hastings Tosti Lehmann and a Liza Lehmann segment. Taylor impressed a large audience with a refined baritone and agile interpretive skill assisted by Ada Wheeler Sue Derexa Smith Edgar M. Cawley Esteile Gause and others.

Edward Taylor Chicago Indianapolis Conservatory of Music Alexander von Felitz Mr. Taylor Ada Wheeler Mendelssohn Sue Derexa Smith Vieuxtemps Edgar M. Cawley Miss Wheeler Miss Esteile Gause

Home Dressmaking Hints for Boyswear Patterns

Norfolk suits lead in boy knockabout wear with a fits freedom of movement. The coat and knickerbockers are smart and shapely in mixed gray velveteen or suit ing cloths. Pattern 4255 covers sizes 4 6 8 10 and 12 years with 5 1/2 yards of 21 inch wide fabric for medium size. Send 10 cents for pattern coupon to Pattern Dept The Journal Indianapolis Ind.

May Manton Norfolk the Journal Indianapolis Ind

Real Estate Transfers Reported With High Prices

An unusual number of large property transfers were recorded yesterday. Notable sales include John E. Galloway buying land from James B. Rickey in Washington township for 16047 dollars and Hattie D. Pearson selling on South Meridian street for 10000 dollars. Others include 6000, 5200 and 3500 dollar transactions along Eighteenth street, Senate avenue, and nearby blocks.

John E. Galloway James B. Rickey Washington Township Hattie D. Pearson Casper Doenges South Meridian Street Bellefontaine Street Fifteenth Street John 8. Kittle William E. Kurtz William R. M'Clelland North Indianapolis Charlies T. Boyer Oscar L. Neisler Charles D. Lathrop Eighteenth Streeet Rural Avenue William §. Beck Clara F. Feldkamp Senate Avenue Eleventh Street

Fall injures elderly man at North Delaware street barrel house

Joseph Reese, about sixty five, fell down stairs at a barrel house on North Delaware Street. He sustained a broken hip and was taken to Cityse submit to ity Hospital near 73 Harrison for treatment.

Joseph Reese Delaware Street Ity Hospital Harrison

Czar of Russia summoned specialist to Livadia

London reports the St. Petersburg Daily Express correspondent says Dr Merzejewski, a leading Russian specialist, was telegraphed to Livadia to treat the Czar who is said to suffer a nervous complaint.

ST. Petersburg Livadia London The Daily Express Merzejewski Russia Czar

Paris Theaters Guarded as Musicians Strike

Paris theaters and other amusements faced disruption as striking orchestra members began walkouts at noon. Police moved to deter any invasion of venues while managers and many halls yielded, returning orchestras to duty amid precautions. James Stokes of New York received the Legion of Honor cross at the French YMCA jubilee in Paris. He funded the Paris building and helped erect others in Rome, St Petersburg and Vienna. He will travel to Potsdam for an audience with Emperor William and to deliver thanks for the Boston convention minutes.

Paris James Stokes New York Legion of Honor Young Men's Christian Association of France Jules Siegfrid Loubet Delcasse Stokes Rome St. Petersburg Vienna Potsdam William American Association Boston

Bernhardt Birth Claim Sparks Controversy In Berlin

The Stattsburger Zeitung claims Sarah Bernhardt is German born in Frankfurt on the Oder, son of a horse dealer Feibel, and that a ship engineer who knew her birth facts met Mme Bernhardt in Copenhagen and spoke German, asking him not to reveal the incident. The anti-Semitic paper’s editor was jailed for two years for alleging authorities shielded Jews in Konitz Winter murder case.

Berlin Stattsburger Zeitung Sarah Bernhardt Frankfort-on-the-Oder Feibel Mme. Bernhardt Copenhagen Konitz

Various World News Briefs From 1903 Era

Reports note Kruger’s softened stance and plans to apply for permission to return to the South Sea. The Honorable Artillery Company of London to visit Boston in 1903, with sailing around Sept. 22. Cholera declines in Amur districts. one fatal plague case in Odessa since Oct. 21. White Star Line purchase by IMM Co. valued at 53,497,198. cash 15,736,150. preferred 25,171,000. common 12,587,000. shareholders gain over 5 dollars per 1,000 shares. Dr. Sewald slated as initial German commissioner for St. rate exposition. Dr. Lewald praised for Chicago expo work. Archduchess Elizabeth betrothed to Prince Aloyse von Lichtenstein, a match of equal birth to Hapsburgs. Colonel Swayne arrives at Berbera. Somali levies accused of yielding in combat. No new British Somaliland offensives for two months. Bohodle garrison under Colonel Cobe with gun arrival, not threatened.

Kruger South Sea Honorable Artillery Company London Boston Amur Odessa White Star Line International Mercantile Marine Company Sewald St. Rate Exposition William Lewald Elizabeth Archduke Karl Ludwig Francis Joseph Austria Aloyse von Lichtenstein Lichtensteins Hapsburgs Swayne Somaliland Berbera Cobe Bohodle

West backs Roosevelt in broad support, Butte editorial says

The piece argues Roosevelt embodies American ideals across regions, noting his Western ties, irrigation plans, tariff stance, and foreign policy. It claims Western Democrats shift party loyalty to Roosevelt, praising his fearless public stance and statewide popularity.

Butte Inter Mountain Theodore Roosevelt United States Roosevelt Great West West

Montana voters urged to back Republican congressman

Sentiment in Montana favors President Roosevelt and his growing influence. The piece urges electing a Republican congressman capable of aiding the President in securing benefits for the nation, and for a Legislature to ensure Republican U S senators, aligning with Roosevelt’s 1904 presidential bid.

Montana Roosevelt Washington United States Theodore Roosevelt

Soufriere Volcano Visit Shows Active Crater Changes

A visiting party including Henry Powell J P Quinlan and E W Foster toured the Soufriere volcano on October 28 reporting an active crater with steam and ash now issuing from fissures near the southern wall. No lava seen but interior walls lofted by recent eruptions and the mountain’s shape altered. Disturbances and tremors persist with fear of a serious eruption. relocation of peaceable zones to Orth Union advised.

Kingstown St. Vincent Henry Powell J. P. Quinlan Sierra Leone West Africa E. W. Foster Lagos Souffriere Powell Morne Ronde Wallibou Georgetown Windward Islands Sir Robert Llewellyn Orth Union

Notable deaths and estates across three states

New York widow Mrs Fannie Mc Kane, linked to former Gravesend political leader John Y Mc Kane, dies at Long Island home leaving about 300000 dollars mostly in Coney Island property. Walter T Forbes of Atlanta dies in Salem at forty nine after paralysis following six months in town. J N Irwin, sixty five, dies in Kansas City from Brights disease. in the 1850s he ferried goods and later held government mail and beef contracts across the plains to Denver Salt Lake City and Santa Fe.

New York Fannie Mc Kane Gravesend John Y. Mc- Kane Long Island Coney Island Salem Mass Walter T. Forbes Atlanta Forbes Kansas City J. N. Irwin Bright Plains Denver Salt Lake City Santa Fe

Mrs Ward Debuts as Dramatist with Eleanor

London critics report Mrs Humphrey Ward’s stage adaptation of Eleanor opened at Court Theater. The production is ill constructed and dialogue heavy yet shows stagecraft instinct and promise. A strong cast including Elizabeth Robins and Marion Terry drew hearty applause.

London Humphrey Ward Court Theater Eleanor Elizabeth Robins Marion Terry

The Unhappy Dairymen in Jersey Bulletin

The Jersey Bulletin notes dairymen protest oleomargarine coloring rules and opposition to both coloring and uncolored white oleomargarine. It questions what color standard would satisfy the industry while poking fun at producers seeking federal protection for inferior butter by coloring imitatively.

Jersey Bulletin Sam

Falconi Named Papal Delegate to United States

Ottawa Oct 30 Mgr Falconi papal delegate in Canada received a cable from Rome informing him of his appointment as papel delegate to the United States with headquarters in Washington D C The departure date from Ottawa is not yet decided and no successor has been named.

Ottawa Ont Mgr. Falconi Canada Rome Papel United States Washington, D. C

Fire destroys Robinson Basket plant in Painesville

A warehouse of the Robinson Basket Company in Painesville burned tonight. The structure housed about 2,000,000 baskets and caused an estimated loss of 60,000 dollars with only partial insurance. Fire crews fought the blaze through the night, with authorities beginning damage assessments today.

Painesville Robinson Basket Company

Autumn Imagery in a Baltimore Piece by Nesbit

A Baltimore American poem fragment by W D Nesbit evokes sunlit days, grazing cows, maple whispers, and fields of wheat with playful dreamlike lines about pumpkin pie and summer fancies, capturing pastoral calm and lyrical mood.

W. D. Nesbit Baltimore American

Captain of Science Walcott directed US Geological Survey

Washington Post profiles Prof Charles Doolittle Walcott director of the US Geological Survey. It notes his role in guiding a vast scientific enterprise, including the arid West irrigation project, and his work at the Smithsonian National Museum. It highlights his birth, education, early field work, leadership, and publications.

Washington Post Smithsonian Institution Geological Survey Terra Charles Doolittle Walcott United States Geological Survey Professor Walcott New York Mills N. Y Utica James Hale New York Ohio Indiana Canada New York State Utah Grand Canyon Colorado Major Powell Colorado River United States Walcott New England Maj J. W. Powell National Museum Congress Survey Carnegie Institution Washington Academy of Sciences Eureka District National Academy of Science and American Association For the Advancement of Science American Academy of Arts and Sciences Geological Society of America Geological Society of London Scientific Society of Christiana Norway Bigsby Anji Sry Washington

Collectors Press Questions Prompt Persistent Calls

A fragment from Paredeiptle Press quotes an inquisitive man claiming the collecting business forces repeated visits. The opposing collector replies that some people dare him, and most note they want him to call again. The terse exchange hints at persistent solicitation dynamics.

Paredeiptle Press

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