Vaudeville and Park Theater Programmers Review
A mixed program review notes Mr Mason as a lively burglar sketch, Kenna’s Fakir act praised but needing more development, and strong music from Waterous duo. Other acts include rough burlesque by Roberts and partners, and missteps by Angie Norton. Park Theater presents The Night Before Christmas, a Puritan moral drama, then The Irish Pawnbrokers musical farce after Thursday.
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Joe Welch
Kenna
Fakir
Collins
Ma Dell
Angie Norton
Sho
Roberts
Hayes
Clayton
Jenkins
Jasper
Mabel
Bioscope
Park
Elmer Grandin
Grandin
Algernon Smythe
World Beaters at Empire Theater Deliver Rough Fun
The World Beaters present two burlettas at the Empire Theater this week with a vaudeville interlude. Tom Waters performs songs, dancing, stories, and a dwarf enlistment act. Murphy Mason Bohannon Carey Rogers Hilpert and the Prentice family contribute varied musical and acrobatic pieces with familiar plots and frequent costume changes.
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Empire Theater
Tom Waters
Major Nowak
Rogers
Hilpert
Prentice
English's Opera House Adds Rich French Curtain
A 1500 pound royal red silk velour curtain in a French festoon drop style has been hung at English's Opera House. It features middle panels pulled from the sides to reveal the stage and letter E in gold on each half. Costing 1200 dollars and made locally, it accompanies new draperies in the boxes for next week's performances of The Burgomaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Welch
New York Ghetto
Grand Pera House
Homer Mason
Marguerite Keeler
Guy H. Hubbard
Miss Keeler
Opera House
The Washington stage opens with A Rose o Plymouth Town
Washington tonight hosts opening performances at the Columbia Theater and National Theater. Miss Minnie Dupree stars in A Rose o Plymouth Town with lively duel and siege moments, while The Snow Girl is warmly received at the National Theater. In Green Bay Otis Skinner presents Lagarre based on Mary Hartwell Catherwood’s romance, drawing notable attention from local civic and Oneida community members.
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Washington
Sept
Columbia Theater
Plymouth
Minnie Dupree
Rose de la Noye
Green Bay
Wis
Otis Skinner
Ve Williams
Dauphin
Local Character Captivates Paris Audience With Mohawk Ties
A portrait of a renowned local figure born among Mohawks and Oneidas captivated a Paris audience. Mr. Skinner emerged as a star embodiment, eliciting the highest enthusiasm and neonane expressions of hearty approval, combining romance and picturesque charm.
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Paris
Skinner
Personal and Society notes from Indianapolis area
Milton Edwards has returned to Peru. Mrs. John N. Hurty arrives from Mackinac. Alfred Ogle will visit Lafayette briefly. Mr. and Mrs. George Porter plan to move to the Delano. Many locals, including Miss Hazel Osborne and Miss Mary Sells, press homecomings and travels from Decatur, Shelbyville, Cedartown, New York, and Virginia. Social events, visits, engagements, and upcoming weddings fill the week.
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Milton Edwards
Peru
John N. Hurty
Mackinac
Alfred Ogle
Lafayette
George Porter
Delano
Hazel Osborne
Decatur
Ill
A. R. Halewill
Coldwater
Mich
John Harrison
Terre Haute
Mary Sells
Shelbyville
George N. Catterson
Lake Wawasee
Clara Hawkins
Cedartown
Josephine Smith
New York
Virginia
Bernice
Myla Smith
Gwynn Farm
Fortville
Amos Clifford
Colorado Springs
Omaha
Joseph K. Lilly
W. F. Churchman and
J. J. Turner
W. A. Cochran
Grand Hotel
New Rink
Margaret Ridgely
Washington, D. C
Jack
W. H. Potter
St. Clair Flats
Miss Smith
Miss Lewis
St. Louis
Julia Kern
Jane Ogle
Miss Levering
A. C. Mathews
Grace
Belle
Katherine Layman
Irvington
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church
James Somerville
North Meridian Street
Lewis
Fletcher Wagner
Leland Stanford University
Harvard
Col
W. R. Holloway
United States
St. Petersburg
Germany
Indianapolis
Wiesbaden
Joseph Solomon
Rose
Joseph Traxler
Emil Martin
Emma Martin
Atlantic City
Paul Martin
German Hospital
Charles Washington de Pauw
New Albany
Seaman-De Pauw
de Pauw
Catterson
Lexington
Harry J. Milligan
Louise
England
France
Richmond Levering
Broad Ripple
Oscar Huey
M. T. Perine
North Capitol Avenue
Woodruff
William Fraser Johnson
Rockford, Ill
Thomas B. Swain
Ocean Grove
N. J
Cash Hadley
New York City
Robbery Arrest in Military Park Involves Griffiths
Patrolman Bailey arrested Charles Griffiths yesterday in Military Park on robbery and pickpocketing charges. Bailey observed John J. Henry asleep on a bench, saw Griffiths kneel by him with a hand in Henrys pocket, then seized Griffiths. Henry awakened and confirmed the search of pockets.
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Charles Griffiths
Military Park
Bailey
John J. Henry
Shelbyville
Griffiths
Henry
Griffith
Chicago Municipal League shapes Cook County politics says Otto Gresham
Otto Gresham of Chicago visits the city and asserts the Municipal League will shape Cook County politics this year. He claims the league circulates records on questionable candidates to voters, praising Chicago’s current city council and warning about Billy Mason and Hopkins in the Senate race. He and his mother were en route home from Corydon after visiting his grandmother.
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Otto Gresham
Chicago
Municipal League of
Cook County
Gresham
Billy’’ Mason
United States Senate
Representative Hopkins
Hoar
Mr. Gresham
Corydon
Irrigation in the West Hearts and hopes for Pacific coast lands
Major J P Doyle reports on government irrigation experiments in California. Dams and large ditches will reclaim tillable land at about ten dollars per acre plus a water fee. Proceeds fund more dams. widespread farming and fruit growing are touted as profitable. Doyle notes generous yields in cereals and fruit, and outlines modern irrigation methods replacing old hole watering. A B Hahn in Indianapolis discusses Henry A Johnson and Indiana politics. Senate prospects, apportionment plans, and district expectations are debated by Johnston, Dillon, Coleman, and others with bricks and pipe-dreams about Brick.
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J. P. Doyle
Carnahan
K. of P
Indiana
San Francisco
Doyle
West
California
Denison
Pacific Coast
A. B. Hahn
Richmond
Henry A. Johnson
Congress
Indianapolis
Johnson
Hahn
James E. Watson
Aurora
South Bend
Brick
A. J. Dillon
Rochester
Fulton County
Spencer House
Dillon
J. W. Coleman
Kosciusko County
Coleman
Indiana Electrical and Central States Waterworks Meet at Denison
The Indiana Electrical Association holds sessions in this city September 17 and 18 with headquarters at the Denison Hotel. The Central States Waterworks Association will meet here September 22 to 24, also headquartered at the Denison. Nearby, William H. O'Brien of Lawrenceburg, Democratic state chairman, and Hugh Dougherty of Bluffton, a leading Democrat, were seen at the Grand Hotel.
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Indiana
Will H. Johnston
Montgomery County
Grand Hotel
Johnston
House
Senate
United States
Fairbanks
United States Senate
John W. Kern
Frank Shiveley
Indiana Electrical Association
Denison
Central States Waterworks Association
Central States
William H. O'Brien
Lawrenceburg
Democratic State Committee
Hugh Dougherty
Bluffton
Grand
Charles T Boyer Sells Two Dwellings at Keystone Ave
Charles T Boyer yesterday sold to James M Healy two eight room houses at 312 and 314 Keystone avenue for 5000 dollars. Healy deeded back to Boyer Lots 4 and 45 in Clark's subdivision.
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Charles T. Boyer
James M. Healy
Keystone Avenue
Real estate transfers in West Indianapolis and nearby areas
The records show transfers including C W Schowmeyer receiving a 1609 Barth Avenue lot in Malabee Peters addition via a $1.48 consideration with $850 cash, through B F Cline agency. Waldo B Rossetter sold a lot on Alameda Street near 25th Street to Andrew M Rothbards for 4200. Charles L Buschmann netted 4000 from a Pennsylvania Street lot sale to Charles E Johnson.
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Indianapolis
Malae Peterss
Brown
Robert Martindale
C. W. Schowmeyer
Barth Avenue
Alamada Street
Twenty-fifth Street
Charles L. Buschmann
Pennsylvania Street
Twenty-fourth Street
Charles E. Johnson
Central Labor Squall Hits Hall Over Photo Engravers Row
The Central Labor Union meeting turned chaotic as Michael T Butler refused to seat after objections to recognizing the Photo Engravers Union. President Feltman ordered Butler ejected but delegates from Machinists and Carpenters opposed the move. The issue was referred to arbitration and credentials for decision. Grievance reports covered iron workers on West Washington bridge and the Employment Agency hiring striking machinists’ replacements. Lithographers were seated. funds totals noted for Mine Workers support and per capita taxes. Butler Friedman Gordon elected to State Federation with travel allowances.
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Central Labor Union
Photo Engravers’ Union
Edgar A. Perkins
Edward P. Barry
Typographical
Butler
Machinists’ Union
Carpenters’ Union
Committee On Arbitration and Credentials
Union of Structural Iron Workers
Fife
West Washington Street
International Employment Agency
Omaha
Lithographers’ Union
United Mine Workers’ Fund
Lawmakers’ Union
Feltman
Cigar Makers’ Union
National Organization
T.butler
Henry Friedman
George E. Gordon
State Federation
Evansville
Home Dressmaking Hints by May Manton
May Manton describes slot seam effects as a notable feature of advance styles, noting their novelty, effectiveness, and fashion appeal. The blouse example in pastel green alpaca with black white accents uses plaits, white corticelli stitching, tiny buttons, a black white edged tie, and a silver clasp belt to finish a smart look. All waisting materials including wool silk linen and cotton remain acceptable.
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May Manton
Fashion sewing pattern with slot seams and bishop sleeves
Instructions describe a tailored garment with silk omission, plaited waist, and slot seams. It covers front and back waist construction, center front closure hidden beneath the left plait, bishop sleeves with upper slot seams creating soft wrist puffs, and material requirements for multiple widths. Pattern 4217 fits bust measures 32 to 38 inches with a pattern coupon and mailing details.
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Inc
Andianapolis
Tna
Schwartz Attacked By Neighbor Teen On Meek Street
Attorney William B. Schwartz living on Meek Street was struck on the head with a club last night by John Manley a sixteen year old neighbor The report says Schwartz sought possession of the Manley house and the family refused A large gash was inflicted on Schwartz head in the incident
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William B. Schwartz
Watch Sale Brings Special Weeklong Discounts
A local retailer announces a special weeklong sale on watches offering reduced prices. The promotion advertises broad discounts and urges customers to visit in store for bargains and limited-time offers.
Earlham to open Sept 15 amid faculty changes
Earlham College will open September 15 with registration and recitations starting the next day. President Mills, though gravely ill, remains head of the institution as duties are redistributed among trustees and faculty. Changes include Prof. C. L. Chase replacing Latin instructor R. W. Barrett and Lawrence Hadley taking over Barrett’s duties. Harlow Lindley remains on leave with duties reassigned.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Earlham College
J. J. Mills
Earlham
Mills
R. W. Barrett
University of Pennsylvania
C. L. Chase
University of Iowa
Chase
Barrett
Lawrence Hadley
Harlow Lindley
State University Loss Prof Rogers to Cincinnati Dean Post
William P. Rogers, prominent Brown County born lawyer and educator, resigns as Indiana University Law School dean to take a similar post at the University of Cincinnati. A self made man, Rogers grew up on a Brown County farm, walked miles to school, and rose to high professional stature through struggle and study. His departure marks a notable shift for Indiana University as it continues to fill leadership at Bloomington.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
William P. Rogers
Law School
Indiana University
University of Cincinnati
Southern Indiana
Rogers
Brown County
Young Rogers
Prof. Rogers
Knights of the Golden Circle
New Jersey Incorporates The Candy Company with 9 Million Stock
The Candy Company is chartered in New Jersey with authorized stock of 9 million dollars. Incorporators listed include Hi Semple Ames of St. Louis Frank W. George B. Goodwin Edward ee Samuel E. Hill of Chicago and McDermott of Jersey City.
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NEW_ YORK
Sept
New Jersey
Hi Semple Ames
St. Louis
Frank W. George B. Goodwin
Edward + ee
Samuel E. Hill
Chicago
McDermott
Jersey City
Boy to Farmer Dies at Home After Wish to Learn
In Muscatine Iowa a fourteen year old orphan Happlegate from Montezuma who wished to become a farmer drew out his brains at his home, following his grandparents insisting he attend school today.
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Muscatine, In
Montezuma
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