Bringing Magicland to Hospital Tots

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, October 16, 1925:  Yesterday afternoon the small patients at Riley Hospital were mystified by the magic of Houdini.  In two sessions, one for girls and one of boys, Houdini had each audience laughing and gazing in wide-eyed wonder when the little yellow rabbit came out of an empty box and the glass filled with inky black water turned crystal clear under the magic handkerchief.  Houdini showed where the magic egg went when it vanished from the little bag and how he did other mysterious tricks, but he didn’t reveal the magic word because that would make them as much a magician as he was.  One thing that didn’t vanish was the empty magic pan.  When Houdini put on the lid, and then lifted it, there was the biggest heap of candy one could wish for.   

“Bringing Magicland to Hospital Tots,” The Indianapolis Star, 16 October 1925, p. 11:2

Stephenson and Aids Indicted in Arson Plot

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, October 5, 1925:  D. C. Stephenson, Earl Gentry, and Earl Klinck, whose trial for the alleged murder of Madge Oberholtzer is to begin next Monday at Noblesville, have been indicted together with Fred Butler by a Marion County grand jury for arson in conspiring to burn Stephenson’s Irvington home, 5432 University Av, last April 17.  Allegedly the conspirators “willfully and maliciously set fire” to Stephenson’s house valued at $20,000 (2024:  $365,314), insured by the Great American Insurance Co, resulting in damage of $3,500 (2024:  $63,930).  A neighbor, Helene Hibben, heard a loud explosion at 1 a.m. and called the fire department.  A six-gallon can of gasoline exploded in the dining room, shooting flames throughout the main floor; several other gasoline containers were found scattered around the house and gas jets on the stove turned on

“Stephenson and Aids Indicted in Arson Plot,” The Indianapolis Times, 5 October 1925, p. 1:7

Radio Exposition Ends, Pronounced Complete Success

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, September 27, 1925:  The first Indianapolis radio exposition signed off last night after a successful week.  More than 45,000 visitors ambled about the exhibit booths at Cadle Tabernacle since the doors opened Monday evening.  Herbert Luckey, president of the Broadcast Listeners Association, said exhibitors transacted over $100,000 (2024:  $1,826,571) in radio business during the show.  While Jerry Peter, a representative of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), said, “It was one of the most successful radio shows we have ever seen,” a radio fan declared this first exposition was “staticless” and harmonious” from start to finish.  Management, exhibitors, and entertainers expressed satisfaction, and plans are underway for next year’s which will be known as the Mississippi Valley radio exposition which will be enlarged with many more national concerns engaged in radio manufacturing expected to attend.

Advertisement:

“Radio Exposition Ends; Pronounced Complete Success,” The Indianapolis Star, 27 September 1925, p. 1:5