Centennial Celebration Floats Planned Across City
A Cincinnati interior decorator H D Evans company will beautify Central avenue with pennants bands and decorative walls for the Centennial. Local utilities will supply free current for booths and displays. Tri Kappa will sell pageant copies to fund expenses and Fayette Sanitarium may receive remaining funds. Every factory will parade a float and close during the event.
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H. D. Evans Company
Cincinnati
Evans
Central Avenue
Light, Heat & Power Company
Hydro-electric Company
Tri Kappa Sorority
Fayette
Pauline Siebenthal to Direct Garfield Park Playgrounds
Pauline Siebenthal of Bloomington arrives in Indianapolis to supervise Garfield Park children’s playgrounds. A former Indiana University track star, she set the American shot put mark in 1915 and held the women’s pole vault record, with a noted career in field events and ties to Bloomington and Connersville communities.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pauline Siebenthal
Bloomington
Garfield Park
Siebenthal
Indiana University
Childs
Bloomington High School
A. J. Siebenthal
Clio Club Discusses City Fountain Contract
A representative of a construction company met with the Clio Club to discuss erecting the ornamental fountain donated to the city for upper Central Avenue. HK A Eastman of Bedford led the talks aiming to finalize the contract. The gift's details were reviewed previously.
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Clio Club
Upper Central Avenue
HK. A. Eastman
Bedford
Clio
Hughes Denounces German American Backing as Undiluted Americanism
New York June 13 Charles K Hughes Republican Presidential candidate declares support from German Americans is undiluted Americanism. He says his position and policy are American through and through and that backers are backing an out and out American stance. He spoke after dictating a statement to reporters.
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New York
Charles K. Hughes
St. Louis
Chicago
Wilson
National Democratic
Edward F. Goltra
Marshall
Manigzer
Fred H. Lynch
Minnesota
McCombs
Norman I. Mack
Bryan
Wilkin I. Thompson
Kansas
Northan Tripseod
Wilson Nonpartisan League
Democratic Party
East Side Bids Open Soon for Indiana Avenue Road
Public interest runs high over paving plans in Harrison township and Indiana avenue. The city sets July as bid opening date while awaiting papers from the city attorney. Progress continues on Virginia avenue paving amid rains by Conner and Sherry.
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East Side
Hoberts Park
Canal
Harrison Township
Indiana Avenue
Fifth Street
Conner & Sherry
Virginia Avenue
Trial of Giles W Trask in murder case opens in Frankfort
Giles W Trask a wealthy Chillicothe farmer and elevator owner faces trial in the Indiana Circuit Court for the murder of Minerva Alive Evans known as Madam Rand a fortune teller famous across the state. The hammer killing occurred May 3 after Evans allegedly blackmailed him. Thirty four veniremen were examined before a jury was chosen.
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Frankfort
Ind
Giles W.frask
Cheleville
Minerva
Evans
Madam Rand
Trask
Horse Run Ends Scenic Run During City Delivery
James Hager driving a H. W. Jones grocery wagon had a runaway near Tenth Street and Grand Avenue. The wagon hit a water plug at Eighth Street but Park Cooley stopped the horse nearby. no damage was reported.
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James Hager
H. W. Jones
Tenth Street
Grand Avenue
Eighth
Park Cooley
Flying Arrow of Cars Heads for Shelbyville Trip
An auto parade led by the Commercial Club Boys' Band will depart Rushville tomorrow morning, urging all participants to assemble by 8:30 at the Auditorium. The procession aims to reach Shelbyville by noon with a luncheon and a band-led Play Day. Credit Bureau members in the Sixth District plan a 1:15 pm session.
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Commercial Club
Merchants’ Credit Bureau
Shelbyville
Rushville
Credit Bureaus
Sixth District
J. C. Mount
Carl Sherry
Will Luking
Clarence Wise
Fred Neal
Lexington
J. G. Powell
Basil Daum
Dora Sherry
A. JH. Leiter
William Heeb
Kk. PL Hawkins
Charles DeMartin
Fred Heeb
Edward True
J. K. Tingley
Harry Smith
J. M. Shade
J. Oh. Mount
William Thoms
Kale Pest
Indiana University Class of 1916 Honors List
Mary Riemann is enrolled in the Honor Scroll at Indiana University Bloomington. The Class Day exercises ended with a campus reception by President William Lowe Bryan and faculty. The faculty announced bachelor of arts graduates receiving distinction and high distinction for 1916 honors, listing several names and hometowns.
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I. U
Bloomington
Ind
William Lowe Bryan
Indiana University
Faciulty
Dorothy Bell
Doris Hoffman
Elsie Ning
Union City
Wiliam F. Maurer
Mt. Vernon
Diantel Mebane
Mary Riemann
Connersville
Harry P. Schulty
Affica
Orla RR
Big Fire Destroys Mount Property in Crothersville
A major blaze in Crothersville Indiana damaged Crescent Milling Co hardware and feed exchange J E Mount hardware Hitz Hotel and Mary Woskom causing total losses near sixty thousand dollars. The flames began in the Mount Building and spread toward a gasoline tank, threatening the town of 1500 residents. James Mount and family ties to Connersville were noted in early reports.
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Seymour
And
T. Crothersville
Here
Crescent Milling Company
Hardware and Feed Exchange
J. E. Mount
Hitz Hotel
Mary Woskom
Mount
Swiss Officer's Verdun Report Sparks War News
Colonel Feyler, a Swiss officer, reports from the French front via Journal de Geneve that German troops are imprisoned for refusing Verdun assaults. He cites mass losses, details a renowned German unit reformed after early heavy casualties, and notes German soldiers resisting trench assaults.
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London
Feyler
Europeda
Journal de Geneve
Germat
Ison
Verdun
Prenca
Krench
Cermany
Whamnders
City Court Crowded at Morning Session
Four men were arraigned before Mayor Braun in police court this morning charged with public intoxication. Mr. Wilson paid fine and costs. Conkle also paid the same amount. Harry Byron had drunk charges dropped and was released. A nameless man from Richmond was ordered to leave town within thirty minutes.
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Braun
Polices Court
Wilson
Conkle
Harry Byron
Richmond
Quakers Parade Celebrates Indiana Quaker History at Earlham
A large Quaker pageant titled The Quest for Freedom unfolded on Earlham College campus in Richmond Indiana. It marked Indiana’s centennial and highlighted Quaker history including Marsham College and the Underground Railroad. The event drew wide attendance and featured scenes from early Quaker life and emancipation efforts.
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Richmond
Ind
Dunea
Indiana
Earlham College
Marthint
Sarbhan College
Carolina
Underground
Canada
Henry Chay
Marsham College
Friends’ Boarding School
Conscience of a Slip Of a Girl in Orpet Case
Josephine Davis a key prosecution witness shocked the court by admitting she lied earlier about Will Orpet. She testified she invented a tale to avenge Marian Lambert death and now expressed sincere remorse for the perjured statements. Prosecutors pressed to reconcile her current account with prior grand jury testimony.
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Chicago
Will
Marian
Orpet
Raging Eastern Front Push Across Ukraine and Balkans
Allied dispatches describe heavy fighting as Russian forces fend off German and Austro Hungarian offensives. Communications note advances near Ceernowite and Ceternawite with claims of captures and heavy casualties on both sides amid a broad eastern front drive.
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London
Virtus Diy
Ore Gulf of Riga
Bokhowina
Boise Riga
Chedasiohde
Pripet Marsh
Haakovina
Risa
Petrograd
Fight in the City Ends With Unnamed Fights
News reports a late afternoon street altercation in the city center. Everett Haas and Jarry Mee identified as principal participants, with Bart Jackson knocked down during the incident. Police were involved at the time.
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Everett Haas
Jarry Mee
Bart Jackson
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E. V. Hawkins
RE. V. Hawkins
Man
Hughes
Park Road
Madam
Rand
Free Fair
Mary Rieman
Crothersville
Loser
J. J. Mount
Total
Ad. H. Mount
J. Ke. Mount
American Press Association
Hapgood
Goltrr
Lynch
Senator Thompson
Riehl
Quakers
Earlham
William Orpet
Austen Army
Commission
Say
Obseryvegsee
Petrowrad
Paris
Jaume
Pega ' Lagos
Rat Tha Tessams
Ceernawite
Dolranestyee
Oka
Ceeronwitt
Pie Hse
Crernowite
Sicbotas
Westeraus
Ted
Ceernowitz
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