Local Society Announcements List Meetings and Events
Concord Chapter No 101 plans a meeting at Clark Hospital tomorrow night. S J club guests at Mrs Van Patten's Friday afternoon. Mrs Ed Borneman hosts dinner for Miss Mary Clayton Friday evening. Naomi Lodge No 67 meets Friday at 7 30 with special business. We Do and We Dont club meets May 10 with Mrs Lieb. Congregational Missionary Society meets Friday at 2 30 with Mrs Emmett Godfrey. Missionary Reading Class of Grace Lutheran meets Friday at Mrs Phil Kelley. Invocation inviting Independent Order of Foresters to annual service for Court Burkhart and Court Samara tan at First Christian Church Sunday May 5 at 7 30.
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Naomi
Grace Lutheran Church
Phil Kelley
Division Street
Independent Order of Foresters
Court Burkhart
Court Samaritan
First Christian’ Church
Fifth and
Lexington Avenue
Miss Grace Hostettler Honors Maude Stoner with Dinner
Grace Hostettler hosted a six o’clock dinner on Wednesday evening at South Main street in honor of Maude Stoner who plans to move to Pennsylvania next week. The gathering featured informal music and friendship among guests. The Middlebury Street School girls of room four held a May Day party for the boys on Wednesday evening supervised by Miss Beck. Popcorn was served and children’s games provided amusement for all.
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Grace. Hostettler
South Main Street
Maude Stoner
Pennsylvania
Middlebury Street
Circle meeting at Emma Dwight home on Harrison Street
The Queen Esther circle met at Miss Emma Dwight’s home on Harrison Street Wednesday evening with Miss Freeda Shirling presiding. A committee was appointed to finalize plans for a social event to be held in May and the meeting adjourned after a brief discussion.
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Esther
Emma Dwight
Harrison Street
Anna Foster Hosts Fourteenth Birthday Party
Miss Anna Foster hosted thirty friends and schoolmates at her parents W. A. and Mrs Foster home on East Jackson street Wednesday evening for her fourteenth birthday. The house was decorated in pink and green and guests wore light dresses. After games and activities, refreshments were served and Miss Foster received many gifts.
Grace Lutheran Sunday School Class Marks First Anniversary
The Merry Rovers Sunday School class at Grace Lutheran church celebrated its first anniversary at the teacher Mrs James Herrick's Riverside home. Joe Puterbaugh was elected president with Walter Doll as vice president Warren Bowers as secretary and Don McCoy as treasurer. The year’s work was excellent with high aims for the year ahead. A business meeting was followed by lunch and a flashlight photo.
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Merry Rovers
Grace Lutheran Church
James Herrick
Riverside
Joe Puterbaugh
Walter
Doll
Warren Bowers
Don McCoy
Engagement announcement party honors Miss Krienke in South Bend
One of the prettiest parties of the season was given by Miss Exina Hun eryager of South Bend at Mrs W J Baker’s Cedar Street home Wednesday evening to announce the engagement of Miss Jeannette Krienke to Cecil in Tilburg. A two course luncheon followed a piano and photo session with Maude Heinzman of Mishawaka attending.
Nast's Pupils Given at Trinity M B Church
A brief church notice states that Nast's pupils were given at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church on a Wednesday evening.
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Karl
Nast
Trinity
Est Wind Speeds Noted In Fragmentary Report
A fragmentary weather note records light winds around seven miles per hour and a temperature estimate near thirty five.
Personal notes from Mishawaka area residents
A Mishawaka correspondent lists local residents and visitors who are sick recent illnesses confinement and travel plans. Names include Mrs C W Maines Garfield Avenue, Mrs O C Puterbaugh Mishawaka visits, Guy Sheehan Indiana Avenue children ill, Dr G B Hoppingarner home ill, H M Beck River Avenue able to sit up, E A Baker attorney Sturzis on business, Pearl Freed Ligonier visiting Burhart, Mrs da Bond visiting Vandalia, Ora Craig visiting Jackson Michigan, Minnie Fick Wakarusa guest, James H Birch Beardsley Avenue on business to Sa O, Dr C He Welter Louisville dentist home for vacation, Ford Bishop Middlebury Street sick, Schuyler Sprague Petoskey visiting Elk Hart, Howard Kelly Ned Head Ligonier Seminole club party, Mike McConskey Portland Oregon visiting Mishawaka and Elkhart, Marlon Osgood ill three months and visiting Warsaw with grandmother.
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C. W. Maines
Garfield Avenue
C. Puterbaugh
Mishawaka
Guy Sheehan
Indiana Avenue
G. B.hoppingarner
H. M. Beck
River’ Avenue
E. A. Baker
Sturzis
Pearl Freed
Ligonier
Burhart
da Bond
Vandalia
Ora Craig
Jackson
Mich
Minnie Fick
Wakarusa
James H. Birch
Beardsley Avenue
Sa O
C. He Welter
Louisville
Petoskey
Elkhart
Howard Kelly
Ned Head
Mikhart
Mike McConskey
Portland
Ore
Marlon Osgood
Warsaw
Child nearly dies when churn traps boy head
A porch prank with a large old fashioned churn ends with surgeons freeing a two year old from the overturned vessel. Firemen saw off the churn bottom after neighbors help. The child escaped with fright and minor injuries.
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Ottom
Miles and Buffalo Bill Drive 75 Miles Without Miss
Gen Miles once rode with a rough driver from Red Lodge Montana toward Cody Wyoming to visit Buffalo Bill. When the journey neared Cody Miles jabbed the driver and ordered a turn back. The men then retraced toward Red Lodge after Miles declared they had driven 75 miles without striking a rock.
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Miles
Red Lodge
Mont
Cody
Wyo
Buffalo Bill
Elks Night At Crystal Theater Promises Two Pro Acts
Miss Sylvia Lake will sing and dance at Crystal theater with Thomas Haydenson of the Irwin theater offering Irish character singing and dancing. The Dike will meet at their hall tomorrow evening and march to the Crystal for the second performance.
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the Crystal Theater
Lawrie
Ite
Sylvia Lake
Thomas Hayden Ison
The
Irwin
First Annual Meeting of Horsemen's Mutual Insurance Co
The first annual meeting of the Horsemen's Mutual Insurance Company will be held at Central Labor Union hall on May 15 starting at 1 PM to elect a president vice president secretary and treasurer. A financial statement will be rendered. The company organized August 14 last year and has written $760 000 of insurance since then.
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The
Horsemen’s:Mutual ‘Insurance Company
Central Labor Union
Hall
Huff Resigns as BostonAmericans Manager in May
George Huff quits managing the BostonAmericans after thirteen days citing a dislike for professional baseball and lack of heart in the work. Captain Bob Unglaub is appointed to succeed him while Huff returns to university athletic administration at Illinois.
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Bostons
Boston
George Huff
Boston-Americans
University of Illinois
Taylor
Bob Unglaub
Huff
Huge
Inscriptions Erode On Bellows Falls Rock Record
The text notes a water action that moved rocks revealing engraved markings once marking a victory near Bellows Falls. The inscription had been obliterated and now only partial evidence remains. It suggests a longer lost record of bands and chiefs, dating about a century ago.
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Bellows Falls
Squaw Beadwork and Tepee Life Highlighted in Denver Tale
A Denver Republic description contrasts a neat tepee dwelling with a frame house, praising a beaded dance drum and elk-tooth robe valued up to $2,000. The piece loans a sympathetic gaze to Native life while critiquing stereotypes in everyday housekeeping and social settings.
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Denver
Gaquan
Agency
Innocence and a First Dance Under Palms in Baltimore
A Baltimore girl in her first year accepts a young man’s invitation to sit out a dance in a palm shaded nook beneath the stairs. She hesitates fearing impropriety after recalling a prior kiss in a similar setting while the youth explains modestly. The scene unfolds at a social gathering noted in the Philadelphia Public Ledger of the period.
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Baltimore
Palm Bank
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Bees and venom used to make medicine claim
A chemist describes extracting venom from bees in a glass container. He says the venom drops into alcohol below a wire net and asserts bees help him prepare a medicine claimed to treat gout rheumatism cancer and other ailments.
Fragmented OCR fragment with stray punctuation and quotes
A garbled OCR snippet shows scattered dialogue and stray punctuation. It mentions a person named Wag with a mother reacting and a character called Toodles and an exclamation about the devil. The text lacks clear narrative or event details.
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Toodles
Credi
The Convict Ship Readers Learn Its Remarkable History
A fragment discusses an old convict ship once moored near Them years ago. It notes a large number of inmates sent to prison and exile, including 116 8427 men and 20 819 women, reflecting a historic penal voyage.
Dream of News From the Morning Papers
Mosaic of early 20th century items including John J. Sullivan denying an impending marriage to a widow’s boycott, balloon voyage by Captain Chandler and J. C. McCoy ending in Golconda Illinois, Detroit streetcar ruling by Michigan Supreme Court, widow of Charles T. Yerkes suing Wilson Mizner for divorce, Mabel Gilman visiting Paris bound for marriage to William Corey May 13, defense counsel in murder case of Anissa De Massey, Saxony inventor to build paper yarn textile factory in America, May Day clashes in Paris and broader European demonstrations.
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America
Saxony
Estate distribution favors nephew of late Jas Smith
Report from New York states the bulk of the estate of the late Jas Smith will go to his nephew, the son of the testator's deceased sister Mrs Mason.
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New
York
Jas. ‘Smith
Mason
Police Briefs from Elkhart and Goshen Incidents
Officer Thomas found doors unlocked at Lusher Bros. last night. Elkhart police seek William Phillips for stealing a valuable watch from a Goshen man. A theft report notes youths took an ice cream freezer from a rear porch at 807 East Jackson Street during a party.
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Thomas
Lusher Bros
Elkhart
William Phillips
East Jackson Street
Boy struck by bat sustains deep forehead cut
Lloyd Minnick, young son of George Minnick of Mason street, received a deep forehead cut this forenoon when struck by a baseball bat. Several stitches were necessary.
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Lloyd
George Minnick
Mason Street
Lake Shore Firemen Resign En Masse
A group of Lake Shore firefighters have submitted resignations en masse, prompting the city to seek replacements and stabilize the department. The mass exit signals staffing challenges and potential service impacts for the community.
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Lake Shore
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Cleveland “Avenue
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Mary Clayton
R. B. Lieb
Cone Street
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Emmett Godfrey
Marion Street
Social
Erate RC Mens
Squaw
Morning Papers
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Chandler
J. C. McCoy
St. Louis
Washington
Golconda
Supreme Court of Michigan
Detroit
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Wilson Mizner
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Paris
William
Corey
Anissa de Massey
Gustav Simon
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Sn Children
Laitsook
Milline
Yi Nee
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