Four Women Killed in Ridge Cemetery Carriage Collision
In Chicago April 9 four women returning from a Ridge cemetery funeral in Maywood were killed when their carriage was struck by an Elgin railway flyer. Witnesses say the carman appeared to misjudge the crossing as the train ran at about sixty miles per hour. Victims named include Mrs. F Rohloff, Paul Rohloff, Mrs. Charles Iman, and Minnie Potthoff.
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Ridge Cemetery
Maywood
Atanty
F. Roh- Paul Rohloff
Charles
Minnie Potthoff
Iman
Rer
Enthusiastic Indiana Executive Targets Eastward Expansion
Edwin McKiramn of Indianapolis, state agencies for the Pa- Petecraph company, praised the firm’s plans to expand operations. He notes the company is sending messages from the west to Honolulu and Milwaukee, and expects to cover Chicago, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Wheeling, and Indianapolis as it moves eastward.
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Mus, Tne
Edwin McKiramn
Indianapolis
Pa- Petecraph Company
Pkils
Pay
Thelsea
Honolulu
Chi- Milwaukee
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Wheeling
Central Union May Reveal Phone Surprise
The Central Union Telephone company will occupy the attention of the State Tax Board at its meeting Friday morning at the storehouse. The session promises to furnish surprises in estimates of the property worth of the company, which has been under careful analysis for years. Eighteen cases will be considered by the board, with remaining days of the week devoted to other telephone companies in the state.
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Central Union Telephone Company
State Tax Board
Liberal donations for vacant lot cultivation
Subscriptions to the vacant lots cultivation and the home decorating committee have been made as follows: Franklin Vonnegut, $106. Max Leckner, $1. W. BE. Hayward, $10. Pettis Dry Goods Co., $10. A. Kiefer Drug Co., $5. Louis P. Goebel, $2. H. BE. Zimmer, 32. J. Q. A. McClurg, 32. Geo. Mansfield & Sons, $1. Amos W. Fisher, $1. Balke & Krauss Co., $2. Rev. Anthony Scheicher, $2. W. Herriott, $2. W. H. Hubbard, $2. W. H. Coleman, $10. Peoples' Outfitting Co., 43. E. G. Browning, $2. Jas. BE. Lilly, $10. G. A. Schnull, $5. Kahn Tailoring Co., 35. John W. Stokes, $3.00. L. Strauss & Co., $2. Wm. Laurie Co., $10. Henry L. Wallace, $5. Clinton D. Lasher, 4. Dr. J. L. Thompson.
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Franklin Vonnegut
Max Leckner
W. BE. Hayward
Pettis Dry Goods Co
Balke & Krauss Co
Rev. Anthony Scheicher
W. H. Herriott
W. H. Hubbard
W. H. Coleman
Peoples’ Outfitting Co
E. G. Browning
Jas. BE. Lilly
G. A. Schnull
Kahn Tailoring Co
John W. Stokes
L. Strauss & Co
Wm. Laurie Co
Henry L. Wallace
Clinton D. Lasher
Dr. J. L. Thompson
Mrs Moran Dies At Woodruff Place Home
Mrs. Mary Moran died Tuesday at her home 936 East Drive Woodruff Place from heart trouble. Funeral services will be Friday morning at St Joseph's church. She was born in Mayo Ireland in 1852 and is survived by eight children and two sisters who are Sisters of Charity.
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Mary Moran
East Drive
Woodruff Place
St. Joseph’s Church
Mystery boy named in will rattles New York case
April 7 New York mystery surrounds Carl F Bell the boy named as beneficiary in the will of Henry F Poggenburg a senior partner at H F Poggenburg Co who died Feb 2 The estate valued around a half million provides 1000 yearly for Bells support until 21 then 40 000 trust funds and a name change to Poggenburg upon majority Details show conflicting ties to Mrs Doris Cronemeyer and Mrs Philippine Poggenburg with disputed familiarity while the executor Herman Ruebsamen confirms Bell is Cronemeyer’s son and that Mrs Poggenburg denies knowledge of the parties involved
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New York
Carl F. Bell
Henry F. Poggenburg
Ill
E. Sixty-ninth St
H. F. Poggenburg & Co
Doris W. Cronemeryer
Dorothy W. Cronemeyer
Charles Cronemeyer
Treal
Poggenburg
Cronemeyer
Philippine P. Pogsenburg
Greene County
Herman A. Ruebsamen
Greene St
Marion Ave
Bronx
Bell Phone Franchise Ends in Danville Hendricks War
In Danville Indiana on April 9 the town trustees will grant Parmers Mutual a franchise to operate. The Consolidated independent company has acquired all Bell Telephone possessions in Hendricks county ending the Bell company’s presence there.
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Danville
Ind
Hendricks County
Board of Town Trustees
Jparmers’ Mutual Company
Consolidated
Bell Telephone E Company
City births and deaths in a day
Births list multiple couples listing names and addresses with newborns a girl or boy. Deaths note ages and causes including embolus pneumonia hemo plegia cirrhosis and dysentery from various street addresses and a hospital.
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Kate F. Barnett
St. Vincent's Hospital
Sehnide Barnes
W. Northst
Ellen Zellan
Hudson St
Herbert Raymond Griswold
Harding
Albert E. Jeffries
Sarah Jane Keaton
Liberty St
Pauline Fleury
Alabama St
City Editor Weds in Elkhart Michigan Bride Ties to Sandusky Editor
News reaches Elkhart of the marriage between Miss Georgia Ingalls of Jackson Michigan, a familiar figure in the city, and Edward Ways city editor of the Sandusky Register. Elkhart friends relay the announcement dated April 9.
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Elkhart
Ind
Georgia Ingalls
Jackson
Mich
Edward Ways
Sandusky (O.) Register
Fire horse dozes en route to Coney Island blaze
A fire horse on the way to a Coney Island fire stopped and lay down to sleep, apparently misreading the season and delaying the response. The team moved the horse and continued to the scene as crews intensified efforts to combat the blaze.
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Coney Island
Society Man Poete Boxer Fights Philadelphia Pugilist
A Philadelphia society man and poet joined a boxing match against a local pugilist. The result leaves open the possibility that the amateur could still shine in society circles.
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Philadelphia
Patterson Leaves Dayton After Persecution in New York
John H. Patterson, head of the National Cash Register company, announces his departure from Dayton Ohio to New York City claiming continual harassment and threats after violent newspaper attacks. He states constant security measures and surveillance as factors in relocating the business’s general offices to New York.
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New York
John H. Patterson
National Cash Register Company
Dayton
Davin
Patterson
Two Songbirds At Outs Stir Broadway Rumor
Scores of Oscar Hammerstein opera singers left New York on three steamships amid a rumor that two leading artists, Luisa Tetrazzini and Mary Garden, are not on speaking terms. Tetrazzini appears aloft while Garden is pictured below.
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Oscar Hammerstein
New York
Luisa Tetraguini
Mary Garden
Tetrazzini
Alove
Miss Garden
An Essay by Little Bobby on Theaters
A family reads a humorous essay about the Waltz Dream theater performance. Father praises Greek drama echoes, notes on actors, and a long kiss scene, while mother and son share quiet reactions and social observations from the show.
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Little Bobby
Nomination scramble under way in Sixth district race
Shelbyville Indiana April 59 Republicans gather 116 delegates to nominate a congress candidate to succeed James E Watson. Six contenders include Thomas Davidson E E Moore Will Hough W Barnard Charles Stivers and J O Campbell. Delegates apportioned by county with voting to begin this afternoon amid talk of a deadlock and at least six ballots likely. Judge Sparks chairs. Ed Hancock is secretary.
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Shelbyville
James E. Watson
Ind
Nomi
Congress
Thomas Davidson
Greensburg
E. E. Moore
Connersville
Will Hough
Greenfield
W. ©. Barnard
New Castile
Charles Stivers
Liberty
J. O. Campbell
Richmond
Decatur
Faretta
Franklin
T. Hancock
Henry
Rush
Shelby
Union
Wayne
Bankots
Judge Sparks
Ed Hancock
Street Gar Company Must Sprinkle Tracks
New Albany Indiana April 9 the city council has adopted an ordinance requiring street car companies to sprinkle tracks at least once every three hours from 8 p m daily between March and November. Penalty for violation ranges from 1 4 to 3 3 for each offense.
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New Albany
Ind
Music box from Tipu Sahib at South Kensington Museum
In London’s South Kensington museum a curio once owned by Tipu Sultan is a life sized tiger statue gripping England represented by a British officer. When operated the tiger roars and shrieks as attendants turn a handle, while inside the tiger are four rows of pipes and ivory keys likely of French or British make.
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South Kensington
London
Tipu
Tipnoo) Sahib
Mysore
Seringapatam
India
England
Tippoo
Judge Leathers III Ill, Court Sessions Halted
Judge J. M. Leathers of Superior Court No 3 was ill and unable to preside Thursday as a severe cold affected his lungs and kept him bedridden, delaying court proceedings.
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J. M. Leathers
Superior Court No. 3
Iil
Gan
Rev Van Buskink Dies at Howe in Greensburg
Greensburg Ind April 6 Rev D I Van Buskirk TS died at home last night. For 30 years he was pastor of the Third Christian church of Indianapolis. He left Indianapolis in 18%5. He leaves 3 widow and five children W S Van Buskirk of Indianapolis is his son.
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Greensburg
Ind
D. I. van Buskirk
SNL
Third Christian Church of
Indianapolis
W. S. van Buskirk
Mrs Whitlock's Body Taken for Burial
The funeral for Mrs. Ann Hennen Whitlock wife of Fred Whitlock of the Indianapolis Foundry was held Wednesday at their Woodruff Place home with only family present. The body is to be taken to Manesville Kentucky for burial Friday. She died Wednesday from Bright's disease and is survived by her husband and a years old daughter.
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Ann Hennen Whitlock
Fred Whitlock
Tndianapolis Foundry Company
Hell
Woodruff Place
Manesville
Franklin Towahi Senatorial Prospects Stir Local Politics
R F Stuart of Franklin township rises in local politics as friends urge him as a Democratic candidate for state senator. Supporters claim he has a solid following if he enters the race.
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R. F. Stuart
Franklin Township
Stuart
Scaffold collapse kills two workers at express building site
In Chattanooga Tennessee two men, Ape and Co. Stanley of Cincinnati and Wi i Vans of Knoxville, were killed today when a scaffold fell during construction of the new Southern Express building.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Ape & Co
Stanley
Cincinnaty
Knoxville
Southern Express
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