Straton Traps Florida Wild Cat Parade For Wedding Friends
In Sullivan Indiana April 4 8 a non advertised circus parade featured a single wild animal cage carrying Claud H Stratton newly married in Florida. The cage bore Florida wild cat notices while Dr E R Riggs rode with the driver and claimed the cat had been captured after 33 days of pursuit. The procession included a frail driver Cant W H Lucas a playful quintet of musicians and parade officials. Stratton accepted the stunt with a speech at its end.
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Sullivan
Ind
Claud H. Stratton
Florida
E. R. Riggs
W. H. Lucas
Will H
Ed Hoke
Woodson Moss
George Leach, Jr
Herbert Mills
Charley Lucas
Eugene Crawley
Robert White
Stratton
Doctor Paid $100 For One Visit To Save Sick Dog
Tommie the fox terrier at May River Neck South Carolina grew sicker with pneumonia. Dr Taft visited but could not fully help. The Wilsons sent for Dr A James, who traveled 60 foot launch from Savannah to May River Neck in record time and treated the dog for three hours. Dr James earned $10 for the trip.
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Savannah
Tommile
R. T. Wilson
May River Neck
South Carolina
Tommie
Dr. James
A Shocked Boy Electrocuted In Columbus
In Columbus on Tuesday Faul Jones a 10 year old boy was electrocuted while attempting to steal live trolley wire. He stood on railroad form and received a fatal shock as he touched the energized conductor.
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Columbus
Faul Jones
Jones
Students protest move of Ruskin College to Illinois
Four students file suits seeking refund of tuition after Ruskin College closed on Tuesday and planned transfer to Glen Ellyn Illinois. Management intends moving protests grow with a dozen more suits anticipated as the school shifts location amid opposition.
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Trenton
Ruskin College
Glen Elfyn
Ill
Dr Lorene Returns to New York After European Trip
Dr Adolph Lorenz arrived here from Europe on Tuesday and left Wednesday for Chicago to take the patient Mour, whom he treated for an ancient dislocation, in a case showcasing his ongoing medical work.
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Lorene
New York
Adolph Lorenz
Europe
Chicago
Bunco tale from a swift young bunco artist
PaOKY Williams recalls a Denver Post interview about a east coast bunco by a boy. On a Monon line train a youth asked to change a twenty. two men offered change and a third chipped in. The boy handed a fake gold certificate bill with a blank back and vanished at the next stop. The would be victims cursed the thief but praised the boy’s confident performance.
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Curtis Willams
Indianapolis
Denver
Col
Denver Post
Bunco
Williams
Lowlaville
Murder case links white man to Shreveport crime
Evidence mounts that a white man, not a negro, is responsible for the murder of Mrs. Alice Matthews and the attempted murder of her 10-year-old daughter in Shreveport. Alleged suspect Albert Washington, identified as porter at a nearby plantation, was killed by a mob after fleeing.
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Shreveport
Alice Matthews
Somerset
Lnat Hd Porter
Albert Washington
Porter
Washington
Cal Vance
Grocers Plan Credit Ban Except for Gold Card Customers
The Indianapolis Retail Grocers Association adopted a resolution Tuesday night to refuse credit to all but gilt-edged customers, aiming to aid paying patrons and the grocers. The move follows opposition to the Wood garnishee bill and will go to the state association of 2,400 grocers for action.
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Indianapolis Retail Grocers’ Association
Pattison's Scoop Will Wed an Illinois Bride
Roy Pattison of Harrisburg Pennsylvania, who registered at the Madison hotel in Alton, announced engagement to Miss Tema Webb of Alton after answering a matrimonial ad placed by Miss Webb. Pattison claims wealth, offered a $ twelve thousand draft for verification, and plans a May wedding and a home for her parents.
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Alton, HL
Madison
Roy Pattison
Harrisburg
Tema Webb
Alton
Weon
Pattison
Miss Webb
Harrinburg Bank
Wise Husband Promotes Grape-Nuts As Cure All
An invalid woman from Plainfield New Jersey credits 10 years of illness to improper food and praises Grape-Nuts. She describes weight gain from 85 to 103 pounds improved digestion and regular bowels after months on the cereal, noting vigor returned and even biking challenges become possible.
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Plainfeld
N. J
Enye
New York
Brooklyn
Newark
Newport wedding sparks vulgar wealth critique in Newport Ti
London commentary condemns Vandervitt-Neilson wedding as an emblem of luxury and social display. It argues wealth inequality drives extravagant fashion and privacy loss, noting American style excess and public scrutiny. In a separate report, a Tulane cyclone near Evergreen, Ala. on Monday leaves ten dead.
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London
Vandervitt-Neilson
Newport
Lin
America
NASA
Evergreen
Ala
Feterman
Burot Corn
Cleveland celebrity rally backs Booker T. Washington Tuskegee link
At Madison Square Garden Grover Cleveland declared himself a friend of the negro and aligned with the Booker T. Washington Tuskegee wing of the movement. He urged support for Tuskegee Institute as the path to addressing racial issues among nearly 9 million intermarried African Americans. Attending were Mayor Low and figures like Washington, Butler, and Peabody, with Mrs. Cleveland and Andrew Carnegie in attendance.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Grover Cleveland
Hess
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee College
Cleveland
Booker Washington-Tuskegee
United States
Gach
Booker Washington
Tuskegee Institute
South
Mr. Cleveland
Mayor Low
Edgar G. Murphy
de. Lyman Abbott
Nicholas Murray Butler
Dean J. van Amringe
Columbia
W. H. Biwin
McCracken
York University
John DeWitt Warner
George F. Peabody
Births and deaths and marriages listed for local residents
Births include Frederick and Ida Richter at 4111 Beecher St a boy D H and Minne Duncan at 148 Engliah Ave a boy Harry and Mary Holman at 819 Indian s halls Ave a girl William and Lola Howard at esty a girl Deaths list Mary Doty 207 LaBallest senility Cartle Luckking 37 3M N State m septicaemia Leonard Barksdale 27 City hospital obstruction of bowels Richard Motley 15 OH E Court St railroad crossing accident Multiple marriage notices follow relating couples including James M Davis Ethel Smith Harry Wright Clara A Kantsky Harry Taylor Ida M White Edward O Duncan Mary O Hera William C Swope Anna Gruse George G Campbell Ella Bf Mene Sheppard Campbell Daisy Willama A J Wilson Mary Alexander Hubert BE Morrison Harriet A Wheeler Ernest Bnyder Lillian BE Stone Elias Durham Lola Emerson James E Payne Nelile B Gunder Albert Pfeiffer May Wilhelm John Giseaple Anna Haney Charles S Btowell Ethel A Cooper Bert DeLong Sarah E Cilne Building Permits Margaret Manion 121 B California St repairs 250 John Hots Sixteenth St and Senate Ave brick flat 5500 Mary C Camp 522 Adams St addition 1300 G W Applegate 220 Adams St addition 100 William Summers 89 Mount St repairs 275 38 Mount St repairs 75 James McKinney W Norwood St te patra 50 I A Ross 1710 Chestnut St addition no William Pierson 327 Bradley St addition 580
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Frederick
Ida Richter
Beecherst
D, H
Minne Duncan
Engliah Ave
Harry and
Mary Holman
Indians Halls Ave
Wiliam
Lola Howard
Esty
Mary Doty
LaBallest
Cartle Luckking
N. State m
Leonard Barksdale
City Hospital
Richard Motley
Court St
Relat
Wee Gee
James M. Davis
Ethel Smith
Harry Wright
Clara A. Kantsky
Harry Taylor
Ida M. White
Edward O. Duncan
Mary O’hera
William C. Swope
Anna Gruse
George G. Campbell
Ella Bf. Mene
Sheppard Campbell
Daisy Willama
A. J. Wilson
Mary Alexander
Hubert BE. Morrison
Harriet A. Wheeler
Ernest
Bnyder
Lillian BE. Stone
Elias Durham
Lola Emerson
James E. Payne
Nelile B. Gunder
Albert Pfeiffer
May Wilhelm
John Giseaple
Anna Haney
Charles
Btowell
Ethel A. Cooper
Bert DeLong
Sarah E. Cilne
Margaret Manion
California-st
John Hots
Sixteenth-st
Senatelave
Mary C. Camp
Adame-st
G. W. Applegate
William Summers
Mount-st
Repaira
James McKinney
W. Norwood-st. Te
Patra
A. Ross
Chestnut-st
Addition
William Pierson
Bradley At
A Poem in Beefsteak: Lesson in Steak Cuisine
Mrs Helen Armstrong led a cooking class on broiling beef steaks for men, noting cafe patrons pay a dollar for prot ted steak. The two inch thick steak was cooked to perfection, crisply brown outside and pink inside, a true poem in beefsteak. The easy method used a gas range broiler, with careful turning and 20 minutes total cooking time.
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Helen Armstrong
First antialcohol congress meets in Bremen
Berlin reports 1,400 delegates from the United States England Russia Scandinavia and six other countries attend Germany's first antialcohol congress in Bremen. Secretary of state Posodoweky Wehner represents the German government at the gathering. President in the snow declines to shoot at mountain lions during Yellowstone visit. Mrs Fannie Sweeney 76 dies in Elwood Indiana.
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Berlin
Germany
Bremen
United States
England
Russia
Scandinavia
Posodoweky-Wehner
Cinnabar
Mont
Roosevelt
City Life Roundup of Community Church and Society News
Indiana funeral directors meet at the German house May 19 20 and 21. Judge Allen appoints Sylvester Johnson and Mrs Lucy Chipman for the Children’s Guardians Hoard. Presbyterian Church elects William J Uhl Jr H H Mathin and A A Kiser deacons. Corinthian Baptist Church clubs report next Sunday raising 1000 for the church with prizes for largest contributions. Gymnastic exhibition at German house Friday by social tuners described as a grand festival. School concert Wednesday night at School No 10 promises enjoyment with Mrs Thomas C Wheldon director and solos by Silia Lavy and Mire M L Goode.
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Indiana Funeral Directors Association
Allen
Sylvester Johnson
Lucy Chipman
E. Washington ST. Presbyterian Church
William J. Uhl, Jr
H. H. Mathin
A. A. Kiser
Corinthian Baptist Church
Thomas C. Whel- Yon
Silia-Lavy
Mire
M. L. Goode
Ovation for Mascagni in Rome after U S tour
Flotro Mascagni the famed composer and conductor arrived in Rome after a lengthy United States tour. He was greeted by a large gathering of musicians and given a hearty ovation despite the late hour. A cold remedy advertisement follows.
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Mascagni
Rome
Flotro Mascagni
United States
McKinley Mine Stock Offers Fast Rise in Indianapolis
The McKinley Mining & Smelting Co announces its closing operations in Indianapolis with a last chance offer. Shares already sold, with options to close this week, and inside capital to take remaining stock. Subscriptions dated April 15 accepted at $3, stock projected to $5 on the 16th and possibly $19 by May, with withdrawal planned within three months. Dr D R Kunkelman handles inquiries at 30 Law Building, Indianapolis.
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McKinley Mining & Smelting Co
Indianapolis
Inside Capital
D. R. Kunkelman
Law Building
Indianapols
Ind
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