Local Socials Trace Trips and Marriages Across States
Local social notes report: Mrs. James V Sweetser and Mrs. Mary W Spencer depart for Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J Looney return from a wedding trip and settle at 2119 N Illinois. George Merritt and Miss Maching head to California. Mrs. Farrell returns to New York. Miss Lucile Potter returns from Maine. Mrs. Wiley visits Buffalo mother. Mrs. Cornelius and daughter Mary Helwig in Colorado. Kate Branham in Yellowstone Park. Kate Gage visiting George Henderson in Plainesville. Helen Coldwell visiting Cleveland. Mary Hastings honors Miss Leora Shumaker. George Wilson in Atlantic City. Otto Neerman's home wedding of Flora H Kartbeck and Charles A Bidwell. they will reside in Tecumseh Michigan. Katherine Gage visits the Hendersons in Plainesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora H. Kartbeck
Charles A. Bidwell
Otto Neerman
C. E. Boyer
Tecumseh, Mich
Woman shoots lawyer at Waldorf Astoria claims insanity
Mrs Mary Scott Castle affluent resident of 93 W Sixty seventh Street says she was out of her mind when she fired at William B Craig a wealthy No 2 Rector Street lawyer in the Waldorf Astoria corridor. She collapsed at the police station and blamed drugs and stimulants prescribed by a physician for her nerves. She followed Craig into the hotel and fired as he rode an elevator pursuit. The bullet struck a fountain pen deflecting it. Craig escaped harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
Mrs. Castle
Colonial Studios
W. Sixty-seventh Street
Waldorf-Ascoria
Mr. Craig
Thirty-fourth Street
Campaign Against Girls Riding Motorcycles In Indianapolis
Dr Charles A Pfafflin chairman of the humane society executive committee announces a campaign against girls riding bicycles or motorcycles in Indianapolis He claims motor cycles aid crime and that girls may be lured to crime in the country under threat of walking back to town He warns prosecutions for any complaints filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Pfafflin
The
Hiumene Society
Indianapolis
Tight corsets blamed for girl's death in Cincinnati
Miss Elsie Gasser, 18, daughter of attorney Johan J. Gasser, died at home after illness. Dr Gustave Strohbach says death resulted from lacing corsets and tight clothing, following a misdiagnosed appendicitis and an unsuccessful operation. Doctors cite injudicious eating as a contributing factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ser
Johan J. Gasser
W. McMicken Avenue
Gustave Strohbach
Miss Gasser
Strobacn
Tennis Doubles Titles Battle Opens at Onsentsia Club
South and Pacific Coast champions won on day one of the national doubles tournament at Onwentsia Club Chicago. Wylie Grant and Theodore Pell beat Trux Emerson and Holden Jr. 6 4 6 2 8 6 to set up a semifinal clash. McLaughlin and Jones, Pacific Coast champs, defeated Niles and Dabney 7 5 6 4 6 2 to advance toward meeting Alexander and Hackett for the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Onwentsia Club
Fred B. Alexander
Harald H. Hackett
Newport
Wylie C. Grant
Theodore Roosevelt Pell
Trux Emerson
M. F. McLaughlin
G. J. Jones
Nat W. Niles
A. Dabney
Tigers Stumble Twice as Boston Edge Teams
Boston fans packed the park as the champion Tigers slid further in the standings. In the opener Bostona pitching limited Wood while Killian struggled at the plate. In the second game the Tigers improved at bat but fielding miscues and missed chances doomed them as Boston connected for singles. A record crowd of 29,781 paid admissions, with thousands refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tigers
Toboggen
Wood
Killian
New York
Marker Proves He Made It To Missouri
Tipton Indiana August 6 Nokk R Marker assistant cashier of the First National Bank, missing from Saturday night to Friday, stated he stopped in Louisiana Missouri under the name A F Land. He visited a boarding house run by Mrs Lindsay on North Main, watched a new stone building rise, observed river fishermen on the levee, bought a straw hat at Mikles sale, and showed the hat band as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Land
Lindsay
North Main Street
Young Nun Bernadetta Faske Dies After Vows
Miss Bernadetta Faske of Richmond Indiana dies at age 20 in Oldenburg shortly after taking vows with the Order of St. Francis. She recently traveled to Oldenburg for confirmation and her death was sudden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Order of St. Francis
Oldenburg
Bernadetta Faske
Miss McHugh Chosen by Accounting Board
Miss Gertrude F. McHugh of Indianapolis named as stenographer to the State Public Accounting Board. She has large experience and served as stenographer for the Democratic state central committee and for Speaker Hahn at the last legislative session. Appointed by W. A. Deharity, chief minicer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apolis
State Public Accounting Board
Miss McHugh
Demcratic
State Central Committee
Honan
W. A. Deharity
Concert at Fairview by Indianapolis Military Band
The Indianapolis Military Band will perform at Fairview Park on Thursday evening, August 5. The program includes Sevent h Army Corps march, Lucia selections, Donizetti serenade, My Regards euphonium solo, Reminiscences of the Plantation, Beethoven Overture Egmont, Algeria, Golden Blonde, and Malate ta Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fairview Park
Seventh Army Corps
Losey Selection
The
Egmont Pink
Algeria
Herbert Gavotte
Golden Blonde
Ceilenberg
Malate
Washington
Kiefer
Feud in St Louis Families Threatens Community
A long running feud between the Cohen and Wittleshoffer families on Washington boulevard may disrupt the community. A police call to 4719 Washington boulevard sparked accusations about the neighbors in a dispute that dates back weeks. Witnesses say officers did not investigate the reported gambling claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willashington Boulevard
Washington Boulevard
George W. Wittleshoffer
Max Cohen
Cohen
Wittleshoffer
Ms. Cohen
Wittlenhofer
Automatic baseball suspended at Tomlinson hall practice
The article notes baseball activity at Tomlinson hall will pause for a few days until the Champs start their winning streak. Interest in away games remains high to ensure profitability, and the machine will be activated again as soon as the Champs begin to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Son Hall
Tomlinson Hall
Trustees named to state boards by Governor Marshall
Mrs. Lew Ellingham wife of the Decatur Democrat editor is named a trustee of the Girls Industrial School succeeding Mrs. John B. Elam of Indianapolis Walter S Chambers of the Newcastle Times is named as member of the Central Hospital for the Insane replacing the late Eli Marvin of Frankfort
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Ellingham
Decatur Democrat
Marshall
Girls' Industrial School
John B. Elam
Indianapolis
Walter S. Chambers
Newcastle Times
Central Hospital For the Insane
Eli Marvin
Frankfort
Dog care legacy and Indianapolis wedding record
Mrs. Mary F. Snow of Hartford leaves $10 000 income to Miss Phila C. Miller for her dogs care while leaving her husband $2000 The same report notes the marriage of Miss Mary M Marsh to Lewis E McCallian in West Indianapolis with a Washington trip and future residence in Indianapolis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F. Snow
Hartford
Phila C. Miller
Snow
The Fruit of Man's Labor Plant and Bank Book
A fragmentary notice references a plant and a bank book as the fruit of labor. Details are incomplete, but the wording points to a local item about property or production tied to labor outcomes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilkinson
CTV
James V. Sweetser
Mary W. Spencer
Seattle
Wash
Joseph J. Looney
Illinois Street
George Merritt
Miss Maching
California
Charles L. Farrell
Lucile Potter
Maine
Mrs. Wiley
Buffalo, N. Y
Mrs
P. J. Cooper
E. G. Cornelius
Mary Helwig
Colorado
Mary Hastings
Leora Shumaker
Stipley, O
P. Schieb
O. Voegtle
Denver, Co
George Wilson
Atlantic City
Helen Coldwell
Inid
Cleveland
Kate Branham
Yellowstone Park
Katherine Gage
Plainesville, O
George M. Henderson
Dr.pierces
Araugey
Mary Scott Castle
William B. Craig
Rector Street
dorf-Astoria
Jefferson Market Court
Humane Society Against Girls
Cincinnati
Elsie Gas
Ard West
Marker
Missouri
Tipton, Ind
Louisiana, Mo
Nokk R. Marker
First National Bank
M'Hugh
Accounting Board
Gertrude F. McHugh
Fairview
Louis, Mo
Tom Ma
Orange, Mass
Mary M. Marsh
Lewis E. McCallian
S. L. Welker
Mrs. McCallian
Washington, D. C
Indianas Grea Pettis Dry Goods
MUL
Madras
Vti
Safe Deposit
Vasit
American National Bank
Broadway
Max Sloom
Labor Park
Electrical Workers’ Union No
Wheeling
ALVO
Nick Carter
Riverside
J. H. Reed
Jeweler
West Washington
Marco Vessala
Fiechtl
Py LN
Merchants National Bank
Frenzel Bros
Columbia National Bank
East Washington St
Geo. R. Benton
Chas. P
Froschauer
Adolph
Emhardt
Democratic
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