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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1909

Page

5

Young Portland founder runs strict messenger outfit

S J Traverso at sixteen chairs a five boy messenger force on Alder Street. He rules with a posted code banning theft and smoking and imposes fines for knocking down. He aims to expand to a larger office block and multiple branches as he grows his business.

Portland Ore S. J. Traverso Draco Alder Street Traverse Mann-Clerk

Girl Keeps Baptismal Name Edward James No Change

In Trenton a girl born as Mary under the baptismal name Edward James, later Howard James at baptism, refuses to change the name. She has always signed Edward James Casey, viewing the baptismal name as a church gift and a mark of distinction.

Trenton Edward James Casey Father Scrotch Mary Joseph Henry Mrs. Henry SS. Peter and Paul’s Church Father Scrothh Howard James

Crowds Enjoy Broad Ripple Beach Bathing

Large crowds of bathers swarmed the Broad Ripple pool Saturday and Sunday amid hot weather. The cool water drew many first timers as visitors joined regular swimmers. The friendly atmosphere and clear water from driven wells helped fuel the swimming fever among hundreds enjoying the day.

Broad Ripple Pool

Husband Recovers After Loss as Wife Takes Will

A bereaved husband finds relief when his wife’s will goes missing with her, sparing him from inheritance questions. The exchange underscores the curious twist in a house of mourning.

Mr. Banks

City birth and death notices from a 19th century issue

City records list multiple births at various addresses including 121 N Delaware and 910 W Michigan with several couples named Urban Armstrong Davis Burghard Klabucas Fon Duffy Trinckle Williams Rose Dicks and others. Deaths include Henry McKenzie phthisis pulmonalis Edward Moran arteriosclerosis and John Dugan death by self-inflicted gunshot with other cases of tuberculosis cancer and nephritis. Marriages include Sadler Maxwell Leary Leachman and other pairs. building permits and rental ads, plus a new lodge formed Jacob Schiff lodge in Indianapolis with officers.

Michael and Sarah O’brien Delaware Street Urban L Mayme B. Armstrong Arsenal Avenue Felix Susan E. Davis Michigan Street Oscar R Althea L. Burghard Senate Avenue Reginald W Priede Garstang Washington Boulevard Charles and Maggie Petrost Brown Avenue Albert and Lida Workman King Avenue Luther and Mary Gauker Germania Joseph and Rosie Klabucas Warman Avenue Louis and Catherine Fon John D Ethel Duncan Ashland Avenue Lewis P Alicia M. Chase Belmont Avenue Andrew J Lizzie T. Ream German Drive Nicholas and Sylvia Bardash Northwestern Avenue John F Emmandhorst Oakland Avenue Maria Fenstermacher Thirtieth Street Wnuetter Florence Nelson Thirty-fifth Street Arthur and Jeanette Duffy Thirty-third Street Oscar and Maude Trinckle Eugene Street Jesse F Olga Williams N. Arsenal Avenue Ruth Rose Tecumseh Street Henry G. McKenzie E. Washington Street Charles W. Anderson N. Davidson Street Edward Moran Drake Street Thomas Henry Murphy Douglass Street John Dugan West Street William Ruschkamp Wash- Tee Street Washington Street Donald H. Stansifer W. Ghio Street Benard Sheen Capitol Avenue Dante C. Sadler Mary Belle Maxwell Harry A. Leary Elsa Leachman Robert Cunningham Mary Lyons Edweard I. Carson India Thompson Charles A. Jennings Mary A. Collins John

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