Village of Tormery Menaced by Overhanging Rock
A dangerous rock mass dubbed the Rock of Damocles threatens the 250 residents of Tormery in Savoie. Government engineers urge evacuations and relocation after chalk erosion shifts the rock’s center of gravity. Meanwhile Paris hosts a wine growers fete in the Bercy district, with a festive parade including Father Noah and Bacchus figures amid a broader crisis noted in France.
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Hearst News Service
Raoul DE Saint Rene
Paris
Ormery
Savoie
Tormery
Uut
Damocles
Bercy
France
Father Noah
Bacchus
Silenus
Yale Freshmen Measured By Dr Born At Gymnasium
Yale freshman physiques summarized by Dr F J Born. Data from 331 students include age 19 height six feet one inch weight 187.4 pounds lung capacity 256 cubic inches forearm strengths 94.3 and 84.3 pounds back 262.4 legs 290.8 pounds, plus pull ups six and push ups four. Other notes mention Michigan freshman Joe Horner’s 45 foot shot in practice, Keene Fitzpatrick’s prediction, J D Springer’s horse sale, Dennis Horgan’s slow recovery, Fred Tenney’s long baseball service, Eli Parsons barred by I A bars Yale, stallion stake nominations nearing Dec 31, and Maine football captain Harrison P Higgins.
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Yale
F. J. Born
Michigan
Joe Horner
Keene Fitzpatrick
World over cure claim for cold in one day
An old advertisement touts a cold cure claim using a laxative bromquine product imported worldwide. The box bears E W Groves signature and the price is listed as 25 cents.
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E. W Grove
Stabichs Majestic and Enders Razor Prices
Stabichs Majestic at $1.60 and Enders Safety Razor at $1.00 listed. Gus Habich located at 1291 W. Washington Street.
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Stabich’s
Majestic
Enders
Shah of Persia Embraces Telephone Petition System
The Persian shah set up a public telephone booth in Seheran connecting to the palace for subjects to petition directly. Each day from dawn to sunset lines form to plead for favors, a move seen as modernizing royal access and aligning with American innovation. Some suspect a secretary handles calls, but the act signals royal endorsement of the method.
King Edward Boosts Health After Marienbad Cure
Special to The Indianapolis Sun reports London dispatch saying King Edward enjoys remarkable health and energy after his Marienbad cure. He works hard, resembles a vigorous 66 year old, and kept Sir Felix Semon at Balmoral, though not for medical advice.
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Indianapolis
London
Edward
Balmoral
Sir Felix Semon
Sir Felix
Beating the horses in melodrama humor
A short exchange about making hoofbeats for a melodrama and a local ad page noting various shop offerings. The 50 cent per night rate is mentioned, along with entries for Accordion Dress Plaiting at 3614 Circle and Drenison Barker Shop. The item ends with Wulschner's and Mew Pines $166 and up.
Insurance merger offer to reinsure Mutual Accident
Security Casualty of Indianapolis proposes to reinsure Mutual Accident Insurance to cover policy holders and pay the company’s legitimate debts at no extra cost. Col. R. E. Thayer of Greenfield is listed as president, with A. L. Sarran as president of Mutual Accident Insurance.
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the Security Casualty Company
Indianapoli
Col
RE. B. Thayer
Greenfield
Mutual Accident Insurance Company
A. L. Sarran
Alabama
Richcreek Auto At Auction Sale
Personal belongings of Mrs Seth M Richcreek wife of the absent banker will be sold next Tuesday morning. Items centered on the residence at 2011 College Ave. An electric automobile used by Mrs Richcreek to be sold to the lowest bidder. Lew Shank the auctioneer will oversee the sale.
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Seth M. Richcreek
College Ave
Hkichcreek
Lew Shank
Warrant Charged Belt Railway With Delaying Street Cars
City councilman Charles L Hartman swore out a warrant against the Belt Railway on Tuesday for delaying street car traffic by more than three minutes. The dispute centers on a 15 minute delay caused Monday by a switch engine blocking six cars at E Washington Street and the Belt Railway system.
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Belt Railway Company
Charles L. Hartman
E. Washington St
Belt Railway
Receiver sought for Hebrew cemetery near the city
Julius M. Kaminsky and other well known Hebrews sue for a receiver for the Hebrew cemetery south of the city. Defendants include Chevre Bene Jacob and Congregation Sharrah Tefilla with its officers and trustees. The petition says trustees have managed the cemetery since 1882 and used profits to build a synagogue. Plaintiffs seek a $4,000 judgment for the cemetery to serve orthodox Hebrews.
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Julius M. Kaminsky
Chevre Bene Jacob
Congregation Sharrah Tefilla
Kendall seeks two new Indianapolis schools before winter
Superintendent C N Kendall urged the City School Board on Tuesday to approve construction of two new school buildings in Cerealinetown and Brightwood. He cited a number of other locations needing additional schools and outlined the broad need for more facilities.
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C. N. Kendall
Indianapolis Public Schools
City School Board
Cerealinetown
Brightwood
Kendall
Football hat-pin holder decorates autumn fashion
A shield shaped hat-pin holder with a pyrographic hero motif becomes a popular seasonal ornament. Hat pins feature football heads, angled through the shield for a stylish dressing table piece. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as a preventive and curative remedy with noted merit.
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Hood
Full dress edict tightens London cafe rules
London reports outline sumptuary discipline mirrored at Savoy dining rooms where entry depends on evening dress. A ballot among patrons shows overwhelming support for strict attire, with even princes barred unless properly dressed. The piece also notes ancestry links to George Washington and a hypnotic anaesthesia incident at a London hospital, plus King Edward at Newmarket and beef price contrasts between Britain and the United States.
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Richard Abercohen
London
King Edward's Court
Savoy
England
Willey Leads Water Company Bowling Showdown
Willey of the Water company five rolled 201 219 and 222 in three games, the last score the high individual. Schnei der tied with 219 for second, Cray added 216 for third. Water company edged ahead in series as Liebers, Kingans won straight, while Indiana Nationals and Browns fell. Reach of Basses posted high score 188 as other teams dropped three games.
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Willey
Water Company Five
Schneider
Liebers
Cray
The
Water Company
Fletchers
T We
Liebers and
Kingans
Marotts
Lilly Stalnaker
Indiana Nationals
Browns
Central Unions
Capital Nationals
Marion Alleys
Royal children not pampered or overdressed
Royal children across Europe are reared in plain healthy fashion with simple food and work. Queen Victoria’s era set the example for unostentatious parenting. The czarina and Princess of Wales are noted for hands on mothering and simple, regular meals. Norwegian, Spanish, Roumanian royals also emphasize natural, modest upbringing and close maternal care amid court life. Kirkhoff led the McCabes in a bowling series with 199 high game as Washington Alleys hosted the event.
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Victoria
Princess of Wales
England
Czarevitch
Queen Victoria
Queen Maude
Norway
Spain
Roumania
Olaf
Lke
Maude
Duke of Edinburgh
Glass Works Receiver Named for Rochester and Keystone Tumblers
Addison Thompson was yesterday appointed receiver for the Rochester Tumbler Co and the Keystone Tumbler Co, affiliated with the National Glass Co. The two firms, largest tumbler plants, carry liabilities of 110000 and assets of 150000.
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Glass Works
Pittsburg
Addison Thompson
Rochester Tumbler Company
Keystone Tumbler Company
National Glass Company
Brother breaks vase in quarrel over wife
A domestic dispute ends with a vase shattered when a husband strikes his wife in a heated moment. He expresses remorse for the action, noting the vase’s destruction. Local authorities or records are not mentioned. The exchange highlights a domestic lapse and its remorseful reflection.
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Boston
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Somerville
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University of Maine
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Yank” Brown
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Weber
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Cottom
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the Excelsior Laundry
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W. K. Sproule, Jr
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