Funeral for Stoughton J. Fletcher Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Stoughton J. Fletcher vice president and owner of the Fletcher National Bank will be at his son Stoughton Fletcher Jr home south of Indianapolis. Dr Lewie Brown will officiate burial is Crown Hill. Fletcher 58 died at his Tennessee farm. The Clearing House association sent condolences to the bank and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoughton J. Fletcher
Fletcher National Bank
Gallatin
Tenn
Stoughton Fletcher, Jr
Lewie Brown
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Crown Hill
John S. Tarkington
Charles Latham
William Hughes
Ralph K. Smith
G. H. Mueller
Hugh Dougherty
Mr. Fletcher
Tennessee
Laurel
Indianapolis
Fletcher
Young Stoughton Fletcher
Booth Tarkington
New York
Julia Fletcher Barnard
Pasadena
Cal
Hilda Fletcher
De Groot Returns Home After Grand Rapids Visit
EB De Groot has returned home after spending several days in Grand Rapids.
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Grand Rapids
EB. de Groot
Durhan and Durham Families Spend Christmas in Waveland
Mr and Mrs Joseph Pinckney Dur han visited with Mr and Mrs William Y Durham and family at Waveland Indiana during Christmas and Sunday lodging with the latter household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waveland
Joseph Pinckney Durhan
William Y. Durham
Ind
Lisbon Storm Lessons Toll Grows Across Portugal
Five hundred persons are believed dead as a fierce storm devastates Portugal. Seven hundred vessels were swept at sea with hopes fading for most. Losses reach thirty million dollars as King Manuel joins interior rescue efforts.
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Lisbon
Perisons
Portugal
Manuel
Democratic primaries called for Seventh Indiana district
Indianapolis dated notice lists voting places for Democratic primaries to select delegates for the district convention and two district chairmen. It covers wards from First to Fifteenth and multiple townships with specific locations, naming Hiram Brown and Bernard Korbly as chairmen.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Roosevelt Avenue
College Avenue
McLean Place
Democratic Club
Udell
Clifton Streets
Fifth
Blake and
New York Streets
Sixth
Indiana Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
New York Street
Bowen
Tenth Street
Ninth
Washington Street
Tenth
Prospect Street
Virginia Avenue
Harman
S. Meridian Street
Morris and
Harding
Fifteenth
Washington Township
Broad Ripple
Franklin Township
H. L. Brown
New Bethel
Ind
Perry Township
Southport
Decatur Township
Valley Mills
Center Township
Brill Street
Lawrence Township
Lawrence School
Warren Township
Wayne Township
Pike Township
Hiram Brown
Marion County Democrattic Central Committee
Bernard Korbly
Seventh
Democratic Congressional Committee
A Toast to Laughter at Detroit Elks Supper
Mr. Norman Hackett responded to a toast on laughter during a Detroit lodge of Elks supper in his honor at Park Thursday. He extolled laughter as the sunshine of the soul and remedy for woe, urging resilience and humor in adversity.
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Norman Hackett
Detroit
Reenie Iike
Love Making in Cuba Difficult for Players
The Indianapolis baseball men on a barnstorming tour through Cuba faced strict social limits as courting in public venues required the presence of guardians. Grover Land of Cleveland recounted that Cuban chaperones and parental oversight made it hard for players to flirt, though rides with carriage and tips offered brief privacy and eased tension with observant families nearby.
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Indianapolis Baseball Players
American Association
National League
American League
Cuba
Grover Land
Cleveland
Toledo
Indianapolis
Cha
Padre
Madre
Land
States
Lynch Plan Gives President Onfield Umpire Focus
New York news reports Thomas J. Lynch will spend the season touring ballparks watching umpires while John A. Heydler handles routine league business. Supporters say onfield oversight could curb errors like the 1908 Merkle lapse and strengthen umpire positions.
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New York
John A. Heydler
National Baseball League
Murphy
Brush
Thomas J. Lynch
Heydler
Lynch
Merkle
Giants
Vaughn Set to Join Highlanders After Big League Claim
Pitcher Jim Vaughn, recently awarded to the New York Americans after being claimed by Cincinnati and other major teams, impressed Louisville crowds. Grayson of Louisville lauded Vaughn’s talent, noting he won eight of nine for Louisville last season and helped secure the pennant. A darkened-game controversy born from Vaughn’s pitching sparked playful pirate roars from rivals and a sharp umpire remark.
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Jim Vaughn
New York Americans
Cincinnati
Louisville
Young Grayson
Vaughn
Kentucky
Geason
Grayson
Iead
Pirates
MRO KEALING DIES ON STREETCAR IN WASHINGTON
Mrs. Caroline Kealing aged 57 died on an E Washington street car Sunday afternoon after a heart attack. She walked from her home through deep snow to the car line and collapsed. Widow of John J Kealing she left two daughters and was aunt to attorneys Joseph B Clifford C and John W Kealing. Her property holdings were identified by a rent receipt.
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E. Washington Street
Caroline Kealing
Kealing
Tenth Street
Emerson Avenue
Joseph B. Kealing
Denison Hotel Ad and Health Claim Fragments
Fragmented OCR text markets products and a hotel notice with scattered phrases. It mentions a “DENISON HOTEL” and claims of curing a cold in one day with “BROMO” and a boxed signature, alongside garbled scheduling notes for a Sunday event.
Woman recalls first American flag for Civil War regiments
Madame Rosalia Sachs Auerbach recalls making the first flag for the Civil War, meeting Lincoln, and later presenting banners to troops. She discusses her Philadelphia engraving and flag factory, her long life in America, and relics including Booth’s jeweled sword.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Rosalia Auerbach
Madame Auerbach
Madame Sachs
Fred Sigel
Elsie Sigel
New York
America
Philadelphia
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Einstein
Europe
Washington
A. Bushbeck
Madame Rosalia Sachs
Wilkes Booth
West
Corpse in buggy tied to faithful horse found in field
In Chico California, Silas Stockwell an elderly Butte County farmer was found dead in a buggy two days after his death. The horse remained harnessed and nibbling grass as a passerby discovered the scene. Doctors say heart disease caused his death on the road before he could fall from the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chico
Cal
Silas Stockwell
Butte County
Stockwell
Monkey Thief Terrorizes Bloomfield Family Home
Herbert McCafferty woke to noises he feared were a burglary in Bloomfield New Jersey on Maple avenue. A intruder attacked him with a stick in the attic and fled as a monkey climbed from the roof. The creature entered the attic through an open window and vanished after scurrying away.
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Bloomfield
N. J
Herbert McCafferty
Maple Avenue
Bates Hotel Barber Shop Opens in Indianapolis
Newest and prettiest in Indianapolis offers sanitary service and modern grooming facilities. J W Macket sweet notes feature of the establishment as part of its fresh presentation.
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Bates Hotel
Indianapolis
J W
Macket Sweet
Louisville Fire Chief Benjamin Dillon Dies From Wreck Injuries
Benjamin Dillon longtime Louisville fire chief died from injuries sustained in a car wreck en route to a fire. Funeral services will be held Wednesday with eight engine company captains as pallbearers. He was born June 13 1866 and served since 1891 including a period as assistant chief before leading the department. He lived with his mother at 2113 Cherokee Parkway and is survived by a sister, a brother, and other relatives.
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Louisville
Benjamin Dillon
Panies
Chief Dillon
Head
Dillon
Mary P. Dillon
Cherokee Parkway
Patrick Dillon
Mamie Dillon
Fourth Avenue
No. 6 Hook and Ladder Company
Hatpin Pierces Face Of Young Man At Dance
Joseph Cole aged 2 a typesetter living at 1215 Baymiller Street danced with his best girl at Central Turner hall when a hatpin pierced his face injuring under the eye. He was taken to the city hospital where the wound was dressed.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Cole
Baymiller Street
Central Turner Hall
Cole
City
Sculpture by Augustus Saint Gaudens On View In Indianapolis
Indianapolis visitors praised the Augustus Saint Gaudens exhibit at the John Herron Institute on Sixteenth Street. The show, open until March 1, features Lincoln statues, a plaster Stevenson, the noble Victory from Sherman’s group, and the famed Grief replica, highlighting the sculptor’s impact on American art. The display required over a month of prep and drew large crowds to the gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Augustus St. Gaudens
John Herronrt Institute
Sixteenth Street
St. Gaudens
Institute
Lincoln
Rock Creek Cemetery
Washington
Miss Linus Weds in Christmas Ceremony
Miss Ethel Linus daughter of Dant Linus a clerk in superior court No 5 married Louis A Bureseh of Chicago on Christmas evening at the bride’s Brookside avenue home. Rev J P Cowan conducted the ceremony.
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Ethel Linus
Dant Linus
Superior Court No. 5
Louis A. Bureseh
Chicago
Brookside Avenue
J. P. Cowan
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Highlanders
Mro
Denison Hotel
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Corpse IN Buggy
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KINO
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Donna
Maxim's
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MAJ
Forepaugh Stock Co
David Harum
Mats
Thure
Merman Hackett
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Nellie Wallace
Nicholson
Norton
Four Magnanis
McDonald and
Huntington
Carroll and Cooks
Fassio
Lamb’s Fifty Manikins
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Empire
Miss New York JR
Pat White
Irlesque
St. Joseph's Infirmary
Sastoria Mitenaiciee
Augusta
Georgia
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Pres
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ART Institute
Miss Linus
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