Bridge Party and Social Roundup for Miss Elgin
Society notes describe a bridge party hosted by Mrs. Hutchins and Mrs. Brown on Park Avenue in honor of Miss Mary Hord Elgin of Maysville Kentucky. Other items mention weddings engagement plans, DAR meeting, and various noted visits by local residents and travelers to Indianapolis and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Hutchins
Arthur Brown
Hutchins
Park Ave
Mary Hord Elgin
Maysville
B. G. Saltzgaber
Miss Elgin
Martha
Saltzgaber
Central club hosts Monday card party in Indianapolis
Neigh borly club members entertained husbands with a card party at Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Heiner. Hostess aides included Mrs. Cass onnorway, Mrs. Gustave Bergerman, Miss Sue Ware, and Miss Carrie Heiner. Attendees traveled from Shelbyville, Lafayette, Wabash, and Anderson areas. A Purdue Northwestern game and Lincoln club matinee preceded the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Clib
M. E. Heiner
Cass Onnoway
Gustave Bergerman
Sue Ware
North
Manchester
Carrie Heiner
Harry Hubbard
Helen Hubbard
Lafayette
Lincoln Club
Theta Xi
Purdue-Northwestern
Many Hoosiers Attend Washington Reception at Arlington Hotel
A Washington reception and late dance honored Indiana society guests led by Vice-President Fairbanks. Most Indiana delegation members in Congress attended, including Senators Beveridge and Hemenway and Representatives Landis and Overstreet. The grand march was led by the Vice-President and Mrs Fairbanks, with a notable musical program preceding the dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arlington Hotel
Indiana Society of Washington
Indiana
Fairbanks
Congress
Representative Cox
J. P. Megrew
Lawshe
Indiana Society
Hemenway
Beveridge
Chaney
Crumpacker
Landis
Overstreet
Holliday
Brick
Watson
Rauch
Dixon
D. M. Ransdell
Veteran of Civil War buried in Indianapolis
Funeral services for James C. Armstead, Civil War veteran, were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Howard-place M E church. He is survived by his widow Mrs. Armstead and four children J. Harry and Mary E. Armstead of Indianapolis John T. Armstead of Duluth Minnesota and Mrs. Lucy Hill of Stillwater Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Armstead
Howard-place
Armstead
J. Harry and
Mary E. Armstead
Indianapolis
John T. Armstead
Duluth
Funeral of C. W. Jones Held at Daughter's Home
Funeral services for Charles W. Jones, veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars, will be conducted Thursday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Dietz, 02 N. Alabama 31. The Rev. W. M. Zaring will preside. Survived also by his son Frank Jones of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Jones
Charles W. Jones
Charles Dietz
Alabama
W. M. Zaring
Frank Jones
Indianapolis
Ash contract canceled by council in Indianapolis
Indianapolis city council Monday night struck from files the ten year ash and sweepings contract with Gemmer Henry after unfavorable committee review. Salaries for police, city hospital staff boosted. clerk position added in city controller office. Haughville town hall to be sold for 1200. funeral processions banned in a central district. Bates street improvements approved. nurses’ graduation invited. firemen dinner vetoed in secret session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haughville Town Hall
Committee On
Gemmer & Henry
Indianapolis
Ohio
Washington-sts
Pennsylvania
Shinoig-Sts
Bates-st
Shelby
State-sts
Fire Department
Ail’s Timelf After Officer Arrests Him
Frankfort Indiana February 4 M V Lucas 68 committed death by own action at Thorn town by shooting himself through the head Lucas was under arrest for alleged beating of a board bill at Mulberry When awaiting arrival of officers from this city Marshal Crose of Thorn town took the prisoner home for dinner He grew ill and then shot himself Lucas home was near Advance He had spent months selling fruit trees for a nursery company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Ind
M. V. Lucas
Thorntown
Tuucas
Mulberry
Marshal Crose
Lucas
Pullman Company Awarded Nearly $200000 to Car Service Employes
Chicago Feb 4 Almost 200000 was given away yesterday by the Pullman palace car company to nearly 4000 car service employes as the company's expression of appreciation of the high standard of merit and courtesy to the traveling public during 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pullman Palace Car Company
Will Try for Early Release of Harry Thaw
New York report on Harry K Thaw’s lawyers planning an immediate habeas corpus move to challenge his commitment at Matteawan. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw fainted visiting the institution and urged action, while officials warned the mental hospital risks and Thaw’s unrest sparked a midnight disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thaw
New York
Harry WK. Thaw
Stanford White
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Daniel O'Reilly
Matteawan
O'Reily
Peabody
Littleton
Thaw
Wm. Thaw
Evelyn Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Evelyn
Death of Mrs Crago Follows Husband’s Death Soon After
Mrs Elmena Crago 87 died Friday Jan 29 from illness at home. Her husband Henry Crago 83 then died of heart failure at 2935 N Meridian St. Funeral for Mrs Crago was held Sunday. Mr Crago’s services will be at his home Wednesday with interment alongside his wife. They leave one child Mrs Addison C Harris of Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmena Crago
Nuge
Henry Crago
Meridian St
Club Commends Board for Franchise Action
Commercial club directors praised the Board of Public Works for careful consideration of the Indianapolis Telephone Company amended franchise request and supported several franchise changes in a Monday vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club Commends Board
Board of Public Works
Indianapolis Telephone Company
Commercial Club
Paralyzed Kelso Revenue Inspector Dies in Indiana
Ed Kelso, 43, revenue inspector at Vevay Indiana, was struck by paralysis and died. His sister Mary Robinson, 58, had died three weeks earlier from a similar attack in the same town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelso
Vevay
Ind
Ed Kelso
Mary Robinson
Blackburns Castor Oil Pills Ad Warns Against Substitutes
A 19th century advertisement warns the public to request Blackburns Castor-oil-Pills a pleasant civilized tonic and purifier. It attacks imitators who use Croton Oil as a poison and urges buyers to reject substitutes while noting Blackburns portrait and trademark on each package for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Mr. Blackburn
Board of Trade Mulls Arrests Over Smoke Ordinance
Indianaapolis Board of Trade members debate who will be arrested when city smoke inspector David Walmsley enforces the smoke ordinance. They call the ordinance unreasonable and discuss its impact on the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianaapolis Board of Trade
David Walmsley
Board of Trade
Vaudeville and Burlesque Mix At Local Theaters
The Grand lists William H Thompson in For Love's Sweet Sake with Anna Woodward and Clift Berzac ponies as top acts. Majestic features Forepaugh Stock in The Man From Mexico, Empire shows The Americans burlesque Mixed Pickles, Gayety offers Trentz Stanley company. Park presents At Yale and Around the Clock acts with daily matinees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Berzac
William H. Thompson
Park
Yale
Majestic—Forepaugh Stock Company
Mexico
Empire
Miner’s Americans
the Nightingales’ Company
Gayety
the Trentz Stanley Company
Grand Opera House
Grand
H. Ince
Anna Woodward
Indianapolis
Canfield
Carleton
Clift Berzac
Shivers
Siegrist
Hippodrome
Slivers
Joey
Lew Hawkins
Jordan and
Harvey
Christie
Gayety Theater Review Improves On Week Past Shows
Dance and song turn by Bessie Sterger Mile. Mozelle and Rentz Santley company at Gayety offer graceful dancing by Louis Marshall and Dottie King and Fisher Berg bicycle act. Burletta A Day's Frolic at Atlantic City features Frank Ross Fred Russell Glocker and Charles Glocker. Closing sketch The Darlings of the Demon shows drilling. chorus falters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayety
Rentz-Santley Company
Louis Marshall
Dottie King
Fisher and Berg
Atlantic City
Frank Ross
Fred Russell
Charles Glocker
George Sims
Charles D. Weber
Roscoe and Sims
Glockers
Dol
Avoir Dupois
Final Arrangements For New Dramatic Lodge
Final steps in organizing the Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorassan will occur Friday evenings in the lodgerooms of Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 56 at 121 E Chiost. The charter list will total about 200 names at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Knights of Khorassan
Knights of Pythias Lodge
E. Chiost
Notices of liquor license applications in Indianapolis ward twelve
Neil E Lenaghan and John J Roller announce they will apply to the Marion County Board of Commissioners at the March term for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in specified rooms at 154 South Illinois Street and 301 West Washington Street, with restaurant and pool table privileges in the same properties. The notices name the ward, precinct, and property details in Center Township, Marion County, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Center Township
Marion County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
Li Fee
Meridian Street
McCarty
Board of County Commissioners
Sixteenth
Senate Avenue
MckKernan
Drake
North
Robert Sloan
Indianapols Center Township
Meridian
Wisconsin
Drake's Sub
Chris Reimer
Board of Commissioners of
Marion
State of
Market Street
Alabama Street
Alabama and
Market Streets
Toti
Square 59
Indying
Market and
Alabama Streets
Rosemyer
Tiber
Notte
Board of
County Commissioners
Ilinois Street
South
Illinois Street
Neil E. Lenaghan
State of Indiana
Washington Street
John J. Roller
Receivers Named for Bank Firm in Baltimore
Joseph Packard and E B Baerger were appointed receivers for Wilson Colston and Co bankers. Assets are estimated at 870000 dollars while liabilities total 955000 dollars in the Baltimore filing dated February 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Joseph Packard
Wilson, Colston & Co
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NEW _ YORK
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Bears
the Olataur Company
Cry
Miss King A Dride
Nettie King
Terre Haute
Charles Robinson, Jr
E. W. Lockman
Ashland-ave
Harry G. Hill
Third Christian Church
Marjorie Woodward Lockman
Robinson
Miss Cleaveland
Edith Frances Cleaveland
U Henry Clay Allen
Sigma Beta Sigma Sorority
Jessie Cleaveland
D A. R
Arthur St. Clair
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Henry Clay Brubaker
Chapin C. Foster
Oswalt Ryan
Anderson
Paul Meyers
Crawfordsville
Grace Johnson
Grace Curle
Martinsville
Mrs
Ellen LaFollette
Mrs. Sleury Harding
Birthday Club
J. Roache
Madison-ave
Beulah Evans
Dr. Evans
New Carlisle
Marie Callahan
S. East St
Taby Mayo
Battle Creek, Mich
Trafford Talmadge
Columbus, C
Mmne
Helen Thorner
Mrs. Rinne
California
Meta Davis
St. Louis
Owen J. Conrad
Louisville, Ky
Charles D. Pierson
Carl Wilson
Shelbyville
Cora Carson
William Blakely
William Ziegler
Attica
C. E. Rands
Will Kemper
Fred Fowler
Wabash
Lulu Prye Frampton
J. T. Bayless
Dr. C. N. Nolan
Ander
B. F. Fisher
Roanoke
Candy Catmartic
Mears
Ant
Sterling Remedy Co
N.Y. Gey
Aidh
Moon
Matteawan Institution
Beauty
Majestic Theater
Benjamin Fitzhew
Col Roderick Majors
Sheriff Cook
Fitznew
Fitzhew
Loveall
Dail
PARW
the Park
Ernest Baxter
Dick Seeley
Dave Burley
Jack Randel
Mahlon Hamilton
Phyllis Bostwick
Dorothy Randal
Mathew Kelley
Jimsey
Empire Theater
Wilbur Dobbs
Prof
Whacken
Will H. Ward
Fritz Dill
Frank Grace
Mozelle
Pettis Dry Goods CO
Alaska
Gray Bros
Bryce Baking CO
E. South St
E. Market ST
Imperial India
Tant of
Mystery
Frank R. R. Caleb Mills
Ibeason
Land of the
Mutualervice Ass’n
Woman’s Exchange
New
TP. Bidg
Cor
Pennsylvania St
Massachusetts Ave
Bessie Sterger
Mile. Mozelle
NEW Dramatic Lodge
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