Jewelers Oppose Parcels Post At Indiana Convention
Indiana jewelers at their third annual convention vocally oppose the parcels post. Speakers denounced mail order houses and fraudulent advertising as threats to local merchants who keep wealth in the community. Committee names and a Tuesday banquet plan were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
AL. J Sackett
Rockford
Sackett
Skett
Eta
BH. H. Bishop
Indianapolis
Indiana Association
Bishop
C. L. Best
L. Heckman
Kentville
J. E. Booth
Vipton
Walter Flier
Michigan City
A. Rothermel
Conersville
O. M. Artes
Evansville
Chicago Subway Plan Drawn by Engineer Byron Arnold
Chicago reports Mayor Busse will hire subway engineer Byron Arnold to draft immediate plans for a city subway. Arnold is tasked to prepare a complete set of plans outlining route and station concepts for Chicago's transit project.
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Chicago
Busse
Byron Arnold
Arnold
Brave wife takes charge of the Oklahoma ranch in trial
Mrs. Eugene Hays, jailed in Kansas City on first degree murder charges, assumes control of the 16 000 acre ranch in Osage county Oklahoma. Eugene Hays shot Edward Hays after a disputed lands deal. bond rose to 20000, then jail. The wife cites care for two children and relatives as risk to finances.
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Kansas City, Mo
Eugene Hays
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Edward Hays
Sexton Hotel
Latshaw
Criminal Court
Woman Attends Every Meeting for Forty Years at First Baptist
Denver reports a church archive noting long tenure among members. R L Hatton remains the sole surviving charter member from 1864. Mrs Sarah J Curtice has not missed a meeting in 43 years. Three 1870 entrants and several earlier joins still attend. Parishioners increased from a few to about 1000.
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Jason Street
Sarah J. Curtice
California Street
Nelson Forbes
Elm Street
M. W. Webb
Lincoln Estreet
Payen Whitneys Limousine Held for Speeding in Flushing
Patrolman McAvoy stopped Payne Whitney limousine on Broadway near Brewster Avenue for speeding. Chauffeur Henry Allendorf was arrested and arraigned for $100 bail. Three young women in the car offered extra ties and cash, but they lacked funds for the bridge toll. Lieut. Williams helped with a dollar so the party could proceed from Manhasset to 972 Fifth Avenue.
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New York
Payne Whitney
McAvoy
Broadway
Brewster Avenue
Flushing
Henry Allendorf
Allendorf
Lieut. Williams
Bali
Williams
Whitney Place
Manhasset
Fifth Avenue
Queensboro Bridge
AL. Whitney
Poslam Shaving Aid Touts Skin Healing After Shave
An advertisement extols Poslam as a postshave option improving skin after shaving. It claims rapid relief for itching eczema and cuts, noting it heals abrasions within hours. Availability is via druggists like J. Huder and Weber Drug Co or free trials from Emergency Laboratories in New York.
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Possem
4. J. Huder
Weber Drug Co
Emergency Laboratories
Westth Street
New York City
Million for new shops in Beech Grove
Big Four railroad plans twelve steel and brick shop buildings at Beech Grove in 1910 at a cost over 1 million dollars. The new depots will employ about 1,500 workers by year end and push total Beech Grove expenditures past 3 million dollars. Yards expansion is planned, potentially abandoning Brightwood yards. A locomotive works has operated since 1908 with 700 employees. the new plant will handle cars coaches and repairs.
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Beech Grove
Big Four Railroad Company
Big Four
Bright_ wood
New York Heiress Rescued From Runaway Horse at Broadmoor
Miss Aliee Lathrop, a 19 year old New York heiress, nearly perished in a rapid gallop across Broadmoor plains. The rescue came from Judge J. W. Mack's wife, aided by Charles W. Presents and W. T. Barbee of Chicago. Both she and Mrs. Mack suffered nervous prostration. An Antlers hotel physician attended them. the horse had been brought from New York to Colorado Springs.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Broadmoor Plains
Aliee Lathrop
New York
J. W. Mack
Chicago
Charles W. Presents
W. T. Barbee
Miss Lathrop
Miffed Husband Tries Suicide After Wife Leaves
William McMasters of 615 W Twenty eighth Street attempted to hang himself Monday afternoon after his wife would not stay at home. He tied a rope to attic rafters but relented. bicycle officers Barrows and Englebright cut him down and saved his life.
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William McMasters
Twenty Eighth Street
McMasters
Hudson Elected Adscript Club President in City Meeting
W. W. Hudson was elected president of the Adscript club at a Commercial club gathering. Officers include Herman Holton vice president H J Pomeroy secretary and Frank Gendall treasurer with directors J F Speer Harry Dragoo and A D Pratt. A resolution backed leading newspapers and magazines against raising second class mail rates. a quizanel will meet next Friday to decide.
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W. W. Hudson
Adscript Club
Commercial Club
Herman Holton
H. J. Pomeroy
Frank Gendall
J. F. Speer
Harry Dragoo
A. D. Pratt
Magasines
Gary No. 2 Projected by J. P. Morgan
Rumor says J P Morgan agents seek to buy 8500 acres between Los Angeles and San Pedro for 20 million dollars. Target tracts include Dominguez ranch and parts of Jotham Bixby ranch with plans for a second Gary Indiana style and large steel plants. Harbor extension could reach six miles from L A city limits.
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Los Angeles
Feb
J. Pierpont Morgan
San Pedro Harbor
Dominguez Ranch
Jotham Bixby
Gary
Ind
San Perro Harbor
Lmits
City finances revealed by Breunig report
The 1910 cash balance in the general fund stands at 512 170 24 with 244 086 36 for appropriations leaving 263 083 33 available. Bonded debt is 2 771 800. Net property value is 179 061 090 after mortgage exemptions. A committee will design council badges for public officials.
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George T. Breunig
Kimball
Coliseum
City Hall
Denny
Reman Flynn to Fage Demon in Langford bout
Sam Langford and Jim Flynn close training in Los Angeles for a 20 round showdown tonight. Flynn declares readiness and vows to win or return to engine work. Langford’s gym crowds witness workouts as managers discuss future bookings and permit holder Blot weighs next opponents.
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Reman Flynn
Fage Demon
Sam Langford
Tos Angeles
Cal
Jim Flynn
Vernon
Flynn
Langford
Stephenson Street
Sam
Joe Woodman
Lewis Blot
San Fra
San Francisco
Blot
al Kaufman
Jim Barry
Sandy Ferguson
Woodman
McClure Quits Saloon Business in Indianapolis Hearing
Lon McClure, 116 West Eighteenth street, told Mayor Shank he would leave the saloon trade and move away. The mayor revoked McClure’s license after a hearing regarding Charles Spragg’s license. Shank also revoked William Brennan’s license at 19 Hazel street for liquor-law violations.
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Lon McClure
West
Eighteenth Street
Shank
Indianapolis
McClure
Charles Spragg
William Brennan
Hazel Street
Curfew Imposed on Wellesley College Students
Wellesley Massachusetts February 8 The student governing board without faculty input enforces a curfew requiring students to return to college grounds by 7 30 p m in winter and 8 p m in summer. Thirteen horses burned Brandywine area Wilmington February 3 The Stables of Simms and Company bridge contractors were destroyed by a fire killing thirteen valuable horses at Frederick Ewings farm near the EB and O crossing Brandywine creek.
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Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
Wilmington
Del
Simms & Co
Frederick Ewing
Brandywine Creek
Mill End Shirt Sale Cuts Unlaundered Shirts to Six Cents
Broken lines show men's unlaundered white shirts with plaited bosom and closed front. Regular price $1.00 shirts offered at a sale price of 6 cents.
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Our “Pettis Dry Goods Co
S@c
Madras
Terrier Trouble for Jones and the City Police
Frank Jones of 322 E Market Street and his fox terrier face repeated thefts of the dog’s license check. Police officials advise resolving with the city controller, possibly before the mayor, as catchers refuse to release the dog without a 2 fee.
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Jones
City Police
Frank Jones
E. Market Street
Hyland
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J.P. Morgan
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Will
Barnsley
Alsie Two
Santa Claus
Royal Soaps
Pillsbury
Pettis Dry Goods CO
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Franklin & Standards
Perr
Matinee
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WYNN
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Cunningham
Warren,kinodrome
MAJIC
Forepaugh Stock Co
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Theresa
Smart Spy
S. W. Cer
Karno’s Comedy CO
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Coloniscope
Daly Matinee
Empire
Exie
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Cora Livingston
Proicnome Lambs
Tomlinson Hall
Mutual Employment Company
West Market Street
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