Troops Deployed in Chad as Tensions Rise
Avro Feb 21 reports Shelbyville company H sent to Chad after Sheriff Nellis appeals for militiamen to patrol districts amid threats of race violence. Coroner inquest may name a negro deputy sheriff over Alexander Halliday’s death. Funeral draws 1,000 as racial tensions flare. guards, revolvers, and potential lynching fears loom.
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Avro, I
Shelbyville
Nellis
Alexander Halliday
William Butler
Sheriff Nellis
Young Halliday
Anna Pelley
Wil James
Halliday
Mounds
Tae M. Babcock
Episcopal Church
Wife forced to watch as husband shoots self in hotel room
Morris Burns, a Lincoln county homesteader, forced his wife at gunpoint to witness his attempted suicide in a Denver hotel. The shot to his left breast failed to prove fatal after a rib diverted it. Police officer Anderson disarmed Burns in a struggle. Burns was treated at the county hospital. his wife, a waitress, had been living with him in Arroyo while he worked the homestead.
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Denver
Col
Morris Burns
Lincoln County
Anderson
Pfer
McGillivray
Raisie
Sixteenth Street
Burns
Heart Remedy Proves Life Extension For Patient
Upper Sandusky Ohio resident RS Lillie Thomas reports two years of heart and left side pain with breathing difficulty and palpitations. After thirteen Miles Heart Remedy tablets she states better health and a 14 pound gain, illustrating the remedy's claimed long standing heart benefits.
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Miles
Lillie Thomas
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Boston socialite flees to Colorado to wed cattle baron
Mrs. Robert F. Perkins, linked to Boston wealth, fled to a cottage below Cheyenne Mountain after leaving her husband. Massachusetts divorce action and a rumored marriage to Rumsey of Cody, Wyoming, surface as sheriff service reaches her in Colorado Springs. Perkins, a Boston banker, has four children. three attend school in the east and a four year old stays with Mrs. Perkins.
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Col
Robert F. Perkins
Boston
Colorado
Cheyenne Mountain
Massachusetts
Rumsey
Cody
Mrs. Perkins
Charles E. Perkins
Burlington Railroad
Sheriff's Office
Humsey
Joel + Wail, Jr
Denver
Manager Carr Lacks Training Plan For Team In Indy
Manager Carr has no training plan for the team as delays persist due to other obligations. Pitching staff now at 16 after Jake Thielman, ex-Hoosier, signed with Louisville last year. Thielman cited as a top pitcher, sought for his arm and hitting, while Lewis and Howley will not sign until Indianapolis reports next month to discuss contract clauses.
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Carr
Battery
Jake Thielman
Hoosier
Louisville
Cheilman
American Association
Indianapolis
Lewis
Siga
JAIL BAR BREAKER CONFESSES PLAN TO ESCAPE
James Dushane a 32 year old federal prisoner at Marion county jail told Sheriff Woessner on Sunday he sawed one south end iron bar and planned to escape Three saws were found and seven blankets woven into a rope to reach the upper floor The sheriff suspects an outside accomplice He is jailed again and faces charges under the federal oleomargarine law.
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James Dushane
Marion County
Woessner
Dushane
Regulation Of Barber Shops 15 Considered
An ordinance to levy an annual license fee for barber shops and require city health inspections will be introduced by Councilman George L. Denny. The plan demands strict sanitary standards with fresh towels for each customer and sterilization of towels, ragors, combs, and clippers. About 600 shops exist in Indianapolis and licensing may yield 3,000 dollars in revenue.
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City Board of Health
George L. Denny
Indianapolis
Ye Old Time Singing Skule At Tuxedo Church
The Tuxedo Methodist Episcopal church hosts a Monday night program titled Ye Old Time Singing Skule. Young performers in period costumes will render early American church songs, with proceeds aiding improvements planned under church leadership.
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Tuxedo Methodist Episcopal Church
America
Wreck on Third Avenue Elevated Injures and Traps Passengers
A northbound Third Avenue elevated train crashed into a rear car near 17th street in New York causing a fire. One passenger and a motorman were injured as firemen and railroad workers rescued passengers from flaming cars amid cheering by onlookers. Ambulances and police were mobilized to control the crowds.
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New York
Atlows
Third Avenue
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Hubbard Lecture Seats Slated At Caleb Mills Hall
Elbert Hubbard famed essayist and satirist will deliver his lecture Doctors, Lawyers and Preachers at Caleb Mills hall Tuesday evening. Seats are on sale at Huder's drug store as Hubbard, promoter of the Roycrofters, draws crowds with heart to heart talks known worldwide.
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Elbert Hubbard
America
Roycrofters
Withal
Caleb Mills Hall
Hubbard
Hubbbard
Huder
Caleb Mills
Hyder
Bishop O'Donaghue to Leave for Louisville
The Right Rev Denis O'Donaghue marks his twenty fifth anniversary as pastor at St Patrick's with a Pontifical high mass. Very Rev Joseph Chartrand preaches and will succeed him as vicar general. An informal reception at 8 to 10 30 pm follows. Monday children stage an entertainment in his honor before his departure for Louisville in a few days.
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St. Patrick's Church
Tuesaday
Denis O'Donaghue
Joseph Chartrand
O'Donaghue
O’donaghue
Louisville
Columbia University Club of Indiana Banquet Set
The annual banquet of the Columbia University Club of Indiana will be held next Friday evening. A committee will be named to oversee scholarship awards across departments. William Dudley Poulke serves as toastmaster with speakers George W. Kirchway Dr. M Thorner A O Neal and Louis A Bacon among others.
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Columbia University Club of
Indiana
William Dudley Poulke
George W. Kirchway
Dr. M. Thorner
A. O. Neal
Louis A. Bacon
Elizabeth Ramey 90 Dies at Home in Decatur Burial Planned
Mrs. Elizabeth Ramey aged 90 widow of Lawrence Ramey died Sunday at her home 122 West Eleventh Street. She was found in bed and it is believed she died in her sleep. Survived by three daughters. Funeral at 4 pm Monday. body to be shipped to Decatur Colorado for burial.
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Elizabeth Ramey
Lawrence Ramey
West Eleventh Street
Decatur, CO
Post Toasties Pearly Corn Breakfast Ad
Advertisement copy extols Post Toasties made from pearly ripe corn as the most winning cereal for the breakfast table. It highlights golden brown fluffy bits, fully cooked ready to serve, with cream and tempting goodness. Pigs? The Memory Lingers. Sold by Greene.
Democratic clash over Marion county chairman choice
A Sunday meeting in Henry Seyfried’s office produced resolutions protesting the selection of a Marion county Democratic chairman by a “clique.” Delegates may press Congressman Korbly to help choose a widely acceptable county chair while candidates race for prosecutor, judge, and state legislative seats across Madison, Henry, Lake, and surrounding counties.
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Henry Seyfried
Marion County
Ernest T. Brown
Jams E. Berry
Salem D. Clark
Clark
Erry
A. F. Wnotts
Hammond
Lake and
Furter
Knott
Michael Grimmer
Torrey
Lake County
E. W. Wickey
Wickey
Saumuel Benz
Crawford
Perry
John Sweeney
Crawford, Dubois and
Realty transfers surge despite storm week sales hit 173
Real estate activity remained strong during the week despite severe weather with 173 sales totaling over 900000 dollars. N Lieber and Co bought half of jet No 8 square 65 next to their Washington street office for 125000 dollars. Saturday closed with 48 transfers equaling 343600 dollars.
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N. Lieber & Co
Square No
Washington Street
Architect Brubaker Wins Big Mexico Contracts
H C Brubaker of Brubaker & Stern returns from the southwest and a trip to Mexico reporting two major contracts for reinforced steel and concrete buildings. One jar Chihuahua worth 150,000 dollars and another at Monterey for 1,000 dollars. The El Paso firm also has five large buildings under construction valued about 400,000 dollars.
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H. C. Brubaker
Brubaker & Stern
Southwest
Mexico
Washingtons Birthday at German House Event in Colonial Style
The German club celebrates Washingtons birthday with a costume festival and a Mount Vernon stage showing the Father of the Country's home. Attendees must wear costumes except elder members who may sit on the balcony uncostumed. The evening features colonial quadrilles, an old fashioned dinner, and pantomime recreations of early Capitol scenes.
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Washington
Mount Vérnon
Capitol
Wealth awaits family as man deserts Denver
In a Denver story from February 21, Henry Plessner appeals from Australia for news of his two young children and ex-wife, seeking to reconnect after leaving in the early 1890s. He says he has amassed wealth in Australia and wishes to provide for them, asking attorney Deweese to locate the family and establish contact. He notes a divorce from his wife and expresses no ill will.
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Col
Far Australia
Henry Plessner
John Deweese
Plessner
Sidney
Deweese
Plessners
Sixteenth Street
Larimes Street
Joseph Hildrbrand
Hildrbrand
Australia
Hildebrand
Deweene
Shubert Opens Murat Theater With Havana Musical
Monday night February 2 opens the Shubert Murat with Havana starring James T. Powers. The New York production arrives with a full original company and new scenery and costumes for the Indianapolis debut. Havana, Americanized and acclaimed for two seasons at the Casino, features Ned Weyburn staging and lively musical numbers with lavish costumes.
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Shubert
New Murat
Havana
James T. Powers
Ca Ini
New York City
Mr. Powers
Messrs. Shubert
Indianapolis
Ned Weyburn
Atoxe
Duel Request Before European King Turned Execution
Two officers sought royal permission to duel after a grave insult. The king agreed to attend the duel and arrived with a public executioner. He pointed to the combatants and declared the supervisor would be beheaded immediately after the duel.
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Europe
Senator Smith Improves After Health Update
Washington February 1 Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan continues to improve after a brief illness. Doctors report steady progress, with no complications, and the senator remains under careful observation at the Washington hospital.
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Smith
Washington
William Alden Smith
Menest
The Boston Dip to Be Played at a Recital
The Indiana-Boston School of Expression and Dramatic Art will stage a one act comedetta The Boston Dip at the school on New York Street Monday evening A musical program from the Indianapolis Conservatory of Music will accompany the performance.
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Indiana-Boston School of Expression and Dramatic Art
New York Street
Indianapolis Conservatory of Music
The Ambiguous Telegram
A travelling salesman reads a wife’s telegram about twins arriving and drafts a witty reply to be sent home. The quip notes he will return that night and to forward any more arrivals to the dead letter office.
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Columbus Dispatch
Dance at Propylarum Benefit by Indianapolis Humane Society
The Indianapolis Humane society sponsors a benefit dance at the Propylacum on Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 5. The program opens with a cotillion led by Miss Anna Stanton and the event fits the holiday mood.
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Indianapolis Humane Society
Anna Stanton
Ladies of Maccabees start big campaign
Mrs. Nellie C. V. Heppert of Akron Ohio supreme finance keeper will be entertained Monday afternoon by Merion hive at Brightwood. The supreme officer will stay in Indianapolis for several days visiting hives with a general mass meeting planned for later in the week.
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Nellie C. V. Heppert
Akron, C
Supreme Finance
The
Ladies of the Maccabees
Brightwood
Indianapolis
Cold Winters Spark Odd Tale Between American and Scot
An American and a Scotsman debate northern Scotland frost. The American recalls a winter tale of a sheep leaping from a hill and freezing midair, claiming the law of gravity was frozen too, prompting the Scot to protest the impossibility.
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Scotland
Tale-Oitcher
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