Growth of Central Union directory shows rapid phone expansion
The Central Union Telephone Co prints a February city directory for Indianapolis with over 15 000 city telephones and 12 000 suburban stations, nearly 20 000 copies total, marking a 500 percent growth in six years. The new book uses smaller type, includes a supplemental list of about 1 000 names, and notes plans to surpass 30 000 city telephones, with no rate hikes planned.
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Central Union System
Marion
Central Union Company
R ‘Hirst
Hirst
Peoria
Til
Central Union
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Cleveland
Mow
Western Telephone Company
Central Union Telephone ‘Company
Fletcher's Bank
Indiana Bank
Meridian
Washington Streets
New Denison
Grand
Bates House
Claypool
The
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Police
Fire Department
Indianapolis Water Company
Drs. Jameson
Abbott
Central Union's Old Phone Directory Preserves City Ties
The article recalls early Indianapolis telephone firms and executives, noting Gilliland's Patent switchboards and the continued use of long-standing numbers. It highlights Central Union's evolving directory practice since 1901, praising the modern 200-page volume as a valuable civic and commercial resource.
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Central Union, Company
W.s. Chapman
Chapman
Logansport Youth Sentenced for Spokane Bank Robbery
Logansport Ind February 22 Don Wisely a former local youth is serving one to ten years in the penitentiary after confessing to taking a large sum from a Spokane bank. He was sentenced at Walla Walla.
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Logansport
Ind
Don Wisely
Spokane
Walla Walla
Conductor Resigns to Run Morristown Milk Plant
W T Handy a conductor on the New Castle division of the T H I E traction line has resigned his post and will take a new job at Morristown where a factory has been built to manufacture condensed milk which he will manage.
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Morristown
Ind
W.T. Handy
New Castle
T. H., I. & E. Traction Line
Cascarets Prosperity Ad Teasers a Loyal Public
The copy extols Cascarets with bold claims of rapid daily use by millions. It notes hundreds of thousands of boxes sold hourly and over five million dollars spent to popularize the product while warning of imitators and counterfeiters aiming to steal the good will and profits.
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Cascarets
Cascaret
Time Tested Merit Cascarets Cleanse The Digestive Canal
An advertising feature extols Cascarets as a sound, time tested remedy. It portrays the product as a safe cleanser and bowel exercise aid, claiming it strengthens muscles and helps keep the digestive tract clean, protecting innocence and health.
Beware dishonest sales claims in cure advertisement
A fragmented old advertisement warns against dishonest marketing and a slick salesman. It highlights Cascarets by Sterling Remedy Company and cautions buyers to avoid bulk sales and counterfeit promises while offering a free bonbon box promotion to friends.
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Sterling Remedy Company
Prescription elixir urged at Norsemen Club Hall
Bishop Wersine urged a controversial home remedy at a Norsemen's Club Hall gathering, touting a compound mix of balmwort, sarsaparilla, cardiol, and endomene as a cure for nervousness and general misery. He claimed the mixture, prepared at home, could restore vitality and avoid medical fees, despite opposing mind over matter theories.
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Chicago
Wersine
Dr. T
Grand Indianapolis Hosts Virginia Harned in Vaudeville
Virginia Harned opens a western vaudeville engagement at the Grand with her own sketch The Idol of the Hour alongside other acts. It marks the first of four weeks of vaudeville in the west before she appears in Anna. The Grand is praised for securing high class attractions, signaling Indianapolis as a city that embraces top vaudeville talent.
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Grand Indianapolis
Virginia Harned
Vaude Ville
E. H. Sothern
West
Anna
Grand
Indianapolis
Park Theater to Stage Little Johnny Jones This Week
George M. Cohans famed musical comedy Little Johnny Jones comes to Park Theater for a week starting Monday. The show features a coherent story two love plots a strong chorus and elaborate scenery promising a superior urban run unseen in the city in the last decade. The company remains largely the same with a drilled chorus and attractive costumes and staging reflecting Cohans celebrated style.
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Pacific Coast
Park Theater
George M. Cohan
Little Johnny Jones
Johnny Jones
Mr. Cohan
Graustark at Majestic Theater by Forepaugh Stock
The Majestic presents Forepaugh Stock in Graustark a romantic drama based on George Barr McCutcheon novel Readers will recall the novel and the play promises the same thrilling adventures and a beautiful love story The company mounting costumes and direction aim for a high quality production with surprises and refined presentation during the week
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Forepaugh Stock Company
Empire Theater Presents Pat White and His Gayety Girls
Empire Theater showcases Pat White and his Gayety Girls for the week with original novelties. The program includes Doings in Mudville, The Night of the Flight, or The Roman Athletic Club, featuring 0 performers, plus the Mal vert troupe, Jennings Webb and ONeil in Whose Girl Are You, Grant and Cathie acrobatic feats, George Travis the silver voiced comedian, and Pat White with his specialties assisted by charming singing and dancing girls.
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Pat White
the Empire
Mudville
Roman Athletic Club
Malvert
Jennings, Webb
O'Neil
Grant
Cathie
George Travis
The Vampire at the Grand Opera House, Chicago
Stage notes praise a psychological drama about a genius who drains ideas from others, with a gothic ambiance and a green glow. The review also covers The Girls of Gottenberg and a German themed night featuring Louise Dresser, Miss Angeles, and Mitzi, noting songs, costumes, and light comedy elements.
Fire whistle unsettles Evansville actor during play
Evansville on February 2 saw Francis Wilson falter as the city fire whistle, heard miles away, unsettled his nerves and caused him to miss the opening of his performance by nearly an hour. A reporter sought comment at the Vendome hotel as Wilson protested the nuisance, urging women’s clubs to curb the screech that disturbs the sick and weary and disrupts public life. The scene ended when the curfew horn silenced the room and the play finally began near 9 o’clock.
Peculiar Apple Discovered by Richmond Firm
McLeland company at Richmond Indiana reports a Baldwin apple with skin colored in bright vermillion red on one third and the rest in a red yellow mix. The red section is separated by straight lines and the taste and shape remain those of Baldwin varieties.
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Richmond
Ind
McLeland Company
Baldwin
Woodard resigns as agent to join Ben Hur line
Lafayette Ind Feb 2 W C Woodard resigns as ticket and freight agent for the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern and the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley traction firms. He accepts the post of traffic manager for the Ben Hur line with headquarters at Crawfordsville.
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Lafayette
Ind
W. Co. Woodard
Terre’ Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern
Fort Wayne
Wabash Valley Traction
Ben Hur
Crawfordsville
Marion cigar factories to merge into one plant
In Marion Indiana plans mature for merging seven local cigar manufactories into a single facility. The move aims to cut light rent and fuel costs while maintaining production. A homegrown tobacco campaign will seek to boost Marion cigars and convince locals to smoke local products. A manufacturers’ meeting will set the plan in motion.
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Marion, Ind
Marion
Trades Council
Catches Fire From Pipe Burns to Death in New Albany
Mrs Elizabeth Deuchars 94, longtime Alton resident, caught fire from her pipe and died at her son Dawid Deuchars home in New Albany. A native of Scotland, she had lived in Alton Crawford county for over 50 years and was the widow of James Deuchars who died at 95.
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New Albany
Ind
Elizabeth Deuchars
Alton
Crawford County
Dawid Deuchars
First Ride on the Electric Car Impresses 62-Year-Old
Shelbyville reports Ephiriam Collins, 62, of Brown County, enjoyed his first ride on an L and C traction car described as the horseless electric city. He rode with his mother as guest, appearing spry and 16 rather than aged. The incident marks a notable debut for local electric transit.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Ephriam Collins
Brown County
Wee
L& C. Traction
Mr. Collins
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