Temptation to Children Near Schools Sparks Probe
The Children's Aid Society led by President Loomis warns of growing shop near schools that tempt children to steal or buy tobacco and candy. Investigations target East Tenth Street vendors and a Garfield school pattern, with plans for police detail, warnings, and possible prosecutions after repeat offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loomis
Children’s Aid Society
East Tenth Street
Helen Pape
E. Ray Street
Thayer
Garfield School
Board of Public Safety
Shank
Police
Mauretania Reaches New York After Fierce Atlantic Storms
Cunard liner Mauretania survived two severe Atlantic tempests on the voyage from Liverpool. The ship bore heavy damage including a broken bridge light and a 10,000 pound anchor ripped free. Captain Turner said he never faced such weather, while English pilot Thomas Martin endured seasickness and fear among many passengers during the perilous crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cunard
Liverpoo
New York Harbor
Turner
Thomas Martin
Martin
Tank of Oxygen Explodes Wrecking Shop In Brooklyn
A 50 cubic foot oxygen tank exploded in the welding room of Alton, Laine & Co.'s repair shop, blowing the tank through the roof and killing Arthur Cormier and seriously injuring his brother Henry Cormier. Fire followed, damaging nearby windows and scattering debris across several tenements and the Bohemian Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alton, Laine & Co
Bohemian Presbyterian Church
E. Seventy-fourth Street
First Avenue
E. Seventy-fifth Street
Arthur Cormier
Harman Street
Brooklyn
Henry Cormier
Himrod Street
Realty Deals Highlight Large Sale At Meridian Life Office
Real estate dealers report a fair week with many small property transfers and one major $850,000 cash deal. Arthur Jordan sold the Pennsylvania and New York streets building to Meridian Life and Trust for use as a home office with Studebaker occupying first and second floors. The 92 foot front, six-story structure will house Meridian on the sixth floor and offices on other levels. The market also saw notable activity along Washington boulevard and a $12,000 suburban residence by E G Peck near Seventy fifth street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Jordan
Pennsylvania and
New York Streets
Meridian Life and Trust Company
Pennsylvania Street
Studebaker Manufacturing Company
Washington Boulevard
Seventy -Fifth Street
Samuel Ashby
Lis
Schuyler A. Haas
Marioni Trust Company
Country Side
College Avenue
Eighty-sixth Street
Harry L. Robbins
White River
E. G. Peck
American Tobacco Company
Seventy-fifth Street
Diphtheria anti toxin claimed to cure blood poisoning
Philadelphia report by Dr. Edward M. Deacon states diphtheria anti-toxin can cure blood poisoning once deemed nearly fatal. Feb. 28 report to the local medical profession emphasizes the treatment's potential. The finding shifts the perception of blood poisoning from a fatal outcome to a recoverable condition with anti-toxin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Edward M. Deacon
Donahue to Join Boston Red Sox Spring Camp
Donahue, catcher for the Boston Red Sox, will report for duty with the team in Cincinnati on Friday. Catcher Joe Dunn, released by Brooklyn to Mobile, and Joe Collins with Chattanooga will be the first local players to report, with Dunn and Collins slated to depart for the South on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donahue
Boston Springfield
Pat Donahue
Boston Red Sox
Joe Dunn
Brooklyn
Mobile
Joe Collins
Chattanooga
Red Sox
Cincinnati
Beveridge Praises Washington Lincoln Nationalism at Patriotic Meeting
Senator Beveridge delivered a stirring eulogy at Tomlinson hall before a record Y M C A audience of 3 021, urging national unity over local self interest. He compared Washington and Lincoln as nearly identical in character and stressed the nation as the supreme cause, with music by Augusta Rentsen and the Masonic quartet guiding the patriotic program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lincoln
Beveridge
Tomlinson Hall
Y. M. Ca
Senator Beveridge
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Continental Congress
Robert Morris
Valley Forge
Abraham
Congress
Lfe
Gates
Lee
Conway
Uincoln
Augusta Rentsen
Newas Boys
John N. Carey
Nell McPherson
A. B. Philpott
Joshua Stonefield
Clock stops roosters crowing with ticking alarm
New Jersey tale recalls a nightly rooster chorus. Squire Hake Baldwin places a ticking alarm clock in his Cedar Grove henhouse after neighbor Bill Henneberry complains. The clock quiets the roosters, hens nap, and no eggs are laid while townspeople react to the curious experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Squire Hake Baldwin
Squire
Ridge Road
Cedar Grove
N. J
Bill Henneberry
Squire Baldwin
George Henery Smith
Smith
Insurgent Praise in Bloomington Sermon
In Bloomington on February 23 Rev. Jay Somerville pastor of the First Methodist church praised insurgents registering in Congress. He denounced dishonest politicians and called the public to stand with insurgents fighting oppressive conditions in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Congress
Jay Somerville
First Methodist Church
White River Bank Full at Noblesville and Receding Elsewhere
White River was bank full at Noblesville at 10 am with stationary levels and no reported damage. In Anderson on Feb 23 the river began to recede before noon after earlier rising. Green's Branch suffered some damage from a railroad fill, and several families moved belongings to higher ground near the American Bree mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville
Ind
White River
Anderson
Green's
American Bree Mill
Willis Lecture By Prof A E Willis At Yeats Venue
Professor A E Willis of New York will deliver a public lecture at Yeats venue in Mende. The talk promises insights from Willis on contemporary topics and scholarly perspectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
A. EK. Willis
New York
Yp. Wi Mende
Yeats
Men’s spring clothing to reach ultra chic levels, says Von Keller
A. Reginald Von Keller editor of the American Gentleman predicts freakish men’s spring styles in New York. Padded pouter pigeon frames with narrow shoulders and high chests lead the look. Coats shorten, one-button sacks, brace buttons, Norfolk jackets may return, and gowns and opera capes appear. Prices may rise about 25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ultra
von Keller
Biban Tucker
New York
Messise Cannon
Aldrich
Baseball Meeting Called by Indianapolis Chair and Furniture
The Indianapolis Chair and Furniture Company's baseball club will hold a meeting Thursday night at 314 W. Ohio street at 8 o'clock. Members invited include J. Zeller E Boss W Wizvke W Montague C Bland E W Yeamans W Williams A Firestine Buck Pierson H Pruitt T Cole C Jones and any new players wishing tryout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Chair and Furniture Company
Ohio Street
J. Zeller
Eboss
W. Wizvke
W. Montague
C. Bland
E. W. Yeamans
W. Williams
A. Firestine
Buck Pierson
H. Pruitt
T. Cole
C. Jones
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Devere
Consid
Patriots
Tom
Linson Hall
Acen H
Dr. Miles
Mrs. Ferrier
Lynn St
Neb
Miles Medical CO
Gikharé
A. Reginald von Keller
Custom Cutters Association
Indianapolis
Post
Grocers
9&C
5&C
Indiana
Fritz
M._ O’CONNOR
Shubert
Wick
Shriners
Sam
LEE Shubert (Inc
James T. Powers
Havana
Denison
NG Mondy
Faversham
Stephen Phillips
Herod
Charles B. Sommer
Ray Cox
Abdallahs Morrissey
Florence
Alaska
Lisa and the Muse
Sophie Tucker
Svengali
Austin Bros
K. Hall
Ward Bros
Joseph F. Sheehan
America
Empifail
Jardin de Paris
the Brigadiers
Elas
Om Sal
Minstrels
Opera House
The
Merchants National Bank
Meridian Street
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