Cadence of editorials and an Armstrong homicide
A collage of editorial snippets criticizes political figures and party tactics from several Indiana papers including Cambridge City Tribune and Terre Haute papers. The section reports a fatal shooting in Armstrong, Indiana, where Harry O'Donnell, 25, died from a bullet wound after an alleged quarrel in Fayette, Missouri, suggesting he was lured to a resort by robbers.
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Cambridge City Tribune
Richmond Stemn
Leonard Wood
Logansport Journal
Wood
J. Frank Hanley
Terre Haute Tribune
Seymour
Terre Haute
Armatrong
Ind
Harry O'Donnell
Fayette
Laziest Man George A Sheldon Dies at 61
Central New York's famed "laziest man" George A Sheldon dies at 61 after a life of claimed idleness. Neighbors recall he "was too lazy to breathe" as the doctor warned he could ward off a fatal attack. Other items note Prof Mommsen’s hair burned during a candle mishap, a New York couple with 19 children ordered from their tenement for rent, and Admiral Dot with wife planning their 35th wedding anniversary in White Plains.
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George A. Sheldon
New York
Empire State
Sneden Wes
Sheldon
Prof
Mommsen
Berlin
Min
John Loring
White Plains
Admiral Dot
Dot
Little Smartwood
Amusements notes and theatre listings in brief
A montage of theater notices and comedy quips from Park and Empire venues. Recounts of Bally in Our Alley and Athle mother melodramas, upcoming Rentz-Santley acts, and Grand Theatre bills. Includes jokes from San Francisco Town Talk and other papers, with light dialogue snippets and performer mentions.
Knights of Pythias district meeting held at Acton
The twelfth district meeting of Knights of Pythias convened Thursday in Acton with J. E. McGaughey of Indianapolis presiding. The session focused on lodge work instruction and ritual. An afternoon program featured music and song. Indianapolis favored as potential headquarters by Endowment rank committee. a Commercial Club gathering included speeches advocating selection. Editors banquet opened the Indiana Republican Editorial Association’s twenty-sixth year in Denison with attendees like W. D. Nesbit, George M. Steele, and Lieut-Gen. Gilbert.
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Knights of Pothias
Acton
J. E. McGaughey
Indianapolis
Music and Son
Knights of Pythias
Commercial Club
Denison
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
W. D. Nesbit
Chicago ‘Tribune
George M Bteele
Gev. Gilbert
F. T. Singleton
Martinaville
Dentnon
Moy Kee’s New Years Party Opens Mainese Restaurant
Moy Kee hosted a New Year celebration at the Mainese restaurant after two days closed for the Chinese New Year. Mr and Mrs Moy Kee decorated the venue for visitors and held a daytime reception with Chinese confections and wine. In Lebanon Indiana a wall of the Indianapolis and Northwestern traction company powerhouse blew down trapping foreman Louis chulenmire who was likely fatally injured.
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Moy Kee
May Kee
Foreman
Lebanon
Ind
Indianapolis & Northwestern Tracition Company
Louis
A Corner for the Women and Their Chafing Dishes
An article extols the chafing dish as a modern, attractive kitchen accessory beloved by women across social strata. It notes its convenience for hurried hosts and informal suppers, details variations including an electric version, and cites a Indianapolis woman who keeps a ready chafing dish for hotel dining. The piece also describes a Rose Pincushion, detailing pink satin, white lace, and a rose motif with three roses and two buds arranged at a cushion corner.
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Indianapolis
Just About Women Returns From Abroad
An Indianapolis woman, back after a year overseas, says she is a better American. She bought little in Europe, preferring American fashion, and notes she would not rush back to Europe. Conversations reveal witty glimpses of social life, fashion, and post trip restraint.
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Indianapolis
Europe
Italy
Wan
Paris
New York
Gril
Discriminating magistrate notes odd sobriety terms
A Boston magistrate redefines drunkenness as methodical rather than habitual locating his word choices in a humorous legal quirk. A fraught Atchison man coolly responds to operator slowness with a poem, while tea care for China invokes strict ritual and attire. A Farmouttern citizen leaves funds for annual prizes to polite students, and Ellia T. Pierce known as Bear Tracks embodies Old West lore in Pierre, linking to Wild Bill Hickok.
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Boston
Atchison
Northwest
South Dakota
Ellia T. Pierce
Bear
Pierre
Pierce
Wild Bill Hickok
Jack McCool
Senator Beveridge and Quay Clash Notably In Debate
Senator Beveridge may not achieve much against Quay, yet his conduct will teach him valuable lessons as he presses his case. The Detroit News notes the sharp exchange and anticipated lessons from the confrontation.
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Beveridge
Quay
Detroit
Moral slang and a Teutonic view at a New York dinner
In New York, Prof Lorenz learns American slang from a clergyman about a girl and a boy, then discusses meanings of lick and hell. A Teutonic remark surfaces as the pair untangles slang for wickedness, amid a late newspaper ad insert about Dou’s Ointment and a Sun offer.
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New York
Dr. Lorenz
Sunshine and Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
A marketing note extols Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy for kidney and bladder diseases. It touts health benefits, signs of kidney trouble, and a free trial offer by mail from the Dr David Kennedy Corporation in Rondout New York.
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David Kennedy
Drugeista
David Kennedy Corporation
Rondout
N.Y
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