Black Hussars Parade of Music Tops Wonderland Week
Band master B D Gilliland led the Black Hussars, a 40 piece unit, in the German village at Wonderland amid shattered luggage and a damaged euphonium on the Columbus to Wonderland trip. Soloists J Olney Manville Bert Kibler Ray McElwaine Rei Christopher starred as the troupe performs nightly with a varied program. The Air Dome hosts a musical farce Three of a Kind by the Nelson Music Comedy company all week.
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B. D. Gilliland
Black Hussar
Wonderland
Hussars
Columbus
Black Hussars
J. Olney Manville
Bert Kibler
Ray McElwaine
Rei Christopher
Air Dome
Nelson Music Comedy Company
Protons Praise John Calvin at Interchurch Service
A 400th anniversary observance of John Calvin's birth drew members from Presbyterian, Lutheran, United Presbyterian, and German Reformed churches to Ornacie Presbyterian Church. Rev. M. L. Haines Rev. Neil Pierson Rev. F. O. Ballard and Rev. H. S. Kekeler gave addresses. Rev. George D. Adamson presided. Rev. J. P. Cowen led opening prayer and Rev. C. I. Odell delivered the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian
Ornacie Presbyterian Church
John Calvine
M. L. Haines
St Presbyterian Church
Neil Pierson
Tabernacle Church
Nv. F. O. Ballard
Memorial Church
H. S. Kekeler
Central Avenue Reformed Church
Big Attendance at Winona Bible School Opening
Winona Lakh Ind July 5 large attendance at the opening of the Winona Bible school. The six week session will feature instructors Wil H Marquess Rev Scofield Rev Be Soltau Mrs C F ninger Rev WH G Moorehead and F N Palmer. Job Powers of Kentucky will attend tomorrow evening. Katte Italy July 5 the Garapa factory at Barr blew up. owner Garappa and Agosti a years old girl were seriously hurt. two workers injured.
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Winona Lakh
Ind
Winona Bible School
Wil H. Marquess
Louisville
Scofield
New York City
Be Soltau
England
C. F. Ninger
Topeka
Kas
Whg. Moorehead
Xenia, O
F. N. Palmer
Winona
Ols
Job .Powers
Kentucky
Katte
Italy
Garapa
Barr
Mas Garappa
Ena -Agosti
Eme
Noisy Fourth of July Abates in Indianapolis
City physicians, fire department, and police reported a quieter Fourth of July weekend with limited fireworks incidents. Restrictions on minors reduced downtown noise. a stray bullet damaged the Western Union building transom. Several injuries were recorded from fireworks and blank rounds, including Thomas Robertson and Willie Grimes, while a balloon fire damaged P. E. Betz’s home at 750 East Market Street.
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Indianapolis
Ohio Street
South Street
New Jersey Street
Missouri Street
Western Union Telegraph Building
Meridian Street
Monument Place
Thomas Robertson
Michigan Street
Yandes
Nineteenth Streets
Willie Grimes
Southeastern Avenue
George Baldwin
Holloway Street
P. EK. Betz
E. Market Street
Condemned Man and Hangman in a Rehearsal
New Orleans July 5. Professional executioner H M Johnston tested the gallows at Hahnville for Leonardo Gebbia the Italian Black Hand killer of Walter Lamana. Gebbia fears pain and Johnston promised a clean neck break and no pain if he stands correctly.
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New Orleans
H. M. Johnston
Lousiana
Mississippi
Hahnville
Leonardo Gebbia
Little Walter Lamana
Johnston
Gebbia
Shank Meeting Set for Ninth Ward
Lew Shank schedules a Ninth Ward meeting Tuesday at 8 PM at Cornell Avenue and Twenty eighth Street. Other Republican candidates for city offices will be invited, with Newton J. McGuire among the speakers as Shank campaigns for mayor.
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Lew Shank
Ninth Ward
Cornell Avenue
Twenty Eighth Street
Newton J. McGuire
Mr. Shank
Whittaker Seriously Ill and Resignation at Indiana Reformatory
W. H. Whittaker, superintendent at the Indiana reformatory in Jeffersonville, is gravely ill at home due to nervous strain amid recent charges and inquiries. He offered resignation to the board, who planned to discuss it after addressing removal charges against assistant superintendent M. M. Barnard and a controversial heat and light contract with Indiana Engineering Company. The trustees report no successor named and will decide on Whittaker after further investigation of the contract and Barnard’s conduct.
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W. H. Whittaker
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Whittakers
Board of Trustees
Reformatory
Whittaker
Gov. Marshall
Indiana Engineering Company
Supt. Whittaker
Mr. Whittaker
Chinese Betrayed By His Friends
New York July 5 Leon Ling the Chinaman wanted for the murder of Elsie Sigel whose body was found in a trunk at 7 Eighth avenue has been betrayed by his friends Police follow a crew they say will arrest him as soon as the tramp steamer docks Ling is aboard the vessel with unknown accomplices and may be captured on arrival
Boarded Boat in Philadelphia on June 10
Readable fragment notes a person who boarded a boat at Philadelphia on June 10. No other details are available in the legible text.
Newsies Raise Funeral Fund for Dewey Bench
The Indianapolis newsies gathered after the drowning of Dewey Rench in White river to honor their friend. They refused to issue resolutions, chose to help, and quickly raised 14 dollars to cover funeral expenses for Dewey Bench’s family. Paul Siegel delivered the donation from the Sun. The Rench parents thanked the boys for their support.
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Dewey Bench
White River
Dewey
Gabriel Karowitz
Dewey Beach
Chum
Lade
Statehouse
Paul Siegel
Indianapols Sun
Newsies
Rench
Assiarance
Thief Steals Meter Triggers Gas Escape Near Saloons
August Colon narrowly escaped asphyxiation after a thief stole a gas meter at the Colon Leonard saloon on E Georgia Street early Sunday. A night watchman found the gas flowing and woke the sleeping man.
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August Colon
Colon- Leonard
E. Georgia Street
Nationwide Independence Week Events Highlight Champlain Tercentenary
A week of patriotic observances follows Independence Day with the Champlain tercentenary featuring President Taft and state governors, marking 120 miles of lake shore celebrations between New York and Vermont. Mon day sees ground broken for Capt. Henry Hudson monument at Spuyten Duyvil, Conn. Taft attends. National Education Association meets in Denver. other national gatherings span Castine Maine Boston Seattle St Paul and Minneapolis. The American Sugar Refining case opens in New York. Herzl’s death anniversary observed Friday.
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Lake Champlain
Samuel Champlain
United States
Boundary States
Washington
New York
Vermont
Henry Hudson
Hudson River
Spuyten Duyvil
Death of Indianapolis figure Frank Bird in Chicago
Frank Bird 61 a prominent Indianapolis man died in Chicago after an appendicitis operation. He helped found the Frank Bird Transfer Co and after retirement remained a noted name in local politics as a Democrat and former deputy city controller. He leaves a widow and a daughter and will be brought home for burial.
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Frank Bird
Indianapolis
Chicago
Mr. Bird
J. P. Dunn
Harry W. Griffith
Turkish mission arrives with news of sultan’s ascension
The Turkish commission led by Gallo Pasinkcia arrived in Rome to officially notify the world of Sultan Mehmed V's ascent to the throne of Turkey.
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Rome
Gallo Pasinkcia
Sultan Mehemmed V
Turkey
Man Dies in California House Hotel After Mysterious Departure
A man using the name Fred Budelwertz, 40, died after registering with a woman who then disappeared before police arrived. Coroner Blackwell cited a lung hemorrhage and long‑standing consumption. authorities seek the missing woman to identify the couple.
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California
S. Himeis Street
Fred Budelwertz
Blackwell
Budelwertz
Water sports entertain Riverside Beach crowd during Fourth
Riverside bathing beach held tub races a tug of war greased pole walking and costuming races to amuse spectators. A fireworks display and band concert were planned for the evening. In Naples Maxim Gorki arrived to research Neapolitan life for a new book.
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Riverside Bathing Beach
Naples
Maxim Gorki
Federal Building Praised After Indiana Inspection
Indianapolis federal building custodian L G Rothschild received high praise from Maj Washington Haverstick government inspector after a courthouse and post office inspection. The report credits Rothschild and Indianapolis with a superior structure and sanitary upkeep and notes further tours to Crawfordsville and other Midwest sites. On this trip Haverstick inspects 478 federal buildings, with 17 in Indiana.
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L. G. Rothschild
Indianapolis
Maj
Washington Haverstick
United States
Rothschild
Maj. Haverstick
San Francisco
Haverstick
Crawfordsville
Indiana
Michigan
Two youths fined for firing crackers at Salvation Army meeting
Riley Scott and Louis Rich both BW years old celebrated July 4 by throwing giant firecrackers into crowds near Salvation Army meetings on Washington street. Detectives Coffin and Simon dispersed the crowds and arrested them. Each was fined 50 dollars plus costs for shooting within city limits and 10 dollars plus costs for disturbing a religious meeting. Scott lives at Indiana avenue and New York Street. Rich at 747 N. Noble street.
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Riley Scott
Louis Rich
Salvation Army
Washington Street
Coffin
Simon
Indiana Avenue
New York Street
Scott
N. Noble Street
Marketable players for major league trials largely sold
Memphis report cites scout Tom Daley saying 90 percent of marketable prospects for next season have been sold or tied to minor league deals. He states every promising youngster is discovered and either privately or publicly sold to teams or affiliates.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tom Daley
Brooklyn
Daley
Fourth of July news from cities and a fatal elevator accident
Rome reports Lieut Caldorara, pupil of the Wright brothers, making daily flights after an injury. Paris cancels the July 4 reception due to Rutherford Stuyvesant's death. London and Rome celebrate the holiday with American flags and events. New York records a fatal elevator accident at 20 Pearl Street Brooklyn, Pat McNally killed as a cable snapped dropping him to the basement.
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Rome
Caldorara
Wright Brothers
Paris
Rutherford Stuyvesant
London
America
New York
Pat McNally
Fifty-fourth Street
Brolyn
Pearl Street
Brookyn
McNalk
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Albert J. Beveridge
Placid
Waal
Shank
Ndianapolis
Taken Jil
Leon Ling
Chinaman
Elsie Sigel
Avenue
Leon
Philadel
Phia
Norwich
Conn
Taft
Denver
National Education Association
American Institute of Instruction
Castine
Maine
Catholic Educational Association
Boston
Cliff Haven
N. Y
Cardinal Gibbons
International Christian Endeavor Union
St. Paul
Minn
The
Epworth League of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Seattle
Waen
Minneapolis, Minn
National Young People’s Christian Union of the Universalist Church
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
Saratoga Springs
Southern Commercial Secretariat’ Association
Atlanta
Worcester
Mass
American Sugar Refining Company
Theodore Herzl
Wom
Riverside Beach
Federal Building
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