State Free Employment Bureau Draws Daily Crow Of Jobseekers
In the morning dim light, a crowd gathers at the State Free Employment Bureau doorway. Morton, clerk of the bureau, assigns jobs from a fixed list, prioritizing regular tradesmen while many unemployed wait and hope for a chance, supported by families looking to the bureau as a harbor of work.
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State House
State Free Employment Bureau
Carle Morton
the Dureau
Morton
C., H. & D. Ralilford
State Labor Office
Anywherelse
State Bureau
Pigeon Hunt at Soldiers' and Sailors Monument
F. P. Spangier hunted pigeons at the Soldiers and Sailors monument on Friday with a .28 caliber revolver, under permission from custodian Col. G. W. Parker. He reportedly felled 31 birds, leaving only a few survivors that fled the shaft. He claims long practice and aims to sharpen revolver shooting as recreation.
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F. P. Spangier
Col
G. W. Parker
Spangier
Monument
Swangler
Gosit Touuc
Federal Building
Con Steger
Benton Becomes Indiana Manager for American Book Co
George W. Benton, ex-principal of Shortridge High, has accepted the Indiana manager role for the American Book Company. He will base his headquarters in Indianapolis and remain a resident there after declining the Sioux City superintendent post. He returned Friday from the East, decided to take the book company position, and will continue to live in the city.
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Sioux City
Echoors
George W. Benton
Indiana
American Book Company
Benton
Indianapolis
Book Company
Shortridge High School
Iowa City
Rain Delays Carroll County Reunion at Brookside Park
The Carroll county reunion planned for Saturday at Brookside park was postponed due to rain. A new date will be decided later. Bliss Native Herbs 225 W. Washmgton Street.
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Carroll County
Whch
Brookside Park
Bliss Native Herbs
Wash- Miegton Street
Burglary Alarm Fails to Find Intruders in Local Homes
Police respond to three burglar alarms at the John C. New residence on 518 N. Pennsylvania after neighbors report breaking glass. No signs of entry found. Another report from Mrs. Hattie Bown at 708 N. Illinois indicates possible door tampering with no evidence. A thief steals $12 from Charles Shaney’s drug store at 124 N. Delaware Street Friday afternoon.
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John C. New
Pennsylvania Street
Hattie Bown
Illinois Street
Charles Shaney
Delaware Street
City Seeks Word For Indianapolis Street Light Upgrade
The Commercial club offers 25 dollars for a single word or short phrase to describe Indianapolis street lights as a new, attractive feature. The Forward Magazine contest runs through July 25 with the winner announced in August, judged by three club appointees.
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Roosevelt
Commercial Club
Indianapolis
New York
Denver
Col
United States
Forward
Ind
Massachusetts Avenue
Washington Street
War and Peage Join Hands in Big Armory War
War and Peage merge activities at the infantry armory on Thirteenth Street near Ashland Avenue as Third Christian church rents the space for Sunday services while its own church on Broadway and Seventeenth is built. St Pauls German Evangelical Church takes over Ashland and Thirteenth site, remodeling to open by Sept. 1. The new Third Christian church aims for a large, modern building with the ground floor ready for services this fall.
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Infantry Armory
Thirteenth Street
Ashland Avenue
Third Christian Church
Armory
Broadway
Seventeenth Streets
Harry G. Hill
St. Paul’s
Indianapolis
Sidelights on trip of trade boosters reach Greensburg
Report on Indiana trade mission boosters traveling through Connersville Rushville Greensburg and Shelbyville. They toured by Overland ring giveaways ice cream buttermilk and free phone service while a bedraggled flagman in New Palestine stood silent.
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Indianapolis Telephone Company
Central Union Telephone Company
Connersville
Rushville
Greensburg
Shelbyville
K. of
P. Hall
Boosters
Handy Brothers
Morristown
New Palestine
Traction Route Dispute Reaches Resolution In Indianapolis
Beech Grove and Indianapolis Traction and Terminal companies will use different routes into the depot after a city council approved amended franchise. Freight will enter via Virginia avenue and Delaware, while passenger cars will follow Maryland Meridian and Washington to Shelby street. A Me ridian Maryland switch enables the passenger flow. President John Waber cautioned freight handling may wait months.
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Pany
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Shank
Beech Grove Traction Company
Virginia Avenue
Delaware
Ohio
Maryland
Meridian
Washington Street
Virginia Avenues
Shelby Street
Maryland Streets
John Waber
Becch Grove Company
Frank W Clouds Dies After Illness at 40
Frank W Clouds, 40, former newspaper man, died Friday at his home 104 Cherry Grove from brain disease. He worked in J L Peetz's Bureau of Statistics and earlier owned Centerville News-Record after stints with Milton News. Survived by widow, sister Annie Banes of Metamora, brothers George, Alfred in Indianapolis, Jacob city clerk of Connersville, and his Greensburg mother. health declined after a buggy fall two years ago.
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Frank W. Clouds
Cherry Grove
Clouds
J. L. Peetz
Bureau of Statistics
Milton News
Centerville News-Record
Indianapolis
Two Churches Join to Build New Home
Fourth Christian and Centenary Christian churches plan to affiliate and build a new church on the Centenary lot at Tenth and Rural. The Fourth Christian property on N West Street would be sold for 4200 to fund the new combined church, ending old dissension as unity grows.
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Fourth Christian
Centenary Christian Churches
Centenary Church
Fourth Christian Church
N. West Street
Humane society denied charity funds from city theaters
Mrs. Gertrude Oakes of the Citizens' Charity association says the Humane society will refuse funds set aside by the 48 five cent theaters. The reason given is not enough money for her own charitable work. The weekly theater charity from Sunday proceeds totals about 50 to 70 dollars.
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Gertrude Oakes
Citizens’ Charity Association
Caxes
Leather Cutting Wounds Boy Arm at Factory
John Jensen aged 14 of 3305 E Michigan Street suffered serious injuries Friday afternoon at a leather factory on Noble Street. His right arm was caught in the gearing resulting in deep lacerations to the shoulder and underarm. Dr. Fred B. Kurtz attended him.
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John Jensen
Michigan Street
Noble Street
Fred B. Kurtz
Changes His Plea Sentenced for Grand Larceny
Anthony Blackmore, colored, pleaded guilty to grand larceny after changing from not guilty. Judge Pritchard of the criminal court sent him to the penitentiary for one to 14 years for stealing a watch and 35 dollars from Albert Hume of 1116 Alabama Street.
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Anthony Blackmore
Pritchard
Criminal Court
Blackmore
Albert Hume
Alabama Street
Denver motorist breaks night ascent record to Mt Falcon
Paul Tobin of Denver drove an Everitte 30 from Mt Morrison casino to Mt Falcon top after dark, three miles in 14 minutes, six minutes faster than the daylight record. The zigzag 35 to 38 percent grade proved no obstacle as Tobin also safely descended to the hotel.
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Paul Tobin
Denver
Mt. Morrison Casino
Mt. Falcon
Tobin
Brave West Tenth Street rescuer saves boy from White River
William Thomas, 20, of 3008 W Tenth street, plunged into White River near the West Tenth Street bridge to pull Harrison E. Chappel from deep water. After the dive, Thomas surfaced with the child and, following an hour of vigorous rubbing, the boy revived. Thomas, known as a life saver, has saved three other boys from drowning in recent years.
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White River
William Thomas
Tenth Street
Chappel
West Tenth Street
Thomas
George Thomas
Music firm broke files bankruptcy in Terre Haute
Grace Dennis doing business as the Wabash Music Company of Terre Haute filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court Friday. Her liabilities total 2574.19 while assets amount to 2351.75. Four Indianapolis firms are listed as unsecured creditors.
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Grace Dennis
Wabash Music Company
Terre Haute
Indianapols
Counterfeit Ten Dollar Note Reported Circulating
The government notified Indianapolis banks Friday of a new counterfeit ten dollar bill in circulation. The note is a poor imitation of a gold certificate from the series of 1401, with silk fiber imitated by red and blue ink marks.
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Indianapolis
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