Will wed atop tower at Wonderland in July
Troy V. Carpenter will marry Ruby A. McCoy at a height of 125 feet above the crowds at Wonderland on July 4. The unlikely ceremony plans emphasize a bold, symbolic union atop the tower.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1907
Page
6
Man and bride wed atop Wonderland tower on July Fourth
Troy Vinton Carpenter 22 and Ruby Adeline Mc Coy 17 married at 4:30 p.m. on July Fourth atop the 125 foot Wonderland park tower. The event began as a joke sparked by park manager Frank Wicks and included a procession from the east gate, a band, and witnesses, with plans for a post wedding gift to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Vinton Carpenter
Wonderland Park
Carpenter
Ruby Adeline McCoy
S. LaSallest
Frank M. Wicks
W. E. Barnard
Mr. Wicks
Miss McCoy
R. M. McCoy
Indianapolis
Crpenter
H. O. Carpenter
Clinton
Ind
Ruby
Amusements Next Week At White City and Wonderland
Next week features white City skating and free vaudeville plus attractions at Wonderland Park headlined by Oscar Babcock looping the death trap loop. George and Georgie deliver grotesque acrobatics while the Ingram Ostrich Farm and Alligator Ranch run again. Arndt Military Band gives two daily concerts and fireworks light the July Fourth program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White City
Wonderland Park
Oscar Babcock
George and
Georgia
Arndt
Indianapolis
George
Georgie
Pain
Arndt Military Band
aAfternoon
Theo. Morse
F. Suppe
Tola
Cc. L
Ingram Ostrich Farm
Alligator Ranch
Georgie Arndt
Comdy
Notable Notre Dame Woman Offers Free Home Remedy
A letter from Mrs M Summers Beah Metre Daine Indiana appeals to rheumatism sufferers to write for a home treatment claimed to cure muscular and joint pain. The discovery, said to banish uric acid, loosen joints, purify blood, and brighten the eyes, requires no climate change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
White City camp plans and Fair Bank concerts downtown
Uniform rank Knights of Pythias set Aug 12 to 17 for a White City camp with over 4,000 uniformed men and a shaded park site. Ostendorf's Indianapolis orchestra of 35 musicians will headline at Fair Bank with Louise Brehany as guest soprano and several soloists, while Capital City Garden features John Edwards and multiple vaudeville acts and burlesque shows across a busy week of entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Fair Bank
Ostendorf
Indianapolis
Louise Brehany
A. J. Tron
Rudolph Koster
Koster
Co-operative School of Music
Helen Bernard
Blanche Clark
Robert Barnard
Olive Barnard
Olive Wiler
Fan Tan
George A. Buskirk
Capitol Ave
Weber Band
Capital City Garden
John Edwards
Mr. Edwards
Barlow's Minstrels
Lillian Smith
Harry Hunter
George M. Cohan
Virginia
Eva Tompson
Miss Tompson
Walter Smith
Zara
Nellie
Chorus Girls Scarcity Hits Broadway Theaters
Managers seek chorus talent amid a severe shortage of chorus girls in New York. Ole Mack reports imports needed for next season as demand surges, with many shows expanding choruses and higher pay. Performers must sing dance and act, with appearances planned in productions like The Sunny Side of Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Ole Mack
Knickerbocker Theater
Murray & Mack
Harvesting Crops All Around the State
Army worms departed after weeks of feeding on growing crops across Poseyville and surrounding counties. Farmers faced heavy damage to hay and substantial corn losses in several spots as worms consumed tender vegetation and even weeds along their routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poseyville News
Oats Ravaged by Green Bug Worries Farmers
In Fairmount News the farming community reports oats damaged by a green bug. Hene Underwood and OJ Buller voice concern that crops will be very short due to ravages. Ca Dean also notes significant damage in his area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hene Underwood
OJ Buller
Dean
Fairmount News
Farmer killed by train at Branch Station
Franklin Ind June 29 Charles Mac Donald a farmer was killed when a Big Four train struck his wagon at Branch Station He was driving across the track in the road wagon when the accident happened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald
Branch Station
Red bug menace returns to Indiana oat crop
After a year’s disappearance the “red bug” of the 6’s has resurfaced in Indiana, alarming farmers statewide. Prominent county farmers, including Joshua Strange, report widespread damage to oats with no fix in sight as the pest moves through fields. A rumor of a “green bug” from Kansas is deemed unfounded by Marion News-Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Joshua Strange
Kansas
Marion
Unusual three eyed chick hatched by Homer Ellsworth hen
Homer Ellsworth reports a hen hatched an odd chick last week with three eyes and two bills. Two eyes sit in the usual position while a third eye appears atop the head near the comb, and a second bill is at the left head base of the natural bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Finest cantaloupes from Fred Welsh win local praise
The Tip Top cantaloupes grown by Fred Welsh just south of the city are hailed as the finest crop of the year. W. H. Vollmer bought the seed last year, and Knox county records praise them as the best cantaloupe grown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Welsh
W. H. Vollmer
Knox County
Vincennes Sun
Peach growers near New Albany eye early peach marketing
Peach growers on the Ohio river hills southwest of New Albany expect to market early varieties next week. In the past two weeks fruit has dropped from trees but growers believe about half a crop will remain, with higher prices likely yielding good orchard returns, according to the Seymour Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
New Albany
Seymour Democrat
Wheat Cut in Posey County Harvest Begins Today
Posey county starts a full wheat harvest with farmers facing labor shortages. County residents report field work beginning in earnest as growers grapple with securing adequate help for the task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posey
Posey County
Moutn Vernon Democrat
Wheat Harvest Progress In Steele Elmore Townships
Washington Democrat reports field conditions show wheat harvest in full blast in Steele and Elmore townships. If fair weather continues, all wheat will be cut this week and crop yields are expected to exceed averages. Corn also in good condition aided by recent fair weather, with most fields having been plowed three times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmore Townships
Washington Democrat
Stories About Actresses We Know
The piece lauds Margaret Aislin as a leading emotional actress. It notes the public’s draw to heart over brain themes with Ibsen and Shaw pushed aside. Miss Anglin shines in The Great Divide, praised as this year’s greatest American drama, a serious emotional triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Aislin
Ibsen
Shaw
Oc¢T
Mrs. Dane
Miss Anglin
Suffrage Debate Snippet Sparks Faint Soda Fountains Jibe
A witty exchange between two women in period attire centers on a single drawback to women's suffrage. The water proof taffeta parer girl suggests soda fountains would close on election day, prompting a juniper suited reply.
Remarkable Cure Aloof claims with Dr Porter’s remedy
A sensational claim extols Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Off as superior to all remedies. It allegedly cures chronic conditions, relieves pain instantly, and removes inflammation in one day. The discovery credits the fallroid surgeon with a $0.36 price tag noted as thirty six cents.
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Ruby A. M’coy
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Poet
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Wengilee Fa Wate
Clarke
Annie Laurie
Bennett
Lolita
Langey
Williams
Manhattan Beach
New England
Mlle
Herbert Humoresque
Hega
Hartmann
George Curtiss
Aida
The
Forge
Egaveccaey Bee
Michaelis
Red Mill
Herbert
Gottschalk
Intermezzo Indienne
Napanee
Williams Murch
Chicago Tribune
Chambers
Perardis Otlatte
Percy Wenrich
T. Thurban
March
Theo
Morse
Bunker Hill
Arthur Pryor
Metropolitan Opera Nouse
Eeseee
Tobani
Richard Carle
Dixie Blossoms
Wala Coblenmletes
Adele Peeve
Percy Henrich Comique opera—Maid and Mummy
Wa Liges
Seta “Enetenenes
Robin Hood
Bowers Cabet
Esa ”. Godfrey Salata
J. Michaeles
Master At Arms
Chas. Sanglear
Sea Shore
Jamestown
Europe
Army Worms
Franklin, Ind
Charles Mac
Mr. Red Bug
Homer Ellsworth
Steele
Fair Bank Orchestra
Eva Tompson the Lemon Kid
Cork
John Gessert
Biograph New Moving Pictures
Louisville
Weber's
Hader’s
Kriel
Ball Park
Pierson’s
Gall’s
Ferger’s
Tarrant
London
Charterhouse
Paris
Rue de la Paix
Australia
R. Towns & Co
Sydmet
India
B. K. Paul
Calcutta
Africa
Lenx. Ltd
Cape Town
Boston
Columbus Ve
Potter Drug & m. Corp
Hale
A. Handicap
Scenic Railroad
Buster Brown
Kempf
Mrs. Winter
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