Rush on the Indianapolis Tin Can Factory
An Indianapolis tin can factory under Grafton Johnson is expanding from 25 000 preferred stock to a 40 000 daily output while employing about 1060 workers. The plant, running at one third capacity, fabricates cans from Indiana tin plate with rapid, automated processes and strict quality testing, as orders accelerate for domestic use.
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Indianapolis Tin Can Factory
Indianapolis Tin Can Company
Grafton Johnson
Greenwood
Outing Bicycle
Riverside
Reese
Indiana Tin Plate Mills
Johnson
Astrologist Mme Zemora Shapes a London Romance
In Peargon's Weekly, a narrator visits Mme Zemora on Bond Street and learns of a future predicted by astrology. He meets Miss Preston at The Poplars in Ivington, suffers a fall, and forms a bond with her aunt and Miss Preston. The tale ends with a romantic proposal under a starry forecast.
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Mme. Zemora
Amanuensts
Miss L. Preston
Poplars
Miss Thompson
Madame
Miss Preston
Taila
Ivington
Robert
Sam
Lily
Dallas Hotel Duel Ends in Death of Night Clerk
Charles Fouts night clerk at the National hotel and William Irby bartender clashed in a hallway pistol duel Sunday on the second floor. Eight shots were fired two by Irby hitting Fouts in the head and heart. Fouts died instantly. Irby surrendered and offered no statement. Fouts had lived in Dallas only a few weeks with unknown background.
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Dallas
Tex
Charles Fouts
National Hotel
William Irby
Irby
Fouts
Swinging Porch Seat Popular in Indianapolis Homes
The porch swing becomes a luxury item replacing crude yard models. Some buyers hang them indoors in winter, with two heavy chains suspending a long seat. Prices range from seven fifty for rattan to twenty dollars for a dark green willow model, with ornate high backed designs toping the list.
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Andianapolia
W. E
Cosy & Corner Ag
Local items mix humor and obits from Hoosier papers
Clippings report Miss Stella Kingery in Metea winning a stove at Logansport carnival and needing fuel. Several town notes mention funny events, X ray bullet removal of Patrolman Dean, a Jonesboro war club, a cat food mishap, and long-time residents Bower and Dr. Bartholomew with family milestones.
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Stella Kingery
Metea
Logansport
Stage Gossip From Theaters Across The Country
Father Barth of Ste phenson Michigan opens parish hall as a daily venue for bookings while Annie Oakley, wife of Johnny Baker, recovers from surgery. Beyond pardon stars Lavinia Shannon in Indianapolis and Lulu Glaser plans Paris voyage after 158 NY performances. Julia Marlowe hiring Queen Flannette in Hamburg summer. The Martinique disaster is transformed into a play. A memorial for Louis C Behman noted with roses at Greenwood.
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Father Barth
Stephenson, Mich
Frank E. Butler
Mrs. Butler
Annie Oakley
Johnny Baker
E. H. Sothern
England
Walter Clark Bellows
the Grand
Elitch Gardens
Denver
Col
Lavinia Shannon
Indianapolis
Gigg Shine
Andrew Mack
Lulu Glaser
Paris
New York
Miss Glaser
Martinique
St. Pierre
Julia Marlowe
Hamburg
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Misa Belle Sammerton
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Wells
Jersey City
Abe Smock
Morris Mail
Jonesboro
Har
C. B. Gray
Mar
J. B. Furrill
B. M. Ruley
N. J. Coppock
Denny Brown
Goshen
Dean
Marvin Kuhns
Mosquitotown
Porter County
P. A. Allen
Bluffton
J. W. Sparks
Jamestown
Ned
B. Bartholomew
Danville
O. A. Bartholomew
Chariton
Belleville
Bartholomew
Heltonville
Ekin
A. D. Phillips
Jesse Small
Joseph Burton
Noah Miller
R. T. Nagle
Small
Bower
Waterloo Press
Waterloo Gardens
Reuben
Rogers Brothers
Eugenie Blair
Louis C. Behman
Hyde & Behman Amusement Company
Hay
Lafayotto St
Newe
Physicians and Surgeons
J. J. Kyle
Newton Claypool
Union Pacific
Missouri River
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Colo
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Glenwood Springs
Utah
San Francisco
Los
Geles
Cal
Portland
Ore
Tacoma
Seattle
Wash
W. H. Conner
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Ee Ned Ashington
Ben Satin
Fair Bank
Ostendorf
Ilinois St
Indianapolis Racing Association
State Fair Grounds
Kansas City
EAUTY
Gary
Mme. A. Ruppert
Madame Ruppert
A. Ruppert
Henry J. Huder
Washington and
Pennsylvania Streets
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