Light Requested On Dark Corner By Mrs Johnson
Attired in mourning Mrs Mary Lucy Johnson of Plymouth flats petitioned the Board of Public Safety for a light at the alley crossing N West street between New York and Vermont to deter further killings after her brother John R Emerson was killed on Feb 19. Board members signed the petition but offered no lighting remedy. Citywide petitions are rising with many from Brightwood urging more illumination in residence districts amid a contrast to the business district lights.
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Mary Lucy Johnson
Plymouth Flats
Board of Public Safety
N. West Street
New York
Vermont Streets
John R. Emerson
William E. Davis
John
President Davis
Elmer F. Gay
Jesse Sisloff
Indianapolis
Board of Works
Brightwood
Court boycott shocks Irish nobles in London society
London May 5 A persistent boycott by the Irish nobility of the Irish viceroyal court draws attention as a scandal. Lords Aberdeen and their wives skip drawing rooms while the nobility boast they will not attend a Liberal court. Her ladyship still pursues charity sanitation and anti consumption work.
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London
Lord
Lady Aberdeen
Man 80-Year-Old Runs To His Work In Canton
Canton Ohio May 56 Thomas H Rabe secretary and treasurer of Canton Malleable Iron walks four miles daily and has never seen a doctor He begins work at 7 am rises at 5 am and walks two miles to the office He appears about 40 and believes schools should emphasize physical development He can sprint a half mile and keeps his pace with younger employees.
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Canton, O
Thomas H. Rabe
Canton Malleable Iron Company
Rabe
Hustled shopper tangled in Indianapolis store maze
A woman enters an Indianapolis department store and repeatedly asks for hose. Floor walkers misdirect her to basements and floors for hoes and hosiery, causing confusion before she finally locates the hosiery aisle on the fourth floor.
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Indianapolis
John Weaver enters race for Marion County prosecutor
John Weaver announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for prosecuting attorney in Marion County’s May primary. He previously served as a deputy prosecutor from 1901 to 1905 and has been a member of the Indiana House.
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John Weaver
Marion County
Amusements at the Grand and Park Theater in town
The Grand hosts Alice Lloyd in Yes I Am a Cockney and a Bow bells showcase with six costume changes. Park Theater presents Charleys Aunt starring Frank Jones as the aunt in a big laughing week. Next week Meredith Nicholson’s The House of a Thousand Candles draws large advance sales.
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the Park
the Park Theater
George Arvine
Lord Babberly
Frank Jones
Charley
Meredith Nicholson
King Edward Fears He May Be Last English Ruler
London May 5 King Edward worries the hereditary throne could be endangered if the Lords attack the crown’s principle. He blames the Lords for the budget dispute and fears future complications when the Prince of Wales ascends. The king’s Radically leaning stance remains constitutional, while the Prince of Wales openly courts Tory support and six a public outburst denouncing Lloyd George’s budget at a Queen’s Club match.
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London
Edward
House of Lords
Lord Rosebery
England
Prince of Wales
Queen’s Club
David Lloyd George
Horse Eats Papers Delays Minneapolis Arraignments
In Minneapolis on May 5 the St Paul police court adjourned as seven men due for arraignment faced lack of legal complaints after a horse pulled from a wagon driver Philip Gibbons pocket ate the written charges. Gibbons retrieved copies and the case proceeded.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Philip Gibbons
Central Station
Gibbons
Comet Draws Indiana University Students Before Dawn
Prof. W. A. Cogshall head of Indiana University's astronomy department with many students rises before 3 30 each morning to view Halley's comet. Cogshall reports capturing several good photos of the celestial wanderer.
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Bloomington
Ind
We. A.cogshall
Indiana University
Cogshall
Noah's Wooden Leg Sparks Local Charity Comedy
Waterbury Connecticut May 5 A comedy about Noah the limping Civil War veteran at the almshouse ends with the charity board deciding to plane his splintered wooden leg instead of awarding a new one. Noah laments politicians, saying it took a cannon ball to take his good leg.
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Waterbury
Conn
Nash Carpenter
Noahy
Grant
Fort Donelson
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter
Noah
Board of Charities
Society's Doings in Indianapolis Society Notes
Mrs. John C Buckelshaus hosted a Wednesday reception at Central avenue with guests from Elwood Marion and local hosts. Recipients included Miss Henrietta Dollman and George Jacoby wed at Emmaus Evangelical church followed by a reception at 2754 N Senate. A busy schedule of clubs, recitals, and engagements fills the season.
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John C. Buckelshaus
Central Avenue
Joseph Cramer
Elwood
Gus Condo
Marie Corbett
Marion
Buckelshaus
Robert Bryan
Frank Musry
Frederick C. Gardner
Frank Martin
Frank Fitegerald
Charles Bookwalter
M. A. Ryan
Henrietta Dollman
Wilhelmina Dollman
George Jacoby
Theodore F. Schurdel
Femmaus- Evangelical Church
Mary Dollman
Bertha Windhorst
Forrest Weber
Henry Balz
Vatican Feeling Pulse By Means Of Newspapers
Rome May 5 The Vatican receives a heavy American mail as Col Roosevelt left Rome. Papal authorities request copies of every paper and magazine commenting on Roosevelts refusal to meet him. Cardinal Merry Del Val told an American prelate American press comments on the Roosevelt incident favored the Vatican and strengthened the church in America. The Roosevelts visit to the Vatican art gallery drew much attention.
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del Val
Roosevelt
Rome
Vatican
Col. Roosevelt
Papal
Merry del Val
America
Miss Roosevelt
Sensation in Rome as Roosevelt party faces crowd at Vatican
During the ex-president’s Rome visit the Sistine Chapel area fills with visitors and outsiders. Rumors spread that Mrs. Roosevelt and her daughter were in the crowd, blocking entry for the Roosevelt party. The throng grows so large that the ladies leave in a motor car to reach their hotel.
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Rome
Vatican
Roosevelt
Automobile salesman faces charges over missing twenty dollars
Harry Chew, an automobile salesman, was brought to Indianapolis from Chicago by Detective Lancaster to answer two counts of failing to return a twenty dollar sum entrusted by Emery Moore, a saloon proprietor on E Court Street. Chew reportedly left to get change and did not return.
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Harry Chew
Indianapolis
Chi
Cago
Lancaster
Emery Moore
E. Court Street
Chew
Moore
First Ward Republican Meeting Set Thursday Night
A meeting of Republicans will be held Thursday night at 162% Vandesstrest in the First ward to greet voters. Candidates for county nominations will attend.
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Vandesstrest
Pyramid Pile Cure Ad From Marshall Michigan
An old style advertisement warns that constipation leads to piles and promotes Pyramid Pile Cure. It claims a painless, private cure with a free trial by mail from Pyramid Drug Co. and a full sized box for 50 cents, with delivery from 97 Pyramid Building, Marshall Michigan.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
Frea
Promises Kern Vote in Democratic Renoiminiation Bid
Jacob Buennagel, former representative and member of the famed 1909 Democratic caucus that backed Senator Shively, asks the party to renominate him. He states he will vote for John W. Kern for U.S. senator in the 1411 caucus if elected.
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Promises Kern
Jacob Buennagel
Senator Shively
John W. Kern
United States
Earthquake Reported Near St Ignatius College
Cleveland Ohio May 5 Father Oden bach of St Ignatius college reports the record of an earthquake at 6 16 this morning. The details are unclear but the quake was noted by the priest covering the area and may have been felt in nearby locales.
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Uake
Cleveland
Father Odenbach
St. Ignatius’ College
Mieke
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