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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1910

Page

2

When Will Love Die In Fashion Says Women Leaders

New York May 9 The club women's atmosphere debates whether love will ever go out of fashion. Gertrude Atherton and Ethel Watts Mumford Grant weigh in with firm views while Mrs. Margaret Holmes Bates argues that love and marriage endure. She asserts love is nature and will survive and that wifehood is a profession requiring talent. Grant adds that love will improve with common sense and that women’s education should emphasize usefulness over matrimony.

New York Gertrude Atherton Ethel Watts Mumford Grant Margaret Holmes Bates Ethel. Watts Mumford Grant

American Ways For Boys Are Best

Countess Purchelm de Colmar of France arrived in Los Angeles with her nine year old son Robert seeking an American upbringing. She praises American independence and practicality, contrasting European parental control and urging a college path for her child in the United States. The tale includes family lineage and a dispute over inheritance tied to European nobility and Church status.

Los Angeles Cal Purchelm de Colmar France van Nurs Bakersfield Lilke Europe America Robert Countess de Colmar Elizabeth Wilhelma Charles II Duke of Brunswick Saxony Dauke

Car Struck Auto on Massachusetts Avenue. Occupant Unhurt

A Friday afternoon collision on Massachusetts avenue involved an auto driven by Frank Shellhouse and a street car on A. E. Tenth street. The auto was badly damaged, but Shellhouse escaped injury. The motorman and Shellhouse attempted to avoid contact as the street car bore down, but the car could not stop in time.

A. E. Tenth Street Frank Shellhouse Massachusetts Avenue

Child Bride of Confederacy in Baltimore Vaudeville

Mrs. La Salle Corbell Pickett widow of Gen George B Pickett speaks at a Baltimore theater about her upcoming lecture Friends of Yesterday She recalls Civil War figures including Lee Jackson Grant Davis and Lincoln and notes Lincoln appointed her husband to the naval academy The interviewer compliments her makeup and charm of southern womanhood remains a defining trait

Baltimore la Salle Corbell Pickett George B. Pickett Gettysboro Mrs. Pickett Lee Jackson Grant Davis Lincoln

Beauty and Gold She Would Conquer New York

May 9 report says the Ranee of Kapurthala and Maharajah plan a long U S visit after failed attempts to enter British society. Once favored, now outcasts, they used wealth to gain favor, but the king shunned them at a dinner, prompting renewed English attention to their quest.

New York Ranee Kapurthala Nabobs England United States Tate Biarritz Lance Malaga Spain Anita Delgado All England

Dishonest Students Physically Deficient, Study Finds

Madison Wis May 9 That college students detected in dishonest work are physically deficient, a UW study by Dr J C Elsom shows. Of 30 delinquents before the faculty committee on dishonesty, measurements fall short of 4 004 peers in head girth, height, weight, shoulder breadth, chest expansion and strength. The physician links physical vigor and sound nutrition to higher moral and mental performance, noting stress and fear of failure push some to dishonesty.

Madison, Wis Elsom

Daring Ringling Brother Climbs 305 Feet For Stunt

Felix Patty of the Patty brothers balanced on his head on the Auditorium tower copestone amid wind and a 10,000 spectator crowd. He stood 305 feet above the street for a full minute, wearing pumps and shirtsleeves, as onlookers watched from Michigan Avenue. A cab driver first noticed the feat and signaled the crowd. Patty tipped his head back and saluted before resuming the act.

Patty Chicago Auditorium Tower Michigan Boulevard Congress Hotel

The Great Lester and Geisha Girls at Grand Park Majestic

The Grand features The Great Lester ventriloquist and Geisha Girls from Japan in a week of vaudeville. Park theater presents The House of a Thousand Candles starring George Arvine and Miss Dunbar with a planned follow up The Little Gray Lady in dramatized form.

Lester Matinee Park George Arvine Associated Players The Park Theater the Park Arvine Miss Dunbar Nicholson House of A Thousand Candles Channing Pollock

Army Orders Highlight Personnel Moves and Assignments

Army orders list officers and soldiers with transfers, leaves, and duties across several commands. First Lieut. William A. Johnson to West Point, Maj. William G. Haan granted four months leave with permission to go beyond the sea, and Sergt. Lawrence Gen ner placed on retired list. Also noted are board assignments, instructor details, and staff duties for a National Guard medical school in Columbus, Ohio, with several officers detailed for observation, duty at Walter Reed, and various transfers within coast artillery, infantry, and ordnance units.

Washington William A. Johnson Engineers Engineer School Washington Barracks Westpoint N. Y United States, Military Academy William D. Anderson William M. Colgie Coast Artillery Corps Lst William G. Haan Lawrence Genner Fortieth Company Luther R. James Sixteenth Infantry Charles J. Bailey Board of Ordinance and Fortification Arthur Murray Coast Artillery John R. Wood Ordnance Department Medical Corps Medical Corps of the National Guard of Ohio Columbus Edward TU. Munson Charles R. Reynolds Henry C. Pisher Henry F. Piper Charles G. Mattley Walter Reed General Hospital Henry C. Bierkower Medical Reserve Corps Ft. Robinson Neb Charles F. Martin Fifth Cavalry George W. Melver Twentieth Infantry Frankford Arsenal Philadelphia Rock Island Arsenal School of Tausketry William P. Woodall San Francisco Ft. D. A. Russell Wyoming Joseph T. Davidson Sparta Wis

Mary Emery Creates Bird Preserve At Cincinnati

Approximately $125000 from the Thomas J. Emery estate is set aside by his wife for a bird home. The two acre Evanswood land will be turned over to the University of Cincinnati biology department under Assistant Prof. H M Benedict. The Mary Emery Bird Preserve will shelter about one hundred bird species and provide study nooks under professor Benedict, a pioneering effort in bird conservation.

Cincinnati Thomas J. Emery Mary Emery Hmnery Evanswood Department of Biology University of Cincinnati H. M. Benedict Professor Benedict

Cupid Drives Navy Crew Toward Wedlock at Naval Station

Cupid has been working overtime at the local recruiting station in the federal building. The present squad of 15 sailors from every fleet has nearly all fallen to Cupid’s darts since arriving in Indianapolis. Eleven of the 15 are already married, one will wed next week, another is set for June, and the remaining two are contemplating matrimony.

Cupid Federal Building Uncle Sam Navy Indianapolis Indiana

Society’s Doings Features Numerous Local Gatherings

A theater party honored three brides, Emma Staley Verla Rollins and Mary Wagner, with a luncheon at Miss Alma Voegtle’s home. Mrs. McCune hosts Sorosis club, Maemer cher plans a May card party, and several couples celebrate wedding anniversaries with receptions at the Indianapolis club. May day and house party events include Phi Sigma sorority and Miss Elia Winkler engagement festivities. Lectures and club programs feature topics on English saints German music and popular plays of the year.

Alma Voegtle Emma Staley Verla Rollins Mary Wagner Miss Voegtle Oscar Voegtie A. Staley Lee Kahn Morris Weiler Portland Mrs. Kahn Mrs. Weiler Indianapolis Club

Astronomer to View Halley’s Comet From Balloon

Professor David Todd of Amherst College and his wife Mabel Loomis Todd join Charles J. Glidden for a night ascent from Aeropark to two miles high to observe Halley’s comet as it rises. They will use telescope, field glasses, star maps, and a camera, testing an automatic statiscope during the mission. Sunday morning he captured the comet with the 18 inch clock telescope camera.

Halley Todd

Comet Tail Spurs Observatory Meteor Tracking Plan

The observatory notes a faint photograph showing the comet with a tail extending in an arc of three degrees. Professor Todd will monitor meteors closely and be ready to trace their paths back to the observation point.

Northern Michigan for Your Outing

Beautifully illustrated booklet describes the famous resorts of the Petoskey Mackinac region and how to reach them comfortably and cost effectively. It notes travel by the Grand Rapids Car Route with free service options. Signed F A Bauchene Acre General Passenger Agent polis Ind.

Petoskey-Mackinac Covenenty Penhayivanie -Grand Rnough F. A. Bauchene Acre Polis Ind

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Durchelm de Colmar Son California Oggupants Gar East Tenth Street General Pickett Rancee J. C University of Wisconsin Physical Training Department Ringling Brothers’ Circus Felix Patty Patty Brothers Grand Nagasaki Japan Paris Germany London Laveen, Cross and Company Kaufman Brothers Pauline Moran Comedienne Siegel and Matthews Kinodrome Pictures Carl E. Wiggin One Hundred Castoria Bears Naval Station Cupid Headquarters Helen McCune Sorosis Club Alabama Street Women’s Society of the Maemercher Frank Kotteman Julius Burkhart William Arens Eda Hauss Marie Lepert Emma Arens Phi Sigma Sorority Joseph Winkler E. Market Street Elia Winkler Henry Irving Berger Herbert Fieber Howard Kreider Ruth Kreiden M. Daily Proctor Club J. H. Wilson Meridian Street W. T. Blythe Burns Roberta Newkirke Elwood Msgs Janet Henley Illinois Street Lester Poarch Spiceland Lafayette Page Helen Hi Thorner Hugo O. Pantzer Page Mis Paula Eipp Irvington Woman’s Club F. B. Davenport J. H. Terrell Mary Caldwell Ruth Caldwell Fort Wayne Pittsfield, Mass David Todd Amherst Mabel Loomis Charles J. Glidden Professor Todd Northern Michigan Vonnegut Hardware CO East Washington St Maclavia R. B. Kramer Pres Kramer King Piano CO Bluffton, Ind King Rik Indianapolis, Ind
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