Engineers From All States Convene in Indianapolis
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers opened in the Claypool hotel with about 166 delegates and guests. Mayor Bookwalter welcomed the group, and President Hutton praised Indianapolis. Planned excursions include Atlas Engine Works and Lilly, with a Sunday reception and a Lawren Monument unveiling on Thursday.
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United States
Claypool Hotel
Bookwalter
Frederick Remston Hutton
Society
J. R. Whittemore
Atlas Engine Works
Indianapolis
Hutton
Allegheny Mountains
Tie Cere
New York
Dember
National Motor Vehicle Company
Nordyke-Marmon
Parry Mannufacturing
Delegaes
Eli Lilly Company
Country Club
Claypool
Lawren
Purdue University
Unconscious Slave to Coffee Quit for Postum Health
A person recounts ten years of ailments linked to coffee and how switching to Postum Food Coffee restored natural bowel function, eliminated dizziness and headaches, and ended dependence on a drug. The speaker urges others to abandon coffee and try Postum, noting improved health and a lasting change.
Engineers and editors gather in Indianapolis meeting
Delegates from Massachusetts Institute of Technology include E. E. Wood of Jackson Michigan president of Walcott and Wood Machine and Tool company and Charles P. Pollak of Chicago. Henry R. Cobleigh editor of Iron Age also attends with Fred J. M’ner former editor of American Machinist. Local Indianapolis committee led by J. R. Whittemore with finance, ladies, entertainment and hotel chairs and Russell M. Leeds as advertising manager.
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Massachusetts, Institute of Technology
E. E. Wood
Jackson
Mich
Walcott and Wood Machine and Tool Company
Charles P. Pollak
Chicago
Henry R. Cobleigh
Fred J. M'Ner
Mr. Miller
American Machinist
Indianapolis
J. R. Whittemore
L. M. Wainwright
Willam Rockwood
H. H. Rice
W. G. Wall
Theodore Weinshank
Russell M. Leeds
Divorce Granted in Superior Court Over Alleged Neglect
Mrs. Carrie Elliott won a divorce from Charles N. Elliott in superior court on Tuesday. The former city clerk admitted breaking marriage vows. he was present but offered no defense. The court ordered $12 weekly support for 45 weeks until the son reaches age.
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Carrie Elliott
Charles N. Elliott
Superior Court
Elliott
Schreck Hart Fight Draws Big Interest in Tonopah
Mike Schreck trains at 185 pounds and shows speed as betting on the Schreck Hart bout nears. Hart works out at Goldfield with daily sparring and rough work. promoters plan a July 4 bout and aim to sign Big Jack Johnson to face the winner, with over 10,000 dollars already bet on the result.
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George Siler
Tonopah
Schreck-Hart
Schreck
Dow
Mike
Hart
Goldfield
Messrs
Johnson
Brown
Jack Curley
Johnson and Brown
Big Jack Johnson
Frisco
Lodge as Beauty Contest Entrant Ends Question
The piece presents Henry Cabot Lodge, famed U S senator, entering a beauty contest, with jokes about his name changes and whiskers. It notes his political identity versus public interest in his appearance, claiming the judges declared the contest closed upon seeing Lodge.
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Lodge
H. C. Lodge
Henry C. Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Cabot Lodge
Roosevelt
United States Senate
Frick Loss Stuns Wall Street Figures In Debate Over Wealth
The report says H. C. Frick lost twenty million dollars in Wall Street, a staggering sum to a man who reportedly did not possess that wealth until it was gained elsewhere, highlighting the perilous nature of rapid fortunes and financial speculation.
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H. C. Frick
Wall St
Sun prints free ten word ads for three days
The Sun offers free advertising in its want columns for vacant rooms or rooms to rent. Advertisers may submit brief notices and have them published without charge for three days, with the option to renew.
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the Sun
Sery
James Edward Britt gains and lossesmarking a boxer's hard luck tale
The piece chronicles James Edward Britt known as the Pride of California, detailing his cash purchases of San Francisco flats for 30000, later sold for 42500 then 60000, a sequence that fueled his famed claim of bad luck. It also recalls his early street fight with Willie Britt and his first taste of misfortune, setting a tone of enduring hardship.
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James Edward Britt
California
San Francisco
Britt
James Edward
Nelson
James
Willie
Frisco
Jimmy
Billy
Gas House
Jimmie
Wil
Jimmy Britt
Regulating Hucksters Ordinance Proposed in Indianapolis
A city council proposed ordinance would bar tents or temporary structures on open lots within 60 feet of residences or 200 feet of streets or alleys for selling ice cream soda water lemonade popcorn fruit or any food or refreshment. The measure may be acted on at the next meeting.
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City of
Indianapolis
The Proposal and Women’s Feelings on Marriage Romance
A critical essay by Jessie M. Partlon argues that men should make clear marriage proposals. It asserts women prefer direct, open phrases about matrimony rather than reverent or diffident pleas. The piece contends bold, memorable proposals spark enduring affection and pride in women.
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Jessie M. Partlon
Imogene
War Correspondent Dead In Michigan Home
Special to The Sun confirms Joseph L. Stickney, famed war correspondent who stood on the Olympia bridge during Manila Bay action, has died at his Michigan residence. The item notes his death date and location in a terse obituary-like line.
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The
Sun
Chicago
Joseph L. Stickney
Olympia
Newey
Manila Bay
Michigan
Our National Birds Lyric Riff on Origins and Rule
A poem presents the national birds, the Stork and the Eagle, debating whose nation this is as a Stranger bird claims to be the original Lyre. The Eagle questions the intrusion while the Stork admits unfamiliarity and the Stranger asserts primacy and ownership.
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National Birds
Eagle
Brennan Monorail Carriage Exhibition Promises Cheaper Rails
London reports Louis Brennan displaying a monorail system using a wire bridge and gyroscopic cars. He claims construction costs drop and speeds triple with a self stabilizing design, predicting larger, safer carriages and a high future to ride like a three story railway.
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Brennan
Louis Brennan
London
Royal Society
Reil
Louis. Brennan
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Mike Schreck
Boxing
Schreck and Hart
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Starr Piano Company
Free Moving Picture Entertainment
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Old Snoop
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Spain
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