Was the Skeleton Found Near Garfield Park George Pogue?
The unnamed skeleton unearthed during park construction near Garfield Park is reexamined as a possible match to George Pogue the first Indianapolis settler who vanished in 1821. Reports recount his move from Whitewater, cabin near Pogue's Run, and Indian attack theories.
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Garfield Park
Shelby St
George Pogue
Indianapolis
Pogue
Pogue's
Brown
Mr. Brown
Pleasant Run
Whitewater
A Labor of Truth and a Widow's Secret Return
Stephen Lorimer recalls a six year old affair with Blanche amid a hidden past and a letter from Dick Ragland. Blanche admits love for Dick, a wartime sacrifice, and a planned elopement now shadowed by Dick's death. The room, the letter, and a fragile marriage collide with memory.
The Tragic Twist in Mrs Lorimer's Tale
Stephen faces estrangement and a planned divorce as Blanche leaves for her sister. He fears scandal and contemplates life after her, then hears a knock that shakes him. a telegram about Blanche's danger arrives, and he dies of the shock before it is opened.
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Ely
Daisy
Blanche
Stephen
Express
McRayleigh
London
Mr. Lorimer
Swirl of Society Highlights Engagements and Visits
Mrs Gov Durbin returns from Anderson and Miss Cora Stubbins hosts a bridal party at her Meridian home. Mr and Mrs Sol Meyer and son visit Atlantic City. Bea trice Williams and Percival Power announce their June wedding. Miss Stubbins to marry Layton Walker June 11. breakfast at Millersville honors her. University Club reception follows author readings with guests of honor.
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Cora Stubbins
Meridian
John W. Blake
M. A. Kelley
Crawfordsville
John B. Pence
Peter C. Somerville
J. W. Blake
Roachave
J. A. Williams
Beatrice
Percival O. Power
Ross Hamilton Wallace
Millersville
Layton C. Walker
Indianapolis Banks Send Heaps of Money to the Scrap Pile
The article explains thousands of dollars from Indianapolis banks are sent annually to Washington to become scrap money. Worn out bills are shredded in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing chowder machine, then pulped and reshaped. Public viewers often joke about molding scraps into a Washington monument and passing it off as real currency.
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Indianapolis
Treasury
Washington
Harrison Monument
Harrison
Express
Treasury Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bureau
Washington Monument
Labor unions eye new flats and clashes over craft rules
The article notes a wave of construction including the Claypool hotel and several flats like Emily, Essex and Sussex, with carpenters and cabinetmakers in dispute over outside work. Talks with secretary Kidd falter as painters seek settlement with hardwood finishers. Labor temple ticket sales rise while Tailors Union pushes free backshops to elevate working conditions and unite members. Molders plan a June picnic at New Columbia grove with free wagons for attendees.
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Claypool
Medical
Emily
Essex
Sussex
Dr. Schmid
Cambride
College-ave
Virginia-ave
Louisiana
Women’s Label League
Central Labor Union Hall
Morrison’s Hall
Bathorne
Painters’ International
Kidd
Amalgamated Woodworkers
Chicago
Amalgamated Wood
Cabinetmakers
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Kida
Tailors’ Union
Tailors’ International
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Missouri
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Sunday in the Parks Opens Seasonal Shows at Fairview
King and Queen snow white diving horses return to Fairview Park with 4 and 9 pm shows from a 40 foot platform into a water pool. Daily exhibitions all week, plus Indianapolis military band concerts at 2 and 8 pm, and special band programs Tuesday and Thursday nights.
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Fairview
Broad Ripple
Samemr
Indianapolis
Overture and Seville Opera Highlights and Concert Picks
A list of musical works and performances including Overture and Barber of Seville by Rossini, Faust by Gounod, a Coon band concert, Narcissus by Nevin, and Bernstein selections, with notes on ballet music and a water scene.
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Rossini
Whitney Bros Ballet
Gounod Coon
Nevin
Bernstein
Authors' readings at English's for Harrison monument fund
Amusements English's Authors reading at the Park and English's opera house benefit Harrison monument fund. Nick o' the Woods shown at Park theater with Holden company. Authors Lew Wallace George Ade Booth Tarkington Evaleen Stein Meredith Nicholson and possibly James Whitcomb Riley read from their works Saturday night.
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Harrison Monument Fund
Park
Nick O’ the Woods
English’s
Opera House
Lew Wallace
George Ade
Booth Tarkington
Evaleen Stein
Meredith Nicholson
James Whitcomb Riley
Harrigon
Hoosierisms and Odd Local Notes Chronicle Summer Hopes
Brown county reports hundreds of wagonloads of peaches last year with this year’s crop hoped to arrive by a boy’s wagon. Michigan’s crop seen as short. peach prices expected to rise. Others note smallpox precautions in public life, a Marion druggist’s failed anecdote, a Rochester girl’s kiss complaint, worm control by lantern light, a Rockville sidewalk rule fine, and local fishing and weaving tidbits from Angola Magnet and Rochester Republican items.
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Brown County
Michigan
Eventful recovery tale praises Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs Mamie McLean of Detroit recounts years of illness and failed treatment before a friend recommended Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She credits the pills with restoring strength, color, and health, noting doctors had given up. Pills cost 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from the Schenectady firm.
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Williama
Williamga
Dr. Willams Medicine& Co
Schenectady
N. Y
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Mrs. Gov. Durbin
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Virginia Ave
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Rosecovine Selection
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Lawrence County
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Petersville
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Fox Lake
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Ivers & Pond
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Stodart
N. Pennat
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Progress Laundry
Indianapolis Gas Co
Majestic Building
General Electric Co
Teal
Meike! Co
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Deutsch Tailoring Co
Haineis Street
Rouse & Mayhew Opticians
Zai
Massachusetts Ave
Brighton
W.O. W
P. Stirk & CO
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Anapoli
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