Initiation of School Boy Seen as Frightening Fraternity Pledge
Neighbors on Forty ninth street and College avenue watch a youth cling to a telegraph pole as he shouts Alpha Omega and is taken to police. Ralph Gregory 17 from 1921 N Meridian street says he is being initiated into the Greek fraternity at Shortridge High School, but officials note a law forbids such societies in high schools.
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Forty-ninth Street
College Avenue
Fred Harsh
J. R. Adams
Adams
Capt
Ashh
Shortridge High School
Alpha Omega
Ralph Gregory
Meridian Street
Long horseback ride 13 taken by aged Mr M Eggers
Danville Indiana November 13 Jesse Eggers a pioneer Putnam county settler from New Maysville rode three miles north to Danville on business and back home in one day. Born January 1 1818 he nears 92 and still rides horses he broke himself. He has never used tobacco alcohol or swore and remains a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ind
Jesse Eggers
New Maysville
Putnam County
Eggers
Illinois
Mr. Eggers
Connersville
Jury Acquits Man for Sunday Show
Frank Criswell proprietor of a moving picture show charged with desecrating the Sabbath by keeping his theater open on Sunday was discharged in police court Friday afternoon by a jury. He said a portion of the receipts from the Sunday performances was given to charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Criswell
Criswell
Luxor Treatment Claims Instant Catarrh Cure
A Chicago based Luxor Co advertises a new treatment for catarrh promising rapid relief within half a minute. It claims to clear the head, stop gagging and nasal symptoms without bulbs or tonics and offers free illustrated information on request. Send name, address, and 2 cents postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luxor Co
Quinlan Bldg
Chicago
Ill
Luxor Coo
Mall
Sunday Services At Numerous Indianapolis Churches
A full day of evangelistic services and sermons is listed across Indianapolis churches. Evangelists H B Roller and Rev Nell McPherson headline morning and evening talks. men only service at 2:30 pm. ministers Shaffer Parkin Hill Adamson Clawson address social concerns. music and Bible classes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Ray M. B
H. B. Roller
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
Nell McPherson
Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church
Indianapolis
Claud R. Shaffer
Charles A. Parkin
St. Paul M. E. Church
George D. Adamson
Home Presbyterian Church
Woman's Missionary Society
Della Brown
Bertha Clawson
Japan
Third Christian Church
Harry G. Hill
Robert J. Aley
School No. 10
Ashland Avenue
Thirteenth Street
First Baptist Church
Taylor
Brown
Seventeenth Street
Roosevelt Avenue
Howard Place
Epworth League
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Lewis Brown
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Thomas C. Howe
Butler College
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Howe
Hurlstone
Roberts Park Church
Roberts Park
Herbert M. Adkinson
William Carson
Sutherland Presbyterian Church
Oakley Wells
Hugh McLellan
Central Christian Church
McLellan
Hackleman
First Presbyterian Church
W. E. Henderson
Order of the Gideons of America
Prof. Howe
Watchman Fined After Painter Shot at Gas Plant
John W. Anderson, a watchman for Citizens' Gas, was fined 25 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to assault and battery. He shot painter S S L Adams at 1629 Garfield Place after ordering him off the plant grounds. Adams asked not to press for attempted murder. Prosecutor Hooton accepted the guilty plea to simple assault and battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Anderson
Citizens' Gas Company
S.S. L. Adams
Garfield Place
Adams
Anderson
Hooton
Man's Nose Broken by a Livery Horse in Goshen
Mack Millsoney, employed by Nicholas Bros. in their livery barn, was kicked in the face when a horse struck by the horse’s cork shoe broke his nose. He had let the animal drink and gave it too much rope before it suddenly turned on him.
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Goshen, Ind
Mack Millsoney
Nicholas Bros
New Colonial Theater Opens in Indianapolis with Cecelia Loftus
Cecil Owen announces the New Colonial at the southwest corner of Illinois and New York streets will open during Thanksgiving week starting Monday November 22. The house will feature exclusive vaudeville with Cecelia Loftus and a large varied lineup, including Amelia Bingham, Sophie Tucker and many others, plus 1400 seats, 10 minute intermissions, ice water service, reception rooms, and a four story 100 room hotel planned alongside.
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Indianapols
Europe
America
Amelia Bingham
Cliff Gordon
Devine Myrma
Daphne Pollard
Pauline
Clarice Vance
Montgomery and
Moore
George Lashwood
Colonial Theater Company
Helen Realty Company
Cecil Owen
Indianapolis
New York
William Morris
Atlantic
Pacific
Morrie
Owen
Morris
Shafer Ziegler
Grand Opera House
Cincinnati
Morris Theater
Colonial
Rubush & Hurster
Masonic Temple
Herman Arndt
English’s
Opera House
Charcoal Lozenges Claim Relief for Gastric Gas
An --------------guide to flatulence explains how gas in the stomach forms from foods like peas and beans, and that relief can come from Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges. The ad touts charcoal’s absorbent properties, safety, and ease of use for all ages, urging readers to buy a package from F. A. Stuart Co and request a free sample.
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Alimentary
Stuart
A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Husband Holds Wife Clothes and Jewelry in Divorce Dispute
New York case in which Robert L. Lindsay says he kept his wife Sophie L. Lindsay’s jewelry and clothes to prevent her fleeing to join her lover in San Francisco before a divorce. Sophie claims their arrival from the Panama Canal region, details of coercion, and funds sent by A L Robinson.
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New York
San Francisco
Robert L. Lindsay
Panama Canal
Krotel
West-side
Sophie L. Lindsay
Lindsay
North Carolina
A. L. Robinson
Robinson
George Ade In New York
George Ade the playwright and author arrived from Brook, Indiana, early in the week. He has been at the Waldorf Astoria and visiting show houses along the Great White Way.
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George Ade
New York
Indiana
Brook
Waldorf-Astoria
The right kind of a start elders. Why not make the start now
The phrase urges immediate action for elders to begin something new today. The call to start now emphasizes urgency and personal agency, framing today as the best moment to begin a positive change or project.
Balloon Race Explosion Shocks Latonia Track
A hydrogen balloon explosion at Latonia Race Track in Kentucky injured more than a dozen people and shattered windows. Pilot Howard of the Cincinnati prevented a larger disaster as crews fought to contain the fire and salvage the event for the coast race day.
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Howard
Cincinnati
Saloon quarrel ends in fatal stabbing in Terre Haute
William Barr killed his son in law Alonzo Geer after a quarrel in a saloon. Barr stabbed Geer, then stabbed himself in the neck and fled. Mrs Geer had urged Geer to leave before the fatal attack. Local police seek Barr as a suspect in the New York event.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Willam Barr
Alonzo Geer
McCord Sues Haverstick for Large Damages
Frank McCord sues W. D. Haverstick for twenty thousand dollars claiming Starkey the Haverstick farm hand shot him after Starkey was sent to collect money from visitors at the Haverstick camp on White river. Starkey is serving a workhouse sentence for the shooting.
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Frank McCord
Charles Starkey
W. D. Haverstick
Broad Ripple
Haverstick
Starkey
White River
MéCord
McCord
Burglary Suspect Dashes Across Roofs Before Capture
Police officers Mullin and Stewart chased a burglar who entered Frank H. Prank store at 307 W Washington St through a skylight Friday night. The suspect fled across roofs and jumped down a fence edged alley, giving the name Charles Jackson, a Negro from New York.
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Mullin and
Stewart
Frank H. Prank
W. Washington Street
Gove
Charles Jackson
Regro
New York
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Capitol
Corner Market
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Luxor
Andrew Carnegie
East Market Street
NEW Colonial Theater
Dianapolis
Cecelia Loftus
The
New Co
Lonial Theater
Illinois and
New York Streets
Thor
Herald Square
Lished
Pettis Dry Goods
Strong Company
the Indiana Trust CO
Home For Savings
Gao
Latonia Racetrack
Pennsylvania
Indianapo
NEW Florida Service
Jacksonville
Louisville
Knoxville
Atlanta
Macon
Tifton
Indianapolis Union Station
Washington Sts
W. W. Richardson
M'Cord
Dr. F. Abendroth Bixs
Acme-Evans Company
Indianapolis, Ind
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