Pastor Oscar McCulloch and Plymouth Church Impact
The piece praises Rev. Oscar C. McCulloch for guiding Plymouth church through charity, education, and civic work. It highlights his practical approach, broad knowledge, and leadership of many city organizations tied to the church, including the Charity Organization Society, Indian benevolent groups, and the institute with its reading room.
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Plymouth Church
Oscar McCulloch
Henry Ward Beecher
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Goodnees
Charity Organization Society
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Applis Benevolent Society
Dine Savings and Loan
Bonens
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Sunnmission
Towerson
Flower Mission Training School
Filmouth Institute
Indianapolis
Institute
Plymouth Church Institutes Busy People School and Clubs
The article notes Plymouth Church runs an institute labeled a school for busy people offering shorthand general literature social science charity and correction arithmetic for girls and women history physical culture and more. It lists auxiliaries including the ladies union young peoples circle lecture course and Kings daughters. The treasurer reports year expenses 5726.40 for church work and 18673.19 overall with no deficit and a plan that surplus after expenses becomes the pastor’s salary.
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Plymouth Church
Becaues
Department of Charity and Correction
Ladses’ Union
Young People's Circle
Thespian Turmoil as Theatre Scuffle Ends in Court
The incident at Haplish’s opera house involves actor George Carr clashing with Miss Flora Forest and Miss Carrie Bizer among the Nabob company. After a dispute over insults and eyes poked, Carr knocks down Miss Forest and Miss Bizer. Judge Buskirk sentences Carr to $50 and the workhouse if unable to pay.
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Miss Forest
Carr
Occidental
Carrie Bizer
Miss Bizer
Miss Orest
Macduil
Man Surrenders Self to Police Over Embezzlement Case
Frederick Rowland, 32, walked into the city police station claiming he is an embezzler and asking to be locked up. He says he is wanted in Newark for $100 theft and produced clipping about his disappearance. He provides motive of ending his roaming under fake names as Newark authorities are telegraphed.
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Aegka
Tom Stout
Frederick Rowland
Newark
Wager On Rail Fence Keeps Two Men Sitting In Ohio
In Kentucky John Springer bets William Noble at an oyster supper that he can sit longest on a rail fence. By 8 pm Friday both men remain on the fence after spending Thursday night and Friday there while the family feeds them. Springer shows fatigue and plans to yield soon.
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Kentucky
Ohio
John Springer
William Noble
Springer
Beart Distasi Dies of Heart Disease in Indianapolis
I E Hastings owner of Hastings & Coletock, Capitol steam laundry, collapsed from heart disease on Washington Street near Meridian on Saturday morning at 8:55. Flanner and Buchanan transported the body to Yutewiler’s. Comstock requested time for family notice. Hastings, originally from New Hampshire, had long run businesses in Indianapolis. survived by a wife and three children at 242 N Weerst. Funeral details not yet announced.
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I. E Hastings
Hastings
Hastings & Coletock
Capitol
Washington St
Illinois
Meridian
New Hampshire
Tudianapolis
N. Weerst
Meeting of Postmasters in City Aims for Pay Increase
In the city Friday several fourth class postmasters gathered. Postmaster Thompson said no meeting occurred, though plans for one next month were discussed. The aim is to win passage of a bill in the next Congress to raise postmasters' pay, with no political tone planned.
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Bys
Thompson
Harrison Gains Ground As Nomination Hopes Rise
Ex Gov M L Mc Donald of California returning from Washington says Harrison is gaining favor with Republicans and may be the nominee. Blaine talk is dwindling and Harrison could beat him soon at the convention.
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Morrison
Chicago
M. L. McDonald
California
Washington
Grand Pacific
Harrison
Blaine
Blaine Eoon
Close of the year for Zig-zag bicycle club turkey run
The Zig-zag club held its turkey run thursday on a 12 mile course from Highth and Pennsylvania to Centralave and back. Tom Bay led in 86 minutes 7 seconds, followed by W Burton Willetts and Tenny Bow. Over 260 spectators watched as members toasted the season with football, opera, and plans for a band.
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Highth
Pennsylvania Ste
Orth
Centralave
Moerth
Central Ave
George Washington
Wall Creek
Tom
Eighth-st
W. Burton Willetts
Tenny
Butler
Opera House
Cosy
Wariers
Thomas Hay
Sun
Lafayette
Purdue
Amos Hines
Dempsey
Charlie Hughes
Dre
Gene Miller
Fred Comstock
Ollie Carter
Eugene Carter
Frank Ives
Ed Eads
Eddy
Harry Hearser
Chick Tuttle
Cavelleria Rusticana
Light Brigade
Shulse
John Dean
James Murray
Troy
Smith Bros. & Barnes
Indianapolis
Child Dies After Falling Into Boiling Lye Pot
A three year old boy Ernest Carpenter died after falling into a pot of scalding lye left within reach at his home on the Millersville pike near William Carpenter. The incident occurred Friday as the family tended the Schofield farm nearby.
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William Carpenter
Millersville Pike
Ernest Carpenter
Schofield
Free Baby Ring Giveaway at Chapman & Mulally
A promotion offers one solid gold baby band ring to each baby who shows its little finger on December 5 between 10 and 1 o clock. The give away continues until 144 rings are distributed. Located at No. 6 Circlast, Chapman & Mulally.
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Chapman& Mulally
Stand Pat for Blaine Anti Harrison Meeting in Indiana
A 1902 Indiana anti Harrison gathering in the Grand hotel in Indianapolis aimed to back James G Blaine for the national ticket. Delegates from 18 districts pushed to organize for Blaine, denouncing Harrison and pledging to influence newspapers to favor Blaine across the state.
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Fedianapolis
Grand Hotel
Gresham Afainp
Capt. White
Fort Appointed
Harry Tineher
Grenata
Indiana
Koronund
Blaine
Remiblisan
Repubdlican
Ben Harrison
Harrison
Elgin
Mains
Gossip and speculation swirl over speakership contest
Washington gossip centers on the house speakership race with no clear front runner. Alliances form as Illinois delegates plan to back Springer while McKinney and Bage are linked to Mills and agaeS im. An informal New England gathering meets Saturday eve as Babbitt supports Springer.
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Alliance
Jerry Sininson
Watson
Livingston
Springer
Owlingland
McKinney
Mills
Bage
Massachusetts
Agaes Im
New England
Babbitt
Wisconsin
Missed ordinances and a street car accident reported
Councilman Stechhan ranted at the courthouse over a missing ordinance to regulate viaducts. Tom Markey said the ordinance was lost and unclear. A reader request asked for help finding an injured young man who aided a woman on a street car, while Mrs. Elizabeth Gerard remained bedridden two weeks after the incident. A collision near Jonesboro caused a GMWR train wreck with no injuries.
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Stechhan
Court House
Tom Markey
Council Railroad Committee
Union
Marrey
Steelhan
Uut
T Lrner
Tar Sun
Perust
Elizabeth Gerard
Suns
Gerard
Jonesboro
Wabash
Ind
Jonestoro
The Grand Hosts Returning Star and Busy Week Schedule
After seven years Chas A Dickson returns to the Grand with a recurring engagement starting Monday. The Australian juvenile band performs Wednesday. A new farce The Latest Fad with Lizzie Daly tours English’s rest of the week. The Bottom of the Sea appears at Perk. Hermann, Nat Goodwin, Old Jed Prouty, May Howard Burlesque, Master and Mam, and Keep It Dark are scheduled across venues with dates in December. See Al Mueller for jewelry.
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Chas
A. Dickson
Lizzie Daly
Webster & Brady
Hermann
Nat Goodwin
Jed Prouty
May Howard Burlesque Company
Master
Mam
Frankel Hosts Novel Thanksgiving Invitations in Local Circles
A Thanksgiving reception by Jacob Frankel, a noted figure in local Jewish circles, featured unusual invitations. Assisted by A. L. Palmer, L. A. Budsnz, and G. A. Boeckling, the pamphlet invitations displayed a pig image and whimsical slogans, setting a humorous tone for the event at the old Sentinel building.
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Jacob Frankal
A. L. Palmer
L. A. Budsnz
G. A. Boeckling
Frankel
Iso Ty
Sentinel
Slowpeli
Fragmented Local Notice and Reports From a New Era Page
A garbled OCR style page describes a wife pleading with her husband as he leaves, a lunch-bearing old lady, and rough-bearded bums. It notes Jewish holiday plans, Thanksgiving services, and a mine explosion in Belvidere New Jersey with fatalities and injuries.
Features of Sporting Night Card and Fights Across Cities
Chicago boxing card reports include Eugene McElroy of Birmingham stopping Frank Fitzwilliams of Cincinnati in three rounds. Tom Williams from Melbourne KO’d Geo Dawson in four rounds on Oct 31. Dick Moore of St Paul loses to Tim Noland in a slugfest at Omaha, with a decisive blow in the tenth. Harvard players decry football coaching, Yale seven distinct as a unit, and Cornwell and Michigan alumni plan annual Chicago game. New sideboards advertised at Wm. L. Eliter’s.
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Highland
Prince William
Himyar
Eugene McElroy
Birmingham
Frank Fitzwilliams
Cincinnati
Geo. Dawson
Tom Williams
Melbourne
Harvard
Yale
Cornwell
Michigan
New Orleans
Cuba
Mexico
Omaha
Dick Moore
St. Paul
Tim Noland
Noland
Moore
Moora
Beecher's Indianapolis Home Remembered in Memoir
In the December Ladies' Home Journal Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher recalls two cramped Indianapolis rooms and a garden filled with fruit trees, describing how illness and hardship framed their years there. She notes the couple's perseverance and Beecher's care for his flowers and crops amid trials.
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Indianapolis
Ladies’ Home Journal
Henry Ward Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Beecher
Alim
Indianapol
Thearden
Brute Held For Assault On Blanche Stanton
A nine year old Blanche Stanton was seized on Friday night by a heavyset man after buying meat on Railroad Street. The assailant carried her to a box car before releasing her near home. Charles Risso known as Jack the ripper was captured nearby and confessed, with a mob threat escalating before officers secured him. He is 24, with prior arrests and a past theft conviction.
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Charles Cloverhill
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Frank
Cloverdill
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McGuff
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France to Tah Ruscur Protect Belgian Interests in China
Brussels reports the French minister assures Belgian government that France will defend Belgian interests in China and seek indemnity from China for the murder of Belgian priests in Mongolia. Belgium informs Chinese representatives that Belgian subjects in China are under French protection. Germany reportedly planned a similar move.
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Brussels
France
Belgium
Mongola
Germany
France and Turkey secret island accord distracts global press
A Kreuz Zeitung report claims France and Turkey secretly agreed to cede a Persian Gulf island. The site could serve as a fortified depot for French supplies and as a base against British India if needed. Separately, Hon. William Whitworth died in Mt Vernon Indiana at age 54, a state legislator and former deputy clerk of the supreme court.
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India
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Ind
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Supreme Court
Divorces and Disappearances Feature Early 20th Century Ledger
In Grand Rapids Amanda and Wm Carson fight a divorce with custody sought for two children. a Friday decree was withheld and an abduction followed. Fires destroy Cassard & Co furniture store in Baltimore and Latimer's hotel and nearby stores in Rock Creek, with losses around 10 960 dollars. Chas M Spangler and Maggie Murphy of Hillsboro Ill wed twelve years earlier. Spangler vanishes, later reappears as his wife has remarried. two children are involved and the case unfolds with explanations and emotion. An advertisement notes Beecham's pills at a price of a guinea and promotes Sunday roasts from A H Brackmell at 495 N. Illinois St, with a phone number 1170.
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Otis Fitchey
Mattie Bell’s
Third German Methodist Episcopal Church
Harris and
Churchsts
Portfolio Club
School of Music
Exposition Grounds
Harkem
Mary Maloney
Union Station
Daniel Brower
Langenberg
Lima
Dickson & Talbott
Ashville
N.C
Talbott
Geo. Vanderbilt
Butler
Amanda
Wm. Carson
Grand Rapids
Baltimore
Cassard & Co
Rock Creek
Latimer’s
Horton’s
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Chas, M. Spangler
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Hillsboro
Ill
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