Club society notes mark busy season for Indianapolis shows
Society and Personal notes detail magazine club season openings, readings and programs hosted by J Clark and other residents in Indianapolis. Highlights include lectures on the Holy Land, Hamlet study sessions, press day observances, and a Sigma Gamma sorority flower luncheon in honor of Miss Tucker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen
Benedict
Lane
the Holy Land
Owen Ies Odell
Miss Tucker
Eleanor Eggleston Tucker
Sigma Gamma
Grace Grant
Springfeld
Misa Nelle Worman
Troy
Kristine Hanckel
Ruth Rogers
Anna Orter
Madeline Fortune
Margert Newomb
Jessie Eppes
Mary Chenoweth
Uth Robinson
Mary Parrott
Mary ‘Eppes
Marie Starr
Louise Milligan
Wednesday Weddings Highlight Local Nuptials
Miss Della B. Stropes will wed Frank Sr. this Wednesday at the bride’s Walcott street home. Miss Jessie Anderson, daughter of Mr and Mrs W O Anderson, will marry C Lawmee Price at 8:30 pm in the Tabernacle church. Mrs Schoch of Louisville attended the wedding of Martha B Ritche and August H Schoch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della B. Stropes
Frank Sr
Me of the Bride
Walcott St
Miss Anderson
Jessie Anderson
W. O. Anderson
C. Lawmee Price
Tabernacle Church
Schoch
Louisville
Indianapolis
Martha B.ritche
August H. Schoch
Invitations Issued For Two Weddings In City
Mrs Celia J Lowe invites for the marriage of her daughter Nellie B Lowe to Edwin Chauncey Boswell. The wedding will be Wednesday evening October 16 at 7 30. Mr J A Herrice invites for Florence Odessa Herrice to marry George A Walker at their home 1123 Oliver Ave a week from Tuesday at 2 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia J. Lowe
Nellie B. Lowe
Edwin Chauncley Boswell
Seventh Presbyterian Church
J. A. Herrice
Florence Odessa
George A. Walker
Oliverave
W. H. Utter
Salt Lake City
Howard Francis Waterman
Schoch and Fritche wed in quiet home ceremony
Miss Martha E. Fritche daughter of Mr and Mrs R C Fritche and August H Schoch were married Thursday evening at the bride’s parents home. Only immediate family and a few friends attended the ceremony.
Millicent Harrington Weds Clark J Willey of Seymour
The marriage of Miss Millicent Harrington and Clark J Willey of Seymour is announced. The couple shares the recent nuptials and future plans.
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Millicent Harrington
Clark J. Willey
Seymour
Dinner Honoring First Anniversary of Brennan Couple
Mrs. W. H. Blodgett hosts a dinner Wednesday evening at Capitol Ave residence for 24 guests in honor of the first wedding anniversary of Mrs. E. P. Brennan and Mr. Brennan.
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E. P. Brennan
Brennan
W. H. Blodgett
Capitol Ave
Social Roundup of Local Residents and Travelers
Miss Adelia Skinner hosts a Friday evening gathering on Tacoma Avenue with cards and dancing. Several residents travel to Fort Wayne Terre Haute Quebec Cleveland and New York for visits education or guests. Attendees include the Williams families Hibben Talbott Waterman Stoughton Fletcher and others with wechselnde trips to Martinsville Muncie and Chicago.
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Adelia Skinner
Tacoma-ave
Apperson and driver survive Calumet mud plunge
Edgar Apperson and Martin McLain nearly suffocated after their Hoodoo racing car, The Jack Rabbit, toppled down a steep embankment into mud near the Calumet river while speeding toward Chicago. They were rescued by friends in a following car and planned to race October fifth after a rainy Kokomo start.
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Chicago
Edgar Apperson
Apperson Auto
Martin McLain
Calumet River
Apperson
Kokomo
Ind
Calumet
Borah to Go on Stand in His Defense
Boise September 28 Senator W E Borah announced he will testify in his own defense unless the court directs otherwise after the government rests The senator acknowledged some entries may reflect fraud in specific cases but denied any general fraud or conspiracy In court testimony he noted the prosecution has linked Frank Martin attorney general John Kinkaid and John I Wells to the case
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Boise
W. E. Borah
Burch
Frank Martin
Steunenberg
John Kinkaid
John I. Wells
Methodist Episcopal Hospital Near Cap Itol Ave Opening Plan
Construction of the new Methodist Episcopal hospital at Cap Itol avenue and Sixteenth street is advancing toward occupancy around October first. The $150,000 building, designed by Vonnegut and Bohm, is to feature the latest modern improvements and be ready for winter use.
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New Methodist Episcopal Hospital
Capitol Ave
Sixteenth St
Vonnegut & Bohm
Defeat of Fairbanks Dominates Indiana M E Conference
In Columbus Indiana on September 28 Vice-President Charles W Fairbanks failed to win delegate to the general conference amid a Prohibition dominated lay conference. The Prohibition forces led by Samuel J Wilson organized to defeat his bid while Rev Joshua Stansfield and Meridian Street church backed him. The lay body rejected relaxing theatergoing and dancing bans but endorsed Anti-Saloon League work and pressed for continued prohibition statewide.
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Columbus
Ind
Charles W. Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Joshua Stansfield
Meridian-st. Methodist Church
Indianapolis
Prohibition
Samuel J. Wilson
Mr. Fairbanks
Stansfield
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Rev
Rev. Stansfield
Meridian' Church
Oliver Carson
Carson
James E. Watson
Cergon
Anti-Saloon League
Thaw interview outlines defense shifts and resolve
United Press reports Harry Thaw in the Tombs giving a first authorized interview. He declares Littleton as chief counsel, explains Delmas’ resignation, and discusses readiness for a new trial aimed at a concise presentation of evidence. He praises his wife and mother for loyalty amid the ordeal.
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United Press
New York
Harry Thaw
Harry Somerville
New York Evening Journal
Gray House of Misery
Thaw
Jin
Stanford White
A. Russell Peabody
Mr. Delmas
Mr Littleton
Mr. Littleton
New York City
The Sun Offers Free Want Columns For Three Days
The Sun announces a three day window inviting readers to use its free want columns for housework needs. It promises ten words at no charge for a girl to perform housework.
Negro Robber Halts Trouble At Claypool Hotel
W L Cunningham of St Louis Woolen Mill halted a negro highwayman Friday night near Meridian street, after alighting from a North Illinois street car. Cunningham, a 240 pound strength figure, wrestled with the assailant, forcing the weapon away and delivering three kicks before continuing to visit Mr. and Mrs. Treat at 17387 N Meridian street.
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Claypool
Cunningham
R. Treat
Meridian St
N. Tlinois-st
Eighteenth-st
Meridianst
Mr. Cunningham
Dispute Over Chickens Declared Belle Davis Owner
Belle Davis won a suit Friday for possession of 40 chickens also claimed by Volney Irey and his wife. The Ireys testified the birds pushed down a heavy door as they hurried home, but Justice of the Peace A R Hutchinson ruled Davis the rightful owner.
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Volney Irey
Man Seizes Girl In Near College and Seventeenth
A well dressed stranger grabbed Marlo Allen, 16, by the throat and tried to pull her into an alley near College avenue and Seventeenth Street Friday night. The girl screamed as neighbors pursued but the man escaped. Officers Gollnisch and Mer rill searched, but no trace found. The girl, shaken, was taken home to 1689 Bellefontaine Street.
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Seventeenth-st
Gollnisch and
Merrill
Bellefontainest
Tentacle Grips Old Ohio in Rockefeller Fight
Standard Oil fires its first shot to block independent dealers and its seven subsidiaries in Ohio. George H. Phelps leads prosecutions with assistant David and Henry W. Allen and J. W. Seney of Toledo. Opposing counsel include V. P. Cline Cleveland J. O. Troup Bowling Green and S. S. Wheeler Lima. Defendants move to quash service and strike allegations.
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Findlay
Standard Oil
J. D. Rockefeller
Ohio
George H. Phelps
David and
Henry W. Allen
J. W. Seney
Toledo
V. P. Cline
Cleveland
J. O. Troup
Bowling Green
S. S. Wheeler
Lima
Trust
Trusts to Be Targeted at Missouri Valley Conference
The first annual conference of the attorney-generals from the Mississippi valley and nation opens at the Southern hotel in St. Louis on Monday and Tuesday. States will discuss laws affecting trusts with emphasis on Standard Oil. Wade H. Ellis of Ohio will present on the subject and Indiana AG James Bingham will lead discussions.
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Mississippi Valley
Southern Hotel
St. Louis
Standard Oil Company
Wade H. Ellis
Ohio
James Bingham
Indiana
Big New Business in Staple Wool Market
United Press reports Boston commercial bulletin noting heavy activity in staple wools with buyers from large mills, mainly worsted producers from New England. The week’s business is estimated at no less than 10 million pounds, and much new business has been recorded.
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Boston
The
Commercial Bulletin
New England
Timken Sues Over Patent Infringement on Axle Device
The Timken Roller Bearing Axle company of Canton Ohio sues Thomas J Lindsay and Willard Harmon of Indianapolis for alleged infringement of a patented roller bearing axle for automobiles. A preliminary injunction was granted by Judge Ek M Landis in Chicago pending final decree.
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Timken Roller Bearing Axle Company
Canton
Thomas J. Lindsay
Willard Harmon
Indianapolis
Auttomobiles
Ek. M. Landis
Chicago
Broughton Granted Divorce After Threats by Loretta
Guy A. Broughton was granted a divorce from Loretta Broughton by Judge Carter in superior court. Testimony claimed Loretta threatened self harm and acted as if she had taken poison when he returned home.
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Guy A. Broughton
Loretta Broughton
Carter
Superior Court
Ferguson Plans Withdrawal From Conference Trial
Lincoln Neb Sept 28 Reverend Wilbert E Ferguson former pastor at University Place church faces a biased Methodist Nebraska conference court on charges of gross immorality with a congregation member Mrs Arthur E Cross He says he cannot get a fair trial and will withdraw from the conference which would mean permanent expulsion He denies Cross testimony claiming jealousy over his attentions to a wealthy widow and disputes the court’s decisions in favor of the woman
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Lincoln
Neb
Methodist
Nebraska
Wilbert E. Ferguson
University Place Church
Arthur E. Cross
Ferguson
Cross
University Place
Chopt Sway: Chinese Laundrymen Trust Emerges in Chicago
A Chicago article reports food price hikes spark public uproar at lunch counters as Sam Fing Lung allies with Willie May and Hi Kee form a Chinese Laundrymen’s association. The trust sets new apparel and collar prices, with Lung declining to discuss further plans.
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Chicago
Sam Fing Lung
Rockefeller
Willie May
Hi Kee
Rogers and
Sam Lung
Indianapolis Public Works plans 1907 street improvements
City of Indianapolis Board of Public Works lists six improvements on alley and streets including First Alley Northeast of Virginia Avenue and Gale Street to Cornell Avenue. Notices set October 14 1907 for remonstrances. plans include brick paving cement sidewalks and stone macadam with water gas and sewer connections as shown in plans.
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Department OF Public Works
Majestic
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
Indiana
Virginia Avenue
M'Carty Street
Shelby Street
Gale Street
Twenty-Eighth Street
Thirtieth Street
Cornell Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Sixteenth Street
Missouri Street
Thirty-First Street
Quill Street
Minnesota Street
Palmer Street
State Avenue
Spruce Street
Joseph T. Elliott
Freston C. Trusler
FRED J._ MACK
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Uneeda Biscuit
J National Biscuit Company
Magazine Club
J. Clark
N. New Jersey-st
Clark
Perry
Martha Hawkins Society
Frank N. Fitzgerald
Ustrong
Pia Phi
Cora Ritt
N. Delawarest
Butler Lege
Hewitt
Fannyiner
Anna McCollum
Ethel Urrier
Catherine Stevenson
Fabel Houk
Amos
Rushville
Miss Garland
Miss Opal Garland
Ira Garland II
Washington-st. Presbyterian Church
P. J. Fallon
Fort Wayne
Mr. and
Mrs
P. J. McDonald
Howard Halcomb
Terre Haute
D. McA. Williams
Fowler
Miss Elizabeth Williams
Louise Hibben
Henry M. Talbott
Stoughton Fletcher
Quebec
Clare Wilson
Esther
Ida Greenman
Cleveland, O
J. H. Moore
Isaiah Staten
Lebanon
F. T. McWhirter
Susie
Poughkeepsie
Vassar College
New Castle
Martinsville
James Z. Mitchell
Blanche Strain Goode
Warren
Mrs. Jackson
Talbottave
Frank Manley
Montana
Julia Brown
Francis Longwood Hardcastle
W. R. Snyder
Muncie
Louise Cassady
Myrtle Snyder
Pauline Feathers
Thel Maus
United Preac
Blackburns
PROHI
Indiana Confer
M. E. Church
Dent
Mr. Carson
Sarcastic
Harry K. Thaw
W. L. Cunningham
Belle Davis
Flijah
Manna
Iga Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
American National Bank Building
U. S. Post Office
RCT Ve
Bors
Ture
Marlo
Allen
College-ave
Seventeenth St
Tentacle
Old Ohio
Octopus
Buckeye State
Sy United Press
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