City payroll bill sits with council after wage talks
An ordinance proposing a general city payroll increase of about 90000 a year is in the council’s hands. Officials debated whether to forward a laborers only measure, but legal opinion says the old salary code cannot be changed that way. No action was taken and John E. King, council president, will revisit the issue. Zone law amended preserves McPherson Ave area as residence district after months of dispute. An ordinance to remove the time limit on silent policing in front of establishments was introduced following a petition from about 100 business people who said the current three hour limit hurts business.
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Legal Department
John E. King
McPherson Ave
Thirtieth St
Forty-Ninth Sts
Marines to Run Army Truck Train for Recruiting
The Indianapolis recruiting station will send a 100-vehicle train from Ft. Benjamin Harrison to Quantico with the slogan Watch for the Marines. A recruiting Marine will stay at each major stop as the train passes through Franklin Taylorsville Seymour Scottsburg Henryville Jeffersonville Madison Vevay and Aurora on its way to the East Coast.
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United States Marines
Indianapolis
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Cincinnati
Quantico
Franklin
Taylorsville
Seymour
Scottsburg
Henryville
Jeffersonville
Madison
Vevay
Aurora
Indianapolis Traffic Club to Dine at Severin Roof Garden
The Indianapolis Traffic Club will host weekly luncheons on Thursdays at the Severin roof garden during the summer. Today's program featured scientific demonstrations by George W. Lipps, boxing instructor from the Hoosier Athletic Club.
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Indianapolis Traffic Club
Severin
Severin Roof Garden
George W. Lipps
Hoosier Athletic Club
Technical High School to stage Martha in outdoor theater
The Technical High School Choral Society will present the opera Martha outdoors on the school field with a 150 voice chorus. Miss Elizabeth E. Kaltz directs. Susanne Kolhoff and Henry DeVaney headline supporting roles. The cast includes Martha Lukens Lionel James Hatton and others. Two acts share top billing at the Palace with Wade Booth and Warr’s symphonists along with vaudeville acts and films.
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Technical High School Society
Martha
Walter D. Hickman
Onight
Technical High School
Technical High School Choral Society
Elizabeth E. Kaltz
Princess Chrysanthemum
Susanne Kolhoff
N. Walcott St
Nancy
Henry DeVaney
Broadway St
Martha Lukens
Michigan St
Harriet
James Hatton
Kenwood Ave
Lionel
Herbert Sedam
Alabama St
Plunket
Malcolm Kelly
Sir Tristan Mickelford
Palace
Wade Booth
Warr
Buster Brown
Patsy Allen
Fox and Allen
Valentine Vox
Broadway
Hoosier Ad Men Are in Limelight
Atlantic City reports spotlight on Indianapolis advertising leaders Merle Sidener Frank T. Carroll H. G. Barringer and spouses. Carroll elected president of the daily newspaper division. Ledger photos boost Indiana prominence with references to Packards and Speedway as industry interest grows ahead of next year’s A A C W London convention.
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Times
Atlantic City
N. J
Indianapolis
Associated Advertising Clubs
Merle Sidener
Philadelphia Ledger
aHe
Octarians
Frank T. Carroll
Daily
H. G. Barringer
Indiana band holds another share and sings songs
Frank Chance Frank Flanner Bill Keenan Mansur Oakes and Jesse Hanft save their pennies. Frank Westcott former Indianapolis newspaper man is here. The band had another share on Wednesday night. Indiana songs were sung and speeches were made.
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Frank Chance
Frank Flanner
Bill Keenan
Mansur Oakes
Jesse Hanft
Frank Westcott
Indianapolis
Indiana
Man Held After Attack on Girl
Earl Sparks 26 of 628 N Miley Ave charged with criminal assault and robbery. Bond set at 10000. Arrest followed alleged May 23 assault of Miss Josephine Waite 20 at Capitol Lumber Yard Belt Railroad and W New York St. He dragged her took her purse valued 3 dollars and threw back a 60 cent piece later found. Waite identified him.
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Earl Sparks
N. Miley Ave
Dugan and
Stewart
Josephine Waite
Vermont St
Capitol Lumber Yard
Belt Railroad
New York St
Sparks
Bigamist West Sentenced After Self Defense in Court
J Arthur West the self represented defendant in Terre Haute Ind was sentenced to two to five years in Michigan City prison for bigamy. He allegedly married Miss Virginia Schafer daughter of a Chicago man while still married with three children in Carmi Illinois. The girl attempted suicide after he deserted her.
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Terre Haute, Ind
J. Arthur West
Michigan City
West
Virginia Schafer
Chicago
Carmi
Ill
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsinwidest selling laxative sold in 1892
A vegetable compound of Egyptian senna and pepsin with aromatics became Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. By now over 10 million bottles are sold annually as the largest selling family laxative. It costs less than a cent per dose and is safe for all ages.
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Dr. Caldwell
Caldwell
Monticello
Donaldson
Loma Linda
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Illinois
Purdue Buys Farm for Livestock Experiments
Purdue University announced the purchase of the Chris G. Kalberer farm north of West Lafayette for use by the agricultural experiment station. Special studies will cover cattle sheep and hogs as part of expanded livestock investigations led by Director G. I. Christie.
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United Press Lafayette
Ind
Chris G. Kalberer
West LaFayette
Purdue University
G. I. Christie
Knights Templar conclave set at Winona Lake
Water sports and bathing mark the sixty-ninth annual Grand Commandery event at Winona Lake June 19 to 21 with receptions on opening day and exhibition drills on the final day. New officers will be installed June 21.
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Knights Templar
Winona Lake
Grand Commandery of the
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