Selig Dry Goods to Erect SevenStory Building at 22 W Washington
Selig Dry Goods Company announces a seven story building at 22 W Washington St with Meyer Kiser Bank funding a 300000 preferred stock issue. The store will relocate to 43 458 Meridian St during construction, opening expected March 1 1925. Architects are Vonnegut Bohn & Mueller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selig Dry Goods Company
Washington St
Sam L. Hahn
Hahn
Vonnegut, Bohn & Mueller
Selig
Meridian St
Shaw-Walker Company
Meyer-Kiser Bank
Albert E. Uhl
George W. Klein
Selig Company
Moses Selig
Herbert 8. Selig
Max I. Dessau
Mahn
Wolf Is President Of Boys' Club Association
Arthur Wolf elected head of the Boys' Club Association for the coming year replacing Frank C. Jordan. New officers include Miss Sara Lauter Alfred D. Hitz Herbert S. King George L. Denny as vice presidents with Herman W. Rothe as secretary treasurer and other directors listed. Thaddeus Rose named honorary director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wolf
Automobile Underwriters
Boys’ Club Association
Frank C. Jordan
Sara Lauter
Alfred D. Hitz
Herbert S. King
George L. Denny
Herman W. Rothe
Walker W. Winslow
David Ross
William Allen Wood
R. Hisey, W. J. Sumner, Hugh McK Eandon, Joseph A. McGowan, Charles E. Bush
George O. Wildhack
R. Walter Jarvis
Thaddeus Rose
Police hunt for Rose Pulley in alleyway assault
Police seek Rose Pulley of 1110 N Belmont Ave after she allegedly struck Nora Jeltz of 433 W North St with a spoke from an auto wheel, severing an artery as Jeltz walked through an alley near 411 W North St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Pulley
Belmont Ave
Nora Jeltz
North St
Misseltz
Marines Recruit Office to Be Inspected in Indianapolis
Col. C. B. Taylor commander of the Central States Recruiting Service Division of the United States Marines will visit Indianapolis Thursday to inspect the local office. Local recruiting is under Capt. Fred J. Zinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
C. B. Taylor
Chicago
Central States Recruiting Service Division
United States Marines
Indianapolis
Fred J. Zinners
Bankruptcy Petition Filed by South Bend Confectioner
Voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in Federal Court today by Ike Kimbel, proprietor of a confectionery at South Bend. Liabilities are set at 32,172 and assets at 489 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Kimbel
South Bend
Lawyers Attend Bar Association Meeting at Terre Haute
Judge James A. Collins of Criminal Court and local attorneys Claris Adams and H B Pike traveled to Terre Haute to attend a State Bar Association meeting. They expected to return tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Collins
Criminal Court
Claris Adams
H. B. Pike
Terre Haute
State Bar Association
A Shepherd's Vision Shown in Grecian Ballet
A dance recital directed by George W. Lipps at the Masonic Temple Auditorium presents A Shepherd's Vision, a Grecian bal let playlet. Cast includes Ruth Townsend as The Shepherd and Mary Harbison among The Water Nymphs with multiple goddess roles listed.
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George W. Lipps
Hoosier Athletic Club
Masonic Temple Auditorium
the Shepherd
Ruth Townsend
Mary Harbison
Martha Moorican
Elsa Beck
Frieda Konteld
Polylmnia
Dorothy Williamson Tris
Ry Yees
H. Detra Pandora
Hortense St. Lorenz Psyche
Faas
Marie Schulmeyer Chloris
L. M. Dunning Pan
Ruth O Neal Belew
Vesta
Indorsers Plan Free Patriotic Film Show July Fourth
The Circle Theater will host a free patriotic picture at 9 a.m. on July 4 sponsored by city wide patriotic groups. Mrs D Y Burkit chairs a planning committee with members from Children of the American Revolution Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls Girl Scouts Daughters of the Union Parent Teacher Federation Daughters of 1812 Local Council of Women American Legion Federation of Women's Clubs Jewish Council of Women and League of Women Voters. Mrs David Ross, president of the Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays, outlined plans at a morning meeting at Fletcher American Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Theater
D. Y. Burkit
Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays
Children of the American Revolution
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Girl Scouts
Daughters of the Union
Parent- Teacher Federation
Daughters of 1812
Local Council of Women
American Legion
Federation of Women's Clubs
Jewish Council of Women
League of Women Voters
David Ross
Fletcher American Bank
Grotto Assures City Cooperation for June Convention
Mayor Shank pledged city help to Sahara Grotto monarch Oliver R. Wald as 50 000 visitors expected June 22 to 25 for the Grottos of United States and Canada convention. Police provisions to manage crowds at Cade Tabernacle were outlined for the event week and Monument Place refreshment stands were approved pending merchant consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shank
Oliver R. Wald
Sahara Grotto
Boy Held as Burglar After Police Solve Burglaries
A 15-year-old boy is in detention charged with burglary. Police say the arrest helps solve several recent burglaries. George Platter, 14, reported the suspect's attempt to enter a grocery at 331 E Sixteenth St. The youth was found armed with a gun flashlight and keys allegedly stolen from Sam Weinstein store at 329 N Capitol Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Platter
Alabama St
Sixteenth St
Sheen
Sam Weinstein
Capitol Ave
Naturalization Class Speaker Albert Stump
Albert Stump will address the naturalization class at the Catholic community center located at 1004 North Pennsylvania Street on Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Stump
Catholic Community Center
Pennsylvania St
Names that ride the times in birth records across forty years
A retrospective on how baby names evolve from sturdy titles to hyphenated forms. The piece notes 1880 names like Elisha and Ephraim for boys and old standbys for girls, while 1924 in Indianapolis shows LaVerne Oswald Rudolph Percival and hybrid names like Frances Delight. Ruth Mary Helen remain popular for girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisha
Elijah
Solomon
Ephriam
Ferdinandina
Azana
Lizzie
Eliza
Graeg
LaVerne
Oswald
Rudolph
Percival
Asarene
Frances- Delight
Mary-Margaret
Rose- Mary
Ross-Anna
Bonnie-Lou
Mary-Agnes
Betty
Annabelle
Jonas
Williams
Roberts
James
Ruth
Mary
Helen
Trio Held After Night Ride Near Centralia and Kevil
Police report three youths found asleep in a car on Pennsylvania and Vermont Streets. Driver Clark Smith, 23, claimed they were en route to Grand Rapids, Michigan from Centralia, Illinois, with Margarite Finchbone, 18, and another girl. One girl held at detention home others at city prison awaiting word from Centralia and Kevil authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Ill
Kevil
City
O'Connor
Pennsylvania
Vermont Sts
Clark S. Smith
Margarite Finchbone
Grand Rapids
Mich
Smith
Three Boys Reported Missing In Indiana and Ohio
Police investigate multiple disappearances including Harry Harris 14 of 1402 Oliver Ava missing since Monday wearing dark cap brown sweater and short trousers. Harry Coulter 13 and Gilbert Grubbs 12 vanish from 817 Arbor Ave with descriptions and attire. Otto Van Buren 22, son of J L Van Buren of Madison Indiana, left with savings and horses. Dorothy Lloyd 20 who was missing Tuesday morning returns explaining spend at Speedway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Harris
Oliver Ava
Harry Coulter
Gilbert Grubbs
Arbor Ave
Harry
Gilbert
J. L. van Buren
Madison
Ind
Indianapolis
Otto
Dorothy Lloyd
Linwood Ave
Speedway
Advertising executive to speak on Creative Selling
Homer J. Buckley president of Buckley Dement and Company Chicago will address the Advertising Club Thursday at noon at the Chamber of Commerce The talk titled Creative Selling will cover modern advertising approaches and sales psychology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer J. Buckley
Buckley, Dement and Company
Chicago
Advertising Club
Chamber of Commerce
Pastor Installed at First Congregational Church
Installation services for the Rev. William S. Caughran as pastor of the First Congregational Church at Delaware and Sixteenth Streets were held Tuesday night with participation by national and three church officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Caughran
First Congregational Church
Delaware
Sixteenth Sts
New Districts Fixed for State Insane Hospitals
Governor Branch issues proclamation fixing five districts for state insane hospitals. A committee appointed by Governor McCray sets the boundaries and the new districts take effect June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branch
McCray
Alleged Gamblers Fined in City Court Raid
Ruth Dunn and Oscar Owens of 314 E Saint Clair Street were fined 10 dollars and costs in city court Tuesday for keeping a gambling house after a police raid. Eight men arrested in the raid were fined five dollars each for dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Dunn
Oscar Owens
E. St. Clair St
Fifer Named as Possible DePauw President in Town Talks
Dr O W Fifer pastor of Central Ave Methodist Church is mentioned as a possible successor to Dr George R Grose as president of DePauw University. Trustees expect no definite decision until after the June meeting at Greencastle. The dispatches from Springfield Mass list many bishop assignments and transfers including Grose to Peking and Brown to Foo Chow China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Fifer
Central Ave. Methodist Church
George R. Grose
Pauw University
Fifer
Greencastle
Grose
Pekin
China
Springfield
Mass
Edwin Holt Hughes
Boston
Chicago
Thomas Nicholson
Detroit
Theodore Henderson
Cincinnati
William F. Anderson
Adna W. Leonard
San Francisco
Buffalo
Bishop Burt
Wilbur W. Thirkfield
Mexico City
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mathew W. Clair
Liberia
Africa
Covington
P. Lester Smith
Bangalore
India
Helena
Mont
Frederick T. Keeney
Foo Chow
Omaha
Neb
Ernest L. Waldorf
Wichita
Kan
Kansas City
Charles E. Locke
Manila P. L
St. Paul
Peking
Benton T. Bradley
Bombay
Titus Lowe
Singapore
George A. Miller
Francis W. Warner
Bishony John W. Robinson
Charles B. Mitchell
St. Paul, Mann
Manila
Luther B. Wilson
New York
Joseph P. Boy
Philadelphia
William F. McDorrell
Washington
Woman Wields Gun as Man Flees in Escape
Mrs. Doris Davis of 1524 Sheldon St. faced a colored man who tried to attack her yard. She fired two shots after arming herself with a revolver, the intruder fled in a car, and she collapsed. police found no trace of him. In separate action Alfred Wright and John Binnion were charged with gaming as $1.40 was seized and dice hurled into railroad yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Davis
Sheldon St
Alfred Wright
Fulton St
John Binnion
BH. St. Clair St
Rudolph Scudder Former Rushville Mayor Dies in Tulsa
Rudolph F. Scudder aged 65 a former Rushville mayor died in Tulsa after a long illness at his home. He had served as mayor of Rushville and was well known in local politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timea
Rushville
Ind
Rudolph F. Scudder
Cme Ales
Tulsa
Taggart predicts McCulloch win on early ballot
Political activity around the Clay pool and Democratic headquarters grows as candidates arrive for the convention. Ex Senator Taggart arrives to back Dr Carleton B McCulloch of Indianapolis with a forecast of an early ballot nomination while other candidates make moves at hotel headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claypool
Tom Taggart
French Lick
Carleton B. McCulloch
Indianapolis
Taggart
McCulloch
Mason J. Niblack
Vincennes
Dale J. Crittenberger
Anderson
Resolutions Committee
Klan
Charles J. Orbison
Orbison
State Central Committee
Lew Ellingham
Fr. Wayne
John Shea
Virgil Simmons
Bluffton
James E. Mendenhall
Greencastle
Atarms
Elfingham
Simmons
Crittenberger
Indiana rate reductions planned by state charter official
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce outlines future freight rate cuts for principal cities. New ICC decisions in the Missouri River and Twin Cities cases will lower rates August 20, affecting Indiana shippers outside a 70 mile Chicago radius. Reductions reach 22 percent in some classes and apply to Kansas City, Omaha, Sioux City, St Paul, and nearby points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Charier of Commerce
Twin Cities
Missouri River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indiana
Seventy Mile
Chicago
Indianapolis
Chamber
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
Sioux City
Iowa
St. Paul
Minn
Four youths held after city burglary arrests
Detectives McDonald and Wiles arrested four boys from the southwest section on burglary charges. They were taken to the detention home. The youths allegedly entered the Universal Tool and Die Company at 1910 W Morris St the W and G Aluminum Company at 1026 Kentucky Ave and the Central Public Warehouse Company at 601 Kentucky Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald and
Wiles
Universal Tool and Die Company
W. Morris St
W. & G. Aluminum Company
Kentucky Ave
Central Public Warehouse Company
School chief named defendant in libel suit over text book bids
Evansville Indiana May 28 L P Benezet superintendent of schools is named defendant in a 100000 dollar libel suit filed in Federal Court by Wheeler Book Company of Chicago The suit charges he blocked the Chicago firm from winning a contract for school reading text books at a State board of education meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
L. P. Benezet
Wheeler Book Company of Chicago
Chicago
State Board of Education
Honor Soldier Dead G A R Veterans to Conduct Ceremonies
Crawfordsville Ind May 28 G A R veterans will conduct graveside services in all cemeteries near Crawfordsville for Memorial Day A committee Marietta Baker Louisa D Layne and Anna M Layne will organize services in memory of Civil War naval heroes and a band concert at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument Capt H H Talbot commander McPherson Post G A R issued a proclamation seeking civic cooperation Blood flows through the bones of very young children almost as freely as through the veins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Marietta Baker
Louisa D. Layne
Anna
M. Layne
Soldiers’ and Sailors
H. H. Talbot
McPherson Post
Elder man held after deadly Mt. Clemens shooting
Four deputy sheriffs needed to overpower 80 year old Frank Vandenbassch after he was arrested on a charge of killing his brother in law Frank Decoster, 84, in Mount Clemens Michigan. The two men had shared a home for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Mount Clemens
Mich
Frank Vandenbassch
Frank Decoster
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Wolf
Boys’ Club
Ensemble
Mrs. A. Donadio
Ruth O'Neal Belew
Grotto
Lad
Man
DR. Fifer
Depauw
Dr. Grose
Bishop
McCullogh
Mt. MA
Y. M. GC
G. A. R. Veterans
Personal Interest Store
Ular
East Ohio St
New Haven
Wilson & Co
East Ohio
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