First Holy Communion Day Impresses City Faithful
One hundred fifty children across St. Vincent, St. Joseph, and St. Bridget churches received their first Holy Communion in crowded services. Girls wore white with veils, boys in black. Next Sunday Bishop Alerding will confirm a large class at a mission to be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alerding
Willie Murphy
Harry Grady
Willie Butler
Frank Wagner
Ernest Doyle
Paul McGaughey
Harry Kelly
Albert Claire
John Tremp
Leon Carroll
John Skelly
Bernard Murphy
Willie Moran
Bernard Carcoran
George Holland
Robert Doyle
Jacob Reuschling
George Dench
Louis Baumann
Willie Clarey
Roy Leifert
Norman Leffert
Lawrence Geuchin
William Geuchin
William Ferguson
Walter Scott
James Morris
Edward Carcoran
Ben Simons
Joan Ferguson
John McGinnis
Marie Murreley
Leona Hooley
Ph Nthus Beebe
Maxine Whitehead
Mary Gormley
Anna Lynch
Frances Monahan
Helcu Ona Aie
Ward
Winifred Mar P i Leatore Reimbolt
Mary Spitznogle
Margaret McKeever
Gladys Cotton
Ethel Terrell
Adrian Gucekien
Eveliffe Eisle
Marie Dailey
May Baker
Lillian Gibson
Mary Shockome
Nellie Shanahan
Elizabeth Brice
Marie Fettig
Helen Murphey
Josephine Pierce
Elizabeth Deck
St. Joseph’s Church
Leo Bauer
Carl Schnitz
Carl Kircher
Geo. Wermess
Geo. Schwarts
Carl, Wecht
Peter Jolly
John Fries
John Fettig
Albert Hollie Pan Mulcahey
Tony Pfaff
Paul Spitznagie
Carl Strehle
George Spitznagle
Helen Minneman
Kate Porter
Alice Dell
Eleanor Bauer
Edith Keip
Margaret Baker
Eleanor Sayers
Elizabeth Hirschauer
Marie Reece
Colleta Garnatis
Genevieve Garnatts
Stella Zimmerman
Larena Miller
Catherine‘Helms
Olga Hooley
Geneva Reardon
Lena Ya
Va Knight
Medeline Minneman
Esther Conroy
Mary Hickey
Florence Shubeck
Mamie Quirk
Ruth Fagerty
Mamie Weaver
Edith Mayberry
Leah Hipskin
Helen Epers
Whitecaps Threats Force Woman to Leave City
Mrs. Harry Wert of Seventeenth and Toledo streets fled to Rochester Indiana with her parents after six months of threats and harassment by unknown neighbors. A signed Whitecaps notice on the Wert home spurred fears of further attacks as residents grow restless and vow swift action against the aggressors.
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Harry Wert
City
Seventeenth
Toledo
Rochester
Ind
Wert
First Car Set To Run From Here To Lafayette
Fort Wayne Traction officials plan a test run of the first car from Fort Wayne to Lafayette on June 23 with officials only aboard. Regular service starts two weeks later. An attempt to operate cars for the public will be made on July 1.
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Fort Wayne Traction Company
Here
Lafayette
Carroll County Elects Superintendent After 291 Ballots
The Carroll County trustees met first last week to elect the county school superintendent. After 290 ballots with no result they adjourned and reconvened Saturday. On the first ballot Philip Heming won the office by a seven to five vote.
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Carroll County
Philip Heming
Car to Clymers Jammed on inaugural trip
About seventy five Loganport residents rode a crowded car to Clymers for a G A R memorial service where W T Giffe spoke. Riders praised the new traction line and scenic route through Tippecanoe battlefield terrain toward Lafayette despite unfinished grading and a packed car.
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Logansport
G. A. R. Memorial
Clymers
W. T. Giffe
Indiana
Lafayete
Tippecanoe Battle Grounds
Lafayette
Guthrie Moessamn to Leave Guthrie Store for Vaudeville
Guthrie N Moessamn longtime employee at Guthrie clothing on Market street departs next week for Delphi to begin a vaudeville career as a comedy sketch artist praised for clever routines.
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Guthrie N. Moessamn
Guthrie Clothing
Market «Street
Delphi
Chief Engineer Rodd Visits City on Private Car Run
Chief Engineer Rodd of the Penn Sylvenia lines was in the city this afternoon in his private car en route to I. W. Geer, local superin i.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodd
Penn- Sylvenia Lines
I. W. Geer
Superini
Head on Collision Injures Engineer at Kenneth Quarries
A loaded train collision at Kenneth quarries left Engineer Henry Long badly injured after his engine failed to stop on a steep grade. Frank Boyd’s train approached, Boyd jumped to safety, Long remained in the cab and was crushed between cars, later revived at St. Josephs hospital.
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Henry Long
Long
Frank Boyd
Boyd
Killien & McCloskey
St. Joseph's Hospital
Kokomo Golf Team Quits Central Indiana League
The Kokomo golf team has disbanded from the Central Indiana Golf league. The move will likely revise the league schedule as Kokomo had engagements for the season. Poor progress and lack of spirit are cited for the dissolution, catching the league by surprise and canceling several dates.
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Kokomo Golf
Central Indiana Golf League
Kokomo
Boy Burned After Playing With Lighted Matches
Six year old Trevers Brown of Market Street was badly burned Sunday afternoon while playing with matches in the yard. His waist and body were ignited but his face escaped serious injury. Neighbors and his mother extinguished the flames quickly. he remains under medical care and his Panhandle conductor father is hospitalized in Indianapolis recovering from an operation.
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Trevers Brown
W. C. Brown
Market Street
Indianapolis
Local Boys Graduate From Purdue This Week
Herman Freshour and Sam Howe of this city will graduate from Purdue University this week along with the rest of the class. Howe has been president of the Athletic Association and Freshour played on the varsity football team. Lee Dykeman, formerly of this city, will also graduate this week and will join the engineering corps of the Panama teams in Lafayette, with exercises scheduled for Friday night. The baccalaureate sermon was preached yesterday.
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Herman Freshour
Sam Howe
Purdue University
Howe
Freshour
Athletic Association
Freshear
Lee Dykeman
Lafayette
Panama
Shelbyville Visitor John Hirschauer Stops in City
John Hirschauer of Shelbyville is visiting in the city, staying for a brief visit and local engagements during his trip.
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John Hirschauer
Shelbyville
City
Momans Sentenced to Reform School for Gold Heist
James Momans, colored, pleaded guilty in circuit court to grand larceny for stealing $30 in gold from Angelo Vitello. He was sentenced to a reformatory school in Jefferville after his arrest traced to buying drinks with a five dollar gold piece. City suits include a divorce action against Jack Kingery.
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Angello Vitello
Larry
Dunkirk
Indian Reformatory
Jefferville
City of Logansport lawsuit over death in Panhandle yards
In Peru today the case Lyman v O Smith v City of Logansport is heard over the death of Judson Smith two years ago linked to a Panhandle telephony wire incident. Fannie E Kingery seeks divorce from Jay Kingery and child support. An 1889 injunction case against Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Co. was dismissed. William T Turley named guardian for Mary H Meek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Vo. Smith
Logansport
Judson Smith
Panhandle
Peru
Smith
Ia City
Fannie E. Kingery
Jay Kingery
H. D. Vance
Caue
Dennis Uhl
William T. Turley
Mary H. Meek
Local Pathfinders Delegate Heads to National Convention
Local representative E. A. Tucker, iunner guard of the Local Pathfinders, left for Cleveland to represent the lodge at the national convention. As vice president of the state lodge, Tucker will travel to Marion next Friday to install a new lodge, while the Kokomo lodge prepares to perform the degree.
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E. A. Tucker
Iunner
Pathfinders
Cleveland
State Lodge
Tucker
Marion
Kokomo Lodge
Reverend Bigler Resigns Presbyterian Pastorate
Rev. B. B. Bigler, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, has resigned the local pastorate and plans to retire from the ministry for a few years. He will leave in August after two years in the city during which the church grew and gained members. he owns four southern farms and intends to work the fields before possibly returning to ministry in Logansport.
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B. B. Bigler
First Presbyterian Church
Bigler
Noth
Logansport
Lost Valuable Cow at Vandalia Home
U S Hauck a Vandalia ticket agent reported a valuable jersey cow died at his home on Michigan avenue yesterday morning after taking ill with milk fever. The incident details the sudden illness and death of the animal.
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U.S. Hauck
Michigan Avenue
Memorial Exercises At Walton Draw Large Crowd
About sixty five Odd Fellows attended the memorial services at Walton yesterday. An extra car was run on the IL U T to accommodate the crowd. The services were appropriate and the speaking excellent.
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Walton
IL. U. T
Burgman Mistakes Two for Detectives in Saloon Gone Wrong
An East End man and his Burkettsville brother were mistaken for police by August Burgman. They sought beer at his saloon, he refused, a struggle ensued, and a cheese knife threatened to flare. Police later note Burgman’s error and a separate case convicts bartender Dewese and clears Frank Kienig of the earlier charge.
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East End
Burkettsville
Tin Star
August Burgman
August
Burgman
Frank Kienig
Sacooa
al. Dewese
Martin Bligh
Lodges Attend Special Service at Local Church
Seventy five members from the Ben Hur lodges Tirzah court and Logan lodge attended a special service last night at the Christian church, highlighting меж lodge fraternal activity in the community.
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Ben-Hur
Tirzah Court
Logan Lodge
The
Christian Church
Strange Names of Post Offices Across the Nation
A study of postal guides shows hundreds of new towns with odd names worsening mail mix ups. Pioneers favor New, North, South, and West prefixes, while many place names honor presidents and authors. Names range from Ada to Vivian, with Oaks, Browns, and even Nameless appearing in post office listings.
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Roy Bumpus
Fairview
Oakville
Hood
Buchanan
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Ada
Vivian
Samantha
Hephzibah
Amanda
Angelica
Rosalind
Viola
Olivia
Marion
William
Aaron
Cain
Zeus
Byron
Bunyan
Burns
Bryant
Dryden
Darwin
Milton
Ossian
Virgil
Hancock
Astor
Hector
Bismark
Jenny Lind
Boorigure
Virginia
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Taok
Guthrie Mossman
Mucho Disgusto
Minda
Officer Fresho
Bueno
Madrid
Spain
Kenneth
John Logan
Kokomo Yester
W. c Brown
Lad
Mother
Momans
Reformatory
Jack Kingery
James Momans
Dworce
Police
Frank Kienly
Deweese
Uncle Sam
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