St Josephs Commencement Play “Two Orphans” Dates Set
The St Josephs school announces its commencement program for June 16 at St Josephs hall featuring the melodrama Two Orphans with a cast including Beatrice Bauer Marguerite Baker Florence Schnitz and Florence Kroeger A repeat performance with diplomas and penmanship awards is planned for June 21 1908 under Prof A N Palmer supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Hall
Mareh Des
Florence Schnitz
Marguerite Hartz
Kroeger
Hammond
Adams
Carroll
Dora Schrader
de Laney
Marguerite Baker
Mary Warrington
Katie Porter Prams
Eleanor Sauers Prunes
Beatrice Bauer
Judith
Pauline
Leee
Eleanor Bauer
Annette
Marie Mueker
Helen Morris
Ablinton
Cde
Ars
Marie Henry Guards
John EF. Ahlmer
Robert Ea
Clara Baker
Allenton
Elliott
New York
Hos
L. Sturkin
William Fromeyer
A. N. Palmer
City fund drive pushes for ticket sales and site talk
Y M C A directors plan to choose a building site and boost fundraising after another 25 tickets sold this morning. Donor list shows many individuals contributing a dollar for each family member as efforts to raise the $10 000 goal gather pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City National Bank
Board of Directors
Daniel P. Baldwin
Margaret Emilie Charles O. Fenton
Charles O. Fenton
Sagie B. Fenton
William i. Haas
John S. Lairy
Moses B. Lairy
Benjamin F Long, Jr
Benjamin F. Louthain
Benjamin F. Loutham
John H. Lux
Daniel J. Mahoney
Walter A. Osmer
India Randall
Michael F Sullivan
James A. Thompson
William Whitehead, Jr
John G. Whitehead
Lillian Whitehead
Marie Whitehead
Érevin Whitehead
Machine Turned Turtle Near Fort Wayne Crash
Dr Louella Derbyshire her daughter and two companions plunged into a creek while speeding north in a new car. The front wheel hit a rut at a hill and swerved over the side. They escaped serious injuries though Dr Derbyshire has a scalp wound. The car suffered $100 damage and turned upside down. the women rode home on an interurban car.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Louella Derbyshire
Steam Roller Deployed To Tackle Broadway Street Crushed Stone
The board of works ordered Street Commissioner Ed Truax to operate the steam roller across Broadway grinding the crushed stone laid on the street. The swift action draws praise amid ongoing protests over street condition and paving concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Works
Ed Truax
Broadway
Car Burns Out On Valley Line At Pearl and Market
A traction car on the Valley line burned out at Pearl and Market streets last evening around six. Traffic was delayed briefly as Broadway patrons waited until 6 12 to get an eastbound car.
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Valley Line
Pearl and
Market Streets
Fornoff Weds Vida Smith in Midnight Parsonage Ceremony
Henry Fornoff a barber on Fourth Street married Vida Smith at a German Lutheran church parsonage at midnight. Rev H Steuhm performed the ceremony. The couple left for Chicago later and will reside at 725 relm Street, with the Elks Band planning a welcome reception on his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vida Smith
West Side
Fornoff
H. Steuhm
Chicago
Relm Street
The
Elks’ Band
Ministers Denounce Sunday Funerals In Elwood
Elwood Indiana churchmen after reorganizing condemn Sunday funerals and vow not to officiate on the first day. They will curb blind tigers and ban Sunday baseball within city limits, while permitting outside games if not conflicting with church attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Ind
Ministerial Association
Blind Tigers
Sweet Revenge as Kessling Starred for Taylorville
Clyde Kessling, ex Otto and Danville player, hit a clutch two bagger driving in a run in the sixth as Taylorville defeated Danville 2 to 0. Kessling, just signed by Taylorville after leaving Danville, played left field and contributed an RBI in the win. Corriden sprained his ankle for Keokuk, hampering their lineup in a 7 to 4 loss to Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Kessling
Otto
Danville
Illlnois
Kessling
Taylorville
Tayorville
Corriden
Keokuk
Quincy
Wisconsin
Ottos
Wingate Outlines Tax Board Views With County Board
John C. Wingate of the state tax board met the county board of review last evening for an hour of discussion. He argued that large corporations should be taxed on stock value minus tangible property and that if property exceeds capital, assessments should duty apply to property alone. He approved taxing local banks at seventy five percent of capital stock while banks outside the city were assessed at sixty five percent. Wingate arrived at five and stayed until six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Wingate
State Tax Board
County Board of Review
Motorman Averts Panic on White River Bridge
In Muncie Indiana on June 10 a street car halted on the West Side bridge over the White River. The trolley wire broke and the live wire covered the ironwork, causing a potential fatal electrocution risk. The motor man urged passengers to stay, preventing a deadly rush to disembark as a wrecking crew removed the danger.
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Muncie Ind
West Side
White River
Hen Hatches Snakes Baffle Rural Neighbor
Peter Wise of Omega Madison County found a hen nesting on a straw stack and uncovered eleven snakes instead of eggs. He dispatched the reptiles and disposed of the hen, saying the bird could not tell a snake's egg from her own.
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Peter Wise
Omega
Madison County
Mr. Wise
Farm Worker Burned Alive After Epileptic Fit Near Brownstown
Charles Porden, 30, of Brownstown Indiana, was found burned to death on a farm ten miles south of the city after tending cornstalks. He suffered epileptic attacks and apparently fell into a fire during a seizure.
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Brownstown
Ind
Charles Porden
Borden
Enyart Dominates Bridge City Gun Club Regular Shoot
Frank Enyart won again at Spencer Park, hitting forty-two pigeons of fifty in the regular shoot. Holloway scored thirty-eight, Leffert thirty-four, and Kimler thirty-two in the event.
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Frank Enyart
Bridge City
Spencer Park
Holloway
Leffert
Kimler
MARTIN HURT IN LAKE ERIE WRECK AT PLYMOUTH
Noland Martin, former resident of 1239 Wright Street, was injured in the Lake Erie and Western wreck near Plymouth last week. He broke a leg and sustained other injuries but is recovering and will be brought home tomorrow. Fireman Perry Johnson died in the crash as the train sped off the rails and plunged down an embankment.
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Noland Martin
Wright Street
Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Plymouth
Martin
Perry Johnson
FE. L. Weaver
Germans Lease Kreuzberger Hall for Lodge Use
The German American Alliance has leased Kreuzberger hall formerly used by the Elks. It has been redecorated and improved to become a premier lodge room in the city. Dr Joseph Rubsam signed the lease as chairman of the board of trustees. Most Germans in the city now belong to the order.
Golden Chain Circle Elects Officers
The Golden Chain Circle of King's Daughters and Sons met at Mrs. Jennie Barriden's Clifton avenue home and elected officers for six months. Ershel Simmons was chosen president and Jennie Barriden vice president. May was reelected secretary and Conrad treasurer.
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Golden Chain Circle of
King’s Daughters and Sons
Jennie Barriden
Clifton Avenue
Ershel Simmons
May
Conrad
Death of Boy Explained in Railroad Tragedy
Leo Kohl a Lafayette boy was found dead beside the Wabash tracks. Officials say he attempted to squeeze between buffers as westbound trains pulled away and was fatally crushed when the cars pressed together. Authorities cite the head and neck injuries from the mechanism of the moving cars.
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Leo Kohl
Lafayette
Wabash
Kohl
Feed Store Fire Destroys Sixth Street Outbuilding
Fire raged shortly after six o clock last evening at a feed store on Sixth street between North and Broadway. The store, run by Everett White, burned quickly due to matches left on the floor. Hay and feed fueled the blaze. The building was owned by Attorney M F Sullivan.
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Sixth Street
North
Broadway
Everett White
M. F. Sullivan
Graham's Hopes Shattered on Fourth of July
Captain George Graham mobilized police to stop potash and sulphur sales for Independence Day celebrations. Downtown druggists agreed to refuse but James Kimbrough of East End defied the effort. Authorities warn mixing the components could create a dangerous explosive used nightly along streetcar tracks.
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George Graham
James Kimbrough
East End
Graham
Thompson resigns from H. Wiler & Co to join Roll & Son
Fred Thompson, after six years with H. Wiler & Co, resigns to become manager for W. H. Roll & Son in Indianapolis. The decorative firm has been in business since 1854 and he will move there next week.
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Fred Thompson
H. Wiler & Co
W. H. Roll & Son
Indianapolis
Thompson
Motorman Resigns After String of Traumatic Accidents
Frank H. Merica, veteran motorman for the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Co., quits after a May 24 Fort Wayne incident, a later collision that killed a colt, and a near miss north of Bluffton. He cites nerve strain and fear of causing more harm. The company had urged him to stay despite his two years of service on the main line through Logansport.
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Fort Wayne
Bluffton
Frank H. Merica
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Merica
William Swan
Swan
Meriea
Muffton
Logansport
Triple Births in Delphi Named for James Whitcomb Riley
In Delphi Indiana six months after birth three triplets born to Mr and Mrs Perry Rule have grown to a combined weight of fifty nine and a half pounds. James Perry and Paul Whitomb weigh twenty pounds each while Paul Riley weighs nineteen and a half pounds. The trio honors the Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley.
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Delphi
Ind
Perry Rule
Smith
James Perry
Paul Whitomb
Paul Riley
Hoosier
James Whitomb Riley
Church Supper Funds Church Activities
The Broadway MEL church ladies hosted a supper in the church parlors attended by many. Afterward, the church trustees held their annual meeting and completed yearly business.
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Broadway Mel Church
Fisher Divorce Granted to Hattie A Fisher
Hattie A. Fisher has been granted a divorce from Pearl R. Fisher. The ruling ends the marriage between the two in a court proceeding reflected in the record.
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Hattie A. Fisher
Pearl R. Fisher
Given Judgment in Bligh vs Bell for 174 63
The court awards Martin J. Bligh judgment against Arthur Bell for 174 dollars 63 cents. The decision records the amount as the plaintiff's claim and the defendant's liability in this case.
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Martin J. Bligh
Arthur Bell
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ST. Josephs
Blake
Helen Minneman
Marie Mucker
New
York
Prof
L. Rasmussen
Trinity Church
Epstein Florence Kroeger
Adalene Gray
Soldiers’ Chorus
Charles Gounod
Leo Hartz
Henry Fornoff
Ber
Fourth Street
Hearst
White House
OWEET
Wingate
Lake Erie
Carl
Kimbrough
Man
Colt
James, Whitcomb and Riley
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