Flowers for Memorial Day Captains Named Across City
A city wide canvass to gather flowers for Memorial day May 31 1909 lists ward chairwomen of the Womens Relief Corps and the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. Each ward assigns flower committees including many listed ladies and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Miller
India Castle
Harriet Keiser
Maria Schiater
Marie Billman
Harry Briggs
W. N. Morris
Anna McMacken
Mary Brophy
Arrie Hammontree
L. Crocker
Bert Castle
Harry Harris
Lizie Reed
Sarah Milburn
Mesdames
James Thompson
Angie Wedikin
Mackey Leffert
John Eckert
George Clevenger
Sylvester Seybold
William Cornell
Charles Sellers
Hattie Fury
Joseph Craig
Hendricks
Rannels
G. A. Shaefed
Keep
Downey
McElwain
S L. Tucker
L. E. May
Hattie Vance
Flo Taylor
J. W. Ballard
Abner Seybold
Victor Seiter
Anna Morris
Zella Planck
Herbert Brown
Charles Young
Bopp
George Moriarity
Eli Kink
Charles Brandenstein
Sam Hart
William Carr
Misses Ida
Ella Zinn
Mesdames C
Artesian Well Struck In Seven Sections
A fine artesian well was struck yesterday in the Seven Sections area. Water flows in a strong two inch thick stream and is reported to be of excellent quality.
Grover Divorce Case And Women's Label League Trial Set
Grover divorce case to be heard Wednesday in circuit court along with several other important trials. Mayme Brettell v International Women’s Union Label League stems from a split at a two year old convention with rival factions and a void election ruling. The week’s schedule lists cases across Monday to Friday including state ex rel Clay School Township v Orwin and multiple civil actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Brettell
Women’s Union Label League
International Union Label League
Andrew C. Shepherd
Mosses Kimmell
Clay School Township
Catherine M. Orwin
Thomas J. Hancock
Philip S. Sullivan
Lelia H. Grover
Warren A. Grover
A. W. Armer
William Freshauer
Nancy A. Howard
Ephraim Campbell
Martin J. Bligh
Walden Webster
Frnday
Hannah Marsh
Women's International Union Label League
Homer M. Gray
Mary Gray
False Alarm Club Suspected in Lynn Fire Bells
Lynn Massachusetts police seek a supposed false alarm club tied to a spate of recent fire bell rings. Investigators believe local youths bet on which fire box would ring next, with a spree culminating in box 32 then alarms at 313 62 and 612 Saturday night into Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Mass
Tire
Officer Kroeger to remain on force amid wife’s protests
Patrolman Joseph Kroeger plans to stay on the police force despite his wife’s objections. He told colleagues he would be glad to return to his beat, while his wife urged otherwise. He is recovering well, with the bullet located in the groin by X-ray and not to be removed now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Kroeger
Joe
Operator Blinded by Coffee Explosion at Evans Station
G. E. Frazer, operator in the Evans tower near Marion, was blinded Thursday evening when a bottle of coffee exploded on the stove. He notified the Marion office and was taken to a hospital after two freight trains were dispatched. Doctors fear possible loss of sight if fragments aren’t found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Frazer
Evans
Marion
Uhl Elected to Indiana Independent Telephone Managers’ Committee
Walter J. Uhl of this city has been chosen as a member of the executive committee of the Indiana Independent Telephone Managers association. The next convention is scheduled for South Bend in 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Uhl
Indiana Independent Telephone Managers’ Association
South Bend
Sunday Stunts At Openser Park Opens With Mixed Sports
The Murphy & Fleming baseball team faces a women’s squad from St Louis in a novelty game at Openser Park. The park opens Sunday May 23 but events run all day with roller skating, Elks band music, and continuous streetcar service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy & Fleming
al P. Gibbs
St. Louis
Carl Warnke
Elks’ Band
S. J. Ryder
Street Car Company
Buttons Cause It All In Brooklyn Lockout Episode
Sadie Seekam and Marie Gross both 26 employed at the York Street Flax Spinning company in Brooklyn were locked inside after others left. They waited an hour and a half, banged on a third floor window until Edward Graham alerted a policeman and firemen who rescued them with ladders. The incident centered on buttons on Sadie’s gown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sadie Seekam
Marie Gross
Sadie
Marie
York Street
Jay Street
Brooklyn
Edward Graham
Andrew Wheeler
Change Time Schedule by I U T
The I U T announced a new timetable to take effect tomorrow morning with listed intervals at 5:00 5:40 7:00 9:00 9:40 11:00 1:00 1:46 3:40 5:00 5:45 7:20 8:60 9:00 and 11:00 p m.
State Board selects new school books for Indiana schools
The state board of education met to replace the existing Indiana readers after seventeen years. Three new volumes were chosen Walsh arithmetic from D C Heath at 67 cents per copy Eaton copybooks from Eaton at 25 cents and Howe Readers from Scribner at 1 45 per set. The geographies bid from MacMillan was too high causing a deferral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soanti
Walsh
D. C. Heath & Co
Eaton
Eaton Company
Howe
Charles Scribner's Sons
Indiana
Will Howe
Indiana University
Douglass
MacMillen
Shinn Aims for Advisory Board Seat in Relief Department
Conductor C. C. Shinn of the Michigan division of the Vandalia seeks election to the Voluntary Relief department advisory board. Ballots were distributed yesterday among relief members and will go to Columbus once signed. The role is honorary with a small salary, but includes trips about once every two months lasting about three weeks with pay and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Shinn
Michigan
The
Vandalia
Voluntary Relief Department
Relief
Columbus
Residents seek longer streetcar line on Sycamore loop
Columbia street residents on the North Side plan a petition to the street car company. They want tracks extended on Sycamore street to Columbia and east to Sixth street to form a loop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Street
Street Car Company
Sycamore Street
Columbia
Fice
Sixth Street
Lightning destroys Whitworth barn. animals rescued
A severe afternoon storm struck the East End as lightning hit the Whitworth barn on George street at about 2 pm. Neighbors aided the owner, saving all horses and livestock, while grain hay and farm implements were destroyed and the roof torn away before water reached the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Whitworth
Twenty-Fourth Street
George Street
Whitworth
Grand Duke Disappears in Ohio Fraud Claim
John Orth of Painesville Ohio a self described Archduke Johann Salvator vanished from Toledo after staying at a small hotel under a false name He hid in his room until departure shaved his mustache and hinted at a possible return authorities say he was feigning identity to con agents in Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
John Orth
Painesville
Ohio
Johann Salvator
Hungary
Orth
Rainstorm Closes In On Logansport
Logansport endured a daily storm with rain hail thunder and lightning today. The atmosphere is described as a carnival in the heavens with regular bursts of rain and vivid flashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Jupiter Pluvius
Jove
Lorans Port Sees Brisk Trade Before Rainstorm
Business was brisk in Lorans port as farmers and families shopped during a buying excursion this afternoon. Interurban traffic ran heavy before approaching rain sent shoppers seeking shelter.
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Loransport
Local Buyers Acquire Oakland Touring Cars
William Rowe of High street and John Shorten of North street each bought an Oakland No. 49 touring car through local agent D. Bozer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rowe
High Street
John Shorten
North Street
Oakland
D. Bozer
Auto Victim Injuries After Auburn Car Crash Near Michigan Road
A Auburn car driven by Judge John S. Lairy overturned on the Michigan road two miles north of the city. Judge Lairy Judge George A. Gamble Miss Sue Blassingham and Miss Minnie Blassingham were in the car. Minnie Blassingham is confined to bed with back ligaments sprained. The other occupants escaped serious injury with minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
John S. Lairy
Michigan Road
John S. Larry
George A. Gamble
Sue Blassingham
Minnie Blassingham
C. H. McCully
Misses Blassinghams
Judge Gamble
Johnson Hotel
Larry
Miss Blassingham
Dead prematurely born baby found in Hel river box
A five month old male infant, placed in a shoe box, was recovered from an eddy in the Hel river near an electric plant after curious boys laughed it into the water. Coroner Miller concluded the body had not been in the water long and was disposed of by burning in a boiler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hel
Electric Light
George D. Miller
Miller
Is Pierce's Double Noted at Panhandle Shops
Henry Kline foreman at the Panhandle shops resembles Charles Pierce who is held for shooting Patrolman Kroeger. The workmen in the fitting up department have been joking him. John Sheerin foreman of the paint shop first noticed the resemblance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kline
Panhandle
Charles Pierce
Kroeger
John Sheerin
Longcliff vs All Star game postponed by rain
The baseball game between Longcliff and the All Star team of this city, planned for this afternoon, was postponed until next Saturday due to rain. Fans who expected to attend were disappointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longcliff
Polo Takes Center Stage in New York Rivalry
Veteran polo players from the local league, now with New York and Brooklyn teams, include Eddie Menard, Jean, Mc Gilvray, Mallory, and Sutton making the game popular again in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Eddie Menard
Jean, McGilvray
Mallory
Sutton
Clothes Line Snaps Free but Rope Stays Untangled
A brief item notes a clothes line failed after a half hour of use but the rope did not tangle or snag, allowing easy setup and completion.
Township assessors report mixed gains in property value
The last day for township assessors to file reports arrived as most townships show a rise in total personal property valuation. Noble county lists a $7,712 drop, while Adams Clay and other townships report varying increases in personal property, improvements, polls, and dogs compared with last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble
James Kingery
Adams Township
Perty
Co. C. Brandt
Noble Township
Lyman O. Smith
Clay
W. H. Ramer
Washington Township
Cree Creek
Royal Centre
Boone Township
Harrison Township
Red Sox fall to Reserves in rain soaked extra innings
In Royal Centre Indiana the Kewanna Red Sox meet the Reserves in a tense game that went to ten innings under steady rain. Harry Day pitched and Hallace Mayfield caught, as the home team rallied but lost 2 to 3 after a late-inning surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Centre
Ind
Kewanna Red Sox
Urbin
Sheers
Seers
Polen
Harry Day
Hallace Mayfield
Mayfield
Logansport
Carl Kistler
Prof
Frantz
W. G. Sweet
Dryden
Camden
Injured in Chicago Woman Hurt Leaving Street Car
Mrs Albert Reis a former resident now living in Chicago was injured Wednesday night when she fell from a street car as she tried to alight before it stopped and was thrown to the pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Reis
Chicago
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Felker
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Adam Graff
C. Terrell
Catherine Hensley
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W. M. Collet
Guy Stalnaker
Bell Foskett
Max Hoffman
Walter Osmer
Chauncey Custer
Albert Jenkines
L. L. Truman
S. A. Fisher
J. D. Hite
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Milo Gibson
H. W. McFarland
Leonard Wecht
C. C. Carr
C L. Nelson
George Hadley
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Eikleburner
Martha Fitch
Emma Gordon
Lizzie Howard
Nellie Hankee
C. E. Johnson
Emma Kinney
Sy Moore
Rev. Putman
William Routh
Jose Richards
Louise Richardson
Nancy Stewart
UH OF Lagel League Meeting
Mayme Brettel
Grover
UHL
Shel Roach
Opencer Park
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State Board of Education
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Judge Lairy
Pierce
Noble Falls
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