Injured Residents Recovering Across Town
Patrolman Joseph Kroeger remains in St. Joseph's hospital with a steadily healing gunshot wound. Minnie Blassingham, injured in a recent auto crash, shows some improvement at home on East Broadway. Other patients include infant Panhandle employee Popowski, Frank Williamson with a sprained ankle, fireman Pudd with a fractured collar bone, Mrs. Lambert recovering from a dislocated hip, Mrs. Wendling with an eye injury, and Charles Carpenter convalescing from a broken leg, all described as recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Hospital
Minnie Blassingham
East Broadway
Albert Popowski
Fritz Popowski
Ottawa Street
Frank Williamson
Broadway
Panhandle
Clarence C. Pudd
Kenneth
Columbia Street
Charles C. Lambert
Farrow Street
Edward Wendling
Linden Avenue
Thomas
Wending
Charles Carpenter
Wheatland Avenue
Council to Probe First in Peru Ind May 19
Two auditing teams work at Peru city offices after grand jury action. The council hires Swift and Miller to review the books, while the Civic League hires Parmlee Lowe and Hall to audit. Mayor Odum withholds court docket until council finishes its audit. Indianapolis accountants also review Griswold County data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
FE. B. Swift
Nelson W. Miller
Civic League
William E. Mowbray
Parmelee, Lowe and Hall
Indianapolis
William A. Odum
Charles Griswold
Midnight Blaze Damages Home on Race Street
A still alarm at midnight sent the Sixth and Broadway fire truck to William Stein hart 624 Race street where an electric iron left on ignited a small fire. Damage described as light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth and Broadway
William Steinhart
Race Street
Local Woman Becomes Assistant Inside Guardian of Rebekahs
Mrs. Jennie Goldsberry of this city was appointed assistant inside guardian of the grand lodge of Rebekahs yesterday at the Indianapolis meeting. Mrs. Artis Andrews, the retiring president, was presented with a jewel by members of the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Goldsberry
Grand Lodge of Rebekahs
Indianapolis
Artis Andrews
Walton man fined after local horse race arrest
Marshal Bird of Walton arrested Charles Gunther for taking part in a street horse race with Frank Haas. Gunther was fined $3 and costs in Justice Wend ling's Walton court. Haas was fined before Gunther was caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal Bird
Walton
Charles Gunther
Frank Haas
Educating Women to Alight From Open Street Cars
Valley lines superintendent launches two summer cars on Broadway and plans a third. Cards teaching proper alighting will be posted to help women avoid backward steps and falls as cars slow or move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Frank Hardy
Valley Lines
Ryder
Hardy
Transportation Department
Oil Magnate H H Rogers Dies in New York
H H Rogers a leading Standard Oil capitalist died this morning at his New York residence. He was a heavy stockholder and pivotal in building the trust, rivaling Rockefeller in power and influence. His death marks a major loss to the country’s finance and oil leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
Rogers
Rockefeller
Walton High School Dominates State Meet Entries
Eight Walton athletes enter the Purdue state meet with Staggs favored to win the 100 and 220 yard dashes and the 220 yard hurdle. Walton aims to podium in multiple events after recent wins over Kokomo and local teams, while Loganport opts out of representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport High School
Purdue
Walton High School
Kokomo High School
Walton
Staggs
Kaiser
Bishop
Crain
E. Bishop
Mrs. L. B. Edwards Recovers From Serious Illness
Mrs. L. B. Edwards of 20 Uhl Street is recovering after a recent serious illness, according to a local health update.
Grover divorce case details wife accounts date proposals
Mrs Minnie Rinehart testified Grover courted her years ago while he ran the Saratoga restaurant and again after she wed. Grover denied immoral intimacy, saying he and his wife discussed the matter and he was with her that Saturday night. Detective Morgan pressed witnesses as the trial proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover
Frankfort
Winamac
Saratoga
Silas Morgan
Morgan
Lelia Grover
Larry & Mahoney
Mrs. Grover
Long & Yarlett
Crawford
Mrs. Crawford
Father Steals Tot From School After Custody Change
William F McClaeb overwhelmed Sixteenth Street School staff this morning demanding his daughter. The teacher let him take the child to avoid a scene. police will act only if Mrs. Ollie F McClaeb files an affidavit. Custody was awarded to Mrs. McClaeb in the recent divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. MecClaeb
Ollie F. McClaeb
Sixteenth Street
Local G A R Delegates Depart for Regional Encampments
A party from the local G A R post led by William DeHart and James Chides ter along with members from the Ladies of the G A R and the Woman's Relief Corps left for Crawfordsville. They attend the thirtieth G A R encampment the twenty-sixth W R C convention and the sixteenth Ladies of the G A R convention. The G A R Quartet I N Watkins Joseph Crain H C Cushman William Richardson and accompanist Miss Sallie Horn led the departure, with their reputation spreading statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William DeHart
James Chidester
G. A. R. Post
Mattie Miller
Rebecca Ray
Belle Thompson
Fern Wright
Frank Wall
C. D. Billman
Crawfordsville
Woman's Relief Corps
I. N. Watkins
Joseph Crain
H. C. Cushman
William Richardson
Sallie Horn
Bess Clifford Injured in Johnstown Sprain
Miss Bessie Clifford the original Yama Yama girl who appeared here twice last winter with the Three Twins company severely sprained her ankle at Johnstown Pennsylvania this week. She will be unable to work for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Clifford
Johnstown
Doctor Gray Falls Ill While in Kokomo
County Commissioner A. J. Gray became suddenly ill in Kokomo and was transported to his home in Young America for care this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Gray
Kokomo
Young America
Yard Masters to Tour Indianapolis Rail Yards in Royal Style
A group led by Timothy Sullivan and G C Murphy will visit Indianapolis yards terminals shops and belt lines next Tuesday. About fifty yard masters from Chicago Terre Haute Columbus Cincinnati and others will ride a special ten hour train tour from Union Station visiting Belt Belt Line North Indianapolis Speedway Kingan Mt Jackson Maywood Van Camp and the stock yards. The inspection ends with visits to Beech Grove Brightwood army post fair grounds and return to Union Station.
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G. C. Murphy
Vandalia
Ll. L. Stevens
Wabash
General Yard Masters’ Association
Chicago
Terre Haute
Columbus
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Er. H. Zigler
H. S. Curley
Pennsylvania Lines
R. E. Kennington
Monon
Geveral
Indianapolis Union Station
Big Four Railroad
Belt Railroad
North Indianapolis
New Speedway
Kingan & Company
Mt. Jackson
Maywood
van Camp Packing Company
Union Station
Big Four
Beech Grove
Brightwood
Army Post
Fair Grounds
Delegates Attend Numerous Conventions Across States
Local representatives head to Indianapolis Colorado Springs and Asheville for major lodge meetings and union gatherings. McSheehy presides over a grand lodge session in Indianapolis while others attend Funeral Directors and Undertakers sessions and various educational and fraternal assemblies through June.
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Funeral Directors’ and Undertakers' Association
Indianapolis
R. G. McCloskey
Dan Killian
Capitol
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Colorado Springs
Colo
L. Bent Stevens
National
Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Home Association
New Creamery Starts Tomorrow at Royal Centre
Royal Centre Indiana May 19 The Royal Centre creamery opens in the morning with L R Bingaman as proprietor who expects strong local cream and butter fat sales to Chicago via Elgin market guidance. Nearby visitors include Dr Mayfield and Mrs McCombs and families while others travel to see baseball games and attend ministerial meetings.
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Royal Centre
Ind
L. R. Bingaman
Chicago
Elgin
Johnson
Crawfordsville
Arthur
Mayfield
O. M. McCombs
Kewanna
St. Louis
Brother Aye
Culver
J. J. Schmidt
Chalce
Logansport
Bogenschadtz
William Lavis
E. J. Kistier
Lucerne
George Walters
Bert Humes
James Humes
Elmore Plotner
Will Behny
Fort Wayne
Woman Dies Suddenly at Home on Balsam Street
Mrs. Viola Kile wife of Monroe Kile of Balsam street died suddenly at 2:30 this morning after waking her husband. Coroner Miller and Dr. A L Palmer held a postmortem this afternoon. the cause of death could not be ascertained. The husband said she had two prior heart failure episodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Kile
Monroe Kile
Balsam Street
Coupe
Miller
A. L. Palmer
Physicians versus Lawyers Baseball Benefit Next Week
The city faces a charity game between the physicians and lawyers to aid St. Joseph’s hospital. Both sides expect to win. doctors train together for better form while lawyers insist practice is unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Hospital
Whitmore Death Leads Police to No Local Relatives
Police, after receiving a telegram from the Springfield coroner asking them to find William or Henry Whitmore, sons of Andrew Whitmore found dead there, could not locate any relatives. William Whitmore of this state says Andrew Whitmore is not his relative.
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Springfield
William
Henry Whitmore
Andrew Whitmore
William Whitmore
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Joseph Kroeger
Council
Gunther
Ardy
J. Ryder
Cal Street Car System
Waltonites
Mrs
Minnie Rinehart
Saratoga Restaurant
Sixteenth Street School
G. A. R. Meeting
Bess Clifford
DR. Gray III
Yardmasters’ Association
Timothy Sullivan
Panhandle Yard
H. J. McSheehy
Grand Lodge of the Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge Rebekah
Greensburg
Evansville
Lodge of Elks
Knights of St. John
Supreme Commandery
Cedar Point
Sandusky, O
William Whitehead
Victor E. Seiter
Louisville
Pathfinders
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Harry Collins
John Taylor
Robert Hillis
A. Fucker
Frank Dodds
Minnie Walt
Jora Marshall
Boone
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