Tip to French Lick Raiders Sparks Mixed Reactions
French Lick Indiana May 30 gamblers at Al Browns clubroom faced a governor raid that shuttered machines including forty three keno tables and nine roulette wheels. Officials deny profits by West Baden Springs Hotel and claim the tip came from Paoli as operators expected a last minute seizure.
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al Brown
Marshal Roberts
West Baden
Brown
French Lick
Sinclair
West
Baden Springs
Onor
Prench Lick
J. W. Brisse
Muncie
Indianapolis
Tom Taggart
Colonial
Paoli
Glorious Betsy charms at the Nelson in Baltimore
Glorious Betsy a new play by John Son Young features Mary Mannering as Betsy and Jerome Bonaparte as a hidden tutor. The Nelson audience praised Mannering and the strong supporting company including Frank Gilmore with notable scenes of Betsy’s humiliation and late reunion.
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Nelson
Aida Johnson Young
Betsy
Jerome Bonaparte
Napoleon
America
William Patterson
Belle
Baltimore
Patterson
Bonaparte
France
Man of Destiny
Jerome
Miss Mannering
Frank Gilmore
Nelson theater to open with vaudeville acts in August
Arrangements have Nelson open Monday afternoon with first class vaudeville continuing until the August season start. High loss feature acts plus latest illustrated songs and moving pictures will headline with a full Monday and Thursday program change. Acts include Rich and Down, the Great Dubois and company, Noahs Ark illusion, Buckeye Trio. Bargain prices at 10 cents for 1,200 seats for three daily showings at 3 pm 7:45 pm 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Rich and Down
Supreme
Dubois ‘and Company
Marvelous Illusionists
Noah's Ark
Buckeye
Crystal Theatre Presents Busy Logansport Vaudeville Lineup
The Crystal in Logansport hosts a crowded bill with Charlie Hasty Hoosier Boy performing a new monologue The Hallbacks offer an original comedy sketch Going to the Reception Harry Jones introduces a new illustrated song Walter Sanford and Co present a Western playlet Would You and moving pictures. The venue promotes value for patrons seeking entertainment.
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Logansport
Hardie
Charlie Hasty
Hallbacks
Harry Jones
Walter Sanford
Moving Pictures
The
Crystal
Kokomo Merchant Purchases W. W. Ridenour Store
W. H. Turner of Kokomo buys the W. W. Ridenour store on Fourth Street. Turner also operates the Bee Hive store in Kokomo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Turner
Kokomo
W. W. Ridenour
Fourth Street
Turner
Bee Hive
Peary to sail for North Pole on Roosevelt July 1
Captain Peary plans to depart New York aboard the Roosevelt on July 1 if needed funds are secured. He estimates $45,000 total for the outfit, arguing Arctic exploration should rely on traditional methods rather than airplanes. He dismisses Wright brothers’ aeronautical impact.
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Peary
New York
Roosevelt
Arctic
Wright Brothers
North Pole
Liverpool
Gowns From Paris Highlight Isthmus Panama Social Life
Miss Ruth Anderson, touring the Isthmus of Panama, describes lavish social life with eight concerts in two weeks, elaborate receptions for President Amador, and Paris-bought gowns. She notes white attire, low costs for food and utilities, and a free telephone service amid a prescriptive social scene.
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Minneapolis
Isthmus
Panama
Ncething
Ruth Anderson
Young Men’s Christian Association
Miss Anderson
New York
Herman Squriers
Amador
Republic of
Somiers
Paris
Waldorf
Tivoli
Residents file remonstrance against liquor business in township
Harrison township residents filed a remonstrance with Auditor Dam listing 260 names asking to ban all liquor sales. Only applicant Dennis North remains. he may fail if several names are not withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Township
Auditor Dam
Dennis North
Miss Anderson and Guests Tour Isthmus Opera Route
Miss Anderson and friends toured the canal area as government guests aboard a special car. They visited Christobal Culebra Gorgona Empire and Panama, viewed San Lorenzo old Spaniard crafted plaza streets paved with coconut shells, and stayed with the mayor in a red thatched official house. Anderson kept a brass yacht name plate from De Lesseps era and a faded blue banner of the French Panama Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Anderson
Cristobal
Culebra
Gorgona
Empire
Panama
San Lorenzo
Petersburg Man Found Near Death In Fence Corner
Jackson Davis of Petersburg was found nearly dead in a fence corner where he had been since last Saturday after taking suddenly ill. Medical responders rushed to aid him as authorities investigated the incident.
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Jackson Davis
Petersburg
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Cat
Ind
Mary Mannering
Royal
Perry
Frigid North
Washington, D. C
North Polen
Ugirl
Ganal Zone
Ice
Remonstrance
Dep Medicine Co
Chattanooga, T
Walter Sanford & Co
Standard Oil Compa (Incorporated
Central States Theatre
Cole ' Ne
Nelsow
REAL
Hazel Good
H. C. Schaefer
White & Son
ENED
C.O.D
Blue Ridge
Kentucky
Jackson Hill
Cadillac
W. L. Morris
Wabash Railroad
Fifteenth Street
W .L. Morris
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