James Whitcomb Riley Dead at Indiana Banquet Tribute
Obituary notes the death of James Whitcomb Riley after a life as the Hoosier poet. It details his birth in Greenfield, career as an itinerant sign painter turned newspaper writer, and fame in Hoosier dialect verse with public tours and praise from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He never married. his sister Mary Hayne of New York survived him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Indianapolis
Mary Hayne
New York
James Whitcomb Riley
Middle West
Elizabeth Harvie
Lee O. Harris
Anderson
Ind
Mr. Riley
Indianapolis Journal
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Brief Personals Highlight Local Social Travel and Visits
Miss Alma Wilkes goes to Chicago to visit relatives and friends while Miss Annis Meyer and Miss Anna Meyer attend Luther Memorial church anniversary services. Numerous locals host or travel for family visits, picnics, vacations, and hospitalities including Carl and Ruth Cady's wedding in Chicago. The column lists several departures and upcoming events such as St. Antonius and St. Joseph's picnics, and city residents visiting relatives in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Wilkes
Chicago
Blue Ribbon
Annis Meyer
Carthage
Anna Meyer
Eleventh
Jersey Streets
Luther Memorial Church
Will Schmidt
Freeport
Kas
Meyer
Schmidt
Carl
Ruth Cady
St. Joseph's
Columbus Road
Harriett Howe
Monroe City
Mason Leipold
A. A. Brown
Hannibal
E. Crawford
Broadway
H. F. Lafler
State Bank
Frank Davis
Margaret
Blairsville
H. D. Condron
Sixteenth
Hampshire Streets
Ada Rowe
Condron
Pennsylvania
Freiburg
N. Roemer
St. Paul
Til
Canton
W. C. A. Martens
Austin
Clarence Jacobs
August Jacobs
Snyder
Elmo Johnson
L. E. Caldwell
Quincy
E. B. Poole
East Chute
Henry Moeller
Jersey Street
Frank Darius
St. Louis
Irwin-Overland Co
H. Schroeder
Filine’s
Reston
Mass
Ecito
J. J. Reid
Reid’s
Arthur O. Lindsay, Jr
Decatur
Edna L. Lindsay
Merrill Lindsay
Carl Epler
Jacksonville
C. W. Olinger
Keokuk
Thomas Mehan
Bluffs
Walter Bertholf
Clayton
Washington
D. C
Bertholf
Watkins
N. Y
Walter Burlingame
South Yifth Street
Baldwin Park
Y. M.oc. A
A. Hanna
Omaha
Hanna
Promising Scores At Country Club Handicap Play
Quincy golfer Martindale son of Walter led with a sixteen up for first prize in a large field at the Country club links. Bennett Bartlett was second and Will McMein 15 up followed by 14 up. List of scores shows many competitors with varied handicaps and results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Walter Martindale
Bennett Bartlett
Will McMein
C. W. Leffingwell
F. Scudder
W. I. McKee
W. J. McMein
B. P. Irwin
J. W. VandenBoom
G. W. Gardner
E. Hollister
J. W. Sinnock
H. L. Whipple
J. Guinan
Carl Steinwedell
J. Winters
Amendments Made to Shipping Bill Reach Mississippi River Carriers
L B Boswell received a telegram from New Orleans stating the senate commerce committee will amend the Alexander shipping bill by removing provisions objectionable to Mississippi Valley shippers. The amendment concerns inland waterways commerce control by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and is hoped to be acceptable to river carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Boswell
New Orleans
Senate Commerce Committee
Alexander
Missipi Valley
Louisiana
Congressional
Boswell
Inter-State Commerce Commission
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Reuben A. Riley
Greenfield
Bill Nye
Bil Nye, S
August Gunlock
Kansas City
Kans
Porter Dunbar
John Grover
Ursa Township
W. H. Gay
Maple Street
Rockport
Ill
A. Ziener, Jr
Robert Hammond
Mr. Ziener
Morris Cochran
Denver
Colo
C. W. Colling
Gladys
LaBelle, Mo
Columbus
Henry Lessing
Lsft
Tulsa
Ohlo
Joseph Heger
Ohio Street
BE. L. Clark
Memphis
Clark
Carrie Knollenberg
Indiana
M. E. Lusk
North Fourth Street
Mise Hilda Landwehr
Sanftleben’s
Fontanelle, Neb
John Niebaum
W. H. Miller
South Tenth Street
Kansas City, Mo
C. D. Wiliams Grain Company
Mr. Miller
Leona Beckenbaugh
B. F. Bermian
North Twelfth Street
Roy Steffan
Steffan
Giles Music Company
Peruna Company
Ohio
Wats and
Ida Sanftleben
Ine St
Badamo Bros
State Street
Chalmers
Martindale
A. Stillwell
E.p. Richardson
G. M. Reeves
T. D. Woodruff
T. E. Thompson
E. M. Botsford
F. Sinnock
W. Sinnock
E. G. Lannan
Potter & Vaughn Co
the Excelsior Stove & Mfg. Company
National
Whlleford & Hilton
City
Chas, D. Cole
Hardin, Mo
E. E. DE Hart
Weatherby, Mo
Frank H. Rathmann
Oak St
Alice Brittain
Gus
Scheipering