Social Notes From Franklin And Nearby Families
Mrs Thomas B Eastman travels, others visit Bethany Park Hotel and seashore. Miss Cora McAllister and Virginia Pickins hostesses, tours to New York and Europe planned. Doc Read tours Chicago, Frank Fauvre heads to Europe, euchre at German House Ladies Society. Several families depart for Atlantic City Philadelphia Raleigh or Mount Maxinkuckee cottages. Demaree Vories wed Abram Vories wide, Franklin society event. Local arrivals include Morris and Stevens in Franklin, Noble in Chicago, and multiple visits among Polk Whitenack Kunz and Carnahan families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Eastman
Luke Wawasee
Edith Dillis
Park Hotel
Bethany
Cora McAllister
Terre Haute
Virginia Pickins
Arthur Voorhees Brown
Malott
J. Q. van Winkle
Putin Bay
Randall
Columbus
E. P. Fulmer
New York
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
P . Read
Chicago
Frank M. Fauvre
Europe
German House Ladies' Society
P. Schere
Will Sall
George B. Elam
Lake Maxinkuckee
John P. Frenzel
Goon
Asheville
N. C
Henry Pfafttin
J. Dill
SR Sean
Lois Dyer
Grayson Springs
Bert D. Adams
Jella Adams
John H. Holliday
Sapphire
A. C. Frazier
Alexander R. Monroe
Dr. S. Gribben
A. G. Gray
Yuesterday
Maxinkuckee
Bertha Kunz
Helene Richman King
Vienna
Gertrude Vories
Abram Vories
Interest in State Fate Show Sparks Heavy Horse Displays
Charles Downing of the State Board of Agriculture notes rising public interest in the state fair this fall. Exhibitors seek space and facilities, with one firm contracting an entire stable for a draft horse display, signaling an ambitious show of heavy horses on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Downing
State Board of Agriculture
Fell Through a Hole at Barn Feeds Horses
Martin Seaman of East Washington Street fell through a hole in a barn hayloft while feeding horses last night. Dispensary doctors attended him for injuries including a broken collarbone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Seaman
Washington Street
Death of Henry Davie Former Druggist Dryer
James W. Dryer of 268 North Delaware Street, a former prominent druggist, died yesterday after a long illness. Born in Connersville in 184? he moved to the city in 1867, married Dr. Bryan’s daughter, worked in chemistry and the drug trade, and later faced despondency after business failures. He leaves a widow and daughter Louise, with several relatives surviving. Masonic burial rites will be held at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church with Rev J Cum ming Smith assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Dryer
Delaware Street
Connersville
Bryan
Washington
Illinois
Louise Dryer
Bloomington
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
J. Cumming Smith
Henry Davie Dies in Cincinnati While On Vacation
Henry Davie bookkeeper for the Cerealine Manufacturing Company collapsed while buying a railroad ticket in Cincinnati. On vacation, he planned a trip with his brothers to Georgian Bay. Davie, 61, lived in the city since 1892, leaves a widow and two sons. Body to be brought home for burial. Mrs. John P. Davis dies at 50 after long invalid period. She leaves a husband and two children Ray and Mrs. J. S. McKuain. Mrs. Alice Munn of the city dies at Franklin at her brother William Featheringill's home. she had been there for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. G. Morris
Lima
Grace Stevens
Matson
T. G. Noble
Chicago
Edward Lee
Sam Dungan
J. T. Polk
Stubbs
Indianapolis
Mabel Whitenack
Margaret Dickey
William Bass
Charles Whitenack
Crawfordshire
Minnie Polk
Franklin
Missea Oka
Henry Davie
Cerealine Manufacturing Company
Cincinnati
Big Four
Clactonail
Georgian Bay
John Davie
M. E. Ingalls
Davie
Columbus
Ind
East Nineteenth Street
John P. Davis
North Alabama Street
Alice Munn
City
William Featheringill
Real estate transfers in a busy market day
Yesterday saw several large property transfers. Otto Stechhan sold the brick block at Washington and Alabama for 95.00 after remodeling plans were abandoned. Hiram P. Watson sold to H. P. Wasson & Co. the Circle property opened by Hearsey Cane Company, fronting 38.4 feet with assessed value 13.90 and improvements 6.30, as the firm plans a store. The Indianapolis Abattoir Company sold on West Washington Street for 16,500 to W. J. Holliday & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Stechhan
Washington and
Alabama
Somes
Indianapotte Abattoir Company
W. J. Holliday & Co
West Washington Street
United States Canada Agree on Common Money Order Rates
The U S and Canada have agreed that money orders issued or payable in Canada will use the same rates as domestic orders. The maximum is now five dollars for one hundred sixty dollars instead of one dollar for ten dollars. Money orders may be drawn on any post office in Canada and Canadian offices will draw on any U S money order office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Pentecost Bands Plan National Revival Meetings After City Meeting
The Pentecost Bands will close their Pennsylvania and Thirty-fourth Street gathering tomorrow night and disperse to hold revival meetings nationwide for the rest of the year. A corps of men will resume work on the arpeases new building on North New Jersey Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Thirty-fourth Streets
Newersey Street
Smoke Gen Worth High Grade Cigars Distributer KHIEL
Smoke Gen a Worth High grade cigar distributor Co W KHIEL is identified as the distributor in the fragment, indicating a trade mention of a tobacco product supplier and its corporate or brand association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Gerade Se Cigar, Co. W, Khiel
Mission convention names district managers at Bethany Park
News of conventions at Bethany and Ac ton Parks reports the Christian Women's Board of Missions elected district managers across Indiana. New appointments include Eva Taggart South Bend and Jennie MorganHebron among others. Afternoon talks featured Adelaide Gall Frost on Mahaba mission work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Women’s Board of Missions
Bethany Park
Eva Taggart
South Bend
Jennie Morgan
Hebron
W. O. Darnall
Lebanon
Mary Ackman
Windfall
Helen Lamar
Decatur
J. A. Walls
Richmond
Cora Barnett
Indianapolis
C. D. Creel
Edwards
Minerva Tomes
Shelbyville
Ida M. Brown
Milroy
Ella Adame
Greensburg
Lizzie Ogle
Sullivan
M. A. Whistler
Evansville
S. K. Jones
Corydon
Adelaide Gall Frost
Mahaba
India
Lulu Linton
Franklin
Vena Herod
John L. Brandt
Valparaiso
Bertha Fragoen
Morristown
Florence Mungford
Parkersburg
Ina Logan
Robert McHatton
Irvington
J. G. Grim
Waverly
Pearl Paddock
C. L. Mace
Lexington
Mary A. Cooperider
Scottsburg
M. E. Shank
Frances Beauchamp
Kentucky W. CT. U
Tabernacle
Tabernacle Church
Columbus
Camp observer notes rumor of upcoming event and social mishaps
Thomas McQuillan, supervising boys in camp, went home last night amid rumors of soon to come activity. A watermelon party at Mt Etna drew twenty parkgoers after curfew. A woman fell into the lake during unloading and was rescued with a smile. Hay ride to Miss Mary Morgan's home drew several young people including Beryl Showers and Jennie Pickens. At a tabernacle service Prof Hackleman sparked enthusiasm. a woman stood to sing Stand Up for Jesus and blushed when realizing the timing was off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McQuillan
Mt. Etna
Mary Morgan
Beryl Showers
Jennie Pickens
Nancy Cox
Sal He Scott
Mesers
Win Sutphen
Chauncey Nowden
Harry Cale
Irwin Grimes
Mike Guthrie
Roy Morgan
Tabernacle
W. E. M. Hackieman
Jesus
W C T U Meeting Travels Through Acton Park
The Frances Willard Union held the second day of activities at Acton Park with Invocations, lectures by Rev J Cumming Smith on The New Aristocracy and remarks on liquor use by fashionably linked clubs. Attendees included Mrs Rebecca Hessong, Miss Nettie Dunn, Mrs Silvius, and many local members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Willard
Acton Park
Scott
J. Cumming Smith
Smith
Rebecca Hessong
Hadley Industrial School
F. T. McWhirter
Nettie Dunn
Silvius
Trotter
Clara Sears
Young People’s Work
Frances Beauchamp
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Kentucky
Amanda Smith
Martin
Anna Downey
Old Settlers Day Draws Record Crowds at Winona Lake
Winona Lake Indiana saw the largest attendance in its history on Old Settlers day as crowds from Anderson Marion Bluffton and other towns arrived by excursion trains. Notables included Mrs Martha Peterson the oldest woman present aged ninety five and Francis A Kinsey the oldest man aged ninety three. A medal was awarded to the couple I J Mortis for fifty eight years of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Winona Lake
Ind
Winona
Anderson
Wabash
Marion
Bluffton
T. de Witt Talmage
Scotland
Indianapolis
Park
Chicago Hill
Old Settlers
Martha Peterson
Francis A. Kinsey
I. J. Mortis
2.&. Campbell
San Antonio
Tex
Albert Deish
Loulavillc
Universalists of Indiana gather for Island Park convention
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports the fiftieth fourth annual meeting of Universalists of Indiana and the Middle States at Island Park from Aug. 19 to Sept. 2. The program includes educational and musical sessions with noted speakers, daily devotional meetings, and afternoon recreation such as boating and fishing under Prof. W. E. M. Browne.
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Indianapolis
Rome City
Ind
the Universalists of
Indiana
Middle States
Island Park
W. E. M. Browne
New Castle
Missionary day and spiritualist officers elected at Chesterfield camp
The Chesterfield Indiana Spiritualists camp at Chesterfield held officer and trustee elections with Dr. G. N. Hillisors as president and E. B. Chamttess as vice president amid growing attendance and plans to revive a college. The Pine Lake Christian Culture Assembly in LaPorte featured the WCTU address by Rev. Alice R. Palmer and a keynote by Rev. M. A. Tompkins on the Twentieth Century Woman with Mary E. Black and Myrne Huckleberry also speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
Chesterfield
Indiana
G. N. Hillisors
E. B. Chamtess
Alexandria
Laporte
Indiana Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Pine Lake
Mary E. Black
Indianapolis
Myrne Huckleberry
Logansport
Prize Fights Easily Prevented at State Level
Officials condemned Munche Thursday night prize fighting as a public disgrace. A state officer said the fight could be stopped by strong prosecutions and citizen injunctions. The Supreme Court ruling against the Colombian Athletic Club at Roby supports strong action to curb such events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munche
sOne
Supreme Court
Columbian Athletic Club
Roby
Portrait Gallery of Indiana Supreme Court Clerks Grows
Robert A. Brown seeks portraits to complete the Indiana Supreme Court clerks gallery. He has secured promises from Gen. John Coburn, Henry Coburn, John Jones, and others, to provide or confirm portraits, with the latest addition being William Banker Beach from Providence. The search aims to honor past clerks including Macdonald, Beach, Royse, and others, amidst ongoing efforts and delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Macdonald
Indiana Supreme Court
Robert A. Brown
Supreme Court
Brown
Laz Noble
Theodore W. McCoy
Charles Scholl
Gabriel Schmuck
Jonathan W. Gordon
Daniel Royse
Lafayette
Simon P. Sheerin
Andrew M. Sweeney
Mr. Brown
John Coburn
Henry Coburn
Henry P. Coburn
John , Jones
Lagrange
Brygon
Frank Royse
Alexander Hess
William T. Noble
Richmond
Noble
Macdonald
Grown
Beach
Willam Banker
Express
Providence
Jackson
Boston
Charles 4. Beach
R. 1
Change in Testing Machines at Columbus Meeting
A national brick manufacturers convention panel met at Ohio State University and adopted a report to continue the old testing apparatus. The decision avoids costly changes for numerous firms that would have had to retrofit machines to meet a new standard, saving thousands of dollars in expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
National Brick Manufacturers’ Convention
Ohio State University
Minton Declines Call to California Church Pastorate
PHILADELPHIA Aug 2 The Rev Henry Collin Minton moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly declines the call to the pastorate at Danae Wea Memorial Church in the city of ty California was the subject of a late night dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Henry Collin Minton
California
Presbyterian General Assembly
Trade Materially Aided By Activity In Iron and Steel
R G Dun & Co weekly review reports favorable weather aiding late corn saving and spring wheat harvests, with better overall business sentiment though steel strike settlements remain unsettled. Pig iron output for H1 set a record 7,674,713 tons, with expectations for a larger full-year total. copper shows weakness. Wheat remains active for legitimate traders. Atlantic corn exports this week 764,178 bushels, less than prior years. Western receipts 6,508,311 bushels. Drought areas cut footwear orders, leather quiet, hides abundant. Wool up slightly. July failures total 697 with $7,035,933 in liabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Atlantic
More hopeful outlook from Bradstreet on crops and trade
Bradstreet's tomorrow notes rains lifting morale across the Western half of the country. Early corn prospects improving in surplus states west of the Mississippi while late corn saved. Cotton and wool markets firmer. Steel and iron trades cheerier. pacific coast crops better but San Francisco shipping slowed by a strike. Wheat and corn prices show volatility as exports and shipments rise. overall business activity remains robust despite heat and drought.
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New York
Bradstreet
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Northwest
Southwest
Hke
Kansas City
London
America
United States
Wheat in Kansas at risk as rain looms and cars scarce
Wheat lies in fields across Kansas threatened by rain while rail cars remain in short supply. The Santa Fe embargoes Memphis, Maple Leaf and Alton lines and will not deliver more cars to them. In Kansas City, grainmen must dispose of and unload wheat within 48 hours starting August.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Santa Fe
Memphis, Maple Leaf
Katy
Alton
Ship Vermont to be preserved as a memorial hull
Brooklyn navy yard officials abandon plans to destroy the old frigate Vermont. All valuable items will be removed and the hull kept as a memorial. disposition will be decided later. The ship reportedly harbors water bugs fleas and possible disease producing microbes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Vermont
American Day at Winnipeg Exposition
Fifteen thousand visitors celebrated American day at the Winnipeg exposition in Manitoba. The Stars and Stripes and the American banner fluttered over City Hall and many businesses. Americans dominated sports, and the crowd surged for the event as Americans and Britons entered the walled city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Roosevelt Delivers Growth of the West Address at Colorado Springs
Theodore Roosevelt Vice President addresses 10,000 at North Park during Colorado’s quaretercentennial, praising the growth of the West and the federal union. He lauds liberty, unity, and the Constitution while contrasting colonial governance with American progress and urging national strength and justice at home and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Col
Colorado
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
West
Roosevelt
North Park
California
America
England
Spain
Naulor
Hobson Urges Stronger Navy at Madison Assembly
Richmond P. Hobson addressed about five thousand at the Mo nona Assembly, urging a robust navy. He pressed that each Congress should appropriate at least 35 million dollars for new warships and said the United States must project power globally while protecting weaker nations and upholding the Monroe doctrine. He argued for a persistent U.S. naval presence in the Orient and at home to counter any European fleet or alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Richmond P. Hobson
Monona Assembly
Congress
United States
Eloquence of the Negro by Reverend John Jasper
Leetle's Monthly July includes a vivid account of the famed preacher John Jasper and his dramatic sermon on death. The piece notes his high pitched delivery and the audience’s reaction as whites and blacks alike were carried away by his imagery and performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jasper
Leetle
Matches and machinery shape the American match industry
The article argues per capita match consumption in the United States far exceeds Britain’s, driven by cheap American-made products and superior machinery. It highlights patent control, the need for advanced equipment to compete, and the dominance of U.S. plants in a global market. It notes large output valued near 11 million dollars annually, with New Jersey and Barberton facilities producing vast daily quantities, and discusses the role of aspen timber, its supply, and forestry pressures in Germany and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Great Britain
Treasury
Pean
Absel
England
Ioon
New Jersey
Co Barberton
Niles
Thle
Germany
Russia
Aspen
Trust Companies Combined Form New Wall Street Trust Board
New York reports a syndicate has merged Morton Trust Company with the Industrial Company of Providence Rhode Island, creating a larger entity to be run by a new board. The deal includes an interest transfer in the Industrial Company and signals aggressive plans to absorb more New England trust firms, with major Wall Street figures on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Morton Trust Company
Provie * Rt
New England
Cate
Ceesere
Wall Street
Newland
Welcome for Duke of York debated by U S and France
United States General Bittinger Jovlay urged Washington authorities to join representatives of France in welcoming the Duke of York in Montreal on August 2. The proposal aimed to coordinate a ceremonial greeting involving both nations and the royal visitor.
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Duke of York
Montreal
United States
General Bittinger Jovlay
Washington
France
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John PF. Davis
Women's Mission Board
Acton Parks
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Camp Acton
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Hattie Akin
H. C. Benham
Olin
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Geyer
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Rose Pearce
Winona Lake Park
Universalists
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Epworth League
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Mock
H. G. Ogien
Attica
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