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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
4
Buyers may choose several of the season's best Misses and Children's slippers at a third off regular prices. The offer aims to reduce stock immediately and gives shoppers extra slippers at little cost. Boo Boo wares 8100 Kear Main Floor.
Mr and Mrs M O Haldeman return from an Eastern trip Miss Florence Kahn visits St Louis Miss Adabel Chenoweth from Franklin Mr David Kahn travels in Europe with family at Petoskey Mrs 3 E Perkins to return from Putin Bay Mrs Charles Latham lake trip Chicago to Buffalo Miss Josephine Vestal heads to Washington New York Miss Hattie Eltel to Alexandria Dr and Mrs R S Lucan guests in city this week Mr and Mrs D F Shields entertain at 1209 College Ave Mrs Edmund Brush and daughter Alice guests of Mrs Addison Bybee Messrs Fred Clark Oliver Byram Caldwell and Byfield to Atlantic City Miss Verne Edwards visiting Miss Mabel Weber Miss Frances Pangborn to Chicago for study at St Luke's Hospital Mr and Mrs Frank Tarkington Baker expected home from northern Michigan Mrs B H Strother returns to Mexinkuckee Miss Harriet Augusta Prank to New York for the season Mrs Charles M Walker returns from Kentucky trip Mr and Mrs Sampsell W Mansfield at Bay View then Ashland Miss Ada Burks and Miss Louise Marguerite Allen guests of Dr A J Morris Scott Smith to Noblesville for a birthday today Mrs A T Squier in Greencastle then Bloomington Mrs A M De Souchet back from Maxinkuckee E Hendrickson stays at the lake Miss Gertrude Butler absent Mr Chauncey Butler visitor from Chicago will host family at Blacherne Mrs Joseph E Raycroft to stay with her father Mr Chauncey Butler for weeks The marriage of Albert C Stern and Frances Riley Houser reported Albert Stern and Frances Riley Houser wed at Rushville Grace Hensley hosts Miss Louise
A North Cuba woman, age sixty one, recounts severe illness from poor eating and how switching to Grape Nuts improved headaches, nausea, liver and kidney function, digestion, memory, and sleep. After three weeks she resumed regular meals with fruit and hearty fare, crediting Postum Co. for the product that aided recovery.
Appleton and Greenfield guests attended thimble parties and garden dances hosted by Miss Donnan and Miss Rauh in Indiana. A dinner for Miss Templeton, bride to be, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Madden in Morton Place. Mrs. Mansfield and Mrs. Taylor hosted gatherings with many local families. A betrothal is announced in Fort Wayne: Ralph Yarnelle and Miss Margaret Coulter, daughter of Prof. John M. Coulter, of Chicago University. The couple have long summer ties at Winona.
Home dressmaking tips describe a circular petticoat with a single back seam that smooths the fit under snug skirts. The model, shown with a left side front placket, works for stout figures and suits cambric or other fabrics including cotton and flannel.
The article describes omitting a closing at the center back seam and preferring a straight frill gathered to the skirt. It covers coat cutting in medium sizes requiring yardage for fabric and embroidery, pattern 4194 sizes for waist 22 to 32 inches, and instructions to send 10 cents for the pattern coupon including name, address, size, and pattern number to The Journal pattern department in Indianapolis.
The State Board of Tax Commissioners reviewed appeals from the Allen County Board of Review including Benjamin and Henry Rothschild of Fort Wayne whose personal returns were raised to 10000 dollars each though their income was small. The assessor justified the increases citing a 150000 dollar home. The Rothschilds did not appear. A new question arose from Mrs. S A Leathers land sale in Ohio tied to a bond contract with small payments and a default reversion. The county board ruled the contract not taxable under Indiana law and the assessor appealed.
Dr. George W. Sloan, president of the Board of School Commissioners, advocates a city school to teach negroes mechanical trades like carpentry, bricklaying, plumbing, and painting. He argues such training would elevate status, enable union membership, ensure fair wages, and help end dependence on limited labor roles. He cites Atlanta as an example of negra labor in building. progress depends on opportunity and skill.
The squad, boasting an average of 130 points, has completed two straight seasons without permitting any opposing team to score a single point, signaling a dominant start to the new campaign.
Frederick Driscoll of the American Newspaper Publishers Association urged amendments to union laws to promote industrial peace and local interests. The convention moved to publish the Typographical Journal monthly, reviewed eighty proposed law changes, and reversed restricting machine operators to six days per week. A suggested amendment also seeks prior publisher consultation before changes to the scale.
Police Court yesterday discharged Doc Hughes and eight others after a raid on Beiser’s gambling den at 18 South Delaware Street. Poker tables were found in a joining room and 436 poker chips hidden in a floor chute, with nine card packs seized. Nine jurors were polled, nine found not guilty after hours of testimony and argument.
Edwin E Myers sues Union Embossing Co and Martin De Tamble for damages after a work accident on a screw toggle machine. A dog bite leads to a $150 judgment against Oliver T Byram. Leopold Meyer sues Preferred Accident Insurance for $1200 over February train incident. John A Johnson seeks $220 for unpaid patrol salary. Charles Rugenstein sues a street-car Co for $3000 after a collision injures him. Malicious trespass cases involve Thomas Walton Jr and elder Walton with dismissals and venue change.
The celebration will include new program features with the William E. English Zouaves and the Indianapolis Zouave Cadets under Captain Fox taking a prominent part in the flag parade. Captain Bieler as grand marshal will present silk flags to the Zouaves before the parade starts.
Petitions in bankruptcy were filed in the Federal Court yesterday naming Anton E. Anderson of Elkhart with liabilities 47 and assets 133 dollars Irwin A. Richey a Lebanon grocer with liabilities 1 428 02 and assets 1 250 Ferdinand W Bechert a Indianapolis retail grocer with liabilities 4 519 28 and assets 4 916 70
A city department employee on leave at a Put-in-Bay river town rushes to catch a twice daily steamer, knocks down a woman and a boy, and collides with the captain as the boat is not leaving yet. Dr Thomas Dugan of 26 West Michigan Street plans a weeklong stay at Put-in-Bay.
A flood of civil action notices lists Charles Rugenstein versus Indianapolis Street Railway Company demanding damages of 3.00, Leopold Meyer versus the Preferred Accident Insurance Company of New York on policy, Eliza B. Fox against Hugh S. McGuire et al in supplementary proceedings, and several other cases across Superior, Circuit, and Appellate Courts including Johnson versus Indianapolis Police Dispatch Company for salary and Hettie K. Thompson versus Louis H. Jamison et al in Jackson County appearances.
In real estate transactions the title ensures security and avoids abstract fees. The company offers reasonable charges and promises solid title insurance. Located at 129 East Market Street.
The second Mapleton football team organized Monday evening and held an active practice session. Players worked on drills, conditioning, and play execution under the supervision of coaches, aiming to improve cohesion ahead of the next scrimmage.
At the National Association of Merchants and Travelers fall meeting in Chicago the Kansan James A. Trautman extolled Kansas milk potential and an alleged $10,000,000 value at 10 cents a gallon. Texan Louis J. Wortham praised Texas vast resources and a year export value of cattle, sheep and hogs at $79,133,327. Wortham presented Texas product statistics.
Washington Letter reports Ada Gilbert Dennis, proprietor of a dressmaking shop on K Street, was attacked last December. Found unconscious in bed with a crushed skull from a piano stool, she survived but is now unable to recognise relatives, memory gone, and largely paralyzed. Police pursued an assassin but a crew could not be found. the case remains unresolved and baffling.
A businesswoman attacked and left incapacitated questions of motive, memory, and punishment. Detectives seek a single recollection from the injured woman while a hospital administers her care. The thief remains at large, raising questions about appropriate punishment for a murderous act without a fatal victim.
A Boston Transcript report recounts how mosquitoes entered London with a sick family. An American physician in London diagnosed a mysterious facial eruption as aggravated mosquito bites, shocking English doctors who had not known the pests.
Brussels August 12 report says after an interview with former Orange Free State president Steyn, Mr Kruger former Transvaal president has abandoned his political campaign and countermanded the proposed conference of field leaders at Johannesburg. Unofficially announced that Generals Botha Delarey and Dewet will join the new Transvaal executive council.
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