Field Minstrels At Englishs Open In Indianapolis
The Field Minstrel Company opened the season at Englishs to strong crowds, showing a mixed program with a brisk first part and a later novelty. Performers like Rees Prosser, Matthew Keefe, and Tommy Donnelly drew praise though the comedy act is seen as needing trimming. The burlesque King of the Filipinos and the vaudeville acts by Clipper Quartet and the Magnini and Faust families add interest as the company trains, with potential for improvement in staging and cohesion.
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al G. Field Minstrel Company
Field Minstrels
Indianapolis
Rees Prosser
Matthew Keefe
Godling
John Phillips
Tommy Donnelly
Swoboda
al G. Field
Indianapo
Clipper
Magnini
Faust
Field
Louis Weslyn
Aguinaldo
Watercure
Frank Casey
Imips
The Convict's Daughter at Park Theater Opens with Mixed Value
The Park Theater opens the melodrama The Convict's Daughter with Maurice Drew as lead, delivering some clever lines and a previously played role. Harry E. Eytinge shines as warden and banker, Grace Welby plays Edith, while Francis Cambello’s villainy evokes mixed reception. the show runs through the week with Hubert Wilke to star later.
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Park Theater
Maurice Drew
Drew
Harry E. Eytinge
Sing Sing
Kentucky
Francis Cambello
James Slackadder
Edith
Goulds
Grace Welby
Night concert at Fair Bank features Eugene Cowles
Eugene Cowles will entertain crowds at Fair Bank next week with a matinee Saturday. Tonight's program includes a variety of pieces and solos by Cowles and featured performers, plus a medley overture and selections from operetta and musical comedy. Meanwhile, theater news reports Klaw & Erlanger buying the New York Theater and Criterion Theater, George Lea’s death in Port Jervis, Bessie Bonehill’s death in Portsea, and Sarah Bernhardt's October engagement in Berlin with plans for Lilli Lehmann’s memoir.
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Fair Bank
Eugene Cowles
Boos
New York, Aug. Ti
Klaw & Erlanger
Stre Bros
New York Theater
Criterion Theater
Criterion
Charles Frohman
Rich & Harris
New York
George Lea
Port Jervis
N. Y
France
London
Bessie Bonehill
Portsea
Portsmouth
Berlin
Sarah Bernhardt
Royal Theater
Dresden
Leipsic
Halle
Weimar
Lilli Lehmann
Early Whitmer nuptials in South Bend parish home
John Jacob Early and Miss Mary Whitmer were married at the bride’s parents home with about seventy friends and relatives present. Rev. F. Sanger, pastor of the German Baptist Church, officiated, as the couple began their life together after a lengthy courtship. The ceremony capped a day of family gatherings and heartfelt well wishes from both sides.
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J. H. Taylor
Miss Fraser
Pittsburg
J. O. Henderson
Herbert Fleber
Iowa
John Riley
Atlantic City
Charles Denny
Chicago
Craven-Templeton
Denny
Craven
Eerl Matlock
Henry Palmer
James Perry Hester
Charles Obald
Eva Moore
Delphi
Idele Templeton
Theodore Craven
Blanche
Werts
Eleanor
Elizabeth Foster
Katherine McLaughlin
Hattie Fairbanks
Itta Hodges
Augusta Peehl
Mary Caosada
Maude Shufflebarger
Lie Goethe
Gilbert Maxwell
Terrel
John Stahl
Roy
Harry Thomas
Harry Werts
John Brooks
Harry Wood
Morris Dillon
George Boyd
Whitmer
Indianapolis Journal
South Bend
John Jacob Early
Mary Whitmer
Isaac Whitmer
F. Sanger
German Baptist Church
Indiana Couples Tie Knots in State Weddings
In Warsaw a local bride to be Miss Maude Belding attended by groom Mr. John A Foster of Kendallville. Out of town guests include Mr and Mrs 8 L Whitmer Spencer Mrs G H Irvin and Mr and Mrs Charles Irvin Lima Ohio. Groom an instructor at Warsaw High School. Bride a South Bend High School graduate later at Michigan. Mr Early and bride to reside at 313 South Indiana Street Warsaw after Sept 5. Other Shelbyville and Franklin area weddings include Otis Becker and Florence Schmall, Frank Worland and Ida Basse, Isaac N Brown and Ida M Vaught, deputy auditor Steinchfield and Bertha Zimmerman in South Haven Michigan.
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Allan Hendricks
Burtlake
Mich
Oo Fisher
Magnolia
Frank Miller
French Lick
Hugh Jones
Winona
Schlesinger
Chicago
Davis
Pearl Haynes
Richmond
Mamie Zollinger
Niagara Falls
H. R. Allen
Cape May
Sydney Thompson
Alexandria
Mary Allison
Henry Atkins
Harbor Point
Curtis Lester
Mackinac
Detroit
Buffalo
Herdigan
Aurora
Kyle
Fletcher Birch
C. E. Coffin
Charlevoix
George Keller
Gordon E. Varney
Maxinkuckee
Harry Whitney
Albert Bartlett Williams
Muncie
Harry C. Kahlo
Ohio
William P. Herod
Pirtle Herod
Illinois Street
Sarah B. Hendricks
Bessie Hendricks
Es K. Mendricks
Idlewild
Harrr Springs
Eva Moore
Delphi
Idele Templeton
M. E. Crowell
Northach
George Brown
Hugh Brown
Annapolis
Admiral George Brown
Woodruff Place
Philip Hildebrand
Lake Wawasee
Mary Altland
Boston
Hildebrand
Regina Wineman
Millie
Florence Meyers
Louisville
Steinfield
New York
Gene Rauh
A. C. Ayres
Davis and Son
John Hollett
Kagawong
Manitouchis Island
Ontario
Canada
Judge Ayres
Maude Belding
John A. Foster
Kendallville
L. Whitmer
Spencer
G. H. Irvin
Charles Irvin
Sarah Irvin
Lima
Early
South
Indiana Street
Warsaw
South Bend
University of Michigan
Indiana University
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Shelbyville
Indianapolis Journal
Ind
Otis Becker
Florence Schmall
J. W. Duncan
First Methodist Church
Indianapolis
Frank Worland
Ida Basse
St. Ludwig Catholic Church
Batesville
Barth Weiss
Brown
Vaught
Franklin
Isaac N. Brown
Samuel Brown
Ida M. Vaught
J. G. Hendricks
Steinchfield
Zimmerman
Valparaiso
Guy F. Steinchfield
Miss Bertha
South Haven
Emmanuel Baptist Church Fair and Festival Next Week
Emmanuel Baptist Church plans a fair and festival over the first five nights of next week on the church lot at Laurel Street and Woodlawn corner. The event aims to raise funds and engage the community with activities, meals, and entertainment.
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Emmanuel Baptist Church
Laurel Street
Woodlawn
Train wreck injury and death reports in Elko Kokomo Fairmount
A rear-end collision in Elko Nevada injured James H. Watson and Blanche Jamison. In Kokomo Indiana Captain Jacobs reports a telescope of the Pythian train with J H Watson and Blanche Jamison listed among the injured. Melville McPherson died in Fairmount after an injury blamed on a Marion peanut vender. Several rescues and hospitals involved.
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Elko
Nev
Elko Yards
Southern Pacific
Knights of Pythias
San Francisco
James H. Watson
Kokomo
Blanche Jamison
Indianapolis
Jamison
Ind
Jacobs
J. H. Watson
Indianapolis Journal
Fairmount
Melville McPherson
William Hawthorne
Marion
McPherson
Evening variety program at avenue booths
A series of booths will be set up with nightly performances. Monday features the M. C. A. Orchestra, Tuesday shows stereopticon Civil War views, Wednesday offers a George Hebble piano recital, Thursday lectures by Dr Marie Haslop on China, and Friday presents an English Zouaves exhibition drill.
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M. C. A. Orchestra
George Hebble
Marie Haslop
China
Tax Books Doctored in Chicago Fraud Probe
Fraudulent records in the county treasurer's office surfaced in Chicago on August 21 as a forged receipt for 26770 dollars on the Masonic Temple taxes appeared and fraudulent entries showed payment. Similar frauds on other large properties are alleged. No arrests yet and the clerks involved remain unidentified.
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Chicaco
Masonic Temple
Home Dressmaking Hints By May Manton Pattern
Fancy bolero front waists prove smart and practical for indoor and street wear. Biscuit voile with cream guipure sleeves features a satin tie and panne belt. outlines include shaped lining, tucked back, bolero fronts, and a square collar with a stock throat. Pattern details specify yardage for sizes and a 10 cent coupon to order pattern from The Journal Indianapolis.
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May Manton
the Journal
Indianapolis
Ind
Bride of seven months dies by carbolic acid in Fort Madison
Mrs Edward E Zimmerman committed suicide at Fort Madison after a quarrel with her husband over a trivial matter. The incident occurred in this county and involved a vial of carbolic acid. No further details are provided about the case or any other individuals.
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Keokmk
Edward E. Zimmerman
Fort Madison
Obnoxious Fair Ground Dispute Ends in Accidental Death
On the fair grounds Hawthorn shoved a soldier away as he tried to clear him. The soldier fell and a post operative wound opened, leading to his death. Coroner Whitson held an inquest and the verdict is expected to be accidental causes.
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Hawthorn
Whitson
McPherson
Tragic Railroad Accident Claims Marion Youth
George Cotton Jr. aged nineteen of Marion was fatally mangled when he fell between rails during track work on White's hill cut by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Twelve cars and an engine passed over him. he suffered multiple injuries and died at the hospital later the same night.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
George Cotton, Jr
White's Hill
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Elderly man falls from second story window in Connersville
Ezra Rilse aged eighty, ill and delirious, wandered to a second story window during a nurse's absence in Connersville Indiana around 4 AM. He fell sixteen feet sustaining internal injuries likely to prove fatal.
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Indianapolis Journal
Connersville
Ind
Ezra Rilse
Anderson man dies after interurban accident
Anderson Indiana August 211 John White of this city died at 6 oclock this morning from injuries suffered when struck by an incoming Elwood interurban car yesterday officials said yesterday his condition improved prior to the fatal outcome
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
John White
Elwood Interurban
Damages Demanded By J M Shelley Against Dr Spohn
Elkhart Indiana, Aug 21 James M Shelley longtime local druggist sues Dr G W Spohn for 10000 damages alleging April 1902 X ray treatment caused facial and hand injuries leaving him in constant agony and incapacitated. Terre Haute Indiana, Aug 21 Mont Hale former motorman sues Terre Haute Electric Railway Co for 25000 for loss of a leg in a collision with a work train due to no signal light on the train.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart
Ind
James M. Shelley
G. W. Spohn
Shelley
Spohn
Terre Haute
Mont" Hale
Terre Haute Electric Railway Company
Beasley Drops Out of Indiana Congressional Run
Beasley announces in a public letter that he cannot abandon his professional duties to pursue Congress. The decision follows district opposition to presenting his candidacy as the strongest Democratic option. The Brazil convention is set for next Thursday with multiple names expected. A separate dispatch from Greencastle reports Wallace W. Coffey of Brazil nominated for prosecutor of the Thirteenth judicial district.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
John T. Beasley
Brazil
Greencastle
Clay
Putnam Counties
Wallace W. Coffey
Thirteenth Judicial District
Coffey
Mass Republican convention set for Oct 4 at Franklin
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Franklin Indiana Republicans fixed October 4 for a mass convention to nominate county officers. The party cites strong prospects and aims to align with farmers, with campaign activity starting in September and several meetings planned beforehand. Meanwhile in Laporte and Starke counties Noah W. Garman of Galena township is nominated for joint representative on the second ballot.
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Indianazpolis
Franklin
Ind
Repubcan
Indianapolls Journal
Laporte
Starke
Wanatah
Noah W. Garman
Galena Township
Big offer rejected by Ohio and Indiana Gas and Oil Co
In Muncie Indiana Aug 21 the Ohio and Indiana Gas and Oil Co which bought Smith Neely leases and wells in Parker City field for 20000 has refused an offer of 4580 from Eastern capitalists The officers did not present it to stockholders and the company holds 29 producers five wells drilling and no dry holes Also Montpelier and Geneva reports note a Berlin Oil Co big well near Montpelier making about 300 barrels and an Illinois Oil Co two barrel well near Geneva Oil veins are thought to change with time.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Ohio and Indiana Gas and Oil Company
Smith-Neely Company
Parker City
Logansport
Montpelier
Berlin Oil Company
Ilinois Oil Company
Chicago
Geneva
Pontius
Kokomo
Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company
Indiana Gas
Overton
Wage talks continued in Pittsburg with a partial gain
The wage conference between the American Flint Glass Workers Union and manufacturers focused on the pressed ware branch employing about 2,000 men. Manufacturers reportedly agreed to an advance, but the increase fell short of the workers demand, and the decision was to submit the issue to lodge votes as was done with the paste mold workers.
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Pittsburg
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Not Expected To Live In Hopes Dim For Eggemeyer
Richmond Indiana August 21 Edward H Eggemeyer deputy county treasurer stricken with paralysis serious condition relatives summoned to bedside. Anderson Indiana August 21 Col W W Huffman critically ill typhoid fever doctors discouraged for him since onset of illness a week ago. Huffman served as private secretary to Governor Durbin during his campaign and clerk of the last Senate.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Edward H. Eggemeyer
Anderson
W. W. Huffman
Huffman
Durbin
Senate
Citizens oppose Boyd Syndicate street rights plan in Logansport
At a public meeting in Logansport five hundred residents protested a Common Council move to grant Fred C. Boyd exclusive city street rights and require other interurban lines to use his tracks and pay him per passenger. A Kokomo gas dispute centers on Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company delivery terms.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Common Council
Fred C. Boyd
Ound
Eliza Fowler estate pays omitted taxes in Lafayette case
In Lafayette Indiana on August 211 the Eliza Fowler estate settled with County Assessor Nobes paying 2191.64 to the county and 1440.35 to the city for omitted taxes on annuities mortgages accounts and bonds dating to 1882 after three days of wrangling.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Eliza Fowler
Thomas Nobes
Moses Fowler
Marion seeks court review on Matthews town incorporation
Matthews incorporation bid returns to Circuit Court after two failed petitions. Remonstrators blocked action due to inaccurately described land. All papers and a special census report are filed. proposed town population is 2,389.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Matthews
Indiana Grand Lodge of Colored Masons adjourns. next meet at Wabash
Crawfordsville reports the Indiana Grand Lodge of Colored Masons has adjourned with next year’s meeting slated for Wabash. New officers include Grand master D W Caine and secretary H V Eagleson. other posts filled by listed members as the organization closes its session. Montpelier notes a deal last evening between the Board of Trade and Jackson Shovel and Tool Works of Chicago, signing a contract.
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Indianapolis Journal
Crawfordsville
Ind
Indiana Grand Lodge of Colored Masons
Wabash
D. W. Caine
R. F. Taylor
W. H. Russell
W. E. Launder
Charles H. Lanier
H. V. Eagleson
W. H. Anderson
Montpelier
Board of Trade
Jackson Shovel and Tool Works
Chicago
Large plant planned in city with major job pledge
Plans call for a large plant in this city to employ sixty to eighty men ten months a year for ten years. The Board of Trade granted the company a 2500 dollar bonus. The Jackson people struck a deal with the American in Plate Company for the building once used as a tin mill. In other notes, Aug 21 reports missing veterans, a resumption of a Berlin Gas pumping station project, and a local Modern Woodmen log rolling event with prizes and a band concert.
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Board of Trade
Jackson People
American In Plate Company
Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Woodmen of America
Jay and
Randolph Counties
Jasper N. Spohn
W. F. Murray
Moses Gillem
Conductor Returns Lost Purse. Purdue A A Manager Resigns
Conductor A J Johnson of the Monon passenger line recovered a purse containing 2000 dollars found in a day coach between Lafayette and Chicago and sent it to J M Dickey of Rose Lawn Indiana. Charles I Freeman Purdue Athletic Association manager and university physical director has resigned but remains in charge of the gymnasium until a successor is named. Freeman is at Chautauqua New York and will return next month.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
A. J. Johnson
Monon
Chicago
J. M. Dickey
Rose Lawn
Charles I. Freeman
Purdue Athletic Association
University
Chautauqua
N. Y
Panhandle Coal Company Organized in Linton Indiana
A new coal company named Panhandle Coal Company has been organized in Linton by D. J. Terhune. Most stockholders are Indianapolis men. They purchased 8 acres of coal lands five miles west of Linton and made their first payment on Monday.
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Indianapolis Journal
Linton
Ind
Panhandle Coal Company
D. J. Terhune
Indianapolis
Thirteen Year Old Maggie Kinzie Dies in Barn Fire
In Valparaiso Indiana a severe overnight storm awakened Abe Kinzie and his family. Maggie Kinzie thirteen died after a sudden gasp at a burning barn and collapse as she saw the blaze. Her death follows the earlier alarm and storm danger.
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Indianapolis Journal
Valparaiso
Ind
Maggie Kinzie
Abe Kinzie
Here
Rural service planned for Ripley County by inspector Hutches
Anderson reports inspector Edward Hutches will arrive Monday to establish full rural mail delivery across the county, potentially adding ten carriers and covering every road. Bluffton notes a fire destroyed L P Walser’s barn, 600 bushels of wheat, 300 bushels of oats and gear valued at about 4000 dollars with 1000 dollars insured. origin unknown. Winchester fair draws solid attendance as Brother Fred wins the free-for-all pace in 1 47.
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
Edward Hutches
Bluffton
L. P. Walser
Winchester
Fred. By
Deadly Night Shade
Lightning bolt wrecks Henry Morse home in Nashville
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Nashville Indiana reports a bolt of lightning struck Henry Morse’s residence last night. The blast knocked all occupants to the floor but caused no serious injuries.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Eathon A. Taylor
Nashville
Funeral services for engineer August Werren held in Richmond
The funeral for August Werren, killed in the C. R. and M. wreck, was conducted by the Richmond lodge of Masons with his father and three brothers in attendance from out of town. Dr Jose Luzzi also had a funeral service last evening led by Dr M Hughes with pallbearers named Harry Watt and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
August Werren
Richmond Lodge of Masons
Joseluzzi
M. Hughes
Harry Watt
W. S. Kaufman
B. B. Myrick, Jr
George L. Cates
John
Kokomo area notices and obituaries mix in Indiana news
A storm of small-town notices from multiple Indiana cities recounts services and reunions. Carrie Romack’s funeral drew 1,000 mourners near Kokomo while Valentine Glabb, Dr J M Talbott, and Rev M E Indsey passes mark the week. Local reunions include the Benbow and Jones families. Admiral Schley Buffaloes host a lodge opening in Nashville and a Belmont saloon incident stirs Brown County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Farrer City
Ind
M. E. Indsey
Methodist Church
New Indiana Incorportions Include Local Firms
Evansville Elks Carnival Committee files articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. Capital stock one dollar. Plans to maintain a park for animal exhibits and amusements. Anderson Bridge and Scraper Company, Anderson, capital stock 319000, directors Andrew J. Applegate Daniel F. Mustard George E. Nichol. Gates-Osborne Carriage Company Indianapolis, capital stock 9, directors Frank B. Gates William C. Osborne Lindley M. Osborne. Halit Hastings Company Auburn wholesale grocery, capital stock 35300, directors William B. Hastings Elias A. Hastings Robert W. Hall. Ashley Building and Loan Company Ashley Steuben county capital stock 125, directors T. S. Wickmire Lester Hunt Joseph H. Weaver. Interurban Motor Company Incorporated to operate a transfer line Auburn Waterloo Garrett capital stock Row, directors W. H. McIntyre C Henry Morrie Eckhart.
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Elks’ Carnival Committee
Evansville
Anderson Bridge and Scraper Company
Anderson
Andrew J. Applegate
Daniel F. Mustard
George E. Nichol
Gates-Osborne Carriage Company
Indianapolis
Frank B. Gates
William CC. Osborne
Lindley M. Osborne
Halit-Hastings
Auburn
Wiliam BE. Hastings
Elias A. Hastings
Robert W. Hall
Ashley Building and Loan Company
Ashley
Steuben County
Wickmire
Lester
Hunt
Joseph H. Weaver
Interurban Motor Company
Waterloo
Garrett
Carters
W. H McIntyre
Henry
Morrie Eckhart
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Indiana Supreme Bench
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Muncie Oil Company
Death's Door
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Colored Masons
Ee Indianapolis Siness Universit
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New Coal Company
Randolph County
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Weilequi Gymnasium
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J. Cumming Smith
Howe
J. H. Ne
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Admiral Schley Herd of Buffaloes
Gruenewald
Belmont
Brown County
Thorntown
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G. U. Green
Sugar Creek
William P. Newland
Newland Isu
Seymour
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Daughters of America
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Harvey Tully
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