McCutcheon Cartoons Stir Audience at Claypool
Famous cartoonist John T. McCutcheon warned against buncoing audiences as he spoke at the Claypool for the Boys' Club benefit. He illustrated with rapid chalk drawings, shared a Cleveland London cartoon tale, and explained how cartoons are created and printed quickly for newspapers.
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John T. McCutcheon
Claypool
Boys’ Club
McCutcheon
Club
Uncle Sam
Boodler
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Roosevelt
London
United States
Lake Geneva
Potatee
Bonnsy
Chicago
Lake
Tribune
Columbus Banker Denies Presidency Offer at Butler College
Hugh Th. Miller of Columbus denies any formal offer or confirmation of becoming president of Butler College. He says rumors of his name being suggested circulate, but he has not spoken with trustees and will not decide without an official offer. Butler will resign next June. trustees consider several candidates. Miller is a Butler alumnus who taught history, later moving to Columbus and serving in the Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Th. Miller
Columbus
Scot Butler
Butler College
Mr. Miller
Butler
College
Bartholomew County
Governor Durbin Heads Georgia Hunting Party Returns Loaded
The ten day expedition to Fitzgerald Georgia ended with Gov. W T Durbin and six companions returning at midnight. The party including Ernest Tripp L P Newby W C Cook Samuel Murdock and Newland T De Pauw. Murdock continued home to Lafayette. They reported plentiful quail and wild turkey and Durbin felt fine about the trip.
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Fitzgerald
W. T. Durbin
Ernest Tripp
L. P. Newby
W. C. Cook
Samuel Murdock
Newland T. de Pauw
Murdock
Lafayette
Durbin
Growth of Brotherhood in Indianapolis Surges to Elite Rank
One year after moving headquarters to Indianapolis the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners has grown to over 195000 members. The year produced 405 local charters for 35000 wage earners, 1455 strikes with 98 percent success, $140000 paid for strikes and lockouts, $130000 for death and disability claims, and a treasury of $200000 highlighting strong finances.
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Frank Duffy
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Indianapolis
Stevenson
Dunn questions bonds to city and Ensley firm
City Controller Dunn says he is not overwhelmed by the bond furnished by County Treasurer Oliver Ensley, calling it good and satisfactory but favoring a trust company bond over individual bonds. He cites costly experiences with individuals and warns about court action and possible loss in bond disputes.
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Oliver Ensley
Dunn
Ensley
Indiana corn crop smaller than last year across the state
B F Johnson chief of the Bureau of Statistics says reports from 196 of 1015 Indiana townships indicate average corn yield of 36.5 bushels per acre, down from 44 bushels last year, with assessors submitting data from parts of the state.
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Indiana
B. F. Johnson
Bureau of Statistics
Papers in pocket led to Wilson arrest
Charles Wilson of 37 North California street was nabbed last night in a Washington and California street saloon and charged with highway robbery. R. S. Stanley, 1202 West Washington street, alleged Wilson took him to the saloon rear and robbed him of 27 dollars. papers owned by Stanley found on Wilson convinced police. Wilson denies being the robber but says he knows the man who did the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wilson
California Street
Washington
California
R. S. Stanley
West
Washington Street
Wilson
Stanley
Mayor signs ordinance and bills are being paid
The council passed Appropriation Ordinance No. 19 to fund $3,000 for incidental expenses and unpaid bills from Mr. Dunn’s administration. Mayor Holtzman signed it yesterday and the controller began paying bills immediately, with plans to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Dunn
Fair kleptomaniac dashes through Washington street chase
Jessie Anderson pursues a stylish thief who snatches a quarter from her Black's department store purchase. The fleeing woman, chased through a crowded street and alley, escapes into the Pennsylvania street area. Anderson limps back, vowing to confront her if they meet again.
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Washington Street
Jessie Anderson
West Thirty-first Street
Black's
Miss Anderson
Pennsylvania
Meridian Streets
Pennsylvania Street
Iss Anderson
Wounded counterfeiters sought in Indiana chase
Capt Tom Halls and Deputy Marshal Rankin head to Jeffersonville to bring back George Burns and William Desmond after a high speed pursuit through Jeffersonville streets in which Burns was shot. They will be sent to Indianapolis and later to New Albany for U S commissioner action. Also notices upcoming Civil Service exams in Indianapolis for stenographers and typewriters with salary details and required speeds.
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Tom Halls
D. c. Rankin
Jeffersonville
Ind
Indianapolis
Clegg
Louisville
George Burns
William Desmond
Burns
Desmond
New Albany
United States
Indiana Day Portraits Sent For Library Celebration
The Librarian at Michigan City has asked the Public Library Commission for material for Indiana day on December 11. The commission will forward pictures of state institutions public library buildings and noted Hoosiers including Governor Durbin ex President Harrison James Case Riley Maurice Thompson Jacob P. Dunn Meredith Nicholson Senators Fairbanks Beveridge Samuel E. Morss Admiral Brown and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Public Library Commission
O Brien Under The Ban Revoked Saloon License
Mayor Holtzman revoked Dennis O Briens saloon license for Senate and Kentucky avenues saying the kind of place he ran led to the action. He noted the arrest last week under his administration and marked the license with Revoked for cause. The article also mentions Canada prison chief Douglass Stewart seeking parole law details from Indiana officials.
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Holtzman
Dennis O’brien
Senate
Kentucky Avenues
Mr. Holtzman
Douglass Stewart
Penitentiaries of Canada
Butler
Board of State Charities
Indiana
Petition Seeks College Avenue Streetcar Extension
A group of eighty eight residents petitions the Board of Public Works to order the street railway to extend the College avenue line from Twenty eighth street to Thirtieth street. Previous attempts under Taggart and Bookwalter failed. supporters hope the third effort succeeds today.
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College Avenue
Board of Public Works
Street Railway Company
Twenty-eighth Street
Thirtieth Street
Taggart
Bookwalter
Ran-Cheros to Host Jan Benefit Dance at Brenneke's
The Ran-Cheros, a January class fraternity, plans a Wednesday benefit dance at Brenneke's on January 27. Members include Bohnstadt, Spohr, Tad Shideler, and Diddle. The class, advised by Mr. Emmerich, will stage a play in the auditorium mid spring, aiming to raise funds after last May’s successful event that brought in over 100 dollars. The Mouse Trap is likely the main play, with Howells also represented, and cast members include Florine Williams, Theodore Stempfel, Berg King, Inez Foley, and Will Kappes.
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Brenneke
Bohnstadt
Spohr
Tad Shideler
Diddle
Emmerich
Ibly
Howells
Florine Williams
Theodore Stempfel
Berg King
Inez Foley
Will Kappes
John P. Schiltges Dead Prominent in Democratic Politics
John P. Schiltges, deputy revenue collector and former market master, died at his residence after a four week illness from pneumonia induced by grippe. A German-American figure in Indianapolis politics since 1883, he served under Mayors Sullivan and Holtzman and was active in German societies. He was 52, born in Germany, and survived by a widow and two children.
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John P. Schiltges
Cleveland
Sullivan
Holtzman
East South Street
Schiltges
Indianapolis
Fostoria
Democratic Party
Germany
America
Virginia Avenue
Cross Committed After Sanity Inquiry
Justice Stout and Drs Pendleton and Hodgin presided a sanity commission for Chadroch Cross a heavy drinker. His wife testified that liquor abuse affected his mind including throwing lighted lamps and damaging the home. Cross was committed to the Central Hospital for the Insane.
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Justice Stout
City News Notes: Equity Meeting and Local Events
The annual American Society of Equity meeting begins today at 9 a.m. at 227 West Washington with attendees from several states. A Fairland barber Jeremiah S. Grist filed for bankruptcy in federal court with liabilities of 2452.44 and assets of 39.45. Lewis Cobler injured his leg while freeing a fallen horse at 617 East Court. Rev Dr Kaufman Kohler will lecture on The Message of Judaism at the Temple at Delaware and Tenth streets next Friday at 8 p.m. Mrs. Martha M. Milner, 72, died at her daughter’s home 614 East Eleventh and will be buried in Rockport. John Redmond, a former inmate, faced two charges after arraignment. grand larceny bail was suspended while burglary proceeded to grand jury.
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American Society of Equity
West Washington Street
Jeremiahs. Grist
Fairland
Ind
Lewis Cobler
East Court Street
Kaufman Kohler
New York City
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
Temple
Delaware
Tenth Streets
Martha M. Milner
Albert Rabb
East Eleventh Street
Rockport
John Redmond
Bird
Colbert and
Houser
Unions Fight It Out Over Washington Street Bridge Strike
Frank Buchanan of the International Association of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers and W H Brown of Brown-Ketcham Company failed to settle the strike among structural iron workers on the East Washington street bridge over White river. Buchanan demands Brown-Ketcham recognize the local union. Brown backs the Iron League. Buchanan leaves for Washington with no settlement in sight.
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Frank Buchanan
International Association of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
W. H. Brown
Brown-Ketcham Company
East Washington Street
White River
Buchanan
New York
Mr. Brown
Iron League
Structural Iron Workers
Bchanan
Washington
Divorce Day Grants Relieve Thirty Couples in Circuit Court
Thirty couples appeared before Judge Allen in a divorce day at the Circuit Court seeking permanent relief amid abandonment and cruelty claims. The sessions included Frances Raridon versus John Raridon, where the husband was lectured on sobriety after a divorce was granted, and the judge remarked on abstaining from drinks as the couple left. The Journal also notes Lafayette Boxboard and Paper Company capitalization and lists holiday rail fares from the Big Four route, with announcement end links and unrelated business notices.
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Circuit Court
Allen
Frances Raridon
John Raridon
Lafayette Boxboard and Paper Company
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Carl L. Rost
Mlinois Street
Claypool Hotel
Water Accrerreterrance Reveser Corrreees
Wimmer, Optician
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Ulally ii
Ieweter
Council
Committee On Wales
General Fund
Stationery Fund
Dunlap
Seaton's
M'Cutcheon
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Claver
Hugh T. Miller
Columbus Banker
Hood
Victim
Klepto
United States Civil Service Commission
Philippine Service
Indiana Day
Kentucky Avenue
City News Notes
Brown-Keacham Company
Buck
City
Wulschner
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Herron’s
BIG Four
Dayton
St. Louis
Peoria
Buffalo
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Union Station
H. M. Bronson
D. RY
Rushville
Indianapolis Union Station
Illinois Street
Job Printing Company
Mutual Penting CO. Co
M. McCabe
Indianapolis Journal
Wee
So-Called
Journal Job Printing Company
J. Allen Johnson
Ohio St
Schuller's Wine House
North Meridian Street
Coburn Coal CO
J. H. Reed
Reed
Indianapolis Fire Insurance Co
John H. Holliday
H. C. Martin
27Th St
Cornell
Seana Graham
Consolidated Coal & Lime CO
Coal and Wood
Ray and
Madison Ave
Senate Ave
Fourteenth Street
Comstock
East St
Muellerschoen
Giamonds
Kimberley
Julians Walker On
Lending Jewelers
East
Washington ST
Union Painless Dentists Corner Market
Chrela
Monument
Rok Atkins
Barry
DRE. Swains Health Home
Middle Drive
Woodruff Place
Seite
Breee
Deco
Indianapolis Gas Co
Nobel’ Hygienic Institute
North Illinois ST
M. C
Odds Barber Shop
Butchers
Vonnegut Hardware Co
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