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The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1903

Page

2

Christianity and not churchianity featured at Y M C A meeting

A packed Sunday afternoon Y M C A gathering hosted Gideons with F M Montgomery presiding. E V Abbott and C Hi McDowell spoke on returning to Christian living and the danger of mere churchianity. Fred Butler, New York singer and former Neilson Opera Company member, performed a bass solo to close.

Y. MC. A The Gideons F. M. Montgomery Indianapolis Gideons E. V. Abbott C. Hi. McDowell Mr. Abbott Mr. McDowell Agrippa Paul Jesus Fred Butler New York Indiana Y. M. C. A Lafayette A Neilson Opera’ Company Mr. Butler

Last Council Meeting Expected to Be Uneventful

The city council’s final meeting of the year is likely to be short and uneventful as most last minute fund transfers were settled at a recent special session. An ordinance proposing a salary increase for the Board of Public Safety was referred to committee and appears to die there unless action is taken by the board or controller. Other matters were carried over from the prior caucus.

Board of Public Safety Wee

Prisoner for an hour in wreckage with dead man

J. H. Slater of this city, injured in the Steubenville wreck, writes from Gill Hospital that his injuries are not as severe as first reported. He was seated with Frank LaSalle when the crash trapped them. LaSalle was killed, Slater freed after forty five minutes by six men. He plans to return to Indianapolis by week’s end.

J. H. Slater Steubenville Denison Hotel Indianapolis Mr. Slater Frank LaSalle LaSalle la Salle

Indianapolis Woman Aboard Overdue Steamship Belgravia

Mrs. W. H. Cook of 1405 North Alabama street is a passenger on the steamship Belgravia from Hamburg reported overdue. The ship was due in New York Friday or Saturday but had not arrived by last evening. Travel delays are common in rough weather this season. Mrs. Cook returns from a European trip of three and a half months, mostly spent in Vienna with her daughter Miss Margaret Cook who studies music there.

W. H. Cook North Alabama Street Hamburg New York Cook Vienna Miss Margaret Cook

Stamp books prove popular in this city

Stamp books issued by the United States government are gaining popularity in this city. Traveling salesmen and others prefer the convenient 12, 24, and 48 stamp books, each costing a cent for stamps plus one cent for the book. The 12 stamp book totals 2.5 cents, the 24 stamp book 49 cents, and the 48 stamp book 97 cents. They prevent stamps from sticking when damp and fit easily into a pocket. Indianapolis post office reports sales reaching $6,000 annually and rising demand.

Postoffice Department United States Indianapolis

Institute Committee to Elect Faculty at Tech Institute

The executive committee of the Indianapolis Technical Institute will meet in Chicago tomorrow to decide the course of study for the new institution's first year and to review the full faculty lineup. President Rev. C. Dickey, once postponed, has recovered and will attend. An Indianapolis directors’ meeting is planned during the holidays with details forthcoming.

Indianapolis

C N Elliott Home Injury Update

Charles N Elliott, injured in Chicago weeks ago, returns home and rests easy. His leg stays in a plaster cast for two or three weeks and he will remain home longer. He praises Chicago medical care from the Illinois Central chief surgeon and chose home travel over a private car to reach Indianapolis Saturday night.

Charles N. Elliott Chicago Mr. Elliott Elliott Illinois Central Railroad Indianapolis

Bona Thompson Memorial Library Dedication at Butler College

The Bona Thompson Memorial library in Irvington, a fireproof gift from Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Thompson, was dedicated with remarks by Scot Butler and Addison C. Harris. Speakers praised Bona Thompson 1897 graduate, the library’s public and college roles, and future educational goals supported by Butler College and Indianapolis institutions.

Bona Thompson Butler College E. C. Thompson University and Downey Avenues Irvington College Thompson Scot Butler Addison C. Harris The University of Indianapolis Hilton A. Brown Andrew M. Sweeney Board of John W. Holtzman Butler Edward Mary Thompson Homer Cicero Milton Shekspeare Board of School Commissioners City of Indianapolis Indianapoli Public Library Bona Thompson Library Sweeney Holtzman Ancees Department of Education John Thompson McEwan

Jane McDevitt Freed After Market Drunken Arrest

Indianapolis woman Jane McDevitt was arrested Saturday for drunkenness after going to market with little money to bail herself. She grew ill, medicine failed, but with a nudge from Prosecutor Holmes she walked into the court room and sauntered away, joking and lighting a cigarette as she left.

Jane McDevitt Indianapolis Ind Wright Holmes Jane Foxy

Lads Are Worst Ever Locked Up At Station

Three boys Robert Goodnow Ross Wyatt and Edward Reinhart arrested Saturday after fleeing a sewer outlet with stolen goods are jailed at the police station. They caused constant uproar in their cells and boasted of their outlaw status as a judge prepares to hear their case before Judge Stubbs.

Robert Goodnow Ross Wyatt Edward Reinhart Stubbs

Herr Adler Gave A Reading In German At The German House

Morris Adler of Frankfurt on the Main appeared before the Social Turn Verein at the German House delivering readings from living German poets. Aged twenty, he tours the United States after four months here, fluent in English, praised by German papers, and headed next to Cincinnati for another reading.

Morris Adler Frankfurt-on-the-Main Germany Social Turnverein Herr Adler St. Louis Cincinnati

Man Arrested After Drunken Fire at Home

Martin Holleran of 538 Abbott street returned home intoxicated and began abusing his wife, threw furniture, and started a bonfire setup before Bicyclemen Duncan and Wilson intervened, placing him under arrest for drunk and disturbing the peace.

Martin Holleran Abbott Street Duncan Wilson

Raid on Sherman House poker game ends with arrests

A poker game at the Sherman House run by Marion Jackson was raided last night by Captain Brown and Sergeants Hagerty and Shaffer. Eight gamblers were arrested and locked behind bars, and two tables and several decks of cards were confiscated by the police. You can buy diamonds at Her rons for prices dealers charge for inferior stones.

Sherman House Marion Jackson Captain Brown Hagerty Shaffer

Holiday Excursions and Holiday Wines Featured

Holiday excursions offer tickets for December 24 25 31 and January 1 with a final return by January 4. Applies to all points in Central States with similar rates for non resident students and teachers with proper certificates. Ticket agents for details. Also table wines at Schulder’s Wine House 210 North Meridian Street and Connellsville gas coke priced 6.50 a ton from Coburn Coal Co.

R. P. Algeo Schulder’s Wine House North Meridian Street Connellsville Coburn Coal CO St. Louis Central Passenger Association W. W. Richardson A. G Ter Tory Big Four East Street Union Station H. M. Bronson Cincinnati Dayton Lima Toledo Detroit Decatur Springfield North Illioois Street RFP Algho BD. P

Miss Nellie Holmes Endorses Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

A Buffalo New York treasurer of a temperance group urges suffering women to take Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She details relief from menorrhagia backache bearing down pains headaches insomnia and fatigue after trying other doctors medicines and credits strong improvements in appetite health and flesh.

Nellie Holmes Young Woman’s Temperance Association of Buffalo N.Y Lydia E. Pinkham Deak Pinghham Neliz St., Buffalo

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