Shriners Begin Christmas Charity Food Distribution in Indianapolis
At 9 this morning in the Century building 42 South Pennsys teats a Shriner committee will start distributing charity food to Indianapolis needy families. Baskets with a 25 pound sack of meat bacon and canned vegetables for a family of five will feed them for at least a week. Additional supplies will be sent to Marion county institutions and various charities including the Salvation Army and Boys Club. The effort, ongoing for twelve years, reflects the temple's year end aid to the poor and ill fed across the city and nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century
South Pennsysteats
James W. Lilly
Elias J. Jacoby
Horace F. Ohio L. Wade
Charlies H. Fur
Mural Temple
Order of the Shrine
Indianapolis
Vari- Marion County
Epeene
Salvation Army
Ity
United States
County Inmates Enjoy Christmas Cheer at Jail
Inmates in county institutions will be treated to a festive Christmas program tomorrow. Sheriff Sauley plans an arMenu dining with substantial food before candy and fruit. A graphophone concert will be held in the halls and prisoners may join in singing. Superintendent Shaw and Superintendent Harcourt oversee meals and entertainments, including a substantial noon dinner with fruit and cranberry sauce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauley
Shaw
Harcourt
New Pianos at 15 Dollars and Up at Wulchner's
Wulchner's advertises a range of new pianos starting at fifteen dollars, highlighting affordable units for buyers. Prospective purchasers are invited to inspect models and inquire about payment options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wulchner’s
Grave Robber Wallace Simms Sends Threatening Letter to Superintendent
Wallace Simms, long suspected ghoul, writes to Superintendent Taffe confessing grave robbings and denouncing Cantrell. He details a supposed plot to steal ex President Harrison's body, aiming for ransom, and claims Cantrell outworked him in earlier graveyard thefts. Taffe says Simms is elusive but believed true by some detectives.
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Taffe
Wallace Simms
Simms
Cantrell
Harrison
Indianapolis
Anderson
Pendleton
Noblesville
Hibernians
Indiana
Pat Crowe
Mms
Brutal Joker’s Rumor About Prosecutor Sparks Panic
A Marion Club telephoned to report County Prosecutor John C. Ruckelshaus had died, only to learn he is alive. This was the second such rumor in a few weeks, triggering anxiety and newsroom commotion before reassurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Club
John C. Ruckelshaus
Journal
Mr. Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
Cadaver shipments to colleges face undertaker opposition
Coroner-elect Tutewiler argues steady cadaver supply to medical schools could end cemetery thefts and eliminate need for burglar-proof vaults. He notes two bodies already delivered to Indiana colleges at about 28 dollars each, and cites Illinois as already using a similar system amid undertaker resistance and fear of financial gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tutewiler
Terre Haute
Mr. Tutewiler
Medical
Stewiler
Central College of Medicine
Medical College of Indiana
Illinois
Commission
Trust Company Sues Over Rail Service Claims
Central Trust Company of New York sues Chicago and Southeastern Railroad through Floyd Woods to protect its claims. The Monon’s traffic arrangement with Midland is involved and the intervening petition aims to shield prior management.
Claypool Directors Meet on Hotel Progress
The Indiana Hotel Company directors gathered at the English last night to review progress on the Claypool project. Architect F M Andrews of Dayton attended. Heating is on, decorators soon, furniture purchased, and occupancy planned by mid February or by no later than March first.
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Indiana Hotel Company
Claypool
F. M. Andrews
Dayton, C
Governor Durbin Wins Suit Over Trespass Damages
Indiana Governor W T Durbin defeated C M Barton in a Jacksonville Florida trespass case. Jury found for the defendant after five hours of trial. Barton awarded $4,000 in a lower court and plans an appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. Barton ran a groggery near troops during the Spanish American War. Colonel Durbin closed the place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hart
Durbin
C. M. Barton
W. T. Durbin
Indiana
Jacksonville
Fla
Overnor Durbin
Horace Bisbee
Bisbee
Barton
Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Body Sent to Cincinnati in Hazel Case
The body of Mrs Edna Leavy Hazel was shipped to Cincinnati to her parents. Autopsy by Deputy Coroner Nelson A Brayton determined hereditary hemophilia contributed to her death from self inflicted wounds and morphine. Her husband Clarence Hazel in Chicago noted in a letter he would move to Chicago to open a tailor shop and take his wife.
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Edna Leavy Hazel
Morton Hotel
Cincinnati
Taffe
Nelson A. Brayton
Frank Fisher
St. Vincent's Hospital
Brayton
Dr. Brayton
Bloomington
Toledo
Chicago
Fake calls plague police as woman seized on multiple credits
Police in pursuit of a long nuisance case traced ten fake telephone calls to a woman named Helen Shelley. Officers Losh and Askins followed reports to Dippel's Saloon and North Pennsylvania street where she was located and charged with drunkenness. Earlier, she had tried to buy poison to kill herself at a drug store at Pennsylvania and Ohio streets. Authorities intensified efforts after a surge of calls to fire and police stations, while a Lib erty and Washington streets murder tip proved a false alarm with no scene or victim.
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Losh
Askins
Dippel
North
Delaware Street
Pennsylvania Street
Helen Shelley
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Pues
Fire
Cies
Peor
Hyland
Liberty
Washington Streets
Nineteen-year-old dies of smallpox at pesthouse
Edgar Hutchenson died yesterday at the pesthouse from smallpox. He was nineteen and lived at 920 Miley avenue. It is thought he contracted the disease from James Coffee who lived in the same house. Coffee fell ill while working on the nearby Flower Mission Hospital under construction near City Hospital’s smallpox pavilion. A Hutchenson brother in the house is seriously ill with smallpox.
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Edgar Hutchenson
Hutchenson
Miley Avenue
James Coffee
Coffee
New Flower Mission Hospital
City Hospital
Seaton the Hatter Sells the Best Hat Dunlap’s
Pennsylvania Short Lines offers through car service Indianapolis to Dayton with three daily trains and no car changes. Schedules show departures from Indianapolis and arrivals in Dayton at 8:10 a.m. and 4:57 p.m. Tickets and full information available at West Washington Street or Union Station.
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Indianapolis
Dayton
West Washington Street
Union Station
Prisoner Dal Humphrey Escapes Train at Anderson
Dal Humphrey, a federal prisoner bound for the Indianapolis grand jury, escaped last night from a moving train near Anderson. Deputy Marshal Thomas Martin left him unhandcuffed in a day coach closet. after a delay the door was found locked and the window raised, with Humphrey missing. Police and officials were unable to locate him as the high speed train continued toward Indianapolis.
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Dal Humphrey
Grand Jury
United States
George R. Harper
Goshen
Thomas Martin
Anderson
Anderson Martin
Humphrey
Martin
Foley
Elkhart
O. G. Huff
Huff
Indianapolis
Holiday Excursions Via Monion Route
One and one third fare for round trip. Tickets sold Dec 24 25 31 and Jan 1. Final return limit Jan 2. Similar rates to students and teachers to cover vacation period upon proper certificate.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Toledo
Detroit
Springfield
Monion
Court fight details assault case between Barrackman and Braden
In Police Court Demas Barrackman defends against an assault claim by David C Braden. Barrackman says Braden pulled a revolver prompting him to strike with a hammer which slipped and broke a window. Braden and two tailors dispute his account. Detectives separated them. Barrackman faces a separate $10 suit for damages to Braden’s store and injuries.
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Demas Barrackman
David C. Braden
Barrackman
Braden
Splan
Haley
Miss Barrackman
James Collins
Delegation Opposes Pesthouse Site Near City Hospital
A large Fourth and Fifth ward delegation plans to meet Mayor Bookwalter today to protest placing a pesthouse west of the city hospital. At Hammond's Hall, residents raised $10 to hire an attorney to speak for the crowd. Robert Forrester will attend to indicate a possible site near the McGregor fountain in the courthouse yard. The Patterson estate administrator Security Trust Company will seek an injunction, arguing depreciation of its property. Secretary Payne will join the mayor. Lawyers cited Illinois street closure precedent and City Attorney Joss warned an injunction would likely fail on depreciation grounds.
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City Hospital
Bookwalter
Hammond's Hall
Robert Forrester
Forrester
McGregor Fountain
T.a Courthouse
Security Trust Company
Patterson Estate
Payne
Trust Company
Duncan & Smith
Illinois Street
Union Station
Joss
Lost chatelaine purse with rings and cash reported
Mrs. Allison of 27 North Noble Street reported losing a chatelaine purse containing an opal ring a diamond a solitaire a small pearl a coral ring and a plain gold ring with cash. She searched Washington Street department stores then only missed it at home and offered a real reward for recovery. An intervening petition was filed in Federal Court yesterday in the cause of the
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Allison
North Noble Street
Washington Street
Stationery Contract Awarded to The Sentinel Printing Co
The Sentinel Printing Company won the Marion county stationery supply contract for 19 with the County Commissioners yesterday. The bid totals include 4188.89 for high quality stationery 1299.06 for 7 meray et a Sccntrares and 47.54 for aerial pads and other totals of the supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel Printing Company
Marion County
Sentinel Company
Big Four Holiday Excursions Across Central Territory
Holiday excursions offered to all points in the Central Passenger Association region including Buffalo Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Day ton Louisville Chicago Peoria and St Louis. Good for travel December 24 31 and January 1 with return until January 2 and for students and teachers with proper certificate until January 8. One way fare for round trip is one and one third fares. Contact H M Bronson A G P A No 1 East Washington St Indianapolis via C H D Ry for full details.
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Central Passenger Association
Buffalo
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Dayton
Louisville
Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
H. M. Bronson
East
Washington St
Indianapolis
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West Washington &T
Europe
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Brutal Joker
Huckelshaus
George Fate
Marrna
Fate
County Co
Hart
Greggery Keeper
Seaton
the Hatter
Dunlap’s
Weaver
D. Ry
Illinois and
German Fire Insurance of
South
Janes
Langenskamp Bros., Brass Works
USA
Georgia St
Mrs. Austin
Jayne
Alte
Eric-a-Brac
Schrader China Co
Orie Meincs
Talbott
Agnes
Quina
Merry Xmas
J. H. Reed
Jeweler
Union Painless Dentists Corner
Circle
Monument
Pioneer Brass Works Brass & Bronze Castings
S.penn
Lilly & Stalnaker
East Washington Street
Wilson
Ohio St
Goodyear
Hi. T. Conde Implement CO
West
Chad
Taggart
Butters
Carl L. Rost
Ateixr
Claypool Hotel
Vonnegut Hardware Co
East Washington St
Watertown
Wise
L. E. Morrison & CO. Rechive Trunk Factory
R. W. Furnas
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