Expressmen Face Deluge of Christmas Packages
Express firms report record holiday volume with warehouses jammed and trains delayed. Adams and United States Express struggle to move gifts three days behind schedule despite dozens of extra workers. Rail traffic also peaks as trains run crowded, loading delays ripple through Union Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express Companies
Union Station
Adams Company
Adams
Secon d Cor
United States
Frere
American Express Company
Intendent
Zion
Union Railway Ny
Maennerchor Presents Annual Children's Christmas Program
About 200 children enjoyed the Maennerchor Ladies Society event with a tableau featuring five angels, Amy Nillett delivering a Christmas message with a reed horn, and Gretchen Geiger among the angels. The afternoon included music recitals by Lucien Segar, Ellis Levy, Schaers, and Carl Adam. Gifts of candy, fruit, and toys were distributed, and a dance followed after 6 o clock due to the extended program.
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Maennerchor Tall
Amy Nillett
Gretchen Geiger
Bien “Dain
Isa “Manntend
Ja Happersberger
Iony
Wadows
Lucien Segar
Ellis Levy
Schaers
Carl Adam
Detectives arrest four in highway robbery case
Detectives Dugan McGuff Haley and Splann yesterday arrested John Webber and Tom Notice charged with highway robbery and being known thieves. Webber of 49 South West Street identified by Fred Wachstetter as the man who held a revolver while another man took $5 and a gold watch from him. Wachstetter also noted Noble, who gave the name Brown, as one of the men at large. Webber has parole from Michigan City. both men have prison records. Police believe they targeted the safe of J M Kaminsky at Kentucky Avenue and Merrill Streets several nights ago.
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Dugan
McGuff
Haley
Splann
John Webber
Tom Notice
Webber
South West Street
Fred Wachstetter
Wachetetter
Alsure
Noble
Brown
Moes
East Washington Street
Webba
Michigan City
J. M. Kaminsky &c
Kentucky Avenue
Merrill Streets
Deserted Soldier Arrested Near His Mother
Charles Petro, a regular army member, was arrested yesterday by Constable Newhouse after deserting from a Montana post. He claimed to have returned home for Christmas to be with his mother, saying he feared he might never see her again if he did not visit.
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Charles Petro
Regular Army
Newhouse
Montana
Dinners for City Poor Helped by Salvation Army
Indianapolis charities and churches distributed food baskets for Christmas aiding many families in need. The Salvation Army, Charity Organization Society, Friendly Inn, and Home for Friendless Women reported their largest season. Secretary Grout noted 20 baskets given Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
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Indianapolis
Charity Organization Society
Salvation Army
Friendly Inn
Grout
Organizaton
Journal
Christmas Charity Distributes Food Baskets Citywide
The Charity Organization Society and churches aided the needy with meat, vegetables, cake, nuts, and fruit baskets. The Salvation Army switched to direct basket distributions, aided by postal invitations for December 4 1901. About 130 baskets were handed out at 3 South Capitol Avenue with chicken, cranberry sauce, and celery.
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Third Christian Church
Charity Organization Society
Grout
Irvington Sunday School
Salvation Army
South Capitol Avenue
Christmas charity in Indianapolis marked by meals and gifts
Children were introduced to the Christmas tree at 2 o clock as about 20 presents were given. Public dinners in barracks ended for good, seen as excluding many due to parasites. Friendly Inn hosted a large Christmas dinner for inmates and gifts were distributed. Mystic Shrine members gave baskets of food to poor families. Citizens quietly contributed to aid the extremely indigent, signaling a strong day of charity in Indianapolis.
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Mystic Shrine
Indianapolis
Charity
Saks Helps One Hundred Boys With Coats And Shoes
A hundred boys were helped yesterday morning when Saks & Co distributed coats and shoes after tickets were handed out by police. Under Sergeant Hagermann, the boys moved to the Bowen Merrill Co for fitting, with three clerks assisting. Employees with long service received gold gifts, while others got $5. Christmas Eve masses followed at St. Vincinn Hospital with Father Zirkleback and a second mass in F. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Smith noted the services.
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Saks &c
Ser-geant Hagermann
Bowen-Merrill Company
St. Vincents Hospital
Father Zirkleback
St. John's Church
Giorza
Andrew Smith
Firehouse Christmas Eve Music at Hospital Helfree
Roth and Mr Bowman performed music while George Hebbie served as organist. Yesterday the hospital’s sister superior, per custom, sent mince pies and eggnog to the nearby firehouse.
Impostor Brother of Burned Woman Exposed in City
Adam Young of Oakland City sent a letter with an affidavit claiming he is Fannie Boal’s brother. John Agnew admitted posing as her brother, saying Boal’s former housekeeper was his sister. Agnew, drunk, was locked up after police questioning. no theft charges found.
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Adam Young
Oakland City
Young
Fannie Boal
Hubbard Block
Pearl
California
John Agnew
Agnew
James Boal
Christmas Behind Bars Bright Day in City Institutions
Christmas in city jails workhouses and hospitals featured special menus and small celebrations. Sixty prisoners at the county jail enjoyed turkey oysters mashed potatoes and pie while the workhouse served rabbit. Other institutions offered similar fare and programs. the insane hospital held an afternoon dance to entertain non dangerous inmates and aid discipline.
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Turkey
Insane Hospital
City News Notes Funeral and Local Incidents
The funeral of Mrs. David Munson will be held this morning at 19 o'clock at the family home 2225 Park avenue, conducted by Rev. J Cum ming Smith. A fire last midnight in the Belmont saloon kitchen at 142 Madison avenue caused $50 damage. manager George Spagke. Oscar Railsback, 61, a farmer twelve miles north, died of heart disease. Mrs. S. C. Cumback fell from a street car at Washington and Pennsylvania streets, bruised. taken home by City Dispensary physicians. George W. Bohall killed by an electric shock at Madison avenue and McCarty street Tuesday. body prepared for Franklin shipment. funeral tomorrow at 548 Mulberry street. burial Saturday in Franklin.
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David Munson
Park Avenue
J. Cumming Smith
Belmont
Madison Avenue
George Spagke
Oscar Railsback
8. C. Cumback
Jefferson Avenue
Washington and
Pennsylvania Streets
George W. Bohall
McCarty Street
Whitsett & Culver
Franklin
No. S48
Mulberry Street
Lectures on Social Problems by Six Universities
Raymond Fuller of the University of Chicago plans a twelve lecture series on modern social problems with speakers from six leading universities. Subjects include The Social Question of Today and The Ethics of Business. The program requires at least 1500 subscribers, with a membership ticket costing 50 cents admitting two to each lecture.
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Raymond Fuller
University of Chicago
H. C. Adams
University of Michigan
S. M. Lindsay
University of Pennsylvania
H. H. Powers
Cornell University
E. A. Ross
University of Nebraska
Ira W. Howerth
Walter A. Wycoff
Princeton University
Albion W. Small
University of
Highway Robbery Charge After Alley Attempt
James Mitchell of 37 West Maryland street was arrested last night by Detectives Dugan and McGuff and charged with highway robbery. He grabbed Thomas Moore by the lapels in the alley behind Fletcher bank and demanded money, but got none. A scuffle drew a crowd before the detectives arrived.
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James Mitchell
West
Maryland Street
Dugan and McGuff
Thomas Moore
Fletcher Bank
Nee Mitchell
Fire damages Franklin residence at 1209 Belle Fontaine Street
An overheated stove in Benjamin Franklin's double house at 1209 Belle Fontaine Street caused a fire early yesterday morning. The blaze broke in the section used by traveler Charles Loring and family, who left for Cincinnati Tuesday night leaving the gas fire burning. The salvage corps saved part of Franklin's furniture. estimated loss about $2,000.
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Benjamin Franklin
Bellefontaine Street
Charles Loring
Cincinnati
Salvage Corp
Franklin
Trolley road scheme linked to McGowan rumors
Rumor centers on a plan to build a trolley line from New York to St. Louis with Hugh J. Mc Gowan leading the project and involvement attributed to the Murdocks of Lafayette and De Hans Robison of Cleveland. McGowan denies any truth to the report.
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New York
St. Louis
Hugh J. McGowan
Murdocks
Lafayette
de Hans Robison
Cleveland
Indiana Historical Society Plans Big 2 PM Annual Meeting
The Indiana Historical Society will hold its annual meeting this afternoon at the Statehouse rooms starting at 2 o'clock. A large turnout is anticipated for the event.
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The
Indiana Historical Society
Statehouse
Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company Investment Notice
The Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company reports assets over 350.00 invested in government bonds, municipal securities and mortgage loans. Promote a safe and sound home company. Office No. 148 East Market street. John M. Spann secretary John H. Holliday president.
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Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company
East Market Street
John M. Spann
John H. Holliday
Indiana Teachers Meet At Statehouse In 1900s Event
The Indiana Teachers Association opens its annual meeting at the Statehouse with expect ed attendance around twelve hundred. Sections on county superintendents elocution and more fill the day, plus the Indiana Academy of Science holds sessions in Agricultural Rooms at 1 30 p m. Noted speakers include F Louis Soldan H B Thearle and Reuben Post Halleck with evening addresses on education.
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State Teachers’ Association
Association
House of Representatives
Statehouse
Indiana Academy of Science
H. C. Meserve
Plymouth Church
Fred Noble
Anderson
R. J. Hamilton
Huntington
H. B. Brown
Valparaiso
Effie C. Hessin
Goshen
Soldan
Holy Communion and Christmas Services Across Episcopal Churches
Yesterday morning marked the anniversary of Christ's birth with 7 a.m. Holy Communion in St. Pauls Grace Cathedral St David's Holy Innocents and Christ Church. Eleven o'clock regular services and morning prayers followed by brief sermons preached by rectors. Bishop Francis was away and Grace Cathedral's sermon was delivered by Dean Peters.
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Christ
St. Paul's
Grace Cathedral
St. David's
Holy Innocents
Christ Church
Francis
Dean Peters
Man Named Nimmo Arrested After Struggle at Union Station
George Nimmo was arrested by Patrolmen Paulsell and Askins at Union Station after a tense altercation over a pocket letter. The letter implicated him as a possible professional crook. Nimmo was charged with loitering and held at headquarters despite scant additional evidence. Station master Lewis and others aided officers in subduing him. Nimmo possessed clothing, two wooden boards with sticks, scales, and receipts suggesting dealings with old gold buyers. he offered varying explanations, none satisfactory.
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George Nimmo
Union Station
Paulsell
Askins
Nimmo
Lewis
Samuel Benjamin
Columbus
Carnegie plan on national university falls short
San Francisco Post discusses Andrew Carnegie's offer to back a national university with ten million dollars in US Steel bonds or cash. Experts oppose government partnership in higher education, urging use of Carnegie funds for gifted individuals rather than a nationwide university.
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San Francisco
Andrew Carnegie
United States
Steel Trust
Secretary of the Treasury
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie
University of Berlin
Alexander Pope
Twickenham
Kant
von Stradonitz
Germany
National University
Money and empire in a Washington Star debate
His Opinion from the Washington Star presents a dialogue where a man of practical wisdom claims money destroys empires. Senator Sorghum counters that the real cause is other governments seeking wealth to fuel new empires, noting the difficulty of arguing against money.
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Washington Star
Senator Sorghum
Glimpses of the Future Spectograph Dream
The Cleveland Plain Dealer imagines future communications as a spectograph linking distant faces by wire. The piece envisions Smith of New York calling Jones of London and greeting him with familiarity, predicting a world of near instantaneous, personal global contact.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Smith
New York
Jones
London
Jove
Benton county Republican forces back McCoy in district race
C G Mauzy Benton county Republican leader attends State Teachers Association in Chicago to aid book publishers. He claims Benton county ready for victory and backs Thomas McCoy for re election amid opposition from Joseph Sleeper. Mauzy flatly refutes Chicago based work claim and cites district meetings held there for convenience.
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C. G. Mauzy
Fowler Republican
Republican Central Committee
Benton County
State Teachers’ Association
Book Publishers
Chicago
Mauzy
Thomas McCoy
McCoy
Lumbermen's Great Year Prepares for Cuba Trip
R K Willman secretary of the Indiana Retail Lumber Dealers Association visited the Grand Hotel on his way to St. Louis for the semi annual meeting of lumber secretaries. Indiana association will meet January 21 and 22 at the Grand Hotel. A committee on the Cuba trip will likely meet within two weeks to finish arrangements. Lumber demand remains high and Indiana reports exceptional trade this year. Walnut supplies are nearly exhausted while oak and ash are rapidly used up with oak replacing walnut in furniture trends.
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R. K. Willman
Hartford City
Indiana Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Grand Hotel
St. Louis
Indiana
Willman
Cuba
Planters
Wine Commentary and Local Election Buzz at Denison Hotel
Agent Leon F. Reinhard notes wine consumption rising ten to fifteen percent annually as families adopt wine at home. He recalls a buyer who preferred delivery by express wagon to avoid neighbors seeing a wine wagon. Local hotels hosted elaborate dinners. Denison Hotel guest list included R. C. Hillis, Cass County school official candidate, and Jesse Parmenter praising C. G. Cowegill for Congress in the Eleventh District.
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Leon F. Reinhard
Denison
Reinhard
R. C. Hillis
Cass County
Denison Hotel
Jesse Parmenter
Wabash
C. G. Cowegill
Cowegill
Dunlap Hats at Seaton's Hat Store and Buckwheat Ad
Dunlap's celebrated hats at Seaton's Hat Store alongside Leo Lando Optician and permanent address 42 N Pennsylvania St. Advertises horse feed Janes’s Dustless Oats and natural fur robes 4.50 and up from Tech Entin Frieberg 136 E Washington St. Mrs. Austin's buckwheat praised for purity and flavor with Ike Cook Champagne in an old time inference urging patrons to buy American goods and remember the name.
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Techentin & Frieberg
E. Washington St
Christmas Sunday Services Vary by Indianapolis Churches
Most Indianapolis churches held Christmas observances last Sunday with special music and sermons. Episcopal and Catholic parishes adhered to traditional customs, maintaining long held rituals and liturgical practices.
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Indianapolis
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Maennerchor
Ladies’ Society
Wulschner
Blanche B. Cox
Sergeant Fredericks
St. Vincent's
City News Notes
Mr. McGowan
Statehouse—Lumber Dealers
Lumbermen
Spencer House
Columbia Club
Hotel English
Grand
Cowgill
Anabe Pianos
the Starr Piano CO
Pennsylvania St
Representative Piano House
P. R. Rice Mercantile Cigar Co
St. Louis, Mo
Union Made
Excelsior
Sander & Becker
W. H. Roll
East Washington St
Ocean Steamers
QS. Co
Bermuda
Quebec
Vienna Rolls
Joseph Taggart’s
Massachusetts Ave
L’aiglon
Gainsborough Sentinel Printing Company
West Market Street
Dunlap's
Seaton's Hat Store
Janes
Leo Lando
Optician
Louis Chop
Marion
Martin Wade
S. Meridian St
Harding & Miller Music CO
Aeandra
Pennsylvania
Julius Walke
Episcopal Churches
Avna Cabinet Co., Inc
Maryland St
Bone Cutters
Huntington & Page 130
East Market
Eee
TEL
Hood
Ideal Gas
Co. W. Meirel Coo
North Pennsylvania St
C. Aneshaensel & Co
Ohio Street
Reinhart Physicians
Stevenson
Capitol Medical Institute
Bateeday Tillg
Indiana Illustrating Co
West Mayas Street
Pearson
Andeanapolis
Ened
Lilly & Stalnaker
Chas. L. Hartmann
Washington St
Sewatrs
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