Local Society Notes From Elkhart and Nearby Cities
Miss Irma Rosenthal visits Elk hart Ind and several society guests travel for summer in Wisconsin and Michigan. Homes, weddings, and engagements are noted with Teas and receptions planned. Meriwether Moore wedding at North East street features pink decor and floral arch. Linkmeyer Nieman wed Aurora couple in a Lutheran ceremony. Resse Price marriage at Muncie home to conclude the July events.
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Irma Rosenthal
Elkhart
Ind
Jessie Eckhouse
Milwaukee
A. V. Wagner
Kalamazoo
Mich
Greeley Perrine
Flora Wulschner
Frederick B. Whitlock
Hawesville
Charles E. Coffin
Famiy
Charlevoix
Mariel Norris
Owensboro
Vanable
Bessie Perry
Madison
Margaret Rhea
Einstein
Cincinnati
Leah Oppenheim
W. G. Brown
Winona
Brownies
George Townley
Evalyn Seguin and
Gloucester
Mass
W. G. Sherman
East Pratt Street
Henry Severin, Jr
Elkhart Lake
Hamburg
Germany
France
J. R. Kemp
California
Walter Fugate
West
Walnut Street
Pittsburg
Carroll Hemingway
William Thompson
Valencia
Muncie
Blanch Backman
Wabash
Sarah Messing
Bertha Cohn
Fletcher Durbin
Chicago
Durbin
Wisconsin
Thomas E. Cathro
Thirteenth
United States Cavalry
Fort Sheridan
Fort Assinaboine
Mont
S. H. Smith
Nell
Charles Owen Ferguson
N. Frenzel
R. Mueller
E. Steinhilber
Otto
Robert Case
L. Ross
A. Scherrer
E. Reisner
Frida Minter
Louise Balke
Harriet Augusta Prunk
National Association of Elocutionists
Prank
Ways and Means
Prunk
Meriwether—Moore
Arminda C. Moore
North East Street
Mary
John Edwards Meriwether
Frank ©. Ballard
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Cavalleria Rusticana
W. J. Walker
Omaha
Frank New
Harlan W. Craft
Harry K. Haring
Harry P. Clarke
Agnes Dithmer
Helen Irwin
Grace Kennedy
Anna Kight
Belle Sawyer
Charles T. Healy
Alameda
Cal
LD. Walker
Decatur
James Henderson
Franklin
Meriwether
Dictation Habits With a Look at Modern Women
The piece compares stenographers who transcribe word for word with those who edit dictation. A Washington Post anecdote about a college educated woman misusing a Panama hat and a florist encounter contrasts expectations of women’s knowledge and shopping savvy.
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Washington Post
Cuba
Casserole A Household Favorite Replaces Stews
A New York Evening Post housekeeper notes how adopting the casserole has eliminated harsh stews from family meals. She praises covered earthen dishes for locking flavors, making roast lamb leftovers tastier when cooked with rice or macaroni, and highlights one-dish dinners as simpler and welcomed by all.
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New York Evening Post
Clever young woman sings to baby sparks a lullaby war
A witty New York Evening Sun item recalls a young matron who tried to lull her teething infant with a chosen tune. Her soporific Land on the Seal failed and drew the neighbor downstairs into a comic exchange as she offered to take the child.
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New York Evening Sun
Mrs. Black
Editor Remembered Reporter Ridgely Fake News Lampoon
At the Hotel English former Kentucky Lt Governor Underwood recalls a Louisville Post reporter Ben Ridgely famed for a fake column about two handsome blacksmith sisters near Louisville. Ridgely later swindled time with an Indiana farmer’s brother, then confessed the hoax after a lengthy afternoon diversion.
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Underwood
Kentucky
English
McCreary
Louisville Post
Louisville
Switzerland
Ridgely
Jeffersonville
Indiana
Proming
Bend Extends Capacity to Employ Four Thousand People
The city of Bend expands its facilities to reach a workforce around 4,000. Nearby Mishawaka hosts a large rubber boot and shoe factory, the region’s sole producer west of the Alleghenies from raw materials. Logansport’s D P Baldwin dined at the Spencer. Columbus Republican W A Stevens visited the Spencer House, and Ladoga’s A M Scott, a noted Indiana House leader, was in town.
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D. P. Baldwin
Logansport
Spencer
W. A. Stevens
Columbus
Spencer House
A. M. Scott
Ladoga
Indiana
House of Representatives
Followed the Circus: Lockwood Leaves Logansport Desk
Charles Lockwood of Peru has retired from the Logansport Journal editorial desk after a brief stint as editor and reporter. A former Wallace circus press agent, he enjoyed circus life and the sawdust scent. The tale parallels Adolph Gage, who joined Barnum’s horse parade in Chicago and Terre Haute, revealing a Terrre Haute society man in flamboyant rider attire.
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Charles Lockwood
Peru
Logansport
Lockwood
Wallace Circus
Wallace
Adolph Gage
Terre Haute
W. H. Armstrong Comny
Gage
Frankerley
Barnum Circus
Chicago
Perley
Gagg
(Fashion Notes) Pale green crepe de chine for young women
New York Sun describes pale green crepe de chine as a favored fabric for young women. Black picture hats provide contrast with subtle black accents on gowns. Very fashionable women may wear mousseline de soie fichus with matching plaited frills or cream lace appliques and rosette bows of black tulle at the tips.
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New York Sun
Home dressmaking hints by May Manton propose one piece bathing suits for children
Simple one piece bathing suits without skirts are described as the most desirable model for young children. They meet modesty standards while allowing freedom of movement. The illustration shows a bine brilliantine costume with white braid trim, noting serge and flannel as alternatives.
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May Manton
Equally appropriate blue trimmed pattern for children
A description of a child’s blue trimmed outfit with a blouse and bloomers. Details include a round waved collar, puff sleeves, belt joining blouse to bloomers, and center front closure. Pattern requires 3 yards 27 inch material for six years and offers sizes 2,4,8, and 10 with a 10 cent pattern coupon from The Journal Indianapolis.
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the Journal
Indianapolis
Ind
Odd Fellows Leader Visits Covington and Indy
A. C. Cable of Covington, grand sire of the 1. C. C. F., is at the Hotel English in Indianapolis on business. Former Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Underwood, also of Covington, met him here. Cable predicts a successful Des Moines meeting in September and notes the order’s prosperity. He plans to retire next September, with John B. Goodwin of Atlanta set to succeed him.
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A. C. Cable
English
Covington
Underwood
Kentucky
Mr. Cable
Chicago
Cable
Indianapolis
Ohio State Senate
Odd Fellows
Des Moines
John B. Goodwin
Atlanta, Ga
Benton County Men Nominee Discusses Corn and Land Value
H J Caldwell and W C Ditton of Earl Park Benton county visited the town yesterday. Caldwell, Republican nominee for joint representative from Benton and Newton counties, praised corn and oats over wheat due to heavy soil. He cited a district in Benton and Newton counties of sixty to seventy thousand acres valued at $100 per acre, owned by about a dozen people.
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H. J. Caldwell
W. C. Ditton
Earl Park
Benton County
Caldwell
Benton
Newton
Mr. Caldwell
South Bend Enthusiast Predicts City Growth
Elmer Crockett of South Bend predicts the city will rise to third largest in the state by the next census. He cites the city’s booming manufacturing sector, claiming the world’s largest wagon and carriage works and the country’s largest plow factory, plus a major sewing machine plant.
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Elmer Crockett
South Bend
Sewing
Sou
Det detective captain sentenced to prison on appeal
Minneapolis July 1 Judge Stim nm today sentenced Capt. N. W. King of the detective force to three years and six months hard labor in Stillwater penitentiary. He was convicted of being accessory to a felony. He is out on bail pending an appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Minneapolis
Stim Nm
N. W. King
Stillwater
Supreme Court
Congress Adjourns Sine Die After Danish West Indies Debate
The Fifty-seventh Congress adjourned sine die after a heated session over the Danish West Indies sale. Speaker Reed praised the body for its work, while Representative Cousins ridiculed Christmas claims about bribery. President Roosevelt signed naval and other bills before adjourning and later named four larger ships and two gunboats for the new naval program.
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Danish West Indies
Cousins
Richardson
Congress
Payne
Ways and Means
Sulzer
Dalzell
Iowa
Underwood
Alabama
Christmas
American Congress
Captain Christmas
Denmark
American State Department
Pennsylvania
Mr. Richardson
White
London
Hay
Dinsmore
Arkansas
House
House of Representatives
Mr. Landis
Indiana
Hamilton
Michigan
Suwanee
Dixie
Hooker
Roosevelt
Shaw
Moody
Hitchcock
Wilson
Capitol
Senate
Louisiana
Connecticut
Tennessee
Washington
Paducah
Wheeler
Kentucky
Jay
Senate adjourns sine die after stormy Philippine debate
Washington July 1 after a session marked by sharp clashes over the Philippine question the Senate adjourned sine die at 5 39 p m. Debate centered on a resolution for a summer visit by the Philippine committee and continued investigations. Spooner and Carmack clashed over attacks on the army while Lodge urged awaiting the people’s verdict next November. No action on the Bailey Beveridge case was taken.
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Washington
Senate
Messrs. Carmack
Tennessee
Spooner
Wisconsin
Culberson
Texas
McComas
Marylara
Lodge
Massachusetts
Carmack
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Philippine Committee
Cockrell
Missouri
Representative Burleson
Mr. Bailey
Beveridge
Mr. Hansbrough
Bailey
Warren
Allison
Committee On the Phillippines
Philippine Islands
Keane
Committee On
Army
Philippines Committee
Cabinet Deliberates Panama Canal Title and France Aid
The Cabinet, urged by Secretary Hay, plans measures to fulfill the isthmian canal law. It seeks legal means to affirm title to the United States, possibly via French courts or a legislative declaration from France. An attorney general may dispatch a capable envoy to Paris to secure necessary declarations and support from the French government.
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Hay
United States
Colombia
Neval
Rench
Chamber of Deputies
France
Meg Tly
Russell
Such & Pos
Paris
Moody
Pacific Cable Company
Nero
Francisco
Honolulu
Midway Island
Manila
Roosevelt Attends Dutch Reformed Church Cornerstone Ceremony
President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Dutch Reformed Church at Fifteenth and O streets, attended by hymns and a dedication sermon. The church is projected to cost 41,000 and be completed in November, with Roosevelt signing hands with stonemason John Jean and approving plans before leaving for Oyster Bay.
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Roosevelt
Dutch Reformed Church
Fifteenth
O Streets
J. A. Hoffheins
Martinsburg
John Fean
Will
Oyster Bay
L. L
Washington
Indiana Inventors Win Patents In July List
Washington July 1 Indiana inventors were granted patents today to William A Butler and A Kuntze South Bend continuous kiln Edward Buysse South Bend toning Gavice for carrier pigeons David B Cook Sellersburg weighing machine John D Hickman Anderson motorcycle Jobe hf co ee bush chisel Joseph Wall Create 5 oil and water separator Erasmus W sac Clays Binding at l other machines Charles T White South Bend bottle filling device
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Indiana
William A. Butler
A. Kuntze
South Bend
Edward Buysse
David 8. Cook
Sellersburg
John D. Hickman
Anderson
Jobe Hf Co
Bush
Joseph Wall
Erasmus W. Sac
Charles T. White
Army and Navy Promotions Nominated by President
The president sent Senate nominations for Army and Navy officers across Medical, Cavalry, Infantry, and Naval ranks. Promoted are Maj Blair D Taylor and Maj Alfred H Maus, Lt Col James A Maney, Lt Col Stretch, Maj Williams, Capt Shunk, and many lieutenants to colonel, captain, or lieutenant colonel. The Senate later confirmed all nominees.
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Washington
Senate
Horace J. Harvey
Fort Erie
Canada
Blair D. Taylor
Frank B. Keefer
Alfred
Cavalry
Coug Smith
Henry W
Prole
Leutenant
W. Shunk
Alexander M. Miller, Jr
Charles B. Drake
John F. Stretch
William P. Rogers
Charles A. Williams
Marion P. Maus
James A. Maney
John G. Workiser
Charles H. Bridges
Navy
Jonathan Brooks
Eugene B. Hall
D. Tiffany
Franklin FP. Sackett
David M. A Wiliam
Rites for Lord Pauncefote Sail From Annapolis to Brooklyn
The late British ambassador Lord Pauncefote received last rites in Annapolis as his body prepared for sea. An escort of honor led by Lt Cmdr Howard accompanied marines from the Naval Academy and seamen from the cruiser Brooklyn. A six horse caisson from Fort Myer bore the casket as nineteen guns fired a salute aboard the Standish.
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Annapolis
Lord Pauncefote
England
Howard
Naval Academy
Brooklyn
United States Artillery
Fort Myer
Standish
Coghlin
Chesapeake
Washington
Niblack
United States Navy
Call for end to cruelty to animals at Riverside Park
Letter to the editor urges public attention to animal cruelty at Riverside Park. Author complains of cramped quarters and lack of freedom, urging humane treatment while criticizing confinement practices. Indianapolis journal dated July.
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Indianapolis Journal
Riverside Park
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George T. Evans
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Charles A. Gerrard
Abram W., Hendricks
Victor K. Hendricks
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Cape Haytien
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Croiser
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