Social News Roundup of Short Travels and Visits
A long list of personal notices from Indianapolis society notes Miss Marie Baldwin to spend summer in Washington DC and several Columbus and Kalamazoo residents visiting in city. Multiple Wainsworth and Reid Kackley trips planned to Virginia and Michigan, with travels to Atlantic City and New York. A number of weddings and betrothals announced including Hartzell Barber engagement with Canton ties, plus local holiday party plans and a Des Moines marriage notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Baldwin
Washington, D. C
Bessie Krag
Columbus
Nettie O’ Boyle
Dean Peters
Kalamazoo
Mich
Kate Hege
Josephine
Anabel Robinson
Atlantic City
Annie Dean
Marietta
Edward W. Doser
Union City
Thomas Reid Kackley
Virginia
J. M. Smith
Ethel
Bloomington
F. M. Ingler
Lucius Wainwright
Wainwright
Noblesville
Almus Ruddell
Stanton Farm
Boscobel
T. C. Steele
Margaret Steele
Pacific Coast
A. J. McIntosh
Miss McIntosh
New Albany
J. C. Hizar
Coronado Beach
Cal
Julius Woecher
Irma Wocher
Herbert Wocher
Wequetensing
Nettie D. Stewart
Chicago
Willam Kerfoot
Michigan City
Allen Sammons
Louis H. Levey
New York
Gail
Europe
Mortimer Levering
Richmond
Yale
Lila Ketcham
Robinwood
Miss Patterson
Cleveland
Belle Dean
Anna
Louise Spann
Malone
N. Y
Gloucester
Mass
W. W. Richardson
Ruth
Lois
San Francisco
Ober
Adatel Chenoweth
Hillcroft Hall
Miss Chenoweth
Anna Ransom
Alice Bates
Willhorte
Shelbyville
Tenn
Sallie Hall
Hazel West
William Morrison
Jay Dill
William Sproule
Wilbur Mcintosh
Reginald Sullivan
Amond Lynn
Leonard Campbell
Lew Wallace
Oldest Indiana native Thomas Pursel dies at 95
Thomas Pursel father of Mrs. Norman S. Byram died at her Indianapolis home aged ninety five after a fall two weeks earlier ended his hale life. A lifelong Hoosier, he arrived in Indiana as a child with his family and witnessed frontier life, blockhouses, floods, and early state history. He leaves five surviving children and multiple grandchildren across Indianapolis and Tucson. Funeral plans were to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pursel
Norman S. Byram
Pursel
N. S. Byram
G. L. Rittenhouse
Theodore
Edward
Josephine Pursel
W. C. Winchester
Tucson
A. T
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Dearborn County
Pursels
Thomas Purser
Miami University
Symms Majors
Caleb B. Smith
William H. MecGuffy
McGuffy
Young Pursel
New Orleans
Mississippi
Whitewater
Ohio River
William Purser
Robert Brackenridge
Harrison
Indiana-Ohio Line
David Wallace
Lew Wallace
Purser
William Henry Harrison
Eads
St. Louis
William Tyner
Pleasant A. Hackleman
Battle of
Corinth
Miss
Benjamin Spooner
Thomas Porter
Albert G. Porter
Amos Lane
Henry Lane
Jesse B. Holman
Cincinnati
Abner McCarty
Morgan
Indianapolis
Woman Fatally Shot Near Vandalia by Reckless Boy
Mrs Mary E Welch wife of Vandalia section foreman Michael Welch living at Bridgeport was accidentally shot yesterday morning by James Annidale and others firing at a mark with a .2 caliber flobert rifle. A bullet glanced off the target and hit her in the right breast. Dr Vokes could not locate the bullet and she may be fatally injured. She has a husband and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Welch
Michael Welch
Vandalia
Bridgeport
James Annidale
Welch
Vandalia Road
Ex-Judge Terhune Shapes Views in Local Campaign
Ex-Judge T. J. Terhune of Lebanon dined at Spencer House and discussed politics. He backs no fixed party, supported Palmer Buckner in 1896, admires Roosevelt, and would back Landis for Congress if the Dem nominee differs. He confines his stance to trusts and tariff as key Democratic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Terhune
Lebanon
Spencer House
Terhune
Democratic Party
Palmer and Buckner
Representative Landis
Congress
Landis
Roosevelt
William McKinley
Increased Valuation Expected for Personal Property
Parks M. Martin of the State Board of Tax Commissioners, in town yesterday, forecast a sharp rise in personal property valuations this year. County boards close sittings tomorrow and the State Tax Board meets July 14. He expects few appeals from county decisions and few railroad hearing challenges. Meetings with township assessors boosted diligence. taxpayers are listing property at full value, especially in the southern counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks M. Martin
State Board of Tax Commissioners
County Boards of Review
State Tax Board
Martin
Rv. Martin
Wingate
Miller campaigned at Hotel English on Polish support
Republican attorney general hopeful Charlies W. Miller visited Hotel English last night praising Representative Brick for a Pulaski statue measure. He predicted stronger Polish votes in St Joseph county and his district. Senator Fairbanks aide Jerry Matthews arrived in Indianapolis with Russell King to spend the summer here. Shipp has become Senator Beveridge's new secretary, succeeding Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies W. Miller
English
Thirteenth
Brick
Count Pulaski
Washington
St. Joseph County
Jerry Matthews
Senator Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Russell King
Fairbanks
Thomas R. Shipp
Beveridge
W. B. Roberts
News of the Courts: Suit Filed Over Board and Clothing
Sarah J. Jewitt filed suit against Josef H. Coffin and guardian John M. Williamson for 123 dollars alleged as due for board and clothing provided to Coffin's wife Maude Jewett who has been living with Jewitt for thirty weeks since her separation. Coffin is a minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah J. Jewitt
Josef H. Coffin
John M. Williamson
Coffin
Maude Jewett
Special judge appointed in Police Court for Armitage raid cases
Attorney Cass Connoway was appointed special judge in Police Court yesterday to try the gamblers caught in the raid on Armitage's place last week. The gamblers asked for a change of venue and were willing to plead guilty before another judge. Cases postponed until next Tuesday at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass Connoway
Armitage
Wulschner Music Company Sues Regal Manufacturing for 20000
The Wulschner Music Company filed suit yesterday against Regal Manufacturing for $20,000. It alleges Regal refused to furnish musical instruments per contract, hindering the plaintiff from carrying on its trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wulschner Music Company
Regal Manufacturing Company
Laintiff
Court Dockets Show Dismissals and Quiet Title Rulings
In Room 1 Judge John L. McMaster handles dismissals at plaintiffs costs in cases including Scanlin vs Ganzberg and Budd vs Heaton, plus an appeal in Heaton vs Jolly dismissed for want of prosecution. In Room 2 Judge James M. Leathers sees attachments, judgments, and quiet title actions with findings of $7.09 in favor of the plaintiff and costs, and other suits including Indianapolis railways losses and divorces across multiple Superior and Circuit Court dockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. McMaster
John Scanlin
William Ganzberg
Hickie Haugh
Eaton & Lund
Mary Lucas
Henry Greening
Benjamin Jones
John Budd
John Heaton
John Jolly
James M. Leathers
German General Protestant Orphan Association
John Coverhill
George B. Vandolah
Columbus Relief Fund Association
Circuit Court
Henry Clay Allen
Marion Trust Co
Grant Matthews
Franklin P. Johnson
City of Indianapolis
Charles K. Schafer
Commissioners’ Court
Frank J. Wetzel
Indianapolis Streetrailway Company
Irene Wetzel
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Clarence Nash
Lorena Nash
Superior Court
Sarah J. Jewett
Joseph H. Coffin
John M. Williamson
Furman Stout
Kansas
Stout
Margaret A. Rea
Walter Glaspool
Martha F. Glaspool
M. O'Connor & Co
Patrick J. Ryan
Charles H. Oliver
Harding & Miller Music Co
Justice Lockman
Wulschner Music Co
Regal Manufacturing Co
Owen County Board of Commissioners versus Richard Newport minutes
Supreme Court minutes show the case Owen County Board of Commissioners versus Richard Newport. Appellee's filing and proceedings are noted as part of the Owen County records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Board of Commissioners
Owen County
Richard Newport
Appellee
Iorsa
Board of Commissioners Owen
Legal brief highlights in multiple 19th century cases
Summary of varied appellate notes including Milwaukee Fire Insurance v Lemuel Todd and Union Traction Co v Lowe, with discussions on steamship ticket damages, railroad stop negligence, telegram delivery diligence, false copyright notices, and will revocation by vermin mutilation, covering statutes, penalties, and testamentary intent.
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Milwaukee Fire Insurance Company
United States
Northeastern Rep
Mass
Southwestern Rep
Texas
James
Judge Fly
Germany
New York
Walace
Cutler Va
Cutler
North Carolina
Deacon Joseph Sutton Receives Gold Gift At Baptist Church
A reception honored Deacon Joseph Sutton at the First Baptist Church in Indianapolis marking fifty years as Sunday school teacher and church leader. He was presented with $50 in gold by his Sunday school class as pastors and members recalled his long service and the church’s early history and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sutton
First Baptist Church
Sutton
South Meridian Street
Masonic Temple
H. A. Noe
Indianapolis
Deacon Sutton
William Featherstone
Featherstone
Arthur Jordan
Jordan
Mr. Sutton
G. V. Woolen
Thomas J. Villers
Judge Leathers Sought for Federal Bench Post
Friends of Judge James M. Leathers of the Superior Court have organized effort to secure a federal judgeship as successor to Judge John H. Baker. They cite four years on the Superior Bench, strong performance, and leading the party ticket in the last primary as reasons for the elevation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Leathers
Superior Court
John H. Baker
Leathers
Malta-Vita Pure Food Factory Runs Night and Day
Malta-Vita Purefood Co of Battle Creek proclaims nonstop production as demand soars. The ad promises fresh, pure, palatable food with no stale goods and outlines plans to build more factories to satisfy the public’s demand for the best and cheapest food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta-Vita Pure Food
Malta-Vita Purefood Co
Battle Creek
Home Dressmaking Hints by May Manton
Pretty aprons appeal to girls and form part of a complete wardrobe. This white lawn apron features needlework trimming, gathered front and back, shoulder Bretelles, waist sash, and center back closure. Pattern 4164 covers sizes four to twelve. 24 yards of material required for eight years, with edging and insertion. Send 10 cents for pattern illustration and address, Pattern Dept The Journal Indianapolis. Allow one week for return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Manton
the Journal
Indianapolis
Ind
Dairyman Fined Over Impure Milk Case at Police Court
The first case against dairymen for selling impure milk ended with George Bernhardt of Bluff Road fined 25 dollars plus costs after milk tested at 2.5 butter fat versus the 3.6 required by the Board of Health. Bernhardt appealed. In stock market news, the Indianapolis cattle sale reached its highest price in twenty years with an $8 bid for a May's Station shipment of twenty-one head. Most top prices this week came from May's Station, Rush County, as J A Widan set marks up to 7.50 and 7.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bernhardt
Bluff Road
Stubbs
Bernhardt
Board of Health
Indianapolis
C. H. Lyons
May's Station
Ind
May's
Rush County
J. A. Widan
Rally plans discussed by Epworth league superintendents
The superintendents of the Junior and Intermediate Epworth leagues met with Miss Ada New state superintendent and Miss Hilda Aronson district superintendent to discuss plans for a rally of the junior and intermediate departments to be held Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth
Ada New
Hilda Aronson
Ond
July U1 Epworth League session at First Baptist Church
The July U1 event at the First Baptist Church connects with the state convention of the Epworth League. It runs Thursday through Sunday with a Junior League session including all city leagues and attendees from other towns. The Sunday program includes several short addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Epworth
Three Men Arrested In Policy Game Sweep
Detectives Asch and Holtz arrested Steven Tewell from Muncie and Harry Sanders of East Washington Street on charges of policy gaming as they exited Sanders's barber shop. Sanders's pockets contained bills tied to policy bets. Robert Duncan was later arrested on similar counts. he is believed to be connected to Tewell and Sanders. Pearson Mendenhall urged Norwood incorporation to the County Commissioners, but the action requires one third of voters, not township consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asch and Holtz
Steven Tewell
Muncie
Harry Sanders
East Washington Street
Sanders
Searber
East Washington
Onl Sanders
Robert Duncan
Tewell
Pearson Mendenhall
Center Township
Norwood
Mendenhall
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