Jessie Bartlett Davis Opens Engagement at Fairview Park
Jessie Bartlett Davis, former prima donna of the Bostonians, sang in Fairview Park last evening for the first time in this city. She drew a large, delighted audience with Love's Sacred Trust and Just Because I Love You So, ending with Comin' Thro' the Rye. She will perform nightly and Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Fair Bank
Carrie Bond
Bostonians
Reginald de Koven
Weber's Band at Fairview Park Delights City
John C. Weber's Military Band from Cincinnati drew the largest weekday audience at Fairview Park with an evening and afternoon program praised for popular appeal. Encore after encore followed pieces from Warblers Sultan of Sulu and Grand American Fantasia, with Kopp solos and selections from Lucia Trovatore and Badinage. Two matinee and evening concerts today promise light and classical fare plus plans for descriptive, requested, and rag-time programs later this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Park
John C. Weber
Cincinnati
Weber
George Ade
Sulu
Herbert
William Kopp
Holy City
Lucia
Il Trovatore
Dodo
Cupid
Bose
Social notes and summer travel in Elwood and beyond
Personal and society items list summer trips and departures of E F Claypool family and many friends to Chicago New York Florida Michigan and Virginia. Social events recount garden party hosted by Dr and Mrs Wilmer Christian in Indianapolis with Mr and Mrs Zener guests and a wedding. ELWOOD weddings report Vernon Dunn and Pearl Creason wed and William Leer and Nettie Summers marry in Rising Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Claypool
Cottage City
Mass
Russell T. Byers
Florida
Lena Byrd
St. Joe
Mich
Harry Griffiths
Kentucky
Frank B
Charles Latham
Joe
Chicago
W- M. Culver
Atlantic City
Evadne Hayward
Charles Whitsett
New York
Maragret Shover
Pottawamie, Mich
Anna Kondthaler
Morton Place
Ocean Grove
N. J
Arthur Duell Gates
White Sulphur Springs
Thomas Reid Kackley
Hugh McGowan
Scott
Mixi
Anna Jillson
T. C. Hopkins
Syracuse
N. Y
T. M. Bosson
Washington, D. C
Jennie Bishop
Brazil
Ind
James Sutherland
East Twenty-fifth Street
Woman's
Ida Louise Bierhaus
Vincennes
Alice Wilson
Crawfordsville
Charles Stewart
Cuba
Davis
Galveston
Tex
Christian
Elwood
Indianapolis Journal
Vernon Dunn
Miss Pearl
Park
Creason
L. C. Howe
Granite City
William Leer
Nettie Summers
Rising Sun
Melvin Richwine
Harbit
Wynn Wins Country Club Cup After Third Match Tie
Miss Gladys Wynn defeated Miss MaryJorie Potts on the Country Club links yesterday morning by a score of 123 to 131 with a three stroke handicap. The pair, playing for Mrs. Harry New's cup, had previous ties on July and July. The victory closes the tournament season at the Country Club until September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Wynn
MaryJorie Potts
Miss Wynn
Harry New
Foley Brothers Win Plumbing Contract for New Federal Building
Foley Brothers, city plumbers, secured the contract to plumb the new federal building. The deal totals 34000 dollars and covers all modern plumbing installations and related work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley Brothers
Federal
Contractors Edge Bids For New Building In Indianapolis
Three bidders entered the contest with Foley Brothers facing a Baltimore firm, a Philadelphia firm, and a lower bid deemed too low by general contractor John Peirce. Water supply uses a ten inch main, three large outlets feed Meridian and Pennsylvania street sewers. The contract calls for seven bathtubs, seventy five closets, seventy five lavatories, twenty sinks, and a full artificial gas system. Electric lighting and heating to be awarded in separate contracts. Foley Brothers plan to buy material in Indianapolis and hire local labor.
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Baltimore
Foley Brothers
John Peirce
Philadelphia
Meridian
Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis
Southern Indiana Railway Amends Articles of Incorporation
The Southern Indiana Railway increases capital stock from 1.5 million to 3 million dollars and broadens powers to extend branch lines in Lawrence, Sullivan, and Greene counties with a fifty mile limit from the main line. T. R. Walsh serves as president. The amendment yielded 1,500 dollars in state fees. Other filings note C. P. Lesh Paper Company raising capital to 60,000 dollars, Palmyra Independent Telephone Company incorporation with 14,000 dollars capital, and several other Indiana firms listing new capital or incorporation details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Indiana
C. P. Lesh Paper Company
Indianapolis
Palmyra Independent Telephone Company
Knox County
John W. Alton
J. G. Dreiman
W. H. Harrison
J.S. Holson
Cass County Judgeship Appointment Delayed by Governor
Governor Durbin held off on choosing a Cass county judgeship replacement for the late Judge Chase. He said he would hear applicants on Wednesday morning to hear qualifications and claims before any action, and urged calm with no immediate decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Chase
Durbin
Dairyman Harry Hoover Charged With Cream Theft
Harry E. Hoover of Broadway and Thirtieth Street was arrested on a warrant for stealing a quart of cream from the Polk Sanitary Milk Company at Sixteenth Street and College Avenue. The affidavit by Samuel O. Dungan valued the cream at 25 cents. Hoover’s brother posted bond for an appearance in Police Court this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Hoover
Broadway
Thirtieth Street
Polk Sanitary Milk Company
Sixteenth Street
College Avenue
Samuel O. Dungan
Polk Company
Hoover
Eureka Lodge to hold picnic at Spring Lake Park
City brief notes that Eureka Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen will organize a picnic next Sunday at Spring Lake Park on the Greenfield electric line. Several local people travel for various reasons and community members participate in civic events and personal announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Lodge
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Spring Lake Park
Greenfield
John Long
Harry Foster
Kentucky
Durbin
William Briggs
Edwin Wallace
Henry County
Epworth League
J. L. Funkhouser
Grace M. E. Church
Atlantic City
Jesse Tuttle
Nordyke & Marion
Marion Avenue
Order of Druids
Mount Jackson
Lake Wawasee
W. N. Northcott
F. C. Beck
C. W. Crook
Worth Tippy
J. K. Lilly
J. A. McAllister
Parry Manufacturing Company
Mutual Life, Sick and Accident Association of
Indiana
Indianapolis
W. H. Furniss
Thomas Smith
J. M. Porter
Allen C. Simms
Bishop A. Grant
B. F. Watson
C. M. C. Willis
Labor factions quarrel over carpenters clash at central union
The Central Labor Union debated Wood-Weaver Printing Company tensions as carpenters and building trades pressed for union labor while Edgar A. Perkins urged legal action. Delegates from Typographical Union carpenters and pressmen planned to join a grievance committee and test a union labor contract. The semi annual election re-elected most officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Trades
Central Labor Union
Building Trades Council
Carpenters’ Union
Woood-Weaver Printing Company
Wood
Zook
Edgar A. Perkins
State Federation of Labor
Allied
Thaddeus Gurley
The
Carpenters
Perkins
E. P. Barry
Typographical Union
Simon
Painters’ Union
Mr. Wood
Barry
Labor Temple Committee
John L. Feltman
George Custer
Harry Slough
D. L. Stoddard
Miss Lillie Fredericks
John Blue
Deserter Waiter Arrested at Union Station
A smooth-faced young waiter at the Union Station cafe was arrested by Constable John Newhouse for desertion from the United States Marine Corps. The man, Franklin Linn, left the cafe with authorities. his unknown motives and future disposition are to be determined as he is sent East. His parents reside in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Station
John Newhouse
Franklin Linn
Newhouse
United States Marine Corps
Union Standoff as Chicago Freight Strike Persists
The July 1 advance, wage talks, and July 7 work stoppage by freight handlers show unions pressuring railroads while officers resist concessions. Committing to meetings without bargaining power, unions face internal divisions as many workers return to work. Omaha and Atlantic City notes reveal broader labor tensions and upcoming wage scale decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters
Chicago
Funeral for Lord Pauncefote Arrives in England in Naval Honors
United States cruiser Brooklyn returns from Annapolis with the late British ambassador Lord Pauncefote for a full naval funeral at Newark upon Trent. His widow accompanies the coffin to the train amid bearers of 124 bluejackets. American and British bands play while minute guns salute as the coffin is transferred and departed.
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Newark-Upon-Trent
Southampton
Eng
United States
Brooklyn
Annapolis
Lord Pauncefote
Great Britain
Washington
Chopin
Joseph B. Coghlan
John R. Howley
Directors Endorse Refund to Factory Addition Purchasers
The Commercial Club board backed the Factory Association in refunding buyers of factory addition lots. More than $17,000 will be returned to those who paid in full or partially. The decision stems from inability to obtain a clear title. The association will consider other sites but acts not at present.
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The
Commercial Club
Factory Association
Death of J H Prier of J H Prier Co Carriage Dealer
John H. Prier of J. H. Prier & Co. carriage dealer died yesterday of apoplexy at his home 2209 North Illinois Street. He was 57, born in Akron, Ohio, a Civil War cavalryman, and came to the city twenty years ago. Survived by wife and brothers Henry J. and George Prier, Hiram Prier of Akron, D. Raber of Washington DC, and Mrs Amandus Siegfried. Funeral set for tomorrow at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Prier
J. H. Prier & Co
North
Illinois Street
Akron
Henry J
George Prier
Hiram Prier
8. S. Ra
Mrs Miller Dies in Chair at Columbia Avenue Home
Mrs Kate Miller died yesterday morning while seated in her chair at her son Augustus Wise’s home at 1647 Columbia avenue. She had grown grandchildren.
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Kate Miller
Augustus Wise
Columbia Avenue
County Officials Seek Land Sale for Army Post Near Wayne
County Commissioners plan to mobilize Wayne township farmers owning land near the poor farm to sell to the government for an army post. They aim to relocate from the city area and were authorized to negotiate with the government. The price for the poor farm lands stands at 00 per acre, with the government seeking at least two to four sections of available land near the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Township
Million a Day Ends Meeting on Wage Concessions
In Chicago at 2 am a conference of the Teamsters Union executives and related bodies produced a new wage proposition for railway managers. Freight handlers accept the July 1 schedule with three concessions: probation elimination, straight time for overtime, and 17 1/2 cents an hour for truckers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Teamsters’ Union
Team Owners’ Association
Freight Handlers’ Union
Chicago Federation of Labor
Truck Teamsters
Property Transfers Report from East Washington and Bellefontaine Streets
Alfred B Broom sold a lot on East Washington Street near Eastern Avenue to Louis Fye for 3000 dollars. Louis Kennedy sold property on Bellefontaine Street near Fifteenth to Harry B Gates for 5750 dollars. J P Lally Townlet and Manufacturer 2 Monument Place.
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Alfred B. Broom
East Washington Street
Eastern Avenue
Louis Fye
Louis Kennedy
Bellefontaine Street
Ifteenth
Harry B. Gates
J. P. Lally
Monument Place
King Edward to be moved to royal yacht today
London July 14 bulletin says the King progresses satisfactorily and the wound heals well. An ambulance was brought to Buckingham Palace for tomorrow's transfer to the railway station, with bluejackets rehearsing the move under nurse supervision. He will travel with Queen Alexandra and Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark to the Victoria and Albert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Alexandra
Prince
Princess Charles
Denmark
Francis Knolly
Victoria and Albert
Italian King Victor Emmanuel Enters St Petersburg in Ceremonial Visit
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy arrived in St Petersburg on July 4 and was greeted by civil and military authorities. The burgomaster presented a silver plate with bread and salt, troops were inspected, and the King laid a large silver wreath on the tomb of Alexander III at the cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Alexander III
Chicago Strike Statement Details Freight Handlers Action
Chicago general managers released a statement explaining the strike context and noting an April railroads advance to freight handlers. The message stresses informing the thinking public so they may form conclusions based on the facts presented.
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Chicago
Collision sinks steamer Teutonia with 38 lost in Straits
A night collision in the Straits of Malacca between the Teutonia and a Chinese junk left both vessels sunk. Of 106 aboard the Teutonia and junk, 68 were rescued, 38 presumed lost as divers search the wrecks.
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Singapore
San Francisco
Straits of Malacca
Teutonia
Manua Chiefs Arrested Over Kava Customs Defiance
In Tutuila Samoa, chiefs of Manua resisting a High Court ruling on serving kava have been detained by Captain Sebree of the USS Wheeling and will face conspiracy charges. Among the arrestees is the district judge who dissented in the original case. Puimanua the governor had allegedly encouraged the plot, but apologized after learning of the gunboat action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tutuila
Samoa
San Francisco
Manua
Sebree
United States
Puimanua
Deaths of noted figures span several states
NEW YORK July 14 Rev William Hell Brokaw who led YMCA at Camp Alger VA and aided camp sanitation is dead in New York City. He formerly led the Protestant Episcopal Church in San Antonio TX. TOPEKA July 14 Dr A M Callahan clerk of the District Court is dead a prominent Mason who once led Scottish Rite Royal Arch and Knights Templar. NEW YORK July 14 Mrs Elizabeth Daly mother of actors is dead in Revere after illness. She was 73. LOUISVILLE July 14 Marcus Doerhoeffer Monarch Tobacco manager and former stockholder dies at home. ST JOHNS July 4 Sir Joseph Ignatius Little chief justice and deputy Governor of Newfoundland dies at 67.
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New York
William Hell Brokaw
Young Men's Christian Association
Camp Alger
Virginia
Protestant Episcopal Church
San Antonio
Tex
Topeka
Kan
A. M. Callahan
Royal Arch Masons
Knights Templar
Elizabeth Daly
Revere
Boston
Louisville
Marcus Doerhoeffer
Monarch Tobacco Company
American and Continental Tobacco Company
ST. Johns
N. F
Joseph Ignatius Little
Newfoundland
Railroad merchant case affirms mail loss not liable to third party
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis affirmed a lower court verdict in Bankers' Mutual Casualty Co versus Minneapolis St Paul and Ste Marie. The court held the railroad company is only the government’s agent and not responsible to a third party for mail loss, with responsibility to the government alone.
Heavy River Traffic Sets Record at Louisville Canal
The number of loaded coal and steel packages passing through the Louisville canal by noon today reached 4% with 67 steel entries. The midsummer run breaks records for river commerce, placing the stream in the lead of any prior year. Packages ranged from 9 to 2.50 tons each.
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Louisville
Prescribed and Tee Com mented by Leading Musicians
An ad listing sizes and measurements for a line of footwear and apparel, noting pricing per pair and including men’s, boys’, and children’s shoes. It appears to be a mail order offer from a music or apparel catalog, inviting purchasers to send payment by post to receive the item.
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Nemo
Paul Fl. Krauss
East Washington St
N. A. Moore Co
North Illinois ST
Telehone
the Union Surety CO
Indianapolis, Ind
Hugh Dougherty
Eudorus M. Johnson
Law
Ss & — Mnors Lo and
Fice-Nommarket ST
McCray
McCray Refrigerator Co
Old Tel
S. Capitol Ave
Kendallville
Ned Jones
Agt
Bankers Land
East Market Street
J. Nmlarott
Washington St
Sunday Journal
Pair Bank
Fairview
Cincinnati Organization
Personal and
Southern Indiana Railway
Samuel Dongan
Harry Hoover
City News Notes
Waiter
Union Station Cafe
Omaha
Neb
Curran
Glass Blowers’ Convention
Diamonds
King Edward
Nice
France
Les Grandes Magasins
Place Clichy
Military Club
Credit Lyonnais
Tokio
Japan
Jap Rose
Kirk
James S. Kirk & Company
National Bond and Realty Co
East
Ohio
Earth
Martin Wade
Meridian ST
R H. Lockwood
Lemcke Bldg
Brussels
Marie Henriette
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Eastbourne
Sussex
Duke of Devonshire
High Court
Nathan
Duane St
Sander & Becker Furniture Company
Firs Opp Connnsuss
J. F. Spaunhurst
Soleation Building
C. I. Fletcher
South
Meridian Street
New
Watson & CO
Milssenger
Indiana Dental College
Department of Dentistry
University of Indianapolis
Delaware and
Ohio Streets
Pearson’s Piano House
Paris
N. St
Willig’s Cash Furniture Store
West
Washington Street
TEL
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