Thirty Drivers Gather for Big Indianapolis Auto Race Weekend
The city hosts about thirty drivers for a two day race meet at the state fair grounds track with a match between Barney Oldfield and Tom Cooper expected to draw record speeds. Oldfield aims for under 1:10 miles, while Cooper’s 99 machine is in top form for the big pursuit and open events. Wayne County Automobile Club in Richmond seeks city speed limits of eight miles an hour in town and six at corners and opposes removing street lights.
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Barney Oldfield
Tom Cooper
Detroit
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Cooper
Kiser
George Weldely
Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Wayne County Automobile Club
P Ny
Chicago Automobile Club
Mammoth Cave
Reliance Topmast Snaps in Race Defending Cup
In a long Island Sound race, the cup defender Reliance lost its topmast two minutes after the start, forcing withdrawal as Constitution and Columbia continued. Constitution finished about nine minutes ahead of Columbia on the triangular Larchmont course. Iselin said Reliance would sail in Friday’s race.
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Larchmont Yacht Club
Long Island Sound
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Iselin
Columbia
Eee
Commodore F. T. Adams
Larchmont Club
Lipton Leaves London for New York Return voyage
A large Euston crowd bid farewell to Sir Thomas Lipton as he started for Liverpool to catch the Oceanic bound for New York. J. Morgan shared the car and Lipton sent a telegram to Sir Fromas Lipton wishing him a smooth voyage and success in the August race.
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Euston
Sir Thomas Lipton
Liverpool
New York
Sir Thomas
J. Morgan
Lipton
Edward
Fromas Lipton
America
Zoe
Beauty Foods For A Lovely Look From Government Wisdom
A Boston Herald piece extols beauty via diet, citing fresh fruits and vegetables as primary beauty foods. It notes water-rich produce aids health, mentions Cleopatra and H. W. Wiley, and warns fruits and vegetables mainly serve medicinal value for beauty rather than direct nourishment.
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Boston Herald
Sam
Acre
Algeria
Cleopatra
Prof
H. W. Wiley
Diet and the puzzle of weight from a female viewpoint
The article argues women fear becoming fat and outlines diet methods. It claims cutting bread and potatoes leads to rapid weight loss, while eating fattening foods with exercise can add flesh. It stresses moderation, self denial, and smart eating of fruits and greens to become prettiest.
Doctors Injured In Auto Crash Near Marion Indiana
Dr. F R Tuttle and Dr R A Morgan, both surgeons from Van Wert Ohio and on their way to a railway surgeons meeting in Indianapolis, were seriously injured when their car hit an open bridge two miles east of Marion. The vehicle went over a twenty foot bank. They were brought to Marion Hospital in serious condition with multiple fractures and internal injuries.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
F. R. Tuttle
van Wert
R. A. Morgan
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
Three Glass Firms Plan Central Selling Agency
Pittsburg June 17. The American Window Glass Company Independent Window Glass Company and Federation Window Glass Company will sell their own product after jobbers refused 300 000 boxes at offered price. They will run a central agency financed jointly to dispose of all glass and allocate pro rata shares by plant capacity.
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Pittsburg
National
Window Glass Jobbers’ Association
American Window Glass Company
Independent Window Glass Company
Federation Window Glass Company
Burglary Case Tangles Electrician Richard Miles
Richard Miles an electrician from No 20 South Arsenal avenue was jailed on burglary and grand larceny charges after being caught in George Kreitlein's bicycle store at No 28 South Illinois street while attempting to open the safe. A former employee who knew the combination, Miles had visited the store previously and admitted about $55 in gains. Police, aided by Kreitlein and two night watchmen, surprised him as he worked the safe and restrained him at gunpoint before summoning officers. Miles comes from a once respected family.
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Richard Miles
South Arsenal Avenue
George Kreitlein
South Illinois Street
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Miles
Stout
Askins
Duncan
Ink durability debate at City Hall echoes Boston
A Philadelphia clerk laments cheap ink in local records and cites Boston's tested inks praised by Benjamin Franklin. He notes experiments preserved by the American Philosophical Society show Boston ink lasting longer than common City Hall ink, urging improved standards for archival writing.
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Philadelphia
City Hall
Boston
Benjamin Franklin
American Philosophical Society
Franklin
Restaurant owner dies saving son in village fire
Columbus June 17. M J McMasters, operator of a Plain City restaurant in Madison county, died this morning while attempting to rescue his eleven year old son from a burning building. The boy died later of burns. McMasters had already saved his wife before going back for his son and suffocated.
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Columbus
M. J. McMasters
Plain City
Madison County
McMasters
Wabash College Commencement Honors and Degrees Conferred
The sixty third commencement at Wabash College in Crawfordsville featured an address by M E Ingalls of the Big Four railway on practical education for the business world. Honors awarded included the Fowler Duhme fellowship, oratorical and debating prizes, and several distinguished degrees for clergy and scholars. The class of 183 with ty three members marks the largest graduation since 189.
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Indianapolis Journal
Crawfordsville
Ind
Wabash College
Assembly Hall
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Big Four Railway
Ingalls
Fowler-Duhme
Victor Buchanan
Baldwin
Dayton
James F. Cooter
Washington College
Limesone
Louis Howland
the News
James Whitcomb Riley
Thomas C. Day
Haarearene
R. Todd
Henry 1Sdison
Thornberry
Charles F. Embree
Ogee G. Wishard
George G. Taylor
Emile W. McAfee
Raymond R.ene
Edward E. Ames
William Black
Edwin M. Brown
V. Buchanan
Theodore Ora
Alexander D. Sutherland
B. B. Ward
Earl B. Watson
Guy M. Wells
William M. White
W. P. Kane
Prosperous Year Ends With St Mary's College Exercises
St Mary's College in Terre Haute held a large graduation at St Cecilia Hall with 206 students, featuring music and awards for Loretta Turner and Elsie Jourdan. Plans near-term expansion include a new three-story hall and expanded facilities.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
St. Mary's College
St. Cecilia Hall
Sisters of Providence
United States
St. Mary’s of the Woods
Blanche Luken
Richmond
Elizabeth O'Hara
Peru
Maud Rockwell
Cincinnati
Loretta Turner
Brazil
Elsie Jo
Memorial University closes first year with first graduate
In Mason City Indiana on June 17 Memorial University founded by the Sons of Veterans closed its first year. The first graduate was James Leggett a colored man whose parents were slaves. Gen. Francis St. Drake pledged 35000 and $100000 more expected in the coming year. The university memorializes Civil War federal soldiers.
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Mason City
Memorial University
Sons of Veterans
James Leggett
Rgent Morris
Gen. Francis St. Drake
New and Old Fashions Spark Transparent Fabrice Trend
Louisville readers note a fashion fad inspired by a Hindoo princess tale. The court rumor claims gowns with sheer muslin and seven salts push the limits of decency, while designers label the look as mousseline and chiffon under new names. The trend mirrors the era’s smart set desires.
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Napoleon
Louisville Courier-Journal
Transparent Fabrice
A Journal of Fashion m Lcs
Journ
Saengerfest Opens in St Louis with 15000 Attendees
The thirty first national saengerfest opened at the liberal arts building with 15000 spectators. A 6000 voice mixed chorus and large orchestra performed Wagner and Mendelssohn numbers as Mme Louise Homer and Mme Katharina Fletcher Edel headlined. Prologues by officials and a flag exchange closed the opening night.
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Berlin
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Lohengrin
James J. Rohan
Telmarand
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Ortrud
Mme. Freischer-Edel
Elsa
Kaiser prize at Northeastern Saengerbund contest awarded
The Junger Maennerchor of Philadelphia won the Kaiser prize, with the Arions of Brooklyn close behind. The Mendelssohn bust went to United Singers of Newark with 59 points, and United Singers of Philadelphia were second with 58. Handelbust went to United Singers of Washington, D C, with United Singers of Long Island second. About 90,000 people attended the Volks feat at Riverview Park today and tonight.
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Philadelphia
Arions
Brooklyn
United Singers of
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N. J
Washington
D. C
Long Island
Volksfeat
Riverview Park
Flats by the Week in New York Seaside Strategy
A New York Times report details an Asbury Park owner who rented a seaside cottage weekly to multiple families during the peak season. It describes women who sublet high and low class flats, furnishing them cheaply and removing everything within an hour, while landlords charge rent for unoccupied units and demand careful tenant turnover.
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New York Times
Asbury Park
New York City
Central Park West
Furnished flats offer steady profits for women landlords
The passage describes a woman leasing ten furnished five room flats at 10 per week rent for occupancy and 23 per month unfurnished, with up to 43 per month in total, profits drying after seven months. A single tenant can run households with full kitchenware and linens, providing five room flats ready by 6 pm.
Musical Event at Franklin Delights Local Audience
Franklin Indiana June 17 The Johnson County Oratorio Society directed by Prof R B Rudy presented a grand concert at the Opera House featuring a chorus of one hundred and an orchestra of twenty five with singers from Franklin Edinburg Greenwood and Whiteland A Haydn creation section and Lohengrin adaptation highlighted the program Mrs C L Hair J 8 Story Earl Crecatt J R Mutz and C R Parker sang notable solos The closing number was America The program opened with a short drama by the Franklin Dramatic Club led by R C Byfield The society plans a May festival and seeks county cooperation for a statewide event in Indianapolis next year.
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Indianapolis Journal
Franklin
Ind
Opera
Johnson County Oratorio Sociey
R. B. Rudy
Indianapolis
W. R. Voris
Edinburg
Greenwood
Whiteland
America
Franklin Dramatic Club
R. C. Byfield
Southern Hosiery Makers Near Price Increases
Asheville June 17 final meeting of the Southern Association of Hosiery Manufacturers disposed of matters including a 10 percent price advance on all hosiery products regardless of grade. The concensus set the stage for further increases in prices soon.
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Asheville
N. C
Southern Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
British monitor Scorpion sinks off George's shoal
The British monitor Scorpion, towed by the tug Powerful from Bermuda to St. John’s, N B, foundered yesterday eighty miles off George's shoal. Fifteen crew members were rescued by the tug, which returned ashore to report the disaster.
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Bermuda
St. John's
N. B
George's Shoal
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