Indians at Chicago sportsmen show fascinate boards of trade crowd
A Canadian Pacific official recalls a February sportsmen’s show in Chicago featuring fifty Indians reenacting Hiawatha, with prettied Indian girls and a leading lady Ha Ha. Lloyd Torgerson and Harry Hunt, prominent business figures, visit daily, buy candy and whisky for the warriors, and plan carriage-wagon visits to Hunt’s home creating a sensational scene. Hunt’s wife hosts a matinee party for the guests, marking a unique social cameo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin
Canadian Pacific Way
English
Coliseum
Chicago
Des
Rat
Lloyd Torgerson
Harry Hunt
Board of Trade
Ha Ha
Minme Ha
Torgerson
Hunt
Pipp from Chicago to Invest in Indiana Enameling Plant
W H Pipp, guest at Denison Hotel, plans to build the Columbian Enameling and Stamping Company in Terre Haute. A Chicago plant burned a year ago, prompting relocation for cheap coal and good shipping. The firm will employ about eight hundred workers and aims to ship from Maine to Portland with exports to China and Japan. Enamel cooking utensils will be manufactured, with Charles Dana Gibson illustrating the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Pipp
Denison
Mr Pipp
PD. Gibson
Terre Haute
Pipp
Errs Haute
Apri
Maine
Portland
China
Japan
Charies Dana Gibson
Artist Turns to Servant Girl Role in Enamel Works
The article notes artist Mr. Gibson taking a new servant-girl role for an enamel project, instead of depicting The American Queen. He sketched statuesque maids and graceful kitchen scenes with enameled pots and kettles. The piece also covers Knights and Ladies of Honor committee meetings at the Denison Hotel with members listed and the organization’s local headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gibson
Richard Harding Davis
Nonce
Farrell Dead in Martinsville Sanatorium
Frank H. Farrell formerly of this city died Thursday at the Martinsville sanitarium from Bright's disease. He was 45, unmarried, and traffic chief for the Postal Telegraph Company. Funeral at St Bridget's Church Friday at 9 a.m. Also, Mrs Mary Mount died at 83 in the Home for the Friendless after a long decline. funeral at 9 a.m. today from her home, burial at Crown Hill. Mrs William Harding, former Shortridge teacher, died yesterday at Deaconess Hospital after brief illness. funeral private at her father's home tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Farrell
Martinsville
Bright
Chicago
Postal Telegraph Company
M. H. Farrell
Bridget’s
Mary Mount
Crown Hill
William Harding
Shortridge School
Deaconess Hospital
Joseph Allerdice
Lafayette High School
Park Avenue
Property transfers in Indianapolis noting two sales
Jennie E. Chambers sold 1717 West Morris Street to Melville A. Faris for 5200 dollars. James A. Gibson bought a set of Walter A. Nordyke on Adelaide Street near New York Street for 2600 dollars.
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Jennie E. Chambers
West Morris Street
Melville A. Faris
James A. Gibson
Aetty
Walter A. Nordyke
Adelaide Street
New York Street
Changes in voting places ahead of tomorrow's primaries
Voters face shifts in polling locations and poll hours as primaries near. Officials report about one hundred meetings last night to boost candidates and note election day procedures. Inspectors named for several precincts and voting sites updated, with some venues at Hoyt avenue address and Stewart's barber shop in Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
St of
John Ll. Benedict
William Kline
Hoyt Avenue
Edward Christy
George Gerhardt
South East Street
Frank Schnerr
Charles Fox
Kansas Street
Wayne Township
Stewart
Bridgeport
Work of grafters swindles saloon keepers in a beer scam
A graft scheme unfolds as negro grafters obtained treated kegs with recycled stamps, removing spigots and filling with water to sell cheap beer to saloonkeepers. The fraud’s exposure prompts calls for tighter stamp checks. Adam Heimberger reenters race for secretary of state, Jerome Herff to run for treasurer, and Wirt C. Smith pledges honest conduct if elected. George W. Shelby shifts from Democrat to Republican, citing long support for GOP candidates.
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United States
Adam Heimberger
New Albany
Heimberger
D. F. Allen
Finkfort
Jerome Herff
Peru
Carroll County People At Indianapolis Meeting
About 1 million attendees and Carroll County natives visiting Indianapolis for the semi annual Carroll County Association meeting at the Statehouse. Memorable tales recounting early city experiences, including gas lights and streetcars, accompanied by officer elections and memorials to local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County Association
Statehouse
Carroll County
Indianapolis
Denison House
Stokes
Will W. Hubbard
Ensy
A. W. Dunkle
Bert Fisher
Mary A. Benham
Wicker
Carroll County Association Organizes Pioneer Group Eight Years Ago
In Indianapolis, a session presided by Mr Frank Gronninger concluded with refreshments. The Carroll County Association is noted as having been organized eight years ago and as one of the pioneer county associations.
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Indianapolis
Frank Gronninger
Carroll County Association
Earlham Wins Debate At Butler In Anarchy Question
Earlham College defeated Butler University in a closely contested debate on the motion that Congress should legislate for the suppression of anarchy in the United States. Earlham’s team included Albert Small Albert J Copeland and Willard Trueblood while Butler was represented by Chester Vernier Roy Adney and Orval Mehring. Wilson S Dean presided and judges were William O Barnard Arthur Bestor and Francis Gavish. The winning debaters were honored at a college reception afterward.
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Congress
Butler
Earlham
United States
Messrs
Albert Small
Albert J. Copeland
Willard
Franklin
Francis Gavish
Indianapolis
Aid Requested Then Clash Near Washington and New Jersey Streets
Joe Hart sought police help claiming a man owed his mother for board and tried to take his clothes. A man named Barney Carp arrived with a bloodied head claiming Hart and a mother assaulted him and blocked clothing removal. Both Hart and Carp were arrested.
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Joe Hart
New Jersey
Washington Streets
Corrigan
Hyland
Washington
Barney Carp
Carp
Hart
Burglary Charges Drive Five to Grand Jury in Police Court
Ralph Eller of 1014 Elm Street Elmer Welshans of S22 Nelson Street Charles Minor of 811 Buchanan Street and Harry Myers with Roscoe Berdell were bound over to the grand jury on grand larceny and burglary charges. Minor reportedly led the operation. Arrests followed a dance after detectives watched the group for a day. They could not recall all robbed addresses, naming several stores on East Morris Virginia Madison and Delaware streets among others.
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Ralph Eller
Elm Street
Elmer Welshans
Nelson Street
Charles Minor
Buchanan Street
Harry Myers
Roscoe Berdell
Minor
East and
Morris Street
Virginia Avenue
South Side Market
Vahle
Madison Avenue
Crane
Louisiana Street
Shideler
Delaware Street
East
Morris Streets
St Patrick’s Day Vaudeville in Marion Opera House
The A O H of Marion, led by John H Scanlon, presents a vaudeville St Patrick’s Day show at English’s Opera House on Sunday night. Acts include Miss Ethel Baxter vocal, recitations by Scanlon and Kelly, quartets, solos by Mrs Brennan and others, a blackface act by Miller and Hunter, and a final one act sketch from The Bells by Burton B Goldman.
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Marion County
John H. Scanlon
Opera House
Ethel Baxter
T. B. Hessling
John Merl
Henry Dippel
Edward Laut
Cecilia Martin
Miller
Hunter
Florence Wagner
Herman Frey
the Bells
Mathias
Burton B. Goldberg
Marriage near Shelbyville Unites Storms and Davis
Robert Storms and Eva F. Davis of this city were married yesterday in Shelbyville by Rev. J. W. Duncan of the First M E Church. Storms is an electrician employed by a local telephone company.
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Robert Storms
Eva F. Davis
Shelbyville Yesteday
J. W. Duncan
M. E. Church
Storms
Local Catalog Items Listed for Shops in Indianapolis
Dunlaps Celebrated Hats Seaton s Hat Store Feed your horse Janes s Dustless Oats Sherman Decorating Co Paper hangings 1 East Ohio street Indianapolis Barber Supply Co For Massage Cream 37 East Ohio street Prior listings show a mix of shop names and street addresses in the Indianapolis area suggesting a brief local business directory item with product mentions and storefronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Barber Supply Co
Ohio Street
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Glove Vedkck
Mast
Washington Street
MR. Pipp
Larz A. Whitcomb
Guy T. Harrison
Gainesville
Harrison
Connersville Trust Company
Francis T. Roots
E. W. Ansted
W. T. Bower
J. C. Turkenkovh
B. F. Thiebaud
Farmers' and Merchants’ Trust Company of
Connersville
Grand Hotel
Richmond
Taggart
Hotel Reporter
Thomas Taggart
Union Depot
Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association
Merchants’ Association
Merchants’ Association of Indianapolis
Columbia Club
Postal Telegraph
Compan
Mere
Wulschner
Wirt C. Smith
George W. Shelby
West Twenty-eighth Street
State House
Shelbyville
Dunlap
Seaton’s Hat Store
Janes
Sherman Decorating Co
Techentin & Freiberg
Leo Lando
Optician
Pennsylvania St
Indiana
Mueller
Delaware
New York
the New Arcade Clothing Co
Bliss, Swain & CO
Os.s. Co
Muato
Hamburg-American
Cherbourg
RG. A. Victoria
F. Bismarck
Deutschland
Columbia
Hamburg
Pretoria
Patricia
Moltke
Waldersee
Hamburg-American Line
B'’way
Frenzel Bros
A. Metzger
Agis
Sanders Becker
Lew Shank
Chas. F. Baron
The
Taylor Carpet Co
West Washington St
Sentinel Printing Co
West Market Street
Hyder’s Drug Store
Washington and
Pennsylvania
W.l.douglas Hoe Wise
Greates
Arke Snot
Lotts
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Era EE
Youthra
Brockton
Hass
Washington ST
Rogers
Lilly & Stalnaker
E. Washington St
Imperial Hotel
Capitol Avenue
Ohio Sts
S’treinway
Pearson’s Piano House
Indianapolis, Ind
Steel Ranges
Chas. L. Hartmann
John A
Wenell
South
Illinois Street
Ind
Rolings Sons
Gymnaal
H. Osterheld
V. H. Lockwood
Lemcke Building
Prince Alberts
Cambridge
Prince Albert
Welsbach
CW. Meikel CO
Peon
Rouse & Mayhew Practical Opticians
Massachusetts Ave
C, Aneschnensel & Co
C. Aneshaensel & CO
Vienna Rolls
Joseph Taggart
Massachusetts Avenue
Vermont Street
New Jersey Street
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