Hotels Swindled by Man Using Seven Aliases
A swindler, armed with a credit letter and seven aliases, has defrauded hotelkeepers of about 12009 across midwestern and eastern cities. The scheme used checks drawn on the Earl Fruit Company of California, with names including L. O. mn and C A Cotherall. Cities targeted include Portland Missouri, Boston, Albany, Springfield Mass, Syracuse, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Pittsburg, Springfield Ohio, New London and Hartford. Edward A. Walz, president of the hotel men's association, is compiling reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National
L. O. Bruben
Portland
Boston
Albany
Springfield
Mass
Syracuse
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Pittsburg
New London
Hartford
Conn
Edward A. Walz
Hotel Men's Association
George C. Boldt
Wabeeia Hotel
Where Analogy Ceases in the Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star quotes Mr Bryan saying he can stay in his barn to keep warm as a Nebraska snowstorm rages. The piece notes the analogy fails as the robin hides its head under its wing amid the harsh elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Bryan
Nebraska
Paine's Celery Compound Praised Across Lands
An advertisement extols Paine's Celery Compound as a universal remedy for nervous disorders rheumatism and related ailments. It cites the case of Wyan Nelson president of the Nelson Grain Co Kansas City who credits the product with restoring appetite sleep and nerve health after medical advice suggested rest from work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paine
Wyan Nelson
Nelson Grain Co
Kansas City
Nelson
Diamond Pyes Dye Claim Bright, Fast Color
A claim that Diamond Pyes dyes deliver faster and brighter colors than any rival dye. The brief note highlights superior shade speed and intensity, suggesting improved results for fabrics and textiles.
Beaucaire at English's charms Indianapolis crowd
The Mansfield company presented Beaucaire by Rich ard Mansfield with Mr Tarkington’s story in dramatic form at English's last evening. The audience honored Tarkington with roses as Mansfield dazzled in the title role and Miss Ethel Knight Mor rison starred as Lady Mary. The performance blended book material with stage additions and offered a lively, adventurous dramatization of Beaucaire and Lady Mary Carlisle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaucaire
Richard Mansfield
Indianapolis
Booth Tarkington
Monsieur Beaucaire
America
Mr. Tarkington
Mansfield
Tarkington
Evelyn Greenteat Sutherland
France
Mary Carlisle
Mary
Bath
Beau Nash
Winterset
Lady Mary
Bath Society
Duc de Chateyrie
Oidame
Baucaire
Marquis de Mirepois
Mr. Mansfield
Beauecaire
Molyneux
Ethel Knight-Morrison
Ernest Warde
Besu Nash
Society Notes Highlight a Flurry of Visits and Weddings
Miss White of Canada visits her brother Dr. W C White while Harold Taylor travels to Crawfordsville. Livingston D Wells passes through for a week en route to West Baden. Miss Lou Hunt returns from Toledo and many others host visits, box parties, teas, and invitations. Weddings include Martindale Van Camp and a Bloomington ceremony. Olmstead and Oliver marry in Chicago with Indianapolis ties. social rounds feature clubs, receptions, and travel across cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss White
Canada
W. C. White
Harold Taylor
Crawfordsville
Livingston D. Wells
City
West Baden
Lou Hunt
Toledo
Victoria
Athens
Toms
Alexander Stewert
Eee
Udlow
Williams
Pleasant Bond
Wilson
Thomas Dean
North Capitol Avenue
Newman
Nixon
Woodbury
N. J
Miss Jennings
Baltimore
Joseph Z. Stephen
Frank ¢. Jordan
Frank C. Kibbey
Richmond
Emerson W. Chaille
Nellie Bowman
Vivian Olga Strother
Samuel Reid
William Reid
Paris
France
Co. &. Lockard
W. E. Collins
Connecticut
W. T. Steele
Mary Alice Sloan
North Meridian Street
la Mitologia de Nuestras Posessiones Nuevas
Miss Sloan
Don Quixote
Lucien N. Sullivan
C. L Fletcher
Santa Fe
la Ciudad Espanol de Los Estado Unidos
Herbert Spaan
Raymond P. van Camp
van Camp
Farmer—Brown
Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
W. B. Farmer
Mary Elizabeth Brown
College-avenue Methodist Church
L. F. Dimmitt
College Avenue Church
W. R. Halstead
Jessie M. Oliver
George Oliver
Michigan City
Grace Episcopal Church
Chicago
John H. Olmstead
Indianapolis
Local society notes and church events from Indianapolis area
The fragment recounts visits by Ida Whitenack and numerous Indianapolis residents to friends here, a wedding at the Christian parsonage and the church’s first opened concert, plus a New York Evening Sun excerpt on tea pairings and the rise of themed tearooms with Dutch, East Indian, and American styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Rush
Indianapolis
Rebekah Lodge
Smith's Valley
Ida Whitenack
Vories
Michigan
John MacQuelston
W. E. Browning
Alma Pierce
Grace Foster
Edna Shortridge
Joseph Rubush
George Young
Young
Weaver
Charles Hogate
Sepa
Dr. B. Stanton
Charlies Donall
Franklin
William Duff
Elmer Tyner
Kirklin
S. W. van Nuys
Charles Donall
John Winchester
New Christian Church
Christian Parsonage
Yorkey
Annie Blake
Richard Powell
Powell
Whiteland
New York
Delft
William Kohne
Starch
West Morris Street
Kohne
Downey Street
Henry Behman
C. Behman
Portland
Ind
Honey Behman
Salvation Army
South Capitol Avenue
Harry D. Hanwood
North Pennsylvania Street
First Baptist Church
Ace
Sane
Leo B. Riggs
Iss Lucy Woodbridge
C. J. W. Parker
Y. M. C. A. Orchestra
Margaret Seegmiller
Indianapolis German Park
Twenty-firet Street
Belt Railroad
Sugar Grove Avenue
MI Band
Simplify the home by subtraction not addition
A New York Evening Post piece urges housekeepers to trim clutter, weighing each item for use or ornament. It praises conservatism, desiring rooms without possession, and notes white fashions for spring with cautions on color balance and complexion impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
May Manton dressmaking hints for Gibson waist styles
The feature describes Gibson waist designs gaining popularity with broad shoulders, detailing tucks and new cuffs for a refined finish. It notes white Madras originals without lining, while silks and wools benefit from lining, and explains a front back lining fit and deep shoulder plaits extending from waist to belt.
Woman's tucked Gibson waist pattern 4123 details
The pattern 4123 describes a women's waist with a central box plait, tapering silhouette, bishop sleeves with curved cuffs, and a plain stock neck worn plain or tied or ribboned. Materials required vary by width and bust size, with sizes 32 to 40 inches and patterns mailed from The Journal Pattern Dept Indianapolis for 10 cents plus return time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Journal
Indianapolis
Ind
Roosevelt Speaks At Sons of the American Revolution Banquet
At the New Willard Hotel a near four hundred guest banquet closed the congress of the Sons of the American Revolution. President Roosevelt attended with Cortelyou and spoke about the army navy and flag praising past heroes and urging steadfast support for the nation. Guests on the dais included Walker Logan Hanna Lodge and others as Senators Platt and Evans were noted present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Willard Hotel
the Sons of the American Revolution
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Walker Seth Logan
Noble D. Larner
District of Columbia Society
Hanna and
Lodge
Grosvenor and
Admiral Watson
Senator Platt
Connecticut
Pensions
Evans
David J. Hill
Army
Republic
Union
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Navy
General Breckenridge
United States
Tropics
Philippine
Hanna
Property transfers on Bellefontaine Pine St Clair and more
Levi Pearson transferred a Bellefontaine street residence near Thirteenth to Ora Pearson for 4000 dollars. Mary Jaeger bought a Pine and St Clair corner property from Henry Klanke for 3500 dollars. Magdalena Weber sold to Louis Metzger a Massachusetts Avenue property near Noble Street for 3000 dollars. Florence Thompson deeded two Eleventh Street lots near Cornell Avenue to L C Thompson Manufacturing Company for 8000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi 8. Pearson
Ora C. Pearson
Bellefontaine Street
Thirteenth
Mary Jaeger
Pine and
St. Clair Streets
Henry Klanke
Magdalena Weber
Louis J. Metzger
Massachusetts Avenue
Noble Street
Florence A. Thompson
L. C. Thompson Manufacturing Company
Eleventh Street
Cornell Avenue
West Kansas City Egg Dealers Face Packing Giants
The Produce Dealers Association of Kansas and Oklahoma met in Kansas City to discuss how big packing houses have crowded out small shippers in eggs and poultry. John Stewart of Concordia said four large firms hold 144 million eggs in storage, with prices rising and fewer eggs stored this year. Poultry dealers claim higher shipping rates than packers, urging West dealers to unite to stop the Reese effect threatening the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
West
Produce Dealers’ Association of
Kansas
Oklahoma
John Stewart
Concordia
Kan
Seaboard
Life and Character Talks Prominent City Preachers
City notes report upcoming talks by Rev H W Kellogg on the Life of St Paul at Central Ave M E Church with stereopticon illustrations and Rev H C Meserve at Plymouth Church on Character plus Augustus a Mason speaking on My Outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Kellogg
St. Paul
Central Avenue M. E
Plymouth Church
H. C. Meserve
Augustus A Mason
State Printing Board
Blatchley
John Herron Art Institute
Western Association of Artists
Government delays filing of Chicago packing injun ctions bill
Chicago on May 2 officials announced the government would not file the bill seeking injunctions against Chicago packing corporations until next week. W A Day special attorney for the Department of Justice departed for Washington with a copy of the bill for review by Attorney General Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
W. A. Day
Department of Justice
Washington
Knox
Towboat on Rampage near Memphis sinks barges
The towboat J. B. Finley suffered a cam gearing failure that left her uncontrollable as she drifted along the Mississippi coast near Friars Point Miss. She sank nineteen barges including a coal laden barge and the Texas heavily loaded with steel rails. No injuries reported. Repairs planned and parts of the tow to be left at Vicksburg and Natchez. Owned by Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company of Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
J. B. Finley
Friars Point
Miss
Texas
Vicksburg
Natchez
Monongahela River
Civil service exam bloopers stun New York Post readers
The New York Post recounts humorous civil service exam moments including a keeper hopeful misplacing liniment to a lion through bars and a widow candidate bragging of twenty years as qualifications for a police matron. Definitions and transcription slips also amuse, revealing mangled phrases about career, habit, and function.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Civil-Service Commission
Port Chalmette Neutrality Ruling Expected
Baltimore Herald notes no evidence found of neutrality law violations at Port Chalmette Louisiana. The piece cites Colonel Crowder and President and Attorney General Knox backing the view that allegations of British impressments and arms shipments are unsubstantiated and that large purchases of horses and mules remain within traditional practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Herald
Port Chalmette
Louisiana
Crowder
Knox
Ex-Governor Stone Speaks On Carnegie Library Plans
Missouri's former governor voices strong concern over Mr. Carnegie and his library program. He rejects the idea of applying Carnegie funds to any community lacking clear plans and accountability. Renowned philanthropist plans are met with caution due to local needs and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Stone
Missouri
Carnegie
Missouri professors dismissed over library invite decision
A report notes that Carnegie advised dismissing University of Missouri professors after the tron master was invited to a new Columbia library. Hope for the executive governor has been abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brary
Carnegie
University of Missouri
Columbia
Monument for Tombs Angel Foster Receives Roosevelt Gift
President Roosevelt sent a contribution to a fund to erect a monument for Mrs. Rebecca Salome Foster known as the Tombs Angel who died in the Park Avenue Hotel disaster. The check came with a note praising her work and expressing pleasure in supporting the tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Rebecca Salome Foster
Park Avenue Hotel
Railway Officials Reston Sings Resignations in Two Cities
Tyler Texas May 2 R M H first vice president and superintendent for the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas headquartered in Tyler has resigned. Norfolk Virginia May 2 R F L general passenger agent of the Airline has tendered his resignation and will go East in other service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Re Association of Railway
A. W. Candless
John E. Owens
Chicago
W. 8. Hoy
Wellston
Louis J. Mitchell
James A. Duncan
Toledo
A. L. Wright
Iowa
John B. Brule
J. C. Wysor
Virginia
Canada
W. M. Jamieson
Texas
R. Ortega
Mexico
Indianapolis
Tyler
Tex
R. MH
St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas
Norfolk
R. F.L
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Indiana
von Suret
Ane
Stevenson Bidz
Tess
Home Institution
Andy
Noes Loan
Owmarket ST
Indianapolina
Paine’s
MR. Tarkingtons
English's
Spokane Mansfield
Grand
Ee Reeves
English
Ife
Manafield
Edmond Rostand
de Maupassant
Daniel
Flaubert
Zola
Mansfeld
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
Cuba
Terre Haute
Grand Opera House
Blumenstein
Barhydt
Opera House
Wce
Herbert Chelsey
The
Ears
Personal and
Greenwood
May Manton
Gibson
Cincinnati
Duhme Jewelry Co
the Duhme Jewelry Co
Fourth Street
Ohio
Sons OF American Revolution
Flag
EGG and Poultry Business
Beet Packers
City News Notes
Edward McKinney
West North Street
Sherlock Holmes
Chicago Record-Herald
Villes
A. Conan Doyle
Philadelphia Times
McClure, Phillips & Co
East 25Th St
Indiana Dental College
Department of Dentistry
University of Indianapolis
To & Rm Ss. W. Cor
Delaware and
Ohio Streets
Nebraska State Journal
Henri Wattereson
Ryan
Kentucky
Railway Officials
Reston
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