Letter Carriers Vote to Wear Shirtwaists This Summer
The Letter Carriers' Association met in the Order of Railway Conductors hall to decide on shirtwaist wear for warm weather, with a committee to select styles. The meeting also elected delegates to the national convention in Chattanooga, Schmedel Bradford Arbuckle Crawley McGinnis and Silver winning as delegates or alternates.
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Letter Carriers’ Association
Association
Chattanooga
Frank Schmedel
Joseph Bradford
Henry Canary
Alexander H. Arbuck
Good
Ike
Schmedel
Bradford
Carbuckle
Crawley
McGinnise
Silver
W. L. Cook
Eallous
R. L. McGinnis
Our .Erit
F. Schmedel
James Bradford
Henry L. Canary
Onne H
John M. Parson
New York
National Organization
Firstas
Hold-up Men Caught in South Pennsylvania Robbery
Detectives Splan and Haley arrested Charles Hoctor and John Brown for highway robbery of John Jacoby a saloon keeper on South Pennsylvania street. Hoctor confessed to brandishing a revolver while Brown assisted. The pair, with 17.56 secured, were jailed in separate cells as Wallace's show prompted their departure from town.
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Charles Hoctor
John Brown
Splan and
Haley
John Jacoby
South Pennsylvania Street
Hoctor c
Jacobs
Hoctor
Hoewr
Brown
Peni Jury
Ves
Wallace
Elizabethan Play to be Presented by Butler College Students
The Elizabethan play The Shoemaker's Hiotisay will be staged by Butler College English students in June. Competitive readings over two weeks have selected performers for parts including Prat Clara McIntyre and Simon Eyre with Ham Indianapolis and Lacy among the cast.
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George Brewster
California
Martin Amos
Cumberland
Ralph
Theodore Nance
Brazil
Oscar Holmes
Irvington
Rose
Florence Moore
Sibyl
Elizabet Wink
Knightstown
Morris
Indianapolis
Fanny Davenport Company
Indianapolis Dramatic Club
Chicago
Yale
Harva
Opera House
Hiotisay
Butler College
Prat
Clara
McIntyre
Simon Eyre
Ham
Lacy
German Park Opens Under German Park Association
The German Park Association of Indianapolis opened its park near Riverside Park, with hundreds attending. An orchestra provided music, games and contests were held for men and women, prizes awarded for high scores, and the clubhouse hosted entertainment and refreshments. Officers include Otto Frenzel president and Louis Hollweg vice president with Adolph Seidensticker secretary.
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German Park Association
Indianapolis
Cerealinetown
Riverside Park
Maennerchor
Gus Mueller
A. Seldensticker
George Gardner
E. Brinkmeyer
George Dunnmeyer
Paul Krauss
Otto Frenzel
Walter Rouse
John Lowe
FE. Dollmetsch
Doeppers
Goepper
Case
Keller
Louis Koss
Eugene Dollmetsch
George Amt
Adolph Seidensticker
J. W. Rodehamel
Louis Hollweg
Christian of
John Rauch
H. Frank
Gentry Show Arrives With New World Animal Acts
The Gentry dog and pony show pitched tents at Capitol avenue and Sixteenth street attracting large crowds of Indianapolis youths. New features include Little Jim a 22 month old elephant from Hagenbeck Germany trained since March. Jim will debut in a cake walk with Vinto and Toby. Trixie the diving dog is trained to leap forty feet. A parade with animals and wagons is set for 8 AM. Opening night is 8 PM with daily matinees and evening shows this week.
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Gentry Dog and Pony Show
Capitol Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Indianapolis
Professor Gentry
Little Jim
Jim
Gentry
Hagenbeck
Germany
Vinto
Toby
Trixie
Many Alleged Heirs Contest Indiana Land Case
Deputy Attorney General Merrill Moores travels to Bedford Indiana to pursue a probate case over land owned by the late John Donaldson who died intestate. Claims have swelled to about three hundred would be heirs, though Moores suspects most lack valid rights as the estate reverts to the state. Donaldson was known as an eccentric traveler who married repeatedly during his itinerant journeys.
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Merrill Moores
Bedford
Ind
John Donaldson
Donaldson
Moores
Bedford Ls
Indiana
Varigue
Scotland
Plano for 165 at Wulschner's offers 25 dollar deal
A promotional note announces a new 25 Plano for 165 at Wulschner's, indicating a bundled value or price deal. The listing highlights the bargain as a key selling point while naming Wulschner's as the local retailer.
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Wulschner’s
Ideal May Day crowds flood Indianapolis streets and parks
Forty to fifty thousand rode the street cars as crowds thronged Riverside and Fairview Parks, Armstrong Park visitors picked violets, and motorists joined the parade of growing automobile ownership. The day united parks, churches, and city life with heavy traffic and festive outdoor scenes, while a temperance sermon denounced wine and beer excesses and urged restraint.
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Indianapolis
Sol
Dame Nature
Armstrong Park
Paget
Fairground
Fairview
Mapleton
Prospect Street
Riverside Park
Broad Ripple
Garfield Park
Illinois and
Washington Streets
Riverside
City streetcars meet Crowds as Rail Lines Run Full
Reported crowds yesterday overwhelmed Indianapolis interurban lines. The street-railroad system deployed over half its open cars, and about 60 open and 80 enclosed cars were used to move migrant riders. The expansion occurred four months early to ensure comfort. Cars ran at capacity both directions on the interurban routes into the city.
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Indianapolis
Temperance revival opens at Grace M. E. Church
The Murphy Gospel Temperance League opened a series of meetings at Grace M. E. Church in Indianapolis last night. Bates Campbell, league president, urged personal assistance and earnest Christian effort beyond pledges and blue ribbons to spark a citywide revival. Short talks followed by a song service marked the rest of the gathering.
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Murphy Gospel Temperance League
Grace M. E
Bates Campbell
Indianapolis
League
Labor Day Committee Re elected Leaders Amid Harmony
The Labor day committee met in Central Labor Union Hall and re elected M T Butler president William F Ewald secretary and James W Madden treasurer by acclamation A contest for vice president between Henry Friedman and Thaddeus Gurley elected Gurley by a vote of to 2 Central Labor Union interactions and constitution revision motions were debated with little disruption Forty one unions sent delegates bringing total to eighty two with fifteen others yet to elect Their treasurer reported 1202 29 in the treasury and bond coverage was raised to 2000 Jessie Lendormi honored with a memorial resolutions adopted
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Central Labor Union Hall
M. T. Butler
William F. Ewald
James W. Madden
Henry Friedman
Agents’ Union
Thaddeus Gurley
Carpenters
Central Labor Union
Edward Barry
Typographical Union
Butler
Gurley
Laber League
Treasury
Jessie Lendormi
Organized Labor Movement
Strike Ends after four hours conference on Claypool building
Structural Iron Workers union and Haugh Noelke Co reach a contract allowing only union men to work, with nonunion workers given two weeks to join. Minimum wage is 25 cents per hour with time and a half for overtime and double time on Sundays. After Sept 11 the minimum drops to 20 cents. Arbitration to settle future disputes and striking workers to be rehired. Ornamental iron workers excluded.
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Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Haugh-Noelke Company
Claypool
Ohio
Pennsylvania
H. Noelke
Waterman
McKim
John Blue
Central Labor Union
John Feltmann
N. E. Baldwin
Covert
Kurtz
McCormack
Compan
Ornamental Iron Workers
Committee of
Hetherington & Berner
Brown & P Petcham
Indianapolis Bridge and Iron Works
Parkhurst Bros. & Co
Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Organizing Bakers Visit Prompts Union Meeting
T M Eilemann of Cleveland, executive board member of the International Bakers Union, is in town to organize local bakers. He plans a mass meeting at Germania Hall next Saturday and will tour bakeries to recruit nonunion workers. He cites fear of trusts and imported bread as obstacles but argues Indianapolis has enough organized members to support unionizing.
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T. M. Eilemann
Cleveland
International Bakers’ Union
Germania Hall
Indianapolis
Annexation Talk in Trivington Amid Major House Fire
A large fire in Trivington Saturday afternoon at 8 Layman Avenue behind Mrs Bellar's two story frame home aroused rapid neighbor aid. Officials estimate the home value at $1700. Fire spread from a gas stove, but nearby houses were saved through prompt action and rapid evacuation of belongings.
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Frank B. Davenport
Ritter Avenue
Bellar
Pleasant Run
Trivington
Irvington
Layman Avenue
Four Men Assault Frank Revels on North Senate Ave
An assault occurred on North Senate Avenue last night as four Black individuals attacked Frank Revels, leaving him unconscious in front of several witnesses including women. Police are investigating the incident and seeking information about the assailants and motive.
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Frank Revels
Senate Avenue
Piers
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