Board of Trade to keep old quarters after failed FitzGerald buy
Governors vote 13 to 8 against purchasing the Fitzgerald building for the Board of Trade. The special committee is discharged and plans for a new building are dropped. Proposals included $15000 in cost, with board pays and a mortgage to cover the balance. Motions to retain or repurpose the site and seek state action fail. efforts shift to fundraising for Jackson fire victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Board of Trade
EB. B. Martindale
N Exchange
Martindale
S. M. Dyer
Ohio
Meridian
Martin
A_s
J. C. Adams
Washington
Jackson
Auditing Committee Reviews Indiana Dept Finances
The auditing committee of the Indiana Department G A R examined the adjutant general and quartermaster general accounts kept in Room 2 of the depository by Col R M Smock assistant to both officers. The panel will report to the state encampment at Terre Haute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Department
Adjutant General
Quartermaster
Ae Department
Col
R. M. Smock
Terre Haute
Cricket Coach Tells Of Use Of Grape-Nuts For Relief
The English coach of Germantown Cricket Club recalls a long bout with constipation and lower back pains during his early days in America. After trying remedies, he began using Grape-Nuts for breakfast and reports regular bowels, clearer head, and renewed stamina for hours of practice and coaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Gentry Show Opens With Bigger, Brighter Circus This Year
The Gentry dog and pony show pitched on Capitol Avenue near Sixteenth Street drew crowds of children eager for sights of fifty dogs, ponies, and elephants. A zebra in harness thrilled onlookers while Professor Gentry battled a stray moment. the parade showcased progress since last season. The afternoon and evening performances feature ponies, trained dogs, the Snyder canine family, Trixie the diving dog, and a Monkey fire brigade ending with a staged hotel fire rescue. The show runs all week with daily matinees and night shows regardless of weather.
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Capitol Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Gentry
Sixteenth
Meridian
Professor Gentry
Rion
Jim
Pinto
Toby
Charles Cronk
Snyder
Fred
Jerry
Scott
Trixie
Hotel de Gentry
Brigrade
Caesar
Dish Rag
State Health Board Special Meeting Addresses Smallpox Threats
A special meeting of the State Board of Health reviewed the smallpox epidemic across 36 counties and considered strawboard companies seeking licenses to dump waste into streams. Governor Durbin approved epidemic fund requisitions as the board’s expense reserves run low, while vaccination efforts and site visits were planned in towns including Waterloo and Garrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Durbin
Harry
Hurty
de Kalb
Waterloo
Garrett
Ale
Indianapolis
Poland
Rochester
Morristown
Rockpot
Fountaintown
Connorsville
Elnora
Switzerland
Dubois
Vanderburg
Gibson
Ferry
Cox
Spencer
Smallpox Case Reaches City Board of Health
A new smallpox case was reported to the City Board of Health yesterday. The patient is John Banks of 619 Maxwell Street, living with the Beverus family, from whom he contracted the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Health
John Banks
Frank Beverus
Maxwell Street
Banks
Beverus
Civil Service Examinations Set for June 3 Here
Federal exams announced for June 3 in this city cover positions in the United States classified service. Open to all U S citizens meeting requirements, the tests include posts in the Philippine service, Smithsonian Institution, and Department of Agriculture with salaries ranging from 720 to 3000 dollars. Applicants will be graded impartially based solely on examination performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Classified Service
United States
Philippine Service
Smithsonian Institution
Department of Agriculture
United States Shipping
Captain Kinney Stricken By Acute Rheumatic Fever
Qastey entertainment program notes Captain Kinney ill with acute rheumatic fever. His condition was dire on several occasions, raising fears he might not survive. Zither solos accompany the event, reflecting a period tone and local performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qastey
Aptain Kinney
Indiana county saloon licenses by county totals
State Statistician Johnson releases a statement detailing the number of county saloon licenses in ninety two Indiana counties alongside each county’s population. Brown and Steuben have no licenses, Marion shows lowest licenses per capita, and Allen counts 27 licenses for its 77,270 residents. He will add city license figures soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Evansville
Brown
Marion County
Allen County
Indiana
Indiana Ranching Company Stockholders Choose Board of Directors
A stockholders meeting of the Indiana Ranching Company was held in Room 12 at the State house. A board of directors for the next year was elected: Robert Reed, Humphrey C. Griffith, John E. Webb, Harry J. Milligan, Maj. William J. Richards, Mr. Battolph, and Charles Downing. The firm raises sheep on Parke county lands.
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The
Indiana Ranching Company
Statehouse
Robert Reed
Kingan & Co
Humphrey C. Griffith
John E. Webb
Greenwood
Harry J. Milligan
William J. Richards
Battolph
Charles Downing
Greenfield
State Board of Agriculture
Parke County
Indiana
Fight San Jose Scale Leads Indianapolis Probe
State Entomologist Troop and Superintendent J Clyde Power jointed to study the San Jose scale plaque in Indianapolis. Power asks the City Park Board to authorize a $1,000 appropriation to combat the pest before it attacks shade trees. Troop recommends city funding to wage the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Indianapolis
Troop
J. Clyde Power
Power
City Park Board
Indianapolis arsenal grounds decision rests with people
Secretary Root has not determined a disposition for the Indianapolis arsenal grounds. He can only recommend to Congress, after which Congress will act. The ultimate decision will rest with Indianapolis residents if they show unanimity on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Root
Indianapolis Arsenal
Washington Dispatch
Congress
Indianapolis
First Break in Tailors Strike as Exchange Secretary Signs
G A Frenk secretary of the Merchant Tailors' Exchange signed the union’s agreement last night. The pact grants all demanded terms including union recognition. Frenk employs about fifteen to twenty two tailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Frenk
Merchant Tailors’ Exchange
Frenk
Excursion to Lawrenceburg and Varied Rail Offers
A set of Sunday and weekday excursion details from Indianapolis through Big Four and other routes. Offers include trips to Lawrenceburg for $1.00 round trip, to Louisville for $1.50, to Cincinnati for $1.25, and a Buffalo excursion for $9.55. Times, stations, and ticket offices listed, with ads interspersed for local businesses and services.
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Big Four
East Washington Street
Shooting of a Babe In Accident at North West Street
Bertha Valentine an eighteen month old girl of Samuel Valentine was shot likely fatally yesterday afternoon by her four year old brother Lonnie. Lonnie seized a pistol from a dresser and fired as Johnnie nine? was in the room. The weapon a 38 caliber pistol.
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Bertha
Samuel Valentine
North West Street
Lonnie Valentine
Lonnie
John
Keno
Johnnie
Papa
Fire Erases Tent Car Of No 1 Dog and Pony Show
A Topeka message reports the burning of the No 1 dog and pony show tent car led by W. W. Gentry. The wreck occurred between Emporia and Topeka as the train sped, saved only by quick dash to a water tank and showmen’s aid. Loss is estimated at 1500 dollars.
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Topeka
Kan
Dog and Pony Show No. 1
W. W. Gentry
Emporia
Aged Man Charles Hosman Dies at 96 at Beville Ave
Charles Hosman aged ninety six died yesterday around noon at 921 Beville avenue after a five week decline. He came to Indiana young, settled near Silver Lake, and spent winters with his son J. T. Hosman. He was eighty one years a member of the Methodist Church and was known for claimed peculiar powers that cured ailments in children without drugs. He leaves four children William of Findlay Ohio J W of Indianapolis James of Peru and Minor of Silver Lake, plus many grandchildren great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. The funeral is at his home this afternoon followed by burial at Silver Lake.
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Charles Hosman
Beville Avenue
Indiana
Silver Lake
J. T. Hosman
Methodist Church
William Hosman
Findlay
J. W. Hosman
Indianapolis
James Hosman
Peru
Minor Hosman
Minnie Williams Drowns After Bluff On Canal Near Twenty Third Street
Minnie Williams known as Minnie Warmack, a colored woman living with her mother on St Clair street and Indiana avenue, drowned herself yesterday about 11 near the canal at Twenty third street after threats of suicide. Crowds and fishermen watched as she worsened the bluff, jumped in when warned, and was recovered shortly after by bicycle police using grappling hooks. She had previously threatened near Fourteenth street and above the aqueduct and had separated from her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Williams
Twenty-third Street
Fourteenth Street
Twenty-third-street
Williams
St. Clair Street
Indiana Avenue
Minnie Warmack
National Temperance Convention to Meet in Indianapolis
The local Young People's Christian Temperance Union learned the national convention will be held in Indianapolis starting September 27 with about two hundred delegates expected. At a Sunday meeting a local officer exposed a bottle of whisky to illustrate violations of the law, purchased earlier at a drug store, and the proprietor offered no questions or objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Christian Temperance Union
Indianapolis
Chicago
San Francisco
Baldwin's miniature factory exhibit at music store
D H Baldwin & Co展示 a detailed half inch to the foot replica of their Paris exposition factory at the music store. The model shows machinery, workers, and a lesson from lumber yard to salesroom, built entirely by Baldwin & Co employees for public viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Baldwin & Co
Bebia
Captain Kinney Returns to City Detective Office
Captain Kinney of the city detective department resumed duties yesterday after a three month absence. The return was unheralded but celebrated by officials led by Superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Kinney
City Detective Department
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Battenburg
Cellent
Kattenburg
Bes At
L. Sayres
Mattings
Granti
Albert Gall
W. Washington St
Glove Store
East
Washington Str
Wfitsgerald
Pyle Hume
Gentry Show
State Health Board
Prince Alberts
Kahn
Zeke
C.aneshaensel & CO
Ohio Street
Evolring
Lanston
K. W. Lowry
Mer
K. H. Lowry
West Maryland Street
Indianapol
Waverley Factory
South East St
Johnson- Woodbridge CO
Delaware St
Lawrenceburg
Aurora and Way
Via
Louisville
Indianapolis Union Station
Cincinnati
D. R’y
Rushville
Connersville
Hamilton
Buffalo
Whitsett & Culver
Willoughby
Monument
North Meridian Street
Janes
Hollenbeck’s Wire Works
Illinois
W. F. Kissel
Techentin & Freiberg
Washington St
C. J. Mansfield
Massachusetts Avenue
Indianapolis Art Glass Works
E. Wehigan
M. Rot
Frank Buttz
Bates House
Willig’s Cash Furniture
West
Washington Street
H. T. Hearley Vehicle CO
Orginal
Juliasc
Christian Temperance Union
W. HI. Rolls
Union Painless Dentists
Corneree
Circle
Depurator Medical Institute and Sanitarium
North
Illinois Street
Ind
Olivis
Price
Roc Everywhere
Sentinel Printing Company
West Market Street
Geo
Je Marott
Wash. St
SAKS
Washington and Pennsylvania Sts
Central Rubber & Supply Co
S. Meridian St
Dame
Bliss, Swain & Co
WLU
Leopold Weiss
East Ohio Street
Corner Meridian
A.B. Meyer & CO
North Pennsylvania St
F. R. Rice M. C. CO
St. Louis
Aurora
Indianapolis Hardware CO
Meridian Street
Pearl Street
Indianapolis, Ind
Baldwin
Paris
D. H. Baldwin & Co., Manufacturers
Arthur Cigars
Louis G. Deschler
Sunday Journal
Gora
WM. H. Block CO
Great Disfpla Olumbia Bicycles
Lilly & Stalnaker
East Washington
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