Local Society Notes and Social Visits
Mrs James Macfarlane of Pittsburg visits North Meridian Street guest of Mrs E F Hodges. Miss Gertrude Fletcher of Orlando plans a visit with sister Mrs Edward Churchman. Miss Emma Helloway to visit Mrs Arthur Preston in Arlington New Jersey. Section B ladies bake sale at Mrs R F Osgood 1603 New Jersey Street today 2 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Macfarlane
Pittsburg
E. F. Hodges
North Meridian Street
J. N. Hurty
W. J. McKee
Madison
Gertrude Fletcher
Orlando
Fla
Edward Churchman
Charles Shaler
George B. Gaston
Emma Helloway
Arthur Preston
Arlington
N. J
Oliver Dale
Marion
Ernest Cole
H. C. Hopkins
Waukesha
Wis
H. C. Martin
Blacherne
James Macintosh Judson
J P S Decision Promotes Postum Coffee Reform
Judge W W Bowen of Creeds Va proclaims himself a reformed coffee taper and urges readers to switch from coffee to Postum. He cites relief from headaches stomach trouble and nervousness after eliminating coffee and drinking Postum, noting his wife also improved and that Postum is now their preferred drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Bowen
Creeds
Classical School Alumnae Host Reception for Mrs Sewall
The Girls' Classical School alumnae held a reception at the Propylaeum honoring Mrs May Wright Sewall and marking the school's twentieth anniversary. Guests from Indianapolis and beyond attended, with 100 invitations returning from out of town as Hart's orchestra played and blooms filled the rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Thomas Reid Rackley
Albert Baldwin, Jr
New Orleans
N. A. Gladding
A. J Halford
Washington, D. C
A. H. Stem
St. Paul, Minn
Miss Atkins
Marietta, Ga
George Beck
Gulf
Roberts
Trenton
N. J
Bick
Danville
Ill
Beck
Edith
Calfornia
California
Notable Local Visits and Church Activities Highlight Tipton Week
Tipton residents hosted relatives and guests from Franklin Indianapolis Anderson and Brasil. The High School junior class staged a play in Peek's Hall while church groups planned meetings and dedications. Various residents planned travels to New York Hanford and North Dakota, with community notices of illness deaths and hospitality amid a busy spring week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Martze
Tipton
Amy Harmon
Franklin
Ernest Craft
Indianapolis
Peek's Hall
Alma Brewer
Foster
Charles Burton
Whitestown
J. H. Kelley
New York
General Assembly
Harry Ewing
Hanford
Cal
Emma Vought
Maud Meyers
Stanton
Okal Browning
Edna
Ethel Coughlin
Mary Seaborn
Anderson
Mark Wiley
John van Dyke
Nelson Sourwine
Miss Sourwine
Brasil
Ind
Ford McClellan
Cardon Oldaker
D. Whitenack
Cost comparison of asphalt types shocks city talk
A businessman notes a Toronto World July article comparing land asphalt and pitch lake pavements. Repairs cost far less on pitch lake pavements despite greater age, suggesting the asphalt trust favors proper contractors and highlighting Monument Place as an example of long-lasting pitch lake paving.
Hotel Lobby Gleanings and Local Railings of Whitcomb
In Indianapolis a bachelor Larz A Whitcomb declares he paid a meat bill of 100 dollars while revealing his role as secretary treasurer of the Chalfant Cafe Club. The club founded by residents of the Chalfant apartment house operates a dining room guided by a board of directors including Caldwell Whitcomb Shedd Pritchard and Keenan. Members buy ten dollar shares, directors rotate quarterly, and the facility covers staff wages and supplies, with profits shared as the “fat of the land.” In other news Francis M Dice of the rural free delivery service reports Kentucky routes expanding Jefferson county and the arrival of Major Dice after a successful Kentucky mission. Dice notes twenty routes, including mountainous districts, and recalls two women and two colored men who passed carrier examinations. Dice will next travel to Paducah, while returning from Crawfordsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larz
A. Whitcomb
Whitcomb
Chalfant Cafe Club
Indianapolis
Indiana
Chalfant
George B. Caldwell
Larz A. Whitcomb
Edwin H. Shedd
John Pritchard
Edwin C. Keenan
Kate Medicus
Board of Directors
Francis M. Dice
Kentucky
Jefferson County
Louisville
Mr. Dice
Dice
Majoh
Paducah
Crawfordsville
Jacob L. Greene in Town at Insurance Talk
Jacob L. Greene president of Connecticut Mutual Life spoke in the Hotel English lobby about a long trend of falling mortality in the U. S. and England. He noted revised American mortality tables, cautious reforms in life insurance, and the rise of healthful outdoor living among business men aiding longevity. He emphasized conservative firms with steady dividends and described his annual agency tour before departing with his wife for St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
English
Jacob L. Greene
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
America
Greene
United States
Mr. Greene
Connecticut Mutual
Hartford
Indianapolis
Thomas H. Spann
Winfield Miller
St. Louis
James M. Bishop Here County in the Legislature
James M. Bishop is shown representing County in the Legislature in a brief notice. The item notes his role and involvement in a legislative session. No further details are provided.
James M. Bishop Sees Republican Victory Ahead
James M. Bishop of Morgan County, a Republican veteran of the last Legislature, visited Hotel English yesterday. He remains confident the Republican Party will win a splendid victory in November despite recent municipal results. Bishop rose to prominence as a new House member and was linked to the noted kidnapping case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Bishop
Morgan County
English
Bishop
House of Representatives
Fourth District Officials Show Party Swings In Two Cities
Two former lawmakers from the Fourth district, ex-Senator W W Lambert of Columbus and ex-Senator Joseph Shea of Seymour, reported party shifts in Columbus and Seymour. Lambert labeled the Columbus result a rebuke to corruption and misrule, while Shea said Republicans were ousted after four years. Both predicted a Democratic comeback in the Fourth district this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Lambert
Joseph Shea
Shea
Lambert
Bartholomew County
Seymour residents gather as water rent suit opens
Citizens from Seymour converge on Denison and local hotels as Farmers Loan and Trust Company and Seymour Water Company sue the city for unpaid water rents. City Attorney J M Lewis and ex Senator Joseph Rhea lead city defense with Byron K Elliott assistance. Water company appears represented by Oscar H Montgomery and postmaster W P Masters attends. Mayors Mills and Shields also present. The case centers on whether water supplied by the company qualifies as rents owed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Seymour Water Company
United States
J. M. Lewis
Joseph Rhea
Byron K. Elliott
W. P. Masters
Denison
Water Company
Oscar H. Montgomery
Republican State Committee
A. W. Mills
J. M. Shields
Lafayette Republicans win city election roundup
Henry Marshall of Lafayette, chairman of the Republican city committee, said the campaign ends now after a decisive victory last Tuesday. He noted the race was not a cinch and that many believed Democrats would win before the convention, but Republicans rallied in the final round to carry the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Marshall
Lafayette
Marshall
Republican
Republican campaign HQ at Hotel English announced
Republican headquarters will be at the Hotel English during the campaign. Chairman Goodrich has taken rooms there with his private secretary A C Millikan. Headquarters are planned to move to the New Claypool when it is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel
English
Goodrich
A. C. Millikan
New
Claypool
City News Notes and Local Events Summary
German Park Association plans progressive euchre parties begin tomorrow. Christ Church choir to repeat Bennett's cantata The Woman of Samaria tomorrow evening. University Place Baptist Ladies' Aid holding rummage sale at Vermont and Senate. Eight Purdue students arrived in Indianapolis for militia camp, including Sergeant Major Mark H. Dawson. Jacob Pratt Dunn addressed Benjamin Harrison School children about Indiana's great people. Universalist pastors exchange pulpits tomorrow with Peardon preaching at 10 45 am and 7 46 pm. Dr. Schenck treated a fractured bone from a bicycle fall on Pearl near Pennsylvania. Ford Opera Company with Trinity Mission talent presents Two Orphans next Thursday for Trinity Mission benefit. Plymouth Church vesper with Mendelssohn piece Oh for the Wings of a Dove sung by Mrs Ella B. Hitt. Christ Church to dedicate new memorial windows by Lauck. a year after church refurnishing. Augustine McNamara, former Indianapolis pressman, dies aged 39. funeral tomorrow from Franks’ home. Gaar-Scott manager reports an awning stolen by a strange man posing as janitor. United Brethren in Christ aims to erect a central State college within a few years. endowment planned at 26008 with site selection and possible locations including Anderson Noblesville Frankfort and Indianapolis.
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German Park Association
Bennett
Schenck
Ave Lini
Pearl Street
Pennsylvania
Lingle
Ford Opera Company
Trinity Mission
Turner Hall
Prospect Street
Wright and Downey Streets
Plymouth Church
Sndluit
Mendelssohn
Ella B. Hitt
Christ Church
J. and
R. Lauck
New York
Augustine McNamara
South Capitol Avenue
McNamara
Indianapolis Union
Chicago
Frank McNamara
Wisen Street
Gaar-Scott Company
Kentucky Avenue
Church of the United Brethren In Christ
Muncie Normal School
Board of Education
Dayton
Anderson
Noblesville
Frankfort
Indian Sporls
Swagger Two Step by Barclay Walker at Get Wulschner’s
A brief note announces Barclay Walker’s Swagger Two Step recording at Get Wulschner’s music store. Ell a appears as part of the venue or listing. No further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Two Step
Barclay Walker
Appalling disaster at St Pierre Martinique described
Paris reports confirm the destruction of St Pierre Martinique with ash covered coastlines and a dust filled town. The catastrophe prompts broad sympathy, with ministries and papers weighing eruption versus earthquake theories and notes evacuations and relief efforts in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
St. Pierre
Martinique
E Figaro
France
Pompeii
Soufriere Volcano Active At St Vincent Dispatch
The Colonial Office reports Governor Llewellyn of the Windward Islands says Soufriere in St Vincent remained active with recurring earthquakes. Refugees flocked to Chateau Belatre as a steam cloud hovered, while cables to Granada and St Vincent were cut. Indefatigable sails from Trinidad to St Vincent via St Lucia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Colonial Office
Robert Llewellyn
Windward Islands
Caribbean Sea
Kingston
St. Vincent
Souffriere
Island of
Kingstown
Chateau Belatre
Llewellyn
St. Lucia
Granada
Martinique
Roddam
Dominica
England
West Indian Islands
St. Pierre
Reuter Telegram Company
Jamaica
Trinidad
Messages for Martinique Accepted at Sender's Risk
Western Union reports two steamers carrying cable messages for Martinique were destroyed after the cable break. Messages may not have been delivered, as the ships could not reach their destination. Messages for Martinique will be posted from nearest points at sender risk, with code addresses not to be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
West India and Panama Telegraph Company
Martinique
Hamlin firm bears St Pierre disaster losses
Portland Maine May 9 Jam Hamlin Co of this city says its St Pierre office is the only New England branch and it faces heavy losses from the catastrophe there. A cablegram from Pointe a Pitre reports St Pierre completely destroyed and the country ruined with shipping gone while Guadaloupe is safe and help is being organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
St. Pierre
J. H. Hamlin & Co
New England
Hamlins
J. C. Hamin
Busindegs
Pointea-Pitrie
Guadaloupe
Loss of Roraima Claims Three Passengers
Three passengers aboard the Quebec Steamship Company’s steamship Roraima perished when the vessel was lost in St. Pierre harbor. The dead include F. Ince, Mrs. H. C. Ince, and Mrs. Stokes, all residents of the West Indies. No news had been received from Captain Muggah or West Indian agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Quebec Steamship Company
Roraima
St. Pierre
F. Ince
H. C. Ince
Stokes
West Indies
Muggah
Dust from St Vincent eruption blankets Barbados roads
Bridgetown Barbados May 9 Volcanic dust from the St Vincent eruption continues to fall here. Roads and houses are covered an inch thick. Barbados lies over 100 miles from St Vincent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgetown
Island of Barbadoes
British West Indies
Island of St. Vincent
Earthquake isolates Caribbean islands disrupting cables
Kingston Jamaica May 9 reports all islands near Martinique are isolated by a quake. Cable communication with St Vincent Barbadoes Geena Trinidad and St Lucia is interrupted. Fear is one en
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Martinique
St. Vincent
Barbadoes
Geena
Trinidad
St. Lucia
Seismic and Volcanic Disturbances of Historic Destruction
A fragmented list chronicles major seismic and volcanic disasters across centuries. From Vesuvius in 79 AD to 1888 1891 Japan, lives were lost in Naples Syracuse Lisbon Concepcion Lima Jamaica Port Royal Yeddo Martinique and San Francisco, with numerous cities heavily damaged.
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A. D
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Sicily
Syracuse
Naples
Lisbon
Concepcion
Chile
Lima
Peru
Port Royal
Jamaica
Callao
Ragusa
Italy
Rimini
Yeddo
Japan
Algeria
Palermo
Eeeper Biase
Portugal
Quito
Ecuador
Martinique
Santi de Guatemala
Guatemala
Antigua
Caracas
Venezuela
Charleston
S. C
California
San Francisco
May Irwin At English's In The Widow Jones Farce
The May Irwin engagement at English's features The Widow Jones a long running farce with Miss Irwin in witty banter and rag time references. Jacques Kruger Florence Reede share supporting roles while the company falters on song. The critic praises Miss Irwin's humor caricature and suggests she join Weber & Fields stock. This afternoon English's presents Clyde Fitch's The Climbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Irwin
English’s
Widow Jones
Miss Irwin
Mr. McNally
Rogers Brothers
Williams
Walker
M. Beaucaire
Irwin
Weber & Fields Stock Burlesque Company
Guying
Marcia Mendelssohn
Jones
Jacques Kruger
Florence Reede
Felicity
Miss Reed
Alfred Jingle
de Wolf Hopper
Charles Church
Christopher Bruno
Mabel Florence
Clyde Fitch
Judge Hadley Tells Prison Escape Tale in Ashland Lecture
Judge John V. Hadley of the Supreme Court spoke to students at School No 10 Ashland Ave and Thirteenth St on Seven Months a Prisoner of War He recounted his Civil War escape from a Columbia SC prison with three companions 4 November and reaching Union lines 24 miles away by a fatigue party diverting guards into letting them out
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Hadley
Supreme Court
Ashland Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Hadley
Columbia
Horse cruelty arrest of Henry Raley by bicycle police
Henry Raley, a colored man, was arrested by Bicycle Policemen Lowe and Trimpe on cruelty to animals. He recently bought a half dead horse from Sellers farm for hauling, and the animal weakened and fell on Virginia avenue. Neighbors and the owner sought aid but the horse could not be saved. The owner requested Joseph Haas to come and kill the horse, before Heas and arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Raley
Lowe and
Trimpe
Raley
Sellers Farm
Cal
Virginia Avenue
Joseph Haas
Heas
Fortune-Teller Waters Brother Letters Home From Alaska
Has accumulated fortune James C Waters receives news from Edward A Waters after years apart. Edward, missing since IST, writes he has lived in Alaska and served as a soldier in the Philippines, claims to be the first Indianapolis man to reach the Klondike and says he is coming home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Waters
West Norwood Street
Edward A. Waters
Edward
Ist
Eee Wash
Alaska
Ippines
Indianapolis
Klondike
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Wenson
Indiana Dental College
Department of Dentistry
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Charles Moores
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J. A. Lemecke
George G. Tanner
Battle Creek
Mich
Tanner
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Samuel E. Perkins
McKee
William Reid
W- E. Collins
J. P
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Elmer
St. Paul
J. M. Wishard
Yocum
The
Christian Church
Guthrie
Camp Mount
First Infantry
Simon Frazier
Irvington
Elia
Edna Shortridge
Dudley Peek
McClure
New Christian Church
S. B. Wishard
Utah
Presbyterian Church
Wishard
Dr. Wishard
Victor Demaree
Princeton
Olive Creasey
North Dakota
Shearer
Toronto
Asphalt Trust
Company of Trust
Cholcy
Monument Place
Chalpant Cape Club
Taylor
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Republican Headquarters
City News Notes
Senator Knight
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Fort de France
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M. Decrais
Sonfriere
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Ield Medal
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