Fair Is The Mecca At State Fair Night Race Thrills
Crowds packed the grand stand at Indiana state fair drawing thousands for Sousa band, races, and exhibits. Bookmakers faced heavy losses as 2:17 pace heats drew high bets while visitors toured sideshows, fertile stock displays, and Purdue dairy demonstrations. An elderly man, seeking his missing grandson, ends story amid fading sunset and crowded grounds.
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Sousa
Indiana
Indianapolis
William Ock
Downing
Beauchamp
Peri Teeen
Sees
Id Wallace
Hereford
Aberdeen-An
John Philip Bousa
Ume
Purdue University School of
Sunny
Side Lights at the Indiana State Fair Show Lively Crowd
An observer notes the bustling Indiana State fair grounds with a friendly, orderly crowd. He highlights entertaining lunch stands, hearty vendor banter, and a dramatic race track moment before detailing numerous livestock show awards and the notable World’s Business College booth demonstrating blindfolded typing and shorthand speed.
Fair Grounds Police Court Clamps Down on Street Offenses
Police headquarters under Sargeant Hagerman at the fair grounds adopts a business tone as Justice of the Peace White presides. Edward Enturstle paid $1 and costs for jumping a fence with judgment suspended. Detectives Wallace and Holtz arrested Harry Shannon for shell game. Shannon fined and costs. A man named 8. B. Lynn from Wabash reported petty theft of $15 and two railroad tickets after his pocketbook was taken on a car. Martha Thedd of 212 North Davidson reported a lost purse containing $7.
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Sargeant Hagerman
Fair Grounds
Justice of the Peace
Martha Thedd
North Davidson Street
Visitors include Mr and Mrs W H Ragan at fair
Among the fair visitors are Mr and Mrs W H Ragan now of Washington DC formerly of Indiana Mr Ragan is an expert horticulturist paying attention to that exhibit Mrs Ragan is a sister of M G Lee once a well known local press member
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W. H. Ragan
Washington, D. C
Indiana
Women Flock To Wm H Block Exhibit At Arts Building
The Fine Arts building thrill shows attract many women who admire the Wm H Block Co display on the south side near the main entrance. The booth features dress goods, tailor-made suits, millinery, and other feminine novelties, reflecting the store’s year round breadth on Washington Street. The author suggests more such displays at the fair.
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Fine Arts
Wm. H. Block Co
Washington Street
Wren's Vaudeville Palace Tops Grounds Show
Wren's Vaudeville Palace offers seven high class acts led by Evaleen the water queen headlining with feats underwater. Mexican May the world champion rifle shot performs a clever turn in fancy shooting. The act is pitched to entertain ladies and children with pleasing jokes and features, making it well worth seeing.
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Wren
Art Hall
Mexican May
Drews
Evaleen
Aew
Improvements Completed on Linden and Logan Streets
Improvements completed on Linden street from Orange street to Pleasant run by contractor Henry Maag. Gravel roadway and cement walk on Logan street from Raymond street to Le Grand avenue by Daniel Foley. Cement walks on Twenty-seventh street south side from Ashland avenue to Cori avenue by J. Roberts. Cement walks on Linden street from
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Linden Street
Orange Street
Pleasant Run
Henry Maag
Logan Street
Raymond Street
le Grande Avenue
Daniel Foley
Twenty-seventh Street
Ashland Avenue
Cori] Avenue
J. Roberts
Petitions Filed for Street Improvements in City
Old paper notes petitions referred to engineer for grading and graveling the alley west of Illinois street, brick roadway in the alley between Alabama and New Jersey streets, cement walks and coal vaults at 120 and 124 Kentucky avenue, and gravel roadways on Roosevelt and Olive streets. Final assessments approved for Roosevelt avenue work. bids received for Olive street improvements. Sheldon street opening and private contracts for Coffey street gravel roadway. Also mentions the Anita, claimed oldest ship, sold at Teneriffe for breaking up.
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Orange Street
Pleasant Run
Henry Maag
Illinois Street
Twenty-first Street
Alabama Street
New Jersey Street
Fourteenth Street
Sixteenth Street
Kentucky Avenue
Roosevelt Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Brightwood Avenue
Twenty-fifth Street
Ashland Avenue
Cornell Avenue
J. Harry Roberts
Wilkins Street
It Street
Dakota Street
F. Mckey
Senate Avenue
North Street
Walnut Streeet
George W. McCray
Sheldon Street
Union Railroad Company
Olive Street
Minnesota
Ye Street
T. E. Kane
Marion Caldwell
H. C. Campbell
Coffey Street
Oliver Avenue
Ray Street
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Joe Cunningham
Peru
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China
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Essexes
Yorkshire
Victorias
Stellna
Exposition Grounds
Spear
Fine Arts Building
Hoyt
John
SWINE
Berkshire
Ars
W. F. Lillard
Lawrenceburg
William M. Gray
Crawfordsville
Ind
Etzler & Moses
Convoy
James Riley & Son
Thorntown
Or & Moses
W. H. McQuestion
Whiteland
J. F. Elliott
Vincennes
George W. Jessup
Rockville
I. N. Barker & Son
Crawordsville
Van
N. Barker & Son
A. W. Porter & Co
Bridgeport
Boar
James Nae & Son
Ne . Barker & Son
I. . Barker & Son
I. N. ‘Ker & Son
WW. F. Lillard
Scond
Essex
A. C. Green & Son
Winchester
Seeas
Suffolk
A. C. Green& Son
Wit Bader
C. Green
Cegya & Son
Tamworth
J. B. Jones
Franklin
J. B. Hilligoss
Marion Stultz
Carmel
Franklin, Ind
West Milton
G. C. Richwine & Co
Noblesville
Iva Jackson
Marion Stuls
Leiden
R. Stuyvesant
Allamuchy
Ram
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Rambouillet
George Harding & Son
Waukesha
Mie
Shaw & Bader
Marits
Wis
Shaw
Lamb
Martis
George Harding &Son
Rineeetee
George Harding
Harding & Son
Rams
Uriah Cook & Son
West Mansfield
O. Sfields
Uriah Cook
Sas
West Mans
Msneen Cook & Son
Ewe
Naasi
West
F. B. Hartman
Fincastle
F. B Hartman
F. B
Vories Business College
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M. M. Ne
Albert Pierson
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Charles Birkholtz
Delia McKinney
Ella Johnson
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Ruby Lupton
Lottie Callicot
Pauline Kinney
Ira Cornelius
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George Vesey
Oliver Johnson
J. J. Cosgrove
Lewis Essig
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Oliver Twist
H-O
Wm. H. Block
Board OF Works
Handbook of
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Hoosier Capital
Es Insurance
Indianapolis Journal Newspaper Co
Kansas City Journal
Teneriffe
Anita
Genoa
Naples
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Omaha Bee
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