Betz Divorce Suit Seeks Indianapolis Property and Farm Land
In Knox county circuit court Mrs. Berna dette Betz sues for divorce from William Betz of Indianapolis. She seeks title to jointly owned Indianapolis property bought for 25000 and 82 acres of farm land. alleges excessive spending, cruelty, and lack of support since marriage in September 1909. The couple separated June 26. Betz allegedly receives 25 monthly from jointly owned property and does not remit it.
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International News Service
Vincennes
Ind
Knox County
Bernadette Betz
William Betz
Indianapolis
Betz
Walter Owen
Bernadette O'Donnell
Illinois
City Briefs Summarize Local Court and Commerce Notes
Jim Hall jailed thirty days for stealing lumber worth two dollars from his business. S R Jackson held in Mobile county jail after arrest at Citronelle and bond set at five hundred dollars. T D Nettles Jr notary public filed bond in probate court. In inferior criminal court Jake Anderson Sidney Taylor and Edward Chestang fined one dollar or ten days for vagrancy. A marriage license issued to Charles A Ditmars and Lillian G Wyatt. Railroads report heavy weekend traffic to North and South Carolina and Tate Springs with Asheville popular for Mobile travelers.
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Jim Hall
R. J.tillman
Inferior Criminal Court
S. R. Jackson
Citronelle
Jeffries
Justice of the Peace
T. D. Nettles, Jr
Inferior
Jake Anderson
Sidney Taylor
Edward Chestang
North
South Carolina
Tate Springs
Tenn
Louisville & Nashville
Mobile & Ohio
Southern
Asheville
Peter G. Jackson Opens Campaign at Central Trades Hall
Peter G. Jackson, candidate for commissioner, plans an address at Central Trades Council Hall Monday night at 8 o clock to outline his platform. The former river engineer favors a wide open city with limited restrictions and no taxation for sellers of home grown products.
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Peter G. Jackson
Central Trades Council Hall
Mr. Jackson
Mobile company to adopt pay as you enter system
President J. Howard Wilson of Mobile Light & Railroad Co announced on Saturday that the pay as you enter system would be adopted on the Richard line starting Monday. All cars on that line have been equipped with the new boxes and required entrances and exits.
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J. Howard Wilson
Mobile Light & Railroad Company
Ichard
Monday Night Dances Grow in Monroe Park Popularity
The Monroe Park pavilion dances attract larger crowds as the dancing school feature receives praise. Frank Frazier and D. B. Drago run the dances with Drago's band providing music. The next weekly dance is set for tomorrow night. The Whistler Mechanics Lodge No. 69 M I O F plans its first lawn party at Peterson's Park on August 19 from 1 to 12 p m featuring games contests and refreshments. Rev. Dr. D A Plank of Central Presbyterian returns and will preach at the 11 o'clock Sunday service.
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Monroe Park
Frank Frazier
Drago
Whistler Mechanics Lodge No
I. QO
Peterson's Park
D. A. Plank
Central Presbyterian Church
Checota Family Welcomes Fourth Set of Triplets
In Laona Wisconsin on August 16 another set of triplets was born to the Checota family who already had three. All are living except one. Two babies weigh six pounds each and the third weighs six pounds and three quarters.
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Laona
Wis
Checota
Shakespeare Returns To Forefront In Modern American Stages
International News Service reports a renewed demand for Shakespeare as big stars announce revivals this season. Notables include John Drew in Much Ado About Nothing Julius Caesar and Robert Mantell with Forbes Robertson set for farewell US tour. The piece notes Thomas A Wise opens the season with The Silver Wedding at Longacre Theatre amid mixed reception and dated sentimentalist tone.
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International News-Service
New. York
America
Robert Mantell
Hatner
William Faversham
Anthony Hope
Julius Caesar
Mr. Faversham
Faversham
Manteill
New York
H John Drew
John Drew
Versham
Johnston Forbes-Robertson
England
Gertrude Elliott
Mr. Mantell
Shakespeare
Hugo's Great Masterpiece Les Miserables at Lyric
The Lyric presents Victor Hugo's Les Miserables in nine reels over this week under Jake Wells with star performances for Jean Valjean Fantine Cosette and Javert. Memphis audience of 1 600 praised the lifelike drama with Mr Hugo’s tale brought to life on screen and on stage.
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Victor Hugo
Lyric Theater
Jake Wells
Benin
Italy
France
Henri Krauss
Sarah Bernhardt
Jean Valjean
Mile» Ventura
Fantine
la Betite Fromet
Cosette
Mons
Favant
Torre St. Martin
Javert
London
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Memphis News-Scimeter
Memphis
Lyric Theatre
Bluff City
Ture
Hugo
Valjean
Underage Youth to wed with Guardian Permission
In Redding California Aug 16 a guardian will allow minor Arthur Van Luvanee to marry before reaching adulthood. Rev M Wesley Coates as guardian will sign the license after a bond of 50 dollars is posted by Edwin Moore and Louis L Garrecht. Van Luvanees mother is dead and father has not been heard from in ten years.
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Coates
Edwin Moore
Louis L. Garrecht
Fashion Shows Prompt Newspapers to Curb Plates
A breezy quip notes that if women’s fashions grow more radical newspapers might drop fashion plates. The line ends with a playful September morn reference.
Woman Justified in Fibbing About Hair Age and Weight
A remark notes a woman feels perfectly justified to lie about her hair color age and weight despite strict personal rules. The statement focuses on truthfulness and gender perspectives in personal deception.
Father Never Gets Rich Enough to Support Son-in-Law
A reflective line notes a father’s generosity yet admits he cannot fully fund a son-in-law’s ambitions. The sentiment contrasts the ideal of support with financial limits and family expectations.
It Takes More Than a Cauliflower Ear to Crown a Champion
A sports feature notes that injury marks like cauliflower ears do not alone define a fighter. Skill, strategy, and perseverance determine true champions beyond physical scars.
Wise and Gale Shine in Dutch-tinged Family Comedy
A local review details a stage comedy featuring Thomas A. Wise as Koehler and Alice Gale as his wife in a Pennsylvania Dutch setting. The plot centers on a youth who opposes his daughter’s marriage, leading to comic clashes and a final tender moment as Koehler forgives and holds his grandchild. Cecile Breton and Lillian Ross receive praise for their performances, with McCormack delivering notable lines about a pig headed Dutchman.
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Ludwig Koehler
Pennsylvania
Thomas A. Wise
Koehler
Frau Koehler
Mr. Wise
Alice Gale
Roe
Cecile Breton
Lillian Ross
Frank McCormack
Judge Suspends Fines For Lanternless Bicycles
An Elkhart judge told seven men that ignorance of the law does not excuse them for riding lanternless bicycles but suspended fines if they promise not to violate the repealed ordinance. The case highlights a city without an active lanternless bicycle rule and drew laughter toward the court, police chief, and deputy city attorney.
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Elkhart
Ind
Fish Found in Fire Hose Transferred to Jar
Sacramento dispatch reports Dave Barnes, a driver at the Twentieth Street engine house, found a good sized fish drop from a hose while watering a lawn. The fish traveled through the water pipe and into the yard but survived, saved by Barnes and now swimming in a glass jar.
Plucky Young Girl Saves Boy's Life in Cincinnati Park
Rushing through Hanna playgrounds on McMicken avenue a steer charged a crowd of children. Ten year old Willie Hodges was knocked down as Miss Agnes Worley nineteen years old sprang into action and drove the beast away, saving the boy.
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Cincinnati
McMicken Avenue
Hanna
Willie Hodges
Agnes Worley
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Locke
George M. Cohan
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Petronicus
Lydia
George Kees
Marvel
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