Judge Ewing Upholds City Fare Regulation Power
Chicago March 3 Judge Ewing in the superior court issued a far reaching ruling in a test case over reduced street car fares He upheld the city council’s right to fix arbitrarily a five cent fare and sustain a potential three cent fare campaign The decision also tests retroactivity and franchise dates in a suit brought by Nathaniel C Dean against the Chicago General or McGann Street Railway company for ejecting him from a car The ruling dismisses Deans action on a technical ground but affirms the principle that city regulation of fares is valid and subject to franchise dates The suit proceeds to the appellate court with the General Railway franchise granted in 1892 treated as subject to the five cent ordinance
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Cuicago
Ewing
Superior Court
Nathaniel C. Dean
Chicago General
Dean
Smith & Barton
Lyman M. Paine
Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
General Railway Company
Hats and Gents’ Furnishings Sold Out at Heymans
Heymans located at 142 Calhoun Street advertises hats caps and gents furnishings in a sale as they quit business. The notice indicates a full retirement sale and urging customers to come for bargains before stock runs out.
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Heyman’s
Calhoun Street
PAY FOR TESTIMONY IN NEEDHAM WILL CASE
In ColumsBus Indiana on March 3 attorneys for the Needham will case worth $100,000 met to argue a new trial. Defense affidavits accuse Stella Kendall principal plaintiff witness of accepting $500 yearly education and other favors for her testimony. Other affidavits charge jurors with indiscreet conduct.
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ColumsBus
Ind
Needham Will
Stella Kendall
Spain's Prize Butcher Weyler Resignation Rumor Denied
Havana March 3 rumor claims Captain-General Weyler resigned, but palace officials deny it amid war preparation. In Bilboa hostile protests target American consul ate and several honorary consuls resign in protest of Senate actions. Nickel Plate announces 300 layoffs, but superintendent Gorham says no such move and minimal impact on local staff. Apartment building in Utica Burns with 68 families affected. 1 to 4 lives feared lost. building valued at 80000 dollars.
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Havana
Weyler
Campos
Maprio
Biliba
Senate
Germany
ColumeBus
C. D. Gorham
Utica
N. Y
Genesee
Republicans Decide Voting Method For Caucuses
Republican committee met at 10 this morning with State Committeeman Sol A. Wood of Angola to resolve how ballots will be cast at Saturday's caucuses. The group rescinded the Australian ballot plan and ruled that all tickets must be 5 by 3 inches on white paper with black ink and only these ballots will be counted.
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Republican Committee
Sol A. Wood
Angola
Sheriff Ashbacher Charged After Jail Assault
Adams county sheriff Peter B. Ashbacher was arrested on an assault with intent to kill charge after taking a prisoner from bed in a drunken state and kicking him in the abdomen. Ed Johnson fell on iron stairs and remains in critical condition. preliminary hearing set for Wednesday. Ashbacher admits the kick in a moment of temper.
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DecaTur
Ind
Peter B. Ashbacher
Adams County
Ashbacher
Ed Johnson
Johnson
Ashbaucher
Don’t Want His Wife. Barber Follows Former Wife to Detroit
March 3 report from Evenart reveals Harry Dyer left family life for an old flame. He sold his horse and buggy claiming Kalamazoo relocation, but records show he traveled to Detroit to meet the former wife. Wife No 2 took over the shop, with a hired man left in charge as further notes emerge.
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Evenart
Harry Dyer
Dyer
Kalamazoo
Mich
Detroit
Sid
Melvin ‘Waddell
Melvin Saboludes
Revivalist Ordered to Leave Indiana Town
Rev N C McCraig of Alexandria was ordered to end a two week revival at Markleville near Anderson Indiana. His sermons stirred religious excitement and led to incidents including John Markle 30 being jailed after a struggle in the pulpit and a farmer fearing drowning. A dog was reportedly killed in church and McCraig warned of the world ending as children cried.
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McCraig
His Little Way Dragged Wife By Hair and Brandished Knife
A husband severely assaulted his wife in their home, dragging her by the hair, brandishing a knife, and attempting to cut her throat with the weapon, authorities report. The incident prompted police response and ongoing investigation.
Percy Everett Gets A Year In Court
Ed Moran acquitted by proving an alibi and two other men released. This afternoon in the superior court Mrs. Mary Beyerlein, through her attorney P. B. Colerick, commenced proceedings to secure a divorce from Frederick Beyerlein, alleging cruelty. It is alleged the defendant has been guilty of striking.
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Ed Moran
Mary Beyerlein
P. B. Colerick
Frederick Beyerlein
Percy
Percy Everett
Hood
Barr Street
England
Fort Wayne
Squire M’daniel
Aiken
Jerry Morarity
Philip Kennedy
Squire McDaniels
Washington Township
Kennedy
McCraig Meets Committee and Heads Northward
Today McCraig was waited upon by a committee and has gone to the northern portion of the state. He represents no particular church now, but was once a Methodist.
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McCraig
Fine Prizes Attract New Members To Y M C A
The Y M C A local branch displays prizes for the membership contest closing March 21. Top rewards include a Model 96 bicycle, gold watch, suit, and $12 to a membership, with 115 new members already secured. The association adopts the official US button in orange and black, and ladies may attend tonight free with a paid ticket.
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Carom Board
Baeden Benevolent Society Formed by Fort Wayne Germans
A new organization named the Baeden Benevolent Society was organized last Sunday at Saengerbund hall by Fort Wayne residents of Baeden origin. A German community drive culminated in the election of officers with Frank Deok serving as president.
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Baeden Benevolent Society
Saengerbund Hall
Fort Wayne
Baeden
Presidnt
Frank Deok
Morning Musical Presents Villa Whitney White Lecture
Miss Villa Whitney White of Boston entertained Fort Wayne Morning Musical members and guests with a lecture recital on German Folk Song arranged by Heinrich Riemann of Berlin. She was assisted by Miss Dillingham. The audience enjoyed the program.
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Fort Wayne
Villa Whitney White
Boston
Morning Musical
Deh. Heinrich Riemann
Berlin
Eastern capitalists push two rail routes to Logansport rail line
A Fort Wayne syndicate led by C K Everett visited Logansport to discuss two proposed routes from this city toward Frankfort or Noblesville. The line, to be standard gauge with 70 pound rails, would join steam roads and connect Celina Ohio to Rochester Indiana. Other notes include staff changes, illness, births, and local industry updates at Pittsburg shops and nearby works.
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Logansport
C. K. Everett
Fort Wayne
Frankfort
Noblesville
Celina
Rochester
Ind
Bicycle Show At City Y M C A Draws Dealers
City dealers prepare a large bicycle exhibit at the City Y M C A. The event invites all wheelmen to inspect the latest models and features on display.
Bicycle Show At Y M C A March 6 7 City Displays
Partial list of displays invites the public to a two day bicycle show at the Y M C A city department with March 6 and 7 as the dates. dealers will cover a wide range of bicycles and accessories while entertainment includes mandolin club music and gymnastic intervals. admission is 10 cents to benefit the Y M C A gymnasium. various firms and brands are named including Davis Syracuse Spauling Pierce Sterling Featherstone Columbia Hartford Rambler Andrae Crescent Outing White Viking and others. a separate item notes Officer Knock being questioned over an alleged on beat sleep and the board of public safety continuing the investigation.
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Mandolin Club
Joe W. Bell
Davis
Syracuse
Messrs
J. C. Peters & Co
Sterling
Featherstone
F. M. Smith & Co
Columbia
Hartford
Randall Cycle Company
Cleveland
Gendron
Smalley
Waverly
Winton
A. C. Katt
Rambler
Andrae
Crescent
Outing
Columbia Machine Works
Arrow
Eclipse
Fenton
Liberty
Louis Mohr
White
White Sewing Machine Company
Steger-Gouty Cycle Company
Board of Public Safety
Knock
Charles Snyder
Wilmot
Harmon House
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Globe Clothing House
Globe Guarantee
Spain
Nickle Plate
Elkhart
Post Pictures
Col. C. B. Oakley
Empire Theater, Frost & Fanshaw Co
Benjamin Moore
George McCrory
Moore
McCrory
Saengerbund
Moran
Miss Villa Whitney White
J. D. Swaim
Wabash Roundhouse
John Knight
Pittsburg
Louis Altevoght
Bass Works
Will Mosher
Electric Works
Grand Rapids
John M. Dixon
Dixon
F. Gebhart
George Sarazen
Thomas Powley
E. B. Moore
William Hays
Charles W. Cook
Fieming Manufacturing Company
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Charles Hoepner
John Wilhelm
al Hettler
John McCarthy
McCarthy
George Buchard
Johns
Jake Walschmidt
J. C. Cooper
C. Krimmel
Krimmel
John Houlihan
Williams Street
Hoagland Avenue
Thomas Houlian
First National Bank of Chicago
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