Indiana commissioners seek new site for Grant county soldiers home
Grant county commissioners again tour options for a soldiers home site south of Marion after the northern site failed to yield natural gas. The news notes regional gas results and the push by Indiana leaders for a suitable veterans facility.
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Grant
New York
Mugwump Board of Civil Service Commissioners
New York City
Cleveland
Grant County
Marion
Indiana
State Constitution Redefines Court Districts and Appointments
The vacancy shall be filled by the governor's appointment. The state will be divided into districts equal to the number of justices, and one justice shall be elected statewide from each district after the first election.
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Indiana Bar Committee
Supreme Court
General Assembly
P. O
T. A. Slocum
M. D
Pearl St
New York
Charity groups seek state aid to aid neglected Indiana children
Indianapolis charity organizations push for a state law creating a public charities board to address the growing problem of neglected children headed toward vice and crime. They believe only state power can effectively combat the widespread issue, with broad Protestant and Catholic support.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
General Assembly
Senator Barrett Bill Aims to End Double Tax on Building Loan Loans
The piece argues current law taxes borrowers while letting lenders avoid taxation. It presents a hypothetical building and loan association with $50,000 capital and many borrowers who must pay city taxes on property and mortgages. Barrett's proposal would tax stockholders on shares and let borrowers deduct indebtedness, reducing or eliminating double taxation and easing burdens on poorer participants.
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Barrett
John Smith
John Jones
Richard Roe
John Doe
Mr. Muggins
Dred
Doe
Muggins
Smith
Jones, Roe
Doc
Smith, Jones, Roe
Honor Bright
Building Association
Sentinen
Dashing Brakeman Elopes With Condie Wives
Gibson A. Condie a wealthy Mormon leaped from a Union Pacific train between Weber and Peterson Utah after a flirtation with Condie’s three wives triggered a family clash. Condie, suffering dementia, may die from injuries. the case ends with the church caring for seven children and Condie’s remaining property.
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Washington Territory
Condie
Judge Lowry Praised for Judicial Strength and Political Tenacity
The Lagrange Democrat lauds ex-Congressman Robert Lowry as a natural born jurist with a mastery of legal principles. The piece notes his revered courtroom record and contrasts judicial virtue with political challenges, citing Garfield’s career as a cautionary example and praising Lowry’s integrity despite partisan fury.
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Lagrange Democrat
Lowry
Court House
Commission For the Relief of the Supreme Court
James A. Garfield
United States
Congress
Aldine Hotel Lease Transfers to Fort Wayne Conductor
Col D N Foster leases his new Aldine hotel on East Berry street to Col James Humphrey of Bluffton. Humphrey, a Fort Wayne man and former Pittsburg and Fort Wayne conductor, left rail service to run hotels and now operates the Bliss house with noted traveler favor. The Aldine nears completion and Humphrey plans to move in when flowers bloom.
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Aldine Hotel
East Berry Street
James Humphrey
Bliss House
Bluffton
Humphrey
Fort Wayne
Pittsburg
Colonel Foster
Colonel Humphrey
Nominations and Kansas killings reported in brief
Wasinetoy reports the president sending to the senate nominations for Lieut. Col. Edward M. Heyl and Major Henry W. Lawton as inspector generals with ranks. Torrxa notes the capture and killing of Charley Stein, a renegade who had earlier slain Deputy U.S. Marshal John McAllister, with the report received yesterday.
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N. Y
John Martin
New York
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Wasninetoy
Senate
Edward M. Heyl
Henry W. Lawton
Torrxa
Kan
Charley Stein
Oklahoma
Stein
United States
John McAllister
Four Bills Pass and Debate Rages in State Legislature
The session saw four bills become law, including Griffiths levee authorization and Byrds court record legalization, while Willards charitable bequest cap and Daviss fish bill progressed. House debates on municipal contracts, road tolls, and an election law mix with amendments and partisan splits.
Trust Stockholders Back Bill On Gas Company Voting
The House passed a bill relating to voting of stock in the Consumers' Gas Trust. Opponents from local interests oppose it, but a member notes none of the 5,000 stockholders objected. He says only enemies threaten the measure and hints it could guide senators.
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Jasper
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DeMotte
Grose
Harness
Shockney
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Maritime Canal Company
Nicaragua
McPherson
New Jersey
Mount Carmel
S.j.rity
Pond
Pend
Pond’s Extract CO
5Th Ave
New York
Relief bill for Sarah May over 1861 prison work
The act for the relief of Sarah May, authorizing payment of 14000 dollars for her husband’s supervision of the Michigan City prison construction in 1861, was introduced in the house by Representative Langstaff. Pleasants’ motion to strike the enactment was ruled out of order and the bill referred to the committee on claims.
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Byrds
Willard
Davis
Oppenheim
Kobbe
Joel
Dans
Stanley
Reform School For
Shambaugh
Committee On Benevolent Institutions
Committee On Judiciary
Sarah May
Michigan City
Langstaff
Pleasants
Indiana Senate Faces Busy Morning With Bills and Petitions
The Indiana senate opened late and busy with bills and petitions. Foley proposes a five cent library tax levy. Mullinix seeks a state house superintendent paid 1500 dollars yearly. A Henry county petition asks tobacco sales to minors be outlawed.
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Mullinix
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General Assembly
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Grose
Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Supreme Court
Young Men’s Democratic Club of
Franklin
Washington in early February Senate and House actions update
A string of congressional moves and nominations unfolds from Washington. President asks Harold Sewall’s resignation as Samoa consul general. Senate and House pass bills on homestead disposal, pensions, and rivers. Reports on territorial admissions, labor commissioner nominees, and funding bills follow amid later approval of agriculture department powers and naval appropriations.
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