Indiana Railroad Commission Upheld in Court Action
The Indiana Railroad Commission was upheld by Judge Lawson Harvey in Marion County Superior Court in the case against the Southern Indiana Railroad and the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railroad. An injunction was issued to enforce the commission’s orders pending further Bartholomew County circuit court action on coal rate disputes. The court rejected pleas in abatement from both defendants.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Railroad Commission of Indiana
Lawson Harvey
Southern Indiana Railroad Company
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company
Bartholomew Circuit
Railroad Commission
Southern Indiana
C. C. C. & St. Louis
Circuit Court
Bartholomew County
Superior Court
Marion County
Harvey
Pensioner Returns Overpaid Civil War Pension
Washington reports a civil war veteran of unknown identity reimbursed the government 1172 dollars after years of collecting a pension to which he had no equitable claim. Commissioner Vespasian Warner said the man’s restitution was received with two 500 dollar bonds, a 172 dollar draft, and an explanatory letter. A special examiner found him mentally sound despite initial questions about eligibility.
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Washington
United States
Vespasian Warner
Roosevelt
Fort Wayne Woman Injured in Auburn Fall
Mrs. Joseph Burger of Fort Wayne fractured her leg alighting from an interurban car in Auburn while attending the annual free fall exhibit. She was taken to Mr. and Mrs. Will McCaffrey’s home for medical care as the crowd viewed the event.
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the Sentinel
Auburn
Ind
Joseph Burger
East Wayne Street
Fort Wayne
Didier
Burger
Will McCaffrey
McCaffrey
Inmense
Policeman Nestor Dies After Saving Woman in Fire
New York October 7 A Jersey City policeman Nicholas Nestor died of suffocation after rescuing an aged woman from a burning house on Ocean Avenue He returned to the blaze to aid others and was not missed until the flames cooled Four hours later his body was found in an unburned section of the building.
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New York
Nicholas Nestor
Jersey City
Ocean Avenue
Nestor
Hanly and Marshall Meet at Indiana Soldiers Home
Lafayette Ind Oct 7 Governor J Frank Hanly and Democratic nominee Thomas R Marshall met and shook hands at the dedication of the Indiana State Soldiers home hospital. The $50 000 two story brick and stone building with fifty three rooms was designed by Dr S R Cunningham. Nurses training exercises followed with four graduates named Miss Kate Kinney Miss Pearl Heartley Miss Ella S Irons and Miss Anna Ricketts.
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Lafayette
Ind
J. Frank Hanly
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana State Soliders
Haggard
Hanly
Marshall
Durgan
Ed O’gara
R. M. Smock
W. V. Stewart
James Murdock
8. R. Cunningham
Oklahoma
Kate Kinney
Rushville
Pearl
Heartley
Salem
Ella S. Irons
Anna Ricketts
Rising Sun
Sister of Fort Wayne Man Dies After Burns
Mrs. Mary Peters, sister of William H. Dreier of Fort Wayne, died in Madison Indiana after severe burns suffered at home. Telegrams alerted Dreier Monday afternoon as he prepared to travel with Mrs. Dreier to Madison. She was about 60, with the accident likely from a gasoline explosion. The Dreiers arrived in Madison this morning.
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Fort Wayne
Madison
Mary Peters
William H. Dreter
Luke Tousley
Coesse
Henry Nuxall
Columbia City
A. M. Boyer
Kendallville
Jacob, Gaunt
Dunkirk
Jay County
Clarence Glass
South Bend
William Snaider
Mrs Ten Broew Not Injured After Incident
Report states Mrs Ten Broew escaped unharmed following an incident described as a mishap with a moving vehicle. Authorities traced the scene to a local street where bystanders helped secure her safety and transport completed without injuries reported.
Taft and Bryan Meet at Chicago Commerce Banquet
At the Chicago Association of Commerce fourth annual dinner the rivals Taft and Bryan sat together, exchanged autographs, and shared smiles. They arrived amid cheers, with Taft joking about his voice and both candidates engaging in light banter as President Hall introduced them. The event, a nonpartisan affair, featured A C Bartlett and David R Forgan as speakers.
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Chicago
William Howard Taft
William Jennings Bryan
Chicago Association of Commerce
Bryan
Taft
California
Richard C. Hall
Association
Auditorium Hotel
Mr. Bryan
Mr Bryan
Gulf Waterway Association
Galesburg
Good Fellowship
Mississippi Valley
Mr. Taft
President Hall
Don Farnsworth
Ee Ceaose
A. C. Bartlett
David R. Forgan
Mr. Bartlett
Mr. Forgan
Bryan Will Devote More Time to the East
New York reports that William J. Bryan will address New York audiences then tour upstate cities October 26 in Madison Square Garden, 27 Brooklyn, 28 Albany, 29 Syracuse, 30 Buffalo, and 31 Chicago. Vice Chairman Hudspeth says a final Omaha speech is probable the night before election. John W. Kern will speak in New York City October 13 and in several other cities. The committee will release campaign fund contributions on October 15 and say funds are coming in nicely.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Upstate
Hudspeth
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Madison Square Garden
Brooklyn
Albany
Syracuse
Buffalo
Chicago
Omaha
John W. Kern
New York City
Tammany Hall
Kern
Boston
Connecticut
Newark
Jersey City
National Committee
City Court Hears Immorality Case Involving Wolf and Hemler
James Wolf using alias Smith and Helen Hemler faced city court on immorality charges tied to a queer relationship. Each was jailed ten days with fines ten dollars and costs. the pair had a history of marriage and divorce, with Hemler later remarrying before reuniting with Wolf. The case against Miller was continued as she refused to plead. Other docket items included John Gorrell drunkenness, Ernest Nahrwald held on surety of the peace after serving fifteen days for assault, and Frank Rauner given another chance for loitering due to recent employment. An Anti-Saloon League plan announced Governor Hanly’s October 17 Fort Wayne appearance with a speech at Princess rink and Berne that afternoon.
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James Wolf
Smith
Helen Hemler
Wolf
Mabel Miller
East Main Street
Miller
John Gorrell
Ernest Nahrwald
Frank Rauner
Anti-Saloon League
Hanly
Fort Wayne
Princess: Rink
Berne
Wilkinson Got Off With Suspended Sentence
Frank Wilkinson, caught leaving Pixley & Co. store with stolen clothing, was sentenced to two to fourteen years in the Jeffersonville reformatory on a guilty plea for entering a house to commit a felony, but the sentence was suspended during good behavior. He must abide by strict parole terms, avoid late hours, and abstain from alcohol, with officials to make a record before release.
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Frank Wilkinson
Pixley & Co
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Wilkinson
Paul
J. T. Johnson
O'Rourke
Jeffersonville
Richardson kills family then himself in Norfolk tragedy
In Norfolk on October 7 John W Richardson a young farmer from Lamberts Point shot and killed his sister in law Josephine Cromwell and his father in law Beverley Cromwell, then killed the Cromwell horse and fatally shot himself after a domestic dispute. He claimed alleged interference by Josephine Cromwell caused the separation from his wife.
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Norfolk
John W. Richardson
Lamberts Point
Josephine Cromwell
Beverley Cromwell
Richardson
Cromwell
Richardsons
Great Convention Urges Deep Waterways
Chicago October 7 Taft led the lakes to Gulf deep waterway convention opening session. He urged a national policy for inland waterways, arguing water transport lowers costs, complements rail, accelerates regional development, and supports ongoing river and harbor improvements. He warned against delays and emphasized economy and broader use of waterways.
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Chicago
William H. Taft
Taft
Deneen
Illinois
William Kavanaugh
St. Louis
Judge Taft
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Congress
Board of Engineers
LAYING OUT HOTEL KITCHEN AT ANTHONY HOTEL
Joseph A Alber of Bramhall Deane New York arrives to advise H J Keenan lessee of Hotel Anthony on a new kitchen. An expert layer-off of kitchens noted for Knickerbocker hotels says the Anthony kitchen will be among the finest in the country with a high well lit ventilated space and iron steel fixtures.
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Joseph A.alber
Bramhall, Deane Company
New York
H. J. Keenan
Anthony
Asher
Knickerbocker
Anthony Hotel
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W. H. Dreter
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Will
Empire State
James
Virginia
Fifty-Ninth Congress
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
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