Indianapolis street railway to remove not good if detached clause
HF P Wasson president of Indianapolis street railway company returns from a conference in the east with Hugh McGowan and Randall Morgan. Tickets expected on sale by May 6, consolidation of old interests completed May 3 in Philadelphia, lower fares to follow, and the not good if detached clause eliminated. New cars ordered, schedules to ease lunch breaks, more cars to relieve congestion and boost city business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HF. P. Wasson
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Hugh McGowan
Randall Morgan
Mr. Wasson
Philadelphia
Wasson
Dr Oliver files charges against bicycle patrolmen
Dr J H Oliver alleges officers Streit and Lancaster abused Fred Augusta after arresting him for fast riding and license violations. Augusta pled guilty to one charge. the doctor filed charges and demanded action while the police report many complaints about unlawful treatment of black riders.
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J. H. Oliver
Streit
Lancaster
Fred Augusta
Augusta
Indiana Medical College
Senate-ave
Ohio-st
Oliver
Board of Safety
Quigley
Cox
Sloane Divorce Hearing Held Amid Secrecy In New York
Edmund Coffey, brother-in-law of Henry T. Sloane, said a referee heard the divorce case Thursday. Custody of the children is at issue. Reports say the couple separated last December and the children were placed with Sloane’s sister.
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New York
Edmund Coffey
Henry T. Sloane
Toledo mayor Jones eyed for governor in Ohio reports
Reports from Ohio say Toledo Mayor S M Jones may be nominated for governor on the Republican ticket with Senator Fora ker and his followers likely to back him. Jones denies being a candidate though the chatter continues. He predicts municipal ownership of utilities and the abolishment of trusts will be strong issues in the next national campaign.
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New York
Ohio
S. M. Jones
Toledo
Foraker
Jones
Ex-Congressman Geo A Marshall Dies in Sidney Ohio
Former U S Representative Geo A Marshall aged 50 died Friday morning in Sidney Ohio after heart trouble. He had returned from Washington D C weeks earlier and had been confined at home. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon.
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Sidney
Geo. A. Marshall
Congress
Washington, D. C
Sensational Mazet impeachment inquiry features heated exchange
The Mazet investigating committee resumed hearings with W J Henderson representing Capt Price amid bribe and hush money allegations from Simon Buttner. Henry M McDonald testified about gas company privileges tied to Croker, while Andrew Freedman admitted stock dealings with Croker and remarked on Platt's company as the inquiry grew tense and personal.
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New York
Mazet
W.J. Henderson
Capt. Price
Simon Buttner
Buttner
Henderson
John Preetor Clarke
Henry M. McDonald
Chicago Platform
Flushing Gas Company
Andrew Freedman
Richard Croker
McDonald
Tammany Hall Democrats
Washing Gas
Moss
Freedman
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Whitneys
Breedman
Croker
Platt
Senator Viatt
Examiner Moss
Mrs Daily Dead In Lebanon After Stomach Cancer
Mrs Americus C Daily wife of the ex auditor of state died at her Lebanon home Thursday at 5 p m of stomach cancer illness had persisted She traveled to Mexico last winter with her husband and the Woods family W D Owen and wife Mrs Owen died on a train leg aiding Mrs Daily Surviving children are Dr Bart Daily of Chicago and Miss Blanche Daily The Daily and Owen families had gone to Mexico for a outing State officers adopted resolutions and many will attend the Lebanon funeral at 2 p m Saturday The piece notes a spate of other state officials ill or dying and cites numerous names and cases
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Americus C. Daily
Lebanon
Mexico
W. D. Qwen
Owen
State House
Daily
William Kimball
Supreme Court
John Miller
Scholz
Charles Wilson
Hunt
Samuel Schutt
Martinsville
Conference on Samoan commission honors outlined by ambassadors
Sir Julian Pauncefote and Dr. Von Holleben with state and navy officials met Thursday to decide Samoan commission honors aboard the Badger. They agreed to show all three flags on a single line between the two masts and to salute the commission with 15 guns, with orders to Admiral Kautz and allied commanders at Apia.
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Washington
Julian Pauncefote
von Holleben
State
Navy Department
Contrees
Kautz
Apia
Gasoline Fire Horrifies Family in Elkhart Home
In Elkhart Indiana on April 21 Mrs M J Schoeman was saturating furniture with gasoline when her three year old son struck a match starting a blast that likely burned the mother the boy and the six year old daughter.
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Elkhart
Ind
M. J. Schoeman
Boost in wages for workers in Green-Winsted Conn April
Brief item notes a wage increase affecting workers in Green-Winsted Connecticut with unspecified sectors and a date in April. no further details provided in readable text.
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Conn
Three Charged in Illinois Woman Murder Near Pana
In Pana Illinois three suspects Mrs Anna Brunot her son Henry 19 and Frederick Ribley 21 were arrested Friday in connection with the April 1 murder of Jane Brunot 28 wife of the late Dana Indiana. She was found shot and decomposed in an abandoned well on Mrs Brunot s farm near Dunkel Station. A $500 draft and valuables were taken from the victim who had traveled from Dana Indiana to visit relatives. Authorities traced the crime to robbery with a letter from Brunot to a hotel manager aiding leads. Lynching talk and militia riot duty accompany the case.
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Panna
Ill
Kiely
Frank Cheeney
Jane Brunot
Anna Brunot
Dunkel Station
Pana
Miss Brunot
Dana
Ind
Brunot
Henry
Frederick Ribley
Indianapolis
Husband Against Wife in Ohio Murder Trial Defense Builds Alibi Gaps
In Canton Ohio on April 21 the defense pressed more evidence in the George case to challenge the state's star witness. Mrs Eckroate, who said she saw Mrs George shoot Saxton, is criticized for unreliability by her husband Jos Eckroate who testified she was irritable, drowsy, and memory dubious after taking morphine. Witnesses also report morphine purchases and alibi details, while key testimony from Mrs George is not expected. Florence Wilmsler places the suspect near the scene earlier, while other locals recount Mrs Althouse’s visits to Saxton’s rooms and farm connections warranting scrutiny of the timeline.
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Canton
George
Eckroate
Saxton
Jos. Eckroate
Grant
Pomerene
KB. 7
Shlabach
Fred B. Shanafelt
H. A. Smallfield
Central Savings Bank
Embalmed beef purchase shocks San Francisco market
President Hammond of the city butchers board says the government bought 1,560,000 pounds of dressed beef from Kansas City packers for the Philippines in an embalmed state. He has informed Gen. Miles, causing a sensation in San Francisco on April 21.
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San Francisco
Hammond
Indian mill furnace tragedy leaves engine unrepaired
In Bombay era news the Times of India reports workers at a cotton mill in Hingoeli sacrificed a coolie to propitiate a divine engine. The furnace incinerated the man, but the engine remained stubbornly broken.
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Bombay
the Times
India
Hingoeli
Edwards Arrested on Hancock County Warrant for Subornation
James Edwards arrested on a Hancock county warrant Friday afternoon for subornation to perjury. He allegedly influenced a man named Littlejohn to testify falsely in the Beaupre case. Littlejohn pleaded guilty and was imprisoned. Edwards posted bond.
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James Edwards
Hancock County
Littlejohn
Beaupre
Edwards
Baroness Hirsch Leaves 100 Million for Charity
Vienna April 21 Baroness Hirsch bequeaths 100 million dollars to charity. A further 1.2 million goes to the Hirsch foundation in New York. Jewish societies worldwide are slated to benefit from the will.
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Vienna
Baroness Hirsch
Hirsch Foundation
New York
Police Court sentences for theft and indecent conduct
Emma Craig received 5 dollars and 180 days in the works for stealing clothing. Philip Motts, a Madison avenue butcher, was fined 10 dollars and 30 days for indecent conduct toward girls passing the shop. John Woodward’s lottery law case was continued until April 28.
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Emma Craig
Philip Motts
Petitions for Street Line Extensions and Alley Vacation
The Board of Works received two petitions for extending street car lines and a request to vacate the second alley north of Prospect Street from Villa to Harlan. One extension seeks E Tenth Street beyond Rural Street toward practical limits. the other proposes a Riverside Park route from Indiana Avenue and Locke Street to Montcalm Street then Eighteenth Street to the park. Additional petitions request cement walks on Church Street east side from McCarty to Ray and on Capave east side from Thirty-First to Thirty, plus action on alley vacation.
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E. Tenth-st
Riverside Park
Indiana-ave
Locke-st
Montcalm-st
Eighteenth-st
Park
Prospect-st
Villa
Harlan
Church-st
Mc‘Carty
Ray
Italian man found murdered near St Louis area
Sanfini Garvaldi, 36, Italian immigrant, was killed in a Thursday night shooting. His body lay face down in a ditch, with two bullet wounds and torn clothing. Suspects include Belgian saloonkeeper John Bohart and his wife, who say Bohart fired only at his wife during a quarrel. A third theory cites clay bank workers as possible suspects due to Garvaldi’s desertion and return to work.
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ST. Louis
Sanfini Garvaldi
John Bohart
Bohart
Garvaldi
Poisoned gum scare hits Cincinnati girl as threats rise
In Cincinnati on April 21 a suspected poison plot targets Miss Rose Jobson daughter of Frank J Jobson in the auditor's office. She received three discolored gum pieces on Friday and a warning letter earlier that week. Jobson suspects a rejected suitor behind the threats.
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Cincinnati
Eight Prospectors Reach Dawson After Harrowing Arctic Journey
A party of eight prospectors traveling from Rampart City to Arctic City 600 miles up the river arrived safely at Dawson. They faced severe hardships including surviving on a single day for 14 days and cutting moccasins into strips to eat.
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Seattle
Wash
Here
Dawson
Rampart City
Arctic City
Subscriptions top $22.4 million for rapid transit fund
New York dated April 21 reports the Journal rapid transit fund has reached 22,478,630 in subscriptions. The drive continues with many small pledges from 100 to 500 dollars pouring in.
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New York
Journal
Zimmerman Leases Asbury Park Track
Arthur Zimmerman the cyclist has leased the Asbury Park track with meets from May 236 to fall. The big national circuit meet is scheduled for the second week of August at the venue.
Miller Sues Brother-In-Law for Slander Charge
Mrs Genevieve Miller wife of Charles Miller champion distance bicyclist sues her brother in law John Miller for 10000 damages claiming he wrote to his father in Germany a letter reflecting on her character in Chicago date April 21 month and year omitted.
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Chicago
Genevieve Miller
Charles Miller
John Miller
Germany
Farmer Becomes Target in Sparrow Assault at Patch
Jeffersonville Indiana April 21 John F Montgomery a farmer was pecked in the face by English sparrows while guarding his tomato patch. The birds attacked as he sold tomatoes, prompting a brief scare and minor injuries.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
John F. Montgomery
Rome celebrates 265th anniversary of foundation
APLE CHAT Rome honors its 265th foundation with a papal mass planned for New Year day 1900 in St Peter's. A solemn service will also be held in Jerusalem. The Mohegan disaster prompts a London memorial service for victims.
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Rome
St. Peter’s
Jerusalem
London
St. Keverne
Atlantic Transport Line
Mohegan
Various Sales and Notices Fill City Advertisements
An assortment of classifieds and ads lists tonics and medicines promising cures, piano sales with prices, second‑hand instruments, laundry and collar services, bicycles for sale, travel route info via Big Four, and local business lunch offerings. Promotions include Tlood's Sarsaparilla cures, Celery-Vesce for headaches, and piano bargains from several dealers.
Four-Cent Store Fire Totally Damages Scranton Building
A large blaze Thursday evening in the four cent store on Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, caused a total loss of about 370 000. Flames spread rapidly from all parts of the building, with the stock and structure estimated near 45 600. Firemen endured narrow escapes from suffocation and collapsing walls as flames consumed the shop and neighboring structures.
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Scranton
Lackawanna-ave
Judge Leathers Rules for Defendant in Ralya Patent Case
In superior court Friday Judge Leathers instructed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant in the estate of John J. Ralya versus E. C. Atkins & Co. The suit sought 430000 dollars for alleged infringement of a patent law.
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Leathers
Superior Court
John J. Ralya
E. C. Atkins & Co
Births and deaths and marriages listed in city notices
Births list numerous couples with addresses and newborns by gender. Deaths note several ages with causes and locations. Marriages license actions record multiple couples. A separate item reports the Antarctic expedition's return and a divorce petition alleging wife's infidelity.
WIRE WHISPERS Varying News From City to Congress
Brief items report wool demand in Boston. Feith dies at Cape Cod. Cuba trade rises. arrests in Philadelphia counterfeiting. Armour recovers and plans Europe visit. Rex-Gov Tord declines Persia post. Kansas tests new law for telegraph rates. Sing Sing prisoners publish Star of Hope. Chicago stage debut praised. bank runner attacked and dies. Cincinnati talks on gubernatorial candidate. Piqua may be chosen.
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Boston
Bridgman
Lopaz
Bolivia
Isaac N. Feith
Cape Cod
New York
Cuba
Philadelphia
Philip D. Armour
Europe
W. P. Tord
Gregon
Persia
Western Union Telegraph Company
Kansas
Sing Sing
Star of Hope
Bailington Reeth
James Edward Elsey
London
Chicago
T. Benton Leiter
Senator Foraker
Charles L. Kurtz
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
W. P. Orr
Piqua
Grain Market Report From Ben By MWIA
Friday grain prices shown by Ben by MWIA list wheat, corn, oats and hay with No 2 red wheat at 3 cents and No 1 timothy hay around 9 to 10 dollars. Corn values include multiple white and mixed grades from 34 to 36 cents with wagon and carriage pricing noted. Oats hold steady at about 31 to 31 and a half cents per metric unit.
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New York
Silesia
Woodbury
Pompadour
City
Hay
Timothy
Prairie
Sampson's Fleet Sails Toward St Pierre Martinique
Washington April 1 Rear Admiral Sampson's fleet has sailed from Barbadoes for St Pierre Martinique. It is believed he altered course to St Pierre Martinique to safeguard American interests amid reports of race riots in the area.
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Sampson
Washington
Barbadoes
St. Pierre
Martinique
Shiel Anti-trust Live Stock Market Report
Indianapolis April 21 R. KR Shiel & Co notes good receipts and a strong market with higher quotes on all grades. Expect a near term decline next week and advise cautious purchasing for Monday and Tuesday. Prices cited include 20 to 350 at 34.07 to 4.12, 200 to 236 at 4.02 to 4.07, 160 to 190 at 3.92 to 4.00, pigs and light workers 3.80 to 3.92. Cattle market steady with strong testers.
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R. KR. Shiel & Co
Anti-trust
Indianapolis
Ind
Ahade Atron Testers
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Dean
C. E Cornwell
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Mrs. Daily
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Orient
Board OF Works Affairs
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Siel
Gerresheim
Paris
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Kowloon
America
Steinway & Sons
St. Louis Piano Company
Beatty Square
Webber
Higgins
Whitney
Carlin & Lennox
Grand Hotel Cafe
Progress Laundry
Washington St. Jos
Pfleger
Agency For
White and Featherstone
Big Four
Denver
Pacific Coast
Peoria
Union Depot
H. M. Bronson
H. L. Shute
Talbot ‘Block
Ormonde
Pearl St
S ‘Bigg Store
William and
Lois Scudder
Sheffieldave
Chas
Lidia Kirk
Delaware St
H. IL
Mary Williams
S. Senateave
Robt
Mary Bender
Dawson St
William
Bertha Wills
E. Sixteenth-st
Pete and
Paulina Birkner
Howard
Nellis Phillips
Missouri-st
Arthur and
M. Duncan
Division
Smith
N. Jefferson-ave
Geo
Grace Price
John Jensel
Matilda Bartlet
Shedlock Rees
Etta Balay
Harry Kendall
Gertrude Harden
Barnes Holding
Augusta Egan
Morton Wood
Minnie Bigley
Victoria
B. C
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Southern Cross
Port Chalmers
Aorangi
Hiobart
Borchgrevinck
Victorialand
Wm. L. Richards
Margaret
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Bioals
Il Acmo
Cesse
Cnscese
Jean
Saegalete
Bedford's
Hye Aalvesae
de Seby Gee
Bessty
Eerste BO
Todtelen Dalnay Cays Boss
Clerity Sa Beg
Hem
Utica
New York Mills
Masonville
Prates
ENS
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Jersey
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Harrison's
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Shelby Street
Fountain
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Isis
Eeswensee
Ben BY
Mwia
Wyandot
Pennsylvania
Ash-st
Park-ave
College-ave
N. Delawarest
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