One in Ten Million Passengers Killed Interurban Safety Claim
The Indianapolis, Terre Haute & Eastern traction company argues interurban travel is as safe as steam roads, citing four year figures: 3 deaths among 30.5 million passengers, averaging one fatality per 10,176,512 riders. Compared with Interstate Commerce Commission data, fatalities per passengers vary from one death per 1,375,556 to 2,335,983 across 1900 to 1908. Two deaths on Terre Haute division occurred from people walking off moving cars. another from a car and pole. No passenger deaths from collisions or derailments.
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Indianapolis, Terre Haute & Eastern Traction Company
State Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Indianapolis & Terre Haute Traction Company
Terre Haute
Purse Vanishes After Home Visit at Claypool House
Police questioned Douglas Johnson and a colored girl at 2034 North Illinois Street after Elizabeth Claypool found her purse missing with $23 inside. The front door opened from inside and Johnson admitted being upstairs before denying activity. Johnson is held on loitering charges pending further inquiry.
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Schlangen
Glenn
John W. Claypool
North Illinois Street
Douglas Johnson
Johnson
Douglas
Elizabeth Claypool
Aged Woman Wins 3000 Damages For Wrong Arrest
Martha Harmon, who accused L. S. Ayres & Co and others of causing her arrest as a shoplifter two years ago, was awarded 3000 damages by a jury in superior court No. 5. She sued for 10000 claiming nervous damage from the incident. Bernice Ganter and William Cox linked to L. S. Ayres & Co in the verdict. Lieut. J. E. Kinney and Capt. Jacob Kurtz also won verdicts as police representatives. The trial spanned several days with testimony from residents of North Alabama and nearby streets.
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Martha Harmon
L. S. Ayres & Co
J. E. Kinney
Jacob Kurtz
Harmon
North
Alabama
Negro Suspect Named in Purse Snatching Case
A purse hung on a theater chair on Indiana avenue was taken, with four one dollar bills inside. Howard Bryant known as Worthless was found with money and caps after the incident. Police seek Emma Matthews to identify Bryant in a prior purse theft.
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Indiana Avenue
Howard Bryant
Emma Matthews
North
California Street
Bryant
Moseby and Helm
Lester Benson
Parker Avenue
City Pays Police And Firemen Early For Christmas
The police and fire departments will be paid on December 22 instead of January 1 to provide wages in time for Christmas. The measure releases about 160000 dollars and follows a long-standing custom dating to Thomas Taggart's first administration.
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Thomas Taggart
Honan Announces Three Deputies
Attorney General Thomas N. Honan has announced as his deputies J. B. McCaul Jough of Greenfield, T. M. Griffith of Vevay, and William M Hendricks Branaman of Brownstown.
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Thomas N. Honan
J. B. McCaul Jough
Greenfield
T. M. Griffith
Vevay
William M Hendricks Branaman
Brownstown
Police officer Herschel E Gill resigns over conduct charge
Herschel E Gill resigned from the police force on Wednesday after a board of safety hearing. He faced a charge of conduct unbecoming an officer and was found asleep behind a stove in a youth side saloon in full uniform. He had previously served thirty days for a similar offense about a year ago.
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Herschel E. Gill
Board of Safety
Burrows Arrested In Painesville Theater Case
Burrows brother of U S Senator Burrows and former circuit judge was arrested Wednesday in Painesville Ohio on a warrant sworn by County Prosecutor Blakely. He faces charges of operating a theater in violation of the law.
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Painesville
Burrows
United States
Blakely
Mandey
Wiejation
House Spending $100000 Per Minute In Session
Washington December 14 The house has spent about 200 million dollars in seven working days of this session. Indian appropriation 8.2 million rivers and harbors 37.6 million and pension 152 million have been rushed through while talks on abolition of Indian warehouses and tariff for revenue only continue. The house has 31.5 working hours totaling over six million dollars per hour. An 85.3 million dollar legislation appropriation bill was ordered reported, slightly under last year. After debate on judiciary laws the house voted 146 to 61 to continue consideration.
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Washington
House
Treasury of
The
United States
Ballinger seeks release of Wilson from Interior post
Washington Dec 14 Jesse Wilson of Rensselaer Indiana assistant secretary of the interior must relinquish his office Jan 1 to an Ohio man Representative Crumpacker urged the president to retain Wilson but Taft said he would appoint C Thompson an Ohio man to the post It is understood Secretary Ballinger has urged the president to make the change.
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Washington
Jesse Wilson
Rensselaer
Ind
Ohio
Crumpacker
Wilson
Taft
C Thompson
Radical medical claim by German-American Specialist Co
Indianapolis readers are urged to consult the German-American Specialist Co whose chief physician pledges cure before payment. The firm lists treatments including blood poison, nervous debility, varicose veins, rupture, rheumatism, stomach and liver ailments, and rectal diseases, offering free consultation and a money back if not cured. Offices on Traction Terminal Building third floor 317 318 near Comer Illinois and Market Streets. Hours 9 to 5 daily, evenings 7 to 8 except Tue and Fri, Sundays 9 to 1. Sign a coupon for a free book.
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Indianapolis
Traction Terminal
Market Streets
Ind
Coupon Prize Election Sees Gold and Prizes For Votes
Voters on paid subscriptions compete across Indianapolis for $2,000 in gold and $150 in furniture awarded to the top presiding candidate. After the initial prize, districts share three major awards: a Maxwell Touring Car, a $300 European Tour, and a $100 Diamond Ring. Names and addresses of participants are listed within the contested territory north of Michigan Street and west of East Street and Central Avenue.
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People’s Outfitting Company
Maxwell
City of
Indianapolis
Michigan Street
East Street
Central Avenue
District No 3 Includes south of Michigan and west of East streets
A list of residents and addresses in Indianapolis District No 3 includes many individuals such as MISS CLARA EMRY 329 Kentucky avenue, SAMUEL B. GILLESPIE 204 North Mount street, MISS LEONA LARKIN at English hotel Ike Lauck 1004 South Meridian street, and others with multiple street addresses. The document shows property or voter records with extensive numeric figures and street names across Indiana avenues and Illinois Street corridors.
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L. A. Barth
North
Capitol Avenue
Edwin GC. Boswell
East
Walnut Street
Lillian Boering
Somerset Flats
Anna Castleman
Pennsylvania
J. R. Cavanagh JR
East Twenty-first Street
Mary Dean
Michigan Street
Clara Irwin
Indiana Avenue
Seca
Goldie Kimble
Kentucky Avenue
Leona Larkin
Ike” Lauck
South
Meridian Street
Arnold Schaad
Lincoln Street
Eeee Herman Schrader
Concord Street
Jeanette Schwartz
South Capitol
Cora Scott
South Illinois Street
Kathleen Shinn
Howard Street
Bert Swiggett
Fire Department
William Smith
South Meridian Street
Sadie Smith
West Bay Street
Edgar L. Stout
Division Street
A. H. Teague
Senate Avenue
District 5 Scramble of Marion County Officials Names
District No 5 covers Marion county outside Indianapolis and surrounding counties. Listed are many individuals including Miss Opal Matheny Bargersville Miss Graph May Harvey Cumberland Orville Alexander Fairland Miss May Hunter Greenfield Miss Fernendicott Flat Rock Linn Jeffreys Fr Harrison Miss Fannie Jarrett Fortville Miss Leona Lail Greenwood Miss Edith D Young W D Cowan Martinsville Ind Miss Eva Day McCordsville Calvin D Bellows Mooresville Frederick Gottlieb Jr Morristown Miss Gaynell Watson Oaklandon Glenn McCreary Shelbyville Elmer Lemming Shelbyville Miss Mattie Gossett Shirley Miss Bessie Woodward R F D 26 Southport Ian Ales.
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Opal Matheny
Bargersville
Grpha May Harvey
Cumberland
Orville Alexander
Fairland
May Hunter
Greenfield
Fernendicott
Flat Rock
Linn Jeffreys
Harrison
Fannie Jarrett
Fortville
Leona Lail
Greenwood
Edith D. Young
Lawrence
W. D. Cowan
Martinsville
Ind
Eva Day
McCordsville
Calvin D. Bellows
Mooresville
Frederick Gottlieb JR
Morristown
Gaynell Watson
Oaklandon
Glenn McCreary
Shelbyville
J. Elmer Lemming
Mattie Gossett
Shirley
Bessie Woodward
Southport
District No 6 Comprises Several Indiana Counties and Towns
District No 6 comprises Hamilton Boone Hendricks and all territory not included in the other districts. Listings show numerous names with town affiliations and scattered numbers likely population or counts. The fragmentary text includes many personal names such as Miss B Delph Anderson Miss Ruth Shank Arcadia and others tied to towns like Bloomington Brownsburg Crawfordsville Delphi Kokomo Noblesville Pendleton and Winchester.
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Hamilton
Boone, Hendricks
B. Delph
Anderson
Ruth Shank
Arcadia
Sylvia Myers Rice
Bloomington
Myrtle Pedigo
Brownsburg
Estelle Jenkins
Cambridge City
Ella Perry
Center Point
Helen Carey
Cicero
Glenn E. Newton
Columbus
Bert
Johns
Colfax
Ruth McCleaster
Connersville
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Rouse
Ballinger
German American Specialist Co
Traction Terminal Bidg
Indianapolis Sun
Ruby Owen
Binge de Ene BS
Herschel Schuck
West
Maurice Stegner
Bismarck Avenue
Myrtle M. Stout
Kenwood Avenue
D. S. Allrice
Graceland Avenue
John B. Wood
New Jersey Street
Mab Allison
Sixteenth Street
T. A. Burdsall
East Twenty-fourth Street
S. I. Carnes
Cooper Street
John H. Fattig
North Arsenal Avenue
Anna Fox
Columbia Avenue
Receene Ees
Arthur F. G. Gemmer
Buckle Street
Rosh Elizabeth Gordon
College Ave
Alice Klein
Bellefontaine Street
Herman Leeth
College Avenue
Martha Mitchel
Pratt Street
F. Moore
Station Street
Esses Eee
Thomas HB. Ross
Edison Avenue
Berley Roszell
Massachusetts Avenue
Minnie van Osdol
Crystal Williamson
East Nineteenth
Tee
T. Bray
Arbor Avenue
J. Pierce Cummings
Frank Eder
Chadwick Street
Clara Emry
Samuel B. Gillespie
North Mount Street
Russell M. Gish
Sam Leventhal
Illinois Street
Lula Lustig
Palmer Street
Edith L. Pollock
Clara Roebre
Union Street
Lee Saniaead
Ree
C. B. Tyler
New York Street
Herman J. Weinke
Atchison Drug Store
Veda West
Church Street
Harriet Zeller
Sheffield Avenue
Peter Brown
East Washington Street
Fred G. Burns
Pine and Daly
Weeeesees
Harry E. Burns
Rieman Street
F. M. Byrd
Oxford Street
Wis Akan
Hazel Ober Collins
North Rural Street
Elsie Diercorp
Dickson Street
A. Doyle
East Market Street
Waseencee
E. B. Gowans
May Grim
Bates Street
Bernich Heckman
Tacoma Avenue
Ella C. Heller
Pleasant Street
W. H. Higgs
English Avenue
Carl Hummer
South East Street
Belle Irons
Keystone Avenue
Frank Richardson
East McCarty Street
Carra H. Spaulding
Prospect Street
Irma Waldvogel
Irving Place
Mae Walker
Washington Street
Freda Wetzel
Wahnetah Wright
North Gray Street
Thomas McHugh
North Temple Street
Mildred Nunlist
Linden Street
David O’connor
Mrs. W. Esta Olsen
South State Street
Ragsdale
Lexington Avenue
Marion County
Hancock, Shelby, Johnson and Morgan Counties
Ian Ales
Kenneth M. Hegg
Covington
Iva Michael
Crawfordsville
Emma Walls
Danville
Robert Casad
Delphi
A. Deckard
Elkinsville
Ruth Fay Argan Bright
Gosport
Mary Kercheval
Greensburg
Stella Canada
Jamestown
Edna Hurd
Kokomo
Mar Peeee
A. J. Walden
Ladoga
Cora McCormick
Lebanon
Hazel Cheesewright
Montezuma
Lavona Jackson
Noblesville
Myrtle Stone
Pendleton
Mary Hale
Pittsboro
Mary Ellen Carroll
Rushville
Vera Darrah
Scottsburg
Laura Shepherd
Seymour
Fern Carter
Spencer
Eva Norris
Tipton
Seve Cee
Katie Hoffman
Winchester
Ruth Neidlinger
Zionsville
Eeeeen- Mee
Evesses
Tyes
Daggy Institute
F Fletcher Averue
Jidurapolis