Juvenile court gains own bailiff after council vote
Judge George Stubbs asks for a juvenile court bailiff and $75 for one month. County Clerk-elect John Rauh opposes extra duties for clerks. Council approves 75 for one month and plans January reallocation while noting court growth and revenue from dependent families at 24 785 67 since April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stubbs
John Rauh
Quill
Stubbs
William Kaiser
Judge Stubbs
Criminal Court
Sahm
Uncle Sam Feeds His Jackies With Christmas Menu
A Portsmouth Va naval training ship Franklin menu shows a festive dinner for recruits including roast turkey and oysters and a year end meals report noting 90,000 meals served at a cost of 117335.93 and large quantities of butter eggs flour meat sugar vegetables and ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Franklin
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Miners Seek Safer Conditions by Law This Winter
Miners push for safety legislation this winter aimed at safer mine escapes and gas awareness. A second or third escape shaft is proposed, with distance from the main shaft set at 506 yards, per State Geologist W S Blatchley. A county by county board of mine examiners would test prospective miners and a shot firing bill would require experienced shot firers. The weekly wage bill also gains backing from mining interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Bliatchley
Slow Conductor Brawl leads to $10 Fine
Clifford Glass extra conductor on the Big Four was fined ten dollars and costs in police court for blocking Morris street crossing and Belt tracks for eight minutes. Judge Collins aimed to warn railroad men about crossing delays as neighbors complained of repeated obstruction. Patrolman Foley arrested Glass. The judge noted the fine must be paid by the conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Glass
Big Four
Morris Street
Collins
Glass
Foley
Two Whites Killed in Revolver Battle on Plantations
In Clareksdale Mississippi on December 28 two white men were killed and a third wounded after a revolver clash with African American suspects on J. W. Cutter’s plantation. A posse and bloodhounds tracked the assailants to a cabin near dense woods. fugitives fired, escaped at dusk, and the posse remains on the trail with lynching feared if captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clareksdale
Miss
J. W. Cutter
Lamp Explosion Damages Duplex on East Sixteenth Street
A lamp exploded causing a fire that damaged both units of a double house at 1126 28 East Sixteenth Street. The blaze, which injured the structure by about 15 dollars, started in the side occupied by Tillie Baun, while Elmer Spencer lived in the other side. The fire department responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Sixteenth Street
Tillie Baun
Elmer. Spencer
Was
Amusements This Week With Local Playhouses
Local venues present a mixed bill including The Woman He Married with Virginia Harned at the Majestic Brown of Harvard at the Majestic and The Montana Limited at KESTIWS. Vaudeville and burlesque headline at Colonial and Empire respectively with The Climax at Englivius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mubat
Virginia Harned
Miss Harned
Kestiws
Park
the Montana Limited
Majestic
Brown
Harvard
Englisivs
Empire
Herbert Bashford
The Park Presents The Red Mill and The Montana Limited
A matinee girl misaddresses a mash note to a phantom brakeman in The Montana Limited stage spoof. The Park features The Red Mill with Montgomery and Stone, a Herbert Blossom musical drama staged by a large company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Limited
Red Mill
Montgomery and Stone
Victor Herbert
Henry Blossom
Harvard Comedy Brown Delights City Audiences
The Harvard play Brown with its humor songs and boat race scenes pleases local theatergoers. Next week Cohan's Little Johnny Jones will be staged elaborately with a beauty chorus of sixteen rehearsed under Earl Percy Parks and directed by Eugene Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Harvard
George M. Cohan
Cohan
Earl Percy Parks
Eugene Moore
Arthur La Vine Two-Ring Vaudeville at Colonial
Arthur La Vine and company headline the Colonial weekly bill with singing dancing ballet and a complete two act scenic production. The show promises a big musical offering with added performers including a balloon act and an airship voyage from Coney Island to the north pole. After the second show Wednesday night several amateur performers will take the stage including two local actors attempting two ring vaudeville simultaneously.
Williams Imperial Burlesque Adds Fern Shimer and Rhene Davis
Fern Shimer of Anderson Indiana joins the Williams Imperial burlesque company at the Empire this week. She has years on stage and is a skilled dancer and pianist. Rhene Davis of Indianapolis also joins the cast. The Imperials remain a leading burlesque show at the Empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Imperials
the Empire
Fern Shimer
Anderson, Ind
Asch to be made city detective
Adolph Asch will be elevated to detective after serving as police captain under Bookwalter and later as deskman at the Prospect Street substation. Wagonman Barlow will replace him as deskman and Heary Slate will become wagonman. Supt Hyland seeks extra Gamewell operator and funds for police cars and hall telephones. John S Duncan to object to the white line streetcar stop system and press for free for all stops downtown. Charges expected against Patrolmen Tate and Strauss over Morris McCoy death. Strauss has resigned and Tate’s job may be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Asch
Bookwalter
Asch
Shank
Prospect Street
Wagonman Barlow
Heary Slate
Supt
Hyland
Board of Safety
Lim
New City Hall
John S. Duncan
William H. Tate
Charles Strauss
Morris McCoy
Strauss
Tate
Mine Aspirants Anxious For Test
Applicants for state mine inspector await the return of State Chemist H E Barnard to learn if he will conduct an examination before January 15 as required by law. The printing board refused funds for printing questions, expecting legislative change to shift appointment power to the governor from the state geologist. The law also lacks a designated fund for expenses. James Epperson and four deputies hold office until March 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Barnard
State Printing Board
Barnard
James Epperson
Marion Senator to push reform on coroner inquests
State Senator Bernard B. Shively of Marion will introduce bills to regulate coroners inquests and curb fees. The proposed affidavit by a freeholder would accompany fee vouchers, aiming to curb abuses and ensure appropriate inquests. He will also propose paying pauper physicians by patient choice rather than county contracts, citing Grant county as a model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard B. Shively
Marion
Blackford
Grant
Wells
Shively
Grant County
Civic meeting urges know thy politics and education
Speakers at a Philadelphia civic meeting denounced voter laziness and political ignorance. A student civics exhibition by Miss Flora Swan and an Indiana focus on manual training highlighted concerns. Lucy M. Salmon stressed the teacher as collector and producer of knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. McLaughlin
Arthur W. Dunn
City Club of
Philadelphia
Flora Swan
Indiana
Board of Health
South
Lucy M. Salmon
Vassar College
Miss Salmon
Executive Council
The
American Historical Association
Memorial State Library
Partridges Arrive in Indiana From Yardley Hatcheries
George W. Miles state fish and game commissioner reports 850 pairs of Hungarian partridges from Yardley Pennsylvania hatcheries have arrived at Indiana game preserves in good condition. A total of 2,500 pairs will be distributed across preserves in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Miles
Actress Enters Peerage Ranks After Baron's Death
Denise Orme English actress becomes peerage member through the death of her husband's father, the second Baron Churston. She wed Capt. John Yarde-Buller in 1901, faced a breach of promise suit by Mabel Atherton that bankrupted him, and has since returned to the stage with two daughters and a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Denise Orme
Churston
Miss Orme
Alfred Smither
John Yare- Buller
Mabel Louise Atherton
Yarde-Buller
Indiana political maneuvers threaten Jim Watson's position
Washington dispatch reports the Fairbanks Hemenway network scheme to sideline Jim Watson. Taft is urged to appoint an Indiana rehabilitator to lead national party work with Durbin Goodrich and Kealing names discussed. Durbin plans a future Indiana governorship may block a temporary national role.
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Sun
Washington
Hibbs
Indiana
White House
Fairbanks-Hemenway
Jim Watson
Watson
Fairbanks
Kealing
Chicago
Taft
National Committee
Durbin
Goodrich
Joey Bagstock
Hemenway
Joe
Mr. Keating
Coal graft cases at last uncovered in Jackson
Jackson coal company graft cases set for trial following day in criminal court. Principals include James Jackson Edwin F. Gross John Manrahan Charles Edmonston and Fred W. Voss. City hospital and Hotel English linked to the deals involving thousands of dollars. Two women stenographers active in bringing the matter to light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Coal Company
Criminal Court
James Jackson
Edwin F. Gross
John Manrahan
Charles Edmonston
Fred W. Voss
City Hospital
Hotel English
Hgbt
Land Office Tangle Extends Away Back
The auditor of state reports the land department needs extra clerks to straighten decades of records in poor condition. Back records and field notes are stored in the statehouse basement due to cramped space, and many volumes require rebinding copying and indexing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Department
Auditor of State
Jerome Herff
Land Office
Mr. Herff
Red Cross Funds Advance in Indianapolis Campaign
The Red Cross funs to date total 4251.01 with 4221.01 from F. M. Bachman and 10.00. On a per capita basis the fund covers 42310 residents. An executive meeting Thursday will discuss plans to extend the endowment drive as campaigns roll out in many cities, with New York the only city to meet its full appeal. The local committee includes William Fortune as chairman, plus Hugh Dougherty Rabbi M. M. Feuerlicht Joseph McGowan and John P. Frenzel Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Indianapolis
New York
Oon
William Fortune
Hugh Dougherty
M. M. Feuerlicht
Joseph McGowan
John P. Frenzel Jr
County Commissioner Proposes Salary Law Reform
County Commissioner Von Hake argues the salary law is lenient and allows extra per diem and mileage. He says a straight salary would prevent inflated time claims while noting road bids and territory issues affecting Beech Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Hoke
von Hake
Roberts
Kervan
Beech Grove
Fraud Order For $29 Draws Sentence
Ed Martin alias Ed Martin worked 270 hours at eleven and a half cents per hour in September totaling 47.20. Deduced board 16, cash 1.20 and car 0.20 left 29.75 due. Clyde J. Fox. Elmer Smith 31, foreman for Costello brothers at 45 Claypool building forged the signature. Smith faced two to fourteen years in criminal court Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Martin
Clyde J. Fox
Elmer Smith
Smith
Costello Brothers
Claypool Building
Fox
Postmasters Appointed in Virginia and Indiana
Washington dispatch reports new postmasters named on Wednesday. In Charlottesville Hancock county Mrs Mary E Roland replaces W E Davis who resigned. In Mount Comfort Hancock county Ollie O Smith replaces W T Dillman who was removed.
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Washington
Charlottesville
Hancock County
Mary E. Roland
W. E. Davis
Mount Comfort
Ollie O. Smith
W. T. Dillman
Violence Flares Over Extra Fare Protest In Chicago
In Chicago on December 28 a west side protest against a new extra fare escalated into violence. Dynamite dynamited tracks toward Sixty fourth avenue and Lake street. A Berwyn line conductor and motorman were attacked by a mob. Police officials led by River Forest authorities deterred further actions as threats to burn cars emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
West Side
Chicago Railways Comepany
Old Consolidated Railway
Sixty-fourth Avenue
Lake Street
R Econductor
Berwyn
Sixtieth
Madison Avenues
River Forest
Police and Fire Department
New County Traction Company
Can’t Save in Army Gunner Joins Navy
D. H. Greene of Des Moines after twelve years in the Forty-first Coast artillery at the Presidio California enlisted in the navy at Indianapolis recruiting station. He chose second class fireman saying he never saved a cent in the army and plans to save in the service.
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Army
Forty-first Coast Artillery
Presidio
California
D. H. Greene
Des Moines
Navy
Indianapolis
Greene
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Jackies
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Arthur la Vine and Company
Vaude
B. B. Shively
Watsow
RED Cross Fund
F. M. Bachman
Butterick Patterns
Trolley Company
Gunner
Union Station
South Bend
Horlick’s
Merchants Heat & Light Co
Vonnegut Hardware CO
E. Washington St
Matinez Lower
Tigoabaar
Shubert Murat Theatre
Fsi
Cheno
B. F. Keith
Ashley & Lee
Hayes & Johnson
Fred Duprez
Horton & LA Triskalle
Renee
Maxdus
Irving Cummings
East
Jonny Jones
Matnee
Emmer Ber
Rthur Lavine and CO
Hart Children
Pat White
Galery Ery
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