More Power Sought for A. A. Commission
Indiana manufacturers and shippers association pushes for expanded Indiana railroad commission powers and funding. Aimed at $50,000 total, new authority to issue and suspend rates during investigations, broaden traffic staff, and ensure prompt settlement of claims. The group also backs a New York style workers compensation act and awaits a Carmack amendment decision. Banquet program features H. E. Frederick and Judge M. B. Larry. conference includes executives from Kokomo Indianapolis Richmond and other cities.
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Indiana Railroad Commission
Indiana Manufacturers and Shippers’ Association
Denison Hotel
Association
Commission
Indiana
Cincinnati
Chicago
Southwest
Indiana Association
State Department
New York
Supreme Court
Plana
H. E. Frederick
Kokomo
M. B. Larry
Logansport
J. W. Zartman
Indianapolis
W. R. Vories
B. B. Johnson
Richmond
E. F. Kitselman
Muncie
Fund Started for Plague Victims
A movement by the Charity Organization Society to build cottages for tuberculosis families has begun, with $16.16 raised by Fourth Presbyterian Sunday School to fund the first cottage. Widows’ homes exist at Fairview settlement and a blind family aided in North Indianapolis, as the plan aims to extend cottage homes throughout the poorer quarters.
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Organization
Society
Fourth Presbyterian Sunday School
Fairview Settlement
Indianapolis
Sooty
Thorughout
Telephone Merger Law to be Fought in General Assembly
A coalition of Democratic and Republican lawmakers plans to repeal the 1908 telephone merger bill pushed by the Morgan interests. The measure would let a public service company buy competing stocks by charter power, enabling Central Union and Indianapolis Independent to absorb many small Indiana exchanges. Minority shareholders and small operators press for repeal as new incorporations rise and the monopoly remains imperfect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Morgan Interests
Central Union Telephone Company
Indianapolis Independent Telephone Company
Indiana
Central Union
Indianapolis Independent Company
Secretary of State
Cook Enthuasiast Receives Letter From Explorer
Max Young, a city controller clerk, praised Dr. Frederick A. Cook as the pole discoverer and lettered him from New York. Cook replied with a Waldorf Astoria stationery note thanking Young and wishing him Christmas and New Year happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Young
City Controller's Office
Frederick A. Cook
New York
Peary
North Pole
Dr. Cook
Mr. Young
Waldorf- Astoria
Young
Cook
Negroes Slain in Pitched Battle at Black Bayou
In Clarksdale Mississippi a riot between a band of negroes and a pursuing posse left two black men dead and three fatally wounded after more than a hundred shots were fired. Several posse members were wounded and the attackers used bloodhounds in the confrontation following earlier ambushes on Kirk and Kesee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksdale, Miss
Black Bayou
W. W. Kirk
L. D. Kesee
Joyrider Killed Two Friends Hurt After Night Out
In Grand Rapids Michigan on December 29 a joy ride ended when a car veered into a six foot trench dug for a sewer. Frank C. Royse age 30 died. The injured were Tony Devlieger 45 and Owen Sadler 45.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Frank C. Royse
Tony Devlieger
Owen Sadler
Rouse
Brightwood Car line Extension Ordered by May 1 1911
The board of works served notice on Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company and Indianapolis Street Railway Company to extend the Brightwood car line from Twenty Fifth Street to Thirtieth Street along Brightwood Avenue. The extension must be completed between January 1 and May 1, 1911, with copies of the formal resolution given to both firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Works
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Twenty-fifth Street
Thirtieth Street
Brightwood Avenue
Former consul Byington dies at 84 in Flushing
A. Homer Byington, 84, former United States consul at Naples, died Thursday morning at the home of his son Stuart W. Byington in Flushing Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. Homer Byington
United States
Naples
Stuart W. Byington
Flushing
L. I
Constitutional Block Risks Big Indiana Bills
Constitutional lawyers debate whether the Indiana constitution can be amended in the coming session. If amendments are blocked, bills on voter citizenship, new apportionment methods, voter education, and workmen’s compensation could fail. A 1881 precedent may allow amendments if not voted in the previous election. The article notes proposed changes include requiring citizenship to vote, county based representation, and educational voter qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Sion
General Assembly
Secretary of State
Spurned wife shot by Cleveland man in Philadelphia
Nicholas Pantelo of Cleveland followed his 18 year old wife to Philadelphia after she refused to return to him. He shot her at her parents home. the bullet struck over the heart and she was taken to Pennsylvania Hospital in critical condition. The couple had married two years earlier and police were called after a bitter quarrel.
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Philadelphia
Nicholas Pantelo
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Hospital
Pantelas
Masons vow to drop profane words in Cedar Rapids
Three hundred Masons gathered at the new Consistory temple in Cedar Rapids to pledge never to use profane language again. The vow followed St John’s day midnight ceremonies with Grand Master Frederick Craig of Des Moines as guest and speaker. The temple, near completion at a cost of $50,000, hosted the banquet for the order’s first meeting there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Frederick Craig
Des Moines
Widow Elmira McCarthy Dies At Work In City Store
Mrs. Elmira McCarthy aged 60 of 3017 North Capitol avenue collapsed and died at her job in the Dove-Hopkins store alteration department on West Washington street Thursday morning. Heart failure is given as the cause. The widow leaves a son in Elwood. the body was removed to her home.
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Elmira McCarthy
North Capitol Avenue
Dove-Hopkins
West Washington Street
Elwood
Dunn donates 30000 for Bedford Civil War memorial hospital
Moses F. Dunn of Benton Indiana donates thirty thousand dollars to establish a hospital memorial to the Civil War. The hospital will be built at Bedford and serves as a lasting tribute to veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton, Ind
Moses F. Dunn
Bedford
Jealousy Sparks Ellis Island Detention Case
New York December 29 immigration officials expect to release Jeanette Coop from Ellis Island on Thursday unless substantial evidence is produced. Her aunt Mrs Coop claims Prof Squire Coop head of Utah University music department and noted western composer influenced the girl’s immigration. Prof Coop denies the accusation and says his only interest is her welfare.
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New York
Jeanette Coop
Ellis Island
Coop
Squire Coop
Department of Music
University of Utah
West
Miss Coop
Dixit
Be Good Bead: Irishmen Hinted At Ulster Threat
London dispatch notes Harold Spender warns liberal leaders of Ulster uprising risk if home rule grants pass. He cites harsher penalties in Ireland and cautions government to monitor Orangemen seeking arms in German papers, amid rising tension over Irish self government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulster
London Post
Harold Spender
Ireland
Spender
Thompson promoted to division passenger agent for Wabash
R. G. Thompson district passenger agent of the Wabash lines with offices in the Traction building has been appointed division passenger agent with headquarters in St Wayne starting January 1. His jurisdiction will cover the Wabash lines in Indiana and Michigan. He previously served as passenger and ticket agent at St Wayne. The appointment includes higher pay and duties.
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R. G. Thompson
Wabash Lines
Traction
St. Wayne
Thompson
Wabashines
Indiana
Michigan
Indianapolis
Canned Eggs Labeled Unpopular in Indiana
Federal Food and Drug Commissioner H C Kitchen reports Indiana especially Indianapolis remains free from canned eggs violations. Only one Indianapolis firm uses canned eggs with a fresh guarantee, a bakery that uses only whites. Shell eggs dominate by large firms and nationwide canned egg shipments to Indianapolis are under 500 cans annually.
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Food and Drug
H. C. Kitchen
Indiana
Indianapolis
Kitchen
Mr. Kitchen
Burglaries Baffle City Saloon and Rooming House
Burglars broke into Henry Wilock's saloon at 1232 Oliver Avenue through a rear window on Wednesday night and took about a dozen quarts of whisky and several cigar boxes. Dan Riley was arrested for theft of clothing from a rooming house run by Mrs. Nettie Lyons. Detective John Shine pursued Dora Bell in Terre Haute for stealing silverware from Hoffman's cafe in Indianapolis. A purse stolen from Amos Davis at 619 North Davidson Street was found in a mailbox. a pay envelope held 810 in money, and two black women are detained in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wilock
Oliver Avenue
Dan Riley
Nettie Lyons
West Maryland Street
John Shine
Terre Haute
Dora Bell
Indianapolis
Hoffman
East Court Street
Amos Davis
North Davidson Street
Dynamite Follows Tribute Refusal in New York
In New York on Thursday, wealthy Italian grocer Giodrino Sargona refused to pay Black Hand tribute. His home at 524 East Thirteenth Street was blown apart on the lower floors, nearly killing his bride of two months and his aunt who escaped death by narrow margins. A Black Hand squad from police headquarters was nearby, searching for suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Giodrino Sargona
East Thirteenth Street
Sargona
Black Hand
Haworth Relieved by Dr Reed After Board Meeting
Dr W L Haworth, intern at the city dispensary, is relieved for sixty days by Dr J W Reed as a compromise amid charges over a hospital transport denial. Board members say Haworth obeyed orders but lacked judgment. Reed cites strain from a prior accident and aims to protect the young physician's career. Louis Pratt pressed the charges but conceded Haworth was not to blame.
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W. L. Haworth
J. W. Reed
L. D. Clark
Board of Health
Thomas Noble
Clark
Reed
Haworth
John Staley
Silas Dominy
South West Street
Louis Pratt
Burt Marshall
Noble
Dr. Noble
Spencer
Injured in Wreck Delays Chicago Commuters
A Dixie Flyer train collided with a freight train in Normal Park Illinois causing multiple injuries. The accident blocked tracks and delayed thousands of commuters entering Chicago on Thursday.
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Chicago
Dixie Flyer
Theastern Illinois Railway
Normal Park
New Year's Sunday Proclaimed Protest Day in Indiana
Anti-Saloon League delegates urge ministers statewide to observe the day January 1 with sermons against repealing the county option bill. About 2,000 letters have been mailed, pledging broad support as petitions follow the sermons for legislature action. Leaders Rev. E. S. Shumaker Carl Minton Dr Moore and E A Miles head events in Goshen Elkhart Columbus Greenfield.
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Anti-Saloon League
Ministers
Indiana
League
Workers of the Anti-Saloon League
E. S. Shumaker
Goshen
Carl Minton
Elkhart
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London
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