Investigation into Fire Truck Train Collision Finds No Flagman
An inquiry by the Board of Safety and Coroner into the collision of fire department hook and ladder truck No. 4 with a Pennsylvania fast mail train on State avenue found no flagman at the crossing. The report notes obstructed views from stacked box cars and narrow exits to the South side, with blame to be assigned. Funeral services for Lieut. Michael Corliss are scheduled for Saturday, with rites at his house and Holy Cross church.
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Board of Safety and Coroner
Blackwell
Pennsylvania
State Avenue
Michael Corliss
Arsenal Avenue
Lieut
Corliss
Board of Safety
Coots
Corporation Council
E. W. Finney
C. H. Williams
Finney
Williams
Bookwalter
City Council Orders Cumberland Telephone Out of Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon council orders Cumberland Telephone to remove all poles and wires from streets and alleys within 30 days. The dispute stems from an old franchise issue dating to January 1906, with a lawsuit likely if the company resists.
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Mount Vernon
Ind
Cumberland Telephone Company
Stock market opens firm with mixed early gains
The New York market opened firm with active trading and fractional gains across many issues. Within 15 minutes prices became irregular with moderate declines in Amalgamated and notable advances for Western Maryland, Chesapeake & Ohio, Wisconsin Central, Missouri Pacific, and Union Pacific.
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New York
Maryland
Chesapeake
Ohio
Wisconsin Central
Missouri Pacific
Union Pacific
Fragmented idle jokes and quips from era notices
A collage of light humor lines and fragmentary exchanges from old publications. Jokes cover mischief at school with Elmer, engagement rings and gendered clothing, reflecting social quirks of the period.
Good Friday Legal Holiday Bill Passes Senate
The senate approved Fleming's bill to make Good Friday a legal holiday and grant Saturday banks a half holiday across Indiana. The session also endorsed a uniform switch engine equipment bill 42 to 0 and advanced a township refunding pond bill. The Hallock bill to add a Lake County superior court judge was scheduled as a special order for Monday at 2:30 p.m.
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Senate
Fleming
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Halléck
Lake County
Aerts Hugbane Affinities Across Towns Revealed
In Wabash Indiana on February 5, Harvey Monroe of North Manchester is accused by wife Cora Monroe of posing as a single man under an assumed name to pursue multiple affairs. The complaint cites their marriage on February 4, 1904 and separation on August 15, 1908 as context for the suit. Attorneys Milliner and Milliner represent the plaintiff.
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Wabash
Ind
Harvey Monroe
North Manchester
Cora Monroe
Milliner & Milliner
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Evard
East Market Street
St. Louis
Kansas City
R. G. Thompson
Jackson Place
Fao
Washington St
Milen
Saks & Company
Monument Place
W. H. Roll
Mizrah
Nh Square Yard
Eiri
Paeda
Chigaag
Oise Graypoot
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