Smiths say interurbans are through with McGowan
Indianapolis interurban terminal company promotes a three cent fare and separate franchise to use existing tracks. Charles Finley Smith declares present rails no bluff, targets city officials and the Indianapolis Street Railway Company, claims saving for workers and taxpayers, and outlines plan to straddle current tracks.
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Indianapolis
Charles Finley Smith
Terminal Company
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Indianapolis Company
Virginia Ave
Indianapolis Interurban Terminal Company
Fitzgerald Building
Monument Place
Wm. G. Irwin
John W. Chipman
Samuel ¥. Rauh
Interurban Terminal Company
Washington
Sol Meyer
Meyer & Kiser
Washington St
Local Real Estate Dealer A F Patterson Dies
A F Patterson, a real estate dealer at 12 TM Delaware Street, dropped dead at 2 30 p m on Wednesday.
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A. F. Patterson
Delaware St
James and Zerelda James Seek Injunction Over James Boys Melodrama
Judge Teasdale granted a restraining order against the producers of the James boys melodrama. The order becomes effective after a $4,000 indemnity bond is filed, expected to be done immediately.
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Kansas City
Teasdale
Frank James
Zerelda Samuels
James Boys
James
County auditor sues ex treasurer over missing funds
The Shelby county auditor sues J Marsh Wilson ex county treasurer claiming five hundred thousand dollars was illegally withheld in settlements. London reports manager Davies of the British electric traction trust sails for America to hire motormen and superintendents as Americans will teach English workers American methods to run tram lines.
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Shelby County
Marion County
Wilson
London
Davies
British Electric Traction Trust
America
Great Britain
Couple Licensed to Marry in Valley Ails
Bartley Beasley 90 and Nettie M Murphy 15 were licensed to wed on Wednesday with parental consent. Both reside in Valley Ails.
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Bartley Beasley
Nettie M. Murphy
Bartley
Nettie
Valley Ails
Shelbyville Line Accepts Contract With Indianapolis Lines
The Shelbyville interurban and Indianapolis street railway company agreed on using the local tracks with Shelbyville paying three-fifths of local fares and selling tracks and wires into the city. Shelbyville will run its own cars. the contract awaits formal writing after Shelbyville Life receives a franchise from the city.
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Shelbyville
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Shelbyville Company
Shelbyville Hfe
Board of Works
Union Traction Company
Indianapolis
City reviews street car extensions plan this spring
The Board of Works and Mayor Bookwalter held a conference on street car extensions Tuesday. Commissioner Logsdon said extensions await action on the Interurban terminal company petition. Planned lines include Cornell avenue to Twenty fifth Street and W Michigan street north to Imericksville.
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Board of Works
Bookwalter
Logsdon
Cornell Ave
Thirteenth-st
Brightwood
College Ave
Michigan-st
Bismarck-ave
Imericksville
Columbia-ave
Martindale-ave
Twenty-fifth-st
Shelby-st
Southern
Officials Visit Terre Haute With Marion Club
Mayor Bookwalter and city sanitarian Buehler traveled to Terre Haute with the Marion club on Wednesday morning. Buehler directed Secretary Carter of the health board to keep down smellpox in his absence. President Megrew of the Board of Works also went to Terre Haute on Wednesday afternoon.
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Buehler
Terre Haute
Marion Club
Carter
Health Board
Megrew
Board of Works
Indiana county pays bounty on woodchuck scalps
Lagrange county officials set a ten cent bounty on woodchuck scalps. Reports say only one other Indiana county offers a groundhog bounty. Prince Henry is slated to sail Saturday to the United States.
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Lagrange
Ind
Indiana
Prince Henry
United States
Indiana Lincoln league session in Terre Haute with candidates
The Indiana Lincoln league opened in the Terre Haute opera house with Republicans from across the state attending. Indianapolis led a large delegation. candidates for state offices arrived as banquet plans for 300 guests were announced with toastmasters and speakers addressing topics from American possibilities to state finances and the party’s future.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana Lincoln League
Opera House
Indianapolis
Samuel Crumpacker
Juvansville
Harry Miller
Fairmount
Grant
Congress
A. Wiley
Fowler
John L. Griffiths
W. &. Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
Frank R. Posey
Evansville
Teacher Ida V. Stout Declared Insane by Commission
Ida V. Stout of the Crawfordsville pike west of the city is ruled insane by a commission on Wednesday. She taught in the neighborhood for about ten years and believes friends are trying to defame her.
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Ida V. Stout
Crawfordsville Pike
Windstorm Hits Nevada Delaying Rail Traffic
A Pacific storm swept Nevada on Tuesday with hurricane force winds in the western areas. Dense sand clouds obscured the sun and snow vanished from the mountains. Railroad operations were delayed due to buried tracks as the storm continued.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Sayles Stricken At Desk In Market Street Office
Charles F. Sayles 53 of C F Sayles & Co. fell ill at his desk on E Market St Wednesday forenoon. Dr Jameson diagnosed congestion of the brain with a fair chance of recovery after numbness spread from his hand to his arm and side. Sayles, known for nervous headaches, was taken home with his wife and daughter present, while a rumor of death briefly spread through Market St.
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Charles F. Sayles
C. F. Sayles & Co
E. Market St
Jameson
Mr. Sayles
Dr. Baker
Dr. Jameson
Herman Sayles
Mary Sayles
Meridian St
Market St
Bertha Wrecked Near Kwakane Point En Route Valdez
The Alaska Commercial Company's steamer Bertha ran ashore at midnight Sunday after striking a rock ledge at Kwakane point Fitzhugh Sound while traveling from Seattle to Valdez. All passengers and crew were landed unharmed.
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Victoria
B. C
Alaska Commercial Company
Bertha
Kwakane Point
Fitzhugh Sound
Seattle
Valdez
Sardou Writing New Dante Style Drama for Irving
Paris February 12 Victorien Sardou famed dramatist is composing a grand drama in the Dantean manner for Sir Henry Irving. The work aims to blend classical epic scope with modern stage sensibilities, promising a landmark collaboration between a French master and the English actor-manager.
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Paris
Victorien Sardou
Dante
Henry Irving
City Life and Local Notices from Marion County
The New Century club held its first annual dance on N Senate Ave. William Rockman paid a $10 fine in police court for assault on Maygie Johnson. Mayor Bookwalter revoked saloonkeeper Anthony Volz's license for serving minors. Cedar Camp No 9215 hosted a Modern Woodmen event on Sixteenth and Illinois Sts. At Delmonico’s in New York, William L. Smith attended the American Silk Association banquet. Lewis M. Webb of the C H D line was named assistant general passenger agent effective March 1. Marion County Medical Society denounced Joseph Minturn’s bid for joint senator over his stance on the medical bill. Commercial Club elected Frank E Gavin as president with F M Herron and A A Barnes as vice presidents, M B Wilson treasurer, George E Hunt secretary. J K Chapman named director replacing John M Spann.
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William Rockman
Maygie Johnson
Bookwalter
Anthony Volz
Gues St
Cedar Camp
Modern Woodmen of America
Sixteenth and
Illncis-sts
Delmonico’s
New York
William L. Smith
Pettis Dry Goods Company
Indianapolis
Lewis M. Webb
The
Commercial Club
Frank E. Gavin
F. M. Herron
A.A. Barnes
M. B. Wilson
George E. Hunt
J. K. Chapman
John M. Spann
Unclaimed Express Packages Auction Draws Bidders
At an Illinois Washington Street auction store the American Express unclaimed packages sale drew a crowd as bidders gambled on mystery boxes. A 25 cent bid yielded a silver pitcher valued at 12 to 15 dollars, with others securing items like a tea set for 36 cents and a 16 cent doll for 31.50. The event, annual and noted for surprise finds, covers express charges with final sale prices.
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American Express Company
Witness linked to Sherwell case may reveal sensational facts
Evansville Indiana February 12 a state witness in the Wilbur S Sherwell murder case has surfaced Samio Josepha who was jailed six weeks and shared meals with Sherwell while in jail He aided the prisoner by buying cigars and books and the two talked for hours raising expectations the three murders were discussed though Josepha has been warned not to reveal what he knows
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Evansville
Ind
Wilbur S. Sherwell
Samio Josepha
Sherwell
Josepha
President's Son Nearing Crisis in Illness
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in Groton Mass. battles double pneumonia with slight improvement. Night brought coughing relief and rest as doctors Shattuck Warren and Lambert monitor his condition. If progress continues, the president may leave for Washington later this week.
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Groton
Mess
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Cortelyou
Young Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Lestley
Gardner Cuttage
Washington
Shattuck
Warren
Lambert
Millionaires Plan Philanthropic Educational Drive in U S
New York reports wealthy figures discuss creating a national educational organization. Prominent supporters include John D. Rockefeller and son, William Baldwin may lead the central board, with initial focus on the southern states before expanding to north and west. The effort aims to be self sustaining and lasting beyond the founders.
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New York
United States
John D. Rockefeller
South
William H. Baldwin
Long Island Railroad
Central Board
Southern Educational Conference
Robert C. Ogden
Mr. Baldwin
Albert Shaw
Walter H. Page
Morris J. Jessup
R. Fulton Cutting
Isaac WN. Seligman
John Crosby Brown
T. J. Backus
Lyman Abbott
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
William J. Scheffiin
Willis L. Ogden
F. L. Hine
Oleo Margarine Tax Bill Passes House in CLEO
The oleo margarine bill passed by the house on Wednesday sets taxes for uncolored oleo at a quarter of a cent per pound and colored oleo at ten cents per pound. It also requires renovated butter to be stamped as such by the agricultural department and imposes fines from 50 to 500 dollars and imprisonment up to six months for violations.
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Agricultural Department
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 p m February 13 calls for fair and colder conditions with a rising temperature. Morning temperature 18, noon 20, 2 pm 25, with snow possible in surrounding states and cloudy skies across Michigan Ohio Kentucky Illinois and Indiana and variable winds.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Ada Hunter Caught Stealing Coal From Big Four Car
Ada Hunter of Wildcat Chute tried to take coal by the wheelbarrow load from a Big Four car on Tuesday. Patrolman Montgomery detained her and Judge Stubbs fined her with a suspended sentence, marking her first offense.
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Ada Hunter
Dewey
Wildcat Chute
Montgomery
Ada
Stubbs
Sister of Admiral Sampson Dies in Detroit
DETROIT Mich Feb 12 Mrs Lucien J Ellis sister of Admiral Wm T Samp son died at her home Tuesday night of pneumonia in Detroit.
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Detroit
Mich
Lucien J. Ellis
Wm. T. Sampson
Upland Gas Company Furnished Wood During Cold Snap
The Upland gas and oil company in Upland Indiana supplied wood to patrons when gas supplies were low during the cold snap indicating unusual customer relief by a gas firm.
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Upland
Ind
Upland Gas and Oil Company
Indiana
Suit Dismissed in Davis Divorce Case
The divorce suit of Adaline Davis against Walter Davis was dismissed on Wednesday. Attorney Henry Cox represented her, but could not determine her wishes because she is in a smallpox quarantine and he cannot see her.
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Adaline Davis
Walter Davis
Henry Cox
Embezzlement Trial Focuses on Missing Bank Funds
In federal court the trial of Richard C. Davis for embezzling funds from the People's National Bank of Washington Indiana resumes. M F Burke the bank president testified Davis had full charge of cash and that 12 missing notes totaled 10744.70. Burke said the discrepancies appeared in a mammoth ledger and Davis offered no explanation. The safe opened with a time lock and only Burke and Davis knew the combination.
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Richard C. Davis
People’s National Bank of Washington
Ind
M. F. Burke
Davis
Burke
Laura Altman
Kentucky
Smiley Chambers
Baker
New Pianos for Sale Attract Bargain Prices
Advertises pianos priced from 165 dollars and up. Includes a line about Wulschners Feed your horse and a teaser to read The Summers on page 2 for more data.
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Wulschners
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New Century Club
N. Senate Ave
Wom
Merrill
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Indianapolis Interurban Terminal Co
Warden
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