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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1902
Page
7
Capt. Benoist of the Max tells how the French bark and the steamer Walla Walla collided off the Northern coast. He says the Walla Walla appeared in a drunken sleep and ignored signals while Capt. Hall of the Walla Walla denies the accusation, noting three lookouts and no liquor aboard.
Four Brooklyn magistrates Dooley Higginbotham Fur long and Devoy barricade in courtrooms and defend their authority by force. Food is delivered by rope from windows and baskets hauled to the judges. Police justices hold separate courts to dispose of prisoners as the stalemate deepens. The legislature may intervene by abolishing both sides and empowering Mayor Low to appoint new officials.
Report states Gov. James S. Hoge leads the Hoggs Swayne syndicate and part of its Beaumont heartland holdings have sold to Standard Oil for about 8 million dollars. The rest will merge into a London based company with 20 million dollars capital and Standard plans to operate in Texas as National Fuel Oil Company seeking a state charter.
The Fourth Presbyterian Church marked its fiftieth anniversary this Sunday. The congregation traces back to 1851 from the old Second Presbyterian church near the Circle, later moving to Delaware and Market streets, the Baldwin block site.
A scrambled timetable lists Big Four routes through Cleveland and Chicago lines with daily arrivals and departures. It includes Benton Harbor and Cincinnati lines with express and local services, Peoria and Springfield routes, and multiple passenger accommodations and times across morning to late evening.
A dense timetable lists routes and connections among Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington Columbus Louisville Indianapolis and other cities. It shows departure and arrival times for trains including the Western Express and multiple through services with various staging points and en route accommodations.
The notice lists rail timetables showing Tol, Chi, Mich exchanges with 7:00 and 10:25 am listings. Regions include Mun, Laf, Lap with 7:20 pm and 10:25 pm departures.
City Ticket Office lists daily departures from 25 W Wash to Cincinnati with services including express, fast mail, and combined lines to Toledo Detroit and Dayton. Timings show early morning arrivals and late evening departures with numbered train designations and partial route details.
Short classified line items call for male and female help and female positions. Also seeks rooms for rent and generic rooms. Reflects a mid century classifieds section listing employment and lodging opportunities.
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