College Ave Street Cars Cut Run Time and Crews
Motormen and conductors complain that service on College Ave was improved by shortening trips by three minutes while reducing cars from nine to eight. Workers face 40 minutes less daily hours and one crew out of work, while patrons lament loss of Union Station service. Officials deny changes reduce service. indignant riders call for more protests.
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Union Station
Street
Board of Works
Georgiast
Capnolave
Strike at Meier Overall Factory Triggers Employee Walkout
Five girls discharged on Monday morning at Louis Meier & Co. spark a mass walkout by the remaining 200 garment workers. Union leaders allege discharge due to loyalty to the Garment workers' union, while the firm cites label issues and wage scales. State labor officials visited the plant as disruption halts production.
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Central Ave
Garment Workers’ Union
Meier
John Feltman
Central Labor Union
Feltman
Henry Severin
Severin
Garment’ Workers’ Union
McCormack
Meier Company
Indianapolis
City plans smallpox fight funding and hospital proposal
The Board of health seeks an additional appropriation at the next council meeting with Controller Breunig estimating about $2,000 needed. He notes a permanent hospital would cost about $15,000, contingent on the W. Washington street bridge project. Breunig says funding could come via a loan if necessary and a temporary hospital is now too late for the season.
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Board of Health
Breunig
Heniy
W. Washington St. Bridge
Supreme Court Handles Northern Securities Merger Case
The United States Supreme Court heard Monday arguments in the Northern Securities case. Minnesota seeks to dissolve the company, with juristic questions on case jurisdiction argued and a decision anticipated next week.
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Washington
Northern Securities Company
Douglas
Minesota
United States Supreme Court
Minnesota
She Must Have Liked It William Warfield Slapped Wife
A colored man William Warfield drank and slapped his wife. Judge Stubbs assessed him one dollar and the wife paid the fine.
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William Warfield
Stubbs
Suit Seeks Damages Over Engagement Breakup
Clarence Maurel sued Western Union for 1990 dollars claiming the telegraph company caused him to lose his affianced wife. He alleged a Nashville dated telegram drew Miss Maggie Bryant of Jeffersonville to Nashville where the engagement was broken and she refused to wed him.
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Louisville
Clarence Maurel
Western Union Telegraph Company
Maurel
Maggie Bryant
Jeffersonville
Nashville
Bryant
Mayor Bookwalter Eyes Senate Seat Amid Political Rumors
A circulating tale claims Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter aims for Beveridge’s Senate seat, with speculation on backing from Marion County and a broad strategy to win on the first ballot. The same chatter mentions Fred Joss seeking Congressman Overstreet’s post, but critics doubt any such bid would prevail with the public.
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Fred Joss
Congressman Overstreet
Joss
Earth
Terre Haute Streetcar Strike Deepens Labor Tensions
State labor commissioner McCormack visited Terre Haute to settle the railway strike but found little progress. He notes cars run with nonunion workers and patronage flags, while downtown shoppers stay away. Locals label Terre Haute highly organized for labor and sympathize with strikers, signaling a prolonged stand.
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Terre Haute
McCormack
Main St
What Are You Doing Says the Copper in Street Report
William Braun, 44, frail and recently released from the workhouse, was held after a capital police officer asked what he was doing. Braun admitted to stealing stamps found on top of a mailbox in the State house corridor. He said he sought work and help from a brother in New York, who cursed him in reply.
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Wiliam Braun
Sustody
State House
Braun
New York
Unusual Prize Fight Ends With Wife Winning Boy
In Joliet Montana a crowd witnessed a five round prize bout between a man and wife over custody of their three year old son Dick. The woman prevailed after rounds of brutal exchanges and was awarded the boy by the referee, with the man told he had no claim. The event drew local citizens and was staged in Golbert hall with a leading citizen acting as referee.
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Joliet
Mont
Golbert Hall
Carpenters Union Officer Search Fails at Hotel Claypool
Business agent Travis reports he could not locate the new officers of the company building the Hotel Claypool. A conference on the carpenters grievances did not take place as scheduled, with Travis informed the company has recently reorganized and new management is more favorable to the union.
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Travis
Carpenters’ Union
Claypool
Carpenters
Union
Doctor-Teacher Fatally Shoots Brother-in-Law in Ohio Revival
In Eagle Mills Ohio at a Union church Sunday night James Cox a school teacher of Cox Vinton county shot and killed Howard Ratcliff his brother in law during a revival meeting Cox claims self defense Ratcliff allegedly assaulted Cox after seeing him with Ratcliffs sister Gertrude in church Cox remained at the scene and yielded no attempt to flee the confrontation.
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Howard Ratcliff
James Cox
Ohio
Chillicohe,.c
Cox
Vinton County
Union
Eagle Mills
Ratcliff
Gertrude
Inlaw
Ratciff
Three Killed in New York Rapid Transit Explosion
An explosion in a new rapid transit tunnel at Park Avenue and Forty first Street killed three men and injured 59 to 100. The blast wrecked the tunnel, shattered four city blocks, and damaged the Murray Hill and Grand Union hotels as doctors and police rushed to remove the dead and injured. Master mechanic William Tubbs is among the dead.
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New York
New Rapid Transit Tunnel
Park-ave. and
Forty-first-st
Beny
Murray Hill Hotel
Harlem
Metropolitan
Parkst
William Tubbs
Murray Hill
Grand Union Hotel
Gas mains blamed for city lights flicker after bridge collapse
Merchants along W Washington street report artificial gas flames flicker and turn reddish like natural gas after the bridge failure. W Indianapolis Gas Co official says a temporary four inch main limits pressure and plans an eight inch line to restore full supply, with tips from local druggist O A Deitch and other business owners.
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W. Washington-st
White River
We Washington-at
O. A. Deitch
W. Washingtonst
Washington St
Decatur St
Pray
Indianapolis Gas Company
W. Michigan St
Haughville
Michigan Triplets Are 72 Years Old
The Camburn triplets of Michigan, Mary, Martha and Marguerite, aged 72, are older than the so called champion Triplets Almére Almond and Adelia Young born Aug 30 1840. The Camburn siblings live in Michigan and Illinois with family ties to Coral Alma and Adrian.
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Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Almére
Almond
Adelia Young
Monmouth
Chicago
Cumburn
Hale
Hearty
Lockport
Franklin
Mary ‘Camburn
D. S. Haviland
Coral, Mich
Martha
Hallenbeck
Alma
Marguerite
Stout
Adrian
Wealthy broker Marries Young Woman in Montral Shocker
In Montral, Mor rison a wealthy penurious broker, famed for eccentricities, surprised acquaintances by marrying Miss Ethel Frost, about 20, after a second proposal when they met. Morrison, aged 77, boasts he never wears overcoats or gloves in winter, and holds large shares in major Montreal ventures including the Canadian Pacific Railway and Royal Electric Bank.
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Montrael
Que
John Morrison
Ethel Frost
Morrison
Canadian - Pacific Railway
Montreal Street Railway
Royal Electric Bank of Montreal
Harness-maker shoots dog and sets church blaze then kills self
William Schowl, a harness-maker for Gustav Wall of South River, clashed with his employer then fatally shot his dog, started a fire at a Presbyterian church basement, and shot himself in the chest. The blaze was squelched before major damage. Wall may die.
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Nea Brunswick
William Schowl
Gustav, Wall
South River
Wall
Nichols replevin case against police officials heard in court
The replevin suit by William Nichols against Police Superintendent Yaffe and Deputy Prosecutor James Collins was tried before Justice Smock on Monday afternoon. Attorney Taylor Groninger, for Nichols, contends that the prosecutor had no right to confiscate policy matter unless they acted before his conviction.
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William ‘Nichols
Yaffe
James Collins
Smock
Taylor ‘Groninger
Nichols
Tov
Fire destroys home at 872 Virginia Ave
A defective flue started a fire that damaged a house at 872 Virginia Avenue occupied by M Geis. The incident occurred around dawn on Monday destroying goods valued at about 3100 dollars and forcing occupants from the residence.
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Virginia Ave
M. Geis
Cold Wave Sweeps Indianapolis After Weekend Delay
A strong cold wave reached Indianapolis Sunday night after a storm delayed the front. Northwest winds at 30 mph drove temperatures near zero by 7:30 a.m. Monday. Weatherman Blythe warned of another six to ten degree drop Monday night as readings tumbled from late Sunday.
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Blythe
Cold Wave Grips Nationwide As Forecast Extends
The Weather Bureau bulletin states a broad cold wave covers the nation west of the Alleghenies with zero temps in southern Missouri and freezing along the Texas coast. It advances eastward, reaching the Atlantic coast by Tuesday night with temperatures down 20 degrees or more inland.
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Esigbeennees
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Washington
Weather Bureau
Alleghany Mountains
Pacific
Atlantic
Admiral Schley Visits Chicago School Ceremony
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley and Mrs. Schley visit Schley school in Chicago meeting every pupil. He receives flowers, speeches, and a palms arch as students sing and present bouquets. He notes future citizenship and honors, then attends a Memorial Hall reception with veterans and German society resolutions. Several Chicago women are noted for kissing him at a prior Press club event.
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Schley School
Memorial Hall
Navy
Army
Chicago
Press Club
B .W. Wells
Lieut. Wells
Arthur Marshall Chamberlain
Stumbull White
London
Bridge expert Condron surveys river avenue span
Bridge expert Condron worked on the River-avenue bridge Monday while city engineer Nelson said the West Michigan street bridge has not yet been reported on. The delay stems from missing old-bridge plans, forcing Condron to draft his own diagrams.
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Condron
River-ave
Nelson
W. Michigan St
Jel O Dessert Promises Quick Two Minute Set
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Board to hunt for hidden smallpox as cases rise
The Board of Health will hire two special inspectors to seek undetected smallpox cases in the city after Bessie Davenport was found ill at large. As of Monday 25 known cases exist with 21 at the pesthouse and 19 houses quarantined, while 4 or 5 more are under observation. The board plans a temporary outside hospital and extra tents at the City hospital and pushes vaccination for schoolchildren.
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Board of Health
Bessie Davenport
Beuhler
Inspector List
N. Senate Ave
Fourteenth St
Cora St
List
Kaiser Passes His Forty Third Milepost
Berlin January 27 Kaiser and others celebrated his forty third birthday Monday. The Kaiser reviewed an army order creating new territorial titles for regions beset with no distinct name. He urged that the new titles preserve memory of the empire and called on soldiers to honor their race and home in rivalry with others.
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Berlin
Kaiser
Regiof
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and nearby areas
The city notes a 36 hour period ending at 8 pm January 28 with fair skies, continued cold next night, and a minimum around 10 degrees below zero. Morning low at 7 am is 2 degrees above, noon 8, and 2 pm 2 degrees, with northwest winds. Also mentions colder conditions in Indiana and adjacent states.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
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