Saloon men by jumping into politics remarks a republican temperance man
A Republican temperance advocate criticizes how Anti-Saloon league actions have shifted to support Republican candidates. He warns it could destroy the Moore remonstrance law and fuel brewer opposition, while suggesting the league’s leadership profits from speeches and publicity. He reflects on Gov. Hanly’s ties to the league and ponders dry-state strategy and potential shifts to Georgia.
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Gov. Handy
Anti-Saloon League
League
Indiana
Hanly
Fidiana
Georgia
Young Romeo tried wrong house in quest of Alice
Vivian Garrett a youthful Romeo entered the wrong house shortly after 2 am seeking a woman named Alice. He faced charges for entering a house and attempting a felony but was found to have touched no property. He apologized and was released, with the court warning him against future escapades.
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Vivian Garrett
Romeo
Garrett
Alice
New York Street
Helm
House of Screams
McDonnell Bond Fight Sticks At 310000 Jail Bond
Criminal Judge Pritchard refused to lower Eugene F. McDonnell’s $5,000 jail bond on a charge of attempting to defraud. McDonnell and Charles Wolfson allegedly prepared a box of excelsior and damp phosphorus valued at $10,000 and sent it to Adams Express to claim $10,000 once the phosphorus dried. Attorney H. H. Hornbrook sought a reduction, but the court upheld $5,000, noting the possibility of conspiracy to obtain $16,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pritchard
Eugene F. McDonnell
McDonnell
Charles Wolfson
Adams Express Company
H. H. Hornbrook
Satisfying Him. A Child Requests a Donkey Ride
A small boy asks for a ride on a donkey. His mother refuses while the father is urged to let him ride. The scene includes humorous dialogue about a yak and keeping the boy quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Phone Merger 13 Considered Not Legal in Indianapolis
The Official Journal of the Indiana Independent Telephone Association states a consolidation with Bell would be challenged in Indiana courts. The editorial argues the merger faces legal obstacles and would be knocked out by state authorities if pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
The
Indiana Independent Telephone Association
Independents Fight Bell Monopol y Over Indianapolis Franchise
Indianapolis independents resist Bell consolidation talk as impractical and illegal. The Bulletin argues elimination of the Indianapolis and independent systems is the real goal, citing state charters and control by American Telephone and Telegraph. The civic committee nears a franchise decision when Central Union stalls with delay tactics.
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Indianapolis
Bulletin
The
Indian Independent Telephone Association
Bell
Central Union Company
Central Union
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York and
Meridian Streets
Indianapolis Telephone Company
New
Indiana
Middle West
Chicago
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Central Union Telephone Company
New Telephone
Illinois
Civic
City reviews consolidation plan amid Bell protests
City authorities study the plausible plan of consolidation and remain unmoved by Bell's repeated repentance. The Bell group has prior dealings with the city, including past interactions.
Funeral notices for Graham Schwartz Hicks and Pfleger
The circular lists obituaries and funeral details for Robert Pr. Graham 80 at Linden Street. Anna Schwartz 75 at 825 N Capitol Ave. Dr J M Hicks 82 at 355 Washington Street. Maude Tussell Pflegler 33 at 231 N Arsenal Avenue. Each entry notes age cause of death and funeral arrangements or survivors.
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Graham
Robert Pr. Graham
Linden Street
Seventh Presbyterian Church
Southport
Schwartz
Anna Schwartz
Bertha Sherrell
Capitol Avenue
City Record of Births Marriages and Hospital Patients
List of births at various addresses with genders. Hospital patients include Tuberculosis and other illnesses at Iowa and city hospitals. Marriages noted among several couples from Urbana to Clermont and other towns.
Controversy Over Maximum Sentence Involving Standard Oil Ties
The court considered that the defendant would face the maximum sentence if not for its ties to Standard Oil, arguing such punishment would ruin creditors and bankrupt the company. The record shows the sentence relied on facts outside the case file, not the defendant’s stated conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Company
Westinghouse Jumps in Wall Street Buoyant Opening
In New York July 22 American stocks show active trading with gains across the early hour. Westinghouse Electric rises about 1.5 to 2 points in two days, General Electric up 4, New York Air Brake up 4.5, while steel shares retreat on profit taking. Missouri Pacific strengthens late as government bonds hold steady.
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T. C. Shotwelle
New York
London
Wallstreet
Reading
Union Pacific
Amalgamated
Anaconda
Westinghouse Electric
General Electric
New York Airbrake
Westinghouse
Missouri Pacific
City Grain and Wheat Prices in Evening Market Ledger
The report lists wheat and corn firm bids by grade and through billing, with No. 2 red and No. 3 red quotes, plus No. 2 white, No. 3 white, and mixed lots for corn. It also records oats, hay, and rye notes, and inspections showing totals by grade, with several cars rejected or ungraded.
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City Grain
Slic
Solac
Sige
7&E
Timothy
Goest 10 Workhouse for Deserting Child
Arthur Wastner who abandoned and neglected his own child has been sent to the workhouse for 90 days to study the duties and functions of fatherhood. He will sit in a warm place and handle a pile of store with an eight pound hammer. The juvenile court fined him $100 and costs, adding more days for Postner.
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Arthur Wastner
East Buffalo Live Stock Market Report
East Buffalo on July 22 reports cattle receipts at 180 with quiet steady trade. Sheep and lambs 1,000 receipts slow with lambs about two dimes lower. spring lambs $3.50, yearlings $5.30, wethers $4.25, ewes $3.75, mixed sheep $3.00 to $4.25. Hogs receipts трех to four hundred expected. Yorkers $6.50 to $6.95, pies $8.26, mixed and heavies $6.90 to $7.90, roughs $5.50 to $5.00, stags $4.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Buffalo
Hammer Posed as a Mason Arrested in St. Louis
Charles Hammer a professional handyman was arrested by Police Capt Hyland on a charge of wearing a secret society badge he is not a member of He displayed a Masonic button to aid his alleged scheme to remove people from the police station Prominent Masons complained and Hammer claimed he and eleven others formed a clandestine lodge in St Louis He was bond set at 1000 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hammer
Hyland
Hammer
St. Louis
Bituminous Paving Case 1 Trials in Indianapolis Court
The bitumineral injunction suit against Indianapolis Butler Avenue paving went to trial in Judge C. T. Hanna's court. Earl O Nichols seeks a permanent injunction to bar bituminous street material on Butler Avenue Irvington. A temporary restraining order remains, demurrers overruled, Nichols testified much of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Hanna
Earl O. Nichols
Indianapolis
Butler Avenue
Irvington
Nichols
Giddy Girls Toned Down by Juvenile Judge
A quarter of pretty girls faced juvenile court on a Wednesday morning as worried parents sought a tone down. The teens admitted nightlife near chop suey joints and open air beer dispensaries with male companions, but appeared meek under the fatherly judge. They promised reform and will remain under supervision with parental reports for further indiscretions.
Gopper Lawyer Denounces All Kynett Allegations
Attorney Lewis A. Coleman for Blue Light Copper denounces Kynett’s suit as malice and defamation. Kynett, a broker, claims he turned over 131 bonds and a trustees’ certificate for 247,554 shares worth about 150 dollars, alleging threats and coercion at Coleman's office. Coleman calls the charges a pack of lies and refuses further comment.
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Athes
Kynett
Lewis A. Coleman
Blue Light Copper Company
Richard Stegemeier
Atr. Kynett
Coleman
Coleman, General Counsel For the Copper Company
Mr. Coleman
Mr. Kynett
Night riders torch 4 Illinois Central depots in Kentucky
On July 22 night riders burned Illinois Central depots at Gracey Christian county Ceraline Springs Triggs county and Otter Pond Caldwell county after soldiers encamped on the right of way at Cobb Caldwell county. Soldiers nearby protected the Cobb depot.
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Hopkinsville
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Diers
Cobb
Caldwell County
Gracey
Christian
Ceraline Springs
Triggs County
Otter Pond
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E. Twentyfourth Street
Harry and
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Alice Downing
S. Belmont Avenue
Hos
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Christina Baumann
Joseph and
Anna Ruckersfeldt
Iowa Street
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City Hospital
Lucele Marie Brisben
Chas. L. Dawson
Redmond Street
Wm. Blum
Melissa E. Cline
Buckle Street
Lizetta Krukemeier
Indiana Home Hospital
Elvira Wiliams
Superior Street
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Robert D. Grayham
Margaret Young
W. Sixteenth Street
Bert Decker
Elizabeth Hamilton
George L. Tovey
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Harry L. Robbins
Martha L. Matthews
John H. Soltan
Mayme M. Jackman
Squire J. Rogers
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Millie Grace
Clermont
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May Cannon
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