Indianapolis brewers feud over slander suit and saloon ties
Albert Lieber of the Indianapolis Brewing company vows to fight Victor Jose in a $50,000 slander suit filed Saturday in circuit court. The case stems from alleged remarks about saloon control and ties among brewers, with Lieber recounting meetings and disputes over funding, anti saloon efforts, and a contentious exchange with Jose. The complaint links a prior Heckard trial and stockholder names to the ongoing dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lieber
Indianapolis Brewing Company
Victor Jose
Capital City Brewing Company
Jose
Mr. Lieber
Elmer Wetzel
Lieber
Gustav Pabst
Pabst Brewing Company
Joseph Buhline
Schlitz Brewing Company
Emil Clauss
Annheuser-Busch Brewing Company
Indianapolis
William A. Heckard
Heckard
Claypool
Local Jottings From Indianapolis City Notes and Nods
A compact roundup of city trivia and personalities includes Cigar band fashions and pedes trian warnings, law and streetcar debates, tanning of bridges, and civic chatter on taxes, halls, photographers, and a new Marion club pool. Local figures like Chief Coots, Mayor Bookwalter, and various clerks appear amid social events and parades.
Ninth Ward Remonstrance Drives Brewers to Threats
The Ninth ward remonstrance against saloons escalates with threats to signers by brewers and saloon keepers. Employers largely respect personal opinions and deny influence, while the Indiana Anti-saloon League investigates coercive tactics. No rush to file with county commissioners, as efforts continue across parts of the ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital City Brewing Company
Anti-Saloon League
Ninth Ward
Indianapolis Brewing Company
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Indiana Anti-saloon League
Albert Lieber
J E. M. Barney
League
Brewers
Prosperous Union National Savings and Loan shows strong assets
A statement from Union National Savings and Loan association at 105 E Chiost reports deposits of 93 500 with a reserve fund of 26 509 and $17 818 65 in dividends on installment stock. Assets total 531 944 72 and installment stock equals 139 416 88. For year ending June 30 1907 receipts were 233 769 33. Auditors Kelley Levings and Indiana's Auditor of State Billheimer praise accurate books and rising business, noting careful loan payments and safe, profitable management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union National Savings and Loan Association
E. Qchiost
Charles C. Kelley
Jared W. Levings
State of Indiana
Billheimer
Furnished Rooms Sale At The People's Outfitting Co
Three rooms furnished complete valued at 175 dollars offered for 126 dollars. Four rooms furnished complete valued at 225 dollars offered for 155 dollars. Sale advertised by The People's Outfitting Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
People’s Outfitting Co
People's Outfitting Co
US Weather Forecast Fresh and warmer tonight then showers
Weather overview predicts fair and warmer conditions tonight followed by showers on Sunday. Observation notes sunrise at 4 38 and sunset at 7 05 with noon readings around 63 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atapeen Ates
Aeae
Senator Slack files incorporation papers for Bargersville Lumber
Senator L. Ert Slack of Franklin filed articles of incorporation for the Bargersville Lumber Company at the statehouse on Saturday. He is a director and was in Indiana tan coat, with sunburn peeling. The Slack family camps nearby, enjoying heat and fishing during their seaside vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Ert Slack
Franklin
Statehouse
Bargersville Lumber Company
Senator Slack
Indiana
Grand Jury Called to Report on August Fifth
Grand jury members ordered to report August 5 with Frank Baker deputy prosecutor in charge. Baker left Saturday for Edinburg Indiana to camp for a week and may return to extend the stay. First cases involve persons jailed awaiting action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Baker
Baker
Edinburg
Ind
Epens
Grand
A Victim of Heat Insane in Indiana Farm Home
Lena Hurry, 23, reportedly became violently insane at a Spencer area farm. Her husband took her to Indianapolis to visit her sister hoping for recovery. Police traced them to E Georgia street then 750 E Washington street where officers detained her as investigators linked heat exposure to her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer, Ind
Indianapolis
Lew Cooper
Board of Safety
E. Georgia-st
Cooper
Bimon
Hall
Simon
Quigrey
Sergt. Hagerty
E. Washington St
City Council to Vote on Saloon Licenses July 21
President Frederick W. Eppert calls a council meeting for July 21 to pass on several saloon license applications presented to the city controller. He states the council backs the new saloon license ordinance and may draft a revised version if the current measure fails in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose
Loeber
Joseph Bell
Mr. Waterman
Home Brewing Company
Royse
Donovan
Fred Eppert
Council
Eppert
Frederick W. Eppert
Hendricks County Picnic Draws Prominent Guests at Brookside Park
Brookside park hosted the third annual Hendricks county picnic with ideal weather and hundreds of attendees from Indiana and beyond. The county association of Hendricks sons in Indianapolis held a 5 o clock business session at the shelter house led by M. W. Hopkins, longtime association head and promoter of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookside Park
Hendricks County
Ald
Youns
Indianapolis
Indiana
Comnty Association
Old Hendricks Sons
M. W. Hopkins
Post Office Employee Dies at 30 From Typhoid Fever
James A. Margascon a subclerk at the post office died Saturday morning at his home 361 Chester avenue. He was 30 years old and had been appointed May 1 19%. The notice notes typhoid fever as the cause of death and records his service start date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Margascon
Chester-ave
Dentist Grant H Clay advertises fans and dental services
Grant H. Clay M D a dentist with a 14 year tenure at New York Dental company advertises his Indianapolis office at 108 N Delaware Opp Tomlinson hall. The Elliott Electric ad offers DC fans 12 50 regular price now 10 06 and AC fans 15 00 regular price 12 00. Bliss Native Herbs lists 255 W Wash St.
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Grant H. Clay
M. D
New York Dental Company
Delawareat
Tomlinson Hall
Indianapolis
D. C
A. C
Elliott Tele
Elec
Mass. Ave
The Gem Laundry Ad Promises Low Price Laundry Services
The Gem Laundry offers family washings rough dry at 5c per pound with all flat pieces ironed. Contact Phenes at 1671 to try the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phenes
Steamer Frontenac Burned on Cayuga Lake
United Press reports the steamer Frontenac carrying about 50 passengers caught fire on Cayuga Lake near Ithaca. Nine people drowned and many others were injured as the vessel burned en route to Cayuga.
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United Press
Ithaca
N. Y
Frontenac
Cayusa Lake
Here
Cayuga
Excursion train wreck at Isle station injures many
A wreck at Isle station on the Allegheny and Western line halted a train of 500 Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh railroad employees en route from Dubois to New Castle for Cascade park. Three killed outright, including Fireman O M Bates and passenger Charles Neal. Several seriously injured. engineer Albert Slater and trainmaster Ralph Dawson among the seriously hurt.
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Butler
Isle Station
New Queens Junction
New Castle
Allegheny & Western Railroad
Buffalo, Rochester
O. M. Bates
Greenville
Charles Neal
Dubois
Ralph Dawson
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Henry Harkins
Albert Slater
Smith
Tax Board Member Plans August Visit to His Pennsylvania Home
John McArdle, a member of the State Tax Board, will take a vacation in early August to visit his old home in Pennsylvania. He will adjust his dates to attend an annual camp meeting where he can reconnect with friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McArdle
State Tax Board
Pennsylvania
Woodmen Circle to Get License in Indiana
W H Buttolph and John Ashby from the state auditor’s office returned from Omaha after investigating the Woodman Circle, the Woodmen of the World women’s auxiliary, which has applied for a license to operate in Indiana. The institution was found solvent and will receive a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Buttolph
John Ashby
Office of the Auditor of State
Omaha
Neb
Woodman's Circle
The
Woodmen of the World
Indiana
Dusty streets spark sprinkling dispute with contractor
The west side district near Meridian and Sixteenth Street becomes the dustiest area as street sprinklers halt. Complaints surge as the Board of Public Works investigates contractor Robert Thomas for improper contract execution and asks his bonding company to finish the work, delaying sprinkling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Board of Public Works
E. Washingtoast
Meridian Stone
Sixteenth St
Robert Thomas
Thomas
Mrs Carter Indicted In Windsor Trust Case
The grand jury indicted Laura Carter for receiving stolen goods linked to Chester Runyan, the Windsor Trust thief. She faces arraignment Monday before Judge O Sullivan. Runyan pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the first degree, admitting to stealing $96,000 from the Trust company.
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Speeial
the Sun
New York
Laura Carter
Chester B. Runyan
Windsor Trust Company
Arsaigne
O'Sullivan
Runyan
Trust
Carter
New Albany Jail Condemned Over Un sanitary Conditions
Dr. J N Hurty, secretary of the State Board of Health, ordered an investigation after a prisoner complaint. A letter says the jail is deplorable with little light or ventilation, rats and vermin, faulty construction, and old plumbing. Condemned by grand juries, the remedy is a new modern jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Local Health Board
Printer John Cuneo Visits Indianapolis Market Master
John Cuneo of Roby Indiana visits Joseph Foppiano city market master and Mrs Foppiano. One of the oldest printers in Indianapolis he has worked on the Journal and once managed the Labor Signal. He plans a three day stay in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cuneo
Roby
Ind
Joseph Foppiano
John Foppiano
New interurban line to run over unused avenue tracks
The Indianapolis Newcastle and Toledo Traction company delays operation to fall and plans a 140 mile Indiana route named the Honey Bee and Wildflower Route. It will enter Indianapolis via Massachusetts avenue, joining city tracks at E Tenth street, with a new freight depot planned near the intersection and a $5000 viaduct fee paid to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis, Newcastle & Toledo Traction Company
Massachusetts Ave
E. Tenth St
E. Tenthst
Pany
Indianapolis
Eli Marvin
Peck
Indiana Union Traction Company
Callereave
Haywood Jury Instructed As Deliberations Begin
The judge told the jury to convict only if guilt is proven beyond a reasonable doubt and that circumstantial evidence apart from Orchard's testimony could sustain a guilty verdict. The case against William D. Haywood, secretary of the Western Federation of Miners, centers on the murder of ex Governor Frank Steunenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Steunenberg
Idaho
Fremon Wood
Darrow
Borah
Haywood
Colorado
Caldwell
Orchard
Appointment of receiver for Co operative Department Store
Judge Harvey of the superior court postponed Saturday hearing on the suit to appoint a receiver for the Co operative Department Store Company to Thursday morning. Defense lawyers expect to resolve the matter by then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-operative Department Store Company
Har
Past Commander's Jewel Presented at Monticello Meet
The Past Commander E. R. Brown of the Indiana G A R will receive an elegant gold jewel set with seven diamonds at a Monticello meeting and campfire planned for early August. A committee including Col. R. M. Smock of Lafayette Col. J. R. Fessier and Maj. A. W. Daugherty of Indianapolis chose the jewel, which bears the emblem of Brown's former army corps and the G A R pendant star. Retiring department commanders are presented jewels.
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Department of Indiana
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MR. Jose
Indi
Anapolis Brewing Company
Klondike Circle
Walter Conner
West and
Vermont Sts
C. E. Coots
Sandusky
Blue Bluff
Brightwood
Alabama St
the Park Theater
Mr. Cool Weather
F. Gilmore
Princeton
Marion Club
Truster
N. Meridian Sr
Lecal
Market
Dibby" Flinn
Metzger
George H. Thomas W. R. C
Newmanst
Charles Hurst
William Berner
John McGregor
Atlantic City
Joe Clay
Case Connoway
Broad Ripple
Bookwalter
Mathias Turk
Union National Savings Association
Wulschner
United States
Grand Jury
Lena Hurry
Vio
Ing
Bliss Native Herbs
W. Wash St
GEM Laundry
Ole
Haywood Jury
Fremont Wood
New Castle Line
Judge Wood
Orchard’s
Boise
Maywood
Superior Court
Commander
Department of Indiana, G. A. R
E. R. Brown
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