Indiana Supreme Court limits trusts and combines power
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled against a Portland natural gas and oil company merger with Citizens natural gas and oil, finding an illegal restraint of trade. It supported ouster and dissolution for violations that harm public policy and competition, citing Ohio against Standard Oil and urging stronger state action.
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Supreme Court of Indiana
Portland Natural Gas and Oil Company
Jordan
Jay County
State of
Ohio
Standard Oil Company
Electric cabs to roll in Indianapolis soon
John B. Morand manager of the Indianapolis transfer company announces an electric cab system will bring a dozen cabs to Indianapolis. The cabs will operate from Union Station by day and from the Bates Grand and Denison hotels by night. William I. Stevenson defends the arrangement as not a trust, but a cost sharing between operators and manufacturers with key backers including William F. Churchman.
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John B. Morand
Indianapolis Transfer Company
Indianapolis
Great Automobile Combine
New York
Union Station
N. Delawarest
Bates, Grand
Denison
William I. Stevenson
Stevenson
Mr. Morand
William F. Churchman
Capital National Bank
Pistol Shots Fired in Sixteenth and Tui Neighborhood
John W Rich shot at Paul Asher during a dispute over pay and tools at 1526 N Tinois St. Asher fetched a hammer during the quarrel and Rich fired two shots in self defense. Rich was arrested, preliminarily heard, and bound over to the grand jury on a shooting with intent to kill charge.
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Paul Asher
John Rich
Sixteenth and
Tuimoissts
John W. Rich
N. Tinoisst
Manning
Rich
Asher
A New Bishop Nominated in Indiana Diocese
Members of Grace chapel and the Episcopal auxiliary discussed candidates for the bishopric of the new Indiana diocese. The state meeting opened with communion led by Rev. Dinslow of Muncie. Officers were chosen and reports read as delegates gather for the bishop selection with wide parish turnout and one female delegate, Mrs Strickland of New Castle.
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The
Episcopal Church
Grace Chapel
Indiana
Dinslow
Muncie
Legal Mother Status Clarified by Court Ruling
An appellate court ruled there are two legal ways a woman can be a mother for damages cases by birth or adoption. Martha J. Cooper, not legally Hiram Cooper’s mother though he died at 14, was denied damages against Citizens' Street Railroad in Marion. The child born January 1880 to an unmarried woman in City Hospital had records destroyed by fire.
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Martha J. Cooper
Marion
Sailed for Manila in five ton schooner Cake
Capt Freitsch left San Francisco on Monday aboard the five ton schooner Cake with Manila as the stated destination. Seafaring men doubt she will reach Manila but if weather remains fair she may make Honolulu.
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San Francisco
Freitsch
Manila
Honolulu
Indiana Republicans Endorse Henderson for Speaker
Seven of nine Indiana Republican congressmen met at Denison Monday night and endorsed Gen. D. B. Henderson of Iowa for speaker. Representatives Steele and Brick were absent, but telegrams pledging support were sent. The delegation arrived late but swung in for Henderson.
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Indiana
Denison
D. B. Henderson
Iowa
Steele
Brick
Creosoting Plant Plans for Indianapolis Pavements
Allen Conduitt and Morris Defrees of a creosoting firm meet the Board of Works to win North side block paving contracts. They pledge a new plant within 44 days and claim capacity to double current output, with bids ready for creosoted blocks and machinery. Mayor Tuggar treads cautiously as the session nears a Wednesday decision.
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Board of Works
Indianapolis Creosoting Company
Morris Defrees
Harry Adams
John W. Cooper
Allen Conduitt
Tuggaurt
Mira Routing
Reiley
Defrees
Reilley
Mr. Conduitt
Adams
Street Cars Held Up by Rioters in Cleveland
Crowds on Orange Street disrupted Broad Street trolley service after mob attacks on crews. Indignation cited over frequent motor accidents involving Jews from Russia and Hungary. One boy, Roy Paley, 3, struck by a car. Cipra beaten, later rescued by police. officers jailed leaders as the crowd dispersed.
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Cleveland.o
Orange St
Broadway
Roy Paley
Dart
Gheffler
Frank Whitelaw
Frank Cipra
Whitelaw
Cipra
Prange
New Electric Line Plans Reach to Indianapolis
An electric railroad from Cleveland to Indianapolis will be built. J W Kinzy of New Philadelphia supervises right of way efforts. The 16 mile segment to Fostoria starts soon, with a 32 mile extension to Lima and further links toward Indiana oil fields. Backers include Toledo Canal Dover Painesville and New Philadelphia capitalists.
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Findlay
Cleveland
Indianapolis
J. W. Kinzy
New Philadelphia
Fostoria
Lima
Indiana
Toledo
Canal Dover
Painesville
Philadelphia
Dewey Home Protests Grain Rates at Board Meeting
At the Board of Trade meeting on Monday night resolutions were adopted protesting grain-rate discrimination against Indianapolis by P. and I and D. and W. The board voted $100 to the Dewey home and urged newspapers to boost subscriptions. An election is set for Monday with three tickets posted. Albert Suhm moved to appoint a committee to investigate the gas shortage.
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Board of Trade
Indianapolis
Dewey
Albert Suhm
Loubet Firm as Government Gets Vote of Confidence
Paris reports a stormy chamber scene as cries rang out against President Loubet after the Auteuil incident. Premier Dupuy vows strong action against assailants and Dreyfus affair conspirators while Loubet insists he will not resign, receiving broad republican support.
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M. Dupuy
Auteuil
Mwe
Loubel
Republica
Mercier
de Clam
Dreyfus
Loubet
Stormy Paris Chamber Session Over Loubet Attack
June 6 Paris reporters describe a chaotic chamber of deputies session with public and gallery upheaval. Protests erupted as M L Herault and M de Largentaye clashed over Loubet, the session suspended and then resumed after removal of Largentaye. The government backed by a large vote of 367 to 82.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Cimematic
M. Lalesge
Loubet
Cots du Nord
M. de Largentaye
Largentage
M. Depuy
Big
Royalist Plot to Kidnap President Loubet
The Matin reports royalists who attacked President Loubet at Auteuil on Sunday planned to kidnap him and escape in an automobile.
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Paris
Loubet
Auteuil
Zola Defends Dreyfus Trial Amid Paris Demonstration
In a Paris interview, Emile Zola condemns Sunday’s protest as the dying squirm of creeping things and accuses anti republicans of attacking Dreyfus to undermine the republic. He praises President Loubet for acting with “severe simplicity” and notes aristocrats’ anger at perceived dishonor to the army.
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New York
Paris
The
Journal
Loubet
Emile Zola
Dreyfus
Republic
Dreyfus Returns to French Service with Uniform
Capt. Dreyfus resumes officer status as his uniform and insignia are returned in Cayenne Guiana. He is transferred to Isle Royal awaiting the cruiser Sfax and will sail for France later this week.
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Dreyfus
Cayenne
Trench Guiana
Isle Royal
Sfax
France
Amusing Probate Case Highlights Minor Heir Michael Krempl
Probate commissioner Merle Walker reviewed a case involving small legacies for Indianapolis heirs of Christian Krempl of Grossersdorf Bavaria. The only minor heir was Michael Krempl and each share amounted to 88. A guardian was appointed for Michael and Tuesday costs totaled 8 with clerk George B. Elliott charging 4.15 and Lorenz Schmidt 3.35 for expense recovery.
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Merle Walker
Indianapolis
Christian Krempl
Grossersdorf
Bavaria
Michael Krempl
Michael
George B. Elliott
Lorenz Schmidt
Trusty George White Captured. Sheriff Notified by Telegram
Sheriff Clark received a telegram from Detective Ben Thornton Tuesday morning announcing the capture of George White, the colored trusty who escaped from the county jail on May 17. White was arrested in Chicago and started back to Indianapolis, serving a long term for assault and battery. He claimed the jailer granted him permission to go home for laundry but did not return with it.
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Trusty
Clark
Ben Thornton
George White
White
Chicago
Indianapolis
City Moves to Bar Stock Yards Within Limits
The council passed a smoke ordinance by request amid a fight between old and new stockyard interests. It forbids constructing stock yard buildings within city limits and emitting dense smoke, with penalties up to 30 dollars. Councilman Rauch spearheaded the effort. McGrew opposed it, citing his West Indianapolis constituents backing the New Enterprise.
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Union Stockyards Company
McGrew
West Indianapolis
Rauch
Seiffer
Indiana Congress Aide Endorses Henderson For Speaker
Congressman Overstreet backs Gen Henderson as ideal speaker and notes Indiana delegation's close ties. He says Indiana’s support was secured early and will not be ignored. Overstreet cites Hendersons work on monetary, judiciary, and a special committee as proof of fitness.
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Indiana
Henderson
Congressman Overstreet
Monetary Commission
Judiciary
Iassen
Mr. Overstreet
Indiwa
Mr. Henderson
Overstreet
Frenderson
Congress
Lively Fight At School Ends With Arrest Of Stranger
After class begins at High School No 1 a colored man in the alley east of Pennsylvania street behaved indecently and threatened janitor Biddy with a brick. He was tackled by students, one wounded, then restrained until Bicycle patrolmen Holtz and Bray arrived. A bag of dice was found on him. he identified himself as John Blackburn of Shelbyville Tennessee and said he had just arrived from Cincinnati.
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High School No. 1
Pennsylvania St
Biddy
Holtz
Bray
John Blackburn
Shelbyville
Tenn
Cincinnati
Goodin Jury Presses Read of Instructions in Acid Attack Case
At 9 30 Tuesday morning the Goodin jury, sweltering since Saturday, asked Judge Coffin to reread instructions in the Maud Goodin incitement case. Foreman Hamilton requested written questions. jurors returned to the heat of the courtroom. No hint of a hung jury or mood could be gleaned from their inaction.
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Maud Goodin
Luke Klein
Aimee Haskinson
Criminal Court Room
FOOLED LAWTON WITH SECRET SERVICE AND SUPPLIES
Manila dispatch reports Gen Lawton’s Morong peninsula trap failed as insurgents escaped aided by excellent secret service and signaling. Troops faced 36 hours without food amid treacherous mountain terrain and abandoned supply trains. Chinese coolies used as transporters appear as a potential solution.
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Merong
ED Ll. Keen
Filipino Insurgent Movements Near Morong Peninsula Nosed Out
Manila June 6 report from Gen Lawton’s gun boat mission shows insurgents evading capture by retreating to the northeast after abandoning a cannon drag over mountains. White flags seen at Giangonan confirm a pacified posture in southwest Morong as Col Truman’s Twelfth regulars advance from the north. Del Pilar insurgents move northward east of Laguna de Bay.
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Manila
Morong Peninsula
Lawton
Hall
Antipola
Moroni
Cot. Whal
Napidan
Morong
Angeno
Napilan
Giangonan
Col. Truman
Utn
Antipolo
Merong
del Pilar
Laguna de Bay
ED L. Keen
Mutiny at Baler Garrison Kills Commander
Report from Madrid states the Baler garrison in Luzon mutinied and killed its commander, explaining its refusal to surrender.
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Madrid
Baler
Luzon
Samoan leaders accept commissioners decision and disarm
Malietoa and Mataafa say they will accept the Samoan commissioners ruling and have begun disarming. Mataafaites surrender 1,800 guns.
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Apia
Samoa
Auckland
Malietoa
Mataafa
Elevator fall injures Van Camp worker Philonidas McCoy
Philonidas McCoy a Van Camp packing laborer broke his right arm after falling through an elevator shaft Tuesday morning. He was loading cans on the elevator at the first floor when someone on an upper floor raised it without his notice. He fell with his truck of cans to the cellar and was treated by Dr. Griffith and moved to his room at 37 Wentucky Avenue.
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Philonidas McCoy
van Camp Packing Company
McCoy
Will of Moses Eckhouse Probate Details
The will of Moses Eckhouse a liquor dealer was probated on Tuesday. He left the bulk of his estate to his wife Emma who posted a $2,500 bond as executrix. The Hebrew Congregation in Indianapolis receives $100, the Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Society $100, and the Jewish orphan in Cleveland $100.
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Moses Eckhouse
Wholeasse
Emma
Theane
Dianapolis Hebrew Congregatioon
Hebrew Ladies’ Benevolentity
Asyit Cleveland
Pro Bono Cigar at Walsh Watches Store
A short note describes a pro bono cigar at Walsh on North Pennsylvania Street, Marcy's Place, with pricing of $16 and a $3.2 monthly option. It mentions buying watches diamonds and silverware.
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Walsh
Pennsylvania
Marcy
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Indiana Supreme Court
Portland
Citizens’ Natural Gas and Oil Company
Appellee
Ise
Supreme Court
Indianapolis and Vicinity
Vanderpool
Meridian-st
Allen Corduitt
Seaton's Hat
Dupuy
Deputies
Leebet
Zola
NEW Stock Yards Company
Dave
Indiana Congressmen
Judge Coffin
Fooled Lawton
Hoosier
Ley
Pasig
Iall
Halz
Workman McCoy
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