Richmond to draw gas from West Virginia fields
E G Hib berd, president of the Richmond Natural Gas Co, said Lee Ashley of Richmond, representing a not yet fully organized corporation, has acquired the majority of stock and will purchase all stock by the first of next August. Payment is set for August 24 and the new company will operate a pipeline to the West Virginia gas fields.
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the Sun
Richmond
Ind
E. G. Hibberd
Richmond Natural Gas Company
Lee Ashley
Pew Company
West Virginia
Park Board Asked to Aid Playgrounds
Rev F H C Wicks representing the playground commission urged the park board to fund instructors for summer playgrounds at park and school sites. The board refused direct aid, proposing private contributions or a legislative solution with a possible direct tax. The panel noted prior year funding and urged legislative action at the next session to resolve financing for the playground commission.
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F. 8. C. Wicks
Playground Commission
Board of Park Commissioners
Park Commissioners
Park Board
Wives of Schroeder Charged With Bigamy
Bigamy may be charged against Charles Schroeder who was married to Miss Etta Stevens at 11257 River Avenue Lawrenceburg or on April 2, 3 two years ago. Police say Schroeder married his first wife as Charles Tetan in Council Bluffs Iowa. The second marriage's location raises questions whether action should be brought in Lawrenceburg or here. Stevens, a friend of Schroeder's mother, says the elder Mrs. Schroeder urged the marriage while Stevens delayed to care for the mother. Letters from Schroeder were received during his westward absence.
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Charles Schroeder
Etta Stevens
River Avenue
Lawrenceburg
Schroeder
Charles Tetan
Council Bluffs
Indiana Protests Entered in House
Representative Barnhart presented in the house a resolution by the Electric Medical association of Indianapolis protesting the bill to create a department of public health and a Rochester citizens petition against the same measure.
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Washington
Barnhart
Electric Medical association of Indiana@polis
Department of Public Health
Rochester
Closet misdirection ends in cellar fall at Deschler Cigar
Vincent Foster testified he was directed to hang up his coat in a closet that opened to a stairwell and fell into the cement cellar. He sues Deschler Cigar Co in superior court for 7500 dollars. Burglars raided 27 East Washington street home of Marine Ensminger and Mrs Hattie Spencer early Friday stealing silverware through a rear door.
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Vincent Foster
Deschler
Foster
Deschler Cigar Company
Superior Court
Marine Ensminger
Hattie Spencer
East
Washington Street
Noted pastor dies in Philadelphia at 80
Rev. Chas A Dickey, former moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly and longtime pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church, John Wanamaker's church, died here today. He was 80 years old.
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Philadelphia
Chas. A. Dickey
Bethany ‘ _s Presbyterian church
John Wanamaker
Aviator Hamilton Abandons Cross Country Test
Charles K. Hamilton delayed his planned cross country flight on Long Island due to heavy rain and high winds. He aims to depart Saturday for Philadelphia and return, hoping to prove the feat within months, relying on aerial skill while over water without drowning precautions.
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New York
Charles K. Hamilton
Long Island
Philadelphia
New York Times
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Hamilton
New York Harbor
Public Works Orders Brick Paving Between Tracks
The Board of Public Works promised a delegation that Indianapolis Traction and Terminal will be ordered to pave between the tracks on Central avenue from Tenth to Nineteenth streets. Citizens seek block improvements while the company preferred brick. The board approved brick for the section between the tracks.
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Board of Public Works
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company
Central Avenue
Tenth
Nineteenth Streets
Hughes Opens Primary Fight in Batavia Speech
Gov. Hughes plans the opening salvo for his direct primary proposal at the extraordinary session starting June 20. He prepared a direct attack on the issue as he addresses the Batavia Board of Trade at a dinner, promising clear answers on the controversial measure.
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Albany
N. Y
Four Men Wearing Shackles Vanish in City Park
In Jackson park, four men shackled together vanished after a sighting by Patrolmen LaRue and Trabue. A large white cow on a chain in a vacant lot remained the only probed clue as searches extended four hours with no trace of the fugitives.
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Jackson Park
LaRue
Trabue
Englebright and Fletcher
Precinct Station
FE. Seventeenth Street
Park
Simon and
Glenn
Central Station
Kruger
Sas
Coal Company in Court Loses Dust Dust Law Violation
Indiana supreme court majority by Judge Myers upholds a Putnam circuit court ruling in favor of miner William Yemm. Van Dalla Coal Co must pay damages for injuring him by mine entry dust in Clay County after failing to sprinkle the entry and remove the dust hazard, violating state law.
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Indiana Supreme Court
Myers
Vandalla Coal Company
William Yemm
Clay County
Yemm
Putnam
Western Union Indicted Over Bucketshop Violations
A federal grand jury charged Western Union Telegraph Company with 42 bucketshop law violations for furnishing quotations to Jersey City based bucketshops tied to H R Duryea of Standard Stock and Grain Dealers. Indictments also named J T Gaitens of Baltimore and J P Altberger linked to Everett Taylor, a local broker.
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Washington
Federal Grand Jury Today
Western Union Telegraph Company
H. R. Duryea
Standard Stock and Grain Dealer
Jersey City
J. T. Gaitens
Price & Co
Baltimore
J. P. Altberger
Everett Taylor
Ilo Oil Company Verdict Signals Clean Hands Rule
Supreme Court Justice Monks ruled Ilo Oil Company of Delaware County must prove it pumps only on its own account before restraining Indiana Gas and Oil Company from pumping. The higher court upheld the lower court’s decision awarding costs, stating that small scale wrongdoing is as culpable as large scale.
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Ilo Oil Company
Indiana Gas and Oil Company
Delaware County
Park Board Eyes Land Purchase Along Fall Creek
The park board plans to close a land purchase along Fall Creek between Illinois and Meridian streets. The 540 by 300 to 175 foot strip is owned by H. J. Mansfield who currently seeks 31,000 dollars. A price reduction is expected to reflect the boulevard system planned by the board.
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the Park Board
Fall Creek
Illinois and
Meridian Streets
H. J. Mansfield
Widow Loses Suit Against Railroad in High Court Reversal
The supreme court reversed a lower verdict awarding Mary A. Starks and her children damages from C., C., C. & St. L. Railway Co after a fatal crossing collision. The court held the verdict flawed for improper jury instruction on wilful injury, sending the case back to favor the railroad.
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Ripler
Supreme Court
Frnnery
Montgomery
F. M. Starks
Starks
Mary A. Starks
Daimages
Treach
Clinic May Not Be Closed for Poverty Aid Inquiry
Controller Kimball said on Friday the tuberculosis clinic and colony ordered closed July 1 by the board of health may still receive council aid. With $2,000 already appropriated, he will conduct a full investigation before proposing more funds, though he personally values the clinic and colony work highly.
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Kimball
Board of Health
Nugents Allowed to Finish Dredging Project at Fall Creek
The Federal Union Surety on Nugent Brothers’ contract to dredge gravel and build a boulevard along Fall Creek asked the park board to allow completion of the work, which was one fourth finished when canceled. The board granted the request and expects completion in autumn.
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Federal Union Surety Company
Nugent Brothers’ Company
Fall Creek
Park Board
Nugent Company
Post Office Vehicle Driver Charged With Speeding
Qrvyal Rynerson was charged with violating motor speed laws by Motorcycle Officer Stone on Friday morning. Rynerson drove one of the cars used by the post office for collecting mail.
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Qrvyal Rynerson
Stone
Rynerson
Matt
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