Prosperous City Reveals Board of Trade Impact and Finance
A 1880s Indianapolis board of trade is praised for uniting 600 members across business sectors to boost city interests. The secretary’s report outlines its finances, property, and major achievements, including hosting President Cleveland, lowering rail ticket prices, promoting gas lighting, and advancing city infrastructure and statistics.
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Indianapolis
Board of Trade
Boards of Trade
Rialto
Gillett
Cleveland
Consumers’ Gas Trust
United States
Congress
Engin
Gen
Harrison
Open Board
Meteorological Committee
Bell Road
the Postoffice
France
Weston Union Company
History of a Hoosier Day in Par agraphs
A wide array of short items from Indiana towns reports incorporations, saloon incidents, arrests for theft, catde dog issues, infant found in a vault, state abstinence society meetings, local club happenings, and notable crimes. Notable names include Fortville, Peru, Huntington, Marion, Brazil, Corydon, St. Vincent Hospital Fair, and the Democratic editors gathering at West Baden Springs. Plus a dramatic opium smuggling alert and various local civic notes. The Sun signals upcoming Cincinnati excursions and public notices, with frequent references to local officials, courts, and parish involvement.
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Wt. Wayne
Peru
Catholic Total Abstinence Society
Hustington
Oakland Enterprise
Elna Inman
Hortonville
Seymour
James McGinty
Hardenburg
Brazil
Clay
E. R. Brandon
Ilinois
Valparaiso
Nelson Barnard
Gresham
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Canada
Port Huron
Mich
St. Louis
Marion
Jane Livengood
Livengood
Citizens Excursion Association
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Corydon
Harrison County
George W. Deane
J. F. Wale
Wolfe
Brisk City Council Probe Over Street Car Franchises
A special Monday night session of the Aldermen yielded brisk debate as three street railway firms watched from stockholders’ seats. Resolutions insisted the Citizens’ company restore Market and Alabama streets, with enforcement if needed. Debates touched on granting Dudley and McNeal franchises by auction, amendments, and petitions from merchants on Meridian Street, followed by adjournment and a plan for a Thursday meeting.
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Darnell
Citizens’ Company
Market
Alabama
Stuckmeyer
Taylor
Markey
Committee On Railroads
Messrs. Stuckmeyer
Darnell and
Swain
Railroad and Judiciary
Burns
Shafer
Hicklin
Denny
Cummings
Railroad Committee
Judiciary Committee
Dudley Company
McNeal Syndicate
McNeal Company
Ee Weciieas
Animal Power
Meridian-st
Dudley
McNeal
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Knights of Honor minstrels crowd hall in Baldwin block
Meetings report a crowded hall as Uniform Rank Knights of Honor staged an entertaining minstrel program. Knights extend thanks to supporters and announce 12 Knights Ladies of Honor will host a 80dal hop at True Friend hall in When block with ice cream strawberries and an elegant program promised.
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Knights OF Honor
Baldwin Block
Knights Ladies OF Honor
True Friend
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St. Vincent Hospital
Tomlinson Hall
Marsee
Gray
Portier
Cincinnati
Beauvenk K. of P
Nois-St
Kentucky
W. H. Fisher
the Sun
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Council OF the Citizens’ Street Car Company
Echo Market
Alabamasst. Prack
Tar Sun
Sun
City Markets
California
New York
Americas
Limburg
Texas
Tennessee
Mammoth
Alaska
Lion
Zee
Schon É& Krags
Union Depot
Sherpyville
Greensburg
Company
Washington and
Meridizn Sts
J. H. Martin
John
James Markey
Ketcham St
Kerfoot
L. B. Kerfoot
Gauss
Matilda
Chas
Fletcher
Lane
North
IRL
N. Alxhginn
N. Ht
Nois
Bryant's College
Thorpe Block
Born & CO
Washington St
Delaware St
Hocent Teas
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea CO
Bates House Block
East
Washington Street
BE. H. Eldridge & Co
Alabama and
Maryland
C. M. Raschig
E. Washington-st
House of Commons
House of Lords
Taylor's
C. E. Kregelo
Undertaker
Delaware-St
W.H. Ballard
Hello
Soso
Bamberger
Hatter
TIMES
White Mountain
Lilly & Stalnaker
Washington-st
Spice Mills Fairbanks & Co
South Meridian St
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