Interurban roads contract signed after route dispute
Interurban officials delayed the Board of Works Monday morning as McDonald and Binford of Greenfield line signed the contract between 11 and noon. Irwin of Greenwood and Franklin Line altered the route to Virginia Avenue via Delaware Street, a change the mayor recalled. McCulloch of Anderson Line objected to wording and adjourned for lunch. no ordinance heads to the council Monday night.
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Board of Works
Board
Ford
Greenfield Line
W. G. Irwin
Greenwood
Franklin Hne
Maryland-st
Virginia-ave
Washington-st
Delaware-st
Sanm
Mr. Maguire
Irwin
G. FF. McCulloch
Anderson
Sahra
Maguire
McCulloch
Spencer
McDonald ™ Sbinford
Greenfield
Anderson Hine
Council
Bond Company to Seek Court Ordered Book Inspection
A Marion bond company representative seeks a court order to force Treasurer Koehne to reveal the treasurer’s books. Koehne plans to resist, warning against dragging in 80 cent delinquents with $15.80 bond suits. The bond firm, linked to S M Richcreek, buys improvement-rights and files suits for profit. Prosecutor Pugh challenged Richcreek’s corporate status. Richcreek later formed a new company with Benjamin Richcreek as a figurehead.
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Marion Bond Company
S. M. Richcreek
Koehne
Pugh
Richcreek
Indiana Bond Company
Benjamin Richcreek
Beaupre suit seeks 5000 for alleged alienation
Alice H. Woodgate sues Artemisia Beaupre for 5000 damages claiming deceitful acts after Mrs. Beaupre testified in a street car case. Woodgate alleges Beaupre vowed revenge for testimony by intent to ruin her marriage, causing desertion amid divorce actions.
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Beaupre
Alice H. Woodgate
Artemisia Beaupre
Macy Beaupre
40 Girls Strike for Higher Wages at Tile Works
About 40 girls aged 16 to 20 struck at the U S encaustic tile works Monday morning over pay. Four workers in the pressroom quit. Strikers blocked entry at Sixteenth Street while three new entrants were warned off and joined. Current pay is 6 1/2 cents per hour for nine hours. they demand 7 4 cents, aiming for about 4 dollars weekly. The dusty work harms lungs, and paste glaze and sorting room workers had recently received higher wages.
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U. S
City Council set for Monday night action on redistricting plan
Harold Megrew's visit signals GOP push to push through Negreyxt's redistricting ordinance, with opponents citing absence earlier. Transfers of park funds for Riverside park addition face contention as some council members argue funds are needed for smaller parks. paving plans for tenth street and Scioto street likely delay, while night soil hauling ordinance will be favorably reported. Spruce street sidewalk work faces property owner opposition.
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Council
Megrew
Riverside Park
Tiance
Negley
Tenth St
West St
Canal Bridge
Board of Works
Scioto-st
St. Clair-st
Pratt-st
Spruce-st
Orange-st
Pleasant Run Bridge
Merchants' Police Force Battles Patrol Company Split
The Merchants' police force denounces a report that members joined a new patrol company led by F R Lay of Cleveland and C Hatfield. They deny affiliation, say they will support patrons, and await city backing while officials promise to limit night watchmen gaining powers in Merchants' districts.
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F. R. Lay
Cleve
Laggart
Merchants’ Force
Mahoney
Safety Board
C. Hatfield
Hatfield
Ite
Board of Safety
Merchants Police Demand Action Postponement Denied
Capt Myers and two merchant police officers urged the board to postpone action on the policy. They appeared before the board but were satisfied when the request was refused, and the matter proceeded as planned.
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Myers
Merchant Police Force
Thief Held Up By Young Highwayman Reported
Clinton Hart a white four year old was arrested with detectives Holtz and Morgan after a Tuesday theft from Sadie Hofer of about two purses containing around $2. Royal Wilson a sixteen year old colored youth was arrested for stealing the purse from Hart after Hart allegedly found and ran with it through an alley. They are jailed at police headquarters following the incident at the Hofer messenger service.
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Clinton Hart
White
Orange St
Holtz and Morgan
Sadie Hofer
Hofer Messenger Service Company
Royal Wilson
J. E. Hleventh
Hart
Wheel Workers Confer With Labor Commissioner
A delegation of Standard wheel workers met Labor Commissioner McCormack on Monday. McCormack states no change in the situation. The workers insist on their right to join a union without wage changes involved, seeking reinstatement for those discharged for union membership. the union reports about 123 members.
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McCormack
Doped Tobacco Knocked Them Out in Shamokin
In Shamokin Pennsylvania two well dressed men used knockout tobacco to incapacitate Philadelphia and Reading Tower Operator Lawrence Hanson and companion Thomas Horan. One man moved signal boards while Hanson and Horan were subdued. Hanson recovered enough to trigger the red danger signal halting an express train before losing consciousness. The robbers fled with Hanson’s watch and money, likely planning wreck and robbery of an express.
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Lawrence Hanson
Thomas Horan
Hanson
Horan
Ingineer Elliott
Philadespair & Reading Express
Bride of twelve days dies by her own hand in Chicago
In Chicago on June 17, Edith Smith 18 of Evanston, married June 4 to Ami Smith, shot herself after fleeing a forced life. Moore was her maiden name. She claimed her husband tried to compel her into sin. Her father is described as a wealthy lumber dealer from Saginaw Michigan.
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Chicago
Edith Smith
Evanston
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis Area
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for 36 hours ending 8 p m June 18 shows cooler, fair weather. Morning 70 degrees, noon 78, 2 p m 81 with fair skies in Indiana and surrounding states.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Tell City water and fight company incorporated
City Life notes the incorporation of the Tell City water and fight company with capital stock of 46006 and lists Louis Krauss of 6 W Yenth street facing a police court charge for stealing 103 dollars worth of gas fixtures from his employer John 8 Farrell at 144 N Lilie noisst. A Milwaukee brewing company complies with the foreign corporation act showing 26000 capital stock with 1500 Indiana business.
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Tell City Water and Fight Company
Louis Krauss
W.yenth St
John 8. Farrell
Lilie Noisst
Charles W. Miller
Goshen
Valentin Blata Brewing Company
Milwaukee
Indiana
Bargains on Organs and Pianos at Baldwin's
Bargains listed for uprights and organs priced from 15 to 60 dollars at Carlin and Lennox 5 3 E Market St. Also feeding oats for horses under Jane's Dustless oats.
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Carlin & Lennox
E.market-St
Insane Man With Money Must Pay His Way
The first petition under a new law letting the county contract guardians for the care of incurable insane was approved by Probate Commissioner Walker. Felix Keenan, guardian of Geo Lyons, agreed to pay 2.50 weekly for maintenance at Julietta hospital while his estate lasts. If he dies before funds run out, the residue goes to heirs. The law grew from County Attorney Martin Hugg after a probate office issue where a man with 400 dollars died and relatives claimed the estate, costing 125 in funeral expenses.
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Hugg
New Inspectors to be Appointed for Higgins Special Election
City officials debate appointment of election inspectors for the Higgins council seat. City attorney Kern's informal opinion supported by City Clerk Geckler calls for mayoral submission of orders on motion. Republicans argue inspectors act like county commissioners. Democrats name W W Spencer and Merrill Moores as commissioners.
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Higgins
Kern
Geckler
Fanning
W. W. Spencer
Merrill Moores
Two Chicago suicides shock Hyde Park in crisis reports
Len Shepardson editor of the Official Organ in Hyde Park and Woodlawn killed himself after failing to secure a home for his wife of four months. William Kuhn also took his own life, and a would-be rescuer who tried to save him relinquished his hold to save his own life.
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Chicago
Len Shepardson
Official Organ
Hyde Park
Woodlawn
Wm. Kuhn
Kuhn
American Locomotive Works doubles capital stock to 50 million
The American Locomotive Works of Schenectady New York filed with the secretary of state a certificate increasing capital stock from fifty thousand to fifty million dollars to be divided into equal parts of common and preferred stock. Helena Garned died Sunday night at her home 429 North East street.
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Albany
N. Y
American Locomotive Works of
Schenectady
Helena Garned
N. East-st
No Bugs Allowed in the New Prison
Secretary Butler reports the Jeffersonville reformatory has completed a new cell house designed to exclude vermin. The transfer will be delayed until safe. medical checks, baths, and clean clothes will precede moves. The building costs about 250000 dollars and features 604 cells with individual wash basins and closets.
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Jeffersonville Reformatory
Reformatory
Butler
State Board of Charities
Jeffersonville
Itech
Wesw
Ces
Walla
United States
Baltimore
Harding St Sewer Plan Details and Costs
City engineer Jeup reports to the EBoard of Works on the Harding street sewer extending from White River to Henry Street with branches along Kentucky avenue and Drover Street. Total cost listed at $125,000 with local assessments $60 per lot and district assessments $15 per lot. main sewer 4 to 8 feet deep, branch 3 to 5 feet, totaling about 18,500 feet. Benefited area covers roughly 828 acres with a large assessment on West Indianapolis and smaller intercepting shares north to city limits.
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City
Jeup
The
Eboard
Harding-st
White River
Morris-st
Plum Tree Pest in Putnam County Likely Black Knot
Putnam County expert W S Blatchley a geologist and entomologist identifies the plum tree pest as likely black knot a fungal parasite that gradually kills trees. He says there is no remedy beyond cutting down and burning affected trees and notes his father faced similar problems with plum trees and used burn the trees as the remedy.
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Putnam County
Bainbridge
Blatchley
Gordon Taken to Asylum by Deputies
Henry C. Gordon the insane paralytic was taken to the asylum Saturday night by deputy sheriffs. His friends offered no resistance and it is presumed the incident is closed. Gordon's friends claimed the move to prove sanity was a pretext to place him out of the way of relatives.
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Henry C. Gordon
Gordon
Councilman Negley 18 Accused of Dealing in Buncombe
Residents of Tuxedo Park oppose a pending ordinance by Councilman Negley to annex part of Washington street. They say it is buncombe and would split the roadway between city and county, leaving half in each. Property owners seek full inclusion or full exclusion under fair conditions, hoping higher values. Republicans hope to weaponize the issue against Democrats, given the small local electorate.
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Negley
Buncombe
Tuxedo
99 992 Miles Of Western Roads Now Under Morgan S Thumb
Chicago June 17 The Tribune reports Morgan and Harriman have acquired the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul road to consolidate a community of interests among western lines. The combined mileage reaches 55 592 with entries for Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Southern Pacific Union Pacific Northern Pacific Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Chicago and Northwestern Chicago Burlington and Quincy Missouri Pacific Great Northern Chicago and Albany Wabash and others.
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MR. Morgan
Chicago
the Tribune
Morgan and Harriman
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Missouri Pacific
Great Northern
Chicago & Alloy
Wabash
Converse Arrested for Misappropriating $100,000 in Steel Case
E C Converse of United States Steel Corp board was arrested at Greensburg junction while touring factories on a special train. Bond posted. J I Devenny of McKeesport accuses him of misappropriating 3599 shares of railway stock valued at about $100,000, with receipts not accounted for. Trial set for Sept 2.
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Converse
United States Steel Corporation
Greensburg Junction
Bond
J. I. Devenny
McKeesport
Westmoreland County
Passion Play Opens in Sel Zach Draws Tourists
Geneva June 17 opening performance of the Passion play at Sel Zach drew 350 peasant performers and crowds of tourists. The final Calvary scene was intensely dramatic as a great Alpine storm rolled in with thunder and rain, frightening children and moving women to tears.
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Geneva
Selzach
Calvary
Alps
Newby Oval Aims for July 4 Races and Match Events
Tom Hay manager of Newby Oval visited Buffalo Sunday to appeal to the N C A board of control. July 4 will feature a meet where Owen Kimble will race Major Taylor and George Leander in a match event. The first week of August brings the bike meet of the season with at least 20 top riders expected, promising thrilling sport.
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Tom Hay
Newby Oval
Buffalo
N. C. A. Board of Control
Owen Kimble
Taylor
George Leander
Chicago
Hay
Trackmen Strike Paralyzes Canadian Pacific Lines
Montreal June 17 trackmen across Canadian Pacific from Atlantic to Pacific began a strike at 8 a m Monday halting services along the line this morning.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Atlantic Coast
Pacific
Civil War Vet John Brown commits suicide after house fire
TAZEWELL Ind June 17 John Brown 60 a civil war veteran blew out his brains Sunday He recently married Mrs Enlow It is said trouble existed between the two He fired his house then shot himself neighbors extinguished the flames before much damage was done More than 200 was found in the house
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Tazewell
Ind
John Brown
Enlow
Mrs McKinley Improves. Preparations For Canton Move
Washington reports Mrs McKinley has improved significantly and will likely not require further physician consultations. Preparations are underway for her removal to Canton, expected in the first week of July. New pianos priced 316 and up at Wulschner's.
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Washington
Busted banker tells how the smash came
William Green, a Denver Indiana banker, jailed for about 1000 dollars unpaid bank tax, says ignorance caused the lapse. He claims shaky ground could have been rebuilt in four months if he had a chance. He recalls a Michigan associate who funded the business, siphoning 1700 of 1500 in three months, and blames a bank run on rivals in Peru eight miles away.
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William Green
Denver
Ind
Wall
U.S
Branham
Michigan
Peru
Severe northeast gale slows ships near Cape Henry
Norfolk reports a severe northeast gale at Cape Henry with winds up to five miles an hour driving vessels toward Hampton Roads harbor. Strong seas push several ships to seek shelter as the coast guards issue advisories for mariners.
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Cape Henry
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
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Burrell
Charles Henderson
Greene County
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Harding-St. Sewer Report
River-ave
Ray-st
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W. S. Blatchley
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Canadian Pacific
Mrs. McKinley
Canton
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