City Franchises and Securities Challenge Citizens Gas Bonding
Indianapolis case tests the Citizens Gas franchise as contract with the city and 3,300 shareholders, denying authority to issue 600000 bonds or place a mortgage. Judges discuss trusteeship for city stock, public ownership, and shareholder protections, alongside manslaughter verdict in Elmer Ginn case and jury compromise on degree.
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Citizens’ Gas Company
Wth
J. D. Forrest
Citizens’ Company
Holtzman
Indianapolis
Holliday 15 President of Union Trust Company
John H. Holliday was elected president of the Union Trust company at the meeting of the stockholders yesterday. Henry Mite? was elected vice president, H. M. Waltz second vice president and treasurer, Charles S. McBride secretary, and H. Wallace assistant secretary. Directors include A. A. Barnes, C. H. Brownell, Thomas C. Day, Henry Eitel, Z. C. Elston, William A. Guthrie, Addison C. Harris, John H. Holliday, Volney S. Malott, Augustus L. Mason, Edward J. McKee and Samuel E. Rauh.
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John H. Holliday
Union Trust Company
Henry Mite
H. M.waltz
Charles S. McBride
H. Wallace
A. A. Barnes
C. H. Brownell
Thomas C. Day
Henry Eitel
Z. C. Elston
William A. Guthrie
Addigon C. Harris
John H. Holli
Hossey elected chairman of county Democratic committee
Linton Indiana June 17 The newly elected Democratic committee organized for the campaign by electing Mike Hossey chairman and Peter Schloch secretary treasurer.
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Hossey
Linton
Ind
Democratic Committee
Mike Hosey
Peter Schloch
Bread Box Raiders Caught In the Act
Edward Farrell age 19 of 34 State Street and Bruno Haberman age 17 of 202 Hamilton Avenue waived examination in police court Thursday and were sent to the grand jury on charges of petit larceny and burglary. Patrolmen had received weeks of complaints about bread box thefts in their districts and the pair confessed to breaking the grocery door glass last week.
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Edward Farrell
S. State Street
Bruno Haberman
Hamilton Avenue
Mursday
Rondot
Dugan
State Avenue
New York Street
Going 10 Goldrado for Long Vacation
Mrs. A. G. Cavins wife of the assistant attorney general with her two children and Mrs. Thirza B. Weinstein her mother head for Estes Park Colorado for a three month stay. Miss Christina Thielking is in the party and Miss Lucy Stewart went to the western resort on the same train. The group was joined at St. Louis by Mrs. Jacob White and child of Rockville Indiana. Mr. Cavins will join Estes Park in July for a month.
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A. G. Cavins
Thirza B. Weinstein
Estes Park
Col
Christina Thielking
Lucy Stewart
St. Louis
Jacob White
Rockville
Ind
Cavins
Guiffre Bond Cut in Half After Shooting Case
The bond of Gus Guiffre, who shot and seriously wounded Antonio Mascari, was reduced Thursday in police court from $8,000 to $4,000. Arrangements were made by Guiffre's Italian friends to secure his release. Mascari remains at St. Vincent hospital and is expected to recover.
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Gus Guiffre
Antonio Mascari
Hecht Favored for City Police Judgeship at South Side Meet
William Hecht was endorsed for the police judge nomination at a Thomas Marshall club meeting on the South side Wednesday night. Charles Gauss spoke at the event.
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William Hecht
Thomas Marshall Club
Charles Gauss
Transcontinental tripsters survive wolves and heat
Lowell Massachusetts June 17 report details Mr. and Mrs. Ira H Morse of this city attacked by wolves on a prairie more than twenty miles from Denver Colorado during a night fighting for their lives after a disabled automobile voyage. The item ties to other brief items about steel land purchases in Washington county and a Himalayan ascent.
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Lowell
Mass
Denver
Cai
Ira H. Morse
Thaw Seeks Release In Habeas Corpus Case
Harry K. Thaw, the man who killed Stanford White, appeared before Justice Mills in White Plains seeking release from Matteawan via a writ of habeas corpus. The hearing, postponed to July 6, noted Thaw’s good health and his mother and sister’s arrival as his legal team argued the trial to test his sanity was warranted.
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White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
New York
Charles Morschauser
Mills
Supreme Court
Matteawan Asylum
William Gaynor
Appellate Division
Thaw
Matteawan
New York Central
Tarrytown
Morschauser
British Steamship Fired Upon by Russian Warship near Biorkoe
A British steamship near Bierkoe Finland was shelled by a Russian warship while approaching for a czar and kaiser meeting. Two shots were fired, one hit near miss, and the British vessel fled. Russian vessels patrol the Finnish coast as the czar plans to use Pitkipias Bay as a summer headquarters.
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Copenhagen
Bierkoe
Finland
Czor
Biorkoe
Pitkipias Bay
North Sea
Rojestvensky
National weekly paper pushes Prohibition cause in Indianapolis
Indianapolis gains Clean Politics a new national weekly Prohibition party organ. Clean Politics Publishing Co. incorporated with office at 119 W Maryland St. William F Clark leads the venture with William M Likins as vice president and Edward B Clark as secretary. Charlee E Newlin is treasurer and Samuel R Artman serves as counsel.
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Indianapolis
Clean Politics
Prohibition Party
Clean Politics Publishing Company
Maryland Street
William F. Clark
Patriot Phalanx
William M. Likins
Pennsylvania
Edward B. Clark
Charlee E. Newlin
Samuel R. Artman
Home Presbyterians Discuss Finance Meeting Tonight
Trustees of Home Presbyterian church will meet with the congregation to discuss finances this evening. Robert A. Brown treasurer of the Home Mission committee will address the gathering followed by a social hour. Deacons serve as reception committee and refreshments will be provided.
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Home Presbyterian Church
Robert A. Brown
Home Mission Committee
Experts Find Irregularities in Accounts
W F Handy the expert accountant hired by Henry C Schroeder trustee of Center township reports irregularities in the books of former trustees Pearson Mendenhall and William B West. He states amounts due the township total 23161 16 including 3164 from Mendenhall 1900 1904 1860 68 from West 1908 and 18186 48 from Marion county. He notes reimbursements and various small items and recommends refunds to specific funds totaling 3044 95 with further adjustments. West was paid out through 1900s.
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W. F. Handy
Henry C. Schroeder
Center Township
Pearson Mendenhall
William B. West
Schroeder
Handy
Marion County
Mendenhall
W. H. Cooper
Metzger speaks on Dowden case and public safety
Chief Robert Metzger defends his actions in the Dowden incident saying he regret injuries to Dowden and that no bravado or personal insult motivated him. He asserts his aim was to curb reckless drivers causing seven deaths and pledges to continue serving the citizens if allowed, acknowledging possible mistakes but insisting they were unintended.
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Dowden
Mr. Dowden
Polles
Robert Metzger
Patioe
Party Pulse Under OK of Taylor
A column by Eva Grimes discusses potential Republican mayoral candidate W L Taylor in Indianapolis. It weighs Taylor’s possible nomination, governor ambitions, and rival Lew Shank and Newt Harding, noting internal party hints and conflicting views on who will win the primary.
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Party Pulse
OK OF
Taylor
Eva Grimes
W. L. Taylor
Indianapolis
Mr. Taylor
Providence
Indiana
Billy Taylor
Lew Shank
Shank
Harding
Newt Harding
Pilly Taylor
Tip
John Rockelshaus
Bookwalter
Death of Mrs Helen Wocher at Methodist Hospital
Mrs Helen Schloendorn Wecher aged 8 died Wednesday night at Methodist hospital from nervous collapse. She is survived by three children and was the wife of Julius Wocher.
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Helen Schloendorn Wecher
Methodist Hospital
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