Indiana Retail Furniture Dealers to Enlarge Membership
At the eighth annual convention in Indianapolis on June 30 the Indiana Retail Furniture Dealers association plans to broaden its ranks to include every dealer in the state. About one thousand invitations were issued by President George H Quilar. The program features an automobile trip to T B Laycock bed factory with lunch, then auto races July 1. Mayor Shank gives the welcome, with responses by George C Wratt and Walter Owen. O H L Wernicke of Grand Rapids will discuss furniture manufacturing. The day includes committee reports and officer selection, followed by a banquet at the German house.
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Indiana Retail Furniture Dealers’ Association
Indianapolis
George H. Quilar
T. B. Laycock
Clark Pool
Orlock
Shank
George C. Wratt
Rushville
Oilar
Walter I. Owen
National Retail Furniture Dealers’ Association of Detroit
O. H. L. Wernicke
Grand Rapids
M Wernicke
Ind Gas Company Keeps Fees After Unfinished Contract
In an act of God gas failure left Indianapolis consumers without supply. Margaret Bruce paid $35,280 in 1893 to Indianapolis Gas Company to lay mains and connect 152 lots. By 1903 gas failed, 46 lots were connected, 86 remained unconnected, yet the courts upheld the company may keep money paid for unperformed work. Bruce seeks $340 per unconnected lot.
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Indianapolis
Providence
Margaret Bruce
Indianapolis Gas Company
Indiana Appellate Court
Increases Shown In Assessments Of Day In Indianapolis
Tuesday's list of property assessments fixed by the county board of review shows rises for numerous companies in Indianapolis led by Insly Mfg Co and Indpls Pressed Fuel Co with several other manufacturers and firms listed. The table details 1910 and 1900 values for each entity including Indpls Varnish Co Frontier Mining Co and Indianapolis Book & Sta Co among others with notable increases and new entries in the assessment roll.
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Indianapolis
County Board of Review
Insly Mfg. Co
Ccee
Indels Warehouse Co
Biland Poultry Journal Co
Kehl
Coney Kins
Indpis Pressed Fuel Co
National Pressed_Fuel Co
New Indpis Rubber Co
I. Grobs Jewelry Co
Indpls Varnish Co
Frontier Mining Co
Indpls Dash Co
T. Interstate Car Co
Cor
Interstate Pay & Env. Co
Indpls
Board of Trade
Practical Cement Elk Co
National Dry Kiln Co
Indianapolis Bond Co
Indpls Book & Sta. Co
Indianapolis Canning Co
Investors’ Realty Co
City Loan Office
New
Indpls Concrete Co
Seaman on Taft's yacht drowns at navy yard
Andrew J. A Woodman, 24, of Hoboken, a seaman aboard the president's yacht Mayflower, jumped or fell overboard while anchored at the navy yard early Tuesday and was drowned. A board of inquiry is conducting an investigation.
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Washington
Andrew J.A Woodman
Hoboken
Navy Yard
Gayer Completes 31 Day Water Fast in New York
Dr Gustav A Gayer ends a 31 day water fast noting a 35 pound loss yet reports enhanced mental work and greater accomplishment during abstinence He plans to present findings to the Society for Psychological Research of England in June This rapid test aimed to prove man can do more and better work on a fast
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New York
Gustav A.gayer
J. Gayer
Tafts Backbone Called Weak Amid Court Pressures
A reprinted American Magazine critique portrays Taft as unsuitable for the presidency. It argues his charm and friends shaped his ascent, with Roosevelt and Hitchcock influencing policy while Ballinger overrules him. Mrs Taft is hailed as a strong driver of social aims, but her health falters and Taft’s independent authority erodes as officials like Pinchot and others are removed.
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Ais
Mr. Taft
Taft Brothers
Bill
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Pinchot
Ballinger
Taft
White House
Charles P
Cincinnati
Henry W
New York
Washington policy blocks common good reclamation effort
The piece criticizes Washington leaders Wickersham Ballinger and Itchcock for blocking a beneficial reform. It asserts the administration under Taft ignores what is right and instead seeks reasons against progress, failing to satisfy any party and stalling the public interest.
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Washington
Wickersham
Ballinger
Mr. Itchcock
Mr. Taft
Foreigner Follows Wife To This City Elopement Drama
Detectives Hull and Lowe shadowed Jonn Cale and Macedonian August Demetra after a five mile sunlit pursuit to arrest Demetra who ran away with Mrs. Cale. The couple lived at 45 Chase Street in an apparent attempt to flee to St Louis with Mrs. Cale’s children.
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Hull and Lowe
Jonn Cale
August Demetra
Mrs. Cale
Cale
St. Louis
Demetra
Lowe
Corporations Are Slow Tax Payers
Frank Smith, chief deputy collector of the internal revenue office, says corporations in the revenue district owe money under the corporation tax law and many are slow to pay. He seeks means to compel payment before delinquency and notes all assessed corporations have been notified.
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Frank Smith
Internal Revenue Office
Smith
Mr. Smith
Browne Defense Suddenly Halts All Witnesses
In Chicago on June 21 the Browne bribery trial halted further witness testimony as the defense rested its case without calling Senator William Lorimer or pursuing a political plot theory. The State opened rebuttal, with a jury verdict expected midweek, following an all night defense conference that split on calling Lorimer Browne and Oglesby.
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Chicago
Lee O'Neill Browne
United States
William
Lorimer
Oglesby
Browne
Pile of Photos Exhibit in Court Over Land Dispute
In circuit court Judge Remster presides over a College Park Land Company dispute. A pile of photographs as evidence is introduced Tuesday as attorneys spar over claims, with the case expected to drag on and involve multiple parties.
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Circuit Court
Remster
College Park Land Company
Trustee Need Not Erect New School in Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court declined to issue a writ of mandate to force Marion township trustee C. Howard and advisory board to raise 20000 for a new Terhune school building for Districts 11, 12, and 18. Judge Hadley upheld the trial court, ruling the township advisory board may restrain public expenditure. Bliss Native Herbs.
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Supreme Court of Indiana
Hadley
C. Howard
Marion Township
Boone County
Terhune
George Good
Booney Circuit Court
Sevcer
John Perrin Named to Yale Alumni Board
John Perrin president of the American National Bank was elected to membership on Yale Alumni association advisory board. He attended class day exercises in New Haven where the University Glee and Mandolin Club gave a concert. Miss Helen Taft, daughter of President Taft, was present.
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John Perrin
American National Bank
Yale Alumni Association
Perrin
New Haven
Conn
University Glee and MandoHn Club
Helen Taft
Taft
Explosion at Warren Street Fire Leaves Missing Persons
An explosion after a Tuesday fire at 36 Warren Street in New York nearly destroyed the building. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars. About half an hour after the blaze began, police were informed that several persons were missing.
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New York
Warren Street
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