County Unit Option Law Will Stand
The Proctor-Tomlinson bill to repeal the county unit local option law and regulate liquor traffic was killed in the Senate 26 to 23 after a two hour debate. Senators Durre Wood Bland Pelzer spoke for and against the measure, with party lines and local loyalties shaping votes on reexamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Yarling
Kokomo
Durre
Wood
J. Frank Hanly
Bland
Pelzer
McCarty
Tilden
Artificial leg saves life during wreck at fair grounds
Grant Fox, driver of a Walker-Gordon milk wagon on N Delaware street, was saved from maiming by his wooden leg when an Army Post car struck the wagon near the fair grounds. Fox was thrown beneath the car and pinned, but only bruises remained. The horses escaped and ran away. Fox was treated at Dr. Scherer’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Fox
Walker-Gordon’ Laboratories
N. Delaware Street
S. P. Scherer
Fair Grounds
Fox
Franklin Defeats Moores Hill 20 to 12
Franklin basketball team defeated Moores Hill 20 to 12 in a home game played last night. The contest featured strategic defense from Franklin and solid shooting to secure the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moores Hill
How to Get Rid of Catarrh
Sufferers of catarrh are told a simple, safe home treatment by Dr. Blosser after thirty four years of practice. The remedy claims to cleanse head, nose, throat and lungs without internal poisons and offers free test mail. Address Dr J W Blosser 662 Walton Street Atlanta Ga for sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blosser
J. W. Blosser
Walton Street
Atlanta
County Option Vote in the State Senate
A tally of votes shows AYES and NOEL in the State Senate on the County Option. Listed names include Bland Brady Bowser Cox Crumpacker Gonnerman Halleck Hanna H L Hanna G E Hawkins Higgins Kane Kimmel Kirkman Kling Lambert McCallun McCarty Mattisgiy Moore Orndorf Penurson Springer Strange Tilden Wood and NOEL Berl Benz Binghan Clark Durre Farrel Freming Grube Harlan Kistler Long McCullough McDowell Parks Patterson Pelzer Powers Preetor Rarke House Shater Stotsenburg Yarling with most anti repealers noted as Republicans and most repealers as Democrats. Forkner Rep. is absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halleck
Hanna
H. L
G. E
Hawkins
Higgins
Kane
Kimmel
Kirkman
Kling
Lambert
McCallun
McCarty
Mattisgiy
Moore
Orndorf
Penurson
Springer
Strange
Tilden
Wood
Berl Benz
Binghan
Clark
Durre
Farrel
Freming
Grube
Harlan
Kistler
Long
McCullough
McDowell
Parks
Patterson
Pelzer
Powers
Preetor
Rarke
House
Shater
Stotsenburg
Yarling
Forkner
Elks Plan Special Train to Evansville State Meet
Indianapolis Lodge No. 13 of the Elks has arranged a Big Four special train for the BPOE state meeting in Evansville June 8 to 10. The route uses the Big Four and KEamp.T H lines with sleepers and day coaches leaving Indianapolis around midnight June 7. Lodge members invite nearby Elk lodges to join, with Clark handling reservations. Evansville prepares to host the Antlered Herd during reunion week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 13
Big Four
Indianapolis
Tondianapolis
Evansville
C. C. Clark
Jack Johnson Arrives in Honolulu En Route to London
Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson lands in Honolulu aboard the Maker from Australia after a Galveston stop. He plans to travel to New York then London for music hall engagements and says he is ready to fight any man for a purse and a five thousand dollar side bet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Jack Johnson
Australia
Galveston
New York
London
Tommy Burns
Griscom Resigns as American Ambassador to Rome
Rome March 3 Lloyd Griscom the American ambassador here forwarded his resignation to Washington to be acted on by the Taft administration. It is understood he would relinquish his post with the retirement of President Roosevelt.
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Rome
Lloyd Griscom
Washington
Taft
Griscom
Roosevelt
Indiana baseball opens outdoor practice amid rough field
Captain Thompson leads about four base candidates in the first outdoor workout of the season at Jordan field. Poor field conditions sent the team to a dry hillside in Duna meadow near campus for drills. Sheldon has announced the schedule with two games against Notre Dame.
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I. U. Baseball
Bloomington
Ind
Thompson
Jordan Field
Duna Meadow
Sheldon
Notre Dame
Kid Shiner Challenges Bout Winner
Shiner targets the victor of the Lark Dillon bout and issues a challenge. The note lists contact for Bob Barnes at 27 W Merrill Street for further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner
Lark-Dillon
Bob Barnes
W. Merrill
Street
Wea
Marcha Freddie Cole
Julius Stein
Young Saylor
Kid Taylor
Jack Dillon
Pat Lark
Jimmy Wattsos
Young Thomas Prices
Walker's
Washington Street
Kingston
Faithful city horse Nell hurt by a street car
Nell the Indianapolis patrol horse, once prized for the mounted squad, was placed with Mounted Policeman George Johnston after clashes with a city plan to move to automobiles. She leaped into the street as a fast street car approached and was badly injured, raising doubts about her recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell
Indianapolis
Lew Cooper
Board of Safety
Nel
Mounted Squad
Cooper
William Wheeler
George Johnston
Tenth Street
Brookside Park
Johnston
Is This Fair Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Claim Proof
An advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claiming to cure dyspepsia and stomach troubles. It lists ingredients like Hydrastis Golden Seal Pepsin and Pepisia, touts aseptic Pepsin, Jamaica Ginger, and states druggists sell them for 50 cents with a free trial offer by mail from FA Stuart Co Mer shell Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
United States
Phamacopoeia
University of Michigan
Stuart. Co
Stuart Building
Mershell, Mich
Fire at 418 N New Jersey street injures residents and arouses mystery
Mrs Mary Patient cried for help from a second story window as smoke filled the rooming house at 418 North New Jersey street at 3 AM. Firemen rescued Mrs Pillent and found Mrs Patient and her husband inside. Fire started in a rear room, origin under investigation. Loss estimated at 3130. an incendiary also damaged a vacant house at 1081 Holbrook Street in a separate blaze.
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New Jersey Street
Ella Hrazelton
Theouse
Holbrook Street
Switchman Killed On A. A. Tracks
The body of a switchman killed by a train at Delaware Street and Union Station tracks was identified as C. Pratt who recently arrived from Cincinnati to work for the Big Four. The cause of the accident remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dela Ware Street
Union Station
3. C. Pratt
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Big Four
Police Power Restored To The Small Cities
The Indiana House passed the McCullough bill repealing the metropolitan police law. The measure now goes to Gov. Marshall, expected to sign, as his prior recommendation urged repeal. The bill affects 14 cities in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
McCullough
Marshall
Indiana
State Auditor Office Budget Adjustments Finalized
The house four ways and means committee and the senate finance committee finalized an appropriation bill, ignoring the visitation committee’s advice. Salaries were adjusted for several offices including the state auditor deputy, securities clerk, and additional clerk, with the superintendent of public instruction raised to 3.50 and buildings funds cut for the superintendent. The adjutant-general maintenance fund was increased to bring total to 80,000.
Newark Signs Chase and Lindley for Opening Season
Hal Chase of Cleveland and Ed Lindley of Martinsville Ind have been signed by the Newark team and will report April 1 Bunny Pearce Cincinnati catcher stops in Newark on his way to report Wednesday He is in fine trim and says he expects to play the game of his life this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Hal Chase
Cleveland
Ed Lindley
Martinsville
Ind
Bunny Pearce
Cincinnati
Gardner Beats McKinnon in Boston Welterweight Clash
Boston March 3 Bill McKinnon, famed for felling rivals from Mike Twin Sullivan to others, met Jimmy Gardner the Lowell welterweight claimant in a fierce exchange. Gardner delivered a brutal beating that shocked Boston fans this night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Bill McKinnon
Mike Twin Sullivan
Jimmy Gardner
Lowell
Indiana Union Traction Directors Reorganized At Anderson
Stockholders in the Union Traction of Indiana and Indiana Union Traction met at Anderson. Directors elected include Randall Morgan J Levering Jones Marshall S Morgan Hugh J McGowan George F McCulloch Arthur W Brady and W H Fores. The board reorganized naming Arthur W Brady as president and Carpenter as vice president. a gain of 28 percent in January 1909 and 24 percent in early 1909 was reported. The company was negotiating with an express firm to use Indiana traction systems.
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Indiana Union Traction Company
Randall Morgan
J. Levering Jones
Marshall S. Morgan
Philadelphia
W. Kesley Schoerpt
Cincinnati
Hugh J. McGowan
Indianapolis
George F. McCulloch
Muncie
Arthur W. Brady
Tion
Indiana
Philip Matter
Marion
Filis C. Carpenter
J. A. van Osdeol
W. C. Sampson
Anderson
Hugh J. MeeGowan
Mr. Matter
Mr. Carpenter
W. H. Fores
Traction Company
Express Company
Indiana Traction Systems
Bradyard Associates
Smooth operator scams Bluffton grocers and meat markets
In Bluffton Indiana, a man posing as Ed Baker bought small amounts at four stores including Stodgill and Dottinger grocers and Painter and Farling meat market, presenting $9.75 checks signed J. W. Quick. The Stude baker Bank showed Quick had no funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Quick
Studebaker Bank
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GEO. T. Evans & Son, Makers
Indianapolis, Indiana
Proctor-Tomlinson
Bland, Brady, Bowser
Cox
Crumpacker
Gonnerman
Noel
ELKS
Indianapolis Lodge of Elks
KE. & T. H. Railroads
Wgk Johnson
Ronolulu
Italy
the Empire
Anapolis
Avenue Girls Company
Empire Theater
Raymond Thomas
M. Lilza Chapman
Chapman Sisters
Indi
A. A
House 4 Weys and Mears
Sen
Ate Finance Committee
Gardner
Paris
Toricutt Comrie
Tennessee
Tess
Queen of the
Moonshiners
The
Sens
Ational Drama
Tate
Majestic
Bus Forepaugh Stock CO
Robert Hillard
P.mn
Indiana Union Traction
Union Traction of Indiana
Indiana Union Traction Companies
Union Trac
Sdauu Id Crafter Works
Bluffton Merchants
Hayes
Auburn
N. Y
Johnnny Hayes
Burtis Rink
Bermuda
ST. Thomas
Havana
Merchants National Bank
South Merridan
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