Statehouse Franchises Spark Heated Indiana Debate
Hours of argument before the Franchise Committee reveal fierce opposition to a Chicago Indianapolis and Evansville railroad franchise. Governor Hanly protests in the state’s name, while railroad advocates argue elevation and track concessions are needed, with hearings scheduled and local property owners vocalizing concerns.
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Chicago, Indianapalis & Evansville
Indianapolis
Railwa'a
Ovid RB. Jameson
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
Jameson
Board of Public Works
Market-st
Colymany
Friction Over Franchise Threatens Capitol District
Residents including Hugo and Flagey oppose a proposed Union Railway franchise to use grade tracks near West Street and the Statehouse. They fear disruption to traffic, smoke, and the Military Park, warn of insufficient bonds and no city compensation, and urge rejection while Merrill Moores and others argue it’s a tactic to gain access to Indianapolis railroads. The debate centers on access to Union Station and potential routing via Monon to Bloomington.
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W. Washington-st
Westst
Uhg Street Car Company
Bloomington
Logansport
Statehouse
Military Park
Board of Public Works
Flagey
Union Railway Company
Union Station
Merrill Moores
Commercial Club
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Monon
Bynad Ripple
Iowa City elections show GOP mayor win and turnout
In Des Moines Cedar area the Ketippu McRae Preas association faced issues over municipal ownership, while Waterloo Web ater City and Coxinel Hlufte suffered large defeats. Des Moines saw George W. Mattern, Republican, elected mayor by a rural margin over Democrat G. Oy Holly.
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Iowa City
Ketippu-McRae Preas Association
Des Moines
Waterloo
Webater Mty
Coxinel Hlufte If
Dee Moines
George W. Mattern
G. Oy Holly
May acquit pastor in New Albany murder case
The state completed its testimony in the Rev. A. G. Sutherlin murder trial and the defense began calling witnesses to argue the pastor did not murder his wife. Mrs. Scheller, the prosecuting witness and mother of the deceased, was cross examined but gave testimony not as harmful as expected. Observers think the state has failed to build a strong case and the pastor may escape conviction.
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New Albany
Ind
Mareh
Tor State
A. G. Sutherlin
Runaway Girl of 13 Caught in New Mexico Tale
Nina Brandt twenty daughter of L Brandt pastor of a St Louis church left home with two hundred eighty dollars. She was taken from a train in Las Vegas New Mexico and diagnosed as dementia superinduced by bereavement. She claimed a suitor was en route to Japan as a missionary and denied a fatherly figure. Her disappearance began from St Louis on Saturday and traced via Kansas City.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Nina Brandt
L. Brandt
First Christian Church of
St. Louis
Tse
Japan
Brandt
Kansas
Fatal Confrontation in Cincinnati Involves Officer and Suspect
In Cincinnati yesterday evening a Black man named John Aspberry confronted police and struck officer Jacob Stiley in the right leg. The officer fatally wounded Aspberry during the incident, following a public safety confrontation that also left the officer injured.
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Cincinnati
Mare
John Aspberry
Jacob Stiley
Governments Join to Recover Child from Convent
An Indianapolis mother seeks the return of her ten year old daughter from a convent in Betrut Ixela. Aged and official channels are moving slowly with international implications and the French embassy in Washington consulted. Mrs Langlade, widow of a Beirut postmaster, lives at 900 Port Wayne with her seven year old son and has enlisted three governments in the effort.
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Byrian
Indianapolis
Atkins
Bulvavon Alley
Nick
Gellef Department
New York
Fannie Langivda
Washington
Langladeives
Port Waynevave
sShe
Freech
Beirut
Gardner shoots pictures inside parents' home in Anderson
Clarence Gardner, 31, was jailed after firing shots from a wall in his parents’ residence in Anderson Indiana. His father says he is insane and the incident occurred yesterday afternoon.
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Anderson
Ind
Clarence Gardner
Yield Sig Profits From Robert Wright Custodian Role
Report claims Wright custodian of Indianapolis public schools profits from daily meals at two high school restaurants. Estimated yearly receipts around 8000 with about 20 percent profit, while Wright earns 1900 salary and rents school buildings for free. Politicians accuse him of using position for private gain.
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Ngure
Harry M. Wright
Shortridge
Wright
Brent
Acthons Board
Cabman on Trial for Fatal Cab Fare Altercation
Huntington March 27 Ros ton Weston a cab driver was placed on trial yesterday charged with the murder of Roman J. Holthouse of Defatur in an altercation over a cab fare.
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Cabman IB
Specie
Huntington
Ted
Roston Weston
Roman J. Holthouse
Blayer Under Arrest For Double Murder In Texas
Jacques Ramos a Mexican national is jailed in Sam Harnes City Texas after allegedly killing two daughters of Alex McFanny near Couchee. He is under tight guard to prevent mob violence pending further legal action.
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Apecal
Sam Harnes City
Tex
Jacques Ramos
Alex
Fanny
Couchee
Fire Damage Hits Butte Firms With Heavy Losses
A blaze last night damaged the Paus marr Paper company stock in Butte to about 100000 dollars and damaged Olsen and Christian automobile stock around 5060 dollars. Investments, blaze caused extensive damage to both firms.
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Rerippe-Wehee Prewe Associatio
Butte, Mont
Pausmarr Paper Company
Olsen & Christian, Automobile Company
Two Burned to Death in Camp Fire Tragedy
Mia Matilda Stults, 49, and her grandson Ivy Jonsa, 48, were burned to death when a fire gutted their Camp home. The blaze started from an overheated wave while the residents were asleep, authorities said.
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Herippe-McRtae Press Association
Camp
Matilda Stults
Ivy Jonsa
Aslesp
Fatally Hurt by Gun, Indiana Man Dies
Special to The Sun. SLOOMINGTON Ind March 27 Frank Jarkaon could not get a shotgun to work yesterday and was pouring water in the barrel when the contents of the shell lodged in his mouth. He will die.
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Sloomington
Ind
Frank Jarkaon
Bedford Ted March 7 Bettort demand report
Bedford dispatch reports March 7 noting rising demand for Bettort product lines amid supply constraints. Imperial sources indicate large stone material shipments impacted by weather and logistical delays.
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Fas
Bedford
Ted
Drowning Mystery Casts Doubt On Accident Theory
Police investigate the death of James Coen in the canal near the Indian Wave Bridge after two Black witnesses claim he tripped on a guy wire and fell in. Neighbors say the elder Coen was drinking heavily and could have been aided by an umbrella proffered by bystanders. The body was recovered Tuesday morning and the family supports the accident theory.
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James Coen
DeGraff
Harry Coen
Illinois
Teds
Coen
Thapatha
DeGroff
Marryen
Standard reorganizes amid trust investigations in New York
In New York on March 21 a reorganization of the Standard Oil company is foreshadowed by Missouri officials statements. Attorney General Hedley cites John D. Archbold as suggesting a new era for the Standard and indicates steps to bar the trust from operating in at least 25 states. Hagerman Kansas City counsel notes business-method changes and broader plans for complete reorganization, with federal control proposed as the fix.
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Airvioon-McRae Breas Association
New York
Standard Ofl Company
Hedley
Missouri
Ways
John D. Archbold
Hadley
Frank Hagerman
Kansas City
Shel
Standard Counsel
Hagerman
Boy Shoots Brother in Cleaning Accident
Special to The Sun Nashville Ind March 21 Frank Mardon 14 shot and killed his brother Edward Harden 12 while cleaning a gun that he did not know was loaded. The tragedy occurred as the youths were in their home. No further details available.
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Boy
Brother
the Sun
Nashville
Ind
Frank Mardon
Edward Harden
Nevada Land Frauds Reported in Nevada Mineral Lands
A San Francisco paper this morning reports wholesale frauds in connection with Nevada mineral lands, alleging widespread deceit in land transactions and titled in the Berippe Meres Presa association.
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Nevada
Berippe-MeRes Presa Associo
San Francisco
A_locs
Heath Demands SX6 in Stock Claim and Suit
City news item outlines Heath pressing SX6 demands over stock taken from Midland Portland Cement as worthless. He names F. W. Spacke and Y. C. Faulk as defendants in a local case.
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Heath
Midland Portland Cement Company
F. W. Spacke
Y. C. Faulk
Divorce Suit Amid Cruel Treatment Filed
A California woman tells how coffee alternatives improved her health after decades of indigestion and insomnia. Postum Food Coffee is credited with restoring strength, weight, and color, while a legal note mentions a divorce action in which Prisella Cochran seeks dissolution from William Cochran amid alleged cruelty. Other brief items reference a federal court action, vehicle tag licenses, a theater permit request, a Ford quality test, a city hall committee, a thief at Whitehouse grocery, transit company statements, Knights of Honor status, and property damage disputes on Fall Creek.
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Breeda Variaty O
Pete Gineho
Michael Mitchell
John
Berions
Postum
Poatum
Poatum Co
Battle Creek
Porch Climber and Mutual Life Fraud Case Appear in Report
A porch climber burglarized A Bintsall in Meridian Street docking a watch cash and a revolver. A separate NY case accuses ex president McCurdy and allies of entering a fraudulent conspiracy with Louis Thebaud and Raymond & Co to enrich the partnership, seeking recovery of 1.25 million dollars plus 500 thousand in gratuities from 1853 to 1908.
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Sus
New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Richard A. Meo Curdy
Louis Z. Thebaug
Charles H. Raymond
Raymond & Co
Barbain
Mutual Life
Richard A. McCurdy
in-Ian
DeLancey Nicott
McCurdy
John & Wises
Thebaud
Raymond
Met
Charles MW
Louis A. Friebaud
Thin Farter Action Fa
Bedford Gets Contract For Stone Depot Construction
Bedford, Ind, March 21. Bradiay says Bedford was awarded the contract for Bedford stone to be used in the new Grant Central Depot in New York City. The project costs 35 million dollars, covers seven city bricks, and will require Wx years to complete.
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Bedford
Speel
Ind
Bradiay ¢&Gane
Atone
Grant Central
New York City
Bedford Stone
CHARGED WITH LARCENY AT Bedford
A stranger calling himself Oliver Hogan from Baker City Ore was arrested in Bedford Ind on a larceny charge. Nearby items mention a Fort Wayne doctor addressing Indiana Medical College students and various community notices including church meetings and local events.
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Pam Bedford
Ind
Oliver Hogan
Baker City
Ore
C. B. Bremen
Fort Wayne
Indiana Medical College
Lane Sea
Goshen
Laater Laprecental
Rubinateln
Caleb Milla
Starr Gluno
Wt Gaye
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Horton
Deaconess Hospital
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Brown County
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Metropolitan Bank, of
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Whitehouse
Indianapolis & Beaten Traction Company
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Knights of Honor
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Fall Creek
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Rumanut
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Gm Cullen Optical CO
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