Booker Washington Dined Elsewhere Not White House Table
Gen. Marcus J. Wright, War Department, states Booker Washington did not dine at the White House table with President Roosevelt. Roosevelt asked Washington to come for a conference on Negro needs, lunch was sent to the president in the same room, and Washington ate there, not at the White House table.
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Memphis
Tenn
Booker Washington
White House
Rosevelt
Marcus J. Wright
War Department
Booker
Washington
Roosevelt
Mine Workers and Operators Reach Amicable Settlement
Washington November 25 United mine workers and anthracite coal operators settle disputes outside the arbitration commission. Clarence Canow, attorney for President Mitchell, says the miners will receive a ten percent wage increase and a nine hour workday though exact terms remain undisclosed.
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Clarence Canow
Mitchell
Wayne Mac Veagh Casts Doubt On Tuesday Accord
Wayne Mac Veagh said on Tuesday afternoon he did not believe any definite agreement would be reached that day. The remark followed ongoing discussions amid the Washington scene as talks continued into the week.
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Washington
Wayne MacVeagh
Major Krietenstein Tearing Senate Carpets for Legislative Hall Prep
Maj Krietenstein custodian of the capitol buildings began work tearing up the senate chamber carpets and will lay new ones immediately. The rotten carpets have been in place since construction. He aims to present the state house in first class condition for the legislature meeting and has arranged two reporters rooms with keys, restricting inside access to newspaper men.
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Maj. Krietenstein
Capitol
Senate Chamber
State House
Supreme Court Rules Against Salary Loans
The supreme court on Tuesday ruled in Weissenger v International Textbook Company that the assignment of future wages is unconstitutional and illegal. The decision bans salary loan arrangements and other installment plans using wages as security, affecting Clark County and broader lending practices.
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Supreme Court
H. L. Weissenger
International Text Book Company
Clark County
City letters seek help to identify grave desecrators
Mayor Bookwalter received a Tuesday letter from Ashton Homer of Jonesboro Indiana asking help to identify those who opened the grave of his daughter in Gas City two years ago. Rufus Cantrell on Tuesday claimed recall of the deed by two white men but said he cannot name them as they are not yet apprehended.
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Bookwalter
Ashton Homer
Jonesboro
Ind
Gas City
Rufus Cantrell
Homer
Albert C. Betts
George Tracy
Hancock County
Jem
James Smith
Betts
Tracy
Oil paintings draw crowds at Herron Institute exhibit
The Herron art institute hosts an exhibit of oil paintings prompting strong attendance. The show features A November Morning by Dwight W. Tyron and thirty depictions of child life illustrating daily scenes.
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Herron Art Institute
Dwight W. Tyron
New Liner Advertisements On The Seventh Page
Readable ad items list furnished rooms for rent coal kindling and coke for sale good girl wanted for housework shorthorn heifer for sale sculptor's model wanted unfurnished rooms for rent dishwasher and kitchen help wanted office room for rent two Ben Hur bicycles for sale square piano for sale carpenters and furniture makers wanted first mortgage loans on improved properties experienced packaging workers wanted
Vandalia case gives Indiana nearly a million for school fund
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the Vandalia Railroad must pay the state about 972000 toward the common school fund, aligning with Attorney General W A Ketcham's action after 1897 statutes. The decision hinges on capital and earned dividends paid to the fund.
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Supreme Court
Vandalia Railroad
Indiana
United States Supreme Court
Vandalia
Jordan
Supreme court actions cover wages, liquor licenses and taxes
The Supreme Court ruled miners may not assign wages to merchants for non monetary consideration while upholding the Indianapolis vehicle license tax and city street maintenance power. It also affirmed an injunction against transferring East Chicago water and electric works to a private firm and decided against Indianapolis Inter national building and loan association on tax issues.
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Supreme Court
Sullivan Circuit Court
N. G. Dixon
J. H. Poe
Ir. Bloomshiner
Elkhart County
Indianapolis
W. J. Hogan
Marion Superior Court
Lake Superior Court
East
Chicago
International Building and Loan Association, of
Marion County Commissioners
Display of Costumes At Wasson Windows Draws Attention
A Wasson window display in Indianapolis features costly costumes attracting wide notice from women and men. The centerpiece lace robe is valued at 800 dollars and fashioned on a cream lace with panne velvet appliques. A matching long theater coat repeats the pattern and is trimmed with panne velvet. An Indianapolis woman reportedly hopes to own the gown. Crepe de chine gowns in corn color and blue with white lace, plus a white evening coat and a pink girl’s gown, complete Manager Cleaver’s department display.
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H. P. Wasson
Indianapolis
Cleaver
Death of Car Penter After Train Collision
Mrs. Joseph Personette, gravely ill at 1835 Prospect Street, learned Tuesday of her husband’s death Monday when informed by their daughter. The carpenter was killed by a Big Four train at State Street. his body was torn to pieces. His wife could not be told earlier due to illness.
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Joseph Personette
Personette
Stateat
Thanksgiving Football Game Between Shortridge and Man
A fragment notes a Thanksgiving football game between Shortridge and an opponent named Man with unclear details on date venue or kickoff.
Park Board Plan Approved for Fall Creek Boulevard
The city favors a plan to let the city build Fall Creek Boulevard instead of the park board. Adjacent property owners would pay half the driveway cost under park board rules, while Board of Works rules would make them cover all costs. The mayor supports the plan, calling it the most just method, but sources question where the remaining funds would come from.
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Park Board
Fall Creek Boulevard
Board of Works
Cholera Epidemic In Philippines Shows Manila Largely Controlled
Marine Hospital Service reports Manila cholera near control while provinces suffer severe outbreaks with thousands of deaths weekly. The bulletin also records Bubonic plague totals 127 340 cases with 98 579 deaths in India during 21 weeks from April 26 to Oct 4.
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Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Philippines
Manila
India
Consumers' gas trust stock fetches 602 in bidding
Probate commissioner Merle Walker oversees sale of Consumers' gas trust stock as estates settle. A Monday sale of shares from the John Groesh estate drew spirited bidding between Newton Todd and A W Thompson, ending at 602. Todd notes the price is the highest he has seen.
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Consumers’ Gas Trust
Merle Walker
Consumers’ Trust
John Groesh
Newton Todd
A. W.thompson
Todd
Court hears sobering post office case in Tuesday session
Judge Baker presided as ailing Robert Sullivan and several youths faced sentencing for burglary and related offenses in Calumet. Three youths received prison terms at Leavenworth while others paid fines or served short periods. A matrimonial bureau operator appealed to mercy, paying a $300 fine after tears moved the court.
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Calumet
Baker
Chas. Kallen
Leavenworth
Kan
Martin Guilford
Isallen
Bar of Justice
Luncheon Not Dinner City Phrase Shifts During Trial
Deputy prosecutor Charles Benedict notes a language shift as Hartford City residents now call noon meals lunch. In the Nannie Green case for stealing three diamond rings valued at about 170 dollars from Mrs Bertha Lupton, Green a hotel chambermaid allegedly sold the rings after finding them near the Christ entrance. The Luptons were away in Indianapolis when the incident occurred and Green says she found the rings at the hotel entrance.
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Charles Benedict
Nannie Green
Bertha Lupton
Hartford City
Denison
Lupton
Indianapolis
Benedict
Attorney general proposes collateral inheritance tax law
In a biennial report to the governor Senator Taylor suggests a collateral inheritance tax taxing estates over 20000 dollars paid to indirect heirs. The AG notes past two year collections of 96510.06 dollars excluding a war claim, arguing collateral heirs benefited without contributing to the fortune.
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Taylor
Adolph Bogge Vanishes After Gas Corner Incident
Adolph Bogge, 63, a German tailor at 23 East Sixteenth Street, disappeared since Sunday. Four weeks prior he was found unconscious from gas exposure behind his shop, later recovered, and claimed gas escaped accidentally through a plugged door keyhole. Police seek his location.
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Adolph Bogge
Bogge
Sixteenth-st
Pogge
Sixteenth St
Bosge
Preachers Influence on Whisky Advertisements Cited
Clerk Carter of the health board notes that newspapers and preachers have joined whisky advertising. He recalls waste box ads passing unnoticed until religious groups spoke out, after which the public began reading them.
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Carter
Health Board
Turkeys plentiful but pricey in city market
Turkeys were plentiful in the city market on Tuesday yet costly. Dressed birds sold for 16 to 20 cents per pound, and foot birds for 12 to 14 cents. A year ago on the same day dressed birds went from 12 to 14 cents and foot birds from 7 to 16 cents.
Three arrests tied to alleged vote selling at election
Nash Moor Samuel Bundy and Russell Brown were arrested Tuesday morning on alleged vote selling charges. The trio were jailed pending further proceedings.
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Nash Moor
Samuel Bundy
Russell Brown
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Forecast for the 36 hours ending 8 p m November 26 calls for partly cloudy conditions Tuesday night and Wednesday. Temperatures are 36 at 7 am, 44 at noon and 44 at 2 pm with cooler conditions and cloudy skies in Indiana and neighboring states and northeast winds.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Nervy Woman Fires On Burglars At Home
Mrs. Temple of 536 N West St fired three times at a burglar in her night clothes after he entered by the rear door. The shots hit a stair step and the intruder fled into darkness, taking $6 and a revolver. The 45 year old says she is a good shot and has added a second pistol for upstairs protection.
City to Temporarily Repair E Washington and Virginia Streets
The city will temporarily patch buckholes on E Washington Street and Virginia Avenue after resident property owners blocked resurfacing. The Street Department will fill holes with crushed stone and old cement from Massachusetts Avenue pavement. Repairs are temporary and will need ongoing attention due to heavy traffic.
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E. Washington St
Virginia Ave
Massachusetts Ave
Indiana Harbor plans coal railroad from East Chicago to Sullivan county
The Indiana Harbor railroad company incorporated for 200000 dollars with Fred R. Babcock of Chicago as president. It aims to run from East Chicago through Lake Newton Benton Warren Fountain Vermillion and Vigo to Sullivan county, hugging Indiana’s western border and serving coal traffic. John R. Walsh of Southern Indiana is backing the project and may link with his belt road around Terre Haute to Chicago. The Walsh interests reportedly cooperate with Indiana Harbor to supply coal.
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Indiana Harbor Railroad Companyr
Fred R. Babcock
Chicago
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Lake
Newton
Benton
Warren
Fountain, Vermillion
Vigo
Sullivan County
Indiana
Terre Haute
John R. Walsh
Walsh
Torres Haute
Southern Indiana
Indiana Harbor Company
City street car barn on W Washington advances toward completion
Construction of the new street car barn on W Washington Street progresses rapidly with two thirds of brick work completed and roof work started. The completed building, when equipped, will cost about $100,000 and is slated to be finished by early next year.
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W. Washington St
Optical retailers and dental services listed in ad
An old classified fragment advertises items and services including piano pricing, horse feed, oats, photography, a dentist, and an optical shop. Mentions addresses such as 36 E Wasa and 21 Massachusetts with business names like Bennett's, Goode, and Woodard.
Banes Sues Big Four Railroad for Damages
Henry C. Banes sues the Big Four railroad for twenty five thousand dollars in damages for injuries received in a wreck at Cleveland in April according to court filings.
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Henry C. Banes
Big Four Railroad Company
Cleveland
Fe Mail
Mullally Jeweler Announces Xmas Ring Stock
Jewel merchant Mullally at Monument Place advertises a stylish selection of Christmas jewelry and diamonds in stock including two rings. The note emphasizes modern design and glowing appeal for holiday buyers.
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J. PS
Mullally
Charges Filed to Revoke Wes Stout Saloon License
Captain Ritter and Attorney Orbison for the Anti Saloon League filed charges against Wes Stout saloon at West Market Street, asking Mayor Bookwalter to revoke its license. An affidavit by Winfield Frazeur alleges Sunday openings and liquor sales on Sundays for six months. The mayor will hear the case within a week as the acting judge.
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E. F. Ritter
Charles Orbison
Antisaloon League
Wes Stout
W. Market Sr
Stout
Winfield S. Frazeur
Bookwalter
Bank Robbery Pawn Scheme Reported At Boston Loan Office
Affidavits allege Benjamin Jacobson owner of the Boston loan office violated pawnbrokers rules. Victims Albert A. Lawrence and Alonzo Craix were approached by a man in a con game offering rings for pawns. They paid $1.20 each for tickets to rings, but rings were not reported as pledged and valued at 5 cents by a jeweler.
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Benjamin Jacobson
Boston Loan Office
Albert A. Lawrence
Alonzo Craix
Girl Rescued From Kidnapper On Monday Evening
Annie Berry the 1M year old daughter of Thomas Berry custodian of St John s church was saved from an apparent kidnapper after a well dressed woman offered money to help carry baggage to a train. Police search for the woman as the girl is found safe in the Union Traction waiting room.
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Annie Berry
Thomas Berry
St. John's Catholic Church
Berry
Union Traction Company
Tobacconists Face Push For Hotel Privileges in Indianapolis
Evidence shows United Stores Company acting as a selling agent for the tobacco trust seeks hotel privileges at several Indianapolis hotels including the Claypool. Retail men planning to oppose the trust will meeting Wednesday night to form an organization.
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United Stores Company
American Tobacco Company
Tobacco Trust
Indianapolis
Claypool
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