Is the B and C Road Behind Indianapolis Southern?
A circulation claims the Baltimore and Ohio may back the Indianapolis Southern coal line into Indianapolis from Cincinnati and St. Louis. Officials say there is no evidence of a sale and discuss possible coal rates, switch charges, and road entanglements with Vandalia while stressing independence from other interests.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Indianapolis Southern
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Ohio& Mississippi
Bedford
Ind
Lawrenceburg
Vincennes
Dearborn
Ripley
Jennings
Jackson
Lawrence
Martin, Davies
Knox
Indianapolis
John R. Walsh
D. M. Parry
Illinois Central
Mr. Parry
Highbinders Slay Three Hinks in San Francisco
In San Francisco on Thursday night, three Chinese men were killed and one wounded in separate incidents tied to “highbinder” violence. Quon Lucy died at the hospital after being shot in a lodging house on Stockton Street. an unknown man also died. In a related gambling-house brawl on Waverly Place, Jung Ming shot Jew Doo in the neck, then wounded Loo Fook four times. Doo died later, Doo’s killer escaped.
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San Francisco
Quon Lucy
Stocktonme
Waverly Place
Jung Ming
Jew Doo
Loo Fook
Doo
Portable School House 10 Proposed for Ward 1 Relief
The school board discusses placing a portable school house in congested Ward 1 to spare children from crossing Belt tracks. President George W. Sloan cites track ditching and distant crossings as hazards and notes St Louis tests prove feasibility. The board favors a $1000 purchase over $1205, hoping a pilot confirms usefulness for overcrowded schools.
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SUN
Big Indianapolis Fire Pattern Cited By Old Firemen
City reports show 111 fires extinguished in November with losses from a few cents to 5000 dollars. Old firemen warn a major blaze is due as overheated stoves and defective flues trigger most incidents. Proceeds from Dramatic club benefit at the Propylaeum will aid Harrison memorial fund. Gen Harrison was a member. member previews start Saturday night.
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Indianapolis
Dramatic Club
Propylaeum
Gilbert and Sullivan
Harrison
Building inspectors tackle smoke and chimney complaints
Bartel receives letters from local businesses about smoke from facilities and devices for combustion. Indianapolis coffee and spice company says their chimney emits little smoke and may not violate the ordinance. Wasson & Co. expect a decision on a device by next Tuesday. Erwin & Co. report new boilers and stokers at the Denison house ready in about ten days.
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Indianapolis Coffee and Spice Company
Tartel
H. P. Wasson & Co
Bartel
D. R. Erwin & Co
Denison House
Board of Works Holds Up Asphalt Assessment On New York Street
The final assessment roll for paving New York street from Blake to Urbana was paused Friday morning at the request of corner lot owner D Burton who seeks reassessment. The board reviewed the property Friday afternoon and received a petition for cement walks on Nineteenth street from the L E W tracks to Hillside avenue.
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New York St
Blake St
Urbana-st
Board of Works
D. Burton
Nineteenth St
Hillside Ave
Transport Wright Wreck Off San Juanico Straits
Gen. Chaffee reports the transport Wright hit an uncharted rock south of Daran island near San Juanico straits. A large cargo portion will be saved in damaged condition, but no lives were lost. Lieuts. Foster and Wetherill were badly wounded by bamboo spikes in a pitfall near Garmen, Bohol islands. they were extracted after surgery.
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Wright
Daran Island
San Juanco Straits
Smith
Giraffee
Foster and
Wetherill
Garmen
Bohol Islands
Foster
Lieut
Henley Daasy in Chicago Manic Impulse Across Machinery Orders
Henry H. Henley a 17 year old in Chicago is described as suffering from a brain aberration after repeatedly ordering consignments of machinery. His father has paid about 15000 dollars to cover the orders. A jury hearing may commit him to a state asylum. He evaded discussion of an elopement and marriage to a girl from Indianapolis.
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Henry H. Henley
Henley
Indianapolis
Mrs Harrison pension bill aid pressed in Washington
FOR MRS. HARRISON E. F. Tibbott private secretary to John Wanamaker Philadelphia formerly secretary to ex President Harrison is in Washington in the interest of the bill to allow Mrs. Harrison a $5 003 pension Mr Tibbott has already secured $2 000 in Philadelphia for the Harrison monument fund.
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E. F. Tibbott
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Harrison
Washington
Tibbott
William Ferrell Charged in March Watch Theft
William Ferrell, 21, was arrested Friday on a charge of stealing a watch from Mrs. Kupp of 5014 N. New Jersey St. last March. He worked in her bakery and allegedly pawned the watch before leaving town.
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William Ferrell
No Roof Large Enough for Two Families in Police Court
In police court Judge Stubbs hears a family dispute between Yetta Markum and Meyer Silverman. After Markum accuses attorney Taylor Groninger of mischaracterizing her, Silverman is fined ten dollars, with court costs paid. The judge closes with the saying that no house is large enough to hold two families.
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Stubbs
Yetta Markum
Taylor Groninger
Markum
Meyer Silverman
Maplest
Silverman
Groninger
Nesbitt Disappears Amid Ties to Des Moines and Huntington
Dispatches link Nesbitt to a Des Moines French class and a two week disappearance with debt attachments. Huntington sources allege an attachment for a 15 year old Miss Kate Milligan and a Fort Wayne trip, while a Des Moines note traces Nesbitt via a letter to Dr. G H McLin in Huntington.
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Huntington
Ind
Des Moines
N. Hill Nesbitt
Indianapolis
Huntington Dispatch
Nesbitt
Des Moines Dispatch
Kate Milligan
Fort Wayne
Winona
G. H. McLin
W. B. McLin
Hoosier Girl Sails to Ireland to Study History
Miss Caroline Collins of Richmond Indiana sails from New York for Ireland to study the country’s history. She has searched libraries in Washington and other cities for facts and recently won a scholarship at Pennsylvania University.
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Richmond
Ind
Caroline Collins
New York
Ireland
Washington
Pennsylvania University
The Sun Branch Office at Ferger's Drug Store Adverts
A Sun newspaper branch operates at Ferger's Occidental Drug Store southeast corner Washington and Illinois streets. Liner advertisements and items like New Pianos priced from 165 dollars are listed, with mentions of Wuischner's Feed and Jane's Dustless Oats. Read pages 6 and 7 for opportunities.
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the Sun
Ferger’s Occidental Drug Store
Washington and
Illinois-sts
Blunder on Northwestern Avenue Costs City
North Indianapolis sues the city for 20000 dollars after a big tree fell on Bernice Justice, a girl described as permanently disabled, as roots were damaged by cement paving and tree removal. The suit names city and contractor Persifor F Fail, filed Friday.
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Indianapolis
Little Bernice Justice
Fall Creek
Thirty-second St
Bernice Justice
Persifor F. Fail
Terre Haute Normal Trustees Report Prosperous Year
The Terre Haute Normal Trustees filed their biennial report with the governor. The past year was the most prosperous in the school’s history with 678 enrolled last summer and an average total enrollment of 691. Vigo county contributed 328 students and Marion 36. Contracts for enlarging the boiler house and an electric light plant costing about 8 500 will supply 750 incandescent lights at once and eventually 3 300 or 1 400.
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The
Terre Haute Normal
Normal
Indiana
Vigo County
Marion
Unidentified Man's Body Found in Chicago Hospital Morgue
Dispatches report a unidentified man died Thursday night at the county hospital in Chicago. The sole clue for identification is his hat bearing the name W D Seaton, an Indianapolis hatter.
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Dead Man
Indianapolis
Chicago
W.D. Seaton
Duncan DeWar Improves at Flétcher Sanitarium
Duncan DeWar, suffering a concussion, shows improvement at Flétcher sanitarium. His temperature nears normal levels for the first time since admission about ten days ago.
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Duncan DeWar
Flétcher Sanitarium
Sanitarium
Indiana AG condemns cross state claim mining by sharks
Indiana Attorney General W L Taylor warned against selling or sending wage claims to other states where workers reside in Indiana. He cites statutes criminalizing such cross state transfers to protect railroad workers from garnishment and to uphold Indiana exemption laws. He notes courts have upheld these laws and prosecutors can halt out of state claim purchases.
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Indiana
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Dayton
Wheeling
W. Va
Fire Devastates East Side. Standard Oil Sued Over Storage
New York, Nov 29. Fire causing about 1,000,000 in damage swept from the wood products works of Uptegrove & Bro to the Standard Oil depot on Eleventh Street. Authorities cite 125 barrels of naphtha and gasoline stored in violation of city law, as fireboats battled flames along the river and several piers burned. District Attorney Philbin announced an investigation and referenced the Tarrant case as precedent.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
Uptegrove & Co
Geo, Salpaugh
New York Mutual Gas Fight Company
George Havemeyer & Co
Distict
Philbin
Fife
Foolish spending leads to courtroom fine for Ryves
In police court Judge Stubbs berated James Ryves for drunken behavior and confiscation of most of his wages. Ryves received a suspended judgment after a $1 fine. Harry OBrien and Tim McCarty were arrested with him but released. OBrien was fined $1 for loitering while Ryves blamed his losses on alcohol.
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Stubbs
James Ryves
Ryves
Harry O'Brien
Tim McCarty
O’brien
Patrolman Lawlor Injured At Newby Oval Incident
At Newby Oval on Thursday Patrolman Lawlor attempted to block a crowd from using the bicycle incline as an exit. After holding them back for a while a rush broke through causing him to be thrown down the incline. His left arm was broken and his nose mashed. He was taken to headquarters by Captain Krugar and treated by police surgeon Garstang.
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Newby Oval
Lawlor
Krugar
Garstang
Partridge Named Police Commissioner in New York
Mayor Low announced Col. John N. Partridge as police commissioner succeeding Michael J. Murphy. Partridge, current state superintendent of public works, was formerly Brooklyn fire and police commissioner and has signified acceptance. The appointment, publicly indicated earlier, meets general approval.
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John N. Partridge
Michael J. Murphy
Missing Man John Otto Believed Robbery Victim
John J. Otto disappeared from his boarding house with $15000 on November 17 and is feared slain by robbers. His wife and friends insist foul play is involved after he recently received $1000 from his grandfather’s estate two days earlier.
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New York
John J. Otto
Otto
Tripoli Discovery Reported by Jennings County Man
A Jennings County man sent a sample of tripoli to the state geologist claiming a $7 per ton value. He notes tripoli’s uses in soap polish powder and boiler packers. Similar finds have appeared in Dubois and Jackson counties, with a letter asking for examination and pricing details.
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Jennings County
Tripoli
Dubois
Jackson
Ward 4 Remonstrance Against Charles Schaffer Saloon Fades
Ward 4 citizens confront a shrinking remonstrance against Charles Schaffer’s saloon license as about 200 names are removed during county commissioners investigation. Attorneys continue work, risking the required majority being scratched to render the remonstrance ineffective.
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Ward 4
Charles Schaffer
Money and Diamonds Thefts Charged Waiters Face Court
Charles Richardson and Thomas Smith, waiters at English’s cafe, will be tried in police court on December 4 for stealing a purse and a diamond brooch valued at 75 dollars from Mrs. Babcock after a meal. The empty purse was found in the basement of the establishment.
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Charles Richardson
Thomas Smith
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis and Vicinity
Forecast for Indianapolis and surrounding area for 36 hours ending 8. November 30. Fair, with Friday night and Saturday showing no material change in temperature. At 7 a.m. the temperature was 38. Expect fair weather across Indiana and neighboring states with westerly winds.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
German Societies to Push Boers Sympathy Petitions
Secretary Jacob W. Loeper of the Union of German Societies plans a meeting to discuss circulating petitions to senators and congressmen. The petitions seek resolutions of sympathy for the Boers to pass Congress and be sent to Great Britain. Indianapolis societies may endorse, or petitions will circulate individually if not. The German American Alliance of Philadelphia started the movement.
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Jacob W. Loeper
Union of German Societies
Great Britain
Goeper
Indianapolis
Union
Gerian-American Alliance
Philadelphia
Mr. Loeper
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