Senate Restaurant Woes Highlight Prohibition Era Losses
Washington Oct 1. Congress tackled the Capitol dining issue as lawmakers failed to profit from the Senate restaurant. Managers raised prices and trimmed service while waiters shifted to government payroll classifications. Despite changes, the venture remained unprofitable. the House restaurant stays self-sustaining due to larger patronage.
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Hibbs
Hington
D. C
Charles B. Landis
Indiana
Congress
Capitol Building
Dome
Senate
L. Page
Maine
New Hampshire
Senate Committee On Rules
Geological Survey
Dick” Shaw
Capitol
Shaw
Lcas
House
Washington
House of Representatives
New England
Ress
Reed
Two Republican rallies planned in Fifteenth ward
A Fifteenth ward Republican club rally was held Friday night at 2019 West Twelfth Street with Linton Cox, A Pritchard and John Weaver as principal speakers. Another rally will take place at 325 Indiana Avenue with Jackson presiding and Alfred C. and Will E B Reilley as principal figures. City and state party activity continues as delegates elect officers at a Kokomo meeting.
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Fifteenth
Ward
Republican Club
West Twelfth Street
Linton ‘Cox
Congress
A Pritchard
John Weaver
Indiana Avenue
Jackson
Alfred C
Will E B. Reilley
Damage suits filed against Indianapolis & Cincinnati traction
Damage suit totaling 55000 filed against Charles Henry, receiver for the Indianapolis and Cincinnati traction company. Plaintiffs Stephen Pastilla, Gavila Strava, Christina Ursa, Eena Pastilla, and Nick Pdpescu seek 1000 each, Strava 15000, for a Sept 12, 1910 collision near a stop at Indianapolis Shelbyville line. Two injured, five plaintiffs allege crowd collision. Suits filed in rooms 2, 4, and 5.
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Charles Henry
Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company
Stephen Pastilla
Gavila Strava
Christiana Ursa
Eena Pastilla
Nick Pdpescu
Strava
Indianapolis
Shelbyville
Postal Change Elevates Rathbone to Indiana Inspector in Charge
Indianapolis could host the three state post office inspection district as Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock names S. B. Rathbone of 2012 Park Avenue to head the office. The move would boost Rathbone’s salary to 3000 dollars a year and shift headquarters to Indianapolis, bringing about twenty staff and forty inspectors. Rathbone succeeds A I Holmes of Cincinnati, who resigned for health reasons.
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Indianapolis
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Frank H. Hitchcock
S. B. Rathbone
Park Avenue
Rathbone
Cincinnati
Hitchcock
A. i. Holmes
Dissent Rules Druggist Liability For Clerk's Liquor Sale
Judge Jordan of the supreme court filed a Thursday dissent to the Oct. 5 ruling that a druggist is liable for a clerk's sale of liquor. He argues criminal law holds a person responsible only if he counsels aids or procures, and that misdemeanors make the offender a principal, not an accessory. The dissent questions whether liquor laws reflect a different interpretation.
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Jordan
Supreme Court
Montgomery
McGinnis Will Ambiguity Sparks Probate Suit
Frank McGinnis seeks court construction of his mother Josephine McGinnis will arguing the trust status. Defendants include William W. Daugherty as administrator of Josephine's estate and George S. McGinnis. Frank contends since Willie's death he is sole remaining beneficiary and asks whether the trust ends with George McGinnis's death.
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Frank McGinnis
William W. Daugherty
Josephine McGinnis
George S. McGinnis
McGinnis
Willie KK. McGinnis
George McGinnis
Wrecker Bryant to Testify on Windsor Building Collapse
Bryant the wrecker in charge of wrecking the Windsor building at Illinois and Market streets will testify before Coroner Blackwell Thursday afternoon. The partial collapse killed one worker and injured two others. The coroner plans to deliver a verdict within a few days after examining several workers.
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Bryant
Windsor
Ilinois
Market Streets
Blackwell
Navy hospital appointment for H B Newcomer report
Hospital steward H B Newcomer of the naval recruiting station leaves for Annapolis Maryland to report at the naval hospital as ordered. The brief move updates staffing at the naval medical facility and confirms duty assignment.
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Naval Hospital
H.B. Newcomer
Naval Recruiting Station
Annapolis
Navy
Foreign Missions Earnest Work Ends Synod Session
Representatives of State Churches concluded routine business as the Indiana Presbyterian synod in Gary closed a three day session. Rev A J Brown urged larger gifts for missions citing 5 250 000 converts in Asia and Africa over thirty years and 200 000 in Korea in twenty five years. A returned missionary from Korea CG F Bernheiser spoke on needs abroad while Rev J F Horton described foreigners in Gary. The body adopted a resolution thanking Tabernacle church and lauded local Y M C A and Y W C A for hospitality.
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China
A. J. Brown
Board of Foreign Missions
Synod of the Presbyterian Churches of Indiana
Far East
Asia
Africa
Korea
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
E. A. van Nuys
Brown
CG. F. Bernheiser
Gary
Ind
J. F. Horton
Chicago
American Bible Society
Tabernacle Church
Water bucket draws fine in canal project report
Blaine Patton returned from inspection trips to the canal zone near the equator praising sanitary conditions and the ambition of the Panamanian project. He noted the bottom of the canal would sit forty feet above sea level and the largest locks would lift and lower ships en route to the Orient and western coasts. He credited U S efforts for sanitary gains and highlighted possible December congress action to select New Orleans or San Francisco as the exposition site with 17.5 million dollars pledged for the Panama Pacific International fair at Golden Gate Park.
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Canal
Panama
Blaine Patton
California
Patton
Equator
United States
Orient
Indianapolis
Congress
New Orleans
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Court Sees No Kick Injury From Neighbor Case
Police Judge Collins did not believe marks on Lillie Kerberly's right leg came from a kick by John Reitzke, though he noted rough handling. On promise of no further trouble with the child or her parents, the court will hold judgment Thursday. The dispute stems from years of trouble over mixed chickens between the families. Lillie, 12, of 1422 Bridge Street, visited Reitzke next door. Reitzke said she called him names. the girl denied it, says he grabbed her shoulder, turned her, then kicked her and sent her home.
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Collins
Lillie Kerberly
John Reitzke
Reitzke
Lillie
Bridge Street
Mary Meehan Seventy Years of Service in One Household
New York reports Miss Mary Meehan has spent nearly thirty-nine years in domestic service for the Willett family in East Orange New Jersey. Now age 65 she reflects that few could match such loyalty given changes in work and earnings since her youth. She left her family aims to support her mother and took nurse girl duties for Mrs Willett, maintaining her position through decades of harder pay and fewer pleasures.
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New York
Wallace P. Willett
East Orange
N. J
Mary Meehan
Revenue men close to oleomargarine case in doubt
Frank Blatman alias Frank Poynter and Alvin James, arrested by US deputy marshals on an Internal Revenue charge for selling oleomargarine as pure butter, face Commissioner Young. Washington returns allege the product was oleo and buyers identify the sellers. Blatman and James say they worked for a man named Poynter who made the butter and they believed it was real butter.
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Frank Blatman
Frank Poynter
Alvin James
United States
Internal Revenue Office
Internal Revenue
Washington
Blatman
James
Poynter
North Vernon officials charged in state audit
The state board of accounts exposes alleged improper charges against two councilmen and city clerk for purchases totaling 1114.01 from 1934 to 1910. Tripp admits 804.74, Norris 56.93, McGinty 252.34. water rents and tech errors flagged, sinking fund entries ignored, and 8626.71 overspent on electric lighting street work water works and general purposes.
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North Vernon
eXxamin
State ‘Board of Accounts
A A. Tripp
Tripp Bros
R. W. Norris
P. C. McGinty
E W. Tech
Tech
Cold storage plant sold for 288 477 dollars in Indianapolis
For 288 477.67 the Indianapolis cold storage plant at Pennsylvania street and the Union railroad tracks was conveyed by Sheriff Jacob Woessner to the Indiana Refrigerating Company. Cleveland Trust Company bondholders accepted a new $400,000 bond issue from the buyer. The plant had been ordered sold in circuit court earlier.
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Woessner
Indiana Refrigerating Company
Indianapolis Cold Storage Company
Pennsylvania Street
Union Railway
Jacob Woessner
The
Cleveland Trust Company of
Cleveland, C
Eleven Take Tests Under Civil Service
Eleven applicants were examined for six positions at the civil service office in the federal building on Wednesday. Four sought law clerk, one Indian teacher, one Indian farmer, two veterinary inspectors, two superintendents of construction, and one scientific assistant. Most applicants were from Indianapolis.
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Civil Service Office
Federal
Washington
Indianapolis
Porch Climber Leaves With Watch From Howe Home
A porch climber was found in the residence of Glenn G. Howe at 1304 Central avenue on a Wednesday evening. The intruder entered and exited via a second story window, taking a gold watch and chain along with a full length black coat and a silk dress.
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Glenn G. Howe
Central Avenue
Lodge Uniform and Watch Are Assets
A bankruptcy petition filed Wednesday in federal court lists O. P. Middleton of Clinton as having only a gold decorated lodge uniform a suit of clothes and a watch as his possessions He is a laborer formerly an implement agent His liabilities are 7334 62 and assets 55
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O. P. Middleton
Clinton
Middleton
Castleton Boy Loser In Damages Suit
Castleton Indiana youth Chester Brunson sued John L Masters and Elizabeth Masters for 25600 dollars seeking damages for personal injuries. The case concluded in Judge Carter's court with a jury verdict.
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Castleton
Chester Brunson
Ind
John, L
Elizabeth Masters
Carter
H “A
Machinists Rally for J. J. Keegan in Marion County
Two hundred machinists and friends attended a meeting at Machinist hall to form a Keegan boosters club. J. J. Keegan, president of Machinist local No. 161, is a Democratic candidate for the legislature and well known in the county labor movement.
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Marion County
Machinist Hall
Mrs. Salmon receives $3000 in probate case after fatal misdose
Mrs G C Salmon increased her late husband’s estate in probate court by $3000 from John P Fritz a druggist. Fritz gave oxalic acid by mistake for crab orchard suits leading to a death. Salmon has two children and seeks settlement from the incident.
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G. C. Salmon
John P. Fritz
Salmon
Frits
Coroner Views Body of Fireman Killed Near London In
Coroner O W McDonald of Shelby county examined the body of Louis Rodgers a Big Four railroad fireman killed Tuesday night near London Indiana The body was sent to Indianapolis aboard a train before the Shelby county coroner could act The coroner signed the death return.
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O. W. McDonald
Shelby County
Indianapolis
Louis Rodgers
London
Ind
McDonald
Joy riders strike again in city car thefts
A touring car owned by W. Nussbaum of 2305 North Capitol avenue was stolen from in front of the Grand hotel and recovered at Bates and Leota streets. A French racing car was found at Shortridge High School near Pennsylvania and Michigan, abandoned after thirteen hours. No inquiries were made. car described with two torpedo shaped bodies.
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W. €. Nussbaum
North Capitol Avenue
Grand Hotel
Bates and Leota “O Streets
Shortridge High School
Pennsylvania
Michigan Streets
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Ont
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Ginnis
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Big Ditch
Mary. Meehan
America
Internal Revenue Officers
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State Board of Accounts
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Kas
W. E. Stanley
Kansas
Continental National Bank
Meridian Street
the Monument
Washington Street
the Leading Trust Company
the Union Trust Company
Office Company’s
Market Street
Machinists
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Prospect
Josd State Pettis Dry Goods
Esco
Ale
Shubert Murat Theatre
Huder's
Margaret Mayo
Otis Harlan
Lew Fields
Jolly Bachelors
Stella Mayhewy
Mystic Shrine
Jers
Matinee Daily
Cis
B.f.keith
Grand Opera House
Herbert Kelcey
Effie Shannon
Lior” Redford & Winchuster Hanlon Bros. A. A
Duncan
W.e
Charles M. McDonald
the Misses
Crawford
Montrose
Belle Baker Fennell & Tyson
JOE. Jackson Kinodrome
Lion and the Mouse
Mabel McKinley
Ethel Whitesidea
Arvine-Dentom
Empire
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Perasube
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