Controversy Over Traction Line Receiver Receives Court Battle
In Cincinnati and Indianapolis traction line dispute Judge Carter hears charges that receiver Charles L. Henry is unfit and motivated to push sales. Attorneys clash over removal, sale necessity, and bondholder coercion while parties seek a disinterested successor. The court orders a sale terms review and adjourns to Wednesday afternoon.
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Cncinnati
Indianapolis Traction Line
Carter
Charles L. Henry
L. C. Walker
Ferdinand F. Winter
W. L. Taylor
Mr. Walker
Henry
Attorney Winter
Walker
Taylor
John J. Jackson
Westinghouse Electric Company
Pittsburg
Tickets Issued for Trade Trip Through Illinois
The Indianapolis trade association distributes mock tickets for a five day booster trip visiting forty four towns in Illinois. The paper tickets list routes via Indianapolis Southern Effingham Vandalia Illinois Central C C C St Louis and Wabash lines with multiple stops. The return will omit Effingham and switch to Vandalia for arrival in Indianapolis via Greenup Casey Martinsville and Marshall.
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TlHoois
Indianapolis Trade Association
Indianapolis
Ilinois
Tnndianapolis
Effigham
Sullivan
Palestine
Robinson
Ollang
Newton
Effingham
Vandalia
Vauililla
Altamont
St Elmo
Lawrenceville
Bo & OQ
Odin
Bridgeport
Sumer
Glney
Nobte
Clay City
Flora
Nenfa
Ldka
Salem
Winois Central
Kinmundy
Farnia
Edgewood
Mason City
Greenup
Casey
Martinsville
Marshall
Swordfish kills mammoth whale spotted near Cape Mears
The steam schooner Northland sighted a dead whale off Cape Mears, its abdomen slashed by a swordfish. Capt. Errickson and crew closed in, noting a single deep gash and that the whale had been recently slain, with no other injuries evident.
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Portland
Ore
Northland
Errickson
San Francisco
Cape Mears
Err Anon
Women Aviators Dutrieu And De La Roche Soar In Flights
Paris witnesses two pioneering women aviators Mile Dutrieu and Duchess de la Roche. Dutrieu flew Ostend to Bruges and back with a passenger, a 28 mile trip, climbing to 1300 feet near Les Hailes lane and the belfry. De la Roche, recently injured in a prior machine wreck, is noted in the report.
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Paris
Dutrieu
Duchess de la Roche
Mile
Ostend
Belgium
Bruges
Les Hailes
Gasoline and Electricity Revolutionize Farm Life
The Indiana state fair exhibit shows how gasoline and electricity reshape farming. A man under an umbrella signals a shift toward tractors and electric appliances, with small farmers joining the trend by pooling gear and adopting community tractors to cut costs. The piece links mechanization to population shifts, farm consolidation, and rising efficiency, framing the fair as a catalyst for modernization and improved rural living.
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Indiana
America
Edwin Markam
Union
Cumberland Gap
Oklahoma
Canada
Iowa
Babcock
Purdue
Babe Inherits 25 Million From John S. Tanner
New York news reports five year old Betty Tanner as sole heir to 25 million dollars from John S. Tanner famed for his sterilizing practices. The child has been raised on sterilized milk and foods, with sterilized clothing hair body and utensils.
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New York
Betty Tanner
John S. Tanner
Tulsa Mayor Rejects City Life On Western Tour
Loyal 7 Martin, mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, extols prairie living and the big open spaces, says he would not live in Chicago’s skyscrapers, and asserts Tulsa will become the largest city in the West. He notes Tulsa’s rapid growth from 1,300 to 18,256 in three years and claims a brighter future.
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Tulsa
Big City
Chicago
Martin
Okla
Lfe
Tomato Pickers Wanted Amid Crop Boom near Indianapolis
The state free employment bureau reports high demand for tomato pickers as thousands of bushels ripen around Indianapolis. First picking starts this week with wages from 4 cents per bushel to 20 dollars per day, most workers preferring piecework. The state fair has reduced truck farm labor supply.
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State Free Employment Bureau
Indianapolis
Old Guard Astounded by Maine Results Share
Republicans in Washington face a political shift as Maine’s results hint at a broader insurgent wave. Democrats gain seats in Foss and Havens victories prompt concerns over Senate and House control, with potential losses in New York California North Dakota New Jersey Ohio Missouri Nebraska Montana Washington and new states Arizona New Mexico leaning Democratic.
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Sun
Washington
Hibbs
Maine
Foss
Congress
Massachusetts
Havens
New York
Taft
Republican Party
Iowa
Kansas
Senate
House
California
North Dakota
New Jersey
Ohio
Missouri
Nebraska
Montana
Arizona
New Mexico
Prison sentence given Gerbracht in New York case
Ernest W. Gerbracht former superintendent of the sugar trust refinery in Williamsburg was sentenced to two years in a federal prison in Atlanta Ga and fined 5000 for defrauding the government by false weighing sugar A stay of execution was granted pending appeal to the U S circuit court of appeals Heike the former secretary of the trust received a similar fate with sentence postponed and bond set at 25000 Witnesses testified that imports weighed at New York port were never honestly weighed with trafficked weighers and lighter than true amounts used to evade duties
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New York
Ernest W. Gerbracht
Sugar Trust
Williamsburg
Atlanta
U. S&s
Martin
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles R. Heike
the Trust
Gerbracht
Plans Great White Way in Rushville streets
Rushville Indiana merchants plan to light streets as Indianapolis, with similar illumination. The September 14 report notes local streets may adopt the same lighting style used in Indianapolis, enhancing nighttime visibility.
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Rushville
Ind
Indianapolis
Iixie
Loulianapolis
Greenwood
Franklin
Edinburg
Columbus
Seymour
Crothersville
Scottaburg
Sellersburg
Watson Junction
Jeffersonville
Louisville
Traction Company
Indianapolis & Louisville Traction Company
Cara
Scottsburg
Indiana
Death Changes Plans of Taft
NEWPORT Sept 14 The death of Solicitor General Lloyd W Bowers shocks Newport Boston and many acquaintances He would likely have been nominated to a US Supreme Court vacancy by President Taft had opportunity offered His duties on government cases including corporate tax matters will cause inconvenience for some time after his death
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Towser
United States Agricultural
Country
Indiana
Gen. Bowers
Boys Escape Newark To Seek labor In Granite City
Ernest McConnell thirteen and his eighteen year old brother left Newark after scrubbing, washing, and making forty eight beds daily for a month. They saved four dollars each from the chores, mapped a route to Granite City, slept in the open, and were picked up by a policeman in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Ernest McConnell
Newark
N. J
Granite City
Ernest
Warren
Orleans
McConnell
Knowledge of Ingredients Promotes Safer Medicine Use
The article urges readers to demand full ingredient disclosure on medicines, praising Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women's health and childbirth support. It warns against untested substitutes and promotes obtaining extracts from authorities, inviting readers to request a free booklet and the Common Sense Medical Adviser by mail.
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Pierce
R. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Giant sea bass tows boat mile near Shippan Point
New York report says professional fisherman George Geis and Stamford attorney James Jenkins fought a wounded giant sea bass off Shippan Point. The fish towed the boat a mile, broke the leader, and Jenkins later landed a sixteen pounder before losing the big one.
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New York
Long Island
George Geis
James S. Jenkins
Stamford
Mr. Jenkins
Jenkins
Geis
Moose Jaw set for river dam to create 40 mile lake
Saskatoon report outlines a Moose Jaw river dam plan to raise water 65 feet and form a 40 mile long lake reaching toward Yellow Grass. Project would take three years, cost about 1.25 million, and provide water for about 100,000 people.
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Moose Jaw River
Moose Jaw, Sask
Moose Jaw
Yellowgrass
Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction Company note
A scrambled OCR item from the Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction Company mentions entries for runnersville and eensburg with a top line referencing 1 4D and new 239, indicating a list or notice segment without clear context or full details.
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Cincinnati and Indianapolis Company
Mlle, Dutrieu
Babe
OLD Guard
Possibility and Probability
Gerbacht
Lloyd W. Bowers
Illinois
Esaretta
Ara
Fletcher-American Nations
The
Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Ca
Ju Biteu
Buyhville
yConnersville Dispatch
Bushville
Connersville
Shelbyville
Greensburg Express
Bhelbyville
Greensburg
Nnersville
Eensburg
Terre Haute
Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co
Lax
Dianapolis
Lebanon
Frankfort
Lafayette
Crawfordsville
Greenfield
Knightstown
Cambridge City
Richmond
New.castle
Danville
Greencastle
Brazil
Ars
Mooresville
Newcastle
Aris
Kai Oetown
A m
Dayton
Zanesville
Souther
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company
Joseph A. M'Gowan
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