West Side sewer assessments cut twelve and a half percent
City council last night reduced West and North Side sewer assessments by 12.5 percent meeting after eleven to pass a unanimous resolution. The move aims to avert lawsuits as West Side homeowners accept the lower charges while the city takes on a greater share and secures ten installment payments with Dennis Uhl for his work on Plum and Heath street sewer projects.
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West Side
West
Heaven
Gabriel
McNary
Dan Cahill
Board of Public Works
North Side
Council
Dennis Uhl
Uhl
Plum Street
Heath Street
Woman Lives Six Years Without a Stomach in Chicago
Dr. Carl Beck of North Chicago Hospital describes a Chicago woman, Mrs Hansen of Rescoe Street near North Clark, who has survived six years without a stomach. The surgeon notes intestinal connections and artificial nourishment early on, with the remaining organs adapting and the patient now thriving.
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Carl Beck
North Chicago Hospital
Chicago
Hansen
Rescoe Street
North Clark Street
Beck
Rich Pearls Close To Home
Two boys near Logansport have found valuable pearls in the Wabash River with one gem valued at forty dollars and another at thirty. Local mussels yield pearls at about six inches deep as youths hunt, while wholesale pearl firms rush in from New York and Wisconsin to the river valleys amid increasing finds.
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Wabash
Logansport
Wabash Valley
Wabash Plain Dealer
Rodibaugh
New York
Wisconsin
Huge Potato Farm in Wabash County Boosts Local Agriculture
Benjamin Culp on the Manchester pike grows potatoes on about twenty of his eighty acres near Wabash. He expects three to four thousand bushels this year and may expand next season. Culp has raised potatoes for five years and typically stores most of the harvest to sell at favorable spring prices. Last year’s yield exceeded three thousand bushels with little shipment beyond Wabash. The enterprise could profit Cass County farmers with more widespread adoption.
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Wabash County
Benjamin Culp
Wabash
Manchester Pike
Culp
Cass County
Government Survey Terms William Harrison to West Virginia
William Harrison an assistant county surveyor has moved to Point Pleasant West Virginia to work on a government survey through the winter in a temporary assignment.
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William Harrison
Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Uhl Plans Electric Plant to Supply City Factories Homes
Dennis Uhl owner of riverfront water power near Kel river west of Market street bridge plans to erect an electric light plant to supply heat and light to nearby factories and West Side residences. He has Panhandle rail bridge access and may rent facilities with bundled heat and light. A shoe factory potential near the knitting works is discussed as part of the development near his tract.
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Kel River
Market Street
Uhl
Panhandle Company
Eel River
Panhandle
Cimermati
Heat Ravages Inyo Gold Fields Wipes Out Prospectors
Mining engineer W H Adams reports eight deaths from sun stroke among prospectors in the Panamint desert area of Inyo county California. He arrived July 6 from Los Angeles and found six bodies at Panamint during his stay. Desert temperatures near Redlands rose to 160 degrees.
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Inyo County
California
Desort
W. H. Adams
Los Angeles
Panamint Renue
Panamint
Desert
Redlands
Knitting Works Nearing Readiness at Logansport Plant
Work on the Logansport Underwear company plant on the Uhl tract near the Point progresses rapidly. Machinery fills the ground floor with second floor knitting rooms, while W. F. Schnelle arrives to lead operations and accelerate construction for fall and winter sales.
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Logansport Underwear Company
Uhl
Harry B. Lyons
W. F. Schnelle
Troy, C
Louis Dieckman
West Broadway
Schnelle
Exemption Law Dispute In Henry County Assessor Appeals
Henry county assessor T. J. Burchett filed a notice of appeal with the board of review after a contrary ruling by four of its five members on spousal exemption. Burchett argues that a wife owner must appear personally or both spouses must appear for joint ownership. He appealed to the state board, potentially affecting over a hundred exemptions if sustained.
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T. J. Burchett
Henry County
Board of Review
Burchett
State Board
Hubby Accused of Abusive Attack and Escape in City
A man is charged after allegations he called his wife vile names cuffed and kicked her during a dispute then fled the city. Police report details remain in official records with ongoing investigations and possible further charges.
Rogues Gallery planned as city police photograph habituals
Captain Foley assigns Patrolman Thomason as official police photographer to create a rogues gallery. Thomason will photograph habitual offenders at the station with a friendly prompt and a click. Dietrich surrenders to police after missing court appearance. he faces two weeks in jail.
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Poley
Rogues’ Gallery
Thomason
Foley
Captain Foley
Dietrich
Ben Dietrich
Pearl Found in Wabash River by Reporter Carrier
Lyle Calvert, a Reporter carrier boy, recovered a large pearl while mussel hunting in the Wabash River this morning. The pearl's value is not yet determined.
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Lyle Calvert
Wabash River
Misses Cleve Briscoe and Mary West Visit Relatives
Misses Cleve Briscoe and Mary West returned from a week of visiting relatives and friends at Sedalia and Frankfort.
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Cleve Briscoe
Mary West
Sedalia
Frankfort
Woman Falls Down Back Stairs At Bicycle Shop Flat
Mrs. Stine residing above Walter Lewis' bicycle store fell last night around 10 30 in the dark while reaching for ice. She tumbled head first down the stairs, bruised and hurt but no bones broken, and was seen by Dr. K D Bradfield.
East Enders Protest West Side Sewer Tax Increase
East End property owners canvass fellow homeowners about the extra 15111.40 added to the West Side sewer assessment raising total city debt to 67491.09. Attorneys say an injunction to stop tax collection would likely be granted, arguing the city exceeded indebtedness limits.
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East End
West Side
Board of Public Works
Peter
Paul
Noblesville Hydraulic Company Plans Reorganization
Noblesville grants a twenty five year franchise for electric power with a $125000 capital and plans to complete the White River dam. Farmers blocked work but an injunction was lifted and construction will resume next week. Three New York capitalists buy a controlling interest while local managers run the plant with rates eight cents per 1000 watts for lighting and six cents for heat and power.
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Noblesville Hydraulic Company
White River
Noblesville
New York
Bedford City Council Moves Hitch Rack From Court House Square
Farmer representatives plan a mass meeting at the court house on the eleventh to protest removing the longtime hitching rack from the square. The farmers claim a deed provision for riding and farming access and warn they may move trade elsewhere if the change proceeds. The council continues with removal and bids.
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Bedford
Court House
New Palestine
B L E Sees Engineers Grow by Four Thousand Annually
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers reports an annual increase of 4 069 engineers, indicating steady workforce expansion. The figure underscores ongoing industrial labor trends and union membership growth.
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B. of L. E
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Uncle Sam
Logansport Knitting Company
Hubby
Emeline Beebout
McGaughey
Marshall Beebout
John B. Smith
Circuit Court
Emeline Adams
Lallor
James McGaughey
Carrier Boy
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