City council outlines street and property measures
City council deliberations include appraisers valuing Race street property at 1050 dollars for sale and repairs to sidewalks, sewers, and alleys. Ordinances on milk street car and street car fenders deferred. Bridge work, grade changes, and a park wall bid reviewed. several petitions referred to committees. Heavier action awaits September votes.
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Race Street
Mr. Palmer
Sewer Committee
William Whitehead
M. Ellison
Wheatland Avenue
Troutman
Market
Canal Streets
Fifth
Palmer
Council Chamber
Slaybanch
Sixteenth Street
Market Street
Gillespie
Porter
Miller & Miller
McKinley Park
Snear
Twenty-second
Circuit Court
Riverside Park
Columbia Street
Smith Street
Fountain Street
Reliance Beats Shamrock In Heavy Winds Then Race Called Off
Reliance proved faster in a heavy breeze while Shamrock gained on the defender in lighter airs. The first race between Shamrock III and Reliance was declared off at 2 50 pm due to insufficient wind, with 200000 spectators in attendance despite a rainstorm.
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Reliance
Shamrock
Shamrock Ili
Northern Traction Plans Electric Route Connecting Cities
The Northern Traction company of Cook county Illinois filed articles of incorporation in Laporte Indiana. The $100000 venture aims to build an electric railway linking South Bend, Laporte, Valparaiso and Hammond with construction to begin soon after securing extensive right of way and several franchises across the counties.
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Laporte
Ind
Northern Traction Company
County
McCurdy
Samuel A. Wight
John L. Devine
Walter C. Nelson
Francis M. Case
William J. Root
Cook County
Ilinois
South Bend
Valparaiso
Hammond
Herd of Horses Arrives for Local Sale in Logansport
W E Sprinkle of this county arrives in Logansport with twenty two head of western horses driven overland from Indianapolis. The herd will be pastured on the Sprinkle farm eight miles west of the city and a sale will be held as soon as the animals are in condition.
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W. E. Sprinkle
Logansport
Indianapolis
Sprinkle
Flora names editor Robert Toole town clerk
On Monday Robert Toole associate editor of the Flora Enterprise Sentinel known as Bill Fozz rube philosopher was appointed town clerk of Flora to succeed Squire W Hi Linton.
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Robert Toole
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Bill Fozz
Flora
Squire W. Hi. Linton
Rovers Face Lucerne First Team In Sunday Match
The Jolly Rovers travel to Lucerne to meet the Lucerne first team on Sunday. This is their first meeting of the season in a hall game.
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Jolly Rovers
Lucerne
No bounty for babies in Indiana twins letter to Roosevelt
Stephen A. Reese of New Albany is proud father of a third set of twins and wrote to the governor asking about a premium for his large family. The governor sent congratulations but in Indiana there are no bounties for large families. Secretary Lockwood forwarded Reese’s letter to President Roosevelt.
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Stephen A. Reese
New Albany
Reese
Indiana
Lockwood
Mr. Reese
Roosevelt
Hotel Man Dead in Rochester Arlington Proprietor James A Carter
James A Carter proprietor of the Arlington hotel in Rochester died after a three month illness. He weighed 350 pounds and was born in Warsaw where he worked with M R Williams of the Warsaw Times. He ran the Arlington for ten years and leaves a wife with 7500 insurance. He was forty five and a Mason ic Pythian member and Hotel Keepers' association.
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Rochester
Ind
James A. Carter
Arlington Hotel
Carter
Indiana
Warsaw
M. R. Williams
Warsaw Times
The
Arlington
Masonic and Pythian Fraternities
Kokomo Campers Head for Wabash River Outing
Monday night at nine a group led by James Milliner and C. A. Campbell departed Kokomo for a weeks long camping trip along the Wabash above Logansport. The party mirrors rustic preparation for extended backwoods life with Milliner family and Campbell family aboard. John Milliner their return awaited with curiosity.
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Kokomo
Logansport
Wabash
James Milliner
C. A. Campbel
John Millner
Sheriff Rivhnsen Ends Term to Become Private Citizen
Deputy Emery of Jackson will hold the office temporarily until Sheriff Beckley of Royal Center is ready to assume duties in Cass County.
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Tonicht
Rivhnsen
Cass County
Emery
Jackson
Beckley
Royal Center
Tommy O Fazzi Held in Bond for Circuit Court
At a preliminary hearing before Justice Elicenne Thomas O Fazzi was held in bonds of 700 dollars to answer to three affidavits alleging rape and assault and battery. Edmund Braerer of Hamilton Heights is noted in the report. The defendant returned to his fruit store, sullen and refusing to discuss the case, muttering about seventy five chickens.
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Thomas O’fazzi
Elicenne
Tommy
New Dam Committee Recommends Water Power for City Plants
A six member committee is appointed to investigate facilities and report Monday on using Eel river water power to operate the dynamos and water wheels of the citys electric light and water plants. The electric light committee has long pursued boilers for the plant and caused a stir at last nights council meeting.
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Electric Light Department
Eel River
Electric Light Committee
Jailed man held on charge. bonds set in related cases
The defendant faced a criminal charge brought by Mrs. Stottler accusing him of ravishing her twelve year old daughter. He was held in bond of 500 dollars. in other assault and battery cases, bonds were set at 100 dollars each. A G Jenkines represented O Fazzio in the trial.
Man and Woman Fight Ends With One Cent Fine
In Hamilton Heights this morning justice Kloenne heard a dispute between Ed mund Braerer and Mrs. Fred Reap. Braerer was fined one cent and costs after striking Mrs. Reap when she objected to him fencing off a sidewalk near the Reap home. The fine was settled.
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Edmund Braerer
Fred Resp
Hamilton Heights
Braerer
Justice Kloenne’s
Reap
Wagon Jump Sparks Injuries at Converse Crossing
Monroe Pence and Benjamin Coffell were injured when they leaped from their wagon just before a Panhandle train struck it at the Converse crossing. The wagon carried a team and another attached to the rear. the horses were unharmed. The crossing previously saw a Hichiv family accident.
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Converse
Monroe Pence
Benjamin Coffell
Hichiv
Rae Siaitty
Aden
City considers dam to boost boiler power and water plants
The committee weighs a new dam proposal to gain power for the city plants. Mr. Gillespie chairs the resolution urging study by the city engineer and committee. Mr. Boyer objects citing winter power risks, while Mr. Palmer argues a three foot dam raise could cut costs by about $8,000 annually and provide adequate water power.
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Gillespie
Boyer
Palmer
Empire Mills
Dennis Uhl
City Council Amends Committee Formation Motion
Mr. Sullivan moved to amend the original plan to form a six member committee of the electric light panel plus three private citizens. The council voted unanimously to remit the panel to a special session Monday evening to report. The committee includes Aldermen Gillespie, Sullivan, Porter, and W. A. Osmer, Dennis Uhl, and John T. Oberheam.
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Sullivan
Electric Light Committee
Gillespie
Porter
W. A.osmer
Dennis Uhl
John T. Obenheain
Barbers Licenses Regulated In New York State
New York State enforces barber licensing requiring registration with a fee before practice. Applicants must prove three years in the trade and swear to it. Since July 13 about 15 000 barbers in eight counties including New York Kings and Queens have registered. Violations carry a 25 dollar fine and imprisonment of three to ten months.
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Indiana
New York
Empire State
Kings and
Queens
Wabash Bridge and Ironworks Faces Sudden Failure
The Wabash Bridge and Ironworks in Wabash Indiana collapsed into receivership yesterday afternoon. The company era ends with assets seen around 100000 dollars while liabilities exceed two hundred thousand dollars. Most creditors are banks spread across Indianapolis Cincinnati Cleveland Chicago New York Marion Muncie Anderson Peru Logansport Delphi and nearby towns.
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Wabash
Ind
Wabash Bridge and Ironworks
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Marion
Muncie
Anderson
Peru
Logansport
Delphi
Brnffton
Monticello
Landmark House of Young America Destroyed by Fire
An early Saturday fire leveled a historic Young America home tied to the Green family. Amer and Bill Green, both murderers, were born there and reared in the house where Bill Green killed Enos B Graumbaugh at a local picnic, earning a life sentence. Amer Green abducted and murdered Miss Luella Mabitt while living there, leading to a lynching staged after removal from Delphi jail. The district has long been saturated with sensational crime coverage.
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Young America
Amer
Bill Green
Greens
Enos B Graumbaugh
Amer Green
Luella Mabitt
Delphi
Tragic Death of Pat Maloney in Canton Construction Site
Pat Maloney formerly of this city was killed Saturday night in Canton Ohio while seeking shelter under a gondola during a storm. An engine moved a car and a beam struck him in the head as he tried to free himself. The funeral was held Monday in Canton.
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Pat Maloney
Canton
Ohio
Reunion of the One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana Infantry
Members of the local company of the One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana infantry returned from their annual encampment at Tipton and praised the hospitality of Company I. They called the reunion the best they have ever had.
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One Hundred and Sixtieth Regiment
Indiana Infantry
Tipton
Three Unions On A Strike Hit By Rumors
Three building trades unions are already on strike over disputes with the contractors' association. A sympathy strike by plasterers and hod carriers is being discussed, with carpenters meeting tonight to decide potential action. Labor leaders warn of a citywide labor war if settlements are not reached.
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Contractors’ Association
Hod Carriers’ Union
Carpenters
Winfield
Barnes
McElheny
G. P. Smith
National Manufacturers’ Association
D. M. Parry
Umbrella Mender Killed in Peru Accident
A injured umbrella mender, involved in a dispute over his right to work with city authorities, was killed near the Browne booth works yard in Peru. The victim, about fifty, remains unidentified, with a disfigured body found by Switchman Baughn and sent to Lenhart Simpson's. coroner J B Yarling notified. The death is attributed to a switch car accident with a partially described tattoo on the arm.
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Umbrella Mender
Peru
Baughn
J. B. Yarling
Lenhart & Simpson
Ifty
Scrue Women Form Trust In Toledo Demand Higher Wages
In Toledo on August 20 a group of women formed a trust to press wage increases. They previously raised wages from 1.00 to 1.25 a day and now demand 1.50 with two meals daily for cleaners in public offices, office buildings, and private homes. Scarcity of help is cited as the reason for the demand.
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Toledo
Oho
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Fifteenth
Crawford
Cntter
Fifth Street
Mt. Hope
Alfred Porsely
John A. Murphy
FE. J. Conrad
W. H. Cromer
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Isaac Taylor
Ferguson
Broadway
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Northern Traction Co
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Rovers
Tommy Ufazi
Council
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160Th Regiment
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