Union Traction Controls All City Entrances in Logansport
The city council, in a special session, approved two street railway franchises giving Union Traction control with no competition. Amendments narrowed freight scope and set a half fare for children. The pair of ordinances grant double tracking and interurban operation across Erie avenue, Market street, and Third to Fifth streets, with a fifty year grant pending an agreement with Indianapolis Northern.
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Logansport
Union Traction Company
Common Council
Union Traction
Slaybaugh
Gillespie
Ft. Wayne, Logansport, Lafayette & Lima Traction Company
Erie Avenue
Market Street
Fourth
Fifth
Wabash
Ninth Street
Fourth Street
Lot
Third Street
Broadway
Biddle Avenue
Taber, Anthony and
Bartlet Streets
Krutek
Gamble
Krueck
Reitemeier
Sullivan
Journal and
Phares
Alderman Reitemeier
Indianapolis-Northern Interurban Company
Third
Fifth Street
County plans road name and house numbering system
A county in Indiana advances a plan to name country roads and number houses to aid mail delivery. Following Delaware county’s lead the scheme aims to replace Rural route designations with street names like Stony Road for clear identification. The plan mirrors urban naming practices and seeks nationwide adoption.
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Indiana
John Smith
Stony Road
Delaware County
Sick List Highlights Local Illnesses And Updates
Mrs. I. L. Pittenger of East Market Street lies seriously ill. Mrs. Arnold of Burlington Avenue reported quite ill. Mrs. Cooley on Erie Avenue improving after serious illness. Mrs. William Brown of Eleventh Street on sick list. Miss Alice Pentecost No 300 North Street shows some improvement after rheumatism attack. Miss Ora Harrison daughter of George Harrison improving after months of illness. Miss Mitchell of Muncie ill with tonsillitis while visiting D. Palmer’s family. W D Owen former secretary of state now in Boston severely ill with cold potentially pneumonia. Mrs. John Walling of Sycamore Street delirious from heart abscess but improved. Miss Harriet Stuart of 104 Sixth Street ill with measles.
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I. L. Pittenger
East Market Street
Arnold
Burlington Avenue
Cooley
Erie Avenue
William Brown
Eleventh Street
Alice Pentecost
North Street
Ora Harrison
George Harrison
Mitchell
Muncie
D. Palmer
South Side
D. C. Justice
Boston
Mass
W. D. Owen
John Walling
Sycamore Street
Harriet Stuart
No. 104
Sixth Street
Man Found Under Train Pilot in Crown Point
Local detective took charge of a man who gave the name Michael O Connor of Lafayette. He was found under the pilot of an extra freight engine to Chicago. He had been at the Indianapolis insane hospital on parole and appeared intoxicated yesterday, but was better this morning.
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Panhandle
Crown Point
Michael O'Connor
Lafayette
Chicago
O'Connor
Indianapolis Insane Hospital
Union Traction Starts Pavement Tearing for Track On Broadway
Union Traction begins work immediately after securing franchise, with Superintendent Folsom ordering crews to tear up the pavement at the Third and Broadway corner to lay a new track.
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Union Traction Company
Folsom
Third and Broadway
Lad of Eighteen Charged With Larceny by Deliveryman
Frank Norton an eighteen year old deliveryman for W C Routh Packing company was arrested on a charge of larceny and obtaining money under false pretenses after a complaint by Mr Routh. The boy claims innocence though company records indicate he delivered goods and held delivery orders. The case hinges on whether Norton raised delivery orders or misappropriated funds.
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Lad
Company
Frank Norton
W. C. Routh Packing Company
Mr. Routh
Young Norton
Former Attorney Arrested in Remington for Defrauding Board Bill
Henry Mullen, a Remington law student and former associate at Larry & Mahoney, was arrested by Detective Silas Organ on a warrant from Justice Kloenne’s court. Charged with defrauding a board bill, he had been in the city about a year. Mrs Jennie Gregg filed the charge.
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Remington
Morgan
Jennie Gregg
Henry Mullen
Larry & Mahoney
Silas Organ
Justice Kloenne
Mullen
Convict 10 to Testify in Meeks Case in Logansport
A guard from the Jeffersonville Southern Reformatory and Clyde Musselman will testify in the Aman vs Reist case in Logansport. Musselman was with John Meeks the night Panfilio Dinfino, an Italian section hand, was hit with a coupling pin and robbed.
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Jeffersonville
John Meeks
Southern Reformatory
Loganspot
Clyde Musselman
Musselman
Meeks
Panfilio Dinfino
Young Norton Arrested for Company Fraud in Packing House Scheme
A man named Norton is jailed after accusations he altered delivery bills to skim money from numerous customers. Routh testified Norton raised accounts for small gains over time. Norton denied the theft, claiming innocence as investigators traced discrepancies across many shipments. Meanwhile Mrs. Jennie Gregg sues Mullen for a $54 board bill. Detective Morgan headed to Remington to arrest him on the warrant.
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Norton
Tete Nave
North Side
Nave
Young Norton
Local hosts entertain Peru guests at High Street
Mr and Mrs M B Wolf and daughter Mrs EB Clarke of Peru were guests of Mr and Mrs J A Clarke at 1200 High Street yesterday.
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M. B. Wolf
Mra
EB. F. Clarke
Peru
J A Clarke
High Street
Terrible accident near Lafayette ends in fatality
Jacob Raugh, a circular saw operator for Tippecanoe county farmers, was fatally injured when a saw section burst while he worked at Jerome Hege's farm near Lafayette. Coroner Pettit oversaw the fatality investigation as evening fell.
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Lafayette
Jacob Raugh
Tippecanoe County
Jerome Hege
Raugh
Pettit
Court delays Aman v Reist as docket shifts push trial
Dinfino arrives this afternoon as the Aman versus Reist trial remains on hold. The case was not called this morning and will not start before next Monday unless the docket is revised, with other cases also delayed this week.
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Dinfino
Aman Vs. Reist
Almost to the Jury in Aman v Reist over $180
The Aman v Reist case began this morning in circuit court to resolve a personal matter with about $180 at stake. Jurors are expected to receive instructions after three this afternoon and a verdict by around 4. The docket also lists Keys v American Plowmen for wage collection, and Meeks faces highway robbery and burglary charges in two counts.
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J. A. Aman
Silas Reist
William Keys
Order of American Plowmen
Musselman
Panfilio Dinfino
Pease
John Meeks
Meeks
Aged Woman Injured in Fall
An elderly widow, Mrs. Nancy Hedrick, was injured after a fall this afternoon. She is the widow of the late Thomas Hedrick and her condition was not immediately released.
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Nancy Henrick
Thomas Hedrick
Woman Fractures Hip After Walking on Helm Street
A 76 year old woman on Helm street suffered a fracture of the right hip around noon or shortly after one. Passersby alerted George Fender Jr. who with neighbors carried her to Mrs. Bott’s home at 125 State street. Dr. Hatch and Killian Cash’s ambulance attended her but her condition remains uncertain.
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Elvek
Helm Street
George Fender, Jr
Rev Huckleberry Named State Chaplain Candidate
Logansport G A R post names Rev F M Huckleberry as candidate for Indiana department chaplain. Unanimous local support and a committee plan to promote his 1904 encampment election. Huckleberry active in local and state Grand Army work, with wide endorsement in Logansport and beyond.
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Logansport
G. A. R. Post
F. M. Huckleberry
Indiana Department
Huckleberry
B. C. D. Reed
John B. Winters
J. E. Crain
Rev
Grand Army
Re election of Mr Huckleberry Compliment to Logansport
A local note praises the prospect of Mr Huckleberry’s reelection as a compliment to Logansport and an honor to the state, signaling broad community support and pride.
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Mr. Huckleberry
Logansport
Drunk Man, Shotgun Incident Ends With Arrest
A drunken man named Oglebay pursued with a knife after a shotgun was exchanged from Sperling to him. Marshal Dodge intervened, tackled Oglebay, and the assailant was jailed after being bound over to keep the peace.
Husky Sentence Shifts to Corn Field Work
Clarence McPherson, arraigned before Mayor Forkner in Anderson, chose twenty days of corn field labor over ten days on the stone pile. His uncle posted bond to enforce daily field work or husking at the barn. The case follows alleged mistreatment of his widowed mother and marks him as the first prisoner to serve a corn field sentence.
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Clarence McPherson
Forkner
Anderson
McPherson
Gould Syndicate Seeks Biddle Home For New Wabash Depot
The Wabash Railway plans a new passenger station by option on the late Judge Horace P. Biddle’s home. Panhandle would cross under Wabash tracks at Wabash avenue to prevent collisions, prompting a possible station on Biddle's Island and track raising. If approved, Ft Wayne lines and local traction firms seek cross-island access amid future bridge changes.
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Wabash Railway Company
Horace P. Biddie
Wabash and Panhandle Railroad
Panhandle
Berkley Street
Wabash Avenue
Wabash
Biddle’s Island
Wesbash
Ft. Wayne, Logansport, Lafayette & Lima Traction Company
Frankfort-Southern Traction Company
West Side Spelling Contest Promises School Pride
A spelling contest between Washington and West Side schools is set for Friday December 18 at Wheatland avenue M E church. Fifty pupils from each school will compete for multiple prizes including books from Trade Palace, and individual awards to top spellers in each building and age group.
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Washington
West Side
Wheatland Avenue
M. E
Trade Palace
Holton and
Phares
Shorte & van Steenberg
Mrs. Shearer
Crouse’s Candy Store
Dr. Hattery
Forthcom
Duly Incorporated by The Chronicle Newspaper Company
The Chronicle Newspaper company of Marion is incorporated with capital stock of 25 000 dollars. Incorporators include George Lockwood secretary to Governor Durbin A C Alexander secretary of the Indiana world’s fair commission and S F Jones who purchased the property last week.
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Chronicle Newspaper Company
Marion
George Lockwood
Durbin
A.C. Alexander
F. Jones
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City Dads
City
The
Union Traction Company of
Reporter
Traction Company
de Ee
Happy Days
Colorado
Justice Kivenne
Woodsawyer
Nancy Hedrick
Rev. Huckleberry
Rochester
Rochester Republican
Fulton County
Bunk’ Reed
Sperling
John Oglebay
Marshal Dodge
Oglebay
Mr. Dodge
Dodge
John
Troutman
Biddie’s Island
Webster
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