Trolley Case Heard in Philadelphia Before Supreme Court
Philadelphia traction companies appealed from a common pleas ruling restraining electric streetRail operations on routes at Twenty second Street and Allegheny Avenue. The Supreme Court spent about two hours hearing arguments from Rufus E Shapley and John G Johnson for appellants and Logan M Bullitt and Richard C Dale for appellees.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Philadelphia Traction Companies
Common Pleas No. 4
Twenty-second Street
Allegheny Avenue
Continental
Daily
Rufus E. Shapley
John G. Johnson
Able Corporation
Logan M. Bullitt
Richard C. Dale
Appellces
Learning by Experience Judge Slagle's Court
In Judge Slagle's court the suit L A Raisig and Co versus C H Covel and Co on a contract was in process. Raisig failed to appear after adjournment and discovered the case had been continued at his cost with the jury withdrawn. A second action, Fritz Badel against George Reyman for false arrest, followed. Badel was president of a Mansfield beneficial society that moved its meeting place and allegedly refused to surrender books, leading to his arrest.
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L. A. Raisig & Co
C. H. Covel & Co
Slagle
Raisig
Fritz Badel
George Reyman
Bader
Mansfield
Homestead Strikers on Trial in Criminal Court
In a criminal court before Judge Ewing, Benjamin Thomas, Thomas and William Walters faced aggravated assault and battery charges for an alleged August 25 beating of C. T. B. Smith as he traveled to Homestead to seek work. The jury remains deliberating. Judge Slagle denied a divorce petition in Kate A. Merriman versus William B. Merriman, a 32 year marriage, with both sides accusing the other of desertion and infidelity.
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Benjamin Thomas
Thomas
William Walters
Ewing
Smith
Slagle
Kate AM. Merriman
William B. Merriman
Two Bank Officials Indicted For False Bank Entries
A U S grand jury returned true bills against John M Bow man president and De La Green cashier of Money Bank Lycoming county for making false entries. One entry showed 76047 instead of 27561 77. The Randall Club Settles. Frank J Weizel issued an execution against the Randall Club for
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United States Grand Jury
John M. Bowman
de la Green
Money Bank
Lycoming County
Frank J. Weizel
Randall Club
Allegheny County Cases Not Pleases Denied by Supreme Court
A list of Allegheny county cases allowed by the Supreme Court names Jennings as administrator and a range of appellants from various common pleas and quarter sessions. The entries include Williams vs Clark, Porter Boiler and Tank Company, Fulger et al vs O'Brien, Craig vs Eats, J J Murray & Co vs Martin, Lennox vs Hunter, Reisinger vs E Maree & Co, Dorr by next friend vs Dorr, Hi K Porter et al, O P Scaife et al, Pier receiver vs Manning, Samuel McClay et al, Sewickley Brothers vs Jennings, and Riggins vs the Federal Street and Pleasant Valley Passenger Railway Company.
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Allegheny County
Supreme Court
Jennings
People’s Mutual Accident Insurance Association
Common Pleas
Williams
Clark
Clay Ve Carrol
Porter Boiler and Tank Company
Fulger Et al
O'Brien
Craig
Eats
J. J. Murray & Co
Martin
Lennox
Hunter
Reisinger
E. Maree & Co
Dorr
Apeal
Hi. K. Porter
O. P. Scaife
Pier
Manning
Appel
Samuel McClay
Sewickley Brothers
Riggins
Federal Street and
Pleasant Valley Passenger Railway Company
Complex Commonwealth crime docket lists numerous defendants and cases
A historical court record itemizes many defendants in Commonwealth versus a broad set of appellants including Martin, Clifford, Walters, Driscoll, Hohiman, Ramsey, Reeay, Seitz, Heim, Sorg, Blume, Dean, Hover, Algeo, Nixon, Montgomery, Murray, MacKenna, Parker, Banford, Waginskie, Connors, Daley, Hughes, Lee, Baptiste, Damverine, Geis, Moore, Alker, Eyers, Mosberger, McGarry, Wentz, Hauck, Steele, Kurzdorfer, Shanahan, along with Common Pleas cases Leyda v Prescott, Finch v Carter, Knepschield v Seib ert v Woogetall Granini v Mea, Heck v Graham, Backsey v Castor et ux, Carter v Haggerty, Baxter et ux v Fabrion, Clint Schempp gar, Meyer v Smith, Eckert et al v City of Allegheny, Bonnet v Hxine, Kelly & Co v Griffith, Thomas v G.
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Criminal Court
Commonwealth
Martin and
Mary Clifford
William Walters
Patrick Driscoll
Stephen Hohiman
Charles Hohiman
Charles G. Ramsey
John Reeay
Jacob Seitz
John Heim
Joseph Sorg
Anton Blume
F. E. Dean
John Hover
Rebecca Algeo
J. Albert Nixon
J. van Montgomery
Nicholas Montgomery
Nicholas Augustine
James Murray
Thomas MacKenna
Sarah Parker
Edward Banford
Andrew Waginskie
Barney Connors
James J
Little Tales From the Courts And Fines
Reported court items note Jons Knxkxer convicted of illegal liquor selling. fined 500 dollars and three days in the workhouse. A lawsuit in progress in Chatfield v Edward James. equity suit by Annie K Hasley against Barbara Tachudy and Annis Tachudy seeks partition of three lots on Madison Street Allegheny. Globe Furniture Co sues All Saints Episcopal Church Braddock for 97608 on an account. Ben Avon School District files equity suit to stop borough from seizing school lot for Garfield Street work.
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Jons Knxkxer
Chatfield & Neeson
Edward James
Annie K. Hasley
Barbara
Annis Tachudy
Three Sone
Madison Street
Allegheny
Globe Furniture Company
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
Braddock
Ben Avon
Garfield Street
Bell estate wills contest shocks San Francisco
Over millionaire Thomas Bell's will a legal contest looms as heirs claim the February will leaving all to his wife and six children is invalid. The estate, valued at 2 million, cannot be distributed for 14 years until the youngest reaches age. The widow seeks an executors’ allowance. a nephew contends Bell was not the father of the children, igniting a scandal linked to the Sharon trial era.
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Thomas Bell
San Francisco
Bell
Santa Barbara
Sharon
Sarah Althea
Sonoma
A Writer's Experience with O. F. C Whisky
A traveler praises this city noting friendly hosts and enjoyable clubs. He highlights the widespread use of O. F. C Whisky among club men and gentlemen, claiming it tastes finer and is healthier than other whiskies, with no adverse effects observed.
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Ayer
Water Street
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Jas
S. Kirk & CO
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Water St
Fifth Avenue
Leslie
New York
George T. Stagg Co
Frankfort
James Getty & CO
First Avenue
Hfoooa
Family Safeguard Oil
Elaine
Manpeetare
Avery
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U. S. Gov’t
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JAS. M’neil & Bro
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Twenty-ninth Street and
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Herman Helm
Ellsworth AV
Shadyside
Perrine’s
Perine
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Eeee Perrine's
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E &P
Vsnine
Epg Perrine
Dmundso
Eqmurrine
Onlydmundson
Ee Perrine
Enne
Smithfield ST
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