Street Car Franchises Granted for Silver Lake Route
The town board granted an electric railroad franchise to D. il Lessig E Poulson EK Sharp Eugene Alleman L Rh Stookey and AS Biges all of Warsaw to build along Jefferson and Main streets linking with Anderson Marion and South Bend Elkhart Goshen lines. The paper argues it benefits business and may force lower freight tariffs. patronage should favor the route.
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Messrs. D. Il. Lessig
E. Poulson
EK. Sharp
Eugene Alleman
L. Rh. Stookey
AS. Biges
Warsaw
Silver Lake
Jefferson Street
Corporation
Main Street
Corporation Limits
Anderson & Marion
South Bend
Elkhart
A Cry for Protection Over Liverymen in Silver Lake
Residents urge fair practice by traveling salesmen who use local livery services. They note Silver Lake offers superior accommodations and modern wagons with reliable drivers and urge merchants to support local providers.
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Recorp
Silver Lake
Indiana
Postoffice Robbery Suspects Identified by Wisconsin Arrests
Postoffice Inspector Stuart in Chicago reports three men held at Janesville Wis have been identified as the DeKalb Illinois post office robbers from November 6. The suspects give the names Toronto Jim Lefty Fitzgerald and Dad Flinn and are linked to a wider Illinois Indiana crime wave.
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Postoffice
Stuart
Chicago
Janesville
Wis
DeKalb
Toronto
Jim
Lefty” Fitzgerald
Dad” Flinn
Guy Gould
Illinois
Indiana
Printing firms in Indiana form a price fixing pool
Multiple Indiana printers and publishers have concluded that five large printing and stationery firms are colluding to dominate statewide printing. They claim outside bids are straw bids to mislead officials, with pool firms taking most commissions while county offices lose work for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Man's Inhumanity to Man in Rail Starvation Campaign
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway employs so called detectives to deter homeless wanderers from riding freight trains. Citizens protest brutal patrols, petitions press officials, and call for humane treatment and possible public rail oversight amid state and local backlash.
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Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company
Lake Shore
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Company
Warsaw
Kosciusko County
Kosciusko
Fort Wayne
Bowersox
The
Union
Growth of Population in Capital City Noted
The new city directory lists 74,370 names and estimates a population of 204,000 based on 22 inhabitants per name. The note highlights pride in growth despite political unrest.
Kid McCoy to Retire From Boxing for New York Brokerage
The Indiana boxer will quit the ring to become a partner in a New York brokerage firm. In private life he is Normal Selby, son of a Rushville minister.
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Kid McCoy
Indiana Pugilist
New York City
Normal Selby
Rushville
Local Postage Stamps to Feature Community Marks
Postal authorities plan to issue stamps with a distinct local mark for each large office. The new stamps will be localized to reflect the community or area served by the postal facility.
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Great Modern Clothing House
Wasaw
Ind
Electric
Silver Lake Gang
Pennsylvania Detective Force
Force
United States of America
Hades
Gabriel
Gabe
St. Peter
Pearly Gates
New Jerusalem Junction
Grand Central Station
Heavenly Realm
Satan
I. M. P. of Darkness
Purgatory
Earth
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