Opposition on franchise and double track in Indianapolis
At a council committee meeting in Indianapolis, Meyer and Sourbier opposed the Southern Railroad franchise: Sourbier blocked a report, Meyer insisted on no action unless track elevation is dropped. Debate centered on double tracks through South Side, with engineers noting needs for potential future entrants and public safety concerns. The panel adjourned to Monday night to seek signatures on a report.
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Council
Indianapolis Southern Railroad Company
Edward Sourbier
J. T. Meyer
Sourbier
Holliday and Cooper
Negley
MacFarland
Cooper
Holliday
Meyer
Fourteenth Ward
Ail
Me Street
South Side
McFarland
Mead
Sourbler
Hazelrigg
van Meyer
Op Ss
Sour
Colm
Im Wahl
Neg
Duel Over Stockings Ends Peaceful Resolution
Police reported two men in a gun duel at 1333 Fayette Street. Officers Streit and Losh found a quarrel among several residents including Sarah Harrison and Elizabeth Blackwell over possession of a stocking. The dispute concluded with each woman taking a stocking and the scene restored to peace.
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Elock
Fay
Streit
Losh
Canal Street
Sarah Harrison
Sam Harrison
Elizabeth Blackwell
Police Superintendent Taffe and Patrolman He under inquiry
Unclear report states Superintendent Taffe discussed suspension of Patrolman He tied to conduct unbecoming an officer. Details mention Shea seeking leave to be at a relative’s bedside. Narrative references bank trust interests and Central Life Insurance in Indiana with policy holders noted.
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Taffe
Patrick
Shea
Banks
Trust
Jem
Indiana
The
Central Life Insurance Company
Juvenile Court Hears Hasselberg Case With Youthful Thieves
Judge Stubbs orders Henry Hasselberg charged as a danger to the community bound over to the grand jury. His twelve year old son Willie testifies that Willie coached fellow youths to steal brass worth $500 from the railroad. Several other boys, including Edwin Harter and Mike Burns, face charges as accomplices. some cases continued or dismissed.
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Stubbs
Grand Jury
Henry Hasselberg
Belmont Avenue
Hasselberg
Willie
John Duffy
Harry Lyman
James Longmyer
Edwin Harter
Roy
Harry Burris
Willie Hasselberg
Hasselberg the Younger
Collins
Mike Burns
Harter
Stubbl Ed Hansselberg
Fagin
Hansedberg
Buck
Senate Avenue
McDaniels
Walter Gastetter
Plainfield Reformatory
Gastetter
The
Nes
Jennie Sweets Charges Divorce Request
Jannie Sweet filed a cross complaint to her husband George Sweet for divorce after thirty years of marriage. She alleges years of misery, threats to leave, and estrangement from the children. She accuses him of abusing their son Oliver causing severe injuries and of abusively addressing their daughter during illness. She seeks $3,000 alimony and custody of the children.
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Jannie Sweet
George Sweet
Sweet
Oliver
Freese appeals life term in murder case
Mary Freese appealed yesterday to the Supreme Court from a life imprisonment sentence for the murder of William Gray at Red Mills Shelby county. Gray was shot in the presence of witnesses as plans to raise a mill and build a foundation were discussed. Her husband Martin Freese faced a separate Marion county trial with a two to twenty-one year sentence. Andrew J. McIntosh, receiver of the Standard Tack and Brad Company, filed his final report with Judge Allen showing receipts of 5970.91 and expenditures of 1815.34 before discharge.
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Mary Freese
Supreme Court
Marion
Andrew J. McIntosh
Standard Tack and Brad Company
Judge Allen
Circuit Court
Henry Clay Allen
George K. Waldo
C. & St. L. Railway Company
Daniel A. Chenoweth
Jacob Fahner
Mary A. Weiss
Winthrop A. Bailiff
Superior Court
J. C. Perry & Co
James A. Renick
Judgment Reversed in Railway Injury Case
Samuel Gray won a $2.58 judgment against the Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis Railway. Appellate Court reversed yesterday after a rehearing, following an affirming decision a year prior. Gray, seventy, was injured while alighting a Galveston Indiana train. Eugene S. Alexander appointed administrator of John Crow’s estate with bond of Sig.
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Samuel Gray
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company
Gray
Galveston
Ind
Eugene S. Alexander
John Crow
Sig
George H. Helberg
Hammond
Loan and Savings Association
Lake 8
John P. Haughn
State of
Indiana
Crovider
Robinson
Peore
Monroe
Roby
Chamberlain
Bar Buntington
Insurance Company
Wolff. Laporte S.C
Indiana Supreme Court Docket Briefs and Rulings Summary
Circuit and supreme court notes list cases, judgments, and orders. It covers Walter Waldo and others versus railroad company possession matters, receivership reports, partition and quiet title suits, new suits filed, appellate decisions, and various briefs across multiple counties and stations.
Legal News Digest: Delays in Rail Travel and Other Cases
Recent opinions cover railroad delay damages limited to actual losses with no exemplary awards, and mental distress not a recoverable damage. Other notes address witness competency for religious belief, will validity amid alleged delusions, municipal ordinances against scattering paper, civil punitive damages in clergy assaults, and telegraph company negligence over misdirected messages.
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Southern Rep
Miss
Terral
Supreme Court of Alabama
McClellan
Supreme Court of Oregon
Pacific Rep
Wolverton
St Atlantic Rep
Mayes
Chicago
Toledo
New York Supplement
Judge Gildersleeve
Dugan Case Under Police Inquiry Over Diamond Charge
Police Superintendent Taffe will investigate a charge brought by W F Quigley against Detective Thomas Dugan regarding a valuable diamond. Dugan says he requested the inquiry. The investigation is scheduled for next Friday.
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Taffe
W. F. Quigley
Thomas Dugan
Dugan
Prevention of Smoke Reports To General Committee
The Commercial Club subcommittee on smoke abatement met to draft a report for the general committee. Members Brown Shea Townsend toured Chicago plants and local facilities, urging careful firing and proper furnace design to reduce smoke. They warn of conflicts between small and large coal users and favor enforcing measures first in downtown districts.
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Commercial Club
Hilton A. Brown
Shea
Charles Townsend
Engineers’ Association
Chicago
Brown
Souvenir badges for Indiana soldiers and sailors monument dedication
The Whitehead and Hoag Co of Newark supplied sample souvenir badges for the May 15 dedication. Five hundred badges will be given to committee members and about twenty five premium medallions will be worn by prominent attendees. The badge features a Statehouse image, raised lettering, and a tri colored ribbon. Printing of official programmes was awarded to W B Burford with a kid skin cover, embossed monument image, and a G A R badge on the cover. The programme details include dedication announcements, exercises, and committee lists.
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Whitehead & Hoag Company
Newark
N. J
Durbin
Statehouse
Indiana
W. B. Burford
Arrest of Local Police Character John T Woodward
John T Woodward a well known local police character was arrested last night by Detectives Dugan and Manning as a fugitive from the United States Court. He is wanted for writing threatening letters to Adolph Asch a detective on vacation. Woodward has a history of similar offenses and has long targeted local detectives with abusive tirades.
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John T. Woodward
Dugan and Manning
United States
Woodward
Adolph Asch
Knights of Columbus Excursion to Kokomo 1902
Lake Erie and Western Railroad offers a Kokomo round trip for one dollar. Excursion Sunday April 6 1902 from Indianapolis at 12:00 a. m. returns Kokomo 10:00 p. m. Knights of Columbus organize travel and return details.
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Kokomo
Knights of Columbus
Indianapolis
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McLaughlin
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Messmore
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Heberg
Floran R. Stutsman
Frieda Stutsman
Elkhart C. C. Appellee
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James B. Mulky
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Wulschner
Hood
Susie A. Harnstow
Withers
N.C. Hood
Commercial Club Subcommittee
General Committee
Garheer
Donlap
Seaton’s Hat Store
Lake Erie & Western
R. R
Ire Insurance of
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Delaware Street
Janes
W. W. Dark & Co
East Market Street
Leo Lando
Optician
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Stein-Bloch Co
Rogers, Peet & Co
N. B
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Swain
the Progress Clothing Store
Stevenson
Joseph Taggart
Massachusetts Avenue
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New Jersey Street
York
A. Outerbrith & CO
Quebec 3. S. Co., Ltd
Broadway
New York
Arthur Ahern
Quebec
Thos. Cook & Son
St. Clark SL
Welsbach
CW. Meikel CO
N. Pen
ALL American
Waltham and Elgin
Pearson
Indianatolis
Usiness Universit
E. J. Heeb
Julius Walkeron
Dougl
UNION
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
J. T. Oakes
Dayton
Ohio
R.C. Boening
Erie Tel
Shearer
Corona Colt
National Kangaroo
Brockton, Mass
Maampols AE
Washington ST
Starr Piano Company
North
Plymouth Church
Pascor
Manney
Lv Inc
Gaynor
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