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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1903

Page

9

Vital Statistics Aug 3 George Ray and others listed

Vital statistics listing numerous names and ages from South State street Fantgoacam Stockdale West New York Symhony and-Vischer East Market Sleete Dora Harris 1912 Wilcox street and others. Includes multiple marriages infant ages and residences plus a section on obituaries and funeral notices with undertakers contact details. The document mentions Fahrbach and Adams Krieger undertakers, and notices from city offices about public bids and school construction needs.

George and Dora Ray South State Street Stockdale West New York Symhony Vischer WU

Bid for Prison Labor at Indiana State Prison

Notice to Contractors from Indiana State Prison Michigan City solicits bids to supply labor of 400 prisoners in four contracts for six years from Oct. 1903. Bids due Aug. 1, 1903, must include a certified check of 11 percent as guarantee. Warden James D. Reid to receive bids.

City of Indiana Shortridge High School Pennsylvania Vonnegut Bohan Board of Indianapolis John FE Cleland Indiana State Prison Michigan City Ind Badhana State Prison The of Indiana Indianatate Board of Control Control Care ‘Ames DD Ee Fa Oa James D. Reid Wardea

Real Estate and Miscellaneous For Sale Listings

Real estate offerings include Indiana Trust Co properties and rental notes plus insurance writings. Also advertised are for sale Typewriters light running Fox and leading makes with rentals. G M Mekerick General Agent lists offices at 200-210 Law Building Indianapolis. Also a 198 census Indiana map for 50 cents plus a world map. Auction sale of unclaimed air rate packages at Union Depot August 5. Lost: white bull terrier named Tobe with brindle spot, about 38 lbs, no collar, reward. Storage services offered by Union Transfer and Storage Co with packing and crating.

G. M. Mekerick Gen Law Building U. 5. Army United States North Ilinoi Idianapolis Ind Indiana Cram Isome Journal Or Address Department the Journal Indianapolis Enema Eterna Tobe New Jersey Street

Federal court activity fills docket with patent, bankruptcy and divorce actions

The Federal Court saw several items including a demurrer in Manganese Steel Safe Co versus Elwood State Bank over patent infringement. Western Union vs Durbin seeks to bar tax collection, to be heard at fall term. A traction company remand brief dispute and a Dennison versus Kauffman supplementary bill were noted. Edwin M. Small filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition with $10,008.56 in debts and $7,148.95 assets. In Superior Court Lizzie Tinsley filed for divorce from John Tinsley amid cruelty claims and a temporary restraining order. Leonard Seed Co sues T C Furnas & Co to undo a transfer of about twelve acres to avoid $366.55 debt. Police Court saw Harry Thornton, 80, charged with intoxication, with others aged 50s to 60s receiving similar leniency.

Manganese Steel Safe Company Elwood State Bank Western Union Telegraph Company Winfield T. Durbin Western Union State Board of Tax Commissioners Durbin Daniel E. Storms J. C. Wingate David E. Sherrick Parks M. Martin Consolidated Traction Company Indianapolis & Northwestern Traction Henry A. Dennison Samuel Kauffman Bankrupcy Edwin M. Small Yeddo Ind Leonard Seed Company T. C. Furnas & Co Hamilton County Furnas Washington Township

Administration Granted in Ward Estate After Dying Last Week

Letters issued yesterday for Boswell Ward's estate with widow Josephine Ward named administratrix. Bond set at 3000 dollars to cover personal property.

Boswell Ward Josephine Ward

New Suits Filed In Courts This Week

The Court Record lists filings including Pauline H. Wilson vs William H Kohule for partition in Circuit Court Matilda Duval versus Stutson Duval divorce in Superior Court Room 2 Melville E Price vs Elcharles A Devore et al notes in Superior Court Room 3 Leonard Seed Company vs Emma Furnas et al Circuit Court Lizzie Tinsley vs John Tinsley divorce in Superior Court Room 3 Hireann M Bunce vs Elcharles Arthur Devore notes and mortgage in Superior Court Room 2 Ernest L Prather admr vs Prudential Insurance Company in the case entries.

Pauline H. Wilson William H. Kohule Matilda Duval Stutson Duval Melville E. Price Elcharles A. Devore Leonard Seed Company Emma Furnas Lizzie Tinsley John Tinsley Superior Court Hireann M. Bunce Elcharles Arthur Devore Ernest L. Prather Admr Prudential Insurance Company

Fortunate Investment and Baltimore Terminal Ambitions

Baltimore anxious that the Wabash terminal be at that point as the New York Central expands control of Lake Shore lines. The Lake Shore holds large unfunded debt while pending securities may fund recent purchases, shaping Vanderbilts policy. Baltimore seeks differential rates and a Wabash terminus, with Western Maryland extension likely to reach Baltimore. Weekly earnings reports face disruption as investors push for resumption.

New York Central the Central Lake Erie & Western Big Four Indiana Ilinois & Iowa Lehigh Valley Philadelphia & Reading Lake Erie Alliance & Wheeling Hocking Valley Lake Shore Vanderbilts New York Baltimore Gould Pennsylvania Baltimore & Ohio Maryland Pittsburg Tidewater Chesapeake & Ohio St. Louis San Francisco Gould Lines Grand Trunk Norfolk & Western Union Pacific Southern Pacific Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Chicago & Northwestern Rock Island & Pacific

Record of Monon Rail Line News and Delays

Elkhart officials boast No 15 completed the nine mile stretch from Millersburg to Goshen in six minutes at ninety miles an hour, powered by engine 610 with engineer Charles Toulerton and fireman W H Kime. July baggage handling at Union Station set a record except when G A R week ran higher.

Lake Shore Elkhart Millersburg Goshen Charles Toulerton W. H. Kime George Lowell Monon Maine William Cannon Union Railway Company Michigan W. F. Fox Empire Line Mackinac City Vandalia E. W. Rogers Hocking Valley Road Harry J. Rhein Lake Erie & Western M. G. Summer American Express Company Richmond Ind E. C. Burton Treasury Department San Francisco E. H. Rollins Samuel B. Sweet Colorado Los Angeles Indianapolis Toledo, St. Louis & Western Maurice Anville Peoria and Big Four Railroad H. M. Pitsenberger Union Station Grand Army of the Republic Thomas Pinckney Norfolk & Eastern Grand Rapids & Indiana Pennsylvania New York, New Haven & Hartford

Rail traffic surges as Big Four volumes rise in July

July totals show Big Four system handling 155,824 cars up 15.9 percent from last year, with Peoria & Eastern at 17.1 percent gain and overall July loadings reaching 172,96 cars. Plans include Cincinnati Southern double tracking toward Chattanooga, private car facilities for the world's fair, and broader track expansions to accommodate growing demand.

Peoria & Eastern Cincinnati Southern Emory Gap Junction Tennessee Central Oakdale Southern Cincinnati Chattanooga Cleveland Lake Erie & Western Big Four Toledo, St. Louis & Western St. Louis Ristine Marshall Malcolm Brownigs J. E. Brownigg Indianapolis Rock Island and Santa Fe Paul's Valley Chickasha I. T Rock Island Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Burlington Chicago Frank J. Reed Monon French Lick Springs Evansville & Terre Haute Chicago & Eastern Illinois Oscar G. Murray Baltimore & Ohio Toledo Loree Murray Mr. Murray Pennsylvania Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific William H. Moore Daniel G. Reid W. B. Leeds Moore, Reid and Leeds Syndicate

Auction closes on East Washington street brick buildings sale

A deal closed yesterday sold the two three story brick buildings at 225 227 East Washington street for about 82000. The buyer is unnamed but described as an investor. The premises housed a saloon and a haberdasher, and were owned by William Schoppenhorst and his mother. The sale was conducted through George Wolf.

East Washington Street William Schoppenhorst George Wolf

Real estate instruments filed in Marion County records

A condensed list of real estate transfers filed in Marion County Indiana for the 24 hours ending Aug 3 at 5 p m. Includes numerous lot transfers across Indianapolis additions such as Hubbard Drake Mayhew’s, Landers Park, Central Park, West Park, North Indianapolis and Irvington plus divisions in Rosemont Cottage Grove and Brightwood. Total consideration shown 33656 28 with several individual sums noted for each parcel.

Recorder's Office Marion County Indiana Marion Co Fred C. Victor Hubbard Et Fal Ham Iin Drake & Mayhew Landers Et al Park Central Park Auditor Marion Co Fred Victor Holbrook’s Prospect St Ray's Outlet Indianapolis Thomas Gart Crane's Green's James G. Kingsbury Willis Wright John W. Chambers Irvington Shank Deacons Frank M. Page Albert Roll Rosemont Larsson Ella” Hadley Ferguson's Hill Place Eacanth Alva Russell John G. Schisla Aert Webb Ndes Carson Farm Indianapolis S Cottage Grove Alexander Lydy Arthur V Kramp Meek Indianapolis Land and Improvement Co Charles A. Palmer West Park North Place Howard M. Stanton Mary Borger Alfred M East Park Kereh Et Son John S. Parsons Jennie Downs Burr & En Sub Brooks Bod Vee Cestaree John Moore Corydon R. Shimer Davis Nordyke Wm. H. Hurley Selia Walter B. Perkins Harlan A. Wier Berkeley Cornelia O Julia A. Dawson Picken & Loftin East Washington St Carrie Newmeyer Caroline Newmayer Brightwood Willoughby George Wallin Aes Dolph Volderauer Lois Frank

Building Permits and Contractors Listed for 2012 Streets

A list of building permits includes names such as Smith Peter Riemer and Louis W. Tally with projects on Broadway, Union, South East, West Pratt, Lawrence, and Park avenues. Amounts range from 700 to 32000 dollars for frame houses, repairs, brick additions, and cottages. Frank Lee is noted for repairs on East Twelfth Street with a 1490 dollar fee.

East South Street James M. Cooke City Hospital F. Oakes Arsenal Avenue Lewis F. Deanker Murphy Street Edith Pfeiter Irvington Elizabeth Griffin Cornell Avenue Smith Pratt Street Mantion Son I Broadway Street Peter Riemer Union Street Louis W. Tally South East Street M. J. George Hugh McDonald Lawrence Street St. Joseph T A. Dalgrymple Park Avenue Frank Lee East Twelfth Street

Indianians Granted Certificates to Numerous Named Individuals

Certificates have been issued to Richard C. Ryan Reuben F. Bates Croce R. Jennings James A. Johnston Thomas B. Cook Abraham C. Switser Basil Van Cleave Samuel Mctrossan Alfred Cox Washington D Brown Zachariah Blake Jefferson Kinder Jo seph Baumgartner James 8. Johnson Luther Medaris Francis M Funk minor of David Musgrove Hannah Everett os were Vertrees A Townsley Ra Gordon Snee Edwin Pur a Eitan Tor Toler Jasotti Le.

Richard C. Ryan Reuben F. Bates Croce R. Jennings James A. Johnston Thomas B. Cook Abraham C. Switser Basil van Cleave Samuel Mctrossan Alfred Cox Washington D. Brown Zachariah Blake Jefferson Kinder Joseph Ba

Investigations into Gloves Contract Involving Littauer Firm

Secretary Root released documents on the government glove contract with E. R. Lyon and Littauer Bros. The inquiry, led by Inspector Garlington and reviewed by Judge Advocate General Davis, considers possible legal violations by a congress member and whether DoJ action is warranted.

Washington Root E. R. Lyon Littauer Bros L. N. Littauer Congress Department of Justice Garlington Inspector General's Department Davis Judge Advocate General Messrs. Littauer Brothers Lyon War Department United States Quartermaster’s Department Littauer Brothers

Drainage Canal Fight Heats Up In Illinois Court

Judge Creighton heard the Illinois and Michigan Canal commissioners push to dissolve a temporary injunction. The case stems from Representative Burke’s petition to stop warrants payable from the state treasury to the canal commissioners for maintenance funds. Milling interests along the canal warn closures would force shutdowns. the defense contends the state must honor the U.S. government contract and provide funding.

Springfield Ill Creighton Sangamon Circuit Court Illinois and Michigan Canal Thompson Burke Chicago McCullough Busse United States Illinois

Sacred jeweled tree mystery linked to Pe King treasure

In Boston a famed sacred jeweled tree said to belong to the Chinese imperial family has appeared at the Boston Art Museum after years of secrecy. The two and a half foot high treasure was guarded closely and disappeared years before the Boxer outbreak, stirring Chinese officials. An effort is said to aim at returning the item to China, though the channel of its arrival remains unknown.

Boston Forbidden City Peking Boston Art Museum China

Wizard of Merlin claims new metal from slate and gold

In Merlin Oregon chemist J Larix reports producing silver from gold and a new metal named rixum. He describes a theory of atom disintegration and a process using phengoc solutions and vents to transfer parts of the atom into a rixum solution, based on notes scanned by government inspectors.

Merlin J. Larix

Passenger Cars Schedule From Indiana to Shelbyville and Back

Reading shows streetcar times from Washington and Meridian streets in Indianapolis to Shelbyville and intermediate stops. First car at 6 a m with hourly departures to Wop pm, Saturday Sunday services include 1 30 3 30 and 4 pm. round trip tickets available at Macers drug store and Ensley pharmacy.

Franklin Building Meridian Georgia Streets Richmond Greenfield Knightstown Pepanstotnets Atene Kentucky Ay Washington St Indianapolis Martinsville Pennsylvania Washington Streets Meridian Streets Greenwood Shelbyville Washingston Lochanay Hedy Uckets Indianapolia Piurchield Macer's Drug Store Washington and Penceylvanis EBE Ensley Pharmacy Stubbns Hotel Lechnapelis

Also Mentioned on This Page

Vital Statistics Anderson Davis Edith Porter Albert Dunbar Nellie Gordon H C. Irwin Agnes M. Scribner Bush Madelee John Green Jennie Mesemearnest Talbot Idella Bell Moore Gill Luevillia Robinson William B. Smith Ethel Donelly Phoenix Branham Lulu McElwaine Ee Fahrbach Val Fahrbach Lis North FuTech_en & SON Market St. Tel Adams & Krieger N. Lil SON Assler & George Massachusetts Old Main Frank A. Blanchard Delaware St Sments A. Diener E. Washington Crown Hill M._ IL Farrell Journal Business Directory Bertermann Stubbins Hotel Si Weet Main Eee En Pope Leo XIII Monsignor Heilly Nepal Internation Pa Seema Co North Fourth At EOU Ss Harper's Franklin Co Journal Ee Financial Frank Sawyer C. F. Sayles & CO East Market Street CIAL C. N. Williams Caanaa Wjardner Kentucky Roleyn Hawkins Virginia Henry Tay Senate Lil Ion Phila-delphia Lars Blanks Indiana Trust CO Union Depot George W. McCurdy West Washington Union Transfer and Storage Company East Ohio St Union Tracks H. A. Crossland Mgr Penn Western Union Telegraph West Wilkins Street Tinsley Carter Harry Thornton John Plumb Pat Finnegan Charles Wilson Wilson Plumb the Court Record Jack General Railway News Washington Street Pensions For Veterans Knox Secretary of War Littauer Big Ditch Art Museum the Wizard OF Merlin Oregon ENTS Fair Bank Eugene Cowles Mlle. Sapinsky Centralio Ostendorf St. Paul Heck St. Show Grounds Bostock Woodford Atkins Dean Bros Penn Mutual Life Chestnut Street Philadelphia Harry F. West Henry C. Brown Rec Treas Esstarsigseistersda State of Indiana Office of Auditor of State D. E. Bherrick Big Fourity Ticket Office Kew York Fort Wayne Express Union City Sroommensinn Bos Krickerbor Tenton Har Benton Harbor Express Enton Harbor Express P. Elkbert Acconton Southwestern Lim St. Louis Limited Haute and Mattoon Alayatlo Seago Night Express Cincinnati Express S. Cincinnati Express Zinncinnati Vernon Louisville Peoria Bloomington Ghenpalza Corta Columbes Springfeld Ohio Uive CHL LOU Ticket Office Chicago Express Chicago Vestibule My. UL Lake Erie & Western RR Chic Ichigan Detroit Ieage Lim Muncie Lafayte Columbus Lochers Loulavne Piqua Ocdlumpus Vincennes Express Madison Louisville North Vernon Madison Dayton and Xenia Pittsberg Phil Logansport Hira Dayton Vincennes Spencer French Lick Tnburg Bt. Louis Limited Terre Haute St. Louis and Western Express Terre Hauw Terre Haute & Greencastle Terre Bei Indiana Union Traction CO Magnolia Building Kentucky Avenue South Capitol Anderson Muncle Marion Alexandria Elwood Tipton Muitune Indianapolis & Eastern R. Br.co Indianapolis & Martinsyville Rapid Transit CO Indianapolis, Greenwood Franklin RR. KR. CO Tlon CO
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