Hearing in Progress on Receiver for Universal Tobacco
In Newark New Jersey Attorney General McCarter resumes argument before Vice Chancellor Eirney seeking appointment of a receiver for Universal Tobacco Co. He cites Butler allegations that Tilford and Wilson as Universal directors bought the Havana Commonwealth Henry Clay & Bock and Weissinger firms and sold to American Tobacco Co. earning 500000, creating the trust. New affidavits claim a 300 million authorized capital Havana Tobacco Co. was formed and merged subsidiaries. McCarter adjourns the hearing until Saturday with the judge not voiding the Butler voting trust nor granting a temporary stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
McCarter
Eirney
Universal Tobacco Company
William H. Butler
Frank Tilford
Henry B. Wilson
Henry Clay & Bock Company
Universal Company
Tilford and Wilson
Havana
Butler
Baron Seeks 300000 From Trust Company in Paris Subscriptions
Baron Robert Oppenheim of Paris filed suit in the New York Supreme Court against the Trust Company of the Republic to recover 300000 plus interest for alleged services in obtaining subscriptions in France for United States Shipbuilding Company securities. He swore to the complaint in Paris on July 7. The Trust Company’s counsel sought a more specific complaint and whether the 300000 promise was oral or written, with Justice Freedman granting leave to apply for a bill of particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Oppenheim
Paris
Supreme Court
Trust Company of the Republic
France
United States Shipbuilding Company
United States
No Report Yet On Firing Of American Vessel
In Washington on August 13 no dispatches reached the State Department about the firing on an American fishing vessel by a Canadian revenue cutter in Lake Erie. Officials found no precedents and deemed the event unlikely to trigger an international crisis. In Ottawa on August 11 the marine minister had no advice on the attack and ordered Captain Dunn of the Petrel to report immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Lake Erie
Department
Ottawa
Canada
Minister of Marine and Fisheries
Dunn
Petrel
Twilight Hunt on a Tropical Lagoon
On a tropical lagoon the sun sinks behind palm fringed land as a hunter waits amid tall grasses for evening teal. Birds rise in waves, guns fire, and a splash marks the quick fall of three birds while cranes, terns, and a heron patrol the glowing water and the vast blue Indian Ocean beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Indian Ocean
Amd
Pelicans Rise From Shore as Fowl Move Toward Feeding Grounds
Long strings of fowl fly toward the sea as pelicans surge from the water's edge. The noise of paddles is heard as the birds lift awkwardly and head out to the open flats seeking feeding grounds.
Muriel Dowie Weds Edward Arthur Fitzgerald in Hampstead
London Aug 13 Edward Arthur Fitz gerald lieutenant of the Fifth Dragoon Guards married Muriel Dowie the divorced wife of Henry Norman now a member of Parliament from South Wolverhampton. The ceremony occurred before a registrar at Hampstead. Fitzgerald, born in Connecticut, is son of a British subject and is noted for Alpine exploits and a notable New Zealand discovery. Dowie is a well traveled author of several travel books.
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London
Edward Arthur Fitzgerald
Fifth Dragoon Guards
Muriel Dowie
Henry Norman
Parlament
Wolverhampton
Hampstead
Fitzgerald
Connecticut
Eli White
New York
New Zealand Alps
Baron de Rothercole
Imperial Yeomanry
Trainmen Killed as Freight Train Bolts on Carolina Mountain Run
A Southern Railway freight train with thirteen cars ran out of control near Melrose on Saulda mountain, reaching over sixty mph before derailing at a curve. Engineer J. H. Averill Jr. and fireman William Hair were killed. brakeman W. B. Sherrill was fatally injured. Heatherly, an station operator, fainted upon the train’s approach. Averill, son of Col. J. H. Averill of Charleston, connected with the exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
Southern Railway
Saulda Mountain
Melrose
J. H. Averill, JR
William Hair
W. B. Sherrill
Swannoa
J. W. Heatherly
Hair
Heatherly
St. Embankment
Sherrill
Averill
Col
J. H. Averill
Charleston
Pope Makes Recovery Busy in Vatican Gardens
Rome dispatch reports Pope Leo XIII feeling better after a drive and walk in the Vatican gardens. He received ambassadors and officials, while an inventory of his late predecessor’s apartment revealed several million francs and other valuables. Cardinal Rampolla and Mocenni plan to catalog the contents as Cardinal Satolli proposes church appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Vatican
Mer. Cagiano
Rampolla
Mocenni
Leo
Crestona
Congregation of Sacred Rites
Cardinal Satelli
Cardinal Rampolla
Vincenzo Vannutelli
Cardinal Satolli
Father Edward Fowler
J. J. Harty
Cardinal Gibbons
Manila
St. Anthony
Father Fowler
Cardinal Macchi
Peru
Uruguay
Argentina
Pope Leo
USEFULNESS OF THE CUP RACES IN YACHTING
John R. Spears argues in August Outing that wider beams may aid speed in large sloops while small classes excel in scow models. He notes vessels with spoon bows and overhangs influence merchant design, and praises the America's Cup races for uniting a nation in interest despite lacking warships or merchant ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Spears
Sandy Hook
Editors Summer Trip to Cedar Point and Put-in-Bay
The Indiana Republican Editorial Association with seventy members and relatives arrived in Sandusky for its annual summer outing. They plan Cedar Point amusements, then Put-in-Bay with headquarters at Hotel Victoria, plus side trips to Detroit, Cleveland, Niagara Falls, Mackinac Island and more. Leaders include M W Pershing, Ed Staley, Ed Remy and many editors from Indiana papers. This is the association’s largest outing in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Sandusky
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Lake Erie Western Railway
Cedar Point
Putin Bay
Hotel Victoria
Detroit
Cleveland
Niagara Falls
Mackinac Island
M. W. Pershing
Tipton
Ed. Staley
Nettie Ransford
Carrie Heider
Eastern Star
Charles Dennis
Indianapolis News
Thomas R. Shipp
Senator Beveridge
Arthur Pratt
Mary Pratt
Indianapolis Newspaper Union
Herbert Bettermann
L. E. & W. Railway
Indianapolis
Lincoln Cravin
Manly D. Wilson
Madison Courier
J. A. Single
Paoli Republican
Robert Williamson
Muncie Star
R. H. Carpenter
Elwood Call-Leader
F. W. Braden
Portland Commercial
H. 8. Bowers
Gas City Journal
Leslie Clark
S. Fendig
B. S. Fendig
Rensselaer Journal
N. R. Peters
New Albany Tribune
W. W. Lockwood
Peru Republican
Wallpaper fashions stir aristocratic tastes and high prices
A Republican editors office fete aside, the piece describes premium wallpaper trends with imitations of Cordova leathers and silk-like textures. It notes rolls priced around a guinea per yard, custom designs costing more, clients renewing patterns monthly, and Park Lane houses spending large sums, reflecting lucrative, artful work for skilled designers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A
Holland
Park Lane
Indiana Republican Editorialists Appoint Put-in-Bay Outing
Thirty members of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association and as many family members left Indianapolis for Put-in-Bay aboard the Lake Erie & Western. The trip aims for a week to ten days of recreation with headquarters at the Victoria Hotel and side lake excursions, with more joining at Tipton en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Indiianapolis
Put-in Bay
Lake Erie & Western
Tipton
Indiana
Ohio
Hotel Victoria
Tristan da Cunha Report Details Island Life and Wishes
A London Times Blue Book summarizes a January visit by H M S Thrush and others to Tristan da Cunha. Population seventy six in seventeen households, mostly born on the island, with two Italian-born adults noted as educated. No marriages in three years. Islanders described as white, with women seen as finer than men. Education worries, food ample but dependence on ships for imports. Rats hinder grain production. fishing and farming sustain the community. Thrush brought mail and goods. former schooner trade ended. Advised a prompt decision on removal with compensation to avoid long stay, considering future value as a possible intermediate wireless station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
London
Tristan l’Acunha
Tristan d'Acunha
H. M
Thrush
Watts-Jones
Lobb
Admiralty
Colonial Office
Secretary of State
Cape
England
Cape Colony
South America
Peek
Admiral Moore
Tapestry wallpapers rival silk in cost in grand houses
A wallpaper maker describes tapestry papers that imitate Smyrna and Turkish rug designs. A Paris trip inspired a dead marquise chateau find, with a segment of aged wallpaper copied to replicate the original. The expense for the bath room coverage reached about £2, prompting no complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyrna
Louis XIV
Paris
West End
Leathy
Court Grants An Order Over West Street Paving
North West Street property owners win a temporary restraining order from Judge McMaster halting the Board of Public Works from awarding a contract for West street paving. The suit, led by John W. Barth and Lucy A. Caylor, contends a petition for vitrified brick was ignored in favor of flint rock macadam. Bids may be opened and further review occurs at the August 24 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North West- Street
Board of Public Works
McMaster
John W. Barth
Lucy A. Caylor
North West Street
West Street
North Street
Fourteenth Street
Edgar A. Brown
Elmer Whetsel
Jamieson and
Hugg
Board of Works
Will of Evan F Lilly Repot Probate Trust Details
The will of Evan F Lilly was filed for probate in the clerk's office yesterday. The Indiana Trust Company qualified as executor and will hold about 100000 dollars in trust for Rosalie B Lilly and two daughters Margaret and Katharine. Mrs Lilly received all household goods paintings horses and carriages. On her death income from the estate will be shared equally between the two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan F. Lilly
Indiana Trust Company
Trust Company
Rosalie B. Lilly
Margaret
Katharine Lilly
Legal suits and bankruptcy filings in Alabama and Indiana
Suits filed in the Superior Court seek $353.30 from James L. Keach by Muscot and Lott produce dealers of Mobile Alabama for unpaid cabbage and beans. A Supreme Court petition seeks a stay of execution for Frank Hendricks, defender in a murder case, based on insanity with a possible early appeal. Federal bankruptcy petitions list Bates Bros Liberty Iowa liabilities 10865 assets 2240 and Reuben Given East Chicago liabilities 830 assets 25 with Kahn Tailoring of Indianapolis noted as Bates Bros creditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscot & Lott
Mobile
Ala
Superior Court
James L. Keach
Keach
Frank Hendricks
Edward Hoover
Frank Sutton
Supreme Court
Hoover
Bates Bros
Liberty
Union County
Kahn Tailoring Company
Indianapolis
Reuben Given
East
Chicago
Court Records New Suits Filed
Charles E Warrick sues Roy M Johnson in replevin in Superior Court Room 3. George Wankel sues Eugenie Wankel for divorce in Superior Court Room 2. Muscat and Lott sue James L Keach on account in Superior Court Room 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Warrick
Roy M. Johnson
Superior Court
George Wankel
Eugenie Wankel
Muscat & Lott
Jamesl. Keach
Cattle Die From Texas Fever in Carbondale Incident
TOPEKA Aug 13 The State Board of Nossee reports a Texas fever outbreak at Carbondale where a cow owned by Mr Berry died and two others are beyond help leaving cattle owners seeking responses from officials and veterinarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
State Board of Nossee
Carbondale
Berry
Noah et al. v. German American Building Assn Indiana
Grant 8 C Appellee's brief details the case between George W. Noah and others and the German American Building Association of Indiana. The document outlines appellee arguments and statutory provisions relevant to the appellate review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Noah
Two New Oil Companies Formed in Indianapolis
Two Indianapolis firms filed incorporation papers including Corona Oil Company with 10000 capital stock and Randolph Oil Company with 100000. Wabash Valley Oil Company to be based in Geneva with 25000 capital. Woodstreet Sanitary Sewer Company from West Lafayette with 2500 capital. Union City Body Company toys maker with 10000 capital. The Mecca Club of Marion also incorporated. Directors named for each entity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Corona Oil Company
Charles E. Mallory
William E. Altland
Reine Miller
Randolph Oil Company
Charles B. Stevenson
Charles P. Doney
O. M. Fowler
Wabash Valley Oil Company Incorporated
Geneva
Frederick Shultz
Joseph Hersch
Jay C. Hamil
Woodstreet Sanitary Sewer Company
West Lafayette
A. 8. McCormick
Henry Cassel
L. C. Slocum
Union City Body Company
8. R. Bell
C. C. Adelsperger
J. W. Wageman
Mecca Club
Marion, Incorporated
R. A. Young
Archie White
Joseph McMintie
Ex-convict Charles Duffy found asleep on Statehouse lawn
Patrolmen Shafer and Gunsaulus arrested a man claiming to be Charles Duffy after a disturbance on the Statehouse lawn. He fought the officers, had a wooden leg, and was intoxicated. He said he lived in Zanesville Ohio and was an ex convict from the Ohio state prison. He refused to explain how he lost his leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafer
Gunsaulus
Charles Duffy
Statehouse
Duffy
Zanesville
Ohio State Prison
Mask incident at Crescent oil works triggers false alarm
A dispatch misled police to Crescent oil works on Vermont street near the L E W tracks claiming a masked man was blowing up a safe. Sergeant Schwab and Detectives Hauser and Colbert investigated. it was Harry Meyers the merchant policeman locking the door after mistaking his red whiskers for a mask, prompting the false report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent Oil Works
Vermont Street
Schwab
Hauser and
Colbert
Harry Meyers
May sue dive keeper over saloon incident
Mrs Mary Rivers mother of Stella Rivers, found in a saloon at Missouri and Pearl streets, contemplates suing the proprietor for damages. Stella, sixteen, now at the Girls Industrial School, faces confinement costs. Juvenile Court officers say Metzler could be convicted on at least three counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Rivers
Stella
Adam
Metzler
Missouri
Pearl Streets
Girls’ Industrial School
Harness and ashes theft suspect at police court
John W. Jones of Indiana avenue alias John Williams was arrested by Detectives Haley and Kinney for grand larceny. He allegedly stole twelve sets of harness and hauled away ashes as a sideline. Police recovered the harness from second hand stores and he faces a Police Court hearing this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Jones
Indiana Avenue
John Williams
Haley and Kinney
Jones
Box Car Thieves Arrested By Detectives Hauser Colbert
Detectives Hauser and Colbert arrested Fred Schoolcraft and William M Reese on grand larceny charges after recovering stolen footwear from a box car at Big Four yards. Investigators believe additional stolen items may be linked to the same suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hauser and Colbert
Fred Schoolcraft
North
California Street
William M. Reese
Senate Avenue
Big Four Yards
Irish Day Celebration Planned at Fair Grounds
The Irish day committee completed the arrangements at the Occidental Hotel for tomorrow’s events. Activities begin at 2 PM with Y M S and Kahn Commercial League baseball, trotting and other races, plus youth, fat men, potato and women’s races. Dancing in pavilion from 2 to 6 50 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
Occidental
Kahn
Delegates Named To National Life Underwriters Meet
The Indiana Association of Life Insurance Underwriters elected delegates for the national convention to be held in Baltimore on the 11th, 12th of the month. E G Richey, J N Shockey, John Moore, Pleasant Bond named as delegates with alternates B Edwards, W C Van Arsdal, H T, B A Richardson and J J Price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Association of Life Insurance Underwriters
National Convention of Life Pours Underwriters
Baltimore
E. G. Richey
J. N. Shockey
John Moore
Pleasant Bond
Capi
B. Edwards
W. C. van Arsdal
H. T
B. A. Richardson
J. J. Price
Tax Board hears appeal from American Window Glass
The American Window Glass Company and its manager Mr Bolen appeared before the State Tax Board yesterday. The Madison County Board of Review assessed the company with a $10000 increase tied to the new BES Fear stack neets operation in tan trow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Window Glass Company
Bolen
State Tax Board
Madison County Board of Review
Tan Trow
Hoodoo on the thirteenth marriage licenses sought
The county clerk reports little activity in the marriage license office on the thirteenth despite five couples obtaining licenses. The superstition surrounding the date is noted as a common hoodoo, with typical calm proceedings otherwise continuing.
Devoe Paint Promotes Outside Mill Care Inside Work
A letter from Devoe Paint explains how grinding paint differs from grinding grains and argues that lead and zinc must be ground together to form a true paint. The firm emphasizes durable, protective properties of their lead and zinc blend and notes Lilly & Stalnaker distribute Devoe Paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Devoe & CO
Lilly & Stalnaker
Devoe
City News Notes and Local Developments
Margaret Manly of 602 North Delaware street suffered heart failure while passing 136 North Alabama street and was taken to City Hospital by Dr. Jeffries. William H. St. John of 1414 Williams street faced assault charges in Police Court, defended himself, and was discharged claiming wife and children neglected him. A new two horse mail wagon painted gorgeously will aid post office service mainly in afternoons. Crawford Fairbanks of Terre Haute Brewing opens a $50,000 plant at the old Premier Steel site to brew and bottle 2000 barrels annually, with construction starting next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Manly
Delaware Street
Alabama Street
Jeffries
William H. St. John
Williams Street
St. John
Union Station
Crawford Fairbanks
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Premier Steel Company
Fairbanks
Community club urged to back major railroad project
Lewis Hoover, secretary of the Commercial Club, received letters from residents along the proposed Indianapolis Logansport Chicago line urging support for the railroad. They contend track elevation should be incidental and argue the line will shift trade to Indianapolis from Chicago and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hoover
Commercial Club
Indianapolis, Logansport & Chicago
Indianapolis
Chicago
Cincinnati
City Assessors Prepare 149 Million Tax Roll Increase Expected
Clerks in the assessor's office rush to complete totals by September 1. The city assessment is projected to rise from 128 million to about 149 million, driven mainly by higher property values on Washington and Pennsylvania streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvania
Board to hear cases of Dorland and Funk in city
The State Board of Medical Registration will review the cases of Mrs. A. E. Dorland and Miss Laura Funk of this city at its meeting next Tuesday. The women are said to be Christian Science adherents who treated a baby that died. The grand jury considered the matter but did not indict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Medical Registration
A. E. Dorland
Laura Funk
Christian Science Cult
Infant Lewis Behr Dies From Strangulation Causes
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Behr of 45 East Minnesota street died yesterday afternoon from throat trouble. The funeral will be held at the parents home Friday afternoon with interment at St Josephs Cemetery under Funeral Director A J Lauck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Behr
Minnesota Street
St. Joseph's Cemetery
A. J. Lauck
Military maneuvers set for West Point Kentucky dates
Adjutant General Ward was notified that maneuvers will be at West Point Kentucky from September 9 to October 11. General McKee ordered Indiana troops to drill. no man may go without twenty four drills completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Fort Sheridan
West Point
McKee
Indiana
Police locate mother of child left at Claypool Hotel
After a thorough search, police yesterday found Maggie Cowherd, mother of the colored baby abandoned at the Claypool Hotel on Wednesday night. She was apprehended at a sister's home on Lincolne Lane, 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claypool Hotel
Maggie Cowherd
Coe Street
Lincolne Lane
James Burke Arrested for Window Demolition at Station
James Burke was taken to the police station after his act of smashing a window pane. An inquest is scheduled for today to determine related circumstances and charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Burke
Editorial Trials in the Philadelphia Record
The piece critiques shop acts and market pressures, questioning who writes the editorial hand and who bears the responsibility. It muses on the role of authorship in shaping public opinion and the dangers of unseen influences behind biased commentary.
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London Globe
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Asheville, N. C
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Pope Leo's
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Alabama Produce Firm
the Court Record
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Gas City
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Harness and
Morrow
Mr. A. Gillett
Indianapolis, Ind
White
City News Notes
the Claypool
Philadelphia
N. A. Moore Co., Cor
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Dean Bros
Ind
Willig’s Furniture Store
Washington St
GORA
WM. H. Block CO
Union Painless Dentists
Monument
Equitable Life Ins. Co
Iowa
Fifth Street
Des Moines, Ia
F. M. Hubbell
J. Cummins
Des Moines National Bank
State of Indiana
Office of Auditor of State
State
Seeprick
Auditor of State
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