Gas Mains Tax Bill Faces City Council Clash
Indianapolis council debated a 2 cent per foot gas main tax introduced by Democrat Mr McGrew amid earlier defeats of similar measures. The session also approved three finance ordinances including a $4,000 August loan, amended fire apparatus funding, and transfers within the building fund. Annexation of Tuxedo drew mixed votes, while boundary changes in the Fifth ward and a water contract ratification prompted further committee actions.
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McGrew
Indianapolis
Finance Committee
Board of Safety
Committee On Orders
Washington Street
Per
Beye
Perrott
Daller
Ocrats
Reilly
Private water rates ordinance not yet introduced
City Councilman V. Perrott did not introduce a water rate ordinance last night as it is not yet fully prepared. He plans to complete it for the next meeting and will compare local meter rates with those in other cities. He disclosed provisional rates for dwellings, private water closets, bathing facilities, and commercial users and will seek amendments.
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Perrott
Rrott
Final action taken for brick work on multiple city streets
A record notes concrete and brickwork actions along several streets including the alley near Illinois Street to an unnamed avenue, Oxford Street from Washington to New York, Arrow Avenue from Hillside to Valley, Linden Street from Tree to Pleasant Run, and a cement walk on Penn, with estimated costs ranging from 1.50 to 5.90.
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Thetreet
Illinois Street
An Avenue
Oxford Street
Washington Street
New York Street
Arrow Avenue
Hillside Avenue
Valley
Linden Street
Treet
Pleasant Run
Penn
Cement Walks And Streets Projects Involving Local Roads
A list of street, curb, and walk improvements across multiple avenues and streets with estimated costs. Actions include amendments, rescissions, final actions, and approvals for cement walks, bricking, gravel roadways, water mains, and sewer projects along Vermont, Maryland, Washington, Temple, McCarty, Cornell, Illinois, and other streets.
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Capital Avenue
Eleventh Street
Twelfth Street
Temple Avenue
Washington Street
York Street
Cornell Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Nineteenth Street
Brookside Avenue
Ross Lane
Rural Street
Brooks Street
Tenth Street
Thirteenth Street
Feraway Avenue
Winter Avenue
Greenbriar Lane
McCarty Street
East Street
Virsina Avenue
McLain Street
Morris Street
Howard Street
Vermont Street
Elder Avenue
White River
Benate Avenue
South Street
Merritt Street
Jackson Street
Beecher Street
Harris Avenue
New York Street
Blake Street
Urbana Street
Michigan Street
Patterson Street
Norwood Street
Union Street
Madison Avenue
Twentieth Street
Twenty-third Street
Illinois Street
Union Tracks
Tax Board Nears Adjournment After Tough Session
The Indiana State Tax Board nears adjournment with last appeals on assessments to be heard today and revisions of corporate property assessments slated for tomorrow and Wednesday. Critics from telephone and street railway firms pressed for reductions citing fierce competition and investment losses, while others urged corrections to capital and mileage figures for several lines and the Chicago Indiana and Eastern Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Martin
State Tax Board
Tax Board
Charles J. Roberts
Charlies R. Johnson
Madison Light and Street-railway Company
Kirkpatrick & Morris
Kokomo Electric Light and Street-railway Company
Joseph Shea
Scottsburg
Southern Indiana Express Company
Tie
Forace KK. Smith
Haykins & Smith
Chicago, Indiana & Eastern Railroad
Harry Gould
Muncie
Hod Carriers to Parade With Colored Band Disturbance Ends
A Labor-day committee acquiesced to inviting the Hod Carriers’ Union to march with a colored band in the parade. The Musicians’ Union opposed the nonunion band but denied calling a “skunk” band, and the matter was referred to the general committee. Hod Carriers’ four hundred members may turn out, pending another meeting.
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Musicians’ Union
Hod Carriers
Charles Koster
Aids
Musicians’ Hall
Hod Carriers’ Union
Labor-day Committee
Marshal Koster
Arsenal
Garment Makers Union Adds Forty Members for Labor Day Parade
The Garment Makers' Union, with about 400 members, admitted forty new members last night and arranged participation in the Labor Day parade. It is estimated the group will fill about seventy five carriages. The women will march in street dress, bareheaded, carrying umbrellas of identical color.
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Garment Makers’ Union
Electrical Workers Union outlines Labor Day parade plan
The Electrical Workers Union announced its Labor Day parade plans last night. The union, with 169 members, will participate fully in the march wearing uniforms featuring white caps with black bands and white umbrellas.
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The
Electrical Workers’ Union
Entertainers to Aid Union at Central Labor Hall
United Brotherhood of Leather Workers plans an Aug 28 entertainment at Central Labor Union Hall titled A Bachelor's Wife to benefit the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brotherhood of Leather Workers
Central Labor Union Hall
Assault on Florence Coleman at Yandes and Twenty-Second
Florence Coleman reports being assaulted by Peter Newby on College avenue near Yandes and Twenty-second streets after she asked him to refrain from attending a Merrill street dance with Capitol avenue. Newby was arrested and jailed at police headquarters following the attack in a case tied to a refused escort.
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South Capitol Avenue
Arizona Street
Board of Works
Florence Coleman
College Avenue
Yandes
Twenty-second Streets
Peter Newby
Newby
Merrill Street
Capitol Avenue
Wingate banker named administrator while new bank forms
Report notes Farmers Bank of Wingate in Montgomery county files articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. Tax Commissioner John C. Wingate appears only as administrator of the Wilbur Kerr estate. Bank capital set at 25000 dollars and new industry moves include Matthews Petroleum Oil Company and Fort Wayne Builders' Exchange. Directors listed for both enterprises and a Missouri firm Talge Mahogany Company files articles with Indiana as the state’s representative in Fort Wayne.
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Statehouse
Farmers’ Bank of
Wingate
Montgomery County
John C. Wingate
Wilbur Kerr
Talge Mahogany Company
St. Joseph
Indiana
Charles W. Talge
East Thirteenth Street
Requisition Denied for Archer in Indiana Bond Case
An AP from Columbus reports Governor Nash rejected a second Indiana demand for Senator Frank B. Archer of Bellaire Ohio. Archer allegedly secured a Bedford Indiana street paving bond with false representations. He claimed civil claims hindered payment but expected settlement. Deputy Secretary Burrell doubts multiple requisitions existed. H. E. McDonald, a victim, visited Governor Durbin about next steps, noting a new land jury and indictment would be needed before further action.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Nash
Indiana
Bedford
Frank B. Archer
Bellaire
Archer
Ind
Richard F. Burrell
Burrell
H. E. McDonald
Durbin
Will probate leaves estate to Julius Rommel with pecuniary legacy
News of the Courts itemizes Marie Rommel’s will probated yesterday leaving her estate to son Julius Rommel with a $100 legacy to another son, Charles Rommel of Silver City, and notes unsettled details.
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Marie Rommel
Julius Rommel
Charles Rommel
Silver City
Higher Courts Records Minutes Indiana v Cheno weth
A compilation of appellate actions and briefs across Indiana courts listing cases such as State of Indiana v Joseph Chenoweth, ex rel Board of Commissioners of Dubois County v Henry Cassidy, Gas Light and Coke Co v City of New Albany, Huntington County Loan and Savings Assn v Mary E Falk, and related motions, objections, and rehearing petitions.
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State of Indiana
Joseph Chenoweth
Clinton
Huntington
Board of Commissioners of
Dubois County
Henry Cassidy
Dubois C. CC
Appellees
The
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
David
Hackett
Marion
Appellee & Brief
Linneans Baldwin
William L. Rich
Hamilton CG
Presant
Kern River field sights and rising oil prospects
The Bakersfield and San Francisco reports describe the Kern River field expanding west and northwest, with hundreds of wells earning ongoing production after cleaning. It notes 600 ft oil sands, uniform drilling density, and strong demand from Union Iron Works, Southern Pacific, and Santa Fe for thousands of barrels monthly, predicting price rises.
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L. Dort
United States
Russia
Standard Oil Company
Indiana Oil Co
Globe Oil Co
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Fractured Docket of Court Actions and Divorces Listed
A compact list of legal motions and notices across several courts. Includes Midland Railway against Francis M Trissal, administrator Clark Stoy vs L and St Consolidated Railroad, Thompson v Standard Track and Brad Co damages, Wainscott divorce, Collett divorce, Potts damages, Seneff slander, Indianapolis Street Railway damages, and Snyder property claim among others.
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Schuyler C. Falconburg
Marshall C. C
Midland Railway. Company
Francis M. Trissal
William FB. Thompson
H. T. Thompson
Standard Track and Brad Company
Circuit Court
Josie Wainscott
Love Wainscott
Margaret A. Collett
William A. Collett
Superior Court
A. Miley
Edward G. Potts
Jessie Lund
J. H. Seneff
William Johnson
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Henry Snyder
Abbie O'Connell
Exclusion Act Clarifies Chinese Student Definition
A court ruling clarifies that a Chinese applicant seeking admission to study English is not a student under Chinese exclusion laws unless pursuing higher studies or a specific profession. The piece recounts a deceit case in Lincoln Nebraska where a man lost funds through a fraudulent deed and a Paris green warranty case alleging crop damage due to impurity.
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United States
Spve
Treasury
Lincoln
Neb
Northwestern Rep
Nebraska
Supreme Court of
Minnesota
Thirteenth Indiana Cavalry Reunion Planned in Superior Courtroom
City news item notes the fourth annual reunion of the Thirteenth Indiana Volunteer Cavalry set for Wednesday in Superior Courtroom No. 3 on Sept. 18. It also reports various local and regional movements including clergy changes and a cross-state official requisition.
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Thirteenth
Indiana Volunteer Cavalry
Superior
W. H. Freeman
Indiana State Board of Forestry
Denver
National Forestry Association
Indianapolis
Board of Health
Mary Johnson
North
Missouri Street
Frost Craft
Trinity M. E. Church
Chicago
Craft
Bloomington
Thomas J. Trammel
Trimble County
Durbin
Heckham
Williamsburg
Richard C
Mrs Clone Tries Again In Morphine Suicide Attempt
Lettie Clone, living behind 1 Fast Washington Street, attempted suicide by morphine last night for the fourth time in six weeks. Dispensing doctors treated her for several hours but could not say if she would recover.
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Lettie Clone
Washington Street
Saloon Quarrel Sparks Shooting Affray
In a local clash a saloon quarrel escalated into a shooting affray. Michael O Connor died from injuries after a crowbar struck him while moving timbers. Hinsley faced mayhem charges after biting off a man's ear during a Sunday night fight at Senate avenue and Sixteenth street.
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Secretary of State
Trammel
Charles Finley
Kentucky
Michael O'Connor
Wilcox Street
Daly
Lon McClelland
Hinsley
Senate Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Guy T Major Sued Over Stock Assessment
Forrest Raynor as receiver for Seventh National Bank filed in the U.S. Circuit Court against Guy T Major for a $60 000 assessment on his stock. Major says he paid on 39 shares and that the buyer who still holds 0 shares bears the rest. The suit cites possible Europe travel and no complaint yet filed.
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New York
Forrest Raynor
Seventh National Bank
United States
Guy T. Major
Major
Raynor
Europe
Second Martyr to Science in Havana Election Talk
The second mosquito bite victim in Caldas experiments dies of yellow fever in Havana. A revolutionary meeting seeks a Cuban presidential candidate with Gen. Maximo Gomez calling for a clarified political program from Senor Estrada Palma. A committee chaired by Gen. Gomez will seek Palma’s stated intentions if elected.
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Havana
Caldas
Senor Estrada Palma
Maximo Gomez
Sanguily
Juan Guulberto Gomez
Senor Palma
Senor Figueredo
Gen. Gomez
Alabama Constitution gains momentum at Montgomery convention
The Alabama constitutional convention resumed work on the corporations article as the calendar neared completion. A minority report proposing an 8 percent cap on building and loan associations was defeated, leaving the section silent on the issue. A new section imposing penalties for legislators and quitting officials for free railroad passes was added, with forfeiture of office for violators. The executive department committee backed harmony provisions, and a governor suspension power was anticipated.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Committee On Executive Department
Vernor
Compromise Resolution on Impeachment For Sheriff Relations
The text notes impeachment proceedings over permitting a prisoner to be lynched. It presents a compromise where supporters of the sheriffs concede the suspension clause in exchange for a two term clause.
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Friends of the Sheriffs
Pastors to Be Heard On Divorce Uniformity
The national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws met at the Brown Palace Hotel to discuss establishing a uniform divorce procedure law and to consider changes in Insurance laws. Judge Lyman D. Brewster presides. Ministers of Denver were granted an hour hearing on the divorce issue tomorrow as the executive session focused on organization and uniformity including agriculture.
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Denver
Col
National Conference of Commissioners On
Brown Palace Hotel
Lyman D. Brewster
Danbury
Conn
American Bar Association
Corkran's Turn: Receivers Appointed for Local Lumber Firms
Baltimore August 19 receivers were appointed for Parkton Lumber Company and Chesapeake Lumber Company at the request of Charles E Corkran who claims principal stockholder status. The petitions allege insolvency due to mismanagement by an officer related to Corkran. This follows a similar action against Manor Lumber Company filed by Benjamin Cross of Cincinnati alleging Corkran used the firms to defraud banks. Corkran denies the charges, calling Cross motives malicious and an attempt to shield a relative from fraud charges.
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Baltimore
Parkton Lumber Company
Baltimore County
Chesapeake Lumber Company
Charles E. Corkran
Manor Lumber Company
Benjamin Cross
Cincinnati
Manor
Corkran
Cross
Private Watchman Shot in Squirrel Hill District
Pittsburg August 19 Matthew McBride a private watchman employed by residents of the fashionable Squirrel Hill district was shot and killed by an unknown man about 1 oclock this morning He was patrolling his boat when he encountered a suspicious man who asked his business The man fired into his face then fled McBride died after relating the facts of the shooting The murderer is believed to be a burglar Oakland district reserve force and city detectives are searching for him with no trace found
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Pittsburg
Matthew McBride
Squirrel Hill
McBride
Oakland
Frauds Tied To Counterfeit Notes Nab Three Men
In San Francisco Frank Perry was arrested on charges of victimizing storekeepers with forged New Brunswick bank notes. The investigation led to Edward A. Smith, a clerk in Major Blakely’s life saving service office, and William Hagen. The plate used for producing the notes was stolen from the New Brunswick bank and the issue was recalled.
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San Francisco
Frank Perry
New Brunswick
Edward A. Smith
Major Blakely
Life Saving Service
William Hagen
New Brunswick Bank
Douglass Waives Requisition in Embezzlement Case
Boston August 1 William E Douglass accused of embezzling 13.5 from the Guarantee Trust and Sale Deposit Company of Philadelphia was arrested here Friday and taken to Philadelphia today He waived the formal requisition papers on the move.
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Boston
Mass
William E. Douglass
Guarantee Trust and Sale Deposit Company of
Philadelphia
Song of the Old Mill Wheel
A fragmentary verse from Celen Ward shows a lyrical meditation on summer rainbows sunshine showers bees brooks forests fruits and flowers. The piece evokes vacation time peace blessed rest and naturel splendor in a dreamlike Munaey setting.
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Celen Ward
Munaey
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