Assault Sparks Action Between Ex-Board Member and Neighbor
Wilson S. McMillen a former Board of Safety member living at 707 East Eleventh Street was assaulted by Charlie Kitchell of 14 North Senate Avenue. Investigating officers say McMillen had annoyed Miss Gall the neighbor and Kitchell said he would not let further insults occur. Kitchell drove to the scene and struck McMillen then left, vowing to appear in Police Court. McMillen planned to obtain a warrant for assault and battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson S. McMillen
East Eleventh Street
Board of Safety
Charlies Kitchell
North
Senate Avenue
Jordan and
Condel
McMillen
Miss Gall
Formely
Kitchell
Len
Poice Court
New Incorporations in Indiana Prompt Business Growth
The Medical Alliance of America a Canadian physicians group complies with foreign incorporation law in Indianapolis noting capital of $100 with Joseph W. Merson listed. The Prairie State Oil Company of Ind and Chicago sets $100 capital with directors L N Lethen E Lethen C A Smith H F E Oleson and others. The Pan American Planters Company of Indianapolis lists diverse directors and lands in Mexico with $1000 capital. F Bimel Company of Portland shows $30,000 capital. directors include F Bimel J C Pierre. W Lundy Company of South Bend begins at $10 with directors R W Lundy T B Landy and F H Lundy. Pacific Postoffice Equipment Company of Hammond lists capital unspecified. directors L Lavery T M Painter L L Barr Chester and A G Webb. Franklin Loan and Savings Association Boonville reports capital increase from $150,000 to $250,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Alliance of America
Indianapolis
Joseph W. Merson
Prairie State Oil Company
Ind
Chicago
L. N. Lethen
E. Lethen
C. A. Smith
H. F E. Oleson
Asesigon
Charles O'Donnell
H. W
Pan- American Planters’ Company
Mexico
Charles Poster
James P. Hankey
W. B. Stewart
A. Wilfreth
A. L. Moore
C. A. Voegele
M. 8. Ploughe
J. L. Burgess
A. B. Jones
P. L. Evans
G. H. Giipatrick
F. Bimel
Electric Line's Appeal Before State Tax Board
Through attorney J A Van Osdal Union Traction Co of Indiana sought a reduced assessment before the State Board of Tax Commissioners. He cited rumors of interurban consolidations and claimed low passenger rates. Evansville Terre Haute RR urged keeping last year's $200 per mile rate amid losses on two branches. Evansville Suburban Newbury and United Telephone also appeared seeking altered assessments. The nine day session will hear more appellants from the first meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. van Osdal
Union Traction Company of
Indiana
State Board of Tax Commissioners
van Osdal
Union Company
Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad
Jefand
Evansville
Evansville Suburban & Newbury Road
United Telephone Company
Hougherty
Telephone By
Wage talks under secret session at Occidental Hotel
Engineers and conductors on the Big Four meet in secret at the Occidental Hotel to adjust wage scales ahead of a conference with General Munaser and Superintendent Van Winkie. The committee members decline to issue a statement while noting an amicable arrangement will be pursued with the company branch represented by an engineer and a conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Occidental Hotel
Munaser
van Winkie
New Pianos $105 and Up at Wulschner’s
Local ad states new pianos starting at 105 dollars and up at Wulschner’s store offering affordable instruments likely appealing to students and households seeking budget options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wulschner'a
James Gray Seeks Senate Seat in First District Talks Politics
James Gray, Evansville Republican candidate for joint senator from Vanderburgh Warrick and Pike counties, visits town. Former Democrat, he cites Republican gains in farm prices and industry, predicts Hemenway carries Posey and district gains, notes GOP foreign policy boosting markets, and outlines Democratic split aiding Republican prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gray
Evansville
Vanderburg
Warrick
Pike
Gray
Cuba
United States Naval Academy
Hemenway
Posey
Hemen- Way
Republican Party
Cleveland
CANDIDATES TO BE NAMED BY CHAIRMAN ON RETURN
Marion county Republican committee moves HQ to Lemeke building and will name candidates upon Chairman Elliott arrival. Negley oversees new precinct maps and plan to nominate top vote getters from prior primaries under revised rules. Elliott expected home today or tomorrow to select justices of the peace and constables as nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliott
Marion County Republican Committee
H. E. Negley
Lemeke
Elliott
Indiana
Negley
Norwood
Republican Text-Book for Indiana 1902 Campaign
The Republican state committee will issue a campaign text-book ready by Sept 1. It prints full Democratic and Republican platforms with candidate bios and covers Indiana industry under protection. It compares wages in 1891 and 1901, shows farm property values by county, and recounts rural free delivery history and county statistics. The volume runs about one hundred pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Committee
Indiana
Miami County Visitors Show Campaign Plans Reach State Center
John F. Lawrence of Peru and Frank W. Bearss of Peru visited the Republican state central committee headquarters seeking a campaign speaker for Miami county. Bearss is father to Capt Hiram Bearss, a Philippine service veteran who assisted Major Waller in a landmark case, and who scaled a 200 foot cliff under enemy fire.
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John F. Lawrence
Peru
Miami County
Republican Committee
Frank W. Bearss
Republican State Central Committee
Lawrence
Bearss
Hiram Bearss
United States
Major Waller
Samar
Captain Bearss
Lyons to Head Republican Speakers' Bureau at State HQ
C C Lyons of Fairmount chosen to run the speakers bureau for the Republican State committee. Lyons, Republican nominee for State Senator in Grant county, will oversee openings on Sept 1 with counties scheduling meetings for Sept 2, aiming for a busy campaign focus on speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Committee
C. C. Lyons
Fairmount
Lyons
Grant County
State Committee
LaPayvette Street Cars Spark Boycott Tension
Edwin P. Hammond Lafayette attorney and Republican figure says Lafayette street railway strife and looming boycott pressure local merchants. Cars run but labor union threats grow. Hammond warns the situation may become very embarrassing. John W. Parks Plymouth joint senator from Marshall and Kosciusko counties was a guest at the Denison last night. George Cunningham Evansville Republican committee member from the First district, with Gus Mulhausen and O. M. Allen of Evansville, attended the Denison Hotel social event.
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Edwin P. Hammond
Lafayette
Mr. Hammond
John W. Parks
Plymouth
Marshall
Kosciusko
Denison
George Cunningham
Evansville
Republican Committee
Gus Mulhausen
O. M. Allen
Indiana Methodist Protestant conference opens ordination exam
The sixty third annual conference of the Indiana Methodist Protestant Church opened yesterday morning at the Villa Avenue Church with the examination of candidates for ordination. The event marked the start of the church midsummer sessions as delegates gathered to review clergy candidates and set future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Methodist Protestant Church
Villa Avenue
Local ministers to be ordained after three years study
Applicants completed a three year theology course and will learn next Sunday morning which candidates passed and will be ordained at Hoyt Avenue Church. Rev W H Fisher of Gaston will deliver the ordination sermon. The conference business session starts tomorrow with good attendance. The oldest member, Rev S H Flood of Stinesville, is eighty two and has preached fifty years but is retired. The conference proper is in Hoyt Avenue Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyt Avenue
W. H. Fisher
Gaston
H. Flood
Stinesville
Lawsuits filed over nuisance laundry and alleged malicious prosecution
Eliza R Stern sues Middleton and Cox claiming a Central avenue laundry creates a nuisance and seeks 3000 dollars in damages. Middleton bought lots 191 and 148 and leased to Cox who runs the laundry. John H Davidson sues Traders Mutual Life Insurance for 2000 dollars alleging malicious prosecution after agent Hale caused his arrest for embezzlement and Davidson was discharged in Police Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza R. Stern
Robert L. Middleton
Anna R. Cox
Central Avenue
Middleton
Anna R. Myers
John H. Davidson
Traders’ Mutual Life Insurance Company of Illinois
Charles A. Hale
New Siats Filed In Multiple Court Actions
List of cases filed in various courts including Fred Stuecker versus Robert Freund mechanic's lien in Superior Court, Etta Taylor versus Brack Taylor divorce in Superior Court Room 3, Ada Griner versus Henry Griner divorce, Lizzie Knight versus Charles Knight divorce, Edward Alexander versus Tillie Alexander divorce in Circuit Court, John Davidson versus Traders' Mutual Life Insurance Company damages demanded at 25000 in Superior Court Room 3, Eliza Stern versus Robert Middleton nuisance abatement damages 3600 in Superior Court Room 3, Louis Hitzelberger versus Home Store Company receiver in Superior Court Room 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Eliza R. Stern
Robert
Middleton
Louis Hitzelberger
Home Store Company
Higher Courts Record and Supreme Court Docket Highlights
A survey of 1940 suits and appellate actions across several circuits. Cases include Chicago & Southeastern Railway Co. vs Jerome B Wood and Indiana Macadam and Construction Co. with notices served, along with multiple appellate petitions, briefs, and assignments of errors. Precedents cited cover municipal police powers, railroad liability, anti segregation rulings, and contract principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Southeastern Railway Company
Jerome B. Wood
Delaware C. C
John Dean
Indiana Macadam and Construction Company
Tippecanoe C. C
William Drew
Geneva
Jay C. C. Appellee
The Coal Famine Foretells Higher Fuel Costs
Observers warn coal could reach $14 a ton before spring as the fuel shortage grows. The ad promotes Chamberlain Metal Weather Strip to seal windows and doors, reducing heat loss, dust, soot, and street noise. Offices listed at 631 Newton Claypool building with new phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Girls find dead baby in White river near Riverside Park
Police seek a young man seen near the suspension bridge after four girls found a decomposed nine month old baby in a burlap sack tied to a leather strap. The discovery was made by Bessie and Cora Wiese and Pearl and Gladys Bedford, who alerted a druggist and then the police. Coroner Brayton viewed the body at the city morgue and investigators pursued a man with a smooth face, dark coat, and straw hat who had taken the weight and strap from the sack.
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White River
Bessie
Cora Wiese
West Twenty-ninth Street
Pearl
Gladys Bedford
Twenty-ninth Street
Riverside Park
Clifton
Udell
Trimpe
Lowe
Brayton
Dead Man Found in Stable After Sleep Propelled Call
Police were called to 285 Fulton Street at six in the morning where Mrs. Caroline Senour’s son was found dead in the stable, initially believed to be asleep. She cited fits as a possible cause, while officers also chased a suspect through the Sixteenth and Alvord district, seizing a fight incident that left a finger injured. Eugene Cowles, with Ostendorf's band, performed at Fair Bank, singing five pieces including Annie Laurie to a delighted crowd.
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Lowe and
Trimpe
Caroline Senour
Fulton Street
Mackessy
Sixteenth
Alvord Streets
East Sixteenth Street
Charles Bannon
Tilda Gray
Cannon
Mackesey
Schroeder
Monon
Eugene Cowles
Victor Herbert
Fair Bank
Ostendorf
Mr. Cowles
Annie Laurie
Apple growers to form price regulation group in St Louis
About twenty five prominent apple growers from Kansas Nebraska Indiana Arkansas and Illinois met in St Louis to plan a convention on October 18 and 19. They decided to form an organization to regulate apple prices.
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ST. Louis
Kansas
Nebraska
Indiana
Arkansas
Illinois
Excursion train specials and baseball in Cincinnati
Special excursion trains from Indianapolis to Madison and Lafayette with round trip fares of 1.25 and 1.00, including steam boat trips on the Ohio River. Excursion tickets via Monon Route to Colorado and other states, Mackinac Island trip August 28, and Cincinnati baseball doubleheader with Pittsburgh.
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Indianapolis
Madison
Ohio River
Excursion Fares From Indianapolis August 24
Weekend rail specials advertise $1.50 round trips from Sandusky to Indianapolis and Louisville with 7 a.m. departures from Union Station. The Lawrenceburg Aurora and Way Points service offers $1.00 and under round trips, with schedules from 7:30 a.m. From Terre Haute to Green Castle and back priced at 75 cents. Details from A. H. Sellars C. P. A. and the Vandalia Line.
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Indianapolis Union Station
Louisville
Pe .m
Lawrenceburg
Aurora
Greencastle
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Telegraphic Brevities From Across the Nation
Yucatan peninsula shows petroleum in paying quantities while Harry De Windt nears New York after Paris to New York trip. Dr N Ponce de Leon named Havana port medical inspector and is Columbia educated. Miner James McMillen dies in Aspen after revolver wound amid mental illness. A draft for 567 dollars arrives for the National McKinley Memorial from Sam J Roberts in Lexington. Lee H Smith captured after Mexican Central train robbery. $40,000 treasure recovered. Senator James K Jones denies Isthmian Canal Commission offer from Roosevelt. Frederick Taylor sails for Italy en route to Asia Oceania and Australia on long voyage. Chief Charlots, famed Indian scout, dies. his death removal of barrier to Flathead settlement opposed. Metal Buffers delegates in Bridgeport urged donation to striking coal miners. Mississippi Railroad Commission rebuffs state attack on rail merger. attorney general may sue. 2 railroad blacksmiths convention in Chicago. officials discuss association betterment. New York grand jury indicts officers over Rabbi Joseph funeral riots. two indictments against Houndsman James.
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Yucatan
Harry de Windt
Paris
New York
Chicago
N. Ponce de Leon
Havana
Columbia University
James E. McMillen
Aspen
McMillen
National McKinley Memorial Association
Sam J. Roberts
Kentucky Leader
Lexington
Lee H. Smith
Chiahubua
Smith
James K. Jones
Arkansas
Memphis
Isthmian Canal Commission
Roosevelt
Frederick Taylor
Italy
Taylor
New Guinea
Solomon and
New Hebrides Islands
India
Burmah
China
Celebes
New Zealand
Australia
Charlots
Rocky Mountain District
Montana
Victor
Amalgamated Tribe
Flathead Reservation
Organization of Metal Buffers, Polishers and Platers
Brass Molders
Brass Workers of
North America
Bridgeport
Palestine
Tex
A. L. Woodworth
Lima
Grand Jury
Joseph
Houndsman James
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H. Lieber Company
West Washington St
Meridian St
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Charles Kitchell
Mrs. Kitchell
Canadian Benefit Society For Physicians
Union Traction Company
H Before Tax Board
Republican
Visitors
FP. W. Bearss
Capt. Bearss
Philippines
Lapayvette
Methodist Protestant Conference
News OF the Courts
Eliza Stern
the Court Record
Supreme Court
City of
Michigan Sugar Co
Dix
Mich
Wice
Chicago & N. W. R. Co
State
Canal & ©. R. Co
Raesser
National Exchange Bank
Wis
McGinley Vs. Alliance Trust Co
Smith Vs. Aetna Life Insurance Company
Ullman
Chicago & N. W. A. R. Co
Bibb
Alton
Salem
Salem Vs. Anson (Or.), 56 L. R. A
Pacific States
L. and B. Co
Hill
Harbison
Knoxville Iron Co
Tenn
Police
M. Jackson
Ho-Yow
San Francisco
Buyers’ Association of America
J. F. Bingham Lodge
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Manhattan Railway Company
United States Congress
Supreme Court of Michigan
People
Frank C. Andrews
Andrews
Wayne County
Jackson
Detroit
Huron City
Michigan
Cowles
Apple Growers’ Trust
WANIA
Lake Erie & Western
R. R
Monion
Colorado
Utah
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South Dakota
R. P. Algeo
Via
Mackinac Island
Cincinnati
Rushville
Connersville
Hamilton
Pittsburg
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A. H. Sellars
South Illinois Street
Vandalia Line
South
Delaware Street
Janes
C. Kobmr & Bro
Virginia Av
Indianapolis Fire Insurance
Indianapolis Fire Insurance CO
M. E
W. W. Dark & Co. Insurance
New
East Market Street
Langsenkamp Bros
Brass Worka
E. Georgia St
Conrey E. Henney
Rupechia
Bremer & Co
Joago
Sire
Cosrey E Henney
National Enean of
Ferger’s
Sloan'’S
Lake Chautauqua
Point Chautauqua
Big Four
Wishtowien Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Union Station
H. M. Bronson
Indianapolis Business University
Bite Orrows
J. Heeb
Kag
Armstrong Laundry “Soc
Joseph Enk’s
ENE Medicine CO
Union City
Henry J. Huder
Drugetst, Wash, and
Penn
Sts
J. H. Reed
Jeweler
West
Washington Street
Hulman
Dauntless
W. H. Messenger
Washington and
Delaware Streets
Hulman Coffee CO
Terre Haute, Ind
Vonnegut
East Washington
Juliusc
East Washington St
GEO, Mererint & Co
C. I. Fletcher
Pennsylvania Street
Meridian Street
Li Rey Ever
Pioneer Brass Works
S.penn
Gouden
S.meridian ST
Deutsch Tailoring Co
C. L. Rost
North Illinois Street
L. E. Morrison & CO. Beehive Trunk Factory
Hartford Weewarte
Sentinel Printing Company
Columbia
Hartford
Lilly & Stalnaker
R. M. Mueller
Del
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Sunday Journal
Aunum
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