Trial opens in $200000 damage suit in Salem
D A Jennings sues Eli W Menaugh and many Salem residents for 30000. Judge Baker presides as deposi tions of over fifty witnesses are read and more than a hundred testify. Jennings claims organized persecution and exile from Salem after publishing the Salem Democrat and later the be pecan. He moved to Ohio in 1% and filed the suit eighteen months ago while alleging fear of assassination if he returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Jennings
Eli W. Menaugh
Salem
Baker
Jennings
Salem Democrat
Be Pecan
Ohio
Aftor
Cane
Woman Sues Company After Streetcar Transfer Refusal
Tressa Martin, colored, sues the street railway company over a November incident on the North West street line. She alleges a conductor refused a valid transfer on the Brightwood line, demanded another nickel, and insulted her using racial slurs before attempting to eject her. She seeks 1000 dollars for humiliation, assault, and nervous distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tressa Martin
St Joseph River Navigation Seeks Dam injunction
A Federal Court filing by the St Joseph River Navigation Company of Elkhart seeks an injunction against a proposed dam near Elkhart on the St Joseph River. The suit raises riparian rights and interstate navigation questions, claims the river is navigable under Indiana law, and notes federal designation of navigation from St Joseph Mich to Mishawaka. Judge Baker set a Dec 9 hearing for a restraining order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph River Navigation Company
Elkhart
St. Joseph River
St. Joseph & Elkhart Power Company
Bill
Indiana
St. Joh. Mich
Mishawaka
May Graham
Berrien's
Ion
Congress
Baker
Levy v Conn libel suit defective claim held amendable
Judge Baker ruled Jules Levy failed to allege seeing the three days notice of libel as required by Indiana law. The court noted the journal was not a daily newspaper but published at regular intervals. The plaintiff was allowed to amend the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Jules Levy
C. G. Conn
Elkhart
Levy
Indiana
Divorce Granted in Indiana Court Settles Custody and Support
A decree grants Mrs Leona Minturn divorce from Joseph A Minturn by Judge Carter in the Superior Court. She receives custody of four children and $10 monthly maintenance from his income. Minturn was a former Indiana State Senate member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Minturn
Joseph A. Minturn
Carter
James M. Leathers
Christina Rhodes
John M. Rhodes
Charles A. Myer
Blair-Baker Horse Company
Frederick Wellburg
Ona A. Minturn
Circuit Court
Suit by Indiana Manufacturing Company Against L D W Rail on Trial
The Indiana Manufacturing Company sues the L D W Railroad for damages alleging the railroad failed to deliver goods. The case was heard yesterday before Judge Allen in the Circuit Court as part of ongoing litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Manufacturing Company
L. D. & W. Railroad Company
Allen
Receiver Appointed in Dickason Suit for Partnership Business
In the suit of L. T. Dickason versus W. H. White and Gustave A. Conzman for a receivership, Judge Baker appointed Fred Ibruck as receiver and fixed his bond at 30.00. The case was referred to Edward Daniels, master in chancery, for hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Dickason
W. H. White
Gustave A. Conzman
Baker
Fredibruck
Edward Daniels
John Davis Sues for Divorce From Bessie Davis for Infidelity
John Davis files for divorce from Bessie Davis charging infidelity and desertion dating to 1809. He alleges she left him and has since resided in Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davis
Bessie Davis
Anderson
Judge Vinson Carter Absent. Dryer Acts Judge Tem
In Indianapolis Judge Vinson Carter is away attending a relative's funeral in Bloomington. Charles A. Dryer serves as judge ro tem in Room 3 of the Superior Court during Carter's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinson Carter
Indianapolis
Bloomington
Charles A. Dryer
Superior Court
Liberty township farmer files petition in Federal Court
Augustus Ryse of Liberty township Shelby county petitions in Federal Court with liabilities of 3506 and assets listed. Lena Mummenhoff sues Franz Lee for divorce, alleging cruelty and neglect. Superior Court Judge John L. McMaster presides in Parent vs Jennie Parent divorce dismissal at cost. Crown Hill Cemetery sues Patrick Ba Ryan in foreclosure, judgment entered against debtor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Ryse
Liberty Township
Shelby County
Lena Mummenhoff
Franz Lee
Superior Court
John L. McMaster
Parent Va
Jennie Parent
Crown Hill Cemetery
Patrick
Ryan
Foreclosure and new suits listed in Marion Circuit Court
Foreclosure and sale ordered in multiple cases with judgments against defendants for costs. New suits include divorces and complaints to foreclose mechanics liens, quiet title actions, and an improvement lien. The entries cover cases in Superior Court Rooms 1 2 3 and Circuit Court with judges named and parties listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mitchell
Louisa Mitchell
Superior Court
John Brill, Jr
Isaac P. Russell
Isaac Russell
Hub Manufacturing Company
Sanborn-Marsh Electric
Quiet Title
John Davis
Bessie Davis
Lena Mummenhoff
Franz Memmenhoff
Tressa Martin
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
William F. Gibbs
Mary E. Gibbs
Circuit Court
City Bond Company
Henry Colvin
Amelia Frederick
George M. Frederick
Rooom
Susan Tucker
Oliver Tucker
Higher Courts Recording Appellate Briefs and Cases
Page lists multiple appellate court items with case names from Indiana courts, including Mordhurst versus Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction Co and The Wabash R R Co versus Fort Wayne. It notes appellant and appellee briefs and petitions for oral argument across several county and circuit courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Mordhurst
Fort Wayne & Southwestern Traction Company
C. C. Appellant
Appellant
the Wabash R. R. Co
The
Appellee
Appellate Court
Supreme Court Backs Colorado Quarantine Law
The U S Supreme Court sustained Colorado's stock quarantine law restricting cattle from south of the 36th parallel from April to November unless bearing health certificates. The ruling, delivered by Justice Harlan, upheld state power to protect citizens and overruled a habeas corpus challenge in Reed v People of Colorado. The decision also covered fellow cases on taxation exemptions, government audit rights, and a Hawaii case involving life insurance payments across jurisdictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Colorado
Harlan
H. Reed
Reed
Justice Brown
California
Simeon J. Grin
Russia
San Francisco
Guin
United States
Justice White
Northern Central Railway Company
Maryland
Maryland Court of Appeals
E. A. Mosely
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mosely
Justice McKenna
Treasury Department
Supreme Court
Hawaian
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
Cecil Brown
Thomas B. Smith
Hawaii
New York
Recent Legal Opinions Involving Criminal Defense and Insurance
The record summarizes several 19th century legal opinions on defense counsel conduct in criminal cases, insurer loss adjustment waivers, and partnership note indorsements. It notes that improper prosecutor remarks need not reverse a conviction, that insurer actions may waive proof of loss requirements, and that indorsements for accommodation raise partnership concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Rep
Kentucky
White
Indorsement
Indorsins
Legal notes and case pointers from multiple court reports
A compilation notes firm credit dispute over indorsements after dissolution. It also discusses street tree removal within sidewalk rights of cities. Adultery trial context notes father holding alleged child near jury not grounds for new trial. Massachusetts ruling limits owner liability for a second kick after one non vicious kick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wote
Northeastern
New York
Judge O'Brien
Rep
Southwestern Rep
Texas
Brooks
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Elks Memorial Service Anticipates December Observance
Indianapolis Lodge of Elks holds memorial service next Sunday at 2 PM at English's Opera House with Judge M A Chipman as principal orator. Program includes hymns, solos by Margaret Lockwood and Lulu Fisher, a memorial address by Chipman, and choir performances by Christ Church Vested Choir and members of the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
B. P. O. Elks
English
Opera House
Elks Lodges
M. A. Chipman
Anderson
Pcos Christ Church
Indianapolis Lodge
Ase Randegger
J Ottis Adams Exhibition at Lieber Company Store
Oil paintings by J Ottis Adams on display this week at H Lieber Company art store. Twenty canvases show Brookville Indiana scenes from The Hermitage studio with Whitewater Valley views and landscapes such as The Whitewater Valley Twilight and Morning After Rain. The exhibit is praised by artists and art lovers alike for its depictions of mills rivers and hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ottis Adams
H. Lieber Company
Brookville
Ind
Mr. Adams
Hermitage
Whitewater Valley
Lieber
Adams
Whitewater
Indiana Capital Increases and New Incorporations Listed
The East Chicago Company raises capital from 100,000 to 2,500,000 led by president Albert D. W. Erskine. Multiple Indiana firms filed articles of incorporation including Little Hoosier Lead and Zinc, Dunkirk News Company, People's Coal Company in Lawrenceburg, Kioosier Mica Company in Indianapolis, Civic Savings Association in New Albany, and Muncie and Jackson Coal Company, with varied capitals and named directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Chicago
Albert D. W. Erskine
Little Hoosier Lead and Zinc Mining Company
Indianapolis
George Young
F. M. Clark
E. Hillard Weer
Dunkirk News Company
W. J. Lineback
W. G. Teague
Charles W. Smalley
J. C. Sullivan
J. C. Fudge
George T. Whittaker
J. T. Sutton
John Hersh
J. D. Stule
People’s Coal Company
Lawrenceburg
William Kunz
William Ritzman
Julius Schneider
Kioosier Mica Company
Robert L. McOunt
W. W. Campbell
J. Howard Campbell
He Civic Savings Association
New Albany
Cooney
Incorporated
S. C. Manuel
W. C. Vance
J. H. Michem
E. E. Gregory
Willam Wright
Henry Gantes
J. L. Warr
Charles Martin
Muncie and Jackson
Fanciers' Association Exhibition At Germania Hall
The annual Fanciers' Association show runs February 9 to 14 at Germania Hall. Secretary Frank P. Johnson of Howlands Ind announces prize money across classes from twelve entries to two, with cash awards ranging from $5 to $1 and ribbons. Entry fee is $1 per specimen, plus breeding pen prizes and cash specials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanciers’ Association
Germania Hall
Frank P. Johnson
Howlands
Ind
Woman Credits Jaynes Expectorant For Recovery
Mrs W A Grove of Sterling Centre Maine reports severe dry hacking cough and worsening health. She says her boss feared consumption but Jaynes Expectorant cured her in under ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Grove
Sterling Centre
Maine
Jayne
Resignation of Collins Leads to Holmes as Successor
Deputy prosecutor James A. Collins tendered his resignation to Prosecutor Ruckelshaus effective December 15. Ira M. Holmes is named as Collins’s successor. the move follows strained relations and factional politics surrounding Ruckelshaus, Benedict, and Collins in Marion County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Collins
Ruckelshaus
Collins
Boston
Ira M. Holmes
Holmes
Marion
Journal
Charles Benedict
Criminal Court
Benedict
Bryan Denial on Indiana Letters Sparks Heated Debate
A Nebraska Commoner reply accuses an Indiana campaign letter claim of bias in favor of Republican revival. It argues Bryan did not urge defeating the Democratic ticket, while noting Indiana results expose one sided harmony and critique appeasement of Republicans. The piece questions interpretation and cites World newspaper figures on Indiana voting trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
the Commoner
Journal
Indiana
Nebraskan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Indianapolis
Kansas City
New York
Mr. Bryan
National Democratic Organization
New York World
Enchantment and fairy wit in verse and humor
The excerpt evokes a fairy town within urban sounds where nature and magic blend. It likens bees and dragonflies to figures from Shakespeare, naming Jack Falstaff and Sir John Pistol as winged disguises amid Elfland imagery. The piece blends whimsy with literary allusions in Madison Cavern’s voice from Lippincott's Magazine.
The Iron Brigade Gettysburg
A wartime narrative follows the Army of the Potomac under Reynolds and Meade as Confederate and Union forces clash near Gettysburg. Benton faces accusations and exile before rejoining the front, while the First Corps and Black Hats prepare for battle in Pennsylvania under Buford and Reynolds.
First Corps of the Army Arrives for Gettysburg Clash
An Eleventh Corps assist is looming as Buford’s cavalry delays Confederate forces. Meade’s Army of the Potomac concentrates near Cashtown with Reynolds, Wadsworth, and the Iron Brigade engaging Heth’s division. The scene shifts toward the Seminary and Oak Hill as Union and Confederate forces brace for a decisive morning battle at Gettysburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army of the
Laney
Baltimore
Taneytown
Johnny Reb
Johnny
Buford
Meade
Cashtown
Gettysburg
Sweeth
Virginia
Ceetiee
Maryland
Wall Jackson
Stuart
Susquehanna
Ewell
Carlisle
Cum Valley
Lee
Army of the Potomac
Gamble
Mous John Buford
Reynolds
Heth
Vance
Ford
Potomac
G Beard Cuuer
Wisconsin
Warrenton
Heynolds
Ironsde
Wadsworth
Oak Hill
Willoughby
Iron Brigade
Cashtown Pike
Hagerstown Road
Dow
Meredith
Black Hats
Manders
Noble Reym
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woman Sues Company
ST. Joseph
Chicago Board of Trade
L. A. Kinsey Company
Edward Jels
Coors
Kinsey Company
Lena Mummenhof
the Court Record
Fendant
Patrick J. Ryan
W.ay Dye
Eee
George H. Carter
Elizabeth Nunn
Mechanics
Henry Clay Allen
Marion Trust Company
John Lovett
Craig
Daisy B. Wilkins
J. Miller
Wilkins
Model Life Insurance Company
Leonard
Grinsteiner
Rathsam
Grinsteiner Bros
Frammer
Grinsteiner & Bro
Mahoney
Robinson
R. Meeks & Sons
G. W. Shelby
Shepp
Collier & Reynolds
Klein
N. F. Daytton
Albert E. Jones
James H. McGregor
State of Indiana
John F. Ballard
Gibson C. C. Appellee
C. C
City of
Michigan City
Agnes M. Philli
St. Joseph C. C. Appellee
David Chaney
Ohio & Indiana Oil Co
Wells
C.C. Appellant
Ellery C. Webster
Sylvanus Major
Putnam C. C. Appenlee
ELKS
English's
H. H. Lee, Jr
Wenee Solg
Ord
Joseph E. Bell
Bro. M. A. Chipman
Anderson Lodge
Rossini
Lulu Fisher
Christ Church Vested Choir
Miss Lulu Fisher
Eva Jeffries
J. Raymond Lynn
Ednck
Wi Reuer
Joseph Joiner
East Chicago Company
Police Court
Enchantment
Elfland
the Bee
Iselfin Brother
Jack Falstaff
Boar's Head Inn
Hal
Madison Cavern
Lippincott's Magazine
Collier Downs
Washington, D.C
Bettie Brown
Nelson A
H-O
King
G. W. Dillingham Company
Jackson
Foot Cavalry
Richmond
Hooker
Stanton
Halleck
Rappahannock
Fred Benton
Chancellorsville
Royal
Benton
War Secretary
McKinnon
Chiltons
Yorktown
Annapolis
Rosalie Chilton
Major
Elinor
Mr. Ladue
Union
Army Headquarters
Michigan
Badger
Wolverine
Pennsylvania
Catna
Emmittsburg
John Buford
Yeers
nEstreet
Chambersburg
South Mountain Range
Er Tance
Tey
Tomarsam
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