Lake Cities Railway Sold for 150000 Dollars
In LaPorte Indiana Francis M Ingler represented bondholders at a receiver sale of the Lake Cities Electric Company. Russell B Harrison bid 15000 dollars and it was knocked down to him. The sale marks transfer to Michigan City traction men and funds deposit was 5000 dollars as creditors and stockholders watched. The deal aims to join an interurban system linking Michigan City Hammond and surrounding areas. In Wabash Indiana surveyors set the first stakes for a new trolley line joining Wabash and Warsaw with plans to run cars between Wabash and North Manchester by next summer and to extend toward Warsaw by year end.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Francis M. Ingler
Indianapolis
Lake Cities Electric Company
Noble C. Butler
Anderson
Federal Court
Russell B. Harrison
Ingler
Michigan City
Colonel Harrison
Hugh McGowan
Indianapolis Traction
Boyd
Federal
Michigan
Celgersian
Hewes Hammond
Chicago
Michiana
Wabash, Ind
Wabash
Warsaw
Perry Steele Farm
Liberty Mills
Appleyard Syndicate
Dayton
Manchester
North
Clin ton interurban line to open with river bridge crossing
The Clin ton interurban line will be formally opened to morrow with cars crossing the Wabash river bridge in Terre Haute. The line will run through the town for the first time amid fanfare and visits by notable citizens.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Clinton
Wabash River
Paris Board refuses electric railway franchise request
Paris Illinois December 10 in session the County Board of Supervisors refused to grant the Interstate Railway Light and Power Company a franchise to construct an electric line to bring a direct line to Danville, blocking Paris from a direct connection.
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Indianapolis Journal
Paris
Ill
County Board of Supervisors
Interstate Railway, Light and Tme Company
Danville
Women in earnest crusade against sidewalk spithog
The Equal Suffrage Club of Kokomo Ind will patrol streets to enforce the anti exhaling ordinance. Officers will lecture offenders and report names to the ice superintendent. Chief Taylor and Prosecutor Cooper pledge arrests of those reported. The ordinance has been largely ignored since adoption a year ago.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Equal Suffrage Club
Ice
Ae Ee
Taylor
Cooper
Kosciusko County appoints temporary judge for December term
In Judge Hiram S. Biggs absence due to illness, County Auditor Wilcox Sheriff Perry Smith and County Recorder Babcock named Haymond as judge pro tem for December term. The sheriff held court three mornings before the judge appeared on the bench, in accordance with the law.
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Indianapolis Journal
Warsaw
Ind
Hiram S. Biggs
Kosciusko Circuit Court
Cleveland
Wilcox
Perry Smith
Babcock
Haymond
Elwood City Council declines action on gas meter removal
In Elwood Indiana the city council held a special meeting and decided not to pursue action against the local gas company. The firm is removing meters from outdoors to inside locations and charging consumers for the changes amid public opposition. The original franchise anticipated courts might block any radical measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
Senna
Woman fined for assault against school principal in Terre Haute
Mrs. Annie Armstrong fined in Police Court for assault and battery on W. G. Sanford, principal, after entering the school in a rage over her nine year old son’s punishment. Sanford had just surrendered his office to her, then she struck him in the hall claiming he pulled her boy’s hair too hard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Annie Armstrong
W. G. Sanford
Sanford
Brookston High School Closed Over Smallpox Outbreak
Prof. John H. Adams principal of Brookston High School nine miles north of Lafayette was seized with smallpox yesterday and the school was ordered closed. Smallpox is epidemic in Brookston and vicinity with several children sick. County Health Officer Hiner will investigate. no deaths reported yet.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
John H. Adams
Brookston
Heath
Hiner
Helm Couple Embark for Mission Work in Japan
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Helm of North Manchester announce their departure aboard the steamship China from Senen for Nagasaki Japan to pursue missionary service with the Young Men's Christian Association where Mr Helm has served as an officer. They will engage in missionary work in Japan.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Wilbur Helm
North Manchester
China
Sanen
Nagasaki
Japan
Agecciation
Helm
Indiana Central Railway raises wages to parity with others
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Brazil Indiana says the Indiana Central Railway Company operating the Midland line informs all employees that after this week wages will be advanced to match those paid on other lines in the territory, by about 28 percent. The road is making improvements and extending service.
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Indianapolis Journal
Brazil
Ind
Indiana Central Railway Company
Old Midland
Ny . A
Higher Oil Prices Spur Drilling Activity Across Indiana
Indiana oil fields show broad exploration as high prices attract capital from Chicago and local investors. Wells surge in Gibson, Allen, Blackford, Wells, Grant, Huntington, Adams counties with several pools such as Parker and Hartford City. Last week 106 wells produced an average 3345 barrels daily, with 17 dry or gusher-free. Local reports note rising drilling costs and the push for higher price per foot to sustain profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Montpelier
Ind
Princeton
New Haven
Gibson
Allen Counties
Indiana
Chicago
Parker
Hartford City
Washington and
Harrison
Blackford
Jackson
Chester
Nottingham
Wells County
Grant County
van Buren
Landisville
Warren
Huntington County
Adams County
Berne
Geneva
Kimball & Warner
Rosa Bennett
John P. Kyle
St. Paul
Minn
Warner & Giles
Smith-Moore Oil Company
Lambert Farm
Keystone
Simons Oil Company
Kershner
Central Oil Company
Mt. Zion
McKee
Daulby
Derry Farm
D. F. Sherbondy
T. C. Beemer
Esterday
Peru
Chautauqua County
Alas
National Coal and Oil strikes in Indiana boost output
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Hartford City reports members of the National Coal and Oil Company jubilant as Hoosier oil price rises to 1.33 per barrel. A well on the ore lease pumps 300 barrels, with tankage exhausted and three more tanks being built. Oil flows from a two inch pipe and is feeding a potential 500 barrel capacity. several other wells on the site exist, with this one the most productive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
National Coal and Oil Company
Indianapolis
Lincoln League Formed by Indiana University Students
In Bloomington Indiana University students formed a Lincoln League with about two hundred members. Judge Hogate delivered a campaign speech energizing the group which aims to mobilize student voters next year. Officers named include Jesse L. Richards as president P V Ruch as vice president Charles A Reeves as secretary and Homer Aikman as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Republican Party
Indiana University
Hogate
Law Department
Poe
League
Evansville
Jesse L. Richards
Pendleton
P. V. Ruch
Lafayette
Charles A. Reeves
Mill Grove
Homer Aikman
Auditor Served Mandamus Over Local Paper Publication
In Lafayette Indiana on December 10 the Board of County Commissioners allowances for November faced a mandamus action. Judge Vinton issued the writ ordering County Auditor H H Cheney to publish the figures in The Democrat or show cause why not. State ex rel J Kirby Risk, proprietor, seeks a peremptory order.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
The
Democrat
Board of County Commissioners
H. H. Cheney
Vinton
J. Kirby Risk
the Democrat
Logan sues Big Four for 10000 over 1901 crossing accident
David Logan of Gobden Ind files a $10000 damages suit against the Big Four Railway Company for injuries suffered at its crossing on December 19, 1901, when a train ran above the regulated speed with the flagman away. Logan sustained a fractured skull and memory loss, with weeks of life in danger.
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Indianapolis Journal
Gobden
Ind
David Logan
Big Four Railway Company
Death linked to life policy in New Albany incident
New Albany Indiana December 10 1926 Critten den Bundles was found dead near the Pennsylvania tracks Tuesday morning The coroner said Bundles died at 1246 o clock Tuesday five minutes after his life insurance policy expired The verdict was delivered by Coroner Starr Bundles held the policy had just expired at midnight the death remains under investigation
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Indianapolis Journal
New Albany
Ind
Crittenden Bundles
Pennsylvania Tracks
Lfe
Starr Bundles
Jury Disagrees Four Times In Pottery Plant Suit
In Vincennes Indiana a jury has once again failed to reach a verdict in the 90000 dollar damages suit by Indiana Clay Company against Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The plant at Shoals was reportedly destroyed by a spark from a locomotive of the defendant.
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Indianapolis Journal
Vincennes
Ind
Indiana Clay Company
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Shoals
Terre Haute Club Debates Army Post Bid Response
Terre Haute Commercial Club directors refuse to act on a proposal to seek an army post for the city. The board debated the suggestion and did not commit to formal steps.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Commercial Club
Big Four Plans New Span at Terre Haute
Terre Haute Ind Dec 9 The Big Four Railroad will add a second Wabash River bridge beside the old structure. 125 carloads of material are ready and construction will begin after the Indianapolis White River bridge work. The new span aims to be completed by the St Louis world’s fair travel period with double track to meet long sought capacity. The site sits on a bluff near water works with past erosion and a 1900 pier failure noted. Four dispatchers from Mattoon arrive and Terre Haute may become a division point with senior offices likely established.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Wabash
Big Four
White River
Indianapolis
Mattoon
Eightyearold burned by kerosene fire near Lafayette
Ethel Lebo, eight, of Lafayette area, toppled a kerosene can onto a red hot stove while her mother tended illness. The clothing caught fire and the girl is in serious condition. The mother grew ill from shock and cold exposure. the father helped extinguish the blaze. The child may recover.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Ethel Lebo
Isaac Lebo
Beveridge Receives LL D Degree at DePauw University
Degreet of LL D is awarded to Senator Beveridge at DePauw University Greencastle Ind December 10 after inaugural exercises trustees also appoint new members and consider library funding. Line notes potential Carnegie library gift and private collection addition to the DePauw library.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greencastle
Ind
de Pauw University
Senator Beveridge
Phi Beta Kappa Society
James Wade Emison
Vincennes
James Franklin Simison
Romney
Northwest Indiana
Hughes
Line
Andrew Carnegie
de Pauw
Carnegie
Judy's Trial Nears the End in Indiana Case
In Lafayette Indiana on December 10 John F Judy's horse stealing trial nears verdict with rebuttal witnesses presented. The state risks ground on key witnesses while preparing closing arguments likely to occupy most of tomorrow. Hunter as Judy's son and former Judyville collector key witness.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
John F. Judy
Hunter
Judy
Judyville
Earlham Primaries Set For January Debates With DePauw
Earlham College prepares for a close debate with DePauw University as the executive committee releases primary and debate dates. Freshman and sophomore events begin January 12, with juniors and seniors in the following days and the main college debate scheduled for January 29. Arnold B. Hall wins Franklin College primary with a speech on Benjamin Franklin.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
de Pauw University
Earlham College
de Pauw
Earlham
Oratorical Association
Locomotive Works Sold in Hammond Auction
The United States locomotive works of Hammond formerly Torbert and Peckham of Chicago was sold at auction for 42600 to Gostlin Meyn and Co of Hammond. It is said the buyers are Chicago men whose names will not be released until the plant resumes operation. President Porter of the American Trust and Savings Company of Ohio sold the plant on orders from Judge Kohlsaat of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Hammond
Ind
United States Locomotive Works
Torbert & Peckham Locomotive Works
Chicago
Gostlin, Meyn & Co
Porter
American Trust and Savings Company
Ohio
Martinsville Man Convicted of Assault with Intent to Kill
Fain Grady, who shot his sweetheart Miss Cora Seaman on Sept. 14 in a jealous craze, was convicted of assault with intent to kill in Martinsville Indiana. He faces two to fourteen years in the state penitentiary. The verdict arrived just before midnight but was made public the next morning after a brief jury deliberation.
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Indianapolis Journal
Martinsville
Ind
Fain Grady
Cora Seaman
December 1832 Club Meets in Wabash Home
The 1882 Club of Wabash held a gathering at Rev. L L Carpenter's home. Attendees included Thomas Mote L L Carpenter H B Lasselle R P Mitten and M Blount all born in December 1832.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
L. L. Carpenter
Thomas Mote
L. L. Carnter
H. B. Lasselle
R. P. Mitten
M. Blount
Mule sale in Greensburg boosts prices
Greensburg Indiana December 10 Milton G Moore of Jackson township sold nine head of mules to Hunter and Crews for 1450 dollars The pair weighed 2700 pounds and brought 400 dollars The others averaged 150 dollars each The mules were purchased for James Coffer of Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greensburg
Ind
Milton G. Moore
Jackson Township
Hunter & Crews
James Coffer
Indianapolis
Kempton Man Killed by Fall from Bridge
Fort Wayne Ind Dec 10 As Pennsylvania Fireman Charles Peters passed over the St Marys river bridge today he spotted the body of B F West of Kempton Ind under the snow on the ice twenty feet below Police recovered the body and identified it from papers West an implement salesman aged about forty eight died from concussion with a possible bullet wound suspected but no projectile found Coroner Barnett noted his running gold watch and a few dollars Friends will arrive to claim the body.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Pennsylvania
Charles Peters
St. Mary’s River
B. F. West
Kempton
Barnett
West
Tragic Farm Death Ends Life of James Stanton
In Lafayette Indiana James Stanton a wealthy Tippecanoe county farmer killed himself with a shotgun in the barn at his home six miles south of Lafayette along the Rom ney road. He had recently returned from the Central Hospital for the Insane and was said to be in low spirits this morning. His body was found by neighbor Al Matlock. He leaves a widow and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
James Stanton
Tippecanoe County
Romney Road
Stanton
Central Hospital
Padianapolis
al Matlock
Flint Glass Workers Vote Back Cincinnati Relocation Plan
Alexandria Ind December 10 Flint Glass Workers Union No 3 held a referendum on moving the National Flint Glass Workers Union from its present location to one of three sites. The vote favored Cincinnati and members approved the relocation plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Alexandria
Ind
Flint Glass Workers’ Union
National
Prestet
Cincinnati
Indiana State Grange elects new officers in Warsaw
Indiana State Grange officers were elected and inducted at a public installation in Warsaw. Aaron Jones was reelected worthy master. New officers include G. W. Landon Overseer Ida Fogle Lecturer Arch Stinson Rochester Steward John Lyskowinski Lanesville Chaplain Isaiah Imler Talma Treasurer J. W. Holmes Seymour Secretary Alvin Spray Frankfort Ceres me Savage Wagoner Pomons Ida Reber Warsaw Flora Mrs. B. F. Cummins Terre Haute Lady Assistant Steward Anna Hays Frankfort Executive Committee Charles B. Rigney Terre Haute.
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Indianapolis Journal
Warsaw
Ind
State Grange
Committee On Co-Operation
Aaron Jones
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Grange
The
South Bend
G. W. Landon
Aurora
Ida Fogle
Arch Stinson
Rochester
John Lyskowinski
Lanesville
Isaiah Imler
Talma
J. W. Holmes
Seymour
Alvin Spray
Frankfort
J.E. Baer
Columbia City
Ceres
Me Savage
Wagoner
Pomons
Ida Reber
Flora
B. F. Cummins
Terre Haute
Anna Hays
Charles B. Rigney
Winona Management
Mount Memorial
Agricultural Department
Winona School
Merchants Clash With Clerks Over Memorial and July Closings
In Elwood Indiana the Retail Clerks Union and part of the city's merchants argued over a closing agreement for the next year. A meeting last night failed to resolve the dispute as about half the merchants signed while others objected to all day closings on Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. Previously most stores aligned with the clerks' organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
Retail Clerks’ Union
Clerks
Rail line nears Pennville on Cincinnati Bluffton Chicago RR
Portland Indiana December 10 rail layers reached within a few rows of Pennville town limits. Completion into Pennville expected tomorrow or Saturday. All material to finish to Portland arrived and next week work to extend to Portland will begin.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Cincinnati, Bluffton & Chicago Railroad
Pennville
Businessmen Named in B Nai Moshe Dues Suits
Evansville Indiana December 10 Louis Klein and Jacob Baker, prominent local businessmen, were named defendants in suits filed by the B Nai Moshe congregation to recover 198.75 from Klein and 18 from Baker for membership fees. Klein also faces a charge of eating unclean meat contrary to Jewish law.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Louis Klein
Jacob Baker
Congregation
B'Nai Moshe
Klein
Traveling school of courtship for girls in LaPorte
Mrs. Julia Work of Plymouth launches a traveling school of courtship to pair marriageable girls with suitors across sparsely populated western regions. She will vet suitors, license unions, provide a dot, and relocate brides to become efficient homemakers with practical cooking and laundry training.
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Laporte
Ind
Plymouth
Julia BE
Work
Far West
Water famine at hand in Bloomington citywide shortage
Bloomington Ind faces a water famine as the reservoir leaks and remaining water may run dry by Monday. cisterns are empty though filled today. large users urged to find substitutes while repairs and bottom concreteing are planned to prevent recurrence. university heating relies on steam and will be limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Helfrich
Beatty
Indiana Notes Highlight Local Events and Officials
Reports from Indiana towns detail a mix of fraternal musterings, farmers institute talks, and public notices. Activities include a 35-member Uniformed Rank of K of P initiation in Crawfordsville, the Montgomery County Farmers Institute gathering led by Mrs. Meredith and T. J. Lindley, and ongoing tax collections setting county records. Additional notes cover a governor’s reward increase in Oklahoma related to a Stroud murder, checks tied to Summitville and Fairmount banks, a new Elwood Merchants' Association aimed at promoting business, and minor arrests in Terre Haute and Richland-related items. Wabash marks fifty years of marriage for a local couple, while a post office report at Winamac shows strong net revenue and a young Republican postmaster. an Eagles lodge founding occurs in Wabash. A Polish worker referred to as Digger No 11 lies near death in Kokomo from a rock blast incident on the Indianapolis Northern line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Montgomery County Farmers” Institute
W. C. Meredith
Cambridge City
T. J. Lindley
Noblesville
George Harshbarger
Charles Butler
Henry Avidson
George 8. Durham
Adelia Smith
A. J. Burton
Chandler, O. T
Alexandria
Summitville
Fairmount
J. J
Charles Long
C. G. Craig
T. J. Lucas
Merchants’ Bank of
Alexandria Bank
Ndi Sera Eeesates
Henry Jordan
Charles Herring
J. A. Hunter
A. J. Hileman
Terre Haute
John Godsey
New Albany
Clark
Richmond
Daniel G. Reid
New York
Penny Club
Reid
Shelbyville
Harry Burgess
Webb
Indianapolis
Huffman
Morristown
New
Trma
Chronicle Company
Orin D. Walker
Edmond Dumont
W. H. Daggart
Ostmaster Ha McDowell
Wabash
Adam Sloop
Wabash County
Order of Eagles
Kokomo
Indianapolis Northern Traction Line
Indiana Obituary Roundup From Several Counties
Indiana obituaries report Capt Sas ser Sullivan of Pike and Dubois counties dying of heart failure in Marion township after a long public life as a Democrat representative. Charles H Ross, from Manchester, dies after illness. he had narrowly lost sheriff bids amid a Republican sweep. Edward Evans, Forest Hill resident, dies after cancer of the throat leaving six children and a widow. Perry C hazeltine dies of consumption. widow and one child survive. William Alexander dies near Coxs Mills at seventy nine. Mrs Clara Lewis dies at forty two while cooking. her mother also recently died. David Scott, Evansville journalist aged fifty one, dies suddenly in Princeton while taking a subscription. Mrs et usr come doe aoe at Pome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
Sasser Sullivan
Pike
Dubois
Marion Township
Kentucky Regiment
Huri
Fifty
Indiana Volunteers
Eightieth
Aurora
Charles H. Ross
Manchester
Greensburg
Edward Evans
Forest Hill
Jackson Township
Richmond
Perry C. Hazeltine
William Alexander
Cox's Mills
Terre Haute
Clara Lewis
Evansville
David Scott
Princeton
Paris
Mra
Pome
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Lake Cities Railway
Judge Biggs
Council
Grant, Wells and
Beveridge
Hall
Franklin, Ind
Franklin College
College Chapel
Arnold B. Hall
Benjamin Franklin
Locomotive Works
Odd Fellows
Indiana State Grange
Winona Park
Hitch
Julia E. Work
R. A. Anderson
Washington St
Jacksonville
Fin
Journal
Vonnegut Hardware Co
Zao-Ees
Rot Atkins
Uck
Barry
Oda Scien
C. E. Kregela
Indianapolis, Ind
H. B. Parker
Morris
N. Y
Devoe
Tipton, Ind
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