Legal battle over liens and mortgages in Rochow case
A grand tax of lawyers and lienholders clash in a probate related suit arising from Sophia Dickman’s will and Duncan Dewar estate valued at 100000. The Indianapolis Manufacturers and Carpenters Union sues Carl Rochow over a North Illinois street property with mixed mortgage liens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMaster
Superior Court
Indianapolis Manufacturers’ and Carpenters’ Union
Carl Rochow
Flavius d. van Vorbis
Illinois Street
Fall Creek
Hiineis
Pierson
Building and Loan Association
Pierson Street
Indianapolis
Rochow
Property Owners Liable in Irvington Improvement Ruling
The Appellate Court affirmed a judgment that Maumee school towns ship is owner of the Shirley City school building and may control it. Debts tied to the schoolhouse at incorporation led to disputes over payment, injunctions, and damages, while a separate case sought $5,000 for Stewarts against Alvis over a forcible intrusion into their Salem home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maumee
Shirley City
Henry Harmony
Supreme Court
Irvington
Wable
Washington Street
Fetate
Os Caceet
E. Stewart
Salem
Inid
Armanda M. Alvis
Stewarts
Famous Manufacturing Company
Henry Harmon
Porter C. C
Black
Maumee School Township
Allen C C
William Holliday
Geo Miller
Clay C. C
Roby
J.—l
Childiess
Will of Sophia Dickman Probated After Compromise
After years of litigation the 1895 Sophia Dickman will was probated following a compromise. The estate valued near 29000 dollars includes bequests to Robert Metzger Olga Fettley and other Metzger kin and a share to Harry Dickman. a codicil was contested and not probated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Dickman
Liberty Street
Robert Metzger
South State Avenue
Ferdinand L. Mayer
Olga Metzger Fettley
Clara Metzger Olever
Ada Metzger
Frances Henry
Harry Dickman
Edward
Princontestants
Row Over a Warrant in Supreme Court Ruling in Taylor's Favor
The case centers on mandamus to force Auditor Hart to issue a $106 warrant to Margaret Hitt and Morgan county claimants for overpaid taxes. Morgan Circuit Court had ordered payment. State Auditor Hart refused, leading to an appeal after Judge Allen sustained the demurrer and ordered payment or contempt. The State appeals to the Supreme Court with the ruling in Taylor's favor referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart
Margaret Hitt
Morgan County
Supreme Court
Judge Allen
Circuit Court
Bult
Morgan
Allen
Judge Leathers Rules on Fireman Salary Dispute in City Case
Judge Leathers of the Superior Court yesterday ruled on the James W Taylor case, a fireman suing the city for fifty eight dollars alleged to be owed after salary deductions tied to mandatory weekly lay offs. The decision addresses whether the city rightfully withheld pay during the required layoff period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leathers
Superior Court
James W Taylor
City firemen suspend pay for weekly days off
Taylor sues over a June to December city order requiring each fireman to take one day off per week without pay. He argues the deduction from a $21.5 annual salary was unauthorized. Court allows recovery if the order was arbitrary and the plaintiff proves the complaint, modeling a test case that could enable about $5,404 in other firemen’s back pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Tayl
Judge Stubbs Returns to Police Court Post
Judge Stubbs resumes duty after a Chicago juvenile court tour to improve Indianapolis policy. In court, Lee Jones was fined for drunkenness and nuisance, Higer faces a fine and 14 days, John Arnold admits petit larceny with 310 fines, and William Green is discharged. Stubbs seeks a city facility for juvenile trials and an industrial school option with state charity input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stubbs
Chicago
Lee Jones
Park Theater
Higer
Asault
John Arnold
Indianapolis
William Green
Board of Safety
State Board of Charities
Ea Ta
Duncan Dewar Will Leaves Wife All Personal and Real Property
The will probated yesterday disposes of Duncan Dewar's estate valued around 8100,000 with his wife as sole heir. Real estate is about 50,000 and stock in telecommunication firms about 50,000, including Western Electric Chicago and several regional telephone companies. Executed November 19, 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Dewar
Western Electric Company of
Chicago
Great Southern Telephond Telephone Company
American 11 Telephone Company
Central Union Telephone Company
Michigan
Missouri
Nsas Telephone Companies
The
Electric Illuminating Company of
Judge rules on Physio Medical College title dispute
Judge McMaster of the Superior Court heard the suit by the Physio Medical College against Dr. George Hasty to quiet title to the college property. The property was deeded by faculty members with conditions to preserve instruction and nonmortgaging without consent, now prompting court resolution of ownership. Also, Charles H Schierling’s will, probated yesterday, leaves all to his two children Elizabeth and Charles, with the mother dead and a bequest to his wife's sister Mrs Elizabeth McFerrin, ending with a prayer for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMaster
Superior Court
Physio- Medical College
George Hasty
College
Charles H. Schierling
Elizabeth
Charles Schierling
Elizabeth McFerrin
John L. McMaster
the Physio-Medical College
Manufacturers’ and Carpenters’ Union
Carl Rochow
Broad Ripple Canning Company Sues Insurers Over Fire Loss
The Broad Ripple Canning Company yesterday filed suit against Vernon Insurance and Trust Company and Commercial Insurance Company seeking $2,000 for a policy. The plant burned on the night of July 16, 1901, and insurers are charged with refusing payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Ripple Canning Company
Vernon Insurance and Trust Company
Commerceial Insurance Company
Quiet title cases and court actions in Superior and Circuit Court
Court entries cover quiet title suits in Superior Court rooms with judges McMaster and Carter, note cases in Circuit Court with judge Alien, a finding for defendant Wiese in a note case, and a criminal action for Ross Weber classified as incorrigible with reform school referral. New suits filed include quiet title and partition actions. Supreme Court and Appellate Court rulings are listed with several affirmations and reversals plus a long appellate discussion on tool defect, damages, impeachment, and joint assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinson Carter
John W. Vandiver
Charles W. Caster
Circuit Court
Henry Clay
Christian Pothast
Christian Wiese
Catherine Wiese
Fremont Alford
Ross Weber
Wilkinson Pope
Samuel B. Bowman
Superior Court
William E. Bush
John M. Bush
Edmund Dwyer
Horace R. Allen
Samuel H. Brubaker & Co
Clarence K. Davis
the Broad Ripple Canning Company
the Vernon Insurance and Trust Company
Widow’s Third Land Inheritance Versus Heirs and Debts
In Greensburg, the widow held a life estate to a third of the decedent’s land claimed against by creditors. After a court ordered sale to pay debts, the minor children retained their future inheritance rights upon the widow’s death, preventing the purchaser from gaining full title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Greensburg Et al
Zoller, Jr
Decatur C
Supreme Court
Confederate and Garbled Note Lawsuit Summaries
Recent U S legal opinions cover counterfeit Confederate notes and the lack of an offense for possessing such notes without proper authority. The Garbled Letters case finds a publisher liable for injunctive relief due to actions misled the public about Halstead’s works. A corporate salary case rules a secretary cannot bind a company to pay medical bills for injured workers. An insurance case protects a widow’s benefits when a member engaged in liquor sales before joining the order, despite later prohibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
N. D
Amidon
Murat Halstead
McKinley
Penn
Dallas
Pacific Rep
Montana
Pigott
Order of United Workmen
New York Supplement
Judge Williams
Lillian Carver Confesses to Being Arthur Carver
A Boston woman known as Lilian G Carver a long time North Haven Me resident and well known candy shop barber's confession reveals she is actually Arthur Leslie Carver. He states he is a man and has dressed as a woman since September 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Lilian G. Carver
North Haven
Arthurl. Carver
Carver
Rockland
Lyman R. Sweet
Blaney Memorial Baptist Church
Richmond Street
Dorchester
Arthur Leslie Carver
Porto Rico Chamber Seeks Cuban Reciprocity Protection
The San Juan Chamber of Commerce asks the Porto Rico Governor to cable Washington. They urge Congress to protect Porto Rican sugar from Cuban sugar imports and to classify Porto Rican coffee as an American product under U.S. flag protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
Chamber of Commerce of
Washington
Congress
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Episcopalian Converts to Catholic Faith in Philadelphia
Rev. Alvah W. Doran formerly a curate at St. Clemens Episcopal Church has joined the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained in Chicago and entered Episcopal study in 1897 before being drawn to Catholicism by Cardinal Newman’s writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Alvah W. Doran
St. Clemens
Indiana Title Guaranty and Trust Company Notice
Announcement warns that investments should not be made in real estate without proper title insurance from the Indiana Title Guaranty and Trust Company located at 1 East Market Street. The notice emphasizes caution and formal protection for buyers in property transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Guaranty and Than Company
East Market Street
Money for teachers draws on city treasury Monday
Indianapolis teachers will receive 42 275 dollars from the city treasury next Monday. Twenty percent of monthly salaries has been withheld until the end of the school year as a reserve due to past deficits. The aggregate withheld by June is expected to reach 84 557 dollars. The auditor will deduct 8 455 dollars this month, and warrants for about 46 000 dollars will be issued for December salaries. Most teachers observe the rule, and the control office will distribute salary warrants Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Kendall
Indianapolis Board Tightens Hose Safety Rules and Police Powers
The Board of Safety heard complaints that streetcar conductors ignore hose regulations, ordered peremptory compliance, and granted temporary police powers to six officers amid rising trade. New aerial truck will be remodeled with a telescope ladder, a nonmember riding ban on apparatus is approved, and blankets and supplies for the fire department are purchased. Patrolman Murphy may join the pension list due to rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Safety
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
William A. House
John Wilson
C. P. Johnson
Robert McKnight
John H. Goodneck
John G. Finney
Johnson
Goodneck
Taffe
Schwab
Walter S. White
Garstang
E. C. Murphy
Murphy
Coots
Huyette's Smoke Talk Draws City Support and Critique
Building Inspector Bartel backs Mr Huyette's views on smoke, noting no such thing as a smoke consumer and praising factory workers who manage fuel use. He argues for changing the smoke ordinance and possibly separating smoke inspection from building oversight to improve enforcement in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartel
Indianapolis
Certain Residents Claim a Majority of the People Favor It
Irvington annexation sentiment sparks dispute after a town hall meeting. Sylvester Johnson asserts a large suburb majority supports joining the city while circulating petitions. opponents challenge turnout and petition validity amid unsettled public views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Town Hall
Sylvester Johnson
Johnson
Ales
Atch
Transformation Publication Offered With Sunday Paper
An offer promotes a unique magazine bundled with the Sunday paper at five cents for both. The publication highlights a transformation process noted for its artistic and literary topics designed to appeal to readers intelligence curiosity and humor.
New Era Supplement Promise of Entertaining Transformations
A promotional note touts a New Era Magazine Supplement with weekly departments led by the same writers. It promises wholesome instruction and entertainment, cheap pricing, novel Hall process printing, and diverse features for children and women, including transformation lessons and humorous demonstrations.
Christmas number magazine features and stories
A list of varied features for a Christmas number including illustrations funny and reflective pieces. It mentions titles such as Her Christmas Eve Dream of Him Mabel Mine from Slumberland and A Christmas Hoax along with sections on transformation history and early kindergarten lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Mine
Slumberland
UNK
Jobe Jasper
Mr. Carnegie
Moketown
Also Mentioned on This Page
LAW
Duncan Dewars
Sion
Judge Stubbs
Chicago Juvenile Court
the Court Record
Roach
Smith
Marion
John Barst
William H. Donly
Laporte
Republic Iron and Steel Company
William M. Ohler
Madison
C. Appellant
Alfred M. Ogle
William Hudson
Greene C. C
Appellee
the Baltes Land, Stone and Oil Company
Ira B. Spaulding
Blackford Co
Snans
Baltes Land, Stone and Oil Company
James M. Sutton
Blackford C. C
John N. Woolfington
John K. Ritter
Delaware
C. C
Michael Wending
Daniel K. Snyder
Cass C. C. Appellees
Petion
State of Indiana
Charles B. Rockwood
Micajah Smith
Edmon H. Peters
Madison C. C
Arthur L. Carver
Lillian G. Carver
Sal
Aries
Bartel Indorses
Huyette
MR. Huyette
Jap Rose
James S. Kirk & Company
Merritt
West
Ind
the Journal
Maude Adams
Maxine Elliott
Annie Russell
Julia Marlowe
Mary Mannering
Viola Allen
Indianapolis Journal
Headquarte
Garland
Stoves
CO. Koerhring & Bro
Virginia
Wegman Pianos
Carlin & Lennox
Entexation
Berry
E. W. Grove
Nick Sim Baker
Masschusetts Ave
Muellerschoen
Pearl ST
Cluett
Peabody & CO
Transformation Magazine Supplement
Sunday Journal
Transformation
Our
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!