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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1901

Page

6

Vital Statistics Dec 24 Baby Names and Marriages

A fragment listing numerous names associated with vital statistics in December. Entries include individuals with paired surnames and addresses, indicating births and marriages or similar records. The list mentions addresses on Bellefontaine avenue Bates street English avenue and Talbott avenue among others.

Caren Eeeererane Seeat Herenns Hasely Woollawn Baxtér Bellefontaine Bay Oliver Wred Mollie Sacchineet Bates Street Ohm Mollie Corcoran Talbott Avenue Carrie Talbert English Avenue

Benefits of Railroads Strongly Presented in Dec 31 Column

The December Common Carrier publishes a lengthy piece extolling railroads for nation building charitable aid to the poor and churches, supporting fairs expositions and large reunions, with praise for public spirit and service across states and communities. It notes Charleston ticket law enforcement and a dining car incident over a negro ticket, plus widespread crackdowns on cut-rate dealers. Railroad moves include Vandalia acquisition of Eel River line, four days’ inspection of the Eel River Road, and new appointments under Volney Malott, with plans for fourteenth side tracks at Logansport and major equipment and line expansions across multiple systems.

Charleston S. C Atlantic Coast Line James McCrea Logansport Toledo Eel River Railway Butler Vandalia Volney T. Malott W. 8. Roney R. B. Thompson Logansport & Toledo Railway Company F. T. Hatch Wabash Railroad Company Michigan Division Vandalla Eel River J. B. Hill Panhandle Philadelphia Big Four Cincinnati Andrew Wood J. R. Cavanaugh Richmond & Muncie Fulton Pennsylvania Altoona St. Louis San Francisco Springfield Baltimore & Ohio Chicago M. D. Woodford Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Lines New York Columbus Pittsburg Minneapolis Northern W. G. Purdy Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Chicago & Northwestern Marvin Hughitt Findlay Fort Wayne & Western Hamilton Dayton

Opossum Hunt Shakes Shortridge During Holiday Break

Quiet at Shortridge High School is shattered by a visiting opossum from the biological laboratory. A chase with broomsticks and a lantern ends with only a discarded waste basket as evidence. The incident disrupts holiday plans as faculty and students resume their programs amid festive social notices.

Shortridge High School Biological Laboratory Taylor Ben Douglass Biological Department Harrison Walterhouse Paul Edwards Millersville

Judge rules act unconstitutional in insurance field case

Judge Carter of the Superior Court holds the 1899 act authorizing the auditor to examine special charter insurance companies as unconstitutional in parts. The ruling limits mandamus powers and the ability to compel annual reports to foreign insurers, while appellate steps await. The American Sewer Pipe Company seeks a receiver for W G Wasson Company due to unpaid judgments. Elizabeth Roth sues Nash and Joseph Leibling for 35 000 dollars for injuries from a streetcar collision.

Carter Superior Court William H. Hart Commercial Insurance Company Auditor of State Taylor Supreme Court Hart

Divorce and assault suit cited in brittle fragment

Daisy D Britton sues husband Theodore Britton for divorce alleging he refused to pay board, refused housekeeping, and abandoned her. Earlier she claimed damages from a shirtwaist factory where she was employed that the defendants assaulted her with striking choking and nervous shock resulting in permanent disability.

Daisy D. Britton Theodore Britton

Court records show multiple civil actions and divorces

Superior and Circuit Courts hear temporary restraining orders notes in Arthur Jordan Co versus National Glue Co. and other suits including foreclosures and quiet title actions. New suits filed name Schoenig vs Indianapolis Street Railway and several divorce petitions among entries in Rooms 1 2 and 3 with claims ranging from damages to support and receiver reports and policy disputes.

Superior Court James M. Leathers Arthur Jordan Co National Glue Co Vinson Carter van Camp Hardware and Iron Co Lewis Gass John W. Vandiver Trustees Charles W. Caster Circuit Court Henry Clay Allen Elizabeth Huber George W. Huber Margaret Bruce Francis M. Springer First National Bank of Knightstown Ind Christian F. W. Lout Indianapolis Savings Investment Co George W. Cheely Joseph S. Schoenig Joseph Schoenig Indianapolis Street Railway Co Florence Gilbert Howard Gilbert the American Sewer Pipe Co The W. G._ Wasson Co Charles A. Williams Isabella Williams Anna Heagan Samuel Heagan the City Bond Co Fred L. Evans John A. Tolman

Higher Courts Record Supreme Court Minute 19718

Appellate list items include Kirkman vs State of Indiana and other cases with briefs, replies, rehearings, certiorari petitions, and granted motions. Noted entities include Louisville Evansville & St. Louis Consolidated Railroad, Pittsburg Plate Glass, American Tin Plate, Metropolitan Life Insurance, and The Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur. Proceedings reference multiple circuit entries and administrator actions.

Supreme Court Robert F. Kirkman State of Indiana Grant C. C. Appellant Appellate Court Lewis R. Stoy Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Consolidated Railroad Company Floyd c. Co. Appellant Alpheus W. Moon Pittsburg Plate Glass Company Howard C. C. Appellants Samuel Jack William Richard Whyte Marshall C. C. Appellants American Tin Plate Company David A. Williams Madison S. C Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Susan Davis Samuel Brown Roenee O. McLain Johnson C. Fine Appellee Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur Romeo PD Kline

Patterson Found Guilty In Policy Case At Police Court

Lee Patterson was found guilty of operating a policy game in police court after a trial yesterday. He was fined ten dollars plus costs and appealed. Attorneys for Patterson questioned witnesses about payments for evidence, linking Lanham and Ford to alleged police corruption and the Kissel family. Lanham and Ford, arrested days earlier, face a jury trial tomorrow.

Lee Patterson Patterson Morgan Frank Bell Lanham and Ford James Ross William Kissel Kissel Ross Lanham

Cupid Busy Day with Mass Wedding Licenses

Thirty five county couples received marriage licenses yesterday in the county clerk’s office. Forty five licenses indicate many weddings will occur today. Rev Canfield Jones of Erie Pa will preach two sermons at Second Presbyterian Church on the first Sunday in January. Jones is reportedly considered as a successor to Rev J A Milburn by a church committee, though no formal call has been made.

State of Indiana Supreme Court John Royse Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Company Knox Circuit Court Wikerena Milam Thomas C. Milam George H. J. Milam Daniel McCallister State of Indiana Mary New Jersey St Sic Mfe Marvas Canfield Jones Park Presbyterian Church Erie Second Presbyterian Church Jones J. A. Milburn

Fire Department Adds Captains and Recruits in City

The Board of Safety named part of the list for three new companies. Two captains and several new firemen and substitutes were appointed, with Republicans now roughly equal to Democrats on the force. Promoted captains include Samuel Pugh and Bert Swiggett. Regulars and substitutes from multiple named individuals were assigned, while others were sent to examinations. Pending announcements will follow as new houses and readiness for occupancy delay equipment access. Chief Coots urged better water access for Haughville via Indianapolis Water Company to boost firefighting capacity.

Board of Safety Samuel Pugh Coots J. E. Steigelmeier Archie C. Williams Frederick Simmons Ernest V. Castle Ups Albrecht Harvey Schumacher Socrats Samuel O. Myers Charles E. Householder Thomas F. Delaney Martin Farlon Henry Christ John F. Hurley Board of Works Bender Haughville Indianapolis Water Company

City Pays Debts in Largest Bond Payment in Years

Indianapolis reduced its bonded debt by 24 000 in principal and 41 542 50 in interest with a 965 542 50 payment to Winslow Lanter Co. The city compared last year when 10 000 principal was paid. The tabulated bonds relieved include Fire department and City Hospital bonds 1891 1 000 interest 1899 110 0, Funding bonds 1890 45 000 at 4 percent, Southern Park 1844 100 500 at 4, Refunding bonds 1844 400 000 at 4, Refunding 1844 250 000 at 4, Refunding 1844 200 000 at 4, Improvement bonds 1896 20 000 at 4, Park improvement 350 000 at 4, Public safety 1897 3 percent, Bridge bonds 1 825 00 total 85 042 00.

Indianapolis Breunig New York Winslow, Lanter & Co Acicakacatarea Southern Park

Bicycle Tag No 13 Held for Wesley Bacon

City Controller will retain bicycle tag No 13 for Wesley Bacon after Deputy Controller Bogardus directed office staff not to distribute the tag. The notice includes a special purpose for the hold and references Bacon in unclear terms.

Wes Bogardus

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