Ohio Indiana Railway plans electric passenger line and freight steam power
W H Schott of Chicago, president of the Ohio and Indiana Railway Company, announced a combined electric passenger and steam freight line to run from Muncie to Pondville with branches to Dunkirk Redkey Bluffton and Fort Wayne. The Indiana concern aims to connect Pennville with Portland and build a Bluffton Fort Wayne route, with $1,500,000 bonds and private right of way.
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Indiana
W. H. Schott
Chicago
Ohio & Indiana Railway Company
Spencer House
Muncie
Pondville
Selma
Albany
Dunkirk
Pennville
Bluffton
Redkey
Portland
Schott
West Virginia coal union drive gains locals
Chris Evans national organizer for the United Mine Workers spoke on West Virginia organizing efforts at the Occidental Hotel. The union seeks wage standardization statewide to counter interstate competition, ahead of a joint conference of operators and miners in February. Over fifty locals exist, with the state noted as a tough but increasingly active field.
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Chris Evans
United Mine Workers
West Virginia
Occidental
Mexican sugar machinery promoter visits Buffalo firm
Hector Dillinger of Pueblo Mexico represents a Buffalo manufacturing company in talks with the United States Development Company. The Santa Lucrecia Sugar Company of Mexico, based in Cincinnati, promotes interests here. Dillinger notes Mexico’s sugar industry performs well with about six thousand tons yearly, all consumed domestically. No Mexican sugar is exported to the United States. Dillinger previously worked in Cuba selling refining machinery.
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Hector Dillinger
Pueblo
Mexico
Buffalo Manufacturing Company
United States Development Company
Charles Finley Smith
D. P. Erwin
Joseph Littell
A. S. Lockard
Santa Lucrecia Sugar Company
Cincinnati
Dil- Mager
United States
Dillinger
Cuba
Evansville mayor and district politics shift in Vanderburg
Charles G. Covert, Republican and popular new Evansville mayor, discusses district politics, Hemenway’s chances for re-election, and local candidates while noting shifts after a charter change. He highlights Vanderburg county’s Republican strength and regional political dynamics amid the war on loiterers and city health concerns.
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Evansville
Charles G. Covert
Covert
Kokomo
William M. Akin
Vanderburg County
IMM
Vanderburg
Hemenway
Col. A. M. Owen
Mount Vernon
Jack Nolan
John W. Spencer
Col. Owen
Posey
Spencer
Posey County
Owen
Colonel Owen
George A. Cunningham
City not impoverished as Breunig counters loans
City controller George T. Breunig says the treasury is not in hardship and will cover bills and salaries through February and March. He expects spring taxes to provide further funds and notes efforts to keep expenses low. Mayor Bookwalter supports avoiding temporary loans.
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George T. Breunig
Breunig
Bookwalter
Everett Moore Affidavits On Finance And Extension
George B Caldwell of E H Rollins & Sons said from Cleveland that Everett Moore syndicate controls no Indiana railways or new lines. He claimed their traction and telephone operations are self sustaining and that bank creditors plan an eighteen month extension with management by bankers to liquidate debts while preserving assets valued around six million above fifteen million owed.
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George B. Caldwell
E. H. Rollins & Sons
Boston
Cleveland
Journal
Everett-Moore Syndicate
Indiana
Indianapolis
Toledo
Detroit
New York
Creditors’ Committee
Lake Shore Electric Railway
Canton, Akron & Massillon
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Kean, van Cortland & Co
Detroit & Toledo
Reserve Construction Company
Everett & Moore
Federal Telephone Company
Bankers’ Committee
Everett-Moore
Cincinnati group forms to buy Detroit United Railway
Jan 4. A Cincinnati based company with about 5 million capital seeks to acquire the Detroit United Railway, a system of 375 miles with 12.5 million capitalization, through W R Todd & Co and pledges from Eastern and Detroit capital. The plan aims to buy stock at an upset price if possible amid Everett-Moore tensions. Henry Everett and Col. Myron Herrick deny knowledge of any sale. Newcomb says some Cincinnati stock is held but the deal is improbable.
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Cincinnati
Everett-Moore
Detroit United Railway
W. R. Todd & Co
Detroit
Cleveland
Hnes
Everett-Moore Syndicate
Henry A. Everett
Cincinnati Pares
Associated Press
Myron T. Herrick
H. R. Newcomb
Colonel Herrick
Mr. Newcomb
Newcomb
Cincinnati Dispatch
Everett-Moore creditors grant extension on accounts
In Cleveland Jan 4 chairman Newcomb reported creditors who supplied most materials for the syndicate trolley and telephone lines agreed to extend their accounts. He said assurances for extensions are coming in from creditors nationwide. He corrected reports linking Aurora Elgin Chicago Railway to Everett-Moore and noted bonds of Aurora Chicago are underwritten and funds ample. Cleveland Electric Railway dividends paid 1 percent.
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Cleveland, CO
Newcomb
Everett-Moore
Bankers’ Committee
Everett-Moore Syndicate
New York
Chicago
Everett- Moore
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railway
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago
Elgin, Aurora & Southern Railway
Aurora & Chicago Railway Company
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Henry A. Everett
Grocers Chief Defends Markethouse Ordinance Support
Vice President Broom of the Retail Grocers Association disputes Councilman Sourbier’s claim of noncooperation. He says the association backed the measure and will send a committee to advocate its passage at tomorrow night’s council meeting. Broom suggests Sourbier acted at others’ urging and decries the presence of dealers in the markethouse as unjust to city keepers.
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Broom
Retail Grocers’ Association
Sourbier
Sourbler
the Grocers’ Association
Fifteen Cattle Recovered Near New Augusta Theft
Fifteen head of cattle stolen from the Lofton and Roby farms near New Augusta were recovered at Noblesville yesterday. A man calling himself Frank Wilson left the cattle to be fed at Sarah Fisher’s farm before proceeding to Noblesville.
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Frank Lofton
M. F. Roby
New Augusta
Noblesville
Frank Wilson
Sarah Fisher
Local livestock sale sparks inquiry as buyer’s offer disputes arise
An anonymous stranger offered livestock to ex County Treasurer Samuel Craig for 330 dollars. Craig countered 200. The swift acceptance raised suspicion. Craig sought ID, Wilson directed him to Grant County residents, but replies were unsatisfactory. Wilson eluded officers and left Noblesville before inquiry concluded.
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Samuel Craig
Craig
Wilson
Grant County
Noblesville
Gambling in City and Club Activities Reported
A report details a gambling raid at Heier's place on South New Jersey street where Hester faces a charge for running the place and others for visiting. Police also found five men gaming in a livery stable on Virginia avenue and sent them to headquarters for charges. Community events include a Century Club address by Allen Wood on Wordsworth, and upcoming State Board of Health meeting. Other items: bankruptcy petition by Albert C. Pearson, county workhouse and courthouse appointments expected, new Spanish Club officers, Fishback Literary Society leadership, and lectures at Y M C A. Minor accident injures Miss Majory Hunt at Keystone and Washington.
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City Hall
Board of Works
Board of Safety
Safety Board
Logsdon
Eugene Buehler
Bookwalter
Dr. Buehler
Mr. Logsdon
Buehler
Hyland
Hagerman
Fatrolmen
Mellen
Jackson
Leet
Weaver
Heier
Century Club
Allen Wood
Emil Wulsehner
Alvarez
Are. Eusak Hisheta Sessing
Ing
Percy B. Burnet
Mary Alice Sloan
Fishback Literay Society
Robert H. Wirams
Blaine H. Ball
Claud Miller
Hib Vaught
Guy Waltermire
Franki. Henderson
Russell H. Vaught
H. W. Kellogg
Central Avenue M. E
Y. M
J. W. Thompson
Anthony W. Gunkle Dead After Illness and Surgery
Anthony Wayne Gunkle of 411 South Keystone Avenue died yesterday near noon from disease and an operation two days prior. A 75 year old former Cincinnati pork packer who moved to Indianapolis twenty years ago, he owned a Southeast ern avenue brickyard for a decade before retiring. He was a Center Masonic Lodge member and survived by a widow and five children, four of whom live in Denver. Mrs Gertrude Kahn of 533 East Market Street died early yesterday morning of pneumonia at 75.
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Mary Russell Poor
Aurelius P. Poor
Highland Place
Poor
Alexander Russell
Indianapolis
Ella
Jessie
Austin H. Brown
Anthony Wayne Gunkle
South
Keystone Avenue
Cincinnati
Southeastern Avenue
Center Masonic Lodge
Denver
Col
Gertrude Kahn
East Market Street
Heier's Place Raided and Five Taken to Station
Police raided Heier's Place on South New Jersey Street arresting proprietor Fred Heier and five other men for alleged gambling on hearts. Capt. overseeing the incident reported the arrests last night as officers moved in to break up the activity.
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Fred Heier
New Jersey Street
Dividend to be paid on certificates after January
A four percent dividend on account of interest will be paid starting January 1902 upon presentation of certificates at the company's office. Transfer books will remain closed until January 15. NSUMERS' GAS TRUST COM
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Nsumers' Gas Trust
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W. 8. Schott
Onto and
Indiana Railway
Fannie Butler
Sherwell
Beta Theta Pis
Beta Theta Pi
English Hotel
English’s
C. G. Cevert
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Sanitarian Buchler
Everett-Moore Affairs
Cleveland, C
The
Railway of Detroit
Wm. H. Block Co
Empire
Hubbard
Lansdale
aeRanae
SeeLee
Melton
Castor
Green
Gray
Oxford
Pscvan
Meltons
Challie
California
Belfast
Lou Ians
David Kahn
Lee R. Kahn
Raphael Kirshbaum
Leopold Stiesel
Angola
Adolph Weller
Hartford City
Temple
Delaware Street
Mary R. Poor
City News Notes
Miss Marjory Hunt
Majory Hunt
Washington
Alabama
Avodale Dairy
Anthony W. Gunkle
Mrs. Kahn
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