Boyd Belt Road tragedy claims Stephen Harris in fatal wreck
Stephen Harris, an Lew Shank moving van assistant, was struck by a fast Pennsylvania freight train at the Belt Railroad Meridian Street crossing. Harris died about two hours later at City Hospital from a skull fracture. Andrew Jackson, driving the wagon, was injured but survived, with observers noting the train did not whistle and the bell rang as the collision occurred. Harris leaves a widow and child. Jackson escaped serious harm. The accident occurred on Meridian Street as the northbound wagon neared the crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Harris
Lew Shank
Meridian Street
City Hospital
Andrew Jackson
Harris
Jackson
Franklin
Shan
Pennsylvania Company
Six Men Arrested in Alleged Policy Game Ring
Six men including William Harrington Daniel Buckner and William Dokes were arrested by detectives yesterday in a probe into an alleged policy game operation. The group linked to Kinet and Ford Lanham and Beall faces charges as police pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Harrington
East
Washington Street
Daniel Buckner
West
Georgia Street
William Dokes
North West Street
Wm. Mitchell
North
Senate Avenue
Edward Ford
Ollie Lanham
Dugan, McGutt
Col Dert
Hauser and Sons
Morgan
Beall
Kinet
Ford
Lanham
Indianapolis City Council passes gas meter measure and smoke reform
City Council introduced nine new ordinances at the first meeting of the year. A gas meter ordinance set 10 cents per 1,000 cubic feet, effective July 1, with no meter charges to pay. Smoke ordinance changes would allow approved automated devices as compliance. Other measures include livery stable restrictions, market house rules, and rail safety switches. The Board of Public Safety discussed gambling suppression and streetcar improvements, while property concerns prompted condemnation actions.
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Elliott
Bellefontaine Street
Twenty-first
Twenty-third Street
Ashland Avenue
Harry Percival Branaugh
Indianapolis
James D. Moriarity
Burke & Warrum
Warrum
Chicago
Billingsley
Harry Negley
Board of Works
Ed Sourbier
Indianapolis Retail Grocers’ Association
Conneil
Wolsiffer
Indianapolis Union Railway Company
Bluff Avenue
South Meridian Street
Ray and
Drover
Committee On Railroads
Burnet & Lewis Lumber Company
van Buren Street
Hervey Bates
Homing Mills
Madison Avenue
Board of Park Commissioners
Garfield Park
Garfield
Fletcher
Eleventh
Office
Brightwood Delegation Presses Grievances on Street Rail Service
Twenty five Brightwood residents appeared before the Board of Works to present a petition and protest against the Indianapolis Street Railway Company. The delegation urged corrective action on service conditions and maintenance, citing delays, noise, and unsatisfactory street conditions affecting their suburb. The petition seeks prompt remedies and improved coordination with city authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Avenue
Brightwood
M. L. Clawson
Jones
Board of Works
Indianapella Street Railway Company
Plainfield Board of Works approves multiple urban improvements
The Board adopts four Declaratory Resolutions for Capitol avenue openings and vacating segments, plus an assessment roll, and approves improvements including graveling and paving Neal avenue. It grants permits for side tracks on Van Buren and Madison avenues, orders grading of alleys, sewer work on East Pratt, and macadam on Southeastern avenue. Petitions grant two private driveways on Madison avenue. Action rescinds gravel roadway on Southeastern avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Avenue
Thirty-sixth Street
Thirty-eighth Street
Court Street
Liberty Street
Neal Avenue
Washington Street
Maryland Street
Burnet & Lewis
van Buren Street
Indianapolis Homing Mills
Madison Avenue
Eleventh Street
Twelfth Street
Pratt Street
Pine Street
Oriental Street
Southeastern Avenue
Rural Street
State Street
Downey Street
Morris Street
Two More Smallpox Cases Reported in City
The City Board of Health recorded two new smallpox cases. Inspector Isidor Wulfson railed one case after a chase, and quarantined a residence at 517 North West Street where a woman, Nannie Graves, fled but was found ill in an upper room and sent to City Hospital. A second case involved Jessie Beard, a Black woman at DOS Roanoke Street, who was also hospitalized and the house quarantined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Health
Isidor Wulfson
North West Street
City Hospital
Nannie Graves
Dos Roanoke Street
Jessie Beard
Two Police Commissioners Named for Metro Boards
Governor Durbin announced two new appointments to metropolitan police boards. Victor E. Silverburn, a Democrat, was named to succeed himself on the Muncie board, and Daniel W. Rearden, a Republican from the Marion Police Board, was reappointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durbin
Victor E. Silverburg
Muncie
Daniel W. Rearden
Marion
Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company Assets Invested In Government Bonds
The Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company holds over $350,000 in assets invested in government bonds municipal securities and mortgage loans. Patronize a home county which is safe and sound Office No 148 East Market street John M Spann Secretary John H Holliday President
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Fire Insurance Company
East Market Street
John M. Spann
John H. Holliday
Gallup estate tax case upheld by US Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court affirmed Indiana Supreme Court in the Gallup tax case. The judgment totals about $64,000 with about $30,000 to the city of Indianapolis and $9,000 to Marion County and the Indianapolis school city, the rest to the State. Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports the decision after years of litigation, noting the estate was valued around $700,000 and the case settled with a righteous judgment after lengthy appeals.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Indiana
Edward P. Gallup
William P. Gallup
William H. Schmidt
Marion County
Indianapolis
Marion
United States Supreme Court
Meridian National Bank
New Hampshire
Chicago
Allen
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
W. H. H. Miller
Taylor
Gallup
W. H. Hi. Miller
Wayne McVeagh
Schmidt
Hadley
United States
Indiana
Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Shiras
John E Whisler Dead After Sixty Years In Marion County
John E Whisler aged eighty died Sunday night at his Cumberland area home. A Marion County resident for sixty years he came from Pennsylvania and worked as a tailor before turning to farming. A Republican he once sought the county recorder post. He left a widow four children and will be buried in the family orchard behind his home where relatives are interred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Whisler
Cumberland
Marion County
Pennsylvania
Horace Greeley
Ora Bright Arrested by Detectives Kinney and Lancaster
Ora Bright, sought for a year, was arrested yesterday by Detectives Kinney and Lancaster. He faces theft and fugitive charges for parole violation from an Illinois prison. He confessed to stealing a team of mules from a Bluff Road farmer eighteen months ago and selling them to rob a Brightwood dairyman of $6, plus stealing a gold watch and other thefts. He denied stealing $22 from James W. Wilson at Thirtieth and Broadway. He had been employed there briefly and left near the time the robbery was discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Bright
Kinney and Lancaster
Illinois
Bluff Road
Brightwood
James W. Wilson
Thirtieth and
Broadway
Fire destroys barn forcing horses to flee in panic
A stable fire trapped horses and several perished as workers freed others and moved rigs to the commons. Firefighters were delayed due to an unknown firebox key, arriving as the barn was already beyond saving.
Mrs Reno Ill After Saturday Night Assault
Mrs Myrtle Reno of 1702 Martindale avenue was attacked by a colored man on Saturday evening as she walked home from the grocery. She was seriously ill yesterday from fright and bruises. The assailant seized her near a commons on Seventeenth street. she escaped and sought refuge at Lunt's grocery. Deputy Constable Reno’s wife, she remains under doctors’ care.
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Myrtle Reno
Martindale Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Tran
Lunt
Residents threaten ordinance over College avenue streetcar line
Northeast city residents rally at Polk’s headquarters to demand relief on the College avenue line. They vow an ordinance if the Board of Works does not act, seeking seats for all riders and enough cars, with penalties for fare payment when seats are unavailable. A follow up meeting will be held Friday night to decide next steps.
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Board of Public Safety
Taffe
Gerber
English
Bookwalter
College-avenue
College Avenue
Board of Works
Polk
Sixteenth Street
Geo. W. Spahr
G. W. McDonald
J. Wilson
C. W. Lefler
A. Timberlake
Central-avenue
Columbia-avenue
Dunlaps Hats and Local Goods in Indianapolis Stores
Dunlaps Celebrated Hats and Opera Silk Derby and Soft Hats listed for sale at Ton's Hat Store. JANES Dustless Oats promoted by Indianapolis Barber Supply Co. Various items including toiletries and cosmetics, Leo Lando Optician and permanent shop moves noted. Promotional lines tout pancake flour cereal products and Champagne juice, Wheat Food for family meals.
Livery Barn Burned At Mt Jackson Destroying Horses And Vehicles
The livery stable of Fred Poland at 3207 West Washington street Mt Jackson burned about 3 AM. Eleven nine horses a mule two dogs and many fine vehicles and feed were lost. Estimated total loss $6,000 with little insurance. Stallion valued at $1.0 burned. Cla Poland and Harry Bruner slept in the office and were awakened by the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Poland
Washington Street
Mt. Jackson
Cla Peland
Harry Bruner
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Samuel E. Perkins, Jr
Shelby
Hominy Mills Company
Brightwood Service
O Rer Durbin
Justice Shiras
College-Avenue Line
To Works Board
Dunlap
Opera
Silk
Derby
Soft
Seaton's Hat Store
Janes
Barber Supply Co
Circle
Ohiost
Amazon
Illinois Street
Leo Lando
Pennsylvania St
Mrs. Austin
Juliusc
San
Washington ST
Bliss
Swain
the Progress Clothing Store
Stevenson
HATS
Jt Starr
the Starr Piano CO
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PF. R. Rice Mercantile Cigar Co
St. Louis, Mo
Union Made
Excelsior
W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Corona Colt
Brockton
Mass
Dianapolis
Vienna Rolls
Joseph Taggart
Massachusetts Avenue
Vermont Street
New Jersey Street
Paris
H. Baldwin & CO
Penn. Si
Huder
QS. Co
West India
Vox S
Fontabelle
Korona
St. Thomas
St. Croix
St. Kitts
Antigua
Guadaloupe
Dominica
Martinique
St. Lucia
Barbados
Demerara
A. E. Outerbridge & CO
A. Ahern
Sec'y
Quebec
Canada
Thos. Cook & Son
Clark 8&T
Fred
Poland
Lilly & Stalnaker
Soule Agency
Tamoss S&s Teinay AW
Susiness Colleg
Monument Place
Globe -Wernicke
Sd Rees
Sander & Becker Furniture Co
Courthouse
Welsbach
C.W. Meikel CO
C.aneshaensel & CO
Ohio Street
W. H. Roll’s Sons
Steel Ranges
Chas. L. Hartmann
Furnisher
IANOS
GORA
Soid Orrtineton
WM. H. Block CO
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Weet Washington Street
Sowmrens A Co. Cine
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