Noted Visitors At Denison And Grand Hotel Receptions
Hon Denby of Evansville and Hon Van Valzah of Terre Haute stay at the Denison while General Hindekoper of Philadelphia and E A Ford Pan Handle agent are at the same hotel. Preston Hussey of the State Bank of Terre Haute was at the Bates House last night. Judge Cyrus C Hines will read an essay on Fielding before the Gentlemen's Literary Club this evening replacing Dr Hodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindekoper
Philadelphia
Denison
Robert van Valzah
Terre Haute
Grand Hotel
E. A. Ford
Panhandle
Preston Hussey
State Bank of
Bates House
Cyrus C. Hines
Gentleman's Literary Club
E. F Hodges
Fielding
Hotel Arrivals at Bates House and Grand Hotel Guests List
The arrivals include W. Paine of Brazil, L. H. Chamberlin of Grand Haven, and Hathaway and wife of Bloomington IL, J. D. Mara of Washington DC, Joseph C. Norton Jr of Boston, and other guests such as Graham of Bloomington, C. Fansanak, J. White of Terre Haute, B. F. Hamilton of Keokuk, H. H. Edwards of Cleveland, C. M. Cushman and wife of Minneapolis, John L. Delahunt and wife of Jefferson, John My Gear of South Bend, William Newberger of Franklin, Alexander Agnew of Chicago, and B. C. Wilson of Baltimore staying at Bates House and Grand Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates House
W. ‘. Paine
Brazil
L. H. Chamberlin
Grand Haven
T & Hathaway
Bloomington
J. D. Mara
Washington, D. C
Joseph C. Norton, Jr
Boston
Graham
C. Fansanak
J. White
Terre Haute
B. F. Hamilton
Keokuk
H. H. Edwards
Cleveland
C. M. Cushman
Mineapolis
John L. Delahunt
Jeffersonwife
John My Gear
South Bend
William Newberger
Franklin
Alexander Agnew
Chicago
B. C. Wilson
Baltimore
May December nuptials stain Clifton family ties
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a marriage between Henry Von Phul, 74, and Ida LeMonde, under 30, from Clifton. The couple wed last September amid disputes over an alleged ante nuptial $20,000 settlement. Children and grandchildren opposed the match, but friends defend Mrs Von Phul’s character amid the domestic strife and estrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Henry von Phul
Ida LeMonde
Clifton
Cincinnati
von Phul
Miss LeMonde
Enquirer
City in Brief Deserter Detained and Local Lecture Planned
Bunion Williams allegedly deserted from the U S army and was locked up at the station house yesterday. J E Haskell will lecture Thursday evening at Mt Zion Baptist Church on The Three Days Battle at Gettysburg admission ten cents. Mt Zion revival on Blackford Street continues with ongoing additions to the church as the congregation grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunion Williams
United States Army
J. E. Haskell
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Gettysburg
Blackford Street
Segatta
Affairs of the Railways Update on 1884 freight and pool matters
E A Ford and H S Huidekoper visit the city as Western roads report 3 519 loaded cars into Indianapolis last week with I S L, C 1 St L & C and Vandalia among others. Wabash adds a Chicago Peoria sleeper line and through Woodruff cars to Louisville. Dining revenue on the Pennsylvania Limited shows no profit. Pool disputes persist with Fink insisting on full tariff parity while DL&W and Lackawanna face rate pressures. Belt road snow blockade lifts with record transfer of 1 695 loaded cars Saturday and heavy dispatcher performance on single and double tracks. Toledo Indianapolis road to be sold February 25 with bids and mortgage terms outlined. Potential Pennsylvania speedup on express trains looms as rates remain volatile. The meeting blames DL&W for cut-rate contracts and adopts pool tariff adjustments to resolve the impasse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A Ford
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburg
John Browning
Indianapolis
Beeline
C. H&l
H. S. Huidekoper
Philadelphia
Western Car Company
Louisville
New Albany
Chicago
Western
Vandalia
Peoria
St. Louis
Wabash
Pearia
Woodruff
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Fink
Bee-line
Belt Road
Toledo & Indianapolis
Toledo
Findlay
New York
Freight Movement at Indianapolis Lines Feels Snow Slowdown
Freight business in Indianapolis shows a sharp drop in car movement last week due to heavy snow and severe cold. East bound shipments fall while west bound tonnage rises with reduced rates. livestock receipts also decline. Two weeks ending Jan 17 and Jan 24 show last week 3,586 fewer cars than the prior period, with 1,794 fewer loaded and 1,792 fewer empty cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Seaboard
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Northern Lines
The Trunk Line Rates Cut Confirm Pool Strengthening
The westbound first class rate from New York to Indianapolis drops to 47 cents per 100 pounds with second class at 38, third at 28, fourth at 24, and a special rate of 17 cents. A meeting of trunk line presidents in Commissioner Fink's office last Friday produced stormy talk but denied claims the pool was broken. Fink said Lackawanna has long charged these rates and promises no more undercutting, signaling a further pooling of freight rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indianapolis
Fink
Lackawanna Road
Rumors on Louisville Airline Refute. Receiver Appointed
Col J H French, president of the Louisville Evansville and St Louis Airline, states no sale occurred and the road has faced high costs and rolling stock shortages yet shows growing earnings. Bondholders placed the road in receivership to equalize creditor claims. A separate note questions wind driven wear on Baltimore and Ohio rails with an anecdotal theory attributing west rail wear to east winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. French
Louisville
Evansville
New Albany
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Pittsburg
Boston Money Sink Hole and the Toledo Road
Boston reports mislead investors about the Toledo Cincinnati and St. Louis railroad. The line is described as worth little beyond the right of way while old iron yields any sale value. Quigley syndicate rumors create false hope as litigation drains value. foreclosures seem the only clean exit to end the protracted dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Toledo
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Quigley Syndicate
Pennsylvania Railroad Tickets Sold By Brokers in Pittsburg
The Pittsburg Commercial Gazette reported that the Pennsylvania Company had weakened in resisting brokers in Pittsburg. Tickets are now sold by brokers at reduced rates and trips to Chicago have appeared as low as five dollars under the regular rate. The railroad system has long opposed selling through scalpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Wabash Freight Agent’s Indianapolis Visit Sparks Rate Talk
A division freight agent from the Wabash spent four days in Indianapolis prompting talk among shippers. He warned the line must have business at a certain rate, with rival agents from Lackawanna and Westshore asking for the rate to win shipments. A grain merchant noted he could not offer business at fifteen cents per hundred to the seaboard, though the agents’ remarks suggested they would accept such a rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Indianapolis
Sweet
Lackawanna
Westshore
Seaboard
Main boudoir cars to debut on Baltimore and Ohio line
Reports from multiple railroads show major 1834 activity. The Baltimore and Ohio will introduce Main boudoir cars today. Fargo Southern extension to Falandreau is being perfected with surveys finished and early spring grade work planned. Schenectady Locomotive Works secures a large order from Chicago and Northwestern with added labor next week. Erie starts removing the third rail on the Honesdale branch as part of a full gauge conversion. Delaware division work to finish by January 1. Susquehanna shops now full time to build forty locomotives. Conotton Valley, under receiver for a year, shows improved management with increased passenger and miscellaneous business despite a six month strike and iron trade dullness. Net earnings nearly cover 70,000 in preferred claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio
Fargo Southern
Falandreau
Schenectady Locomotive Works
Cicago & Northwestern Railroad
Edward Ellis
Erie
Honesdale
Delaware
Susquehanna
Conotton Valley
Cleveland
Embargo on Booze Prompts Quiet Sunday Enforceme
On the first Sunday of the liquor curfew, most saloons stayed closed and police tried to enforce the order with some success. Moran's Place faced arrest of bartender James Conner as officers patrolled near the Union Depot while saloonmen met at Caspar Hedderich's to discuss strategies to thwart the board's plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lang
Moran
Union Depot
James Conner
Caspar Hedderich
East Washington Street
Hensley Case Sees Murder Charge Against Husband
No new developments in the Hensley case yesterday and no trace of Dr Deer baugh. The husband faces a murder charge with no bail. Coroner Stratford will resume the inquest today, subpoenaing witnesses from the Lawrence township neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hensley
Deerbaugh
Stratford
Lawrence Township
Dr. Jeffery Leads Baptism At First Baptist Church
Dr. Jeffery the new pastor at the First Baptist Church has stirred strong religious interest. He preached both morning and evening to large crowds and last night administered baptism to several candidates, signaling renewed activity within the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffery
First Baptist
First Baptist Church
Amusements Present Orpheus and Eurydice at Grand Opera
Orpheus and Eurydice, an Offenbach adaptation, is the evening attraction at the Grand Opera house with a large company and noted cast interpreting the score. The Museum offers a new bill this afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offenbach
Grand Opera House
Museum
Shelby County Democrat backs Miss Wilson for State Librarian
In a Letters from the People communication Shelby County backs Miss Susie Ray Wilson for State Librarian over Mrs Harriet Cooper. The writer extols Wilson’s character, roots in Shelbyville, teaching career and leadership at Knightstown Soldiers' Orphans' Home, while criticizing Cooper’s poverty argument and noting Wilson family loyalty to Democracy. The piece urges a Democrat, and a worthy one, in the state post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Shelby County
Susie Ray Wilsom
Harriet Cooper
Edward Cooper
Hoban
Miss Wilson
Shelbyville
E. M. Wilson
Wilson
Martin M. Ray
W. Scott Ray
Shelby Democrat
Soldiers’ Orphans
Knightstown
Cooper
Democrat
Regulating the Doctors in a Free Country
A Shelbyville reader questions who should decide medical law amid doctor disputes. They reference two letters from an unknown sender and a notice signed by “By order of committee,” arguing for allowing patients to hire whom they choose to treat them. Dated Shelbyville January 24, 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Shelbyville
Jan
Skates Offered at Manufacturer Prices by Henley and Nickle Club
To rink owners and skaters the Henley Rink skate and Nickle plated Club Skate are offered at manufacturers prices. Henley is favored for easy movement and durability while Nickle plated Club Skate excels in all aspects for parties. Call or send or catalogue. ILDEBRAND & Fogats, 35 South Meridian Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henley
Rpartees
Ildebrand & FoGats
South Meridian Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Badies
Browning & Sloan
Techie
Colgate’ S
Sandberg’s
Ricksecker
Ss Cefeese
Florida
Pettis, Bassett & CO
Denby
Deni
Orricx Furniture
King & Elder's
Affairs OF the Railways
Delaware, Lackawanna *& Western
West Shore & Erie
New York Central
St. L
Cim
J.,m
Columb
St. L & Pt Chines
L&st. L
Perisho
Joshua Perisho
Wasasu
Ind
Reuben Small
State Librarian
Royal Baking Powder CO
Wall Street
Bingham & Walk, Jewelers
Jos.a.moore
East Market Street
Ohio
Sayles & Fenton
A. L. Wright & CO
E. Cor
Meridian and
Maryland Sts
West Washington
THOS
Alabama
Branham Telephone
Telephone
WM. B. Burford
West Washington Street
Business Directory
Elliott & Butler
Patent Solicitors
Hubbard Block
Washington and
Meridian Streets
Ht. P. Hood
Journal Building
Corner Market
Girale Streets
J.R. Ryan & CO
Maryland Street
RAY, Knefler & Berryhill
Delaware Street
Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis Oil Tank Line Co
Corner Pine
Lord Streets
W. B. Barry
Smith’s Chemical Dye-Works
Martixdale’s
Postoffice
Cork
John B. Smith
Denison House
Journal
West
Washington Street
Marcy
Hxchalsior Steam Laundry
Masonic Building
Tennessee Street
North
Illinois Street
Major Taylor
James R. Ross
S. Meridian Street
WM. O. Duvay
Maryland
Atvset
Tlanner & Hommown
Ere City
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