Marion Transit Franchise Revoked by City Council
The Indianapolis Journal reports that the Marion City Council revoked the franchise of the old Marion Transit Co which was bought by Union Traction. The council ordered damages suit papers against Union Traction and confirmed the action amid Socialist and Democratic votes after a debated plan to cut through Washington Street without permission. The move follows a long dispute over lines and a bid to join Union Traction tracks to Transit Co tracks. The article also notes related interurban developments in Dublin La Porte and Muncie with first runs and freight car movements on the new lines.
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The
Indianapolis Journal
ION
Ind
Old
Marion Transit Company
Union Traction Company
Transit Company
Washington Street
Union Traction Pany
City Aftor
Indianapolis Journal Laporte
Chicago & South Shore Railway Company
la Porte
Michigan City
Lana
Muncie
Union Traction Lines
Chain workers strike hits Marion and nationwide plants
Marion Indiana July workers at Krein chain works walk out as a strike spreads to eleven Standard Chain plants nationwide. Dispute centers on an 11 percent wage increase offer rejected after a union wage scale was presented at Pittsburg. Carriage of library marble workers adds to Marion’s two month building trades stalemate.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Krein Chain
Standard Chain Company
Trust
Standard Company
St. Mary's
York
Pittsburg
J. W. Baston
Carnegie Library
Dublin minister patents spark arrester for trains
Rev Hallack Floyd of Dublin Ind a United Brethren Church bishop patents a spark arrester and smoke conveyor for fast passenger trains. The system uses funnel shaped pipe sections over car smokestacks to extinguish sparks and vent smoke behind the train. Floyd previously led Wayne agricultural works and patented a hand lever cutting box and a folding sawbuck.
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Indianapolis Journal
Dublin
Ind
Hallack Floyd
United Brethren Church
Radical Branch
Floyd
Old Wayne Agricultural Works
New Speakers at Young People's Conference in Winona Lake
Winona Lake Ind July 1 Rev Billy Sunday of Chicago and B D Gordon of Cleveland arrived to participate in the Young People's Bible Conference. Gordon led one morning service and another was led by Rev W E Biecerwolt, of the remaining details.
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Winona Young People’s
Indianapolis
Winona Lake
Ind
Billy
Chicago
D. Gordon
Cleveland
Young People’s Bible Conference
Monticello Hosts Christian Endeavor Conference Leaders
Rev. Clarence Eberman of Boston delivered an address at the Minnewawan Inn chapel during the conference. Jessor W.S. Weeden of New York took charge of music for the week. Notable arrivals at the Winona Hotel included W.S. Weeden and Eberman along with several attendees from Detroit Indianapolis Chicago Noblesville Oak Park Ill Cleveland and Fort Wayne.
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Monticello
Clarence Eberman
Boston
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Minnewawan Inn
Jessor W.S. Weeden
New York
Winona Hotel
J. 8
Weeden
W. EB. Biederwolf
Hezzlewood
Detroit
Grand Rapids
M. I. Leonard and Son
Fort Wayne
Small fires damage bank and shops in Brownstown and Hartford City
Fire at the People's State Bank building in Brownstown damaged the second floor opera house and nearby shops. Losses include bank $1,000 with no insurance and Fassold $00 with 509 insurance, Shutts & Roberts $i) with 47 insurance. In Hartford City, a noon blaze from a overheated flue damaged O W L Hacker store and Home restaurant, with total loss not exceeding $1,000, fully insured.
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Indianapolis Journal
Brownstown
Ind
People’s State Bank
Opera House
George Fassold
Shutts & Roberts
Bank
Hartford City
John A. Dick
Public Square
O. W. L. Hacker
Nine children flee Grant County Orphans' Home in Marion
Nine of seventy three inmates escaped from the Grant County Orphans' Home in Marion after seizing pocketbooks from officials and fleeing via back stairs. Names include Leonard Rose John Taylor Ora Stevens Jesse Maxwell Charley Pritchard Frances Ann Sadie Craig Goldie Estelle Nina Botkins. Police search ongoing with no trace. Separately Franklin College raises nearly all its 29,000 endowment as verbal promises await redemption by July 5. longtime financial secretary Carr to resign July 12 to join Shurtlif College of Illinois.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
Grant County
Jennie Porter
Leonard Rose
John Taylor
Ora Stevens
Jesse Maxwell
Charley Pritchard
Frances Ann
Sadie Craig
Goldie Estelle
Nina Botkins
Craig
Franklin, Ind
Franklin College
Thurston
Carr
Shurtlif! College of
Ilinois
Judge rules no contract in Taylor v School Board
Petersburg Indiana July 1 Judge Ely rules in Miss Frank Tay lor against the School Board that no recovery is possible since no written contract was entered. The board had announced its intent to employ Taylor for eighth grade but later hired another teacher.
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Indianapolis Journal
Petersburg
Ind
Ely
Frank Taylor
School Board of
Miss Taylor
Wabash Doctors to Open Public Hospital Aug 1
Wabash physicians with Mrs. William Fred and Mrs. W. H. Degering will open a public hospital around August 1. They plan to hire five trained nurses and, with public contributions, aid many charitable cases. Capt. Alexander Hess’s home is secured for the facility, with potential future purchase. local doctors back the effort.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash, Ind
Wabash
William Fred
W. H. Degering
Alexander Hess
Supreme Court
Sheriff misses target in Colorado Springs arrest misID
Wabash Indiana sheriff Stewart returns from Colorado Springs after arresting a man named Al Hall for theft on $3 bond. The prisoner turns out not to be the wanted agent, as the East man is identified and released, reflecting a case of mistaken identity. Farmers in northern Indiana report flocks of English sparrows devastating wheat, using tin pans to scare them away. In Fort Wayne a traction wire contacting a telephone line silences 90 phones on the South Side and damages several exchanges.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Stewart
Colorado Springs
Cal
al Hall
Vandalia Line
Roann
Colorado
Muncie
Fort Wayne
South Side
Bell Exchange
Home Exchange
Home Company
Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railway
Cleveland
Buffalo
N. Y
Lake Shore
New York Central
New York City
Albany
New York
Hudson
Niagara Falls
Westfield
Lake Chautauqua
Runaway Crash Injures Williams and Corsan in Brazil
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports M A Williams of Republic Iron and Steel and ex County Commissioner Richard Corsan were in a runaway near Brazil Indiana. Williams suffered a severe scalp wound and possible internal injuries while Corsan was badly bruised. The crash was caused by a runaway team striking the buggy.
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Indianapolia Journal
Brazil
Ind
M. A. Williams
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Richard Corsan
Williams
Corsan
Peculiar Death From Ingested Tablets In Brazil Indiana
A mother returned to a room and found her child asleep but an investigation revealed the child had eaten tablets and died. Morton Miller near Staunton watched a horse fall into a 100 foot deep coal undermining pit, the horse likely sank to the bottom. In Albany, a bantam rooster hatched two chicks after driving a setting hen from her nest and brooding his brood himself.
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Indianapolis Journal
Brazil
Ind
Morton Miller
Staunton
Muncie
Gladstone Lawson
Albany
Trowbridge gets indeterminate two to twenty one year sentence
Marion reports William G. Trowbridge, convicted of manslaughter for the June 7 fatal brawl with James Lacy, receiving an indeterminate term of two to twenty one years in the State prison. Other items note teachers institute speakers, a Porto Rican music student, a drowning body found in Wea creek, a thirteen year old colored youth sent to reform school, and a smallpox patient escaping from a Sullivan pesthouse.
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Indianapolis Journal
Marion
Ind
William G. Trowbridge
Paulus
Poe
Trowbridge
James Lacy
Lafayette
Thomas Gregory
Wea Creek
Madison
Frederick Douglas Hawkins
State Reformatory
Sullivan
George Potter
Vincennes
Coal Prices to Rise in Pittsburg District
The Dispatch reports uniform coal pricing in the Pittsburg area following a secret meeting. Major firms including Pittsburg Coal Company and Monongahela River Consol Coal and Coke Company, with hundreds of millions in capital, have joined a price regulation compact. An agreement has been signed. prices cannot be lowered, but operators may accept any offered advance.
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Pittsburg
Dispatch
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
Great Pittsburg Coal Shipment Heads South
Pittsburg reports one of its largest coal shipments to the South begun before daylight. In the last 36 hours about 1,000,000 bushels have moved, with independent firms shipping nearly 3,000,000 bushels and the coal combination handling the rest. Analysts expect about 30,000,000 bushels on this rise.
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Pittsburg
Coal Combination
No Change Yet Made in Railroad Telegraph Rights
Philadelphia July 1 There is mystery over the planned July 1 right of way contract between the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Postal Telegraph Cable Company intended to supersede Western Union east of Pittsburg and Erie. PRR officials stay silent while Cassat’s office confirms the contract not yet executed. No move by Postal to connect with the railroad right of way amid rumors of eventual litigation and court battles.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pittsburg
Erie
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cassat
Postal Company
Western Union
New York
Yateman Estate Faces Government Defalcation Claim
United States District Attorney Gould in probate court stated William Yateman, late War Department disbursing clerk, died April 191? with defalcation around 18000 and alleged defalcations totaling about 11000. Government to recover full amount. discovery tied to voucher manipulation. Estate accounts suspended. government priority applies.
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Washington
United States
Gould
William 8. Yateman
War Department
Yateman Estate
Forest Oil transfers holdings to South Pennsylvania Oil
In Oil City officials of Forest Oil Company and South Pennsylvania Oil Company agreed to transfer Forest’s 25,000 acres across Allegheny Butler Beaver and Washington counties to South Pennsylvania Oil for an undisclosed price. Forest Oil, a Standard Oil property, had about 3.70 producing wells and 5,000 barrels daily, making it one of Standard Oil’s oldest affiliated branches cease to exist.
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Pittsburg
Forest Oil Company
South Pennsylvania Oil Company
Oil City
South Pennsylvania Oi Company
Forest Company
Standard Oil Company
Allegheny
Butler
Beaver
Washington Counties
The
Standard
Final judgment grants Wyatt Ryans estate claim in Bradford case
Final judgment by the Court of Appeals in Jefferson City awards Wyatt Ryans, longtime body servant of the late Dr. Charles H. Bradford, $1,333 from Bradford's estate. The case, long pursued after Bradford's death, drew wide attention due to its unusual circumstances and lack of regular wages.
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ST. Louis
Court of Appeals
Jefferson City
Wyatt Ryans
Charles H. Bradford
Wyatt
Bradford
Ryans
Pigeons Race From Pueblo to Cleveland Lightfoot
Twelve of the fastest homing pigeons left Pueblo today to race the 1.49 mile distance to Cleveland. The birds belong to Al Fox, secretary of the Cleveland Homing Pigeon Association, and the event is billed as the longest official race against time in the nation.
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Pueblo
Col
Cleveland
al Fox
Cleveland Homing Pigeon Associa
Death of Judge Peelle and Judge Chase at Centerville and Logansport
Centerville reports Judge William A. Peelle dies at his home after a long illness. Born 1519 in North Carolina, Peelle rose through Wayne Randolph and Jay counties, served as judge and legislator, and aligned with the Whig then Republican parties. Logansport records the death of Judge Dudley H. Chase at 65, a Civil War officer and long‑time circuit judge with a storied legal and military career.
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Indianapolis Journal
Centerville
Ind
William A. Peelle
Richmond County
North Carolina
Wayne County
Indiana
Samuel K. Boyd
Kentucky
Marion
Winchester
Randolph County
Randolph and
Jay
Indianapolis
Richmond
Peelle
Republican Party
Chase
Logansport
Henry Chase
Circuit Court
Jim” Lane
Kansas
United States
D. D. Pratt
Cincinnati Law School
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Annock
Bristow Station
Eleventh Judicial Circuit
Windfall farmer Randolph Blessing dies on street in July heat
Randolph Blessing a prosperous farmer living north of Windfall died suddenly on a street here this morning while visiting town to trade. The 62 year old Civil War veteran and Grand Army member collapsed after only one exclamation. He leaves a widow and two children. Funeral set for Thursday at the Methodist Church.
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Ind
Randolph Blessing
Seventy-fifth Indiana Infantry
Grand Army
Moore's Hill
Pomona
Cal
Conley Heaton
Madison
Rudolph Niklaus
Asher Hoffstadt
Madison Dry Goods
Toledo
Recluse Sculptor Menniger Found Dead Near Atco New Jersey
New York July 1. L T Menninger once noted as a Philadelphia City Hall sculptor was found dead in his small shanty four miles from Atco New Jersey. Investigators say he killed himself by setting his building on fire and shooting himself after the blaze saturated the oil soaked interior. He lived there about five years with only a dog and several chickens as companions.
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New York
L. T. Menniger
Atco
N. J
Menniger
Philadelphia
Hastings-on-the-Hudson
Small sea serpent lands in New York Aquarium
A six foot long sea creature, caught off Bermuda in June, arrived aboard the steamship Trinidad and was placed in Battery Park Aquarium. It resembles a snake with a turtle-like head and fish fins, featuring a long bill, glarring eyes, brownish green body, and bright yellow midsection stripes. The shipper and aquarium staff cannot identify the animal.
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New York
Bermuda
Trinidad
Aquarium
Battery Park
Steamer Cam bridge Stranded in Gale at Claiborne
The steamer Cam bridge of the Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railroad is blown ashore at Claiborne during a heavy gale and lies high and dry on the flats. She is in a critical condition with little chance of salvaging while the wind remains unfavorable and water is scarce around her.
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Baltimore
Cambridge
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railroad
Claiborne
Two Young Men Drowned Off Steamer Tashmoo at Dock
Detroit July 1 Aboard the steamer Tashmoo at the dock Herman Kolch and John Lenkeitus two young men were drowned when a plank gave way while scrubbing a paddle-wheel box. Lenkeitus left a family.
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Detroit
Mich
Herman Kolch
John Lenkeitus
Lenkeitus
Steel Corporation Earnings
United States Steel reports net earnings for the period in a New York release dated July 1 detailing company performance, margins, and market response.
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New York
United States Steel
Corporation reports quarterly earnings and dividends
For the quarter ending June 30 earnings were 12,320,766 in April 13,120,030 in May and an estimated 12,250,000 for June, totaling 17,691,000, down from 26,362,000 year earlier. Net earnings rose by 11,329,696. Regular dividends declared: 1 percent on preferred and 1 percent on common stock.
Chinese Laundrysman Held in Murder of Boy Girl
Buffalo July 1 Charley Wee a Chinese laundryman was arrested on an open charge in the murder of six year old Mary Murphy whose body was found bound with rope and wrapped in newspapers in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Autopsy showed she was outraged and strangled. Police found rope fragments bloodstained bedding and wall splatters matching Wee tied to the crime. A second Chinese man visiting Wee was detained.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Charley Wee
Mary Murphy
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Wee
Fourth of July Powder Sparks Fireworks Trade Rise
The New York Evening Post notes the Spanish-American War boosted fireworks sales ahead of Independence Day. Demand shifts to aerials and private displays, with prices varying from modest to high end. The article cites Dewey portraits and Washington equestrian pieces as staples, plus growing day and night display orders and large mortars for daylight mascots.
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New York Evening Post
Admiral Dewey
Washington
Fireworks Demand Shifts Amid Prices and Imports
The article notes fireworks costs keep many types out of reach for the public while American flags see a revival in demand this season after 15 percent. Chinese firecrackers decline due to smaller sizes from duties, as Mandarin crackers grow in import and sale along with strong New York production dominating three quarters of U.S. output. South demand wanes since the Spanish victory era, shifting toward Roman candies and cannon crackers for Christmas.
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New York
Washington
New England
New Jersey
Ohio
China
United States
Spain
South
Judge Ramos Resigns Amid Puerto Rico Labor Charge
Washington July 1 The Post will report that Chief Justice Ramos of the District Court of San Juan tendered his resignation to the island governor and will leave the bench on July 1 A Justice Department statement said charges against Ramos were largely unfounded though it found he misrepresented facts in private letters about a case unrelated to Puerto Rico labor troubles
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Washington
Ramos
District Co of
San Juan
American Federation of Labor
Organization of Labor
Porto Rico
Department of Justice
Taggart's Hill Boom Fades In Indiana Debate
New York Sun report on Thomas Taggart of Indianapolis stirring support for a Hill boom as a 1914 presidential bid. He touted Hillary Clinton as president and tariff as the only issue, but Indiana editors cooled to the plan. French Lick meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association weighed Richard Olney as a platform lead.
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New York Sun
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis
Democratic National Committee
Tilden Club
Hillor
Wolfertset
Indiana
Hoosterdam
French Lick
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Jeremece
Richard “Olney
Cartan
Democrats Split Over Bryan Platform Across States
In remarks on the Kansas City platform the text notes varied reactions among Democrats. Indiana and Illinois fear the platform and Mr Bryan while Arkansas Kansas Nebraska Minnesota and Tennessee profess support for both Bryan and the Kansas City platform. Pennsylvania Democrats show indifference to issues this year.
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Indiana
Illinois
Mr. Bryan
Arkansas
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Tennessee
Bryan
Pennsylvania
Wealthy New Yorker Endows $4 Million Convalescent Home
John H Burke, a veteran merchant and railroad director of New York, transfers 4 million in property to a foundation named for his mother the Winifred Masterson Burke Relief Foundation to establish a convalescent home near Manhattan. The income will support the aged during Burke's lifetime.
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New York
John H. Burke
Borough of
Manhattan
Winifred Masterson Burke
Burke
Cuba’s fragile republic faces uphill path under Palma
The piece argues Cuban President Palma must govern amid factional strife and a strained treasury, while the United States’ role shapes international opinion. It warns failure could fuel cries that Cubans cannot self-govern, though foreign critics may instead blame U.S. obstacles. It notes even Roosevelt avoids praising past policy as history records the moving current.
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New York Evening Post
Republic of Cuba
Palma
General Foot
United States
Republic
Roosevelt
Corn Damaged in Mississippi Bottoms Waterlogged District
Immense damage reported to corn in the drainage district along the Mississippi bottoms. An area of 6,500 acres could lose half the usual crop if rains persist, according to expert corn growers estimating substantial losses.
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Carbondale
Mississippi
Governor Bliss Gift to Albion College Promises Aid
Detroit dispatch reports Governor Aaron T Bliss announced a grant of 2140 toward Albion College debt relief. The gift aims to reduce the college debt of 90000 dollars, aiding the school's financial obligations and future funding prospects.
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Detroit
Mich
The
Albion
Dickie
Albion College
Aaron T. Bliss
Woman Burned to Death in Peoria Incident
In Peoria Ul on July 1 Mrs. Chris Beyer was burned to death after a kerosene accident. Her husband and a bystander tried to rescue her but injuries were fatal. The incident stems from attempting to kerosene a lamp when flames spread rapidly.
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Peoria
Chris Beyer
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