Sale of the Eel River Railroad in Logansport district court
The Eel River line sold for 31 million dollars to Elijah Smith D L Quirk and W W Crapo of Boston under Howard County Superior Court order. Receiver Ruddell oversaw the sale with Kokomo lawyers. state officials and bidders’ reps attended. The sale ends a landmark case seeking forfeiture of a railroad franchise over a lease to the Wabash. Purchasers must pay balance on report approval. a $50 cash deposit was required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eel River Railroad
Logansport
Elijah Smith
D. L. Quirk
W. W. Crapo
Boston
Superior Court of
Howard County
Hiram Brownlee
Ruddell
Kokomo
C. C. Shirley
Milton Bell
William L. Taylor
John T. Dye
Charles A. Barrett
Indianapolis
Erday
Eel River
Wabash
Kansas City
Buffalo
Howard County Superior Court
Brownlee
Winfield, Dykeman
McConnell & Jenkins
River Railroad Company
Howard Superior Court
Supreme Court
Benjamin Co
Eel River Road
Peru
Brewers Adopt New Rule to Limit Saloon Patronage
Indiana brewers passed a rule restricting gifts and business setups to secure saloon patronage, ending knives and other freebies. Many saloons may close as the old incentive system ends. A federal tax cut of 0.0 percent due July 1 faces brewer opposition in demands for labor gains, possibly raising beer prices. Local brewers J J Schaf Albert Lieber and Bierce Donnelly attended the Buffalo national meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Brewers’ Association
United States
Dix
National Association At Buffalo
J. J. Schaf
Albert Lieber
Bierce Donnelly
Women Must Vote: City School Commissioner Nomination Discussed
The Political Equality Society met at Mrs. Philip Rappaport’s home on North Alabama Street. Mrs. Bertha G. Wade reported on the recent suffrage convention in Minneapolis and noted plans to nominate a woman for school commissioner, with Dr. Marie Haslep among those discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Political Equality Society
Philip Rappaport
North Alabama Street
Bertha G. Wade
Wom
Minneap
Vdool
Marie Haslep
One Hundred Two Graduates Celebrate Manual Training High’s Tenth Commencement
The Indianapolis Manual Training High School held its tenth commencement at English's Opera House. Dr. George W. Sloan presided as diplomas were awarded to 102 graduates, about half from the January class and half from the June class. Grace Hunter delivered the oration. Leland Lowe gave the valedictory. Charles R. Williams spoke on liberal education and life. A banquet followed at Hotel English with toast topics honoring guests, the MT H S old scholars, athletics, and the alma mater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Manual Training High School
English
Opera House
George W. Sloan
Board of Education
Helen D. Ballard
Roy Bodine
Jessie Burt
Frances M. Cahill
Katherine Dearinger
Edwin Denzler
George Hays Eckhouse
Herbert L. Eckhouse
Ada M. Fink
Olive Katherynne Funk
Joseph Gelman
Nellie E. Gilray
Anna Griffin
Rena Gwin
Harry E. Helm
Earl R. Hunt
Grace King
Silvanus Kingsley
Kathryn Klentsche
Walter Krull
Daniel A. Larsen
H. Leland Lowe
Horace A. Morgan
Irene B. Moses
Esta W. Olsen
Flora Paetz
Mabel Pasquier
Walter A. Gekeler
Alice Good
Luella E. Hibbits
John Hampden Holliday, Jr
Henry George Hoss
John Hotz
Jemima Hull
Grace Hunter
John J. Jacobsen
Mabel Keller
Earl. Keaton
Herbert A. Raed
Mary Lawson
Katherine Lovings
Carrie Lubbe
George E. Meyer
Margaret J. Mahoney
Laura Esther Mathews
Charles H. Matson
Emerson
Dunne
Anton Vonnegut
Nelle Wales
Mark Dennis
Margaret Mooney
Levy Notice Demands Immediate Settlement by Collectors
The notice states a levy will be made on a date and urges immediate payment to avoid enforcement. Collectors are instructed to show no leniency and to ignore political or social standing when collecting.
Secret Service nabs counterfeit suspect after tense bank pursuit
Secret Service Officer Halls captured Fred Cook, of Martindale Avenue and Thirty First Street, after he attempted to buy whisky with a counterfeit $10 bill. Cook fled from Felix Schwartz's on East Washington Street to Pennsylvania Street, was restrained when a passerby tripped him, and handed over to U S Commissioner Moores. Cook faced $500 bail and jail, while pondering his wife’s funeral plea. He gave two varying tales of how he obtained the bill, one claiming it was found and the other that a black man asked him to make change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
Fred Cook
Martindale Avenue
Thirtyfirst Street
Cook
Felix Schwartz
East Washington Stret
Schwartz
Indiana National Bank
Halls
Pennsylvania Street
United States
Moores
Boyd
Police Shrink From Duty Over Smallpox Fugitive
District patrolmen faced orders to hold a man with smallpox who fled custody and rode on an L E & W freight train. The unknown prisoner boarded at Tipton, rode to Indianapolis, then left the train at Belt Railroad, with only a rough description of blue overalls and a black soft hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Lavender
Noblesville
Indianapolis
Pest House
Belt Railroad
Accident at Newby Oval Leaves Man Injured and Item Embedded
Claude Williamson, 421 Harding Street, bicycle rider at Newby Oval, was involved in a spill caused by Willis Coval while three others were passed on the track. He skinning both arms, a skin lump appeared on the left arm, and a hole near the hand. A two inch piece of what appeared to be lead was found embedded under the flesh near the bone during preoperative prep at City Dispensary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Williamson
Harding Street
Newby Oval
Jacoba
Willis Coval
Coval
Williamson
Delinquent Tax Notices Issued by County Treasurer Koehne
County Treasurer Koehne sent 5,000 delinquent tax notices totaling 153,454.22 232 274.82 with 21,559.00 due outside the city. The notices bear red ink warning of demand before levy and call for payment within five days to avoid levy and sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koehne
Board of Trade Elects John J Appel as New President
The Board of Trade yesterday elected John J Appel president with John M Shaw as vice president and Elmer E Perry as treasurer. Governing Committee names include William Scott Samuel B Sweet Justus C Adams Benjamin B Minor Albert Baker James L Dissette David M Parry Harvey Mullins Robert S Foster and Lew W Cooper. The committee meets next Monday to reorganize and fill vacancies left by Appel Shaw and Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
John J. Appel
John M. Shaw
Elmer E. Perry
William Scott
Samuel B. Sweet
Justus C. Adams
Benjamin B. Minor
Albert Baker
James L Dissette
David M. Parry
Harvey Mullins
Robert S. Foster
Lew W. Cooper
Messrs. Appel
Shaw
Perry
Jacob W. Smith
Mr. Appel
Messrs. Shaw
Messrs. Dissette
Mullins
Cooper
George G. Tanner
Gregory & Appel
East Market Street
Pore
Moore & Co
Kingan & Co
Northwestern
Fourth Class Office Recommendations in Democratic Districts
Indiana senators have largely made recommendations for fourth class post offices in four Democratic districts. Steuben county shows many changes while other counties see few or none. Knox Martin Owen counties unchanged. Monroe Sullivan Daviess see minimal changes. Whitley awaits decision. broad record deemed unusually good with few necessary changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Steuben County
Orland
Dan G. Stuck
W. J. Case
Ray—Evan Leard
D. M. Leard
Fremont
Joshua Albright
Clyde Michael
Hamilton
Cyrus B. Dirrim
E. E. Swaidner
Pleasant Lake
I. B. Smith
Frank Gilbert
Ashley
Lester C. Hunt
Jacob W. Mintzer
Hudson
Samuel Ferguson
John H. Warner
Knox
Martin
Owen
Monroe County
Sullivan County
Daviess County
Whitley County
Paroled Felon Harrington Returned to Southern Penitentiary
Governor Durbin issued a requisition from Minnesota for the return of John A. Harrington alias Rearington to the Southern Penitentiary. He was sentenced in Sangamon County for bigamy and paroled on Joseph E. Kite’s influence. Harrington fled to Illinois and is reportedly under arrest at Lafayette for parole violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durbin
Minnots
John A. Harrington
Rearington
Harrington
Sangamon
Joseph E. Kite
Kite
Illinois
Lafayette
Suit Filed Over 31500 Damages From R I & Pacral Railroad
In the United States Court Bert King sues the Chicago Rock Island Pacific Railroad for 31500 damages alleging personal injuries from a December 29, 1900, coupling accident at Cash ion Oklahoma. He claims an unballasted track and that his foot slipped between ties causing him to be thrown onto the pumpers, resulting in the loss of his left arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bert King
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
Cashion
O. T
Daily and Sunday Journal Mail Delivery Change
Subscribers may have the Daily and Sunday Journal mailed to any U S or Canada address for the summer at no extra charge. Addresses can be changed as often as desired. Telephones 238.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily
Sunday Journal
United States
Canada
New daily limited service to Colorado via Great Rock Island Route
In a June schedule note the railroad advertises a new daily limited service starting June 16 from Chicago to Colorado with direct one to Manitou and cheap summer excursions to Colorado and Utah. There are special round trips to Decatur Cincinnati Madison Danville and Union City with departures from Indianapolis Union Station at 7 to 7:55 a.m. The notices also promote local shops and events in Indianapolis including a science hall cornerstone event at De Pauw University and various consumer offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Rock Island
Chicago
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Utah
G. D. Bacon
Claypool Building
Indianapolis
Ind
New Science Hall
de Pauw University
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Home Makers
Mz SQ CO
Adianas
East Washington Strely
Marie Hassep
UAL Training High School
St. Agnes Academy
Fourteenth
Meridian Streets
Counties
John A. Har
Decatur
Cincinnati
Big Four
Vandalia Line
Rene
Ision Fares
Madison
Pennsylvania Lines
Danville, Ill
Indianapolis Union Station
Danville
Union City
Massachusetts Avenue
Pendleton
Janes
Europe
M. A. Crosley
East
Fifteenth Street
Sant Marcy's
Washington Street
Techentin & Freiberg, Har
W. F. Kissel
North Meridian Street
Marcy’s
Barber Supply Co
Law Building
St. New Phone
F. M. Rot
Marcy's
Bates House
Juliusc
Wulschner
Oxford
Kahn
Progress
Stevenson Wau
Ts Wom
Apolis
Tami
A. Burdsal Company
South Meridian St
Col
Maryland
Sander & Becker
East Washington Street
Charles Mayer & Co
West Washington St
Rhel
Oliver Twist
Tru-Food Company
Joseph Taggart’s
Massachusetts Ave
H. T. Hearley Vehicle CO
Wall Papers
Roll's Sons
GORA
WM. H. Block Co
Union City, Wabash and
Way Stations
State OF
Indianapolis Hardware CO
Meridian Street
Pearl Street
Indianapolis, Ind
Excelsior
Mercantile
F. R. Rice M. C. CO
St. Louis
Paris
D. H
H. Baldwin & Co
C.aneshaensel & CO
Ohio Street
Henry C. Smither
Pennsylvania St
I. H. Herrington
East Market St
Sitceinway
Pearson’s
Piano House
Andianapolia
SARS
Washington and
Pennsylvania
Saks & Company
the Reliable Furniture and Carpet Co
South
Illinois Street
Red Hook
Rec. Deparator Medical Institute
Ssanitarium
North
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