Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad Finances April 1901 Report
Volney T. Malott, receiver, reports April 1901 finances of the Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad Company in U S Circuit Court. Cash on hand at start and end balances, April disbursements, and April profit from operations show totals and losses on leased lines. Net result includes dividends and operating profits totaling about 23,768.83, offset by losses of 12,682.03 on other operations.
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Volney T. Malott
Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Company
United States Circuit Court
Panhandle Promotions Shuffle PA, OH Divisions
Six Pennsylvanian Railway maintenance of way engineers receive promotions as Panhandle grants new posts. A. H. Sanford moves to Pittsburg to succeed J. A. McCrea, with Paul Jones shifting to Richmond, and Frank H. Worthington plus Horace E. Newcome filling key Cleveland and I V roles. W. Wood and W. D. Wiggins relocate within Panhandle divisions as openings arise.
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James A. McCrea
Cincinnati
Panhandle
T. B. Hamilton
Erie and
Ashtabula
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Road
A. H. Sanford
Louisville
J. A. McCrea
Pittsburg
Mr. Sanford
Paul Jones
Richmond
Mr. Jones
Frank H. Worthington
Indianapolis
Vincennes
Mr. Worthington
Horace E. Newcome
T. G. Hamilton
Cleveland and
W. B. Wood
Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley
W. D. Wiggins
Igineer
Ttsbu
T Itien
Mr. Promo
Longtime rail official John Egan retires July 1
John Egan after forty four years in railroad service including forty three with the Big Four resigns effective July 1. He began as a clerk on the Little Miami road, rose through passenger and general agent roles, then served as general ticket and passenger agent during the Bee line consolidation era. The Big Four dining car and parlor car services improved under his leadership. Multiple railway personnel changes and industry notes follow, including appointments and retirements at Vandalia, Lake Erie & Western, and Philadelphia & Reading affiliates, plus upcoming excursions and rate adjustments.
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John Egan
Big Four
Egan
Little Miami Road
Ohio & Mississippi
Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette
Cincinnati
Ttle
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago Railway
Bee-line
LD. B. Martin
Consolidated Lines
Mr. An
Cans Fast
Itago
Buffalo
Baltimore _ Ohio
B._G. Chamness
C. H. Smith
Vandalia
Fillmore
C. F. Daly
Lake Erie & Western
E. R. Potter
Davenport, Rock Island &Western
E. H. Hughes
Charlies Henry Burns
Houston & Texas Central
C. C. Price
Merchants’ Dispatch
Indianapolis
Colorado
Big Fair
Terre Haute
Indianls
Infapolis
Samuel Jackson
Pennsylvania Lines
Union Station
E. B. Crosley
Indiana, Bloomington & Western
Philadelphia & Reading
Europe
W. H. Newman
New York Central
American Locomotive Company
Cook Locomotive Works
Paterson
N. J
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
St. Paul
Utah
Portland
Thomas Smiley
Lake Shore-Lehigh Valley Dispatch
Haz
Lake Shore Road
Missouri River
Ohio River
W. W. Richardson
Pennsylvania
Chicago, Indiana & Eastern Railway Company
Science & Eastern
Wiliam Garstang
Bi ‘Our
Thomas A. Laws
Chicago & Eastern
Saratoga
Walter Bronson
H. M Bronson
Railroads and leadership shifts across many lines
The Central Passenger Association debates fare rules for excursions to Atlantic City with Baltimore & Ohio favored over Pennsylvania. Appointments to recruit Southern Pacific into the Western immigrant bureau and Rock Island line expansions to El Paso are noted, alongside Lake Erie and Wabash arrangements and new Erie Railroad leadership.
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Chicago & Northwestern
E. L. Lomax
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Railroad
Western Immigrant Bureau
Sebastian
Chicago, Hook Island & Pacific
Mexico
Rock Island
Liberal
Kan
el Paso
Chicago
City of Mexico
Central Passenger Association
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Wabash
Big Four
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Cleveland
Wellington
Toledo
Lake Shore
St. Louis
Northern Connecting Railroad
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Woodford Syndicate
Indiana, Decatur & Western
Cincinnnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Hunt
Toledo, St. Louis & Western
Detroit Southern
Detroit
Buffalo
Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw Railway
William R. H. Martin
Henry F. Dawes
Albert R. Gallatin
Supreme Court
Cincinnati, Jackson & Mackinaw Railway Company
Pennsylvania
Vanderbilt
L. F. Loree
Baltimore & Ohio
Loree
Life in the Philippines at Pan American exposition
Exposition Bulletin describes the Philippine islands exhibit with agricultural implements and products from rice field tools to bamboo and Manila hemp. It highlights native crafts, clothing, household goods, musical instruments, and weapons, plus books, stamps, coins, and wood cannon replicas, with mounted photos and floral pictures.
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Philippine Islands
Manila
Islands
Aguinaldo
Wealthy Chicago real estate owner robbed at barn
A May dispatch from Harper’s Weekly reports Mr Stone, a wealthy Chicago real estate owner, was choked and robbed by thieves while feeding his cow in a Michigan Avenue barn. The piece notes Chicago life and comments on safety in a city of two million.
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E. &. Martin
Harper's Weekly
Chicago Dispatch
Mr. Stone
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
New York
Harvard waiter stands out in Broadway dining scene
A waiter of striking appearance impressed a New York Press reader yesterday in a Broadway restaurant as a Harvard figure, prompting curiosity about his identity and background.
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New York
Harvard
The Yale Student Turned Hotel Waiter Seeks A New Life
The article profiles a Yale alumnus who spent a summer in a Catskill hotel over a decade ago to earn funds for his education. After graduation he faced drift and pursued waiting, gaining generous patrons and tips. He is described as cultured, fluent in five languages, a bachelor with savings, and waiting for a more ambitious path.
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Yale
Catskill
Benemsing
Closing Recitals at Metropolitan School of Music
The Metropolitan School of Music will hold closing recitals at the Propylaeum on Wednesday June 19 at 2 15 p m. Programs include violin pieces by Scottson Clark and Aug Durrand, piano works by Beethoven Chopin and Schubert, vocal items, and a final ensemble. The Second Presbyterian Church program features organ preludes from Tschaikowsky and Guilmant, offertory led by Mrs Raschig and Mrs Evans, and a Grand Chorus postlude.
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Metropolitan School of Music
Propylaeum
Second Presbyterian Church
Tschaikowsky
Fredrick Graub Gleason
Louis Dochez
Raschig
Guilmant
Guilmant -Biederman
Organ Dedication Dates At Brazil and Vandalia Churches
Mr Charles F Hansen will dedicate the Kimball pipe organ at the First Christian Church in Brazil Indiana next Tuesday evening The same organist will give an opening recital on June 23 at the First Presbyterian Church of Vandalia Illinois He will be assisted by Miss Mary McCrory soprano of Charleston Illinois at Vandalia
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Charles F. Hansen
Kimball
First Christian Church
Brazil
Ind
Hansen
First Presbyterian Church
Vandalia
Mary McCrory
Charleston
May Building Operations Across Major Cities Rise
Construction News reports June 15 that building permits increased in most large cities in May with Indianapolis omitted. Across 21 cities, 4, using $27,716,687 for 5,001 projects, up 58 percent from last year. Pittsburgh and Chicago lead gains. New York, Buffalo, Atlanta, and Brooklyn show declines.
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Indianapolis
New York
Chicago
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cleveland
St. Coulis
Minneapolis
Denver
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Allegheny
Buffalo
Baltimore
New Orleans
Pittsburo
St. Louis
The Voting Machine in Philadelphia Record
Governor Stone argues voting machines won t make dishonest men honest but supports them as a tool to prevent cheating. It is not intended to reform character but to ensure one vote, one voter, and one count per vote in public ballots.
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Philadelphia
Stone
City of Indianapolis Finances for 1900 Reveals Indebtedness
Indiana Bureau of Statistics presents a comprehensive summary of Indianapolis finances for the year ending 1900. It covers city indebtedness, tax levies on $100 of property, receipts, expenditures, and miscellaneous valuation figures, including bonded debt of 2,135,700 and total receipts of 1,334,383.55 with a year-end balance of 29,668.56.
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Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Johnson
Indianapolis
Imil
Peresves
Imenss
Board of Public Works
Water Works Commission
Fire
Health Department
Erie
Assi Nciate
Jires
Miles Street
Beefsteak Suppers as Described by a Veteran Clubman
A veteran clubman extols beefsteak suppers as primal feasts, noting their social charm and irregular use for women. He describes monthly gatherings near a market, where a dorky servant cooks on a small portable gas range, preparing surloin steaks broiled lightly and cut into portions.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Beefs, Bros, and the Rites of Steak Feasts
A veteran clubman extols the manly art of beefsteak feasts eaten with fingers. He claims no society trappings or ladies, praising the gritty ritual, rye bread jacket, and closed eyes to savor the savory juice as essential to the experience.
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New Orleans
Georgia Politics on Suffrage and Disfranchisement
Washington Times reports Georgian Representative Livingston argues against constitutional disenfranchisement in the South. He says Georgia’s election law suffices, notes many blacks pay poll taxes, many move away, and warns of potential Republican efforts to trim southern representation in Congress. He cautions against risk to Georgia’s political standing.
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Washington Times
Livingston
Georgina
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North
South Carolina
Congress
United States Congress
Electoral College
House
South
One of Jefferson's Stories Captures Wild West Show
In Gray's End Missouri Joe Jefferson recalls a tour mishap when a sheriff supplied guards and pistols for Rip Van Winkle actors. Hogs beneath the stage charged in during a key scene, firing noises and squeals disrupted the crowd, yet the night ended with hearty applause and fresh pork for breakfast.
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Joe Jefferson
Gray's End
End
Catskill
Hendrik Hudson
Rip
Mr. Jefferson
Mending Glass and China With Isinglass Cement
Washington Star instructs on repairing broken glass and bric-a-brac using isinglass dissolved in gin as a clear cement. It details preparation, gluing technique, tape banding, and handling to ensure strong, nearly invisible fixes while stressing careful cleaning and alignment.
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Washington Star
China
Repairing fragile china and glass with mending techniques
The article outlines methods to mend glass and china using plaster of Paris mixed with egg white, white lead cement, and sand boxes. It covers securing broken pieces, applying solder for metal parts, and using weights and tapes to hold items steady while set times pass. It advises quick setting plaster for lamp collars, rosin flux, and careful cleaning with alcohol and tepid rinse.
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China
Fort Sheridan Pay Day Ends With Highland Tavern Flurry
The Chicago News recounts a chaotic scene at Fort Sheridan on pay day as soldiers descend on the Highland tavern. Money pours from the chute while drink flows freely and the guardhouse fills with excess. A Kip-like tale of excess and disorder concludes the brief report.
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Fort Sheridan
Rudyard Kip
Making a jockey essay from Ainslee's Magazine
Allen Sangree traces jockey making from stable boys to elite riders, detailing early apprenticeship, the trainer’s rigid tests, and the Daly training school on Coney Island. He highlights selection harshness, epitomized by William A. Daly’s blunt screening and the irate evaluation of candidates.
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Allen Sangree
Ainslee
Daly Brothers
William A. Daly
Coney Island
Schalk
Sunday Journal Offers Market for Jockey Apprentices
The piece describes a system where services earnings go to Mr Daly and jockeys’ families, with wealthy backers ready to pay up to $10,000 for a rider. It notes big stables like Whitney or Belmont bidding for apprentice jockeys and the division of money among the father and guardians.
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Mr. Daly
Turfipen
W. C. Whitney
Belmont
Letters To An Actress Shape Morning Mail
The volume of letters addressed to a popular actress mirrors a broad range of public interest. Autograph requests, performance critiques, and invitations fill the morning post, with both praise and denunciation offering valuable input while posing a constant time drain on the actress’s schedule.
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Amsograpd
Legion
Indiana judge warned for counterfeit coin jackpot plan
Fragmentary Washington Post item notes Frivol Hemann and a judge from Indiana who allegedly endorsed opening a jackpot with a counterfeit coin, with further mention of plans to push his court toward extreme actions using a can opener.
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Washington Post
Indiana
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