Freight amendment to interurban franchise discussed in city council
Council tonight may hear an amendment by Councilman Sourbier to the Indianapolis & Shelbyville interurban franchise. J L Keach chairs the shippers committee opposing the board’s freight terms, pushing for depot requirements and freight rate parity with steam roads. A related hospital appropriation of 13500 passes likely with two Democrats backing it.
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Indianapolis
Shelbyville
Negley
Committee On
Sourbler
Committee of Shippers
J. L. Keach
Lebanon & Frankfort
Board of Public Works and Council
Board of Public Works
Wynne
Shea
Kelly
Health Department
Board of Health
McFarland
Hottest day of the year draws crowds to Indianapolis parks
Heat and humidity marked yesterday as thousands flocked to Riverside and Brookside parks. About 10 000 at Riverside and 5 000 at Brookside enjoyed band concerts, boating, and sports while rail excursions drew 8 000 to 15 000 visitors from Lafayette Cincinnati Terre Haute Seymour Madison Vincennes Urbana and Michigan City as cool evening winds and a thunderstorm offered relief.
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Mercury
Weather Bureau
Fairview
Indianapolis
Riverside
Brookside
Park Board
Power
Riverside Park
Canoe Club
Fair Bank
Weber
Cincinnati
Big Four
Aurora
Union City
Wabash
Pennsylvania
Seymour
Madison
Fort Wayne
Michigan City
Lafayette
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Urbana
Decatur
News of the Theaters Mrs Fiske Season Ends at Manhattan
Mrs Fiske closes a long season June 14 at the Manhattan Theater New York after a run beginning September _ and including Miranda and The Unwelcome Mrs Hatch On tour she revived Divorcens A Bit of Old Chelsea and A Doll s House The season totals show 39 weeks with 24 in New York and 15 elsewhere She plans Adirondacks rest then to stage Captain Ely at Manhattan with Hazelton and Grey Fiske and Eliza Elk will star in the resting period Magdala project mentioned
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Chelsea
Runi
New York
Adirondacks
Manhattan Theater of
George
Hazelton
M. T. H. S. Commencement at English's Opera House
The Manual Training High School will award diplomas to a class of 10, the largest since founding eleven years ago. Dr. C F Thwing of Western Reserve University will deliver the address, with Dr. George W Sloan presenting the diplomas. The program includes music, salutatory by Alice Ballard, address, valedictory by Thomas P D Sheerin, and diploma presentation.
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Manual Training High School
C. F. Thwing
Western Reserve University of Cleveland, O
Geor. W. Sloan
Thomas J. Villers
Alice Ballard
Charles F. Thwing
Thomas PD. Sheerin
George W. Sloan
Stella Alig
Eugene Rexford
Anderson
Ruby Copeland
Elinor Posey
White Bear Lake
Minn
Irma Jean Wobher
Wequetensing
Roe Roberts
Virginia Shaw
Margaret Cook
Local Athletic Association
James Randall
Delta Phi
Anna Chubb-Fuller
Spencer
Olive Hawkins
Miss Selleck
Paul Carrol Edwards
California
Leland Stanford, Jr
The
Athletic Association
Long Pony Ride Shaped by $1000 Wager from Denver Men
William Henry Jacobs, son of Mrs. Charles P. Jacobs of 1225 North Pennsylvania street, rides a Montana pony from Kit Carson to Indianapolis to settle a $1000 bet. The trip, starting June 1 from Kit Carson, crosses Kansas City and St Louis to Terre Haute before reaching Indianapolis, with Jacobs aged 22 and the pony a 14-hand seal brown draft. The journey tests the pony’s staying power as Jacobs travels the 1087 miles by rail distance on horseback, meals and nights aside.
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William Henry Jacobs
Charles P. Jacobs
North
Pennsylvania Street
Denver
Colorado City
Jacobs
Kit Carson
Col
Montana
Pelo Field
Indianapolis
Insane Polson
Kansas City
Mr. Jacobs
Yellowstone Park
Colorado
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Terre Haute
Charles Mayer & Co Adopts Early Saturday Close Plan
Charles Mayer & Co leads the push for summer early closing to aid clerks in heat. The store will shut at 12 30 on Saturdays and 5 on other weekdays, with broader adoption planned in Indianapolis. Workers won’t be asked to work Saturday afternoons or evenings until mid September.
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Charles Mayer & Co
Indianapolis
Plaited Skirt Styles Highlight Home Dressmaking Hints
May Manton describes plait tucked skirts as graceful and comfortable fashion options. The illustrated model uses ecru linen canvas, suited for wool, linen, and cotton, with a seven gore cut that narrows at the waist and flares freely below.
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May Manton
Pattern and flag memory in a Baltimore American note
The passage details skirt patterns with specific yardage for different widths and sizes 12 14 16 for Misses 14 years, plus a pattern coupon offer from The Journal Indianapolis. It ends with an extended patriotic poem about the flag Your flag and my flag and a salute to the flag's meaning, attributed to W. D. Nesbit in the Baltimore American.
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Indianapolis
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W. D. Nesbit
Baltimore
Court Actions and New Suits Summary
Circuit Court actions include divorces, name change, and damages cases with judgments for costs or creditors. Notable filings span Baldock divorce, Riester note suit, Clover Leaf Sanatorium case, Indiana Shoe name change to Crowder-Mason, and assorted divorces and partitions across Superior and Circuit Courts with appointed commissioners and court dates. New suit filings list to correct deed, multiple divorce petitions, damages demands, and support actions in various court rooms.
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Henry Clay Allen
Nannie Baldock
William Baldock
Charles E. Feree
The
Clover Leaf Sanatorium
Justice of the Peace
Mary F. Nixon
John F. Riester
Ida B. Spillman
Isaac Spillman
Indiana Shoe and Rubber Company
Crowder-Mason Shoe Company
Thomas L. Jones
George BE. Jones
John Lovett
Hattie G. Gehler
John Gehler
Hattie G. Martin
Henry Rothe
Sophia E. Rhodes
Superior Court
Blanche Billman
Nicholas Billman
Arthur C. Newby
Indianapolis Cycle Track Company
Lillie D. Schmidt
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Isaish Sanderford
Columbia Club
Berry G. Harbeson
Mary Harbeson
Lillian Pearl Cone
Frederick P. Cone
Circuit Court
Clara Baxter
W. H. Baxter
Mabel Connelly
Nicholas Connelly
Supreme Court Minutes Summary of Appellate Briefs and Cases
Appellate Court minutes list multiple cases with briefs and responses. Names include Wilton L Hibbard Irene W Trask Vincent Ginn Joseph G Smith Lewis Tate Kelley Houts Board of Commissioners Franklin County City of Connersville Snider Henry Dodge Brul Johnson Moran receiver and associated assignments of errors.
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Wilton L. Hibbard
Irene W. Trask
Wayne C. C
Appellee Trask
Vincent Ginn
State of Indiana
Henry C. C. Appellant
Joseph G. Smith
Lewis C. Tate
Greene C. C
John B. Kelley
Henry B. Houts
Allen S.C. Appellees
Henry C. Kimble
Board of Commissioners of
Franklin County
Fayette C. C
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Insanity and impulse in crime cited in various cases
A compilation notes that uncontrollable impulses do not excuse criminal acts in State vs Knight. It cites Love v Phalen upholding city ordinances requiring licenses for public speeches near City Hall. It also notes McCullough v Iowa holding greed driven impulses do not negate insanity defenses if willpower is too weak. Noonan v Pardee discusses the timing of injury from mine subsidence for statutes of limitations. Southern Railway Co. case concerns ticket return eligibility after expulsion from a train.
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Knight
Phalen
Municipal ordinance void for boarding moving train case Mills v Missouri
Abstract of several early tort and liability rulings. Mills v Missouri K and T Railway Co holds a city ordinance making it misdemeanor to board a moving train invalid as beyond municipal power. Bogan v Carolina Central Railroad Co holds train operators liable if they discover or should discover peril and fail to act. Rogers v Union Benevolent Society No 2 concerns default for dues when accrued sick benefits exceed unpaid dues. A statute holding carriers liable for passenger injuries unless due to criminal negligence or breach of express rule is noted.
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Mills
Missouri
Tex
Bogan
Carolina Central Railroad Company
Mutual Benefit Society
Rogers Vs. Union Benevolent Society No
Who Comes With Summer To This Earth In Early Verse
A concise excerpt from Notes and Queries renders a riddle about summer and June. It speaks of a figure bearing an agate ring who governs wealth and long life, hinting at seasonal symbolism and poetic personification without modern context.
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