Readjustment of Woodmen rates dominates convention chase
The Woodmen of America head camp faces a pivotal rate readjustment issue. Wisconsin delegates back a Fawcett plan for a level premium structure based on 20 year mortality, while Kansas opponents urge a referendum before any change. Key figures include J F W Fawcett of Superior Wisconsin Robert A Brown of Indianapolis and J G Johnson of Kansas. The upcoming Indianapolis convention is expected to set a precedent for fraternal insurance pricing.
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United States
B. R. Talbot
Nebraska
Hotel
Claypool
Northcott
Wisconsin
J. F. W. Fawcett
Superior
Wis
The
Woodmen of America
Robert A. Brown
Indianapolis
J. G. Johnson
Kansas
Johnson
Northcot
Mr. Johnson
Fawcett
America
Hawes
Mr. Fawcett
Woodmen Society
Lighting Contract Discussed At Commercial Club Meeting
A Commercial Club board session reviewed upcoming electrical lighting bids. Representatives from Indianapolis Light & Power Company and from other electric firms attended. The discussion focused on which firms would bid and how the contract would be handled at the board’s next session.
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Citizens’ League
Sears
Perry
Indianapolis Light & Power Company
Marion County Heat Light Company
Commercial Club
Electric Light Companies
Vinson
Fleming
Ome
Se Heat & Light Company
Sas Ether Ome
Prohibition Candidate Seeks Clean City Governance
Twenty voters attend a Morris Street Church Prohibition meeting where George Hitz declares a cold water campaign and a landslide victory. Pastor A L Orcutt urges church members to back Hitz, criticizing current city governance and pledging to clean city politics by enacting strict laws and closing dives.
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Morrisstreet Christian Church
George Hitz
A. L. Orcutt
Englewood
Newlin
Parton
Bookwalter
Prohibition
Hitz
Indianapolis
George M. Anderson
Anderson
Indiana firms file articles of incorporation and stock changes
The Secretary of State sees a wave of business growth with multiple concerns expanding or forming. Frank Bird Transfer Company votes to issue 60000 dollars in preferred stock and enlarge operations. E I Fisher becomes director and secretary. Hoosier Prospecting Company sets Princeton HQ with 5000 dollar capital. directors include Agar, Harris, Mauck, Archer, Woods, and Mauck. Fort Wayne Real Estate Company launches building and loan business with 100000 dollar capital. directors Klotz, Bickel, Koerdt. United Grain Company from New Jersey declares compliance, with 4000 dollar capital, 2000 represented in Indiana. Sessor Orr of South Bend as Indiana representative. Muncie Lubricating Company forms with 100000 dollar capital. directors Ball, Wachtell, Gibson. Clinton Publishing Company of Clinton, Indiana, incorporates with 5000 dollar capital. directors Hopkins, Walker, Payne, Tillotson. New South Bend firm Mc Henry Millhouse Manufacturing Company files with 10000 dollar capital. directors McHenry, Millhouse, Starr. Balser Grave Vault Company of Indianapolis forms with 10000 dollar capital. directors Balser and Goddard.
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Frank Bird Transfer Company
E. I. Fisher
Alvin 8. Lockard
W. E. Stevenson
Hoosier Prospecting Company
Secretary of State
Princeton
Ind
Henry Agar
Frank Harris
J. Arthur Mauck
John W. Archer
George W. Woods
P. Mauck
Fort Wayne
Daniel Klotz
Joseph F. Bickel
Ferdinand Koerdt
United Grain Company
New Jersey
Indiana
Sessor Orr
South Bend
Muncie
Robert M. Ball
Calvin 8. Wachtell
John W. Gibson
Clinton Publishing Company
Clinton
Alpha
Balser
Indianapolis
Precenre
Cotarieg Wen Balser
Albert Goddard
Abe
Chartotterrie
Ordinance Tabooing Automobile Stations Introduced in City
An ordinance introduced by Mr Eppert would bar building automobile stations in most residential blocks within Indianapolis unless written consent is obtained from majority property owners. The measure targets Indiana Automobile Company plans on East Vermont Street opposite University Park. E F Claypool and John C Wright push the plan amid property concerns. Wynne negotiates Democrat support for a smallpox board funding ordinance. Council delays on Crall’s railroad measure. three ordinances approved for mayoral signature.
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Eppert
Indiana Automobile Company
John B. Cochrum
East Vermont Street
University Park
E. F. Claypool
John C. Wright
Automobile Company
Claypool
Wright
City of
Indianapolis
Board of Public Works
New York Street
Alabama Street
Georgia Street
Senate Avenue
Ulet
Cockrum
the Automobile Company
Bartle
East
Vermont Street
Aerie Os
Wynne
Thomas A. Wynne
Health Board
Moriarity
Berry
Shea
Buck
Tom
John Crall
Indianapolis Interurban Terminal Company
P., C., C. & St. L. Railroad Company
Brookville Road
Buddenbaum & Heller
Fletcher and Spann Avenues
Court rules domestic animal share in street rights
Supreme Court holds a domestic animal may be entitled to street rights under proper regulation. Megrew, chair, refuses remonstrator status to W. H. Roll over Armstrong Park residence claim. Postcards from 200 lot owners support improvements. named petitioners include Mayer Parry Shaw Kuhn Frances Meyer Atkins Kregele Moores Barnard Levy Hines Keller Swain Perry Hufford. North West street residents threaten injunction over Flint rock paving. majority owners oppose forced rock. L B E W commits to safety gates at Thirteenth street crossing once provisions are met. Boswell Fleming heirs donate land strips for boulevard. Estate administrator Scheidler seeks action by Park Commissioner.
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Armstrong Park
Megrew
W. H. Roll
Roll
Lockerbie Street
W. L. Elder
North West Street
Board of Public Works
Wetzel
Final action and modifications on city paving projects
City records show final action taken with modifications on several paving projects including gravel roadways cement walks brick gutters and curbs on Thirty third and Thirty fourth streets from Northwestern avenue to canals with costs ranging from 2 850 to 22 500. Papers ordered grading and paving Madison avenue and Eighteenth street with crushed stone and flint rock macadam.
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Thirty-third Street
Northwestern Avenue
Canal
Thirty-fourth Street
Clifton Street
Mne Street
Thirty-fifth Street
Can al
West Side
Thirty-second Street
Thirty-sixth Street
Woodlawn Avenue
Shelby Street
State Avenue
Madison Avenue
Pleasant Run
Eighteenth Street
Capitol Avenue
Illinois Street
Southern Avenue
Meridian Street
Highland Avenue
Market Street
Ohio Street
Brookside Avenue
Rural Street
Gale Street
Central Trust Company
First Alley
Central Avenue
Twenty-fourth Street
Twenty-fifth Street
River Avenue
White River
Kentucky Avenue
Lockerbie Street
Noble Street
Liberty Street
American Construction Company
Is It An Improvement Case On Massachusetts Avenue
Property owners along Massachusetts Avenue seek to bar city resurfacing assessments. In Judge Carter's court the demurrer on whether the work is a repair or an improvement was argued but not concluded. Horace Smith alleges board missteps and bids switching from Marion County Construction to Barber Asphalt.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Carter
Horace Smith
Board of Works
Megrew
Smith
Marion County Construction Company
Barber Asphalt Company
Linn D. Hay
Hawkins & Smith and
Duncan
Hornbrook & Smith
Wilson & Townley
Taylor & Woods
Elizabeth M. Ohr
William M. Taylor
Superior Court
Indianapolis
Man Feels Bound by Promise Incarcerated Over Harness Theft
George Williams was fined $100 and sentenced to Indiana State Prison for two to fourteen years after refusing to plead guilty. He explained he would rather serve time than break a promise to Colonel Shaw, the prison superintendent, saying he kept his word from a prior work house theft of a bicycle. He had been indicted for stealing a harness set from Levi Carter and was allowed to keep his pledge by the judge.
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George Williams
Indiana State
Criminal Court
Colonel Shaw
Levi Carter
Logsdon Accused in Slot Machine Bribe Probe
Win D. Logsdon on the Board of Public Works faced bribery allegations as investigators named James W. and Dr. George E. Hunt among witnesses. The probe, led by Prosecutor Ruckels haus, charged conspirators tied to Stahl and a New York firm seeking slot machine placements.
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Win D. Logsdon
Board of Public Works
James W
George E. Hunt
Citizens’ League
Hilton A. Brown
Thomas A. Wynne
Hunt
Noel
Logsdon
Stahl
New York
Earl Martin
Ruckelshaus
County Pays for Executions and Docket Delays
County officials indicate Marion County must bear execution costs after Ora Copenhaver’s death warrant was received from Indiana State prison. The Osgood estate suit, begun by Ida Osgood Stanley, awaits adoption proof. Foreclosure and mortgage actions proceed in circuit court while city disputes over pier inspection bills and a Massachusetts avenue property quiet title suit advance in state courts. Divorce action against Mamie Hughes and a first offense parole for Virgil Fultz are noted among docket items.
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Clerk Brown
Criminal Court
Ora Copenhaver
James P. Reid
Indiana State Prison
Marion County
Osgood
Carter
Ida Osgood Stanley
Mason J. Osgood
Councilmen Likely To Reject Freak Dog Ordinance
City council discussion centers on a new dog ordinance that would require dogs to be chained when off their owner’s property. Hoot Man Munro, ex-council member and dog breeder, argues existing regulations suffice. Petitions pour in as council members indicate likely opposition to the measure despite public pressure.
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Munro
Superior Court docket items and new suits listed
Courtrooms and judges hear cases on liens hearings appeals and criminal plea. Dockets show defendants pleading guilty in grand larceny petit larceny and receiving stolen goods with sentences including a $100 fine and one to three years in prison. New suits filed include divorce damages quiet title and contract actions in multiple Superior Court rooms with appellate cases and records from Higher Courts' Appellate Court listings.
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Superior Court
John L. McMaster
Willard Harmon
Clark Schooley
Mechanic's
Nathan R. Schooley
Henry Clark
Otto Maesushke
Mechanic’s Len
Vinson Carter
the Realty Investment Company
Charles H. Korbly, Jr
Wilburn Wilson
William O. Garver
William C. Dickson
City of Indianapolis
Circuit Court
Henry Clay Allen
Harrison C. Bickle
Frank C. Bickle
Fremont Alford
State of Indiana
Virgil Fultz
George Williams
Indiana State
Stahl Case Inquiry Prominent Figures Called Before Grand Jury
The Marion county grand jury yesterday examined the case of Arthur Stahl a St. Louis detective bound over by Judge Whallon. In police court he faced conspiracy charges for attempting to bribe Bd.
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Marion County Grand Jury
Arthur Stahl
St. Louis
Whallon
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