Local business and services directory fragment
A fragmented Indianapolis business ad page listing many firms and services. Entries mention patent lawyers El T. Silvius Co and Thomas Re. Bell consulting engineer, Stegmen Bros Oyster House, lending, sewing machines repair, Peerless Foundry stove repairs, wall papers, funeral directors Blanchard and TuteWiler, and real estate offerings on East Market Street with property specs and rental notices.
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Stegmenr
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N. Senate Ave
Puneral
Oe Blanchard
Delaware
Tutewiler & Son
Undertaners
W. Market St. Tei
Business Opportunity Listings From Lombard Building Agents
Two investment notes advertise stock in Citizens Consolidated Oil Co and a one sixth share in Borealis Oil Co Beaumont Texas plus nearby wells Spindle Top Heights Betty gusher and Herwood No 3. Agents Moeller and Davidson invite inquiries with full details. Also a furnished room wanted near the business center and a Monarch gas engine for sale in New York and Birmingham.
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Citizens” Consolidated Ol! Co
Guffy
Jane LU
Moeller & Davidson
Lombard
Borealis O11 Company
Beaumont
Tex
Herwood
Lombard Bellding
Two Women Chase Street Car in Comical Fracas
Readable scraps recount a Colored woman seeking private legal talk with Justice Smock over a husband’s alleged affairs and a public dispute at police HQ. Other vignettes include a chicken theft trial, a man praying on the street, and a humorous horse-ownership note, all reflecting urban life.
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Justice Smock
Heavy Pan-American traffic as freight moves through Indianapolis
Traffic conditions remain stacked with high freight volumes the week ended June 15 as 27,044 cars were handled at Indianapolis, 71,519 loaded. Railroads report a surge in miscellaneous freight and an all time peak for Belt Road transfers, with lines like Vandalia and Big Four posting notable gains and private switches expanding. Local depots bustle with overtime while competition tightens to move freight promptly.
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Indianapolis
Pennsylvania Lines
Vandalia
Big Four Lines
Lake Erie & Western
Indiana, Decatur & Western
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
D&w
Tasaz
Penn
Columbus
West
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Oteways Oid
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Backs New Differential on Chicago Line
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie railway applied a mileage ticket differential to Chicago fares, setting Pittsburg to Chicago at 5.20 while standard rates run 9.35, despite protests. The move, tied to a 468 mile agreed mileage via Fort Wayne, challenges Central Mileage Bureau rulings and raises concerns of ticket scalping potential if allowed to continue.
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Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Lake Shore
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio
Panhandle
Fort Wayne
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Reduced rail fares spur cross-country fall travel
The Merchants Association of New York reports Central Passenger Association approval of reduced fares for trips west of Buffalo and Pittsburg toward the Mississippi River, including Chicago and St. Louis, with Aug 3–7 and Aug 24–28 sale windows and a 30 day return limit. Rates set at one and one third for round trip as service expands from New England to the Mississippi and as far south as the Ohio and Potomac lines.
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Cc. E. Schaff
Big Fourines
Cleveland
John W. Riley
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Charles Ey
Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Road
A. D. Perry
Chicago & Alton
Indiana, Decatur & Western
Samuel Linde
Chicago & Northwestern
EB. E. Osborne
M. L. Sykes
Chicago
H. W. Wolf
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Southwestern Weighing and Inspection Bureau
Atlanta
F. L. Stump
Findlay, Fort Wayne & Western
Colorado
Marshall Brown
Canadian Pacific District
Detroit
Lannigan
Toronto
Winnipeg
Pennsylvania Voluntary Relief Association
Wabash
Buffalo
Southwestern
Pennsylvania Company
Ralph Peters
Adams Express Company
John K. Cowen
Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburg & Western
Lake Erie & Western
Indianapolis
Albert R. Kipp
Wisconsin Central
H. N. Kipp
Empire Line
Iondianapolis
Purdue University
Canadian Pacific
Seattle
Monon
Eden Tiee
Broadstreet
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Loree
Green
Prevost
McCrea
Leavenworth
United States
Federal Prison
Decatur
Danville
Ill
Ramsey
Fort Wayne
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Central Passenger Association
D. Martin
Mtimere
B. N. Austin
Western
Baltimore , Ohio
Baltimore
J. M. Schryver
J. M. Schoonmaker
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Lake Shore
W. H. Newman
New York Central
J. B. Yohe
P. 5. Blodgett
Senienteager
New York
Merchants’ Association of New York
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Central West
Bufffalo
New England Boundary Line
Ohto
Potomac Rivers
Southwestern Passenger Bureau
Texas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Filippino Branded Refused Service in Atlanta Fountain
A Filipino named Estilian Giori, brought to Georgia by an army officer for education, asked for soda at an Atlanta fountain and was refused because he was a nigger. The Georgia vote reflected deep separation, with the text noting indignities faced by Filipinos and the era’s racial attitudes.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Estilian Giori
Georgia
Atlanta
Divining Rod Tale Spurs Lead and Coal Hunt at Fountain County Farm
An elderly Fountain County farmer lured State Geologist Blatchley with talk of Spanish divining rods, lead veins, coal pockets, and rare clay on his Covington area farm. Blatchley teases the farmer’s beliefs while the exchange reveals local beliefs in water and ore signs and ends with an invitation to inspect the land.
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Fountain County
Blatchley
Covington
Ind
Ilinois
Prof. Blatchley
Professor Blatchley
American Pluck Story From Delta Banquet Eyeing Paris Exposition
Alfred F. Potts recounts the tale of Indiana native Dwyer, a Butler College graduate who traveled to Paris for the International Exposition via a cattle train dream. He faced rejection at the consul general but used ingenuity to secure work as a cleaner and later a restaurant attendant and guide, ultimately returning home with savings and a strong sense of American perseverance.
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Delta Tau Deltas
Commercial Club
Alfred F. Potts
Dwyer
Butler College
Paris
New York
Liverpol
Liverpool
English
John K. Gowdy
Gowdy
Indianapolis
Boys in Billiard Rooms Protest Nuisance
G H Sutton from Muncie Indiana protests pool and billiard parlors as magnets for young boys ages fifteen and sixteen. He notes boys smoke and converse there, and winnings in games are used as checks at nearby saloons, aiding intoxication. He urges stricter enforcement of laws against minors in poolrooms.
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Indianapolls Journal
G. H. Sutton
Munele, Ind
A Slam at the Lawyers in Wichita Trial
Kansas City Journal reports on a Wichita trial where John Jones accused of insanity answered a question about his father’s work by saying he is a lawyer. The exchange recalls a quip allegedly by De Wolf Hopper about actors.
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Hyland
Bugsy
Police
Quigley
Joe Stevens
Captain Dawson
Joe
Dawson
Stevens
Kansas City Journal
John Jones
Wichita
Jones
de Wolf Hop
Flo
Thewyer
Mr. Baar Atin
Superior Court Dockets Include Multiple Civil Actions
A long list of court actions across rooms and judges includes divorce dismissals and decrees, jury verdicts for defendants in civil suits, receivership and foreclosure filings, and new suits filed. Notable cases mention Eva Schwarz vs Henry Schwarz, Byram Land Co. vs Frank Bowers, American Boiler and Sheet Iron Citate vs M C Willis, and Indianapolis Brewing Company mortgage foreclosures, with outcomes ranging from dismissals to costs awarded and judgments against plaintiffs.
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Superior Court
John L. McMaster
Eva Schwarz
Henry Schwarz
Byram Land Company
Frank Bowers
Mechanic’s Hen
Vinson Carter
Eliza Amick
City of Facieaenes
American Boiler and Sheet-lron Citate Vs. M. C. Willis
Elizabeth H. Miller
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Mill Creek Wagon Company
Indianapolis Buggy Company
Arora A. Monahan
Zerney
Henry Clay Allen
George W. Bersch
James Smith
Justice of Peace
Karl Haupt
Indianapolis Planing Mil Company
Samuel Long
Sarah Harden
Malinda C. Willett
Edwin Co. Willett
Bond
James Gibbs
Priscilla Gibbs
Elsie Wehmeyer
John H. Wi
Hiram K. Chamberlain
William Redman
Minle M. Coleman
Edward Coleman
Ruperior
Room & National Casket Company
Croft Indianapolis
Board of Works of
Indianapolis Brewing Company
Charles J. Truemper
Charles le Truemper
Appellate Court Briefs and Motions From Indiana Cases
Appellate docket items include Edward Leach vs State of Indiana in Sullivan County and multiple appellant briefs and motions across counties such as Greene Bartholomew Tippecanoe and Monroe. The record reflects briefs on appeal, motions to dismiss, and replies in various circuit courts.
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Ming Es
Edward Leach
State of Indiana
Sullivan C. C. Appellee
First National Bank of Tod
Alexander Greger
Jackson C. C. Appellant
Frank L. Monteith
Bartholomew Co
Appellants
Appellate Court
Finutes
Mary A. Jacobs
Administra
Frances L. Jolly
Tippecanoe Ga Appellees
Ismac Russell
Margaret Bruce
Marion C. C
Mary Clinson
Horace Pease
Monroe
Jonny Kinsley
Epacrnee
C. Appellant
Fittam
John MP
Gowen
Jeersson
Fragmentary Detroit Journal muse on modern magazines
A fragmented Detroit Journal snippet muses on ancient philosophers reading modern magazines and noticing trivial matters like shaving soap as if it reveals deeper truths about existence. The garbled text suggests a reflective, ironic tone on knowledge and material concerns.
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Detroit Journal
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Wgenis
Indianapolis Journal
Wm. L. Rice
West Michiesn Street
Tetepeenes
Paneral Directors
Okey Er auLe Co
Madison Avenue
New
N. B. Groff
A. Ditener
Washington
Crown Hill
Stanhope
Dew
E. St
C. F. Sayles
East Market Street
Spann & CO
Rica
C. PN
Williams & CO
Rockville Road
Mg Ata
THE
Central Trust
Market St. Tate
Ashave
Fifteenth
Richie
Ket St
Ashland
Fifteenth St
Linick
A. F. Journal Counting Room
Gregory & Appel
Bryce’s
C. Thomas
McHarles
S. Lewis
Ingalls
Best Board
N. Meridian
Al—Ella Baker
Schusetts Av
Wgnlgen
Fisk
Fiske & Rt Koop CO
Loulaville
Fichi
Litchfield Jundery and Machine CO
Litchfield
United States Army
Illinois St
Pearl St
Logansport
INDP
LL Warehouse Co
BE. Kurtz
Pres
H. A. Crossland
Mgr
Union
Ohio Street
Ares Wax
Cochee OF Household
Sue CO
Ohio
Anaerabele
Joseph Gardner
Kentucky
Californ
Haslinger
Tie Mas
Sconeanean Reedeemnemencheinenea
Ieang
Olis Drug CO
Monarch Gas
Reyour
Ngine CO
New York St
Elaundry
F. Earhart
Wall Street
Bargalna
North Illinois Street
Fox
Care Journal
Monarch Gas Engine CO
Bett BR. BR
Justice Smock—Police
Washington Street
Mlinois
Fairview Park
Daly
Collins
Steve Johnson
Johnson
al Taffe
Turnkey
Ty Carol
Alry Ana Mosquite
Niagara Falls
Buffalo Courier
Pacific Coast
Courtwright
Michigan
Big Four
Uneeda
Jinjer
Waifer
National Biscuit Company
Thes
China
Patton Bros
S. Meridian ST
England
Lender
Kissel
McCoy
Gano
Hopper
the Court Record
Criminal Court
Fremont Alford
John Lewis
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