Forged Annual Pass Case Tests Big Four Links
Witnesses detail ticket forgery schemes tied to Meyberg and Messing agencies. Vandalia chief clerk Joseph Smith testifies to forged annual passes covering Indiana and Illinois. Court case against rail ticket brokers stretches on with Juide Whallon presiding. adjourned to continue.
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Railway Ticket Protective Bureau
Meyberg and Messing
Whallon
J. F. Webber
Big Four Railroad
1St Louis
James Finley
Finley
Webber
JF. M. Brine
Cincinnati
A. L. Mason
Weber
Har Agerr
Joseph Smith
Vandalia Raiflroad
Indiana
Illinois
Smith
Duncan
Meyberg
W. H. Richardson
Mr. Smith
Hendricks
J. F. Knipe
Indianapolis
Bouma
St. Louis
Messing Agency
Guest
Gerber
City Detective Department
Grand Jury
Ticket Brokers Enjoined In St Louis Suits Filed
Thirty seven injunct ion suits against St Louis ticket brokers were filed in the Circuit Court for preventing nontransferable tickets sales. Railroads aim to curb excursion tickets sold to Saengerfest visitors. Railroads named include the Interstate Commerce Commission railroads Bolton, St Louis & San Francisco, Missouri Pacific, and St Louis Iron Mountain Southern.
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ST. Louis
St. Louisa
Inco
Bolton
San Francisco
Ion
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain & Southern
Harrisburg Clerk and Clerk Sentenced for Ticket Scalping
Abel Cohen and Harry Katz, both connected to a clothier in Harrisburg, pleaded guilty to ticket scalping. Judge Weiss sentenced Cohen to a $0 fine and costs, Katz to a $0 fine and costs. The judge indicated potential prison time given the guilty plea.
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Harrisburg
Abel Cohen
Harry Katz
Pennsylvania
Weiss
Cohen
Katz
Wou
City News Notes
Mr R Kirschbaum departs for New York on the Celtic June 3 for a long abroad trip. Newton Booth Tarkington, sick with typhoid, sat at a window yesterday but has not yet gone downstairs. A new sanitarium by Dr V B Fletcher at East Market street and Highland avenue will cost about 50000 and be ready Oct 1. Simon Yandes, ill with vertigo at Wabash College, is recovering. Mrs Ona B Talbot sails for New York tomorrow to arrange engagements for next season and may give concerts at Claypool Hotel Assembly hall. The Physio Medical College awarded the body of William Jackson who was hanged last Friday. George T Sullivan's Stevenson building office was closed after a raid on the Chicago office and books and bank accounts were attached. All local O accounts were settled before closure. Walter and John Harrington left home to pick oranges in Florida but returned after thirty miles from 616 North New Jersey street. Yesterday’s weather was not warm enough to start an awning catching fire, yet some confusion occurred and a small mishap followed.
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R. Kirschbaum
New York
Celtic
Newton Booth Tarkington
V. BR. Fletcher
East Market Street
Highland Avenue
Simon Yandes
Wabash College
Ona B. Talbot
Claypool
Assembly Hall
Physio-Medical College
John Harrington
Thomas J. H.im
New Jersey Street
Gerald
Precinct Boundary Plan Delayed Toward July
Edwin Logsdon drives a slated precinct ordinance, facing Democratic chairman James Keach's complaints that delay aims to stall the Democratic city convention. The process involves several readings, amendments, and council meetings, with final passage not expected before the second week of July.
International Association of Railway Surgeons Opens Sessions
The sixteenth annual convention opens at the German House with Mayor Bookwalter welcoming attendees. W. A. McCandress reviews the group’s aims in surgeon education for railroad injury care and train crew safety measures. Attendance exceeds 150 and many plan to arrive. Woodmen gathering in Indianapolis affects hotel capacity.
Injured While Looping the Loop at Cyclorama
Ray Stevens sustained head and facial injuries while attempting a roller skating loop at the Cyclorama yesterday. Medical teams treated him on site and he was transported to a local hospital for further care.
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Ray Stevens
Morals and Patrol Box Debate on Neighborhood Impact
Nineteenth Street residents urged replacement of a patrol box to the Board of Public Safety, arguing its moral effect is indispensable. The board, noting an uneven neighborhood, approved the request after hearing that hourly officer visits would keep loafers away and deter disturbances.
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Board of Public Safety
Keller
Schoppenhorst
Bryson
Coots
Taffe
Nineteenth Street
Pete
Jae ME
Old Creosote Fight Over Wooden Block Paving Bids
Representatives of Terre Haute Creosote and other wooden block suppliers urged the Board of Public Works to broaden paving oil specifications. bids showed Terre Haute and competitors proposing kreodone and creoline oils for curb and cement work, with an engineer to have the oil analyzed.
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Board of Public Works
Terre Haute Creosote Company
H. C. Adams
Cooper
Clarence Kenyon
Hoosier Construction Company
A. W. van Hafften
J. K. Cooper
Dem candidate warns of ridicule weapon in mayoral race
Wm. F. Moore asserts three men and two newspapers seek to derail his mayoral bid by ridicule. He circulated a letter urging Democrats to back him, stating these foes would empower opponents in 1940s campaigns and urging party unity to counter the effort. Moore plans an active campaign and predicts success.
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Wm. F. Moore
Ashland Avenue Roadway and Curb Bids Bid by Board of Works
The Board of Works reviews bids for wooden block roadway and curb from Twenty-third to Twenty-eighth streets in Ashland with bidders A W Van Haften J K Copper & Co and Indianapolis Construction Co offering cement and creosote curb blocks and combined curb and gutter. Other street projects include gravel roadways and cement walks in Larch Florence and Highland areas with multiple contractors and bid amounts, all referred to the engineer. Final and primary assessment rolls approved for local sewers and vacation of Kentucky avenue, with related curb and gravel work and main sewer projects listed.
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Ashland
Twenty-third Street
Twenty Eighth Street
A. W. van Haften
J. K. Copper & Co
Hoosier Construction Com
Larch Street
Eleventh Street
Twelfth Street
Francis M. Lackey
Indianapolis
Florence Street
Michigan Street
Indianapolis Construction Company
Allen Caylor
D. H. Fatout
Politic
Helen Stress
Allen Pron
Highland Avenue
Marlowe Avenue
New York Street
Highland Place
Mariette Drive
BE. Loughlin
Kentucky Avenue
Central Avenue
Twenty-fourth Street
Twenty-fifth Street
Holmes Avenue
Cal Street
Nineteenth Street
Senate Avenue
Highland
Girl testifies on alleged insult before Burke shooting
Gertrude Worth, 13, testified in the coroner's office that Eugene Burke grabbed Rae Rye Shin Ae and that she ordered him to mind his own business. Cecil Horton, named as an accomplice, allegedly urged her to go with Burke while Barr admits shooting. Horton is held at the county jail.
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Gertrude Worth
Eugene Burke
Meade Barr
Rae
Rye Shin Ae
Cecil Horton
Burke
Horton
Barr
Editor Cheradame Leaves City After Visit with Du Bois
M. Andre Cheradame, noted editor and publisher of France, guest of Professor Du Bois, departed last evening for St. Louis. He is associated with 1 Bolatr, a prominent publication.
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M. Andre Cheradame
France
du Bois
St. Louis
Woman theft on North Illinois street reported by Olmstead
J B Olmstead of 110 West Rural street reported to police last night that two white women talking to him on North Illinois street between Ohio and New York around 11 pm stole 50 dollars from his hip pocket of 200 dollars. He says one woman grabbed the money and fled. He chased them but they fled north and threatened to kill him if followed. Bicycle officers Trimpe and Lowe investigated.
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J. B. Olmstead
West Rural Street
North Illinois
Ohio
New York
Olmstead
Trimpe and
Lowe
Labor Commissioner Seeks Settlement in Bedford Lineman Strike
Labor Commissioner McCormack Bedford meets striking linemen and two city telephone companies to push for an early settlement. Central Union company plans a 10 am meeting with workers while New Telephone Company declines dialogue. Linemen demand 2.75 daily pay, versus 2.50 offered by the firms. Endorsements show most unions settling. quarry and mill workers also near agreement. Bedford’s small police force and homeowner majority cited as signs of order.
Sloan Drug Store Sells, Remodeling Planned
Sloan's drug store on Washington street was sold yesterday to Henry J. Huder, owner of a Washington and Pennsylvania streets store in the Odd Fellows' building. The old building will be remodeled and the floor lowered to the sidewalk, while George B. Sloan continues the drug business at the Denison House store. The Washington street store was founded by his father, the late George W. Sloan, more than forty years ago.
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Sloan
Washington Street
Henry J. Huder
Washington
Pennsylvania Streets
Odd Fellows
George B. Sloan
Denison House
George W. Sloan
Man Freed Then Rearrested in City Burglary Spree
Albert Lewis, jailed after an arrest for attempting to burglarize Elmer Stevenson’s home at 2002 North New Jersey Street, was released yesterday afternoon and immediately rearrested on a burglary charge by Detectives Holtz and Bray. Detectives report strong evidence linking Lewis to several recent neighborhood burglaries where he worked.
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Albert Lewis
Elmer Stevenson
North
New Jersey Street
Holtz and Bray
Lewis
A C Havens Recovering From Shooting Incident
A C Havens, the lineman shot Tuesday afternoon, is not badly hurt and may appear in court against George H Deane, the nonunion lineman. Deane claims self defense and says three union linemen attacked him, making the shooting justifiable.
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A. C. Havens
George H. Deane
Deane
St. Louis World's Fair Official Seeks Indiana Exhibit Factory Details
Secretary Alexander of the St. Louis World's Fair Commission writes to Milan H. Hulbert chief of the department of manufactures in St. Louis about building a factory at St. Louis to be part of Indiana's exhibit. Hulbert shows interest and requests complete details for the project.
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Alexander
St. Louis
Mauer Causes Trouble at City Hospital Demand for Wages
William Mauer, an orderly at City Hospital, became intoxicated last night and caused trouble by demanding payment he claimed Dr Jobes owed him. Bicycle patrols were summoned and he refused to leave without the money. He was taken into custody without further incident when the patrol wagon arrived.
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William Mauer
City Hospital
Dr. Jobes
Mauer
Tippling in New Orleans A Creole Town Drink Forecast
A Chicago Post amusement piece recounts a gentle stranger in New Orleans who samples drinks from local favorites including sazerac and fizz. It contrasts intoxicating effects with carnival like displays, noting women from the North and local mint julep flavors while wittily evoking the city’s festive beverage scene.
Absinthe and local suds in New Orleans tasting notes
A travelogue style piece observes New Orleans drinking culture with humor and critique. It contrasts absinthe habits in the North and South, mentions roufignac, a sugared drink tied to a famed but unnamed figure, and spoofs social commentary by a clubman narrator.
Foreign marriage laws and German divorce reforms detailed
A London Chronicle summary notes parliamentary presentation of foreign marriage laws including ages, ceremonies, fees, and divorce grounds. It highlights 1896 Belgian and French reforms easing marriage formalities, France altering Article 151, and Germany adopting unified empire rules via the civil code with new divorce and separation provisions. It also discusses English subjects abroad under German law and outlines the evolving German grounds for divorce including adultery desertion and cruelty.
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Lord Lansdowne
Belgium
France
Germany
German Empire
Empire
Grounds for divorce widen in Norway under 1902 law
The text notes that divorce grounds extend when a spouse grossly neglects duties or leads an immoral life. It cites Prussia’s old insuperable aversion rule and explains Norway's 1902 criminal law amendment allowing either spouse to petition if the other faces long imprisonment, uncertain duration, or crimes endangering life, including outrageous acts. It also permits divorce for vagrancy, intemperance, or other ill conduct.
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Prussia
Norway
Peri
A Word to Fishermen From a Fair Approach to the Sport
Grover Cleveland writes in the Independent urging anglers to fish for recreation and table pleasure while avoiding greed and cruelty. He distinguishes true anglers from livelihood-focused fishers, urges restraint to prevent waste, and stresses patience, proper tackle, and enjoyment whether catches are plentiful or scarce.
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Grover Cleveland
Independent
Izaak Walton
Inconus
Joney
Economic distress in Cincinnati quoted by Mr T E Sibert
Washington Post reports Mr T E Sibert of Cincinnati saying he has not known a period when prices were so scarce and high while his business has continued. He notes the ongoing search for goods and supplies as he works in a difficult market.
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Washington Post
T. E. Sibert
Cincinnati
Lnte
High prices persist for fine horses despite auto craze
The dealer notes no profit for dealers as horse supply remains tight after Spain and Boer wars. It will take years to recover while prices stay high. He says the automobile boom has not affected demand for high quality horses and doubts it ever will alter the pleasure of riding behind a fine pair.
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Spain
Night Attack Upon Quebec Aired By A Century
A quarter past four in a fierce snowstorm, Quebec wakes as rockets fire from Cape Diamond. Mortars, bells, guns, and drums erupt while citizens, soldiers, and priests brace for a bold assault. Governor Carleton and Maclean investigate rumors of attackers within the Lower Town.
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Justin H. Smith
Montgomery
Quebec
Malcolm Fraser
St. Louis Street
Cape Diamond Bastion
Jesuit College
Recollet Monastery
Ursulines
Hotel Dieu
Our Lady of Victory
St. Roch
Fusii
Tal
St. Lawrence
Carleton
Monas
Palace
Livingstar's
Brown
Maclean
How They WI Know Buckley. New York Evening Sun
The Rev Dr Buckley states he expects to meet and know the life to come, but not by recognizing bodily features. The bishops remark on recognizing the soul, likening it to a distant order in a discussion.
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New York Evening Sun
J. M. Buckley
The Real Crank and the Postum Advantage
A crank persists in coffee though it harms health while Postum Food Coffee offers health benefits. A New York manufacturer’s agent met a grocer who praised a properly made Postum, crediting a young woman for her improvement from weakness and nerves after giving up coffee.
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New York City
New York
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City News Notes
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International Association
International Association of Railway Surgeons
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Richmond
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Chicago
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Sioux City
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