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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1903
Page
7
In Porghkeepsie a light rain limited Yale oarsmen to light practice while Harvard crews visited Broadview. Yale freshmen and varsity four showed strong starts. Harvard eight and four logged brief sessions with racing starts. Coaches kept freshmen workouts short with race day near.
In Poughkeepsie New York on June 2 coaches from Cornell Columbia Pennsylvania Georgetown Syracuse and Wisconsin report crews ready to race despite continued cold rain. Cornell and Columbia show strong form while freshmen and varsity boats from Penn Georgetown and Wisconsin push to improve. Weather remains the main obstacle as teams near final selections and speed runs.
President William Lowe of Indiana University signals overtures to trustees of the Medical College of Indiana to consolidate the medical school with the State University. Negotiations already underway to unite Indiana University with Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, broadening the scope toward a unified school rivaling Michigan's Ann Arbor program. The plan envisions combined literary and medical curricula, shorter path to dual degrees, and a potential eight year timeline reduced to seven by merger.
Indiana fish commissioner eyes purification of Boots creek and Mississinewa in Grant county after reports that polluted water from old wells near Marion carries coal oil and salt water. Officials suspect dynamite shot oil wells release contamination killing fish. state health officials and USGS experts visited Marion to investigate.
A life size portrait study of unusual excellence and fidelity to detail is on display this week at the H. Lieber store. The portrait of Senator Albert J. Beveridge by Mr. T. C. Steele was commissioned by the Post for the editor rooms.
The portrait captures a commanding bearing with Beveridge’s concentrated gaze and firm mouth. The artist conveys alertness and distinct flesh tones, producing an admirable likeness that should engage Indianapolis residents who view the work.
Missouri requests Indiana to extradite James Money who is wanted for assault and battery with intent to kill. Money is under arrest in Mount Vernon Posey County.
Young men ages seventeen to thirty-five are being accepted at the naval recruiting station in the Federal Building. Enlistees begin as landsmen for training, receive instruction in Norfolk Virginia, then aboard training ships and cruising vessels. Rapid advancement from landsman to petty officer and onward to ensign is outlined with salaries and benefits, including retirement after thirty years at age fifty with three quarters pay.
Yesterday filings show several new corporations including Home Light and Water Company of Broomfield with capital stock of 10 000 and incorporators Ernest Dugger Robert B Dugger and John C Gilliland Also Corona Remedy Company of Indianapolis capital stock 10 40 with directors L Davis W W Griffin and E J Heywood Brummitt Mercantile Company of Newey capital stock 25 000 directors L Brummit A KR Brummitt and M Een Goony Koontz Willian Blackman Floral Company of Vanderburg County capital stock 5 000 incorporators William Blackman George H Blackman and Edward Blackman Magnet Glass and Oil Company of Converse capital stock 0 000 with John Fef er of Elwood and R M tae and John W Ambrose of Converse Rockport Harness and Saddlery Company of Rockport Spencer County capital 2 000 directors Charles M Houghland John G Rimstidt James A Sayres R Crowder and Frank C Kinca The Homestead Loan and Investment Association of Indianapolis certifies stock issuance up to 600 0 an increase of 200 000.
The Board of Review met yesterday and listed the corporations assessed during its session. Names were recorded for each entity and totals prepared for tax purposes.
About 200 planing mill workers threaten a strike if wages and hours demands are unmet. They seek a raise from 28 to 60 cents per hour, a nine hour day, overtime at time and a half, double time on Sundays and holidays, and union label on all products. The Carpenters District Council has approved the demands. companies say they cannot grant the changes.
A jury in Marion County convicted James Andrews of murder in the second degree for killing Doc Lung, the Chinese laundryman. Judge Alford imposed life imprisonment in the Indiana State Prison, noting it was the quickest murder trial on his bench. The case included defense efforts to question the witness and view the crime scene at Indiana Avenue.
Gen John B Heistand once jailed over a 3 75 check to the German Orphans Home was released and the Police Court judge dismissed the case. Investigations showed no wrongdoing and Heistand vowed to return to his Springfield Illinois home.
Summary of court actions including dismissals verdicts and judgments in civil cases and criminal trial. Notable entries include breach of promise verdict for 3000 in Room 3, and murder second degree verdict with life imprisonment for James Andrews. Also noted are several submissions and monetary judgments ranging from 19.04 to 118.55 plus costs.
A compilations of appellate court entries across multiple cases including T. H. and L. Railway Company v Salmon affirmations, Gardner v Board of Commissioners reversal, Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v Wilson rehearing denial, Ex rel Maxwell v Dudley pending hearing, Irvins Rushville case transfer order, Branstrator v Crow dismissal actions, Muncie Pulp Co. v Koontz briefs, Ida Bushnell v Bushnell record errors, Spencer v Aeons with collateral attack notes.
A collection of 19th and early 20th century legal summaries discusses police photography limits, naval enlistment of minors, railroad damages, murder degrees, and contract performance. Notable points include no mandatory injunction to destroy criminal photos, parental consent for underage enlistment, reduced damages for railroad injuries, and a verdict on misdirected murder intent versus outcome.
Rosy Posy, long resentful of her baby brother, visits the Offling Asylum with Laura Louisa. In the babies ward she discovers a crib holding her own brother, realizing he was never taken by strangers and that she had misplaced him. The scene reveals family dynamics and a child’s misperceived loss.
A jumble of vignettes from Indianapolis life unfolds with Rosy Posy fearing Baby Brother’s theft, a sour milk gag in a streetcar shop, miscommunications with Addision C Harris in Vienna, and a funny pay dispute over Mollie’s beau. The column mixes humor, local anecdotes, and portraits of figures like Secretary Hurty and attorney Charley Bagot, ending with courtroom cues and reminiscences.
A jury foreman answers yes to guilty or innocent, revealing a split verdict with six jurors for guilty and six for innocent. Henry W. Lawrence at Hotel Claypool is approached for a trunk tip and later jokes with a Woodman about misreading duties and rates during a convention period.
Laura Blanche Bushman sues Union Trust Company claiming Dora R. Settegast was of unsound mind when the will was made. The instrument left 10 409 dollars to the trust for grandson Charlies Severin with 3 000 to him at age. Plaintiff contends the real estate estate was only dollars and she lost any interest in her mother's estate.
The sinking fund commissioners will meet next Tuesday at 2 PM to hear propositions from banks and trust companies for handling the city sinking fund for the coming fiscal year starting July 1. Bids should be limited to institutions with City Central Trust Company as manager, handling the fund and paying a premium for the privilege.
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