Suit Seeks Reparation After Indianapolis Gas Explosion
Edward A. Dailey filed suit against Indianapolis Light and Power, Consumers' Gas Trust Company, and Indianapolis Gas Company for damages after a gas explosion damaged his paints and oils in the Phoenix block basement. He alleges leaks in gas pipes and loose live wires caused the blast and destruction of his stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Dailey
Indianapolis Light and Power Company
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Indianapolis Gas Company
Phoenix Block
Delaware and
Market Streets
Dailey
Market
Delaware
Phoenix
Light and Power Company
Dailey Ally
Transfer of Credit and Probate Bedrock in Tyler Will
Spofford E. Tyler's will filed for probate lists $500 to a namesake son of William H. Tyler of Chicago, with father to invest until age twenty one while executor grants only $3. The remaining $20 credit owed to the testator by William H. Tyler is to be transferred to the young Tyler. Tyler also bequeaths $10 to granddaughter Ethel Tyler Hutchinson and $10 to Molly Bly of Missouri Valley, Iowa, with the rest to his widow. After death, estate to go to Ethel or, if deceased, split between Indianapolis Orphan Asylum and General Protestant Orphan Asylum. Charles L. Hutchinson is executor. Multiple court actions noted including damages suit against Indianapolis Street Railway and others, criminal cases, new suits filed, and injunctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spofford E. Tyler
William H. Tyler
Chicago
Mr. Tyler
Young Tyler
Itha A. Marschke
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Circuit Court
Henry Clay Allen
Delos A. Alig
L. M. Rappaport
Frank A. Beck
Willliam C. Newcomb
Charles H. Schafer
Commissioners’ Court
Fremont Alford
William Geisel
William Morris
Coats
William Jones
Daisy M. Brown
George Brown
Edward A. Daily
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Indianapolis Gas Company
Indianapolis Light and Power Company
Superior Court
Charles B. Willits
William Sturgen
Maggie Corbin
Edgar Corbin
English Hotel Company
John I. Stone
Adams Express Co
Carnahan
Marton
Roby
Whitcomb
Stringer
Marion Ss. C
Gardner
Noble C. C
Henley, P. J
Flora
Carroll C. C
Robinson
Renard Ve. Grande
Marion
Wiley
Board of County Commissioners
Hogan
State
Hendricks Co. C
Gormley
Kirkland
Martin C. Co
Hedrick
Robbins
Otion
Saloon Nuisance Sparks Neighbor Lawsuit
Charles B. Willits of 8 Blake Street sues William Sturgen and Henry J. Mower for 2000 dollars and seeks an injunction to stop the Sturgen saloon at 50 Blake Street. He alleges constant rumbling noise, drunken patrons, obscene language, and a filthy yard, keeping the place a general nuisance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Willits
Blake Street
William Sturgen
Henry J. Mower
Sturgen
Mower
Star- Willtte
English Hotel Company Sues John Stone Over Forged Credits
The English Hotel Company and Henry W. Lawrence sue John O. Stone, who is under arrest in San Francisco, for 188 and 15 dollars. Stone allegedly forged letters of credit from the National Hotel Keepers' Protective Association, cashing drafts issued by that bogus authority. He is believed to have swindled hotels nationwide and was in the city four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Lawrence
Spencer House
John O. Stone
San Francisco
Stone
National Hotel Keepers’ Protective Association
Asu
Gambling defendants in Kissel’s place arraigned in Police Court
Cases against the gamblers arrested in Kissel's place were called yesterday in Police Court. Their attorney Tay lor Gronninger said he would enter a guilty plea and pay fines, but Judge Stubbs ordered all men in court to see if they had prior arrests on the same charge. The men could not be located yesterday and the cases were continued until Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kissel
Taylor Gronninger
Stubbs
Diamond larceny case ends with fine and dismissal
Meyer Silverman, arrested by Detectives Colbert and Hauser on grand larceny charges, was fined 11 and costs by Judge Stubbs for taking mortgaged goods from the state. He had bought diamonds from J. C. Sipe, pawned them in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and, as friends paid the remaining debt while he was in custody, the larceny charge was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer Silverman
Colbert and Hauser
Stubbs
Silverman
J. C. Sipe
Hot Springs
Ark
Mr. Li
Supreme Court limits employer defense in workman injury suit
In reversing a lower court ruling the Supreme Court held that in a workman damages suit an employer cannot plead the worker knew the machinery was unguarded. When the employer faults by law, he cannot claim workers assumed the risk by continuing to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Bridegroom Sullivan Avoids Charge After Court Dismissal
Flora Bradshaw testified in Police Court as a witness against James Sullivan who had just married. A kissing incident occurred after the wedding ceremony. Mrs Bradshaw swore out the warrant but Judge Stubbs dismissed the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Bradshaw
Georgia Street
James Sullivan
Photographer William Simpson is jailed for wife assault
William Simpson, a photographer, was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to ninety days in the workhouse by Judge Stubbs yesterday. He was arrested on a charge of assault and battered his wife. Mrs. Simpson testified to extensive bruising and sores from the beating, noted by Matron Gregoire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Simpson
Stubbs
Simpson
Leffler Fined for Contempt in Assault Case
Jacob Leffler a market commission man was fined one dollar plus costs by Judge Stubbs for contempt of court. He had been ordered to appear yesterday on an assault and battery charge but failed to appear triggering the sanction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Leffler
Stubbs
Ogle and Dinnen Admitted to Practice in U S Court
Charles Stanton Ogle of Hammond and William Fleming Dinnen of Fort Wayne were yesterday admitted to practice in the United States Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stanton Ogle
Hammond
William Fleming Dinnen
Fort Wayne
United States
Court records dismissals and judgments in superior court
In Room 2 Judge James M. Leathers and Judge Sian F Kleinschmidt sit as cases move to dismissal and judgments. Dismissed at plaintiff. Judgments awarded against defendants include amounts such as 430.40 and 1,166.13 in various proceedings. Other docket items list dismissals at cost and judgments against multiple defendants in corporate and individual actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
James M. Leathers
Sian F. Kleinschmidt
Wil- Mann Et
Perc Ve
Indianapolis Street Railway
Aaron R. Bell Ve
Republic Chemical Teasoting Company
Campbell & Co
Stout
Forts Ve. Schreiber
Higher Courts Records Supreme Court 19872 Cook vs Buhrface
A compilation of appellate decisions and summaries from the Supreme Court and Appellate Court. It lists case numbers, parties, jurisdictions, and brief holdings on issues from contract to statutory duty and damages. The page notes affirmed and reversed rulings, rehearing petitions, and procedural notes across several counties and courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Cook
Dowling
Aw. C
BE. Ry. Co
Glover
Madison C. CC
Efroymson
Smith
Marion
Marion 8. C
Baker
Hancock
Washington D. Co
Republic, Etc
State
Delaware C. C
Oan Donaldson
Lawrence C. Kline
Anderson to host Indiana G A R reunion next year
Mayor of Anderson and the Anderson Commercial Club invited the Indiana G A R to hold its next reunion there. Adjutant General Smock received letters from the Anderson Commercial Club and Merchants' Association. At the recent encampment it was nearly decided to meet in Anderson, with final action to be taken by the department commander and council of administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Commerceial Club
Indiana G. A. R
Smock
Anderson Commercial Club
Merchants’ Association
Council of Administration
Robbery Report Near State Street Residence
John Foster reports two men, described as African American, held him up near his home on State Street near Prospect last night. They demanded a match, then produced a revolver and robbed him of a few cents and a small ketbook. Foster says he was approached while walking home and compelled to surrender the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Foster
State Street
Prospect
Foster
Sen
Annual Meeting of County Superintendents Opens in State House
The annual gathering of Indiana county superintendents opened in the Statehouse Supreme Court room with Louis Hamilton presiding. About fifteen superintendents attended. S A Harris spoke on truancy law merits and defects, led by W F Landes in discussion. A L Gary discussed the Young People's Reading Circle of Indiana. J D Hostetter delivered the principal address on improving district schools, stressing teacher qualifications, practical knowledge for children, and licensing reform. He asserted we can secure better teachers and raise standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Superintendents’ Association
Supreme Court
Statehouse
Louis H. Hamilton
E. A. Gladden
Scott County
S. A. Harris
Putnam County
W. F. Landes
Marion County
A. L. Gary
Rush County
Indiana
J. D. Hostetter
Hendricks County
Hostetter
State Department
Schoo
Eba Hutchens
Hamilton County
County superintendents join programme details
Lee O Harris, Hancock county superintendent, C A Rolt nm, Crawford county superintendent, W B Supe, Lawrence county superintendent, J Neet, Parke county superintendent, and A B Thompson, Grant county superintendent will take part in the programme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee O. Harris
Hancock County
C. A. Rol Nm
Crawford County
W. B. Supe
Lawrence County
J. Neet
Parke County
A. B. Thompson
Grant County
Boy is badly injured by chemical wagon collision
Fifteen year old Emmet Wilson of 719 East Eleventh street sustained severe injuries when a chemical wagon from fire headquarters ran over him near Central Christian Church. He suffered a deep cut near the right eye and massive foot damage after being struck by the wagon and trampling by horses. He was treated at the scene, then taken home after ambulances and doctors Kennedy and Lambert attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmet Wilson
East Eleventh Street
Fort Wayne Avenue
Wilson
Central Christian Church
Kennedy
Lambert
Army and Navy League meets in Circuit Court room
The Army and Navy League promoters, aiming to form a national organization for men who served in the regular army or navy, held a meeting in the Circuit Court room last evening. Wallace Sherwood, former Indiana consul of the League of American Wheelmen, is the prime mover in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy League
Army
Navy
Circuit Court Room
Wallace Sherwood
Indiana
League of American Wheelmen
Educational reforms proposed for country schools and licensing
A discussion on elevating teacher qualifications calls for higher salaries, state licensing, and centralized oversight. Proposals include training requirements beyond the pot, high school graduation for country teachers, college training for high school staff, and a moral standard exceeding saloon-keeper norms.
Knights of Columbus Outing at Broad Ripple Park
Indianapolis Council No 437 Knights of Columbus held its third annual outing at Broad Ripple Park. Members and friends attended. After showers a program of athletic events ran with eight starters in the fat men's race won by Charles Steinie, James Dunnigan second. rain halted several events. Montani Brothers Orchestra played in the pavilion as members performed vaudeville acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Knights of Columbus
Broad Ripple Park
Charles Steinie
James Dunnigan
Montani Brothers Orchestra
Cornerstone Programme For New Church In City
The laying of the cornerstone of the First Presbyterian Church at Sixteenth and Delaware streets occurs today at o’clock. Rev. Owen Davis Odell of Second Presbyterian will give the invocation, followed by readings by Rev. F. O. Ballard and a prayer by Rev. J. Cumming Smith. Rev. Mackintosh will deliver an address, with Rev. John W. Parker closing with benediction. An augmented choir will provide music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Sixteenth
Delaware Streets
Owen Davis Odell
Second Presbyterian Church
F. O. Ballard
J. Cumming Smith
Oor J. Mackintosh
John W. Parker
Astor
Starr Exults Over Indiana Railroad Prospects to Chicago
Henry C. Starr of the Cincinnati Richmond and Munce Railroad predicts trains into Chicago by October and Cincinnati by January. He says track is being laid between North Judson and La Crosse, with daily mail service expected by July 10 and faster running times soon. The line aims to reach central Cincinnati and a terminal near three blocks from the C H D depot, despite costly construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry C. Starr
Cincinnati, Richmond
Cincinnati
Cottage Grove
North Judson
Starr
Mill Creek
Mill Creek Bottom
Anecdotes of the Army Involving Lucien Young and a Pajama Poker Tale
Capt. W. 8. Scott recalls Capt. Lucien Young, popular with army officers in Cuba and now at Detroit. He once commanded a yacht named the Hist in a brisk skirmish off Manzanillo, earning a promotion. A wardroom poker tale shows officers betting clothes and using newspapers to clothe a naked participant before returning home in Sagado harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Scott
Arsenal
Lucien Young
Havana
Detroit
Captain Young
Indianapolis
Columbia Club
Captain Scott
Cuba
Manzanillo
Young
Sanago
Revenue Collector Nowlin on Indiana war tax end
Nowlin, collector for the Sixth district, says the war tax lift at fiscal year end will trim district revenue by about half a million dollars. He estimates 8 million dollars in total year end collections, driven mainly by whisky. He cites 6,000,000 gallons of Indiana whisky produced this year, used mostly for medicinal and mechanical purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Nowlin
Internal Revenue
Sixth Revenue District
Indiana
Nowlin
Reverend Coultas Travels to Terre Haute for Graduation Address
The Rev. T. Ll. Coultas, ex-pastor of Roberts Park Church, was at the Denison Hotel en route to Terre Haute to speak at State Normal graduation exercises. He formerly led a Terre Haute church and now heads the Roseville M E Church in Newark. His son A Elias Coultas recently graduated from Columbia College’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, and his daughter Lotus Coulins studies at the Woman’s College in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Ll. Coultas
Roberts Park Church
Denison
Terre Haute
State Normal
Dr. Coultas
Roseville
M. E
Newark
N. J
A. Elias Coultas
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia College
Miss Lotus Coulins
Wowan’'s College
Baltimore
Mining Hope Reported From Georgia Prospect
Major Charles M. Travis of Crawfords ville and Willis Wright of Terre Haute returned from Georgia where they inspected mining property containing gold asbestos and mica. They were aided by Georgia's state geologist. Wright said the find is better than any man can mine and a Terre Haute Indianapolis backed company may form to develop the mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Travis
Crawfordsville
Wilis Wright
Terre Haute
Georgia
George N Wright Leaves City for Alaskan Mining Venture
George N Wright, long involved here with an Alaskan mining enterprise, departed last night for Chi town to proceed with his plans. He has been active in the exploration and investment circles connected to the Alaskan project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N. Wright
Chi
Nome postmaster acquitted over $10,000 clerical error
The Nome former postmaster J Ho Wright was acquitted after government officers found the shortage due to a clerical error in Washington. He faced about $10,000 in discrepancies. Meanwhile the State Board of Medical Registration met at Hotel English to discuss the annual report, July exams, and a sepolinet system with Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Medical Registration and Examination
English
Illinois
Thievery in a Large Way by Two Local Boys
Detectives interrupt a theft by Henry James and William Weber aged seventeen and fifteen who stole steam pipe from Edward Cornell’s old hothouses and attempted to reclaim a wagon of farm machinery at Malott Park. The youths were located with a revolver after a chase and held for Police Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugan
Manning
Henry James
William Weber
Weber
South Alabama Street
James
West Norwood Street
Jockey Alley
West Pearl Street
Edward Cornell
Crown Hill
Cornell
West Maryland Street
Malott Park
Convention Opens Today At Tomlinson Hall
Christian Endeavor convention details announced with committees and schedules. Tomorrow and Saturday noon meetings set at local factories and unions with addresses by delegates. A raised platform will host the chorus directed by P. P. Billhorn. Nearly 300 in the junior chorus. Miss Hagenmann arrives to supervise Juniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Tomlinson Hall
Central Christian Church
T. B. Laycock
BE. C. Atkin &O
Atlas Engine Works
Big Four
Brightwood
Lewis Meiers
Central Avenue
Nordyke & Marmon’s
Bemis Bag Factory
Rockwood Pulley Works
Howe Stove Works
Indianapolis
P. P. Billhorn
Chicago
Philadelphia
Miss Hagenmann
Muncie
Junior Endeavorers
Bertha Ballard Mome
Hotel English
Ostendorf Concert Band Impresses Fair Bank Audience
The Ostendorf Concert Band at Fair Bank, a 35‑piece group with six soloists, drew strong applause playing a flowing program of popular selections and medleys including works by Mendelssohn, Debussy, and Sousa styled marches. The varied night featured cornet, trombone, and ensemble showcases, delivering an energetic, polished performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostendorf
Fair Bank
Wees
Calbulka
Ruy Bias” Mendelssohn
W. E. Barnes
Comi Maid Wooten
Sn Ohiciarses de Koren
The
Nile
Éccces Hoettger
Amorita
Mr. White
Herbert Medley
King
Bessie
Ihoe
Anna
Smith Cuirassier—Atiaque
Woman Reports Fight In Gypsy Band On Pleasant Run
Mrs Smith told police yesterday that a dispute among a gypsy band stationed near the Belt Railroad led to a fight. She showed bruises on her face and head attributed to a male band member.
Mexican girl seeks shelter to live anew at police station
Inas Cetearatha known as Blanche Leon, 21, born in Spring Lake Mexico, arrived at the police station for help after leaving a convent at fifteen. She spoke of past marriage, travel through the South, and a recent morphine and whiskey overdose. She wishes to work with Catholic sisters and enter a new life, with Father Gavick soon to discuss options. she currently resides at 419 West Court Street. Authorities believe her intentions may be sincere and plan to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inas Cetearatha
Blanche Leon
Reisner
Corrigan
Gavick
West Court Street
Spring Lake
Mexico
Drhig
Park
Rgeant Corrigan
Matron Reisner
Coffee’s toll on nerves prompts Postum switch
A Michigan man explains chronic headaches sour stomach and nervous heart improved after abandoning coffee for Postum Food Coffee. He reports no headaches or stomach issues for three years and better health and business, attributing the change to tea off coffee and using Postum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MrcRain
Mich
Sayes
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