Judge Carter rules Barrett penalty unconstitutional
Judge Carter of the Superior Court held the Barrett law 2 percent delinquency penalty unconstitutional. Sums paid under compulsion may be recovered, while others cannot. The decision arose in New York Investment Co. v city and treasurer Koehne over a $4.72 sewer assessment delinquency and a $3.44 penalty. The ruling implies private property may be taken without compensation and cites constitutional protections.
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Carter
Superior Court
Theew York Investment Company
Armin
Koehne
Deonate Corporation
Superior Court docket items and new suits filed
A probate style docket lists judgments in favor of the plaintiff for 40.0 with costs against The City Ice Co. and other cases including findings for defendants, deeds reformed, evidence taken, and new suits filed such as William Smitherman vs John English on contract and Alexander Bridges vs Pearl Bridges for divorce, across multiple courts and appellate notes.
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Superior Court
Vinson Carter
Henry May
The
City Ice Co
New York Investment Co
Ct of Indianapolis
Catharine J. Hammond
Mary A. Webb
William Smitherman
John English
Alexander Bridges
Pearl Bridges
Supreme Court
South Imm
Catherine Butt
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern By. Co
Elkhart Co
Appellee
Appellate Court
Local church events and meetings in Indianapolis area
The Indianapolis scene features multiple church activities headed by the Indianapolis Missionary Social Union at First Lutheran Church with an April 9 meeting, organ recital by Clarence Carson, sermons at Friends' and Tabernacle churches, W C A echo meeting, and lectures by state librarian Henry. Brown and Woodson lead a Home Presbyterian meeting series, Mayflower Church Easter fair, and a Toronto Student Volunteer Convention talk at YWCA. The county W C T U and College Avenue Baptist plan a baby contest for a silver medal next Friday, with a musical program accompanying.
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Indianapolis Missionary Social Union
First Lutheran Church
Clarence Carson
Friends’ Church
Mills
Earlham College
J. Edward Brown
Home Presbyterian Church
Indianapolis
Pt Brown
A. Woodson
Hopewell
College Avenue Baptist Church
John the Baptist Prepares Missionary Journey After Tours
John the Baptist, formerly connected with the Sultan's Yildiz palace photo graphic department, is described as a fine lecturer. He studied five years at Kimberlin Heights Evangelical School of Tennessee and graduated last year. He arrived in this country in 18% at the Armenian massacre outbreak and plans to return as a missionary after touring the United States.
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John the Baptist
Yildiz Palace
Kimberlin Heights Evangelical School
Tennessee
Making Cheap Crayons Reveals a Vast New York Trade
A New York Commercial Advertiser piece explores the installing crayon business, its 12 year rise, and a workforce over a thousand. It notes artists, agents, and proof-passers in tenement districts, typical prices of 4.75 dollars, and weekly earnings from eight to ten dollars for common work, escalating to higher commissions for better pieces. Stories show how agents canvass tenants, convert families, and produce large framed portraits for clients in Europe and among immigrant communities.
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Rookwood Pottery
Literary and Debating Club
Neil Howe
Scotch Lassies
Science and Chemistry Club
Mr. Lee
Edward Gaston
Forum Debating Society
Herbert Redding
Robert Rupert
New York
United States
Houston Street
Second Avenue
East Side
Savings Bank
Paris
Uncle Sam
America
Harlem
Europe
Galicia
Go Mexican Dollars in Manila
A Walter George Parkes letter from Calamba Laguna 1902 recounts a U S government employee in Manila who must exchange a salary paid in Mexican dollars for U S currency. The piece explains how the Philippine Commission set exchange rates 2 to 1 then 2.10 to 1, causing actual value losses and difficulties in sending funds home or buying local supplies.
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Rochester Democrat
Walter George Parkes
Calamba
Laguna
Philippine Islands
Manila
Far East
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank
United States
New York
Islands
Geld
Hong Kong
Post Office
United States Philippine Commission
Philippine Commission
Postoffice Department of
These Islands
Identifying a Bridegroom in Los Angeles Prank
Colonel Dunham a well known Los Angeles figure fell victim to a practical joke by Rock Island Railroad clerks. He planned to marry his fiancée at the Arcadia Hotel in Santa Monica then stay at the Hotel Stewart in San Bernardino controlled by him. A staged rush from the Rock Island office and a mock wedding followed.
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New York
Santa Monica
Colonel Dunham Marries in Santa Monica Hotel Suite
A traveling wedding gag ends in Santa Monica as Colonel Dunham and his bride reach a hotel, a suitcase marked just married on its side brings jollity to the holiday stream of passersby, and the couple moves to the bridal suite amid cheering crew.
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Colonel Dunham
Santa Monica
Reed on Newspapers at the Waldorf Astoria Dinner
Former Speaker Thomas B Reed addressed the sixteenth annual dinner of the American Newspaper Publishers Association at the Waldorf Astoria. He praised newspapers for their growth and influence, noted their limits and the need for humility, and offered reflections on their power, time versus timelessness, and the role of readers and editors in shaping truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Thomas B. Reed
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Waldorf-Astoria
The Red Badge of Courage vaccine scare invention
Washington Post reports on a spoof invention by William J. Hartley the singer and writer. The proposed red badge of courage would be a small red flag on the left sleeve to warn others a person has just been vaccinated and should be left alone.
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Washington Post
Washington
William J. Hartley
New Yorker
Mr. Hartley
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Joseph Green Hound
Joseph Green
Thirteenth
Mill Streets
Paris Green
Green
Alexander Brudges
Pearl Gridges
Jonathan M. Seger
Anna Seger
Marion Trust Company
Lavender Town
C. E. Bacon
Roberts Park Church
Naples
Pompeii
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Deaconess Hospital Fund
Wman's Home Missionary Society
David H. Jemison
Creshire, C
Harry S. Slack
South Meridian Street
Jamison
Rome
Chapel Club
Propylaeum
Joseph Chartrand
Rossini
Parce Domino
Faure Schonacker
Faure Schonacker Mr.‘ Ti Montant. Mr. C. A. O'Connor
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Guglelmo Pau
Edna Burks
C. Ballard
Ave Bata
Cc P. Son
A. O'Connor
Lejea
Andrew Smith
EB. J. O'Relitey
Kate Collins
P. L. Montant
Hovhannes Mugurditch Cheeneegeozian
Citizens’ Street Railroad Co
Lille M. Shepherd
Hamilton C. C. Appellees
John Cathout
Aaron M. Oo Ietana
Jackson C. C. Appellees
John A. Sullivan
Christian Kohblenberg
Wabash C. C. Record
Edmund (. Westervelt
the National Manufacturing Company
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T. J. Villers
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Tabernacle Church
Toronto
W. E. Henry
Indiana
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Henrietta Mayo
Maude Essex
J. E. Brown
Rader and
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A. R. Woodson
Yes
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Fletcher Place
M. E. Church
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Fannie Quigley
M. I
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Miss Fleming
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Charless. Thomas
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Byron la Follet
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Lora Zwick
Cora Monroe
Nellie van Landingham
Adele McMaster
Lucia Wiley
Lucetta Obr
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Ren Featherston
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Grace Philpott
Stella Alig
Ethel Reeves
Coburn Allen
Hazel Osborne
Bess Trout
Maynard Allen
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May Robson Georgia Caane
Jobyna Howland Flora Zabelle Hattie Waters
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Dene Woodruff
Rachel Booth
George Honey
Harry Kelly
John B Park
Tom Hadaway
George DE Long
W. B. Crane
John P. Kennedy
Paul Nicholson
Empire Theater
Louis Robie
Knickerbockers
Mexicono
Sitoma
Pao Hare
Venos Toilet CO
State St
Chu
Reliable House
Pennsylvania Street
Prince Alberts
Kahn Tailoring Co
Charles Frohman
William Raversharm and Company
Gerald du Maurier
Criterion Theater
Starbucks
Opid Read
New England
Picchiani Troupeurope
Press
Eldridge Monologuist
Zelma Rawlston
Prevost
Dempsey-Mack Co
Jenny-Eddy
Westons
Sam Agrow
W. B. Patton
Pike Theater Company
Cincinnati
William Gillette
Secret Service
Prisme
Theodore Thomas
Electa Sane
Gertrude May
Tein
Charles Clark
Tomlinson Hall
Starr Piano
Harold Bauer
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