Machinery and dentistry notices appear in quartermaster procurement ads
An assortment of notices and ads announces second hand boilers engines and machinery from the Sensitive Machine Supply Co with addresses in Boston area. Also listed are a March 19 11 dentistry for quartermaster purposes in Chicago and a bid call for delivery of cots meeting standards with deadlines March 29 and April 2 1901 including bid terms domestic preference potential rejections and notes on envelopes and submission addressed to B B Atwood. The document ends with a probate sale note for a Cooper administrator and a hotel investment brief.
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Chief Quartermaster's
Chicago
Quartermasters
Cote
B. B. Atwood
Bankruptcy notices and real estate ads from a 1901 Indianapolis issue
Legal advertisements announce petitions in bankruptcy for David R. Marshall Alice Johnson and John Phillip Devuse in the District of Indiana with hearings set in April at Indianapolis. Notices request creditors appear and outlines clerk mailings of petition copies and court orders.
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David R. Marshall
District of Indiana
A. D
Indianapolis
John H. Baker
Alice Johnson
Indianapolis Journal
Mall
Maren
A.D
Noble C. Butler
John Phillip Devuse
Enet
Odianapolis
Indianapa
Denison Hotel Change Rumors Ring City Gossip of Lease
Rumors say a syndicate led by Dudley Jackson will take control of the Denison Hotel on April 1 with W F Christ and George Fulwell and possibly Criley and Fiery. The group reportedly bought the Denison furniture and arranged a ten year lease, despite denials by Jackson and hotel manager Cullen. The Denison Casino bar is said to come under new management as well.
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Denison
Dudley Jackson
Hotel
English
Denison Hotel
Mr. Jackson
W. F. Christ
Hartford City
George Ful
Cullen
The
D. P. Erwin
Denison Casino
Theosophy and Christianity Address by G W Strong
G W Strong spoke at Universal Brotherhood Church on Theosophy in reply to Rev R V Hunter. He argued Theosophy unites religions, teaches altruism, and allows worship in one’s own way while quoting Madame Blavatsky. The excerpt includes poetic lines about fate, sorrow, and hope.
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G. W. Strong
Universal Brotherhood Church
R. V. Hunter
Seventh Presbyterian Church
H. P. Blavatsky
Tonnage Boom At Indianapolis Freight Yards In March
Heavy tonnage moves reveal Indianapolis processing the largest March freight volume in years. Carloads surged with 99,589 received and forwarded in the week ending March 3, outpacing 1900 and previous years. Westbound higher class freight reached record March levels, signaling strong Western prosperity and crowded depots. Local manufacturers and furniture shippers demand vast car supply as competition among railroads drives prompt delivery.
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Indianapolis
Ines
Seaboard
Taris
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Giants’ railroad war reshapes Baltimore and Ohio saga
A long running battle over control of the Baltimore and Ohio line pits John K. Cowan and Oscar G. Murray against James J. Hill and his allies. The entrance of the Pennsylvania Railroad shifts leverage, with Hill seeking Erie ties and Burlington links while signaling a broader clash of rail giants amid shifting management and traffic deals.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Hill Syndicate
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio Directory
John K. Cowan
Oscar G. Murray
James J. Hill
Western Railroad King
Hill
Fred B. Underwood
Underwood
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg Post
Great Northern
Erie Railroad
Burington
Burlington
The
Erie
Buffalo Gateway
Court orders transfer of Peoria & Eastern securities
A Southern District of New York court order requires the transfer of Peoria & Eastern assets valued at 1170000 dollars in bonds and stock, 12500 shares of Union Railway stock, and 5200 dollars cash to the railroad. Indebtedness and future payments, plus seasonal fast trains to Florida, are discussed amid earnings expectations and rate changes.
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Wall Street Journal
United States Circuit Court For
Southern District of New York
Peoria & Eastern Railroad
Peoria & Eastern First Consolidated
Peoria & Eastern
Peoria & Eastern Union Railway Company
Peoria
Big Four
Ingalls
M. E. Ingalls
Big Four Lines
New York City
Pennington
Soo Line
Erie
American Car and Foundry Company
Wabash
Stuis
H. A. Smith
New York Central
Boston
Union Pacific
Power Department of the Road
Western
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
New York
Kansas City
Tacoma
Northern Pacific
Southern Pacific Ne
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Omaha
Western Passenger Association
Norton
Toledo, St. Louis & Western
D. I. Roberts
Pennsylvania
Grand Trunk
Charles M. Hayes
Reeves
Evansville
Terre Haute & Chicago
Lake Shore
A. H. Moffett
General Southwestern
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Moffett
Kansas
Cleveland
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Toronto
Montreal
Detroit
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Albany
Troy
Sne
Lake Erie & Western
Muncie
Fort Wayne
J. W. Lee
Lackawanna Railroad
Pullman Company
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Ludington
Mich
Hesperia
Northern Division
Cedar Springs
Howard City
Northwest
St. Paul
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago & Northwestern
John B. Robertson
Lake Shorehead Company
Horace F. Clark
J. H. Devereaux
P. D. Cooper
Addison Hill
J. W. Carey
J. F. Freeman
William Kline
Telegraph
Railway News and Rate Talks Spark Line Advancements
A discussion on rate hikes and coordination among lake and canal lines moves forward with an expected advance. Belt Road traffic shows 19,810 cars moved, stock and private carloads rise. M. E. Ingalls heads to New York amid rail labor disputes and management shifts.
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Lake Lines
Lake Lines and
Canal Lines
Lake and
Buffalo
Belt Road
Municipal ownership warned as coming reform
A reader argues against rapid municipal ownership of public utilities citing General Eakin. He recalls his wartime service and Christian conduct to illustrate the need for readiness and caution before adopting locally controlled utilities. He notes a Pennsylvania chaplain encountered during 1863 and reflects on implications for Indianapolis.
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Indiapolis
Eakin
Quartermaster’s
Indianapolis
United Presbyterian Church
Spen
Washington
Pennsylvania
Not Ready to Die and Ready for Municipal Ownership
An Ohio chaplain visits a dying soldier, stressing readiness to die, while a broader editorial argues municipalities are not ready for public utility ownership due to taxpayer nonparticipation. It predicts eventual taxpayer control and warns against party machines in city government and utilities management. The piece cites Indianapolis and compares trends in New York and Chicago, urging business leaders to push reforms.
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Ohio
Brother Fuller
Andy Johnson
Johnson
Indianapolis
New York
Chicago
Pogue
America
Big Four
Taggart
Panay
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HM. C. Stevens
Senate Ave
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North Milloils Street
Seaten
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Colonial Flats
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Pantatorium
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H. A. Metzger
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Fairmount
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Indiana
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Legler & CO
Dayton
Standard CO
St. M. H. Geyer
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Stevenson Building
Hoffman & Rouse
Wall Pap
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Wall Paper
Albert Hutchinsc
Washington Street
Furniteres Steerer
Babington
Second
PO Ee Ee
Sensitive Machine Supply CO
Tzchusetts Ave
F. Earhart
Kingathlon Street
Parten’s
W. Washington
Joseph Gar Furnaces
Kentucky
Telephone
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Cooper
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Ashland Av
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Florida
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Southern
Atlantic
Thest
New York Journal of Commerce Today
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Hanglish
Klaw & Erlanger Opera Co
Jerome Sykes
DeKoven and Smith
Francis Wilson
Malabarean Organization
Harry Lacy
Grand Dempsey, Mack & Co
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Santley
Biogray Oh
Every
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D Wilson
Terry
Elmer
Sisson
Wallace
Kittie Leslie
Fiske
AT the Park Theater
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Stirling and Maguire
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High Rollers
Journal
the Journal
E. C. Atkins & CO
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Li Anderson
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Chicago Express
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Laporte
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J. Louis
Chic Express
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Loutavill
Richmond
Pigus
Columbas
Olumbas
Columbase
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Loutevill Vernon
Martinsville
Vincennes
Xenia
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Logeneport
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Philadelphia
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