Court's Knockout Blow Ends Interurban Terminal Bid
The Indiana Supreme Court invalidates the 2 cent streetcar fare, crippling the Indianapolis Interurban Terminal Company's bid for a franchise. Charles F. Smith may drop the filing as the Board of Public Works delays action awaiting the ruling.
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Supreme Court
Indianapolis
Board of Public Works
Charles F. Smith
Atts
Office of the Works Board
Itta
Joss 'N
Charles Maguire
Board of Works
Smith
Terminal Company
Mr. Maguire
Maguire
St Smith
Money Talks Then Vanishes In Public Works Bid
Lawson and Baxter cement contractors faced a setback when their bid for Nineteenth street sidewalks was rejected for lacking a certified check. The board insisted on a $10 certified check per bid, prompting the pair to retrieve their gold certificates and remark on old fashioned trust in money. Sidener explained cash handling risks and past misplacement led to strict rules. Baxter and Lawson left the room without the contract, a lesson in formal bidding practices.
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Lawson & Baxter
Board of Public Works
Nineteenth Street
Hillside Avenue
Lake Erie & Western
Uncle Sam
Sidener
Lawson
Mr. Sidener
Heve
Baxter
Seitoereio
Side
Park System Needs Funds and Better Upkeep
Superintendent J Clyde Power urged a larger park budget as Indianapolis parks face limited funds for permanent improvements. He cited vandalism, worn grass, and litter as ongoing issues while noting Garfield Park’s shelter house renovation and growing patronage.
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J. Clyde Power
Park Board
Indianapolis
Mr. Power
Ople
Power
Garfield Park
City Sprinkling Bid Favored by Board of Public Works
The Board delayed announcing the successful bidder for street sprinkling for the season as the city engineer finishes bid review. Rust & Kennington are favored with the lowest and most favorable bid, offering three daily rounds for 18.70 per thousand square feet and special weekend rates. The board also approves resurfacing Pennsylvania Street and Virginia Avenue with asphalt and plans to use pitch take asphalt, dismissing concerns over an asphalt trust.
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Board of Public Works
Ruat & Kennington
Rust & Kennington
Pennsylvania Street
Washington Street
Maryland Street
Virginia Avenue
New Jersey Street
East Street
Stevens Street
Prospect Street
Sidener
Beard
Flower Mission seeks city hospital site for home for incurables
The Board of Health reviewed a Flower Mission proposal to build a home for incurables on City Hospital grounds funded by Mission money plus a $5,000 donation from an unknown benefactor. Mayor Bookwaiter backed the plan as an ordinance to be introduced Monday. The Council expressed sympathy to James E. Berry, with a funeral committee named and a floral offering reevaluation group chosen.
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Board of Health
Flower Mission
Bookwaiter
Negley
James E. Berry
Rhoades
Messrs
Billingsley
Sourbier
Wahl
Warweg
Council committee to discuss pending meter ordinance
The Council committee on contracts and franchises will meet tomorrow evening to give the public a chance to discuss the pending meter ordinance. An error in yesterday’s Journal listed the meeting date as Thursday evening.
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Council
Public Works Bids and Contracts on City Streets 1901
Bids received for cement walks and curbing on Morris street from Wright to McKernan. T. E. Kane awarded for limestone curb and combined curb gutter. Chicago street bids include multiple firms with varied curb types and prices. Paper items cover orders, petitions, resolutions, completed improvements, and a local sewer contract with Hudson & Jenkins as surety.
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Morris Street
Wright Street
McKernan Street
T. B. Kane
Julius Keller
Henry Mang
B. M. Johnson
C. D. Browder
T. E. Kane
Chicago Street
Barnes Avenue
Schurman Avenue
Co. D. Browder
T. E Kane
D. H. Fatout
F. M. Dunn & Co
Geo. W. McCray
A. H. Abbott & Son
Ethel Street
Twenty-sixth Street
Twenty-eighth Street
Wilcox Street
Belmont Avenue
Lynn Street
Pratt Street
Park Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Twenty Seventh Street
Shelby
Northwestern Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Cornell Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Illinoia Street
Capitol Avenue
Beville Avenue
Michigan Street
Union Street
Arizona Street
Palmer Street
Tipton Street
Hillside Avenue
Pike Street
South Street
Virginia Avenue
New Jersey Street
McCarty Street
East Street
Delaware Street
Thirteenth Street
Fourteenth Street
Walnut Street
Meridian
Illinois Street
Orange Street
State Avenue
Churchman Avenue
Pennsylvania Street
Washington Street
Maryland Street
Shelby Street
Stevens Street
Prospect Street
Cottage Avenue
Spruce Street
Draper Street
Minnesota Street
Thirty-fourth Street
Thirty-eighth Street
Vermont Street
Race Avenue
Beauty Avenue
Walter Street
Louisiana Street
Hudson & Jenkins
City Trust Safe Deposit and ‘Y Company of
Philadelphia
Street Railway Law Limits City Control Over Franchises
The article analyzes city powers under a street railway act, noting nine months to open free competition for occupancy and the right to condemn nonwinning tracks. It argues the city’s Board of Public Works and Common Council retain exclusive rights, with contracts defining access and prices, under Indianapolis charter provisions.
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Board of Public Works
Board of Public Works and Common Council
Indianapolis
Burns
Common Council
Indianapolis Streetcar Act Contested in High Court Ruling
The Indiana Supreme Court holds the 1899 streetcar act did not create a monopoly and only authorized the city to negotiate new franchises. It confirms the act permits public competition and treats fares as a removable constraint, preserving the city's power to regulate and grant street railway contracts.
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General Assembly
Appellee
Indiana
City of Indianapolis
Navin
Bank of Commerce
Wiltsle
Assault case against Dr. Sterne dismissed in Superior Court
Adah Root’s $25,000 damage suit for alleged office assault against Dr. Albert E. Sterne was dismissed in Superior Court. Root failed to attend a court ordered medical examination, claiming her mother was gravely ill. Sterne filed an affidavit asserting the mother’s illness was untrue and sought contempt proceedings if Root did not show cause. pleadings were dissolved soon after.
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Albert E. Sterne
Adah Root
Sterne
Carter
Dr. Sterne
Root
Court sentences Hasselburg to six months in workhouse
Henry Hasselburg was sentenced to six months in the workhouse by Judge Alford on a charge of receiving stolen goods after alleged encouragement of boys to steal jenk and sell it to him. Several youths including Willie Hasselburg and Eddie Harter faced grand larceny charges. Longmire’s case was put under advisement.
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Henry Hasselburg
Jenk
Alford
Criminal Court
Willie Hasselburg
Harry Lemon
Harry Burris
Roy Burris
James Lonagmire
Eddie Harter
Longmire
John
Helle Orme
Hazel Orme
Kate
William Martineck
Orme
Martinecks
Henry Clay Allen
Gertrude Bartlett
Reliable Furniture and Carpet Company
Plainiig
Jesse Foltz
Jonathan Foltz
Thomas H. Robinson
Theodore J. Bryan
Fremont Alford
wWillle Pee
Barry Lymon
Cree A Harter
Pasa Jane
Will of Lewis George Leaves Estate To Daughter
The will probated yesterday leaves all personal property to Eleanor Debolt and grants her a life interest in real estate. Upon her death the property is to be divided among four sons Elias O Curren M Willis B and Vernon George. Fillmore Collier yesterday filed suit against Malleable Castings Company for 5000 dollars for injuries alleged from a wheelbarrow run over his foot while employed by the company.
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Rachel Allen
Jeremiah Allen
City of
Indianapolis
Allen
West Michigan Street
White River Bridge
Insane Hospital
Lewis George
Eleanor Debolt
Elias O
Curren M
Willis B
Vernon George
Fillmore Collier
Malleable Castings Company
Estate administrator sues Big Four over Magee death damages
Ernest W. Clark, administrator of Benjamin Magee’s estate, filed a lawsuit against the Big Four Railway Company seeking 31000 in damages. Magee, a Big Four fireman, died in a collision involving the railway.
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Ernest W. Clark
Benjamin Magee
Big Four Railway Company
Magee
Big Four
Court records details and judgments across multiple courts
The Superior Court cases include damages awards and judgments against several defendants with notes on trials by jury in multiple rooms. The Circuit Court reports show dismissals, costs, and a commissioner's sale approval. The Criminal Court lists several defendants with guilty findings and sentences, including probation and workhouse terms.
Sea of guilt and new suits filed in county courts
Sentence suspended except in case of Longmire and Unger advisement for John Orme in cruelty to a child. Motion to quash sustained for Belle Orme. New suits filed include United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. vs George B Young damages and various estate, mortgage, and divorce actions across Superior and Circuit Courts with totals and parties named.
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Superior Court
John L. McMaster
William Cooper
William Hubbard
James M. Leathers
James H. Miles
L. Ry. Co
Vinson Carter
Charlies H. C. Mahan Ys
Wesley MM
Gerard
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co
George B. Young
Sea of
Longmire
Unger
John Orme
Belle Orme
Ernest V. Clark
Benjamin Magee
the C
C. & St. L. Railway Co
Rachel Allen
Jeremiah Allen
City of
Indianapolis
Circuit Court
William F. Steele
William Wright
Fillmore Collier
The
National Malleable Castings Co
Margaret Schlager
Henry Schlager
Mary L. Miller
Silas Miller
Zachariah Bushes
Lucinda Walton
Higher Courts Record Supreme Court Case List
Appellate entries include Smith v Indianapolis Street Railway Co affirming franchise validity under 1899 act. Miller v Stephens on will election validity. Wit. Catterson v Bradley leave to index. Evansville v Christy reversed on contributory negligence. Fouts v Millikan postponement. Bowser v Mick rehearing denied. various briefs and replies in Indiana appellate courts noting damages and procedural actions. Entity dense with courts, names, counties, and case numbers.
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Supreme Court
Smith
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Marion & C
Gillett
Indianapolis
General Assembly
Miller
Fouts
Millikan
Tippecanoe C. C
Bowser
Mick
Marion S.C
William H. White
Charles W. Mitchell
Vigo C
Town of Clay City
Ida T. Bryson
Clay
C. Appellees
Jemima Stutsman
Frieda Stutsman
Elkhart C
C. Appellant
Floran R. Stutsman
Butler College Notes Spark Campus Activities
Butler College notes detail student events including Sigma Chi informal gathering, Phi Delta Theta dance, Philalethian Society meeting, and a faculty address by Dr. Willett. Activities cover outdoor basketball for girls, campus tennis, golf club expansion, and a return of class reunion plans. Debating team prepares for Notre Dame contest on a tax question.
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Sigma Chis
Phi Delta Theta
Central Avenue
Philokurian Literary Society
Philolurian
Jason E. Elston
Confluence
Surveying Corps
Arthur Johnson
Mexico
Johnson
Downey Avenue
F. A. Cotton
Republican Party
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Cotton
Danville
Shortridge High School
Butler
Panhandle
The
Tennis Association
State Tennis Association
Indiana University
Shelly D. Watts
J. Anna Carpender
William Irelan
Topeka
Kan
Irelann
N. W. Fitzgerald
L. P. Mitchell
Washington, D. C
Walter 8. Campbell
Rushville
Ind
W. Crouch
Friendeville
W. R. Lowe
Winamac
W. H. Tiller
Sparta
George H. Gifford
Tipton
C. H. Remey
Chicago
Notre Dame
Charles McElroy
Chester Vernice
George Kern
Bulwer
Pickle Sign Fire Triggers Citywide Alarm
A crosswired pickle sign at Heinz & Co on Kentucky avenue and Milnois street sparked a blue flame and smoke last night at 9. The courthouse tower watchman saw the flash and activated fire box 47. Nearly all city fire units responded, but the sign went dark upon arrival.
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Bis Electric
Heinz & Co
Kentucky Avenue
Milnois Street
Funeral of Mrs Wishard Today at North Capitol Ave
The funeral for Mrs. W. H. Wishard will be held today at her late residence at 86 North Capitol Avenue. The service will be conducted by her former pastor the Rev. A. Ve e of Buffalo New York from Seventh Presbyterian Church of this city.
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W. H. Wishard
Eas Hac
North Capitol Avenue
A Vv.ee
Buffalo
N. Y
Seventh Presbyterian Ghareh
Taus City
Charity for a Protestant bigot lecture on Newman
Henry Austin Adams spoke at Tomlinson Hall under Knights of Columbus auspices praising Cardinal Newman and contrasting Protestant bigotry with Catholic charity. He noted Newman altered views of Catholics in literature and urged Catholics to avoid bigotry while recounting a Boston lecture anecdote and stressing gentleness as a sign of a true gentleman. He warned of persistent anti Catholic bias and praised Newman’s defense of the priesthood.
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Indianapolis
Henry Austin Adams
Cardinal Newman
Tomlinson Hall
Adams
Knights of Columbus
John Henry Newman
Newman
Cardinal Manning
de Quincey
Harvard College
Thackeray
Bronte
Smollet
Fielding
Scott
Alice
Old Vincennes
Eleanor
Guy Faux
John Bull
Vonfilet
Charles Kingsley
Mr. Adams
Boston
Church of Rome
Fish State
Rome
Protestant Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
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Wil of
Butler College Notes
Kahn Tailoring Company
Pap Tae Toy
Pedis
Ole Faroe, Ae
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Paris
H. Baldwin & CO
Peon St
Taylor Carpet Co
West Washington St
Riis
Watson & CO
Hartford Typewriter
Sentinel Printing Company
West Market Street
Ohn J. Harden
New Yo City
London
University of Oxford
Spurgeon
John Hemn Newman
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