Mitchell's Long Walk Recounted the Trains From Centerton to Indianapolis
James P. Mitchell sued the L&N Railway for $5,000 damages claiming a train did not stop at Centerton to pick him up on April 28. He traveled 25 miles to Indianapolis by foot, arriving next morning, after waving a red handkerchief and relying on earlier representations about a same-day return trip. Other local estate matters noted follow.
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James P. Mitchell
P C., C. & St. L. Railway Company
Centerton
Ind
Indianapolis
Venterton
Mitchell
al' Eh
Gratham sues over injunction bond tied to rail line case
Jessey Grantham filed suit yesterday at Central Trust Company of New York and American Surety Company for damages on an injunction bond. The case stems from numerous actions involving the Chicago and South Eastern Railway and includes farmers along the line seeking to prevent continued operation.
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Jessey Grantham
Central Trust Company of New York
American Surety Company
Chicago & Southeastern Railway
Satya
Daggett v Daggett and other court actions
Summary of Superior Court and Circuit Court dockets including dismissals for want of prosecution in Daggett cases, divorces for Halstead and Gayer, judgments for plaintiff in Bac on case, and foreclosures and appeals. New suits include Newton, Deford, Dunn divorces and a railway damages claim against Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company.
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Superior Court
John L. McMaster
Barbara Daggett
William Daggett
May Halstead
George Halstead
Hiram Bacon
John Weisacker
Mary A. Gayer
John M. Gayer
Vinson Carter
State of Indiana
William C. Smith
Irvington
Indiana Insurance Company
Barzilla F
Lambert D. Tyler
Hugh R. Richardson
Ernest Melawn
Circuit Court
Henry Clay Allen
Kentucky
Harry Haney
Dee Armstrong
Lelia Smith
Arthur Smith
The
Gould Company
John Jordan
Anna Rice
Amos Rice
Fremont Alford
George Sweet
Elizabeth Newton
Joseph Newton
Lora E. Deford
Albert Deford
Mattie Dunn
Edward Dunn
James P. Mitchell
Pittsburg
Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company
Indiana National Guard reorganizing under new law advances
Adjutant General Ward reports steady progress in reorganizing the Indiana National Guard. Officers from regiments recommended appointments and promotions, including William Gerard Comly as first lieutenant, Naftzger as second lieutenant, Elmer D. Rex as captain, and F. L. Dennis as captain, among others.
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Indiana National Guard
Ward
A. B. Schanz
William Gerard Comly
H. B. Smith
Naftzger
Nanas
Leutenant
Colny
Studebaker
Elmer D. Rex
F. L. Dennis
Kuhlman
Herman A. Lobmiller
Compay
Bps
Ltnare Carne
Quartee Pisa
Danville
Eee Fehrs
Gentry Show This Week in Indianapolis
The Gentry circus arrives from Terre Haute for a week of afternoon and night performances at the Cap itol avenue and Sixteenth street site. Daily parades at 10 am precede 8 pm evening shows with free rides for children on ponies elephants and zebras. The expanded reception tent and larger band add to a family friendly program.
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Capitol Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Big Four Railroad
Illinois
Professor Gentry
Memorials Adopted For Hanna and Smith By Local Attorneys
A meeting of local attorneys in Superior Court Room 1 adopted memorials honoring late lawyers Thomas Hanna and Robert E. Smith. Gen. John Coburn presided. a committee including Judge Henry Clay Allen, Attorney General William L. Taylor, and Eli F. Ritter drafted tributes detailing Hanna’s hard early life, wartime service, and uncompromising public integrity, and noting Smith’s exemplary military leadership and rapport with subordinates.
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Superior Court
Thomas Hanna
Robert E. Smith
John Coburn
Henry Clay Allen
William L. Taylor
Eli F. Ritter
Tennessee
Ritter
Memorial tributes mark passing of two Indiana lawyers
Excerpt recalls late Mr Smith and Mr Hanna, both Asbury DePauw educated, Civil War veterans, and lawyers in Indiana. Tributes from Capt Coles Smith Colonel Ritter Attorney General Taylor General Coburn praise soldierly qualities and charity. Memorials will be sent to families and filed in Superior and Circuit Court minutes.
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Mr. Smith
Coles W. Smith
Ritter
Smith
Taylor
Thomas Hanna
Coburn
Mr. Hanna
Asbury College
de Pauw University
Greencastle
New Indiana Companies Form Amid Warm Weather
Secretary of State Hunt records filings for Coonse & Caylor Ice Company Marion Hospital Company Matthews Investment Company Boonville Electric Light and Power amended articles Evansville Brass and Iron Bed Manufacturing allowed five directors Fish Bros Manufacturing Corps Clinton Ia and Tubular River and Stud Company Boston announce Indiana agent W Lachey Indianapolis and resident agent William A Pickens named in Rouen clause
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Hunt
Coonse & Caylor Ice Company
William Harvey Coonse
Edward A. Caylor
Amanda E. Ca
Fremont Wilson
Aaron England
Benjamin L. Butler
Boonville
Waingry
Evansville Brass and Iron Bed Manufacturing Company
Fish Bros.’ Manufacturing Company
Clinton
Indiana
W. Lachey
West
Washington Street
Indianapolis
Tubular River and Stud Company
Boston
William A. Pickens
Agen
Tax Laws of 1001 Annotated by Judge Buskirk
The 11 tax laws as annotated by Judge Thomas B. Buskirk, formerly a member of the State Board of Tax Commissioners, were received from the state printer yesterday by Deputy Auditor of State Bank Martin, secretary of the tax.
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Thomas B. Buskirk
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Rinter
Bank Martin
Taxation Legislation Volume Noted for Thorough Indiana Annotations
The volume compiles all current taxation legislation with skillful notes and a thorough index. It surpasses prior boards’ editions due to expanded notes an enlarged index and an appendix with Indiana attorney general opinions on tax laws.
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Indiana
Murphy Gospel League to Hold Week of Meetings
The Murphy Gospel Temperance League will conduct gospel temperance meetings at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church on East and Market streets starting this evening at 7 30. The non-political, non-sectarian series features speakers O H Palmer Rev Rice V Hunter Judge H Clay Allen Capt Eli F Ritter Judge P W Bartholomew and Hon Thomas L Sullivan with music by Prof J H Hoar. A Sunday session at 3 o'clock at the hall on Alabama and New York streets is also announced.
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Murphy Gospel Temperance League
Grace Methodist Episcopal
In George W. Julians Memory Anniversary Tea at Irvington
The piece recalls the birthday of George W. Julian of Irvington once celebrated with a tea party for special friends. In recent years his daughter and widow hosted informal gatherings in the afternoon and evening. Mr Julian died July 7, 1899, and today Mrs. Clarke will receive any of his friends who call.
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George W. Julian
Irvington
Smallpox Plague In A Crowded Home Described By Doctor
Dr J N Hurty recalls a crowded house with thirteen residents and a single bed. An elderly woman is ill with smallpox and several children likely will contract the disease. He laments the sorrow and severity of the scene.
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J. N. Hurty
Selection of Truancy Officers in Indiana Counties
Truancy officers will on next Monday be selected for the first time by boards of truancy in ninety two Indiana counties. Boards include township trustees, superintendents of schools in towns and cities, and the county superintendent. Previously the State Truancy Board made appointments under a law later changed by the Legislature.
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Indiana
State Board of Charities
State Board of Education
Taking Effect of New Lawn Activates Laws Soon
Secretary of State Hunt said laws from the last Legislature won’t be in force until late next week. About fifty counties have their acts and receipts. Hunt monitors clerks closely to ensure receipts are forwarded so the laws take effect.
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Hunt
Tragedy on Big Four Tracks at Sunnyside
An unknown Black man was struck and killed by passenger train No 4 on the Big Four at Sunnyside yesterday morning. He was reportedly seated on the track and appeared to be asleep when he attempted to rise.
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Big Four
Sunnyside
Tramp Run Down. Body Taken to City Morgue
A man described as a tramp was struck on the track and killed. His head was crushed and his legs broken. His body was transported to Union Station by train and removed to the city morgue, where it remains unclaimed.
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Union Station
Sailors Story of Fan Tan Scheme in Macao Adventure
Rear Admiral Robly D Evans recounts a youthful gambling caper on the China station. A party of sailors devises a plan to beat fan tan in Macao, travels from Hong Kong, piles of money promised, but the banker finds a flaw and they return with just enough to cover hotel and travel.
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China
Delaware
Robly D. Evans
The
Appletons
Macao
Hong Kong
Drunken lighthouse keeper tried by Rear Admiral Evans
In A Sailor's Log, Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans recalls a Chesapeake Bay keeper charged with drunkenness. Witnesses saw the keeper play cards and beg as he faced the two to go, a jury-like admission that led to dismissal of removal, with Evans noting stronger evidence than many Treasury cases.
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The
Ppeones
Robly D. Evans
Chesapeake Bay
Mathews County
Virginia
Treasury Department
The Thieving Public in The New Yorker
The wife of a famous physician explains why their waiting room and office are sparsely furnished and bare. Knick-knacks vanished quickly, prompting her to replace them with mahogany tables and secured furnishings. A momentary phone call led to the loss of his gold-rimmed glasses, reinforcing her plan to chain down valuables.
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New Yorker
Golden Opportunity in Baltimore Evening Tale
A fragment from a Baltimore American piece shows John Henry returning home at 3 p.m. amid jest and mixed feelings. The partner greets him with astonishment as he hangs his hat, drops his watch, and adjusts his demeanor, hinting at a domestic scene of shared joys and sorrows.
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Baltimore
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