For Sale and Public Proposals in Indianapolis
Sealed proposals due May 15 for army meat and rations. Contracts for mutton and beef supply to Fort Brady Fort Sheridan Indianapolis Arsenal and other posts. Also notices of street director elections and county court actions with names, dates, and locations. Local businesses advertise gas engines wallpaper dentistry and various services.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
R. Barne
Comeriesary
Chicago
Apri
Commissari<s of Poate
Mation
Forte Brady and Mich
Fort Sheridan
Rock Island DL
Indianapolis Arsenal
Fort Thomas
Bie Arsenal
Tenn
Comerisanty
W. L. Alexander
Indiana firms incorporated and capital changes listed
Domestic companies incorporated in the secretary of state's office include the Lake County Land Company of East Chicago with 6000 capital and directors Samuel A Treat Theodore Emery and John R Emery the Conrey Davis Manufacturing Company of Shelbyville with 30000 capital and directors Jacob A Conrey Charles L Davis and Lee C Davis the Wabash Stock Farm Company of Wabash with 9000 capital and directors S H Goodman Neil Lamaree and Lawrence L Daugherty the Mohawk Telephone Company of Mohawk Hancock county with 1900 capital and directors George W Allen Henry Shore S J Scott J W Murphy and William McConnell and the Evansville Woolen Mill Company whose capital was increased from 75000 to 125000 Julius A Lemeke president Two foreign corporations filed articles the larger Pittsburg Plate Glass Company with 1000000 capital represented in Indiana and agent L E Clark of Elwood the Smith Premier Typewriter Company of Syracuse designated resident agent Edward S Gaylord of 1127 Stevenson building Indianapolis.
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Secretary of State
Lake County Land Company
East Chicago
Samuel A. Treat
Theodore Emery
Chicago
John R. Emery
Morristown
N. J
Conrey-Davis Manufacturing Company
Shelbyville
Jacob A. Conrey
Charles L. Davis
Lee C. Davis
Wabash Stock
Elwood
Smith Premier Typewriter Company
Syracuse
Edward S. Gaylord
Stevenson Building
Plunge of Pearl May Slaughter Sparks West Ohio Street Panic
Pearl May Slaughter, a 21 year old Black woman, attempted suicide with carbolic acid in her West Ohio Street room. Dispensary doctors revived her as crowds gathered. She blamed heartbreak with a sweetheart, left a farewell note to "Mose," and had summoned poison via Walter Jones before drinking it.
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Pearl May Slaughter
West
Ohio Street
Mose
Walter Jones
Bugs
Record traffic surge in April across Indianapolis lines
In April fifteen Indianapolis lines moved 116,821 cars with 94,908 loaded, a peak in the history of the routes. Eastbound grain was very light while interstate traffic boosted earnings, and coal tonnage aided results. The Wabash Alton rate war prompts officials to warn a broader rate clash may come, as Western Passenger Association disputes unfold.
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Indianapolis
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chesapeake & Ohio
Wabash
Western Passenger Association
Central Passenger Association
Trunk-line Association
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago & Rock Island
Santa Fe
Chicago & Alton
Alton
County Board elects James King truancy officer
The County Board of Education yesterday elected James King from 1729 Bellefountaine Street as truant officer to succeed W. E. Frivett of Broad Ripple. The enumeration covers townships and towns outside Indianapolis and Woodruff Place. Indianapolis shows 1.0 percent more school children than last year, with 59,979 listed for the city. Townships 1900 and 1901 figures include Perry 833 844 Center 1064 1114 Tecatur 463 426 Washington 925 Wayne 104 1029 Pike 6% Warren 75 74 Lawrence 79 766 Franklin 692 60 Irvington 47 544.
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County Board of Education
James King
Bellefountaine Street
W. E. Frivett
Broad Ripple
Indianapolis
Woodruff Place
Perry Township
Center
Tecatur
Washington
Wayne
Pike
Warren
Tis
Lawrence
Franklin
Irvington
The Two Singers Theme Poem by Nesbit
Two singers oppose joy and sorrow in a verses exchange. A young man praises the joyful song while an elder finds solace in the sorrowful tone. A reader notes both melodies contain both thorn and rose, and the true art balances bitterness and sweetness.
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W. D. Nesbit
Westward expansion plans denied by James J. Hill
Decatur to New York report on a three year old plan to consolidate major rail systems is dismissed by Great Northern president James J. Hill who calls it ridiculous. Ex-Pre sident Daniel B. Robinson of the St. Louis & San Francisco sends a note from Chicago while illness clouds his recovery. Big Four lines’ J Van Winkle oversees a moved timetable as seven division superintendents review schedules and new trains to boost Pan-American traffic to Buffalo and counter trolley competition.
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M. L. B. Casey
Lackawanna
Joseph H. McConnell
Union Pacific
Europe
Co. F. Daly
Eral
Samuel B. Sweet
Lake Erie & Western
Chicago
KR. P. Algeo
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Monon
D. G. Edwards
Yates
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Panhandle
Xenia
Pittsburg
Akron
Pennsylvania
Erie
Buffalo
Nashville
St. Louis
New York Central
Big Four
Lake Shore
McDoel
the Monon
Decatur
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
J. Pierpont Morgan
Goulds
Vanderbilts
Mr. Hill
New York
Daniel B. Robinson
San Francisco
North Arkansas Line
North Arkansas
Robinson
J. van Winkle
W. J. Lynch
Deppe and Bronson
Indiana figures at national conference on charities in Washington
Prof Amos W Butler secretary of the Indiana State Board of Charities will attend the national conference of charities and correction in Washington May 9 to 21. He notes increasing Indiana presence with several speakers and papers from residents or former residents.
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Amos W. Butler
Indiana State Board of Charities
National Conference of Charities and Correction
Washington, D. C
Indiana
Butler
Charles R. Henderson
Chicago University
Ernest P. Bicknell
Indiana Board of State Charities
Associated Charities of Chicago
Frank A. Fetter
Department of Political Economy
Cornell University
Bird
Coler
New York
New York City
Children’s Guardians
Alexander Johnson
Feebleminded Institute
Fort Wayne
Ind
Evans Woollen
Indianapolis Commercial Club
Julia E. Work
Work Orphans’ Home
Plymouth
Thomas E. Ellison
J. Charlton
Boys’ Reform School
Plainfield
Indianapolls Commercial Club
Oscar C. McCulloch
Death of Bernard Wallin Mullin Civil War veteran dies
Bernard Wallin Mullin aged eighty four died yesterday at No 15 North Meridian street the home of his daughter Mrs P Hi Fitzgerald where he had lived for ten years He came from Greensburg where he belonged to the G A R and to which place the body will be taken for burial He served in the Civil War with the Seventh Indiana Volunteers Mrs Fitzgerald is his only surviving child.
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Bernard Mullin
P. Hi. Fitzgerald
Meridian Street
Greensburg
Indiana Volunteers
Fitzgerald
Public Schools Inspected by Irvington and New London Official
Public instruction superintendent Frank L. Jones announced the completion of a school inspection in Irvington and New London. Commissions will soon be issued allowing pupils completing the course to enter state colleges without examination.
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Frank L. Jones
Irvington
New Londen
Petitions in Bankruptcy Filed in U S Court
Bankruptcy petitions list Clara W Ward of Elkhart with liabilities 41.00 and assets 87.50 Isaac Neilson of Delaware County with liabilities 2435.95 and assets 2 William J Thompson of Muncie with liabilities 7514.87 and assets 95629.00
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United States
Clara W. Ward
Elkhart
Isaac Neilson
Delaware County
William J. Thompson
Muncie
Methodist Hospital Plans Readied for Subscriptions Report
Directors and finance committee of the proposed Methodist hospital will meet this morning at 10 o'clock in the parlors of Roberts Park Church. Dr Halstead, tasked with soliciting subscriptions, will be present and report on progress.
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New Methodist Hospital
Wilhl
Roberts Park Church
Halstead
Usual Dividend Declared by Indiana Trust Company
At a board meeting yesterday afternoon the usual semi annual dividend of 2 percent was declared and $5,000 added to the surplus fund, bringing it to $85,000.
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The
Indiana Trust Company
Malt-Nutrine Endorsed by Anheuser Association Experts
The opinion of medical experts based on observation and careful experiments shows Malt-Nutrine possesses intense nourishing strength and wonderfully assists digestion. Malt-Nutrine appears by the famous Anheuser Association, which fact guarantees the purity, excellence and merit claimed for it.
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Anheusersure Association
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Hell KR. R. A
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Wall Pap
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Scientife Dentistry
S. F. Earhart
Washington Street
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George W. Bureg
Indianapolis Journal
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Logalls Block
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Lemeke Building
Stegmeier Bros
Oyster
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BALE
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Lust
Virginia Avenue
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Prerless Foundry CO
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Senate Ave
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Statehouse
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Spann A CO
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Vandalla Lines
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Burlington
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Aimee Angeles
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