State Board to Tax Street and Interurban Railroads
Attorney General Taylor ruled that under the 1901 acts all Indiana street and interurban railroads are to be assessed by the State Board of Tax Commissioners like steam railroads. Local assessors will value personal property not part of rolling stock, tools, repair materials, machinery, fixtures, and real estate not used for railroad purposes, while tracks and right of way structures fall to the state board.
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Taylor
Indiana
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Tax Board
Martin
Auswer
Board of Tax Commissioners
Governor Durbin to chair meeting on soldiers monument dedication
A joint meeting of the Guand Army committees and patriotic groups will convene in the Governor's office Friday forenoon at 11 o'clock to discuss the monument’s dedication date. Rumors of postponements circulate but no definite decision will be made at the Friday gathering. Durbin aims for elaborate and impressive ceremonies.
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Guand
Durbin
Saloon Shooting, Father and Daughter Firefights Reported
A spree of liquor fueled violence ends with three shootings and multiple arrests. Adam Metzler at 26 South Missouri street fires on Joseph F. Fair after a free lunch dispute. Samuel Shambaugh, drunk, threatens a girl and fights officers. John Gorman fights his father and shoots at his sister during a domestic quarrel. Police recover revolvers. one bystander narrowly escapes injury. Additional drunken disturbance at North New Jersey street ends in another arrest.
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Adam Metzler
South
Missouri Street
Metzler
Joseph F. Fair
Peru
Ind
Fair
Bates
Gillespie
West
New York Street
White River
Losh
Streit
Mamie Shambaugh
230
Water Street
Samuel Shambaugh
Sheffield Avenue
Haughville
Shambaugh
St. Eve
Ponies
Christian
Greenwood
George Frost
Belmont Avenue
Walcott Street
John Gorman
Gorman
Liberty
Mary
Griffin
Manning
Oldlice
Milton Clements
New Jersey Street
Hauser and
Clements
Remission Secures Return for Wright After Six Months
A sentence of six months was served and remitted largely due to the efforts of Wrights wife and child. Wright’s former employers, a local insurance company, are said to be ready to reinstate him at good wages.
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Wright
Machinists Imported Rebel and Return to Dayton
The American Bicycle Company hired machinists to fill strikers’ spots at the old Waverley plant. S W Elston sent men from Dayton and Indianapolis to work, but the crew refused to do machinist tasks. They left after being offered 36 cents an hour. Dayton union officials retrieved the workers and paid their return fare.
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American Bicycle Company
Waverley
S. W. Elston
Dayton
Indianapolis
National Cash Register Company
Union of Machinists
Judge Bakers New Rule Sends Prisoners To Home Jails
Judge Baker experiments with sending United States prisoners to their home counties for jail time. William Roose Jr of Corydon pleaded guilty and received four years under Floyd county law, seeking local confinement for family access. Arthur Havens admitted green goods mail fraud and got four months in South Bend jail. Phineas Koontz, 14, had sentence suspended for good behavior. Other cases include James Beecher fined for missing tax stamps, Oliver Miller jailed 10 days for counterfeit coins, Clark Rathbone fined for an improper mail letter, and the Goldsmith post office robbery trial underway with many witnesses.
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Roose
Baker
Washington
Floyd County
United States
Marion County
Arthur L. Havens
South Bend
Havens
James J. Beecher
Indianapolis
Oliver T. Miller
Sven
Clark Rathbone
Redkey
Jay County
Harrison real estate in Marion County valued at 154 500
Appraisement by Vol ney Malott and Thomas Spann for Union Trust Company shows six parcels owned by General Harrison in Marion County appraised at 154 500. Key properties include 1214 North Delaware street valued at 40 000 and 133 and 155 South Pennsylvania street valued at 36 000 with other lots on East Washington street and South Pennsylvania street totaling 154 500. Some Harrison properties outside the county await appraisal.
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Union Trust Company
Benjamin Harrison
Volney T. Malott
Thomas H. Spann
General Harrison
Marion County
Delaware Street
Pennsylvania Street
Berkeley Lodge
North Bend
Washington
Martindale
Indianapolis
North Delaware Street
Washington Street
South
East
Fire Insurance Agents Meet in Indiana City
Fifty eight members of the Indiana Association of Fire Insurance Agents gathered at the Commercial Club. President A. M. Weil of Evansville opened with a call for closer cooperation to curb rate-cutting and rivalries. Officers were elected: President A. M. Weil, first VP John J. Appel, second VP J. Floyd Irish, with delegates named to the national meeting at Put-in-Bay. A brief program followed with short speeches by several members before ad journment after refreshments.
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Indiana Association of Fire Insurance Agents
Commercial Club
A. M. Well
Evansville
Board of Underwriters
A.M. Weil
John J. Appel
Indianapolis
J. Floyd Irish
National Association
Putin Bay
George W. Duke
Kokomo
George A. Carr
Greenfield
R. E. Breed
Marion
George BE
Haynes
Elwood
A. M. Weir
John M. Spann
R. Bell
B. A. Richardson
P. K. Morrison
George Carr
I E. Breed
Alexander H. Monroe
Former Illinois Governor Beveridge Visits California
Former Illinois governor and ex lieutenant governor Beveridge, now 77, and his wife visit Mrs. Beveridge's sister at 1631 Broadway. They have spent five years in Southern California and plan a summer with his daughter, wife of Cook County treasurer Raymond. Beveridge served in the Eighth Illinois Cavalry and led the Seventeenth Miners Cavalry. He predicts Pacific ports will rival Eastern ones as trade expands with the Far East.
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Beveridge
Illinois
Congress
Ilinois
Richard J. Oglesby
United States
Eighth
Seventeenth Miners Cavalry
Secretary of War
Cook County
Linois
California
Far East
San Francisco
Pacific
Philippine Islands
China
Japan
Cornerstone Laid For Moravian Church Building
The cornerstone for the Moravian Church at College avenue and Twenty-fifth street was laid yesterday afternoon with ceremonies. Rain did not deter most of the large congregation. Reverends Vogler Rice Grider and Tinsley led services. The church, started five years ago, has grown with liberal subscriptions and aims to avoid delays. The denomination began in 1722 and helped launch the Wesleys' work. A love feast service followed, with the visiting ministers participating as the church building, long used for services, was filled.
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College Avenue
Twenty-fifth Street
Willam H. Vogler
William H. Rice
Gnaddenhutten
P. M. Grider
Hope
Ind
C. W. Tinsley
Indiana
Wesleys
Methodist Episcopal Church
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Decoration Day Excursions on Big Four Route
Rates offer one and one third fare for round trips within 150 miles for May 29 to May 31 returns. Extra excursions include Terre Haute and nearby points on June 2 with 1.00 or less round trip, and Cincinnati trip June 2 at 1.25 round trip. Special trains depart Indianapolis Union Station.
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W. Good
Hmit
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Indianapolis Union Station
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Knickerbocker Ve Cial
Southwestern Limited
NEW York and
Boston Limited
New York
Boston
Ae Ieee A Ats
Way Points
Howard Drunk and Gambling Case In Police Court
Noah Jones was fined for keeping a gambling house while five visitors faced similar penalties. Albert Allen also fined for same offense. George A. Howard of Hope Ind received a drunkenness fine after detectives found his rig and a possible larceny charge. A rig incident led to the charge being changed to drunkenness. New pianos advertised at Wulschnuer's from sixteen dollars upward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Jones
Albert Al-len
George A. Howard
Hope
Ind
Holtz and Morgan
Marion Eaton
Eaton
Durbin Remits $500 Fine for Former Insurance Clerk
Governor Durbin yesterday remitted a $500 fine against Harry Wright, a former clerk in an insurance office. Wright has other charges pending and the case drew attention to state regulatory actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durbin
Harry Wright
Wright
Ideal Jewelry Piece Sets High Standard for Craft
The passage argues human nature seeks the ideal through progress in science and arts and defines the ideal jewelry as the most perfect product of the jeweler’s art. It invites inspection on quality finish and style as evidence of perfection.
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Soo Ween
Badger Furniture CO
Golf
Danbury Hat Co
Washington St
J.C. Sipe
North Meridian St
William Roose, Jr
Corydon
United States Court
George Harold
Joseph Boude
Goldsmith
Harrison Real Estate
Volney TT
Skeeky
Graham
Parrott
Taggart Bakery
Capital City
Indianapolis Paint and Color CO
Massachusetts Avenue
Clifford & CO
Massachusetts Ave
the H. Lieber Company
W. Washington ST
THE
H. Lieber
Kipp Brothers Coo
S. Meridian St
ST. Louis
Chicago
Burlington
Denver
Rio Grande
Scenic Colorado
Salt Lake City
W. M. Shaw
L. W. Wakeley
Indiana Association
MR. Beveridge
CHTEF
New Moravian Church
College Ave
Nue and
Vonnegut Hardware CO
Alabama St
R. W. Furras Ice Cream Co
Monon
Big Four
East Washington Street
Union Station
Decatur
Janes
Carlin & Lennox
East Market St
Novan
Time
Kelley Springfield
D. B. Sullivan
South Capital Avenue
GEO, Merritt & CO
Chas. Muellerschoen
South East St
JAC. Metzger & Coo
Howard
Him
Wulschnuer
Lilian & Stainaker
Juliusc
East Washington St
James B. Burford
W. P. Deppe
Warren J. Lynch
H. M. Bronson
A. B. Meyer & CO
North
Pennsylvania St
Frederick Post CO
Blue Print CO
N. B
West Washington Street
Representative Piano House
STARR
Starr Piano Company
Fhones
FAW
S.penn.st
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