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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1902
Page
8
Vital Statistics list births at our Hospital and several families with newborns and ages. Entries mention F C and Ida Byers and multiple other couples with addresses, plus lines noting typhoid fever, street-car injury, and several late-life names. Monuments and funeral directors listed with contact details.
Long article outlines proposed consolidations among southern railroads led by the Pennsylvania and Reading concerns. It cites John P. Green denying vast Reading stock purchases by Pennsylvanian interests and notes Wall Street speculation on control. Includes notes on related railroad traffic, funding, personnel changes, and regional developments.
Money on mortgages offered by C F Sayles and Thos C Day & Co. at low rates. Prompt funds for farm or city property. Indianapolis firms highlight long service. Also five percent loans on Indianapolis city property or county property and farm loans by Williams & Co. 810 Market.
A long report covers railroad progress and plans across several lines. It notes a six mile per hour speed limit at city crossings, a Louisville & Atlantic extension from Irvile to Versailles by Oct 1, and a pending plan from the Western Passenger Association to curb stockman ticket manipulation. It mentions 25 new locomotives for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific boosting total to 45, a Wabash court victory allowing a wharf abutment for a Monongahela river bridge, and Brightwood citizens raising funds for a new Christian Association building. Additional items include Kingston Ontario negotiating with Canadian locomotive works, and various railroad officials preparing for a Central Passenger Association meeting in Chicago to discuss autumn travel.
Mrs A Bowen-Cooper of Irvington recalls attending the first Indiana State fair and years of fairs from October starts to the modern day. She describes early badges, crowd practices, and family logistics, including exciting morning trips, calliope performances, and a thwarted attempt to count pipes.
William Harney recalls the 1852 fair at 1% North Meridian Street where watermelons were abundant and widely eaten. Family badges sold for $1 allowed Harney, his wife, and eight children to pass through the gates each day during the event.
Detective Asch detained two men on a Prospect street car after a Merchant Policeman reported a counterfeit check attempt at nearby saloons. Joseph Kramer and Henry Lamping were taken to the police station. a $10 forged check on Merchants National Bank and a raffle ticket book were found. They were charged with loitering and attempting a felony.
Harry Williams pleaded guilty before Judge Alford in the Criminal Court yesterday to burglary and was sentenced to one to three years in the Jeffersonville Reformatory. Williams was caught attempting to rob a jewelry store in the Hubbard block and refused to discuss his past or other employment.
Eight divorce complaints were filed with various plaintiffs and defendants, detailing cruel treatment abandonment and failures to provide. Names include Robert W Underhill versus Rose M Underhill, George A Wall versus Dora M Wall, Eva Miller versus Frank Miller, Martin Apple versus Pearl B Apple, Eva Trowbridge versus Samuel R Trowbridge, John Rai versus Rebecca Rai, Minnie McDaniels versus Thomas McDaniels, and William J Shull versus Elizabeth Shull, with marriages dating from 1886 to 1901 and separations noted through 1909.
The suit seeks to determine if a school township falls under the authority of a township advisory board after Lincoln township bought furniture for 575 dollars from American School Furniture Company without advisory board appropriation. Judge Coffer ruled the township is not controlled by the advisory board and the company sued. A Hartford City glassblower, Hector Desgain, who wagered two 100 dollar bets in a wrestling match with Sam Murbarger, claims he was to wrestle a man named Smith and that Murbarger was a ringer. He lost his case in Blackford Circuit Court and appealed to the Supreme Court.
W. H. Huntley of Topp Hygienic Milk Company was fined ten dollars and costs in Police Court after a milk sample from his wagon tested two percent butter fat, violating the state pure food law.
A circuit court record shows judgments for plaintiff and defenses waived, including amounts owed and costs, plus several new suits across Superior and Circuit Courts. Cases include divorces, larceny pleas, and foreclosures, with sentences and verdicts for multiple defendants.
A list of 1947 to 1994 appellate cases across multiple counties, noting parties such as Johnston Glass Company versus Noah Lucas and Hector Desgain versus Jesse D. Weesner, with references to Blackford, Madison, Wabash, Starke, and Hendricks counties, including record assignments of errors and appellant briefs. The compilation includes numerous case numbers, briefs, notices, and entries for various courts.
Ledger summaries report Judge Miller ruling a newspaper is not a manufacturing establishment for lien purposes against paper supplies. It cites law notes on married women damages, railroad duties to protect passengers from assaults, church governance, eviction as partial lease breach, and early mechanical ingenuity in manufacturing.
Alaska seeks congressional representation improved roads and rail links. The Board of Trade votes to send two delegates and a grain inspector to the Grain Dealers National Association in Peoria October 1 2 3, representing the board with expenses paid. A letter from the National Board of Trade prompts a cautious response. Death notices for Smythe Carey and Wilne are reported with assessments.
A comic exchange features a lady doubting a veteran’s valor and a tramp offering a practical demonstration by lighting a gasoline stove with a match, highlighting stubborn wit over bravado in a humorous wartime era tone.
The week starts with steady prices for all cereals and receipts, showing active trading across Wheat and Corn futures. Track bids from the Board of Trade secretary reveal No. 2 red at 69 cents track and wagon, No. 1 white corn at 2 cents, and various mixed and white lots with several earnings signals as the month progresses.
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