Franchises Thrashed Out For City Rail Service
City and traction company officials meet to resolve freight and passenger line rights in the North End. A single track on Twenty third street with transfers and stops at key corners is pushed, with franchise terms expiring March 11, 1939 and more details to follow from the Indiana Columbus and Eastern and Dayton and Western lines.
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North End
Traction Company
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern
Indianapolis
Dayton & Western
Dayton
Board of Works
Adams
Indiana, Columbus & Eastern
Main Street
East Corporation
Eighth Street
South Eighth Street
North Twenty-third Street
North FE Street
Ft. Wayne Ave
North Fifth Street
Lentz and Freeman
Richmond Street & Interurban Company
West Corporation
Fifth Street
Richmond Street Railway Company
Fifth
Ohio Corporation
Terre Haute
Indianapolis and Eastern
Richmond Street Railway
Reverend Leader Begins New Pastorate in Indiana
The Rev. H. Allen Leader, former pastor of the Second English Lutheran church on the west side, has moved with his family to Middlebury, Indiana, where he will assume active duties as pastor of the Lutheran church.
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H. Allen
Second English Lutheran Church
West Side
Middlebury
Ind
Marriage of Oscar Lewisohn and Hdna May in London
London June 4 The marriage of Oscar Lewisohn a wealthy New Yorker and Hdna May the famous actress occurred this morning at 19 o'clock. After a lengthy European honeymoon the couple will return to the palatial Torwood home in England leased by Mr. Lewisohn. An illustration shows the couple and their future residence and garden at Torwood.
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London
Oscar Lewisohn
Hdna May
Mr. Lewisohn
Torwood
England
Asking protection against Hucksters at South Sixth market
Council discussed an ordinance to shield stall owners at the improved South Sixth street market house from hawkers without stalls. A sale of 74 stalls yielded 3504.50. owners urged protections while several officials proposed daily fees for non stall vendors, with rates ranging from 25 to 75 cents and adjustments for Saturdays. The debate ended with a motion to set a TM cent daily fee for all days except Saturday.
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South Sixth Street
Meaker
Nimrod Johnson
Deuker
Walterman
Johnson
East End
Ordinance Amended and Passed Under Suspension of Rules
A daily fee of 75 cents was introduced and accepted for that day. The ordinance in its amended form passed under suspension of the rules.
Honors Settle at Local High School
Elizabeth Sudhoff is named valedictorian and Virginia Graves salutatorian at the local high school as grades determine the top ranks. Commencement exercises Friday include a program with music, an address by President W. W. Parsons, diploma presentation by Prof. Ellabarger, and a Liberty Rose as class flower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Parsons
Fiske
Elizabeth Sudhoff
Virginia Graves
Marguerite Dean
Ellabarger
Indiana State Normal
Bizet
Firemen Pay Increase Recommended by City Committee
A city committee recommended raising the fire chief’s salary from 800 to 900 per year and increasing active firefighters wages from 60 to 65 per month. It also proposed staged increases for new hires to 55, 60, then 65 per month, aligning with wages in similar cities. The petition asked for 70 per month, equal to the police, and the report was referred to ordinances for drafting an ordinance to present next council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Council
Richmond
City officers expenses bill for Logansport meeting defeated
A ordinance proposing $100 to cover city officers expenses to attend the Indiana Municipal League meeting at Logansport on June 17 18 1920 failed after opposition. Ogborn opposed funding city officers salaries he argued mayor Schillinger and public works board already earn enough to pay their own way Wettig voted no amid laughter as council adjourned.
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Indiana Municipal League
Logansport
Lornell
Englebert
Deuker
Schillinger
Banquet and smoker held by Hagerstown Masons
Hagerstown lodge of Masons hosted a banquet and smoker after raising two candidates to the degree of Master Mason. About forty visitors attended from various lodges, including C. W. Robbins of Abington and Elwood Lawson of New Castle, with guests from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Indianapolis.
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Hagerstown
Ind
Palladium Carriers At Lugar Shows Tonight
Fifteen Palladium and Sun Telegram carriers will be guests of the Lugar shows at Eleventh and Main streets tonight. Tomorrow night the remaining twelve carriers will be guests. The show management extends thanks for the courtesy.
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Palladium
City considers eighth ward as part of July council agenda
A city council committee proposes creating an Eighth ward by splitting the Seventh ward along the main track of the P C C S L railroad. The ordinance, read twice, awaits final action at the first July meeting with city clerk notices to publish weekly for three weeks ahead of the 1909 election.
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Committee On
Seventh Ward
Indianapolis
P., C., C. & St. L. Railroad
Completes Deals to Strengthen Local Ball Club
Manager Jessup completes deals to add Williams and Gillis to the local team and assign Cunningham to the outfield. Williams plans to join Wednesday along with Gillis who will report midweek. The Hartford City club faced pay issues, prompting players to switch loyalties as the team shifts to a cooperative basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessup
Williams
Gillis
Hartford City Bunch
Hartford City
Richmond
George Cunningham
George
Ritter
Cunningham
Justice
Minzler
Miller
Casey Horn
Fisher
Fleming
Endsfield
Miss Ella Miller Found Dead in Eaton
Eaton Ohio June 4 Miss Ella Miller a prominent school teacher of Eaton was found dead in bed this morning death due to heart disease She was thirty eight and survived by her mother whom she supported The funeral arrangements will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Ella Miller
Weather Prophet Indiana Ohio Wednesday Forecast
Indiana Wednesday partly cloudy with variable winds turning west and fresh. Ohio Wednesday fair in the north with showers and cooler air in the south portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Circulation Statement Highlights Regional Totals
Monday June 3 circulation figures show net circulation across city county and rural routes with emphasis on largest city and county totals and the strongest paid circulation figures. The data covers total and net circulation metrics across major distribution areas.
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CHY
Traction
Rchestra
T. J. Graham
Gruenwald
Modelssohn
Cambridge City
Sun-Telegram
George E. Callaway
Callaway
Mr. Callaway
Ogborn
Wettig
Masons
WERD
Admiral LI
Swatow
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