Investigation of Ice Trust Delayed by Officials
A city investigation into Rettig & Johnson Ice company, alleged local ice trust, is stalled as city and prosecuting officials claim no duty or funds to probe. Consumers report short weights, with examples of under-delivered ice and mismatched invoices. Company staff are said to follow a price schedule and favor coupon books for deliveries.
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Rettig & Johnson Ice Company
Department of the Inspector of Weights and Measures
T. J. Study
Wilfred Pessup
Jesse A.alley
William ©. Converse
Rettig and Johnson Company
Jesse Bailey
Walterman
Court of Inquiry
Converse
Rettig & Johnson Company
B. B. Johnson
Luke E Wright Named Secretary of War After Taft
Secretary Taft resigned effective June 30 and Luke E Wright of Tennessee was chosen to succeed as Secretary of War. The White House cited Wrights administrative and legal abilities and his Pacific and Caribbean experience as fitting him to lead the War Department. The president noted Wrights alignment with national unity and Civil War veterans as part of his qualifications.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Luke E. Wright
Tennessee
Wright
Philippines
Panama
Cuba
War Department
Luke Wright
Department
Root
War over committee chair as Taft to decide
Chicago dispatch details a factional scramble for the Republican committee chairmanship. Taft faces rivals Arthur Vorys and Frank Hitchcock with backers pressing for Roosevelt’s endorsement. fears of noncooperation from many national committee members surface. Possible candidates include Harry S. New, A. J. Beveridge, Werrick, Meyer, Dawes, and even Charles P. Taft, as eight national committee members depart for Cincinnati.
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Chicago
William H. Taft
Arthur I. Vorys
Ohio
Frank H. Hitchcock
Washington
Vorys
Hitchcock
Sald
New York
Taft
National Committee
National Executive Committee
Harry S. New
A. J. Beveridge
Indiana
Herrick
Werrick
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
George von L. Meyer
Charles P. Taft
Varys
Roosevelt
Varys Nor
Elmer Dyer
Dover
Charles C. Dawes
McKinley
Cornellinus Bliss
Dawes
Cincinnati
Republican National Committee
Explosion on ship kills two at Philadelphia wharf
Fireworks exploded on the steamship Arabia at her wharf in Philadelphia this morning, killing two people and wounding twenty five, several seriously, as investigators assess the scene and cause.
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Arabia
Philadelphia
Bully Fine Quote From Mrs Roosevelt At Convention
Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth calls the national convention bully fine in Chicago. She plans to travel to Denver to witness the democratic convention after a short return to Cincinnati.
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Chicago
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Denver
Cincinnati
New Franchise Of D and W May Meet With Opposition
A franchise proposal from the Columbus Indiana Eastern and Indiana Branch of the Dayton and Western, both tied to the same company, asks permission to run freight cars on Main street until a north end route is built by the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern. The board may object, preferring a council resolution to authorize temporary Main street operation. TodD and Peck plan talks with shippers and site visits for a new freight depot, weighing two locations at North Tenth and E streets or Ft Warne avenue and North D street, with preference to the latter for better switching and proximity to other depots.
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Board of Public Works
Columbus, Indiana & Eastern
Indiana
Dayton & Western
Main Street
North End
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern
E. M. Haas
Commercial Club
Haas
Traction Company
Todd
Peck
North Tenth and
E Streets
Ft. Warne Avenue
North D Street
Weather forecast for Indiana and Ohio shows scattered showers
Fair Saturday night in Indiana with light to fresh south winds. Thunder showers Saturday night in eastern Ohio. western portion fair. Sunday forecast: fair with fresh to brisk west winds.
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Indiana
Riverdale Civic League Forms to Rebuild North End
Riverdale becomes the city north of the railroad, replacing Goosetown as the district name. The Riverdale Civic League, completed at Whitewater school, gains backing from city leaders and local businessmen, pledging mutual aid for improved homes, yards, and streets. Mrs. George Spalding leads the Mothers' League influence behind the new civic effort.
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New Improvement League
Riverdale
Riverdale Civic League
Goosetown
Whitewater
League
Frank Unthank
Thomas Yeager
Milo Stegall
George Carter
John F. Megarihy
Commercial Cub
TJ. Graham
First Presbyterian Church
McCarthy
Graham
L. C. Abbott
G. O. Ballenger
Sharon Jones
Rutherford Jones
Leander Woodard
Ramsey
Whitewater School
Huldah Kenley
West Side Improvement Association
Little Band of Women
North End
Mothers’ League
George Spalding
Not Lost Here Postmaster Notes Missing Items
Postmaster A J Spekenhier reports in the fifth postal division including Richmond two items named merry widow hat and a fifty dollar bill were reported missing. He asserts the dost merry widow was not lost in this division.
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A. J. Spekenhier
Richmond
Merry Widow
West Siders Press for Hose House and School Site
West Side Improvement Association voices strong demand for a West Richmond hose house amid rising fire insurance costs and cites Baxter Building soon needing expansion. They seek swift action from the board of public works while also pursuing land for a new school site in the southwest West Richmond area. They condemn trees and brush cutting on the old river road and vote to petition for riverbank clean up and weed control before seeding.
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West Side Improvement Association
West Richmond
Board of Public Works
West Siders
Baxter
City
Main Street
Body of Handsome Woman Found in River
New York reports a well dressed woman found in the Best River with a rope around her neck and a double knot indicating strangulation. A note in her coat pocket bore the name Miss Flynn Hotel Gothem, suggesting a possible lead in the mystery.
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New York
Richmond Eyes Factory Fund to Drive Local Growth
Business leaders across Richmond discuss forming a general factory fund to lure solid factories, avoid costly boondoggles, and boost population as seen in Terre Haute. Officers from Young Men's club South Side and West Side associations back prudent use, while some fear labor and location risks. Continued discussion planned at Monday’s joint meeting with improvement groups.
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Westcott Carriage Company
Richmond
Indiana
Gas Belt
Young Men's Business Club
E Side Improvement Association
Commercial Club
West Side Improvement Association
Terre Haute
A. H. Blickwedel
South Side Improvement Association
John F. McCarthy
Beauview
Edgar Bond
West Richmond
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ICE Trust
Council of War
Admiral
Robley D. Evans
San Francisco
Lake Mohawk
Arthur J. Vorys
Frank Hitchcock
Bully Fine
Mrs
Nicholas Longworth
Board of Works
Fr. H
The
Piequart
Improvement Association
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