Strikers to Get Answer Today in Glass Wage Dispute
In Columbus a committee will report on the Glass Makers' Union wage demand of 25 percent. Of 1600 pots since season start, about 1300 are closed, with 300 remaining under the new scale. Independent manufacturers oppose the rise, while the national union levies a weekly 1 tax plus 2 percent monthly deduction on skilled workers until settlement.
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Columbus
Glass Makers’ Union
Hartford City
Ind
A. L. Faulkner
National Window Glass Workers’ Association
Gary Plant Opens as Mill Fires Start at Furnace No 12
In Gary Indiana the United States Steel plant formally opens with Mary Louise Gleason, daughter of superintendent W B Gleason, lighting furnace No 12. About 150 department heads witness the ceremony as the plant pledges modern machinery and model operations. The furnace runs with 200 men needed per unit across sixteen furnaces.
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Gary
Ind
Mary Louise Gleason
W. B. Gleason
Mammoth
United States Steel Corporation
Miss Gleason
Gleason
Lake Michigan
Steel Corporation
Wake Dinner For Defeated Indiana Statesmen
In Indianapolis a group of prominent Indiana figures plan a Waterloo dinner in Washington to honor retiring Hoosier lawmakers. Vice President Fairbanks will be the guest of honor, with hosts Sen. James A. Hemenway and Representatives James M. Watson Charles B. Landis Jesse Overstreet John H. Wester and Clarence Gilliams. The event marks their public life end after Democratic majorities in the recent elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indianapolis
Indiana
Waterloo
Congress
Fairbanks
James A. Hemenway
James &. Watson
Charles B. Landis
Jesse Overstreet
John H. Wester
Clarence Gilliams
Hotel Robber Sentenced in Indicted Grand Larceny Case
Edward Burkhart alias Charles Schulz known as Chinatown Charley was found guilty of grand larceny in La Porte circuit court and given an indeterminate sentence of one to fourteen years for robbing a Teegarden hotel room of $600 in jewelry. Some loot had been previously recovered from Missouri prison term.
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Laporte Hotel
Laporte
Ind
Edward Burkhart
Charles Schulz
Jefferson City
Stitt in Custody After Wabash Post Office Shortage
Claude D. Stitt deputy postmaster of Wabash Indiana surrendered to U S Marshal in Indianapolis. He faced charges tied to a $2600 shortage at the Wabash post office and was released on bonds of $3500. The fugitive had been sought since disappearing from Wabash before Thanksgiving.
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Wabash
Indianapolis
Claude D. Stitt
Ind
United States
Marshal Petit
Letter Misdirection in Cigar Case Quip
A brief quip from the Cleveland Leader notes a wife asks if her husband forgets to mail letters, replying that she places them in his cigar case as a sly workaround. The item captures a humorous social anecdote from the era.
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Cleveland
Proportion and Yearnings Stir Detroit Tribune Voice
A playful column in the Detroit Tribune notes grand yearnings contrasted with small earnings and self view. It muses on excess desire versus modest personal means using a humorous, poetic tone.
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Detroit Tribune
Pardoned student killer to win Christmas freedom
Topeka reports Governor Hoch granted clemency to John Collins who is serving a life term for murdering his father J E Collins, a wealthy real estate man. A Kansas University student, Collins will be released on Christmas Day after the pardon citing a romance with Frances Babcock and a life insurance motive.
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Topeka
Kan
Hoch
John Collins
Collins
Young Collins
Kansas University
Frances Babcock
Christmas Precautions for Santa in Wilkesbarre
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania police say Santa must wear asbestos whiskers at Christmas and avoid tissue paper decorations and touching the tree. A separate item reports a mail pouch with sixty pounds of registered Christmas packages stolen from the Belt Line railroad baggage room in Kansas City Missouri.
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Wilkesbarre
Santa Claus
Kansas City
Belt Line Railroad
Barber Slays Self After Dismissing Customer
In Middletown New York on December 23 Paul Graff, who had just shaved a customer at a Port Jervis shop, used the razor to cut his own throat and died instantly. Authorities believe he was insane.
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Middletown
N. Y
Port Jervis
Paul Graff
Graff
Night riders terrorize witness. armed guard protects in court
Mrs Emma Jackson, a key witness in a night riders trial in Union City Tennessee, demands armed protection after being excused. Guards escort her to a hotel as she recounts riders forcing her to dress, visit her father, whip relatives, and order killings related to the attack on her family and home. Meanwhile Louisville reports insurers deny claims over rider damage in federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Tenn
Emma Jackson
Jones
Harvey
Jackson
Garret Johnson
Louisville
North River
Globe and Rutger’s
Luckett-Wake Tobacco Company
Weather forecast for Midwest states and Illinois
Official forecast notes fair to partly cloudy skies in Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan and Wisconsin. Colder air follows with cooler temperatures and unsettled conditions expected across the region.
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Iinois
Indiana
Iowa—Fair
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin—Fair
Chicago Markets Slaughter Hogs and Cattle Prices Sell
Chicago results show hog receipts at 85 000 with heavy shipping at 5.70 to 5.85, light 5.00 to 5.85, mixed 5.35 to 5.65, heavy 5.45 to 5.70 and pigs 4.75 to 5.15. Cattle receipts 26 000 with prime steers 7.40 to 7.90, good to choice 6.40 to 7.25, cows 3.85 to 5.25, calves 8.25 to 8.75, feeders 4.65 to 5.00, stockers 3.75 to 4.25. Sheep receipts 15 000 with wethers 4.50 to 5.00, yearlings 5.50 to 6.25, ewes 4.00 to 4.25, lambs 6.00 to 7.40. East Buffalo reports steady cattle, strong hogs, calves 5.00 to 10.00. Elgin butter market notes for creamery products and dairy items.
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Chicago
Dea
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Elgin
Discriminating Opinion Quips About Future Punishment
A quotation from Mr. Sirius Barker reflects doubt about personal belief in future punishment while endorsing it for others. The passage contrasts life as a poker game with urging action to “play ’em,” linking remarks to newspaper opinion tone.
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Sirius Barker
Washington Star
Detroit/Free Press
Battle With Negroes Near Artemus Ends in Fatalities
London Kentucky December 23 reports say a duel between officers and a group of African Americans at Artemus left Deputy Sheriff Brooks and a man named Soley dead and Officer Robert Smith fatally wounded Others were injured as officers pursuing alleged robbers of miners returned fire in the confrontation
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London
Artemus
Brooks
Soley
Robert Smith
Policeman Kills Three in Georgia Town Shootout
In Ocilla Georgia on December 23 a pistol battle followed a large cracker explosion that led to Officer Cain Walters firing on three youths. Charlie Moore Virgil Moore and Leonard Smith were killed by gunfire while Walters was critically wounded and likely to die.
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Bluecoat
Georgia
Ocilla
Charlie Moore
Virgil Moore
Leonard Smith
Cain Walters
Teller says silver question is settled
Washington reports Senator Teller states he had no intention of reviving the silver issue. He rejects any support for Goschen’s small note plan and says the 1896 gold standard legislation is not to be meddled with. He deems the question settled for at least a generation.
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Washington
Moreton Frewen
Teller
Aldrich Commission
Goschen
Aliens in Year Show Small Net Population Increase
Washington reports that the alien population grew by 6298 in the year ending September 30. Secretary Straus notes 724112 foreigners arrived Oct 1 1907 to Sept 30 last, while 717814 left. He estimates past records would reveal a net loss around 48 percent from the compiled figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Straus
Cooper Bail Hearing Today For Carmack Killing
In Nashville the criminal court adjourned a bail hearing for Colonel Duncan B Cooper his son Robin Cooper and John D Sharp charged with murdering former Senator E W Carmack. The judge ruled a prisoner cannot permanently forfeit the right to apply for bail as witnesses prepare to testify today.
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Carmack
Nashville
Tenn
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin Cooper
John D. Sharp
E. W. Carmack
Former cashier accused in Barbour bank robbery
H Barr Elliott, former assistant cashier of the First National bank at Bufaula, was arrested in McAlester on information from County Attorney Deubert for robbing the Bufaula bank. Deubert says Elliott has returned $2700 and the crime was believed to be the work of professionals.
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McAlester
Okla
H. Barr Elliott
First National Bank
Bufaula
Deubert
Elliott
Churches Close Saloon Town in Ottumwa Revival
Ottumwa Iowa on December 23 reports every saloon in the town shut as a religious revival takes effect. Saloon men challenge the action and will pursue a test case. This marks Ottumwa's first post prohibition saloon closures.
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Ottumwa
Woman hurls acid injuring New Jersey City mayor
Dr Charles E Smith mayor of Washington New Jersey City was partially blinded after a woman patient threw carbolic acid at him The doctor said she threatened to shoot him but he disarmed her He judged her crazy The report also notes tuberculosis deaths in Minnesota from January to June totaling 3 785 of 31 443 deaths
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Smith
New Jersey City
Washington, N. Y
Charles E. Smith
Off His Mind Euripides Quotation
A fragment quotes Euripides on memory and burden. Doubtful loaned item resurfaces in dialogue highlighting that yesterday's sorrow fades while tomorrow's burden grows. The text blends ancient reflection with a witty exchange about keeping or clearing a mental loan.
January McClure's and Scribner's magazines highlights
The feature in McClure's January issue includes the novel Marriage a la Mode by Mrs. Humphry Ward, Jack London story The House of Mapuhi, and six other strong stories. Scribner's January offers John Marvel, Assistant and England and the English from an American Point of View, with further notable essays on mortality, stage appeal, and wild horses.
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McClure
Portsmouth
Brandreth Symonds
James L. Ford
Will C. Barnes
Scribner’s Magazine
John Marvel
Thomas Nelson Page
Virginia
Mr. Page
England
Elkhart Boys Regiment details Indiana National Guard units
The Third regiment of the Indiana National Guard lists headquarters at Greenfield with fifteen officers and eight men. Band stationed at Peru with twenty eight men. Co. A Alb ion three officers and fifty one men. Co. B Angola three officers and forty six men. Co. C Monticello three officers and fifty seven men. Co. D Fort Wayne three officers and forty nine men. Co. E Elkhart three officers and forty six men. Co. F South Bend three officers and thirty nine men. Co. G Columbia City three officers and fifty men. Co. H Warsaw three officers and fifty six men. Co. I Plymouth two officers and fifty men. Co. K Auburn three officers and fifty six men. Co. L Peru three officers and thirty seven men. Co. M Rennselaer three officers and forty three men. Quote from Alexander Smith.
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Elkhart
Indiana National Guard
Greenfield
Peru
Albion
Angola
Monticello
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Columbia City
Warsaw
Plymouth
Auburn
Rennselser
Real Estate Transfers in Goshen and Surrounding Townships
A series of real estate transfers is recorded including Charles F. and Lucy McQuisten to John F. Bird in Osolo township for 700 dollars and to Louis A. Dennett as trustee for 1 dollar. Other transfers involve Hess West View in Goshen, Elkhart and Concord townships, Goshen College addition, and multiple parcels in Nappanee, Middlebury, and Elliston. Prices range from 1 dollar to 4,500 dollars with various buyers and trustees named.
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Charles F
Lucy A. McQuisten
John F. Bird
Osolo
Lucy McQuisten
Louis A. Dennett
Osolo Township
John Stutsman
Perry Berkey
Hess
West View
Goshen
Luis B. Noble Et al
George C. Atkinson
Elkhart Township
George W. Fleming
Lovina Chokey
Concord Township
Mennonite Board of Education
Perry EB
Brunk
Goshen College
Mitchell Charnley
David R. Myers
South
O. P
Kate Helena Stetler
Elliston
Elkhart
Lavina Hildebridle
Annie M. Leibole
O. P. Goshen
George Minard
James L. Harman
Jefferson Township
James I. Harman
Edward Smeltzer
Martin L
Swinehart
Charles Davidson
William J. Davis
George T. Barney
Dunbar
Minnie Firestone
Peter Schlatterback
York
William K. Wilson
Noah A. Hershberger
Rosenberger
Nappanee
George W. Babcock
Harold M. Weygand
Hartman Bros
Milo A. Plyly
Mary M. Chamberlain
Wihelman
Harden D. Markel
Elmer B. Felt
Charles E. Martin
Frederick Martin
Lacy
Electric Bitters touted as remedy for malaria and stomach woes
In Halliday Ark W C Kiestler extols Electric Bitters as medicine for stomach and liver troubles and run down conditions claiming it purifies blood tones nerves and restores vigor. Offered at Houseworth Bros drug store for 50 cents with a money back guarantee.
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W. C. Kiestler
Halliday
Ark
Houseworth Bros. Drug Store
Sullivan Stock Company Matinee at Bucklen Theatre
A Saturday 2:30 matinee features the Sullivan Stock Company at Bucklen theatre with vaudeville songs and moving pictures between acts. Admission is 10 cents for all, with Teddy bears to be presented in front of the theatre.
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Sullivan Stock Company
Bucklen Theatre
Sullivan Stock Company presents Tempest and Sunshine
Christmas Day program features matinee and night showings by the Sullivan Stock Company. The company stages Tempest and Sunshine in two performances, offering holiday entertainment for audiences.
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Sullivan Stock Company
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Manufacturers’ Council
Gary Plant
Stitt
Xmas
Cooper
Springfield
State Board of Health
Minoig
Euripides
Alexander Smith
Keene Bros
Hoffman's Hall
Mrs
M. R. Hopkins
Chicago News
Emerson
van Aken Bros
Mrs. Hopkins
Hoffman’s Hall
St. John’s Church
Dean Millinery
Marion Street
Bor
F. A. Blessing
Main St
Phoenix
Shafer & Schult
H. HELFRICK @ SON
Buehler Bros
Barnhart & Meyers Piano
South Main Street
Gas Co. Office
Everett
Clouse Shoe CO
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