Labor Leader Releases Letters Linking Van Cleave to Strike Attacks
President Samuel Gompers publishes letters alleging James W. Van Cleave of Bucks Stove and Range conspired with Turner Detective Agency to provoke violence and eliminate unions. The correspondence urges action against the International Molders' union and mocks stove manufacturers for lacking courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manufacturers’ Association
Bucks
New York
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
James W. van Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
J. K. Turner
Turner Detective Agency
International Molders’ Union
Vann Cleave
Turner
Gompers
van Cleave
Bucks Stove and Range Company
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Federationist
Turner Agency
Stove Founders’ National Association
Molders’ Union
Auto import duty set at half value under new tariff
Washington May 22 Imported automobiles must pay a duty equal to one half their value under the new tariff law if the Senate action stands. A 65 cent per hundred feet duty on electric light carbon was adopted, up 30 cents from the House provision. Senators Heyburn Beveridge Hale and others clashed over remarks about automobiles and newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Heyburn
Beveridge
Maine
Hale
Indiana
Dun’s Weekly Review Signals Broad Trade Gains
R G Dun & Co reports improving trade conditions across sectors with tariff debates lingering. Agricultural markets show rising farm prices while iron and steel activity expands and independent producers restore wages. Railroads report growing business and a 14.9 percent earnings increase over last year, though still 12.8 percent below 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun's
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade Today
Roosevelt Photo Sues Pub Co Over 6 Cent Verdict
Photographer Peter A Paley sued Town Topic Publishing for 3000 damages after a deal to publish his Roosevelt photo at Oyster Bay failed The court directed a verdict of 6 cents in favor of Paley based on the story of the sale and the agreement dispute We note the case centered on a photograph of Theodore Roosevelt at his home in Oyster Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Peter A. Paley
Town Topic Pubishing Company
Justice Dowling
Juley
Equal Justice Questioned After False Arrest Ruling
New York appellate division reduces damages from 2500 to 300 in a false arrest case involving George Griffin a Pullman porter. A negro arrest in Montreal for alleged theft led to a lawsuit against Daniel J Brady. Justice Dugro noted a defendant's standing affects damages and that race can influence assessments.
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New York
New York Supreme Court
Dugro
George Griffin
Montreal
Daniel J. Brady
United States
Bucklen Moving Pictures at Bucklen Theater
Bucklen theater presents new subjects tonight and all summer afternoons and evenings. A big three reel picture show plus two illustrated songs per performance. Features include cooling ventilation comfortable seating wide aisles and safe exits with enhanced sound and visual effects. Matinee at 3 pm and night shows 7 30 to 10 30 at five cents. Elkheart amusement patrons urged to attend.
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Bucklen
Elkhart
Steam dome cover flies 275 feet from engine mishap
Madison Wisconsin May 22 cover of the steam dome blew off switch engine 1180 on the Milwaukee road while running near the university chemical laboratory. Engineers say the cover rose 275 feet and weighed 400 pounds. Michigan Woman Honored. Washington May 22 executive board of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society elected Mrs J W Gray of Adrian Michigan as president. Odessa May 22 police arrested 192 Baptists including thirty women for meeting illegally on a mountain top near the city. Illinois Athletes Beat Wisconsin. Champaign Illinois May 22 Illinois defeated Wisconsin 77 to 49 in track meet.
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Madison
Wis
Milwaukee Road
Chemical Laboratory
University
Michigan
Washington
The
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
J. W. Gray
Adrian, Mich
Odessa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Champaign
University of Illinois
University of Wisconsin
Unwritten Law Wins Insane Plea After Wife Killing
In St Louis on May 22 William Strothman was acquitted of his wife’s murder as insanity and unwritten law were cited in his defense. The defense claimed the act occurred under emotional strain and mental disturbance.
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St. Louis
William Strothman
Notice to coal dealers for Elkhart schools bids
Notice from the Board of Trustees of the School City of Elkhart that sealed bids for furnishing coal to school buildings for 1909 1910 must be filed by 6 o clock p m Monday June 7 1909 at the superintendent of schools office. Bids may be made on Pocahontas mine run Pocahontas egg and three quarters lump West Virginia splint and other grades and deliveries to bins at each building.
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Elkhart
Pocahontas Mine Run
Pocahontas
West Vremna
Eyg. Anderson
Shea Arrested in New York Stabbing Case
Cornelius P. Shea, leader of a Chicago teamsters group, was arrested in New York for stabbing a woman at his West Thirteenth Street home. The victim, Alice Walsh, was reported stabbed in a dozen places. Shea provided no statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cornelius P. Shea
Chicago
West Thirteenth Street
Alice Walsh
Shea
Porto Ricans Offered $35 Monthly for Hawaiian Plantations
A Hawaiian planter representative arrives in San Juan proposing Porto Ricans receive $35 per month wages plus passage and housing to work on Hawaiian sugar plantations. Sixty Porto Ricans sailed May 10 on the Coamo to New York under contract to work there, as Japanese laborers in Hawaii stage a strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
P. R
New York
Hawaii
Option upheld in Ohio sale of beer in dry county
Judge Donahue of the circuit court up held a $200 fine and costs against Walter Schell for selling beer in case lots in Tuscarawas County, which voted dry. The case tests the Rose County option law.
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Dry County
New
Philadelphia
Donahue
Circuit Court
Walter Schell
Tuscarawas County
Two Men Jailed for Spoiled Eggs and Pastry
In New York on May 22 two men received sixty day sentences for selling bad eggs and using them in pastry marking the first prison terms in the state for these offenses. In Newburgh investigators announced indictments for larceny against Thomas A. Ennis and Charles F. Stoppant of the defunct Ennis & Stoppant firm over money given to agents for stock purchases.
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New York
Newburgh
N. Y
Thomas A. Ennis
Charles F. Stoppant
Ennis
Dean Millinery Clearing Sale At 124 Marion Street
A clearing sale is announced at Dean Millinery located at 124 Marion Street. Bargains are expected on hats and related accessories as the shop clears stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Millinery
Marion Street
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Bett
DSS
G. Curtis
Stearns & Foster
Bissell Sweepers
Mission Lamps
Curtis Block
Turnock & Sons
Arnold
Real Estate Exchange East of Review Office
West Elkhart
Loi
G. B. Arnold
W.lexington
Robert Dunn
Reuter Dahl
Weekly Review OF Trade
Roosevelt
Porter
Bucklen Moving Pictures
Elkhart County Abstract Co
Earl C. Rice
Sec
Miller’s Art Store
Freed
Ivory
Burrell & Morcan
Bucklen Pictures
Bucklen Theatre
Central States
Turnocke
Bell
Amonia
J. A. Bell’s
Opposite Truth Office
Chicago Teamsters
Ohio
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Oract
Orchestra Music
Clark’s
South Main St
T. G. Sweetland
Flora McFlimsy
S. Main St
Elkhart Gas
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