Gompers and Watson in Labor Politics Debate
The piece argues Samuel Gompers backs Democratic Bryan while supporting labor then praising James E. Watson. It recalls Gompers past praise for Watson and cites unions and leaders endorsing Watson's labor record alongside critiques of Gompers. It notes Watson’s immigration and labor reforms and mentions endorsements from various unions and officials.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
James E. Watson
Watson
Marshall
Gompers
Mr. Marshall
Transportation for Elkhart voters to Hemenway meeting
Elkhart voters will get free transport to a South Bend rally at the Oliver opera house tonight. A Huntington women’s quartet and an Elkhart delegation with the Trumpet Notes Band will lead a 6:30 departure, with chartered cars and no attendee cost. The event invites all voters to hear Senator Hemenway.
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Elkhart
South Bend
Hemenway
Oliver Opera House
Huntington
Inn
Indianapolis
Alkhart
Senator Hemenway
Sidway Concert Band Presents Gold Medal to Director
The Sidway Concert Band honored Fred Waters at rehearsal Tuesday by presenting a solid gold medal in appreciation of his work training the ensemble. He expressed thanks for the gift and other forms of support. The medal, engraved and attached to a pin bar, was selected by Vernon Kemp in Chicago.
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Sidway
Fred Waters
Vernon Kemp
Chicago
Singers Host Fish Breakfast at Hotel Bucklen
Homer 3B Mason and Jack Raffael of the Stubborn Cinderella company hosted a fish breakfast at Hotel Bucklen. The morning meal featured a five and one half pound black bass they caught above the St Joseph River dam Tuesday afternoon.
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Homer
Mason
Jack Raffael
Cinderella” Company
Hotel Bucklen
St. Joseph River
Mishap to Fire Wagon Ends Quickly in Splintered Tongue
Fire Co. No. 4 experiences a near disaster when its horse drawn wagon strikes a telegraph pole during a swift turn at Cassopolis street Beardsley avenue. Driver Vernon Shriver cites worn team wheels as cause. no injuries or serious fire. The brush fire behind the ice cream factory caused only minor damage and spectators noted coat mishap from the hook and ladder wagon.
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Beardsley Avenue
Cassopolis Street
Shriver
Mag
Plumb Street
Central Company
Main Street
Jackson Street
Houseworth’s Drug Store
Burglar Interruped At Willard Kurtz Grocery Store
A burglar entered the Willard Kurtz grocery at 1000 Middlebury street Tuesday evening but fled after being frightened. Ten year old Tommy Salmon saw a man climbing in. George Barger spotted the intruder inside and cried out forcing the escape. Cigar count unclear. entry via rear window and open rear door. Police investigated next morning led by Sergi Whiteman and Officer Robbins.
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Willard Kurtz
Middlebury Street
George Barger
North Street
Free Methodist Church
Mr. Barger
Mr. Kurtz
Sergi, Whiteman
Robbins
Wheat Middlings Must Be Tagged Ruling Reverses Case
The supreme court reversed Elkhart circuit court in the Henry Weller case. Weller, Bristol miller, was charged with not tagging wheat middlings to indicate quality under the 1907 pure food law. The court held the statute clearly applies to wheat middlings.
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Supreme Court
Elkhart
Henry Weller
Weller
Hughes & Arnold
Dodge
Political notes and local developments across Indiana
Labor backs Congressman Waitson wage-earner aid. Hlitharians attend South Bend meeting. Taft and Bryan eye Indiana trips. Dr Hani declared insane. Central school pavement begun. Wheat middlings taxed per supreme court. Fire wagon crash and brush fire disaster. Burglar routed at Willard Kutrz’s store. Warsaw praises Judge Van Fleet. Valley Traction franchise approved. Shippers seek new bill of lading. Fort Wayne editor blocks saloon license. Democrats mobilize saloon vote. Taft Bryan tours. Debs active. Suffragette London protest. New York couple remarry after 16 years. Col W F Tucker report false. New York note 1771 redemption demanded. J W Terrell ill. Columbus man sues for divorce over music. New York Hebrew travels from Jerusalem to vote. Bombing blamed on strikers. Balloon passengers face drowning risk.
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Waitson
South Bend
Indiana
Taft
Bryan
Hani
Central School
Supreme Court
Lower Court
Willard Kutrz
Warsaw
Judge van Fleet
Valley Traction Line
Fort Wayne
Debs
London
New York
W. F. Tucker
J. W. Terrell
Columbus
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Weather Forecast: Fair Tonight and Thursday
Government forecast predicts fair skies tonight and Thursday with warmer conditions. Maximum and minimum temperatures are not specified. winds light, around 15 mph, as provided daily by Miles Medical Co.
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Miles Medical Co
Franchise Partially Signed Up With St Joseph Valley Traction Co
The franchise contract between the board of public works and the St Joseph Valley Traction Co is signed by the company and a majority of the board. It requires immediate construction of the East Jackson street line and a westward extension from Main on Jackson to the river, across a private bridge to the city limits on Strong avenue. The Middlebury via Bristol line must be built within two years. Steam operation is prohibited and city and individual protections remain in place.
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Board of Public Works
St. Joseph Valley Traction Co
Jackson Street
Main Street
Jackson
Strong Avenue
Middlebury
Bristol
Public Works Adopts Sewers on Multiple Streets
The board of public works approves several sewer resolutions in Madison Street Water Street and Johnson's Riverside addition. Pipelines range from eight to twelve inches on Johnson Avenue Kilbourn Strong and related alleys. A hearing is set for October 28.
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Board of Public Works
Madison Street
Aspenwold Avenue
Charles Street
Water Street
Second Street
Main Street
Johnson
Riverside
Johnson Avenue
Jefferson Street
Strong Avenue
Kilbourn Street
Township 37
Michigan Street
Riverside Addition
Milwaukee Avenue
Alley Paving Begins on Central School Alley
Alley paving contract awarded to L Kinney for the south side of Central school grounds. Work started with curb installation underway today as part of the project.
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Co. L. Kinney
Central School
Tigers Aim to Overcome Cubs in Detroit Showdown
Detroit hosts Chicago in a tense World Series race tilt. Tigers seek victory to stay alive as Cubs hold the edge. early scoring sees Chicago lead 1 0 after the first inning while both clubs trade innings with strong pitching and late defensive plays. Attendance around 6,000 on a clear day in Detroit.
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Detroit
Tigers
Cubs
Chicago
Kling
Donovan
Schmidt
Tinker
Schaefer
Evers
Schulte
Coughling
Chance
O’leary
Steinfeldt
Crawford
Hofman
Coughlin
McIntyre
O'Leary
Cobb
Rossman
Overall
Sheckard
Sheridan
Secon
Ivers
Editor assaulted saloon keeper withdraws license bid
Fort Wayne, Oct. 14. A. B. Jackson, saloonkeeper who attacked C. F. Bicknell, editor of the News, over criticisms, withdrew his license renewal application. Bicknell proved Jackson repeatedly convicted for violating the law, branding him immoral and ineligible for a license.
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Fort Wayne
A. B. Jackson
C. F. Bicknell
the News
Youth Elopes to wed in Michigan then returns
Wabash reports Robert Quinn nineteen and Minerva Hippensteel forty eight eloped to St. Joseph Michigan and were married. They returned to Wabash where Quinn resumes work as a clerk.
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Wabash
Robert Quinn
Minerva Hippensteel
St. Joseph, Mich
Suffragists Threaten Court Scarborough London Riot
Suffragists defy law in London as militant crowds riot through the night and press to storm the courtroom where thirty seven women’s trials from yesterday’s demonstration were called.
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London
Yeserday
Horse's Kick May Prove Fatal Near Goshen Farm
Jacob Ambos, a 50 year old farmer living just south of Goshen, was kicked by a horse at 10 a m while fastening a tug. The blow broke several ribs and caused internal injuries feared, with his condition described as critical today.
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Jacob Ambos
Goshen
Brewers Plan Five Vote Block to Defeat Indiana Republicans
Oct. 14 Indianapolis report reveals liquor interests organize a "blocks of five" strategy to sway voters toward the Democratic slate and against Republican candidates for state and legislative offices. Brewers, saloonkeepers, and workers aim to deliver five Republican votes each, including efforts targeting Black porters and negro saloonkeepers to disrupt the GOP statewide. The plan extends to all cities with saloons as organizers seek quiet, widespread influence on election day.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ach
James B. Watson
Taft to Tour Indiana with 34 Talks in Three Days
Taft's Indiana itinerary lists Greenfield, Richmond, Portland, Winchester, Decatur, Fort Wayne, Columbia City, Warsaw, Goshen, Elkhart, South Bend, LaPorte, Michigan City and Hammond with a Chicago night meeting to follow. The schedule covers October 24 with 16 speeches, October 25 with 14, and October 26 with 14, on private and Pullman cars along Pennsylvania, G R I, Big Four, and Lake Shore lines.
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Taft
Indiana
Indianapolis
Hays
Republican
Greenfield
Richmond
Portland
Winchester
Decatur
Fort Wayne
Columbia City
Warsaw
Goshen
Elkhart
South Bend
LaPorte
Michigan City
Hammond
Chicago
Hoosier State
Constitution
Pennsylvania
Lake Shore
Bryan to Tour Indiana on Campaign Swing
Chairman Hendren of the Democratic state committee said W. J. Bryan will spend October 20 in Indianapolis after speaking in Chicago the night before. He will depart on a special train to cross Indiana and return October 30 for the campaign close.
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Bryan
Indiana
Indianapolis
Hendren
Democratic State Committee
W. J. Bryan
Chicago
Hearst to Tour Indiana Next Week
William Randolph Hearst plans an extended speaking tour of Indiana starting in Gary and continuing to Indianapolis with midday employer addresses and evening meetings. He aims to arraign Democratic figures John W. Kern, John H. Lamb, and Thomas Taggart, with possible stops in Elkhart.
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Hearst
Indiana
Indianapolis
William Randolph Hearst
Independence Party
Gary
John W. Kern
John EH. Lamb
Thomas Taggart
Elkhart
Prisoner Terrell Extradited for Murder Trial in Wells County
Sheriff Lipkey moved John W Terrell from the Eastern Hospital for the Insane to Bluffton to face an immediate murder trial for Melvin Wolfe's death. Terrell, released after seven years, rode in an auto and appeared physically sound though subdued, as Lipkey noted the upcoming court action.
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Richmond
Ind
W. A. Lipskey
Wells County
Eastern Hospital For
John W.terrell
Samuel E. Smith
Lipkey
Terrell
Melvin Wolfe
Bluffton
Bluifton
Music Destroys Harmony In Loy Divorce Case
Evidence in the divorce case of John Loy against Noral Loy before Judge Hacker shows Mrs. Loy preferred music and bright lights over home life. Neighbors testified the husband was kind but disapproved of entertainments, noting she attended carnivals alone and eventually left with her trunk.
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Columbus
Ind
Oet
John Loy
Noral Loy
Hacker
Tie
Sber
Man Awakes after Ride with Stranger in Indiana
William Paris of Waterford awoke near midnight in his buggy far from home. his cash of 43 dollars, bank checks totaling 1 250 dollars, and a watch were missing. He had invited the stranger to ride with him earlier in Michigan City, but his memory of the conversation is blank.
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YaPorte
Ind
William Paris
Waterford
Michigan City
Paris
Will Test the Liquor Law in Greenfield Indiana
John Daily announced he will apply for a liquor license at the November term of commissioners court for the First ward. The move tests the new county option law as attorneys argue remonstrance may be bypassed. It would be the last ward saloon license to expire after the blanket remonstrance filed last March. The remonstrance’s sufficiency has not been challenged.
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Watson
Gompers
International Steel and Copper Plate Printers’ Union of North America
Congress
Washington
Legislative Committee
United Brotherhood of Leather Workers
Indianapolis
National Window Glass
Anderson
New York
United States Weighers’ Laborers’ Benevolent Association
Indiana
Greenfield
Ind
John Daily
Commissioners’ Court
Boonville Woman Finds Hen Laying Two Eggs Daily
In Boonville Indiana Miss Lena Klusenklaus discovered a Black Spanish hen that lays two eggs daily. She tested by moving hens to a new coop each day until the productive bird was identified. Last summer the same hen hatched and raised thirty six chicks.
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Boonville
Ind
Lena Klusenklaus
Paralyzed for Fifty-Four Years in Jasper Area
Jasper Indiana October 14 J H Kirkham of Spencer County marks his seventieth birthday and notes he has been paralyzed for more than fifty four years. He has belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church for fifty six years, per The Daily Review.
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Jasper
Ind
J. H. Kirkham
Spencer County
Methodist Episcopal Church
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