Jim Burwick the Conductor Seeks Temperance Gospel Work
Jim Burwick a Duluth and Iron Range railroad conductor from Terre Haute has begun a series of meetings in New York City at the Young Men's Christian Association auditorium. He is assisted by his brakeman and a male chorus, and aims to spread salvation to railroad men, after a life of profanity. Burwick spoke in Logansport at his father Joel Burwick's funeral.
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Jim Burwick
Panhandle
Terre Haute
Young Men’s Christian Association
New York City
Jim
Duluth & Iron Range
Burwick
Logansport
Joel Burwick
Bers
Distribution of Wealth in the State for 1909
State Statistician John B. Connor presents an abstract ranking property ownership by county for 1909. It lists counts of property owners by value class from under $300 to over $50,000, and compares with 1900 per cent shares, noting the top tier owners holding $250,000 to $1,000,000 and their share.
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John B. Connor
Savings Banks for Pupils Adopted in Chicago Schools
A plan to create in school buildings savings banks for pupils to deposit small amounts. Daily deposits roll into substantial sums, with yearly Chicago totals exceeding $60,000. The idea aims to teach saving and earn interest, possibly via certificates, and could be adopted by local schools for practical results.
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Chicago
Legislature returns show GOP majority in next Legislature
Complete district returns indicate the Republican majority on joint ballot will be 38. Democrats win 89 House seats and Republicans 61, a 22 seat GOP edge in the Lower House. Senate shows 10 Democrats, 4 Fusion, 14 Republicans holdovers. 6 new Democrats and 19 new Republicans were elected, giving Republicans a 16 seat Senate majority.
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Senate
Republiccans
Untold Benefit Urges Waterway Canal From Chicago To Mississippi
Western congressmen urged to unite for a deep water ship canal connecting Chicago to the Mississippi. The project would boost national profits by expanding ocean access for agricultural and industrial producers. Railroads should protect producers from high traffic rates and help meet foreign demand and competition.
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Congress
Chicago
Mississippi River
Frank Sargent Expected to Lead Bureau of Engraving
Peoria’s Frank Sargent, longtime grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen for fourteen years, has been tendered the post of director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing by President McKinley. He is urged to reply by week’s end and is likely to accept if his current duties allow.
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Frank Sargent
Peoria
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
McKinley
Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Fie
Death Penalty Abolished by 1897 Indiana Law
An Indianapolis discovery shows the 1867 abolition of capital punishment by the 1897 law reassigning state prisons. The reform changed south prison to the Indiana reformatory and north prison to the Indiana state prison, leaving no execution site and rendering the capital punishment statute inoperative.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
South
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
North
Michigan City
Indiana State Prison
Redistricting Rumors Stir Republicans in Indiana
The sizable Republican majority in Indiana’s eleventh district totaling 5 478 and losses in the twelfth are prompting lawmakers to redraw district lines. Moving Allen county to the eighth and shifting strong Republican counties into the twelfth could yield another Republican congressman even if the state trends Democratic. The legislature plans rapid action after convening to redraw northern district boundaries.
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Allen County
Thief Suspects Nabbed in Hammond Freight Car Robbery Case
Detective Thomas Burns of the Wabash railroad and Special Agent Thomas Wilkinson of the Nickel Plate road arrested six youths and men at Hammond. They are tied to thefts from freight cars on the Wabash Nickel Plate Monon Terre Fort Wayne roads totaling over $1,000. Arrested: Frank Alfred William and Tsadore Truedell aged 26 4 15 and 19. Edward Bough 19. Frank Cecil 15. Buried under the Truedell home were $200+ in canned foods meat beer books china and molasses matching the stolen goods.
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Thomas Burns
Wabash Railroad
Thomas Wilkinson
Nickel Plate Road
Hammond
Wabash
Nickel Plate
Monon
Terie
Fort Warne
Frank
Alfred
William
Tsadore Truedell
F Edward Bough
Frank Cecil
Truedells
Unsigned Huntington Bond Leaves Burlington Ledger Confusion
The Burlington Savings Bank bought Huntington bonds issued in 1890 to fund a library hall. One bond No 4 for 1090 dollars due May 1 1900 was unsigned by the mayor and city clerk S Day and Joe Black. City officials secured an indemnity bond from the bank to cover the lapse. Black questions how the oversight occurred.
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Burlington Savings Bank
Burlington
Vermont
Huntington
Day
Joe Black
Likely Primary Election Law Favored by State Legislature
There is strong sentiment for a primary election law in the state and it is probable it will be enacted by the 1901 legislature. It was expected in 1899 but not passed. The measure would govern party candidate nominations across counties towns cities townships and could extend to joint districts.
Man Injured After Forced Jump From Train
LaPorte man M. W. Bliesman recalls boarding a Rock Island train in Chicago by mistake and being forced to jump as it moved. He alleges his head struck timber, rendering him unconscious and sending him to a hospital. He contemplates a damages suit.
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M. WW. Bliesman
LaPorte
Chicago
Rock Island
Lake Shore
Biilesman
Damases
Youthful Prisoner Fred Gilbert Arrested in Warsaw Robbery
Fred Gilbert aged 14 was arrested in Warsaw for robbing a Wooster store. He was traced through snow from town to town before his father posted bail.
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Fred Gilbert
Warsaw
Wooster
Five Die In Lake Storm Off Deer Park
Word reached D N Mc Leod that a freight screw on Lake Superior near Deer Park was swept by a storm. Five of six crewmen aboard drowned. the dead are Joseph Cascaden Joseph Billings Herman Winzel Baron Nizel and a man named William from Park Hill.
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Lake Superior
Newberry
Mich
D. N. McLeod
Sault Ste. Marie
Deer Park
Joseph H. Cascaden
Joseph Billings
Herman Winzel
Baron Nizel
William
Cripple Creek Camp Life a Mix of Mines and Gambling
Special Cripple Creek letter describes the camp as a lively frontier town with 10 000 miners, 5 000 tied to Cripple Creek. Gambling dominates life, with 42 tables, braced games, and checks cashed at saloons while many miners lose wages to the tables. Crime centers on robberies and drugging in dance halls and winerooms, with lax official fines for gambling.
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Cripple Creek
Meiners
United States
Ife
Tie
Ti Max
Tris
Ile
Israel
Miniatures
J. M
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