Kelly's Army marches for Weston and Council Bluffs
Omaha Neb April 20 Two thousand laboring men with flags march down Douglas street toward the river to join General Kelly's commonwealers at Weston Iowa. By April 21 the column swelled to over 6000, banners flying, crossing the Missouri on a bridge guard, with nearby councils and churches aiding and officials seeking trains to move them east.
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Omaha
Neb
Douglas Street
Union Pacific
Council Bluffs
Kelly
St. John
Rock Island
Council Bluff
Omaka
Weston
Iowa
Central ‘Tabor Union
Jefferson Square
Paxton Hotel
Eleventh
Farnum Streets
Missouri River
Citisens
Central Labor Union
Joseph T. Durya
First Congregational Church
Hamerson
First Presbyterian Church
Frank Crane
First Methodist Church
Jackson
Missouri
President St. John
Rock Teland Road
Omsha
Council Bluftsz
O' Donahue
Fifteenth
Omaha Army Wes
Bayless Park
Scanlan
John Y. Stone
Mr. Stone
Duryea
Col
D. B
Milwaukee
Hazen
Hrirxa
Mon
Coxey
Helena
Northern ‘Pacific
Wistox
Laws
General Kelly
Punzy
Hero
Nixon
Ftbe
Boston
Commonweal
Washington
Dedham
Sacranetto
Cal
Williams
Drew
Des Moines
Omana
Kansas City
Fort Lupton
Platteville
Weld
Terre Havre
Ind
County Board of Health
Frye
Indianapolis
Spead
Moss
St Paul
Avoca
Walnut
Atlantic
Council Bluffa
Chicago
Pinkerton
Dunlap
Rock Taland
Kelley
Neola
Mutiny in Camp as Kelly and Baker Clash
Mutiny rocks Coxey’s industrial army as General Kelly strips Colonel Baker of rank and disbands Company C after a knife fight and quarrel in Sacramento. Spead, beloved by troops, bids a tearful farewell as the unit marches toward Avoca and Des Moines amid protests and cavalry-like crowds. Recruits and desertions mix as hundreds travel by wagon and train while Kelly vows 5000 Chicago recruits and the army presses toward Washington.
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Neona
Iowa
Kelly
Baker
Avoca
Neola
St. Paul
Council Bluffs
Dee Moines
Associated Press
American Railway Union
Shepperd
Washington
Oaxiaxo
Cal
San Francisco
Oakland
Southern Pacific
Donna Mass
New England
Industrial Army
Memorial Building
Town Square
Norwood
Mansfield
Atlantic
Company C
Sacramento
Spead
Pawrocket
Coxey
Collyer Park
Fitzgerald
Henry Beckman Dies One of Allen County Pioneers
Longtime Allen county resident Henry Beckman died suddenly at his Washington township home at age ninety. He came to the county in 1836 and lived on the family farm for fifty seven years. He leaves two sons Edward and Louis and a daughter in law Mrs J M Bassett. His funeral arrangements are not stated.
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Washington Township
Henry Beckman
Allen County
Edward Beckman
Beckman
Ailen County
Germany
Sophia Tegtmeyer
Misa Tegtmeyer
Edward
Louis
Kendallville
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Huntertown
L. B. Andrews
Tas Daily Senrings
J. M. Bassett
Standard Wheel Company
L. C. Hunter
Hunter
John Street
Peter Eiler
Bass Foundry
Henry
Frank
August
Joseph
Kate Jones
Mary Esler
St Peter's Church
Elien Holloway
Greeley Street
C. P. Holloway
Pittsburg
Mary Sullivan
Clinton Street
James Bennet
Feeble Minded Institute
Charles McNair
West DeWald Street
Train stolen by Cor egier army in Montana
In Butte, Montana, Cor egier workers seized an engine and train from the North Pacific round house. The improvised army, part of the industrial movement, pushed east at about forty mph with a mixed crew before reaching Bozeman. Officials warned of possible delays near Livingston.
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St. Paul, Minn
Coregiers
Butte
Mont
North Pacific Round House
Industrial Army
Butte, Bront
Bozeman
Congregational Church Pioneer Invited to Omaha Meeting
City extends invitation to a prominent speaker for the annual meeting in Omaha on June 6 and 7. Recognition is for four years of steady growth and prosperity in leading the local Congregational church. The Society will cover all travel expenses.
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City
Omaha
Congregational Church
German Lutheran Youths to Hold National Convention Here
Delegates from German Young People’s Societies across the United States will gather in the city for the second annual national convention of German Lutheran Christian societies. The three day event begins June 16 17 with sessions in German churches, a grand concert at the Masonic Temple, and a social hosted by local congregations. Delegates will stay in Lutheran homes and visit Rome City on Wednesday.
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United States
Buffalo
N. Y
Fred C. Spiegel
Fred Schroeder
Herman E. Gawhe
Masonic Temple
Prof. Ungemach
Concordia College Atudenta
Rieneke
Rome
Aldine Building contracts let for Calhoun Street project
The bid slate opened for the Foellinger building on Calhoun street shows foundation and brick work to Peter Hansel at 1450, Bedford limestone and Keller Brown handling stone at 2176, and carpentry by C Franke Co at 2965. The four story limestone front office structure will total about 10000 dollars with forty by eighty foot dimensions and plate glass windows.
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J. M. E. Riedel
Foellinger
Calhoun Street
Peter Hansel
Bedford
Keller & Brown
C. Franke « Co
Wing & Maturin
Aldine
D. N. Foster
Clay Street
Warlike Treasury Fortifications and Arm Deployments
In Wasurxctox on April 24 the War Department delivered several hundred stands of small arms and repeating rifles to the Treasury. Captain Putnam received the small arms for treasury watch duties, while the rifles were positioned at strategic points around the treasury end of the building.
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Treasury Department
War Department
Putnam
Treasury Watch
Tile mill boiler blast in Markle kills two workers
In Henrixdton Indiana on April 24 a tile mill boiler exploded at 8 AM. Arthur Ansen was killed instantly, James 8 Bowser fatally injured, and Mr. Foust seriously hurt. The mill owned by Mesara Bowser Foust was demolished due to water scarcity in the boiler. Ansell recently married. Bowser expected to die.
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Henrixdton
Ind
Markle
Arthur Ansen
James
Bowser
Mr. Foust
Mesara, Bowser & Foust
Ansell
Heavy Robbery and Accidents Hit City In One Report
A Maumee avenue blacksmith lost $20 cash and a $75 gold watch to a destitute stranger. Fort Wayne burglars target Calhoun and Wayne streets, stealing a 15 cash and a watch from a shopper on Saturday. A St Pauls church break in leads to a suspect captured but not identified by Father Miller. Separately in Decatur a funeral procession accident killed one and fatally wounded three others. Jerry Simpson is reported much better in Wausisca today.
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Andrew Vogely
Maumee Avenue
Vogley
Vogely
Fort Wayne
Calhoun Street
Wayne Street
Baker Street
Father Koenig
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Father Miller
St Paul's Church
Jease Patton
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Mack
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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Cout
Lieved
Helly
Peter Ester
Andrewe
John Heller
Linn Grove
Bright
Hef
Sgo
G. W. Seavey Hardware Company
John Kiea
John Keie
Adams County
Charles Dohrman
Joseph Koby
John Kies
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Eiter
Seberts
Louisa Seberts
West Creighton Avenue
Gotleib [Bers
Hoffman Street
Elba Hathaway
Louise Seberts
Ellen Holloway
Marjorie Stapleford
Minnie McGuire
Peter Eiter
Sarah Blyler
Fred Beyerlein
Henry Berkman
J. S. Ainslie
Speskatm
National Congregational Home Missionary Society
New York
Brown
Eis
Supravarous
William Schreiber
Indisaspolis National Bank
Canada
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Schreiber
Detroit
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A. W. Wishard
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Persom
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George Stuckey
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Frank Warner
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