Railroads Refuse Wage Increase to Engineers
Fifty eastern and northern railroads rejected the engineers demand for about 19 percent yearly raises. They cited financial inability, noting an $7.55 million annual cost and a $185.88 million security lien that would hinder upgrades and safety. The joint committee argued past gains tied to rate increases and warned further raises could threaten bankruptcy or service reliability.
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New York
Chicago
Norfolk and Western
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Twerve
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Conference Committee of Managers
J. C Stuart
Stone
Raiload
Deneen calls special session for presidential primary law
Chicago March 25 Governor Deneen summoned a special session to press a preferential presidential primary act to take effect for the April 9 state primary. Two thirds of lawmakers approved the measure signaling readiness to vote. assembly and senate bills were prepared for swift action. The plan seeks an emergency measure with immediate effect pending two thirds approval. In Bluffton Sheriff reports one prisoner, Jon Eury, Adams County, held on forgery charges awaiting trial.
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Chicago
Deneen Gboday
Springfield
Senate
Bluffton, Ind
Car
Jon ‘Bury
Adams County
Eury
Roosevelt Messages Move La Follette Toward Candidacy
Washington hears a letter by Walter L. Houser arguing Col. Roosevelt urged Senator La Follette to run for president. Houser claims Roosevelt suggested La Follette should announce now and that Roosevelt would support him in the Progressive push amid opposition from Hanna Munsey Perkins and other critics.
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Washington
Col. Roosevelt
LaFollette
Roosevelt
la Follette
Wisconsin
Three Men Rescued From Ice-Blocked St Joseph River
Hundreds watched as Chester Hawk 21 John Melcher 42 and Henry Goller ? were saved after their capsized rowboat pinned them against a bridge and river current carried them downstream. Police and volunteers used ropes to haul Melcher ashore while Hawk clung to wreckage until another rescuer William G Franklin leaped in to retrieve him.
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South Bend
Ind
St. Joseph
Leeper Park
Chester Hawk
John Melcher
Henry Goller
Epworth Hospital
Park Bridge
Melcher
Hawk
William G. Franklin
Fairfield City seeks Fairbanks visit on religion themed talk
Hartford Ind March 21 committee of one hundred of the Men of Religion Forward Movement laid plans to bring Charles W Fairbanks to the city to speak on the question of inigsigum.
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Hartford City
Ind
Men of Religion Forward Movement
Charles W. Fairbanks
J William Wefel Pioneer Carpenter Dies at 74 in Fort Wayne
J William Wefel aged 74 years 1 month 25 days a pioneer carpenter of Fort Wayne and charter member of Trinity German Lutheran church died at 2 30 a m Friday at his home 820 High street after over two years illness. Born January 26 1837 in Osnabruck Hanover Germany he came to America in 1840 and worked as a carpenter in Adams county before returning to Fort Wayne. Survived by his children William in Denver Anna Mrs Jacob Wilkens Mrs William Lentz Otto Herman Walter and Lawrence Wefel all of Fort Wayne four grandchildren and siblings Henry Wefel Adams county and Mrs Fred Buuck Chicago. Funeral Monday at 2 pm from residence and 2 30 pm from Trinity German Lutheran church Rev Paul Stoeppelwerth officiating with interment Concordia cemetery.
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J. William Wefel
Fort Wayne
Trinity German Lutheran Church
High Street
Wefel
Osnabreuck
Trovince Hanover
Germany
America
Adams County
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Sophia Luhrman
Sophia Bieberich
William Wefel
Denver
Col
Anna Wefel
Jacob Wilkens
William Lentz
Otto
Herman
Walter
Lawrence Wefel
Henry Wefel
Fred Buuck
Chicago
Paul Stoeppelwerth
Concordia Cemetery
Successful Pastorage Ends in Monroeville Indiana
Monroeville Indiana March 23 The conference year closes at Methodist Episcopal churches of Monroeville charge Pastor L D Rehl will move to Wabash as the conference meets Wednesday morning During his three years 64 new members joined 40 baptisms 12 deaths 60 transfers or withdrawals 296 current members 506 sermons 57 funerals 16 marriages nearly 1700 dollars in property improvements including a barn cellar sidewalks parsonage painting church carpeting heating lighting and a piano About 1800 dollars raised for benevolences Church finances sound harmony among members prospects for the new year are bright and encouraging.
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Monroeville
Ind
Methodist Episcopal Churches of
L. D. Rehl
Wabash
Ralston receives warm welcome in Lebanon Indiana
Samuel M. Ralston Democratic nominee for governor returns from the state convention to a citywide reception in Lebanon. Students, faculty, and hundreds line the streets as banners and buttons mark the event. Local officials praise his service and he thanks residents, stressing neighborly pride regardless of November results.
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Lebanon
Ind
Samuel M. Ralston
Ralston
Iaindreds
Court House
HW. G. Brown
Niza O. Ropers
W. H. Parr
Ar. Ralston
Indiana School Farm Fertilizer Experiments Reported
Superintendent A E Carroll submitted to S S Bush a report on last year's fertilizer trials at the state school farm. A 27 acre field was fertilized at 200 pounds per acre except for 10 unfertilized rows. Unfertilized rows yielded 1 545 pounds while fertilized rows yielded 2 400 pounds, a difference of 853 pounds. The 10 rows spanned 22 628 square feet or 52 100 of an acre.
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A. E. Carroll
Indiana School For
S. Bush
Carroll
Young Telegraph Operator Dies in Union Township
John Joseph Hoban aged 25 years 5 months 28 days son of Mr and Mrs Peter Woban prominent Whitley county residents died late Friday afternoon at home Union township from a complication of diseases He was born September 24 1886 and educated at Union township and Coesse high school He worked as a telegraph operator for the Pennsylvania Railroad later stationed at Arcola He had been ill for over a year and was a member of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Relief and Fort Wayne Council No 451 Knights of Columbus Surviving are his parents a sister Mary and a brother Michael Funeral services Tuesday at 830 am from the residence and 9 am from St Patrick Church Arcola Interment in Arcola Catholic cemetery
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John Joseph Hoban
Peter Woban
Whitley County
Union Township
Mr. Hoban
Coesse
Pennsylvania Railroad
Arcola
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania Volunteer Relief
Knights of Columbus
Mary
Michael
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Big Walther League Convention Might Meet Here
The national Walther League may hold its annual convention at Emmaus hall this year in this city. Emmaus Lutheran church groups extended the invitation after uniting their Young Men's and Young Ladies' societies. The league, with seventy societies nationwide, could bring about 309 delegates to stay at local Lutheran homes in July.
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Walther League
Emmaus Hall
League
Young Men's Society
Young Ladies’ Society
Emmaus Lutheran Church
Emmaus
Money to loan on real estate or personal security
C F Pfeiffer offers money to loan on real estate or personal security. Rooms 6 7 Bass Block.
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C. F
Pfeiffer
Bass Block
Roosevelt Victory Roars Across Twelfth District Implemented
The Roosevelt faction sweeps the Twelfth district in the Republican primaries with large margins in Fort Wayne and across Allen county rural townships. Delegates elected favor Roosevelt for the Indianapolis meeting and Chicago convention, while Taft supporters claim limited gains in several wards.
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Roosevelt
City of Fort Wayne
Allen County
Taft
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Chicago
Indiana
New Haven
Booth Roosevelt
Teddy” Roosevelt
DeKalb
Lagrange
DeKalb County
Willis P. Rhoades
City National Bank
Auburn
Rhoades
Oyster Bay
W. H. Willenar
Willenar
Teddy
Lagrange County
C. W.illhams
Mr. Williams
Louis N. Litman
Gilliams
Jamselt
Aft
Taken to reformatory for youth in Indiana
Kendallville Indiana March 22 Frank Firestone 15 son of William Firestone of Corunna formerly of Kendallville was taken to Plainfield by Officer Johnson from the state reformatory. Paroled recently he lived with William McDaniel but did not attend school or work so authorities sent him to learn a trade at Plainfield.
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Kendallville
Ind
Frank Firestone
William Firestone
Corunna
Plainfield
Johnson
State Reformatory
Young Firestone
William McDaniel
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