Wreckage at Rusty Saloon After Whiteley Woman Rampage
In Muncie Indiana on a November evening an unknown Whiteley suburb woman entered the Rustic saloon on South Walnut Street armed with an umbrella. She beat her husband then overturned the free lunch counter and hurled dishes. A whisky bottle shattered bottles and ornaments as bartender Oscar Hubbard ducked for cover. She aimed at Shanty Stewart but fainted, an ambulance took her home, leaving the saloon wrecked.
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Muncie
Ind
Carrie Nation
South Walnut Street
Whiteley
Oscar Hubbard
Fort Wayne bankers discuss currency and public duty
Fort Wayne Commercial club heard bankers discuss the national money stringency, reserve cities, and currency supply. Speakers including J L Scott and A M Foster urged civic duty, urged elastic currency, and praised community cooperation to sustain business as Pennsylvanian pay days and rising gold flows signal cautious improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Fort Wayne
J. L. Scott
Proggram
Merritt
M. Foster
Charles McCulloch
C. E. Bond
Mr. Foster
Foster
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
United States
New York State
Pennsylvania
Nog
Commercial club weighs rule changes and factory plans
The Commercial club discussed altering Indiana Railroad commission rules to grant shippers credits for two day unloading windows. Chicago figures Charley E Bond discussed clearing house operations while T F Wentz J H Orr spoke on asset currency of Canada. H O Jackson of American Watch Co explored locating a factory. J B Harper praised the venture.
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Roosevelt
Charley E. Bond
Clearing House
Chicago
T. F. Wentz
J. H. Orr
Wentz
Canada
Commercial Club
Indiana Railroad Commission
H. O. Jackson
American Watch Company
J. B. Harper
Jackson
Gompers Recalls Bribe Attempt at AFL Convention
President Samuel Gompers recounted an alleged bribery attempt at the Victoria hotel in New York in October. He said a young newspaper man named Charles Brandenburg offered immunity and lifelong security to secure his silence and to expose AFL leaders. Delegates vouched for his testimony as a demonstration of support followed by cheers at the convention.
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Norfolk
Navy
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Victoria Hotel
New York
Charles Brandenburg
Brandenburg
National Manufacturers’ Association
Organized Labor
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
F. D. W. Ryan
Patrolman Files Saloons Open Affidavit Against Keeper
Fort Wayne patrolman Charles C. Nave filed an affidavit before the city court charging Frank Deck with keeping his saloon open from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. The act drew comment as rare police action in saloon enforcement. Other notes include Horace Thompson fined for drunkenness after loss of stolen reptiles and two Elkhart visitors taken into police custody. Louis Schroeder accused of taking bed clothing. Dora Parker committed to Richmond hospital for insanity. case dismissals noted.
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Charles C. Nave
Fort Wayne
Horace Thompson
Jack Stone
Earl McMillen
Elkhart
Louis Schroeder
John C. Keller
Dora Parker
Hospital For Insane
Richmond
Family of Three Die in Ohio Home Fire
At Beverly area near Marietta Ohio a family of three the Grubbs Edgar his wife and their one year old were cremated in their burning house early today. No cause has been released though rumors suggest foul play may have prompted the blaze to hide the crime.
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United States
Illinois
William J. Bryan
Good Citizenship League
Ohio
Marietta, O
Edgar Grubb
Beverly
National Grange in Hartford Sets Next Session
Hartford residents report the National Grange ord held in Hartford voted to convene its next annual session in Washington. National Master Aaron Jones of Jidians and Past National Master C. Atkeson were named to the resistance committee for the coming year.
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Hartford
Conn
National Grange.ord
Conway
Ashington
Not Guilty Verdict In Dick Fowler Reckless Navigation Case
United States Inspectors from Memphis concluded the trial of officers and crew of the steamer Dick Fowler charged with reckless navigation during President Roosevelt’s October 3 Mississippi river trip. Captain Van Duser of the Lily accused the Dick Fowler’s actions. the Cairo delegation aboard the Dick Fowler faced the allegation.
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Cairo
Ill
United States
Waltz and
Hodge
Memphis
Dick Fowler
Roosevelt
Mississippi River
van Duser
Lily
Thousands in Pay Checks Forged in Danville
Danville Illinois November 22 counterfeit checks from the Dering Coal company of Chicago flooded Danville and Westville after 4000 workers quit for ten days over a pay in checks scheme. The forgeries discovered total about 8000 dollars in circulation with no arrests reported.
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Danville
Dering Coal Company
Chicago
Steelton
Kellyville
Westville
Dering
Dering Company
Hordes of Foreigners Going Home From New York
New York reports a surge of European laborers returning home due to factory shutdowns amid the financial stringency. Steamship lines have raised steerage fares from 21 to 32 dollars as demand for tickets remains high, with 25,000 New York departures weekly and five million dollars moving abroad weekly.
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New York
Benjamin Harrison
Castle Garden
Europe
Trans Atlantic
Saloons Organize to Form Citywide Association
Fifty two of seventy seven saloon keepers in Anderson meet at Fisher hall after receiving a confidential committee letter. J J Jackson elected chairman and John Rensing secretary treasurer. Representatives from Indianapolis and Norton Brewing attend. They draft resolutions to obey Sunday and night hours, curb questionable practices, and plan a permanent organization Sunday. A districting petition heads to the council, which is split on the issue.
Mother Is Author Of Triple Deeds Of Horror
Newton Mass November 21 Jesse T Hedges wife of William T Hedges killed herself and two sons William 11 and Butler 6 by asphyxiation at home in Newtonville during the night. Doors and windows were sealed and gas turned on while Mr Hedges was away on a business trip.
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Newton
Mass
Jesse T. Hedges
William T. Hedges
William
Butler
Newtonville
Mr. Hedges
Fearful Foul Play Suspected in Labor Leader's Disappearance
James Noonan, grand vice president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, is missing amid a long standing Hammond Chicago jurisdictional dispute. Hammond police traced him to Gary after he warned unionists he faced danger, while he sought to revoke Hammond Local 671's charter. local 571 calls the action illegal.
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Hammond
Ind
Chicago
Hammond Electrical Workers
James Noonan
International Electrical Workers
O’brien
Fred Rimbach
Noonan
Gary
W C T U Attacks German Alliance Over Sunday Laws
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union condemned the German Alliance's Sunday law stance in resolutions adopted at a Wednesday meeting hosted by Mrs. C. H. Pratt. The resolutions praised church and civic leaders who opposed the German Alliance and pledged to uphold those defending Sabbath peace and family welfare.
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German Alliance
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
C. H. Pratt
Division Street
Horace Penfield
J. F. Kinsey
G. H. Thiebolt
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Averill
Rowand
Good Citizenship League
Bluffton Man Seeks Reversal of Insanity Finding
Bluffton Indiana November 22 Charles Quick a retired businessman valued at forty to fifty thousand dollars appeared in court to dismiss a prior suit seeking to overturn a spring finding that he was of unsound mind and that his daughter Mrs Godfrey Ashbaucher was appointed guardian. He asked to abandon the challenge and let the former finding stand returning control of his estate to his daughter.
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Bluffton, Ind
Charles Quick
Bluffton
Godfrey Ashbaucher
Quick
Aged Man Threatens to Shoot Wife at Dinner Party
In Huntington Indiana on November 21 Zach Coffelt, an elderly worker, interrupted a dinner party to announce he would shoot his wife if she did not leave for the west with guests. The gathering dispersed as relatives prepared to depart, and Coffelt was arrested shortly after. Sheriff Martin notes rising food costs affect prisoner boarding.
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Huntington
Ind
Zach Coffelt
Fort Wayne Names Jack Hendricks New Baseball Manager
John C Hendricks known as Jack leads Fort Wayne in the Central league after reorganizing the Marion club. The Chicago native, Northwestern graduate and lawyer by trade, guided the team from May 10 1905 to a strong 1907 finish and will reside in Fort Wayne with his wife and eight year old son who serves as team mascot.
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John C. Hendricks
Jack
Fort Wayne
Marion
Springfield
Peoria
Ill
Dayton
G. W. Bement
Hendricks
Buniing
Chicago
New York
Columbus
Washington
Northwestern University
Knights of Columbus
Foraker Cohorts Hoist Senator's Banner in Ohio
In Columbus on November 21 the Ohio League of Republican Clubs endorsed Senator Joseph Benson Foraker for re election to the U S Senate and named him its choice for the Republican presidential nomination. The 100 members at the Neil house praised his record and opposed any move to retire him, while signaling Taft supporters may raise a Taft versus Foraker question later.
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Columbus
Joseph Benson Foraker
Ohio League of Republican Clubs
Washington
League
Indorsement
Taft
Foraker
Republican Party
Roosevelt
New Mexico
Arizona
Brownsville
Twenty-fifth United States Infantry
White House
Senate
United States
I. A. Vorys
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Banks Bring Cash To Wabash Pay Checks In Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne banks moved to cash the Wabash railroad pay checks for local employees, with merchants also accepting them. About 30,000 in checks were processed, countersigned by C. P. Porter to ensure prompt payment amid limited bank balances and to prevent outside inflows.
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Fort Wayne
Wabash Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
Wabash
St. Louis
Lne
Lawyer Quits Practice to Escape Client Suffering
Waterbury Connecticut November 22 Joseph B Lauber quits law practice saying he can no longer bear watching clients suffer as they seek legal help. He cites nervous strain and heavy responsibility as driving factors in his decision. Lauber, a Yale graduate, was among the area’s successful young attorneys. Smallpox quarantine has been lifted at Strob.
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Waterbury
Conn
Joseph
Lauber
Mr. Ladber
Yale
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Asserts
Manufacturers’ Association
Frank Deck
Aaron Jones
Danville, Ill
Anderson
Electrical Workers
W.C.T.U
Martin
Fort Wayne ‘Ball
Republicans
Presidency
Strob
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