Illinois Miners Stand Behind Their Views At Convention
Illinois miners back the Peoria strike plan and seek national endorsement from the United Mine Workers of America. John Walker calls for unity, while city officials urge peaceable settlement as delegates meet in Tomlinson Hall Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mines Workers of America
Illinois
Peoria
John Walker
Ilinois
Walker
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Lewis
Tomlinson Hall
United States
Thomas A. Lewis
Merle N. A. Walker
Commercial Club
United Mine Workers of America
Mr. Walker
John J. Keegan
Mr. Keegan
Keegan
Edwin A. Perry
Kewin
Ohn Walker
Thomas R. Lewis
Hewis
Girl Wields Ax to Avenge Wrong in Wilmerding
In Pittsburg on August 11 Catherine Botti a 13 year old girl killed Pasquale Bolpe 28 by striking him from behind with an ax after he allegedly attacked her. Bolpe died within minutes. Catherine is in Wilmerding lockup hysterical recounting alleged acts. Bolpe lived nearby and was married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pasquale Bolpe
Catherine Botti
Bolpe
Wilmerding
Bridge Street
Roosevelt in New York Conference With Garf ield and Pinchot
Ex secretaries James Garfield and Gifford Pinchot met Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster Bay to discuss Ballinger Pinchot tensions. Roosevelt plans no personal involvement in Ohio campaigning and aims to gather farming insights for his western farm uplift agenda. He inspected Long Island model farms and praised an estimated $2000 investment yielding steady income, noting the name Teddy resonates with workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James R. Garfield
Interior
Gifford Pinchot
Ballinger- Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Ohio
Garfield
Pinchot
Pacific Coast
California
Finchot
Johnson
Kent
Pinchhot
Mr. Pinchot
Taft
Mr. Garfield
Nile
Forester
Long Island
White House
Sagamore Hill
Mineolai
Ralph Vet
George
Teddy
Wulfson Sparked by Music Face Ice Fraud Arrest
Isador Wulfson inspector of weights and measures, off duty, listens to a piano piece by Mrs. Flemming’s daughter. He returns to duty as he weighs ice for 70 pounds on stamps. Samuel Conrad faces arrest for selling ice at short weight after coupons indicate 100 pounds.
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Isador Wulfson
Celestia Flemming
North
Illinois Street
Wulfson
Isador
Standard Oil Company
Haymarket
Prof
Wuffson
Samuel Conrad
Hippie Ice Company
Indianapolis
Tam
Conrad
Typographical Union May Pick 1911 Convention City
Minneapolis dispatch notes a heated fight over where the next international typographical union convention should be held in 1911 with San Francisco and Salt Lake City leading and Indianapolis backed for a permanent headquarters. A ballot Thursday will choose the convention site while two resolutions name Indianapolis and Colorado Springs for the headquarters. President Lynch drives the plan for a costly new union building as leaders Woll and Freel prepare remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Colorado Spriggs
Union
J. M. Lynch
Matthew Woll
International Photo-Engravers’ Union of Chicago
John J. Freel
The
International Stereotypers
New Haven Population 133,605 In 1910 Census
Washington Aug 11 The census bureau announced New Haven Connecticut has a 1910 population of 133,605. The gain since 1900 amounts to 25,578 people, a 23.7 percent increase.
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New Haven
Washington
Census Bureau
Conn
Indianapolis Knights Win First Honors at Knights Templar Drill
Chicago August 11 Sir William B Melish of Cincinnati was elected right eminent grand master at the Knights Templar election and Denver is expected as next meeting site The Raper commandery of Indianapolis won the national prize drill defeating seven teams before more than 20000 spectators at the National league ballpark as the contests proceeded
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William B. Melish
Cincinnati
United States
Knights Templar
Arthur MacArthur
Troy
N. Y
W. Frank Pierce
San Francisco
Lee S. Smith
Pittsburg
Joseph Kyle Orr
Atlanta
Jehiel Weston ChamberHn
St. Paul
Maj
H. T. Conde
Army
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Armour packer indicted for perjury in beef cases
Chicago Aug 11 Thomas G Lee of Armour and Co a head of the dressed beef department has been indicted for perjury by the federal grand jury probing beef cases Judge Landis issued a bench warrant for his arrest The grand jury reported three Armour stenographers testified on Aug 3 that they took dictation from Lee White and Russell and the books were alleged destroyed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thomas G. Lee
Armour and Company, Packers
Lee
Jerome H. Platt
Armour
Albert H. Reede
Platt
Landis
Armour & Co
Paul Dimock
Daniel Fountain
Frank E. Cooksey
Armour Company
White
Henry Edmunds
Armour's
Capitol Candy Sued for Rent by New Grane Hotel
The New Grane hotel company sues Capitol Candy Company of Indianapolis for 1500 dollars claiming rent due after taking possession of 33 West Maryland Street in February 1910 at a monthly rate of 1980. The hotel alleges the tenants left without paying.
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Capitol Candy Company of
Indianapolis
New Grane Hotel Company
Hotel Company
Candy Company
West Maryland Street
Mayor Gaynor Near End of Great Danger in Hoboken
In Hoboken on August 11 physicians reported Mayor Gaynor practically out of danger at St Marys hospital. He passed the forty eight hour crisis and shows steady improvement with no septic poisoning. Doctors differ over removing a bullet with some opposing operation and others urging removal to prevent infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoboken
N. J
Gaynor
St. Mary’s Hospital
St. Mary‘s
Adamson
Wife poisons rival in love in Harrisburg
Mrs. Helen Barnhart confessed to sending poisoned candy through the mail to Miss Beulah Mountz in a love rivalry. Mountz survived after doctors treated her. Barnhart was arraigned, held for trial in October in Scranton under a federal law imposing up to a $5,000 fine or ten years' imprisonment.
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Harrisburg
Helen Barnhart
Brookins to Fly Again After Fatal Crash Report
Asbury Park August 11 Walter A Brookins the aviator who risked crowd injury to avoid the grandstand crash will soon fly again recovering from injuries in Monmouth memorial hospital where 15 year old George Burnett fatally hurt is reported to have life left Mrs Burnett mother injured in the incident says she will return to her sons bedside Photographers are barred from the field to allow landing space and aviators will likely exercise greater caution during flights before crowds the wind gust and a thirty mile breeze caused the mishap with Brookins urging his plan to avoid a smash and the Wright brothers sending congratulations and sympathy after his crash in which he was pinned under wreckage but survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
N. J
Walter A. Brookins
Brookins
Monmouth Memorial Hospital
George Burnett
Henry Burnett
S. B. Hurd
Elberon
Brookin
Brooking
Wright Brothers
Made Bow Here Young Brookins Shattered First Records
Young Brookins, 21, from Dayton, debuted at Indianapolis June 13 and broke multiple aviation records in his first week. He set altitude marks of 4394 and 4938 feet, then drifted two hours after engine failure at 4500 feet near Riverside Park. He also posted speed records to 2000 and 4000 feet and a 6.4 second complete turn, surpassing a former 11 second record among astonished spectators.
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Brookings
Indianapolis
Dayton
Riverside Park
Speedway
James Whitcomb Riley Seriously Ill At His Home
The Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley, famed for his dialect verse, has been seriously ill at his home at 528 Lockerbie Street for three weeks. Once lively in public, his health has declined in recent years with several minor illnesses and a final decline over the last year. He is fifty seven and mostly stays in Indianapolis and Hancock county, with little recent writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
America
Lockerbie
Lockerbie Street
Riley
Mr. Riley
Indianapolis
Hancock County
Excursion Steamer Cora M Hill Ablaze on Lake Michigan
A fire aboard the Milwaukee bound passenger steamer Cora M Hill prompts rescue efforts by the Tennessee and Graeme Stuart tied to the burning vessel. Firefighters and the Theodore Roosevelt rush to assist as the craft floods with smoke and 30 aboard. The Roosevelt reports 3000 passengers aboard and excitement grows as the burning boat cannot yet be named.
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Columbus
Chicago
Tennessee
North American Wireless Corporation
Cora M. Hill
Milwaukee
Graeme Stuart
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Engineers Urge Tear Down of Pisa Leaning Tower
London reports that experts advised the Italian government to demolish the famed Leaning Tower of Pisa and reconstruct it on a sturdier foundation. The 188 foot marble tower, begun in 1154, leans sixteen feet from top to base.
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London
Rome
London Global
Pisa
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Inspector
Ice Man
Typographical Union
Colorado Springs
Nent National
Lynch
Minneapolis
San
Printers’ Convention
Indiana
Indianapolis Knights
Raper Commandery
L. P. Newby
Knightstown
Packer
Armour and Company
Mayor Gaynor
James J. Gallagher
George D. Stewart
Arlitz
Stewart
W. J. Arlitz
Mary Gaynor
BH. J. Wingut
Rufus Gaynor
Robert Adamson
Mr. Gaynor
Young Brookins
Motor Speedway
Christopher Columbus
Sage
Christopher
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