Erie Locomotive Strike Ends With Return Orders
Master Mechanic Hinckley of the C H L system orders boxing and return of all Erie locomotives from Lima and Peru to the system. The move meets the boiler makers demand, and the strike at Lima Cincinnati Peru and Indianapolis shops is believed settled by rehiring veteran workers.
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Scripps-M'Rre Press Association
Lima
Hinckley
Erie
Peru
Ind
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Eris
Erie System
Bala Oamrike
Japanese War Costs Seen At 515 Million Dollars
A Tokyo dispatch to the Telegraph estimates Japan will spend 515 million dollars in 1916 for war efforts. The outlay includes 400 million for wartime outcomes and 190 million for withdrawing from Manchuria, with funds also marked for four new army divisions, naval and army repairs, gifts to sailors, port expenses, and prisoner costs, plus 3 million to Russia for prisoners.
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Scripps-M’rae Press
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Telegraph
Tokio
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Korea
Port Arthur
Russia
Mancharis
Insurance committee aims to finish work before legislature opens
Sen Armstrong, chair of the insurance investigation panel, said the panel plans to complete its labors by month’s end and issue a report at the opening of the legislature. The five day week probe will consider delayed policy payments with Mutual Reserve policy figures given as first witness.
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Scripps-Iw'rre Press
New York
Dec
Armstrong
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Ita
Cornelius N. Bilss
Cortelyou
George D. Elbridge
Mutual Reserve Site Insurance Company
Fire destroys Stahl Urban & Co factory at Terre Haute
A fire last night wiped out the Stahl Urban & Co clothing factory in Terre Haute Indiana. The building loss reached seventy five thousand dollars with logs valued at one hundred twenty five thousand and insurance of sixty nine dollars. The blaze started on the third floor just after seven o clock and spread before water could be applied as a burst water main left the department helpless and a favorable wind saved nearby structures.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Stahl Urban & Co
Death of Charles Cooke Former Milwaukee Alderman
Charles Cooke former alderman of Milwaukee's Fourth ward died last night in Milwaukee from dropsy after a long illness. He had been a powerful figure in city politics and repeatedly elected to the common council as a Democrat despite facing seven indictments for alleged graft.
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Tos Bulal
Milwaukee
Wis
Charles Cooke
Cooke
Nebraska Life Underwriters seek state life insurer probe
Omaha Neb Nov 4 The Nebraska Life Underwriters association voted for a vigorous demand for a state investigation of life insurance companies chartered in Nebraska.
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Bcripps-M'Rae Press Association
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Nebraska Life Underwriters’ Association
Worker Ground to Pieces in Tanbark Crusher
James Lattimore, an employee of the United States Leather company, was literally ground to a pulp in a tanbark crusher yesterday while loading the rails with tanbark in Chattanooga Tennessee.
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Scripps-M'Rre Press Association
Chattanooga
Tenn
James Lattimore
United States Leather Company
Fortified Frisco Coach Standoff Continues
In Girard Kansas a reportedly insane woman believed to be Anna Berry barricaded herself in a Frisco passenger coach. Sheriff Welsh and two deputies entered at 7 am to persuade surrender but she kept the door closed and aimed a revolver at them. They offered no forceful action, shoving pillows into broken windows as she remained inside. The standoff shifted to a freezing standoff as a weary figure stayed inside while authorities urged a peaceful outcome.
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Bcripps-M'Rre Press Association
Girard, Kas
Anna Berry
Sheriff Welsh
Spokane
Blinded at a dance in Newark and New York
Miss Anna Schaub, a 9% blinded dancer and ex jewelry worker, fainted at a Newark dance and was found totally blind. She has experienced blindness twice before in the past year, with doctors in New York believing optic nerve strain caused earlier episodes and hoping to restore sight again.
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New York
Newark
Anna Schaub
Two Die After Train Collision Near Perth Indiana
Carbon Indiana December 4. Harry Wilama operator at the Central Indiana Railway tower and Jack Spur two prominent young men were killed Saturday night near Perth. They were riding a three wheeled hand car to see two young women when struck by a west bound fast freight train.
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Carbon
Ind
Harry Wil
Ama
Central Indiana Railway Company
Jack Spur
Hig Four
Perth
Man Dies While Preparing Shoes In Plot House
In Sandusky yesterday Mary H a crew member slipped from life while putting on shoes in the plot house. The captain and crew brought the Mary H back to this city several hours later.
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Sandusky
Indiana Railroads Employ 68 021 Officials and Workers
State statistician Joseph H Stubbs reports that Indiana railroads employ 68 021 people with total annual pay of 41 089 439 14 dollars. Average daily wage 207 dollars across roles, with track laborers as low as 1 36 and general officers as high as 12 09 per day. Engineers earn 4 10, firemen conductors 8 27, other trainmen machinists 2 60, carpenters 1 16, telegraph operators and dispatchers 1 91.
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Indiana
Joseph H. Stubbs
Wheat Prices Edge Lower as Stocks Fall in Early Trade
Chicago reports grain prices easing and slow trade with December wheat at 84 The day features mixed futures with May and January contracts trading near unchanged as oats corn and pork futures show modest moves in thin activity New York stock market opens weak then steadies with Canadian Pacific and other issues posting losses while nickel plate shines and government bonds hold.
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Chicago
New Orleans
Rock Island
Tennessee Coal and Iron
Pueble
U. P
Rivers Recede After Turbulent Monongahela Flood
Pittsburg reports rivers Monongahela Allegheny and Ohio receding after cresting near 2% feet. Flood fears for Pittsburgh and Allegheny eased though property damage occurred along shorelines. Steamer Twilight and six coal flats were carried over a dam in the Monongahela during the surge.
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Scripps-3
ARE Press Association
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Ohio
Monongahela
Eank
Great White Plague tuberculosis exhibit in New York city
An Anti Tuberculosis Association exhibit in New York City, featuring Dr N Harty and Dr Pridden, showcases disease in lungs and squalid tenement housing. It highlights progress by health boards and charities, the role of ventilation and sanitation, and compares urban air quality with an Eskimo lung. The display closes December 9.
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3. N. Harty
State Board of
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Boundant Health
Anti Tuberculosis
France
Switzerland
Dr. Harty
New York
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Board of Health
Charity Societies
Pridden
Hinshaw Couple Celebrate Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
In Richmond Indiana Jacob Hinshaw and his wife marked sixty years of marriage as nine children gathered to honor them. The Hinshaw family reported no deaths in seven years. A double wedding fifty years ago tied Mr Cyrus Albertson and Mr John Brooks with their spouses also celebrating golden anniversaries together.
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Richmond
Ind
Jacob Hinshaw
Hinshaw
Cyrus Albertson
John Brooks
Pray for the Jews commemorations across world
Chicago December 4 Jews from many communities join in prayer fasting and special services to mourn the massacres in Europe. The call to reflect and remember victims extends to both reform and orthodox communities worldwide as distress over the violence spreads.
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Scripps-M'Rre Press Association
Chicago
Rureia
St Louis Live Stock Cattle and Hogs Report
In St Louis Missouri on December 4 cattle receipts total 4300 with prices drifting lower. Heef steers and slackers range near 2100 to 256, cows and heifers about 201. Texas steers and heifers quoted around 210 to 305. Hog receipts 9500 with prices easing. packers paying about 400 to 0.5 for pigs and lights. Sheep receipts 350 largely steady with natives at 15.5 and lambs around 6.5.
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St. Louis
Texas
Chicago Live Stock Market Report
Chicago stock market notes from December 4 show cattle and hog receipts with varied prices. Cattle range includes cows, feeders, and canners with values around 1,608 to 1,075 dollars. hog receipts near 4.58 to 4.60. Sheep receipts around 32.0 and 42.5.
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Chicago
Meddlum
BOK Brass
Fame
Chicago Produce Prices and Poultry Listings
Chicago markets list butter extra prints various firsts and cheese full cream dalaies with prices. live poultry includes turkeys chickens ducks and roosters with quoted per dozen rates around six to six nine dollars. The note references multiple items like meat and eggs in a dated, fragmentary fashion.
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Chicago
Dec
Cupid Kept Busy in St. Joseph Marriage Licenses Rise
In Joseph Michigan on December 4, officials report that all records for the corresponding period in former years since St. Joseph became a Gretna Green for Chicagoans have been broken. The total number of marriage licenses issued to date is 1,447.
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CUPID
Scripps-M’rak Press
Joseph, Mich
St. Joseph
Gretna
Danby Proctor Dies While Bathing in Moberly
Danby Proctor, an elderly resident of Moberly, died last night while bathing. He was the brother of Rev. Alexander Proctor of Independence and had previously served as police judge of Moberly for several years.
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Moberly, Mo
Danby Proctor
Alexander Proctor
Independence
Moberly
Hog and cattle market report with lamp explosion
Indianap oli s market opened with a four cent decline in hog prices to 5.05 at the top and 4.73 to 5.95 for most trades, cattle steady with few primes, veals strong, sheep and lambs limited. New York pork and lard prices listed. a lamp exploded in a barn on Ashland Avenue, causing a fire which the fire department attended.
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Ind
C. O. Bass
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