Quiet Returns as Muncie Strikers Wind Down
In Muncie Indiana union traction officials say the street car strike trouble is nearly over with cars running full schedules and streets patrolled by soldiers. Mayor Guthrie and Police Chief bow vow no demonstrations and troops may be removed soon. Labor leaders travel to Anderson for arbitration talks while dynamite is found under a rail. A. H. Behner of the Amalgamated street car employes faces police interest and Meyer Guthrie is present at the scene. Anderson leaders arrive with plans for a long siege ahead.
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Indianapolis Sun
Muncie
Ind
Union Traction
Guthrie
Benbow
Purcell
Woerner Jeft
Anderson
Traction Company
A. I. Behner
Congerville
Mne
A. H. Behner
Amalgamated Street Car
Meyer Guthrie
Guy Boyle
State Troops
Bebner
Clover S car owners seek savings by Alton consolidation
Special to The Indianapolis Sun. Frankfort Indiana January 8 reports Clover S car owners expect to save $100000 yearly by consolidating departments and work of two roads. They claim the Alton is over officered and will gradually remove the surplus.
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Indianapolis
Frankfort
Ind
Clover S
Alton
Postoffice Clerk Arrested for One Year Letter Theft
Bloomington Indiana January 7 Frank Leas a night clerk in the postoffice was arrested and placed in jail after admitting to postoffice inspectors Meacre and Susong that he had been stealing money from letters for the past year He has a family and faces charges stemming from the thefts.
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Bloomington
Ind
Frank Leas
Postoffice
Meacre and
Susong
Ife
Workhouse Boarding Place for Bachelors
Col A D Shaw reports to county commissioners that 2 187 bachelors versus 891 married men spent time in the workhouse last year. Of the total 1 425 were imprisoned for drunkenness. He urges more cell room to house the inmates.
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Col
A. D. Shaw
Col. Shaw
City Uses Much Cement Says Inspector's Report
In 1907 city of Indianapolis contractors used 260000 barrels of cement, per Charles Barnett who manages cement inspection for the city civil engineer.
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Indianapolis
Charles Barnett
Whitney Banker Dies by Self Inflicted Shot in Bed
Charles W. Whitney of H. M. Whitney & Sons in Wall Street shot himself at his home 258 West Seventy-second Street New York suffering insomnia and denying money troubles as a motive. Police reported he awoke about 8:50 AM and died before a doctor arrived.
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New York
Whitney
Silver Wedding Celebration and Social Notices
Mr and Mrs W H Block hosted a silver wedding anniversary with friends at their N Delaware street home featuring card games and dancing. Guests included the Block family, Mrs Miller of Cleveland and others from Dayton Anderson Kosomo Hamilton. A separate society item covers a wedding at St Anthony s church and numerous social visits to Indianapolis and surrounding towns.
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W. H. Block
N. Delaware St
Block
Meier S. Block
Harry Block
Wiliam Block, Jr
Rudolph Block
Albert Edwards
Celia von Burg
Justina von Burg
Charles Trownsell
Hamilton, O
St. Anthony's Church
Katherine von Burg
Ida Batlinger
Ivan de Ryan
Hamilton
Clarence von Burg
Bernard Sheridan
Martha Fon Burg
Sheffield Ave
Trownsell
Charles St
Albert Lieber
N. Pennsylvania
Lieber
Europe
Caleb S. Denny
Frank Edenharter
Alfred Burdsal
Martin Rehives, Jr
T. L. Voss
Reynolds
Fairbanks
Washington D. C
Roosevelt
Marine Orchestra
Airbanks
Hiarlan
Ustice Day
Elkins
Beveridge
Carter
Hemenway
Miss Hemenway
Frazier
Cowles
Addison ©. Harris
Thomas Nelson Page
Willam E. Curtis
Charles Major
James Robert McKee
Mark Hanna
Townsend
Broadman
Timmons
George B. Lockwood
John McCook
George Ade
Clarence Douglass
Petition for Appeal in Arch Yatel Case
Federal court Tuesday heard a petition for appeal in Arch Yatel’s case. Judge Landis sentenced him at the last term to two years in the penitentiary with a $1000 fine for revenue law violations.
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Arch Yatel
Landis
Resolutions Press Urge Enforcing School Exam and Streetcar Rules
The Commercial club board of directors passed resolutions urging city authorities to continue medical examinations for school children and to enforce the streetcar spitting ordinance. Maj. George Penrose will address members on the Dick Capron Will advocating higher soldier and sailor pay.
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Board of Directors
The
Commercial Club
Maj
George Penrose
Dick Capron
Young husband seeks mercy after guilty plea
Norman Walters, a boyish 18 year old husband, appeared in criminal court with his 18 year old wife and confessed abandoning their child. Judge Wiltsie found him guilty but granted leniency on the promise to support his wife and child.
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Norman Walters
Wiltsie
Railroad Commission Case Seeks Copper Classification Precedent
Indiana Railroad Commission heard Central States Cooperage company of Newcastle against several railroads including Big War and Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs seek a classification of copper stuffs transported by the railroads. The case is of interest as it may set a precedent for similar future actions.
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Indiana Railroad Commission
Central States Cooperage Company of
Newcastle
Health inspector watches cans for contractor garbage work
A city health inspector monitors garbage can use to ensure only the authorized contractor removes waste from yard cans. Robert Phillips was found guilty recently and sentenced to jail. The city contractor opposes the practice.
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City Board of Health
Robert Phillips
Why I Lost My JOD and a Healthy Stomach
A man attributes job loss to continual worry and stomach troubles, argues that mental clarity is essential for employment, and credits Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets with restoring health and employability. He urges readers to seek relief from indigestion, claiming tablets digest meals and improve memory, energy, and work performance. Sample package offer and address included.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Pure Blood Cure
Advert depicts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for weakness nervousness indigestion and fatigue claiming it purifies and enriches blood. Testimonies from Jos S Zavaba Frances Stowe and Mrs M A DeLworth praise relief from dyspepsia loss of appetite grip after pneumonia eczema and food poisoning. Sold everywhere in liquid or Barsatabs 100 doses for one dollar prepared by C I Hood Co Lowell Mass.
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Jos. S. ZavuBa
Genoa
FroreNce Stowe
Sniderville
Wisconsin
M. A. DeLworth
Embreeville
C. I. Hood Co
Lowell
Mass
WUIGIDE ENDS HER STRUGGLE INDIANAPOLIS MOURNED TEENS
Clara Warner a 17 year old Indianapolis mill worker left a final note to her sister Florence and killed herself by carbolic acid after a shared struggle to survive. The two sisters lived with Anna Crow at W New York street and earned about eight dollars weekly together. Florence told Bicycle Officers they faced hardship and scarce income while seeking a living. Frances Cooper, who confessed to killing her baby at Columbus, had taken refuge in the girls room.
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Florence
Indianapolis
Anna Crow
W. New York St
Frances Cooper
Columbus
Florence Warner
Simon and
Hall
Horse Incident Injures City Inspector Dr Charles Stout
City meat inspector Dr Charles TF Stout suffered a broken arm when a horse toppled onto him. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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Charles TF. Stout
First Principles of Freedom on Sunday Laws
The piece argues Sunday blue laws are religious in origin and enforced under false secular justifications. It warns that enforcing religious dictates undermines liberty, urges revision by lawmakers, and cites historic figures like Sam Adams and Thomas Jefferson as champions of emancipation from ecclesiastical authority.
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New England
Virginia
George II
Sam Adams
Massachusetts
Thomas Jefferson
Duel ends in murder over wife in San Francisco saloon
In a Sansome and Market street saloon a pistol duel between Frederick Cochrane and F B Bell left Cochrane dead and Bell fatally wounded. Cochrane accused Bell of infidelity with his wife, who is believed to be in Seattle. Both men were shot through the body at close range.
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San Francisco
Frederick Cochrane
F. B. Bell
Bell
Cochrane
Nevada
Mrs. Cochrane
Seattle
Prizes Planned for Chickens Dogs at Indiana Exhibition
The eighth annual Fanciers Association of Indiana show will run February 3 to 7 in Tomlinson Hall. Prizes include a $25 silver cup for the most popular dog, similar rewards for dachshunds, various chicken awards, and additional private prizes from Thomas Taggart and Joseph Hogue. A cat show is also planned as a feature.
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Fanciers’ Association of Indiana
Tomlinson Hall
Wilton A. Brown
Albert Lieber
Joseph Hogue
Thomas Taggart
Oil trust faces multi million bond demand in appeal
Chicago January 7 District Attorney Sims asked the U S court of appeals to compel Standard Oil to post bonds totaling 29 million dollars pending the appeal from Judge Landis limit fine. The current bonds stand at 6 million dollars.
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Chicago
Sims
United States Court of Appeals
Standard Oil Company
Landis
Gates-led company to build Port Arthur docks and warehouses
Galveston Texas January 8 a Gates headed company organized to develop docks elevators and warehouses at Port Arthur Texas to handle extensive port traffic. The Kansas City Southern Frisco and Santa Fe railways show interest in the terminal which will cost about 1 000 000 upon completion.
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Galveston
Tex
John W. Gates
Port Arthur
Kansas City Southern Railway
Frisco
Santa Fe Railways
City Record of births deaths and marriages in the day
A city record notes multiple births at various addresses including William David and Jessie McMahon and others. Deaths include Jessie Chapman tubercular and cerebral hemorrhage cases, with several named residents and hospitals. Marriages listed pair several local residents, and building permits show new dwellings on Capital and Fayette streets with costs.
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David P. McConnaughy
St. Vincents Hospital
Jessie
Chapman
A. Cottingham
Alabama St
Brig Sareh
Elizabeth Gooch
Adams St
Louisa Gimber
S. Meridian St
Magdalena Gieler
N. Noble
Mary Jane Youtesey
Lexington Ave
Joseph M. McGown
State Hospital
Elisha S. Kise
Beville Ave
Lemon Barr Mark
State College Hospital
William P. Grase
Elmyra Jane Mann
Marie
Clodsey
Northwestern
George W. Passmore
Lillie Renton
Ann S. Bassett
Golda A. Tegaraen
George F. Edlin
Laura Edlen
Robert H. Eis
Lillie A. Graham
John F. Pederspill
Jessie J. Moore
Tester McGraw
Lenore Branks
Popariee A. Trowsell
Cecilia R. Vonure
Gowns of Greek Now in Green in Demang
New York fashion writers report gowns with green accents for winter wear as women prepare to travel south. Paris trends show green used in evening coiffure ornaments with dyed green plumes and ospreys in theater styling.
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Demang
New York
Jan
Paris
Mayor to Hear Saloon Case on Friday
Mayor Bookwalter will hear evidence Friday morning on Edward Bottoms saloon at Senate avenue and North street amid numerous complaints. The mayor may revoke Bottoms license if warranted.
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Bookwalter
Edward Bottoms
Senate Ave
North St
Bottoms
Grape-Nuts Promotes Health From Digestive Aid to Brain Power
An ad-like note extols Grape-Nuts as a highly nutritious pre digested cereal that aids digestion and supplies vital phosphates for brain and nerve function. It references The Road to Wellville and implies benefits for both physical and mental well being.
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Wellville
Civil service for census urged by president
Washington Jan 7 The president urged that the 400 or more census workers be chosen only after competitive civil service exams to end patronage. He denounced noncompetitive tests used to cloak spoils system and said only about 35 percent of applicants passed in prior censuses.
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Washington
House
Wood denies he stood to profit from Ash contract bid
City Councilman John F. Wood, secretary of Irvington Land Co and insurer, allegedly arranged with Gemmer and Heart to file a $50,000 surety contract with the Board of Public Works. Reports claimed he would earn $1,550. Wood denies the tale and says he merely submitted a bid and would gain about $1,256.
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John F. Wood
Irvington Land Company
Lability
Gemmer and Heart
Board of Public Works
Wood
Settlement House Skills Drive Promotes Cooking
Miss Edith Surbey, a worker at the Settlement House on Pia Avenue, advocates intruding boys into cooking work as part of the ongoing report on at the center.
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Edith Surbey
Pia Ave
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