Convention era of mine workers ends in near riot at Tomlinson Hall
Chaos broke out at the Mine Workers' convention with threats and chants as Francis Feehan of Pennsylvania urged opening district vote details. President Lewis warned delegates as Feehan pressed to reveal ballots, tempers flared and a potential riot loomed before calm returned and reading of district tallies continued.
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Mine Workers’ Convention
Tomlinson Hall
Anti Brandh
Friends
William Green
Francis Feehan
Pennsylvania
District 5
Lewis
Feehan
Feenan
Gilday
Fallon
Doran
Yellew Lewis
Feehan Im
Jecal Walons
No. 5
Weehan
Green
Conductor Saves Diner Passengers In Canadian Train Wreck
A wreck on the Sudbury line near Webbwood Ontario leaves seventy five dead and ninety two injured. Conductor Thomas Reynolds rescues eight passengers including a six year old boy Alfonse Roussel, from the submerged diner. The No. 7 westbound train derailed on the Spanish River bridge as ice and spreading rails caused the catastrophe.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Webbwood
Ontario
Sudbury
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Spanish River
Thomas Reynolds
Houde
Sault Ste Marie
North Bay
Michael Mikola
Max
N. D
R. Russell
Hamilton
Ont
Soo
Canada
Mike Nicols
P. J.o’brien
Randall
Manitoba
C. Houde
Johnson
Bellville
J. H. Wade
Martin
Commercial Traveler
Waterloo
Reynolds
W. J. Bell
David Brodie
Alfomwja Rousel
Brodie Throuk
Brakemann Morrison
Montreal
Minneapolis
Train No 38 derails near Riverside injures one
Big Four train No 38 traveling from St Louis to Cincinnati derailed near Riverside, Indianapolis, with all cars leaving the track. One passenger injured. Fatalities include engineer Fred C. Murphy and brakeman James Lewis. Rescue crews rushed to the scene as engines dragged cars from the rails. The cause is not yet known.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Riverside
Here
Newport
C. W. Golden
Indianapolis
Fred C. Murphy
James Lewis
Kansas City
John Stickler
Riverside Station
The Davises At Odds Divorce Case Moves Forward
R and Mrs Richard HardIng Davis, longtime spouses, plan divorce after ten years. He is a famed war correspondent and author. she heads to Reno to pursue anti divorce residence. Both hire lawyers and refuse to speak ill of each other.
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Richard Harding Davis
Davis
Negro Twins Freed Over Lack of Evidence in Theft Case
William and James Smith, 20 year old black twins, were released in criminal court Sagardey after about a month in custody for an alleged theft from Jane Kennedy. The judge cited insufficient evidence to proceed and the men were freed.
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William and
James Smith
Jane Kenedy
Sagardey
Never Again To Be Dram Spot At Long Place In City
Judge Carter grants perpetual injunction preventing Daniel Long and the Indianapolis Brewing Co from leasing or operating a saloon on West Washington street site. Three landlords win damages for lost rents. Peck awarded 72 dollars. Ground to be used for Pentecost church. brewing lease ends next January.
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Daniel Long
West Washington Street
Judge Carter
Superior Court
Long
Indianapolis Brewing Company
Jamagea
William Peck
Brewing Company
Mary B. Dell
Charles Thompson
William A. Peck
Morman Poland
Long Place
Prosecutor Hooton Suffering Nervous Breakdown
It was announced that Prosecutor Hooton is suffering from a nervous breakdown and will remain in bed at home for several days. He and Deputy Baker had been working late for weeks on cases, adding to his regular criminal court duties.
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Hooton
Baker
George J. Mast Dies After Long Illness at 38
George J. Mast, 38, died Saturday morning after a two year illness. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. For several years he operated furnace manufacturing on Madison Avenue.
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George J. Mast
Mr. Mast
Benefit Play Delights City Patrons At English Opera House
A benefit performance of The House That Jack Built drew a full house at English’s opera house Friday night for the Children’s Aid Society. The show, repeated Saturday, featured lively dancing and song with soloists Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Baxter, Miss McGibbeny, and Miss Tuttle excelling in their numbers, and a highlight by the King Cole trio of young performers Schulmeyer, Murray, Perkin, Mult, and others.
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Opera
Jack
Children's Aid Society
Ber
Arnold Spencer
David Baxter
Mignon McGibbeny
Margaret Tuttle
Guy
King Cole
Fiddlers
Norman Schulmeyer
Manley Murray
Roy Perkin
George Mult
Hospital Thief Gets A Year In Workhouse
James Marriman a 20 year old Gas City man was sentenced to one year in the work house by Judge Pritchard after pleading guilty to stealing a gold watch from a patient at St Vincent’s hospital where he worked. The case noted prior thefts at a Dayton hospital including two watches and $11. He had claimed to borrow watches to take pulses and later stole from St Vincent’s patient Sjeen Wasahekt.
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James Marriman
Gas City
Pritchard
Marriman
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Dayton
Miami Valley Hospital
Indianapolis
St. Vincent's Hospital
Sjeen Wasahekt White
Taggart Shot by Accident While Quail Hunting
Thomas Taggart the Democratic leader of Indianapolis was accidentally shot in the face and shoulder by his private secretary W H Norton during quail hunting near Fayette. He was treated in Fayette and later at a sanitarium, reports say he is not seriously injured and will be home Sunday.
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the Sun
Mr. Taggart
Harriston
Miss
T. Taggart
Natchez, Miss
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis
W. H. Norton
Fayette
Taggart
French Lick Springs
Ind
Joseph E. Bell
Mr. Norton
Bell
Norton
Jackson, Miss
Thomas
French Lick
Holt
The
Denison
Saloon Closures Ordered After Sunday Law Violations
Mayor Shank suspends operations at Bull and Bear saloon run by Charles O McNulty at 11 E Ohio for all day Monday. Jacob Schulmeyer at 1521 Shelby and Edward Beiser with Jacob Brown at 61 E Washington face license suspensions for Sunday law violations. Marjor Cummins cited after 2 10 a m arrest on Yandes street.
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Charles O. McNulty
Ohio Street
Shank
Jacob Schulmeyer
Shelby Street
McNulty
McNutt
Edward Beiser
N. Delaware Street
Jacob Brown
E. Washington Street
Marjor Cummins
Yandes Street
Beef trust indicted by grand jury plans action in Chicago
New York reports government measures against the National Packing Company led by Armour Swift and Morris. A Chicago grand jury will probe the packers for restraint of trade as investigations widen. Separate actions in Milwaukee Louisville and Chicago note a meat boycott and charges of high prices amid warlike moves by packers.
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Grand Jury
Chicago
National Packing Company
Packers
New York
Beef Trust
United States
J. Ogden Armour
Louis F. Swift
Edward Morris
Uptown
Alfred R. Urion
Armour & Co
Urion
Washington
Union
Chicago Board of Education
Meat Trust
Federal Grand Jury
Armour & Co. Morris & Co
Swift & Co
Armour, Swift and Morris
Milwaukee
Wis
Patrick Cudahy
C. C. Randolph
Schlitz Hotel
Louwisvile
Woodmen of the World Today
Sims
Louis F .Swift
Weehington
Indiana Mexico Special to Advertise Indianapolis
Arrangements with C. D. Boyd of the Missouri Pacific and H. R. Daly of the Big Four railroads organize a February 15 departure from Indianapolis of a Prosperity Edition Indian apolis Sun. The excursion aims to promote Indiana manufacturing across Mexico and the southwest with copies left at commercial clubs along the route. It promises a large public ad for Indianapolis and invites participation.
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C. D. Boyd
Missouri Pacific
H. R. Daly
Big Four Railroad
Indianapolis Sun
Indianapolis
Mexico
Indiana
Southwest
Sun
Pace
Alrea
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Canadian Pacific
Era
Cin
Cinnati
the Davises
Dan Long
George J. Mast Gies
R. m. Enero Steeseneesess
Swift
Morris
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