Big Four President Ingalls Meets Switchmen Wage Demands
A lively Indianapolis meeting saw Big Four President Ingalls, General Manager Green, and division heads discuss wage grievances with switchmen from Cincinnati, East St. Louis, Mattoon, Terre Haute, and Indianapolis. Delegates pressed for higher pay, while Ingalls warned against overmatching Cleveland and proposed a regional approach, hinting at arbitration if no agreement is reached. Further talks planned after reports to the company suits.
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Cincinnati
East St. Louis
Mattoon
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Union Gepet
Ngalis
Green
Supts
van Winkle
Walle
Paoria
Bander
Genestal
Barnard
SUN
Ingalls
President Ingalls
East St. Denis
Ingalis
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Ingall
Ingalle
Wage talks between railroad unions and company leaders
Officials report ongoing wage negotiations with firemen, engineers, conductors, and brakemen over pay scales and overtime. Reps meet with President Ingalls and Mr Peck in Indianapolis to seek a fair settlement, while a broader recall to consult with Turreff and local managers continues. The company cites cost constraints and plans to defer major decisions to division superintendents for a final settlement.
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Bargard
Torefi
Awitohmen
Ingalls
Slonk
Turreff
Sun
Ingallis
Peck
Green
Pack
Clastagall
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Attendees Grow for Friday Nation League Game
Dying Egypt Baooxzysx July 11 The advance sale for Friday afternoon's National League game showed an attendance of a thousand plus. Analysts predict several individuals are already making overtures to National League managers.
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Baooxzysx
Features of Sporting Life and Baseball Notes
Paul Radford receives praise as egtinee falters while Jack Dampsey moves east. Pittsburg seeks an infielder. Cleveland rues missing Knauss. Anson boasts new youngsters. New York defeats Pittsburg. Chicago’s new track may go unused. Detroit’s Smith and Goodfellow may head to Minneapolis. O Neill predicts Pittsburg will risk all. Three straight New York games lift Anson. State league scores listed. baseball gloom and offbeat tidbits follow.
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Egtinee
Shrvaa
Jack Dampsey
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Knauss
Anson
New York
Chicago
Smith and Goodfellow
Detroit
Minneapolis
O'Neill
Anson Praally
Mancia
Fort Wayne
Kokomo
Perad
Lozea
Spalding
Baseball Oranze
O’ronke
Mr. Hatfield
Boston
Ewing
New Yorks
Darroitt
Springfield
Dayton
Fort Wayne Fn
W. C. Downs
Harvard
Jack Burke
Jack Dempsey
Puritan Club
London
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Thorsday
Brooklyn Association
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Columbus
Rochester
Louisville
Athletics
Toledo
St. Louis
Syracuse
Buffalo
Ewiog
Brotherhood
Beaton
Pittsburgh
Willoughby Hamilton
Earnest Renshaw
Hamilton
Dublin
Peculiar Funeral With Brass Band In Lieu Of Service
Wednesday night Mrs. Ernest Prentice died of consumption at her home on 299 N. Priest. She wished no ceremony or sermon and a fall brass band would precede and follow the coffin, delaying burial. Funeral held Friday afternoon with band music in yard and at the vault. no prayers or pastor remarks. Burial set for Crown Hill Sunday.
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N. Priest
Girton
Ernest Prentica
Giston
Walgraff
Greenlawn Cemetery
Crown Hill
Prentice
Muldoon challenges Kilrain bout to whip Sullivan
William Muldoon fires at John L. Sullivan calling him liar and coward He claims he can train Kilrain to beat Sullivan in a 205 pound bout with a $2500 wager and big backers including Luke Short of Fort Worth Texas He warns Sullivan’s friends that Kilrain trained by Muldoon could triumph while Kilrain must win to restore Muldoon’s aid in the Kilrain fight status and public doubt grows over Sullivan's reputation
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Muldoon
Kilrain
John Lb
New York
William Muldoon
John L. Sullivan
Hasara
Fle
Muldeon
Kilrein
Eliza
Sullivan
Yialdoon
Shooting Incites Quarrel Ends in Tragedy in Naproueox
In Naproueox Indiana July 11 Dr B P Joseph a Cincinnati Medical College graduate shot Charles Ladd after a quarrel in front of Hertenstain store. Ladd was struck in the right nipple and forearm while the doctor accompanied by his parents pursued the attack claiming Ladd had wronged him. Dr Hicke rendered aid as the family deemed the affair provoked by a disputatious past.
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Naproueox
Ind
B.P. Joseph
Cincinnati Medical College
Charles Ladd
Walle Ladd
Hertenstain’s
Ledd
Ladd
John C. Hicke
Cincinnati Strikes Halt Freight and Paralyze Wholesale Trade
In Cincinnati July 11 the strike by railroad workers threatens general paralysis as freight halts. Wholesale business loses thousands daily as orders shift to other cities. Groceries and crackers industries suffer while better and eggs move by express.
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Cincinnati
Spl
Express
Hartley and Hanson Wholesale Carpet Dealers Fail
Philadelphia July 11 Hartley and Hanson wholesale carpet dealers have failed for 85000 dollars. Skeleton Sack Suits must be made by Werbert Lindgraf to be genuine.
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Philadelphia
Hartley & Hanson
Werbert Lindgraf
A King Bird's Hunt For Honey Becomes Local Natural History
In Franklin town a farmer notes king birds raid beehives and dissected one to find thirteen bees in its crop. His grandson explains the red tuft on the head lures bees, while the bird defends nests and chases crows, becoming a small-season tragedy for local honey production.
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Norwich
Benjamin Franklin Huntington
Old Franklin Town
Crora
Indictment of a Brooklyn swindler over bogus house insurance
The grand jury indicts HM. P. Limban for operating a bogus Phoenix company policy scheme in Brooklyn. He allegedly swindled 200 or more victims out of about 3000 to 4000 dollars. He faces likely penitentiary time as the afterclap of circus day headlines unfold in local theater and court notes.
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Brooklyn
HM. P. Limban
Phoenix Company
Limban
Reed Fired the Snip and Feud on Capitol Hill
Washington July 11. Politicians discuss Blaine and Reed after Reed ordered Cloak ley to eject Young Blaine from the House floor. Blaine fiercely resents the insult, the rift with Speaker Reed widens, and mutual contempt grows. Also reports of Aaron Tyas found in mud at Littl Timber crash, and U.S. warships to the Central American coast to protect Americans amid potential Salvador Guatemala conflict.
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Washington
Blaine
Tom Reed
Reed
Donrkeeper Cloakley
Jim Blaine
House
Hank
Tennessee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Capitol
Bleine Pare
Raed
GuLoverskr
N. X
Aaron Tyas
Littl
Central America
Salvador
Guatemala
Barnum and Bailey Show Draws Big Crowds Despite Rain
Barnum and Bailey's show entertained crowds in Richmond with two profitable performances on Thursday. Ushers earned praise for orderly seating while late arrivals caused some disruption. The paper notes the danger of logbooks detailing injuries, and mentions the troupe's winter quarters in Bridgeport and ongoing plans for new acts and productions in New York and other cities.
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Barnum & Bailey
Richmond
Aos
New Yorker
Rome
Indianapolis
Nero
Bridgeport
Conn
Uncommon Funeral Of Miss Helen Whitely
Springfield news: Miss Helen Whitely daughter of William N Whitely, renowned in the industry, was buried from the family mansion after a strictly simple service. The eccentric father forbade undertakers, used a home coffin made by kin, no embalming, pallbearers were relatives, body interred within 80 hours, with floral lining supplied by the deceased’s friends. He faced overwhelming grief and even supervised burial details.
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Springfield
Helen Whitely
William N. Whitely
Amos Whitely
Whitely
Mr. Whitely
Countess of Shrewsbury Escapes Mob At Opera
At Loxnor on July 11 a mob stopped a brougham carrying the Countess of Shrewsbury and Sydney Webb of New York. Ruffians tried to drag her from the carriage and seize her diamonds before life guards arrived to scatter the crowd and restore the party. Mrs Field, also attacked by women, faced a similar assault but was rescued by soldiers.
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Loxnor
Riut
Countess of Shrewsbury
Accort
Sydney Webb
New York
Opera House
Severa
Mare. Field
Countess of
Shraewabury
Five Dikes Train Collision Fatalities Reported
A party of five women were struck by a fast train near Oswego on Thursday night. Two died Friday, three died instantly. Mrs Harvey Van Duzer and Mrs Thomas Behan survived initial reports but later succumbed to injuries after being moved on the engine pilot.
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Oswree
Harvey van Duzer
Thomas Behan
Here
Eighty Sarpantar Strike at Indianapolis Car Works
About eighty sarpantars at an Indianapolis car company struck Thursday to demand shorter workdays from 12 to 10 hours after presenting a petition to management with no reply. Other items note Bulgaria crisis anticipated, a Warsaw company incorporation, a mill fire with losses and water trouble, and divorce proceedings involving Henry Webb and Bessie A.
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Indianapolis Car Company
Standard Pulley Works
Warsaw
C.F. Laycock & Co
Henry Webb
Bessie A
Political fights and German school issue roil county races
In a heated county political climate Republicans press the German school question while Democrats mobilize German and Irish support. The dispute widens as Gresham and Harrison factions clash and maneuver for control, with warnings of a lively fight from start to finish as new developments emerge in clerk and court contests. Elsewhere Attorney Ketcham speaks in Walls case and Sim Coy faces liquor charges, while fire news from Philadelphia reports a Munster bravery incident and two injured firefighters.
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Vonnegut
Irisp
Republicane
Democrat
Damocrats
Barrison
Gresham
Harrison
Otto Gresham
Clerk
Grasham
Washington walls and waning caucus actions
The report notes Hugh McCulloch and Ben signing statehood related actions, with Republicans in caucus debating House rules and adjournment timing. A resolution seeks to adjourn July sl while other bills including election, shipping, and river and harbor plans move through committees.
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Hugh McCulloch
Ben
Wyoming
Haya
House
Joly
Committee On Rules
Bharricon
Mogland
U. S
Ceccus
John Sherman
Senate
Camoerata
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