24 Jul 1909
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1909
Page
1
The piece accuses Charles A. Gauss of prioritizing employer interests over workers, criticizing his stance on the employers liability bill and the child labor law. It notes labor unions charge him with pandering to Holtzman and failing to back key labor reforms while praising Clarke as a labor ally in the mayoral race.
The Richest girl in Atlanta Mrs Silvey Speer Thomas divorced her chauf eu r was absent at trial and offered no defense Russell Thomas, the husband, did not attend. The article cites a committee report criticizing Marion county lawmakers for anti labor interests and questions future support. Mr Gauss is urged to explain why he backed a Sunday baseball bill while hindering child labor and employers liability measures.
Loganport Indiana July 24 Frank Bender a locomotive packer was badly burned when the cinder hopper opened dumping hot ashes and coals down his hat. He was rushed to the company physician and will likely return to work in a few days.
Anderson Indiana July 2 Work has begun on the publishing house to be built by the Gosnel Trumpet Publishing Company in Park Place The foundation is laid and excavation nearly done The building will be south of the Trumpet home and will be an immense cement heavy structure President Byrim expects several months to complete the project.
Reports from Indianapolis detail Harding and Shank campaigning with promises to unitedly support the party after the primary. Lew Shank defends Harding, while Charles Hoch seeks the Democratic city council seat. Ballot retention debates hinge on election commissioners. Buckskin Ben rides into Broad Ripple park for two daily Wild West shows through Aug. 2.
Annapolis dispatch describes a Japanese governess Aissen who taught Lieut. James N Sutton to pray and influenced claims in a bid by Sutton’s family to prove he was killed. The case centers on a letter from Aissen to Mrs. Sutton and the barracks death scene at Col. Doyen’s residence.
Chicago July 24 two boys were killed and two men badly hurt when the Indianapolis Chicago limited on the Monon route at 70 mph struck an automobile at a crossing six miles south of Hammond The dead are Harry Eberhart Mishawaka Ind 16 and Richard Flagg Hillsdale Mich The injured include E G Eberhart father of the slain boy Arthur Carlson and Misha waka chauffeur They had been visiting friends in Lake Forest and were en route to Mishawaka when the crash occurred Authorities note a sharp crossing angle and thick shrubbery obscuring the line as the train neared The father and chauffeur leaped free while the boys could not escape due to the car cover
Fireworks at Broad Ripple bathing beach tomorrow evening promise a show to rival ancient eruptions. The event funds a dreamlike spectacle for Indianapolis swimmers, featuring colored powder and roman candles. Management cites road improvements for car safety and a new three-well water system to keep the pond clean, underscoring Broad Ripple as a premier state beach.
Pittsburgh report of Lewis G. Boyd 36 Corsopolis buried chartered oil worker and Burmah Oil surveyor who died May 3 in Mandalay hospital Rangoon just before returning home on contract termination. Also features cattle pricing and steer weights from local market listings.
Pittsburg dispatch reports a broad sympathetic strike at Shenango Tin Plate works in Newcastle Pennsylvania affecting electricians engineers firemen boilermen carpenters bricklayers and machinists crippling production. About 225 American Tin Can workers in Newcastle laid off due to tin shortages while Butler see partial return to work on Thursday terms. The Pressed Steel Car plant at McKees Rocks remains dominated by strikers as efforts to hire professional strikebreakers face limits with possible expansion to Cleveland Chicago and other cities.
In Hagerstown Indiana during July, the Light Inspection Car company repairs its east Washington street buildings and prices new machinery as it plans to hire 50 or more workers. A factory bridge overhead is completed and housing demand rises with several new homes built to meet needs. More residences will be erected this fall.
The city plans to host an automobile factory after a committee report on Robert C. Schemmel’s proposition to relocate from Trey Ohio. Enthusiasm ran high and the proposal was accepted with one condition that citizens subscribe 6000 dollars in preferred stock, nearly all of which is already raised.
A fragment lists sugar cured hams at 17 cents per pound and 19 cents for black or skinned hams. English style hams 10 to 16 cents. Boiled hams and dry salt pork priced in a similar range. The text quality is poor with several garbled words and numbers.
Pittsburg foundry workers threaten another strike if Thomas L Lewis, national president of the United Mine Workers, does not arrive to mediate with Pittsburg Coal Company over 18,000 men. The company offers to meet half the 14 demands, preferring national union mediation. Local leader Feehan blames Lewis for the delays and unrest since the July 14 stoppage.
Market report by Rouse Bros at 130 Kentucky avenue lists prices for corn high 86 cents shelled corn 50 to 60 cents per bushel, timothy and new timothy around 6 to 13 dollars, clover and mixed hay noted with small figures, indicating commodity values for buyers and sellers.
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