Melons Delay Evansville Bank Train earnings drop
A Evansville bank's mail to Indianapolis is delayed by passengers and melons. Rail officials blame watermelon shipments for late connections, causing lost interest and about 500 dollars monthly in earnings. The Citizens' National Bank faces slower drafts and checks arriving after the morning clearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office
Citizens’ National Pack of
Evansville
Citizens’ National Bank
Indianapolis
Capital National Bank
Terre Haute
Ames Reduced by Army Court
Manila July 29 The court martial of Lieut Col Robert F Ames has ended He was reduced twelve numbers but remains in command of the Twelfth Infantry during temporary absence of Col Bowen The case stemmed from the death by suicide of Lieut Clarence N Tanney at Fort McKinley on March 12 in Col Amess house Also in the Ames household were Mrs Janney and Capt William H Gordon Jr of the Twelfth Infantry who served as the fourth member of the party
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Manila
Robert F. Ames
Ames
Twelfth Infantry
Bowen
Clarence N. Tanney
Col. Ames
Ft. McKinley
Janney
William H. Gordon, Jr
Awelfth Infantry
Examining Trustees in Jefferson County Reports Flawless Records
Examiners praised several trustees after state board field exams. John W. Commiskey of Monroe township in 1909, William G. Caldwell (1904–1908), W. Dawson and John A. Swan of Saluda township, and trustees of Republican township O P Temperly W A Crosby Otto Hasfurter received commendations. Milton township also cited best services by Edwin M Stanton C L Hawkins and William Bishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Jacob H. Winter
Marion L. Salmon
State Board of Accounts
John W. Commiskey
Monroe Township
William G. Caldwell
W. €. Dawson
Saluda Township
John A. Swan
Dawson
O. P. Temperly
Stepchildren cause family row ends in fine
Mrs Stielz kept two daughters from a former marriage from coming home. John H Stielz at 519 North Liberty refused to care for her son. He was fined 10 dollars and costs in police court for disorderly conduct after a disturbance at the day nursery. Bicycle policemen Schlangan and Drinker arrested him.
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Schlangan
Drinker
Stielz
Youth Chauffeur Fined After 30MPH Drive To Train
Police Judge Collins fined Leslie Marshall, 17, a Crawfordsville physician's chauffeur, $10 plus costs after ruling his 30 mile per hour drive to catch a train for a hospital patient was unnecessary. The decision followed Thursday afternoon arrest by Motorcycle Policeman Pressley.
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Collins
Leslie Marshall
Crawfordsville
Pressley
Girl flees home fearing marshal in Bluffton
Ada McConey of Poneto ran away after seeing the town marshal approaching her. She stayed with two Bluffton aunts Emma Wingfield and Jacob Masterson, fearing arrest on a reported charge after a family disagreement and says she will not return home.
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Bluffton
Ind
Ada McConey
Poneto
Emma Wingfield
Jacob Masterson
Engineers May Join In Walkout On Grand Trunk
Montreal July 29 The Grand Trunk railway faces a major threat as engineers may strike if the current agreement expiring Aug 1 is not renewed with a substantial wage increase. The enginemen, all union members on this line, prepared to meet in Montreal to discuss the matter as negotiations continue in secrecy.
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Grand Trunk
Montreal
Grand Trunk Railway
McKee reports steadier Grand Trunk strike at South Bend
Brig. Gen. McKee reports to Gov. Marshall that South Bend sees no new trouble as Grand Trunk trainmen strike winds down. Rail yards clear, schedule resumes, freight moving with delays minimal. Pinkerton involvement blamed by Val Fitzpatrick, who cites violations of full-train crew law and incompetent staff. Indiana railroad commission to investigate. reports of strikebreakers in Indianapolis.
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Gen. McKee
Gov. Marshall
South Bend
Grand Trunk
Val Fitzpatrick
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Brotherhood
Fitzpatrick
Pinkerton
Indiana Railroad Commission
Indianapolis
Strike sympathizers denied troop withdrawal in Durand
Detroit July 26 warner reports Governor refuses petition of Durand townspeople under martial law. Five hundred state troops remain in Durand until the riot troubles end. Mass meeting of strike sympathizers voiced strong opposition to the troops’ presence.
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Detroit
Mich
Cor. Warner
Durand
Grand Trunk
Navy charts show US fleets tours 1907 1910
Lieut Bullock at the Navy recruiting station received seven world charts prepared by navy department experts. The displays, to be shown in recruiting stations across the state, reveal tours by US fleets to nearly every world port.
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Bullock
Navy
Navy Department
United States
Gompers May Be Asked To Stamp State In Fall
Indiana Democratic committee considers inviting Samuel Gompers to stump for the party in fall campaigns. Gompers may accept. a 1908 Indiana tour with AFL support is cited. District meetings are scheduled Aug in Evansville Vincennes New Albany North Vernon Terre Haute Gary and Plymouth with local candidates and chairs attending.
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State Democratic Committee
Denison Hotel
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Indiana
Gompers
State Federation of Labor
Indianapolis
Theodore Roosevelt
Evansville
Vincennes
New Albany
North Vernon
Terre Haute
Gary
Plymouth
New corn bred to resist drought in Kansas trials
The Kansas state agricultural college botanical department advances drought resistant corn. About a dozen western Kansas varieties are used as stock and being close pollenated to ensure purity for breeding. Crosses are planned this summer between western Dent types and a drought resistant Chinese corn to combine traits with better grain quality.
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Manhattan
Kas
Botanical Department
Kansas State Agricultural College
Kansas
Roberts
United States Department of Agriculture
Lynching Attempt at Coney Island Rocks Beachgoers
On July 29 at Coney Island New York two black men Bryant Teal and Frank Davis narrowly escaped lynching by white bystanders who objected to their bathing with whites. Davis swam to safety after being pulled into deeper water while Teal fled ashore amid a hail of stones as police were alerted.
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New York
Coney Island
Bryant Teal
Frank Davis
Davis
Teal
Board to Dismiss Dr Moses Thorner Police Surgeon
The Indianapolis Board of Public Safety hears charges of insubordination and neglect of duty against Dr Moses Thorner police surgeon. Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank accuses him in a July 28 1910 letter and the board suspends him pending trial set for August 15 1910 at 10 o’clock.
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Shank
Moses Thorner
Board of Public Safety
City of
Indianapolis
Samuel Lewis Shank
Baker & Daniels
Wollen
Wollen & Byers
Dr. Thorner
William Davis
Pentecost Camp Opens In New Location
The Pentecost band holds its annual camp with an informal opening Friday night at the new site at the end of the West Washington street car line. The official opening is set for 2:30 Sunday afternoon with city officials expected to attend.
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West Washington Street
Burglars Hit Saloon And Homes On Alabama Street
Two burglars entered War ren Patterson's saloon at 19 North Alabama street early Friday and stole $30 from the cash register. Police say one entered through a side window to aid the other, with one thief possibly crippled or aged, making a crawl through the window unlikely.
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Warren Patterson
North Alabama Street
Simon and
Glenn
Louise Short
J. W. Powles
Kansas City
Park Avenue
Fairview Park
Daniel
Lesser of Two Evils
A fragmented line questions fear of retaliation for damages if the speaker stops calling. The wording hints at a legal or personal conflict without clear context or identifiable parties.
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Appetites
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M’ree
U.S
Jackies Cruise
Short Grass County
Coney Isle
BOARD
Thorner
Kahn Tailoring Company
Illinois Street
Leo Krauss
Optician
N. Imnois St
Herpen
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Houston
Our
del. St
Ao Ware
An- Levinson
North Penn
Oxfords
Sre
H. L. Sanders
Indiana Ave
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