Riots in Chicago as 200 police contend with mobs
Riots between striking teamsters and non union drivers and police raged at two downtown points in Chicago on Tuesday noon. Many persons were injured and scores of arrests were made. Two hundred policemen tried to control the mob but failed and appealed for help. The most serious clashes occurred at Polk and State streets and at Clark and Harrison streets.
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Chicago
Polk and
State-sts
Clark and
Harrison-sts
Riots Over Beef Wagons Amid Downtown clashes
A mob formed as 35 wagonloads of beef arrived downtown, swelling from a few hundred to about 10 000. Police used clubs and reserves to protect the wagons at Fourteenth and Statest, State and Adamists, and finally cleared crowds with fire alarms. Isaac Beahan was injured falling down stairs.
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Clark and Harrison Srs
Isaac Beahan
Riots erupt in Little Hell as stockyard clash scatters Chicago
June 3 Chicago witnesses bloodiest street disorder since Haymarket as striking stockyards teamsters clash with police and sympathizers. Officers and drivers beaten. meat wagons attacked. chaos blocks Halstead Division and Crosby streets. Patrols surge. 38 prisoners jailed. fears of further outbreaks rise as store drivers strike spread to Boston and Rothschild firms.
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Wolvers
South
Chicago
O'Neill
Boston
A. M. Rothschild Company
Indianapolis Union Mills Tie Up in Woodworkers Strike
About 150 workers across several Indianapolis planing mills walked out starting Monday in a Woodworkers' union strike. Coburn and John A. Schumacher shops continued operating as owners agreed to higher pay. Other firms including Indiana Screen, Hildridge, Jungelaus, Balke Krauss, Foster Lumber, and William Eaglesfield reported worker stoppages Tuesday morning, with union committees set to meet mill owners Tuesday afternoon.
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Indianapolis
Coburn
John A. Schmacher Company
Indiana Screen Company
Hildridge Company
City Stores See Drivers Quit Jobs Amid Strike
Chicago June 3 drivers employed by department stores including Marshall Field Siegel Cooper Mandel Bros Schlesinger Boston Store Farr and Rothschild Co quit before noon. Delivery business is completely tied up as the strike spreads.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
Siegel Cooper & Co
Mandel Bros
Schlesinger
Boston
Farr
Rothschild Company
City Boss Assertion Leads to Court Case
Henry Maag faced police court on Tuesday charged with tearing up a city street near M. C. Staley on McCarty Street and Virginia Avenue without the city engineer’s consent. The dispute centered on where walks should lie along the property line, the engineer insisting on walks beside the property line while Braley preferred them next to the curb. The contractor-defied work prompted arrest and the case was adjourned for advisement as the engineer emphasized that city authority must guide private contracts.
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Henry Maag
M. C. Staley
McCarty
Virginia
Board of Works
Braley
Detectives Held Pending Federal Grand Jury Action
Sorrenson and Merrill were captured near Momence Indiana and charged with counterfeiting. They have been committed to jail to await the action of the federal grand jury.
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Sorrenson and Merrill
United States
Momence
Federal “Grand
Populists Say No Fusion with Democrats in Indiana
C M Walters secretary of the populist state committee says fusion with Democrats in Indiana is out of the question. The Populist convention will meet Wednesday to affirm the Louisville national platform advocating public ownership of utilities and a fiat-money push while opposing bank issued money on assets. Walters and Dr A T Keightley noted a likely modest turnout and planned district meetings at Spencer House Tuesday evening to pick paramiltiees.
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C. M. Walters
Populist State Committee
Walters
Louisville
Wwe
A T. Keightley
State Committee
Spencer House
Criminal Court
Failure to fund pesthouse sparks city health dispute
Dr Buehler laments public subscription delays as Indianapolis health officials clash with the Commercial Club over building a pesthouse. Council opposition, tied to smallpox handling, prompts renewed talks on alternate funding while health leaders insist facilities are needed to curb outbreaks next winter. Councilman Sourbier counters by demanding accountability for local cases.
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Commercial ‘Club
Health. Board
Buehler
City Sanitarian
Indianapolis
Sourbier
Health Board
Councilmart
Tadianapis
Settlement of coal strike asked of railroads
An appeal through the National Civic Federation seeks a settlement of the coal strike with the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and the Delaware & Hudson railroads. Vanderbilt interests have resisted concessions to the miners in this dispute.
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Washington
Civic Federation
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Delaware
Hudson Roads
Vanderbilt
Flks Dedicate New Lodge Home With June Ceremonies
The Flks Will Dedicate Their New Lodge Home June 12 and 13 with a social session on Thursday evening for ladies and visitors. Friday opens to out of town Elks, followed by dedication rites at 3 30 p m conducted by Grand Exalted Ruler Pickett. A banquet at the Grand Hotel will close the events at 9 p m with each plate costing five bones.
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Elks
Pickett
Grand Hotel
Fire Burns Three-Alarm Blaze In Brooklyn
A three alarm fire rages at Myrtle avenue and Broadway in Brooklyn as reports say several people are burned and injured. Fire crews battle the blaze with extensive flames visible across the area. Authorities have not yet released precise casualty counts or damaged structures.
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New York
Myrtle-ave
Broadway
Brooklyn
Bankrupt Dr Williams Faces No-Show Creditor Meeting
Dr James R Williams of 2318 Bellefon Street filed a bankruptcy petition in U.S. court. A meeting of his creditors before Referee Albert Rabb Tuesday morning drew no attendees. Williams shows accounts totaling $6000 from five years of services scattered across the state, with a $600 exemption, which Rabb doubts is valid. Both creditor and debtor exit with little prospect of recovery in this case.
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James .R. Williams
Bellefon
Tame St
United States’ Court
Albert Rabb
Rabb
Episcopalians in Session in Indianapolis Diocese Meeting
The Woman’s auxiliary annual meeting opened at Christchurch with Holy Communion led by Bishop Francis. Rt Rev G P Anderson preached. J D Stanley welcomed. Officers’ reports read. Indiana diocese convened at Christ church. A proposal to rename the diocese from Indiana to Indianapolis faces opposition from out-of-town delegates.
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Episcopal Diocese of
Indianapolis
Board of Missions
Christchurch
Francis
Indiana
G. P. Anderson
Chicago
J. D. Stanley
Christ’ Church
St. Paul’s Church
John Wood
New York
New ticker service installed at broker offices
The much talked of ticker service for market quotations is installed in broker offices. Reports began Monday with little instruments registering actual figures and letters readable by anyone. Most brokers in town subscribe to the system, which provides updates after 2 p.m. including sporting news and piano ads from Wuischner's.
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Little Instruments
Disfranchisement Clash at Cape Town Peace Meeting
Sir Gordon Spirsz former premier of Cape Colony urged disfranchisement of rebels to seal a loyal majority in the Cape Parliament. Pro Boer sentiment surged after his speech turning the meeting and crowd volatile. Windows were smashed by outsiders as disorder prevented reading of congratulatory resolutions.
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Cape Town
Gordon Spirsz
Cape Colony
Sir Gordon
Piace
South African Prisoners in London Question Debated
In the House of Commons on Tuesday the chancellor Sir Michael Hicks Beach denied abandoning the cor tax. Sir John Brodrick, secretary of war, stated there are 25,58 prisoners of war in South Africa.
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London
House of Commons
Michael ‘Hicks Beach
John Brodrick
South Africa
Virginia Ave Viaduct Repair Delay Cited
City engineer Nelson says there is no immediate danger from the Virginia Avenue Viaduct and cannot estimate repair costs. He considers the mayor's $25,000 to $30,000 figure too high, with his own estimates around $15,000 to $20,000.
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Nelson
Virginia-Ave
Volcanoes Redoubt and Mt Black Burn Near Inlet
Report from Cook's Inlet confirms both Redoubt and Mt Black burn eruption. Mt Black began April 11 and Redoubt followed on May 3, belching ashes dust and sheets of fire into the sky at intervals. Remote from settlements with no loss of life.
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Seattle
Cook’s “Inlet
Redoubt
Mt. Blackburn
Navy bureau chiefs clash over precedence at board meetings
Washington reports a dispute among rear admirals in charge of bureaus over rank order at the navy central board. Crowninshield’s departure led Bradford to press for seat beside Dewey while Taylor claims service admiral precedence, sparking a chairing dispute.
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Crowninshield
Bradford
Equipment Bureau
Dewey
Navy Central Board
Taylor
Navigation Bureau
Moody
More Cheap Campaigns Highlight Candidate Spending
Two Democratic candidates acknowledged on Tuesday they spent money before the recent county convention. D Clark stated to the county clerk that he spent funds for campaign cards as part of his bid for the legislature.
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Salon
D. Clark
Radical Democratic Platform Seen To Defeat Conservatives
Democratic delegates at the state convention urge a radical and definite platform to avoid a big stay-at-home vote. They argue that a middle-of-the-road stance will lose the rank and file to socialists, supporting public ownership of utilities as a practical solution. Prominent workers, hotel lobbies in Grand Hotel, and several candidates move through Tuesday discussions as rumors swirl over convention leadership.
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Grand Hotel
Republican Party
Will They Dump the Big Four in State Convention Fight
Attorney William S. Ryan frames the struggle for the Democratic state convention chair as a battle among the so called big four James Murdock Maj G V Menzies Hugh Daugherty and S E Morss aided by Senator Steve Fleming and State Committee Chairman O'Brien against the rest of the party Ryan says the big four seek control and backing B F Shively to oppose John W Kern with Kern favored by the rest of the party He notes a Chicago meeting where defeat of Kern was decided and Shively allied with Kern and Burke last winter to thwart the big four Ryan hints at a plan to remove numerous annoyances but won t disclose details
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Benjamin F. Shively
South Bend
John W. Kern
Indianapolls
William A. Stillwell
Lton
Jerome Herff
Peru
Winston Menzies
Mount ‘Vernon
Charles Greathouse
Stillwell
Menzies
R. A. Hartford
Portland
John McGee
Rushville
J. R. Earl
Bloomington
W. C. Zimmerman
Albion
D. D. Heffron
Indianapolis
Daviess County
Co. T. Ballou
LaGrange
Lawler
Salem
J. H. Spencer
Evansville
W. E. Cox
Jasper
J. R. Rigga
Sullivan
Albert Schoonover
Attica
William S. Ryan
James Murdock
Maj. G. V. Menzies
Hugh Daugherty
S. E. Morss
Steve Fleming
O’brien
State Committee
Ryan
Ndt
B. F. Shively
John .W
Kern
Big Four
Chicago
Shively
Burke
Invitation ends in scandal at Indianapolis wedding
Miss Nellie McAdams, seeking to stop the marriage of William F Strebe and Miss Beatrice Hagedon, files a paternity complaint after Strebe is arrested on a warrant. The case, linked to a chaotic sequence of letters and mistaken invitations, underscores a troubling scandal as witnesses recount distress and confusion at the Door of Hope.
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William F. Strebe
Beatrice Hagedon
Strebe
Colorado
Lafayette
Indianapolis
Francis
Indiana Episcopal Diocese
Chicago
Hope
John F. Wier, Indianpolis Conductor Stricken by Paralysis
John F. Wier a Pennsylvania line conductor improved after paralysis strike Monday at his home 910 Broadway. One of Indianapolis oldest conductors, his condition showed notable improvement by Tuesday.
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John F. Wier
Pennsylvania Line
Broadway
Indianapolis
Oathes and Slaughter for Chin Hee Case Foreseen
Chin Hee charged with Doc Lung murder to have preliminary hearing Wednesday at 2 p m. Prosecution and defense vow no continuances. Verbal reports say some Chinamen may hire John J Duncan or Harry Spaan to aid prosecution. Court plans call for a blood oath ritual using a chicken to bind witnesses. Interpreters Moy Kee and a Chicago translator to aid testimony. Capt Gerber expects Hee bound over to the grand jury. evidence described as strong.
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Chin Hee
Doc Lung
Collins
Harding
Hee
John 3. Duncan
Harry Spaan
Ond
Red Court
Moy Kee
Chicago
Gerber
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending at 8 p m June 3. Fair Tuesday night and Wednesday with slightly cooler temperatures. 7 am temperature 72, noon 77, 2 pm 78. Fair and cooler in Indiana and nearby areas with possible showers in Kentucky Ohio and Michigan. Variable winds.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
City Sanitarian Buehler Seeks Milk Crusade Funds
City sanitarian Buehler expresses disappointment at the council failure to approve 750 dollars for the milk crusade. He will proceed with existing facilities and may request a smaller appropriation later.
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Buehler
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