Howe Peace Reigns As Strikes Quiet In Indiana
Governor hails returning calm as canny miner talk hints front-line troops may return home within 24 hours. Shelburn and Cannabrug forces stand by for order, while Judge Briggs presses indictments against rioters and Annie Cline provides clues in harmony killing case.
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Capital War Headquarters
Cannelburg
Aurors
Greencastle
Shelburn
Robt. Stewart
J. H. Harper
Isaac Conover
Compton
Farmersburg
Stankard
Ebenezer
Willis
Briggs
Mills
Bhelburn
Cannerburg
Terre Heure
Indianapolis
Gen. McKee
Annie Cline
Mathe
Engineer Marr
Harmony
Clinton Oaks
Pennsylvania
Terre Haute
Higgins
Barr
Illinois
Clay County
Miners' Strike Opens Public Rift in Clay County
A veteran miner in Brazin reports that public sentiment has shifted against the strikers as violence and law defiance erode support. He recalls a 250 man mine vote where 14 chose to work and 208 struck, forecasting a return to work at lower wages and signaling the fight may be lost.
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Brazin
SUN
Vandalia murder suspects in jail tied to engineer killing
Fourteen men sit in the county jail on bonds for complicity in the killing of Vandalia engineer Barr. Warrants linger for five or six more, as a 100 strong Harmony posse guards the jail to prevent mob violence with suspicions of ulterior aims. Two Vandalia freight crews from Terre Haute have been brought in to identify suspects.
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Barr
Braz
Ind
Engineer Barr
Harmony
Terre Haute
Street Railway Manager McLean to leave current post
Directors Verner and Bickes visited Indianapolis to discuss the firm. McLean plans to depart after his contract expires in September, amid poor health in Mrs. McLean and possible retirement talks. Niles indicated neither McLean nor Mrs. McLean has decided their next move.
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Heeers
Verner and Bickes
Kisnager McLean
Nijes
Itumer
Mr. McLeans
McLean
Political Machine Tactics Mark Election Day Districts
The report depicts Frenzel and allies pressing votes in several districts with women enlisting carriages to haul supporters to polls. In district 11 Mrs Jenckes faced smear tactics and a bribery incident involving a colored voter, while Appel led in the colored vote. District 10 saw strong female presence aiding Hendrickson and McKay campaigns.
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Frenzel
Uil Raagman
Franklin Vonnegut
Frenzel-Rosaman
B. Feibleman
Lawrence Smithh
Blackledge
Bank Magerate
Istier
Frank Helwig
Scott
Chas, Dark
District 11
Mrs. Jenckes
Louis Ketcham
Phillip Rappaport
Josephine Nichola
Jenckes
Mra
Sewell
Sayles Sndges
Judge Tarkington
Appel
Jira
Nio
B. C. Hendrickson
J. B. Conner
Echool
Horace Sickhay
Hendrickson
McKay
Mrs. McKay
Judge Stubbs Defies False Testimony in Police Court
In a rich brown roast of the case, Judge Stubbs dismisses a saloon deception claim after thorough questioning. Witness Sutphen alleges Isiner sold liquor on Sunday. others dispute the view from the front room. Stubbs plans a personal inspection, discharging Isner and Abe Jacobs, and rebukes minors selling liquor. He notes prosecutions of such traps are unworthy and urges Powell to investigate. Meanwhile Frank Stuart is discharged after his mother sobs on the stand.
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Sutphen
Supt
Powell
Stubbs
John Kieber
J*riday
Isiner
Washington St
Isistner
Fentfal
Abe Jacobs
A &. Illingis Ss
Elso
Mary Saul
Han
Jacobs
Dan Richol
Tne Indh
Saulihen
Jrank Stuart
Edith Stuart
Wim. Hedass
Wrecked Indianapolitans Among Train Victims and Injuries
Eastbound Vandalia passenger train wreck near Pocahontas killed fireman A Paulson and seriously injured mail clerk Henry Albaugh. Engineer Fifer lightly hurt. Additional injuries include George Craft, O A Niverson, Anna Acmneler, Samuel Richards, Oscar Van Horn, B H Riley, J M Barnett, J Byron Aames, Lizzie Riley, Conductor Trimbie, and Engineer Menifel. Wreck details and listed victims reported to Indianapolis postal service offices.
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St. Louis
Pocahontas
A. Paulson
Terre Haute
Henry Albaugh
Fifer
George N. Craft
Belleville
O. A. Niverson
Anna L. Acmneler
Tndianapolis
Samuel Richards
Denver
Oscar van Horn
B. H. Riley
J. M. Barnett
J. Byron Aames
Lizvie Riley
Conductor Trimbie
Frngineer
Menifel
Nowae
Railway Mill Service
Indianapolis
C. N. Niverson
H. W. B. Routaon
Covington
Co. G. Unversay
Johnn Barnett
J. Byron Hamen
H. Riley, Porter
Ellngham
Burglar Battische Rescued After Suicide Attempt in Jail
Detectives captured William Battische, a colored burglar, in the McKlwaine Richards supply house on Maryland street. He pled guilty and received eight years in the penitentiary. While jailed, he attempted hanging with a blanket rope but was saved by timely inmate warnings and Jailor Colling.
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William Battische
Thornton
McKlwaine & Richards
Maryland St
Battische
Sale of bad meat prompts mass condemnation in Indianapolis
The Lord of health orders stricter meat inspections after 3,983 pounds were condemned from May 24 to June 4, with stockyards singled out. No prosecutions have occurred despite nearly 6,000 pounds of tainted meat found. New measures demand arrest of sellers of unwholesome meat and daily board reports on patrols.
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Indianapolis
Thergt
Earp
Raporta
Gale
Dr. Karp
Vote for Mrs McKay crowds at Hendrickson rally
Mr. McKay led a busy polling scene assisted by Maj G B Glover and Prof Wm Bell while strangers promoting Mrs. McKay circulated. Rumors tied Frenzel supporters to school board aims as Hendrickson’s larger crowd favored his election amid forecasted Indiana weather and local ads.
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Mr. McKay
G. B. Glover
Wm. Bell
McKay
Mrs. McKay
Hendrickson
Train Robbery Fails as Four Masked Men Ambush Express
Four masked robbers attempt a Santa Fe passenger hold up near Gainesville Texas. A fight breaks out, robber Orin is wounded, and a posse is in pursuit. Suspected attackers linked to a Longview bank raid. no death by own action reported. Swartz death at Tentrist crossing questioned by relatives, who allege unsafe rail conditions and no warning signals. Alice Ramsey niece of Andrew Jackson Prognix dies of pneumonia in Arizona. she was a former Civil War nurse born 1846 in Algiers Louisiana.
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Indianapolis
Sharsig
Capt
Dalrymple
Goss
Sun
Gainesville
Tex
Jase
Santa Fe
Orin
Longview
Joseph Swartz
EL & W
Swartz
Tenth-st
Ninth-st
Andrew Jackson
Prognix
Ariz
Dfira
Alice Ramsey
Sixth
New York Cavalry
Algiers
Bridge Destruction Sparks Military Weathered Labor Turmoil
Reports from Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania on June 9 describe dynamited bridges near Lorain and Wheeling camps, gunpowder placed under a bridge at Bringxturr but removed, trains moving under military escort, and a broken miners operators conference in session amid ongoing strikes and planned resumes.
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Manrrin’s Fenny
Lorain & Wheeling
Bringxturr
Wheeling Creek
Altoona
Dune
Warenixne
W. Va
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Traina
Pirrspena
Strika
Orvumwa
White Breast Coal Company
Columubus
Pommarov
Merneen
Sixteen Coxeyites Drowned After Platte River Tragedy
Denver June 9 The coroner believes at least 16 Coxeyites drowned attempting to cross the Platte River. Five bodies have been recovered identified as Chas Duplessis Denver and John McQuoin Utah. The total death toll is unknown.
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Coxeyites
Denver
Platte River
Chas, Duplessis
John McQuoin
Utah
Hilled With a Chisel in Denver Home
Francia Murphy was killed in North Denver by his landlord Christopher Schramm after a rent dispute. Murphy’s heart was severed by a single chisel blow following a quarrel. Murphy struck first. Cyrus Field’s condition worsens on New Years Day. death expected within days.
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Francia Murphy
North Denver
Christopher Schramm
Murphy
Cyrus Field
Cyrus W. Field
Shellhouse and Co Offer Low Prices on Hardware Goods
The notice claims Shellhouse & Co sell many contractors items at low prices, inviting customers to request a bill of materials. It notes hardware paint glass lime lath cement and sewer pipe prices as very low and mentions out of town shipments to Greenfield Mooreville Lebanon Marshall Reedville and Palestine.
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Shellhouse & Co
Maeral
Greenfield
Hlooresville
Lebanon
Marshall
Reedville
Palestine
Two Killed and Several Injured in Georgia Train Collision
A Georgia Pacific freight train and a passenger train collided 20 miles south of Atlanta injuring several people. One negro and Fireman Neely were killed while Engineers Dunian and Warwick survived with serious injuries. The report also notes funeral sermons and unrelated local notices.
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Atlanta
Georgia Pacific
Here
Neely
Dunian and
Warwick
Builders Claim Superior Water and Fireproof Sheathing Paper
A contractor building on Tenth Budash near Vermot Street stages a claim about advanced materials from Shellhouse & Co Wash Street. They supply builders with waterproof and fireproof leather sheathings, asserting this paper surpasses earlier products and urging its use in the house.
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Shellhousad& Co
Wash.st
Judge Baker Clarifies Tears Were From Surgery Not Emotion
Attorney Miller met Judge Baker to review and likely sign the bill of exception, ending the dispute between Coffins’ counsel and the government. Baker explained his tears during Haugh ey’s sentencing were from a recent catarrh surgery, not emotion, and he noted the death risk for Frank Coffin. The Coffin wives hope for supersedures but plan to move closer to prison if denied.
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Miller
Baker
Chambers
Colfins
Winter
Tue Sun
Justice Harlan
Lancis
Percival Coffin
Michigan City
Haughey
Frank Coftin
Populist County Convention Postponed to July 28
About 50 populists met in the superior court room but the small turnout forced delaying nominations to the evening of July 28. Rural objections cited July farming duties while labor leaders urged a nighttime session to boost attendance. Proposals included holding the convention under the big tent with delegate nominations postponed to stir enthusiasm. Some farmers suggested bringing cider to the gathering.
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Superior Court Room
Perry Township
Cummings
B Taille
Baby in Court For Adoption Case At City Court
A 15 month old infant found abandoned on a doorstep near Mrs. Dudley Sims’s home was taken in by Sims who now seeks custody. The court granted adoption to Mrs. Sims under the name Bessie Well Lima as guardians argued over the child’s future.
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Dudley Sins
W. Eighth-st
Sims
Bessie Well Lima
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