Louisville streetcar strike turns violent as police rush in
In Louisville on March 11 the streetcar strike escalated with mobs forcing trolleys back and windows smashed. Police restored order after crowds gathered around car barns and threats against Supt. Falk. Cars were halted, traffic disrupted, and many residents walked as strike demands for a ten hour day and higher pay were echoed by union leaders.
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Parns
Chart
Fourth
Asis
Averyists
Robert Brashear
William Cook
Coit
C. Buckhold
E. Allen
Board of Public Safety
Funk
Fund effort nears $100,000 mark for YWCA building
Canvassers for the Young Women's Christian Association building fund report $95,023 in subscriptions with noon Saturday canvass totals. If the average continues, the sum may exceed the $100,000 goal as they push the total higher.
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Young Women's Christian Associa
Tion
Murder Case Draws Out Thaw Trial In New York City
In a renewed Thaw case in New York City, District Attorney Jerome faces defense attorney Delmas as he seeks to prove Thaw was sane when he killed White. Longfellow testified but was blocked on Thaw related letters. Canvassers raise funds for Y M C A and Y W C A projects as the trial advances.
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New York
Jerome
Vetmins
Abe Hummel
Evelyn
Thaw
Longfellow
Jivelyr
Delmas
White
Frederick Longfellow
Mr. Longfellow
Harry K. Thaw
Whaw
Europe
Thin
Evelyn Nesbit
Wadsworth Affair Claimed Ties to Nesbit Thaw Visit London
An unofficial statement from the Scripps-McRae Press association alleges Craig Wadsworth secretary at the American embassy aided Mrs Holman during Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and Harry Thaw’s 1908 London visit. It claims Holman was left without funds, Wadsworth arranged shelter, then advised seeking aid from the American society in London, which offered passage to the United States.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Craig Wadsworth
Holman
Evelyn Nesbit
London
Nolman
Thaw
Europe
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Society
the Thorte
Harry Thaw
Nesbit
New York
Evelyn
Paris
Claridge’s
Mrs. Holman
American Society
United States
Jerome
Denied insanity plea in Long murder trial at court
Prosecutor Hooton urged jury to reject Frank M. Longs insanity defense in the Ephraim Chessman murder case. He argued melancholy in jail and God’s calling as common criminal defenses, while detailing the trial’s last day proceedings and the Long family’s presence during the verdict delay.
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Frank M. Long
Ephraim Chessman
Long
Mr. Hooton
Jalt
Henry Seyfried
Frank Leng
Mphraim Chessmen
Frank Long
Laura Richards
Blanchester
Witness Testimony In Long Murder Trial Closes Defense
Mrs. Ivan Long testified Monday that Frank Long lived away from his home during a period in 1905, supporting claims of absence. the defense rested after her account while the state prepared rebuttal. The trial then allotted an hour and a half for closing arguments as judges and jurors awaited verdict considerations.
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Frank Long
Long
Minois
Ephraim Chessman
Chessman
Beal Bros Practical Plasterers Advertisement
Beal Bros practical plasterers advertise services with contact numbers Main 06 and 5567 plus address 1828 for inquiries and estimates.
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Beal Bros
LOCAL JOTTINGS BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST
Statesmen guests will leave for home Monday and Tuesday as hotel lobbies return to normal. The Board of Trade expects a new building within about a week. Scenic railways and Joop-the-loop amusements may operate, but no coliseum until excavation starts. Summer preparations begin and a canoe is set afloat on Fall Creek near Central Ave. Post office rules restrict decorated postal cards unless enclosed in an envelope. The Shelbyville interurban bridge over St Paul is 8&8 feet high with no guard rails. St Patrick’s day falls on Sunday and flowers for the blind, a band for the deaf, are questioned.
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Fall Creek
Central Ave
Shelbyville
St. Paul
Thaw Case Proceedings Highlight Defense and Prosecution Debate
In a heated session Judge Fitzgerald sustained an objection as the defense sought to question Delmas and draw on prior statements. Jerome sought broader inquiry into Evelyn’s account and Thaw’s knowledge two years earlier, while police witnesses Wright and McCarthy described their observations the night of the killing.
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Delmas
Lvelyin
Thaw
Longfellow
Ethel Thomas
Evelyn
City Street Cars Halted as Strike Grips Louisville
Louisvill e street railway ended service on all lines at noon amid a strike with no police protection. Washington reported wheat in farmers hands with 206,844,000 bushels of March stock and large corn and oats totals. Dumbadze and aide injured by bomb. attacker killed themselves. Cleveland saw 900 to 1009 Shipbuilding workers strike over wages. Dover police still seek abductors of Dr. Marvin's boy.
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Portland
J. T. Falk
Louisville
Street Railway Company
Louisville Railway Company
Federation of Tabor
Germania Hall
Ben Commons
International Association of Street Railway
Henry Ott
Cincinnati
Ohio State Federation of Labor
John Young
Louisville Federation
United States Mail
Street Railway
Washington — Agricultural Department
Weather note and stray line fragment from Feb Lepzadss
Fair and slightly warmer Monday night with cloudy skies. Tuesday sunrise 603 am sunset 547 pm. EB Wiens eeadage ere nganse nace nope ay 12 noon. 42 DOD. Mi cseeeees ane dine feb Lepzadss 16.
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EB Wiens
Senate approves sale of unused school property bill
The senate passed house bill No. a1 authorizing the sale of school property not used for two years and rendered useless by district changes, set at not less than two thirds of appraised value after legal publication of sale.
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Senate
Mrs Eddy Letters Reveal Strained Ties in Christian Science
Boston March 11. Senator Chandler exposes letters from Mary Baker Eddy to her son as the Christian Science church trustees face a forthcoming accounting suit. In a 1898 Concord letter Eddy criticizes bookkeeper Frye for faulty books and audits, laments education among kin, and condemns mispronounced words while praise and manners are debated.
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Trustees of
The
Christian Science Church
Senator Chandler
Slap on Constable During Replevin Case
A constable, Louis Kiefer, presented at the court of Justice of the Peace A R Hutchinson on Monday after serving a writ of replevin on Mrs. Anderson for furniture. Mrs Henderson, resisting the furniture removal, slapped Kiefer. his two daughters also struck him. Deputy George Davis held the horse as the judge, Hutchinson, presided over the hearing.
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Court of Justice of the Peace
A.R. Hutchinson
Kiefer
George Davis
Anderson
Henderson
Davis
Justice of the Peace
Hutchinson
Local Advertisements Highlighted In Denison Shoppe Pages
New pianos priced from 163 dollars at Wulschner's. Kingston promotes specialty of whiskey. Denison Barber Shop and The Gem Laundry advertise services with family washings at five cents per pound and ironing for flat pieces. National Restaurant at 38 40 Monument Place champions quality. Phones 1671 advertised.
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GEM Laundry
National Restaurant
Monument Place
Patrolman Spearing Falls Victim to Prolonged Nosebleed
Patrolman FPrend Spearing suffered a severe nosebleed Monday that lasted nearly eight hours before bleeding stopped. He was taken home to 624 EB Walnut Street after city dispensary staff and Dr. Charles E. Pfafflin treated him at the Newton Claypool building. The officer believes a fall on an icy sidewalk three weeks earlier contributed to a weakened skull and subsequent hemorrhage.
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Fprend Spearing
Walnurst
Spearing
Illinois
Metzger
Charles E. Pfafffin
Newton Claypool
Passed Wood Bill clears Logansport sewer dispute
The Logansport sewer bill introduced by Senator Will Wood was vetoed by the governor, faced a veto override in the senate, and passed the house 72 to 2. It allows a Logansport contractor to recover money the city owes for sewer construction and follows Wood's accusation of spite work by the governor.
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Logansport
Will Wood
Senate
Wood
Men to Give Supper at Capitol Church
The Capitol Methodist Episcopal church will host a hot waffle supper in the church dining room Tuesday night. Only men will do the work and everyone is invited to attend. The menu features genuine maple syrup and fresh country butter.
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Capitol
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ie Church
Seining on White River Leads to Fine for Woodford
Deputy Fish and Game Wardens J W Peek and Marion Rose arrested Charles Woodford for seining fish on White river near the National Starch plant. He appeared before Justice H W Holmes and was fined 387.50 with two fines and costs. Woodford was caught in a boat with seine by officers in rowboats.
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Marion Rose
Charles Woodford
Justice of the Peace
H. W. Holmes
Mr. Woodford
Woodford
White River
National Starch Company
Democrats Uphold Hanly Veto and Push Farber Bill
Democrats voted to uphold the Hanly veto of the Farber bill and forced a party issue. The House refused to pass the Farber bill over the veto by 70 to 24, keeping the matter open for possible deal making with Democrats who could dictate terms amid anti Hanly threats.
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Farber
HOUSE
Dally
McCoullough
Hanna
Caucus May Revive Both The Bills In Turbulent Session
The Farber Insurance bill failed to pass by a vote of 54 to 38 in the Trouse as Democrats largely opposed its passage while Republicans supported passage to counter Gov. Hanly. Talks of a special session and reconsideration of the metropolitan police bill dominated the day, with Republicans and Democrats maneuvering to revive or kill measures before adjournment.
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McCullough Police Board
Gov
Farber
House
Metropolitan Police Liv
Metropolitan Police
Hanty
Hogan
Eadwords
Youths With Aliases Cited In Ohio Court Case
A group of five youths from Cincinnati, averaging 14, used aliases before a judge. Harry Costello admitted his real name, while Jenna Nieman and Richard Redman also gave false identities. Officers Roche, Giblin, and Hite arrested them in the Big Four yards. Parents were notified as the court stated they would test in jail until the real names were confirmed.
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Cincinnati
Harry Costello
Jenna Nieman
George Ellis
Richard Redman
Frank Kennedy
Annoyed detectives pursue subtreasury theft rumor
Secret service detectives in Chicago on March 11 subjected an employee of the subtreasury to a rigid questioning after rumors linked him to a $173,000 theft. They seek motives for his alleged interference with their work and redirection of leads, though no culpable knowledge is suspected.
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Scripp*McRae Press Association
Chicago
Deputy fish and game commissioners receive raise to 73 a month
A bill passed on third reading in the senate increases deputy fish and game commissioners' pay from 60 to 73 dollars monthly. The notice also touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for languor and weakness caused by depleted blood.
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Fish and Game
Hood
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