Mayor Bookwalter bars police escort for labor parade
In a May 14 1907 letter to Police Chief Metzger Mayor Charles A Bookwalter instructs no police escort for a machinists and union parade aimed at protesting Judge Andersons sale of Poehler property The mayor opposes red flags and banners and orders arrests for flag displays He seeks extra police to keep order and protect Indianapolis good name leading up to Tomlinson Hall meeting on the judiciary issue
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Poehler
Mare Law
Bookwalter
Indianapolis Ind
Robert Metzger
City
Tomlinson Hall
Anderson
Cty
Indianapolis
Charles A. Bookwalter
LOCAL JOTTINGS BRIEFS FROM OUR CITY GOSSIP
Work on the Lawton monument base will start soon and circus day signals local observances. Judge Allen offers marriage advice and locals discuss market arrangements, auto noise, and postwar stamps while noting bid repairs, jokes, and dandelion dislikes. Local arts, sports, and social notes, plus mushroom sightings, fertilizer warnings, and fish-law clubs appear amid small-town life.
No Red Flag Parley Sparks City Parade Clash
Machinists union leader James T Daily objects to Mayor Bookwalter ordering police to monitor a planned parade. He says union members will protest with banners but remain orderly, blaming the Manufacturers' Association for the confrontation in a clash described as a fight for workers’ rights.
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Bookwalter
James T. Daily
The
Machinists’ Union
Manufacturers’ Association
Incorporations Filed by Indiana Secretary of State
Wednesday filings include Grayford Telephone Co with 30000 capital stock and directors Grimes Ziegler Rogers Heaton Andrews. Fort Wayne’s Miami Athletic Association lists Hall Merrit Safford Thompson Curdes Griffin Keplinger. Vincennes Knox Realty Co shows 90000 stock with Kessinger Vollman Spiker LaCroix Winkler Lewis. Kokomo Broner Coal Co with 15000 stock and incorporators Bruner Bruner Bremer. Stuntiasbets Bank filed notice with 89000 stock listed.
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Secretary of State
Grayford
Telephone Company
Capital Stock
N. ¥. Grimes
D. H. Ziegler
Joseph Rogers
Charles Heaton
Oliver M. Andrews
Miami Athletic Association
Fort Wayne
A. F. Hall
E. H. Merrit
F. N. Safford
J. W. Thompson
L. F. Curdes
William Griffin
H. A. Keplinger
Chief Metezer vows strict watch on McLaughlin saloon
Chief of Police Robert Metezer says vigilance will not relax at McLaughlin's saloon Merrill and West streets as well as several other local taverns. The meeting at Celtic hall condemned police surveillance but Metezer insists confronting dive establishments is essential to clean up crime. He links the case to Edgey and Sullivan highway robbery arrests and names Wettie's Dillon's Beckman's as other watched venues with officers Merrill and Smith making arrests. The saloon has long been labeled a hangout for thieves and 'dips' with several notable criminals previously linked to it including Don Shea Jack Hipp Tom McCarty Harry Weber George Schoble and Larry McKeon. He recounts prior arrest and alleged protection by a proprietor in a watch theft case.
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McLaughlin's
Metzger
McLaughlin
Edgey and Sullivan
Wettie
Dillon
Beckman
Merrill and
Smith
Don Shea
Jack Hipp
Tom McCarty
Harry Weber
George Schoble
Larry McKeon
William McLaughlin
Wachstetter
Colorado
Wyoming
Western Federation
Sherman Bell
Julia Marlowe Wakes London with Sandwich Man Parade
A publicity stunt by A. Toxen Worm for Julia Marlowe and E. H. Sothern launches in London. Sandwich men ride buses with double boards showing posters for When Knighthood Was in Flower, drawing wide press attention and public chatter.
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A. Toxen Worm
Julia Marlowe
E. H. Sothern
Miss Marlowe
Worm
London
Butter Seller Charged Over Oleomargarine Signage
Mrs. Hazel Miller, a city market butter seller, faced criminal court on Wednesday for selling renovated butter containing oleomargarine without a conspicuous sign. Arrested at the health department’s urging, she lacked labeling as required. Judge William Irvin took the case under advisement.
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Hazel Miller
City Health Department
Miller
William Irvin
Freedoms Postponed as 10 Jurors Refuse to Testify
Boise May 15 A sensational trial report claims three key state witnesses from the Western Federation of Miners refused to testify, weakening the prosecution in the Moyer Haywood case. Coroner investigates death of Newell Green. police say the boy killed himself after a family dispute at 5840 E Washington St Boise.
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Borah
Huntey
Embarrassed by the President visit to county board
County Commissioner John McGregor, long noted for fearlessness, was speechless when President Theodore Roosevelt visited Maron county commissioners. He recalled being “down and out” as the president handled the interview, while McGaughey and Mendenhall said the visit left them feeling at home. They returned to Indianapolis last night.
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John McGaughey
John Mendenhall
Indianapolis
Ruef Pleads Guilty in Extortion Case
Abe Ruef, political boss, has pleaded guilty to extortion. He was indicted with many others on grafting charges in a San Francisco case reported May 15 by Scripps-McRae Press Association.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
San Francisco
Ruef
Disliking Husband Divorce Granted to Harrison Woman
Mrs. Lillian B. Harrison, a stenographer in the office of Maj. Gen. William J. McKee, obtained a divorce from Wilbur W. Harrison in superior court. She said she was compelled to keep the family out of her earnings and tired of staying home while he would not work. They married at Anderson in 1933. He had held a profitable position there and possessed means, but reverses and a reluctance to work allegedly ended his earnings and marriage.
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Crown Hill
Lillian Green
Wilbur W. Harrison
Mr. Harrison
Anderson
Fall from 60 foot scaffold kills brickmason at Beech Grove
Richard Noye a brickmason aged 38 was instantly killed when a scaffold at the New York Central railroad machine and erecting shops in Beech Grove collapsed after a cornice portion struck him. He lived at 307 North Street. The body was transported from Union Station to Ragsdale morgue on Massachusetts Ave.
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Richard Noye
New York Central Railroad
Beech Grove
Noye
Northst
Union Station
Ragsdale Morgue
Massachusetts Ave
City Board Concedes Contractors Must Accept Ten Day Notice Rule
The Board of Public Works agreed to include in contracts a ten day notice requirement before contractors for street improvements are liable for damages from defects. Contractors had objected, but Wednesday indications suggest they will bid. Officials say property owners should pay for inspection to ensure better streets, benefiting taxpayers overall.
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Board of Public Works
Postmasters Meet Organizes Indiana Delegation at Denison
Presidential postmasters of Indiana gathered at the Denison hotel for organization. The opening session drew strong attendance and expects continued talks on Thursday. FR. W. Spellman of Washington, D. C. attended. Each postmaster wore a small American flag on his coat to distinguish guests.
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Diana
Denison
Seasion
FR. W. Spellman
Rural Mail Department
Washington, D.D. C
Money Returned from Visby Sweden to Des Moines Woman
Mrs. S. S. Gillette received $100 from Visby Sweden that had been taken from her purse. The amount was recovered and returned, ending a short cross Atlantic money matter.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Des Moines
Gillette
Visby
Sweden
Frost In The West Hits Kansas And Oklahoma Hard
Scrippe McRae reports a heavy frost across Kansas with additional frost in Oklahoma and lighter frost in western Missouri and northern Texas. Temperatures plunged to 2 degrees in western Kansas last night, chilling crops and prompting fresh market updates.
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Scrippe-McRae Press Association
Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas
Mayor vetoes amendment to skating rink ordinance
Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter announced the veto of the last council amendment to the skating rink ordinance. The change would limit prohibitions to the clock of proposed rinks and allow owners across the street to challenge it, prompting counsel Frederick E. Matson to argue the measure unlawfully delegates legislative power.
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Charles A. Bookwalter
Frederick E. Matson
Bookwalter
Ordimante
Everitt Discusses $1 Wheat and Market Flurry
J A Everitt president of the American Society of Equity and farmers trust cites two causes for the wheat market rise. He notes speculative manipulation and farmers holding wheat as key factors while touring the wheat belt in Minnesota North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma. He reports green bug damage in Oklahoma and cautious but hopeful prospects for winter wheat in Nebraska and Kansas. He predicts no acreage shortage and suggests prices may fall, while urging steady fair prices and unity among farmers to control crop prices.
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J. A. Everitt
American Society of Equity
Farmers’ Trust
Sota
North and
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
the American Society of Equity
Everitt
Indiana
Suffragists Defeated In Wimbleton Byelection
London May 1 The first bid by women suffragists to elect a parliament member failed. In the Wimbleton district of Surrey the suffrage platform candidate Bertrand Russell was defeated by Conservative Chaplin.
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Scripps-McRae Fress Association
London
Wimpledon
Surrey
Bertrand Russell
Womean
Chaplin
Fishing Tackes Guns and Bicycles
Gus Habich of 128 Whitgateon Street appears in a local notice involving fishing gear and firearms items listed at his address, with details partially readable from an OCR fragment.
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Gus Habich
W. Weehgaiton
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