Disruption in railway conductors roils unions at Rochester
The article describes upheaval within the Order of Railway Conductors after Rochester convention abolished the anti strike clause. It notes divisions from Hoboken, Indianapolis, and New Haven urging members to return home, with Philadelphia and other lines threatening resignations. It also covers air brake adoption, Westinghouse royalties, and praise for Turieff, plus updates on Odd Fellows events in Indiana.
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Hoboken
New Haven
Philadelphia
Atrizea
Pha
Indianapolis
Clarke
Hene
Bsad
Trifia
Iron Mountain
Vanderdilla
Gao
Westinghouse
Evurops
Schenectady
Pennsylvania
Turieff
Big Four
Cleveland & Pittsburg
Western Roads
Bee Line
Occidental
Turreff
A. S. Coffin
Iowa
Grand Division
Ara
Coopers
Daughters of
Rebekah
Bee Tene
Anna
Henderson
South Bend
Wurrlet C. Case
Man- Rio
Sallie C. Jackson
Jeffersonville
Sadie E. Carter
Camden
Warden
A. J. Clark
Union City
Mary Rock
Knightstown
Mers
Frances Mayer
Florntown
Alice McQuiddy
A. J. Leever
Sarah Knight
Aurora
Carrie M. Hoagland
Riley
Odd Tellows Home Association
Ovening
J. B. Kenner
Huntington
J. B. Kimball
Pendleton
A. B. Moore
T. P. Haughey
Roxomo
North Manchester
Lafayette
Indiana Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Hall
C. C. Binkley
Richmond
Benjamin Franklin Foater
U.S
Schuyler Colfax
Knightstown Reaping Benefits of Pugh and Natural Gas
Knightstown, a prosperous town of 8,000 in Henry county, enjoys new growth from the C., W. & M. extension and the Louisville & Richmond connections. It hosts two banks, two newspapers, three hotels, and expanding industries including mills, foundries, grain elevators, and the Knightstown straw paper mill. New factories are locating as the board of trade attracts ventures, with strong water power and abundant natural gas fueling progress.
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Knightstown
Henry County
Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg
Anderson
Rushville
Mackey Road
Louisville & Richmond
The
Sun and Banner
Peter Watts & Son
Wilkinson & Peden
C. C. Barrett & Bro
Board of Trade
Garrison, Test & Co
Base Ball Scores and Local Notices
Baseball results show Chicago besting Philadelphia 4 to 1 with 7 batteries. Rain halted Boston Cleveland New York Pittsburgh and Brooklyn Cincinnati games. City council and local events include Central WCTU meeting, YMCA entertainment, and legal notices on fines, verdicts, and property safety.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Sullivan
Navie
Gleason
Clements
McQuaid
Boston
Cleveland
Matthews
Gunning
Poston
Pittsburg
New York-Chicago
Jumped From a Train Dragged to Death in Suicide Pact
AnUnknown girl boarded a Chicago Cincinnati train at 6 55 PM Tuesday and after two bottles of whisky at Monon Indiana at midnight tied a rope to the rear car and jumped off She was found dead mangled long after the train returned identity unknown The Stratice Experts claim conductor Henry Inglehart of the C H D railway died Tuesday then revived after a medical vein opening astonishes doctors in Easton Conduc tor Englehart reportedly recovered fully
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Hambroy
Chicago
Cincinnati
Monon
Ind
Eamston
Henry Inglehart
A C
Ingebart
Watterson Visits Louisville Figures in City
Henri Watterson of the Courier Journal, a long-time presidential maker, spent Saturday in Indianapolis. He largely remained in Isaac P. Gray's office, likely to discuss vice presidential qualities as part of his visit.
Four Wen Killed In Freight Train Collision
A hand car on the T. U. and G. railway near Jelui co eight miles west of town was struck by a freight train Tuesday night. Two men died at the scene and two others later died from injuries, bringing the toll to four. In a separate matter the state supreme court upheld Judge Taylor in a Pantone related case. the court ruled a fraud scheme involving the estate, preserving the widow Pantone’s life interest and granting $4,000 to her children.
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Jeluico, Tepa
Here
Supreme Court
Taylor
Marie Catalini
Mary Catalini
Louis Pantone
Ahs
Rinst Bourn
New York
Joseph
Henry Chuck
Salem Fields
Chuck
Lottery charter offer and temperance visit in 19th century notes
New Orleans reports suggest Morris of the Louisiana lottery may push a 1 500 000 offer to the state while factions oppose a new charter. Frances Willard attends a national temperance meeting arguing that the original package ruling would ban sales as decisively as Dred Scott did slavery. A jury awards J L Jarmon 750 for the loss of three fingers in a machinery accident.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Lottery Company
Morris
Lottery
Frances
Louis
Frances B. Willard
J. L. Jarmon
Charlies A. Dals
Park Theater presents Uncle Tom performance shocks audience
Tuesday evening at the Park theater a vivid Uncle Tom act featured Mr Lepres and Jims reaction to Legras. The scene ended with the saucy quarrel between Uncle Tom and Legree as the cast traded sharp bars and memories of old school days. Chas Miller, manager of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, exits the company, while the Vaidissietars’ specialty troupe plans a return engagement next week with new colorings and resignations. Carl Moller advertises wall papers and window shades at 161 E Washington St.
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Fom
Tom
J. Winston Murray
Legree
Eldsr
Dickson
Uproar in the House over tariff bill sparks chaos
Washington May 21 reports a chaotic committee of the whole on the tariff bill with loud applause laughter and cries drowning speakers. The previous question passed 161 to 143 with few Republicans voting no and minor abstentions. Memorial Day plans announced by the G A R and civic groups feature Jasper Packard as orator and Col. J B Baber as grand marshal. In Chicago a May 7 Chihuahua trip to identify a murder suspect failed as the suspect fled before the party arrived.
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Washington
Colaman
Louisiana
Featherstone
Arkansas
G A. BR
Tan
Jasper Packard
New Albany
J. B. Baber
8. Swigart
Chicaco
No Fee For the Peox and Rising Food Costs
No fee for the poor will be available this summer as trust price hikes bite. Daily portions rise from ten to twelve pounds at 70 cents weekly to fifteen to twenty pounds at one dollar weekly, reflecting tightening comforts amid inflation. In Verillo, Mrs. Harry S. Hillard, wife of a noted tenor and actress, has eloped with Rugena Case, the high-rolling gambler, marking her second elopement after deserting Wendonfiller to wed Hillard.
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New York
Vervillo
Harry 5. Hillard
Rugena Case
Unhealthy Jail Transfer Stirs Early Prison News
James O Neal a U S prisoner from Goshen will be moved from Marion county jail to Noblesville lockup Wednesday due to malaria and a serious condition. In a separate item from Wapasu Indiana dated May 21 Rose father of a Cincinnati railroad official attempted suicide by morphine tea grains at noon Wednesday. his condition remains precarious after a second attempt.
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James O'Neal
U. S
Goshen
Marion County
Noblesville
Bastile
Wapasu
Ynd
Gao
Rose
Vincinnati Railroad
Landslide Buries Rail Near East Branch Confluence
A major landslide on the east branch of the B and O near the confluence carried away a quarter mile of track, delaying trains for hours. In Conelsville, Pa, May 20, a prominent merchant reports receiving a car load of beer as an original packers shipment and plans to sell it openly, stirring local uproar after years of calm.
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Conselvsville
Lewiston, Moe
Frazures of Sporting Litz and Player Moves
Williamson seeks form while Jimmie Peeples signs with Canton and Five-fingered Gray leaves Pittsburg. O Gonnor Kamp compete for world title as Brooklyn Buffalo game favors former. Chicago experts deem Jack Bow to Sullivan mismatch. Orton earns trial with Bay City Canuck club. Chicago wheels tourney 2 1 with 2500 prize pool. Malone seeks world fame for 500. Indiana league games listed with results. Bluffton hosts a crowd for ball team. Cleveland signs young pitcher M Gardfield from Migra. Brooklyn likely to exit, Detroit to join International League. Deacon Waite urges changes to scoring rules for infield grounders.
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Williamson
Ahape
Jimmie Peeples
Canton
Gray
Pittsburg
O’gonnor
Kamp
Chicago
Jack
Sullivan
Bay City
Orton
J. L. Malone
Indiana State
Fort Wayne
Marlon
Munate
John Ward
Brooklyns
Comiskey
John
Boya Ara
Bluffton
WW. M. Garfieid
Migria
Pittsburg Gava
Brooklyn
Detroits
Deacon Waite
Desperate Robbery Ends in Brutal Family Tragedy
In Kentren on May 21 and September 1 a gang of masked robbers entered Judge Knowles's home. They fought the judge, hacking him to pieces with hatchets before his terrified niece, who later went insane. About 30,000 dollars worth of valuables were stolen.
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Kentren
Knowles
Assassination plot shocks French scientific circles
A Paris plot to kill Dr Herz, a leading scientific physician, emerged with a hired assassin confessing to a state price of 50 000 francs. An anti scientific assassination society of great power and wealth is implicated.
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France
Pants
Greaat
Lawish
Herz
Blair pushes anti lottery bill in Congress
Senator Blair introduces anti lottery legislation while wide policy on Behring sea is unchanged. Pension debate continues as conference committee seeks agreement between senate and house. Indiana district 10 race talk pits Billy Owen against Judge Baldwin with Owen exploring an educational standard for immigrants. Senator Stanford proposes a treasury loan bureau for real estate loans and a government pawn shop measure awaits introduction.
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Senate
House of Thalama
Congress
Billy Owen
Judge Baldwin
District 10
Indiana
Owen
Chicago
Stanford
Treasury Department
4 NEW SCHEME An Independent Ball Team for Indianapolis
A Sun interview outlines Harry Smith and John Martin proposing an independent Indianapolis ball club to compete with interstate and state leagues. They envision drawing players locally, staging regular exhibitions, and remaining ready to join leagues if others fold, citing potential crowds and a busy schedule.
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Harry Smith
Ieague
John Martin
Sun
Martin
Galesburg
Shamrocks
Cincinnati
Indians
Muldoons
Trim
Leasons
Various 19th century brief items from national news
Reports cover heavy rains and floods in Pennsylvania, political notes on Ohia's convention and Richard Vaux's election, crime briefings on thefts and suicides, Irish register to vote, embezzlement arrest, naval dissent, obituaries, marital shootings, white capers in Mississippi, migratory birds harmed by lights, Edgerton officials, Ishpeming mine robbery, Florence McKeogh ambush, English societal shock at a late hurdle run, and a railroad schedule note for Indianapolis to Toledo and Detroit.
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American Medical Assats
Nashville
Cleveland
Ohia
Queen Vic
Stanley
Richard Vaux
Congress
Randall
Kansas
Peake
Kansas City
Wm. Grossman
Boston
American Wheel Trust
Washington
Ludwig Marquardt
Philadelphia
Barney Benson
Jerry Sweeney
Chicago
Derry
Barney
Cedar Rapide
Edgerton
Kas
Ishpeming
Mich
Aesgesia
Florence McKeogh
Hot Springa
Ark
Lenghy
Bob Broucher
St. James Square
Harrison era seen as steady, strong despite critics
W C MacBride from Washington argues President Harrison’s administration endures critics with quiet efficiency. He calls Harrison a conservative, undramatic leader whose duties as chief executive resemble a steady clerkship. The piece notes possible future laws on tariff, silver parity, and federal election reform, plus speculates on succession and 1902 Democratic prospects.
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Ban Harriecd
MacBride
Harrison
Surel Jy
Clavaland
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International Funeral Directors’ Association
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