Reading and Discussing Papers of an Interesting Labor Figure
At the national convention of labor statisticians in Illinois, Edward Atkinson proposed uniform bureau work to reveal wage and profit laws. He urged standardized tables, classification of occupations, and cross-state comparisons with a committee to allocate work and assess purchasing power. Hartford was named for the next meeting. coverage notes pending Powderly’s hoped attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Convention of Labor Statisticians
Edward Atkinson
Wright
Atkinson
Labor Statistics
Folwell
National Office
Lamb
Simpelaar
Bert Stewart
Illinois
Hartford
Peelle
Powderly
Phil and Nellie Coup Receive Nine and Five Years
Judge Irwin sentences Philip Coup to nine years and wife to five for diamond robbery of Mrs. J. W. Murphy. Coffe' pleads guilty to burglary and gets eight years. Willis Evans trunk thief gets five years. Edward Silvers sentenced to one year for robbing a harness shop. West Indianapolis trustees plan a prison and reforms with reduced tax levy. Health board secretary Dr Williams elected. street improvements proposed. old trustees criticized for extending Jenny Electric contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
Philip Coup
J. W. Murphy
W&field Coffe
Albert Bedell
Fayette St
Willis Evans
Edward Silvers
Paul Sherman
Indianapolis
Williams
Jenny Electric Light Company
Man Killed in Factory Fall Near Veedersburg
Rollo Franklin, a machinist long time resident of the city, died Tuesday at Coleman's heading factory in Veedersburg when a pulley fell. Undertaker Kregelo brought the body here and it will be sent to GETROR, where relatives reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollo Franklin
Morris St
Veedersburg
Coleman
Kregelo
Getror
Town Topics Michigan City Prison Financial Report
The quarterly report to the state auditor shows receipts and earnings totaling 25534.76 with expenses 23697.53. Community events include a Knights of Pythias band concert at Tomlinson’s hall and an exhibition drill by Heiskell division No. 2. Social meetings of the South-side MCC A at Sixth Christian Church and a Soldiers' monument commission session are noted. A recital at English’s opera house featured several soloists and choirs, and Bishop Turner’s address at North Delaware st tent drew a large audience. Future talks by Bishop Grant and other southern prohibition speakers are announced, with local dingfers to sing attendees’ favorites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Houghton
Knights of Pythias
Tomlinsons Hall
Heiskell
M. C
English
Opera House
Mary Atkins
Nellie Bicknell
Jessie Guffin
Alice Graham
Morris ‘Meek
M. H
Spades
Bishop Turner
North Dela‘yvare St
Waa
Leek
North
Carolina
Grant
Texas
South
Ladies at the Game in City See Rise in Female Baseball Fans
The city reports a growing presence of women at baseball games this season. Many hold season tickets and follow the game closely, with scores, cheers, and gum chewing marking their attendance. Notable attendees include Mrs. John C. New and others, with several regularly seated behind the catcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Denny
Glasscock
Seery
Hines
Kelly
Danville
Sam Thompson
Clarkson
Boyle
John C. New and Daughters
Treat
Spelman
Hanter
Brailey
Metcalf
Steele
Baugher
Halford
Philips
BASE BALL NOTES A midweek game summary and player updates
Game called at 3 oclock Wednesday with no home games until June 23. Esterbrook continues strong play while Hines goes two days without a hit. Decker impressed in Tuesday's win. Detroit beat New York 6 4 Chicago 2 Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 3 Washington 6 in league play. Shomberg may join later as condition allows. Moffat to Wheeling then Pittsburg. Association games: Baltimore 2 St Louis 4 Athletics 6 Louisville 5 Cincinnati 6 Cleveland 4 Brooklyn 9 Kansas City 4. Chicago drops two to Philadelphia, McGeachy shines with a circus catch, long-held fielding average. Pittsburg stand kept by Senate help. Shreve, Moffat, Boyle, Radbourne noted. Mil e Killy criticized for talking back to the bleachers. Sowders pitches brilliantly, Shreve wild early, Wise and Kelly homer after four balls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Esterbrook
Paul Hines
Decker
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Washington
Shomberg
Sam Moffat
Wheeling
W. Va
Baltimore
St. Louis
Athletics
Louisville
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Kansas City
Chicagos
McGeachy
Senators
Shreve
Lem
Moffat
Boyle
Bostons
Radbownie
SUN
Mil E Killy
Egueca
Sowders
Thesday
Wise
Kelly
Remarkable Eliza George romance ends in arrest of lovers
A telegram from Mrs. Eliza George directs Captain Bligh to arrest Madeline George and Robert Stephens Jr for elopement without license. The pair married in a justice office, later revealed Mrs. George’s late father barred marriage, yet they had hidden unions and children. The case unfolds amid family fortunes, wills, and past secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Eliza George
Yankee Bligh
Captain Bligh
Madeline George
Robert Stephens, Jr
Madeline
Cupid
Stephens
Miss George
A. Goodman
Sallie White
George
Henry
Cornelia Fenrow Sues for Divorce and Alimony
Cornelia A Fenrow filed a divorce suit against Joseph Fenrow alleging cruel treatment. She seeks alimony and custody of their four children and asks a restraining order to stop him from selling property, an order granted by Judge Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia A. Fenrow
Joseph Fenrow
Taylor
Local rains then fair weather with brisk northwesterly winds
Indiana and Illinois fans receive showers followed by clearing skies. Winds shift to fresh to brisk northwesterly, bringing cooler air and improving conditions for the rest of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Ilinois
Davis to attend Confederate monument unveiling
Jackson Mississippi May 23 A committee has gone to Beauvoir to escort Jeff Davis and family to the Confederate monument unveiling scheduled for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Beauvoir
Jeff Davis
Harrison or Gresham A Warm Time at Morton Club
A Morton club meeting at Pfafflin's hall drew under twenty members, then many Greshamites applied for membership. Bruce Carr led the anti Harrison faction as officers were elected amid accusations of candidate bias. Grasham adherents claim larger turnout than votes show. Gresham followers won. another meeting set for next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Club
Pfafflin’s Hall
W. R. Holloway
H. Hasselman
Bruce Carr
Harrison
Chicago
Carr
W. R. Lowry
Wm. Martz
Grasham
Lowry
Hasselman
Hiram Howland
A. W. Hatch
0. H. Haselman
P. Herod
A. T. Potts
Phenix garden owner defends dance crowd at Sun
Frederick Kroeckles proprietor of the Phenix garden on South Meridian street denies Tuesday night’s report about the Funny Six ball. He asserts there were as respectable people present as in the city and claims he has run the garden for years without police interference. If any bad elements attended, he says they slipped in like at any first class affair, even a high moral church sociable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Kroeckles
Phenix Garden
South Meridian St
Sun
Joyce Joyce Rejoices at Methodist Conference Bishop Pick
Joyce, of Ohio, was chosen bishop by a vote of 826 to 449 at the Methodist conference Wednesday morning. Joyce formerly lived at Lafayette Greencastle and Logansport in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce
New York
J. W. Joyce
Ohio
Lafayette
Greencastle
Logansport
Ind
City Markets Prices List May 23 With Broad Grocery Scope
Long price list covers provisions meats cheeses butter lard oils and fats vegetables fruits and groceries at city markets. Shows varied per pound and per bunch prices including smoked meats, bacon, hams, potatoes, onions, cabbage, oranges, lemons, apples, strawberries, cherries, maples products and chemicals for sale. Trade described as steady with few changes or improvements noted. Eight-room rental notices also mentioned in the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
New York
Americas
Limburg
N. Y
Regal
Mammoth
Alsike
Timothy
Alarama
Ariosa
Lion
Schnull & Krags
Bunola
Fuour
FsEp
Hydrophobia Killed Outraged Girl and Other Indiana Tidbits
A roundup of Indiana items notes Eugene Chalfant in New Albany died of hydrophobia after a dog bite. Fort Wayne’s school count fell from 14,392 to 9,696 on re enumeration. Vincennes arrests include tapping a Grand hotel till. A Vincennes youth repossesses horses. he’s jailed. Chas Jackson, 16, drowned after a fishing accident at Bloomington. Evansville reports 1,209 dog owners paying tax for canine licensing. Counterfeiting arrests in Geneva include Blair, Weisman, and Walker with tools seized. Mechanicsburg farmer John Fanner, 18, bound over for assault on a nine year old. An Elkhart merchant loses money drawer to an accomplice. Evansville scammers steal about $2,000 posing as Standard agents. one $40 board bill also skipped. Fontanet saloonist Robt. Darwell killed by a freight train near Grant. Golden wedding aged 73 and 68 celebrated at Vincennes, first in the city. In Seymour area four men jailed for five years for assault on Mrs. Tilford of Jonesville. Wayne county politics note Democrats nominate Shields for representative and Collins for circuit judge amid 40 indictments against county officers. Braffett jailed after $1,200 bail. other indictments target Bowman, Gaar, Maudlin over auditor fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Chalfant
New Albany
Fort Wayne
Joe Lewis
Vincennes
Grand Hotel
Chas. Jackson
Bloomington
Bennettsville
Martinsville High School
Hoosier
Col. Denby
Evansville
Wm. Blair
John Weisman
Amos Walker
Geneva
John Fanner
John van Winkle
Mechanicsburg
Seymour
Scott Redwood
Otis Bozzal
George Hice
A. Tilford
Jonesville
Jackson County
W. H. Shields
Thos
Collins
Wayne County
Braffett
Join Bowman
Abram Gaar
Mark Maudlin
Broffett
Notice of Administration for Louisa J Astley Estate
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has duly qualified as administrator of the estate of Louisa J Astley late of Marion county deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. Paul H Kravss Ayres Brown Harvey Administrator. Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa J. Astley
Marion County
Henry Beermann
Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Labor Statisticians
Phil and
Nellie Coup
Minneapolis
Layman
Board of Health
Christopher Cheney
Henry H. Cheney
Mille-Lacs County
Houston
Minn
Cheney
Minnesota
Chattanooga
Robert
Y. M. C. A. Hall
Rev
C. Wisner
Macht Hoch Das Thor
Concordia Verein
M. E. Church
Prof
Edmund Hall
Israel
Messrs
D. and
W. Wenner
A. Tehr
C. H. Reinhardt
C. H. Eberhart
Jesus
Oscar Helming
J. S. Schneider
Jeff
Hiarrison OR Gresham
The
the Sun
Nglce
Paul H. Kravwss
Ayres, Brown & Harvey
Wiexelmine Beermann
Executrix
State OF Indiana
Superior Court
Cooper
Oliver Smith
State of
John E. Sullivan
A. Seidensticker
Nentleman
East
UT Obio
Rom
D. D. Ardner
Market St
Wilson Furniture House
Washington St
Stuation
E. St. Clair
Brunswick E. On Geen
East Washington
Alabama
East Michigan
Pyle House
Evander Berry Wall
Purgatory
C. Eden and CO
Ant Builders
Delaware
Charles A. Bates
R. H. Black & CO
Meridian
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