Anthracite Coal Prices Fall as Arbitration Moves In
New York and Wilkes-Barre dispatches report coal prices dropping after Roosevelt’s commission acceptance by mine operators and John Mitchell of the miners. About 20,000 tons stored in metro yards. wholesale orders at 12 dollars per ton, with retail prices 15 to 16. Miners press for an eight hour day, 20 percent wage rise, larger tonnage, union oversight, and blacklist abolition, while some company demands are rejected for arbitration.
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Dent Roosevelt
John Mitchell
Wilkesbarre
United Mine Workers of America
Delaware & Hudson Company
Plymouth
Mitchell
Indiana loner wheels leaves into town and memory slips
In Indianapolis, Jacob Roker 1201 Barth Ave is famed for collecting and stacking leaves in neat piles. He claims to be over 380 years old, German born, six years in the army, and a Civil War veteran. After wandering post-storm he was helped home by police and a conductor with neighbors and family joining to ensure his safety. He once worked as a florist at Crown Hill and sometimes confuses coal oil with beer.
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Indianapolis
Jacob Roker
Barth Ave
Germany
Roller
Sullivan
Keystone Ave
Crown Hill
E. Tenth-stear
Swindler Sought as smooth citizen swindles Indianapolis
Detectives hunt a smooth citizen claiming to be a People's Credit Company representative. He takes magazine orders promising a chance to win a fine skirt and collected 9 dollars in Norwood on Thursday. The credit company confirms he is a fraud.
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Indianapolis
People’s Credit Company
Norwood
Classified Ad Extras in City Listings
Furnished rooms for rent, unfurnished rooms for rent, five room cottages for sale, modern houses for sale, first mortgage loans on improved property, large store room for rent. Employment notices include stenographer wanted, girl wanted for general housework, housekeeper, cook, and laundry roles. Also items for sale such as sewing machine, air tight wood stove, Florence wagon, and one set new harness.
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Florence
Brazil Negro Coal Prices Held Steady at $2.40 a Ton
In Brazil Indiana on October 17 the local coal market shows black coal sold and delivered at 2.40 dollars per ton. Indianapolis buyers pay the same price while operators scoff at possible prosecution under the antitrust law.
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Brazil
Ind
Tomers
Indianapolis
National W C T U Reports Growth and Missions
The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Portland reports mission work abroad in the Philippines Cuba Japan and Bermuda. It notes year growth including 120 unions among older women 40 youth unions 54 reorganized unions 4702 new members 63 loyal legions 2291 legion members and 925 abstinence pledges. Treasurer Helen Morton Barker says finances are strong with record Frances Willard fund contributions of 4417.62 this year.
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Portland
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Helen Morton Barker
Frances E. Willard
Addicks May Withdraw From Senate Fight
Dover Del October 17. Report says J Edward Addicks may drop his bid for the United States senate to avert a Democratic win in the state. Governor Hunn, after talks with Republican leaders, notes a possible withdrawal as a plan under discussion. He aims to elect two U S senators and may call an extra legislative session to confirm appointments and organize the vote.
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Dover
Del
J. Edward Addicks
United States Senate
Addicks
Hunn
Judge Rules Horses Turned Over to Receiver With Lien
Judge Leathers of the superior court orders three horses, held by Pauley & Winnings’ livery stable, to be turned over to W. A. Van Buren as receiver for the National Lang and Realty Company. The horses receive a lien in the settlement. The livery stable claims they did not know the horses were brought to the stable by the receiver.
Tuxedo Annex School Faces Severe Overcrowding
A Sun reporter found Tuxedo Annex housing 34 pupils with only 33 seats and poor heat and ventilation. The overcrowded, former storeroom lacks air circulation, and the cramped space yields dim light and limited blackboard use. Principal Kate Mason notes many children must attend from far away, with overflow shifting to the main building.
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TERE
Tuxedo Annex School
Schoolroom Odor Reveals Inadequate Ventilation
A visitor notes a strong schoolroom odor as the first clue to poor ventilation. The suffocating scent hints at sustained air circulation issues and potential health concerns in the room.
Crothersville Ends Odor Nuisance With Supreme Court Ruling
Crothersville once famous for foul stock pens and decaying vegetation has shed its stigma. After a long legal battle with a railroad over a public nuisance, the state supreme court on Friday ordered removal of the lingering odors, signaling the town’s transformation into a neat village with residences and a church.
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Crothersville
Hurty
State Board of Health
Supreme Court
Vote Buying Duel Amid Republican Democrat Charges
Republicans and Democrats clash over vote buying in a heated exchange. Democrats accuse their opponents of ongoing voter purchases, while Republicans cite a legal framework punishing vote sellers and highlight a receipt from Spencer as alleged proof of Democratic schemes. The dispute centers on enforcement and whether purchases extend beyond a single election.
Fall Festival and Horse Show Program Schedule
Friday events feature broncho busting and many horse classes from 8:00 p m to 10 20 p m including special coach stallion local gaited horse light delivery and Shetland pony in harness. Saturday continues with ponies under saddle best rider events and multiple local harness and delivery classes through 10 p m with potato races and family turnout.
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Shetland
Grand Jury Bound Over Man in Grave Robberies
William McElroy, a colored man, was bound over to the grand jury Thursday for implication in grave robbery cases. On Friday he posted a $1,000 bond and indicated a desire to plead guilty and settle the case in police court, but waived preliminary examination when informed that option was unavailable.
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William McElroy
McElroy
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
Forecast for Indianapolis and nearby areas for the 36 hours ending at 5 p m on October 18. Expect cloudy and threatening conditions with rain Friday night and Saturday. Early temperatures 48 at 7 am, 52 at noon, 55 at 2 pm. Showers across Indiana and adjacent states with southerly winds.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Curfew Reform Effort Aims for Stricter Enforcement in Indianapolis
Alexander Hogeland urges stronger curfew enforcement in Indianapolis and calls pastors to form a permanent curfew reform association at the Y M C A rooms next Monday. The group will seek two ordinances to bar imprisoning youths with criminals and to compel officials to recover tramping and runaway boys and girls, with Hogeland lecturing Sunday afternoon at the Y M C A hall on The cur few.
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Alexander Hogeland
Indianapolis
Hogeland
Y. M. C. A. Hall
Brick hurled at cab. actress Miss Fisher injured in New York
An unknown man, angered after nearly being hit by a cab, threw a brick through a taxi window in New York, striking Terre Haute actress Miss Alice Fisher who stars in Mrs. Jack. She was cut on face and hands, treated by a doctor, and is expected to perform again.
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Mrs. Jack
Miss Fisher
Rescued Minnie to Wed in St Louis Marriage Tale
Miss Minnie Williams of St. Louis and Herbert L. Hamlin of Memphis plan to marry October 22 in St. Louis following a Christmas rescue when the steamer Sun Shine burned to the water’s edge. The incident began her romance with Hamlin after he rescued her from the river current. Patrick Concannon, 83, Irish native, died of old age at the county farm after admission on June 19. his wife resides in Indianapolis.
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Memphis
Tenn
Minnie Williams
St. Louis
Herbert L. Hamlin
Sunshine
Miss Williams
Patrick Concannon
Ireland
Indianapolis
Grand hotel at Point Chautauqua burns in morning fire
Jamestown dispatch reports the Grand hotel at Point Chautauqua and adjoining amusements, plus a large summer cottage, burned Friday morning after starting at 3 o clock. The mammoth hotel, once housing 500 guests, was closed for winter and unoccupied. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars.
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Jamestown
Point Chautauqua
Chautauqua Lake
James Crate
H. W. Newman
Buffalo
H. C. Fry
Rochester
Convenient Inexpensive Liners Offer From The Sun
The Sun advertises economical liners on the seventh page, promising guaranteed results. The BM Office at 121 123 E Ohio is cited as contact for the offer.
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SUN
Ohio
Gilman, Son & Co. Suspends Payment in New York
Gilman Son & Co, a long established private bank in New York, assigned Friday morning to Bainbridge & Colby. Liabilities tally about 3,590,600. The suspension followed checks drawn on Western National Bank being protested shortly before close, ending a day with near misses by fifteen minutes.
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New York
Gilman, Son & Co
Bainbridge & Colby
Sion
Western National Bank
Gilmans
Gilman
Threats Target Prosecutor Over Dr Alexander Indictment
A group of physicians allegedly met to pressure Prosecutor Ruckelshaus to drop or hinder an indictment of Dr. Alexander. One doctor reportedly warned Ruckelshaus that physicians would "fix" him at the polls if Alexander were charged. Ruckelshaus confirmed the approach but said he would proceed with his attorney’s view, citing sufficient evidence for indictment.
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Ruckelshaus
Alexander
Funeral for Dr Harvey Ward Rain ey Held Friday
The funeral for Dr Harvey Ward Rainey who died Wednesday afternoon was held at 1 30 p m Friday from his home at 2413 East Washington Street. Rainey came to Indianapolis eleven years ago and for seven years served as physician for the women’s department at the Central Hospital for the Insane. He later left the hospital to practice general medicine in the city. Feed your horse Janax Oxstless Oats.
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Harvey Ward Rainey
Washington St
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