Kern Works His Joker to Balk Maimed Toilers
A 1909 court record shows John J. Kelly, attorney for the Big Four railroad, crediting John W. Kern with aiding in damage suits by workers against the company. Kern reportedly influenced labor to accept concessions in the liability bill of 1893, giving corporations leverage. Kelly notes Kern assisted in several important cases over two years, though exact cases are not specified.
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John J. Kelly
John W. Kern
Big Four
Kern
Labor
W. J. Bryan
Democratic ‘Party
Big Four Company
Corporation
Mr. Kelly
Purse Grabber Has New Working Scheme
A well dressed stranger posed as Mrs Butler Hye to enter the Pennsylvan ia flats on North Pennsylvania street. Augustin Higgert woke to find the man in the room with the phone while Mrs Higgert slept. The thief lifted a purse containing $10 from under a pillow before departing.
Investigation of Death Suits Police Inquiry
Police have been asked to conduct an investigation into the death of Mrs Lend Maddix the white wife of Jo Maddix. The body was found dead Tuesday at 425 East Court amid rumors of illness and possible foul play. A telegram from Olean requested the police inquiry.
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Sirs
Lend
Maddix
East Court
Police
Olean
Frost Expected Friday Prompts Weather Warning
The forecast predicts a heavy frost by Friday morning as cloud cover unlikely to clear, with cooler and partly cloudy conditions Thursday night. Atlantic coast storm disperses rain toward Missouri and Michigan, while Amarillo and Santa Fe report snow. W H Church to oversee expanded river gauges on the Wabash and White rivers to gauge rainfall and river flow.
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Atlantic Coast
Indianapolis
W. H. Church
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Michigan
Amarillo
Tex
Santa Fe
Wabash River
Going to Prison Hurrah Is Cry of Confirmed Prisoner
Katie Spaulding welcomed arrest and prison as a friend with a creed to steal and disobey. She viewed officers, the patrol wagon, and guards as her family, seeking warmth and food in exchange for crime. The court sentence followed as she was led away to prison.
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Katie Spaulding
Katie
Water Gauges and Rain Gauge Installed by Indianapolis Water Co
The system includes a river gauge at West Washington Street pumping station with a clocked chart cylinder and a movable pen marked by a sliding screw. A steel tape drum records river rise or fall, aided by a copper float and counterpoise. A rain gauge accompanies the setup, using a funnel and inner tube to simplify precipitation readings for the employer Indianapolis Water Co.
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West Washington Street
Indianapolis Water Company
Aged Woman Struck by Eastbound Car in Brightwood
Elizabeth Reynolds, an aged Brightwood resident on Parker avenue, was struck by an east bound College avenue car at Massachusetts avenue and Delaware street Thursday morning. She suffered a scalp wound and nervous shock but hospital staff regarded her as not seriously hurt after treatment. Witnesses credited the motorman with stopping promptly, possibly saving her life.
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Elizabeth Reynolds
Parker Avenue
Brightwood
College Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Delaware Street
College
City Dispensary
Stewart and
Hartsell
Ottoway Trusler
Ruben Johnson
Bellefontaine Street
Table Linens for Thrifty Housewives Damasks by the Yard
Thrifty housewives offered INE damasks by the yard at exceptionally low prices with fancy lace details. Half-bleached table linen and fine satin damask 72 inches wide advertised for a special Friday at $1.00. Unbleached and half-bleached table linen priced at 60c and 65c respectively.
Good steel shears offered in varied sizes
A seller markets 1 200 pairs of steel shears described as the best lot of samples yet. Available sizes range from small embroidery and buttonhole scissors to large long-handled shears.
Practical fall hats at three forty five
Untrimmed hats of silk with velvet facing in black and colors offered at 1.95 each. The notice highlights affordable headwear with a focus on silk materials and velvet trims.
Dressmaking Fabrics and Supplies for Friday Sale
Materials for the dressmaker include gateen tailors canvas mercerized fabrics and various dressmakers supplies. Sateen in bright colors and street shades 36 inches wide regularly 25 cents on Friday sale. Shrunk tailors canvas natural color 27 inches wide reduced from high price.
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Gateen
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Doarr Ley
Jon Sir
Fox
Frost
Wabash and
White
Gar
George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Paris
Oxford
Abe
L. SAvres @ Company
Meridian
Washington Street
New York
Charlies Mayers Company
Illinois
Waltham
Hampden
Charles Mayer and Company
West
Ney
Taft’s Dental
Indianapolis News
Tel
Malin
Hartmann’s
THE
Marion Paint CO
Pennsylvania Street
PRIC
Printing Merchants Printing Co
West South St
Citizens Gas Company
Pennsylvania St
F. W. and
F. E. Griggs
Griggs
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F.E. Griggs
East
Washington St
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