Trust Smashes All Deals With The Steel Strikers
Pittsburg Pa September 7 The steel trust rejects Amalgamated association talks and announces no further negotiations. The strike truce is off and fires to start at once. Schwab thanks committee members and Mitchell departs for Hazleton possibly to meet Shaffer. Gompers Jenks and Sargent leave for other cities as tolls rise. Elwood Indiana September 7 Amalgamated members at Gas City report nonunion workers will be imported to replace striking mills staff. They monitor factory approaches and question newcomers.
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Pittsburg
Steel Trust
Amalgamated Association
New York
Amalgamated
Schwab
Mitchell
Hazleton
Shaffer
Gompers
Prof. Jenks
Washington
Sargent
Boston
Elwood
Ind
Gas City
County officials lash out over council chopping
County officials accuse the county council of heavy cutting actions provoking anger among staff. Miss Edna Castor the coroner’s clerk complains of a 2 50 daily wage and asserts the coroner should set pay at 3 a day. Auditor Smith says he would approve 3 if Dr Brayton signs requisitions. The surveyor’s extra 310 for new instruments and the recorder’s repeated 250 per volume allocations draw protests as records risk loss. Gardner questions the Lawton monument site near the west entrance.
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Brayton
Council
Smith
Nelson
Lawton Monument
Gardner
Delaware St
Political Pot Fumes Swirl Over Police Superintendency
Rumors say Maj Harold Megrew could become superintendent if Bookwalter wins, with pressure to appoint outside the force. Megrew favors a military image and would gain a colonel’s title and parade role. Quigley’s fate unsettled, while Shuffelton eyes market-master post. Republicans claim Charles Polster on the Board of Safety if Democrats prevail.
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Maj
Harold Megrew
Bookwalter
Megrew
Quigley
Kruger
Fvel
Jim
Tom Shuffelton
Charles Polster
Board of Safety
Prohis Seek Nominations in City Ward Contests
Prohis plan to capitalize on Republican disaffection targets Ward 2 home of mayoral nominee Jd. M. Dungan and aims to nominate F. T. McWhirter for councilman. Friday night at J. B. Hann residence details include Ward 1 returns and Hendricks distributing attack cards criticizing Negley and Murphy. Prohibition city committee met with Dungan to map campaign as Button and Deerhake named for Ward 7 and 14. Ward 4 nominee to be named Saturday at H. C. Green’s home, finishing most wards except 10 11 13.
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Jd. M. Dungan
F. T. McWhirter
J. B. Hann
College-avye
Clark
Councilmank
Fred Hendricks
Hendricks
Harry Negley
Charles, Murphy
Prohibition City Committee
Dungan
Prohis
Joseph M. Button
Vermont St
Louis G. Deerhake
Prospect St
H. C. Green
Typhoid reports at Oldenburg convent downplayed
Batesville report quotes Dr X Zietka physician to the Immaculate Conception convent Oldenburg saying the typhoid epidemic is exaggerated with seven serious cases and several lighter ones now verified.
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Batesville
Ind
X. Zietka
Immaculate Conception
Oldenburg
Negley Accuses Board Of Trickery In Ward 1
Negley charges the Board of Works with aiding Democrats in Ward 1 by delaying street cleaning to influence votes over the approved levy. He says the levy cut was political, not negligent, and the council could not raise funds. Sahm and Billingsley defend the board, noting recent street work in multiple wards and limited impact in Negley's large district.
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Negley
Billingsley
Priest
Sahm
Maughville
NOT SO SAYS RITTER CAPT ELI F RITTER DENIES IMPARTIAL PROBE
Capt Eli F Ritter attorney for the Anti saloon league and temperance groups denies he stated that impeachment proceedings will be brought against Supt Quigley for liquor law enforcement. He said on Friday that future steps have not been determined and that it is unwise for an attorney to preannounce actions.
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Eli F. Ritter
Anti-saloon League
Quigley
Explosion harms home at 1014 W Twenty-fifth St
Children placed cartridges in the stove at James Goodrich’s home 1014 West Twenty-fifth Street at 9 a m Friday. The stove top blew off in the blast and the resulting fire caused about 100 dollars in damage before the fire department extinguished it.
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James Goodrich
Twenty-fifth St
No Miners Strike Soon Says Journal
The United Mineworkers Journal reports no general miners strike before April 1902 as miners remain committed to honoring their agreement with operators.
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United Mineworkers’ Journal
McKinley Shot At Pan Am Exposition
President McKinley was shot twice at the Pan-American grounds in Buffalo on Friday afternoon. One bullet struck his shoulder and the other his chest. reports say another account places a bullet in the groin. He was taken to the service building hospital with serious wounds.
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Mkinley
Buffalo
N. Y
McKinley
Old Woman Fires at Neighbor Over Sewing Dispute
An 81 year old man, John Hauser, housed Mrs. Prudence Cox for sewing. Friday Cox shot at him with a revolver after a confrontation over her sewing in his room. Police arrested Cox after the incident and noted a possible bullet hole in a neighbor’s home.
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John Hauser
Chestnut St
Prudence Cox
Hauser
Snyder
Rafferty
McGowan Denies Evans Story In Street Car Case
Hugh McGowan denies knowledge of a mutual benefit scheme involving street car men and asserts no agreement with Mr Evans for compensation. He says he never read papers on business matters during his absence and did not appear for committee work except to aid interurban interests. He reiterates there was no salary or deal with the street railway or Barber asphalt concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh McGowan
Mutual Benefit Association
Evans
Colored men appeal for better park police protection
A colored committee led by Dr. S. A. Furniss Rev. E. L. Gilliam and W. W. Christy asked the Board of Safety on Friday for improved police protection in parks. Gilliam said the demand targets Fairview and all areas against white roughs, warning the situation is becoming serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Furniss
E. L. Gilliam
W. W.w.christy
Board of Safety
Fairview
Warden Shideler resigns from Indiana State Prison
Warden George A H Shideler of the Michigan City prison has resigned with plans to leave Nov 1 The board will permit him to stay until then The move follows changes on the state board of control and is linked to disputes over prison administration and conditions Shideler hints at political interference and says the institution should come first
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George A. H. Shideler
Michigan City Penitentiary
Board of Control
Indiana State Prison
Shideler
Durbin
Walter Vail
Michigan City
Uriah Culbert
R. S. Foster
David A. Coulter
Frankfort
E. H. Nebeker
Covington
Culbert
Coulter
Charley Harley
Marion
D. B. Shideler
Indianapolis
Denison
Lincoln farm chosen for St. Luke’s home for inebriates
Chicago’s St. Luke’s society plans a new home for southern inebriates on the Lincoln farm in Hodgenaville Kentucky. A large hotel, cottages, and dwellings will be built on 110 acres 50 miles south of Louisville. The land features a mineral spring once noted along the Mason and Dixon line.
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Chicago
Bluegrass
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
St. Luke's Society of
Lincoln
Hodgenaville
Louisville
Mason and Dixon Hne
Suitor shot in street quarrel over wife in Indianapolis
Thomas Sullivan, shot in the back and legs near Meridian and Chestnut streets, is recovering at Deaconess hospital. James Dunn, a salesman, surrendered after admitting he used the shotgun to defend his marriage against Sullivan’s alleged threats to kidnap Dunn’s wife. Dunn claims a three to four year feud preceded the 1898 events and details a separation, reconciliation, and relocation prior to the incident.
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Dunn
Sullivan
Meridian Stables
Dunning
Deaconess Hospital
E. D. Clark
the Sun
Indianapolis
Washington St
Anderson
Alexandria
Meridian-st
Indianapolis 36 Hour Forecast For Sept 7
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity calls for fair skies on Friday and Saturday. Lows around 68 at 7 a.m. with a high near 87 at noon and 38 at 2 p.m. Cooler conditions follow in Indiana and surrounding states.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Mutilated remains of Dr. Pegg found near Goshen tracks
The mutilated body of Dr. Amos Pegg of Millersburg was located beside railroad tracks three miles east of Goshen by section workers early Friday morning. He had died several hours earlier. A separate note states that Federal Asphalt Company, capital $500,000, plans to develop asphalt fields across four Kentucky counties.
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Goshen
Ind
Amos Pegg
Millersburg
Here
Federal Asphalt Company
Capital
Kentucky
Dilatory Board Moves After Strong Letter From Goodloe
The Board of Works acted swiftly after T M Goodloe of the fire insurance inspection bureau warned that lumber stored near Meridian and Chiosts would raise insurance rates if not removed. A notice ordered Bates or Indianapolis wrecking to remove the lumber by 2 pm Sunday or the city would act at the company’s expense. Building inspector Bedell had urged demolition over a month prior, but delays persisted until Goodloe’s intervention.
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Goodloe
Fire Insurance Inspection Bureau
Godline
Bates House Wrecking Company
Indianapolis Wrecking Company
Bedell
Dunn Plans Tight Budget To Meet City Finances
Controller Dunn outlines a plan to cover June and July bills totaling 26,336 with a 55,000 loan to be authorized by the council. He forecasts August bills at 72,000 and a end of month margin of 1,663 after paying held up items.
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Dunn
Riverside Park
The Sampson Schley Stink Costing People 100000
Washington reports the Navy Department summoned witnesses for Admiral Schley and his counsel. Most pretrial work is done. a Friday conference may be the last before the court session begins. Schley plans to challenge Rear Admiral Hoewhson on grounds of disqualifying opinions, with the other two members to rule in advance. An order sets dress codes for attendees, and the inquiry is estimated near 100000 dollars.
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Washington
Navy Department
Schley
Seley
Hoewhson
Tipsy Bride Kills Herself With Carbolic at Party
In New York on September 7, Martha Peters, 26, a bride of three months, killed herself at a dinner after her husband chided her for drinking too much. She filled a glass with carbolic acid at the sideboard and declared she was tired of it, swallowing the poison and dying soon after. Peters cited her repeated promises to quit drinking, but the habit overwhelmed her.
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New York
Martha Peters
Peters
Battle Near Pietersburg Marks Severe Action For Weeks
Maj Scobdell reports Major Scobell captured the entire command of Commandant Lotter after a desperate engagement near Pietersburg. Nineteen Boers and ten British died, fifty two Boers wounded, sixty two captured, ten British wounded. Two hundred horses seized. Two captured field cornets named Ruger.
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London
Scobdell
Lord Kitchener
Lotter
Pietersburg
Scobell
Ruger
Local notices and court actions headline town events
Miss Hallie Rheinheimer will receive informally Sunday evening from toa 10 in honor of Mrs. Jennie Layman and family who will leave for Dayton soon. John Tuttle and James C Craft, jailed at Terre Haute, will be returned to Clark County Indiana for burglary trial after a governor’s requisition. Desmond 22 suffered a six inch head wound from a bucket of tar dropped by a fellow worker during sewer work. Dr Rhodes treated him. A hearing on the billboard ordinance is set for Friday night as organized labor, led by Cigarmakers Union, plans to push passage.
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Hallie Rheinheimer
Jennie Layman
Dayton
John Tuttle
James C. Craft
Terre Haute
Clark County
Durbin
Clie Desmond
New FE
Michigan St
J. N. Rhodes
Council Committee On
Organized Labor
Cigarmakers’ Union
Dean's Ointment Promise for Skin Pests
Advert suggests curing itching skin diseases with Dean's Ointment available at any drug store. The tone imitates a late 19th to early 20th century classifieds style with direct call to action. No specific names or dates provided.
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Dean
Almorth Leaves Hospital After Suicide Attempt Incident
Almorth, who tried to end his life at Van Camp's hardware, has been discharged from City hospital and returned to Florence Kentucky. He described planning several methods, including attempting to shoot himself, before the pistol exploded. He cites recent Army service in the Philippines and notes his father, a Massachusetts electrical engineer, drank too much. He has not worked for six months since leaving the army.
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Oscar H. Almortt
van Camp
Florence
Almorth
Thiesec
Philippines
Massachusetts
Rajah's Bloody Work and Riot Trial At Fairview Park
The coroner writes to Mrs Daisy Schell of Piqua requesting more death details after Albert Neilton was killed by a tiger last winter. She urges witnesses be summoned and asks to reopen the case. Alfred Andrews William Johnson and Joe Drake faced criminal court Friday charged with inciting a riot at Fairview Park two weeks ago.
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Daisy Schell
Piqua
Albert Neilton
Alfred Andrews
William Johnson
Joe Drake
Fairview Park
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Board OF Trickery
Board of Works
Ritter
Service Building Hospital
M’gowan
Warden Shideler
Lincoln Farm
James Dunn
Thomas Sullivan
Laura Dunn
Anderson Fair
N. Meridian Sr
Meridian
Chrosts
Dilatory Board OF Works
Chiosts
T. M
City Life
Baldwin
The
Iegis
Tal
Rajah
Wulschner
Janes
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