Glass workers in Michigan City split from union
About 800 glass cutters and flatteners from 50 state window factories met in Muncie to form their own union tier. They accuse President Burns of serving blowers and gatherers and oppose a 15 percent raise for those workers while their own wages stay flat. A Cuban war correspondent, Phillips, was released from prison in Cuba and ordered to leave. In Upland a decapitated man's body was found near the Panhandle railroad, identified only by a letter to Newark Ohio resident J H Duffer.
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Alexandria
Ind
Muncie
Burns
Upland
Here
Panhandle
J. H. Duffer
Newark
Michigan City Prison Receives Noted Reformatory Prisons
Eleven prisoners were brought to the Michigan City penitentiary from Jeffersonville reformatory in irons. Accompanied by Assistant Superintendent Garvin and two guards, the group includes John Kelly with Joliet and Michigan City terms, Fred Fifer an Indianapolis safe-blower, Tim Ferriter with five Indiana terms, John Wiley a three-term man, and others such as Oscar Fisher John Thompson John Miller William Eli John Haullen and Robert Edwards who was overlooked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Reformatory
Ind
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Irons
Garvin
John Kelly
Joliet
Fred Fifer
Indianapolis
Indiana
Tim Ferriter
John Wiley
Vevay
Oscar Fisher
Ohio
John Thompson
John Miller
William Eli
John Haullen
Ineane
Robert Edwards
Two Trains Collide In Albany Inducing Major Freight Wreck
In Albany Indiana a west bound local freight and a through freight on the Lake Erie and Western rail line collided Saturday night. Ten hours of track blockage followed with a dozen cars demolished but no injuries reported. The local stalled cars on a reverse curve near the depot were struck by the through train triggering further derailments and a fire caused by the mogul engine. In Anderson Indiana attorney J L Patee served a garnishee on Charles Holmes at the redmill mill office. Holmes had been dead over six months, prompting ridicule from mill workers. In Sovta Beno Indiana John William Jones, famed long distance rider, arrived for a world trip begun April 24 from Albany New York, aiming to finish in eight months with a five thousand dollar goal.
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Albany
Ind
Lake Erie and Western Road
Sovta Beno
John William Jones
N. Y
Argus
Harry Davis
Fred Lenz
Jones
Laporte
John W. Jones
The
New York World
United Brethren Conference Elects Boards and Adopts Society Rules
Cousuin Indiana June 7 The United Brethren conference elected a board of education a Sunday school board a general board of church trustees and a general board of managers of the Young People's Christian association. The constitution of the Preachers Aid society was adopted and the conference adjourned after routine business.
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Cousuin
Ind
United Brethren Conference
Youngeople’s Christian Association
Preachers’ Aid Society
Hallanan Threats Put Doctor Back in Jail in Indiana
Logansport Indiana June 8 Dr Joseph Hallanan arrested for threats against Attorney Mahoney released on200 bond to keep the peace then threatened druggist John M Johnson affidavit filed and he jailed again on bond missing funds He also threatened Attorney Jenkines Police Commissioner McConnell two newspaper men and others Plan to file affidavits as he is released terrorizing many for years There is no change in the Mississippi River Commission Fort Wayne June 8. Secretary Alger says president will not alter the board keeping Judge R S Taylor in place Evansville Indiana June 8 Fred Baldridge killed in bicycle crash with banker Philip Co Deckers horse and carriage The rider died seven ribs collarbone and right arm broken He could not share residence or destination on a found letter bearing Baldridge name
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Joseph Hallanan
M. F. Mahoney
John M. Johnson
Hallanan
A. G. Jenkines
McConnell
Mississippi River Commission
Fort Wayne
Alger
R. 8. Taylor
Evansville
Fred Baldridge
Philip CO. Decker
Baldridge
Lincoln Grave Care Accepted by Loyal Legion
Governor Mount reports a letter from Z A Smith of the Loyal Legion stating the organization will care for Nancy Hanks Lincoln’s grave in Spencer County. Also: James Butts, 88, is killed by a car in Terre Haute after drinking. two men seen fleeing the scene raise foul play suspicions. Louis Leopold dies from smoke in a house fire near Wooscott. The Lafayette State Soldiers' Home papers face an internal management investigation by trustees and calls for state board scrutiny.
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Indianapolis
Mount
Z. A. Smith
The
Loyal Legion
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Spencer County
President Lincoln
Tiare Haute
Ind
James Butts
Bruner children in police care amid family distress
Terre Haute June 8. Six half starved Bruner children taken in charges by police. Mother is invalid and hospitalized. Father alleged drunkard. Children had not eaten for 24 hours. May Prohibit Hunting on Their Farms. ScorrspurG June 8. Farmers in this vicinity discuss banning sportmen from lands to protect farms with game. Glanders Near Muncie. Muncie June 8. Daniel Rock’s horse sick. state vet Bosler declares glanders and orders shot. Other animals ill. fear of epidemic.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Bruner
Scorrspurg
Muncie
Daniel Rock
Here
Bosler
Patriarch Militant Regimental Meeting Set for June
Terre Haute IND June 8 The Patriarch Militant district regimental meeting will be held here June 30 cantons from Evansville Worthington Bloomington Sullivan Brazil and Terre Haute will participate Crawfordville Ind June 8 John K Bonnell died last night at 69 he served two terms as city treasurer and is father of John R Bonnell chairman of the county Republican committee Edwin McPhelin once Chicago Tribune dramatic critic is reported dying in a Illinois state hospital
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Terre Haute
Ind
Evansville
Worthington
Bloomington
Sullivan
Brazil
Crawfordaville
John K.bonnell
John R. Bonnell
County Republican Committee
Edwin McPhelin
The
Chicago Tribune
Winois Insane Hospital
Death of Nancy Clem Revives Cold Springs Murder Case
Indiana Pouis June 9 Nancy EF Clem a 64 year old woman once charged with murdering John Young and his wife at Cold Springs was widely known 25 years ago. She was convicted for life but gained a new trial and was released after several further trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Pouis
Nancy EF. Clem
Young
Clem
Sultan Thrown Into a Rage by the Pow
A sensational encounter describes the Sultan erupting in a furious outburst after a clash with the Pow forces. Details emphasize the dramatic flare of the ruler and the immediate political tension escalating between the factions.
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Sultan
Turbulent Constantinople Talks Deter Direct Turkey Greece Peace
London reports from Constantinople say direct Turkey Greece negotiations are not being pressed. Ambassadors refuse to name a Turkish peace envoy and the dispute over Thessaly heightens tensions. The sultan orders a special commission meeting and the grand vizier resigns amid British and Russian diplomatic friction.
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London
Constantinople
Turkey
Greece
Assim Bey
Zia Bey
Thessaly
Sir Philip Currie
England
Count Nelidoff
Peter Lynch Father of Twenty Three Children
LittLE York Ind June 9 Peter Lynch resides on a farm near here and is father of 28 children all living and in good health. He has 12 sons and 11 daughters most married with families. He has only one marriage and his wife is alive and well. Mr Lynch cultivates his farms and can work as much in one day as two of his sons. He has 60 grandchildren.
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Peter Lynch
Little York
Ind
Lynch
Tolletson Club Gamewarden Gets Two Years In Reformatory
Tolletson club gamewarden Charles Blackburn was found guilty of shooting Frank Costic. The jury imposed two years in the Indiana reformatory and a $500 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolletson Club Gamewarden
Reformatory
ValParaiso
Ind
Charles Blackburn
Tolletson Club
Frank Costic
Indiana Reformatory
State Soldiers' Home Inquiry in Lafayette
Indiana June 9 The state board of charities committee finished hearings on the Lafayette soldiers home and will submit reports to the governor later this week. Secretary Bicknell says all who wished testified to ensure a thorough investigation and prevent claims of incomplete review.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Charities
Lafayette
Bicknell
Bank suit may save 165000 for school endowment
Terre Haute Ind June 9 The Continental Bank of New York v Heilman Mackey case decided for defendants at Indianapolis last Saturday affects the estate of the late Josephus Collett and the Rose Polytechnic endowment fund. The ruling is believed to save about 165000 for the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Continental Bank of New York
Heilman & Mackey
Baker
Indianapolis
Josephus Collett
Rose Polytechnic Endowment Fund
Frosts Hit Princeton Strawberries Hard in Indiana Belt
June frosts devastate strawberry prospects in Princeton Indiana area, center of the northern Indiana small fruit belt. Growers report losses with J L Andreas stating his crop will yield roughly one third of last year’s 25 000 bushel shipment.
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Princeton
Ind
Indiana
J. L. Andreas
Indiana Co operative Insurance Company organized at RicuMono
RicuMono Indiana June 9 The Indiana Co operative Insurance company has been organized here under the laws of 1895 It will insure against fires and tornadoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RicuMono
Ind
Indiana Co-operative Insurance Company
Cox declines Spain mission offer from McKinley
General Jacob D. Cox says he has not received an official offer to serve as minister to Spain and will not accept. He notes semi-official information suggested the post would be offered if he desired it, but he plans to continue his literary work and cannot abandon it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Jacob D. Cox
McKinley
United States
Spain
Cox
Train Blown Up Near Havana By Insurgents
A passenger train from Havana to Matanzas was dynamited about 12 miles from the city by insurgents. About $6000 was in the express car. Eighty two suffered injuries, seven soldiers and several crew members killed. The insurgents also fired, wounding a captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Matanzas
Call Issued For State Convention In Louisville
National Democratic executive committee issues call for a Kentucky state convention in Louisville on July 14 to nominate a clerk of the court of appeals. The document reaffirms the Frankfort convention's silver Democrats pledge to the Chicago platform and Bryan’s 1900 presidential candidacy, urging supporters from Indianapolis to aid party organization in Kentucky.
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Louisvile
National Democratic Executive Committee
Court of Appeals
Frankfort
Silver Democrats
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Indianapolis
Kentucky
Opening of Lutheran General Synod in Mansfield
The 38th biennial session of the Lutheran general synod opened in Mansfield with about 250 ministers present. Rev. Dr. H Louis Baugher preached the opening sermon and S G Cummings delivered a welcome address for the city churches. H C Hedges welcomed delegates and Mansfield officials extended hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
General Synod of the Lutheran Church
H. Louis Baugher
Gettysburg
S. G. Cummings
H. C. Hedges
Milling Plant Burned At Carlinville
The St. Louis Milling company's Carlinville plant owned by Samuel Cupples of St. Louis was destroyed by fire late yesterday. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars with 75000 dollars covered by insurance.
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Carlinville
Tris
St. Louis Milling Company
Samuel Cupples
St. Louis
Carbuilders Association Meets in Newport News
The Master Carbuilders' association is in session at Newport News Virginia while the Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church South gathers in Nashville for meetings and discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Master Carbuilders’ Association
Newport News
Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church South
Nashville
Kentland Hustles Charges Against A Squire
The Newton county seat location debate ends with Kentland offering Brook and Morocco a 25000 donation toward a new courthouse. Commissioners hear the bid and may approve moving the county seat from Kentland to a new building in a shifting boundary dispute.
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Kentland
Ind
Newton County
Brook
Morocco
Board of Commissioners
New Stock Must Be Taken Soon or There Will Be a Receiver
Logansport Indiana June 10 stockholders of the proposed City National Bank elected directors John Gray William H Bell A P Jenks W Pennock Isaac Shideler John T Elliott John C Ingram George W Funk Isaac N Crawford Gray will be president and John Fox likely cashier Elliott withdrew 200 shares leaving 25000 still to be subscribed If not all stock subscribed by Saturday a receiver will be appointed Elliott’s withdrawal linked to possible payment of a 50000 certificate indorsed for National Bank of the Republic New York.
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Logansport
Ind
City Nationa Bank
John Gray
William H. Bell
A. P. Jenks
W. ©. Pennock
Isaac Shideler
John T. Elliott
John C. Ingram
George W. Funk
Isaac N. Crawford
John Fox
Will Elliott
Elliott
National Bank of the Republic of New York
County Attorney Rules on County Audit and Loans
Weary details from Wasass Indiana state that the county attorney interprets a new law requiring county commissioners to meet once yearly on the first Monday in March to audit township treasurer accounts. He says that once a trustee is authorized to borrow, the county has no further control, allowing loans up to the full amount without hindrance. In Indianapolis the Indiana Kentucky boundary dispute on Green River Island ends with commissioners requesting discharge after monuments mark the line. The three stone monuments and sixteen iron markers divide the island with Indiana on one side and Kentucky on the other. Kentucky gains most of Green Island per the supreme court ruling.
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Wasass
Ind
Indianapolis
Indiana
Kentucky
Green River Island
Supreme Court
Green Island
Fatal Injuries From a Truss at Crawfordsville
W J Bryant a sawmill man died from injuries after a fall while climbing a bank near the mill He had long worn a heavy truss since wartime rupture The metallic truss portion caused fatal internal injuries after the impact He died after hours of agony in Crawfordsville Indiana.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
W. J. Bryant
North Manchester Planing Mill Receivership Closed
North Manchester Ind June 10 The receivership of the North Manchester Planing mill company is closed after a court case dating to 1893 caused by the First National bank of North Manchester failure. The receiver handled about 44000 with 2700 awarded for services. Gathering of Preachers LaPorte Ind June 10. Clergy and lay delegates attend a Methodist Episcopal conference at Pine Lake assembly with Dr. W J Wright presiding.
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North Manchester
Ind
North Manchester Planing Mill Company
First National Bank
LaPorte
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pine Lake Assembly
W. J. Wright
National Association of Local Preachers
Knights of St John hold Indiana encampment in July
In Crawfordsville Indiana the Knights of St John plan a state encampment July 3 4 and 6 with participants from nearly every Catholic parish in the state. The program includes prize drills and term races with handsome prizes to be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Jame
Knights of St. John
Indiana
Isdiana
Dry Towns In Delaware County
Remonstrances were filed with the county commissioners yesterday against licensing saloons in Easton Selma and Gaston making three dry towns in Delaware county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County
Muncie
Ind
Easton
Selma
Gaston
Mattoon Man James A Richardson Shoots Self in Hotel
James A Richardson of Mattoon Indiana shot himself in Moran's European hotel in Indianapolis yesterday. He left a card directing word to his son Frank G Richardson at Mattoon and an advertisement for W D Blodgett rustic goods on the back. The weapon was a two caliber revolver and Moran reports the deceased visited the city several times a year, staying with him, not known to drink and paid his bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IndiaNaPoliis
James A. Richardson
Mattoon
Dis
Moran
Frank G. Richardson
W. D. Blodgett
Heaton editor named heir to $4 million estate
Heston Ind June 7 John R Achuff formerly editor of the Hebron News has learned his grandmother’s death in Pennsylvania makes him one of ten heirs to an estate valued at four million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heston
Ind
John R. Achuff
The
Hebron
Jeffersonville Man Killed in Pittsburg Motor Car Incident
Jeffersonville Indiana observer reports Phil lip Logue a former local figure was killed in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. His body was run over by a motor car and it appears the murderers placed him on the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
Phillip Logue
This County
Pittsburg
Cadwalader Criminal Trial Postponed in Indiana
The trial of Nathan Cadwallader, Union City banker, indicted for bank plunder, was postponed due to a damage suit underway in Muncie. Also noted are senate confirmations of Indiana postmasters J. H. Daugherty Frankton, D. C. Gordon Union City, L. Kidwell Elwood, and M. E. Fote New Harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadwalader
Winnchester
Ind
Nathan Cadwallader
Union City
Muncie
Washington
Senate
Indiana
J. H. Daugherty
Frankton
D. C
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