Labor Dispute Over Atlas Contract Leaves Machinists Frustrated
E C Collins and John Feltman lead a Central Labor Union inquiry into the Atlas engine works contract sham. The allied metal machinists say their national attorney Mulholland signed a contract for himself and vanished, leaving workers without terms or copies. Locally, other labor and property issues are discussed as hearings on railroad franchise progress proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Collins
Machinists
John Feltman
Central Labor Union
Allied Metal Machinists
Atlas Engine Works
Atlas Machinists
Cleveland
Indicnapolis
Atlas
Frank Mulholland
Allied Machinists
Mulholland
Multholland
Collins
Feltman
National Motor Company
Chicago
Wage schedule debate delays Garstang conference
The International Union Machinists district board from Chicago arrived in the city to discuss a Big Four wage schedule for all machinists. A conference with Big Four motive power head William Garstang was postponed due to his illness, with plans to meet in Cincinnati for final consideration. The proposed schedule would raise wages and improve conditions, and may be accepted. Governor Durbin’s secretary said Marion labor troubles were near resolution, noting dangers from union demonstrations. further details remain confidential.
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District 28
International Union Machinists
Cty
Chicago
D. W. Roderick
E. E. Thomas
Mount Carmel
Lil
Thomas B. Hawker
Bellefontaine, O
W. J. Grass
Wabash
Ind
George Riley
Urbana
J. Stump
Mattoon
Ill
William A. Vahie
Brightwood
C. H. Meyers
Indianapolis
George Fergeson
Sandusky
BE. V. Kelly
Delaware
Frank Murphy
Bellefontaine
Big Four
William Garstang
Big Four Motive Power
Garstang
Cincinnati
Perry
Durbin
Marion
George B. Lockwood
Mari
City weighs $1,000,000 franchise for elevated tracks
The discussion centers on a franchise from Indianapolis Logansport & Chicago to elevate tracks to reduce grade crossings. Critics warn of devalued homes and safety risks for residents northeast of Indiana Avenue, urging the Board of Public Works to demand immediate elevation and financial concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Logansport
Chicago
Myers
Theodore P. Davis
Twenty-first Street
Indiana Avenue
Fall Creek
Davis
Mr. Davis
Indianapolis
Inapolis
Board of Public Works
Mayor's Brother Dead in Denver TB Stricken, Funeral Sunday
Morton Bookwalter, brother of Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter, died at Oakes Hospital in Denver after a long TB illness. He headed the mechanical department at the Ladies' Home Journal in Philadelphia before moving to Granger county and then Denver. The body will be brought to Fort Wayne for the funeral Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Bookwalter
Charles A. Bookwalter
Denver
Col
Harry P. Brunaugh
Bookwalter
Oakes Hospital
Granger County
New Mexico
Ladies’ Home Journal
Philadelphia
Fort Wayne
Costly sport as America’s Cup costs rise with Lipton
The New York Herald discusses the mounting expenses of Lipton’s Shamrock ships and the defense yachts. It estimates total outlays around 600 000 to 675 000 dollars for the cup struggle, including shipbuilding, rigging, crews, tenders, and race arrangements, noting a sharp rise since the Thistle era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
Lipton
Commission of
The
Constitution
Columbia
J. Pierpont Morgan
Park City
Satellite
E. D. Morgan
August Belmont
Sunbeam
Reliance
Iselin
Geo L. Watson
Thomas Lipton
Rous Arrest Tied to Embezzlement Charge
Howard L. Rous, a clerk at a Hazelton Hotel drug store on East Washington, was arrested by Bicyclemen Hull and Griffin on a warrant from former employer William S. Coons of Irvington. Coons alleges Rous stole over 33 dollars from the cash register and charged 15 to 20 dollars of hardware to his account. Rous is held on embezzlement charges at the police station under a 500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard L. Rous
Hazelton Hotel
East Washington Street
Hull and
Griffin
William S. Coons
Irvington
Admiral Brown Speaks at Culver Naval School
Admiral George Brown visits Culver Academy to address the summer naval school cadets. He will share tactical insights and guidance on handling their cutters recently issued by the Navy Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brown
Culver
Academy
Navy Department
Land values and county gain totals from state tax returns
The document lists land values by county with acres and per acre prices for Indiana counties such as Ripley Rush Scott Shelby Spencer Starke Steuben St. Joseph Sullivan Switzerland Tippecanoe Tipton Union Vanderburg Vermillion Vigo Wabash Warren Warrick Washington Wayne Wells White Whitley. It also shows total gains by county over a prior year with figures for Adams Allen Bartholomew Benton Blackford Boone Brown Carroll Cass Clark Clay Clinton Crawford Daviess Dearborn Decatur De Kalb Delaware Dubois Elkhart Fayette Floyd Fountain Franklin Fulton Gibson Grant Greene Hamilton Hancock Harrison Hendricks Henry Howard Huntington Jackson Jasper Jay Jefferson Jennings Johnson Knox Kosciusko Lagrande Lake Laporte Lawrence Madison Marion Marshall Miami Montgomery Newton Orange Owen Parke Pike Porter Pulaski Putnam Randolph Rush Shelby Spencer Starke Steuben Tipton Union Vanderburgh Warrick Vigo Wells White Whitley and overall total net gain.
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Ripley
Rush
Scott
Shelby
Spencer
Starke
Steuben
St. Joseph
Sullivan
Switzerland
Tippecanoe
Tipton
Union
Vanderburg
Vermillion
Vigo
Harrison Township
Wabash
Warren
Warrick
Adams
Allen
Bartholomew
Benton
Blackford
Boone
Brown
Carroll
Cass
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Crawford
Daviess
Dearborn
Decatur
de Kalb
Delaware
Dubois
Elkhart
Fayette
Floyd
Fountain
Franklin
Fulton
Gibson
Grant
Greene
Hamilton
Hancock
Harrison
Hendricks
Henry
Howard
Hittington
Jackson
Jasper
Jay
Jefferson
Jennings
Johnson
Knox
Kosciusko
Lagrange
Lake
Laporte
Lawrence
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Martin
Miami
Hi Code
Montgomery
Newton
Ohio
Orange
Owen
Parke
Pike
Porter
Perry
Pulaski
Randolph
Pete
Wells
Watley
Queer Experiment on Pike's Peak Seeks Ether Power
Providence Journal reports on odd near-mythic device work atop Pike's Peak Colorado. Inventors assemble vast copper wire loops aimed at drawing electricity from the ether above the atmosphere. Skeptics group doubts the venture’s practicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Journal
Pike's Peak
Colorado
Apology Aids Doctor After Drunken Bedside Visit
A young doctor, out with college friends, returns from a drunken evening to assist a wealthy elderly patient. He cannot take her pulse and exits muttering drunk as a sailor. The next morning he faces career ruin until a note arrives asking him to overlook last night’s lapse and assures it was a rare intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
PIE FOR BREAKFAST Vegetarian's Meat Diet Arguments
A Cleveland Leader letter to the New York Tribune argues against meat consumption during hot weather. It notes that herbivores provide work and milk, carnivores lack milk for young, and fish come from herbivorous species. It compares water and saline content and suggests vegetables satisfy thirst while nourishing the body. The writer cites a former meat eater who became vegetarian and gained strength on pie cheese and milk. He urges individuals to choose what agrees with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
New York Tribune
Olie
United States
Natives in a World of Their Own in Washington Post Tale
A Washington Post piece recalls a Southern mountain town's telegraph set up to track the 1888 Republican nomination. The crowd hailed a local congressman long before Harrison's name, then learning the nominee was Harrison, they showed surprise and dismay, with a mountaineer joking about the instrument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Minneapolis
Union
Republican Party
Pension Bureau
Cincinnati
Washington
Rhodes
Benjamin Harrison
M. C
Hit
Lee Henry
Polk
United States
Young boy sues loan company over 20000 percent interest
Augusta Georgia case before Judge Nurnberger shows Wilkes Ledman, a seventeen year old colored youth, obtaining a $2 loan on his bicycle from Washington Loan Company. After delays and repeated refusals, the firm demanded $10 to reclaim the wheel, while Hon. W H Fleming took up the case, challenging the exorbitant usury tied to the loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
W. H. Fleming
Washington Loan Company
Nurnberger
Wilkes Ledman
J. 8. Johnson
Ledman
Wyer An
Fleming
W. H. Tely
Eeecickas
Loan company wheel case drawn into pawnbroker fight
The manager of the Washington Loan Company did not deny the facts and Judge Nurnberger ordered the wheel turned over to Lehman on a $2.25 payment. Fleming argued the company charged about 3000 percent annual interest and operated pawnbroker trade without a license. He represents local furniture dealers in challenging extortionate lending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nurnberger
Lehman
Fieming
Washington Loan Company
Fleming
Eee
There's Something Wrong Somewhere in New York Unions
A 1900s editorial argues Federated Unions in New York City mishandled a seven to eight week strike over building trades. It criticizes lack of transparency, the walking delegate system, and seeks reform toward smaller federations, independent grievance committees, and a single conservative leader to restore trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated
New York City
Forced Into It and the Murphy trial graft exposure
A Brooklyn resident recalls a dinner discussion on union extortion tied to the Murphy trial. He recounts a contractor paying a $10,000 “fine” to avoid losing business, noting Col. Andrew D. Baird agreed the pressure pushed many to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Brooklyn
Murphy
Col
Andrew D. Baird
Real estate transfers filed in Marion County Indiana
Instruments filed for record show transfers of parcels in Indianapolis area from August 5. George Willoughby Walling to John H. Thale for Lots 3 and 24 in King’s subdivision. Ida B. Engle to Lucy D. Van Buskirk for Lot 18 in Boswell & Fleming’s Grandview. Eregina Ratheiser to Pi 2,300. George L. Harrington to John H. Pearson for Lot 23 in Fletcher’s South Brookside. Millige A. Baker to Capitol Lumber Co and others for multiple lots. George W. Stout’s additions conveyed to Capitol Lumber and others. Elizabeth M. Rusk to Fannie J. Lavery for Lot 1 in Vail’s East Washington. May Wright Sewall to Thomas C. Day for Lots 2 and 4 in Brightwood. Elijan B. Martindale to Ernest Clark for strip adjoining Lot 7 Bruce Place. Furman Stout to Annie Williams for part of Lot 9 Athon & Elliott’s sub. Realty and Loan Co to Ada Ley for part of Lots 8 and 9. Louise Gleassing to Kate Fletcher Lingham Lot 4 Jameson’s sub. James T. Bymaster to George B. Holmes. William H. Baker transfers for 43,000. Gauld to Louis J. Stegner. Bruce to Mihet. Hooker to Charles A. Gender. Transfers total 995,429.00. Building permits listed include Catherine Vogle’s frame house at 221 Spring Street and H. & Albertson frame addition at 221 North Mi Siok, with crane bars at Centra Avenue.
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Recorder's
Marion County
Indiana
George Willoughby Walling
John H. Thale
King’s
Bernt & Isabella Bryan
Ida B. Engle
Lucy D. van Buskirk
Boswell & Fleming
Grandview
George W. Stout
Conrad Drant Et Ee
Capitol Lumber
Stout
Elizabeth M. Rusk
Fannie J. Lavery
Vail
East
Washington St. Mee
May Wright Sewall
Thomas C. Day
Bik Il
Low
Brightwood
Elijan B. Martindale
Ernest Clark
Bruce Place
Adel
Cescresesere Ree Furman
Stout Et
Athon & Elliott's
Outlet
City of Indiana
wGaughey
S. E. Perkins
Melissa Single
Glencoe Place
James T. Bymaster
George B
William H. Baker
Indianapolis
George Bibimer
William
Louis J. Stegner
North
F. Bruce
Thomas J. Mihet
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Machinists’ Union
Ichie
Richie
Commercial Club
N. N. Richie
Rufus Magee
A. C. Shilling
Russiaville
W. J. Askenbier
O. B. Wells
Young America
O. S. Chamness
D. J. McMatt
Sheridan
W. E. Lybrand
W. R. Dunham
Kennington
Megrew
Machinists’ Advisory Board
Sapt
Lee Nutter
Holley Avenue
Mackel
Nutter
Rous
William I. Coons
Culver Boys
Admiral George Brown
Washington Post
qGatherine Vogle
Spring Street
Adelle
Bres and
Von
Kahn Tailoring Co
John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
Boston
Massachusetts
Devonshire Street
Mass
Stephen H. Rhodes
Roland O. Lamb
Walton L. Crocker
Cece ‘Tane
State of Indiana
Office of Auditor of State
D. E. Sherrick
Taggart
Joseph Taggart
Massachusetts Avenue
New Jersey Street
Illinois Street
Alabama Street
College Avenue
Vermont Street
Meridian Street
Ec. VV. Meinel Co
Pennsylvania St
Washington Life Insurance Co
No. 141 Broadway
W. A. Brewer, JR
Preeiment
Graham H. Brewer
Unites States
Sm Pop Cone
Suscpidy-Steceree Secon
Ps. Pa
ADAG
D. B
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