Diplomas Presented to Graduating Class of Forty at Winona Lake
The International Sunday School Association executive committee met at Winona Lake with reports from leaders and a schedule of conferences. Prominent visitors attended while Chautauqua day featured the class of 19% graduates. George E. Vincent spoke as diplomas were presented amid an elaborate procession and ceremonies.
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Indianapolis Journal
Warsaw
Ind
International Sunday School Association
Winona Lake
International Sunday-school Association
W. N. Hertshern
Boston
Mass
H. H. Hamill
Nashville
Chauta Literary d
Goshen
Golden Gates
George E. Vincent
Chautauqua
N. Y
Walter Brubaker
Rogers
John Griffin
L. W. Royse
Women’s Christian Temperance Union elects officers at Rome City
The tri state assembly based at Island Park Assembly in Rome City Ind held its annual election. Mrs Mary E Balche of Louisville Ky was chosen president and Mrs Anna Quimby of Edenton Ohio named vice president for Ohio. Mrs Mercy Koons of Grand Rapids Michigan was named vice president for Michigan. Mize Pearl Rail of Huntington Ind is secretary.
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Indianapolis Journal
Rome City
Ind
Tri-State
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Island Park Assembly
Mary E. Balche
Louisville
Anna Quimby
Edenton
Ohio
Mercy Koons
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Mize Pearl Rail
Huntington
Temperance work and Bible conference mark year for Indiana union
The Indiana and Western Yearly Meetings of Friends report a busy year with plans to organize Kentucky Indiana Michigan and Ohio. A grand tri state medal contest for kindergarten physical culture oratory and music is set for Chautauqua assemblies. The W C T U Home in Richmond hosts a temperance retreat with growing demand. The seventh annual Bible conference closed in Richmond with strong programs and lectures on theology education and Christian life.
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Cora M. Steele
Muncie
Ind
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
National Union
Chautauqua
Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Indiana and Western Yearly Meetings of Friends
Robert Barclay
Elbert Russell
J. W. Smith
Warren, Pa
Charles G. Finney
J. B. Wright
Wilmington
NOW DENIES HER GUILT IN MURDER CASE OF WILLIAM X RYAN
Mrs. Aurora Hodge says she did not shoot William X Ryan, though she admits firing at him while claiming self defense. Exhumed body shows a bullet hole in the head. police suspect an accomplice seen with her is in Mexico.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Aurora Hodge
Grand Rapids
Mich
William X. Ryan
Murray
Ryan
Land Forces Still At Sea In Coastal War Game
Portland Maine August 6 reports say stormy weather favored the attacking fleet under Rear Admiral Sands while Rear Admiral Barker’s defending squadron patrolled the coast between Eastport and Cape Ann. The enemy fleet has three days to make a dash for the eastern Maine coast. sightings placed the fleet hundreds of miles offshore on August 4.
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Sands
Admirel Barker
Maine
Penobscot
Bar Harbor
Admiral Barker
Eastport
Cape Ann
Admiral Sands
Firemen Stricken by Gas at Wilson's Cold Storage Plant
Tiffin Ohio August 6 Fire Chief Weimar Captain Gregg and Firemen Joe Bailey Charles Souders Frank Steurnl and Albert Harris were overcome by carbonic gas while inspecting a possible fire at Wilson's cold storage plant. A bystander crowd aided in rescue as fumes filled the building. All six were hospitalized in serious condition and Souders faced likely death.
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Tiffin
Weimar
Gregg
Joe Bailey
Charles Souders
Frank Steurnl
Albert Harris
Wilson
Souders
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Emerges as Teething Remedy
For over fifty years millions of mothers have used this syrup to ease teething, soothe gums, reduce pain, cure wind colic, regulate the bowels, and treat diarrhoea. Sold at 3 cents a bottle.
Stock Rally Follows Weak Start With Wide Gains
New York August 6 following a weak opening the stock market reversed course gaining on many high quality securities with New York Central up 3 percent. insiders banks and wealthy buyers fed the rise while Laidlaw and Garrie failed reporting. numerous issues posted notable advances and bond holdings improved amid cautious talk of trouble and private settlements.
Postmasters Seek Congress Authorization for Stamp Certificate Scheme
Boston August meeting of the National Postmasters Association endorses a plan from Chicago Assistant Postmaster Hubbard to issue stamp certificates for denominations up to a dollar. The system would allow certificates to be exchanged for stamps or cash at a 1 percent discount, curbing illicit stamp resale. Officers elected include Dickerson, Hull, Wills, Odell, Hibbard, Lawler, and Springer. Atlantic City to host 1904 convention.
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Boston
National Postmasters’ Association
Congress
Post Office
Hubbard
Chicago
Atlantic City
N. J
Oyster Bay
National Association of Postmasters
F. B. Dickerson
Detroit
Mich
W. E. Hull
Peoria
A. W. Wills
Washington, D. C
H. B. Odell
Newburg
N. Y
G. A. Hibbard
Mass
T. G. Lawler
Rockford, LL
W. E. Springer
Parks in Trouble Again at Labor Meeting
Samuel Parks walking delegate was found guilty of assault in the third degree. Peter ONeill plasterer testified as complainant for the incident at a labor union meeting. Parks was released on police bail until next Thursday as DA Jerome decides on sentence or further adjournment while a separate criminal extortion case proceeds. Timothy McCarthy, tried with Parks, was acquitted.
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New York
Samuel Parks
Peter O'Neill
Parks
Jerome
Timothy McCarthy
Birth of the Party Jubilee Planned in Michigan
A permanent Republican organization formed in Detroit to plan a statewide jubilee in Jackson, Michigan, in 194 to commemorate the birth of the Republican party. Prominent Republicans from across Michigan joined the meeting to organize the celebration and coordinate festivities for the anniversary.
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Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Jackson
Tenant shoots landlord over rent in Chicago
James R. Crocker, vice president of the Sutherland Oil Company with wells in eastern Ohio, was shot in Chicago today by Constable E. E. Schmiddling, Crocker’s tenant. A blow with an iron bar split Schmiddling’s scalp. The bullet grazed Crocker’s groin, a flesh wound not considered dangerous.
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Chicago
James R. Crocker
Sutherland Oil Company
Ohio
E. E. Schmiddling
Schmiddling
Crocker
Death of a Hermit Henry Combs in Inwood L I
New York, Aug. 6. Henry Combs, who lived as a hermit for sixty five years, died in his hut near Inwood, Long Island. He was once engaged to marry but his betrothed died aged 22, prompting him to leave home. He lived off the bay front, and nine months ago his only brother died leaving him property valued at $15,000. Attempts to bring him back to relatives failed.
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New York
Henry Combs
Inwood
L. I
Combs
Bay Front
Scarce Coal Cars Hit Pittsburg Miners
Pittsburg coal car shortage blamed on discrimination by carriers. Twelve thousand miners laid off at one company as B&O and Pennsylvania lines divert cars west. Officials warn congestion will worsen through September and beyond.
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Panhandle
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Norfolk & Western
Pittsburg Coal Company
Paroled for Forgery Surrenders in New York
Hungry, penniless Charles J. Davis, once jailed in Illinois for forging railroad pay checks, returned to prison after violating parole. Unable to find work as a stonecutter due to union issues, he asked to be sent back to the Pontiac Reformatory, where he would serve the remaining term under Illinois law. He will be held pending action by Illinois authorities.
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New York
Charles J. Davis
Illinois State Reformatory
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Pontiac
Chicago & Northwestern
Reformatory
Illinois
Navy chief mess bans color line in Columbia incident
New York reporters describe the Brooklyn navy yard scene where Isaac Miller, promoted chief carpenter's mate though not a full-blooded negro, faced refusal from eight chief petty officers who left the table upon his seating. Captain Snow promised Miller's rights would be protected as the navy makes no color distinction.
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United States
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
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Brooklyn Swimmer Saves Mother Then Dies at Coney Island
Frank Masters, a skilled Brooklyn swimmer, rescued his mother from a surf near Coney Island but drowned in the heavy sea. Mrs. Masters, still able, reached shore with guards’ help. his body was recovered an hour later, half a mile away.
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New York
Coney Island
Frank Masters
Brooklyn
Engineers Warned Off Cuba Rail Terminal Site
Engineers surveying a terminal site on the U S naval reservation at Guantanamo were warned off by American officers and refused to depart. Admiral Coghlan notified the Cuban government and President Palma sent a revenue cutter to eject the trespassers by force.
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Cuba Eastern Railway
United States Naval Reservation
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Coghlan
Palma
Far East Turmoil Escalates as Turkish Insurgents Kill Fifty
Reports from Salonica and Monastir describe Bulgarian insurgents dynamiting the governor's palace at Kru shevo near Monastir and killing fifty Turks. Ottoman troops burn Dihove village as eight battalions move to Monastir and three to Salonica. Consular advisories warn Albanian troops may trigger massacres, amid fears of Kurdish-Armenian tensions and stern measures at Yildiz palace.
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Macedonia
Yildiz
Armenia
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Kharput
Ferdinand Returning Is Announced At Sofia
The Sofia reports say Prince Ferdinand is returning as Bulgarian circles doubt the uprising's significance. News mentions crops destroyed and bridges blown in Monastir and Salonica districts where the Macedonian committee proclaimed a revolution.
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Outrage figure Moussa Bey escapes exile in Medina
A July 21 letter from Yedda reports Kurdish chief Moussa Bey, linked to Armenian atrocities, has escaped Medina with other Kurdish leaders. The Sultan dismissed the Medina governor for the third time. Fear mounts he may reach Kurdistan to stir a new Turkish insurrection. Moussa Bey previously linked to Armenian troubles in 1584-5 and to the 1895 shooting of missionary Rev. Knapp.
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Yedda
Moussa Bey
Medina
Moussa
Opening Dayton & Western Traction Line Celebration
Richmond prepares for August 13 park ceremony at Glen Miller Park to mark the Dayton and Western Traction line reaching Richmond and completing the Indianapolis to Dayton route. A park program with fireworks and band, plus addresses by officials, is planned with governors Nash and Durbin invited. If rain, events move to the Coliseum.
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Indianapolis Journal
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Ind
Dayton & Western Traction Company
Indianapolis
Dayton
Glen Miller Park
Coliseum
Dayton & Western
Indianapolis & Eastern
Richmond Street & Interurban
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Ohio
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Indiana
W. W. Zimmerman
Dayton & Western Company
Indiana Union Traction adds permanent limited car service
Anderson officials announce the Marion to Anderson limited service will become permanent with four cars each way. The new schedule begins next Sunday, linking Marion to Anderson and connecting with the Indianapolis car. The Marion limited runs at 9, 12, and 2:45, with morning and afternoon departures from Marion.
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson, Ind
Limited
Indiana Union Traction
Muncie
Anderson
Indianapolis
Marion
Marion Limited
Ba Aserece Seteunay Te Setonion
Anderson timetable and fast train between Alexdria and Tipton
Cars will leave Anderson at 8 30 and 11 30 in the morning and in the afternoon at 2 30 and 6 30 in the evening. The new schedule shows that the running time between Alexandria and Tipton has been reduced from 108 to 55 minutes. Charles Rose and Frank Greenstreet of Lea Electric Manufacturing Co have invented an automatic time switch for lights. An application for a patent was filed. The Anderson Elwood electric line is gaining farmer support and right of way has been secured. a Frankton meeting is planned for Saturday night.
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Alexandria
Tipton
Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
Charles Rose
Frank Greenstreet
Lea Electric Manufacturing Company
Anderson, Ind
Anderson- Elwood
Frankton
Builders' Exchange League Rejects Union Demand
Pittsburg August 6 The Builders' Exchange League withdraws a peace plan after unions demand immediate settlement and insistence on union scale only for Wilson & Co. The move leaves the general resumption of operations in limbo as contractors were not employing union engineers and no recognition given to the Hoisting Engineers' Union.
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Builders’ Exchange League
Building Trades Council
Wilson
Wilson & Co
League
Builders’ Exchange
Labor to Have Exhibit for St Louis Exposition
A letter from Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor asks for space at the St Louis World’s Fair. The AFL previously exhibited at Paris, and Worlds Fair Commissioner Wands reports Quito Ecuador plans to contribute a major antiquities collection. The Olympic games committee will meet here next Monday.
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American Federation of Labor
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Wands
Quito
Ecuador
Cuzzo
National association elects editor at Nashville meeting
The National Association of Window Trimmers of America chose Eugene Hyman of Nashville as official editor and picked Dayton, Ohio, for the next convention. A Minneapolis labor walkout suspended building trades work as 1000 workers demanded pay rises from 20 to 25 cents hourly. James Livingston of New York filed for bankruptcy with liabilities of 1,453,300, assets nil, of which 1,407,000 were secured by West Side bonds and mortgages. The New York canal tonnage for July reached 607,716 tons, the highest in ten years, surpassing June’s 587,142 tons. First Assistant Grand Engineer C A Blake arrived in Cleveland to plan a successor to late Grand Chief P M Arthur. President Kebler of Colorado Fuel and Iron announced J L Jerome’s resignation and appointed A A Miller as assistant treasurer. Teamsters in St Louis lumber trades ended a strike after 1,000 workers left July 16, with lawyers and nailers soon following. About 18 boss teamsters were affected. no formal demands were reported. A Southern California holding company for Hellman & Huntington electric lines, with capital 90000, was abandoned. Senator Clark and Harriman were to attend a related event.
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Nashville
Eugene H. Hyman
Dayton, O
Minneapolis
James Livingston
New York
West Side
New York Canal
C. A. Blake
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
San Luis Potosi
Mex
P. M. Arthur
Kebler
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
J. L. Jerome
A. A. Miller
Miller
St. Louis
Teamsters
Hellman & Huntington Electric
California
W. A. Clark
Montana
EB. MH
Harriman
Court confirms receivership changes in Southern Car and Foundry case
J M Elliott Jr of Anniston resigns as a receiver citing conflict of interests. Judge Thomas G Jones and Thomas G Bush named co receivers with Willard Voorhees appointed prospective receiver for Perth Amboy company. A Ramsey seeks August 11 Newark hearing to justify continuation of business while contracts finish. Claims show liabilities of 211000 with a 50 000 mortgage. assets listed at 170000.
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Hellman & Huntington Lines
J. M. Elliott, Jr
Anniston
Ala
Asx
Southern Car and Foundry
Eee
Elliott
Thomas G. Jones
Thomas G. Bush
Birmingham
Thomas A. Gillespie
New Jersey
Stevens
Trentes
Willard P. Voorhees
Pots Rane
Ing Comepany
Perth Amboy
N. J
A. R. Ramsey
Newark
Ramsey
Powder blast kills two in Fairmont mine area
Two men were killed and twelve injured in a powder explosion near Monough, about miles from Fairmont, as miners headed to work. Italians dominated the injured list with four Americans among them. A keg of powder and a drill on a worker’s shoulder touched a live wire, igniting the powder.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Monough
Here
Wall of water washes away bridge in Hard Scrabble canyon
FLORENCE Colo Aug 5 A heavy rainstorm sent a wall of water down Hard Scrabble canyon washing away about 100 feet of the bridge spanning the creek east of the city. Train No 3 was halted in the yards as washouts prevent any service between Pueblo and Canyon City.
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Col. Aug
W. A. Watkins
Porter
Denver Rio Grande
Pueblo
Canyon City
Trolley collision in Sharon injures many. one dead
In Sharon Pennsylvania a trolley car from Youngstown and Sharon collided with a car at a picnic site this evening. One man killed and about twenty people injured. Rescue units responded and transported the injured to area hospitals. The accident remains under investigation.
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Youngstown
Sharon el Ric
Fight at a Festival Turmoil in Ashland Avenue Benefit Event
A clash occurred at a festival on Ashland Avenue near Nineteenth Street during the Fresh Air Mission benefit. Eight to ten colored men fought white participants under lantern light. Whites were hurt. one man allegedly struck with knuckles. Police were alerted but fighters dispersed. Several names were recorded and arrests may follow.
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Fresh Air Mission
Ashland Avenue
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