War in Glass Sparks Denny Plan to Add Apprentices
A private telegram from Muncie, Ind., on January 12 reports the Window Glass Workers union vote led by President Denny to adopt ten percent apprentices for one year. The move, praised by some as revolution, alarms manufacturers who warn of reduced wages and job losses if more workers enter the trade. The final meeting to coordinate actions with national manufacturers is set for Pittsburgh Wednesday.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Organization of
Window Glass Workers
Denny
Burns
Leopold Mambourg
Federated Co-operative Manufacturers’ Association
L. A
American Manufacturers’ Company
Mr. Mambourg
Pittsburg
Street Railway Workers Strike Over Hours in Terre Haute
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Terre Haute Ind Jan 13 workers at the powerhouse petitioned for an eight hour day with lower pay to match, Manager Clark refused calling it a subterfuge due to labor-saving machines. The strike began at 6 pm with power likely to stay on tonight though motormen and conductors pause action over a discharge grievance.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Clark
Com- Sd
Brazil
Excelsior Clay Works
Postoffice Robbed at Shirley in Knightstown Area
The Shirley post office seven miles north of Knightstown was blown open before 3 am. Robbers secured stamps and coins, used nitroglycerin, and escaped. Two men were seen fleeing as a second blast occurred. eyewitness W H Templeton reported the incident after alerting the postmaster Roy Burker.
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Indianapolis Journal
Knightstown, Ltd
Shirley
Robtno
Roy Burker
Kirley
W. H. Templeton
Templeton
Burkhart & Bennett Grammer store safe blown open theft
Early yesterday a safe at Burkhart & Bennett general store in Grammer was blown open and its contents stolen. Depositors including J H Harwood and Hogan were relieved of cash totals. the local post office in the same building lost stamps and cash. Suspects fled toward Scipio.
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Indianapolis Journal
Columbus
Ind
Burkhart & Bennett
Grammer
J. H. Harwood
Eee Sunday School
Hogan
Scipio
Illinois county supervisors to meet in Danville Today
Illinois county supervisors and county clerks plan a three day convention in Danville beginning tomorrow. Charles M. Swallow of the State Board of Tax Review will discuss the Dinole revenue laws. Governor Yates and hopefuls Hopkins and Davis for U.S. senator will attend along with many politicians. President W. C. Jones to open the meeting with sessions both morning and night.
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Indianapolis Journal
Danville
Blinois
Charles M. Swallow
State Board of Tax Review
Yates
Hopkine
Davis
United States
W. C. Jones
Association
Government meetings focus on topless of interest to county
Meetings will cover topics of interest to county government with Thursday evening set for a social session. On Thursday afternoon Governor Yates will meet delegates and the general public at the Plaza Hotel.
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Yates
Plaza Hotel
Prominent Lafayette Matron Jemima Winship Dies at 83
Lafayette losses include Mrs Jemima Winship widow of Edwin Winship a Quakeress of notable connections who died at her home. Born in the era she lived near Thorntown and Clinton county where her husband served in the Legislature and as judge. Also obituaries from Wabash Elkhart and Evansville report deaths of Michael Hyman Samuel Weyburn and Col James S Buchanan with funeral details and brief biographical notes.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Jemima Winship
Ree i
Joseph Sims
Elphiz
R. F. Kennedy
Indianapolis
Moses Fowler
Adams Earl
Dr. Vanderbilt
Funeral notices and deaths across Indiana towns
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Henry Huffman at Hartford City’s Lutheran Church she was eighty a longtime resident and mother of a large family interment at I O O F Cemetery. In Seymour George G McQueen of Rinard Illinois died in Redington after visiting his daughter heart failure. Perry A Chappell leading Pike county attorney buried at Petersburg after typhoid fever. Robert T Jeffery prominent farmer died near Franklin aged sixty four leaving a widow and five children. Valentine Ulrich of Elkhart died aged eighty four his wife having died a year earlier. Harry F Hope thirty a well known glass worker died in Muncie. Mrs Angelica Brothers eighty two died in Richmond after long residence. Henry Karnes aged farmer died near Antiville. Nancy Jane Francis pioneer Elwood resident died aged sixty six.
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Hartford City
Ind
Henry Huffman
Huffman
J. R. Huffman
Seymour
George G. McQueen
Rinard
Otto Montgomery
Reddington
Petersburg
Perry A. Chappell
Pike County
Focal Bar
Odd Fellows and the
Red Men
Franklin
Robert T. Jeffery
Elkhart
Valentine Ulrich
Pennsylvania
Muncie
Harry F. Hope
Hright
Richmond
Angelica Brothers
Portland
Henry Karnes
Antiville
Elwood
Nancy Jane Francis
Catarrh
Damages Not Collectable In Novel Madison Case
In Madison Superior Court a jury ruled damages cannot be collected from Alexandria Banking Company for protesting a note. Lumber dealer G D Sisson, with yards in Alexandria Rushville and Greenfield, claimed the protest damaged his credit and standing and sought 5000 dollars. The bank argued it did not know the note’s real owner and the injury was unintentional.
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
Madison Superior Court
Madison County
G.D. Sisson
Alexandria
Rushville
Greenfield
Alexandria Banking Company
Alexandria Lumber Company
Sisson
Anandal
Electric railway work begins from Plainfield to Danville
A large force started breaking ground for an electric line from Plainfield to Indianapolis and west to Cartersburg Springs and Danville. The route will operate by Springs season start. No local power house is planned as Mooresville's plant will supply power. Citizens favor the project, but another company claims an expired franchise and may seek to halt construction.
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Indianapolis Journal
Plainfield
Ind
Indianapolis
Cartersburg Springs
Danville
Mooresville
Anderson Man's Escapade Ends In Brief Dayton Sham
Harry W. Enhardt of Anderson Indiana came to Dayton and obtained a marriage license for Miss Stude Baker a Dayton cashier without her knowledge. He was arrested for persecuting her but released after her attorney William H. Young mediated saving publicity. They had known each other since last fall when she learned of his misconduct and ended contact.
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Dayton
Harry W. Enhardt
Anderson
Ind
Clergy criticizes city in Kokomo sermon over crime
Rev. L J Naftener of Grace Methodist Church harshly denounces Kokomo City Council and Mayor Arm strong for tolerating lawlessness. He accuses a council with auto owners and gamblers and a mayor who refuses to enforce laws, blaming Democratic and saloon faction influence.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
L. J. Naftener
Grace Methodist Church
Armstrong Dem
Republican Party
Saloons Meet Opposition as Licenses Face Challenges
Reports from Indiana detail a liquor license battle in Elkhart Third ward where George Cuppy’s application is blocked and Louis Criger aims to apply despite resistance. Elwood records Sweden wedding of August Mahlenberg and Elidia Geir. Also in Elkhart a 65-year-old Bristol retiree died after escaping to the field. Brazil notes a switch accident crushing a kiln, causing heavy losses. In Elwood investigators uncover a stolen-property fence tied to Curtisville thefts and two suspects fled.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart
Ind
Third Ward
George Cuppy
Louis Criger
Criger
Cuppy
Elwood
Curtisville
James Kelly
William and
Riley Hadley
Smallpox Quarantine Ties City Budget to Doctor Fees
In Vincennes Indiana the city’s refusal to pay doctors for smallpox cases led physicians to withdraw from five newly developed cases in the family of William M Picker ing. The Board of Health established a quarantine and sent the matter to the City Council. The Pickerings contracted the disease from a relative once believed dead who visited last week.
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Indianapolis Journal
Vincennes
Ind
William M. Pickering
Board of Health
Pickerings
Last Will of James OBrien Bequeaths to City Groups
LaPorte Indiana January 13. By his last will probated today the late Attorney James OBrien left about 100000 in estate with substantial bequests to the Laporte Methodist Church Grand Army post and the Masonic Lodge of La Porte. Neices and a nephew at Tipton receive bequests. Remainder goes to his widow and son including Illinois property. Another Indiana item notes a natural gas flow near Niles Michigan at the Lardner well 600 feet deep producing 35 foot flame. A Bedford request: James Bertram Carnegie secretary offers 16000 for a free public library if city pledges 1500 annually.
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Laporte
Ind
James O’brien
Laporte Methodist Church
Grand Army Post
Masonic Lodge
Tipton
Illnois
South Bend
Niles
Berrien County
Michigan
Perry, Fry & Walker
Berrien Springs
Bedford
Joe R. Voris
James Bertram
New York
Carnegie
Margarett Sherwood Dies After Fire Accident
In Vincennes Indiana on January 13 Margaret Sherwood about seventy five years old living alone at Russellville near the lace set her clothes ablaze while lighting a lamp and died today in terrible agony. Her children are prominent in Indiana and Kansas.
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Indianapolis Journal
Vincennes
Ind
Margaret Sherwood
Russellville
Indiana
Kansas
Cunningham in Evansville Hospital Faces Slim Recovery Chance
Evansville Ind Jan 13 The condition of George A Cunningham is unchanged tonight with Dr Bacon saying the patient has not more than one in ten chances to recover He has taken no nourishment for two days but remains conscious.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
George A. Cunningham
Bacon
Cunningham
Fire destroys Lincoln Lee residence in Canaan
Madison Ind January 13 Lincoln Lees home at Canaan valued 2500 dollars burned today It was insured with the Jefferson County Grange Company.
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Indianapolis Journal
Madison
Ind
Lincoln Lee
Canaan
Jefferson County Grange Company
Smallpox Quarantine Near Etna Green and Town News
A smallpox case reported four miles north of Etna Green in Marshall county involves 22-year-old John Miller. Dr. Matchell says quarantine is strict and spread is unlikely. Union prayer services drew large crowds, with revival progressing at the Methodist Church. Whitestown plans a three story brick block costing over $10,000 with lodge rooms and a small theater. Elwood traders council approves a summer carnival and street fair to culminate in a major labor demonstration in the gas belt. Winamac seeks John F. Cooper, a missing former Kewanee real estate agent and merchant, amid unpaid notes. Winamac resident settles a 45 debt he guaranteed. Windfall reports a farmer bitten by a large hog, fearing blood poisoning. Brazil notes efforts to recover a ball from Matt Clark’s body after a Friday shooting. the bullet lodged in the lungs.
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Etna Green
Marshall County
John Miller
George Miller
Methodist Church
Whitestown
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Elwood
Trades and Labor Council
W. T. McLain
Winamac
John F. Cooper
Cooper
Kewanee
Ace
J. F. Miller
Miller
Brazil
Matt Clark
Frank Tilley
Ashboro
Clark’s recovery hopeless as Tilley surrenders in self defense
In Portland Pearl Smith, daughter of a local barber, eloped with Tony Hill in Anderson triggering her distressed mother’s medical collapse. LaPorte sees a $30,040 deed of trust by Chicago and South Shore Railway to Royal Trust Company. Jamisville dedicates a new Church of Christ with funds to cover debts. Elkhart hosts Jones-Danning Camp No. 156 of the Spanish American War vets. Evansville hodcarriers strike over nonunion workers. Dr Edward Eggleston and wife plan to leave for New York in October.
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Tilley
Portland
Miss Pearl Smith
Anderson
Tony Hill
Laporte
Chicago & South Shore Railway Company
Illinois
Royal Trust Company
Chicago
Indiana
Madison
Edward Eggleston
New York
Indianapolis
Evaneville
Louisville & Nashville
Quiet at Nieu-Chwang as US asserts oppressive Russian rules
Washington reports Commander Barry of the gunboat Vicksburg found no evidence Americans shot a Russian soldier after clashes at Nieu-Chwang. Consul Miller in Peking says thorough investigation showed no American involvement while he and Barry condemned oppressive Russian regulations and foreign infringements.
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Washington
Long
Edward D. Barry
Vicksburg
Department
Nieu-Chwang
Peking
United States
Henry B. Miller
Nieu-Chiang
E. D. Barry
Conger
Miller
Nieu- Chiang
Rosebery Absent as Liberals Split Over Return
London January 13 The London Liberal Association meeting at St James Hall drew crowds despite hostility to Lord Rosebery. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and Earl Spencer led speakers as Miss Hobhouse received an ovation. The party remained divided over Rosebery with a demand for unreserved adherence to current Liberal policy if he returns.
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London Liberal Association
St. James Hall
Lord Rosebery
Liberal Party
Henry Campbell- Bannerman
House of Commons
Earl Spencer
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Sir Henry
Miss Hobhouse
Travel advisories on foreign travel in interior China
The State Department released Oct 31 correspondence from Minister Conger in Peking. Prince Ching submits two notes from Li and the Tiantsein taotai urging guards and two weeks notice for foreign travelers due to inland disturbances. Conger replies that treaty observance must hold and a guard for each party should not be required.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Conger
Peking
China
Prince Ching
Imperial
Board of Foreign Affairs
North
Taotai
Tien-Tsin
Empire
Prince Ukhtomsky Denies Secret Documents as a Bad Joke
London dispatch reports Prince Ukhtomsky dismissing three alleged secret papers cited by Dr Ular as a hoax. Ular claims the documents prove a Li Hung Chang Russia bargain to manipulate the Boxer movement, with Russia to shield the dowager Empress and gain control of Manchuria and wide freedom in Mongolia.
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London
Prince Akhatomsky
The
Times
Dr. Ular
Prince Ukhtomsky
Li Hung Chang
Russia
Manchuria
Mongolia
Empress Dowager thanks US for Boxer protection edict
Chinese minister Wu delivered a cable edict from Peking dated January 11 190 to Secretary Hay. The Empress Dowager expresses gratitude for American officers orders to safeguard the forbidden city during Boxer disturbances and instructs Wu Tingfang to convey thanks to the U S President.
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Washington
Hay
Wei Wu Pu
Peking
Forbidden City
Wu Tingfang
United States
Novel swindling method targets riverfront parcel tags
James Donohue a New York packer was arrested on swindling charges for exploiting riverfront parcel tags from transatlantic lines He obtained foreign recipients addresses and created stock packages with Seep tags and forwarded them Collecting shipping charges from express firms he posed as a steamship company agent The scheme yielded modest sums per package and even Lord Pauncefote reportedly paid cents to open a holiday gift tag
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New York
James Donohue
Donohue
Steamship Company
Lord Pauncefote
Aaron French Reported Seriously Ill After Stroke
Atlanta dispatch reports Aaron French, Pittsburg millionaire, stricken with paralysis in Shuyaka North Carolina. The illness is described as serious and comes as a special update to the Journal.
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Atlanta
Aaron French
Pittsburg
Shuyaka
N. C
French
Liberal meeting denounces Rosebery as traitor to party
Denunciations from the galleries greeted Lord Rosebery as his letter of regret was read. He urged unity of common sense liberalism, citing a Chesterfield speech. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman defended a strong Liberal party in the Commons and urged Rosebery to cooperate on restoring peace.
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Lord Rosebery
Chesterfield
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Ufe
House of Commons
Liberal Party
House adjourns after paying respect to late Representative Stokes
The house concluded its business with a $139,846,480 adjustment and then, following observances of regret for the late Representative Stokes of South Carolina, adjourned at 4 55 p m after adopting the usual resolutions. The report notes Lever's observations in the Philippines during his recent archipelago trip.
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Philippines
Mr. Lever
South Carolina
Representative Stokes
Debate on Establishing a Department of Commerce in Senate
In Washington on January 13 the Senate debated Nelson of Minnesota's bill to create a department of commerce. Critics urged more study while Teller pressed amendments. Nelson argued the move would protect workers, expand markets, and guide industry, with a bureau of mines added and no transfer of mineral adjudication.
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Senate
Nelson
Minnesota
Department of Commerce
Teller
Geological Survey
Hale
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Commerce
Interior Department
United States
Bureau of Mines
Department Or Commerce
Mr. Teller
Secretary of the Interior
Punishment for Lynchers and a Wide Senate Debate
The Senate saw Mason introduce a reciprocity resolution backing McKinley and Dingley acts and Cuba trade. A seven Senator committee was proposed to probe the Philippine war and governance. Talks on tariff reductions for Philippine goods and railway safety echoed through sessions with calls for a uniform safety policy. Guam and Hawaii defense costs were outlined, and bills to create a superannuation commission and to inspect West Point surfaced. Hearings began on anti oleomargarine bills, critics argued oleomargarine misled the public.
Controversy Over Counterfeit Butter and Silver Bill Actions
A House subcommittee recounts ballots in the Moss v Rhea Kentucky election contest. House debates coinage reforms, urging silver and gold policy changes to secure the gold standard and alter legal tender status. The Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill arrives in the Senate for committee referral.
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House Elections Committee No. 1
Moss
Rhea
Kentucky
Representative Hill
Connecticcut
House Committee On
Hill
United States
Senate
House
Settlement Talks Hint Heirs of Texas Capitalist
An order by Surrogate Fitzgerald allows Nina Belle Rice, grandniece of William Marsh, to withdraw opposition to the Baker will on receiving $75,000. The move follows belief that the Patrick will may fail and the Rice Institute will of 1846 could stand, affecting the alleged murder case of Albert T. the attorney in New York.
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New York
Fitzgerald
William Marsh
Texas
Albert T.he
Nina Belle Rice
Baker
Patrick
Rice Institute
Elevator Fall Kills Worker at City Belt Plant
In New York a belt factory accident at Fayerwether and Co. resulted in the death of James Tienan and serious injuries to Peter Glynn when an elevator cable parted. The pair were transporting belts to the sixth floor when the car plunged from the fifth to the ground. Tienan died at once. Glynn was badly hurt.
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New York
Jan
James Tienan
Peter Glynn
Fayerwether
This City
Glynn
Tienan
Coffee’s deadly grip ends with Postum cure tale
A Norfolk Virginia woman recounts a friend’s letter about a dying mother who quit coffee and found recovery after switching to Postum Food Coffee and Grape-Nuts. The author credits the change to abandoning coffee for these substitutes, noting improved health and spirits.
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Mlgleston
Pest
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