Quiet at Terre Haute Eleven or Eighty-Six Strikers At Work
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Terre Haute Ind Jan 2 This was the last day of grace for the street railway strikers to return to work Eight who applied today will be permitted to return to morrow The total of old men at work up to night was eleven Eighty six went on strike This day passed without disorder Brazil Ind Jan 2 Trouble appeared imminent when strike sympathizers placed small torpedoes on the street car track causing guards to rush from cars with revolvers and order bystanders back The Central Federation has asked merchants and citizens to discontinue use of Terre Haute Electric Company power and to switch to kerosene lamps by next Saturday
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Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Ind
Clark
Indianapolis Journal
Brazil
Haggeras
Seeleyville
Central Federation
Merante
Terre Haute Electric Company
Washington Confronts Baltimore & Ohio Strike Turmoil
Citizens in Washington Indiana press for settlement of the Baltimore Ohio Southwestern shops dispute as labor commissioners McCormack and Sehmid seek arbitration. Workers favor arbitration but the company resists, asserting it may hire or fire staff as it sees fit. The strike hangs on a life and death struggle with union membership not affecting qualifications. The outcome hinges on union rules and pending concessions.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Seuss
McCormack and
Sehmid
Republicans Brace for Eighth District Convention
Portland Indiana January reports preparations for the Eighth district Republican convention set for February 1 at the Auditorium Opera House. D. Covall John F. Late and Frank White lead the committees as delegates from Jay county convene February 7 for district and joint conventions. In Terre Haute the Fifth district committee schedules nomination for February 18 at Greencastle with J D Hogate leading. Fort Wayne district Chairman Leonard holds talks with six county chairs for a March 4 convention, with G B McGoogan and C C Gilliam named as candidates.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
D. Covall
John F. Late
Frank White
Auditorium Opera House
Jay County
Winchester
Redkey
Fort Wayne
Leonard
G. B. McGoogan
Allen County
C. C. Gilliams
Lagrange County
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Dedicates New Clayton Edifice
Sew Church Home Danville Indiana reports the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Clayton dedicating its new church, completed at cost 6.08, debt free next Sunday. notes the church’s early 1830s founding by Rev Alexander Downey, historic membership and past pastors leading to current pastor Elmer J. Boucher.
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Indianapolis
Danville
Ind
Clayton
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Alexander CC. Downey
Belleville
Samuel Little
Plainfield
Rebecca Hurden
Laurel Street
Indianapolia
W. A. Ragan
Mes
Indiana
Alexander Downey
Samuel C. Mitchell
James Richey
J . Hanna
W. T. Ferguson
Elain
H. D. Onyett
A. Randolph
W. D. Hawkins
B. F. Ivy
LP. Witherspoon
AH Whattey
Thomas Penick
J. P. Hassell
Charles Wilson
J. L. Hudgins
J. L. McKnight
Josephus Latham
A. T. Carr
Parish Boundary Line Changes in Lafayette Ind
The Right Rev Herman Alerding bishop of this diocese announces boundary adjustments affecting parish lines in Lafayette Indiana Alerding notes reorganization aims to clarify jurisdiction and align parishes with recent population shifts within the diocese.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
Herman Alerding
Parishes Clash Over Church Boundary Change
In the city sixty nine of seventy two parish members petitioned the bishop to revoke the order shifting from St. Mary's to St. Anne's. The move has caused great local feeling and the bishop will decide in a few days after full consideration.
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Eese
St. Anne's Church
St. Mary's
First Death From Smallpox in Howard County
Mrs. William Turley died today ten miles west of Kokomo Indiana from smallpox the first county death in years eight more cases in the area Special to the Indianapolis Journal Fort Wayne Indiana Concordia College a Lutheran school with 20 students is under quarantine due to diphtheria two mild cases Witt and Hanan isolated in a ward Dr Macbeth Fort Wayne College of Medicine shows a typical smallpox case of Young Winebrenner the room warm the boy’s body viewed through a window
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
William Turley
Here
Fort Wayne
Concordia ‘College
Witt and
Hanan
College Hospital
Macbeth
Fort Wayne College of Medicine
Winebrenner
Franklin College plans for baseball and other college activities
Franklin College in Franklin Indiana expects a fairly good baseball season led by captain Mark Webb with pitching as a noted need. Schedule includes games with Shortridge Butler Rose Polytechnic Manual Training and Earlham plus Kentucky. The Athletic Association plans a benefit concert to raise funds. Y M C A and Athletic Association work on shower baths for teams. Indiana Alpha Pi Beta Phi to send twenty women to a February state reunion. Mrs Carter to respond.
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Indianapolis Journal
Franklin
Ind
Franklin College
A. C C. Everingham
Shortridge High School
Indianapolis
Butler College
Rose Polytechnic
Terre Hautes
Manual Training High School
Earlham College
Richmond
University of Kentucky At
Lexington
The
Athletic Association
Mark Webb
E. T. Hanley
A. C. Everingham
Periclesian Literary Society
Indiana Alpha
Pi Beta Phi
C. M. Carter
Muncie
Richmond Indiana Chorus Performs Cantata The Rolling Seasons
In Richmond a chapel cantata The Rolling Seasons directed by Miss Papworth featured choir and quartet numbers. Grace Forrey played violin Vivian Floyd clarinet solos. Professor Joseph Moore received seventeen mineral specimens from Chester county Pennsylvania. gems from Valley Forge among them. Earlham graduate E C Wildman sent items from West Lawn School cabinet. rich specimens may lead to exchange for fossil collection. Miss Gertrude Simmons now teaches in Greenwood South Dakota. Danville news mentions Harris lecture on Vienna in Lafayette with reception. plans for Pan-Hellenic dance Feb 21 and April musical by band. Ex Purdue men form club. Kimmel joins Illinois Central engineering corps. Emersonian Society to meet Feb 7.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Papworth
Pennsylvania
Valley Forge
West Lawn School
E. C. Wildman
Earlham
University of Pennsylvania
Moore
Gertrude Simmons
Greenwood
South Dakota
Benjamin N. Bogue
Phono Logic Institute
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Addison C. Harris
University Club
Vienna
Viennese
K. B. Duncan
Civil Engineering Society
Vigo
Posey Countes
W. K. Hart
Emersonian Literary Society
Famous pilot stricken faces end of river career
Capt Wesley Conner a veteran Mississippi and Ohio river pilot was stricken with paralysis while steering the Morning Star to Evansville. He refused to return by train and was brought to New Albany. Near eighty, he has piloted or commanded famed riverboats including the Robert E. Lee and Kate Kiney and helped set an era race record.
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Indianapolis Journal
New Albany
Ind
Westley Conner
Mississippi
Ohio
Evansville
Morning Star
Conner
Robert EB. Lee
Shotwell
Kate Kiney
Will Wagoner
Robert E. Lee
Natchez
New Orleans
St. Louis
Captain Conner
Lee
Fire at Welcott destroys 15 buildings in White County
Logansport Ind Jan 2 This morning's fire at Welcott in White County damaged upward of 100000 dollars with insurance under half the loss. Fifteen buildings were destroyed including two grain elevators two bank buildings a hotel the Blake Lumber Company's plant and several stores. Twenty one firms were spared or affected by the blaze.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Welcott
White County
Blake Lumber Company
Fire destroys Spencer’s drug store and town fire protection
TerRE Haute Ind Jan 2 Mrs Carrie Poynter sues Indiana Powder Co for 10 a against the firm described a rare accident. While preparing market grade powder in wooden tubs some powder clung to the tub sides near a public path an eleven year old boy was killed by a spark from a rifle causing an explosion.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Carrie Poynter
Indiana Powder Company
Crawfordsville Gun Club Organized with 50 Members
The Crawfordsville Gun Club formed in Crawfordsville Indiana with fifty members and two thousand dollars pledged to lease a gun park and build facilities. Officers include President F L Snyder Vice President A S Miller Secretary C E Lacey and others. board of directors features Gen Lew Wallace and several local leaders. Bed for indiana Jan 23 Mrs John Miller severely burned at home while cracking nuts near a stove a heated celluloid comb ignited hair preventing worse injury. she is expected to recover.
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Indianapolis Journal
Crawfordsville
Ind
Bedford
John Miller
Elderly man and younger wife wed despite objections in Wea native
George Il genfritz aged eighty and Maria G. Landis aged fifty two of Wea township obtained a license at Lafayette and married yesterday in Frankfort. His children objected to the match yet Il genfritz possesses 49 acres of land and is well known and respected.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lafayette
Ind
George Ilgenfritz
Maria G. Landis
Wea Township
Frankfort
Death in snow found man George Gehring in Booneville
Evansville dispatch reports the body of George Gehring found in Booneville snow early today with a deep head wound suggesting foul play. Authorities opened an investigation into the death.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
George Gehring
Booneville
Aged Wife Murderer Denied New Trial in Evansville
Evansville court denied a new trial for Patrick Neaphan the elderly man accused of murdering his wife. A motion in arrest of judgment was filed and prosecutors plan to seek an insanity declaration as part of the case.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Patrick Neaphan
Paving dispute ends as Federal Paving joins bid race
WABASH Council votes to admit the Federal Paving Company of Chicago to compete with Barber Company, which has laid several miles of asphalt. Federal requests change to Barber specifications to admit its material. In Tipton plans for a new 1000-seat opera house advance. In Terre Haute St Mary’s College marks St Francis de Sales feast with Bishop Chatard present. In Hammond plant superintendent Robert Church attacked by an employee who drew a knife but was beaten off. In Brazil local library supporters urge Representative Holliday to seek Carnegie funding. In Madison several churches unite for revival services at Trinity Methodist Church led by Rev. Dr. L W Munhall.
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Federal Paving Company
Chiccago
Barber Company
Barber
Tipton
C. W. Maxwell
Kleyla
Terre Haute
St. Mary's College
St. Mary's of the Woods
St. Frances de Sales
Bishop Chatard
Indianapolis
Chatard
Hammond
Robert Church
G. H
Brazil
Holliday
Carnegie
Iron Yaster
Madison
Trinity Methodist Church
L. W. Munhall
Marconi's Scientific Rivals London Letter
London letters recall the rough path of Marconi toward fame as rivals belittle his method and claim priority. Colonel Pilsudsky asserts Marconi’s system fails in parts of Europe during June to August. French engineer Ducretet demonstrates wireless voice using earth fixed wires, impressing Gaillard and observers with potential telephone revolution.
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Marconi
Pilsudsky
M. Marconi
Europe
M. Ducretet
M. Gaillard
Sewing machines charm lonely troops in South African blockhouses
A Navy and Army writer notes soldiers in South Africa would often seek a sewing machine in blockhouses. The allure lies in sewing as a housewife’s help, offering comfort amid loneliness. Even seasoned reservists and inexperienced recruits share the fascination, though the motive remains a mystery.
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New York
Tommy
England
Christ birth question goes to Willie and Georgie
In a Philadelphia Telegraph snippet a Sunday school teacher asks Willie where Christ was born. Willie delays then answers Mauch Chunk. The teacher corrects him and asks Georgie, who says Bethlehem, prompting Willie to claim Bethlehem or the Lehigh Valley Railway as possibilities.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Christ
Willie
Mauch Chunk
Georgie
Beth Le~hem
Wells
Lehigh Valley Railway
Story They Tell Roosevelt Boy Father Occupation
The New York Evening Sun recounts a Roosevelt child at school filling a questionnaire. When asked for his father’s occupation the boy answered simply My father is 11.
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New York Evening Sun
Roosevelt
Memorial Exercises McKinley Day Observed in Ohio
Canton and other states paused public and parochial schools for patriotic programs honoring President McKinley’s birthday. Excerpts from his speeches were read, hymns sung, and local leaders delivered remarks. A memorial meeting in Canton featured William Dudley Foulke as chief orator.
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McKinley
Tabernacle
William Dudley Foulke
Indiana
Roosevelt
Civil Service Commission
George H. Laughlin
Wheeling
W. Va
Josiah Hartzell
Foulke
America
Republic
Executive Mansion
Atro ‘Ous
Ohio Legislature Honors McKinley In Joint Session
In Columbus Ohio the Legislature in a joint session praised the late President McKinley with speeches by Senator Hosea Governor Nash and others. tributes included a pen note from Gen Grosvenor and remarks on McKinley's political record. Governor Nash also spoke at Ohio State University about McKinley at noon.
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McKinley
Ohio
House of Representatives
L. M. Hosea
Cincinnati
George K. Nash
Charles H. Grosvenor
Hosea
Charles W. Baker
W. C. Harding
J. C. Royer
Sage
Cleveland
Thomas
Norwalk
W. C. Blodgett
Nash
Ohio State University
Cleveland Honors McKinley Birthday With Flags Across City
Flags flew from business blocks public institutions and hundreds of homes in Cleveland on January 2 in honor of the late President McKinley. The display, urged by the Cleveland auxiliary committee, drew broad citizen support reflecting enduring affection for the former leader.
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Cleveland
McKinley
Cleveland Auxiliary Committee
Cummins Addresses Legislature on William McKinley
Governor A B Cummins spoke to a joint Legislature session in Des Moines on January 29 honoring William McKinley. The address highlighted McKinley’s belief that a great leader must master crucial issues, including productive capacity and labor and capital relations, noting his mastery of economic subjects.
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Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
William McKinley
Senate
Cummins
United States
McKinley Birthday Observances Across Cities
Chicago honors William McKinley with half mast flags and services at Studebaker Hall led by Judge William R. Day. Baltimore schools raise funds for a memorial, while Cincinnati reports no public observance though lessons on his boyhood are taught.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
McKinley
Lfe
McKinley Trbute Moves Through Legislature in Two States
Denver resolutions praise McKinley and call for stamping out anarchy after his death while condemning the naval board majority report on Schley. Lincoln observes McKinley memorial day with school contributions to Canton fund and G A R addresses led by Chancellor E Benjamin Andrews.
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Col
McKinley
House
Schley
Naval Board of Inquiry
Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Public
Canton
Grand Army Post
E. Benjamin Andrews
McKinley Birthday Observances Shut New York Schools
New York on January 2 marked the late President William McKinley's birthday with exercises in all public schools. Flags flew over public buildings and meetings including a Board of Aldermen session were adjourned as a sign of respect to his memory.
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New York
William McKinley
Birthday of William McKinley Marked in Buffalo Schools
In Buffalo New York on January 29 public schools held exercises for the anniversary of the late William McKinley. At noon Rev Charles Locke spoke at the Merchants Exchange where additional addresses were delivered by Joseph Ewell judge advocate of the G A R and others.
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N. Y
William McKinley
Charles Locke
Merchants’ Exchange
Joseph Ewell
Special McKinley tribute in Utah schools today
In Salt Lake City today January 29 special exercises honor William McKinley in schools and colleges across Utah. A feature was the collection for the McKinley monument fund with a cap of five cents per child.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
William McKinnary
Memorial services honor President McKinley in Kansas City
Memorial services were held in Kansas City today by the Farragut and McPherson corps of the W. R. C. Maj. William Warner delivered the principal address. Similar services were observed by several Jewish societies.
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Kansas City
President McKinley
Farragut and McPherson Corps
William Warner
McKinley Day Observed in West Virginia Schools
In obedience to Governor White proclamation McKinley day was observed across the state with memorial exercises in some schools and penny contributions by pupils in most schools.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
White
McKinley Day Observed in Schools Across Two Cities
In Pittsburg and surrounding areas McKinley day was widely observed in schools. Officials estimate voluntary contributions raised by the See today and the churches last Sunday range from twenty five thousand to forty thousand dollars.
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Pittsburg
See
McKinley Day Observances At State Normal School
In Emporia Kansas on January 29 students at the State Normal School held observances for McKinley day. A collection was taken at the close of the program to support the McKinley monument fund.
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Emporia
Kan
State Normal School
McKinley Monument Fund
Baker University Holds Memorial for President McKinley
Baldwin Kan Jan 29 Baker University held memorial services for President McKinley with Rev W A Quayle former university president and late of Indianapolis delivering the address.
Public schools postpone McKinley day observance
Danville public schools postpone McKinley day observance to February 22 for joint memorial exercises honoring Washington Lincoln and McKinley.
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Indianapolis Journal
Danville
McKinley
Washington, Lincoln
Miners and Operators Call for Injunction Reform
A convention demanded federal and state laws to curb judicial injunctions that affect wage workers, including provisions against fines or imprisonment without jury verdict. They urged a May 7 general holiday to protest government by injunction and sought continued AFL support. Iowa district funds were appropriated to aid families of twenty two Lost Creek mine disaster victims.
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Congress
Mitchell
Council of the American Federation of Law
America
W. B. Wilson
W. D. Ryn
Hale
Lost Creek
Iowa
J. P. Reese
Delegate Johns Reads Poem At Convention Closure
Officers received compliments for efficient services during the year. Delegate William R. Johns read a self prepared poem about the convention, and the gathering ended with the singing of America.
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William R. Johns
America
Miners Union Adopts Amended Constitution By Popular Vote
The United Mine Workers convention adopted a major amendment to elect national officers by popular vote next year after hours of debate. Delegates from all districts discussed rules on representation, transfer cards, superintendent eligibility, and suspension of work powers. The session also approved shifting amendments to majority vote and ordered a night session to complete business.
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Iss
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Reese
Anl
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Preliminary Meet Attendees Convene at Hotel English
Indiana mining operators attended a preliminary conference last night at the Hotel English. After adjournment one operator stated the deliberations were private and no disclosures would be made to the public.
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Indiana
English
Paris Chamber Adopts Shorter Mine Work Day
The Paris Chamber of Deputies, with the approval of the minister of public works M Rotudin, adopted Bislay Bocatis plan to cut daily mining work to eight hours. The chamber then debated the measure’s clauses.
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Chamber of Deputies
Miteister of Public Works
M. Rotudin
Bislay
Bocatiet
Chamber
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