Protective Leave and Labor Union Tensions in Indiana
Central Labor Union met to discuss a western Indiana delegates convention set for June 14 in Terre Haute The gathering aims to push a broader boycott against merchants and wholesalers aligned with the Citizens Protective League amid labor disputes Names on the league list were dropped from circulation as many members withdrew A separate note mentions a Johnston plant closure dispute for the Martford City window glass industry with ongoing factory actions and a potential new work stoppage.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Central Labor Union
Indiana
Citizens’ Protective League
Scale Gazette
League
Ute
Forco
Hst
Organiza Sonodsryios
W. D. van Horn
Indiana Minere
Muncie
Johnston
Martford City
Window Glass Corporation
Hartford City
Flooding of Kankakee Rips Through Farmland
In Valparaiso Indiana and nearby towns heavy rains push the Kankakee River to its highest level in 25 years. Farmers abandon thousands of acres of river bottom land as the flood spreads. Severe wind and lightning storms cause damage in Muncie Eaton Lafayette and Warren with roofs torn off sheds blown down and a fatal lightning strike.
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Indianapolis Journal
Valparaiso
Ind
Kankakee
Hartford City Elects New Council Amid Contested Plant
Hartford City Indiana June 6 the new city council rejected the old council purchase of the electric light plant for four thousand dollars and authorized no payment on related bills. They elected J R Johnston school trustee raised city officer salaries and started paving projects. A large fire destroyed hay grain and farming implements. Winona Lake Indiana June 6 first M E Sunday school excursion to Valparaiso brought about four hundred travelers including Mark L De Motte. Plans for Kosciusko county common schools graduation June 21 and a Bible conference with John H Converse were announced. A cement walk will extend along the grounds fronting cottages.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
New Council
Old Council
American Light and Power Company
L. Olds
Citizens’ Committee
J. R. Johnston
Winona Lake
M. E. Sunday School
Valparaiso
Mark L. de Motte
Western Association of Writers
Kosciusko County
Winona
J. Wilbur Chapman
Bible Conference
John H. Converse
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Greencastle
de Pauw University
Minshall Laboratory
Bishop Hamilton
Dr. Baker
S. A. Lattimore
W. J. Hamilton
Church University
School of Music
Meharry Hall
Crossing Row Relief as Two Rail Lines Reach Accord
In Wabash Indiana a peace accord ends clashes at the Fort Wayne and Southwestern crossing as 200 workers remove sidetracks and reset derailed mogul locomotives. Judge Shively handed down a sweeping injunction authorizing withdrawal of opposition to the crossing. The Wabash Company plans to comply, with no appeal filed. In Muncie, Charles Clark, 35, was found dead behind a colored club on South High Street. investigators pursue leads as Clark had been drinking with two men before midnight.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Fort Wayne & Southwestern
Shively
Traction Company
Hammond
Noice
Supreme Court
Muncie
Charles Clark
South High Street
D. G. Fitzsimmons
Clark
George Durst
Robert Shinkle
Durst
Shinkle
Dayton
Union
Frank F. Williams
Wabash Water Company
St. Louis
Ethel
G. E. Ireland
The
Christian Church
Indiana
Court of inquiry to probe Hopkins charges in Vincennes
A court of inquiry is convened by Brigadier General McKee in Vincennes to examine charges against Capt. Hiram A. Hopkins Indiana National Guard. The board includes Lieut. Col. McCoy Adjutant McCoy Capt. Branch and Capt. Bloome. Hopkins is absent. findings go to Governor Durbin.
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Indianapolis Journal
Vincennes
Ind
McKee
Hiram A. Hopkins
Company A
Indiana National Guard
George W. McCoy
J. N. McCoy
City
EB. F. Branch
Martinsville
J. F. Bloome
Evanaville
Hopkins
Durbin
Secret double wedding shocks Goshen and nearby towns
The report notes Frank Umbenhour, ex-Goshen City Band leader, wed Emma Fick in Plymouth while her parents learned of the match. Separate items cover Frank F. Williams and Ethel Ireland’s wedding in Wabash, a Dublin death, a Muncie council licensing proposal, a forgery case in Bluffton, Barney Meyer’s fatal scalding, a Dupont showman fatality, and a drowning near Washington.
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Indianapolis Journal
Goshen
Ind
Frank J. Umbenhour
Goshen City
Logansport
Emma Fick
George Fick
Plymouth
W. E. McKinzie
Umbenhour
Misa Fick
Local News Briefs From Across Indiana Areas
City man Parkison injured when he fell from a riding plow while plowing corn and was pinned by the implement. Councilman A. L. Wright is critically ill from a neck carbuncle. A Richmond lodge backs a street fair for late summer. Clements sues the School Board for 2 cents an hour under a public labor law with a demurrer. John Parker Hunter and wife celebrate their sixtieth anniversary. Strawberry crop is short. shipments to Indianapolis and Chicago down. Republican central committee sets Veedersburg convention for July 17. Bloomington railroad tax dispute pursues injunctive action over a missing tax deadline. Fort Wayne custody case delays July 1 hearing. Alexandria Elks Carnival proves a success after storm. Valparaiso church dedication next Sunday. Sullivan elder Uncle Barnett Sauer man seriously ill. Petersburg council names H H Tislow to the School Board for three years.
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Parkison
A. L. Wright
Richmond
Lodge of Ellis
Clements
Covington
John Parker Hunter
Warren County
Hunter
Indianapolis
Chicago
Republican Central Committee
Veedersburg
Bloomington
Fort Wayne
Aiken
Superior Court
Estella Janven
Ohio
Alexandria
Valparaiso
First Congregational Church
Millera
E. D. Curtis
Sullivan
Barnett Sauerman
Petersburg
H. H. Tislow
General Miles Misquoted In Chicago Dispatch Denied
General Miles arrived in Chicago and departed for Washington denying any orders to Washington or plans to skip West Point exercises. War Department officers denied any administration orders to Miles and explained he only sought to review Fort Riley field gun tests before heading to West Point and Syracuse for veterans’ events.
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Miles
Pennsylvania
Washington
West Point
General Miles
War Department
Iles
Fort Riley
Senate
Syracuse
N. Y
Fire Reveals Large Distillery Hidden in Yonkers House
A Yonkers fire uncovers a major still operation in a rented country home. Neighbors saw the blaze and the fire department found two large boilers and full distilling fittings. The occupant Harris and his family have vanished, with liquor reportedly sent daily to New York.
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New York
Yonkers
Harris
Gracious Queen Summons NY Cellist For Royal Music
At noon Queen Alexandra sent for Anton Hegner the New York cellist to play at Buckingham Palace that afternoon. He arrived distressed as his accompanist was unreachable. Princess Victoria offered to accompany him and played for two hours with the Queen beside them. several ladies attended.
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Alexandra
Anton Hegner
New York
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Princess Charles
Denmark
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Man Commits Suicide in Jackson Park After Reading
Arthur Dee James thirty years old city salesman for a Chicago flour firm killed himself on Wooded Island in Jackson Park by cutting his throat and slashing his left wrist with a razor. A motive remains a mystery. He came from Denison Indiana and had served in the Philippines. He was to receive a wage raise today.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
William A. Armstrong
Richmond City
Armstrong
Chicago
Jackson Park
Arthur Dee James
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South
Iowa
Philippines
Denison
Lynching near Toma Creek ends man’s life
Wiley Gann, an African American man, attempted to assault a farmer’s 12 year old daughter in Wise County Virginia. A mob captured him near Toma Creek and shot him multiple times, ending his attempt to flee.
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Wiley Gann
Wise
Virginia
Toma Creek
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Constitutional Convention Adopts New Richmond Constitution
The Richmond constitutional convention adopted the new constitution by a recorded vote of 89 to 10. Two Republicans and eighty eight Democrats voted yea, the Republicans voting in the negative.
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Richmond
Culver Cadet Appointments and De Pauw Commencement
Culver Military Academy announces cadet promotions with captains and lieutenants named across corps with band and hospital duties noted. DePauw University prepares for commencement June with Minshall lab dedication and class reunions, while Earlham College hosts annual music recital and upcoming games with Miami University and Superba.
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Indianapolis Journal
Culver
Ind
Culver Military Academy
Charles McQuaid
H. R. Fitton
W. C. Kramer
B. C. English
C. H. Cavnah
C. Winter
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H. P. Pope
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M. E. Nebeker
F. G. Ray
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J. B. Trinler
U. S. A. Register
J. E. Given
A. R. Nowels
Franklin College annual hailed as best issue yet
The Blue and Gold of Franklin College is praised as the best annual yet issued by the school with fine half tones and layout. Miss Dean finishes a catalogue of U S public documents for the college library, a government depository. The college plans a campaign to recruit new students after a prior successful effort.
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Indianapolis Journal
Franklin, Ind
Franklin College
Miss Dean
United States
C. H. Hall
Pa Beta Phi
Ethel Webb
Alpha Gamma Alpha Sorority
Chapel House
Ruth Sloan
Harry E. Teacher
W. G. Emerson
Mabel Whitenack
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Butler
Franklin
Indiana
Central Academy Holds Commencement at Friends Church
Plainfield Indiana June 6 Central Academy graduation exercises were held at the Friends Church. Speakers included Harry Hobbs Bridgeport and Miss Henley Monrovia with an address by Rev Elwood Ellis Richmond. Alumni elected Florence Green president and Nora Devens vice president.
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Indianapolis Journal
Plainfield
Ind
Central Academy
Friends’ Church
Harry Hobbs
Bridgeport
Henley
Monrovia
Elwood Ellis
Richmond
Alumni Association
Florence Green
Nora Devens
Scholar in Politics Address Adorns Madison Alumni Banquet
Madison Indiana June 6 Robert A. Brown clerk of the Supreme Court delivered an address at the Madison High School Alumni Association banquet on The Scholar in Politics.
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Indianapolis Journal
Madison
Ind
Robert A. Brown
Supreme Court
Madison High School Alumni Association
Travelers' Protective Association selects Indianapolis for 1903 meeting
Portland reports the Travelers' Protective Association national convention choosing Indianapolis as the 1903 meeting site. Officers elected include President Howard W. Peake of Texas and four vice presidents: Robert W. Simmons California E. W. Donhem Ohio Robert L. Willey Georgia Louis Ochs Louisiana. Nelson Gray Kentucky named hotel committee chair and Rev Virgil Tevis Indiana named national chaplain.
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Portland
Ore
Travelers’ Protective Association
Indianapolis
Howard W. Peake
Texas
Robert W. Simmons
California
E. W. Donhem
Ohio
Robert L. Willey
Georgia
Louis Ochs
Louisiana
Nelson Gray
Kentucky
Virgil Tevis
Indiana
Storms and Floods Hit Illinois and Surrounding Areas
A Chicago storm brought lightning strikes and fatalities including Rev. M. W. Chase’s son Wilbur Chase. A woman died on a street car in the city and basements flooded. Elsewhere a tornado near Thornton damaged McLendy stock farm and Baptist church worth an estimated 25000 dollars. Yorktown township tornado destroyed barns and a church in Savannah Alabama with stock losses and train delays.
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Wheaton
Wilbur Chase
M. W. Chase
Centenary M. E
Mount Carroll
Iai
Carroll County
Thornton
George N. McLendy
Illinois
Torrential Downpour Strikes Mitchell and Beatrice
Mitchell Iowa experiences the greatest storm in years with a violent wind and one hour of torrential rain. Seven inches fell, basements flooded, trees blown down, and extensive property damage reported. Beatrice Nebraska endures a Cortland cloudburst flooding the city cutting rail communication. eight feet of water in Union Pacific roundhouse, tracks washed out, and trains rerouted. Families evacuated as livestock drowned or swept away.
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Neb
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Trains Delayed Across Kansas and Oklahoma Amid Storms
Kansas City dispatch reports trains arriving one to several hours late due to rain with Santa Fe worst affected. Crop flooding and delayed harvests noted in Oklahoma and near Emporia Kansas as Neosho river swells. Cleveland report: judge H E J Zwick dies after hammer contest accident at Glenville track meet.
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Dayton
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Floods Plague Western Towns as Rains Pour Down
Dispatches report heavy rains and floods across the West. Dannebrag Nebraska floods from Oak creek floodwaters three feet deep streetwise. Clarinda Iowa records seven inches of rain in two hours. Marshalltown Iowa cloudburst ends in tragedy as seven year old Boniford Langdon drowns after falling from a tree while crossing a creek.
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Clarinda
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Notable figures detained in gambling investigation
William B Masterson known as Bat Masterson, James C Sullivan of Oregon, J F Sanders of Denver and Leopold Frank of Chicago were arrested by detectives on aging paraphernalia posession charges. Masterson and Bullivan posted $1000 bail each, Sanders and Frank held overnight.
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William B. Masterson
Chicago
West
Bat Masterson
James C. Sullivan
Oregon
J. F. Sanders
Denver
Col
Leopold Frank
Masterson
Bullivan
Sanders
Frank
President Roosevelt Proves Himself Equal to His Place
A retrospective on President Roosevelt shows a shift from doubt to respect. He relies more on literary and educational advisers than party bosses, gaining wide influence for foreign policy, justice, and reform. His fairness, decisiveness, and pursuit of nonpartisan standards uplift his standing.
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Kansas City Journal
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Massachusetts
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Germany
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France
Famous pension case highlights Oberly guardianship dispute
The complex pension fight over Daniel Oberly, a Civil War veteran paralyzed after a neck wound, centers on a court guardian and alleged fraud. Examiners once labeled him a capable performer. Oberly denies dancing and insists he is helpless, while officials reduce and withhold his pension to recover mispaid funds.
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Washington Post
Eugene F. Ware
Daniel Oberly
Oberly
John H. Ubiler
Lebanon
J. W. Meanes
Troy
Meanes
Pension Bureau
Ohio
Washington
Ware
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Bureau
Evans
Secretary of the Interior
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Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania Infantry
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Roosevelt to speak as President not campaigner in western trip
Washington columnist notes President Roosevelt plans a West Coast and Southwest tour in September and October without partisan intent. He will attend state fairs and public functions, deliver nonpolitical remarks, and avoid stump speeches while in office.
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Roosevelt
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Mississippi
Sam Accused of Massive Theft Targets Haith Over Presidents
Washington Star reports Simon Sam faces a charge of stealing 5 000 009 dollars aimed at sparing Haith embarrassment regarding its ex presidents. The article notes the unusual sum and the political framing surrounding the case.
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