Brutality of mob near Bloomington shocks community
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Henry Demming and his wife were beaten by whitecaps at their Bloomington home six miles northeast of town. A buggy whip inflicted injuries as about fifty men demanded they account for alleged abuse of their four year old son. Demming and wife were taken to the woods, one man choking Demming, and both forbidden to dress. Judge Martin orders investigation and threatens affidavits against two identified assailants.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Henry Demming
Here
Demming
Martin
Tragic Panhandle Train Hits Buggy. Three Die Near Kokomo
Three young men from Galveston died after a Panhandle line westbound train struck their buggy three miles west of Kokomo Indiana. Victims Harry Young Thomas James and Will Patterson perished with crushed skulls as the horse remained missing. Other reports cite a fatal collision in Muncie Indianapolis Journal item and separate incidents across Indiana including a man killed by a L B E W engine and a drowning at Fort Wayne after stepping beyond his depth.
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Kokomo
Ind
Panhandle
Harry Young
Thomas James
Will Patterson
Galveston
Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Merle Clark
James McHugh
Maumee
Anderson Merchants Face Water Rate Increase
A June meeting of the Anderson Merchants Association acted to curb rising water rates. The water works board raised city rates by about 7 percent with no prior notice beyond a general notice to patrons. Citizens fear higher charges and some plan to disconnect service amid calls for relief.
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Indianapolis
Anderson
Ind
Anderson Merchants
Water Works Board
Anyonceman
Masis
Ier
Anderson Sie
Cloudbursts at Wabash and at Lafayette storm damage
Cloudbursts in Wabash Indiana and nearby areas caused rising streams and flooding. A severe electric storm damaged barns and homes, stunned residents, and flooded store fronts while sewers failed to handle heavy runoff. Farmers reported damaged corn and hillside wash. In Lafayette a wind storm at about 4 PM struck Poling's blacksmith shop with lightning damage.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash
Ind
Ed McNarmy
Lafayette
Poling
Storm Damage Blasts Indiana Towns and Markets
A violent electric storm struck Hagerstown and surrounding areas causing extensive damage. Lightning destroyed a cold storage house owned by A L Petree with $1000 loss and $900 insurance. Heavy rainfall marked the year’s heaviest total. Nearby Munice reports a valuable pacing horse killed after being driven onto a live wire as a park wire and trolley line were downed. Telegraph and telephone poles fell, trees and outbuildings damaged, but no injuries reported.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hagerstown
Ind
A L. Petree
Muncte
Byron Moffitt
Westside Park
Union Traction Company
Moffitt
County Tickets Named In Several Indiana Districts
Reports from Grantsburg Shelbyville Marion Kentland detail county ticket nominations in Crawford, Shelby, and Howard counties. Notables include Elwood G. Boyd, Joseph Bell, Harry Roberson, and Dr Charles Dantic for Crawford. Elmer Bassett, J Q Oldham, E K Montgomery, and Dr Walter McFadden among others in Shelby. Judge Hiram Brownlee declines renomination, influencing local joint senate and Howard county outcomes. Newton county remains tight over Goodland and Kentland seat removal.
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Indianapolis Journal
English
Ind
Crawford County
Grantsburg
Elwood G. Boyd
Joseph Bell
Harry C. Roberson
Eli McKinsee
Charles Dantic
Walter Coleman
John Deich
J. P. Goodrich
George W. Self
Shelbyville
Blessing’s Opera House
John ©. Walker
George Melks
Elmer Bassett
J. Q. Oldham
E. K. Montgomery
Omer Barlow
Matthew Lux
Meatshop Boycott Rocks Newburg Warrick County
In Warrick county Newburg a Farm Hands Union led boycott targets the town meat shop owner whose father paid a farm hand fi per day instead of 1.5. The farmer yielded, but the union presses for the nonmember’s dismissal. Residents shun fresh meat and rely on smoked meats and fish to avoid trouble.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Newburg
Warrick County
Court weighs minimum wage case in Indiana on public work
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Richmond Indiana June 7 Judge Henry C Fox ruled on Clements a school house janitor seeking wages under the new minimum wage law for unskilled public work. The School Board argued a special contract. The court overruled the demurrer and the case goes to the Supreme Court with Judge Fox expressing serious doubt on the law's constitutionality.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Circuit Court
Henry C. Fox
Clements
Supreme Court
Fox
New Library at Cart age
In Cart age Indiana Ripley township Rush county dedicated a public library building funded by local citizens. Henry Henley began the drive with a $1000 gift and supplied furniture. The Henry Henley Public Library houses 3000 volumes with 15 periodicals. Miss Mattie Clark serves as librarian.
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Indianapolis Journal
Carthage
Ind
Ripley
Rush County
Christian Church
W. P. Henley
Library Association
Merlea Hoagland
Indiana
Ripley Township
Henry Henley
Henley
Chautauqua Library and Scientific Circle
Lbrary
Two Trials for Murder in Portland District Court
Portland Ind June 7 One week from Monday Charles E Shepherd of Redkey will face a life trial in the Jay Circuit Court on a first degree murder charge. The proceedings were closed today as the defendant withdrew his not guilty plea and requested to quash the indictment. The motion was overruled and Shepherd pleaded anew. Attorneys then sought a special venire.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Charles E. Shepherd
Redkey
Jay Ctrcuit
Shepherd
Special Venire
Ertel Murder Trial Set After Shepherd Case
James W. Ertel, indicted for first degree murder in the killing of his wife, will be tried. A motion to quash the indictment was overruled. The proceeding follows the Shepherd trial and is scheduled for the Tuesday after.
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Sodeeery
Shepherd
James W. Ertel
Ertel
Forced to Shut Down Johnston Glass Factory at Hartford City
Hartford City Indiana June 7 The Johnston Glass Company plant the federation co operative window glass firm led by J R Johnston closed due to floaters in a tank breaking loose preventing further operation. Workers hoped to finish until June 18 but equipment will be rebuilt this summer. Clelland factory owned by Johnston remains open until June 15 as a smaller twelve pot operation.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
Johnston Glass Company
Federation Co-operative Window Glass Company
J. R. Johnston
Federation
Clelland
Johnston
Montpelier
F.L. Patrick
Dayton, Union City & Huntington Steam
Joseph H. Sell
Pennville
Patrick
Wampler
New Episcopal Church in Elkhart to be consecrated
June 7 reports that St John’s Episcopal Church Elkhart will be consecrated by Bishop John Hazen White next Wednesday with a sermon by Rev Louis Brown of St Pauls Indianapolis. Weeklong celebrations planned. choir to play a key role. The church cost 30 and was freed from debt recently. Cornerstone laid 1846.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart, Inc
St. John's Episcopal Church
John Hazen White
Louis Brown
St. Paul's
Indianapolis
Tomorow
William Galpin
Elks Carival Opens in Muncie with State Attendance
The Elks carnival starts in Muncie on Monday June 9 and runs a week with large turnout expected from multiple Indiana cities including Anderson Alexandria Indianapolis Elwood and Marion. Rich mond Ellis noted a large detion as over 1100 Elks are expected to attend from across the state.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Richmond Ellis
Anderson
Alexandria
Indianapolis
Elwood
Marion
Irish immigrant’s long life recounted in local notices
A collection of brief items notes births and deaths across Indiana communities. It mentions a man born in Ireland and settled in Ohio before moving to the state in the sixties, his wife’s death in 1897, and his declining health. Also reported are the death of Miss Gildys Langworthy in Worthington from Los Angeles, an educator James T. Hunter in Terre Haute, tax collections in the Seventh district, homing pigeons’ fast flight from Evansville, a Liberal post office robbery arrests in Spencer County, a Woodbury Glass stock sale in Parker City, a fatal bull attack near Brazil, Tell City’s rising assessments, Rev. Hugo Bischoff’s new posting, a prohibition alliance organization in Muncie, a not guilty verdict in Rushville, a hunting accident in Paoli, a business college commencement in Richmond, and the J. Baker Canning Company moving to Hoopeston.
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America
Ohio
Downey
Worthington
Ind
Gildys Langworthy
Los Angeles
Cal
J. W. Langworthy
California
Presbyterian Church
Terre Haute
James T. Hunter
Clinton
St. Anthony's Hospital
Pension Bureau
Washington
Internal Revenue District
Aoe
South Bend
Evansville
Liberal
Spencer County
Josh Oskins
Edward
Charles Rbufkin
Wartmann
Muncie
Albert Canfield
Woodbury Glass Company
Parker City
John D. Carter
George Leggett
W. E. Miller
C. W. Moore
Winchester
Brazil
George L. Wilson
William Stewart
Wilson
Professor Bischoff
Concordia College
Lutheran Church
Geneva
Neb
Masters
Rushville
Lucian Osborne
Civic League
League
Paoli
Fred Brown
Arthur Wells
Wells
Brown
Richmond
Mayor Jones
Toledo
Business College
Valparaiso
J. Baker Canning Company
Hoopeston, Lr
Flood Devastates Chicago Area With Heavy Rainfall
Chicago records torrential rain over two days causing hundreds of acres to flood in the southwest, bridges along Calumet river disabled, a 30 day railroad bridge loss, and widespread basement inundation. A street cave-in near Plymouth court endangers residents and workers as water mains rupture.
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Chicago
Calumet River
Plymouth Court
Nemaha River Flood Swamps Tecumseh Nebraska
The Nemaha river overflowed its banks flooding miles of lowlands with crops submerged and houses in the lower town abandoned up to second story water. Dead livestock float downstream as Burlington tracks go under water and uptown cellars begin filling. More rain threatens further damage if river levels rise.
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Tecumseh
Neb
Nemaha
Burlington
Gompers Rules Brewery Worker Jurisdiction Split
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, declares that brewery workers belong to the National Union of United Brewery Workers while engineers and firemen in breweries stay with the International Union of Steam Engineers and the International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen. He notes the Louisville convention aimed to preserve craft-based divisions and outlines the intended organization by craft.
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Cincinnati
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Brewery Workers
Organization of
National Union of United Brewery Workers
A. F. of L
International Union of Steam Engineers
International Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
Louisville
Executive
Oxford to award Choate honorary civil law degree
London dispatch reports Oxford University will confer the honorary Doctor of Civil Law on Joseph H. Choate, the United States ambassador, at the forthcoming encenic commemorating the founders.
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London
Oxford University
Oxford
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Debate in Congress Condemns Spooner Amendment on Panama Canal
The Senate debated the Spooner amendment amid broad condemnations of the Panama Canal Company methods. Discussion centered on the London dock charges bill and a proposed national forest purchase, with critics warning the Panama route risks legal entanglements and corruption.
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Anti-Anarchy Bill Stalled as House Adjourns
Washington June 7 The House spent the day voting on amendments to the anti-anarchy bill with only McCall's strike on the word assault in the archist section succeeding. A recommit motion by De Armond failed as the quorum broke and the House adjourned without final action. Crumpacker proposed a new section making death in the event of threats to the President elect or Vice President elect.
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Missouri
Crumpacker
Indiana
Ray
Gilbert
Kentucky
United States
Powers
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Alabama
Richardson
Lanham
Texas
Smith
Senate
DeArmond
Artistic novelties gift priced for lasting remembrance
A selection of artistic novelties offered with gifts priced from small to medium. The note emphasizes that choosing from this range provides a life long remembrance.
House debates amendments to foreign assassination bill
Members clash over provisions protecting foreign ambassadors and the death penalty. Amendments seeking broader jurisdiction and harsher penalties were defeated. The House approved a substitute for the Senate bill and adjourned after a stalled recommit motion.
Windstorm Unleashes Tornado Like Destruction at Holdredge
A June 7 windstorm in Holdredge Nebraska reached tornado strength. Several small buildings were wrecked and farmhouses of L Pennington and Nels Loyison were demolished. Mrs Pennington and her daughter were seriously injured after being lifted by the wind. Property damage reported near Atlanta with no injuries.
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Holdredge
Neb
Sacramento
L. Pennington
Nels Loyison
Fatal duel near Erwin leaves three wounded
In Erwin Tennessee on June 7 a fight between Abe Masters and I R Love escalated when John F Tinker, half brother of Masters, joined. Masters and Tinker clashed again and Tinker was shot and killed instantly. Masters wounded in the hip and Love shot in both arms and shoulder. Love is thought fatally injured.
Beauty doctor denied habeas corpus in Miss Thompson case
Chicago judge Dunnecules Danse refused E W Johnson’s request for release. He ruled there remains sufficient cause to hold the so called beauty doctor for trial in the May 29 death of Miss May Thompson after she wore a mask he prepared. Johnson faced tighter confinement pending further action.
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Chicago
E. W. Johnson
May Thompson
Dunnecules Danse
Johnson
Trial Bottle Free Promises Cure for Kidney and Blood Diseases
Warner Safe Cure offers a free trial bottle to any reader who writes from Rochester New York and mentions the Indianapolis Journal. A medical booklet with symptoms and treatment is sent, along with testimonials and a general guarantee from the publisher.
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Rochester
Indianapolis
Qurtor
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