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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1902
Page
21
An illustrated advertisement in this column promotes Wealth from Cornstalks with the claim that 3M can be made on every 900 invested. It urges readers to write Morrisery & Co. 32 Browsway New York for particulars. The piece targets investors and promises high interest from the corn investment scheme.
An OCR damaged ad pitches safe investment schemes and stock speculation profits with phrases like wealth from cornstalks and National Fiber & Cellulose Co. It promotes limited stock at 31 1/2 per share, claims no risk and steady monthly earnings, lists fictitious firms, appeals to small investors, and directs inquiries to Sanford Makeover & Co. and F. A. Senechal & Co. bankers.
David Thomas was killed instantly yesterday afternoon when a freight engine switching cars at Kentucky and River avenues sent three cars into motion. The body, found beneath the west tracks, was identified after hours of confusion. Thomas, 50, a cooper at King and parking works, father of ten, had previously been injured in a Vandalia collision and was pursuing a railroad damage suit now pending.
Martin Montgomery aged twelve and Tanthias Wilcox ten stole two horses and buggies yesterday afternoon. They drove to Fairview Park, spied a rot, and rode away, with Wilcox guiding. Montgomery fled toward the river but was caught later. Wilcox was seized by Bicycle Policemen Streit and Losh.
The report discusses sectionalism in the labor movement, focusing on Western Federation of Miners and Western Labor Union challenging AFL affiliation. It notes Western unions’ strength in the West, Denver convention attendance by AFL leaders, and warns that the Western Labor Union harms national cohesion and may fail despite good intentions.
Carpenters and woodworkers end feud by consolidating under the Carpenters Union. Union painters will decorate the House and Senate, and statehouse corridors. Talks unfold on convict labor contracts and protecting union interests for the 199th Legislature. Building Allied Council handles Teamsters at Claypool Hotel with Painter Simon coordinating with contractor G W Swift.
A survey of labor activity notes Direct Legislation League formation in Los Angeles, no Wisconsin pattern maker, and no women in San Antonio Retail Clerks Union. Connecticut moves to elect a labor governor while Stockton Federated Trades plans a July 4 parade. San Francisco patrolmen win eight hours. Cape Breton miners gain 19 percent, while Canadian Pacific raises trackmen wages per arbitration. Montana Copper Mining raises pay about 15 cents daily. North Wales Quarrymen seek support from Canadian and U S quarrymen. Stationary Firemen Union reports 1,215 new members in a month with 47 idle, Fall River mills see widespread W percent raise benefiting about 2,000 workers. American Federationist coverage continues.
Information collection will occur through blanks mailed to secretaries of local unions, directing them to provide specified details. The plan outlines steps for distribution, response handling, and compilation of data from affiliated bodies. The approach emphasizes organized outreach and standardized reporting across union localities.
Indianapolis contractors organize the General Contractors Association of Indianapolis to share methods and discourage strikes. Directors named are William P. Jungelaus George W. Stanley John A. Schumacher Henry Brandt and J. E. Shover. The W L Austill Furniture Company in Elwood is incorporated with 10000 capital and directors William L. Austill S B Hastings O A Armfield F B King and Jacob Barrows. Citizens Telephone Company of Columbus increases capital stock from 15000 to 501000.
The Great Wallace Show led by Ben Wallace arrives on West Washington street for two performances tomorrow with a 10 o'clock parade. The dressing tent houses 30 performers and over 100 trunks, with a strict one-trunk limit per performer and Charles Sweeney as the exacting equestrian director coordinating calls and stock ready for showtime.
The German Lutheran Orphans Home invites attendees to the annual meeting on the grounds of the institution with services in the morning and afternoon. Refreshments will be sold on the grounds to benefit the home.
Wholesale trade listing notes W Kriel operates the Main Cigar Store at 106 Monument Place in the English Block.
Benjamin G Harbeson files for divorce from May Harbeson claiming cruel, inhuman treatment including insistence on her mother living with them and refusal to wait on him when ill. Also sues streetcar company for 15,000 damages for injuries from a collision. Other new suits listed include divorce, partition, and damages in multiple cases.
Circuit Court proceedings show Nannie Baldock against William Baldock for divorce submitted to court with evidence heard. Clover Leaf Sanatorium case continued for argument. Nixon versus Riester on note with default and judgment for $125.97 plus costs. Spillman et al. support matter Terinced for want of prosecution against plaintiff for costs. Indiana Shoe and (name change) proceeding noted.
List of court minutes featuring appellee briefs in Trask and Kelley cases, appellants’ replies in Franklin County and Connersville matters, and records from Greene and Gibson circuits. Includes assignments of errors and joinder notes for Moran v Frank Leslie.
George C. Day, 30, attacked his stepfather Silas C. Woolf at 82 Roache Street, injuring Woolf seven times in the abdomen. Woolf survived. Day and Woolf had not been on good terms for some time.
Day returned drunk and attacked Woolf in a kitchen altercation witnessed by Mrs. Woolf and Israel Durnell. Woolf sustained injuries after repeated blows, then received first aid and hospital care with doctors reporting no serious harm.
A fragmentary poem by Benjamin Sledd laments colonial violence and sea imagery. It blends night, reef sounds, distant caravels, and whispers of Spain, with a haunting buoy call signaling long sorrow and the seed of retribution.
True bills were returned today in Jacksonville on Helen Wilmans Post Charles E Post and Charles F Bargman for improper use of the mail The defendants face a second indictment within a year alleging defrauding by promising cures through mental science treatment for a fee The previous indictment was quashed
The Camera Club prepares for a June exhibit in YMCA parlors from June 18 to 22. YWCA gospel meeting at 4 PM led by Miss Henrietta Mayo, with Miss Lucy Telford singing. Hugh Weaver, a molder at Haugh Ketchum works, fainted from heat. he’s home at 12 South New Street. Indian Sports German Mutual Fire to hold annual meeting on Tuesday in Y’s office. officers to be elected July 15. Walter Sherwood invites veterans to form a mutual benefit organization at the courthouse jury room Wednesday. Father Mathew Boys Brigade holds fifth annual meeting at St John’s Hall, with banquet and toastmaster S&S PF. Mary Pierce, long-arrested, died at Beice station. deemed insane and slated for asylum. Funeral arrangements by Undertaking Co. New groundsman to Franklin shinaia. Brookside Park hosts fourth annual picnic of the Ex-County Citizens’ Association with 100+ attendees.
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