Misleading contracts spark wage clash on Indiana wells
Laborers on inspections for the Barber Asphalt Compact demand 9 cents an hour under a new minimum wage law, while barbers resist court challenges to the statute as an infringement of private contracts. The dispute delays Jefferson and Henna street contracts and pushes up city labor costs. Meanwhile Indiana Ironworks plans a season shutdown, and Winona Lake hosts a summer influx with writers and photographers meetings ready to begin.
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Fort Wayne
Incianepolis
Ind
Jefferson Street
Henna Street
Teameters
Barber Company
Ministers preyed on victims in church fraud scheme
A. M. Hendricks alias multiple names was arrested in Indiana for trying to defraud Rev. Bleckman of Michigan City by claiming a Cincinnati legacy and presenting a supporting check. He was bound over to the Circuit Court in a set amount after pleading guilty. Related cases involve clergy and older men targeted by similar tales in Plymouth and Jeffersonville, Indiana.
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Indianapolis Journal
RTE
Ind
A. M. Hendricks
Father Bleckman
Michigan City
Cincinnati
Bleceman
Plymouth
Father Yenn
Wel
de Perce
Chatard
Imilanieee
Weather forecast for Indiana Ohio and Illinois this week
Washington June 15 forecast for Thursday and Friday calls for probable local rains in Ohio Indiana and Illinois with variable conditions. Readings show temperatures around 73 high and 66 low with northwest winds and clear to cloudy skies. Observations include 1 pm readings and precipitation figures from June 1 to date, compiled by forecast official Aappenhans.
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Washington
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
R.H
C. FP
Wappenhans
Widespread thefts and brutal injuries reported in Indiana
In Indianapolis a Thompson woman was arrested after props thefts at Mrs. McCann’s home led to missing valuables and concealed clothing found later. A hog attacked a seven year-old near Fairmount, tearing clothing and wounding her severely, possibly life threatening. In Terre Haute, Frank Cotton, 24, was run over by a Vandalia freight and both legs were amputated at the hospital after falling between cars near Brazil.
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Indianapolis
M. V. McCann
Thompson
McCann
McCain
Frank Hurke
Idianopolis
Indianapolis Journal
Fairmount
Ind
Perry Seale
Terre Haute
Frank Cotton
Cotton
Brazil
Union Depot
Franklin
McKinley Prosperity Seen in Noblesville Growth
Noblesville Indiana reports a 10 percent wage increase for strawboard mill workers amid full employment. Enameling works struggle to meet orders, housing is scarce despite new homes, and city growth accelerates with blocks and factory expansions. County farmers enjoy high prices for fruit grain and livestock as prosperity spreads statewide.
Peru bagging mills to reopen after two years closed
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Peru jute bagging mills to resume operations within a week after a two year shutdown while an estate settles. Charles J. Kraus & Sons now control the plant, a major supplier to cotton mills.
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Indianapolis Journal
Peru
Ind
Peru Bagging Mills
Charles J. Kraus & Sons
Convention Notes and Meetings Across Shelbyville and Muncie
In Shelbyville the state Sunday school convention grows. sunrise prayer, open square services, and diplomas mark the day. Dr. Chapman delivers the graduation address as Prof. Excell leads a 100-voice choir. In Muncie over 300 Christian Endeavorers attend the thirteenth annual meeting with sunrise prayers and talks by ministers from Indianapolis South Bend Hartford City Redkey and Frankton.
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Indianapolis Journal
Shelbyville
Ind
Public
Mary Mitchell
Iowa
C. D. Meigs
Dr. Chapman
E. O. Excell
W. ©. Pearce
International Association
Muncie
Muncie District Christian Endeavorers
Charles Beacon
Indianapolis
Palmer
South Bend
C. A. Wade
E. E. Neal
Hartford City
J. O. Bills
Redkey
George \. Green
Frankton
Nettie Prather
Chicago
Composite Novel Read By Six Well Known Personalities
Greensburg Ind June 19 Last evening the Tourist Club invited to the home of Hon Will Cumback to hear a composite novel by six distinguished members of the Western Association of Writers. The six chapters proceed in order from Dr John Arn Loyd to Prof Mark L De Matte with each writer continuing the tale to a happy conclusion. The club, made up of teachers lawyers and others, says the story is good. The Western Association of Writers will meet at Winona next Monday and the authors will read the tale. Chicago literary circles have shown interest though the final disposition awaits the association meeting.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greensburg
Ind
Tourist Club
Will Cumback
Western Association of Writers
John Arn Loyd
Stringtown On the Pike
W. H. Venable
Ohio
Wil! Cumback
Coates Kinney
Carr
Anderson
Mark L. de Matte
Valparaiso
Winona
Cumback
Chicago
Association
Milestone in Meridian Bail Case Attracts Attention
Meridian bail bonds draw scrutiny as details emerge from the case involving Charles L. Harry once the general superintendent of Kokomo Street Railway and Electric. The June report places Harry at the center of ongoing legal proceedings.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Charles L. Harry
The
Kokomo Street Railway and Electric
Fugitives Arrested for Bigamy in Meridian
A year after departing with Misswell Jackson a seamstress, a man and woman were arrested in Meridian Mississippi for bigamy. The Jackson woman is jailed and Mrs Harry with Kokomo attorneys are in Meridian pushing the trial. The couple lived as husband and wife in Jackson and moved in good society.
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Ight
Misswell Jackson
Meridian
Miss
Jackson
Harry
Kokomo
Oil Boom Near Niles Sparks Land Boom and Drilling
A major oil discovery on W. W. Stevens farm six miles northwest of Niles, Michigan, spurs Dudley Shirley of South Bend to lease 0 acres and plan drilling as crude flows steadily. Nearby farmers cheer rising property values amid hopes of inexhaustible supply.
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Niles, Mich
W. W. Stevens
Dudley Shirley
South Bend
Ind
Stevens Farm
Stevens
Elizabeth Webb Dies After Illness in Peru
Mrs Elizabeth Webb widow of O P Webb pioneer of Peru dies after three weeks illness. Funeral from Catholic Church scheduled Friday morning.
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Peru
Ind
Elizabeth Webb
O. P. Webb
Centerville Pioneer Henry Noble Leaves Centerville for Indianapolis
Henry C Noble one of Indiana s oldest undertakers moved to Indianapolis on Wednesday. Born here seventy years ago he spent all his life in Centerville and ran a local business for over four decades. Centerville has the only pavement laid by the general government aside from Washington two blocks on Main street laid with limestone blocks during the National Road construction and still in good condition. Howard Atkinson and John H Bireley prominent Wabash financiers are considering a new bank in Wabash though no decision on state or national charter yet. An old fashioned camp meeting opens July 28 at Johnson County fair grounds under Bethel AME Church with Rev B J Coleman pastor. Darlington Masonic lodge building dedication in Crawfordsville features Judge Jere West with later degree work. W C Buckles, a painter in Hartford City, fell twenty five feet from a roof Wednesday and is fatally injured. Dr J B Culbert named postmaster July 17, appoints Dr E E James as deputy.
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Centerville
Henry C. Noble
Indiana
Indianapolis
City of
Washington
Wabash
Howard M. Atkinson
John H. Bireley
Ancy
Franklin
Johnson County Fair Grounds
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
B. J. Coleman
Crawfordsville
Masonic Lodge
Darlington
Jere West
Hartford City
W. C. Buckles
Portland
J. B. Culbert
Theodore Bailey
E. E. James
Hamburg American liner Deutschland beats its own speed record
Hamburg American line steamer Deutschland arrived at Plymouth at 8 16 am after covering 3082 miles in 5 days 11 hours 15 minutes at an average 23.88 knots surpassing its previous best 23.36. Daily runs were 419 840 842 542 149 460. best August 1909 run was 502. Other transatlantic movements include Hohen Zollern Mesaba Teutonic Oceanic St Paul Sardinian Southwark Servia Majestic Sylvanıa Anchoria Menominee in port at various British and Irish ports.
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Plymouth
Hamburg- American Line
Deutschland
New York
Hohenzollern
Genoa
Mesaba
London
Teutonic
Liverpool
Oceanic
St. Paul
Southampton
Sardinian
Glasgow
Southwark
Antwerp
Cherbourg
Hamburg
Queenstown
Servia
Majestic
Sylvania
Boston
Anchoria
Menominee
Everett-Moore syndicate seeks Ohio interurban traction expansion
The Everett-Moore syndicate plans to absorb the Mahoning electric system and extend its reach from Port Huron to Pittsburg, spanning three states with over 2,060,000 people within reach. Negotiations for absorption of the Mahoning line, valued for its 40 miles of rack in Warren and Youngstown area, are under way as reports say.
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Cleveland, O
Surburban
Everett-Moore
Port Huron
Mich
Pittsburg
Sig Syndicate
Ohio
Warren
Niles
Girard
Youngstown
Greencastle
Annes
Death of P. C. Cheney Former New Hampshire Governor
Dover N H June 19 Former Governor P C Cheney of Manchester died at his son in law Charles H Fishs home aged seventy three after a long illness following his wife s death Born February 25 1828 Cheney rose from paper mill work to mayor of Manchester and two governor terms He also served as a Civil War brigadier commissary and minister to Switzerland under Harrison later presiding over the People s Savings Bank of Manchester
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Dover
N. H
P. C. Cheney
Manchester
Charles H. Fish
Person Colby Cheney
Holderness
Ashland
New Hampshire
Peterborough
Hancock Academy
Parsonfield
Cheney
People’s Savings Bank of Manchester
Brigadier General John B. Turchin Dies at State Hospital
Anna July 19 reports Brigadier General John B. Turchin a Civil War veteran died today at the State Hospital for the Insane. Born in Russia he trained as a soldier and rose from colonel of the Nineteenth Illinois Infantry to command brigades and batteries in campaigns from Tennessee to Atlanta. He organized forces, led at Huntsville, Chickamauga, and Resaca before resigning in 1864.
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Anna
John B. Turchin
State Hospital For the Insane
Russia
Nineteenth
Illinois Infantry Volunteers
Yates
Chicago
Tennessee
Buell
Turchin
Huntsville
Chicago Board of Trade
Death of Haddam native Rusell, former U S consul general
Cablegram from London announces the death in London of Charles T. Russell of Haddam Conn a former United States consul general at Liverpool from 1885 to 1889 aged about sixty five.
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Haddam
Conn
London
Eng
Charles T. Russell
United States
Liverpool
Missouri Confederate veteran Major Lee Hughes dies at 73
Marshall Missouri reports the death at his home of Major Lee Hughes aged seventy three a member of the Second Missouri Cavalry Gen Joe Shelbys brigade in the Confederate army The notice notes his death at his Marshall home on June 19.
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Marshall, Mo
Lee Hughes
Second Missouri Cavalry
Joe Shelby
Henry Xavier Dies at 75 Noted Horticulturist in New York
New York June 19 Henry Xavier aged seventy five a renowned horticulturist and sheep breeder died today in Mount Vernon New York His work earned him national recognition among growers and breeders across the country.
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New York
Henry Xavier
Oves
Mount Vernon
N. Y
In Memory of Pingree Mourning in Detroit and Lansing
Flags in Detroit and state buildings are at half mast as Detroit’s ex mayor Pingree dies in London. Governor Bliss issues a proclamation praising Pingree as soldier, businessman, and leader. State offices close for a day. courts adjourn and formal mourning observed nationwide.
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Detroit
Mich
Pingree
London
Lansing
Biisa
Ingree
Remains of Mr Pingree Embalmed and Taken to Private Mortuary
Remains of Mr Pingree have been embalmed and removed to a private mortuary prior to their embarkation on Sunday.
Dividend Declarations and New Ventures Across Nations
The American Telephone Company declares regular 4 percent and extra 14 percent dividends. Pennsylvania Land and Lumber forms in Camden to operate in Mexico. Nicaragua cotton acreage exceeds 8000 acres with expected sale at about 4.5 cents per pound in Nicaragua currency. Lorain Streetcar plans fare drop to 3 cents Friday. Cleveland mayor Tom L Johnson disclaims stock credit. Kentucky oil lands owners discuss consolidation at Lexington. Oil exists in Wayne, Pulaski, Knox, Bath counties. Colorado Fuel and Iron will stay independent per Pueblo Star Journal. Schwab denies absorption of Colorado company. East Liverpool Factories Company elects directors and officers. Isthmian canal engineers condemn two dam sites on San Juan, note a convenient third site. Youngstown Iron and Tube doubles capital to 2 million. plant to manufacture steel and iron with two blast furnaces. 2500 workers needed. Munn Brothers v Ibex Mining Court awards over 1 million. independent code claim. New York Herald notes possible GE purchase of Thomson-Houston to enter British electrical field. West Virginia secretary of state grants Vulcan Consolidated Copper charter with 25 million capital. Esmeralda mines Nevada to be operated. Siegel to be president. Bamberger vicepresident. Champion secretary. New York Supreme Court hears Treadwell v Clark. demand for stock. Clark stock certificates questioned.
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American Telephone Company
Pennsylvania Land and Lumber Company
Camden
N. J
Mexico
Nicaragua
Lorain (O
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Kentucky Oil Lands
Lexington
Wayne
Pulaski
Knox
Bath
The
Star Journal
Pueblo
Cal
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Colorado
East Liverpool
G. C. Murphy
N. A. Frederick
E. J. Owens
Robert T. Hall
George W. Meredith
John J. Purington
Isthmian Canal Commission
San Juan River
Youngstown Iron and Tube Company
Hallet
United States
Denver
Munn Brothers
Ibex Mining Company
Ibex Group
Leadville
Archer
New York Herald
General Electric Company
Thomson-Houston Company
Thomson- Houston Company
Boston
Evelish
West Virginia
Vulcan Consolidated Copper Company
Vulcan Copper
Esmeralda County
Nevada
Henry Siegel
New York
J. A. Bamberger
Salt Lake City
Charles T. Champion
McLean
Supreme Court
Geo. A. Treadwell
Wm. A. Clark
United Verde Copper Company
Charles H. Demand
Professor Treadwell
Senator Clark
Thomas
London
Crimes of Various Degrees Reported Across States
Reports list several violent and tragic incidents. Dr J G Jessup dies from a Berkeley shooting by Rev Charles G Adams now jailed in Oakland. Louise Buse found dead and burned near Greene Iowa. authorities suspect murder. Melbourne Bank president J H Phillips commits suicide at Riverside House amid bank troubles. A U S marshal dispatch notes slayings of Sheriff Glover suspect Gregorio Cortez captured, posse nearby. Counterfeiting scheme tied to Jose Frias alleged. vast dollars minted in Chihuahua circulate in US. Philippine veteran George Ecker and Holden Kemmerer captured or identified in remaining reports.
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J. G. Jessup
Charles G. Adams
Berkeley
Cal
Adams
Oakland
Louise Buse
Greene
J. H. Phillips
Melbourne
Fla
Gregorio Cortez
Mexico
Jose Frias
Chihuahua
United States
George Ecker
Holden Kemmerer
New Orleans Death Reveals Jacob Miner Mystery Figure
An unknown man shot himself last Thursday in Jackson Square New Orleans. The coroner later identified him as Jacob Miner a retired cigar manufacturer and dealer from New York City. Ecker is described as intense and at risk of lynching if captured. He had shot at officers who were attempting to arrest him over an alleged check dispute from about a year earlier.
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Ecker
Jackson Square
New Orleans
Jacob Miner
New York City
General Labor News Roundup From North American Industry
National Cash Register in Dayton resumes work with all departments filled except molders carpenters and machinists. Canadian Pacific track men strike quiet until Revelstoke attack on non union substitutes. American Tin Plate workers discuss wage scale in Cleveland with officials remaining reticent. Southern Railway reports machinists out for three weeks with varying reintegration rates. Washington printing pressmen nominate officers for today’s vote including Higgins Callery Balser McDonald Unger Malpas Burklin Webb.
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National Cash Register Company
Dayton
Canadian Pacific
Revelstoke
B. C
American Tin Plate Company
American Tin Plate Workers’ Association of the United States
Cleveland
J. A. Dodson
Southern Railway
Western District
Southern Railway Company
Washington
M. T. Higgins
Boston
James E. Callery
Philadelphia
E. A. Balser
J. D. McDonald
R. J. Unger
Denver
R. T. McGrath
New York
C. P. Malpas
Pittsburg
W. H. Burklin
St. Louis
W. J. Webb
Becker Wins Metropolitan Golf Championship Match
In Glen Cove on June 19 Genevieve Becker of Essex county defeated Maude K. Wetmore of Morris county seven up and six to play to advance as the defending metropolitan titleholder. Another result saw Mrs. G Collingwood of Powellton defeat Mrs. H F Whitney of Nassau six up and four to play as the round continued at Nassau Country Club.
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Glen Cove
L. I
Nassau Country Club
Genevieve Becker
Essex County
Maude K. Wetmore
Morris County
G. Collingwood
Powellton
H. F. Whitney
Nassau
Ulunda Believed Delayed After Transatlantic Passage
The Furness- Allan steamer Ulunda left Liverpool June 4 bound for St Johns and Halifax and is now fifteen days out. The voyage should have taken eight days and fears arise of an accident. Insurance rates on the Ulunda have been raised.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Furness- Allan Line
Ulunda
Chambers
Liverpool
Halifax
Arrest of Two Boys Over Cruelty to Animals
William Hoffbauer aged nineteen of 1545 Hill avenue and Roy Hoffman aged fifteen of 22 Beville avenue were arrested for cruelty to animals after hiring a horse and buggy from W T Long’s livery and failing to return it by 2 PM. Long notified detectives as the night wore on and the boys remained missing.
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William Hoffbauer
Hill Avenue
Roy Hoffman
Beville Avenue
W. T. Long
Long
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Indianapolia Journal
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Toledo
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Indiana Liquor League
Indiana Notes
Atlantic
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John RB. Turchin
Major Lee Hughes
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Kentucky
Daniel Purinton
Denison University At
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