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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1903

Page

8

Minnesota Farm Mortgages At Five Percent Rate

Five percent mortgages on Minnesota farms highlighted with emphasis on highest grade options. Contact for details and eligibility.

Minnesota

Fruitless conference ends in stalemate as talks on arbitration fail

In New York on June 22 a general conference between building trades employers and a rebel group of skilled laborers failed to yield an arbitration plan. Critics labeled the proposal one sided while a speaker warned of hardship if workers lack food. In Pittsburg the bricklayers and stonemasons reached a temporary settlement to resume work pending arbitration, with about 100 workers affected. Separate action in New York re-elected Samuel Parks as a walking delegate amid criminal charges, while President Neidig again faced votes.

New York United Board of Building Trades Building Trades Employers’ Association Robert Pattison Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers James J. Nugent Eldritz Board of Governors Mr. Farley de- Jeyers Pittsburg Stonemasons Allegheny Bope The And Masons’ International Eee Yipee Stonemasons’ National Internatial Samuel Parks Hecla Iron Works Housesmiths’ and Bridgemen's Union Neidig Parks

Freight handlers strike becomes nonarbitrable in Kansas City

Kansas City dispatch reports that striking freight handlers have been blacklisted and will not be subject to arbitration by the railroads. The State Board of Arbitration had urged submission of differences between the railroads and the striking workers to arbitration, but the demand was rejected.

Kansas City State Board of Arbitration Strik

Ewen Returns to Lexington as Breathitt Affairs Face Conference

Captain B J Ewen the key witness in the Marcum murder trial left Lexington for a secret destination amid rumors of plots against him Governor Beckham Inspector Hines and Adjutant General Murray met at the Phoenix Hotel for a late night conference to plan a special Breathitt Circuit Court term around July 20 to probe arson bribery charges and related conditions with troops kept on duty in Jackson and a special outside judge to be appointed

Lexington B. J. Ewen Jett and White J. B. Marcum Jackson Ewen Marcum Beckham Inspector Hines Breathitt County D. B. Redwine Commonwealth Byrd Irvine Thomas Marcum Murray Frankfort Col Roger Williams Phoenix Hotel Redwine Asylum Governor Beckham Hines Colonel Williams Breathitt R. J. Ewen J . Redwine Murry Williams

Tillman Murder Case Seeks Venue Change in Columbia

In Washington area proceedings Judge Townsend heard Tillman murder case motions for a change of venue. Tillman, then Lieutenant Governor, shot N. G. Gonzales editor of the State on January 15 after Gonzales denounced him. About three hundred affidavits claimed prejudice in this county. prosecutors submitted limited affidavits in reply. speakers argued each point as adjournment paused proceedings until tomorrow.

Columbia D. C Circuit Court D. A. Townsend James H. Tillman Tillman N. G. Gonzales State

Diaz to Run Again for Mexican Presidency

The National Liberal convention in Mexico City nominated General Diaz for the presidency. Spokesman Gabriel Mancera highlighted wide public support while Diaz affirmed citizens should serve as long as fellow citizens may desire. The president stressed duty to country across multiple posts.

Mexico National Liberal Convention General Diaz Gabriel Mancera Eee

Gil elected President of Dominican Republic in new provisional era

Dispatch from Santo Domingo City reports General A Wes y Gil has been elected president after overthrowing General Horatio Vasquez. General Eugenio Deschamp, who withdrew to back Gil, is named vice president, marking a new provisional government.

Paris Santo Domingo A. Wes Y Gil Horatio Vasquez Eugenio Deschamp Gil

King Peter I Leaves Geneva for Belgrade amid Swiss crowds

In Geneva King Peter I of Serbia departed for Belgrade at 8:43 p m. The holiday mood filled the city as crowds gathered along the Rue Be lot route to the station. Gen Popovics escorted the king with a Servian delegation and Geneva officials. A deputation of Geneva women offered flowers and the train left amid cheers with Peter shouting Vive la Suisse.

Geneva Peter I of Servia Belgrade Rue Belot Popovics Senate Peter la Suisse

Miner Daniel Lewis Dies After Explosion

An explosion injures two English-speaking miners and three foreign miners who remain in critical condition. Daniel Lewis, a miner, died from his injuries today. The blast is believed caused by a defective safety lamp.

Daniel Lewis

Bratton Held on Levee Killing. Bond Set in Belleville

In Belleville Circuit Court Judge Holder denied a writ of habeas corpus for John Bratton of East St Louis. Bratton and four men were held on a coroner's jury recommendation for the killing of Naval Reserve Clifford Hambley on a levee near Bratton's home Saturday night June 12. Bratton's bond was set at 3500 with others at 1500 each. Bratton joined his men's bonds and a friend signed his own bond.

Bratton

Argument At Trenton In United States Shipbuilding Case

In Trenton New Jersey June 22 the United States Circuit Court heard arguments for the appointment of a receiver for the United States Shipbuilding Company. Complainants led by Lindabury Woolman and Untermeyer face Charles L. Corbin McCarter and Deming for the shipbuilder. The proceedings covered Schwab's 30 million dollar financing including preferred stock common stock and collateral bonds with mortgages on the Bethlehem plant and shipyard property. Affidavits by Nixon and Garey were read denying insolvency and asserting solvency. The hearing adjourned to Newark tomorrow with Sheldon expected as a witness.

Trenton N. J United States Circuit Court Kirkpatrick Rolan R. Conklin United States Shipbuilding Company R. V. Lindabury Henry Woolman Henry Untermeyer The Shipbuilding Company Charles L. Corbin Robert H. McCarter Charles C. Deming Mr. Woolman Woolman Charles M. Schwab Bethlehem Steel Works Bethlehem Republic Trust Company McCarter Lewis Nixon A. C. Garey Nixon Schwab John W. Young Young Garey Sheldon Newark

Dissatisfaction at Belgrade Promotes Regicides Not Relished

Belgrade reports mounting cabinet pressure from Russia and Austria demanding punishment for the assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga. King Peter's promotions of Geneva officers spark offense, while Vienna notes the new king knew of the plot and that Belgrade officers executed it despite the late king offering to renounce the crown.

Belgrade Alexander Draga Peter Geneva Michich Vienna Allegemeine Servia Oi Nce Orga

Federal judge removed for general immorality on supreme bench

President Roosevelt signed an order removing Judge Daniel H. McMillan from the New Mexico Supreme Court on charges of general immorality. Clement C. Smith of Hastings, Michigan, was appointed to succeed him. McMillan had been appointed from Buffalo, New York, after investigations and rehearings. Smith is a highly regarded Michigan lawyer accepted by officials of the Department of Justice.

Supreme Bench New Mexico Clement C. Smith Michigan Washington President Roosevelt Knox Daniel H. McMillan Supreme Court of New Mexico McMillan Buffalo N. Y Hastings Mich John G. Milburn Judge Smith Judge McMillan Department of Justice

Russian Ambassador Cassini Delayed Departure from Washington

Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador, cannot secure a cabin on the Kaiserin Wilhelm der Grosse bound for Europe and will delay his departure until early July. His stay in Washington aids negotiations on the Chinese American commercial treaty, a source of satisfaction to the State Department.

Washington Europe Count Cassini State Department

Mooresville Bank Incorporation Authorized in Indiana

Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Representative Hemenway in Washington. Authority granted for the First National Bank of Mooresville Indiana with 3000 capital and named incorporators H Luther Scruggs Webb Rooker and House. Also notes rural route appointments and treasury bond conversions. Internal revenue May totals show 18 415 085 with declines in tobacco and liquor. Secretary Shaw returns to city from West. Europe trip cancelled though family sails July 4 for summer.

Indianapolis Journal Washington Hemenway Indiana First National Bank of Mooresville Ind H. H. Luthers George R. Scruggs John C. Webb Thomas B. Rooker John M. House George H. Nichols John R. Childs Cassius W. Nichols George J. Iids Hebron Treasury Shaw Europe

Ogdens case upheld on tobacco war contracts

London June 2 Lord Chief Justice Alverson delivered judgment in a test case about Ogdens limited distribution of 1,000,000 dollars annually to retailers for four years during the tobacco war. The decision holds Ogdens was not relieved of these contracts by selling its business or joining the Anglo American combine and its operation with the American Tobacco Company.

London Alverson Ogdens (Limited Ogdens American Tobacco Company Anglo-American Combine

King Edward Orders Mourning For King Alexander

London reports King Edward directs court mourning for two weeks to honor the late King Alexander of Serbia. The proclamation notes national grief and flags to be half mast during the period.

Alexander London Edward Alexander of Servia

Frohman to present Sothern and Marlowe in Shakespeare tours

Charles Frohman has arranged a three season joint tour for E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe under his management. They begin in New York in September, then tour the United States to San Francisco before a London engagement. They will perform Romeo and Juliet Much Ado About Nothing As You Like It The Taming of the Shrew The Merchant of Venice A Winter's Tale and Hamlet. The company includes about a hundred members. Miss Marlowe will appear at the Criterion and Sothern at the Lyceum in New York this winter. neither will perform in England before the joint tour.

London Charles Frohman E. H. Sothern Julia Marlowe New York United States San Francisco Miss Marlowe Mr. Sothern Criterion Theater Lyceum Theater Mr. Frohman England California

Missouri Senator Bars White Paint On Capitol Liberty Statue

Missouri Senator Cockrell halted plans to whitewash the 17 foot bronze Statue of Liberty atop the Capitol dome. He argued the statue should stay bronze, insisting the painting would ruin its appearance and threaten its dignity. Work stopped after his protest, with Cockrell warning action if the project resumed.

Senator Cockrell Miss Liberty Washington Liberty Capitol Missouri Congress St. Louis Sena Senate Cockrell Shaw Treasury

New Jersey Company Dealt Insolvent by Vice Chancellor

In New York on June 22 Vice Chancellor Stevenson of Jersey City ruled the Asphalt Co. of America solvent and granted a restraining order against its business. He refused to appoint a New Jersey receiver. Two receivers, appointed by the U S Court, should be upheld, the vice chancellor said.

New York Stevenson Jersey City Asphalt Couy of America New Jersey United States Court

Sequoia League charges Burton with incompetency

The Sequoia League accuses Charles E. Burton, Moqui Indian Agency superintendent, of incompetency to civilize and educate Indians, arbitrary conduct, and rule violations. Charges filed with the Interior Department are signed by leaders from Stanford, Lummis, and several named correspondents and Ariz. residents. A full investigation and witness protection are demanded.

Washington The Sequoia League Interior Department Charles E. Burton Arizona David Starr Jordan Leland Stanford University Charles Cassatt Davis Charles F. Lummis Los Angeles J. L. Allen Grace N. Allen Reams Corner Ariz Richard Egan Capistrano Cal J. B. Epp Oraibi

Feudists Raid Keystone WV In Mountaineer Attack

A mountaineer band led by Floyd McCoy from the McCoy Hatfield feud stormed Keystone West Virginia raiding its town last night. They opened fire injuring officers and a man named Reynolds. One attacker was killed and another fatally wounded while the rest fled into the mountains with dead and wounded. Police pursued the group as great excitement gripped the region. The Hatfields live nearby.

Roanoke Floyd McCoy Keystone McDowell County West Virginia John Reynolds McCoy Reynolds Warren

Five Men Burned in Gas Explosion at Park and Hickory

In Columbus Ohio five men were badly burned by a natural gas blast at the mouth of a shaft to a sewer tunnel at Park and Hickory streets. Injured named include Albert Adams contractor George Immert day engineer Henry Jones night engineer Otis Kilbourne Central Ohio Natural Gas Company employee and Charles McBride tunnel man. All were removed to a hospital. no fatalities feared. A building at the shaft mouth was wrecked. Also Tamaqua Pa reports a gas explosion in Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company No 4 mine last night injuring fourteen men, with six expected to die.

Columbus Park and Hickory Streets Albert Adams George Immert Henry Jones Otis Kilbourne Central Ohio Natural Gas Company Charles McBride Tamaqua Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company

Who Has The Loot Manila 1898 Loot Charges Revived

Manila June 22 The revival of charges that American officers looted public buildings after the 1898 surrender could lead to a formal inquiry. Authorities traced pictures and art objects from the municipal museum and say a Filipino was entrusted with them after surrender. Claims include a former staff officer removing a silver service from Malacanan Palace. Governor Taft returns health restored.

Manila Malacanan War Department Taft Benguet

Supreme Lodge A. O. U. W. adjourns thirty fourth annual convention

In St Paul on June 22 the Supreme Lodge A. O. U. W. adjourned its thirty fourth annual convention. It approved readjusted death benefit assessments starting at age twenty four and noted heavier increases at fifty five with no rise between eighteen and twenty four. Amendments allow supreme officers to change meeting place without delegates input. An office of consulting actual was created and M. M. Dawson of New York City was elected to fill it.

ST. Paul Supreme Lodge M. M. Dawson New York City

San Francisco Tug Incident Ends in Bay Fall

In San Francisco on June 22 the tug Priscilla with excursionists on board entered its wharf when two men, J. D. Paulson a bookkeeper aged thirty one, and Edward Sellinger aged twenty four, began to scuffle a sword, fell into the bay, and only one buoy remained usable as the others failed.

San Francisco Priscilla J. D. Paulson Edward Sellinger

Desperate struggle ends with drownings before aid arrived

Two men engaged in a perilous struggle were swept away and drowned before assistance could reach them. The incident occurred as bystanders watched, unable to help in time, leaving officials to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths.

New Metal Radium Described As Rare Powerful

A Westminster Gazette report explains radium as a newly identified metal with extraordinary radiance and corrosive effects, scarce and costly to extract. Polonium and radium are discussed as possible new elements, with limited commercial use due to extreme rarity and lack of pure form.

Ex Speaker Reed Fortune Shows Substantial Estate

The Boston Transcript notes the late Thomas B. Reed left an estate appraised at $431000 net, contradicting impressions he died poor. It argues public wealth varies by region, citing earnings from salary, writing, and law, and mentions Northern and Southern contrasts in former members’ fortunes.

Boston Transcript Thomas B. Reed Washington Reed Senate Congress

The Swimming Hole in McClures

A narrator recalls a red headed boy from across the tracks and his deft swim strokes at a dam pool. The piece reflects envy and admiration for sea like technique and the speaker’s longing to belong with a casual, sporty bravado.

McClure’s Custer Fitasimmons

Devoe Paint Sales Letter to Jos R Adama

A marketing letter argues Devoe Ready Paint lasts longer than lead and oil mixes. It compares painting to medical quick fixes and emphasizes cost effectiveness and durability. The pitch targets painters like Jos R Adama, urging discussion with Lilly & Stalnaker about the product.

Devoe Lilly & Stalnaker Am Oreay W. Devoe & CO

Fragmentary note on acting troupe and swimming gesture

A brief, confused fragment mentions a company of actors, possible group dynamics, and a swimmer’s lunge forward. The text is unclear with mangled names and intentions, offering no coherent event, date, or outcome to anchor a full card.

Indianians Granted Certificates to Numerous Named Individuals

A long list of certificates issued to many residents including Perry Key Henry Starbaum Josephs Hock Henry C Moore ae Flowers William M H John Conklin James Williams James inavia Ge I Walters John J Stanford Theodore Benz James Bonnell Jacob Huffer Charles Bodjs Stout David Schooley Almeron Crannell Walter Francis M Yager Mary V Clinton Gordon Martha A Louisa Noe Susannah H Sutton Hart Elizabeth Katharine Holbrook Benjamin Thorn James McCurley James Buchanan John T Andrew Bird Nathan Siaefer Willam Bi-W Scott William Jean Jasper W Ham Hill George Smiley William Ravuck B Trimble Everard Willi Bryson Samuel Polk William H es George C Harris Ficharaig Bol John Jourdain Weesner Cay Jn Mtorer Sara eaS Martha Rachel v reluctance Susan A Margison

Perry Key Henry Starbaum Josephs Hock Henry C. Moore Ae Flowers William M. H John Conklin William Ares James Williams James Ge I. Walters John J. Stanford Theodore Benz Sknolds James P. Bonnell Jacob Huffer Charles Bod Js Stout David Schooley Almeron H. Crannell Walter Francis M. Yager Mary v Clinton Gordon Martha A. Louisa Noe Susannah H. Sutton Bute Hart Sarah On Elizabeth J. Mere Katharine Holbrook Benjamin Thorn James McCurley James G. Buchanan John T Andrew J. Bird Nathan Siaefer Willam W. Scott Willam Jean Jasper W. Ham Hill George Smiley William Ravuck B Trimble Everard Willi . Bryson Samuel Polk William H. Es George C Harris H Reuben Ficharaig Bol ‘Howard Hig John Jourdain Sheldons William T. McAllister William H. Pratt Jes Bol Weesner J ‘Than Mtorer Sara al Eas Martha Mer Rachel v. Reluctance Houston Susan A. Margison

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