Indiana miners and operators near wage contract
The joint Indiana miners and operators committee adjourned after a long session in Terre Haute with a near agreement on a 10 day wage scale for the mine and a check off for United Mine Workers dues. Disputes centered on powder purchases and the minimum coal vein thickness to which the price applies, with a resolution adopted to add pay for thinner veins.
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Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
United Mine Workers
Window Glass Blow ers Face Machine Threat in Hartford City
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Hartford City Indiana on March 23 reports that local window glass blowers fear a blowing machine as the trust installs one in Alexandria. The national window glass workers organization opposes the machine and warns a powerful union could impact outcomes.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hartford City
Ind
Alexandria
National Organization of Window Glass Workers
Niles & Scott Increases Wages at LaPorte Plant
LaPorte March 28 The Niles and Scott Company maker of metal wheels for agricultural implements announces a voluntary wage increase of a per cent in certain cuts of its plant, detailing higher pay for affected workers and areas of the factory.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Niles & Scott Company
Newport Mill Fire Destroys Newport Milling Company Plant
The Newport corn mill in Newport Indiana owned by the Newport Milling Company with A H Nordyke as principal stockholder burned at 5 o'clock this morning. The fire started in the third story near the dryers and the building and machinery were destroyed in under an hour. Loss to building and machinery is about 25000 dollars with partial insurance on shelled corn totaling around 10000 dollars. The mill had extensive export trade requiring day and night operation. The company plans to rebuild and convert another main mill to a similar capacity to meet contracts.
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Indianapolis Journal
Newport
Ind
NewPort Corn
Newport Milling Company
A. H. Nordyke
Indianapolis
Montezuma Mill Company
Coinis
Brooks escapes bail in Vincennes assault case
George Brooks fled bail in Vincennes on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill against Atwell Jackman. Witnesses from Novelty works described the January razor cutting of Red Jackman at a toboggan slide, with twenty two female employees ready to testify. Jackman, the injured party, is also a Novelty works employee.
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Indianapolis Journal
Vincennes
Ind
George Brooks
Atwell Jackman
St. Francisville
Brooks
Red Jackman
Novelty Works
Jackman
Jury finds assault and battery verdict in Pigg case
Sullivan Ind march 28 The jury in the case of W B Pigg charged with assault with intent to kill returned a verdict of assault and battery and a fine of 1 0 0 0 0 dollars plus costs the brief note records the outcome of the trial and the court proceedings
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Indianapolis Journal
Sullivan
Ind
W. B. Pigg
Democrats of Portland and Elwood Nominate Tickets
Democrats in Portland nominate Jacob F. Denney for mayor Ed Jellison for clerk and Peter Mellinger for treasurer with a compromise allowing Mellinger to take treasurer if he quits the mayoral bid In Elwood Democrats nominate W C Smith for layer William A Hupp for treasurer Charlies M Zerface for clerk with councilmen C E Harvey Sheridan Clyde and others on the ticket The race is described as the fourth municipal ticket and the hottest in Elwood history
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Jacob F. Denney
Ed Jellison
Peter Mellinger
Thomas Fleming
Mellinger
Denney
Elwood
Fol
Layer
W. C. Smith
M. Harbit
William A. Hupp
W. G. Zerface
Charlies M
C E. Harvey
Sheridan Clyde
H. M. Brown
William W. M. Hoppenroth
John C. Bell
Uel Swihart
William Lee
Aso
Campbell Credibility Questioned by Anderson Friends
In Anderson Indiana on March 2 the friends of Wallace B Campbell former president of the Indiana State Editorial Association dismiss his statements and offer no credence to his claims.
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Indianapolis
Anderson
Ind
Wallace B. Campbell
Indiana State
Asacelation
Summitville Man Favored In Boone County Vote
An Indiana morning paper reports Boone County votes were to be delivered to Samuel Warner of Summitville. It notes Campbell may withdraw before the joint senatorial convention of Madison Hamilton Boone and Montgomery counties because Boone’s vote would not count for Summitville. Campbell’s supporters say he will not withdraw and claim strong delegate support.
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Indiana
Boone County
Samuel Warner
Summitville
Campbell
Madison
Hamilton
Hoone
Montgomery
Fulton county Democrats Nominate Local Ticket
Rochester Indiana March 3 The Fulton county Democrats held a delegate convention and nominated John Hines for clerk Fred H Cornelius for auditor George W Dubois for treasurer Stella Bailey for sheriff Aaron Kline for surveyor Andrew J Carr for recorder John Q Howell for coroner Silas S Hoffman and Augustine Hisey were named as commissioners Several candidates vied for offices but the “predestined” winners drew quiet ire from others who vow to seek revenge.
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Rochester
Ind
Fulton County
John Hines
Fred H. Cornelius
George W. Dubois
Stella Bailey
Aaron Kline
Andrew J. Carr
John Q. Howell
Silas S. Hoffman
Augustine Hisey
Democrats pick delegates at Shoals township convention
In Shoals Indiana Democrats at township mass conventions chose delegates for the congressional convention. Davis received six and two fifths votes, Miers four fifths, and Wellman four fifths.
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Indianapolis
Davis of Indiana Odd Fellows Dies at Portland Home
Dr. Robert P. Davis, longtime grand master of the Odd Fellows of Indiana, died at his Portland, Indiana home after months of illness. Born November 12, 1836 in Ohio, he served in the Eighty Fourth Indiana during the Civil War and later held several trusted public posts. His funeral is planned for Monday with many Indiana Odd Fellows officers expected to attend.
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Portland
Ind
Robert P. Davis
Odd Fellows of Indiana
Sr. Davis
Lancaster County
Ohio
Indiana
Eighty-fourth
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Bloomington Hardware leader dies in Bloomington at 35
New ton Allen, a prominent Bloomington merchant and head of the Allen Hardware Company, died unexpectedly after a period of ill health. He was a United Presbyterian Church member and active Republican. Blood relations and funeral details are not given.
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Ind
Newton Allen
Allen
Allen Hardware Company
United Presbyterian Church
Lagro
Edward Reynolds
John Reynolds
Methodist Church
A. E. Sarah
Reynolds
Wabash Furniture
Fort Wayne
Wilhelmina Brokaw Wilt
Frank FP. Wilt
Hope Hospital
Third Presbyterian Church
Cambridge City
Ella Mann
Milton
Richmond
Mann
Christian Church
Germantown
Lafayette
James A. Thompson
State Soldiers’ Home
Forty-second
Indiana Regiment
Clark County
Goshen
Amos Pegs
Lake Shore
Millersburg
Whitestown
North Carolina
Sarah J. McCoy
Calysia
Butler County
Kio
Frank
George
A. G. McCoy
Evansville
Elizabeth Folz
St. Philip's
Sullivan
Luke Lucas
B. R. Lucas
Bedford
Decatur
Marie Wilder
Edward Wilder
Monmouth
Nashville
Charles Gibson
Bright
Missing Anderson dealer accused of forging warrants in Sullivan
Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Manson U Johnson of Anderson, a school supply dealer, is missing and suspected of forging county warrants in this county. Ed P. Snow, Cass township trustee, bought heating equipment from his firm. A note sent to Farmers State Bank for collection was payable to Johnson and another note for the same amount followed. Snow refuses payment, saying the notes are forgeries. He has been told another $500 note remains outstanding.
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Indianapolis Journal
Sullivan
Ind
Forgeries Forge Names of Marion County Trustees
The forgeries by Manson A. Johnson of the township trustees names are thought to total 400 or more. Trustees Samuel Kissell H J Brown L W George Samuel Beaver Thomas Wonnell and Mr McCaslin had forged signatures on warrants for several hundred dollars each. Warrants were paid or questioned when presented, while the forgered names were used for school supplies purchases from Johnson for heaters.
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Manson A. Johnson
Marion County
Samuel Kissell
H. J. Brown
L. W. George
Samuel Beaver
Thomas Wonnell
Mr. McCaslin
Johnson
Richmond Report Ties Anderson Forger to City
Richmond Indiana March 2 The report that Mangon A Johnson of Anderson the alleged forger operated in Richmond is noted. Police and local officials are reviewing the claim and seeking additional evidence to confirm the connection.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Mangon A. Johnson
Anderson
Local figure linked to city visits but had no official dealings
The individual proved to be erroneous. He was frequently seen in the city and was well known here, yet neither banks, township trustees, nor the county superintendent had any dealings with him.
Warrant Issued for Manson U Johnson in Forgery Case
Tipton Indiana bank officials swore out a warrant for Manson U Johnson and wired Hot Springs Arkansas authorities to arrest him for alleged forgeries that could total more than 100000. Hot Springs authorities say no arrest has yet been made.
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Manson U. Johnson
Tipton
Hot Springs
Ark
Johnson
Manson LA. Johnson
Indiana
Drowned Woman Marie Freeland Found In Wabash River
Miss Marie Freeland twenty eight, attractive daughter of Fred Freeland of Larte, drowned herself in the Wabash river at Peru Indiana. Her body was recovered. Supposed motive is a love affair disappointment. She had lived here with sisters, one unmarried and one Mrs Charles Daniels. A note directed responders to bury her and indicated where the body would be found.
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Indianapolis Journal
Peru
Ind
Marie Freeland
Wabash
Fred Freeland
Larte
Charles Daniels
Prosecution Rested in Davis Gambling Suit at Vincennes
In Vincennes on March 28 the prosecution rested after two days of Davis testimony in Richard C. Davis versus Addie Dillard over 7500 dollars lost to gambling. Davis described his entry into gambling circles, suggesting he was repeatedly fleeced by the profession. GOSHEN: Judge Ferrall will rule on Wakarusa School Board legality after March term, amid a dispute with Trustee Eby over Willard’s appointment and the district’s school leadership.
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Vincennes
Ind
Davis
Richard C. Davis
Addie Dillard
Goshen
J. D. Ferrall
Elkhart
Wakarusa School Board
Wakarusa
Eby
Olive Township
Stanford Willard
Willard E. Miller
Willard
Induced settlement in Laporte will dispute over 60,000 estate
Mrs. F R Carson of South Bend filed to set aside her mother Louisa Rogers of Laporte's 1843 will. The lawsuit sought to adjust the share since changes in the estate by death would have deprived Carson of her rightful portion. The settlement awards Carson one third, with John W Rogers and Mrs Ellsworth E Weir named among other heirs.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
F. R. Carson
South Bend
Louisa Rogers
Logansport Mania Fears Interurban Franchise Fight
In Logansport Indiana George J Marott and allies plan to merge the Logansport and Kokomo Railway interests to block Union Traction Company from securing a city franchise for an interurban line from Kokomo. In New Albany the Field Workers Congress met with state Sunday school leaders. In Lafontaine Indiana a new telephone company formed to build toll lines for farmers, directing fifty miles of wire this spring to connect multiple towns.
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Logansport
Ind
Union Traction Company
Loganaport
Kokomo
George J. Marott
Logansport and
Frederick C. Boyd
Wabash River Traction Company
Frederick A. Smart
New Albany
Field Workers’ Congress
J. C. Carmen
Indianapolis
State
Wabash
Lafontaine Telephone Company
Huntington
Grant County
John W. Harper
Tobias Miller
O. H. Mason
C. W. Stoner
8. D. Harris
W.H. Thomas
L. R. Morris
West End character James Godsey marries again in Paris
James Godsey of Terre Haute tied the knot in Paris Ill his fourth marriage then returned with his new wife and bragged of finding a rich widow. He visited a former wife to inflame jealousy, destroyed her furniture, and after she sought a magistrate he whipped her in court. He attempted to whip the magistrate but was jailed.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
James Godsey
Paris
Ill
Godsey
New Albany Light and Power sale to Louisville brokers
The Light, Heat and Power Company property was sold today to John Tevis of Louisville, representing Chicago capitalists. Reported price around 147 thousand dollars. Tevis’ clients are said to be the buyers of the New Albany Water Company. Principal stockholders included Mrs Mary Brig Otto Hoffman and the late August Barth.
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Indianapolis Journal
New Albany
Ind
Light, Heat and Power Company
John Tevis
Louisville
Chicago
Tevis
New Albany Water Company
Light, Hircat and Power Company
Mre
Mary
Otto Hoffman
August Barth
Macbeth Evans Glass to Resume Work in April
Macbeth-Evans Glass Company idle due to gas shortages will restart in the second week of April after workers installed a coal burner system. Some crew have already returned, with others across Indiana expected back soon. Also reported is Amos Miller, who went to North Dakota before a blizzard and is now missing. his father received word that Miller and a partner may have been lost while painting in a nearby town.
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Macbeth-Evans Glass Company
Indianapolis Journal
Clay City
Ind
Amos Miller
North Dakota
Dakota
Amor
Widow Maggie Shepherd Funeral Follows Husband Attack
The body of Maggie Shepherd, killed by her husband Charles Shepherd, was moved from Hotel Ashby to the Catholic Church for an afternoon funeral, then interred at Hill Crest Cemetery near Redkey Indiana as hundreds of citizens watched.
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Indianapolis Journal
Redkey
Ind
Maggie Shepherd
Charles Shepherd
Ashby
Hill Crest Cemetery
Ed Wingus tied to Eastern magazines fraud case in Ossian
Ed Wingus son of a United Brethren minister, on trial in Decatur for soliciting subscriptions and keeping funds for Eastern magazines. He has worked as a lawyer, barber, and stenographer, and has served two prison terms, under thirty years old. In Loganport a new smallpox case led to fourteen quarantined. Anna Kartman, a restaurant waitress, is the victim. In Muncie the Elks Lodge elects officers led by Exalted Ruler Charles Grafton and other officers including James Thomas and E. G. Clarke.
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Decatur
Ind
Ed Wingus
Ossian
Logansport
Indianapolis
Muncie
Muncie Lodge of Elks
Charles Grafton
James Thomas
E. G. Clarke
J. Milton Gray
W. L. Holmes
J. C. Abbott
Tyler
Chauncey Speyd
C. L. Bender
Everett Moffett
Elkhart to Get Davis Acetylene Plant Under Buckien Plan
Elkhart will see a large factory building start Monday after H. E. Buckien, longtime resident and Chicago industrialist, secured the Davis Acetylene Company project for the city. Buckien, a millionaire machinist and advocate of local industrial growth, aids Elkhart’s economic development.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart
Ind
Davis Acetyline Company
Chicago
H. E. Buckien
Gormer Elkhartan
Grace Van Studdiford Arrives in Wabash for Visit
WABASH Ind March 28 Mrs Grace Van Studdiford comic opera star who sings the lead in Maid Marion arrived from St Louis this morning and travels to North Manchester to visit her parents Mr and Mrs R E Quivey with her husband.
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Wabash, Ind
Grace van Studdiford
Wabash
St. Louis
Manchester
R. E. Quivey
Prominent hunters fined for Sunday hunt at Tolleston preserve
Hammond Indiana March 2 Deputy State Game Warden George B Sheerer and Alderman William Kiethege long active in enforcing game laws were arrested and fined for hunting on Sunday on Tolleston Club preserves.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hammond
Ind
George B. Sheerer
William Kiethege
Tolleston Club
Egg packing industry in Decatur area ships daily to New York
In Decatur Indiana egg market dispatches show local packing houses shipping about 49 000 eggs weekly to New York during a quiet season. Farmers in the vicinity receive roughly 4800 dollars weekly for egg eyes alone, indicating steady local income from poultry trade.
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Indianapolis Journal
Decatur
Ind
New York
Wicker Sues Monon Railroad For 10000 In Damages
Mrs Mary E Wicker filed a 10000 dollar damages suit against Monon Railroad Company over the death of her husband Elmer Wicker a Monon conductor killed in a collision near Greencastle several months ago.
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Bedford
Ind
Mary E. Wicker
Monon Railroad
Com- Oly
Herusband
Elmer Wicker
Monon
Greencastle
Tramp Henry Jordan Arrested in Hammond with Cash and Jewelry
Hammond, Ind March 28 Henry Jordan a nineteen year old tramp was arrested here today with over 6 on his person He also had a lady s gold watch and wore a Masonic charm
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Indianapolis Journal
Hammond
Ind
Henry Jordan
Clean sweep in county court ends many stale cases
Judge Fox leads a spring cleanup in Cambridge County Court, striking from the docket about fifty mostly criminal cases. Wayne County residents face stricter enforcement. In nearby towns, residents report petty scams and military service updates, with notes from Winamac Richmond Elwood Wabash Whitestown Clay City Greenwood on local events and developments.
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Fox
Wayne County
Winamac
New York
United States Civil Service
Richmond
Centerville
Winnie Roberts
Porto Rico
Charles Dearth
Eighteenth Infantry
Wabash
Christian Church
Alexandria
J. S. Grant
Grant
Greenwood
Fire on Slough Steamboat Quarter Burns 37 Percent
A Dawson special reports a fire starting in the Seattle steamboat slough opposite the city has caused 37 percent damage and continues to burn. The slough served Yukon river boats for winter quarters. The Glenora and Mona steamers, owned by J. E. Genelle of Vancouver, are among the few remaining pieces of property.
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Seattle
Wash
Dawson
Glenora
Mona
J. E. Genelle
Vancouver
Brewers End Cincinnati Brewery Strike and Readmit Workers
The Brewers Exchange in Cincinnati reports progress after a dispute over wages and hours. President Gompers clarifies his stance on conspiracy claims and urges an amicable settlement. About 1,200 locked out workers are being recalled, with roughly 14 still unemployed. Some former workers have found placements in Chicago St. Louis and Milwaukee.
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Brewers’ Exchange
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Gompers
Covington
Newport
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Breweries
May Cause a Strike Over Miner Scale Dispute
In Altoona on March 28 the Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company refused to sign the miners scale, risking a strike on April 1 by several thousand workers. Miners accuse the firm of enforcing last year’s conditions, pushing heavily loaded cars instead of using mules. Mass meetings are planned in Punxsutawney and Sykesville with leaders from the National Board and National Organizer McKay present. The Robinson field covers multiple mines, with the United Mine Workers pledging support if a strike is declared.
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L. W. Robinson
Rochester and Pittsburg
Robinson
Punxsutawney
Sykesville
National Board
Bernard Rice
McKay
Robinson Field
Dubois
London Mines
Rathme
Soldier
Reynoldsville
Hennetia
Eleanor, Sherwood
Adrian
New Florence
Elk Run
Walston
Yatesboro
United Mine Workers
Telephone Linemen Seek Civic Federation Aid in NYC Strike
New York march 2 The strike by telephone linemen in New York against the New York and New Jersey Telephone Company seeks aid from the National Civic Federation. President Elmore reports the federation will first set up local committees within sixty days in New York Chicago and Boston to handle local labor troubles before expanding elsewhere.
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Elmore
National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
National Civic Federation
New York and
New Jersey
Civic Federation
Easley
Chicago
Boston
Coopers from Several States Meet to Review Labor Scene
About a dozen prominent brewery coopers from several States met behind closed doors at the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati to analyze the labor situation. They reported no current troubles at their plants and aimed to understand wage levels nationally to be prepared for possible emergencies amid broader industry upheavals.
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Cincinnati
Grand Hotel
Lowell Mills Lockout Threat Hits Looming Wage Battle
Lowell mass March 28 that 16 0 employees of seven cotton firms will be locked out after tomorrow if no wage settlement is reached with a 1 percent raise demand and looming strike. Rhode Island concern grows as mill operatives request higher wages while the Rhode Island Mule Spinners Association awaits a response and price links to Massachusetts goods influence Rhode Island wages.
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Lowell
Mass
Pawtucket
R. I
Rhode Island
International Sheet Metal Workers to Expand Scope and Regions
The executive board of the International Association of Sheet Metal Workers, representing 12000 workers in the United States and British America, met in Kansas City to enlarge the union’s scope. Hawaii will join immediately with a charter sent to Honolulu, Cuba to be welcomed soon, and Milwaukee will host the next biennial convention in April 198.
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International Association of Sheet Metal Workers
United States
British America
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Honolulu
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Fitchburg Mills Hit by Citywide Weaver Strike
In Fitchburg Massachusetts the entire force of weavers at the Fitchburg worsted mills and the Beoki mills of the American Woolen Company went on strike today. The walkout involves a large number of workers and is part of ongoing labor actions in the textile industry. No immediate settlement announced.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Beoki
American Woolen Company
Labor Struggle Echoes Across Mills and Mines in 1900s
Reports from New York Youngstown Des Moines describe labor tensions as combines threaten idle workers, eight hour push gains support from United States Steel backers, and a joint miners operators conference ends with miners failing to win higher wages or new jobs while shot examiners are hired.
United Mine Workers Call General Strike in Michigan
In Saginaw on March 28 the United Mine Workers of Michigan urged a general strike starting April 1 after operators and miners failed to agree on a wage scale. The action affects twenty one unions statewide with about 2300 members as the current wage scale expires March 31.
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Saginaw
Mich
United Mine Workers of Michigan
Michigan
Wage Increase At Thomas Iron Company Furnaces
Bethlehem saw a 10 percent wage increase at Thomas Iron Company. After April 1 laborers will earn $1 a day, among the highest wages in years. The rise also covers miners supplying ore for the furnaces at Hellertown.
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Bethlehem
Thomas Iron Company
Hellertown
Stove Makers and Molders Hold Annual Conference
In Chicago on March 28 a joint conference between stove manufacturers and workers opened. The yearly fair between the Stove Founders National Defense Association and the Iron Molders Union of North America aims to draft a contract governing their relations for the next year.
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Chicago
Stove Founders’ National Defense Association
Ron Molders’ Union of North America
Striking Globe Yarn Mill Workers Demand 10 Percent Rise
About percent of operatives at Globe yarn mills Nos 1 and 2 go on strike in Fall River. The mills, owned by New England Cotton Yarn Company, did not join the recent wage increase agreement among local mills. Workers demand a 10 percent raise.
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Fall River
Mass
Globe Yarn Mills
New England Cotton Yarn Company
Strikers Agree to Return and Dissolve Union in Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kansas March 28 street car strike ends with the workers agreeing to return to service on condition they abandon the union. The settlement requires the strikers to give up union affiliation as part of the deal.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Miners Set April Strike in Allegheny Valley Fields
Pittsburg March 233 The coal miners in the Allegheny and Kiskiken valleys have ordered a strike on April 1 after companies refused to sign the scale. About 2 50 men and thirty five companies will be affected.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Kiskikenetas
Plasterers Union Plans Strike for Higher Wages in Columbus
In Columbus, the plasterers union with about two hundred members voted to strike Monday morning to demand a wage increase from 40 to 44 cents for an eight hour day, signaling a major local labor action.
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Plasterers’ Union
Miners and operators sign agreement in Seventh subdistrict
In Marion Newfoundland on March 28 miners and operators of the Seventh subdistrict reached a contract agreement after three days of talks. The accord ends a threatened yearlong dispute and averts trouble in the district.
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Marion
Trial of Mrs Haynes in Mount Holly
Medical and chemical experts dominated the trial of Mrs May Fenton Haynes in Mount Holly New Jersey on March 28 as prosecutors and defense presenters sparred over arsenic in embalming fluids and the role of the undertaker who used a reused syringe. The defense contends embalming fluid carried the poison while witnesses defend Mrs Haynes character and caregiving.
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Mount Holly
N. J
May Fenton Haynes
Crowley Outlawed by Chicago Archdiocese
Archbishop Feehan issues a letter to all Chicago priests declaring Reverend Jeremiah J. Crowley in open rebellion against ecclesiastical authority. Any priest aiding Crowley by moral or financial support is ipso facto suspended, confirmed by Chancellor F. J. Berry.
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Chicago
Feehan
Jeremiah J. Crowley
Goud
F. J. Berry
Salt Lake Murder Case Affirmed by State Supreme Court
The Utah Supreme Court affirms the lower court ruling in the Lynch King murder case. Lynch and King, alias Pagini, were convicted of killing Colonel Prowz at a Lake Lake gambling house in September. A Colorado convict Strange claimed responsibility, prompting renewed efforts for a new trial before the May date.
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Salt Lake
Utah
State Supreme Court
Lynch-King
Lynch
King
Pagini
Colonel Prowz
Eee Lake
Colorado
Canon City
Strange
Canadian Night at Military Show Reviewed by Minister Borden
In Madison Square Garden the event featured a troop review led by Hon. F. W. Borden Canadian minister of militia and defense. He walked center arena with staff and a preceding detachment amid the Canadian night proceedings.
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New York
F. W Borden
Madison Square Garden
Paine's Celery Compound Credited By Dear Mother
Mrs Tallman of New Brunswick New Jersey writes that Paine's Celery Compound restored her three year old son from spinal weakness after five months of medical care. She notes rapid improvement, strength and walking ability, urging other parents to use the medicine for sickly children.
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Paine
Mr. Tallman
Seventh Day Adventists Meet in Chicago Plan Colleges and Sanitarium
Sevent h Day Adventists convene in Chicago for lake union conference. Plans include building a medical college in Chicago, rebuilding the Battle Creek sanitarium in Michigan, and clearing indebtedness on sectarian colleges. About one hundred ministers and lay delegates attend from Illinois Wisconsin Indiana and Ohio with several world conference officers present.
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Chicago
Battle Creek
Mich
Seventh Day Adventists
Lake Union Conference
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Inquest Questioned After Pennsy Van Wreck
In Youngstown on March 23 Coroner Blott acting under Prosecutor Gibson Instructions investigates the wreck on the Pennsylvania Lines last Monday in which four employees were killed. The prosecutor said the inquest seeks if negligence occurred or if it was merely an accident, and that the coroner is not authorized to hold an inquest if no negligence is involved.
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Youngstown
Blott
Gibson
Neg Vania
Eastern capitalist Henry A. Taylor fined in Grand Rapids
Henry A. Taylor, implicated in a conspiracy to bribe over a 4,000,100 water contract for Grand Rapids, appeared in Superior Court on March 28. Judge Newham imposed the maximum fine of 20 dollars with no imprisonment. Taylor paid and was released.
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Grand Rapids. Mich
Henry A. Taylor
Newham
Taylor
Train dash through undermined culvert wrecks cars near Elm Creek
Winnipeg Manitoba March 23 The first section of the Canadian Pacific trans continental train bound for Western ports dashed through a culvert undermined by floods at Elm Creek forty miles from here The train carried one English and American emigrants One dining car and a sleeper were wrecked but no one was seriously injured
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Being Prepared. Atchison Globe
A compact note from the Atchison Globe observes that every woman keeps dresses and hats suitable for distant travel, though the author notes she has not left town in twenty years and does not plan to go anywhere.
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Ield Medal
Lowney
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!