Trade review notes strikes averted but unsettled
New York May 2 R G Dun and Co weekly trade review says several large strikes were averted but many new controversies began. Labor factors remain the main unfavorable element affecting volumes and confidence. Warm weather boosts seasonable goods and outdoor work. shipments soften traffic congestion improves.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Besgemer
Pittsburg
de- Myernes
New England
China
Kansas
United States
Bradstreet on Trade Weather Boosts Distribu tive Business Across Regions
Bradstreet reports seasonable weather has aided retail distribution and wholesale reorders, with building trades active and iron and steel in small lots due to delivery limits. Weather varied by region, with rain in the Northwest and drought in parts of the Southwest affecting crops, while exports and industrial demand remained strong in many sectors.
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New York
Bradstreet
Southwest
Northwest
England
Kansas
North
Lnter
United States
Bank Clearings Rise in Indianapolis This Week
New York May 2 Bradstreet compiled table shows bank clearings for major cities for the week ended with changes from the prior week. Indianapolis reports a 64.7 percent increase while totals vary across other cities with increases and decreases in the billions and millions range.
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New Orleans News
Aeasese Annteville Sme
Indianapolis
Providence
Milwaukee
Peoria Aces
Tdaston
Ooey
Bvaneville Ate
Tiecrease Barat
Loomington
Tl Os
Jacksonville
Columbus
Decatur
T. S
New York
Bradstreet
Ee Decrenac
Mysterious Disappearances In Indiana Pauls and Phillips
ANOTHER SEIZURE CONCLUDED FROM PAGE FOUR. Frank Phillips a 30 year old farmer near Lake Eliza vanished after leaving for cows yesterday afternoon. He recently had trouble with railroad employees and is believed missing after planning to return to Germany with a large cash inheritance. He carried 125 dollars on his person. authorities will seine the lake tomorrow.
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Hoagland Avenue
Pittsburg
Germany
Indianapolis Journal
Valparaiso
Ind
Frank Phillips
Lake Eliza
Cincinnati & Richmond Railroad
Phillips
Travelers' Protective Association Delegates Arrive in South Bend
South Bend welcomed the Travelers' Protective Association of Indiana with large delegations arriving for the convention. Delegates were greeted at arrivals and guided to the Commercial Athletic Club and Oliver Hotel while local businesses and hotel receptions decorated the city. The Indiana T P A reports 2 700 members in good standing and a banquet for 1 250 guests at the Oliver Hotel capped the day.
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Indianapolis Journal
South Bend
Ind
Travelers’ Protective Association of Indiana
Knights of the Grip
Indiana
Commercial Athletic Club
Oliver Hotel
Oliver Opera House
Bert Essex
Indianapolis
Harry Gompf
Lafayette
M. L. Osborne
Peter Trone
G. Firresfolds
T. Schuyler
Logansport
C. W. Ebel
L. Potlitzer
C. S. Arnold
Marion
Harry Hunter
Press
D. L. Bonner
Vincennes
B. J. Hoffman
Andrew Jackson
Gompf
Indiana Normal instructor Kimmell recovers at home
Professor Kimmell athletic instructor at Indiana State Normal School has recovered enough from a fractured skull after a hammer injury to be moved from hospital to home. Doctors express optimism for a full recovery. In Fort Wayne Miss Norma Allen, injured in a Grand Rapids & Indiana excursion train wreck near here Sunday night, died today. she was a prominent public school teacher.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Kimmell
Indiana State Normal School
Fort Wayne
Norma Allen
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Farmer Henry Fingston Dies After Carbolic Acid Mistake
Evansville Indiana May 2 Henry Fingston a farmer living near the city consumed carbolic acid by mistake for whisky last night and died this morning He was forty nine years old and left a family.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Henry Fingston
Red hot campaign grips Laporte voters at issue
Laporte Indiana May 2 A fierce local battle pits the Darrowites backing Mayor Darrow against anti-Darrow Republicans and allies as corruption charges surface over water works pavement and sidewalk contracts. Campaigns spotlight alleged mismanagement, city debt beyond limits, and a promised tax rise while police tensions and upcoming railway work fuel debates. Ward meetings and band music mark a first in municipal campaigning.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Darrow
Marshal Bongerz
Chicago & South Shore Electric Railway
Repubcy
Letter of endorsement knocks Portland mayoral race
In Portland Indiana on May 2 a bomb was thrown into the Democratic campaign as W W Timmonds editor of the Portland Sun endorsed Republican mayoral candidate Charles W McLaughlin. The letter says Timmonds values the Republican and he has never endorsed another. The timing after the campaign appears to boost McLaughlin while causing Democrats confusion.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
W. W. Timmonds
Portland Sun
Charles W. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Timmonds
Funeral rites held for Rev M M Binford in Rush County
Special to the Indianapolis Journal Richmond Indiana May 2 funeral services for the Rev M M Binford were conducted at Walnut Ridge Rush County with large attendance. Rev J Hinford Knightstown led a brief sermon and tributes came from Rev A Trueblood Carthage and Revs Allen Jay Ellwood Eliza and Charles Francisco of Richmond. Indiana Yearly Meeting missionary committee read resolutions of sympathy. Attending mourners noted high regard for the deceased.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
M. M. Binford
Walnut Ridge
Rush County
J. ©. Hinford
Knightstown
Alpheus Trueblood
Carthage
Allen Jay
Ellwood
Eliza
Charles Francisco
Indiana Yearly Meeting Missionary Committee
Thomtown and surrounding deaths mark day of notice
THORNTOWN INDIANA May 2 Mrs Nancy Jane Roseboom died at her West Main street home after about two months illness She had lived in the city since 1866 and was active in W C T circles Eastern Stars and Presbyterians Her funeral Sunday at her residence will be conducted by Rev A L Montgomery Franklin Thomas Parsons pioneer resident died at age eighty three A Vir man by birth he had lived here nearly a century Moses Parr once commissioner dies in Lexington Nebraska Bluffton funeral for George W Grimes held yesterday afternoon The Knights of Pythias lodge member and past commander directed services with factories and shops closing for the rites
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Thorntown
Ind
Nancy Jane Roseboom
West Main Street
Franklin
Thomas Parsons
Moses Parr
Lexington
Neb
Bluffton
George W. Grimes
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Grimes
Health officer resigns amid smallpox tension in Servia
In Wabash County Indiana Dr Burraker assistant health officer who pushed for strict health law enforcement amid smallpox outbreaks in Servia resigned after facing threats and citizen hostility. Smallpox struck Roann family of James Thompson and appeared in James Guinnip family near Laketon.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wabash, Ind
Burraker
Servia
Roann
James Thompson
James Guinnip
Laketon
Seifert Found Guilty in Arletta Dwiggins Death Case
Richmond Indiana May 2 Joseph Seifert was found guilty of complicity in the death of Arletta Dwiggins. A $50 fine was imposed and he was sentenced to Michigan City for three to fourteen years. A motion for a new trial was filed and may proceed to the Supreme Court if denied.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Joseph Seifert
Arletta Dwiggins
Michigan City
Supreme Court
Multiple Indiana towns report local incidents and appointments
In Kokomo Joe Ross damaged a time clock after claiming it cheated him, and was arrested for vandalism. In Richmond Rev C C Shirey was installed as pastor of Second Presbyterian Church with visiting ministers. In Wabash the loan association plans capital increase from 750000 to 1000000 after a decade of growth. In Muncie Rev George H Sisson accepted to deliver a memorial address at Peru. In Alparaiso William Leg died after being thrown from a wagon and Beck was injured.
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Kokomo
Joe Ross
Kokomo Rubber Works
Ross
Richmond
C. C. Shirey
Second Presbyterian Church
Aurora
George H. Sisson
First Methodist
Pwhican
Vt Alparaiso
William
Labor riot at Detroit ends with firings and plant closure
A strike at Ruhl Malleable Casting in Detroit sparked a brief riot as about 2000 molders from nearby foundries joined the demonstration against nonunion workers. Police arrested several strikers, and the company promised to discharge nonunion men if the crowd dispersed, then posted a closure notice. In Philadelphia a broader textile wage drive triggered new strikes and a lockout affecting roughly 3200 workers, with several mills cutting pay, while in Youngstown Ohio, iron workers reported wage-scale signings and hopeful signs for a broader victory.
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Detroit
Midh
Ruhl Malleable Casting Company
Ruhy
Amalgamated convention selects Columbus as next host city
Wheeling West Virginia May 2 Amalgamated convention closes after electing its vice presidents for districts one through nine and choosing Columbus as the next convention city Delegates to the American Federation conference Shaffer Secretary Williams and J P Sheridan of Cleveland elected as delegates Deputies shoot a woman in Lodi New Jersey as striking silk dyers protest and clashes erupt as deputies pursue Behne and his companions leaving the village in turmoil
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Wheeling
W. Va
Columbus
Wiliam Gilson
Pittsburg
Llewellyn Lewis
Martin's Ferry
W. E. Egan
Covington
W. H. Insley
South Chicago
Ind
William McArdle
Muncie
John F. Ward
Youngstown
William Jenkins
Gate City
Ala
John Chappel
New Castle
John Quinn
Granite City
Shaffer
Williams
J. P. Sheridan
Cleveland
New York
Lodi
N. J
Frederick Behne
Miners Return to Work in Springfield Area Pending Talks
About four thousand miners in the Springfield and Chicago and Alton subdistricts resumed work today and will continue until conferences among miners, operators, and state officers of the miners union determine the next steps.
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Springfield
Ill
Chicago and Alton
Miners’ Union
Iron Firms Stand Against Higher Structural Iron Wages
Three main city structural iron firms refuse the 10 cent per hour raise and eight hour day, citing a contract dated over a year ago with a 30 cent hourly wage. The local union presses the international body, while firms claim no 30 day notice was received. Deadlock looms as allied trades watch for possible sympathetic action.
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Central Labor Union
Structural Ironworkers
International Union
International Organization
Covert
Structural Iron Workers’ Union
International Executive Board
Brown-Ketcham Iron Works
Hetherington & Berner
Haugh-Noelke
Allied Building Council
Public outrage over delayed pay for Library designers
The Philadelphia Telegraph condemns the U S government for penny pinching on the pay of Library designers John L Smithmeyer and Paul J Pelz after twelve years of work. It calls the practice a disgrace and a fraudulent neglect of rightful compensation, warning others who persist in late payments.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Congressional Library
Washington
Messie
John L. Smithmeyer
Paul J. Pelz
United States
Io Paiers
Postpone Louisiana Purchase Exposition to 1904 opening
Secretary of State Hay sent to the Senate a letter urging postponement of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition from 1904. The plan delays dedication to April 30 1904 and opening to May 1 1904 with a December close, plus a $250000 gold souvenir coin. D. R. Francis and T. H. Carter supported the delay citing construction and labor constraints and urged Congress action.
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Washington
Hay
Senate
Carter
Government Commission
Francis
Exposition Company
Cockrell
Congress
D. R. Francis
The
St. Louis
T. H. Carter
National
Mr. Francis
Mr. Carter
United States
Senator Hanna Faces Chautauqua Offer Worth Ten Thousand
Chance to lecture draws circuits of eighteen Chautauquas in the South and Midwest with a $10,000 contract, but Senator Hanna declines, noting it equals two years of Senate pay. He has invites from Republican state conventions, colleges, and seminaries, while managers raffle his autograph and letters for funds.
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Washington Post
Hanna
South
Middle West
Senate
Senator Hanna
Ohio
Not a Betting Proposition in the House
Washington Star records a brief exchange as Representative Robinson of Indiana claims the sunlit dome is poetry not a betting proposition. Representative Shattuc of Ohio retorts with a wager, and Robinson clarifies the remark, noting the issue is poetical rather than a bookmaking proposal.
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Washington Star
Robinson
Indiana
Shattuc
Ohio
Young Rockefeller’s Position Explained in Kansas City Journal
The Kansas City Journal reports that Young Mr Rockefeller clarifies the biblical Zaccheus tale. He says the command to sell all and give to the poor targeted Zaccheus alone and not rich young men in general. He adds he will protect his financial status from any clashes with church leadership.
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Kansas City Journal
Rockefeller
Zaccheus
Rockefeller, Jr
Dean
Topics in the Churches May 4 1902 The Gospel Preached at Antioch
In Antioch Peter’s vision led work that echoed in Caesarea but gained vast gentile accessions there. Barnabas and Saul built a thriving church amid Jerusalem’s caution, with gifts for famine relief and a revival that transformed a heathen city into a mission hub extending to Asia Minor and Europe.
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Cessica
Antioch
Cornelius
Cesarea
East
Asia Minor
Europe
Jerusalem
Barnabas
Luke
Barnatus
Caesar
Saul
Taurus Mountains
Paul
Rome
Greece
Signon Street
Mission
Christ
Prayer and Faith in Public Life Across Famous Figures
In a Christian Endeavor address, the speaker cites Gladstone Peel Victoria and Muller to stress daily prayer. He recounts Muller's furnace and wind prayers, Kipling's Mulholland poem, and the need for faith to guide ordinary lives and answer to prayer as a strengthening force.
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Mr. Gladstone
Lady Aberdeen
Robert Peel
Queen Victoria
Albert
George Muller
Maller
Lso
Bill
Kipling
Mulholland
Seattle
Goa
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Schmidt
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Poe
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Sullivan
J. C. Goodwin
Col
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Kingman, Inc
Zebu
John Selghc
Conlmont
W. A. Crow, Lafontaine
John W. Jones
Delaware County
Richard Martin
Tomlinson Cemetery
Oakville
Indiana Notes
Philadelphia
John
James Dobson
Stinson Brothers
Marshall & McClintic
C. F. Lyons
Brooks Bridge Company
Gerry Iron and Steel Company
George Lucas
American Bridge Company
Lyons
Steubenville
King Bridge Company
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Cram
Atlas of the World
Morocco
Indianapolis, Ind
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Young Rockefeller
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Davis
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