Northwestern Woman's Foreign Missionary Society closes meeting in Bloomington
The thirty second annual convention of the Northwestern branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church concludes in Bloomington with over 750 delegates from Illinois Michigan Wisconsin and Indiana. Officials report total appropriations of 106500 for the coming year, an increase of about 16000. The gathering featured addresses on mission work including Miss Marion Newton of Lucknow College India and Mrs Libble Garrison, with plans to possibly elect delegates by region in the future.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bloomington
Ind
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Illinoisa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
First Baptist Church
Dimmitt
Marion Newton
Lucknow College
India
Miss Thoborne
Liberia
Apeetree
F. Fisher
Indias
Laura J.right
Almere
Frances Craig
Hod
Indianapolis
China
Madison
Wis
Tin Plate Workers to Reconsider Rebate Proposal
President Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association calls a special convention in Pittsburg on Oct 2 to revisit the American Tin Plate Company rebate proposal. The plan would cut wages by 3 percent on all plate exports, a measure Shaffer says is misunderstood and needs clear explanation and settlement.
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Pittsburg
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Plate Workers
American Tin Plate Company
Strike hits five MacBeth-Evans glass plants
Vice President T W Rowe of the American Flint Glass Workers reports a general chimney combine strike. Five plants at Marion Elwood Toledo Charleroy and the South Side of Pittsburg idle affecting about one thousand men. Other reports say fiat glass manufacturers plan a selling agency or plant purchase to form a combination with a proposed capital of 30 million dollars.
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Pittsburg
T. W. Rowe
American Flint Glass Workers
Chimney
Macbeth-Evans Concern
Marion
Elwood
Toledo
Charleroy
Fiat Glass
Ceatey
Thief Laughed At Street Fair Robbery in Evansville
Evansville police report a bold theft at a Henderson street fair night event. Mrs. Harry Cox was separated from her party, a man grabbed her purse and ticket from a wrist dial, and fled while spectators witnessed the struggle. The thief laughed and feigned a friendly scuffle, prompting cries for help from the distressed woman. The incident exploited the crowded fair atmosphere and left witnesses unsettled.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Harry Cox
Henderson
Chased by Bloodhounds in Seven Mile Pursuit
Radley town, four miles from Fairmount, reels from a Wednesday night robbery. Esom Leach, with bloodhounds, reached the scene at 6 am to track the thief from the William Hardy general store, which houses the village post office. A large quantity of articles was taken, with a small sum found in the stamp drawer of the post office. The government safe, said to hold a fresh consignment, is involved.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fairmount
Ind
Radiey
Leach
William Hardy
Chase Through Fields As Police Track Notorious Thief
A pursuit by Marshal Leach, a Marion deputy, and Radley citizens followed a thief along the C L R railroad bed toward Weaver and a negro settlement. The mob recovered a cigar slot machine and an aluminum comb identified as property, but the culprit escaped after leading the dogs into cornfields and woods.
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Boonas
Marshal Leach
Marion
Radley
DERRICK GAVE WAY IN CADIZ GAS WELL ACCIDENT
In Cadiz Indiana three men were struck when a derrick came loose from the weight of lowering pipe. Clint Hendricks died five hours after skull injuries. Albert Maddy has a scalp wound and will recover. Frank Shaw lightly hurt. Hendricks leaves a widow and three children. Also in Thorntown Indiana Harry Cameron was bitten by a mad dog and fought it off. He later received treatment in Chicago.
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Indianapolis Journal
New Castle
Ind
Cadiz
Clint Hendricks
Albert Maddy
Frank Shaw
Hendricks
Maddy
Shaw
Thorntown
Harry Cameron
Indiana Natural and Illuminating Gas Company
Darington
Cameron
Chicago
Eight Year Old Drowns on Wabash River in Vincennes
In Vincennes Indiana on October 10 a boy named Adam Frederick eight years old son of Schuyler Frederick of the city fell from sawlogs into the Wabash river and drowned. The body has not yet been recovered.
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Indianapolis Journal
Vincennes
Ind
Wabash
Adam Frederick
Schuyler Frederick
Tragic Hit By Train Kills Five Year Old Otto Campbell
Evansville Indiana. Otto Campbell five resident of Mount Vernon killed this afternoon after crossing tracks of the Pack and Terre Haute Railroad at Mount Vernon. He was struck by a passenger train and died at the scene.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
Otto Campbell
Mount Vernon
Pack & Terre Haute Railroad
Limit of the Law for Attempt ing to Hold Up Section Men
Two hold up men, John Chickey and Frank Edwards, were sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary plus heavy fines and dis franchisement for a Fort Wayne section men robbery at Robertsdale last August. Chickey, severely injured, may not survive the term. Edwards received the same sentence. In Richmond Indiana, Oct 10 Earlham College prepares for a football clash with the University of Cincinnati at Reid Field amid optimism about Captain Tuttle and Ratcliff returning to form.
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Indianapolis Journal
Hammond
Ind
John Chickey
Chicago
Frank Edwards
Fort Wayne
Robertsdale
Chickey
Superior Court
Richmond
Reid Field
Earlham College
University of Cincinnati
Earlham
Quakers
Tuttle
Ratcliff
St. Xavier College
Cincinnati
Central Normal College
Danville
Laporte Jury Awards Bertha Wendt $30 in Crosswalk Injury
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports the Laporte Circuit Court jury awarded Miss Bertha Wendt thirty dollars in a $5,000 damage suit against the city of La Porte for permanent injuries from a fall over an obstruction around a new cement crosswalk. A second suit by a family member remains pending.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Bertha Wendt
Russell and Harrison sue Elkhart for 45000 damages
Charles F. Russell and Harry G. Harrison filed a federal suit in Fort Wayne seeking 45000 damages from the city of Elkhart over claimed extras in a street-paying contract. The defendants waived summons and denied the claim. They agreed to dismiss a related suit then pending in Indianapolis.
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India Polls Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Charles F. Russell
Harry G. Harrison
United States District Court
Elkhart
Indianapolis
Sparks Held in Quarantine in San Francisco
Word from Mr and Mrs W C Sparks of Selma states they are held in quarantine at San Francisco as cholera aboard the transport Sherman, on which they came home. Sparks is a former Indiana University football player and daughter of Judge H C Allen of Indianapolis. He is well known in Indiana circles.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Amd
W. C. Sparks
Selma
San Francisco
Vs. Sparks
H. c. Allen
Indianapolis
Knightstown Defeats Richmond Business College in Hard Game
Knightstown tackled Richmond Business College for a 6 to 0 victory in Richmond. The Knights used a V shaped formation to power strong line plunges, scoring in the second half to secure the win.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Knightstown
Richmond Business College
Juvenile John Peters Released After Court Case
Valparaiso, Ind. John Peters aged fifteen is released after appearing in Judge Tuthill's court on good behavior for a number of offenses. The brief notice notes his discharge following the juvenile proceedings.
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Indianapolis Journal
Valparaiso
Ind
John Peters
Theft arrest over horse and buggy theft in Ainsworth
Recent theft case reports that a man was arrested today for stealing a horse and buggy owned by William Smith of Ainsworth. The suspect gave a story about two men supplying the outfit and would have been released but confessed after breaking down in jail.
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Willam Smith
Ainsworth
Peters
Morton Rifles Hold Twentyeth Reunion Selects Hartford City as Next Site
The twentieth annual Morton Rifles reunion ends in Portland with Hartford City chosen as the next meeting place. Officers elected include Clark Stewart president and William H. Gable vice president, both of Hartford City, plus G. B. Shinn temporary secretary and C. B. Porter permanent secretary, of Lincolnville. Also notes concern county actions on orphans homes and a burglary at Selma.
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Indianapolis Journal
Portland
Ind
Morton Rifles
Hartford City
Clark Stewart
William H. Gable
G. B. Shinn
C. B. Porter
Lincolnville
Actress's Widow Leaps From Steamboat on Ohio River
In Louisville on October 10, Mrs. James T. Kelly of a touring theatrical company committed suicide by jumping from a steamboat into the Ohio River between Louisville and Madison Indiana. Also reported, the Toledo & Indiana Railway Company raised its capital stock from $1,000,000 to $2,500,000 with Charles P. Griffin as president.
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Louisville
James T. Kelly
Madison
Ind
Columbus, CO
Toledo & Indiana Railway Company
Toledo
Charles P. Griffin
Fort Wayne Man Dies of Bright's Disease at 63
Philamon Dickinson of Fort Wayne aged sixty three died today from Bright's disease. Born in Richmond he lived in Fort Wayne until 1899 then moved to Omaha. A Civil War veteran he later worked for D. H. Baldwin Piano Company and served as their agent in Fort Wayne. Burial planned for Sunday.
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Richmond
Omaha
Eighty-fourth
Indiana
D. H. Baldwin Piano Company
Indianapolis
Goshen
Amos Hascall Hopkins
Middlebury
Fairmount
B. F. Morris
Friends’ Church
Society of Friends
Ohio
Shelbyville
Henrietta Mustin
Bridgeport
Marion County
Nicholas Ruth
Sixty-fourth
Ere Volunteers
Newton family reunion held near city at W H Newton home
The Newton family reunion brought about fifty relatives to W H Newton's residence one mile east of the city. Four brothers and one sister attended except George W Newton who was detained by court. Attendees included Capt John C Newton of Indianapolis and ex-Postmaster Thomas E Newton of Shelbyville.
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John C. Newton
Indianapolis
Thomas E. Newton
Shelbyville
Eliza Derwitt
Hope
George W. Newton
Norristown
Marion
Frank Stecher
van Buren
Indiana
Stecher
Charles Blair
Portland
Dayton, Union & Huntington
Versailles
Huntington
Terre Haute
Richmond
William Faucett
Bertha Witmer
Faucett
Cayuga—The Odd Fellows
Wrath of Odell Concludes Address to Miners
Odell wraps up remarks with a promise to pursue the issue on Monday if miners and operators fail to decide. He declined to discuss the matter further for publication and said he would resume active efforts if no decision is reached.
Pennsylvania Senators Arrive, Rumors Of Talks With Railroad Leaders
Senators Quay and Penrose arrive from New York and vanish, with unverified reports they confer with President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A meeting in Pottsville is skipped by Penrose, fueling belief talks on the miners' strike and related matters occurred after their arrival in Philadelphia.
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Quay
Penrose
New York
Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Senator Quay
Walton
Repblican State
Baer
Reading Company
Senator Penrose
En Home
Wilcox Demands Roosevelt Act Against Miners
David Wilcox vice president and counsel for Delaware and Hudson Railroad sent a letter to President Roosevelt urging federal action against the miners organization. He claims the group conspired to prevent interstate commerce and seeks court action. The report cites an authoritative source.
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New York
David Wilcox
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company
Roosevelt
Washington
Miners’ Organization
Wilcox
Coal strike debate cites UMWA legality and federal power
A New York letter from David Wilcox argues the United Mine Workers Association is an illegal restraint on interstate commerce and urges federal action. John Markie counters that local unions resist work, calling for troops to resume production. Presidents and Cabinet members discuss arbitration, labor law, and possible measures as the coal strike continues.
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United States
United Mine Workers of America
Circuit Courts
Weber
Fed
Haggerty
D. C. Knight Company
U. S
Pennsylvania
Mine Workers’ Association
Delaware & Hudson Company
State of
Knight
Addyston Pipe Company
Chesapeake & Ohio Fuel Company
United Mine Workers’ Association
Debs
David Wilcox
John Markie
Mitchell
Markle
United Mine Workers' Organization
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Roosevelt refers Delaware & Hudson message to attorney general
President Roosevelt has received a communication from David Wilcox of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad Company. It is referred, along with a prior message, to the attorney general for consideration as noted in New York dispatches.
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Washington
Rooosevelt
David Wilcox
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company
New York
Mr.ilcox
President Sees No Further Action to End Coal Strike
Close advisers say the White House has done all it can to settle the coal strike. They reject invoking anti trust measures and anticipate leaders may travel to Pennsylvania to sound miners on concessions from talks in New York. The American Federation of Labor meeting in Seattle continues to discuss the coal dispute.
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Washington
New York
Mitchell
Pennsylvania
American Federation of ‘Labor
Miners Strike Fails to Settle in New York Conference
Disappointment followed news that the New York conference on the miners strike failed to reach an agreement. Militia will enforce arrests for rioting at West Side Park, and a stockade is being erected for prisoners. Operators plan to resume work next Monday if protection is provided. federal troops were discussed but considered unlikely by John Fallon. Cold weather hit troops at West Side Park as frost deepened. Oil stores saw strong demand with prices rising.
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Wilkesbarre
New York
West Side Park
National Board
John Fallon
Mitchell
Views of Charles Foster on the coal strike and Baer resignation
Charles Foster former secretary of the treasury and Ohio governor spoke at the State Conference of Charities and Correction. He predicted President Baer would resign and said the anthracite strike may mark the last major clash between capital and labor in the United States.
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Springfield
Charles Foster
Baer
Hanna
John Mitchell
United States
Big Mass Meeting for Miners in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana the miners relief fund climbed to 45 dollars this week. The Indiana Band will play for the second mass meeting next Sunday afternoon to aid miners. George W Cromer and Judge Truesdale, Republican and Democratic candidates for representative from the Eighth district, will speak. Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers will attend.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Miners’ Relief Fund
Indiana Band
George W. Cromer
Judge Truesdale
Eighth District
Wilson
United Mine Workers
Illinois miners not yet asked to aid anthracite strikers
Springfield reports that Illinois miners have not been urged to increase contributions to the Pennsylvanian strike. State President Russell has returned from Pennsylvania after meeting National President Mitchell but has issued no request for higher per cent wage donations from Illinois workers.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Russell
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
No New Collieries Opened As Coal Regions Worry
Scranton Pennsylvania October 10 There were no new collieries opened in the region today and prospects for resumption of work remain poor General Manager Bryden of the Ontario and Western Coal Company says guards have been posted at workers homes to protect families and he may seek military protection rioters are ordered to stop coal picking from dumps and purchasers of picked coal face arrest for receiving stolen goods The American Federation of promptly begins actions in Washington October 10.
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Scranton
Bryden
Ontario & Western Company
Labor Appeals for Aid to Coal Miners Strikers
Labor leaders decided to appeal to business men and other sympathizers for financial aid for the anthracite miners. The group suggested that a responsible professional or public figure should lead a sympathetic campaign to raise assistance.
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Labor
Schenectady Public Schools Sent Home Over Coal Shortage
In Schenectady New York eleven public schools sent students home as coal supplies run low. A carload of soft coal is en route and could arrive next week, but officials fear prolonged closures if deliveries fail to arrive.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Indianapolis Men Return From Detroit Conference on Anthracite Strike
Mayor Bookwalter and a five man Indianapolis committee return from Detroit with mixed views on the coal strike. They praise broad representation and favor arbitration, state that socialistic ideas gained traction, and highlight support for ending the strike quickly through state action if needed. Detroit attendees include Maybury and Mason designate a resolutions committee for the President.
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Charles A. Bookwalter
John F. White
Frank E. Gavin
John J. Appel
S. Gordon
Herman Lieber, Jr
Albert Lieber
Edgar A. Perkins
Ford L. Mayer
Indianapolis
Bookwalter
Maybury
Detroit
Pennsylvania
United States
Gavin
Committee On
Burghoff
Fort Wayne
John C. Nelson
Logansport
Indiana
Jones
Toledo
Michigan
Cadillac
Mich
William E. Mason
Illinois
Roosevelt
William C. Maybury
W. H. Beamer
W. A. Babcock
Cleveland
R. A. White
Chicago
W. C. P. Breckenridge
Lexington
George W. Stanley
What the Strike Is About Conditions Before It Began and Demands
An excerpt from the New York Tribune outlines the miners strike issues, detailing the miners drill and blast process, labor dynamics, and how hours stretch as coal is extracted. The text contrasts miner tasks with the laborer’s loading role and hints at wage or working condition disputes fueling the strike.
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