Confession of Rush and a Wrong Name on the List
In Frankfort and surrounding counties a saloon owner named Morris seeks civil damages after his property was dynamited years ago. Attorney claims Rush implicates many prominent men, misidentifying Dr. Henley, while J. K. Pemberton describes a law and order league and involvement in transporting Morris’s goods.
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Jonesboro
Ind
Morris
Fairmount
W. C. Rush
A. Henley
Alexander Henley
Henley
Rush
J. K. Pemberton
Anderson
Nixon Winslow
Citizens’ Exchange Bank
Cornelius Smal
The
Friends Sunday School
Burgess Seale
A. W. Ray
W. G C. Winslow
A. Pressnall
Jacob Beals
L. R. Whitney
Henry Jeffreys
Elwood
James Scott
Perry Seale
John Charles
James Luther
Friends Church
Law and Order’ League
Prisoner Harris Escapes Then Surrenders to Sheriff
In September 1897 a prisoner accused of robbery escaped and hid near his mother Amanda Saunders. She encountered him Monday evening at the jail and returned him to the sheriff. She refused a reward for rearrest.
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Old
Amanda Saunders
Harris
Mysterious Brute Haunts Mrs Harness in Three Attacks
Five hundred armed men hunt a tall middle aged assailant described as dark mustache and steel gray suit who assaulted Mrs Harness at her Franklin County home three times. The first attack ended with her husband finding her unconscious. bloodhounds failed to track the culprit despite a ten mile chase.
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Frankfort
Ind
Harness
First Mixed Marriage Case at Jeffersonville in Indiana
Jeffersonville Ind Sept 1 A Chinaman and a buxom Negro woman were married by Justice Keigwin in the city’s first such union. The groom said he had lived 15 years in the country and owned a Frankfort Ky laundry. The ceremony followed Indiana law as interpreted by the justice. The pair named Lee and Annie Loomis.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Keigwin
Indiana
Louisville
Keiswin
Frankfort
Lee
May
Annie Loomis
Indiana glass manufacturers form state wide combine
Marion Indiana September 1 A meeting of window glass manufacturers not at the Racine Chicago gathering adopted a plan for consolidating all window glass interests in the country The announce at the close says all Indiana manufacturers have joined the combine and there is nothing blocking consolidation with Pittsburgh and western companies
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Marion
Ind
Indiana
Wealthy Parke County bank president makes assignment
Clinton Ind September 1 Sam McCune among Parke county’s wealthiest citizens failed and made assignment. Assets are estimated at 100000 liabilities unknown. McCune a heavy landowner and years president of the First National bank Rockville relieved by bank reorganization weeks ago. He spent vast sums on unprofitable development of a coal deposit on his land.
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Clinton, Ind
Sam McCune
Parke County
McCune
First National Bank
Rockville
Bradford Named Receiver for Indianapolis and Anderson Electric
Marion Indiana September 1 Judge Brownlee appoints James L Bradford receiver for the Indianapolis and Anderson Electric railway upon the motion of Ansel B Smith Thomas J and Charles F Haworth This terminates prior receiver appointment by Judge Baker of Indianapolis where Michael Malone of Chicago appeared last Friday Malone’s own request for a receiver has not yet been acted upon by that court.
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Marion
Ind
Brownlee
James L. Bradford
Indianapolis and Anderson
Ansel B. Smith
Thomas J
Charles F. Haworth
Baker
Indianapolis
Michael Malone
Chicago
Malone
Bryan Remembered the Baby in Elwood Strike
In Elwood Indiana a mine conflict erupted after a baby named Bryan was sent a gift from Will Bustill's child. Frank Strasser the mine superintendent and several workers were injured in a clash with strikers outside city limits. No arrests were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Elwood
Ind
Will Bustill
Frank Strasser
Strasser
Madison cancels public Labor Day celebration
Madison Wisconsin officials announce there will be no public Labor Day celebration this year. The decision stems from a recent incident involving Barry Mills Cole, a veteran printer, whose death in New York is reported as self inflicted by gas in his room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Barry “Mills
Cole
New: “York
Debs Forecasts Uprising to Settle Questions in Speech
In St Louis on September 1, Debs declared the movement gains momentum and predicts a spontaneous uprising that will abolish the courts and dissolve Congress. He urged settling questions without violence while highlighting widespread suffering and threat to liberty.
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Social Democracy
Webster
Clemens
Kansas
St. Louis
Congress
Sovereign
Debs
Inlio
America
Supreme Courts
Common
Conference of Labor
Chicago
Counisel
United States
United Mine Workers
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Chicas
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Disney
Spee
Louisvil Itel EU Llivlar
Sally
Frank J. Reed
Fredrict
Fiersheata Throwih
EL N. Stephnson
Westville Directory
B. VW. Hollenbeck
A. Williams
W. W. Willame
Liddle & Park
LaPorte
F. W. Marvin
Calle
Walnut and
Mars
Corner Railroad and
Jefferson-sts
Bank OF Westville
E. S. Smith
Deposita
East
J. Wac
Ald
W. W. Williams
Westville, Ind
Welcome Jerome
Railroad ST
Herrold
H. W. Koontz
Baltimore & Ohio
Logan Freight
Tad
E. J. Hoton
Stearier
A. B. Taylor
Michigan City
Tennessee
Nashville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad CO
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Lashville
Fcu
Williker
Dist
Atmore
Den
Amenzo
Undertaker
E. E. Nichols
LA Porte Directory
Frank E. Osborn
Herman W. Sallwaseer
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Andrews’ Bankk
Malin St
J. F. Knight
Insurance
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Scott Block
LA Porte
Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Dr. Miles
B. M. Rowan
Milwaukee
VIOLA
G. C. Bittner CO
Toledo
L. C. Miller
Valparaiso ST
J. B. Norton
Marr & Norton
Court House
J. &. Soultz
Franklin Street
Lastingmann
Ville
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Edo
Pinter
Joan C. Richter
Obebreich & Arnold's
LaPorte, Lad
Scott's
Stepuen Zeltner
Maple City Bakery
William Fosdick
Main-st
Togarden
Flenry
Bros. Livery
REED
Westeain
Geo. L. Thompson, Sr
Notary Public
Westville, Indiana
the Home Insurance Co
New York
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Manchester
England
National Recordes
Washington, D.C
National Recorder
John Wedderburn & CO
Ower
Dr. Henley
Chinaman
Justice Keigwin
Negress
Cleveland
Columbus
Massillon
O.—Ratchford
T. E. Young
M. A. Hanna & Co
Young
Ratchford
National Executive Board
Pittsburg
Ohio
United Mine Workers of America
Resolutions Committee
Labor Conference
Williams
Labor Congress
American Railway Union
Supreme Courts of
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Ph.ocracy
Patrick Dolan
Mahon
Donnelly
O'Connell
Pearce
O. Mahon
Missouri
Iowa
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McKinley
W. D. Ryan
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