Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Newspaper Articles
Evansville Courier and Press: 1907
Through the mediation of city officials, the terms offered the car men on strike by the company is accepted by the employees and the 10 day struggle comes to an end
The new scale of wages, 17, 18, and 19 cents an hour, graded according to length of service, went into effect immediately. The old scale was 15, 16, 17, and 18 cents an hour. Under that scale, the average of which was 16 1/2 cents, an employee worked about 12 and one half hours for $1.98.
Under the new scale of wages, the average of which is 18 cents, an employee works 11 hours for $1.98.
Though Byers is too young to obtain a
teachers license, he obtained
permission from the county superintendent to take the examination and
made a grade, which if he were eligible, would entitle him to a 24
month license.
3-29-1899
Evansville, Indiana March 22- Thomas H. Wiggs, son of State Senator Joseph Wiggs. of Pike County, literally cut to pieces Wesley Hurt, a young man who entered Wigg's schoolroom with a pistol and told him that one of them must die. Wiggs had only a pocket knife, but he defended himself withthis in such a way as to leave his assailant for dead on the floor, He was helped by his brother, a pupil, who also had a knife. The two surrendered themselves to the officers.
Elwood ,
IN
The 29 members of the Elwood Carpenters union are defendants to a damage suit filed in the Circuit Court by Frank Smith for $1000. Smith was a member of the union, but was suspended for alleged infractions of the rules, and since has been unable to secure any work in this city. He claims the union had no just cause to suspend him, that he lived up to the laws and has been damaged by being out of work to the amount named.
Evansville, IN. Dec. 7,1898.
Lena Fetz, wife of a well-to-do farmer near this city, was arrested this evening charged with murder. Several months ago Miss Lena Wingert died from the effects of being scalded. It was claimed at the Fetz home she had accidentally turned boiling coffee on herself, which resulted in death. Since then sensational rumors have been going the rounds and the grand jury returned an indictment for murder against Mrs. Fetz. It was claimed she quarreled with Miss Wingert, who resided with the family, and during the trouble Mrs. Fetz, threw boiling water over her.
Evansville, IN. Sept.3,1899.
Sheriff Thomas, of Posey County, arrived here this evening with Dan Powell, colored, whom he saved from a mob by escaping in a buggy. Today William Carr, a prominent citizen of that place, was fatally shot by Web Thomas, a negro, who escaped and is now being hunted by enraged citizens. A mob then turned to the jail to lynch Powell, who shot an officer a week ago, and is under penitentiary sentence, but the sheriff outwitted the mob. Feeling against negroes is running high I at Mt.Vernon.
Evansville, IN.
Feb.24,1898. On Saturday morning a novel suit is to be tried here. Recently, while there was so much talk of war between the United States and Spain, the Captain of Company M. Indiana National Guard, issued orders to all members to turn out for regular drills. Several of the members utterly refused to respond, and the matter was reported to headquarters, with the result that a ranking officer was sent here to organize a court-martial. Five members of the company- Privates Sam Watts, Sam Gilbert, Benjamin F. Schrieber, William J. Cecil, & Frederick Johannes, were found guilty of insubordination, heavily fined and one or tow of the number dishonorably dismissed from the company. Since then all of the parties have refused to pay the fines, and now the state will attempt to recover through the courts. The suits were filed under a statue of 1895. This is the first suit of the kind in the State.
Evansville, IN.
Feb. 21, 1898. A genius by the name of Arcidas Farmer, of this city, has invented a flying machine of sufficient merit to interest a number of wealthy citizens in its manufacture. Farmer has constructed a model that will fly, and if the regular ship works as satisfactorily his fortune is only a question of time. His greatest secret and the one he is still guarding is the engine that furnishes the motive power. As soon as patents on it are received it will be placed on exhibition. Henry Wimberg, president of the Evansville Brewing Company, who is at the head of the company organized to manufacture the Farmer Flying machine, says that even if they meet with failure to successfully handle the airship the company will manufacture the engine just invented by farmer, as it is certainly the most wonderful engine ever conceived by man’s brain, and that it will revolutionize things. The new company has a capital of $80,000.
Evansville, IN.
Feb. 18,1896. Masked robbers continue their depredations here. Tonight 2 entered the store of G.P. Hoeschler & Son, and at the point of pistols robbed both proprietors of their valuables and a considerable sum of money in the safe. The robbers escaped.
Evansville, IN.
Aug. 12, 1897. Charles Smith, aged 65, while at work on the farm of Walter Carson, in Posey County, 9 miles from here, attempted to criminally assault Mr. Carson’s 6 yr old daughter this afternoon, but was driven away by the child’s mother. Smith fled, but soon after was pursued by a crowd of farmers. He was caught a few miles out of Evansville. Some favored lynching, but he was taken to the Mount Vernon jail under heavy guard.
Evansville, IN. June 26, 1898.
A storm today near this city that was a little short of a cloudburst did thousands of dollars worth of damage. The Evansville & Terre haute Railroad had an area of about 3 miles of track washed away and the Evansville & Indianapolis road suffered similar damage, shutting off traffic on both lines. Wheat fields in the oath of the storm were completely destroyed. Much other damage is reported.
Oct 4, 1899
Isaac W. Little, of Blackburn, IN. was locked up at Evansville on a charge of fraudulently signing a pension voucher and securing the money. Isaac W. little, of Blackburn , KY. is the alleged victim of the fraud.
3-29-1899
Evansville, Indiana March 22- Thomas H. Wiggs, son of State Senator Joseph Wiggs. of Pike County, literally cut to pieces Wesley Hurt, a young man who entered Wigg's schoolroom with a pistol and told him that one of them must die. Wiggs had only a pocket knife, but he defended himself withthis in such a way as to leave his assailant for dead on the floor, He was helped by his brother, a pupil, who also had a knife. The two surrendered themselves to the officers.
The 29 members of the Elwood Carpenters union are defendants to a damage suit filed in the Circuit Court by Frank Smith for $1000. Smith was a member of the union, but was suspended for alleged infractions of the rules, and since has been unable to secure any work in this city. He claims the union had no just cause to suspend him, that he lived up to the laws and has been damaged by being out of work to the amount named.
Evansville, IN. Dec. 7,1898.
Lena Fetz, wife of a well-to-do farmer near this city, was arrested this evening charged with murder. Several months ago Miss Lena Wingert died from the effects of being scalded. It was claimed at the Fetz home she had accidentally turned boiling coffee on herself, which resulted in death. Since then sensational rumors have been going the rounds and the grand jury returned an indictment for murder against Mrs. Fetz. It was claimed she quarreled with Miss Wingert, who resided with the family, and during the trouble Mrs. Fetz, threw boiling water over her.
Evansville, IN. Sept.3,1899.
Sheriff Thomas, of Posey County, arrived here this evening with Dan Powell, colored, whom he saved from a mob by escaping in a buggy. Today William Carr, a prominent citizen of that place, was fatally shot by Web Thomas, a negro, who escaped and is now being hunted by enraged citizens. A mob then turned to the jail to lynch Powell, who shot an officer a week ago, and is under penitentiary sentence, but the sheriff outwitted the mob. Feeling against negroes is running high I at Mt.Vernon.
Evansville, IN.
Feb.24,1898. On Saturday morning a novel suit is to be tried here. Recently, while there was so much talk of war between the United States and Spain, the Captain of Company M. Indiana National Guard, issued orders to all members to turn out for regular drills. Several of the members utterly refused to respond, and the matter was reported to headquarters, with the result that a ranking officer was sent here to organize a court-martial. Five members of the company- Privates Sam Watts, Sam Gilbert, Benjamin F. Schrieber, William J. Cecil, & Frederick Johannes, were found guilty of insubordination, heavily fined and one or tow of the number dishonorably dismissed from the company. Since then all of the parties have refused to pay the fines, and now the state will attempt to recover through the courts. The suits were filed under a statue of 1895. This is the first suit of the kind in the State.
Evansville, IN.
Feb. 21, 1898. A genius by the name of Arcidas Farmer, of this city, has invented a flying machine of sufficient merit to interest a number of wealthy citizens in its manufacture. Farmer has constructed a model that will fly, and if the regular ship works as satisfactorily his fortune is only a question of time. His greatest secret and the one he is still guarding is the engine that furnishes the motive power. As soon as patents on it are received it will be placed on exhibition. Henry Wimberg, president of the Evansville Brewing Company, who is at the head of the company organized to manufacture the Farmer Flying machine, says that even if they meet with failure to successfully handle the airship the company will manufacture the engine just invented by farmer, as it is certainly the most wonderful engine ever conceived by man’s brain, and that it will revolutionize things. The new company has a capital of $80,000.
Evansville, IN.
Feb. 18,1896. Masked robbers continue their depredations here. Tonight 2 entered the store of G.P. Hoeschler & Son, and at the point of pistols robbed both proprietors of their valuables and a considerable sum of money in the safe. The robbers escaped.
Evansville, IN.
Aug. 12, 1897. Charles Smith, aged 65, while at work on the farm of Walter Carson, in Posey County, 9 miles from here, attempted to criminally assault Mr. Carson’s 6 yr old daughter this afternoon, but was driven away by the child’s mother. Smith fled, but soon after was pursued by a crowd of farmers. He was caught a few miles out of Evansville. Some favored lynching, but he was taken to the Mount Vernon jail under heavy guard.
Evansville, IN. June 26, 1898.
A storm today near this city that was a little short of a cloudburst did thousands of dollars worth of damage. The Evansville & Terre haute Railroad had an area of about 3 miles of track washed away and the Evansville & Indianapolis road suffered similar damage, shutting off traffic on both lines. Wheat fields in the oath of the storm were completely destroyed. Much other damage is reported.
Oct 4, 1899
Isaac W. Little, of Blackburn, IN. was locked up at Evansville on a charge of fraudulently signing a pension voucher and securing the money. Isaac W. little, of Blackburn , KY. is the alleged victim of the fraud.