Tailor Ames A Taylor Dies in Miss train incident
Ames tailor James A. Taylor of 502 Vistula street is reported killed by a train near Valden Mississippi. dispatches identify a man by letter as J A Taylor of Elkhart and the body is described as a six foot tall, fifty five to sixty year old man weighing around 160 pounds. Taylor’s family and Masonic circles confirm the identity, with details of his career in Elkhart, Kane Lodge and Elkhart Commandery and survivors including wife Mary H De Vine and three children.
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James A. Taylor
Vistula Street
Valden
Carroll County
Miss
Te G. MecDougall
J. A. Taylor
Elkhart
And
Lexington Avenue
Richard Blackburn
Shackman & Nadel
E. G. Krienke
Main Street
Cheiég
Taylor
Kane Lodge
Elkhart Commandery
K. T
Masonic Lodge i
Yalden
Mary H. de Vine
George W
J. Warren Taylor
E. T. Date
Englewood
Richmond
George Taylor
City council weighs fifty year railway franchise tonight
Tonight the city council debates ratifying the Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway Co franchise for fifty years. Public works backs the measure but opponents seek thorough discussion of provisions, freight limits, and street double tracking before final approval.
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Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co
Board of Public Works
Opera House Company Will Meet
Bucklen Opera House Co plans annual meeting after 2 p m Today was postponed to tomorrow due to Mr Bucklen’s absence He arrived in Elkhart Tuesday evening and left for Angola unable to return The present directors are H E Bucklen J W Fieldhouse Norman Sage F G Shaw H A Carpenter L M Simpson and S Maxon Officers include President H E Bucklen Vice President J W Fieldhouse Treasurer Norman Sage and Secretary S Maxon The board members likely will be re elected.
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Opera House Company
Bucklen Opera House Co
Bucklen
Elkhart
Angola
H. EB. Bucklen
J. W. Fieldhouse
Norman Sage
F. G. Shaw
H. A. Carpenter
L. M. Simpson
S. Maxon
H. E. Bucklen
Police and Criminal News and Coroner Report Vague Clues
George Sreely faced trial for stealing a lock valued at 3.76 from Peter F. Longacre and was convicted, fined 75 dollars, and sentenced to nine months in jail after selling the lock for 1.50. The other theft case was dropped as weaker. Coroner Dewey noted suspicious conditions around an unknown man found beside the Big Four near Dun laps last Saturday, with no basis for further action. O W Connors reported brick piles along a South Main street siding and a red light was ordered. Hiram Osborn alerted police about a man seen over a fence near the pumping station worrying a fall or jump.
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GeorgeSreely
G. W. McKinley
Peter F. Longacre
Dewey
Dunlaps
O. W. Connors
Indiana Railway Company
South Main Street
Hiram Osborn
Franklin and
Brighth Streets
Desperate leap from moving car leaves man in hospital
A young stranger named I Reichinstein, said to be a Berlin graduate and former National Tube Co. employee, leaped from a Lake Shore train near Elkhart after slicing his throat. He carried letters to his name and a plan toward Salt Lake City, claiming personal safety related injuries and despondency. Authorities investigate while he stays under care in Clark Hospital.
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Clark Hospital
Lake Shore
Elkhart
I, Reichinstein
Ohio Street
Elyria
Ohio
Salt Lake City
Albert L. O. Genter
Genter
Mennonite Publishing House
Sergi. Whiteman
Joseph Legin
South Main Street
Russia
Kiel
Germany
America
France
New York
New Jersey
Reichinstein
Dr. Ingalls
Royal University of Berlin
National Tube Co
Ingalls
Henry D. Clark
Indiana Avenue
Gravity Yard
Mr. Clark
Dr. Benton
Ziesel Bros Expand Space After Elks Hall Additions
Ziesel Bros plan a $5,000 expansion adding 4,500 square feet by securing Elks Hall space and removing walls. The second floor will become a large ladies wear emporium with a new elevator, while carpets and drapery shift to a separate division. Completion aimed by September 15 with a grand opening.
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Elks’ Hall
Ziesel Bros
Elks
Elks’ Heli
Elks' Hall
Plowed Through Box Car by Century Limited Engineer
Lake Shore Twentieth Century Limited engineer chose to plow through an empty box car at high speed after seeing a freight ahead, a move officials say avoided wrecks since air brakes cannot stop a 60 mph 500 ton train within 3000 feet. The incident prompted discussion at an American Railway Association meeting about a new high speed brake. Also covered is Calvin L. Doney a Toledo awitchtender who fled to Swan Creek to avoid arrest for mail sack theft and was later arraigned with bond set at 1600.
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Lake Shore
Twentieth Century Limited
Westinghouse Air Brake Co
American Railway Association
Jamestown
Committee of Safety
Westinghouse
Calvin L. Doney
Toledo
Swan Creek
Doney
Postoffice
Hennen
Sapp
Gaines
Federal Grand Jury
Toledo Post Office
Union Station
Auditor Sapp
Beveridge and Catherine Eddy wed in Berlin embassy ceremony
Indiana Senator Beveridge married Chicago socialite Catherine Eddy at the American embassy in Berlin. Rev Thomas Hall officiated with John T McCutcheon as best man. Guests included relatives and Spencer Eddy hosted breakfast. The couple began a secret honeymoon traveling south.
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Berlin
Beveridge
Indiana
Catherine Eddy
Chicago
Thomas Hall
New York
John T. McCutcheon
Spencer Eddy
Senator Beveridge
Katherine Longsdale
Greencastle
Marshall Field
Senate
Washington
Chienog
Miss Eddy
Innocent Cohen Cleared As Anna Markowitz Victim
Microscopical expert Hackwalt examined Anna Markowitz and Abraham Cohen and found the girl assaulted but Cohen blameless. Habeas corpus petitions filed for Harry, Jacob, and Bertha Markowitz to release them from jail after their sister’s murder. Anna Markowitz was buried as plans for a double funeral changed. In New York mob violence rises with women leading attacks. one man Gaston Kerschal severely wounded. Auto deaths reported in Winchester and Milwaukee. An American among casualties in a German train crash near Tremessen. Belfast under martial rule amid coal strike and fears of bloodshed. Lady Godiva pageant draws 200000 spectators in Coventry. Tangier reports Tangier calm with 250 sailors guarding Casa Blanca.
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Cohen
Dayton, CO
Hackwalt
Anna Markowitz
Abraham Cohen
McCabe Park
Harry
Jacob
Bertha Markowitz
Anna
Indianapolis
New York
Gaston Ker‘schal
Berlin
Hamburg
Tremessen
Count Keyeserlink
Millionaire Jack West Fails to Buy St Joseph Town
St Joseph Mich Aug 7 Jack West twenty four moved from farm to Nevada and became a quadruple millionaire. He spent 12000 today rolling $5 gold pieces for news boys and flooding streets with champagne. He bought candy stock for an excursion steamer bound for Chicago and gifted hundreds of girls onboard. He plans to die poor and seeks a wife who is poor and a homemaker.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Jack West
Nevada
Graham & Morton
Chicago
West
Carnegie
Croestts
New York
Darrow Dismissed by Western Federation of Miners
Denver reports attorney Darrow of Chicago has been dropped from the Western Federation of Miners and will not defend Petibone in October. Cause for dismissal not disclosed. Richardson to replace Darrow.
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Darrow
Denver
Chicago
Western Federation of Miners
Petibone
Richardson
Shortage Report Claims County Depository Shortfall
Warsaw Indiana August 7 a report filed by Treasurer George Irvine with the county commissioners shows the county depository short about 15600 dollars with only 2629 on hand and muddled accounts He denies a shortage and asserts the figures reflect a temporary condition.
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Warsaw
Ind
George Irvine
Murderer Warner arraigned in murder of Nordling and Wilson
Frank H. Warner, accused of killing Miss Esther Nordling and John C. Wilson on July 238, cursed guards and denied God during arraignment. He was remanded to the Tombs without bail to await grand jury action.
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Raving Scoffer
New York
Frank H. Warner
Esther Nordling
John C. Wilson
District Attorney to Summon Lawmakers Over Loan Bill
Boston August 7 District Attorney Morgan will summon before the grand jury all who voted for the 1 600 000 loan bill amid rumors of bribery. Fort Wayne August 7 Frederick Oppenheimer a retired merchant died from electric shock after turning on a light Tuesday night.
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Boston
Morgan
Fort Wayne
Frederick Oppenheimer
Royal Ascot: A Longstanding Turf Tradition
Racing at Ascot traces back many years with royal patrons beginning under Queen Anne in 1711. The early Georges did not heavily patronize but bred horses to spur public interest, creating a 100 guinea prize. Since those early days the Berkshire heath festival has enjoyed royal favor.
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Ascot
Queen Anne
Berkshire Heath
Study of Man Quote from Clarion Editor
Robert Blitchford in Clarion argues that true study of human nature comes from the world itself not classrooms. He insists on a vast fund of love and sympathy to enter another’s heart and urges readers to approach others as friends.
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Ike Shakespeare
Hugo
Cervantes
Sterne
Robert Blitchford
Clarion
Poem Recital Graded By Judge With Penny Offer
In a light court scene a judge remarks that a visitor will reward Willie for reciting a mother taught poem with a penny. Willie counters he can earn a nickel elsewhere for skipping the recital, highlighting a child’s cheeky bargaining in a domestic finance vignette.
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Judge
Willie
Wille
Looked Suspicious in Milwaukee Sentinel Cartoon Dialogue
A fragmented Milwaukee Sentinel dialogue hints at distrust toward a polite Tompkins. The speaker suspects hidden strings or manipulation behind courteous behavior, raising questions about motives and personal caution.
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Leary
Tompkins
Milwaukee Sentine
Proposal in a Canoe Sparks Humorous Wred Tale
A Humorous quip from Harper's Weekly recalls a man named Wred proposing to a girl in a canoe. The response was a splashy outcome as the girl jumped at the proposal, tipping their boat and ending the moment with a laugh.
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Harper's Weekly
Oil Judge Landis sits in Indianapolis court
Federal Judge Landis, who fined Standard Oil $29,240,000, sits in Indianapolis in place of vacationing Judge Anderson. He ruled for sale of Mount Pleasant OilCo assets in Delaware county, while stockholders opposed. He later chatted with old friend Charles Boynton about Gresham days and Hawaiian queen. A rate case demurrer was filed in the Louisville line on the 2-cent-rate law. A shocking arrest: William R. Gadd, 80, known as Tack the Smearer, captured for years of smearing filth on dresses, admitting guilt.
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Indianapolis
Landis
Standard Oil Company
A. B. Anderson
Mount Pleasant Oil Company
Delaware County
Ind
John
Nelson
Judge Landis
Charles TH. Boynton
Boynton
Associated
Department of State
Gresham
Hawaiian Islands
Washington
Aug
Louisville, New Albany and Corydon Railroad Company
James Bingham
Indiana
J. W. Ewing
Third Judicial Circuit
Louisville, New Albany and Corydon
Jack the Smearer
William R. Gadd
Gadd
Tack
Miners Pay Fines Dispute Reconsidered After Boss Move
Terre Haute miners at the New Summit mine Greene county reconsider the plan to take disputed pay to court after President Van Horn declared the strike action wrong. The wage contract allows fines of 18 dollars daily for stoppages, with collected fines split between district No. 11 UMW and the Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators' association. A separate incident reports four gondola cars crashing into the Gedge Brothers roofing factory in Anderson, injuring workers and damaging machinery.
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Terre Haute
Ind
New Summit
Greene County
van Horn
District No. 11
U.M. W. of A
Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Act of an Insotent Tramp in Lebanon
Tramp visits farmer Stevens home in Lebanon Indiana, drives Miss Osborn away, then feasts, wrecks furniture and fixtures, breaking items. Local reports describe the incident and its disturbing details.
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Lebanon
Ind
Fiarry Stevens
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H. Nichols
Stab
Elkys
Inona Park
Maj
Marchesseau
J. Reichinstein
Beveridge-Eddy
Winchester
May Bushnell
Milwaukee
Joseph Kuschbeert
Brookfield Corners
Belfast
Coventry
Eng
Lady Godiva
Tangier
Casa Blanca
Anderson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Gedge Bros
Brazil
Mongo Pepesautting
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