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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
2
A Saturday column critiques Senator La Follette and the idea of a new newspaper, noting his prolix editorials. It argues the GOP promise to deliver labor votes is impossible, attacks Bryan and corporate contributions, and urges level headed candidates over class-based appeals. It calls for laws reflecting citizen will.
Farmers in northern Indiana and southern Michigan resist the view that they lag behind progress. They have added comforts, engage in city pleasures, and attend Chautauquas and lectures. Rural districts show varied social development, with agricultural and post office services aiding farmer welfare most effectively.
Indianapolis News notes William Randolph Hearst has traveled to California and will urge Conn to run for governor. Republican District Chairman Graham convened a county chairmen conference in South Bend this afternoon.
Islanders will be treated to an afternoon program at Island Park with a large chorus choir providing music and a mass meeting led by Mrs Elizabeth T Stanley. The speaker is described as enthusiastic engaging and cultured and will be a guest at the home of Mrs Milton Wertz this evening.
The state sues John Martin Solomon Holden and Milton Proudfit in Brumbaugh court for wilfully disfiguring tombstones and destroying trees and shrubs at Osceola cemetery on August 3. Defendants are cemetery directors facing substantial farm backgrounds and potential witnesses include about twenty five lot owners.
Goshen Democrat reports three foreclosure cases will be filed with the county as plaintiff against Frank Brumbaugh Maggie Brumbaugh and William Thompson over school fund mortgages totaling about 10300. One suit alleges insufficient security. Another case to be filed against Brumbaugh individually. A $4199.24 loan dated January 16 1907 secured by Elkhart city and Osola township property.
A non English speaking man arrested Friday on intoxication charges was released today without prosecution. His daughter, serving as interpreter, said the family planned to move from South Bend to Elk Hart, that the father had rented a house here, and that he drank two bottles of beer, which the daughter said was excessive yet not his habit. The court released the prisoner after the explanation.
The eighth annual Luther Leagues of America convention ended in Chicago with record attendance surpassing prior years. Over 7,000 attended Thursday night as Senator Knute Nelson spoke and the Ruth oratorio was performed by a Stupiees chorus with the Thomas Orchestra. National officers elected for the year include William Stoever president, Luther N Kuhns general secretary, Harry Hodges recording secretary, J Schuler topic secretary, Paul Roth literary secretary, and C T Andersen treasurer. The next meeting is set for Pittsburgh in 1910, with Canada and Porto Rico now annexed as part of the leagues.
At 3 50 a m a blaze trapped Harry Gross his wife and four children at 101 Vistula avenue South Bend with a young woman inside. The oldest son awakened by smoke aided by relatives and neighbors escaped as firemen battled flames and saved the family. The injured include Mrs Gross and a seventy eight year old man Mr Parrish. Lola Parrish 23 also was rescued. The cause is under investigation.
Ed McClure alias Kid Vaughn, once convicted in Goshen for abducting Marjorie Bedenkop from Elkhart to St Louis with marriage promises, has violated parole. He reportedly failed to report, and authorities seek his arrest to return him to reform school for the remainder of his sentence.
Overcast skies kept many Pennsylvanians away from the Island for the annual picnic with only one family present by noon. Attendance was expected to rise in the afternoon. Program items include calls to order, reports by Ira H. Church and Jno W. Slear, officer elections, music by People’s Orchestra, a German selection, and a twenty eighth annual address by Hon. B F Shively. By 4 pm two to three hundred attended, with hinch baskets carried to the grounds. Officers for next year were not announced by mid afternoon.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union invites members to a picnic at Island Park with the Goshen union in attendance. The program includes speeches readings and music. Members should bring filled baskets with knife fork spoon and cup. A photographer will take pictures. Members meet Sunday at 3 PM behind the building before Mrs Stanley speech.
A Warsaw dispatch reports petitions circula tion and signing by citizens of Goshen Elkhart Warsaw Milford and Leesburg seeking Sunday interurban service. Residents restricted on weekdays to recreation at the lake and resorts urge Sunday railway runs to enable day trips.
Exposition management signs contracts with Countess De Michel and Miss Marie Hrdlcka for two daily concerts in South Bend Labor Day opening. Casendo's Royal Italian Band of forty musicians accompanies the operatic duo. Police arrested an intoxicated woman on Friday night, a repeat offender with prior arrests.
Two new members were initiated into the Ben-Hurs Friday night in a ceremony that welcomed the newcomers and reinforced the club's traditions. The event highlighted past achievements and the ongoing growth of the organization.
Edith Ludwig of Morris and Palo Alto born professor Fred J. Fitzgerald wed in Sacramento after eluding her mother’s opposition. The couple married at Central M. I. church with Rev. Rodda officiating. Ludwig had traveled from the East aboard the Overland Express and was joined by Fitzgerald minutes before the ceremony.
A massive blaze swept the East Buffalo stockyards at 2 30 am damaging frame structures of the New York Central railroad. Losses approached one million dollars before firefighters contained the fire.
Lima August 15 reports Miss Annie S Peck of Providence Rhode Island, famed mountain climber, signaling arrival at 25000 feet on Mount Huascaran. She is accompanied by two trained Alpine climbers as the summit remains covered in perpetual snow.
John Flanagan of the Irish-American Athletic Club set a hammer mark of 181 feet 8 inches during an on-street exhibition at the Queenstown promenade quay. The feat surpasses all prior records, underscoring Flanagan’s elite form.
A humorous fragment presents a playful exchange about weight between a speaker and a weighing man. The dialogue pivots on misheard phrases and a mock formal tone suggesting a light courtroom or judgely setting. The piece relies on wordplay and characterful dialect.
Dublin on August 15 saw about two thousand Gaelic Athletic Association members greet Martin Sheridan of the Irish American Athletic Club, New York, with a torchlight procession led by the mayor and escort to his hotel. The display thanked him for backing the GAA in its dispute with the Amateur Athletic Union. Some US athletes competed in US governed games, despite protests and a threat to blacklist. Sheridan did not participate.
At Mystic Conn on Aug 15 the Universal Peace Union denounced President Roosevelt and his aims for a larger army and navy. The fourty second annual meeting highlighted the so called barracks policy as a major issue in European and American debates on militarization. Sherman Recovers His Health in Utica
Chicago prices for wheat corn oats pork and tallow show mixed openings with Sept contracts near 1.27 for wheat and around 17 for corn while oats and pork trade close around mid 9s and 15 respectively. Livestock receipts and bids in Chicago and East Buffalo detail hogs cows sheep and calves with prices ranging from 4 to 9 dollars for various grades and standard hay values noted. Simpkins parties with a supper room quip ends with a humorous clash over ice cream in Harper's Weekly.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip notes Bracer’s habit of joking about being short and urges a witty retort to counter his refrain. The remark frames a playful exchange over self comparative length.
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