Caboose Wreck Claims Conductor D E Carpenter
An 8 20 a m mishap on the E and W branch near Mishawaka left Conductor David E Carpenter fatally injured and Brakeman O D Mack seriously hurt. Carpenter died at Clark Hospital after 11 this forenoon. Mack remained conscious and rested, with multiple injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
E. W
Mishawaka
David E. Carpenter
Middlebury Street
City
D. Mack
State Street
Carpenter
Clark Hospital
Mr. Mack
Fire by Wire Threatens Modern Homes In Storm
A noon blaze in Frederick D. Keppler’s closet at 210 Marion Street was averted by Elliott Beech who fought flames with buckets after the closet’s interior burst into fire. Lightning likely struck, burning fuses. damage limited to closet contents. Also reports of telephone fires from crossed power lines on River Avenue and a lightning-damaged Home Telephone Co. cable outage affecting 150 phones in Allendale and Wolf’s addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick D. Keppler
I. W. Short
Marion Street
Oriie White
Arcade Avenue
Grant C. Underhill
River Avenue
Home Company
Ais
W. H. Winship
Home Telephone Co
Allendale
Wolf
Plan to Erect Twelve Electric Arches on Main Street
Indiana and Michigan Electric Co plans a series of twelve arches to light Main Street in electric glow. One arch at Main and Jackson will be built by Elkhart Bridge and Iron Co with seventy five lights, crest thirty feet high, as a trial for merchants and potential future installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co
Main Street
Main
Jackson Streets
Elkhart Bridge and Iron Co
Marion
Jackson and
Main Streets
Man Caught In Coop In South Bend
Wade Stillwagon a married painter and paper hanger weighing about 250 pounds was found in the chicken coop of William Babcock in South Bend Monday night. Babcock confronted him around 10 pm and after a short struggle held Stillwagon until police arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Stillwagon
William Babcock
South Bend
Babcock
Stilwagon
Rubbish Fire On River Bank Near Lake Shore Pumping Station
Central fire company answered a 9 25 p m call Thursday to extinguish a small blaze in rubbish along the St Joseph river bank west of the Lake Shore pumping station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Fire Company
St. Joseph
Lake Shore
Bridge Injunction Hearing Amid Courtroom Sparring
The Long acire injunction case against the county commissioners and the National Concrete Co. resumed in circuit court before Judge Dodge after a recess. The defendants sought an estoppel claim due to $2000 already spent on Bridges Nos. 18 and 28, with one nearly finished, to avoid delays and safety risks. Attorneys sparred briefly as arguments began, with possible appeal if injunction granted and the plaintiff absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Longacire
National Concrete Co
Indianapolis
David Lehman
Dodge
Superior Court
L. W. Vail
P. J. Turner
Turner
National Concrete Bridge Co
Peter T. Longawire
Frank Brumbaugh
Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co
Vail
Thought He Had Been Poisoned
Charles Chaffee of Lake Shore, in the arch car, fell violently ill after supper on Monday evening. He claimed a mysterious person threatened to kill him and that his food was doped. The physician suspects overindulgence in ice water and improper food rather than poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chaffee
Arch
Ford Hanson Ordered to Increase Lake Shore Car Shop Force
Ford Hanson superintendent of the Lake Shore gravity yard car repair shops has an order to employ all possible workers. The current force is 125, the largest in the department here. Previously 111 in winter and 49 when he took charge three years ago. The directive may add several more workers in coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Hanson
Lake Shore
Hanson
Application to admit Gussie Schraeder to Newcastle epileptic hospital
Through the circuit court an application is made to admit Gussie Schraeder, 38, to the epileptic hospital at Newcastle. Drs. Stauffer and Hoppingarner examined her. She cannot be received now because no cottages for females have been erected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie Schraeder
Newcastle
Local accidents and a death reported in city briefs
Mrs Charles Weber of 409 Jefferson street slipped on the Jefferson and Third streets corner and broke her right leg. Lake Shore brakeman H M Smith was injured when a ladder rung failed at Pine Street. James Hovith mashed a toe dropping pig iron. A Highth street child split her tongue while playing. Dr J Brown injured by a falling casting. Rudolph Gruger of South Bend died at age 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Weber
Jefferson Street
Jefferson and
Third Streets
Lake Shore
H. M. Smith
Pine
James Hovith
John Briggle
Highth Street
J. Brown
Wreck and injuries reported in E and W line collision
D B E Carpenter killed and D O Mack injured in East and West wreck. Hearing of injunction case today. Indiana taxables rise sharply. Electric wires blamed for fires. More workers to be hired at Lake Shore car shop. Runaway team crashes into auto and bicycle on Main. Haines Annis tragedy tied to scandals at Fort Hamilton. Eight hundred Springfield citizens back authorities in riot report. Studebaker seized for speeding in Detroit. California quake noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. BE
Carpenter
D. O. Mack
Indiana
Lake Shore
George Shaw
Main Street
C. A. Smith
Third Ward
South Bend
Oldfield
Red Devil
Springfield
Haines-Annis
Fort Hamilton
James Sherman
Eva Booth
Winona
Studebaker
Detroit
Bechtel
Colorado
California
Weather forecast update from Miles Medical Co
Government forecast shows a maximum temperature of 85 degrees and a minimum of 60 degrees with light winds around 12 mph. The advisory appears as a daily furnished notice from Miles Medical Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Medical Co
Army Scandal Intimated At Fort Hamilton
New York, Aug. 18 The killing of William H. Annis by Captain Peter Haines was expected by every army officer at Fort Hamilton. Officials fear further tragedies from orgies at the fort and the expulsion of Mrs Haines and W. J. Annis after Haines return from the Philippines. An inquest is feared for potential exposures and transfers from this post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Hamilton
New York
Wm. KH. Annis
Peter Haines
Fort Hamilton
Mirs
Haines
W. J. Annis
Studebaker Jr. pleads guilty to speeding in Detroit
Detroit on August 18 George M Studebaker Jr son of the South Bend vehicle magnate pleaded guilty to speeding in Justice Jeffries court and paid a $25 fine without a trial after a downtown chase by Officer Staples. He admitted his peers drove fast as well and lamented the city's speed excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Cgeorge M. Studebaker, Jr
South Bend
Staples
Archie Roosevelt in Disgrace Over Carved Initials
Archie Roosevelt carved his initials and tutor W D Parker’s name on his father's pew at Christ Episcopal Church Oyster Bay. President Roosevelt reproved him and confiscated a new knife from Parker. Sexton Seeley warned of a warm session when the boy returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie
Oyster Bay
W. D. Parker
Archie Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Charles Seeley
Sexton
Christ Episcopal Church
Parker
Sexton Seeley
Governor Upholds Unwritten Law In Colorado
Denver reports Governor Buchtel pardons George Nicolai who shot John Moore over alleged intimacy with Mrs Nichlas, arguing Colorado laws ignore home wrecking as a crime. The governor, once a South Bend Methodist preacher, dismisses the act as outdated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Buchtel
George Nicolai
John Moore
Nichlas
Indiana
South Bend
Colorado
Tremor Shocks Eureka Calif Residents in Morning Quake
Residents of Eureka California were frightened by two distinct earthquake shocks this morning. The tremors jarred the city but caused no serious property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Eureka
Cal
Springfield Riots Prompt Mass Arrests and Unity Meeting
After nights of rioting and gunfire on eighth and Jefferson streets, arrests surge as the dragnet widens. A Chamber of Commerce meeting with 800 leaders denounces rioters and backs authorities, pledging to uphold law and order amid lingering unrest.
Springfield mob toll rises to six with latest death
In Springfield Illinois on August 18 the death toll from the mob at the Whack Belt near Twelfth and Madison streets rises to six after Scott dies from gunshot to the lungs Friday night. W H Bowe a chief clerk in the county treasurer's office lingers. authorities fear more violence as threats deter witnesses and officials urge calm. Governor Deneen meets with civic groups to push for order amid a reign of terror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Miners’ Union
Springfield
Chamber of Commerce
W. J. Butler
Scott
Twelfth
Madison Streets
W. H. Bowe
Bone
Billy
Deneen
Springfield Bar Association
Evangelical Ministers’ Association
Civic call to reveal testimony to secure convictions
Authorities urge citizens to come forward with any testimony to overcome local prejudice. Officials say only strong evidence can break through and guarantee convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polier
Sherman Notified as Sherman Receives Nomination Honor
Representative James S. Sherman was formally notified of renomination for the vice presidency at the Chicago convention. The ceremony occurred at noon as part of a general holiday, with thousands from in and outside the city attending. Senator Burrows spoke briefly, Sherman’s reception was enthusiastic, and he gave a brief speech that was widely applauded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thien
James S. Sherman
Chicago
Sherman
Burros
Rioting Arrests and Looting Trace in City Turmoil
Police in plain clothes searched homes of prisoners and suspects as loot from rioting was recovered, including groceries and clothing. Five arrests are deemed important with a sixth suspect sought. Governor Deneen pledges rewards and a grand jury to investigate the disturbances amid racial tensions and public unrest in Springfield.
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Evan Jones
Roy Young
Young
Missouri
North Seventh Street
Dent
Toothink
Deneen
Tis
Springs Field
Frank Dhateh
Sane Golwon
Turmoil at the Arsenal as Militia Fights Grips City
Rioting factions roamed near the state house and arsenal in scattered clashes through the night. Soldiers patrolled two and three groups while ambush fire and small blazes unsettled residents. Lt Case and two privates were fired upon. no injuries or arrests reported. George Cooper, a refugee, described a harrowing escape with his family as mobs shattered windows and spread fear. Continued on Fifth Page.
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Taurvard Park
Auisemal
Fourteenth
Edward Streets
Case
Company A
Ridgeway
George Cooper
Arsenal
Pearo 86
Cooper
Spaulding
Nominee Speech Endorses Roosevelt and Taft Acceptance
A Republican nominee speaks in support of Roosevelt and Taft, acknowledging the convention in Chicago in June and accepting the vice presidential nomination. He affirms adherence to the Taft platform, advocates tariff revision for protection, and praises Republican labor and racial advancement policies. The speaker notes alignment with Taft’s Cincinnati declaration and stresses national unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Willian B. Toth
Taft
Tama
Thearuse
Repubican Party
Ubor
Republican Party
District of Columbia
Mr. Taft
Cincinnati
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D. E. Carpenter
D. C. Mack
Grootveldt
Fetterly
August van Hicke
Albert Bucher
Mack
Commercial Street
Stephens
Mr. Carpenter
Ony
Goshen
Forty-eighth
P. T. Longacire
Rudolph Gruger
ENEWS
Belasco Theatre
Garden Theatre
Citizens’ Meeting
Eighth
Jefferson
Second Brigade
Business Men's Association
Utica
Burrows
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