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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
1
In Springfield on August 20 fear spread through Black neighborhoods as rumors of a renewed mob and impending troop withdrawals unsettled residents. The coroner's inquest into Scott Burton's death yielded no culprits as witnesses failed to appear or gave unsatisfactory testimony.
Anonymous letters arrive at offices as repressive measures rise. Merchants fear arson over selling to Black customers. An elevator operator was hired, provoking threats. An effigy was removed with tarred bear warning, and a coal mine shutdown follows white workers refusing to work with Black miners. Union officials and mine owners seek cautious steps.
The article reports plans to surrender Joseph B. Klein of Company A First Infantry to Kankakee civil authorities after he stabbed Marl Nelson with a bayonet during a march to Springfield. An escort from Company T Third Infantry will accompany Klein, with Captain Harry B. Chamberlain and Judge D. G. Thompson involved. Bail arrangements and legal steps are outlined.
Reports note 36 death sentences in the Russian empire yesterday. The pope rests slightly after a cold. Emperor William donates 24000 to the Robert Koch foundation. The National Firemen's convention opens in Chicago. A coal mine explosion at Wigan results in all 70 workers dead. A missionary conference heads to Edinburgh in June 1910. Persia’s situation improves at St. Petersburg. Japan signals readiness to seek a sealing treaty with Russia. Lancaster cotton spinners cut wages by five percent. Japan negotiates nitrate shipments with Chilean miners.
A Washington Star line warns against rocking the boat regardless of status. A Philadelphia Press note profiles a girl who vowed to marry only a man she could admire, reflecting contemporary views on marriage and leadership.
Booker T. Washington denounces mob violence in a signed World statement. He cites twenty five lynchings in sixty days across the United States, notes only four involved alleged assaults on women, and warns mob justice threatens law and civilization.
Chicago and major league standings with daily scores across National and American leagues. Totals include team records, hits, errors, and battery details from games in Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Brooklyn, St Louis, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Detroit, Cleveland, Washington, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Kansas City, St Paul, Des Moines, Sioux City, and Denver.
Two men discuss India and Hindoo character, one calling Indians bellicose and the other surprised, saying he was always under the impression they were spare men. The excerpt comes from Harper's Weekly.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes Bigsby works ahead by planning a patent aerial roost for airship pilots to tie up for an hour or two, signaling forward thinking and a playful glimpse of future aviation behavior.
A terse dialogue depicts a father asking about a fall and pressing in a gruff tone. The son answers calmly saying he did not cry and invoked a single word the father would use. The exchange ends with the word punch as the implied sentiment.
Lima Peru August 20 Miss Annie S Peck the Providence Rhode Island climber arrived home after a tough ascent of Mount Luascarnan. Anxious for word since last Friday at 25 000 feet she received an enthusiastic greeting amid fears of an accident. She was with two Alpine climbers but sickness of one companion prevented reaching the summit.
In Copenhagen on August 20 Professor Paul Haupt of Johns Hopkins University argued during the Orientalist congress that Christ was not a Jew but an Aryan, engaging in a lively discussion with several Jewish rabbis in attendance.
The ten-year-old daughter of John Stolts, living ten miles west of Armour, Aug. 10, died by suicide with a double-barreled shotgun. She had evidently contemplated the act prior to the deed.
Chicago August 19 markets report varied grain quotes on the Board of Trade with mixed highs and lows for wheat corn oats and hogs and cattle values alongside East Buffalo listings. Live stock receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep are listed with range figures and regional quotes. At the fair a humorous note from St Paul Pioneer Press quotes Miss Passee volunteering to yell kisses.
Neighbors dispute Mrs Brown’s femininity saying she is no true woman yet she follows masculine plans. Her pain prompts fuss corresponding to a male stereotype, highlighting a social gender critique.
James Whitcomb Riley and Bliss Carman met in Washington as Riley’s eyes rose to the tall Canadian poet, who stood six feet four inches. The moment prompted a playful remark about parental training on a trellis, witnessed by a friend.
A party of Scots in a Canadian town ship ends a celebration with one man needing aid on the way home. A fellow traveler attempts to steady him but declines to help, saying I canna help ye up but I have doon aside ye.
A fragment from the Minneapolis Journal reveals Tess and Jess debating a rumored scheme by Mr. Dumsley to teach whistling. Tess insists she was not kissed, while another speaker dismisses the episode as a mean old prank.
Two village worthies debate whether hen sits or sets when nesting while a farmer argues about hens lays or Hes. A cultured clerk quip follows with a silk price joke about decollete, reflecting satirical social chatter from period papers.
A fragment from the Ohio State Journal recalls a mean figure named Deadbete who repays a two year old loan and then questions the lender about the cash amount offered. The exchange highlights a sharp exchange over debt and cash.
Dialogue excerpt shows two women in a tense exchange from the Detroit Free Press with the First Woman demanding a retraction and the Second Woman refusing, accusing the other of borrowing neighbors' goods if given a chance. The piece captures a sharp social sting and rural gossip atmosphere.
A humorous dialogue about budget and allowance. A child complains that his grandfather charges or grants pennies based on behavior, illustrating early financial discipline. The exchange from the Chicago Record-Herald captures a domestic teaching moment.
Elk Hart monthly service by Geo Schaff a piano maker offering tuning and repair. Phone 656 for appointments and inquiries.
Advertisement offering real estate loans from Simpson Abstract Office. Odd phrasing mentions biscuits from Gold Medal Flour and a playful line about Mom not beating biscuits. Includes garbled address references to John Banka and Wikhert with stray numbers.
Measured as a humorous melodrama with mystery and romance set on Meadow Brook Farm. Cupid drives several couples through laughter and tears from start to finish. An excellent cast led by J. J. Swartwood presents Mellow Brook Farm at Bucklen next Tuesday evening August 25.
Spinach is boiled until tender and puréed through a coarse sieve with salt pepper butter and a splash of cream. Two tablespoons of the spinach are folded into four beaten eggs with shallot, then cooked in an omelet pan with butter until pale brown and served hot.
Rhazes an Arabian physician around 900 AD described smallpox. The disease reached southern Europe during the crusades and moved northward. In 1517 it traveled from Spain to Santo Domingo and then to Mexico, where about 3.5 million natives reportedly died. It spread across the Americas, wiping out whole villages and tribes.
A dissatisfied tenant complains the house is horribly drafty with hair blowing across the room. The house agent responds that it would be cheaper to get a haircut than to modify the windows.
A short note notes that women often worry about calling on others who do not care about the call. The piece reflects social etiquette concerns in a Chicago Record-Herald style.
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