Death at a crossing osceola train strikes Bristol driver
Perry Dumphy is killed when a Lake Shore train strikes a berry wagon at the Osceola crossing about 12:30 AM. The runaway horse is cut to pieces by a freight train. Dumphy’s body is sent to New Jersey, and a Chicago postcard is found among his belongings.
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Perry Dumphy
Lake Shore
Bristol
Osce 3
Elkhart
Osceola
Charles Geyer
Geyer
Samuel Dowells
Dumphy
Dewells
South Bend
Charles Judson
Chicago
C. A. Rennigen
East Ohio Street
New Jersey
Judson
Stockholders Lack Quorum at Buena Vista Meeting
Buena Vista Plantation Co stockholders meet in Hillsdale unable to form a quorum. About 75 attendees formally discuss plans, with Eugene Atkins proposing to extend receivership in Mexican courts and fund bond sales to lift the mortgage and regain control of the property.
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Buena Vista
Hillsdale
Buena Vista Plantation Co
Eugene Atkins
Elkhart
Atkins
Benton Harbor
Canvassers Seek Signatures Against South Main Street Pav ing
Canvassers push a remonstrance against paving South Main Street and anticipate enough names by Saturday evening to block the project. Three papers circulated to be handed to the city clerk if signed. G D Carr of Standard Roadway Co of Chicago presents Mineral Fruites Asphalt Macadam as a cheaper, dustless, and quieter pavement option costing about 1.50 per sq yd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. D. Carr
Standard Roadway Co
Chicago
South Main Street
Carr
Lost Pocketbook Found After Depot Walk
Nellie McDonald of 812 West Franklin street misplaced her pocketbook on Thursday evening en route to the depot but later recovered it. The bag held a ticket to Omaha a ticket to Des Moines and 15 dollars. Miss McDonald teaches in Missouri town schools and had been visiting cousin Miss Mary Argo at the above address.
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Nellie McDonald
Weat
Franklin Street
Omaha
Des Moines
Miss McDonald
Missouri
Mary Argo
Narrow escape in attempted robbery near North Main
Ted Pounder believes he narrowly escaped a hold up as he walked home at North Main and Crawford streets just before midnight. A lone man blocked his path at a dark spot, Pounder fled across the street and met Floyd C. Best who accompanied him home. The suspect rode a bicycle on Crawford street afterward and vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Pounder
North Main
Crawford Streets
Beardsley Avenue
North Main Street
Mr. Pounder
Floyd C. Best
Aho
Pounder Home
Crawford Street
Ruth Kauffman Involved in Bumble Bee Sting Incident
Four year old Ruth Kauffman, daughter of Ira and Mrs. Kauffman, claimed a finger burn after touching a bug. Close questioning revealed a bumble bee sting from a specimen found in a blossom. no fire exposure occurred.
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Ruth
Ira Kauffman
St Joseph Valley Tram Co Franchise Extension Sought
Public Works board met to consider extending the St Joseph Valley Tram Co franchise to December 31, 1909 and review district paving on East Hardleyavenue Grove Street West Staw Street and West Lexington. Also notes a new cement bridge at Eagle Lake completed with a ten fuel channel and thirty one inch clearance for boats.
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Board of Public Works
St. Joseph Valley Tracton Co
Heardsley Javenue
Grove Street
West Staw Street
Lexington
Eagle Lake
Ruas Cobert
Elkhart
Heilman Testifies He Was Irritated In Assault Case
Abraham L. Heilman defended in Justice Oberholtzer's court for an assault and battery charge filed by brother-in-law Charles G. Bowers. He testified he felt cross after being struck and expected to be licked, with the men meeting after a telephone challenge and fighting between their residences two and a half miles south of the city. Heilman was found guilty and fined five dollars plus costs, then filed an affidavit charging Bowers with assault and battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham L. Heilman
Oberholtzer
Charles G. Bowers
Bowers
Mr. Heilman
Heilman
Mr. Bowers
Heisman
Justice Brumbaugh
Outstanding City Warrants Found and Redeemed
Deputy Controller Krau located one of three city warrants in George Weippert's meat market after a proprietor retrieved a five dollar warrant from a safe and redeemed it. Two additional small warrants remain outstanding as the city seeks to recover funds from the prior money stringency period when borrowing failed.
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Krau
George Weippert
Mr. Watson
Jim
Watson
Democratic Party
Fight of brothers in law draws humorous notes
Description by an independent reporter lauds Watson's Fort Wayne meeting. South Main street property owners resist improvements. Perry Dumphy of Bristol killed by interurban car at Osceola. J. McM. Smith in serious condition in South Bend. Church on wheels passes through Elkhart. Corn improves despite adverse conditions. Only two city warrants remain outstanding.
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Watson
Fort Wayne
South Main Street
Perry Dumphy
Bristol
Osceola
J. McM. Smith
South Bend
Elkhart
Weather forecast for tonight and Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions expected with fair local conditions. Miles Medical Co provides daily forecast data noting a maximum and minimum temperature and light wind at about ten miles per hour.
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Miles Medical Co
Church on Wheels Arrives for Westward Mission
The Church on Wheels, a railroad car decorated to resemble a church, arrived from the east attached to a train at 3 a.m. today and departed at 8 a.m. on a special train carrying priests from the Notre Dame retreat to Chicago. It is returning from Boston after leaving Chicago six weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Chicago
Boston
Better Despite Adverse Conditions for County Corn Crop
Farmers across the county complain about cold weather hindering a good corn crop. The grain suffered from a wet spring and a dry summer, but some fields are nearly ready to harvest while others need warmth. Despite adversity, officials declare corn quality will exceed last season.
Reunion of the Forty Fourth Regiments Holds Annual Meet
Seventy seven survivors of the Forty Fourth Indiana regiment gathered in Kendallville for the twenty ninth annual reunion. Officers elected include President John J. Gillette of Lafayette? Lagrange, Vice President J H Hoffman of Ligonier, Secretary and Treasurer Frank W Willis of Waterloo. The 1909 reunion will be in Lagrange.
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Forty-Fourth
Indiana
Kendallville
John J. Gillette
Lagrange
J. H. Hoffman
Ligonier
Frank W. Willis
Waterloo
Noted Interurban Railway Leader Found Unconscious in South Bend
James McMillan Smith vice president and general manager of the South Bend and Southern Michigan Electric Railway Co was found unconscious in a Woodworth Storage Co room behind Dewey flats on East Wayne street South Bend He was rushed to Epworth Hospital where he was said to be in a serious condition with a probable recovery later reports noted symptoms of suffocation Smith a prominent railroad figure had worked to develop urban and interurban lines since arriving in South Bend fifteen years ago From Chicago he had been private secretary to George M Pullman and earlier ventured in Aurora Illinois where he secured a street railway franchise and reinvested in the South Bend Mishawaka line
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. McM. Smith
James McMillan Smith
South Bend & Southern Michigan Electric Railway Co
Woodworth Storage Co
Dewey Flats
East Wayne Street
South Bend
Epworth Hospital
Smith
Chicago
George M. Pullman
Pullman Car Co
Aurora, Ill
Mishawaka
Arthur Kennedy
Dewitte Dilworth
Indiana Railway Co
Murdock
Death of Mrs Susannah Thornton in Hikhart family home
Susannah Thornton wife of John Thornton died about 2:30 this afternoon at 307 West Beardsley Avenue. Born March 13 1828 in Summit County Ohio she moved from Ohio to Indiana in 1853 and lived in Osolo and Cleveland townships before settling in Hikhart seventeen years ago. She was mother to George William Levi Emanuel Leah Amelia Sarah and others in the Hikhart area.
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Susannah
John Thornton
West
Beardsley Avenue
Thornton
Indiana
Mr. Thornton
Ohio
Osolo Township
Cleveland Township
Hikhart
Summit County
David
W Elizabeth Weyrick
George W
William H
Levi B
Emanuel Thornton
Leah Crouse
Amelia Pouden
Sarah Dickerhoff
Hikhart Or
Vicinity
Surveyed Feasibility Of Tunnel Under Lake Shore Track
S Maxon and A M Smith Elkhart city engineer visited Friday to run lines and collect data on the feasibility of entering the St Joe Valley Traction Co line via East Main street by constructing a tunnel under the Lake Shore track Bristol Banner reports.
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S. Maxon
A. M. Smith
Elkhart
St. Joe Valley Traction Co
East Main Street
Lake Shore
Bristol Banner
Bridge plank failure prompts council appeal for replank
A broken plank was found on the Jackson street bridge over the Elkhart river today. The board of public works urged the council to approve an appropriation to replank the structure. Henry Dewitt had brick dust removed from his right eye Thursday.
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Jackson Street
Elkhart
Board of Public Works
Henry Dewitt
Welcome for Navy Fleet Stirs Tokyo Ambition
Tokio plans a grand welcome by deploying the entire Japanese fleet in battle array to greet the American ships, aiming to surpass other nations in ceremonial display and naval prestige. The move reflects Japan’s intent to project strength amid growing global tensions and maritime competition.
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Tokio
Japan
July 1908 federal revenue falls versus 1907 in liquor tax
The monthly internal revenue report shows July 1908 collections at 22.029 million, down 2.899 million from July 1907. Most of the drop comes from spirits, especially a 216,149 decrease in retail liquor dealers tax, linked to many shops closing due to prohibition laws.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Young Roosevelt Stops Runaway Horses Heroically
Kermit Roosevelt in Oyster Bay on August 28 chased a pair of runaway blooded horses dragging a carriage containing a helpless woman and two children. He halted the pair after a mile, risking injury to save the woman and her sons.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Kermit Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Taken to New York Sanitarium
Eva Thaw in Sanitarium reports Evelyn Nesbit Thaw moved to a private facility in New York as her finances dwindle after Harry Thaw bankruptcy. Friends cover her expenses, awaiting reimbursement from the settlement of the Thaw bankruptcy case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Thaw
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Mayor Surrenders to Governor in Atlantic City
The mayor surrendered to the governor in Atlantic City New Jersey with Forte as the acting authority. The excise law will be honored Sunday and Sunday closing will be strictly enforced. Fuller details given on another page.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Stoy
Governor Fort
Shipyard Death Suspects Bound Over for Grand Jury
In New York on August 28 Captain Haines who shot and killed William Annis and his brother who guarded the slayer were bound over to the grand jury without bail by Magistrate Gilroy.
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New York
Haines
William Annis
Gilroy
Boston Americans Name New Manager Fred Lake
Ruction in Boston reports Manager McGuire of the Boston Americans was removed. Fred Lake, owner of the Lowell and Lynn clubs, was substituted as the new leader.
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Boston Americans
Boston
McGuire
Fred Lake
Lowell
Lynn
Will Investigate Fraud Charge In State Primary
St. Louis reports charges of fraud in the recent state primary will be investigated in court. Judge Taylor granted permission to open the ballot boxes today.
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St. Louis
Taylor
Damages Sought Over Riot Lynching in Springfield
Mrs. Scott Burton wife of the man lynched recently in Springfield files a $5000 damages suit against the city alleging negligence and wrongful death by riot authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Scott Burton
Ketsch Seeks South Bend Prosecutor Post
Independent candidate John W. Ketsch declares South Bend among the nation’s most immoral cities. He pledges to close all hell hole panel houses gambling resorts and dance halls and vows to end swindling pbanco steering fake prosecutions and manipulated grand juries to indict officials.
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South Bend
John W. Ketsch
Shooting mystery shrouds Baltimore man in Atlantic City
Charles B. Roberts of Baltimore, in a wheelchair, was shot on the boardswalk at 11 p.m. by a highwayman. Mrs. W. S. Williams says his wife has been in New Hampshire with her companion. Police kept quiet for a day’s time as Roberts’ life hung in the balance.
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Japan
Springfield
Bryan
Tafts
Hitchcock
Mack
New York
Shaw
Roosevelt
Cannon
Indiana
Fairbanks
Fort
United States
Indianapolis
Jesse Coe
Terre Haute
Cigaret" Baker
Europe
New Albany
Atlantic City
Charles Roberts
Baltimore
W. S. Williams
Roberts
Williams
New Hampshire
Mary C. Sloan
James Sloan, Jr
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Indiana Railroad Commission Reports No Passenger Deaths in Quarter
The Indiana railroad commission highlights zero passenger fatalities for the quarter ending June 30 1908 amid progress in supervising road conditions and safety. It notes reductions in total fatalities from 58 previous year to 15, urges stricter rules for crews at exposed points and seeks new trespassing laws to curb nonpassenger deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indiana Railroad Commission
Pennsylvania
Electtic
Watson keynote praised by Fort Wayne crowd in Democratic flap
Independent paper-writer Blodgett reports on Watsons Fort Wayne keynote that blends prepared text with ad libbing. The Fort Wayne audience cheers through nearly three hours as labor leaders and soldiers fill the hall.
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Will Blodgett
Indianaaplis
Wiliam” Blodgett
Watson
Fort Wayne
Goshen Democrat
Blodgett
State Committee
Emery St. John
Sheet Metal Workers
Harry Keller
Typographical Union
Whitley County
Tom Marshall
Mr. Watson
Watson Club
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Interurban
C. M. Dowell
McKean
Droyman
Dr. Dowell
Civic League
BE. L. von Westrum
Hazelton
Burhans
C. T. Swaffield
A. A. Elliott
Board of Works
Fred Poole
E. L. Arnold
John Godfrey
Goshen
Baron
Hotel Hascall
A. L. Heilman
C. G. Gowers
Rues
Iplans Royal
Late News
Russell Sage
Becket
Sage
Kermit
CARE
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