Queer Circumstances Surround Suicide Attempt by Man
Charles W. Rininger of 213 Edwardsburg Avenue was rescued from the St Joseph river after he leaped in while under heavy liquor influence. He fled after rescue, prompting police to track a bloodstained bicycle linked to Rininger and a saloon scene where witnesses saw him ride away in a drunken state.
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Charles W. Rininger
Edwardsburg Avenue
St. Joseph
Rininger
Sdge
Elkhart
Straw Board
Hydraulic Street
Elmer Herman
Middlebury Street
George Gardner
Burrell & Morgan
Millers
Baldwin Street
Gardner
Herman
John Lloyd
Pacific Street
Reininger
Lloyd
Robbins
Main Street
Colby
Cone
Dreak
Turnock Aids Chicago Police In Thief Hunt For Lost Suitcases
Richard Turnock, after a Chicago depot theft, aided officers in tracing culprits and recovering parts of Mrs Turnock’s and his own suitcases. He spent August 12 to 15 in St Louis and Chicago with detectives, helping locate the stolen articles. Louis Carabanth and a nephew are jailed on theft charges. a St Louis intermediary and other related figures face varying penalties.
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Elkhart Merchant
Richard Turnock Jr
Chicago
St. Louis
Turnock
Sergt. Shinn
Louis Carabanth
Darabanth
Hungary
Dew Leads to Capture of Two Adoptees in Melon Theft
A farmer near Bristol found his melons reduced from sixty-five to forty after heavy dew exposed tracks. The footprints in the dew and mud traced to the home of two adopted sons, who faced potential prosecution unless they settled with the owner by a set deadline.
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Bristol
Waters to Lead West Virginia Band in Indiana Camp
Fred A. Waters director of the Sid way Concert Band sails for Huntington West Virginia to serve as bandmaster of the Second Regiment Band of the West Virginia national guard. He will lead soldiers into Indiana to attend the Fort Benjamin Harrison camp of instruction near Indianapolis. The engagement runs until September 20.
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Fred A. Waters
Sidway
Hoosier
Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia National Guard
West Virginia
Indiana
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Court actions continue in justice courts
In a continuation of the case against C. G. Bowers for assault and battery the matter is adjourned to 10 a.m. next Wednesday with Bowers as the defendant. Separately Mrs. S. B. Wright sues Lora White for a $40.44 grocery bill, set for 2 p.m. next Tuesday in Justice Brumbaugh's court.
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C. G. Bowers
Justice Oberholtzer
A. L. Heilman
Bowers
S. BE. . Wright
Lora White
Auditor Bingham to Speak Sunday on the Island
Indiana state auditor James Bingham will address an Elkhart audience at 3 30 Sunday afternoon on the Island. The Elkhart Ministerial Association hosts the talk following its Sunday afternoon religious meetings.
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Auditor Bingham
James Bingham
Indiana
Elkhart
Divorce Suit Filed by Mrs Maude A Judy
Mrs Maude A Judy of New Paria sues for divorce from Merle R Judy alleging desertion. Married March 4 1905 and separated June 8 1907. She seeks custody of a three year old daughter and alimony of 1000 dollars.
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Maude A. Judy
New Paria
Merle R. Judy
Hold-Ups in Goshen Raise City to Wild West Tone
Two strangers attacked insurance agent George Miller near Rock Run bridge at 9 p.m. taking $34. Clerk Charles Parker was knocked out and robbed of $38 near the post office. Aimed at two Hollanders, the Hoogenboom youths were shot at but escaped. Sheriff Ziesel and locals scour the area without leads.
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Goshen
Ziesel
George Miller
John Blough
Rock Run Bridge
Benj. F. Schrock
Charles Parker
Hast Goshen
G. A. R. gathering draws Elkhart to Toledo encampment
About twenty five Elkhart G. A. R. members plan to attend the national encampment in Toledo next week. The four day session starts Monday with many veterans bringing wives and families. Railroads offer low excursion rates and local shops have repaired locomotives to handle expected traffic.
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Elkhart
Toledo
Lake Shore
Report on bumper Detroit peach crop and market outlook
Detroit reports a bumper peach crop with unprecedented receipts expected by market men. Chicago arrivals remain average with good prices that may ease. fancy peaches at 2.25 dollars per bushel, average peaches 1.50 to 1.75. Gerald Barnett of Barnett & Co. notes dealers seek extra fine peaches to drop to 2 dollars, but a market glut is not foreseen soon.
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Detroit
Chicago
Gerald Barnett
Barnett & Co
Chicago Commission
Better Road Conditions Delays Local Railway Service
Officials of the C. S. and MIL Railway Co report the LaPorte to South Bend line is too rough for safe operation. After the fair the service was halted, with repairs underway by a large crew. A two hour train schedule is planned once ballast and improvements are completed, likely within two weeks.
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C., S. B. & Mil Railway Co
LaPorte
South Bend
Confidence man swindles two men in stock investment
Norman Roos of South Bend and Frank Hoffman of Elkhart were duped for 250 dollars by a Detroit confidence man who claimed to invest 5000 dollars in stock. He borrowed 250 to cover expenses and vanished.
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Norman Roos
South Bend
Frank Hoffman
Elkhart
Berlin
Ont
Detroit
Sensational episode features Charles Rininger and two drownings
Summary notes Charles Rininger involved in a sensational episode with two attempted drownings. Also mentions Bucklen theatre season, F A Waters to lead West Virginia soldiers band, and other varied items from the day including local crime, politics, and disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rininger
Bucklen Theatre
F. A. Waters
West Virginia
Bristol
Richard Turnock, Jr
Theodore Shants
Taft
Elkhart
Michigan
Bingham
Weather Summary for Local Area
The daily forecast from Miles Medical Co notes a maximum temperature of 0.05 degrees, a minimum of 0.00, and winds around 8 mph. Local conditions are partly cloudy.
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Miles Medical Co
1909 Richmond Chautauqua May Sell 1400 Season Tickets
In Richmond Indiana the annual Chautauqua nears completion with expectations to sell 1400 season tickets for 1909 before the assembly ends. The event is seen as the most successful yet and next year may extend two full weeks. Elkhartans follow Richmond’s model which allows city parks to be leased to private parties for assemblies.
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Richmond
Indiana
Elkhart Association
McNaughton Park
Ligonier Man Makes Suicide Attempts Amid Tax Troubles
Hiram S. Goodspeed once postmaster of Ligonier from 1865 to 1884, attempted three suicides today. He sought a revolver at a hardware store but was refused, was saved from leaping before a Lake Shore train, and was found about to jump from a third story mill window. Despondency stemmed from $2,500 in back taxes uncovered by county tax inspectors.
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Ligonier
Hirams. Goodspeed
Lake Shore
Roundhouse Injuries Reported In Local Accidents
Louis Evyave of 701 Hubbard avenue a Hungarian worker for Lake Shore at the roundhouse claims back injuries from a blow E B Guimyer of 214 North Main street a passenger brakeman was injured at LaPorte Friday when he lost his hold on a car and fell D E Henderson a Lake Shore employee has a piece of steel in one eye inurements noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Evyave
Hubbard Avenue
Lake Shore
Roundhouse
E. B. Guimyer
North Main Street
LaPorte
D. E. Henderson
Neighborhood News Flows From Reinstatement To Infant Discovery
Pitcher Harry Lindsay is reinstated by Manager Grant of the South Bend Central League club. A Grand Rapids report about the franchise sale proves unfounded per a South Bend dispatch. A Sturgis couple discovers a baby on their doorstep with a note, and may place the child in an orphanage if kept. In Cambridge City a maple tree bears sunflowers through seeds carried by birds to a decayed limb. J McM. Smith, a traction magnate, may leave hospital in a fortnight after an apparent medical experiment. Triplets are born to a cow owned by Daniel Harshbarger in Van Buren township, LaGrange county.
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Harry Lindsay
Grant
South Bend
Grand Rapids
Bert Annis
A. C. Misner
Sturgis
Cambridge City
Ind
J. McM. Smith
South Bend Traction Line
Daniel Harshbarger
van Buren Township
Lagrange County
Black Hand Victim Killed Over Ransom Demands
Chicago reports the murder of Michael Diapianto, a wealthy Italian, after he refused to pay Black Hand extortion demands. Two letters prompted the killing, one printed by newspapers last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michael Diapianto
Vokes Races to Hospital After Wife Dies in City
Boston report says Bill Vokes of Ward and Vokes rushed to Linnfield after his wife Maggie Vokes died shortly before his show’s curtain. Mrs. Vokes, sister of Dan Daly, was a noted comedienne who supported her husband in many musical comedies.
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Boston
Linnfield
Bill Vokes
Hap Ward
Ward & Vokes
Women urged to join Kokomo public works boards
At a Kokomo Indiana meeting of the executive committee of the board of charities in Rev C W Choates study several speakers backed women serving on public works boards or similar public capacities to oversee the street department. They argued women would keep streets clean and create plans to provide work for the unemployed by funding seasonal relief and emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
Board of Charities
C. W. Choate
Deny Evelyn Thaw Collapse Says Friends
Friends of Mrs. Harry K. Thaw deny she is a nervous wreck. They report Thaw plans to sue his wife after his jury trial ends next month. He has postponed action to avoid worsening current litigation but holds evidence against Favelyn and has told intimates he can justify a suit.
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Evelyn Thaw
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Favelyn
Cassie Chadwick Case Sparks Husband Bankruptcy Filing
Cleveland Aug 29 Dr Leroy C Chadwick, husband of Cassie Chadwick who died in penitentiary after her colossal frauds, files bankruptcy petition. He lists personal debts at 1750 and 650000 in debts from endorsing notes for his wife. He has 175 to pay and seeks exemption for medical instruments and books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassie
Cleveland
Leroy
Chadwick
Cassie Chadwick
Autopsy Finds Woman Suffered Hour-Glass Stomach
In Danville Indiana on August 29 doctors examined Mrs Edward Walton and found an hour glass stomach with a mid stomach contraction that largely disabled the organ. She weighed 210 pounds before illness and just over 100 pounds at death.
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Danville
Ind
Edward Wallon
Ohe
Walton
Child's Eyes Sealed With Wax in Jar Explosion
In Brazi Indiana Mrs Louis McNutt poured hot sealing wax on a fruit jar when it exploded burning her face. Her four year old daughter had both eyes sealed shut by wax but was found to have normal sight after the wax was removed though her face was badly burned.
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Brazi
Ind
Louis McNutt
Brazil
Remains of William Penn Sought for Reinterment in Pennsylvania
John H. Camp of Paris Texas requests official action to bring William Penn remains from England to the United States for reinterment in Pennsylvania. He says Penn’s vault is in a basement church vault about eighty to a hundred miles from London. The State Department acknowledges receipt of the communication.
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Penn
Washington
State Department
John H. Camp
Paris
Tex
William Penn
England
Pennsylvania
Camp
London
Receiver for Failed Stock Broker Appointed
Federal Judge Holt named Congress member Littlefield of Maine as receiver for the defunct stock exchange firm A. Q. O. Brown & Co. of New York, with offices in Putnam Connecticut on August 29.
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Putnam, Conn
Holt
Congressman Littlefield
Maine
Stock Exchange
A. Q O. Brown & Co
New York
Life convict escapes from Leavenworth prison
Leavenworth Kansas August 29 Fred Proctor a life convict made a daring escape from the penitentiary today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth, Kas
Fred Proctor
Well-known Woman Stricken By Neuralgia Attack
Mrs. H. M. Faulkner of 300 Lexington Avenue was attacked with neuralgia of the stomach this morning. Her condition was serious for several hours but improved by 3 p.m.
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H. M. Faulkner
No. 300
Lexington Avenue
Urged Ante Mortem Statement In Baltimore Shooting
Charles B. Roberts, Baltimore millionaire, lies critically wounded after a shooting last Wednesday night. Authorities push for his ante mortem statement as he nears death. News from Chicago reports minimal movement in political camps with conferences and possible gubernatorial nominating decisions in New York.
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Atlantic City
Charles B. Roberts
Baltimore
Lamplighters Strike Goes Nationwide in New York
The lamplighters strike, rising from the Bronx Thursday night, has been declared general by the lamplighters union. Business Agent Vannicula says the fight aims at union recognition, arguing only experienced workers can handle the lights, while Superintendent Lendergast counters workers can be replaced and police patrols monitor for arson or tampering.
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New York
Bronx
Lamplighters’ Union
Vannicula
Lena
Lendergast
Lighting Company
Returning president Bickel leads Detroit meeting for Traveling Engineers
A. M. Bickel, retiring president, returns from the Traveling Engineers Association annual gathering in Detroit. About 500 to 600 participants enjoyed a charter boat trip to St. Clair flats with a dance and banquet. Officers named include J. F. Talty president and W. C. Thompson secretary for the sixteenth term. An accident risk at the shops highlighted the need for extreme care with 135 ton locomotives.
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A. M. Bickel
Elkhart
Bickel
Denver
W. C. Thompson
Buffalo
J. F. Talty
B. F. Richardson
St. Louis
F. C. Thayer
Atlanta
W. C. Hayes
Erie
C. B. Conger
Grand Rapids
Spirit of Mabel Gust Walks 125 Miles for Sister Aid
Mabel Gust forty years old and weighing 3 pounds walked 125 miles from Denton county to Kokomo Indiana to see a sister. She had no money and earned meals by washing dishes and helping with laundry along the way. She pinned a card with her brother’s address and said she would work to pay for meals and ride home if possible. Sheriff Lindley promised she would not have to walk back.
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Roakomo
Ane
Mabel Gust
Kokomo
Denton County
Benton County
Walcome
Gust
Lindley
Baby left on doorstep in Sturgis note seeks care
Mrs. C. C. Miser finds a four week old girl in a basket on her door in Sturgis Michigan with a note from Dolly claiming a good Christian family in distress. The note asks to keep the child and promises a reward. It mentions feeding with condensed milk and water every two hours.
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Sturgis
Mich
C. C. Miser
Sandy
Myustine
Dolly
Attica Millionaire Dies By Own Hand At Home
John Thenis Briggs a wealthy Attica resident feared mental collapse from kidney trouble. The retired farmer owned 1500 acres in Warren county and held stock in the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank. A Civil War veteran Briggs amassed about 250000 before his death at his 50S East Washington Street residence.
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Attica
Ind
John Thenis Briggs
East
Washington Street
Briggs
Warren County
Farmers' and Merchants’ Bank
The
Union
Child Burned by Wax Sealing Incident in Brazil Ind
In Brazil Indiana on August 29 an incident left a child with severe burns around the eyes after wax was used to seal something. Local details describe the wax application and resulting injuries.
Chickens and a Shotgun Accident in Bloomington
Bloomington Aug 29. William Hays a city transfer man tried to catch a supposed chicken thief. He opened his kitchen door with one hand while a shotgun in the other discharged accidentally, shooting off the pig toe of his left foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
William Hays
Hays
Corn Price Rises to Ninety Cents at Local Mills
In Martinsville Indiana on August 29 the demand for corn for local use pushes retail prices to 90 cents a bushel. Mills pay 80 cents. This is the highest retail price since 1882 when corn sold for a dollar.
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Martinsville
Ind
Burglar Steals Judge Salary Warrant In Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana August 29 a home invasion by a burglar deprived Judge J I Elliott of the Howard circuit court of a salary warrant worth 291 76 issued by the state auditor. The intruder also took the judge's gold watch and a small amount of cash.
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Kokomo
Ind
J. I. Elliott
Howard Cfrcuit Court
Auditor of State
Nobody Gives Them a Chance Says Atchison Globe
Quote from the Atchison Globe critiques people who squander money and blame lack of opportunity for their failure to grow rich. The piece argues that many miss chances and complain rather than take action.
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Atchison Globe
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