Elkhart Posts Remarkably Low November Death Rate
Elkhart recorded nine deaths in November, with thirty three births. The death rate equaled 625 per 1000, the lowest since records began, including two stillbirths. Causes included heart disease four, tuberculosis two, pneumonia one. two deaths were over seventy five. Births: twenty males and fifteen females, two births outside the city. Contagious cases: diphtheria two, scarlet fever eleven, smallpox four, chicken pox two. Overall health described as exceptionally good.
Lefever Denies Millionaire Heir Claim in Review Inquiry
H L Lefever of 609 Thomas street told the Review he is not the heir to a vast estate tied to Lefever families in Elk Heart Warsaw and other Indiana towns. He dismissed the tale as a recurring yarn likening it to the Annek Jan fortune rumor and said he has no stake in any large fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Lefever
Thomas Street
Lefevers
Elkhart
Warsaw
Indiana
New York
England
Lefever
New Gas Light Sign Installed in Elkhart
Elkhart Gas Co. places a large new reflector sign before the Main Street office. It will be lit tonight marking the first such sign in the city. The device uses internal pilot lamps and a mechanism to burn at intervals for.brilliancy and attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Gas Co
Petition Seeks Restore Fifteen-Minute Streetcar Schedule
Citizens from Hickory South Main and Marion streets along with outlying workers have signed 602 names on a petition. It asks the city council to restore the streetcar timetable to the pre last Monday plan and will be presented to the council tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
South Main
Marion
City Council Considers Police Salary Add‑On and Peddler License Fee
At tonight’s regular meeting the council is expected to consider an ordinance authorizing a 725 dollar increase to the police salary fund and a license fee for peddlers. City Attorney Turner may not report due to ongoing Superior Court lawsuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Superior Court
Fall on icy walk causes left wrist fracture in Wharton
Mrs P EB Wharton of 1012 Ninth street slipped on the incline from Main to Marion streets this morning and fractured her left wrist. She was treated by a nearby physician and returned home by streetcar. The icy approach has caused many falls, prompting calls for steps. Henry Jensen of Hikhart Brass Manufacturing Co. lost the end of a finger in a machine. An infant child of Mr and Mrs Charles Searfoid is mentioned with Monday evening notes.
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P. EB. Wharton
Ninth Street
Marion Street
Main
Marion Streets
Henry Jensen
Hikhart Brass Manufacturing Co
Thought He Was Swindled And Decamped Without Paying
Tom Keith former owner of the Twentieth Century lunch car sold to Tom Phillips faced creditors after leaving town with alleged funds. Moran had recently exited the partnership, Keith claimed losses from creditors and rebate claims, and disappeared with money and valuables while others waited for answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Keith
Twentieth Century
Tom Phillips
Keith
Moran
Domestic Woes At Justice Brumbaugh Court
Mrs Glen Renfrow faced assault and battery charges brought by her husband after a Saturday street encounter near Second and Washington streets. The judge censured both parties and arranged Thursday visits for the husband to see their child between 7 and 8 pm with warnings he will face severe action if trouble returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Renfrow
Justice
Drops Bigamy Charge Against Falkenstein
Herman Falkenstein husband of Chicago settlement worker Mrs. Esther Falkenstein was freed of a bigamy charge after Miss Elvira Smith testified she asked for dismissal for the sake of Falkenstein's wife and daughter. The crowded courtroom heard the witness request and the case was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Falkenstein
Esther Falkenstein
Chicago
Elvira Smith
Elkhart
Miss Smith
Paleenstein
Falkenstein
Wife Substitutes Plaintiff in Circuit Court Suit
In South Bend the circuit court replaces James Cook with Veryl Cook as plaintiff in a damage suit against Southern Michigan Electric Line over the killing of two horses owned by Cook. Cook had died by suicide on September 28 after being cited in a divorce petition by Veryl Cook of Goshen, with Edgar Gardner also involved. The wagon collision incident left the men unharmed. Edward Newcomer of Wauseon was killed when he was shot during a hunting trip after a boy, age sixteen, discharged a cocked gun. Newcomer died twenty minutes later.
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South Bend
Veryl Cook
James Cook
Southern Michigan Electric Line
Cook
Goshen
Edgar Gardner
Edward Newcomer
W. H. Berkey
Wauseon
Mr. Newcomer
Recruiting Office Opened Here By Sergt Blume
Sergt August Blume opened a recruiting office in the Merchants Hotel to enlist men for the coast and field artillery infantry cavalry engineer and signal corps and hospital corps. He previously recruited twenty two men here three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Blume
Merchants Hotel
Coast and Field Artillery
Infantry
Cavalry
Engineering Department
Signal Corps
Hospital Corps
Blume
Union township man loses arm in corn shredder
Elmer Rummel of Union township suffered a severe injury last Saturday when his glove was pulled into a corn shredder. The accident required amputation above the elbow, though his hand incurred only minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Rummel
Union Township
Paving Promoter Seeks Board Backing for Asphalt Blocks
Collins from the east pitched asphalt block paving to the city board of works. He claimed the blocks are made from copper mill residue and urged adoption for municipal paving projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Board of Works
Public Works Board Seeks Final Objections on Alley Paving
The board of public works called for final objections to the paving assessment for the Central School alley but none were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public ‘Works
Contagion Drive Aboard Lake Shore Cars Infectious Disease Fight Expands
Government Inspector Turner reports foot and mouth disease is highly contagious and requires weeks to months of disinfection work on Lake Shore stock cars. Canadian embargo limits entry of animals and materials, keeping crews active in Toledo Chicago Buffalo Detroit and Indianapolis. Elkhart team disinfects about sixty cars daily with seals placed on completed cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Chicago
Lake Shore
Lake Shore Railroad Company
Toledo
Buffalo
Detroit
Indianapolis
Elkhart
Shop Pools Dissolved In Fort Wayne Pennsylvania Plant
Dissatisfaction among workers in the Pennsylvania machine shop at Fort Wayne leads to the dissolution of profit sharing pools for the link valve and other pools. Workers move to individual plans after years of unequal gains and laggards getting the same pay as faster colleagues. News also notes Lake Shore traffic revival with a 2600 car increase and engines returned to service, while city streetcars face heating complaints as newer cars provide limited heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Link
Valve
Pennsylvania
Fort Wayne
Signatures Collected for Pension Fund Support
A bulletin at the round house shows 137 engineers and firemen have signed, urging all in favor of the pension system fund to indicate their intention to become members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roundhouse
Pension System Fund
Railroad circular on shipping explosives and inflammables issued
Pennsylvania railroad officials issued a circular to superintendents and trainmen outlining rules for transporting explosives and inflammable acids. The directive aims to standardize safety procedures and proper handling across the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rail and city notes fill December 2 1908 issue
Lake Shore stocks cars disinfected as rail news dominates. Recruiting office opens amid cold car complaints. Elks plan lodge of sorrow next Sunday. County auditor reports, three Elkhardians named to all star football. Tuberculosis talk at Citizens meeting. governor elect’s secretary predicts turbulent legislature. Fraternal elections, Oakwood Park improvements proposed. Main Marion streets incline causes a wrist fracture. Shredder accident injures Union Township man. Details of Ed Newcomer death. Wool grower tariff views. Notables honor Austria’s emperor. Bremen anti saloon signatures required. Port au Prince unrest under Nord Alexis. US Japan pact publicity. Miners’ deaths threaten bodies from PA mine. Eleanor Merron Cowper letter shocks. Mining congress opens in Pittsburgh. Balloons limited by rifle fire. German says. Dr Hass death by own hand at wife’s grave. Taft to outline south and negro policy. Indiana farmer raided at night. Chicago dairy show features $10 000 cow. Indiana white caps victim testifies. Three NY athletic records fall. China’s young emperor aged three. Safe robbers net $14,000. Bridge trust targets dynamite users. Perth Amboy strike sees more shootings. Pope ignores doctor’s advice to stay bedbound.
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Lake Shore
Elks
Lodge of Sorrow
Oakwood Park
Main
Marion Streets
Union Township
Ed Newcomer
Austria
Bremen
Port Au Prince
Nord Alexis
Pennsylvania
Eleanor Merron Cowper
Congress
Pittsburg
Randolph Hass
New York
Taft
Indiana
Chicago
China
Bridge Trust
Perth Amboy
N. J
Pope
Weather Forecast Fair Tonight Through Thursday
Fair conditions continue with rising temperatures. Local forecast indicates fair weather tonight and Thursday, with a maximum around 25 and a minimum not shown. Light winds near 20 miles per hour are reported with no snow precipitation in inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Medical Co
Inflammable Liquids Labeling and Central Inquiries
The circular notes whiskey and other spirits flash at or below 100 degrees and must bear red labels if over five gallons. The New York Central seeks number of men in service for twenty years as a step toward a pension system. Samuel Bell, sick, sent home to Chicago. John Snader transferred to shops as helper. Harry Ritter and Ralph Jacobson tested for apprentice entries. A wrecker assisted Moore Park to realign a light engine. F. E. Smith hired as freight brakeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Samuel Bell
Chicago
John Snader
Roundhouse
Harry Ritter
Ralph Jacobson
Moore Park
F. E. Smith
Land dispute in Albion County case extends into day two
In Superior Court the Lewis H. Jordan et al case against David K. Miller et al stretched beyond Tuesday amid a land title dispute involving 240 acres in Albion County. The land, once undervalued, is now noted for onion soil with about 15,000 bushels produced on 33 acres, priced at 40 cents per bushel. Two South Bend cases were set for jury trial, with jurors told to report Thursday as the Jordan Miller matter continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis H. Jordan
David K. Miller
Albion County
South Bend
Sueport
Jordan-Miller
Fraternal Officers Elected Across Several Local Orders
Tuesday evenings elections filled posts in Elkhart Court Knights of Columbus Eastern Star Companion Court and other groups. Leaders named include Herbert Rowe James McCarthy W. F. Stanton Aman dus M. Smith and Mary Sanborn with new initiations planned for December 15. Delegates Colline Marks noted for state encampment in Peru next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
W. F. Stanton
A. R. Gildea
E. J. Haskins
B. F. Conlisk
J. M. Eagle
R. M. Denzig
R.E. Proctor
John Fralick
Wilbur L. O’brien
L. A. Curran
J. J. Hoffman
J. T. Dalton
James Lynett
Anthony Geraghty
Eastern Star
Mary Sanborn
Amandus M. Smith
Asociate
Sybil Bird
Mabel Throop
Alice Straw
Beulah Bowen
Paulina Summers
Valparaiso
Mishawaka
Bristol
Wakarv
Ida Mott
Ranger
Mary Ulrich
Phoebe Cloutier
Cora Swartzell
H. W. Leininger
Herbert Rowe
Frank Douglas
Ila Hasbrook
Emma Wilson
Bertha Prough
Ida Ammon
Josephine Hoeckele
Nettie Kiser
Elkhart and Samaritan
The
John Defreese
Herman Grazer
E. A. Kallen
C. H. Russell
E. Walley
James Morris
J. H. Metzger
Chauncey Craig
Roy C. Bubeck
C. C. Bower
Elmer Post
G. A R
Co. G. Conn
A. van Doran
C. A. Coley
John Slear
C. E. VanAlstine
W. A. Neal
Michael Colline
Valentine Marks
Peru
William Markel
Roosevelt Grants Life Tenure to Indiana Postmasters
President Roosevelt's action on Tuesday grants life tenure to eight Elkhart county postmasters in the fourth class, removing them from political influence. The nationwide move covers 15,475 offices across 13 states with salaries from zero to 1000 dollars, affecting Benton Bristol Foraker Middlebury Millersburg New Paris Vistula and Wakarusa offices in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
Roosevelt
Indiana
Benton
Bristol
Foraker
Middlebury
Millersburg
New Paris
Vistula
Wakarusa
Purse Lost by Albion Woman in Five and Ten Store
Mrs. Taylor of Albion Michigan visiting her mother reports her purse missing in a local five and ten cent store. It contained thirteen dollars and a return trip ticket. She laid it on the counter while shopping and discovered its loss upon ready to pay. Police investigation found no clue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Albion
Mich
Port au Prince Revolt ousts Nord Alexis
Port au Prince has revolted against President Nord Alexis. The city is seized and a provisional government formed with General Legitime as temporary president. Soldiers showed complete accord, offering no resistance to the popular coup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Nord Alexis
Gen. Legitime
Exchange of volleys at Perth Amboy plant
A mob of 100 strike sympathizers armed with revolvers attacked the Perth Amboy National Fire-Proofing Works with guards and police firing back. Professional strike breakers sworn in as deputies led a counter-charge and cleared the bluff where the rioters gathered. No guards were hit. Otis forest bones found in maple stump near Henry Welford property near Otis raise crime suspicions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth Amboy
N. J
National
Otis
Ind
LaPorte
Henry Welford
Smith
Bridge Trust Vows to Catch Dynamiters After 24 Bridges Destroyed
The National Erectors' Association reports twenty four bridges finished or under construction have been dynamited this year and pledges to locate and prosecute the saboteurs using all treasury funds. Also noted is a separate item: in Washington a mass marks the fiftieth anniversary of Emperor Franz Josef's accession with high officials and diplomatic corps in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National Erectors’ Association
Bridge Trust
Josef
Washington
Franz Josef
Austria
St. Patrick’s Church
Supreme Court
Low Postal Rate To Germany Announced
Washington December 2 The postmaster general announced a two cent postage between the United States and Germany starting January 1. Letters to Germany via Great Britain or France remain five cents, while direct mail to Germany drops to two cents.
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Germany
Washington
Geneal
United States
Great Britaan
France
Special Train to Bremen to Verify Signatures After Dry Vote
LaPorte Dec 2 A special train will run to Bremen to allow the town s 1500 residents who favor prohibition to prove their signatures on the remonstrance that led to saloons being driven out. Judge Tuthill ruled that each signature must be proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPorte
Bremen
Tuthill
Wool growers urge no change before Ways and Means
Stand paters testified before the Ways and Means Committee saying the wool industry is in good condition and should not be interfered with. Washington observers noted their unified stance across regions supporting current conditions and resisting policy changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Thirty-Five Thousand in Dead Man's Clothes Mystery
In La Peer Michigan on December 2 a total of 75000 dollars was found in James H. Gray's clothing and hiding places after his death last Wednesday night. In Dallas Texas also today Mrs Mary Gates mother of John W Gates is reported dying and unlikely to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Peer
Mich
James H. Gray
J. W. Gates
Dallas
Texas
Port Arthur
Mary Gates
John W. Gates
Body Still Not Found Of City Police Chief
San Francisco dec 2 no trace yet of the body of Police Chief Biggy though searchers drag the bay daily across the harbor and nearby channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Biggy
Bay
Bank Robbers Escape With 14000 In Pepperhill Heist
Robbers broke into the First National Bank in Pepperhill Massachusetts early today and escaped with fourteen thousand dollars. The incident occurred on December 2 as authorities investigate the crime and review security footage for clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepperhill
Mass
First National Bank
Pope defies doctors to say mass at private chapel
In Rome on December 2 the pope rose from bed despite strong medical advice and attended mass in the private chapel, signaling resilience amid illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Eighth Anniversary Mass for Bishop Alerding
The Fort Wayne diocese marked the eighth anniversary of Rt. Rev. Henry J. Alerding's consecration with a Monday evening celebration by the seniors of St. Augustine's Academy Fort Wayne, guided by the sisters and aided by the minims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Alerding
Fort Wayne
St. Augustine’s Academy
Two Cablegrams Bring Death Notices to South Bend Family
Within twenty four hours Jerry Voelkers of South Bend received two cablegrams reporting his mother and brother dead in different localities in Germany. The notices arrive within a day of each other, underscoring the sudden loss for the Voelkers family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Voelkers
South Bend
Germany
Pact notes mark US Japan policy aims in Far East
Washington notes exchanged between Secretary Root and Ambassador Takahira outline mutual aims to keep the Pacific status quo, defend equal opportunity for commerce in China, and preserve Chinese independence. Takahira expresses confidence in US Japan friendship and hopes for fuller friendly intercourse and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Japan
Far East
Root
Takahira
Pacific
State Department
Pacific Ocean
China
Fire Threatens Bodies In Improvised Morgue Near Marianna
Fire of unknown origin broke out in a temporary improvised morgue at West Zollarsville where rescued coal mine victims lay. Shavings and sawdust fueled the flames until attendants extinguished them, narrowly sparing more bodies from incineration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marianna
Pitlsburg-Buffalo Coal Company
West Zollarsville
Race Riots in Prague Endanger Martial Law
In Prague Bohemia December 2 race riots between Czechs and Germans escalate with gendarmes and police injured by stones and bayoneting. The British consul Captain A W W Forbes was dragged from a tram and badly mauled by the Czechs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Bohemia
A. W. W. Forbes
Water Meter Inspector Killed by Flywheel
Thomas Kennedy, a Chicago water department inspector, was instantly killed in a factory basement when his head contacted a flywheel while inspecting a meter. He leaned forward too far, his fatal injury occurred as the wheel crushed his skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thomas Kennedy
City Water Department
Train Kills Manufacturer in Chicago
Watson H. Twichell, president of the Twitchell Manufacturing Company maker of grocers sundries, was killed when struck by a passenger train of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad in Chicago on December 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Watson H. Twichell
Twitchell Manufacturing Company
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Worry Over Wealth Keeps Businessman At Risk
A businessman admits he cannot retire after amassing a fortune. A friend questions him and replies that he must guard his money night and day to prevent others from taking it. The exchange highlights the fear of losing wealth despite securing riches.
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Charles ‘Searfoa
Railroad News
Other Railroad News
Lnstallations
Elkhart Court
Independent Order of Foresters
Joseph Bandel
Harry Leininger
Myron Harter
James McCarthy
Dr. Hagenbaugh
R. M. Stewart
Woodward
E. L. Stewart
Fred Poole
E. L. Burns
James Bandel
Hagenbaugh
Mast
Holdeman
Goodrich
Ready Helpers
Edith Benfer
M. d. Fuller
Earl McManus
John Bird
William Frampton
Alexis
America
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