Precautionary Vaccination Order For City Schools
Health Inspector J H Foltz issues a general vaccination order requiring all pupils to present vaccination certificates within ten days when they return to school after the holiday. Certificates may show immunity from smallpox via recent vaccination or old vaccination. Students return January 4 1909. compliance not mandatory but may bar attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Foltz
Umit
Board of Health
Drake
Two Small Residence Fires In City Today
At 10 am Mrs. Johnsons residence 137 Middlebury street suffered minor damage when boards placed over a stove pipe hole in a chimney ignited nearby material. Three gallons of chemical extinguisher stopped the blaze. At 12 13 pm a fire on the shingle roof of J E Bassett at 120 State street was reported by a passer by. Nine gallons of chemical extinguished the fire which started at the roof comb from sparks from a burning chimney and burned a four by two foot area each side of the comb. The Assett family were at dinner and heard nothing until notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 120
State Street
Central Station
Assett
Debauch Ends In Police Station Brawl Injury
Fred Hawker of Sturgis appeared at the police station this morning badly injured with a swollen eye and other marks. He said a drunken spree ended this morning when he ran out of money for drinks and blamed a fight with an unknown assailant last night, then asked his sister to send money for his return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hawker
Sturgis
Son
Notice to Destroy Wine Seized in Smiths Wolf Addition Raid
The seized home made grape wine about 300 gallons remains under the custody of Sergi. Whiteman acting city court bailiff receives the case. City Edge Hughes must issue ten days notice of intent to destroy before final order. Destruction allowed under law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary ‘Smith
Wolf’s Addition
Sergi
Whiteman
City Edge
Hughes
Strubler Computing Scale Co Plans New Plant Next Spring
The Strubler Computing Scale Co, long housed in the West Crawford street factory known as "the wrench factory," expects to enlarge facilities and erect a much bigger plant next spring. Site not yet selected, several locations under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strubler Computing Scale Co
West Crawford Street
Undertaker Misses Corpse Transfer at Big Four Depot
Undertaker Stephens received a call from Indi to meet a corpse shipment at the Big Four depot at noon Tuesday. He kept the appointment, but no body arrived en route to Otsego, Michigan, leaving the case unexplained.
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Stephens
Indias
Big Four
Otsego
Mich
Will Run on Fast Schedule Fast Train From Chicago to New York
A special two car train bearing J Pierpont Morgan and Vice President W C Brown of the Lake Shore will make a fast run from Chicago to New York leaving Chicago tonight at twelve. The run will be on the Century time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Morgan
Vice Press
W. C. Brown
Lake Shore
Chicago
New York
Saloonmen Form Reform Pact to Enforce Legal conduct
City saloon leaders are organizing a league to standardize operations and curb illegal practices. The plan calls for signing an agreement to halt poker games after hours and other law violations, with prosecutions used against noncompliant members to protect the trade's standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League
Change of judge sought in Smith liquor license case
In Superior Court Co. C Raymer filed a motion this morning for a change of judge in the Smith liquor license application. If granted, VanFleet will name three men, the parties will strike two, and the remaining man will hear the case under a statutory provision for selecting a special judge. Smith’s license was denied by county commissioners based on a Third Ward remonstrance and the applicant appeals. his business is on hold awaiting decision. Peter Kangeres vs. Thomas Savant or Savantor seeks $500 in wages. the case, begun Tuesday with plans to finish in one day, remains in progress and may continue tomorrow. witnesses include Greeks with an interpreter. Hortense M. was divorced from Clarence H. Hahn Tuesday.
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Third Ward
Superior Court
Smith
Peter Kangeres
Thomas Savantor
Hortense M
Clarence H. Hahn
Olds Wagon Works sues Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co for $92.30
Fort Wayne based Olds Wagon Works files suit on account against Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co seeking $100 judgment. Hile & Baker handle the complaint. Gary firm C. H. Maloney & Co. sues Claude J. McBeth for $161.45 for work and services. Delta Ohio attorney Everett petitions to interpret the Walter Pancost bequest in Abby Bugbee will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olds Wagon Works
Fort Wayne
Elkhart Bridge & Iron Co
Hile & Baker
C. H. Maloney & Co
Gary
Claude J. McBeth
R. E. Proctor
Everett
Delta
Ohio
Abby Buggee
Bristol
Walter Pancost
Albert Pancost
Comtention
Bugbee
Albert
GC. C. Raymer
Probate notes detail 1895 and 1896 wills
Martha E. Cox of Bristol and Jacob H. Wisler of Union township each made wills. Martha’s August 24 1895 document names David B. Cox and Martha M. Light as heirs with David B. Cox as executor. the will provides all property to the two children. Wisler’s April 24 1896 will leaves $4500 to his wife Sarah, one third of the remainder to her, and equal shares among Louis A. Wisler Isaac S. Wisler Anna S. Wisler Housour, plus one fourth to William H. Wisler’s children after deductions. J S Wisler named executor. Maker died November 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha E. Cox
Bristol
Elliott Crull
Hattie M. Towsley
David B. Cox
Martha M. Light
Jacob H. Wisler
Union Township
L. B. Whippy
Anthony Deahl
William H. Wisler
J. S. Wisler
Nimrod party bags eighteen rabbits northwest of city
M. W. Stark a Nimrod, M. W. Stark and Ralph Minnich bagged eighteen rabbits in a hunt northwest of the city on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Stark
Ralph Minnich
Town Meeting on Franklin Street Paving Plans Discussed
Citizens gather at city hall to voice views on paving options for Franklin Street. The report outlines franchise terms for Chicago South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co and St Joseph Valley Traction Co, plus potential riverfront land purchase by Dr Frank Randolph for river frontage and boat landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Street
City Hall
Chiccago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co
Northern Indiana Company
Council
Board of Public Works
St. Joseph Valley Traction Co
South Main Street
Frank Randolph
St. Joseph
Lake Shore
Calvert Staples
L. M. Simpson
Willard Gray
Jackson Street
Smith
Eighth Street
Randolph
Bearde
Vaccination mandates and local notices across Indiana 1908
Summary notes vaccination for schoolchildren and a sweep of regional items. Wolf's addition grocery changes hands. Elections by secret societies and various groups. Farmers attacked by domestic beasts. Pay related items and Strubler scale co plans factory. Barnhart draws 4375 since Brick death. Witness hurt in sensational crime case. Railroad news and Red Cross stamp origins. Electrician warns on holiday displays. Brumbaugh sells farm. Elkhart saloonmen vow reform. Criticism of faithful officer. Father meets motherless children at liner pier. Wabash suicide in Chicago hotel. New York bicycle races excite. Soil vitiation ruled absent by government expert. Labor demands in Indiana legislature. State University part of state system. Battle with fanatics in Kansas City causes deaths. Rivers and harbors congress seeks funds. Bishop Spalding honors J J Hill. National corn show at Omaha. Murdock of Kansas opposes Cannon. Gov Haskell drops libel suit post election. New York World panama canal charges. Migratory birds law proposed. Insurance firm withholds payment claiming Bele Gunness alive. Tug sinking in New York harbor kills two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strubler Scale Company
Barnhart
A. L. Brick
Red Cross
South Bend
Frank Brumbaugh
Elkhart
Liner’s Pier
Chicago
New York
Indiana
State University
Kansas City
Congress
Bishop Spalding
J. J. Hill
Omaha
Murdock
Kansas
Cannon
Haskell
New York World
Panama Canal
Bele Gunness
New York Harbor
Unclear Property Purchase Talks Near North Main Bridge
A doctor discussed future plans and potential property purchases below the North Main Street bridge. He stated his current plans do not cover long term street improvements or assessments, but he pledged to protect the property involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street
North Main Street
Brumbaugh Sells 90-Acre Farm to Elkhart Drayman
Frank Brumbaugh sold his ninety acre farm three miles southeast of the city on the west side of the Elkhart river to John Smith the Elkhart drayman for five thousand dollars. Mr Smith expects to occupy it in a year or so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brumbaugh
Elkhart River
John Smith
Elkhart
Garfield Avenue grocery and residence sold to D E Church
D E Church of Garfield avenue has purchased the grocery and meat market at 801 Garfield avenue from Jacob Bontrager. The transfer includes the store building and the adjoining residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Church of
Garfield Avenue
Jacob Bontrager
Frost Slows Valley Line Construction Progress
Ground frozen slows work on the Valley Line with a small crew advancing only passable sections. A brief stretch of right of way has been graded and ties and rails laid, while overall progress remains hampered by icy conditions.
Boardinghouse altercation ends in police report
Tony Teleppe and others at a Tenth street boarding house went to the police with a head wound from a poker blow by an unnamed boarder after a quarrel. Teleppe was jailed fearing return to the house. The assailant acted as prosecuting witness against Mary Smith on liquor charge. she paid 100 dollars plus costs. Three arrests for intoxication made Tuesday night.
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Tony Teleppe
Baptist Music Guild Delights Church Audience
The Baptist Music Guild presented a well attended Tuesday program that pleased patrons after services. The guild, comprising choir members and a few others, served refreshments and netted about 18 dollars for the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Music Guild
Goshen Pastor Resigns After Ten Years
Rev. N B Mathes resigns as pastor of Goshen Reformed church after a decade and accepts a call to Dayton Ohio. He will move January 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
N. B. Mathes
Goshen Reformed Church
Dayton
Ohio
Hunt for Dastard Grips Kentucky Community
In Russell Springs Kentucky a widespread search mobilizes posses after the murder of Mamie Waume reported missing after leaving school. Bloodhounds have been ordered and the countryside unites to find the killer as police and relatives differ on the cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Springs
Mamie Waume
Logan Waume
Orphans of Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Storm Benefit Raises 200
Five children left motherless by the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria storm were landed in New York and reunited with father Joseph Stysle. The mother died Saturday during the fierce weather. A ship benefit concert raised $200 for the orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Stysle
Bombing at East Sixty-third Street Tenement Sparks Panic
A bomb wrecked a five story Italian tenement on East Sixty third street injuring twenty people with five in serious condition. The blast, attributed to the Black Hand, sent terrified convent residents fleeing across the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East Sixty-third Street
All Hope Given Up in Clemson Sinking Search
The Clemson steamer overdue at Duluth for over a week had its fate narrowed as the boat's hatch covers washed ashore near White Fish Point. The crew of 26 men, largely from Great Lakes ports, remains the focus of hopes for survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minn
Clemson
White Fish Pit
Great Lakes Points
Taft and Cannon Confer On Conference Plan
President elect Taft and Speaker Cannon held a 90 minute meeting in Washington. At the end Taft said they agreed not to disclose details now. They plan another talk tomorrow evening with the Ways and Means Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Gannon
Washington
Cannon
Ways and Means Committee
Will Pay Campaign Expenses
Robert McCrea aged thirty nine of Wabash Indiana son of James McCrea bank president killed himself at the Great Northern Hotel despondent over his wife’s death a consoling letter from his mother was found with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert McCrea
Wabash
Ind
James McCrea
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Great Northern
McCrea
Yates Pushed for Springfield Mayoral Nomination
Ex Governor Yates is advocated for the Republican nomination for mayor of Springfield as the field of candidates grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yates
Springfield
NineYearOld Injured by Horse Near Goshen
The nine year old daughter of Harvey Sternberg of three miles west of Goshen was kicked in the face Monday afternoon. A gash was cut in her forehead the upper eyelid completely severed and the lower eyelid badly cut requiring nineteen stitches to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Sternberg
Goshen
Family at bedside as father battles critical condition
Lillian White and sister Rosa Mack visit their father near Cleveland, while authorities fear news of W. T. White's mangled body found beside a railroad track in Arkansas may worsen his condition.
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Goshen
First County Election Under New Law in Indiana
Wabash County prepares the first Indiana county election on county option with voting set for December 29. Local officials say arrangements are in place for the unusual ballot choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash County
Indiana
Demands of Labor in Indiana Seek Far-Reaching Laws
Organized labor in Indianapolis declares it elected Marshall as governor and will urge the legislature to enact sweeping measures. Proposals include limiting court injunctions, protecting union funds through banks, and making employers liable for injuries to employees, signaling a broad new state code.
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Indianapolis
Organized Labor
Marshall
Denver
Bicycle Racers Steal A Lap In Six Day Race
In New York a crowd of 10 000 watched Bobby Walthour and Root steal a lap from rivals in the six day bicycle race their alternating sprints keeping the pace high. The event is about five miles faster than prior records with a $2000 bonus for breaking the former mark and the leaders held a one lap edge at 2 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bobby” Walthour
Root
Walthour
Soil fertility rising not falling in U S say experts
Washington reports Prof. William Milton Whitney head of the bureau of soils asserts mineral plant food loss has not reduced fertility. Surveys show U S lands totaling 838,591,774 acres have higher cereal yields per acre, with experts maintaining fertility depends on proper utilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Milton Whitney
Bureau of Soils
Pro. Whitney
United States
Farmer Attacked by Robbers Near Misha waka
Samuel Thomas, a farmer six miles southeast of Mishwaka, was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon in a fight with two men who tried to rob him. A jimmy was used and he sustained a bruised head and multiple bruises as he was struck, knocked down, and kicked while fleeing toward his house. A bystander farmer reported the assailants demanded work or money for Chicago before pursuing Thomas, who escaped with his wife shouting for help as the men fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Thomas
Mishawaka
Jimmy
Thomas
Chicago
Attacked by Domestic Beasts Wabash Man Bruised by Boar
Peter Gresinger near Wabash was fearfully lacerated by a boar Tuesday. His brother dragged him across a field into a barn as the animal charged. Abram Pletcher six miles east of Goshen was tossed by a supposed docile Durham bull Monday and badly bruised. his collie dog helped seize the bull by the nose and saved him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Gresinger
Wabash
Gresinger
Abram Pletcher
Goshen
Durham
Mr. Pletcher
Barnhart's Windfall Raises Question of Pardoning Land
H A Barnhart new district congressman collects salary from death of predecessor to his oath totaling 4375 dollars, with Barnhart noting the windfall and questioning broader pardons while touring Washington. He says forest restoration is good and suggests a larger policy move. Daily Review reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Barnhart
Brick
Barnhart
Washington
Mr. Barnhart
Lindsley Auto Factory Closes Moves to Seymour Indiana
The J. W. Lindsley auto factory at Niles shut down after paying 26 employees in full. The business awaits inventory and plans relocation to Seymour Indiana where a factory site and building have been provided. General Foreman George Thompson of the car department is in the city today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Lindsley Auto
Niles
Seymour, Ind
George Thompson
Car Department
Riot at Kansas City Police Station Ends in Tragedy
A street preacher leading a group clashed with police near Kansas City City Hall. A volley of bullets killed Policeman Albert Dalhow and Lola Pratt, a 13 year old, as officers pursued the group to a houseboat on the Missouri River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Nec
Albert Dalhow
Lola Pratt
John Sharp
Adam God
Michael Mullane
Patrick Clark
Warry K. Stege
George M. Jiolt
Holt
Fifth
Sharp
Louis Pratt
Blo
Dalbow
Stege
Pratt
Missouri River
Elisha II led Holy Rollers in 1905 Oklahoma City parade
John Sharp calling himself Elijah II led a group of religious fanatics in Oklahoma City in March 1905. Nude processionists including Sharp his wife another man named Green and a boy claimed to be Sharp s son. They were arrested and released with orders to leave town and later moved to the countryside where locals complained and they were arrested again before leaving the territory for Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharp
Oklahoma City
Okla
John Sharp
Elijah II
Green
Calarado
Trouble Feared as Holy Rollers Near Clash in Kansas City
Police brace for a violent confrontation with the Holy Rollers faction led by John Sharp known as Adam God. Authorities report Sharp at large and vowing not to be captured while the sect gathers at its headquarters amid rising tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
John Sharp
Adam God
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Miles Medical Co
Police News
Kentucky
Dastard
Self
St. Louis
Francis Hirschberg
Hirschberg
the Daily Review
Mors
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