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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
2
The article reports on Roosevelt’s Panama message settling the scandal and urging prosecutions where needed. It also notes debate over state department reorganization to handle international affairs and tariff work, plus reflections on Charles F. Mitchell and his literary legacy.
A visit to the Martin Brothers band instrument factory on Baldwin street shows a growing enterprise in a new two story 40 by 60 foot brick plant. Fourteen workers currently, with plans to add tools and staff as orders rise, and a continued cautious expansion strategy. A separate note covers a Cora Belle Himes elocution recital at the Presbyterian church and a meeting of W C T U members planning Christmas donations for Hadley Orphans' Home. The article also lists local Democratic Club officers and reports a boiler incident where William Baughter was burned while starting a fire with a gasoline kerosene mix.
A promotional piece for Shafer and Schulz at 2165 Martin Street urging women to shop there for men’s gifts. It touts a broad stock of men’s furnishings from umbrellas and neckties to dress shirts and vests, claiming no dead stock and a holiday range larger than ever to please husbands fathers brothers and sweethearts.
Congregational cook books offered at Houseworth's and Ziesel's with a new edition priced at 50 cents. The list mentions Buehler Bros at 520 South Main Street and invites readers to seize the gift friendly edition.
A hypothetical asks if a father would back Harvard faculty forcing students who deny involvement in a hazing incident to testify or face expulsion, when his own son proclaims innocence and withholds information. The scenario hinges on ethics and university authority over student witnesses and due process.
The obituary remembers Ik Marvel as a gifted author who captured human experience and emotion. It recalls Donald G. Mitchell as a prominent figure in 19th century literature, likening his impact to Emerson in philosophy.
Thirty six Democrats of the Thirteenth district met in Indianapolis at the Denison to support B F Shively of South Bend despite local opposition from Truth. Harry Wair of South Bend was elected chairman of the organizing group to back Shively with no formal legislative program set.
The Swiss Federal Railway Council reports a 1999 budget deficit of £2.53 million with train cutbacks and higher wages. Prussian State Railways are forecast to lose £6 million despite higher charges. The piece argues foreign systems have lessons for nationalized railways at home.
Red Cross stamp headquarters at the post office reports satisfactory sales. Tuesday totals reached about 8 dollars. Christmas stamps are sold citywide. In Washington, chorus girls of The Girl Question canvassed for stamps and earned large sums until stopped by a Red Cross officer claiming arrest for wearing emblems. He argued the stamps must fetch only one cent each, though one girl collected ten dollars. The girls’ accounting is not in doubt.
The Congregational church ladies with the Mayflower Chorus host their annual Dutch market and bazar at 5 30. Menu includes ham chicken corn beef hash veal loaf baked beans romaine? salad and pies. coffee doughnuts and candy offer a homey, community event.
Two and a half acre garden lots with rich prairie soil four blocks south of Allendale. Contact D. M. Best at 117 Lexington Ave.
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