Interstate Question on Michigan Beef Sales in Indiana
A Michigan farmer near the border wonders if he may slaughter cattle and sell meat in Indiana while Michigan is under foot and mouth disease quarantine. Dr. Hurty says this requires Agriculture Secretary decision and notes no prior strict interpretation.
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Michigan
Harry
Wilson
Indiana
Detroit
The
Board of Health
Hurty
Secretary of Agriculture
Lake Shore
Mayors Meet in Indianapolis Over City Law Reforms
Mayor Greene did not respond as twenty mayors gathered in Indianapolis on Tuesday to discuss proposed legislation. They appointed a legislative committee to draft a bill repealing the metropolitan police law and amending cities and towns law to allow city officers to succeed themselves and address classification problems affecting weaker third and fourth class cities.
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Greene
C. T. Greene
Indianapolis
Edward J. Fogarty
South Bend
Brazen Brass Thefts Plague Lake Shore yards
Brass thefts hit the Lake Shore yards with 25 pounds stolen from a box near the roundhouse last Wednesday night and nearly 100 pounds more taken after a lock was broken again on Monday. Lake Shore detectives pursue suspects.
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Lake Shore
Wrong Man Implied in Island Assault Case
The article reports that after his arrest Condon allegedly asked for "Ray Thompson" in connection with the Island assault. Ray Thompson, a drayman on Hubbard avenue, denies knowledge of any such man and says he is not involved. The motive for mentioning Thompson remains unclear.
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Condon
Ray Thompson
Hubbard Avenue
Thes
Thompson
Drayman
Death Trap On Franklin Street Rail Delays Repairs
The board of public works may instruct the street commissioner to fix the railing at the east end of the Franklin street fill. The railing has been down or out of place for ten days or more, creating a dangerous drop into rubble at the walk edge. Repairs should cost under a dollar.
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Board of Public Works
Franklin Street
Post Office Plans Extra Clerks and Carriers for Holiday Rush
Arrangements are being made at the post office to add substitute clerks and carriers to handle the heavy holiday business. Officials say the big rush is not expected to start until four to five days before Christmas Day.
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Post Office
Busines
Paving Franklin Street Proposed Under City Rules
The Board of Public Works adopts an improvement resolution for Franklin Street paving from Second to Indiana Avenue with sheet asphalt and cement curb and gutter. Hearings set for January 4 at 7 30 p m as residents determine support and funding. The process follows Indiana law with remonstrance and petition rights.
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Board of Public Works
Franklin Street
Second Street
Indiana Avenue
Marion Street
Arnold
Woman Is Acquitted In Anderson Circuit Court
In Anderson circuit court Rosa Berry was found not guilty on charges of receiving stolen property tied to items at Charles Berry Lewis's Franklin home. The state failed to prove she knew the livestock and goods were stolen. Berry testified she came from Goshen to care for her mentally unsound half-brother, owned a farm in Elkhart County, and had lent him money to buy stock.
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Anderson
Rosa Berry
Charles Berry Lewis
Franklin
Goshen
Second Story Burglary Stuns South Bend
South Bend police report two homes robbed last night by daring second story burglars. At J C Ellsworth residence valuables valued about 35 to 40 dollars. The Huff residence loot totaled around 200 dollars. Intruders pinned John C Ellsworth with a gun to his head in the hallway during the break in.
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South Bend
J. C. Ellsworth
Oren G. Huff
John C. Ellsworth
Sal
Peculiar Red Light Shaft Draws Early Evening Attention
A large vertical shaft of red light appeared in the southwest sky during the early hours of Tuesday evening, drawing widespread attention from observers. The phenomenon prompted curiosity and discussion among residents and local officials.
Old Plan Is Resumed and Social Morality Debate
Elkhart residents note city streetcar service back to a twenty minute cycle after a prior shift to fifteen minutes. A prominent local matron argues the girls were not blameless in a recent Island sighting, blaming parental oversight and claiming daughters can be as brazen as the young men in the scandal.
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Marion
Main Streets
Elkhart
Cattle disease raises interstate issue in markets
Summary notes a cattle disease prompting interstate questions affecting local markets while other brief items cover streetcar schedules, a Franklin street expenditure measure, local stock trades, court news, and various civic incidents. The page also mentions a police chief’s body found, a New York theatre ticket ban, and national political and cultural items.
Senate considers censorship of president and secret service
In Washington on December 16 the Senate introduced Aldrich’s resolution to probe the secret service and references in the president’s annual message. Foraker’s measure, adopted without discussion, seeks full war department details on detectives used to shadow black soldiers tied to the Brownsville riot.
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Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Secret
Foraker
War Department
Brownsville
Attorney Reports on Fees Against Ex-Sheriff Manning
County Attorney J. B. Gattshall reported to county commissioners that ex-Sheriff Elmer Manning owes the county 1422.70 beyond 688.50 in fees he agreed to pay. The report notes Manning collected 260 for four years on the board of review without legal right, 320 for prison clothing, 572 for county council service, 181.10 for ditch notices, and 87 for road notices, and recommends steps to collect.
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J. B. Gattshall
Elmer
Manning
Board of Review
Weather forecast for region tonight into Thursday
Rain in the south and rain or snow in the north with cooler readings. Cloudy local conditions and a daily forecast provided by Miles Medical Co. Maximum and minimum temperatures are listed with wind speeds.
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Miles Medical Co
Bank Robbery Shootout Leaves One Dead in Greenwich Ohio
In Greenwich Ohio on December 16 a bank raid ends with Marshal Clyde Wood fatally wounded after ordering surrender. A gang of five escapes into the woods leaving a dead comrade. 200 armed locals pursue as police statewide are alerted. Wood dies from wounds. one gang member killed during the exchange.
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Greenwich
First National and
Clyde Wood
Wood
Appeals in Indiana cases reach appellate court
Prosecutor Burris appeals the state of Indiana v L M Simpson on a misdemeanor charge and County Commissioner J H Cannon on illegal claims and unappropriated claims. The appellate court docket shows service on defendants and clerk of notice of appeal. Appeals granted after change of venue from the circuit court. Judge Van Fleet had sustained the defense to quash the indictments.
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Burris
State of
Indiana
L. M. Simpson
J. H. Cannon
Superior Court
Circuit Court
van Fleet
Diphtheria Quarantine Ties Up Child's Funeral Ship
The board of health refused a permit to ship the remains of Leland Emery Munger eleven month old son of Emery Munger of 606 South Fourth street to Hudson Michigan until undertaker complies with cautions for shipping bodies of contagious cases. The child died of diphtheria after a brief illness and the mother is now seriously ill. A quarantine is in effect at the home.
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Board of Health
Leland Emery Munger
Emery Munger
South Fourth Street
Hudson, Mich
Divorce suits and civil actions in superior court progress
In the superior court the Myers versus Myers suit was expected to extend to today and tomorrow but may conclude this evening. Ruby G. Adams seeks a divorce from Benjamin F. Adams citing abandonment drunkenness and non support. A. S. Zook filed the complaint Elmeda Ebersole versus Chester Ebersole temporary separation was taken out of call. Lucia Louise Huffield versus Henry Huffield and Patrick Patterson et al. for support was dismissed at plaintiff's cost as the Huffields reconciled. Reuben Leininger estate executrix and legatees petition for an advance allowance before final settlement.
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Myers Vs. Myers
Ruby G. Adams
Benjamin F. Adams
A. S. Zook
Elmeda Ebersole
Chester Ebersole
Lucia Louise Huffield
Henry Huffield
Charles
George Patterson
Huffield
Huffields
Reuben Leininger
Hains murder case opens as prosecution lays out tragedy
In Flushing L I the prosecution details the Hains murder case with opening statements by Attorney White. Justice Crane considers delaying the trial after Juror Jardine's father dies. Skinner identifies Bay side Club plans admitted as evidence. Edward Andrews testifies briefly. Funke notes no changes since August 15.
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Flushing
L. 1
White
Hains
Justice Crane
Jardine
C. OG. Skinner
Bayside Club
Edward Andrews
Werbert Funke
McIntyre
Boni Grows Virtuous
Boni de Cas tellane withdraws alimony from Princess de Sagan and seeks only custody of his children. His lawyer read a letter stating that George Gould and the princess influenced him to favor separation from money minded guardians, ending with a request for no support money.
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Boni
Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Princess de Sagan
Maitre Bonnet
George Gould
Tim
Christmas Week Attraction with Sullivan Stock Company
Manager Timmins of the Bucklen brings in the Sullivan Stock Company for Christmas week. This is the same show that played Bucklen last February to crowded houses, turning hundreds away nightly. Tickets are ten cents for all seats with reserved seating at no extra charge.
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Timmins
Sullivan Stock Company
Circuit Court appoints jury commissioners in Indiana session
In the Circuit Court Judge Dodge appointed J A Beane of Goshen and J B Davidson of Wikhart as circuit court jury commissioners. The Ny meyer partition suit reappraisement was set at 3700 dollars. Charlotte M Cook v Ella M Proctor Crowley was ordered off the docket. All claimants against American Mutual Life Insurance Co must file claims by January 4 or face default.
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William H. Nymeyer
Bart Nymeyer
Charlotte M. Cook
Cora M. Cook
Ella M. Proctor Crowley
American Mutual Life Insurance Co
Judge John J. Nolen Dies After Gall Stone Surgery
Nashville mourns Judge John J. Nolen grand sire of the Sovereign Grand Lodge I O O F died at a hospital after a surgical operation for gall stones. He previously spoke at the Grand Lodge meeting in Indianapolis November 18 19 during the Odd Fellow building dedication.
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Nashville
Tenn
John J. Nolen
Soverign Grand Lodge
Nolen
Tomlinson Hall
Grand Lodge
Indianapolis
Fire Cremates Valuable Horses at Indianapolis Stock Yards
Fire at the union stock yards destroyed the stables of the Indianapolis Sales Co. and cremated ninety head of valuable horses. Loss set at $60,000. Helen Winter, sister of Allen Winter, the country’s highest priced trotting horse, was among those killed, valued at $5,000.
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Indianapolis
Union Stock Yards
Indianapolis Sales Co
Helen Winter
Allen Winter
Locomotive Window Display Draws City Crowds
Tur nock's store showcases an electric locomotive model drawing five or six cars and a caboose, circling a circular track with a tunnel and station. The scene is powered by an electric rail system and a powered engine, drawing constant crowds of all ages.
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Turnock’s
Elkhart Furniture Co. Assets Sold at Auction
Today trustee E. B. Zigler sold the Elkhart Furniture Co. assets at auction to bidder B. A. Deffler for 4160 dollars. The sale is subject to court approval since the price is below the appraised value of 6800 dollars.
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W. P. Bacon
E. B. Zigler
Elkhart Furniture Co
B. A. Deffler
Fatal gas engine belt accident claims Daniel Enders near Coloma
Daniel Enders of near Coloma Michigan died after a gas engine belt slipped from a saw and drew him into the machinery last Saturday. Elias Stutzman east of Elk hart was struck in the eye by a splinter from a box while firing a traction engine near Dunlaps. Frank Ulery west of Gosh en walks on crutches after a knee wound from a four week old accident.
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Daniel Enders
Coloma
Mich
Enders
Elias Stutzman
Elkhart
Dunlaps
Frank Ulery
Goshen
Bank Folds After Assignment Linked to Insurance Firm
The Citizens State Bank of Napoleon files a deed of assignment following loans made by Cashier Groll to Judge Donnelly, president of the Ohio German Insurance Co., a move cited as causing the insurance company’s failure and the bank’s closing.
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Napoleon, C
Citizens State Bank of
Napoleon
Groll
Donnelly
Ohio German Insurance Co
Death of Chief Biggy Found After Jump From Boat
The body of San Francisco Police Chief William J. Biggy was found near Goat Island after he leapt from a police boat on November 30. Decomposition noted. body floated about three days. Also a Limoges rail disaster killed ten and injured about twenty.
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San Francisco
William J. Biggy
Goat Island
Biggy
Limoges
France
One Arrest Reported For Public Intoxication Today
A single arrest was recorded today for public intoxication, with no further details available on the individual or accompanying charges.
Platt Seeks Memoirs Revealing Fifty Years of Affairs
New York December 16 Senator Thomas C Platt plans a memoir volume and a close friend says he holds extensive information on major men and events of the last fifty years The aging statesman reportedly will shed prior secrecy and discuss details rarely made public in an upcoming publication.
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New York
Thomas C. Platt
Man in Cambridge Murderer Committed to State Asylum
Hiram L. Badger who killed his two young daughters with an axe in Cambridge was committed to the state asylum for the criminal insane. Earlier he caused a scare by running along Wakefield Main Street firing at pedestrians and at store doors and windows.
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Cambrdge
Mass
Hiram L. Badger
Badger
Main Street
Wakefield
Emma Goldman Deportation Set After Jail Release
Emma Goldman was released from jail in Bellingham Washington and placed aboard a train to Canada. Officers stated she would face possible insanity charges and her statements could be used in superior court, prompting her agreement to depart the city.
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Canada
Bellingham, Wash
Bellingham
Wash
Emma Goldman
Boston Votes for License in Tight Margin
Boston results show a license approval with about four to ten thousand votes, a drop of roughly half from last year’s majority. Minor officials elected appear largely Democratic.
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Boston
McGavin Accepts Dupont Role After Term Ends
Congressman AteGavin announced he will lead the development department of Dupont Powder Co. upon his term’s end next March. The Washington move places the Republican from the district in a top industry post.
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Congressman McGavin
Washington
AteGavin
Dupont Powder Company
News of the Railroads in the City and Lake Shore Movements
Officials who inspected the Old Road completed a fast run from White Pigeon to the city to board the Century for New York. The four miles from Constantine to White Pigeon and the Y junction were run in seven minutes, with nineteen miles covered in nineteen minutes. No. 15 carried thirteen coaches and meals were carried through to LaPorte for No. 10. Local rail traffic remains heavy as personnel changes and office visits occur, with several Lake Shore and C&I lines staff noted in Chicago and the city.
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Old Road
White Pigeon
New York
Constantine
Heinze
Lake Shore
LaPorte
Chickens Vanish Near Big Four Railroad
Local residents report chickens and ducks missing around the Big Four railroad. A gang of boys is blamed for the disappearances, meeting in a marsh hut built from car doors near Elk Hart River bends east of the tracks. A young man tied to a prior Goshen car theft is said to be a gang member.
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Big Four
Elkhart
Goshen
Meat market recalls tainted beef at Main and Washington
The market owner reported a quarter of beef tainted meat to health officials on Tuesday. Inspector Foltz and Officer Pearce inspected the shop and confirmed the danger. The meat was destroyed.
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Main
Washington Streets
Foltz
Pearce
Smallpox Quarantine In City Raised By Health Inspector Foltz
Coldwater residents enjoyed sleigh riding after a three inch Sunday snow. Mrs. Jane Hand of near Warsaw died Tuesday at eighty four.
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Foltz
Jane Hand
Warsaw
Indiana Senate Race Draws Six After Democratic Conference
Indianapolis December meeting brings six candidates into a long race for the U S Senate. John W. Kern and L E Slack lead, with John E. Lamb B F Shively G V Menzies and Edward C Hoffman also drawing support. No clear frontrunner emerges as the conference ends with a banquet.
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Kern
Slack
Lamb
Shively
Menzies
Hoffman
Indianapolis
United States Senate
Indiana
Denison
United States
John W. Kern
L. Ert Slack
Frankiin
John E. Lamb
Terre Tlante
Democratic National Committee
B. FP. Shively
South Bend
G. V. Menzies
Mt. Vernon
Edward C. Hoffman
Fort Wayne
Veteran Pastor Dies After Fifty Two Years in Ministry
Word from Greenville Pennsylvania reports the Rev. Dr. John A. Kunkleman a prominent Lutheran minister died in Fort Wayne Indiana. He served pastorates in Indianapolis Philadelphia Nebraska City Fort Wayne and New York City. While in Philadelphia he drafted the plea that closed the Centennial Exhibition on Sundays. He also served as president of Carthage College Carthage Illinois.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Greenville
John A. Kunkleman
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Nebraska City
Neb
New York City
Carthage College
Carthage
Brain Storm Defense Arraigns Man in Mother-in-Law Slaying
James Delph, arraigned in LaPorte circuit court, pleads brain storm as his defense in a first degree murder case involving the shooting of Mrs. Sarah Meacham of Kakomo. Prosecutor Smith seeks the death penalty, arguing the shooting was wanton.
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Indiana
LaPorte, Ltd
Sarah Meacham
Kakomo
James Delph
LaPorte
J.C. Riehrer
Smith
Mayors Seek Law Change For Indiana Cities
Twenty Indiana mayors met in Indianapolis on December 16 and appointed a committee to draft a bill amending the cities and towns law. They plan to push the measure at the upcoming legislative session, arguing current restrictions on officer succession are un-American and unreasonable.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Pallbearer for Man He Killed in Terre Haute Murder
Hugh Dickerson, brought from Wisconsin for the August murder in Terre Haute, says he sat with the victim the first two nights, was pallbearer at the funeral on the third day, and then escaped.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Hugh Dickerson
Wisconsin
Ambitious Indiana Saengerfest planned for Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Indiana on December 16 reports ambitious plans for the Indiana Saengerfest to be held next June. Organizers expect the grand chorus at the final concert to number between 1000 and 1500 voices.
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Fort Wayne
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Dorando
Ohio
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Forarer
White House
Platt
Secrets
News OF the Railroads
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W. T. Chandler
J. A Strickler
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F. W. Perry
Chicago
Dode Rex
Co. A. Theis
E. E. Grover
Dr. Kunkleman
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N. C
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Young
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Mig
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