Elkhart Council Pushes Repeal of State Laws and Honors Fireman
In a Wednesday night meeting the Elkhart council unanimously enacted an extra appropriation of 125 dollars to pay Fireman Earl Garl funeral expenses. It adopted two resolutions urging repeal or revision of the cities and towns act and the metropolitan police law, arguing for local self government and economy. Copies will go to legislators. Mayor Greene supported the resolutions. The body discussed water works proposals and dray stand issues, with further action promised on paving promoters and related matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartmann
Fire Department
Earl Garl
Lounsberry
Greene
Elkhart
Metropolitan Police
City of
Indianapolis
Common Council
City of Elkhart
Keely
Hazelton
Board of Public Works
Arnold
Elkhart Water Co
Mr. Arnold
Council
Receiver Appointed for W H Mann Lumber Co
The W H Mann Lumber Co placed in the hands of a receiver, E A Carpenter, after a petition by Pp L Turner alleging insolvency with liabilities near 35000 and insufficient assets. The move does not affect the sale of lumber stock to Monger, as private sale is pursued to conserve creditors. The firm’s troubles stem from ties to Mann Watson Co and related companies in Alabama and Michigan. A burglary at George Doll’s home yielded cash, watches, jewelry, and a diamond ring, with entry through an unlocked library window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Mann Lumber Company
W. H. Mann Lumber Co
E. A. Carpenter
Mann-Watson Co
Muskegon, Mich
Pp. L. Turner
Messrs. Monger
Mann, Watson & Co
Mann Lumber Co
Alabama
Mann Cedar Co
Michigan
Elkhart Company
George Doll
Marion Street
Bicycle Thefts Involving Melvin Johnson And Elgin King
Melvin Johnson is under arrest on complaint by B D Cressler after a bicycle disappeared from a front of a business on December 2. Johnson allegedly sold the wheel to J G Klein Co for $1 50, was identified by the owner, and a replacement bicycle was found. Co W Hocker reports theft of his Elgin King bicycle from 1508 South Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Johnson
B. D. Cressler
Johnson
J. G. Klein & Co
Cressler
Co. W. Hocker
South Main Street
Liberal offer from coal company aids the needy at Christmas
United Coal Yards Co offers a charity plan: for every forty tons of coal sold for household use, one ton of soft coal will be donated to the worthy poor. Free coal delivery comes in minimum half ton lots, with possible smaller quantities upon charity group request. Recipients must show genuine need. plan runs at least until April 1 while normal prices apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Coal Yards Co
Extra street cars for factory workers rush hours
To handle the large number of factory employes who ride the street railway a plan to run extra cars at rush times was adopted. The initiative began Wednesday evening with extras on the Hickory South Main and Beardsley avenue lines running parallel to regular schedules. Regular cars are crowded near factory closing, causing fare collection and stopping challenges while keeping to the timetable.
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Hickory
South Main
Beardsley Avenue
Death of Mrs Adam Greenwall Near Topeka
Mrs. Adam Greenwall of near Topeka died on Tuesday. Funeral plans awaiting relatives.
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Adam Greenwall
Near To
Pela
Movement Seems Sure Y M C A Plan Opens Elkhart Doors
The Y M C A proposal to admit all Elkhart men and boys, not just railroad workers, gains strong support from residents and Lake Shore railroad officials. A $4,000 Lake Shore pledge and citizen funding are planned to cover gymnasium, fixtures, and improvements, with a joint twelve member board and a remodeled, modern facility planned for completion.
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Elkhart
Lake Shore Railroad Company
A. H. Beisner
D. C. Moon
Lake Shore
Moon
Dlkhart
South Bend
Rairoad Company
London Era News Bulk 1908 December 17
Summary of today’s news lists council discussions with legislators pavement promoters and other matters. It notes political positions by Senator Proctor and Congressman Barnhart, a push for joint YMCA administration, and a Chicago death. Also reported: streetcar use, a theatre sale, clergy calls, burglaries, receivership, and international items on page 1 to 3 with Taft and Roosevelt-related notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Dressel
Elkhart Church
George Doll
W. H. Mann Lumber Co
Weather Forecast From Government Office
Rain or snow and colder tonight followed by a Friday fair and colder. Local conditions show cloudy skies. Maximum temperature around 40 degrees, minimum near 20. Wind from the west at about 15 mph with precipitation roughly half an inch in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mules Medical Co
Venezuela Declares War and Trial Tampering Report
Washington reports Venezuela has declared war on Holland after a blockade and captured vessel. In Flushing the Thornton Hains trial reveals animosity with the murdered man’s wife testifying amid witness tampering claims and a pending grand jury probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraphic
Senate
Castro
Caracas
Venezuela
Washington
Holland
Paxton Hibben
Legation
Bogota
Colombo
Flushing
Thornton Hains
William Annis
Assured of Death, Hill Confesses, Then Hanged
In Monticello Kentucky Elmer Hill a white man charged with assaulting and murdering a 13 year old girl Mamia Womack near Russell Springs was taken from jail by a mob of about 26 armed men. He confessed before being hanged to a tree about 20 miles away as jailer Ramsey surrendered. The mob pressured a confession with the threat of immediate death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Elmer Hill
Mamia Womack
Russell Springs
Ramsey
Hill
Globe five cent theatre sold to new Battle Creek owners
The Globe five cent picture theatre at Main and Franklin streets was sold by Grant S. Boice to C. H. Newbre and Del Bennett of Battle Creek. Newbre and Bennett take possession on Monday with Newbre to reside and manage, Boice to assist. Photographer J. D. Fair remains at Boice's old stand until after the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Grant S. Boice
Main and
Franklin Streets
C. H. Newbre
del Bennett
Battle Creek
Mr. Newbre
Mr. Boice
J. D. Fair
Soldiers' Home Overcrowded Need for Furloughs Grows
Col R M Smock commandant at the state soldiers home near Lafayette says 346 inmates are on furloughs because there is no room for them at the institution.
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Col
R. M. Smock
State Soldiers’ Home
Lafayette
City’s Biggest Paving Job Promised on Franklin Street
The Franklin street paving project would be the city’s longest and costliest, running 6 181 feet from Second Street to Indiana Avenue. Engineer estimates place the contract near 49 500 dollars, with remonstrances against sheet asphalt being circulated ahead of January 4 meeting.
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Franklin Street
Second Street
Indiana Avenue
Main Street
Prairie Street
City
Beardsley Avenue
Middlebury Street
Jackson Street
Prairie
Lexington Avenue
Jefferson
South Main Street
Smith
Franklin
Mrs Cyrus D Roys Receives Note On Poem Music Request
Rex Buell asks permission to set to music the brief poem Mrs Roys wrote for the Review last Saturday. Her reply is not yet given. The request is described as a compliment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus D. Roys
Rex Buell
Ask the President for Basis
A special House committee approved a resolution demanding the president provide the information behind his claim that some members fear investigation by the secret service. The measure passed unanimously except for one clause, with a 270 to 14 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Secret Service
Grand Rapids Vet College Dean Guilty of Animal Cruelty
Dean H. L. Schuh of Grand Rapids Veterinary College was convicted by a police court jury of cruelty to animals over vivisection at the college. The Kent County Humane Society brought the case after a November 4 article described operations on an old blind horse by students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
H. L. Schuh
Phonograph Used to Detect Assault Charge
Pittsburg December 17 a phonograph detector entered a court case when a blank record in a phonograph captured the screams of Mrs. John E. Hinds during an alleged assault by C. A. Rimsley. The recording, intended for a piano solo, provided the key evidence in the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
C. A. Rimsley
John E. Hinds
Taft to Confer with Roosevelt En Route to Georgia
President elect Taft arrives in Washington for a conference with Roosevelt on key issues including the Ohio senatorial seat and Panama matters while en route to Georgia where he will spend two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
Georgia
Ohio
Panama
Hamid Loudly Acclaimed In Istanbul Streets
Sultan Abdul Hamid was driven amid wild acclaim through Constantinople to the parliament house as the new assembly convened at 1 o clock. Mrs May Kizer of Mishawaka, aged forty, despondent over ill health, barred her doors, turned on the gas and died by suffocation on Wednesday.
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Hamid
Constantinople
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Parliament House
May Kizer
Mishawaka
Accident fatal for two on Northern Indiana line
In Michigan City Indiana on December 17 the bodies of George Reinforth a farmer and Alex Dietz an employee of Reinforth were found mangled in the fender and running gear of an interurban car on the LaPorte line of the Northern Indiana railway by the motorman. Indications are that a runaway horse threw them onto the tracks during the night.
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Michigan City
Ind
George Reinforth
Alex. Dietz
Reinfroth
LaPorte
Northern Indiana Railway
Indiana militia report cites poor quarters and high rents
Washington December 17 the Indiana militia report by Col Ek M Weaver lists deplorable armory conditions and scarce maneuver space with rents often high. It notes organized militia strength at end of 1907 totaling 2331 with 636738 males unorganized and details on Indiana National Guard HQ at Indianapolis under Brig Gen Oran Perry plus units in artillery infantry hospital and signal corps.
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Washington
Ek. M. Weaver
Indiana
Indiana Militia
Indiana National Guard
Indianapolis
Oran Perry
Signal
War Department
Hospital Corps
Frankfort
Terre Haute
Signal Corps
Civil Service Reform Meet Opens In Pittsburg
Reformers from across the United States gather in Pittsburg for the twenty-eighth annual National Civil Service Reform league meeting. The two day sessions feature talks on Civil Service Reform in the National Service, the Civil Service Law in Pittsburg, and progress in New Jersey led by speakers including Charles J. Bonaparte George R. Wallace Willis Fletcher Johnson.
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Civil Service League
Pittsburg
United States
National Civil Service Reform League
Charles J. Bonaparte
George R. Wallace
New Jersey
Willis Fletcher Johnson
Brownsville Discussion Postponed After Holidays
Washington December 17 The senate formally agreed to postpone action on bills to reenlist negro soldiers discharged after the Brownsville affair of 1906 until after Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Washington
Senate
Melchior Anderegg Guides Climbers Through London Fog
The provost of the Great St Bernard hospice recalls getting lost in London and finding the city more bewildering than the Alps. Climber Melchior Anderegg, new to big towns, led Leslie Stephen and T. W. Hinchliff from London Bridge to Lincoln's Inn Fields with one pause, after a Woolwich trip.
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London
St. Bernard
London Chronicle
Caitle
Melchior Anderegg
Meiringen
Berne
Leslie Steplen
T. W. Trinchuff
London Bridge Station
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Woolwich
Hinchliff
Melchior
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Why Joyner Left Home in the Hocus Pact Tale
A satirical scene shows a mock oath and dangerous ritual as a "recruitment" rite. Joyner vanishes after dawn, with clothing found along the road to Pottsville and Scrabbletown, while a judge notes he continued westward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyner
Order of Hoot Owls
Sam
Pottsville
Scrabbletown
Traction Co. plans announced in Gary Hobart Valparaiso area
A formal notice reports plans by the Gary Hobart and Valparaiso Traction Company. The document outlines proposed routes and dates for service expansion in the Gary and Hobart region, with emphasis on improvements to streetcar lines and intercity links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary, Hobart &Valparaiso Traction Co
Indiana Milk Officers Credit Herds Free From Tuberculous Cows
Indiana dairy officials credit the state's sanitization efforts for tuberculosis free herds. Inspector Tucker and Dr. A W Bitting conducted extensive tuberculin testing in Lake county, with potential expansion to 22 000 cows pending legislative funding. Chicago health officials acknowledge Indiana leads in sanitary milk production ahead of Illinois.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Chicago
Bert W. Cohn
F. W. Tucker
H. E. Barnard
Iinois
Elgin
Barnard
Tucker
A. W. Bitting
State Veterinary Department
Gary Lakd Involved Action In Federal Court At Chicago May Cloud Title
Gary Indiana December 17 Ownership of land in Gary sold to private individuals by Chicago Tolleston Land and Investment may be invalidated. Henry Bradford moves in United States circuit court Chicago to set aside 1895 federal decree that Bradford says wiped out his $2000 stake in the company without his subpoena at trial.
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Chicago
Gary
Ind
Chicago-Tolleston Land and Investment, Company
Henry A. Wradford
Kolhsaat
United States Circuit Court
Jenkins
Land and Investment Company
Bradford
Bedford Without Funds Finance Committee Report
Bedford Indiana finance committee informs city council that Bedford is dead broke and unable to fund further water mains electric lighting or improvements. No revenue is seen to cover street lights or water service as an $18 000 bond redemption is due. Large outlays for pumps and equipment have drained city funds with relief not expected until after October 1909 when tax levy may rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Harness Racers Burned in Big Indianapolis Fire
A blaze gutted three large barns of the Indianapolis Horse Sales company killing seventy five horses. Total loss estimated at 50000 dollars. Eleven race horses owned by Michael Reardon perished led by Helen Winter, a half sister to famed trotter Allan Winter. Helen Winter valued at 5000 dollars with other racers around 2500 each.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Horse Sales Company
Michael Reardon
Helen Winter
Allan Winter
Oil drilling planned near Royal Center Logansport Ind
David Hunt of the Ohio Oil company is in Royal Center ten miles north of Logansport to obtain oil leases. Past wells produced a small flow but were capped. Promoters believe there is oil in paying quantities and plan to start drilling immediately.
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Royal Center
Logansport
Ind
David Hunt
Ohio Oil Company
Here
Divorced and Wed in Five Minutes in Indiana Court
Bedford Indiana December 17 Mrs Dellie Covey in the Lawrence circuit court was granted a divorce from Perry Covey and married Homer Hiltenburg by Judge J B Wilson the time for both incidents requiring but five minutes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford, Ind
Dellie Covey
Lawrence
Perry Covey
Homer Hiltenburg
J. B. Wilson
Dialogue on insomnia and boxing challenge in old tale
An Eye Closer asks Griggs for insomnia remedies. The colonel suggests a boxing match. The speaker recalls his eyes closed for a fortnight during the first attempt.
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Griggs
The Flight of Time Satirical Exchange
A brief Puck quip on suburban life balances time and pace. The joke asks when one moved to the suburbs and answers with a playful line about three cooks ago.
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Puck
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Indorses
Burton
Wilbur Wright
Princeton
Texas
Rockefeller
Trust Buster Kellogg
Wilkesbarre
Tere Knode Cook
Milwaukee
Turkey
Telegraph News
Kentucky
Hains
Pottstown
Howard Gilbert
Gilbert
Globe Theatre
John
Philadelphia Inquirer
Health Commissioner OF
Illinois
Gary Lakd
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