Belief of Mental Disturbance After Robbery Letter Incident
Constable Jerry Trump travels to Valparaiso to check on his son in law George Miller believed distressed after a blackmail letter demanding $200. Miller, former Goshen resident now Valparaiso Life Insurance agent, may suffer from vagaries after being struck in a prior robbery that left $40 taken and a head injury. officials monitor for the delivered letter to Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Trump
Goshen
George Miller
Valparaiso
J. M. Anderson
Elkhart
Miller
Anderson
Trump
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Fatal overdose of medicine claims Pittsburg child
Anna May Haines, two, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Haines, died in Goshen after swallowing pills meant for adult bowel trouble. The pills were left on a window sill within reach. Coroner Dewey investigated. burial set in Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna May
Arthur Haines
Pittsburg
Hart Haines
No. 116
South Main Street
Goshen
Postmaster asked to locate missing sister Emma Styles
Mary Mason of Bemidji Minnesota requests Postmaster Hisenbeiss to locate her sister Emma Styles last seen in this city. Emma is a widow aged fifty nine with a twelve year old child. Mary hopes to know if Emma is dead or alive and to correspond. A former sweetheart butcher Fred Good might have info. Local officials have no trace of either party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hisenbeiss
Mary Mason
Bemidji
Minn
Emma Styles
Pikhart
Fred Good
Underwood Affairs Manager to Appear for Bankruptcy Probe
J. C. Lance, former manager of A. F. Underwood & Co. department store, who missed a bank ruptcy hearing in South Bend due to no notice, will testify January 11. He may explain the fate of about $13,000 missing from the gap between invoiced stock and estimated cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Lance
A. F. Underwood & Co
Lambert
South Bend
Underwood
Earl F Baker Safe Blowing Standoff Counts as Local Duty
No new developments in the Baker safe blowing at 1003 Middlebury Street. Police suspect local talent carried out the early morning attempt, aiming for money believed stored in the safe at the grocery and meat market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Earl F. Baker
Middlebury Street
New Fire Department Wagon Purchased
A new wagon was bought for the city fire department to replace an aging unit bought thirteen years ago. The replacement wagon, built by the Noyes Carriage Co., cost $66 and will be issued by City Treasurer Hl A Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Hl. A. Campbell
Noyes Carriage Co
Further Inquiry Into the Fulton Market Company Bankruptcy
The case filed in the U S district court of Indiana by trustee J L Harman seeks to set aside a $4450 charter mortgage held by Hiram Turnock on Fulton Market Co assets. The company, insolvent in 1908, had a receiver sell property for $1800 and proceeds allegedly misallocated to a mother in law debt of the manager. The suit aims to void the mortgage and apply funds to creditor claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton Market Company
ER. A. Skinner
Fulton Market Co
Hiram Turnock
District Court of the United States
District of Indiana
J. L. Harman
Skinner
Francis E. Lambert
Turnock
South Bend
Bristol Milling Co
B. J. Arisman
Horse Dies in Stocks at East Franklin Shop
A Texas broncho owned by farmer Smith died Monday afternoon in the stocks at Jacob Hoeckele’s East Franklin street shop. The horse, noted as vicious, could only be shod in the stocks and died after rearing, plunging, and striking its head. The animal was not valuable. this marks the second death in the stocks, the first occurring last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Jacob Hoeckele
East Franklin Street
May Now Be Prosecuted
Formal complaint filed by Twin City Grocer Co of Elkhart against United Surety Co of Baltimore for settlement of a $1668.04 shortage tied to Vernon Siple, a missing salesman bonded by the company. The surety informs Siple’s relatives of the case and asks for settlement. they reportedly refuse. Warrant for Siple’s arrest is to be sworn this week amid further developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend Tribune
Twin City Grocer Co
Elkhart
United Surety Co
Baltimore
Vernon Siple
Siple
Co. E to Have Reading Room in Armory
A Co. B meeting at the armory outlined plans to fit assembly rooms as lodge and reading rooms. Books and magazines have been donated and the unit seeks more. Indoor rifle shooting will begin January 1 in the afternoon.
Mishawaka Meat Peddlers Rally for Licensing
Mishawaka correspondence notes meat peddlers from Wakarusa and nearby areas still operate in Mishawaka. Local dealers and officials must address their tax status and licensing as three men visit twice weekly with hundreds of pounds of meat, selling goods not evidently farm produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Wakarusa
Growth of Elkhart Freight Sees Extra Cars and Helpers Activated
Elkhart's Lake Shore freight service expands with added express cars on trains Nos 9 2 50 and 20 and helpers for express messengers. Through and local freight traffic rise sharply due to heavy shipments and embargo effects. shops extend hours and resume nine hour Saturdays amid a sustained high workload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Michigan
Elkhart
May Send Petitions From Local Socialists
Local Socialist group plans to circulate petitions to President Roosevelt and Secretary Root urging protection for Rudowitz the so called Russian refugee held in Chicago. He faces a murder charge by the Russian government but is claimed to be sought for political reasons. The petitions will be discussed at the Sunday afternoon meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Root
Rudowitz
Chicago
Organizing a Buescher Band for Factory Employees
The Buescher band instrument factory plans a member band for its workers. Each recruit gets an instrument from management and pays a small instruction fee. Members who stay three years will receive a gold plated instrument as a bonus. Arthur Lofdahl of Elkhart and Bessie E. Weaver of Niles obtained a marriage license at St. Joseph Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buescher
Buescher Band
Arthur Lofdahl
Elkhart
Bessie E. Weaver
Niles
St. Joseph
Mystery in death of Henry Sta mates at Churubusco
In federal court action a move to set aside an alleged mortgage against Buehler Bros. and a string of local notes fill today’s summary. The report also notes thefts at Buehler Bros. market and various civic events across Indiana with mentions of elections, legal actions, and prominent local concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buehler Bros
South Bend
Arthur Lofdahl
St. Joseph
Henry Stamates
Churubusco
Twin City Grocer Co
Vernon Siple
Hobart Davis
Col
Allen Heywood
Texas
A. A. Rice
Seattle
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Ekhart
Bronco
Goshen
Weather Forecast Fair Tonight and Wednesday
Government forecast notes fair conditions tonight and Wednesday. Local conditions described as fair with Miles Medical Co furnishing the daily forecast. Maximum and minimum temperatures listed as .5 and .19 with a wind of 10 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Medical Co
Rice Family Plans Move to Seattle and Farm Venture
Mr and Mrs A A Rice of 608 Marion street will relocate to a fruit farm near Seattle Washington as soon as their Elkhart property sells Their move is joined by Mr and Mrs S S Hoover of Seattle Mrs Hoover is their daughter Rice formerly led the Lake Shore Shops blacksmith department for two decades His wife recently received from her sister a prize winning Seattle apple weighing fifteen ounces The tabernacle for the Seattle show will host meetings led by Evangelist William Sunday with a chorus of one thousand voices ready to sing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Rice
Marion Street
Seattle
Wash
Elkhart
Rice
Lake Shore
Anna Morrill
William Sunday
Raid on South Bend Meat Market Stymies Burglars
Burglars fail to crack the Buehler Bros meat market safe in South Bend after hiding operations in large refrigerators. They moved the safe to the alley but fled before accessing contents, leaving the store entered by prying a rear door. Two or more men suspected. firm also operates a market in Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Buehler Bros
C. W. Grimm
Elkhart
No Interference Feared Over Venezuelan Waters US Vessels
The Hague reports reassure Dutch officials that Washington will not interfere in Holland's Venezuela campaign. In Indiana, Democrats claim most state offices will challenge Republican winners before the legislature, asserting Cox Bailey and Lotz were elected amid Lake county disputes. Bert New initially declined but rejoined the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hague
Venezuelan
Dutch Foreign Office
Washington
Holland
Venezuela
Indianapolis
Stokes Jackson
Lake County
Cox
Defense eyes witness in Hains trial over Annis impression
In Flushing New York on December 22 lawyers for the defense and Hains family members express disappointment with the impressions from Mrs Annis during the Thornton Hains trial. Defense attorney Shay plans to call a Bay side Yacht Club member as a witness to deny Mrs Annis being on the float when the shooting began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flushing
Hains
Annis
Thornton Hains
Shay
Bayside Yacht Club
Mrs. Annis
Capt. Hains
Peddlers Parade Stages Ruse as Agosta Audiences Dance
In Agosta Ohio a town hall performance of The Peddlers Parade ends with the audience demanding admission refunds after the first act. The floor is cleared for a dance while crestfallen actors watch from stage seats and villagers display placards reading Stung in shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Agosta
Mystery Surrounds Death Of Henry Stamates In Churubusco
The death of Henry Stamates, age eighty six, near Churubusco grows more puzzling as coroner findings are inconclusive. He was found last Friday by his brother Franklin and had only three dollars and fifty cents on him. Pension money arrived days before his death, suggesting possible irregularities in the circumstances. Ira Stamates of this city, nephew, recalls little of his uncle who valued solitude. Coroner’s investigation to continue with no clear cause yet established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stamates
Churubusco
Ira Stamates
Franklin Stamates
Nowise
Ira
Wagonloads of Christmas Trees Haul to City
Wagonloads of Christmas trees and lit tle cedars cut from swamps are being hauled into the city. Protests arise against cutting trees for Christmas observances, with critics calling it a direct assault on the nation’s disappearing timber.
Rivals for Assistant Secretary of State Senate
Otto E. Deal faces Dr. O. M. Keyes of Dana and Harry Styner of Lafayette for the post. Col. W. W. Huffman of Anderson is the aspirant for the secretaryship, noted as a long time Republican worker. Mary Ackerman of Kendallville was badly burned in a gasoline accident Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Deal
Otto E. Deal
State Senate
O. M. Keyes
Dana
Harry Styner
Lafayette
Senate
Col
W. W. Huffman
Anderson
Mary Ackerman
Kendallville
Sir Thomas Won't Play for the America Cup 1909
Sir Thomas Lipton abandons the plan to challenge for the 1909 America Cup. Designer Fife is ordered to burn the yacht plans after an unsatisfactory agreement with the New York Yacht Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Glasgow
Thomas Lipton
Fife
Thomas
New York Yacht Club
Pittsburg Bribery Scandal Shakes City Council
Pittsburg records a wave of charges including bribery and general corruption in the city council. Seven councilmen and two former bankers were arrested and Public Safety Director Lang says wholesale arrests will follow, shaking civic and political circles in Greater Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Public Safety
Lang
Brown May Succeed Newman As Central Lines Chief
President W H Newman of the New York Central Lines resigned to directors after forty years in railroading. Senior Vice President W C Brown is likely to succeed him, while Newman will retire from the presidency but stay on as a director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Newman
New York
W. H. Newman
New York Central Lines
W. C. Brown
Gotton Laden Steamer Is Lost
A cotton steamer traveling from Galveston to Liverpool wrecked at Point Mizzenhead, Cuxhaven region. The captain and six crew members drowned in the disaster reported December 22. The incident involves a vessel carrying cotton and raises search and rescue concerns.
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Cuxhaven
Germany
Galveston
Liverpool
Point Mizzenhead
Heywood Co. member recalls Texas oil ventures and road life
The reminiscence centers on Col. Allen Heywood of Texas who led a vaudeville road company and eyed Elkhart as headquarters. Hobart A. Davis, an early Heywood partner, owned an old photograph of a six-man troupe. The narrative links Heywood’s Texas oil success to Alaska prospects and a St. Louis fair encounter, with C. S. Dana of Niles visiting Rev. Champlin referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heywood Co
Col. Allen Heywood
Texas
Elkhart
Hobart A. Davis
Heywood
Davis
O. W. Heywood
Alaska
United States
Seattle
Beaumont
Tex
el Dorado
Alba
St. Louis
Haywood
C. S. Dana
Niles
Rev. G. 8. Champlin
Venezuela upheaval as Castro era ends in exile
Vice President J. Vicente Gomez forms a new government in Venezuela after General Cipriano Castro departs for Europe. The former foreign minister Dr. Jose de Jesus Paul and minister Baldo are replaced as Cas tro loyalists leave the cabinet amid a nation in ferment. Telegrams report a plot to assassinate General Bello at Fort San Carlos in Maracaibo, with conspirators executed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port of Spain
Trinidad
J. Vicente Gomez
Cipriano Castro
Europe
Venezuela
Jose de Jesus Paul
Castro
de Reus
Holland
Dr. Paul
Baldo
Caracas
Gomez
Bello
Fort San Carlos
Maracaibo
Maine's Mysterious Trip Leaves Norfolk Under Sealed Orders
Mystery surrounds the battleship Maine which departed Norfolk under sealed orders. The state department fears Caracag unrest could grow into a new government with a president, making it prudent to have a war vessel ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Washington
Maine
State Department
French cruiser Aube heads to New York in Neustria search
The French cruiser Admiral Aube sails to New York to receive orders for its hunt of the overdue Neustria. Neustria departed New York for Marseilles about a month ago, prompting the pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean
St. Pierre
Mig
Aube
New York
Marseilles
Emersons settle Horner suit for $500 in alienation case
T Michell Horner’s $100,000 suit against Dr. and Mrs. Isaac E Emerson, parents of his former wife Daisy Emerson Horner, was compromised for $500 with Emersons covering costs. Horner released all claims. Mrs. Horner had obtained a divorce in Atlanta courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
T. Michell Horner
Isaac E. Emerson
Daisy Emerson Horner
Elerner
Emerson
Horner
Kentucky Ruling Allows Teacher Whipping to Maintain Discipline
Kentucky Attorney General Breathitt issued an opinion backing state Superintendent Crabbe that a teacher may be authorized to whip students if necessary to preserve discipline. The ruling follows a judge’s prior decision deeming whipping unlawful and disrupting several common schools. News from Frankfort references a shift in disciplinary authority within public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Frankfort
James Breathitt
Crabbe
William Carroll
Newcastle
Rioting in Lincoln Over Fare Cut Rebuff
A 150 strong mob in Lincoln Nebraska attacked the Lincoln Traction tracks at Havelock after the firm refused to cut fares from 10 to 5 cents. Mayor and sheriff requested aid as a fire was set to barns and Burlington shops. Dispatches report ongoing unrest and police response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Lincoln Traction Company
Havelock
Burlington
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Miandano
Carnegie
Tennessee
Indiana
Taft
Gilsey
Caribbean
Sir Thomas
Uncle Sam
Warsaw
Elijah Hays
Englewood
Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles C. McCabe
Omaha
Clementine Keys
William F. McDowell
McCabe
Henry Bennett
Lemuel Royse
William Alleman
Broadway
Twenty-ninth Street
Panama
Dee
Congress
Panama Canal
Tate
Proclamation
Naval Observatory
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