Thieves Thwarted at Standard Oil Local Office
Thieves failed to access the safe at Standard Oil Co. No. 103 South Howland Ave after agent Thomas Keene cut electric power, thwarting a third attempted safe entry. Desks were ransacked, stamps and a bank book taken, tools left behind, and a large-area entry method used from the ware room to the office. Police suspect the criminals were deterred by the power cut and the isolation of the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Co
Howland Avenue
Big Four
Thomas Keene
Elkhart
South Bend
B. V. Force
Jimmy
Hillsdale Store Receivership Granted to Zigler
In Detroit federal court trustee HE. B. Zigler asked for a court order to close the Hillsdale W. P. Bacon stores affairs and pay expenses. The petition was granted and stock valued at 1466 dollars was turned over to Zigler to arise Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacon Hillsdale
HE. B. Zigler
Detroit
Hillsdale
W. P. Bacon
Cheaper Than Renting Rumor Sparks Home Camp Near Industrial Works
A man, wife, and young son camp in a house-wagon just north of East Franklin street near the Angelidile scale works. The husband peddles footstools at twenty five cents each as the St. Joseph Valley Traction Co began unloading a consignment of goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Street
St. ‘Joseph
Mail Clerks Overworked During Holiday Rush On Lake Shore
Railway postal clerks report unprecedented mail volume this holiday season. Lake Shore No 35 carried 160 pouches of registered mail into Chicago, four times the usual. Cleveland to Chicago registered letters exceeded 500, about five times daily average. Extra clerks fill in as regulars take time off. Passenger traffic has surged, trains run in two sections, delaying schedules by up to an hour. Embargoes shift freight east, dogs and livestock movements constrained, Michigan Central arranges Buffalo handoffs for western points via Lake Shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Michigan
Canada
Michigan Central Railway
New York Central
Buffalo
Michigan Central
Detroit
Employers Buy Christmas Turkeys For Local Workers
A number of Hikhart institutions plan to present turkeys to employees. The Northern Indiana Railway will honor all staff with orders for turkeys from the Hikhart Packing Co. Turkeys total 180 at about ten pounds each. City cars start at 7 40 a m Christmas morning. Interurban service runs as scheduled. Angldile Scale Co backs seventy seven birds at closing time furnished by Frank Moyer. Factory closes tonight until Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hikhart
Northern Indiana Railway Company
Hikhart Packing Co
Inikhart
Goshen
Mishawaka
South Bend
Angldile Scale Co
Frank Moyer
Locate Emma Styles in Bemidji Post Office Inquiry
Sister Mrs Mary Mason of Bemidji Minnesota asked local post office workers to locate Emma Styles. A prior letter mentions Fred Good the late butcher as a friend of the missing woman. Post office has received telephone inquiries in the search. hope for news from them.
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Emma Styles
Mary Mason
Bemidji
Minn
Vlues
G. Mathias
Fred Good
Jetter
Good
Tramps Visited City Underground Parlor Before Christmas
In the city underground parlor on Tuesday night two youths, Fred Salter about twenty and his half brother John Delaney thirteen, were cared for. They said they were traveling from Toledo to Hammond to see their family and hoped to reach them in time for Christmas dinner with the "old folks."
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City Building
Fred Salter
John Delaney
Toledo
Hammond
Turtle Coffee Cake Giveaway Promotes Golden Gemberling
Golden and Gemberling announce a free giveaway offering 200 turtle coffee cakes on Thursday December 24. Call to reserve a piece and pick up at the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden
Gemberling
Dodge Residence Sale Spurs Rumors On Marion Street
Mrs. Nancy E. Dodge sold the southwest corner of Second and Marion to George Doll for 10000 dollars. Dodge accepted 616 Marion Street as part payment, with Doll occupying 400 Marion Street until his new home is ready. Rumors float of tenants or future use by YWCA, Elkhart Medical Society, or Northern Indiana Railway, but Doll says no definite plan. Dr Allen A. Norris bought 616 Marion Street Fourth Street corner property for 2350 dollars to build a modern flat, half for his own use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy E. Dodge
Henry C. Dodge
Second and
Marion Streets
George Doll
Doll
Dodge
Marion Street
Elkhart County
Superior Court
Young Women's Christian Association
The
Elkhart Medical Society
Northern Indiana Railway Company
Main Street
Norris
Allen A. Norris
Marion and
Fourth Streets
Clayton W. Frederick
Neilsberg & Felthouse
Frederick
Red Cross Stamps Sold In Elkhart Exceed 9000
Elkhart's Red Cross Association fund stamps brought in over 9000 posters and almost 10 000 Christmas packages during the season. The first installment totaled 4480 and the final 5000, with most disposed of before evening. Women from the Elkhart Woman's Club and Thursday Club led by Mrs BE Machan organized the sale in the post office lobby with government sanction. Receipts will reach about 94.80 dollars at a one cent per stamp rule, with some purchasers paying as much as one dollar for a single stamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Elkhart Woman’s Club
Thursday Club
BE. G. Machan
National Red Cross Association
National Association
Hotel Thief Burkhart, alias Schulz, convicted in LaPorte
Edward Burkhart known as Chinatown Charley Schulz was sentenced Tuesday in LaPorte to prison for robbing a hotel room at the Tee Garden Hotel. He faces a range from one to fourteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Burkhart
Charles Schulz
Charley
LaPorte
Teegarden
Safe blows fail at Standard Oil office and other 1908 notes
Summary of today’s news from December 23, 1908 lists a failed safe burglary at Standard Oil Co. office, local real estate moves including George Doll buying H C Dodge residence, and Dr A A Norris to build at Marion and Fourth. Other items cover Knights of Pythias roll call, Red Cross stamp sales, Christmas trade, civic resignations, rail and river developments, and national political notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Co
George Doll
H. C. Dodge
A. A. Norris
Marion
Knights of Pythias
Red Cross
W. P. Bacon
Hillsdale
W. H. Newman
W. C. Brown
Lake Shore
Elkhart
J. H. Baker
Ane
St. Joseph Valley
Trump-Miller- Alderson
Roosevelt
Weather forecast for today and Thursday
Cloudy tonight and Thursday warmer. Local condition partly cloudy. Furnished daily by Miles Medical Co. Maximum temperature .89 minimum temperature wind velocity 12 miles per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Medical Co
Prison Leaders Jailed for Court Contempt in DC
Justice Wright of the DC supreme court jailed ACL president Samuel Gompers for one year and John Mitchell for nine months and Morrison for six months for contempt of court. The ruling cited utter defiance and insult toward the injunction tied to the Bucks Store and Range Co case. The sentences, read after a 50,000 word decision, labeled the actions as outlaw and denounced organized labor methods.
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Castro
Venezuela
Gomez
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Ohio River
Germany
America
Srs
Hargis
Washington
New York
Eliot
West Virginia
Georgia
Teller
United States
New Jersey
Indiana
Wilkesbarre
Tennessee
District of Columbia
F. A. Burnham
The
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Con
Justice Wright
Supreme Court of the
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Federation
Wright
Gould
Bucks Store and Range
American Federation
Bucks Store and Range Co
St. Louis
Horse spooks streetcar calamitous ride rambles through Franklin area
A horse driven by Ray Wyant frightened by a street car toppled the buggy in front of Thornton undertaking rooms. The horse dragged the wrecked rig, struck a second horse near Templin music, and charged past Jessup feed store before being captured by City Fireman Albert Brandon. The buggy sustained minor damage. Missouri supreme court ousts Standard Oil Indiana Republic Oil and dissolves Waters-Pierce, fines $50,000 per company. Waters-Pierce must dissolve by January 15 unless separation occurs sooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Wyant
Thornton Undertaking Rooms
Wyant
Templin Music
Jessup
Franklin Street
Albert Brandon
Missouri
Jefferson City
Supreme Court of Missouri
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Republic Oil Co
Waters-Pierce Oil Co
St. Louis
Waters- Pierce Company
Unclear Visit Probes Insane Claim Of Goshen Man
Constable Jerry Trump of Goshen visited Valparaiso to investigate George Miller, claimed insane, and his alleged mailing of $200 to J M Anderson at Elkhart as part of a blackmail threat. Miller remains confined. details of his mental state and the threat are uncertain and debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Trump
Goshen
Valparaiso
George Miller
Miller
J. M. Anderson
Elkhart
Trump
Castro to Return to Venezuela to Lead Reclamation
President Castro vows to sail for Venezuela at once to personally head efforts to regain the presidency. He seethes at the demonstration details told to him and confirms immediate departure plans as ships move toward Venezuelan waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Berlin
Venezuela
Washington
State Department
Maine
North Carolina
Venezuelan
Lake Shore company fortifies river bank at Elkhart
Riprapping work on the BE. & W. branch along the Elkhart river uses sandstone blocks rolled to the water edge to guard against high water damage. Several carloads are unloaded along the bank for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore Company
Elkhart
Judge rules on 125 demurrers in AM Life Insurance case
In Circuit Court Judge Dodge today ruled on 125 demurrers against 00 claims filed against the American Mutual Life Insurance Co. The action centers on the insurer with court decisions shaping the defense in the pending litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Dodge
American Mutual Life Insurance Co
Woman Survives Fire After Hair on Fire at Home
Mrs. John Redman, sixty, escaped a deadly blaze at her Warsaw residence after her hair caught fire. She ran from the burning house and collapsed at the doorway, a family member pulling her to safety just before the flames engulfed the interior. The fire began under unclear circumstances as she attempted to save some furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
John Redman
Claims Process Perfected For Fully Automated Locomotive Tires
Lewiston Pa December 23 Thomas I Vanzandt a 23 year Standard Steel Co veteran and night superintendent unveils a fully automatic tire making process. A bloom heated block enters a nine and fourteen inch punch base and air cylinders carry it through finishing rolls and lathe. No manual heating or handling required reducing flaws and scrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Thos. I. Vanzandt
Standard Steel Co
Vanzandt
Steel Company
Scalded to Death in Tub at National Soldiers Home
Benedict Higdon, a patient at the National Soldiers' Home hospital, was scalded to death in a bath tub after turning on hot water and suffering a fainting spell. He served in Company D, Fourth Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
aMrion
Kidnapping Attempt After Ship Shewana Recital
Miss Gertrude Young and Miss Rose Nusbaum narrowly escaped abduction after a Shipshewana recital. They were with Dr. Hunn and were pursued near the John Farrer home before cries drew bystanders. Edward Swartzibaugh, a cousin, was arrested. another suspect named Nay Dibble fled. The incident occurred after a late telephone call in which a central office misled them. The abductors fled in a horse and carriage rented from LaGrange. The motive remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Young
Shipshewana
Jher
Edward Swartzibaugh
Nay Dibble
LaGrange
Solons Get Them For Christmas
City Clerk Wilkinson sends copies of the Lounsberry resolution on repeal of the metropolitan police law and repeal or revision of the cities and twins act to members of the state senate and legislature as directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solons
Wilkinson
Lounsberry
Metropolitan Police
State Senate
Restaurant Closes in Oyster Bay
Oyster Bay's No. 206 South Main street restaurant run by proprietor A. S. Gomer is closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
South Main Street
A. S. Gomer
Skyscraper Tower Caissons Reaching Bedrock Fast
Caissons for the tower foundation in New York were sunk to bedrock through about 70 feet of quicksand. The upright pillars, encrusted to the rock, exceed 60 in number and were set within three months after caissons first sank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Heavenly and earthly wisdom for an ideal life
The saying urges keeping both heart open to Heaven and mind open to earth to live attractively and practically. It counsels heavenly wisdom alongside practical, grounded judgment for a balanced life.
Fire Destroys Herald Square Theater. cast Keeps Performance Briefly
A large fire at Herald Square damaged the theater just before showtime. The blaze started by an electric sign spread to offices, forcing actors and chorus from the stage. Roof and gallery collapsed. losses estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 dollars. Chorus girls rushed to get paid. performers continued briefly behind the curtain before the push to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herald Square
Great White Way
Herald
Thirty-fifth Street
Macy's
Three Twins Company
Lyon
Lee Shubert
Teacher Saves Pupils From Fire at District School No 4
In Circleville Ohio on December 23 teacher Luther Compton led forty two pupils to exit through a blazing doorway, the sole escape route, and all students survived the blaze at District school No. 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circleville
Dee
Luther Compton
Miners Resume Work as Strike Ends in Paint Creek
In Charleston West Virginia on December 23 1921 nearly 2000 miners idle for a week return to work after an agreement with operators. Strikers concede the long ton and operators accept the old scale check off and removal of a discrimination clause allowing only union men to be hired in future mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Paint Creek
Eliot Discusses Unions at Harvard Voice on Output Limits
Harvard President Charles W. Eliot lectured on December 23 in a classroom, taking the place of Professor Taussig in economics. He spoke on The Strife Between Employers and Traditions, declaring that two great evils of unions are limitations on output and on apprenticeships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Charles W. Eliot
Taussig
Salome Shot and Killed in Toluca Ill
Toluca Illinois December 23 Antoine Salome proprietor of a saloon was shot and instantly killed by Albert Veselonia after a quarrel. The report also notes Crete’s long sieges and a vanity anecdote about Secretary Root at Yale. Further items include a joke about thirst and a brief domestic quip about choosing water versus a drink.
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Salome
Toluca
Ill
Antoine Salome
Albert Veselonia
Root
Yale
Argonaut
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Keene
Prison For Leaders
Gompers, Mitchell and
Frederick A. Burnham
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Cot
Burnham
Tub
J. W. Slear
Island Park
Alv. Slear
Deep
New York Theatre
Crete
Troy
London
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