Pocketbook Recovered by Rural Route Worker
Miss Ethel Griffin reported a lost pocketbook containing 5 50. Mrs Charles Teall of rural mail route No 4 found the item and wrote today that the pocketbook would be returned Friday morning after reading the owner s name in the Review. Assistant Superintendent Resigns from Public Instruction post to join D C Heath Co as Indiana manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Griffin
Charles ‘Teall
A. Lawrence McTurnan
Indiana
D. C. Heath & Co
Boston
Resignation of W H Newman at New York Central Lines
W H Newman resigns as president of the New York Central Lines with a Feb 1 withdrawal date after board pressure. Expected to become chairman of the board, with W C Brown favored as the new president and C B E Schaff likely to become senior vice president in New York. Newman, born 1847 in Virginia, rose from Texas & Pacific station agent to lead the Vanderbilt allied system. Brown, born 1853 in Herkimer County, has forty years in railroading and previously led Hannibal and St Joseph and Chicago Burlington and Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central Lines
W. H. Newman
Financial World
Great Railroad System
Newman
Chauncey M’. Depew
Depew
New York Central Board
W. C. Brown
Road
Brown
Chicago
New York
Browns
C. B E. Schaff
Mr. Brown
Vanderbilt
William C. Brown
Great Corporation
The
Herkimer County
Hannibal and St. Joseph
Council Bluffs
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Mail pouch exchanger patent set to speed rail mail handling
Arthur Monteith C W Sheldon and C W Smith have patents for a mail pouch exchanger expected to markedly improve mail train operations. An electric emery wheel powered by a lamp cord is being tested at Lake Shore shops for grinding air pump pistons and centers. A L Craig of Constantine has joined as fireman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Monteith
C. W. Sheldon
C. W. Smith
Lake Shore
A. L. Craig
Constantine
Mortuary notices report multiple local deaths and services
Margaret Slosser died at her son's home in Mishawaka area at 2 45 am. Survived by sons George Daniel and John Slosser and relatives in Michigan and Ohio. Funeral planned for Saturday. Gordon Brothers son of Byron Brothers died in Joplin Missouri at his sister’s home from quick consumption. Helen Holmes died of diphtheria aged about 14. Funeral private tomorrow. John W Shirely of Mishawaka died aged 72. Mary N Keifer died aged 90. George Hutzler, John R Rough, and Mrs Joseph Balch also noted as dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Slosser
George Slosser
West Indiana Avenue
Ohio
Daniel Slosser
Milwaukee
John Slosser
Coral
Mich
Daniel Aungst
Kalamazoo
Jacob
David Slosser
West Branch
Matilda Erb
Saginaw
Gordon Brothers
Byron B. Brothers
Goshen
Joplin
Lois Potts
Helen
Robert Holmes
Lafayette Street
John W. Shirely
Mishawaka
Co. A
John R. Rough
Portage Prairie
St. Joseph County
Joseph Balch
South Bend
Quiet Wedding for Oscar Herr and Sarah Osborn
A small ceremony will be held at 6 PM at the home of Mr and Mrs B B Teall 613 Garfield avenue for Oscar Herr and Sarah Osborn both of Nappanee. The bride is Mrs Teall’s sister. A large crowd attended the Hopkins weekly dance in Andersons hall and extra Christmas and New Year parties were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Teall
Garfield Avenue
Oscar Herr
Sarah Osborn
Nappanee
M. R. Hopkins
Anderson’s Hall
Mrs. Hopkins
Wilt
Anderson's Hall
Fire destroys restaurant and saloon on Franklin Street
A midnight blaze at a Franklin Street restaurant and adjacent saloon owned by Mayor Miller in Michigan City destroyed both buildings. Losses range from 6 000 to 8 000 dollars with contents. W J Kenna fainted from smoke while fetching money inside. he was rescued. Jacob Bauer of Mishawaka paid a one dollar fine and ten dollars ninety cents for injuring Chester Ward in a Mishawaka factory. Ward was awarded six hundred fifty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Inbody
Lake Shore
South Sixth Street
Donald Knapp
Michigan University
Bristol
Knapp
George Garman
St. Joseph Valley Railway Co
Angola
Franklin Street
Michigan City
Miller
W. J. Kenna
John H. Barker
Jacob Bauer
Mishawaka
Chester Ward
Ward
Coming of the King choir's Christmas cantata praised
The St. John's Episcopal church choir presented The Coming of the King last evening with strong direction by Mrs. Brenda Fischer-McCann. Soloists included Edna Funk Mary Collins C H Redding and Cutler Cannon. The performance moved smoothly and promises great future talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Brenda Fischer-McCann
Cutler Cannon
Brenda Fischer McCann
Edna Funk
Mary Collins
C. H. Redding
Lorne Griffin
Robert Earl
Kenneth Becht
Frank Holland
Walter Weatherby
Walter Foster
Vance Bushnell
Ruth Brodrick
Hazel Woodard
Ruth Banta
Beatrice Boedefeld
Marjory Wagner
S. Boedefeld
C. Stevenson
Florence Brodrick
Hallet Ziesel
Hazel Taylor
Bess Meyers
Elizabeth White
A. Pounder
F. Boedefeld
Keith Kelly
Robert O'Hearn
Wilbur Gray
H. Pancost
Robert Birch
Mr. Love
Law Points and Cases on Negligence and Easements
Digest of several rulings. Pilmer v Boise Traction holds no per se negligence for crossing tracks. Hughes v Kershaw states rent security useless after lease ends. Bellevue v Daly rules duty to guard a water ditch rests on easement owner, not fee owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilmer
Boise Traction Company
Idaho
Hughes
Kershaw
Colorado
L. St. A
N. 8
Bellevue
Daly
N. S
Short Stories and World Facts in Brief
A mix of observations notes Turkey beggars, fish varieties numbered near ten thousand, a four foot coal seam yields six thousand tons per acre. Mount Crocorna stands 3400 feet high in the White mountain group. China’s customs estimates 488,214,000 people. The U S has the most crematories and incinerates the most bodies. Elephants thrive in Congo basin swamps protecting them better than elsewhere in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Crocorna
White Mountain
Customs Service of China
United States
Congo
Africa
Street Car Schedule Change Christmas Morning
Notice to riders that city street cars will start their first trip at 7 40 on Christmas morning instead of 6 oclock.
Origins of the Confederate flag and battle standard
The article traces the Stars and Bars origin with seven blue stars and three stripes and explains the shift to the Confederate battle flag designed by Johnston and Beauregard. It notes the red field, blue saltire, white stars, and women sewing flags, and mentions Miss Constance Cary among the makers. One intoxicated man was arrested Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Cabell
Beauregard
Manassas
Blackburn Ford
Johnston
South
Constance Cary
Burton Harrison
Magazine of American History
Missing South Bend man prompts family appeal
John G. Strickler, 81, of South Bend, has been missing since Saturday night. He lived alone after his wife died last year and relatives say he has no cash but owns property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Strickler
South Bend
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Harry Lauder Theatrical Company
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Standard Hotel
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Mortuary Record
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W. H. Weigner
L. N. Lagro
Grand Rapids
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Jefferson Building
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St. Joseph
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