Unequalled Christmas Mail Volume Tests Rail Post Office
Railway postal clerks report an unprecedented surge in Christmas mail with fourfold increases over prior years. Extra staff, wagons, and carts are used to move mail at Sandusky Cleveland and Chicago terminals as pouches backlog, while express offices expand wagon deliveries and travelers flood the Lake Shore route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Elkhart
Lake Shore
Sandusky
Cleveland
Chicago
Chicago Terminal
Richmond
Ind
American Express Co
United States Express Co
Creditors Seek Sale Of W P Bacon Hillsdale Stock
In South Bend E A Baker and EB B Zigler filed petitions with Referee in Bankruptcy Lambert seeking court permission to sell W P Bacon Hillsdale stock and to show its condition on December 17. They also asked for a ten percent dividend, which was granted. Separate notes mention Henry C. Dodge previously owning both Nancy E Dodge and Mrs Clayton W Frederick properties on Marion street, and local skating parties traveling to Simonton Lake amid thick ice.
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Bacon
E. A. Baker
EB. B. Zigler
South Bend
Referee In Bankruptcy
Lambert
W. P. Bacon Hillsdale
H. C. Dodge
Nancy E. Dodge
Clayton W. Frederick
Marion Street
Henry C. Dodge
Dodge
Marion
Fourth Streets
Christmas Drive Ends In Wild Elkhart Chase
A. Franklin of near Williamsville Mich drunkenly drove through Elkhart in a holiday spree. He fled chasing officers, collided with carts and groceries, and was jailed for intoxication after a chaotic pursuit involving police, a buggy, and a police auto. His wife, left to chase him, sought Humane Officer Miller’s help as crowds watched the spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
A. Franklin
Williamsville
Mich
Franklin
Miller
Bucklen
Jackson Street
Sergt
Rinehart
Withers
Fonda
Dr. Kuhn
Elkhart Avenue
Disappearance of Ziesel Bros. Delivery Team
Michael Smeltz, driving a Ziesel Bros. wagon loaded with furniture chinaware and Christmas purchases, vanished in front of 912 Pearl Street at 6 PM Wednesday. Police and Smeltz searched for about an hour. the horses were later found behind a Pearl Street shed about 8 PM. The wagon contents were undamaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziesel Bros
Michael Smeltz
No. 912
Pearl Street
Smeltz
Lost Pocketbook Found
Mrs BE L May of Bradford Ohio visiting her mother Mrs Ma honey of Howland avenue lost a pocketbook on Main street Wednesday. A lad named Harry Shaw found it and turned it in to Bentz Co drug store. Bentz notified The Review by telephone within five minutes. A separate pocketbook with seventy seven cents found in the post office was left with clerks and belonged to Una Kep ler of Marion street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Be, L. May
Bradford
Ohio
Una Kepler
Marion Street
Constable Returns Miller Family Home From Valparaiso
Constable Jerry Trump of Goshen went to Valparaiso to bring back his daughter and her two young children. George Miller remains in the custody of the sheriff as an insane patient. No new details emerged about the author of blackmail letters Miller had received.
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Jerry Trump
Goshen
Valparaiso
George Miller
Miller
High School Sweaters For Eb Football Champions
Twelve heavy Spaulding sweaters arrived for the high school football team. The blue sweaters feature a large block letter EB on the front and serve as Christmas presents for the squad that repeated as champions for the second season.
Christmas Day Observed With Citywide Closings and Cheer
City businesses prepare for Christmas by closing stores for the day including grocers, banks, and factories. Various employers give employees special gifts and three day vacations, while Salvation Army drives deliver baskets of food and poultry to about 100 Elkhart families. A Sidway factory Christmas party and a 4:30 p.m. gathering for employees and families are noted, with the Carnegie Library set to close for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co
Miles Medical Co
Angldile Scale Co
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co
Elkharians
Burrel & Morgan
Millers
BE. A. Campbell
Elkhart
Salvation Army
Ayres
L. M. Simpson
Sidway
Sidway Mercantile Co
Ernestine Sidway
The Girl from the West Ends Theatrical Tour Early
Three members of the Toms Stock Company arrived from Fremont Indiana reporting the troupe stranded after a three night stand in LaGrange and Angora. The company mainly featured local talent and had hoped to continue but funds were depleted. The remaining members have not yet returned to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Toms Stock Company
Fremont
Ind
Lagrange
Angola
Governor Reappoints Fleming to Elkhart Police Board
Governor Hanley re appoints D A Fleming to the Elkhart police commissioners for a new three year term unless the metropolitan police law is repealed by the democratic legislature. Harman remains on the board, with Towsley as the other member.
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Hanley
D. A. Fleming
Board of Police Commissioners
City of
Elkhart
J. L. Harman
Harman
F. H. Towsley
Christmas Preparations Slow City Operations In 1908
Churches plan Christmas celebrations while industrial and commercial activities pause. Bacon creditors gain first ten percent dividend. Mrs George Miller and children to travel from Valparaiso to Goshen. A paroled prisoner from the superior court. Lake Shore loses money due to workers ignoring quarantine. Ziesel Bros delivery team missing hours with Christmas gifts. Drayman Pontius attacked by a bull dog. Library to close until Monday. Elkhart theatrical company ends short tour. Ice six inches thick on Simonton lake. Fred Date sends Alaska box to Elkhart relatives. Venues and transit affected as seasonal routines shift.
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George Miller
Valparaiso
Goshen
Lake Shore
Ziesel Bros
Fred Date
Elkhart
Simonton Lake
Drayman Pontius
Bull Dog
Elkhart Theatrical Company
Venezuelan Statesmen Seek To Placate Threatening Powers
Telegraphic items note pan American concerns with unstable powers. Mentions Wright sentence for labor leaders and I H Harriman illness. Also cites Pan American scholars meeting in Santiago and Panama Canal purchase funds in dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Thomas F. Ryan
I. H. Harriman
Santiago
Chile
Pittsburg
America
Britain
Lewis
Indianapolis
Atlantic
Burns
Johnson
Australia
Salvation Army
Weather forecast for fair and cooler Friday
Government forecast notes fair conditions tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures. Local conditions are partly cloudy and winds light to moderate with no snapping numbers provided.
No Christmas Review Declined Friday Publication
The notice states no Christmas review will be issued and that no review will be issued on Friday.
South Bend Faces Water Crisis From Air Lift Tests
City Engineer Alonzo J. Hammond reports two years of available water for South Bend after air lift tests using Harris and Indiana pumps. He cites 5,000,000 gallons daily at $751.83 monthly, cost of pumping to mains extra, and a gravel-filled river stretch implying a 3,000,000,000 gallon supply. Projected air lift plant cost about $150,000 plus a $10,000 reservoir at the north station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Common Council
Alonzo J. Hammond
Harris
Indiana
McInerny
Board of Public Works
Central Pumping Station
Prisoner Paroled by Governor Hanly
Governor Hanly paroles John Ransberger of South Bend from Elkhart case for breaking into a slot machine in April. The sentence was suspended on promise of reform after parole request by Judge Van Fleet and Prosecuting Attorney Talbot of South Bend.
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Hanly
John Ransberger
South Bend
W. H. Whittaker
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Ransberger
Elkhart
van Fleet
Talbot
Doctore Hold Meeting on Medical Papers
The Academy of Medicine held its regular meeting Wednesday evening. Dr. Jennings presented a paper on apoplexy, Dr. Neal spoke on anemia, and Dr. Norris discussed epilepsy.
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The
Academy of Medicine
Jennings
Neal
Norris
Appeals to President over Buck's Stove contempt case
President Roosevelt seeks full information from Attorney General Bonaparte on the Buck's Stove and Range Co. contempt case and plans to review the proceedings with the attorney general. He will not announce findings publicly before the conference. In New Jersey, Hains’ counsel requests Skura’s commitment for perjury after Skura admits conflicting affidavits and testimony.
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Roosevelt
Bonaparte
White House
Flushing
L. J
Dee
McIntyre
Hains
Skura
Darrin
DA Demands Nelson Morris Records in Rebating Inquiry
United States District Attorney Sims demands Nelson Morris & Co. produce private ledgers and other documents for the grand jury rebating cases. The firm, advised by counsel, declines and Sims warns of immediate summary action if the materials are not produced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Sims
Pittsburg Voters League Aims Clean Municipal Office
Twenty two additional arrests anticipated in Pittsburg bribery and graft scandals as the Voters League pledges a broad purge of city government mirroring Philadelphia and San Francisco efforts. Leaders say the clean-up has just begun with more actions planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Voters’ League
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Alaskan Christmas Box and Local Governance Change
Mrs. Ralph Norwood received a large box from her brother Fred Date in Alaska containing Indian handiwork. The box includes beaded moccasins tobacco pouches and moosehide neckties to be shared with relatives as Mr Date works in road construction near the Arctic Circle. County Auditor Batchelor reports a law shift placing poor relief under county commissioners. The board meets January 28 and 29 to select doctors for the poor across the county.
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Ralph Norwood
Fred Date
Alaska
Date
Arctic Circle
Batchelor
Greeks' Store Robbed at Saran Tos Bros on Main Street
Robbers broke a rear door and a second entry to Saran tos Bros at 515 South Main, stole about $25 from the cash drawer and some business checks. Victims suspect the culprits but no arrests have been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarantos Bros
South Main Street
A Double Disaster in South Bend
Jesse E. Flora of 1407 South Main Street, a Northern Indiana motorman, lost a pocketbook with a $37.90 check and cash in South Bend on Tuesday. On Wednesday his cocker spaniel valued at $50 disappeared and remains unfound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse E. Flora
South Main Street
Indiana
South Bend
Reverend Dressel Accepts Grace Lutheran Call
A formal acceptance was received today from Rev. F. A. Dressel of Spencerville Indiana to the Grace Lutheran church. He will arrive mid January to assume duties here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dressel
F. A. Dressel
Spencerville
Ind
Grace Lutheran Church
Change in Management at Standard Hotel South Bend
Mr Thatcher of South Bend took over the Standard Hotel management today succeeding Warren Titus. It is believed he purchased the business, though this is not admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thatcher
South Bend
Standard Hotel
Warren Titus
Venezuela Seeks Friendly Ties After Castro Toppled
Official word from Venezuela confirms former minister DePaul has left Caracas for Paris and The Hague to negotiate settlements with key powers. In Caracas a large demonstration for Gomez and Castro’s opponents turned deadly as two anti Castroists were killed and about one hundred injured. The U S gunboat Dolphin arrived in Willemstad Curacao harbor.
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Castro
The
Hague
Venezuela
DePaul
Caracas
Paris
Gomez
Willemstad
Curaco
United States
Dolphin
Night Riders Ambush Judge In Court at Union City
In Union City Tenn on December 24 witnesses testified in Judge Jones court that the night riders had previously planned to thrash him as part of their alleged murder plot against Capt Rankin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
Tenn
Jones
Capt
Rankin
Carmack Murder Case Witness Recalls Reconciliation Effort
Six witnesses testified in the bail hearing for Colonel Duncan B. Cooper his son Robin Cooper and ex Sheriff John D Sharp in the Carmack murder case. E B Craig former state treasurer said he tried to reconcile Cooper and Carmack by meeting Colonel Cooper at the Tulane hotel where he described Carmack as a scoundrel and ingrate and warned that either he or Carmack must die if Carmack’s name kept appearing in The Tennessean editorials.
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Cooper
Nashville
Fenn
Duncan B
Robin Cooper
John D. Sharp
FE. W. Carmack
E. B. Craig
Carmack
Tulane
The
Tennesseean
Kettle Drives Salvation Army Aid for Millions
The Salvation Army kettle drive will feed 1.5 million nationwide including 125000 in Greater New York. Over 4000 destitute New York children will receive toys on Christmas day from kettle proceeds. Commander Eva Booth, returning after illness, aims to spread Christmas cheer to all lacking it, regardless of reputation.
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Salvation Army
New York
New York City
Eva Booth
The Innocent Young Thing and the Massacre Pictures
A moving picture machine maker describes obtaining staged massacre footage at a western army post. Soldiers and Indians reenact battle scenes for the cameras, depicting the onslaught, defense, and fort destruction, which unsettles a listener who questions watching such violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Polar Bear Versus Walrus: A Northland Predatory Tale
Frank Stick notes in St. Nicholas describe the polar bear as apex in Arctic waters and land, preying on seals and walrus while the walrus resists. The crablike chlrus is the sole adversary capable of countering the bear, though its land speed hampers defense against swift ambushes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brath
Arctic
Northland
Frank
St. Nicholas
Three Boys Score in School Quiz Detective Tale
In Philadelphia Rec ord a boy eight boasts he and two classmates Sam Harris and Starry Stone answered a teacher’s question. The question asked who broke the glass in the back window and the boy claimed all three knew the culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Sam Harris
Starry Stone
Johnny
Real Romance tale from Atchison Globe
An Atchison girl planned to wed a carpenter she believed to be poor. On the eve of the wedding she learns he has $150 in the bank, a secret he kept so she would love him for himself. The note frames a life lesson in a romance echoed from local press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Atchison Globe
Sixty Could Be Seen Such Is the Claim of Investigators
Pittsburg reports the bribery case against seven councilmen and two bankers, with claims that as many as sixty city officials could be bought for sums from five to one hundred dollars. The German National Bank officers Ramsey and Vilsack faced trial over $17,509 missing after a meeting with Councilman Klein, as detective Robert Wilson testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
W. W. Ramsey
A. A. Vilsack
German National Bank
John Klein
Klein
Sleuth
Ramsey
Vilsack
Robert Wilson
Herbert Jones
Wilson
Brand
Jones
Fittsboro
President to Answer on Secret Service Limits and Crime
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt will address the effect of restricting secret service activities in his congressional message. He has gathered information to support the claim that such limits have led to increased crime, though a personal reply may refrain from specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Secret Service
American Banker Tied To Panama Canal Funds
Paris dispatch reports a French authority downplays American financial stake in the canal, saying it centers on a single New York banker with holdings before the project and that US funds are estimated well under $500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Panama Canal
America
Navy ranks second among world powers in Year Book
Washington, Dee, 24. Our navy stands second among great world powers per the Navy Year Book prepared by Pitman Pulsifer, clerk to the senate navy committee. Germany is third, France is fourth, and Japan is fifth, with England leading.
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Germany
France
Japan
Washington
Dee
Pitman Pulsifer
Senate Navy Committee
England
Convicted for False Billing Under Hepburn Law
In New York on December 24 Hammacher Schlemmer and Co pleaded guilty to shipping piano tuning pins as iron screws to dodge freight rates under the Hepburn act. The firm was fined 3500 on two counts, marking the district court’s first failure to convict under this provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co
French Wine Growers Use Smoke to Shield Vines from Frost
French wine growers burn resinous materials on windy nights to emit dense smoke. The smoke blankets vineyards protecting vines from frost in both spring and autumn.
Oats Emphasized as Best Flesh Building Feed
An article proclaims oats as the premier flesh building food for domestic animals, highlighting their superior value in养养 animal nutrition and growth.
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Garnegie
Panama
American Federation of Labor
Justice Wright
Buck’s Stove and Range Co
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