Order rescinded on vaccination certificates for school return
The city boards announce no smallpox cases in a week allows rescinding the requirement for children to show vaccination certificates at reconvening on January 4. Health officials urge teachers to keep records of present certificates. prospects of renewed vaccination demand remain. A local minister, Rev. M. E. Bachman, attacks compulsory vaccination, cites scientific critics and argues public policy and individual rights.
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Board of Health
Health Board
M. E. Bachman
Methodist Protestant Church
Christ
Bachman
Creighton
London
Encylopedia Brittanica
Runaway Boys Arrests Spark Identity Mixups
Chicago police reported two runaways from Indiana related to Elkhart and Plainfield. Frank Barry was found as Frank Kelley. his father sent a return ticket. Fred Thompson matched Floyd Stiffier. Chicago urged release. The youths had prior reformatory histories and were deemed incorrigible.
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Chicago
Fred Thompson
Hickory Street
Frank Barry
Indiana Avenue
Frankarry
Frank Kelley
Harold Kelley
Elkhart
Frank Thompson
Floyd Stiffier
Reformatory
Plainfield Reformatory
Alley Opening Assessments Adopted by Public Works Board
The board of public works adopted the primary assessment roles for opening the alley between Edwards Street and Michigan Street, 100 feet north of the Big Four tracks, and between South Second and South.
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Board of Public Works
Edwardshir Avenue
Michigan Street
Big Four
Skating on the Elkhart River Dam area covered
Readable fragments show youths skating on the Elkhart River near a dam with trees and water in the background. The brief mentions boys and girls and apples but lacks full context or dates.
Night clerk Frank Walters suspected in hotel thefts
The Christmas Eve robbery at Standard Hotel is attributed to night clerk Frank Walters who was seen leaving with hotel receipts and clothing items later that morning. Fireman William H. Deitch reported a $200 diamond ring and cash missing from a pocketbook, while a female guest also lost $4. Walters, previously a porter, had hidden valuables and a supply of clothing in his grip as investigators pursue his tracks.
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Hotel Standard
William H. Deitch
No. 2
Standard
Frank Walters
Deitch
The
Walters
Thatcher
Weiser-Replogle Tragedy Leaves Injured Fireman Brave
Fireman Emmet Replogle of Lake Shore, injured when he leaped from a cab amid steam after a broken water glass, remains in satisfactory condition at LaPorte hospital. His fellow brakeman Weiser is reported dead, and Replogle recalls the fatal moment with courage.
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Weiser
Emmet Replogie
LaPorte
Replogle
J. H. Wm. Meyer
Lake Shore
David Weiser
David Weiser, Jr
Knights of Columbus donate to parochial school in Elkhart
Elkhart Council voted $200 toward St. Vincent's parochial school and handed a check to Rev. Father Jansen. Across town Trinity M E Church held a full day of services with a Bible reward for unbroken attendance and a strong cantata under A B Kolb. First Evangelical Church featured Rev. Thomas Finkbeiner delivering two sermons and a large communion service with new members and a vocal solo by Mabel McLaughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Council of the Knights of Columbus
St. Vincent’s Catholic Church
Father Jansen
Trinity M. E
L. A. Beeks
C. L. Monger
A. B. Kolb
Ethel Jacobson
Merl Amidon
First Evangelical Church
Thomas Finkbeiner
Northwestern College
Naperville
Ill
Division Street
Jacob
Mabel McLaughlin
Christmas program at Prairie Street Mennonite Sunday school
The Prairie Street Mennonite Sunday school presented a 34 piece program of recitations readings and solos by senior and junior members. Books were awarded to intermediate and primary members after the entertainment. Large attendance filled the church with some turned away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mennonite
Prairie Street Mennonite
Larceny Arrest and Sentence Rendered for Chester Martin
Chester Martin, arrested by Officer Coley on a warrant sworn by J P Ullery, pleaded guilty to larceny. He received six ty days in the county jail and a six week fine. Ullery, nineteen, confessed to stealing a suit from a roommate in Goshen six weeks earlier. Ullery caused the arrest. he knew the clothes and filed the affidavit after Martin appeared wearing them. Martin claimed intoxication at the time of the theft and had worked for Sidway Mercantile Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Martin
Coley
J. P. Allery
Ullery
Goshen
Allery
Martin
Sidway Mercantile Co
Underwood Affairs Examination in Bankruptcy Here
J. C. Lance, manager of the Elk hart Department Store, was examined by Referee in Bankruptcy F. BE Lambert at South Bend on Saturday. He failed to illuminate the store transactions creditors seek. the examination was continued to Thursday, January 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underwood Affairs
J. C. Lance
Elkhart
F. BE
Lambert
South Bend
Noted Suspect Thought to Be Incendiary in 1907 Robbery
Thought to Be an Incendiary Albert Farr, sought in Berrien Springs Michigan and taken at Grand Rapids, is believed to be among the men who robbed and fired the W. B. Pratt cottage at Elkhart near St. Joseph on March 7 1907. Farr is an old offender and is wanted on many charges.
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Albert Farr
Berrien Springs
Mich
Grand Rapids
W. B. Pratt
Elkhart
St. Joseph
Farr
Elkhart and national stories mix in December 28 1908 roundup
Runaway Elkhart boys are arrested in Chicago while reports span skating on the Elkhart river and vaudeville tours. Other items note vaccination orders rescinded, foot and mouth quarantines easing, fires, weddings, church services, a $200 gift to St Vincent's school fund, and trials and indictments including Gompers and Morrison.
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Elkhart
Chicago
Elkhart River
E. K. Nadel
Arthur Griffith
Emmett
Niles
Fanny Loomis
California
Weather Forecast: Fair with Southern Rain Tonight and Tuesday
Government forecast cautions fair conditions with rain in extreme southern portions tonight and Tuesday. Miles Medical Co. provides the daily forecast. Maximum temperature 42, minimum 5, wind 24 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Medical Co
Woman Follows Deserter From Town in Adantic Report
J. W. Hinman once a Lake Shore engineer and secretary of the Elkhart Poultry Association reportedly deserted his wife and two stepchildren on Adamsville road. A young married woman tracked him out of town after clandestine meetings in a Main street rented room. Hinman had recently lost a railroad job and allegedly took a small amount of association funds before leaving.
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J. W. Hinman
Lake Shore
Adamsville Road
Main Street
Hinman
Elkhart Poultry Association
Letters of administration granted in Eddie Plank estate
Superior Court records show Peter K. Plank granted letters of administration for Eddie M. Plank who died November 11. The estate lists $3,000 in real estate and $100 in personal property with Orrin Markel as attorney. A separate case, William H. Weybright versus James A. Lines and heirs, seeks to quiet title on eighty acres in township 35 north, range 7 east, alleging a statute of limitations. Vail & Wehmyer of Goshen filed the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter K. Plank
Eddie M. Plank
Orrin Markel
William H. Weybright
James A. Lines
Township 35
Vail & Wehmyer
Goshen
Socialists Debate Platform At Sunday Meeting
A Sunday afternoon gathering discussed the merits and demerits of the last national socialist platform. The lengthy arguments led to postponing part of the dialogue and the Rudowitz case until the next meeting in two weeks.
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Rudowitz
Dunn Jury Disagrees in 1901 Murder Trial
A Fort Wayne jury in the third trial of Charles Dunn for the murder of Httle Alice Cothrell failed to reach a verdict after forty seven hours of deliberation and was discharged at 4 p m Saturday.
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Dunn
Fort Wayne
Charles Dunn
Httle Alice Cothrell
Earthquakes Devastate Italian Province. Montana Reports Shocks
An Italian province in southwestern Italy suffered three strong earthquakes today, destroying eight districts in the Catanazzo area and causing unknown deaths and heavy property damage. Montana also reports severe shocks, with details appearing on page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Catanazzo
Italy
Montana
Protest Against Extradition Draws Crowd in Chicago
A large mass meeting at the Colonial theatre denounced Rudovitz's extradition and mocked autocracy while speakers including Calhoun Bancroft Fisher Hirsch Hynes and Page defended Rudovitz's asylum rights in America amid cries and cheers and jeers from the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Russia
United States
Mark A. Foote
Colonial Theatre
Christian Rudovitz
William J. Calhoun
Edgar A. Bancroft
Walter L. Fisher
Emil G. Hirsch
William J. Hynes
Herman Page
Rudovitz
America
Jeffries Says He Will Never Fight Again
In Los Angeles on December 28 Jim Jeffries declares he will retire from boxing. He rejects a report that Australian promoter McIntosh will bring him to America to fight Johnson, saying the sport is finished for him and he will not bid to fight Johnson or return to the ring.
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Jeffries
Los Angeles
McIntosh
Australia
America
Johnson
Jim” Jeffries
Cal
Baltimore Society
William Jefferson Powell
Simpson Located in Paint Rock Demand Bail and Surrender
Barry Simpson, alleged leader of Stearns miners, located at Paint Rock. He will surrender if Robert Warren, a Somerset military boy, is sent for him and he demanded bail. Sheriff Crawley and two Stearns deputies formed a posse to capture him dead or alive. No circuit court this week. Judge Dodge adjourned Elkhart circuit court until after holidays. a special judge will preside when Dodge is away in Indianapolis.
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Danville
Barry Simpson
Stearns
Paint Rock
Robert Warren
Somerset
Crawley
Simpson
Dodge
Elkhart
Indianapolis
Five Unclaimed Bicycles Held at Police Station
Police hold five bicycles for owners to claim. Several bikes have been in custody for multiple days as the search for owners continues.
Five Brothers Mark Half Century at St Michael Church
Five Dewey brothers, A S Dewey George Dewey I S Dewey F S Dewey and J W Dewey, sat in the same Cambridge Junction pew at St Michael Church for the fiftieth anniversary of the dedication on October 31. The church was organized in 1840 and records have been kept by Francis S Dewey and his son John W Dewey, the current clerk.
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St. Michael's Church
Cambridge Junction
Mich
A. S. Dewey
George Dewey
I. S. Dewey
Francis
Acoustic oscillograph shows music as luminous curve
A Mr Bowron developed an acoustic oscillograph by using a small oscillating mirror driven by a phonograph diaphragm. A light beam reflects from this mirror and a second rotating mirror onto a screen, forming a luminous curve that varies with the music, allowing audiences to see the sounds.
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Mr. Bowron
Old Time Surgery and its Early Anesthesia Echoes
Francis Galton recalls prechloroform surgery at Birmingham hospital. He notes distinctive cries from patients for each operation, initially terrible, but fading as attention fixed on the procedure itself. The London Graphic reports his reminiscence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Galton
Birmingham’ Hospital
London Graphic
Grayson Attacks MPs Over Empty Fronts in White Shirts
Victor Grayson launches a sweeping charge at members of the house of commons. He says they wear large white shirts to hide the lack of anything behind their foreheads, a remark quoted by the Westminster Gazette.
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Victor Grayson
House of Commons
Westminster Gazette
Peculiar Train Crash Kills Man Then Strikes Milk Wagon
In Indianapolis a fast freight train fatally struck George Petty at a street crossing. It then hit a milk wagon carrying John Weber and Fred Bruter, flinging them into the air. Bruter landed on the tender while Weber fell from the wagon and near the engine whistle. Both men escaped serious injuries as the train sped away, unaware of the prior death. The engineer left town before police arrived.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
George Petty
Petty
John Weber
Fred Bruter
Bruter
Weber
Coopers Denied Bail in Carmack Killing Case
Nashville judge refuses bail for Col. Cooper Robin Cooper and John Sharpe held in connection with the killing of former Senator Carmack. Proceedings recorded on December 28 in Tennessee.
Riders Case Nears End In Night Riders Murder Trial
In Union City Tennessee prosecutors near closure with three witnesses left as defense prepares to offer testimony in the murder trial of alleged night riders felled Captain Hanken. Court proceedings paused today with the prosecution's evidence entering its final phase and a defense appearance scheduled for the afternoon.
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Union City
Tenn
Hanken
Dainty Scale Weighs Fly Soul With Tiny Open Air Device
A California jeweler uses a tiny watch-case scale to compare the living fly and its dead body, finding a consistent twenty three degrees difference. He also weighs a pencil mark to measure its lead weight, noting a forty five degree mark equals a quarter inch.
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California
J. L. Liedler
Liedler
Popular Mechanics
Indians Break Jam On St Croix River Drive
William Hanley, a Duluth cruiser, recalls a jam on the St Croix near Taylor’s Falls during a timber drive. Indians and white drivers worked together. Hanley offered to put their names in the paper, prompting a wary response about being in print.
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William Hanley
Duluth
Hanley
St. Croix
Taylor's Falls
All Indians
Duluth News-Tribune
Agar's Latest Worry Exile Says It Was All He Could Do
In Princeton Indiana on December 28 H B Agar faced forgery charges against H B McGary. Agar posted a $1000 bond and awaits February court action while moving to settle affairs in San Benito Texas. His son Asa 20 will travel to manage Agar's San Benito interests.
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Exile
Princeton
Ind
H. BE. Agar
H. B. McGary
Agat
Agar
San Benito
Tex
Heywood & Conner
Purvis-Conner Real Estate Company
Asa
Ill Luck Pursues Family in One Year of Misfortune
In Charlottesville Indiana on December 28 a string of tragedies follows Nathan Bundy and his family. Herman Bundy, crippled son, died after a hunting accident a year ago. A married daughter died last July leaving two grandchildren. George Bundy broke a leg and relied on crutches for weeks. Mrs Bundy died in September after a long illness leaving three children. Henry Bundy fell ill with typhoid fever and mental impairment. authorities seek to place him in an asylum. Bundy, a 45 year old laborer, faces ongoing hardship.
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Charlottsville
Ind
Herman
Nathan Bundy
George
Henry
Mr. Bundy
Indiana students to dine at Denison Hotel dinner
Annual Indiana University former students dinner set for Wednesday December 30 at the Denison hotel in Indianapolis. Toastmaster will be Swarthmore College president Swain with E P Bicknell of the Red Cross, Lt Governor elect Frank J Hall, Hanover College president W A Mills and Indiana University president W L Bryan among the speakers.
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Denison
Indianapolis
Indiana University
Denison Hotel
Swain
Swarthmore College
E. P. Bicknell
National Red Cross
Frank J. Hall
W. A. Mills
Hanover College
W. L. Bryan
Prisoner Escapes Train Amid Chase in Indiana
In Clay City Indiana on December 28 Charlie Naugelbach escaped custody after a bondsman quit paying the fine. The city marshal began a trip to Brazil with him and the duo rode a moving train. Near Brazil the prisoner leapt from the train at about twenty miles an hour, while the marshal continued on to Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay City
Ind
Charlie Naugelbach
Brazil
Death follows day’s hunt in Indiana woods
George Spillbeller dies of heart failure caused by excitement after a day’s hunt near Richland Chapel Bloomington Indiana. He returned to bed and was found dead Christmas morning. Spillbeer had recently moved from St. Louis to Bloomington.
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George Spillbeller
Bloomington
Ind
Richland Chapel
Spillbeer
St. Louis
Twenty Eloping Couples Wed in Jeffersonville Courthouse
Jeffersonville Indiana records show more than twenty eloping couples wed by justices of the peace on Christmas day and preceding two days. The brief item notes a surge in marriages tied to holiday elopement activity and local civil proceedings.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Griscom Resigns as Ambassador to Italy
Washington reports the resignation of Lloyd C. Griscom from his post as ambassador to Italy, officially confirmed on December 28. The move leaves a vacancy in the U.S. diplomatic mission in Rome and prompts administration discussions on successor selection.
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Griacti
Washington
Lloyd C.griscom
Italy
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Red Cross
R. C. Barney
City
Vacuum Oil Co
New York
ST. Vincent’s
Knights of Columbus
Telegraphic
Honey
Pittsburg
France
Tennessee
Mark Twain
Panama
Council Bluffs
H. E. Agar
Pope
Joan of Arc
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Hains
Kentucky
Tom
Amoy
China
England
Cleveland
Perry
Nashville Coopers
Ethel Roosevelt
Visible Music
Flushing
L. I
Charles Weaver
Hains Brothers
Bayside Yacht Club
Fort Hancock
Weaver
Bayside
Ethel
White House
Johnstown
John Stormer
Wil. Nam Kurtz
McKeesport
Stormer
Hel
Texas
Gus Seyfried
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