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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
2
In Richmond Virginia the American Historical Association holds its annual meeting with members reading papers of interest to students of American history. The association aims to promote historical studies and is led by president George B Adams, Yale University history professor.
The editorial page discusses Sicily disaster misery, Indiana teachers meetings, and thrift. It highlights Red Cross stamps funding tuberculosis efforts, France’s wealth, Christmas commercialism, and Gompers delaying a patronage list due to Sherman law concerns.
The writer defends Mitchell and criticizes defenders of lawlessness while praising high class theatre over cheap sensationalism. He discusses vaccination policy, urging timely vaccination and possible school entry certificates. He cautions against conflating the Gompers Morrison verdict with broader labor realities.
The passage stresses that labor unions are composed of law abiding citizens who share ties of mutual interest with their neighbors. It argues unions embody shared citizenship values and should not be swayed by misguiding leaders, asserting that strong unions can strengthen general citizenship.
The article notes 1908 bequests to educational and charitable bodies exceed ninety million dollars with forty million to colleges, forty million to charitable enterprises, five million to religious groups, five million to museums and libraries to aid public life. It emphasizes philanthropy as a year round force driven by thrift and providence.
As the election nears, Casey Marchesau and Ed Willett push long petitions for the oil inspectorship. Governor may award the post to Qosolo amid ward battles. Emory LaBelle and George H. Whiteman compete for police superintendent with Whiteman willing. Dan Ford and others seek minor offices as the hour approaches.
Elections under the local option liquor law are held today in Wabash and Lawrence counties while Pike county votes Thursday. In Wabash the fight favors the wets as business leaders oppose a dry county until neighboring areas go dry. Lawrence county battles are acrimonious and Pike county activity is intense with both sides mobilized.
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Randolph received a wreath sent by United States Consul Thomas R. Wallace of Jerusalem. They met Wallace in Germany when he served as consul in Crefeld, and have corresponded since. Wallace, appointed from Nebraska, moved to Jerusalem during the McKinley era.
J. T. Keene local Standard Oil agent and Mrs. Keene attended a banquet in South Bend on Monday evening with company representatives and wives to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the South Bend office. Speeches followed and social events continued. Mrs. R. P. Burton, formerly a nurse in Charles Miles’ family, now seeks nursing engagements from 301 West Jackson Street telephone Home 192.
A newspaper item urges readers to place orders with Van Aken Bros for New Year’s flowers. It lists the shop at 2942 and promotes arranging festive bouquets for the holiday.
State house teams ready for the January 11 inauguration of governor elect Thomas R. Marshall four days after the legislature opens. Oath of office to be given by a supreme court judge with remarks from Hanly and Marshall. Lieutenant Governor elect Hall to be sworn in. inaugural ball set for the Propylaeum. Officials with terms beginning soon include James Bingham, Fred A. Sims, John C. Billheimer, Oscar Hadley, George W. Self, J. L. Peetz, and Robert J. Aley with successors in March and January.
The text argues present giving at Christmas has become a burdensome display driven by commercial competition. It laments the loss of heartfelt generosity and urges more charity for the less fortunate, warning that waste harms national welfare. It stresses compassion over show and proper use of resources for food clothing and education.
The Elkhart Poultry Association emphasizes inclusivity for all poultry lovers. Treas. George P. Godfrey and Pres. Aaron J. Felthouse discussed entries, funds kept at First National Bank, and the role of the president’s approval for payments. Also notes public arrests for short weight and a ninety year old reunion detail.
Taft plans a January 15 banquet in Atlanta with about 100 Southerners attending. He will be escorted by Mrs. Taft and six civil engineers to inspect the Gatun dam site in Panama, focusing on the foundation adequacy for the big structure. The Panama visit will last one week.
Officials of the Isthmian Canal Commission plan to close most labor offices, keeping only New York and Bermuda agencies. Leroy E. Parks in Paris is ordered to return to the United States as the labor supply to the zone continues to grow.
Fort Smith Arkansas December 29 A circuit court decision establishes a twelve mile by two mile strip adjacent to the city as no man s land The land originally Choctaw nation allotment ceded by Congress to Arkansas to grant local police jurisdiction The ruling cites Arkansas failure to amend its constitution as the reason The land is valued at two million dollars
In Springfield on December 25, Abraham Raymer, alleged mob leader, had a motion for a new trial overruled. He was sentenced to thirty days in jail and a $25 fine for larceny in the theft of Major Otis Duncan's sword during the looting and burning of Duncan's house.
A ball of fire sighting near Kentucky town Iron Hophi geville is followed by seismic tremors felt across the region and adjacent counties. Reports from Toulouse and Bigorre in France also note earth shocks with no damage recorded.
In Birmingham Alabama three bodies have been recovered and seven more are believed buried after a trench cave in at the Ensley Blast Furnace plant. Mechanical dirt carriers worked to clear debris when a carrier broke causing a beam to strike the cement wall. A four foot gas main was shattered and fumes poured into the entombed workers.
Bath Maine on December 29 holds a massmeeting called by Mayor George E. Hughes to seek a new trial for Charles W. Morse born in Bath. The gathering will discuss securing Morse release on bail after his recent conviction for misappropriation of bank funds.
Private dispatches report a proposed merger of Texas ranches in the Colorado and Southern territory. The deal would create seven million acres of land valued at 75 million dollars, with James J. Hill identified as the principal backer of the proposition.
Nashville judge denied bail to Colonel Duncan I Cooper Robin Cooper and John D Sharp amid charges of murdering Senator Carmack. The trio was remanded to jail to await trial on January 20.
Major Dewitt Clinton Smith, 79, has died in Kansas City. A humorous incident aboard a battleship involved a wardroom wine fund box mischaracterized as a box for foreign missions. A visitor and a joking officer led to $12.30 being collected and later sent to the Navy secretary for forwarding to Army and Navy Life.
London Telegraph quips that a traveler asks if on the right train and a chorus of seventeen porters and thirty-two passengers affirm. Socratic warning about arguing without learning love underscores the remark in a witty editorial tone.
Van Aken Bros promotes New Year floral orders with a focus on fresh arrangements. The ad emphasizes bouquet selections and delivery options for celebrations, inviting customers to place orders at their shop location.
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