New Year Hopes and Civic Outlook in Elkhart
The Elkhart Daily Review prints a year end message urging readers to pursue hope and courage in 1909. It notes Leap Year ends tonight and discusses city cataloging plans, appeals for Italy and Sicily relief, and a park enhancement via Beeson heirs land. It also reports surprise at wet vs dry outcomes in Wabash and Lawrence counties and hints at more votes on the saloon issue.
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Beeson
Elkhart River
Rice
Wabash
Lawrence
Generosity Praised as Civic Duty Shapes South Bend Tribute
The discourse lauds public figures for over performing duty and benefiting communities through good deeds. It notes public spirit and municipal prosperity as rewards, while acknowledging sometimes jealous opposition. South Bend’s example shows a city recognizing generosity and civic effort as worthy of imitation.
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South Bend
Letters from J B Gattshall Highlight Library Praise
Readers from Detroit praise Elkhart Public Library for its cataloging and children's department. The piece compares Elkhart to Lansing and notes higher circulation, larger reading room use, and lower annual costs. A separate accident report recounts a derailment caused by a lantern incident and a scalded braksean.
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Elkhart Public Library
Detroit
Ella Corwin
Elkhart
Public Library
Lansing
Mich
Tansing
Heavyweights to clash in Lexington boxing card
In Lexington Kentucky tonight Marvin Hart of Louisville and Mike Schreck of Cincinnati meet in a twenty round heavyweight bout at the opera house. Both fighters are noted more for resilience than brilliance as they contend for a decisive win.
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Mart
Schreck
Lexington
Marvin Hart
Louisville
Mike Schreck
Cincinnati
Hart
Tommy Burns
Tiles of Cairo's Blue Mosque Lift the Spirit
Robert Hichens describes the blue mosque and Gamla el Movayad in Cairo, praising the tile work as an ecstatic, unforgettable sight. The milky white background and purple blue patterns evoke summer warmth on even the darkest days and inspire joy in creative artistry.
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THE
Elkhart Daily Review
Etna
Amirecile
Tomb House
Cairo
Gamla el Movayad
el Ahmar
Robert Hichens
Major O J Smith editor of American Press Association dies
Four days before Christmas Major O J Smith founder of the American Press Association passed away. His work created syndicated news plates for small papers and broad literary offerings to rural and provincial presses. He authored several notable books and influenced readers worldwide.
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American Press Association
Enterprise
Review
Chicago
Elkhart
Major Smith
Association
Tribute paid to J M Studebaker by South Bend residents
The article recalls a tribute to J M Studebaker by the people of South Bend Tuesday praising his public spirit and the interests he represented. It notes that those who do good for the community find reward in the act and that Studebaker’s daily concern for others guided his actions.
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J. M. Studebaker
South Bend Jagt
Actu
Valley Line optimism meets township hopes in Bristol
The Bristol Banner and Middlebury Independent debate the Valley Line project. They expect some benefit to Bristol and Washington township while questioning harms to Middlebury. They note the line’s extension to Elkhart could lessen current negatives and invite further clarification from Bro Bloom.
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Bristol
Middlebury
Washington Township
Bloom
Elkhart
Attempted Deceit in South Bend Case
Lewis Simon was arrested after Miss Julia Whitmaker accused him of deception to bring her home from Ely City Nevada. He allegedly induced her father to sign a death telegram to force her return while claiming she was engaged in disreputable business. Simon pleaded guilty and paid a dollar fine as both principal witnesses failed to appear.
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Lewis Simon
South Bend
Julia Whitmaker
M. C. Whitmaker
Benton Harbor
Miss Whitmaker
Ely City
Nev
Simon
Debs contempt sentence by Judge Woods in 1904
The late Judge William A. Woods sentenced Debs to six months for contempt on December 14, 1904. The case was appealed January 23, 1895, and Debs was released on bail, but the Supreme Court did not intervene and Debs served May to December. Edgar Durre won the Evansville state senate special election over Jeppe Bertelson by 1,118 votes. The turnout was 50 percent. Durre is a Beveridge supporter and their predecessor died.
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J. B. Gattshall
Goshen News-Times
Bristol Banner
News-Times
Bristol
Indiana
Court House
Gattshall
Grand Jury
Board of Commissioners
William A. Woods
Goshen
Debs
Supreme Court
Edgar Durre
Evansville
Jeppe Bertelson
Durre
Beveridge
Beheads His Aged Mother and Jumps to Police
New York reported Arthur Trotter beheaded his aged mother with a hatchet then leaped from a second story window into police arms. He had served six months in jail for beating his seventy year old parent and is believed to be insane.
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New York
Arthur Trotter
Trotter
Weather forecast for Midwest states notes cold wave
Illinois and Indiana see fair and cold weather with a northern cold wave. Lower Michigan expects snow flurries and colder air with a cold wave. Wisconsin and Iowa forecast fair but colder in the eastern areas.
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
The Blue Mosque in Cairo Dreamed Color and Courtyard Charms
The author recounts visiting Cairo's mosque of Ibrahim Aga known as the Blue Mosque. From a rough exterior the interior reveals vivid tiles, purple and blue walls, and a striking arcade. The space transforms the view from plain to stunning, like a scene of nature or a southern sea.
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Rome
St. Peter's
Cairo
Mohammed Ali
Citadel
Tbrahim Aga
Ibrahim Aga
English Marriage Settlement Draws Ontario Lawsuit
A Canadian based husband paid only 99.84 dollars of a one hundred dollar yearly remittance to his wife's mother after postage deductions. The mother-in-law sued in Ontario courts, winning payment plus costs totaling six hundred twelve dollars. The excerpt also notes Siam's traditional weights and measures and includes a bundle of humorous quotes and a death notice for Eliot Regis, six month old son of John Gardner of Mishawaka, who died of pneumonia.
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Canada
Ontario
Regis
John Gardner
Mishawaka
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