May health report shows births outpace deaths in Elkhart
The May secretary of the board of health reports fourteen city deaths and a rate of eight and two fifths. Births total thirty three, more than twice the deaths, with four deaths from outside the city and two births. Measles reach seventy one cases and five whooping cough cases. The city health is rated excellent. George E. Compton undertakes a sixty foot wall reconstruction at 111 South Main, Elk hart Furniture Co. due to foundation and sewer damage, with George Kistner as contractor and possible litigation over costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Board of Health
George E. Compton
South Main Street
Elkhart Furniture Co
John McNaughton
William Leininger
Leininger
It Costs to Default Dog Tax in Township Cases
Deputy Prosecutor Darling, after township Trustee Puterbaugh handed over unpaid dog tax receipts, has allocated forty to fifty cases to Justices Oberholtzer Brumbaugh and Best. Warrants issued for alleged offenders. one defendant Noah Cotterill argues dog was a puppy on April 1. Hearing set. costs total $9 plus assessed dog tax.
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Darling
Puterbaugh
Oberholtzer
Brumbaugh
Best
Noah Cotterill
Justice Oberholtzer
Buried a Month After Death at County Infirmary
The remains of Happy Jack Harris who died April 30 at the county infirmary were buried this afternoon. Rev. M. H. McMahon conducted a short graveside service. Undertaker Henry Stephens oversaw the burial and tested a new embalming fluid that supposedly preserved the body for a month. Harris was about sixty two years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack” Harris
County Infirmary
M. H. McMahon
Henry Stephens
Harris
Hobo Magician Billy French Released From Custody Performs At Station
Billy French, a transient known as a hobo magician, was freed this morning after serving a sentence in the stoneyard and began entertaining travelers at the station. He claims six years with Kellar and four with Herman, though whisky now dominates his life as he uses tricks to obtain food and drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy” French
French
Kellar
Herman
Machinery Shifts at Gossard Corset Plant
Work on the Gossard corset factory includes moving light sewing machines from the first floor to another area to allow a concrete floor. The project, which employs fourteen men, is not expected to finish before mid August.
Hats Found Hidden in Weeds Reported by Man
John Brinningstall told police Sunday that six new hats were found in the weeds behind his North Main Street home. The discovery was reported Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brinningstall
North Main Street
Personal Injury At Roundhouse Burn Injures Worker
Peter Corusello, employed in the roundhouse, suffered a burn to his left arm during a work incident. He was attended by a physician and received initial treatment. Further details of the accident and any resulting actions are not provided in the excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Corusello
Roundhouse
Baturda
Memorial Day Tragedy Drowns Goshen Child at Lake Wawasee
Arthur Cobb two year old son of Mr and Mrs George Cobb of Goshen drowned at Lake Wawasee last Saturday forenoon. The body was found in two feet of water near the Cobb cottage near the pier by his mother who had briefly left him alone. The child’s remains were brought to Goshen for interment today.
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Lake Wawaste
Geo. Cobb
Arthur
George Cobb
Goshen
Lake Wawasee
Cobb Cottage
Mr. Cobb
Mrs. Cobb
Cobb
Death attempt confusion links Elkhart woman to Chicago case
A Chicago press dispatch misidentified a suicide attempt as Miss Cora Lo see from Elkhart. The Review suggests the likely subject is Mrs. Jay Losee who recently moved from Elkhart to Chicago at 153 Dearborn Avenue. her husband remains in Elkhart. A similar 4 year old case involved a companion of Mrs Losee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cora Losee
Elkhart
Naperville
Jay
Grace) Losee
Dearborn Avenue
Losee
Fourth Ward school lists punctual pupils by room
Pupils neither tardy nor absent for the year at the Fourth Ward school are named by room. Room 1 Thelma Lavine. Room 2 William Haskins, Henry Englehart, Ruth LaBelle, Mary Krause, Clara Johnson. Room 3 Clara Hartman, Helen Lavine, Gladys Magnuson. Room 4 John Swartz, Winifred Dussel, Don Harris, Evelyn Raeder. Room 5 Edward Anderson, Gordon Danforth, Walter Kirkpatrick, Mahlon McCoy, Ella Krause, Hazel Lavine. Room 6 Bertha Hartman, Pearl Fawley, Earl Kirkpatrick, Thomas McCoy. Room 7 Harry Gardner, Herman Munsch, Arthur Nelson, Louise Milkey, Lillie Sheehan. Room 8 Kenneth Freed, Floyd Neff, Russell Schlarb, Herbert Schlosser, Warren Nusbaum, Irma Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Ward
Thelma Lavine
William Haskins
Henry Englehart
Ruth LaBelle
Mary Krause
Clara Johnson
Clara Hartman
Helen Lavine
Gladys Magnuson
John Swartz
Winifred Dussel
Don Harris
Evelyn Raeder
Edward Anderson
Gordon Danforth
Walter Kirkpatrick
Mahlon McCoy
Ella Krause
Hazel Lavine
Honor Indiana Militiamen Board Appoints Perry
Brig. Gen. Oran Perry adjutant general of Indiana has been named a member of the new five officer militia board created by the May 27 act. The board will meet at the War Department in Washington on June 15 to advise the secretary of war on National Guard needs and implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Oran Perry
Oliver
War Department
Washington
Whisky Makes Trouble Commodore Klinger Arrested for Assault
Commodore Klinger was arrested at 2 a m Sunday on a warrant charging assault and battery on his wife Clara Klinger. The affidavit was made by his son-in-law Harry Hayes. Klinger, a tinner by trade, drinks daily and neighbors report a late Saturday intoxicated return leading to threats and a knife pursuit. Hayes secured a shotgun and saw out the warrant. Klinger was fined 50 dollars with costs. sentence suspended on good behavior. Officer A B Miller was assigned to monitor his conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodore
Klinger
Clara Klinger
Harry Hayes
Davis Acetylene Co
Mr. Klinger
Mrs. Hayes
Here
Goshen
A. B. Miller
Hquor
Windstorm Destroys Orchard and Factory Structures in Cassopolis Area
Last Thursday night a windstorm near Cassopolis uprooted seventeen trees in A. J. Tallerday’s orchard and damaged E. W. Beckwith’s orchard. The gusts also collapsed the east end of the Lutz and Schramm pickle plant salting station and damaged Kellogg Company’s smokestack, with damage extending five miles and harming numerous trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassopolis
A. J. Tallerday
E. W. Beckwith
Lutz &. Schramm
Kellogg Company
Memorial Day Address Highlights Valor and Duty
Rev. M. H. McMahon honors the Boys of 98 and the Civil War generation in a Memorial Day address on the Island. He recalls Farragut Porter Sherman and Lincoln, notes two million volunteers with heavy losses, and urges forming an association to perpetuate Memorial Day as a sacred, instructional observance rather than a day of sport. Rain dampens but does not derail the ceremony as crowds shelter under trees and pavilions.
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Island
L. A. Beeks
A. A. Ogilvie
M. H. McMahon
New York
Sumpter
Farragut
Mobile Bay
Porter
Port Royal
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Sherman
Sheridan
Kilpatrick
Warren
Grant
Lincoln
Elkhart
Fifth Corps
Memorial Day addresses and local incidents headline Dowagiac paper
Chief delivers Rev M H Mc Mahon memorial address while James Brinningstall faces dismissal in Dowagiac court. Main Street wall to be rebuilt. Socialists name county ticket and congressional candidates. Postoffice clerks hold state meeting at Anderson. Deaths reported in Elkhart and South Bend. Delegates to judicial convention plan a big car trip tomorrow. Memorial Day sports at driving park. Whisky related domestic trouble. Drowning of George Cobb's son at Lake Wawasee. Republican prize for 1000 word argument. Modern Woodmen camp to be organized. Local items include Local police entertained by hobo magician and Huey Harris burial. Elkhart May deaths listed. national news on currency filibusters defeated. VP Fairbanks in Indianapolis. Parachute jumper story. River Ton river tragedy. M E bishops consecrated. Great Northern hold up. Indebted banker in Waynetown. Local dam rescue near Lo Ganport. tentative GOP convention program. Peirce Oil magnate to Texas on perjury charge. Pennsylvania train speeds record. Linton fire. Mrs Gunness and Lamphere case update.
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M. H. McMahon
James Brinningstall
Dowagiac
Main Street
Anderson
Joseph Turnock
South Bend
Elkhart
Concord Township
Cassopolis
Driving Park
George Cobb
Lake Wawasee
Republican Committee
Woodmen of America
Happy Jack” Harris
National Capitol
Congress
Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Riverton
N. J
M. E
Great Northern
Waynetown
Ind
Indiana
Weather: Fair conditions with possible showers SW tonight
Local forecast indicates fair conditions with a chance of showers in the southwestern portion tonight or Tuesday. Maximum temperature around 70, minimum near unspecified, wind speeds 12 mph. Furnished daily by Miles Medical Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Medical Co
Brinningstall Case Dismissed in Dowagiac Justice Court
James Brinningstall once of Elkhart and Dowagiac faced a murder charge in Dowagiac on April 18 1907 with other killings alleged. The preliminary hearing was stopped when the wife testifying was barred by spousal privilege and the justice dismissed the case. John Brinningstall attended court as his brother’s case collapsed amid sensational claims and hero framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowagiac
Justice Court
James Brinningstall
Elkhart
David Huff
Justice Hdwards Court
John Brinningstall
James
Dowaigac
Huff
Cassopolis
Brinningstall
Coroner Visit Over Pattison Case Notes Insanity Claim
Mrs. W. F. Pattison and her brother E. J. Smith arrived from Noble county seeking Coroner Dewey to view Pattison's personal effects. Attorney Smith from Cameron, Mo. questions Pattison's sanity while Dr. Franks of Ligonier concludes Pattison was insane or insanely drunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Pattison
E. J. Smith
Noble County
Dewey
W. W. Franks
Ligonier
Franks
Pattison
Licenses Granted in Elkhart and Goshen
Louis Ginsburg Enos Peterson and John H Weiler received licenses in Elkhart. B Dolka A B Witt and Charles W Himebaugh of Goshen also were granted licenses.
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Louis Ginsburg
Enos Peterson
John H. Weiler
Elkhart
B. Dolka
A. B. Witt
Charles W. Himebaugh
Goshen
Gunness Murder Confession Linked to Slayings
Julius Truelson, held by Vernon authorities, retracts a written confession alleging Mrs. Gunness and Lamphere killed multiple victims at the murder farm. Sheriff Smutzer expected to return to LaPorte with Truelson as investigators weigh how he knew details of the case.
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LaPorte
Smutzer
Vernon
Tex
Julius Truelson
Lamphere
Truelson
Gunness
Bishops Consecrated at Baltimore General Conference
Baltimore June 1 bishops elected by the M K general conference have been consecrated with Bishop Warren presiding and chief consecrator. Memorial Day services featured patriotic hymns prayers and an address by Senator Beveridge of Indiana. Kansas City June 1 the 120th general assembly of the Presbyterian church adjourned with Moderator Fullerton dissolving the assembly and scheduling the next meeting for May 19 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
M. K
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Beveridge
Indiana
Kansas City
Executive Commission
120Th
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Fullerton
Leaver
Three Youths Rob Great Northern Train in Montana Hold-up
In Great Falls on June 1 a northbound Great Northern passenger train was stopped by three masked youths who fired on the cars. Rancher William Dempsey was shot in the leg while fleeing. Conductor Hayes was forced to pass through the cars, passengers dumping cash into his hat. Four boysidentified as Albert Hatch fifteen William Randall seventeen Harry Rheames fifteen and George Creswell sixteen confessed. a fifth boy aided in planning. All are jailed.
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Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern
William Dempsey
Augusta
Hayes
Albert Hatch
William Randall
Harry Rheames
Geo. Creswell
Boaters Survive Turbulent River Run in Eel River
Harry Platt and a companion, boating in Eel river near Logansport, were swept over Url's dam in a midstream current. Their boat broke apart but both escaped with injuries minimal, after Platt was sucked under five times before surfacing in shallow water.
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Logansport
Ind
Harry Platt
Eel River
Platt
Fire destroys several Linton businesses in Indiana
June 1 report from Linton Indiana says Harsher Harris shoe dealers the Famous cloak house and other local firms suffered a combined fire loss of twenty thousand dollars. The blaze affected multiple establishments in the town center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Ind
Harsher & Harris
Cloak House
Ride to Death in Auto Tragedy on Ocean Park Way
Two men, William Goubeaud and Thomas Nolan, were killed when their car overturned on Ocean Park Way. Three companions escaped injury as the vehicle crashed against the curb during a high speed turn. A separate report from Pittsburg notes Dr. John Murphy’s rapid long distance train run, covering 458 miles in under six hours, aiding a consultation on Mrs. Crittenden’s condition after appendicitis surgery. the journey averaged over 76 mph.
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New York
Ocean Park Way
William Goubeaud
Thomas Nolan
Pittsburg
John Murphy
Chicago
Convention May Be Long
A tentative program for the national convention outlines a long process due to a large number of seat contests. Senator Burrows delivers the keynote on opening day as committees are appointed. credentials reports stretch the agenda, with 229 contests noted. The convention likely reconvenes Thursday for nominations on the third day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Burrows
Oil Magnate Must Return to Texas for Trial
The supreme court ruled that H. Clay I Perce, an oil magnate, must be extradited back to Texas to face trial on an indictment for false swearing. Pierce was arrested in St. Louis and sought habeas corpus relief, which the high court denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. Clay i Perce
Texas
Supreme Court
Pierce
St. Louis
Yaderland Safe at Antwerp After Sand Grounding
A vessel reported to have run aground on Goodwin sands is now safe in Antwerp. A machinery breakdown forced the ship to return, and she sits anchored in the Scheldt while repairs proceed.
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London
Goodwin Sands
Antwerp
Contested Delegates to Republican Convention to Hear Hearings
National committee meets in Chicago to take up contest over 229 seats, 168 from southern states, with hearings beginning Friday on disputed delegations.
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Chicago
National Committee
Valentine
Neb
William J. Bryan
Ainsworth
Long Pine
Neill
Nebraska
Thomas F. Ryan
New York
Bryan
Ryan
Chadron
Portland
Ore
United States
Oregon
Chamberlain
Henry M. Cake
Atlanta
Georgia
Morton Denies Helen Morton Engagement Report
Paris June 1. Lévi P. Morton has authorized the Associated Press to deny the circulating report in the United States that his daughter Helen formerly the Duchess de Valencay is engaged to Prince Augustus von Arenburg.
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Paris
Lévi P. Morton
Associated Press
United States
Helen
Ducheess de Valencay
Prince Augustus von Arenburg
Millionaires Dream Golf Outfit Pleasures
Meandering Mike asks what he would do if one of the millionaires and Plodding Pete replies that he would buy a golf outfit and walk for pleasure rather than necessity. Washington Star quotes the exchange.
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Mike
Pete
Washington Star
He Went She After Midnight Pleads For Help
A humorous exchange turns on a request for assistance as one person urges the other to wake and act. The dialogue blurs with witticisms and a nod to a London melegraph saying a deed done by proxy is done by the doer.
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London
Drowned Aeronaut Entangled by Flag During Parachute Drop
Frederick L. Wood Jr., eighteen, of New Haven, plunged from a balloon near Passaic New Jersey while waving a United States flag. The wind wrapped the flag around his limbs as he descended and he drowned in the Passaic river after sinking. Spectators watched as the parachute opened and closed before the fatal entanglement occurred.
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New York
United States
Hillside Park
Passaic
N. J
Frederick L. Wood, Jr
New Haven
Conn
Wood
Nutley
Passaic River
Family Drowns When Rowboat Capsizes in Pensauken Creek
An entire family from West Pensauken New Jersey William Kidleman thirty eight Elizabeth thirty seven Anna seventeen and William seven drowned when their small rowboat capsized in Pensauken creek below Riverton The craft struck a scow moored in the stream overturning and plunging all aboard Eidleman was seen with his son in the swift current before sinking along with the mother and younger boy Five or six persons were said to have been in the boat but no other bodies were recovered
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Philadelphia
William Kidleman
Elizabeth
Anna
William
West Pensauken
N. J
Pensauken Creek
Riverton
Eidleman
Cannon Visits Gettysburg Battlefield with Indiana Senator
Speaker Cannon arrived in Gettysburg from Washington accompanied by United States Senator Hemenway of Indiana and several friends. The party traveled by automobile, spent the night at the Gettysburg Hotel, visited the battlefield, and planned to depart for Harrisburg in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Gettysburg
National House of Representatives
United States
Hemenway
Indiana
Washington
Harrisburg
Body of Clinton Reburied in Kingston
In a heavy rain New York honored its first governor George Clinton with a burial of ex vice president and ex governor in the First Dutch churchyard. Military honors were given as drenched thousands witnessed the solemn ceremony.
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Clinton
Kingston
N. Y
State of
New York
George Clinton
United States
Murder of Distinguished Painter in Paris
In Paris on June 1, the distinguished painter Adolphe Steinheit and his mother-in-law were found strangled in his Rue de Vangirard residence. The house was ransacked for valuables, shocking the art world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Adolphe Steinheit
de Vangirard
Recall Letters Presented By U S Envoy in The Hague
The United States minister to The Netherlands, David Jayne Hill, was received by Queen Wilhelmina in The Hague to present his letters of recall. He announced his appointment to succeed Charlemagne Tower as ambassador to Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
the Hague
David Jayne Hill
United States
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Charlemagne Tower
Berlin
St Joseph men drown in boat accident on lake Cone
In St Joseph on June 1 Clement McCormick and Albert Graves along with Joseph Greer went on a fishing trip by rowboat on Lake Contrary. The boat overturned and all three drowned.
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St. Joseph
Clement McCormick
Joseph Greer
Albert Graves
Lake
Conetrary
Missionary Work in Africa Story Told by Yonkers Paper
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt recalls a missionary who served in Africa. The tale notes the worker cooked for a cannibal chief and reflects on dialogue about past mission service in a colonial setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Sam
Yonkers
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Scythe
Roll of Honor
McMahon
Telegraph
Methodist Conference
Presbyterian Assembly
Vaderlands
Legal Maxin
Flag
Aeronaut
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