Elkhart touted as best town between Cleveland and Chicago
The traveling public and local lumber dealers cite Elkhart as a favored growth center. Builders report steady or strong activity with several residences planned or under way amid lower lumber prices. No new business blocks are planned. factory work continues at corset, whip, and motor car plants.
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Elkhart
Cleveland
Chicago
Indiana
Michigan
Kalamazoo
C. L. Monger
Hughes & Arnold
N. E. Felt
J. L. and
W. E. Gordon
Peter Longacire
Raymond Wright
Edward Bostwick
G. W. Frederick
Clayton Frederick
Mr. Swartz
St. Joseph Street
Dr. Harter
Beardsley Avenue
A. R. Beardsley
State Street
Albert Erwin in Stirring Episode Linked to Pattison Killing
Report from Ligonier notes Albert Erwin, drafted into Marshal Vandersmith's posse, is deeply affected by his role in the Pattison killing at Millersburg. The Millersburg Grit says public feeling against hotelman Samuel Hoover is abating as explanations emerge of limited knowledge and Pattison's Bluffing. Factory at Sidway suspends work for a period, planning June 15 reopening with 600 employees amid a dull season and weak orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Erwin
Ligonier
Marshal Vandersmith
W. W. Pattison
Millersburg
Mileisburg
Samuel Hoover
Pattison
Hoover
Sargent
Hin
United States
Sidway
Copper ore found on Cass county farm in 1868 tale
Deputy Controller Will Krau preserves a eleven pound copper ore unearthed on his father John Krau’s Cass county farm near Five Points in 1868. The fragment likely dates to glacial times from northern copper regions and shows a green patina. A second artifact from Eighth district sewer diggings appears iron brass and babbit metal, an old metal journal box from a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Krau
Cass County
Michigan
John Krau
Five Points
Krau
Continued hearing in Wickwire and Harper cases in Plymouth
The testimony in the Wickwire and Harper cases continued Wednesday in Plymouth and will resume Friday afternoon for arguments. Remonstrant attorney Benjamin Deahl left for Fort Wayne to try a case, prompting the adjournment to accommodate him.
Drayman’s Team Injured After Streetcar Collision
Two Dray horses owned by Ray Thompson were cut and bruised at the Main and Marion streets crossing when a southbound Hickory street car struck them. The mishap, caused by a work train crew, left the horses injured but able to walk after extraction and expected to resume work in days. Motorman C. E. Kinney and conductor Charles Dilman were cleared. a South Bend work train crew had opened a switch ten minutes earlier, leading to the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Thompson
Hickory Street
Main
Marion Streets
Mr. Thompson
Main Street
Marion Street
C. E. Kinney
Charles Dilman
South Bend
Elk hart welcomes Rev S G Beckner as new minister
Rev S G Beckner of Harvey NL has accepted the call to lead the First Christian church in Elk hart. He and his wife and child arrived to reside at 610 Vistula street near High. Beckner had been weighing another invitation but his sermons during visits swayed him to Elk hart, inspiring confidence for growth in the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
G. Beckner
Harvey, NL
First Christian Church
Vistula Street
High
Beckner
Elkhart
Ev Anderson Chosen To Board Seat In Elkhart
City council Wednesday night elected E V Anderson to succeed E G Machan on the school board. Formal ballot backed Anderson with six votes to Machan three. Anderson takes duties next August. Finance committee to review $200 request to cover fund deficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Anderson
E. G. Machan
Anderson
Mr. Machan
W. F. Stanton
Board of Public Works
Finance Committee
E. R. Joseph
Joseph
May
Elk Hart county awards bridges contracts in Goshen today
County commissioners in Goshen plan eight bids for twenty five bridges and arches with a thirteen thousand two hundred sixty dollar appropriation and a requested three thousand two hundred sixty dollar top up. Dauskyhawk and Kitch win six bridges while Elkhart Iron and Bridge Co faces nineteen more unless concrete bridges favor an Indianapolis firm. Court lease clock bids also opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
Goshen
Dauskyhawk & Kitch
Elkhart Iron & Bridge Co
Indianapolis
Insurance Payments in Elkhart Highlight 1907 Totals
The year 1907 saw 24593 paid in Elkhart by life insurance companies to policy holders and beneficiaries. National figures show 351, 15592 across the United States and Canada, with New York leading at 27371237 and Chicago at 9969912. In Indiana towns, Goshen reported 9011 and Michigan City 25751 alongside several smaller sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Life Insurance
New York
Insurance Press
United States
Canada
Chicago
South Bend
Goshen
Chesterton
Ligonier
LaPorte
Michigan City
Warsaw
Bristol
Fire call at Cornish building misled by smoke from blocked furnace flue
Central hose wagon responded to the Cornish building at Main street and Lexington avenue at 1 10 p m today. Smoke issuing from the basement through registers and windows suggested a blaze. Officials found the furnace flue blocked and smoke from burning rubbish in the furnace escaped the wrong way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Lexington Avenue
Niles Banker to be Released from Detroit Work House
Charles A. Johnson former cashier of the First National Bank at Niles who was sentenced in 1901 for embezzling 196000 will be released from the Detroit work house next Saturday. He plans to return to Niles to rebuild his life as depositors receive eighty percent of their claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
Charles A. Johnson
First National Bank
Detroit
Injuries Reported From Local Accidents
Ruth Gummer, 1510 South Main, fell from a hitching post and dislocated her left elbow. E. E. Shidier of LaSalle Avenue mashed his third finger catching it between a tie block and lever of a lawyer stand. A. Anderson, machinist, sprained his back lifting a stand at a hydraulic press in Lake Shore shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
John Gummer
No. 1510
South Main Street
E. E. Shidier
LaSalle Avenue
A. Anderson
Lake Shore
Elkhart News Highlights June 4 Elkhart building activity tops towns
Summary of events includes real estate, community actions, and local incidents. E V Anderson chosen school trustee to succeed Machan. Firefighters respond to Cornish blaze. Insurance firms paid 24593 to Elkhart residents last year. Local politics and court notes appear alongside regional and national items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Christian Church
E. V. Anderson
E. G. Machan
Elkhartons
Wickwire
Harper
Indiana
Hikhart
Lou Cfiger
Fort Wayne
Weather forecast for tonight and Friday
Government forecast notes showers or thunderstorms tonight or Friday with rising temperatures. Miles Medical Co. furnishes the daily forecast with a maximum of 88 and a minimum unspecified temperature. Local condition listed as fair. Wind velocity reported at 15 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Medical Co
Warsaw Bank Closed in Kosciusko County Indiana
The Kosciusko County Bank of Warsaw, one of northern Indiana’s oldest private banks, was closed by Auditor of State Bill Heimer and Bank Inspector Camp. Loans to officers and relatives, poor security, and significant state paper holdings triggered the action. Stockholders liable for shortages. depositors expected to lose nothing. five days given to equate or seek a receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw Bank
Kosciusko County Bank of
Warsaw
Indiana
Billheimer
Indianapolis
R. B. Oglesbee
Bank
Kosciusko County Bank of Warsaw
Melvin A. Wilcox
Abraham Brubaker
W. A. Mabie
D. A. Peterson
J. W. Hover
Kosciusko County Bank
Northern Indiana Teachers Seek James Bryce for April Meeting
The executive committee led by Supt. BE. H. Drake aims to secure James Bryce, the British ambassador to America, to speak at the association’s meeting next April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Indiana Teachers’ Association
Supt
BE. H. Drake
James Bryce
America
Assailant Fires At Dreyfus At Zola Funeral Tomb
A would‑be assassin shoots Major Alfred Dreyfus near President Fallieres during Emile Zola’s funeral rites in Paris. The assailant, M. Gregori, a La Gaulois editor, is captured after declaring he acted “not at Dreyfus but at Dreyfusism,” amid rising anti Semite tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Fallieres
France
Alfred Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Emile Zola
Mount Martin
Pantheon
Beethoven
M. Gregori
la Gaulois
Gregori
M. Mouquin
War Party of
Zola
Zola Interred in Pantheon Amid Bitter Protests
Paris observers recount a state funeral for Emile Zola with crowds reacting in cheers and groans as his body rests in the Pantheon. The rites echo Hugo’s ceremony, highlighting Zola’s Dreyfus involvement and sparking renewed anti-Dreyfus sentiment among former supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zola
Editor Deems Da Libre Parole Infamy Over Zola Dreyfus
The anti Semitic Da Libre Parole calls for demonstrations against government actions deeming glorification of Zola an insult to country and faith. The Dreyfus affair is recounted with Zola’s pivotal 1898 actions including I Accuse and the push for Dreyfus re trial leading to pardon and restoration to the army as major.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
da Libre Parole
Zola
Dreyfus
Walsin-Esterhazy
Faure
Paris
Congressman Laning Indicted in Norwalk Bank Collapse Case
Norwalk Ohio June 4 Congressmen Laning of the Fourteenth district and candidate for reelection has been indicted here over recent bank failures in the city. The action marks a dramatic legal development affecting the regional political scene and financial stability of local banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Laning
Fourteenth
Bank Cracked in Fairland Robbery
Bank safe blown open in Fairland Oklahoma and around $10000 stolen early today. Posses are in pursuit of the robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairland
Okla
Battle of Shelburn: Sheriff Faces Anarchy in Indiana
At Shelburn in Sullivan County threats and violence flare as saloon wars intensify. Armed guards patrol illicit liquor spots while Rev. George Hayes and others are wounded in shootings. Sheriff Walters plans to maintain order as anonymous letters forewarn of further raids and possible militia involvement.
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Terre Atte
Ind
Shelburn
Ohe
Sullivan County
Evansville and
Terre Haute
Sced
Walters
George Hayes
George Anderson
Sullivan
Pearl fishing fleet wiped out by West Australia typhoon
Telegraph reports the loss of forty boats with 270 boats in the Pearl fishing fleet believed sunk. No confirmed death toll yet though large scale disaster is feared aboard the West Australia fleet. A separate note from Washington says a new law now authorizes interstate commerce to test safety devices for rail operations and requires inventors to supply working models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
West Australia
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Man Confesses Self-Inflicted Wounds Before Death
Sturgis Michigan June 4 Eben Hollier an invalid 30 years old who two weeks earlier was found in his room in a roller chair with two neck wounds confessed on his death bed that he shot himself in a bid to end his life He had accused his half sister Mrs Lovely of shooting him His parents say a letter from a mud and lava bath concern claiming his case hopeless prompted the act.
Wary Cannon Abandons Auto Near Pittsburg
After arriving in a Studebaker planned to carry Speaker Cannon and Congressman Landis to Indiana, they left by train for the west. The arrest plot over a license law violation was foiled when Cannon learned of it and did not enter Ohio in the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Pittsburg
Studebaker
Speaker Cannon
Indiana
Landis
West
Ohio
Frank Webb Given Life Term in Oglesby Murder
Frank Webb of South Bend received a life term for complicity in the murder of Sheriff Oglesby at Winamac last October. Patrick Shea, the actual slayer, died from the injuries inflicted by the sheriff. A third gang member named Smith will also face trial on the murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Webb
Logansport
Ind
South Bend
Oglesby
Winamac
Patrick Shea
Smith
Death of Mrs Mary Hinshaw Widow of Rev Hinshaw
Mrs Mary Hinshaw mother of Rev W E Hinshaw who is serving a life sentence for wife murder died at her Winchester Indiana home seven miles south on Wednesday at age eighty two. She is survived by six children five sons and one daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Ind
Mary Hinshaw
W. E. Hinshaw
Michigan City
Dynamite Mishap Halts Work at Battlefield Monument Site
Seven workmen at the Tippecanoe battlefield monument project in Lafayette Indiana had a narrow escape when an ax struck an unseen stick of dynamite split in two beneath loose dirt. The fuse did not ignite and why the explosive did not detonate remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Tippecanoe Battlefield Monument
State Supreme Court Upholds Local Option Law
Springfield June 4 The state supreme court upheld the local option law and denied a rehearing in the O'Brien saloon case, ruling against the saloon interests in a test proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
State Supreme Court
O’brien
Lamphere content with treatment after jail stay
In LaPorte the prisoner Lamphere is described as very contented with no fault found in his treatment in jail. A South Bend business men mass meeting led to a chamber of commerce planning committee. The thirty fourth old settlers picnic and reunion is set for next Wednesday at Berrien Springs. J C Underhill formerly of Coldwater water was killed by a Michigan Central train near his Sherwood home. he was very deaf. Rev Father B M Cullinane of the Niles church will be transferred to Jackson in a couple of weeks.
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LaPorte
Lamphere
South Bend
Chamber of Commerce
Old Settlers
Berrien Springs
J. C. Underhill
Coldwaterwater
Michigan Central
Sherwood
Mich
B. M. Cullinane
Niles Catholic Church
Jackson
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Mary Bennington
David Bennington
Dwight Hawks
Drayman
EV. Anderson
E. G Machan
Lou Criger
Louis Winger
Crawford Street
Charles G. Strubler
Aliison
Iowa
Bryan
Idaho
Jefferson Davis
Mail Order Monthly
Panama Canal Zone
B. of
L. E
Indiana Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
Pythian
St. Joseph, Mo
James E. Watson
Illinois Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Kosciusko County
Frank Well
Sturgis
Maj. Dreyfus
Francis Warrington Wawson
United Press Assn
Victor Hugo
Evansville Brewing Company
Sam
Wets
Drys
Post Office Department
West Australian
Pearl Fishers
Hinshaw
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