Narrow Plymouth remonstrance ruling upholds 264 valid signatures
Special Judge Kellison found the blanket remonstrance valid by a narrow margin in Plymouth. The decision upheld 264 signatures, with 263 and a half votes required for the remonstrance to fail, affecting liquor license appeals for Wickwire and Harper in the Third ward and clarifying ward precinct boundaries near the St. Joseph river.
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Plymouth
Kellison
St. Joseph River
William Goldman
D. D. Bates
South Bend
F. W. Wickwire
William Harper
Kelilson
Third Ward
Lexington Avenue
River Avenue
Charlotte Mann
Samuel Strong
Local man pays for cash register from Bucklen visit
A local business man sent two men and a wagon to Hotel Bucklen to reclaim a magazine premium. They received a small watch‑sized mechanism that one assailant slipped into his vest.
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Hotel Bucklen
Rice Named Receiver in Chamberlain Medicine Suit
E. C. Rice was appointed receiver for the H. A. Chamberlain Medicine Co after a suit started by Andrew Stickler in superior court on Friday. The decision came as the case proceeded in the court.
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E. C. Rice
E. GC. Rice
H. A. Chamberlain Medicine Co
Andrew Stickler
Courity Commencement Held at Goahen Patio
Commencement exercises are conducted today for township schools. The ceremony takes place on the patio in Goahen with participants from local institutions.
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Goahen
Congressional Convention Gossip in Indiana Delegates
Gossip on the Plymouth congressional convention shows Miller and Moorman each claiming strength. Precinct caucuses in St Joseph Elkhart Kosciusko and other counties yield mixed results with Miller leading in some areas and Moorman gaining momentum in Kosciusko. Contests and credentials remain unsettled as counties prepare to vote and declare delegates.
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Plymouth
Miller
Moorman
St. Joseph County
Hikhart
Kosciusko
Warsaw
Pulaski
Marshall
Misler
St. Joseph
South Bend
Portage Township
Peyn Township
Mishawaka
Kosciusko County
C. L. George
Elkhart County
Dr. George
Boice
Joint monuments to the dead from two fraternal orders
Elkhart Woodmen of the World and Cedar Grove Woodman Circle will hold joint monument unveilings and memorial services in Elkhart with attendees from South Bend Benton Harbor Marion Warsaw and other areas. Odd Fellows plan annual memorial in Goshen with parade andized program at Jefferson theatre.
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Grace Lawn
Goshen
Blkhart
Elkhart Camp
Woodmen of the World
Cedar Grove
Woodman Circle
Elkhart
South Bend
Benton Harbor
Marion
Warsaw
Ind
Andrew Lehnan
Jerome Wilcox
Nicholas Monks
Marion Camp
D. Starr
Sidway Corner
Grace Lawn Cemetery
Lake Shore
Odd Fellows
Indiana
I. O. O. F. Memorial Association
Jefferson Theatre
Rogers
Pulaski Lodge
Robert Blum Lodge
Monitor Lodge
Will H. Talbott
Auto Party Narrow Escape on Willard Street
Ho ward J Zigier and his son Arthur escaped a collision with a cemetery car at the Middlebury and Willard junction at noon. The sixty horse power Thomas Flyer veered right to avoid impact, bending the left front wheel hub while a female passenger was thrown from the auto. Zigler denied being in the party, but a reliable source confirms he was driving.
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Auto Party
Howard J. Zigier
Arthur
Middlebury and
Willard Streets
Willard Street
Middlebury Street
Mr. Zigler
Juveniles Taken to Goshen for Reform School
Lloyd Swartz and George Connolly, arrested Friday for larceny of fishing gear and pool equipment, were taken to Goshen by Supt. Silvers. Swartz admitted theft from H. B. Sykes & Co. patrons, yielding small sums from purses hidden at the store. Before Judge Dodge they pled guilty and were ordered to reform school, Swartz to a suspended sentence, Connolly to be returned after prior confinement.
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Goshen
Lloyd Swartz
George Connolly
Silvers
Young Swartz
H. B. Sykes & Co
Connolly
Cwill
Third ward remonstrance declared by narrow margin
Summary notes a close congressional outlook, local tax relief in Concord township, and several court actions including petty thefts, juvenile arraignments, and delinquency cases. It also mentions a naval boiler explosion, political results, and various regional incidents across Indiana and beyond.
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Third Ward
Woodmen
Odd Fellows
Concord
Elkhart
BE. C. Rice
H. A. Chamberlain Medicine Co
Fred Schump
Bristol
Weather forecast notes warm weekend
Government forecast says generally fair tonight and Sunday with continued warmth. Miles Medical Co furnishes daily report. Max 86, min not specified, wind 12 mph. Local conditions fair.
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Miles Medical Co
Possible New Industry Considers Elkhart Location
Strangers seen in Elkhart with W W Sterling sought a factory site for two buildings totaling 1,200 by 65 feet and 300 by 65 feet two stories high. They want at least five acres and moving costs paid, with Sterling offering five and a half acres along the Lake Shore Air Line. Decision expected soon.
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W. W. Sterling
Sterling
Lake Shore Air Line
Gossard
Indiana Avenue
Century Club
Elks’ Temple
St. Joseph River
Elkhart
Mrs Prough Reports Stranger Break-In Threat at Night
Mrs. Prough of 517 East Indiana avenue found a man in her kitchen at 10 PM Friday who resembled a Mexican in appearance and spoke broken foreign accents. He demanded food and threatened to kill her before fleeing. Her husband and G B Elliott located a man at Yellow Creek three miles south who matched the description, but Mrs. Prough identified him as not the man.
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Prough
G. B. Elliott
South Main Street
Yellow Creek
Trouble Among Bank Stockholders at Kosciusko County Bank
Warsaw stockholders held a long stormy session Friday night as three factions split over the officers reorganization plan with more than half opposing. Joseph Calbeck of Ligonier died last Monday at age eighty one.
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Kosciusko County Bank
Warsaw
Joseh Calbeck
Ligonier
Time to Make Change Indianapolis Council May Prevent Rebuilding
A Prestolite pumping station explosion in Indianapolis damaged the hospital next to the site and injured several workers. The incident, the third in a year, prompted renewed city council efforts to bar rebuilding at the location after earlier failed attempts.
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Indianapolis
St. Vincent's Catholic Hospital
Majestic
St. Vincent's Hospital
Taft delegates seated as convention starts in Chicago
Frank Hitchcock celebrates the Taft push as the Republican National Committee adds interim Taft delegates from Florida and Georgia to the convention roll. Florida at large and district delegates join, while third Florida district action is postponed. Allies abandon contested-seat hope and may challenge on constitutional grounds or on the floor.
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Chicago
Frank Hitchcock
Alabama
Taft
Republican National Committee
Florida
Georgia
Man Bitten by Supposed Rabid Dog in LaPorte
C A Burroughs Heinz resident manager was bitten on the left leg by a dog believed rabid while riding a bicycle Friday. The dog vanished after the attack. In Chicago Englewood police killed twenty two unmuzzled dogs amid a mad dog panic and a man was attacked by a pursuing dog.
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LaPorte
C. A. Burroughs
Heinz Pickle
Chicago
Englewood
Fifteen Die in Vienna Factory Fire
A celluloid factory in Vienna burned today trapping fifteen workers, mostly young women, who were burned to death as flames swept through the building.
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Vienna
Bank Robbers Sentenced in Pittsburg Heist
John Young and Henry Reiber admitted stealing over 1,000,000 from the Farmers Bank in Pittsburg and were sentenced to ten years. In Jefferson City the state supreme court struck down the eight hour law for telegraphers as unconstitutional.
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Pittsburg
John Young
Henry Reiber
Farmers Bank
Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Good Templars Urge Czar to Sign Prohibition Measure
Washington June 6 The national lodge of the Good Templars adopted a resolution urging the emperor of Russia to sign a prohibition bill passed by the Finland legislature, which cannot take effect without his signature.
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Washington
National Lodge of the Good Templars
Russia
Finland
Meat shipment returns to New York to ease US shortage
London reports 210000 pounds of U.S. meat stored in London Glasgow and Liverpool were reshipped by fast freight to New York to meet continuing meat shortages in the United States.
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London
United States
Glasgow
Liverpool
New York
Tragic Mining Accident Claims Shelby Johnson
Sullivan Indiana June 6 Shelby Johnson thirty five was instantly killed at the Union mine after backing toward the shaft with an empty ear not noticing the cage had descended and he fell into the shaft.
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Sullivan
Ind
Shelby Johnson
Union
Twenty Two Inning Tie Ends Scramble in Schaller
Schaller and Sac City battled 22 innings in Ia before rain or travel needs forced the game to end in a 3 to 3 tie. Sac City needed to catch a train, prompting the stoppage.
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Schaller
Sac City
Weather brings heavy snow and rain in Montana town
Butte Montana reports eight inches of snow on the level turned to slush by a driving rain that began later, delaying activities and creating slick conditions.
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Montana
Butte
Mont
Nebraska towns wrecked by early day tornadoes
Tornadoes struck Riverton Nebraska near Franklin and Scandia near Chester causing extensive damage. Eight people killed in the central state last night. Republic City Kansas reported destroyed by cyclone with communication cut off. Enid Oklahoma endures its worst flood with Main street at twelve feet deep and 20 houses washed away.
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Lincoln
Neb
Chester
Kan
Republic City
Here
Geneva
Scandia
Enid
Okla
Bogey Creek
Indiana public buildings grant sets Goshen at 15600 this year
Washington reports Indiana will receive 260000 for public building sites and limited construction next year. Goshen gets 15600 for the current year as work delays until 1909 10. Bids for the Goshen site will be opened July 9 by the supervising architect.
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Washington
Indiana
Goshen
Office of Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Supervising Architect
Detective and Suspects Involved in Pittsburg Shooting
County Detective Englert shot and killed Thomas Trevers and was fatally wounded while trying to arrest four men in a vacant house. The suspects are linked to the robbery of Monongahela Coal Co. general store in Boston Pa. A armed group of three men and a posse resisted authorities as Englert was carried from the scene.
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Pittsburg
Englert
Thomas Trevers
Monongahela Coal Co
Boston
Six Die In Boiler Explosion Aboard Tennessee
In Los Angeles on June 6 two of the gravely injured sailors from the battleship Tennessee boiler explosion died, raising total fatalities to six.
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Los Angeles
Tennessee
Signorinetta Wins Oaks After Derby Victory
Signorinetta, winner of the Derby last Wednesday, has captured the Oaks, another of Britain's classic races. Croker's Rhodora also ran.
Deadly Rail Crash Near Annapolis During Naval Ball
Two Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric trolleys collided just beyond Camp Parole killing eight people and injuring many during Naval Academy commencement events. Victims include Baltimore residents Richard Norton, A N Schultz, Ruth Slaughter, and railroad official William Mun Slaughter. An unidentified ball gown clad woman, likely Miss Harris of Philadelphia, also died. Wreckage occurred on a curve reducing visibility as extra cars ran for the ball night.
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Annapolis
Rfn
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad
Naval Academy
Richard Norton
A. N. Schultz
Baltimore
Shreiber
Academy Junction
Audi Neal
New York
Ruth Slaughter
William Mun
Slaughter
J. W. McDaniel
George White
Camp Parole
Annapoli
Washington
Traffe
William FE. Slaughter
Washington, Baltimore and
Annapelis
Miss Harris
Philadelphia
Death on a Warship Tennessee disaster claims four lives
Four sailors die and ten are injured aboard the armored cruiser Tennessee when a boiler tube ruptures near the engine room after leaving Santa Barbara. The blast hurls iron, steam, and debris across the space. Rear Admiral Sebree narrowly escapes. Doctors rush to treat the wounded as the Pacific fleet proceeds toward Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Tennessee
Santa Barbara
W. A. Weldon
Loreal Marine
San Pedro
Polowing
Tead
George Wood
Earl
F. & Maxfield
Secondclass
E. J. Burns
Walter S. Burns
J. P. A. Carroll
R. W. Watson
East St. Louis
R. F. Rutledge
G. M. Corns
H. Fitzpatrick
Sebree
Robertson
Howard
Winnipeg Plumbers Union Fined for Picketing
The Manitoba high court found the Plumbers' Union liable for interfering with nonunion labor during last winter's strike. Judge Mathers imposed a $2000 fine and issued a perpetual injunction against further picketing.
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Winnipeg
Man
Mani>topa High Court
Plumbers’ Union
Mathers
Sunday and Day Families Count Marriages in Farm Community
In Morocco Indiana on June 6 a local note reports farmers Sunday and Day near Martinton. Sunday has five sons and Day five daughters. Three Sunday sons have married Day daughters and the remaining brothers court the others, suggesting all the Day sisters will wed into the Sunday family.
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Morocco
Ind
Martinton
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