Local briefs recount purse find and other city notes
A.O. Berry finds a purse near home. Fifteen Ellhart teachers plan summer book selling for a Chicago publisher. Officials Rite Mulhullen and Hayes visit South Bend for a conference. Arthur Kelloge picks up Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper from 1863 near Jackson street. A 12 year old catches a five pound carp near the Elkhart bridge. The widow Langdon Smith, formerly Marie Antoinette Wright, dies by suicide in Brooklyn at age thirty two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Rite and Mulhullen
Hayes
South Bend
Jackson Street
Arthur Kelloge
Leslie
Elkhart
Walton
Langdon
Denver’) Smith
J. McM. Smith
Brooklyn
Marie Antoinette Wright
Louisville, Ky
Sharp brothers arrested for assault on Main Street
Emanuel Sharp, seventeen, and Clarence Sharp, twenty one, were arrested this morning by Officer Pearce on assault and battery charges. The warrant was sworn by Samuel McClain who claims the brothers assaulted him in an alley off Main Street. The elder of the brothers is involved in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel Sharp
Clarence Sharp
Pearce
Samuel McClain
Main Street
Man Pleaded Guilty Before City Judge Hughes
A man pled guilty before City Judge Hughes this afternoon and was fined five dollars plus costs. His brother’s charge was dismissed due to his tender years. A Mishawaka police chief report says a peddler has been selling linen and silks and offering a diamond for fifty dollars, possibly tied to a May 27 theft from Charles Clouse’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Mishawaka
Charles Clouse
Mortuary Records Summary for Hubbell and His
Benjamin Hubbell of Jefferson township died in Afton Iowa on Wednesday night at age sixty. His mother aged ninety and sister Mrs BE Lacy live in Goshen. Beatrice Hubbell Plummer of Los Angeles is a daughter as are another daughter and a son. The mother survives all but one of eight children. Nicholas His, longtime Mishawaka resident for sixty two years, died Wednesday at age eighty two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Hubbell
Jefferson Township
Afton
BE. R. Lacy
Goshen
Beatrice Hubbell-Plummer
Los Angeles
Lacy
Nicholas His
Mishawaka
Rail inspection drives higher quality steel on railroads
The Lake Shore and New York Central systems established in house inspection bureaus that have improved rail quality. Led by P. H. Dudley, the central bureau records rail variations and photographs breaks. Western inspectors include N. v. Levine, A. P. Lloyd, W. H. Allen, and Milo Cluen. A Toledo dispatch notes a rail union merger push could reach 125000 members. Engineer Gulmyer cut the distance between fikhart and Toledo to 112 minutes, beating his previous four year old record. Brakeman A. C. Baker fell ill in Toledo and a dead head sleep train moved toward Buffalo. Frank Hitesman is sick at the roundhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
New York Central
New York Central Inspection Bureau
P. H. Dudley
N. v. Levine
A. P. Lloyd
W. H. Allen
Milo Cluen
Fikhart
Toledo
A. C. Baker
Buffalo
Frank Hitesman
Roundhouse
Local Candidate Withdraws After Church Rules Cited
Daniel McKibben of Clinton township withdrew his candidacy for township trustee after learning Mennonite church rules against political ambition. Also listed are couples granted marriage licenses John Gertz and Martha Ellen Nicodemus Goshen, Charles Wilbur Folker and Mamie Simmons Goshen, Harley B. Shank Goshen and Dora Anglemeyer Harrison township. A pouch from Lake Shore train No. 3 dropped near Goshen scattered letters over two blocks. Elkhart County Fair runs September 14 to 18 at the new fair grounds west of Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel McKibben
Clinton Township
Mennonite Church
John Gertz
Martha Ellen Nicodemus
Goshen
Charles Wilbur Folker
Mamie Simmons
Harley B. Shank
Dora Anglemeyer
Harrison Township
Lake Shore
Elkhart County
Divorce Fortunes Alter in Court and Winona Rail Bid
Pearl Rabbitt won a divorce in Wabash county leaving Russell unaware of the split. In separate action, Judge VanFleet dismissed a later divorce bid by a man still claiming marriage. Dr. S C Dickey of Winona interurban disputes a receivership bid by the Chicago Electrical Installation Co in Indianapolis federal court, asserting the line is solvent and should operate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Rabbitt
Russell Rabbitt
South Bend
Wabash County
Russell
VanFleet
S. C. Dickey
Winona Interurban Railway
United States Circuit Court
Indianapolis
Electrical Installation Co
Chicago
Winona
The
Electrical Installation’ Co. of
Elkhart Gambler Pleads Guilty in Circuit Court
James Atkinson of Elkhart pleaded guilty to running a gambling house in Elkhart before Special Judge Dausman. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs and paid. Atkinson had ties to the Frank Wickwire saloon and had originally planned trial before changing to a guilty plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Atkinson
Elkhart
Dausman
Atkinson
Frank Wickwire
Fred Schrump
Marie
Girls’ Industrial School
Bigelow
Town Lot Baseball Sparks Firemen Youth Show
A wood yard east of the central station hosted a midweek Town Lot Baseball game with firemen and many local kids taking part. The matches were described as among the most valiantly contested and exciting seen in the city, recalling days when Pratt street youths gathered daily for the national game, cheered by firemen and city officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Yard
Central Station
Pratt Street
Hitchcock Acquitted In Hawthorne Case At Hempstead
The jury found Raymond Hitchcock not guilty on charges of assaulting two underage girls at his Hempstead Long Island home and a Manhattan Fortieth Street residence. The verdict came after late night deliberations and a curtain dispute, with Mrs Hitchcock in court weeping as her husband was escorted to Tombs Prison on four other indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Hitchcock
von Hegen
Voecks
Hempstead
L. I
Forty-first Street
Helen von Hagen
Elsie Voecks
Tombs
Justica Goff
Bandits Steal His Bride on Mountain Bridal Trip
W W Burns of Jackson County North Carolina reports six men bound and robbed him and abducted his wife from a cottage in Panther Mountain Greenville County during a bridal journey. He has not seen her since and authorities investigate the claim.
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Spartanburg
N. C
W. W. Burns
Jackson County
Panther Mountain
Greenville County
Burns
notable deaths and events from the era
Oliver U P Belmont dies of peritonitis after an appendicitis operation at his Hempstead Long Island home. King Edward’s visit concludes with a cordial meeting. Col John F Finerty dies in Chicago after a long illness aged 62. Millers National Federation holds its sixth Detroit convention with about 400 attendees. General Stewart N Woodford says Taft’s nomination would warrant New York vice presidency. W B Harding renominates Ohio Wesleyan alumni trustee. A Mackay monument is unveiled in Reno. German chemist notes river eel 60 percent water and salmon 61.4 percent. lobsters and oysters are four fifths water.
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Oliver UW. P. Belmont
Hempstead
Edward
John F. Finerty
Chicago
United States
The
Millers’ National Federation
Detroit
Stewart N. Woodford
Taft
New York
Wairbanks
Ohio Wesleyan University
Board of
John W. Mackay
Reno
New
Walled Cities of China Feature High Protective Walls
The walled cities of China are well named as most are ringed by walls thirty to forty feet high and sixteen to thirty feet thick. The city of Asianfu is described as enclosed by a wall sixteen miles in circumference.
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China
Asianfu
Bank of England
Imperial Ottoman Bank
Constantinople
Oldest U S Chamber of Commerce Founded in 1768
The New York Chamber of Commerce, the oldest commercial corporation in the United States, is based in New York City. It was organized May 5, 1768 at Fraunces Tavern, a historic venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chamber of Commerce
United States
New York City
Fraunces’ Tavern
Russian Extravagance Draws Profit for Foreign Businesses
A Swiss official claims 200 Russians will spend more in a month than 1,000 English visitors, boosting profits for hotels and shops in host lands. The assertion highlights the perceived spending power of Russian travelers abroad.
Stamp errors turn up high value in rare finds
A postal official notes stamps gain value from errors and misprints. Examples include a twopence blue Mauritius bought by the Prince of Wales for £1,450 with Post Paid Mauritius altered to Post Office Mauritius. A British Guiana issue bears Patimusque instead of Petimusque, and a blue one penni Cape of Good Hope fetches nearly £200. Western Australia swan upside down stamps sold for £400.
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Mauritius
Prince of Wales
Post Paid
Post Office
British Guiana
Cape of Good Hope
Western Australia
London
The Sorrowful Tree and Related Treasures
A Persian tale describes the sorrowful tree blossoming only at night with buds opening after dusk and closing at dawn, leaving a white flower dusted ground. It notes another daytime-blooming counterpart and discusses strong rooms, blood circulation history, and the authorship of the Letters of Junius with Sir Philip Francis favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Junius
Chabot
Sir Philip Francis
Thomas Paine
Sarcastic Dad Finds Physical Culture Amusing
A Louisville Courier-Journal item notes a father reacting to a child demonstrating physical culture with a rod. The exchange ends with the father quipping about sweeping if the rod had straw at the far end, highlighting humorous science progress attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Louisville Courier-Journal
Choice of 200 Hats at Deeply Cut Prices
An old time classified snippet advertises 200 trimmed hats priced $4 to $8.50 for $1.95 at Deffler's millinery. It also lists milk prices and a July August riverfront rental offer with contact via the review office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deffler’s
Large Youth Gathering Surprises Guy Brusman at Parental Home
A big crowd of young people surprised Guy Brusman at his parents home last Friday evening. A strawberry supper was served and attendees reported a fine time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osolo News
Guy Brusman
C. F. Brusman
Chamberlin
Elithart
E. Mitchell
Willam Harvey
Elkhart
Williard Rockstroh
Eliza Dunbaugh
J. A. Watts
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First State Bank
Norman Sage
J. Goldberg
Chas. T. Greene
Posits
St. Joseph Valley Bank
John W. Fieldhouse
T. Thornton Snell
Herman Borneman
Walter S. Hazelton
Elkhart Review
A. O. Berry
Lake, Shore
Ellhart School
Police and Criminal News
Mortuary Record
News OF the Railroads
County News
Neighborhood News
North Carolina
Philateliste
Harvey
Weekle
George
Bohemian Magazine
Wambaugh Sanitary Milk Co
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Grace Lawn Cemetery
First Evangelical
Hickory Street
J. H. Brefsh
W. H. Wiegner
Congregational Church
Ziesel’s
Houseworth's
North
South End
Bucklen
D. R. Bowles
Bowles
South Second Street
Lae Shore
Big Four
Bucklea
Lessee
East
Lexington Avenue
Sor
Gruppen
Mudge
Copenhagen
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