Italian Gives Name Antino Rea Tells Lake Shore Brakemen Story
An Italian, who gave his name as Antino Rea, reported to police that he rode a Lake Shore freight train from Chicago to Elkhart, was robbed of a revolver, a watch, and $1.55, and forced to shovel coal. Train 3930 crew identified. valuables recovered. authorities took no action as crime occurred in South Chicago. Also, St Joe Ice Co plans ice cream manufacturing in a new 20 by 30 foot facility on Cassopolis, with equipment ordered and market launch expected within a week. rival Leininger plots artificial ice plant in Elkhart amid ongoing talks since previous years.
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Antino Rea
Seret
Rinehart
Lake Shore
Chicago
Bur
Elkhart
Dawson
Philadelphia
Indiana
St. Joe Ice Cream Co
St. Joe Ice Co
Cassopolis
St. Joe
William Leininger
Chinese Minister Wu Ting-Fang Visits Elkhart Etiquette
Chinese minister Wu Ting-Fang, the United States envoy, arrived in South Bend with his party after a Chicago departure. Local officials considered bringing him to Elkhart but indecision suggested South Bend Mishawaka might consume his time. The entourage included Dr Yen and Joseph E. G. Ryan, with Mayor Fogarty driving.
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Elkhart
Wu Ting-Fang
United States
Celestial Kingdom
America
van Fleet
Century Club
Bilkhart
South Bend
Minster
Mishawaka
Dr. Yen
Joseph E. G. Ryan
Chicago
R. H. Little
The
Record-Herald
Fogarty
No Demand for Hobo Books Visit in Elkhart
A self styled "king of tramps" known as No. 1 visited Elkhart on Thursday attempting to place his books labeled with that title with local news dealers but faced no demand for them.
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Elkhart
Brumbaugh Files Injunction Over Elkhart Bridge Bids
Brumbaugh alleges非法 bidding irregularities in Elkhart County bridge contracts with National Concrete Co. He seeks a permanent injunction blocking payments to the company, claims the bids were not the lowest or best, and argues the board acted illegally and without proper public notice.
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Elkhart County
Goshen
F. M. Brumbaugh
National Concrete Co
Indianapolis
National Company
Brumbaugh
National
Board of Commissioners
Jefferson Township
Pine Creek
Union Township
Wagner Ditch
Washington Township
Jackson Township
Turkey
Concord Township
One Day Too Late About a Suitcase Exchange
W. H. Keith visited the police station to learn if authorities had heard from a man who swapped suitcases with him in South Bend. Keith says he learned the other man’s identity and that he pledged to return the case Thursday, but Keith only arrived today and found no sign of the man or the grip.
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W. H. Keith
South Bend
Keith
Lure of the Custard Pie Draws Officials to Calvin Township
Supt. of Police Silvers Prosecutor A. E. Darling and City Judge F. E. Hughes visited Calvin township Michigan to fish and seek another square meal from the old black mummy found on a prior excursion.
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Police Silvers
A. E. Darling
F. E. Hughes
Calvin Township
Michigan
Goshen Soldier Regains Sight After Philippines Blast
Arthur Cline, a Goshen rider in the Sixth Cavalry stationed in the Philippines, writes home that an explosion had left him blind but he has recovered his sight and reports his status to friends.
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Arthur Cline
Goshen
Sixth Cavalry
Philippines
Boy Pleads For Tormentors In Mishawaka Case
William Shifler a seventeen year old Mishawaka employee at Dodge pulley works lay in Epworth Hospital South Bend with peritonitis from an air jet joke. He told Chief Jarrett the act was meant as a joke and that no malice was intended. No arrests have been made.
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William Shifler
Dodge Pulley
Mishawaka
Epworth Hospital
South Bend
Jarrett
Fire Destroys No. 606 Cassopolis Street Ice Barn
A small blaze at the St. Joe Ice Co barn in Cassopolis Street began on the floor at 11 30 this morning and threatened the structure. The alarm from box 18 brought Company No 4 and the Central station ladder wagon. firefighters were not needed as a bucket brigade kept it under control. The barn houses hay and wagons on the upper floor with stables in the basement where horses were present. heat from a gasoline stove used by employee Dave Rigney is suspected as the origin.
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Ice Company
St. Joe Ice Co
Cassopolis Street
Central Station
Dave Rigney
Ransome Concrete Sues Northern Construction for 512.62
In the Superior Court the Ransome Concrete Machinery Co. filed suit today for 512.62 against Northern Construction Co. Attorney C C Raymer represents the plaintiff.
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Ransome Concrete Machinery Co
The
Northern Construction Co
C. C. Raymer
Plain
Burglars Strike Postal Telegraph Office In City
Robbers entered through a rear transom at the Postal Telegraph Co. office and pried open a desk drawer, stealing 10.75 in cash and three checks while leaving a camera and jewelry untouched. Manager Charles Mowery discovered the loss after opening the office this morning as arc light glare helped the crime scene remain visible to passersby.
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Turnock
Elks’ Temple
Postal Telegraph Co
Peirce Specialty Co
Charles Mowery
Main
Franklin
Thief suspected after Turnock store break in
Police investigate a burglary in which about ten dollars of goods were stolen from Turnock and Sons after intruders broke into Jack Warner's blacksmith shop to seize tools. Miss Mary Karasch heard glass crash around 10 pm and saw a man in the alley. she identified the person as an adult, narrowing clues amid conflicting reports.
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Turnock & Sons
Jack Warner
Turnock Place
Mary Karasch
Hill
St. Joseph Street
Warner
Miss Karasch
Pratt Street Robbery Strikes Luella Cotton Home
Robbers visited Mrs. Luella Cotton at 115 Pratt Street between 2 30 and 5 p m on Wednesday, ransacked each room, and stole 10 in gold from a drawer in C Knowles room on the second floor. Some clothing including trousers and underwear were taken. Entry was gained through an open door left by Mrs Cotton. Knowles room door was found broken and opened when she returned from shopping at 5 o'clock.
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Pratt Street
Luella Cotton
C. Knowles
Mr. Knowles
Local man arrested for trespass and stash of valuables
Gus Johnson of Wilcox Pennsylvania was arrested on the Lake Shore grounds by Special Officer C P Worrell after resisting detention. Police found 322.79 dollars a gold watch revolver and knife on him and he may face additional charges. Clyde Losee was arrested on a larceny warrant for stealing ice tongs from St Joe Ice Co and the items were recovered. Sheriff Ziesel sent George Streeley and Samuel Hahn to Michigan City Prison for petit larceny sentences. Two business front doors were found unlocked by night patrols Thursday.
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Gus Johnson
Wilcox
Lake Shore
C. P. Worrell
Coley
Johnson
Clyde Losee
Pearce
Justice Brumbaugh
St. Joe Ice Co
Losee
St. Joe Company
Crystal Company
Michigan City
John Ziesel
George Streeley
Elkhart
Samuel Hahn
Goshen
Various Crimin', Fires, and Local News across Indiana towns
A Friday rundown notes burglaries in Pratt Street homes and a Postal Telegraph office, a Mishawaka boy hurt by a joke, and local fire threats at St Joseph Ice Co with ice cream plant talk. Also covers church open air service plans, realty firm openings, bridge matter suits, and local political chatter.
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Turnock
Luella Cotton
Pratt Street
Mishawaka
Elkhart Undertakers
St. Joe Ice Co
Frank Brumbaugh
Weather Forecast Summary From Miles Medical Co
Government forecast provides daily maximum and minimum temperatures and wind speeds. The record lists a high temperature of 10 degrees and a low of 10 degrees with wind speeds in miles per hour.
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Miles Medical Co
Goshen Youth Seeks Reform After Horse Theft Case
In Circuit Court Goshen sixteen year old Raymond McKinnis was arraigned in juvenile court after a Saturday night horse and buggy theft. Judge Dodge heard the confession of drinking and a questionable liquor supply story implicating three other youths. The court ordered his transfer to the Indiana school for boys at Plainfield to study a trade and improve his chances.
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Raymond McKinnis
Goshen
John Wallace
Court Yard
Judge Dodge
Indiana School For Boys
Plainfield
Probate updates in three estates with distributions and sale
Estate of Charlotte J. Chokey discharged with administrator C. Chokey. Estate of Eliza E. Hibschman administrator 8S. P. Stauffer distribution ordered. Estate of William R. Showalter administratrix Lillian D. Showalter sale of real estate to Ira Myers for 2666.66 approved.
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Charlotte J. Chokey
C. Chokey
Eliza E. Hibschman
P. Stauffer
William R. Showalter
Lillian D. Showalter
Ira Myers
Open Air Vesper Service at Presbyterian Church
An open air vesper service replaces the indoor service next Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church. Rev. Lewis S. Hall will preach on the lawn between the church and the manse at 6 o clock with excellent music as part of the program.
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Presbyterian Church
Lewis S. Hall
Undertakers Face Unusually Slow Business Across Town
Undertakers report a sharp drop in customers as trade remains quiet and the community shows little sign of improvement. The mood suggests no quick rebound or optimism for funeral homes this season.
Elderly farmer dies after fall from barn near LaPorte
John Grant aged eighty a wealthy retired farmer near LaPorte fell from the top of a barn he was repairing at 6 p m Thursday and was instantly killed his neck broken by the fall
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John Grant
LaPorte
Billik Granted Last-Minute Reprieve in Murder Plot Case
Judge Landis ordered a halt to Billik’s execution until the U S Supreme Court acts on the case. The condemned fortune teller faced charges tied to a murder plot with insurance deaths and a surviving witness recantation. Mass meetings and appeals to Governor Deneen surged, calling for pardon or reprieve as ex-Mayor Dunne and Father O’Callaghan led cries to save him.
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Chicago
Herman Billik
Billik
Kenesaw Landis
Federal Court
Cook County
United States Supreme Court
Springfield
Jerry Vizal
Father O'Callaghan
Great Northern Theatre
Edward P. Dunne
Allies vow to fight on until nomination at convention
Chicago reports an afternoon conference of presidential candidates representatives except Taft unanimously deciding to continue the fight until the convention. Delegates say no nomination will occur on the first ballot as Taft delegates from Texas and Virginia are seated by the national committee.
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Chicago
Taft
National Committee
Texas
Virginia
New Currency Law Rules Announced by Treasury
Washington June 12 The secretary of the treasury promulgated the new currency law and outlined application rules. He reserved the right to add any bank to any association seeking currency and stated that small banks will not face discrimination.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Flooded pack ing plant fire kills two workers
A fire at the Nelson Morris sausage plant in Kansas City began with an explosion and destroyed two buildings. Floodwaters blocked firefighting access, hindering response and causing losses in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Kansas City
Nelson Morris Packing Plant
Grand Old Man Retires. Mac cabees Name Successor
Nathan S. Boynton, head of the Modern Makabees, retires after 27 years guiding the order. He proposes John B. Melwain as his successor, praising him as a strong, educated officer and preferred future leader. Melwain’s name is greeted with cheers at Toledo meeting.
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Toledo
Maccabees
Nathan S. Boynton
John B. Melwain
Meltwain
Veterans parade marks United Confederate Veterans reunion
In Birmingham Alabama on June 12 thousands of veterans lined the streets for the United Confederate Veterans reunion main event. General Clement A Evans led the parade with Generals Cabell Gordon and Walker. Sixty thousand spectators cheered as Sons of Veterans and Woman s Relief Corps members escorted the marchers with Governor Comer and staff among the prominent onlookers.
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Birmingham
Ala
United Conederate Veterans
Clement A. Evans
Cabell
Gordon
Walker
Sons of Veterans
Woman's Relief Corps
Gray
Comer
Alabama
Justice to a Dead Man
In San Francisco on June 12 Police Judge Weller ordered all records in the embezzlement case against late Judson C. Brusie struck from the court books and bondsmen released. The judge said he issued the complaint and arrest warrant on statements he later learned were false, expressing sympathy for the deceased.
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San Francisco
Judson C. Brusie
Metropolitan Surety Company
Weller
Brusie
Reverend Vandeventer Dead After Sixty-Four Years of Ministry
Rev. L. J. Vandeventer of St. Joseph Missouri died at age eighty three in June He spent sixty four years as a Methodist minister in Missouri and served the church across the state His long tenure marked by steady leadership and devotion to his congregation Fürner.
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St. Joseph
Vandeventer
Missouri
Bride and Groom Hoodwinked in Bridal Car Kidnap Bid
Lebanon Indiana June 12 a lively interurban car struggle centered on John W Hornaday the newly married prosecuting attorney and his bride. Party guests attempted to kidnap him using handcuffs as Geo Hornaday the father of the groom intervened and rescued them amid shouts and a delayed Lafayette limited.
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Lebanon
Ind
John W. Hornaday
Hornaday
Merry Widow
Geo. Hornaday
John
Tee Hee
Lafayette Limited
Will Freeman
Warning to Panama Vote Fair and Free
The War department publicized a Taft note to Panama urging fair elections, outlining the United States commitment to the republic’s integrity. The message warns that fraud could trigger intervention to determine legitimate authorities to protect the canal zone’s peace. Amador denies fraud and a commission is formed, but electoral changes raise the risk of US Marines being sent to Colon and Panama.
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Washington
War Department
Taft
Panama
United States
Amador
Tanama
Panama Republic
Canal Zone
Commission of
Almador
Colon
Beandry Children Found Dead in Locked Trunk
In Fall River Massachusetts on June 12 the bodies of five and eight year old Joseph and Andre Beandry were found in a trunk after they hid there to avoid school. The trunk with a spring lock showed signs of struggle before the children died.
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Fall River
Mass
Joseph
Andre Beandry
Directors authorize John Norris for two years newsprint aim
The American Newspaper Publishers association meeting in New York resolved to empower the president to hire John Norris for two years to promote the association’s aims in the newsprint paper dispute.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
John Norris
Hearst Gains In New York Mayoral Election Counts
Vote tally from 502 of 1948 precincts in 1905 New York mayoral contest shows Hearst leading McClellan by 215 votes with court adjourned.
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Hearst
New York
W. R B. Hearst
George B. McClellan
Sedalia Voters Back Local Option by 848 Margin
Sedalia Missouri June 12 after a bitter campaign voters cast a decisive 848 vote majority against local option showing strong district support for general liquor controls and policy.
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Sedalia
Solomon Temple History of Jerusalem Structure Through Ages
The original Jewish temple in Jerusalem built by Solomon around 1000 B C was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 B C. Zerubbabel rebuilt it in 534 B C, later partially destroyed by Pompey in 63 B C and rebuilt by Herod the Great around 40 B C.
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Jerusalem
Solomon
B. C
Nebuchadnezzar
Zerubbabel
Pompey
B.C
Herodge
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South Bend Hospital
Postal Telegraph
Roosevelt
D. B. Hill
Europe
Bailey
Sam
Boynton
Cortelyou
Probate Matters
Secretary of War
White House
ROYS
Seth
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