Two Men Narrowly Escape Grave Gravel Pit Cave In
A cave in at a Elkhart gravel pit near noon trapped two workers, Henry Fedderhoff and Archie Niswander, and a horse. Fedderhoff was unconscious before rescue. Niswander escaped fearfully after being freed. Both survived with minor injuries after cooling their heads with water.
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Elkhart
Henry Fedderhoff
Archie Niswander
South Main Street
Niswander
Fedderhoff
James Dygert
Main Street Bridge Closed for Repairs After Safety Findings
Street Commissioner Williams reports North Main street bridge floor unsafe with wooden stringers near the street railway rails. City engineer Smith confirms danger and recommends steel replacement. Bridge closed to vehicle traffic. streetcar service to continue. County action and railway crew work planned starting Monday.
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Main Street
Williams
Board of Public Works
North Main Street
Smith
Street Railway Company
Street Railway
Greene
Arnold
Changes in Teachers in Elkhart and Warsaw Schools
Miss Mary Thayer of Warsaw will teach German in Elkhart schools succeeding Miss Mary Moses who resigns after this year. It is expected Miss Moses will marry within the year. W P Shortridge of Hope Indiana was here as an applicant and has been hired to teach history to replace William Leer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Thayer
Warsaw
Elkhart
Mary Moses
W. P. Shortridge
Hope
Ind
William Leer
Speeding motorcycle on sidewalk near Mrs Mather home
Mrs John Mather of 1521 South Main reported a motorcycle speeding up and down the sidewalk in front of her house at fifteen to twenty miles per hour on Friday evening. Authorities took steps to stop the speeder.
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John Mather
No. 1521
South Main Street
Sidway Mercantile to Reopen After Shutdown Inventory
County commissioners disposed of the remaining $40 000 note issue with City National and State banks of Goshen taking the balance at par. Sidway Mercantile Co. will resume operations Monday with a full force after a brief shutdown for inventory and repairs.
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City National and State Banks of
Goshen
Sidways
Sidway Mercantile Co
Lake Shore Rail Shop Proves Local Production Cheaper
The Lake Shore rail shop, kept open full time after convincing Cleveland officials it could save 25 to 30 percent on first costs for frogs and crossings, now operates six days a week. Foreman argued home made products outlast private suppliers in quality, prompting orders to stay open and take on new work. Local Elkhart workers recall the shift from planned shutdown to busy production.
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Lake Shore
Cleveland
Elkhart Welcomes Chinese Minister Wu Ting-Gang Briefly
Wu Ting-Gang the Chinese minister to the United States visited Elkhart briefly after a fragmented schedule. A small crowd gathered at the Century Club as officials scrambled to greet him within a fifteen minute window before he boarded a special car bound for South Bend. The minister spoke of railroads as educators and remarked on fine schools ahead as he toured with his secretary Dr Yen and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Wu Ting-Gang
United States
Elkhart
V. W. van Fleet
Century Club
Simmons
Main Street
Dr. Yen
W. C. Davis
Celestial Empire
Charles G. Lohman
O. A. King
William Vernon
Bert Daugherty
J. B. Stoll
Charles Murdock
Col
J. E. Brady
Fogarty
Frank
Mishawaka
EB. M. Mulholland
John McGill
C. C. Herr
W. A. McInerny
Harry Wair
J. J. McErlain
Max Livingston
Oliver
Chicago
Automobile Road Projects Spur Regional Road Plans
Reports trace a South Bend originated drive to improve the Mishawaka road to Goshen for auto travel. Plan calls for farmer contributions, and extending Oakland avenue to Mishawaka road. A proposed Mishawaka to Bristol boulevard along the St Joseph river would connect Elkhart Mishawaka and Bristol for a smoother rural and intercity drive.
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South Bend
Mishawaka
South Bend I
Goshen
Oakland
Mishawana Road
Elkhart
Bristol
St. Joseph River
Shooting Gallery To Close After Complaints
A shooting gallery in a tent at Main and Pratt streets will be abandoned after police complaints from nearby business owners and Pratt Street residents. The venue stayed open late with noisy gunfire and frightened horses, though it was profitable. the proprietor agrees to discontinue to quiet the neighborhood.
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Main
Pratt Streets
Pratt Street
Unknown Thief Returns Stolen Watch
Mrs. W. H. Mann and her children are pleased and mystified by the return of a timepiece stolen during a May 29 break in on Second street. The heirloom watch, engraved on both sides, belonged to Mrs Mann’s late father Rev Edward Barr. The family found the watch on the porch Friday morning, unsure how it returned.
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W. H. Mann
Second Street
Man Seeks Suitcase Lost on Wedding Trip
W. H. Keith pursues recovery of a suitcase taken by mistake at South Bend. The bag held Mrs. Keith's wedding finery. He learned Friday in Chicago to inquire with the baggageman at Jackson, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Keith
South Bend
Elkhart Court News Includes Divorce Grant and Bar Admissions
Handy Pearl Strine granted a divorce from Mahlon Stripe for desertion in Circuit Court. David M. Hoover and Jonathan S. Yoder petition to practice law before Elkhart county bar. examinations referred. Race for trusteeship: Out of Race Co. and VanAlstine withdraw, planning a Niles real estate move after thirty years in Elkhart.
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Handy Pearl Strine
Haverstock
Mahlon Stripe
David M. Hoover
Jonathan S. Yoder
Elkhart County
Militiamen Join Marine Corps From City
Walter M. Stewart and Henry G. Wolf residents and members of Co. E were sworn into the Marine Corps by Lieut. Lauren Willis at the local recruiting office on Friday. They departed that afternoon for Washington for training and will be assigned to a battleship or island possession after the course. Stewart was formerly employed as a Lake Shore brakeman.
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Marine Corps
Walter M. Stewart
Henry G. Wolf
Co. E
Marine Service
Lauren
Willis
Washington
Stewart
Lake Shore
Boy Bitten by Dog on South Main Street
A son of Oliver Grosh was bitten on the hand by a dog at the home of Mr. McManus on South Main Street this forenoon after delivering goods at the rear door. The wound was cauterized.
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Oliver Grosh
Narrow escape as gravel bank caves on two Elkhart youths
Two Elkhart young men narrowly avoided injury when a gravel bank caved in on them. Other local items note a dog bite victim, a ministerial visit to Elkhart, a watch returned to a Mann residence, and a Bucklen Theatre season close with Ham Tree. Additional notes cover militiamen joining the Marines, road work plans, a resumed Sidway factory operation, and various city concerns.
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Elkhart
Mann
Bucklen
Marine Corps
Lake Shore
Mishawaka
Bristol
Sidway
Main Street
Weather forecast and local conditions update
Showers and thunderstorms expected this afternoon or tonight with a Sunday turn to fair and cooler conditions. Furnished daily by Miles Medical Co. Maximum and minimum temperatures not specified. Wind around 12 mph. Local condition partly cloudy.
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Miles Medical Co
Sanity Commission Split Over Shick Case
The Sanity Commission split on John Shick with Dr Holdeman and Justice Brumbaugh deeming him insane and to be admitted to Longcliff, while Dr Potter ruled he is not insane and may remain at liberty. Affidavits were sent to the Goshen county clerk. Shick, a boilermaker, believes a perpetual battle exists between his union and church and is unable to work.
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John Shick
Holdeman
Justice Brumbaugh
Longcliff
Dr. Potter
Goshen
Shick
Misdated Death Report Appears in Friday Paper
Notice from Coldwater Reporter questions a death report for Mrs Susie Pitcher in Elkheart Indiana. Undertakers deny knowledge of any death and say funeral details are not yet arranged. Pitcher reportedly left Coldwater weeks ago. obituary to follow if confirmed.
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Coldwater
Susie Pitcher
Elkhart
Ind
Pitcher
The Man With the Money Won’t Pay
Gus Johnson was arrested Friday for trespassing on Lake Shore grounds. He was fined $5 and costs in city court this morning, refused to pay, and was committed. He carried $222 at arrest. Police said the unpaid fine would still be collected. A second charge of carrying a concealed weapon may be filed against Johnson.
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Gus Johnson
Lake Shore
Johnson
Kentucky Gov pardons Goebel slayings defendants
Caleb Powers and Jim Howard were pardoned unconditionally by the Kentucky governor and left the prison as free men. Howard, serving a life term for murder, and Powers, tried as an accessory, were both pardoned after late‑night work on the cases.
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Frankfort
Caleb Powers
Jim Howard
Howard
Powers
James Howard
Louisville
Indianapolis
William Taylor
Kentucky
Gov. Willson
Towers
Beveridge as Vice President Topic in Chicago Rumors
Gossip in Chicago on June 13 discusses Beveridge as a possible vice presidential candidate with Sen Beveridge’s allies pressing to block his nomination if Taft is chosen. Indiana Governor Hanly and the Indiana delegation are present as Taft supporters insist the VP be a strong orator to counter Bryan.
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Beveridge
Chicago
National Committee
Hanly
Indiana
Taft
Bryan
Thaw Held Amid Bid to Transfer to Mental Hospital
Harry K Thaw remains at Poughkeepsie jail as counsel seeks a Supreme Court change of order sending him to Mateawan State Hospital for the Insane. The first meeting with his wife since his bid for release occurred in Thaws Dutchess County jail quarters.
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Harry Thaw
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Poughkeepsie
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
State Hospital For
Mateawan
Matteawan Asylum
Thaw
Dutchess County
Gains Outnumbered Losses in Trade Review
R G Dun weekly report notes gains outnumber losses in commercial and industrial activity and credit markets, with business held steady despite looming political conventions causing a dull security market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Tragedy in Cadillac Mrs Cooper Kills Family Then Herself
In Cadillac Michigan on June 13 Mrs Daniel Cooper aged thirty nine fatally shot her husband and five children and wounded a sixth son Fred sixteen or seventeen who remains dying. The bodies were found by the mother during a visit to the home.
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Cadillac
Mich
Daniel Cooper
Fred
Florida Still Floats After Torpedo Attack
The monitor Florida was fired upon for the second time in two weeks but remained afloat. A Whitehead torpedo was fired at the vessel today while officers and crew stayed aboard to receive instruction from the impact.
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Norfolk
Florida
Ammunition for Cuba Seized Aboard Seguranea
Treasury agents seized 10 000 rounds of ammunition aboard the Seguranea of the Ward line in New York on June 13 bound for shipment to Cuba. No significance of the seizure could be learned.
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Cuha
New York
Treasury Department
Seguranea
Ward Line
Cuba
Suffragettes Parade Through London in Large Demonstration
Ten thousand women from Britain, the colonies, the United States, and Europe marched from the Thames Embankment to Albert Hall for a major suffrage meeting. The procession featured eight hundred banners and included delegates Dr Anna Shaw and Miss Lucy J Anthony in the first carriage, with other notable leaders and writers among the marchers.
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London
British Isles
Colonies
United States
Thame’s Embankment
Albert Hall
Millicent Garrett Fawcett
Sarah Grand
Beatrice Harriden
Elizabeth Robins
Tag Day at White House Tagged 198 People
Quentin Roosevelt led a Washington event by tagging nearly 200 visitors and staff for the Children's Playgrounds Association. The French ambassador, cabinet members, and White House staff joined in as tags bore the inscription I am tagged to help the Children's Playground Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Quentin Roosevelt
Quentin
Loeb Down
Children's Play Ground Association
Indictment Convicts Standard Oil in Interstate Case
Guilty verdicts returned by a federal jury in Rochester New York in the Standard Oil case after a trial June 1. Counsel Titel J. Nenetik of Buffalo moved for a new trial and Judge Havellear set July 7 for argument. Forty counts alleged violations involving oil shipments from Olean New York to Rutland and Bellows Falls Vermont with possible fines up to 20 000 per count totaling 800 000.
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Rochester
N. J
Jery
Standard Oil Company
Titel J. Nenetik
Buffalo
Havellear
Olean
N. Y
Rutland
Bellow’s Falls
Wright, Oldest Ex- Congressman, Dies in Washington
Jonh Vines Wright, the oldest living ex member of Congress, died at his home in Washington on June 15. Nearly eighty, he had continued to work at the general land office until two months ago when a stroke of paralysis ended his active career. He was noted for striking more Indian treaties than any other man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jonh Vines Wright
Congress
General Land Office
Hardwood association ends in Milwaukee. next meeting in Detroit
The National Hardwood Lumbermen's association convention in Milwaukee concluded with Detroit chosen as the site for the next gathering. C. O. Agler of Chicago was elected president and a secretary will be selected later by the board of directors.
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Milwaukee
National Hardwood Lumbermen's Association
Tetroit
Mich
C. O. Agler
Chicago
Alleged Grafters Acquitted in Harrisburg Case
After thirty two hours of deliberation the capitol graft jury acquitted Burd Cassel and Architect Huston. The report notes the body of Mrs. Joseph Barker recovered in Clearlake at LaPorte last Friday. Her death is attributed to epilepsy ruling out suicide.
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Harrisburg
Capitol
Burd Cassel
Huston
Joseph Barker
Clearlake
LaPorte
Boatmen argue over pistol in stern dispute
In a short local note the passage quotes a man in the stern declaring he will rock the boat while a companion warns against it fearing discharge of a loaded pistol, as reported by the Loulaville Courier Journal.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
Manner borrows scales of justice for weighing neighbor
An oblique quip likens a local figure to using justice scales to measure his neighbor’s faults, reflecting a Chicago writing voice that mixes satire with social commentary. The fragment hints at public perception and moral judgment in a civic context.
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Chicago
Packing plant fire kills two workers in Kansas City
A blaze at the Nelson Morris & Co packing plant in Kansas City Kansas destroyed property valued at 250000 to 350000 dollars. Two laborers were killed and a third was perhaps fatally injured.
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Coutily
Kansas City
Nelson Morris & Co
Kan
Dunwell Dies at 46 in Brooklyn NY
Charles Tappan Dunwell, longtime representative of New Yorks Third district, died in Brooklyn at age forty six. The report notes a political career and sudden death.
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Charles Tappan Dunwell
New York
Brooklyn
Cardinal Logue
Ireland
Queenstown
O. P. Belmont
Cathedral of the Incarnation
Garden City
T. I
Washington
National Grand Lodge
Order of Good Templars
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Denver
Colo
Charles E. Byers
May KE. Boren
Edward Smith
Welcome Warmth for Fairbanks at Indiana Reception
Indianapolis news notes a June 13 reception at the Columbia club for Vice President Fairbanks and GOP candidates including James E. Watson for governor and Fre mont Goodwin for lieutenant governor with strong attendance from across Indiana. The Noblesville Military band planned a Chicago-bound trip trumpet salute. The article also covers a saloon case, an embezzlement plea and a bank depositor protection effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Oriental Feast Delights Damascus Rites In Fort Wayne
Three children of Mr and Mrs Kal eel Irarrah born in Damascus were christened at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne Indiana Rev H S B Masters led the ceremony in a crowded service Followed by a reception and banquet at the parents home An Oriental feast with nineteen courses and six untouched dishes was served as many guests retired late due to the lavish Syrian customs Most dishes and liquors were imported from Syria
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Kaleel Irarrah
Damascus
First Presbyterian Church
Syria
Farmers Plowing at Night in Owensville News
Wabash township farmers plow after nightfall due to late corn planting and favorable weather. If fair weather lasts another week, an average crop is expected and every team is at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensville
Ind
Wabash Township
Wanderer Noah Floyd Sought Near Oakland City
A search party around Oakland City Indiana on June 13 seeks Noah Floyd a well known farmer who wandered from home while temporarily insane. Floyd had shown signs of insanity for some time but was not regarded as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland City
Ind
Noah Floyd
Floyd
City angler nets fifty pound shovel-nose in White river
Columbus Indiana resident Arthur Munroe reports catching a fifty-pound shovel-nose catfish in White river near Columbus. Nearby, Golden Hill and John Hunter captured a forty-pound catfish in Flatrock river using two trout lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Arthur Munroe
White River
Golden Hill
John Hunter
Flatrock
Alumni Endowment Progress Reported at Rose Polytechnic
At a Rose Polytechnic Institute alumni meeting in Terre Haute on June 13, it was reported that 3500 dollars had been paid toward a proposed 15000 dollar endowment to be raised by the alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Wu Ting in South Bend Factory District Tour
Wu Ting Fang Chinese minister to the United States visits South Bend Indiana factory district by order of the Chinese government. The trip underscores cordial exchanges amid official duties as observers note strong ties with local industrial leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wu Ting
South Bend
Ind
Wu Ting Fang
United States
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Rolding
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Marion
Tohn Bishop
Bank Avenue
Bishop
Urey
Fred Lubbe
First National Bank
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A. HB. Anderson
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