Council Approves Small Appropriations and Loan
City council votes to appropriate 200 for public works flood fund and 50 for West Crawford Street water main extension from Prospect Street to Edwardsburg Avenue. Elkhart Water Co. to complete 580 feet of line and add one hydrant. An $8000 nine month loan at five percent is authorized to fund city operations. Refund of 147 for liquor license to S. H. Joseph awaits redemption funds. Hazelton and Hartman absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
Board of Works
Water Fund
West Crawford Street
Prospect Street
Hdwardsburg Avenue
Elkhart Water Co
Lounsberry
S. H. Joseph
Hazelton and
Hartman
Whitman Returns From Panama Vacation Visit
Walter Whitman, employed as a foreman in the water piping department at Colon, Panama, arrived home for a 45 day vacation after a year in the canal zone. He notes harsh climate and frequent illness but reports good health overall and brings back many pictures and souvenirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Walter Whitman
Canal Zone
Colon
Mr. Whitman
United States
Elkhart Widower Weds Young Nurse In Private Romance
The Review last Saturday announced the marriage of a well known Elkhartan widower to a young woman. Neighbors and family ties linked the couple, but the paper framed their union as a romance that began when she became his nurse four years ago in sanitarium.
Notre Dame Alumni Reorganize Association at College Meetup
R. and Proctor led the lone ND graduate attendee at a Wednesday meeting to reorganize the alumni association. William P. Breene of Fort Wayne was elected president. Capt. Adrian C. Anson umpired the game between the university team and alumni. Mike Powers of the Philadelphia Athletics caught the foul for the alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. &. Proctor
Notre Dame
Elliot
William P. Breene
Fort Wayne
Adrian C. Anson
University
Mike” Powers
Philadelphia Athletics
Will Try to Reorganize Brigade Encampment Plans
A new company forms from old Boy Scout brigade members to hold an encampment at McNaughton Park with two Sona Bend companies during the Chautauqua session from July 18 to 31. Old members who wish to join attend regular meetings at 608 Moody Avenue on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy’s Brigade
McNaughton Park
Sona Bend
Chautauqua
Moody Avenue
Officers Called to No 4 Take Shore Conductor
Conductor C. Kepler telegraphed the local office to send officers aboard when train No 19 arrived at 1 05 PM to handle a card sharks situation. Officers Miller and Pearce responded but made no arrests. Some men were playing poker on the train and refused to quit at first, then complied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Kepler
Miller and Pearce
Dangerous Practice of Driving Without Lights Cited
Last evening three cars passed without lights on dark streets after nine. Autoists risk their lives and endanger others by no illumination at that hour. A small fire in Goshen was discovered at 9 a.m. today in the Maywald furniture factory, causing about $175 in damage and threatening to engulf the building. The fire started in the tin workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Julius Maywald
Reminiscences on the Bronson House Past Builders and Timeline
Russell Davis recalls the Elkhart Bronson house built 1850s with overland timber delivery before roads. S D Harris built the spiral stair for the Bronson home, while Stern Bronson helped found the St Joseph to Benton Harbor ship canal. The Mather house followed after 1860 with gas piping and a walnut stairway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Davis
Bronson
Elkhart Prairie
Russell, Davis
California
Elkhart Bristol Board and Paper Co
Lexington Avenue
S. D. Harris
Jefferson and
Main Streets
Harris
Indiana
Stern Bronson
Benton Harbor
St. Joseph
Prairie
Farewell Parties For Travelers Departing On Tour
Beatrice Beardsley and Er nestine Sidway leave on the Lake Shore limited at 8 15 Wednesday night for a three months trip abroad. A series of parties and gatherings celebrated the sendoff with hay rack parades a picnic on theIs land and a whist party. The travelers form part of DePotter s tourist party of eighteen sailing from New York next Saturday visiting Naples Italy Switzerland Germany France and England with Charles A Sidway accompanying them to New York.
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Beatrice Beardsley
Ernestine Sidway
Lake Shore
Miss Sidway
Sidway
Beardsley
Hal McCann
James S. Dodge, Jr
C. A. Sidway
New York
Naples
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
France
Holland
England
Scotland
Charles A. Sidway
Miles Medical to Host State Pharmaceutical Association Event
The Miles Medical Co of Elkhart will entertain State Pharmaceutical Association members with a reception and dance at the Inn at Lake Wawasee next Wednesday evening. Fischer's Orchestra of Kalamazoo will provide music. The association’s annual meeting will be held at Wawasee next week, with about 500 attendees anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Company
Miles Medical Co
State Pharmaceutical Association
Lake Wawasee
Fischer’s
Orchestra of
Kalamazoo
Association
Wawasee
Old People's Day Observance at Baptist Church
The annual Old People's Day at the Baptist church will be held next Sunday morning. A cordial invitation is extended to all elderly residents and shut-ins, with conveyances provided for those unable to attend. Those needing transport should phone the pastor Rev. H. N. Spear.
Child Kali Wachter Dies of Fever in South Bend
Two year old Kali Wachter of South Bend died Wednesday from fever described as sear Net by local officials. The tragedy prompted a community vigil as authorities investigate the illness cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kali
Adn
Wolford
Wachter
South' Bend
Mail Pack Explodes On Train No 35 Near Here
A foreign mail package exploded in car on train No 35 east of here Wednesday night. J L Miller of Elkhart, the mail handler, had his moustache and left head hair singed. The wicker box contained cork packed bottles, about 400 small bottles, contents unknown. Loss limited to the package and Miller’s hair with a glass door shattered. Nearby incidents include near-collision of interurban and Goshen street cars and a depot mishap with a passenger barely saved from boarding a leaving train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Here
J. L. Miller
Elkhart
Toledo
Miller
Rat bite at Lake Shore foundry wounds Gruber
B F Gruber, a Lake Shore foundry worker, was bitten by a rat when he touched a flour box. The rodent bit the end of his right index finger before being killed. Gruber missed work after the incident. Albert Spurlock, 91, entangled in a barbed wire fence, was found exhausted after wandering from his daughter’s Warsaw home. He was cared for and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Gruber
Lake Shore
Gruber
Albert Spurlock
Frank Robinson
Warsaw
Personal Injury Accidents Reported in City
Eleanor Proctor, two, of 228 Division street, cut her throat on a closed pair of scissors while playing before noon Wednesday. doctor says the wound is not serious. Eight-year-old Gladys McClintock, of South Main street, swallowed a pin during a river outing. no serious results expected. RB Settlinger at Lake Shore machine shop injured by filings in the eyes and will miss work for several days. J F Cripe at the Acetylene plant sprained his back while lifting. The Daily Review reports the incidents in a city-wide notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
South Bend
Marion
West Franklin Street
Beyind Indiana Avenue
McNaughton Park
Goshen Democrat
Adolph Mease
Elkhart
Eleanor
R. E. Proctor
No. 228
Division Street
Gladys McClintock
Charles McClintock
South Main Street
St. Joseph
RB. B. Settlinger
Lake Shore
Bronson mansion builder details and Shumard remains arrival
Remains of S. W. Shumard are to arrive Saturday afternoon. Ellis committee to meet family in Chicago. More on Bronson mansion builder. Churches plan classes and reports for upcoming Sundays. Auto light issues raise rider danger at night. Woman struggles boarding outbound Lake Shore train. Mail package explosion injures Elkhart clerk. Lou Criger recounts pro ball experiences. Elderly man entangled in barbed wire near Warsaw. Traction cars nearly collide on West Franklin. Elkhartan bitten by rat in a bin. Farewell for two Elkhart women headed to Europe. Chicago convention day details. Morse indicted again. Eight hour law test by Co. M. & St. P. Hartje divorce alimony case. Lafayette family ill. Axtell in Bloomington, Ind. embezzlement arrest. Muncie woman fends off burglar with water. Baseball scores and market reports.
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S. W. Shumard
Ellis
Chicago
Bronson
Presbyterian Church
Congregationalists
Building Fund
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Lou Criger
Warsaw
West Franklin Street
Charles W. Morse
Augustus Hartje
Lafayette
Harry Axtell
Bloomington
Ind
Muncie
Weather forecast summary from Miles Medical Co
Government forecast notes daily temperatures and conditions. Maximum and minimum temperatures are listed with wind velocity and local condition marked as fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Medical Co
Owls Fraternity Split Sparks American Order of Owls
The Order of Owls faction splits after Talbot led opponents to form the American Order of Owls. Dr H Preston Pratt of Chicago elected supreme past president as Spokane is named for next regular meeting while Reading Pa. hosts next year.
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Owls
Twain
Knoxville
Tenn
Order of Owls
John W. Talbot
South Bend
Ind
American Order of Owls
H. Preston Pratt
Chicago
Spokane
Reading
Patrolman Davis Fined for Allowing Prisoner Beating
In Kokomo Indiana on June 16 Judge Cooper fined Patrolman Elmer E. Davis 25 dollars and ordered ten days imprisonment. Davis was arraigned for allowing prisoner Alfred Austin to be beaten by fellow prisoner Bert Spurgeon while en route to police headquarters.
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Kokomo
Ind
Elmer E. Davis
Cooper
Davis
Alfred Austin
Bert Spurgeon
Modern Woodmen of America Elect Officers
The head camp at Peoria elected A. R. Talbot of Lincoln as head consul F. R Obi n of Des Moines as banker and Charles W. Hawes of Rock Island as clerk with other officers named for the membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W
Peoria
Ill
Woodmen of America
A. R. Talbot
Lincoln, Neb
F. R Obin
Des Moines
Charles W. Hawes
Rock Island
Band Concert Pleases Big Crowd
A Bucklea Hotel balcony concert by Trumpet Notes Band drew a large audience and strong applause. Merchants in the south end hire the band for a monument series with the first showing planned next week. Northeast Elkhart social funds aid Clover Leaf ball club by collecting about 20. First Congregational church of Gary incorporates.
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Bucklea Hotel
Trumpet Notes
South End
Trumpter Notes
Monument
Northeast Elkhart
Fred Barger
Clover Leaf Ball Club
Northeast
Elkhart
Elkhart Avenue
Republican Platform Adopted at Delegates Presses Anti Injunction Clause
At Chicago on June 18 the Republican platform was adopted after including an anti injunction plank. The plank supports court authority while calling for clearer federal injunction procedures with notice and hearings when delay causes irreparable harm. Cooper of Wisconsin filed a minority report proposing harsher railroad, tariff, and campaign finance positions.
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Republican Party
Cooper
Wisconsin
Convention Hall Delegates Debate Minority Report in Chicago
At a June convention in Chicago the minority labor plank drew critique. Cooper claimed sole signature while Hopkins said 52 of 53 endorsed the majority. The Wisconsin idea was rejected. election by direct vote and campaign expense items failed. Hanly and Kentucky supported some minority lines. The majority report was adopted as nominations were called.
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Chicago
Ohio
Cooper
Cannon
Illinois
Hopkins
Wisconsin
United States
Hanly
Kentucky
Candidates Named In Nomination Lineup At Meeting
Caoron led the initial nominations with Fairbanks following after Governor Hanly. Taft received nomination by Burton as parties listed their preferred sons in alphabetical order. Indiana was named after Illinois as Hanly prepared to speak, his voice strong and earnest as he opened.
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Caoron
Fairbanks
Hanly
Taft
Burton
Indiana
Illinois
Indians Delegation Demonstration Matches Windy Support
The Indiana delegation sized its display at the convention matching the Winds for Uncle Joe Cannon. The Indiana governor did not appear to be in evidence, implying limited personal impact at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Indiana
Governor Hanly Faces Disruptive Crowd at Nomination Stop
Gov. Hanly stalls amid calls for him to name a successor as interruptions erupt in the gallery. Chairman Lodge restores order and warns of police action while delegates applaud Beveridge’s support and Mayor Bookwalter moves to second Fairbanks' nomination.
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Hanly
Lodge
Gov. Hanly
Fairbanks
Senator Lodge
National Committee
Indiana
Beveridge
Bookwalter
Bookwalter defends Indiana GOP at convention
Bookwalter denounces Ohio delegates as he clashes with heckling at a Republican convention. He defends Indiana’s loyalty to Fairbanks and Hughes, laments the noisy dissent, and criticizes the credential committee while urging party unity amid provincial sniping.
Cruelty and Captive Bird Incidents In City Courts
Andrew Kusmitz was arraigned in South Bend city court for cruelty to animals after testifying that Izador Strommer injured his cat. Kusmitz claimed to have bitten back by dropping Strommer’s dog from a porch onto a cement walk, breaking its legs and leading to its humane killing. He paid a $1 tax assessment. Noah Sage, cousin of the late Russell Sage, kept a red bird captive at his business until Deputy Game Warden E. E. Hiatt released it for violating Indiana law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Kusmitz
South Bend
Izador Strommer
Strommer
Kuzmitz
Noah Sage
Russell Sage
E. E. Hiatt
Fairmount
Indiana
Preliminary work reshapes platform for Washington convention
Chicago reports the resolutions committee completed its pre meeting work with amendments to the anti injunction plank and other administration planks. The committee retains elastic currency and postal savings bank features and adds a tariff revision plank. Unity among members is noted despite yesterday’s tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Resolutions Committee
O. K
Postal Savings Bank
Injections Limitation Plank Approved by Convention Committee
The resolutions committee at 2 a.m. voted 35 to 16 to approve the platform plank limiting court injunctions in labor disputes with South Carolina unrecorded. The platform omits statehood for Arizona and New Mexico. The Michigan delegation instructed Representative Fordney to vote against any injunction plank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resolutions
South Carolina
Arizona
New Mexico
Michigan
Fordney
Gompers and Emery Clash Over Labor Injunction Planks
In a heated committee session on resolutions Samuel Gompers presented labor platform planks. He urged Congress to guarantee organized labor the right to operate without being labeled illegal combinations and to prohibit injunctions in labor disputes absent juries. Emery disputed the record on injunctions, insisting his figures matched Gompers’ supplied data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Resolutions
Samuel Gompers
Organized Labor
Republican Party
Congress
Department of Labor
Gompers
Emery
National Manufacturers’ Association
Fairbanks Letter Pushes Back on renomination
A June 16 letter from Vice President Fairbanks to his manager Joseph B. Kealing in Indianapolis states he will not seek another term, a stance not dampening supporters who still push for renomination. Meanwhile Iowa Governor Cummins telegraphed Lafayette Young indicating willingness to accept a second spot.
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Fairbanks
Joseph B. Kealing
Indianapolis
Cummins
Yowa
Lafayette Young
Towa
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Council
Crawford Street
Elkhart News
Proctor
J. F. Cripe
Acetylene Company
the Daily Review
Otto Allen
Charles Smith
Allen
Paris
The
First Congregational Church of
Gary
Gannon
Boutelle
Senator Hopkins
Committee On Credentials
Gen. Woodford
Hughes
Neighborhood News
Washington
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