Death Claims Prominent Elkhart Leader George W Best
George W Best a long time Elkhart resident and former banker died suddenly with his wife at his side. Heart trouble brought on by heat caused his death at age 74 after returning home from work on Lexington avenue. He served as justice of the peace for decades and was a Republican stalwart. Survived by wife Mina, son Harley, daughter Georgia and brother D R Best of Angola. Funeral arrangements await his daughter’s return from California. Also noted is obituary of Mrs Mary Graham of South Bend aged seventy with one adopted son in Mexico. Funeral service set for Friday at 10 a m with interurban car transport to cemetery.
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Elkhart
George W. Best
Mr. Best
South Main Street
West
Lexington Avenue
Mrs. Best
Daily Review
Best
Ralph Wilhelm
Martha Kluth
Republican Party
Bracken County
Kentucky
Huntington County
Indiana
Huntington
Goshen
United States
Elkhart County
Co. D
136Th Indiana
Elkhart Bank
Shiloh- Field Post
Mina Best
Harley Best
Miss Georgia Best
D. R. Best
Angola
Georgia
California
Mary Graham
Mary Elliott Graham
John Graham
Annie Rush
George Rush
West Madison Street
South Bend
Graham
Grace Lawn Cemetery
John E. Graham
Mexico
Elkhartans Form Mining Co Incorporated in Maine
A Maine dispatch reports Concord Mining Co. files with the Maine secretary of state in Augusta. Indiana backers list James A. Bell Jacob P. Sanders Hans M Myers and Charles Dotson as initial subscribers and nine directors with Pike Chadbourne and Andrews in key posts. The company aims to acquire develop own mining lands water works irrigation tunnels transportation lines and gas and electric plants and franchises.
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State of
Maine
Augusta
Indiana
Concord Mining Co
James A. Bell
Jacob P. Sanders
Hans M. Myers
Charles Dotson
Elkhart
Ind
H. M. Heath
C. L. Andrews
EH. J. Pike
I. HE. Chadbourne
M. H. Simmons
Pike
Chadbourne
Andrews
Elkhart County Re adverts Bridges Bid Round
Elkhart county commissioners in Goshen decided to readvertise twenty five bridges on the same structures allowing both iron and concrete bidders. The move delays bids six weeks, aims to overcome technicalities, and may affect the earlier injunction by Elkhart Bridge and Iron Works Co. Contracts will require two commission sessions before award, with August as a likely deadline.
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Elkhart
Several Serious Mishaps In Dunlaps Area Cause Injuries
Reports from Dunlaps and nearby farms describe a series of accidents. Eight year old Frank Wolf suffered a severe head wound after a stone strike, and delays in seeking care worsened his condition. Neighbor Mrs. Eddleman cut two thirds off her finger in a wringer. Three year old Roy Menshein injured by a sharp stick near his nose, and eleven year old N J Rows son injured his foot in a stone stumble. Co W Vetter fractured a toe after a hammer dropped on it. Expressman Wesley Tornton was knocked by a switch engine, suffering ribs and arm injuries. Cox, a saidman, hurt his left heel, and Charles Vetter had emery removed from his eye.
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Frank
Theodore Wolf
Dunlaps
Charles Eddleman
Roy
Michael Menschein
N. J. Row
Co. W. Vetter
West
Franklin
Cox
Charles Vetter
Lake Shore Pattern Shop
Indiana Law Pushes Better Roads for Rural Mail Routes
Postmaster Eisenbeiss orders road officials to repair highways along United States rural free delivery routes or risk loss of rural service. An amendment requires township trustees to reserve five percent of road funds as emergency use and to keep routes passable and well drained. Officers face fines for delays. Also: carriers must maintain neat appearance and suitable equipment. Two heat incidents and a pursuit update conclude the item.
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Eisenbeiss
Post Office Department
Elkhart
Hisenbeiss
Indiana
United States
Board of Commissioners
Wisenheiss
Picnic at Island Park by St John’s Episcopal Church
St John’s Episcopal Church and its Sunday school plan a picnic on Island Park tomorrow starting at 1 pm. All congregation and school members are invited to attend.
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Island Park
St. John's Episcopal Church
Elkhart News Briefs and Regional Updates
The Elkhart area reports sudden death of G W Best and several other fatalities, with mining interest linked to a Maine-formed company. Accidents inclinations and heat prostrations, rural roads urged by Postmaster Eisenheiss, and Michigan City life-savers set rescue records. Union sessions and political notes include Taft Yale visit, Bryan attacks answered, and Wash ington speech. Williams Leeds death noted as a former magnate affects Rock Island stock. Spain’s queen reports second son.
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G. W. Best
United States
New York
Taft
Yale College
Wade Ellis
Ohio
Bryan
Cincinnati
Booker T. Washington
Louisville
Theodore Roosevelt
Detroit
Indiana
Hanly
Texas
Canada
Roosevelt
William Leeds
Rock Island
Spain
Weather Forecast Tonight Through Wednesday
Government forecast calls for showers or thunderstorms tonight or Wednesday with cooler temperatures. Local conditions show partly cloudy skies and milder air.
Severe Storm Strikes City with Lightning Hits Homes
A brief but intense storm passed through the city at 2 15 PM causing high winds and lightning. Three homes on Thomas and Kraus streets were struck. Mrs Margaret Swartzlander aged 72 was badly shocked in the Warren residence bathroom. Chimneys, pipes and ceilings damaged. trees felled and awnings torn across the Dodge block. The Home Telephone Co reports 293 telephones out of service as crews assess the damage. Continued on Fifth Page.
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Carl Schlosser
Thomas Street
W. J. Warren
Kray Street
William Schlosser
Krau Street
Schlosser
Second
Marion
Harrison Street
Harrison
Dodge Block
Home Telephone Co
J. S. Sherman Very Ill in Cleveland Hospital
Congressman Sherman Republican vice presidential nominee was rushed to a Cleveland hospital in critical condition after gallstone complications. A Baltimore surgeon was summoned and the Sherman family, traveling from Utica, N Y, hurried to his side. Sherman had previously recovered from similar issues but faced a dire operation this time. Nine Negroes Slain in Sabine County Texas
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Texas
Cleveland
Sherman
Baltimore
Utica
N. Y
Myron T. Herrick
Stolen Mail Pouch Recovered In Kansas City
The registered mail pouch with 50,000 dollars in money and 100,000 dollars in jewelry was taken from a mail car at Union station June 6 and found in Rock Island yard in Kansas City Kansas. The purse contained valuables though four empty envelopes indicated 80,000 dollars in currency was removed.
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Kansas City
Union Station
Rock Island Railroad
Kans
Fire wipes out vast portion of Three Rivers business district
A stable fire sparked by a melt wind at mid morning engulfed the lower town of Three Rivers Quebec destroying the city business section. Over 300 buildings burned with losses expected well over one million dollars.
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Three Rivers
Quebec
Strangler at Work In Fashionable New York Hotel
Police under coroner orders investigate the death of Jacob Prosello found strangled with a towel in a fashionable New York hotel. The case is shrouded in mystery.
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Work
New York
Jacob Prosello
Rescue Twenty Two From Lake During Ride of 114 Yacht Fleet
Rescue crews in Michigan City saved twenty two people from the lake after a night voyage of the Columbia Yacht Club regatta when a thunderstorm and squall capsized several boats. The storm also damaged or destroyed local churches including the Presbyterian church, matches a pattern of recent church calamities in the city.
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Michigan City
Columbia Yacht Club
Chicago
Presbyterian Church
First Congregational
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Mystery of the Head-Covered Infirmary Patient
Mary Grim, eighty three, has slept on a cot at Kosciusko county infirmary for fourteen years. Doctors find no physical defect and her mind is clear though she never shows her face or speaks often. She has remained in apparent good health with little need for medicine.
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Mary Grim
Kosciusko County Infirmary
Warning for July 4 Victims Cites Tetans Deaths
Surgeon General Wyman warns the public health report links tetanus deaths after July 4 injuries to improper wound care. Over five years there were 786 tetanus cases with 721 deaths, a 92 percent mortality, many from blank cartridge wounds though overall wounds vary by type.
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Washington
Wyman
The
Marine Hospital
RAILWAY MAGNATE DIES IN PARIS
Wm. B. Leeds, former president of the Chicago and Rock Island railroad and once a Richmond Ind. resident, died in Paris after a period of ill health. Leeds earned wealth in tin plate speculation and grew up with Dan Reid. Roosevelt to Oppose Taft in Sport. President Roosevelt plans to attend New London races and root for Harvard, severing ties with Taft temporarily as he travels with his family aboard the Mayflower.
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Wm. B. Leeds
Richmond
Paris
William B. Leeds
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad
Ind
Dan Reid
Leeds
Roosevelt
Taft
Oyster Bay
New London
Conn
Harvard
Yale
Teddy
Bill
Rock Island Securities Decline Cited in Wall Street Reports
New York June 23 rapid decline in Rock Island securities was reported on Wall Street due to no death of Leeds. It was stated that Leeds has been unloading for days before his death, with rumors of the property condition believed to be true.
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Rock Island Securities
New York
Wall Street
Leeds
Notable Marital Move Shocks Society in England
An Alaska mining firm reports on Anna Gould and Prince Helic de Sagan heading to England for their marriage. The text also notes a Boston convention's two week schedule, a New York court fine, drowning fatalities near New York, and Roosevelt and Taft planning to attend the Yale Harvard boat race in New London.
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Mme
Anna Gould
Prince Helic de Sagan
England
Boston
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Hough
New York
Roosevelt
Taft
Harvard
Thames
New London
Edward
Sherman
Cleveland
Paris
Abdél-Aziz
Morocco
Rabat
Port Chester
N. Y
Qoll
Geological Survey
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
American Library Association
Lake Minnetonka
Minn
Katipumian Society
Army Department Plans for 250000 Man Standing Army
Assistant Secretary of War Shaw outlined War Department plans to raise the standing army to 250000 men in eight camps where state troops may maneuver annually, creating a standing force of about 1006000 men. The Daily Review, 10 cents a week.
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Army Department
New York
Shaw
War Department
Warning on lockjaw dangers during Fourth of July celebrations
Indianapolis June 23 Dr J Nn Hurty secretary of the state board of health declares war on the lockjaw threat thriving in street dust and seen to strike Independence Day celebrants. He issues pamphlets urging precautions, warns that injuries introduce deadly germs, and urges prompt medical care to prevent fatal cases.
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Indianapolis
Ind
J Nn Hurty
State Board of Health
Turty
Acquittal in Shelbyville assault case cited at trial
Morten Bailey, charged with assault and intent to murder, was acquitted after a preliminary trial before Squire VanCleve. Pasley confronted Bailey and Spalding. Bailey remanded for grand jury action on $200 bond. McCarthy and Spalding attacked Rally after nightfall. both faced charges stemming from a street altercation.
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Shelbyville
Ton
Morten Bailey
Sturder
Tars
Squire VanCleve
Heen
Warren Spalding
Pasley
Howard McCarthy
Ralley
Spates
Stillon
McCarthy
Spalding
Ralley Ant
Knicks
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Elkhartans Form Mining CO
Charles Stafford
Richard Aldrich
Aldrich
Joseph Foley
Youngstown
Foley
Crumpacker
Grozbecker
Filkhartan
Telegraphic
Miles Medical Co
J. S. Sherman
Houston
Tex
Hemphill
Sabine County
Perry Price
Aaron Johnson
Beaumont
San Augustine
Michigan City Harbor
Anna
Her Prince
Hie
Farm—Women's Club
the Daily Review
DR. Hurty
Harry
Pamphtet
Jity
Aetyil
Jock
Tociana
Phot
Piel Reinty
Cyboveeh
Hnifr
Hanounn
Jostuuet
Trevernor Hanty
Iis
Ant
Ottewa
Wan
Kome
Newcastle
Elwood
Jude
Harry Goodwin
Vic
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