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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
2
A mixed column from June 26 1908 discusses Elkhart postal history by Charles H Chase and A P Kent, coal price timing, Utica politics, and local morality. It surveys public interest in scandals, private funerals for Grover Cleveland, Gompers in the Democratic platform, gun safety in schools, and judge Holdom’s Chicago address.
A lateStatesman recounts that Paul Leicester Ford’s widely read novel The Hon. Peter Sterling featured a New York politician whose life and career resemble Grover Cleveland. The imagined heroine with slate colored eyes was said to mirror Mrs Cleveland, a noted society figure of the era.
In Washington on June 26 ambassador Joaquin Na buco rejected reports that Brazil is constructing ships for Japan. Consul Amaral said Brazil is building two 19200 ton dreadnought battleships in England, with a third planned after one launch. Ships include destroyers torpedo boats submarines and transports as part of a broader navy program making Brazil the ninth naval power.
A speaker criticizes public libraries for stocking sensational and sensationalist books. He argues libraries should serve genuine public demand while avoiding dime novels and sensational detective stories. He warns older readers lose imagination and urges age-appropriate filtering to keep literature constructive.
English papers note the coincidence of Cleveland's death with the Venezuelan withdrawal, praising his independence and integrity. Fort Wayne News urges more leaders like Cleveland, while South Bend Times cautions against demagogues and calls for thoughtful stump speakers. A Ligonier Leader editor lookalike joke appears from the Times.
President Grover Cleveland died at 8:40 AM at his Princeton home after a long public life as mayor governor and twice president. President Roosevelt orders half mast for thirty days and military and naval honors at his funeral.
A historical note on last surviving presidents and their ages at death. It lists inaugurations from Lincoln to McKinley, death years, and ages, highlighting how Cleveland was the sole ex president at death and noting causes of death such as assassination and illness.
A Boston church change ends annual Mother Church communion season. Mrs Eddy states that branch churches keep their seasons, but The Mother Church will not hold further communion services. She frames the move as spiritual advancement and notes distant members may still attend.
Indiana State Horticultural Society accepts Greenfield Indiana invitation to host the Mid-Summer Congress of Fruit Growers on August 19-20 2008. Eminent horticulturists from Missouri Michigan New York and Indiana will discuss modern strawberry growing soil fertility horticultural education orchard management and related topics. Open free to all interested in fruits flowers or truck farming with a welcoming Greenfield hosting effort and W B Flick as secretary for details.
The piece notes post offices are no longer information bureaus. Postmasters must keep office affairs private, cannot provide names or addresses, reveal resident status, or handle parcel checking. It then mentions Fourth of July travel rates by the Big Four: round trips at one and a half, valid July 3 and 4, with a return by July 6.
Two hundred armed mounted men attacked Viesca in Coahuila causing deaths and injuries. Wires were cut railroad lines torn up and a bridge burned. Troops dispatched from Mexico City and Saltillo to the scene amid claims the attack was bandit action. Officials deny political significance.
In Goldfield on a Tuesday a mine superintendent Marc Taylor and ex-constable E W Priest killed each other in a pistol duel after rising bad blood. They shot on a street near Taylor’s home and continued while on the ground until both revolvers were empty. Separate item notes Governor Folk calls flags at half mast for ex President Cleveland with state offices closed for his funeral.
Chicago grain quotes show Wheat near 90 and Corn around 68 while oats range mid 40s. pork, lard, and ribs listed with July and Sept figures. live stock prices include hogs at 6.15 to 6.55 and cattle and sheep values across prime and good categories. East Buffalo notes slow cattle market and steady hogs with lambs and calves priced. An appeal from Italian consul for Giuseppe Alia seeks commute of death sentence to life imprisonment in Denver.
Real estate transfers list moves involving Cyrus C Shafer Walter C Ever est Charles Frank administrator William H Powles John L Wolf David M Hoover Wilson M Tobias Susan B and Martin K Feather Susan B Feather Wilson M Tobias Mary Waterman George E Compton Charles F Hill Louisa J Chapman Frank Kelley William F Livengood Wilbur C Crull Sam Doll Jacob B Bontrager WilliamS Daub and multiple Elkhart area parcels plus Cassopolis residents urging action on missing George Metsker and a South Bend injury incident Seth Carson fractured hip and ribs Knights of Pythias notice and invitation to St Johns church services at Castle Hall June 28 10 80 oclock.
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