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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
5
Mrs. John Warden of Dunlaps narrowly escaped death after dental extraction in Elkheart. A Goshen physician treated her for nearly three hours, stopping the bleeding at 9:30 p.m. She was then reported out of danger but still weak.
At 5 p m Thursday a lighthearted fight between two young bridge workers drew laughs on the north approach of the Main Street bridge. Board of Public Works Commissioner E L Arnold watched from a timber acting as boss and peacemaker. His warning voice rose above the din as the pair finally stopped the scuffle and returned to work, shoulder to shoulder.
The board listened to objections to required sidewalks on Willowdale avenue Corunna street Chapman and Delaware Avenues Gordon and Cedar streets this forenoon Each location saw varied input with requests to postpone or allow private walks while several streets Harvey West Indiana Kilbourn South Main Calumet and West Jefferson had no objections and proceed as planned
Controller James A. Bell described the Concord Mining Co. in Maine as created to safeguard the investors interests. Elkhart residents Bell and three others joined the venture originally promoted by the Fedder brothers. A settlement arrangement followed with local officials and the school board review of project work on a Central school building and power house, with minor unfinished items noted by architect Bradley. Mrs Goshen Greenwald of South Bend reports her husband was arrested for non support after allegedly providing three dollars weekly to support her and their three children.
Astronomers prepare for a June 28 annular solar eclipse lasting from 8 40 a m to noon in Chicago with visibility across much of the United States. A rare planetary cluster Mercury Venus Mars Neptune and Jupiter may be seen near the sun, with Arcturus dimly approaching Earth. Protective eye gear is advised and observers may glimpse the outer planets west of the sun shortly after sunset.
A bottling works wagon owned by Samuel Stone was struck by a lowered gate at the Lake Shore Main Street crossing at noon. Thirty six bottles of pop fell from the rear and shattered over the pavement, scattering glass that endangered bicyclists. The gate and wagon gate mechanism were broken, causing the incident.
Following Wu Ting Fang visit and efforts to entertain foreign dignitaries, Baron Kogoro Takahira, Japan's ambassador, agrees to visit South Bend in the coming autumn to gain insight into industrial affairs here and in the country.
A proposed extension from Middlebury to Elkhart could hinge on H E Bucklen building the St Joseph Valley traction line to the new terminus. Citizens urged to persuade Bucklen to proceed with right of way terms, believing he would accept if offered. A Bristol route might boost value and earnings of existing St Joseph Valley traction and railway lines.
Contractor Samuel Shelley will finish the Valley Line depot within a day or two and General Manager Jones and his staff prepare for occupancy Monday morning. The depot adds a modern, valuable public improvement to North Detroit street, and the Valley Line’s use shows its benefit to Lagrange. The town has profited from Bucklen’s enterprise, and continually supports railway building on routes that pass through Lagrange.
A gang of asphalt repairers promised to fix Second Street and Lexington Avenue but arrives slowly. In the meantime, vehicles and pedestrians, from cars to children on roller skates, must bump over the rough patches and endure the jostling.
Colonel E A Biddle of Indianapolis visits Elkhart to rally interest in reviving the United Boys Brigade. Aimed at older youths fourteen to eighteen, the plan includes new appointments and a reorganized band under Major George W Butler. Next drill set for Moody avenue, with five companies at Centerville camp under Maj Paul Comstock.
Old soldiers are requested to keep in mind the funeral of George W. Best at 4 p m Saturday.
Summary of today’s news reports a revived interest in the Boys' Brigade, notes ongoing asphalt repairs delayed, and outlines details of an upcoming solar eclipse. It mentions the St. Joseph dam repair in Indiana, horticultural notices, post office information policy, a mining company protection effort, and the Lambert monument removal from Grace Lawn cemetery.
Government forecast shows fair conditions tonight and likely Saturday with rising temperatures. Miles Medical Co furnished daily. Maximum temperature unknown. minimum temperature low. wind velocity around 12 mph. Local condition remains fair.
The notice offers to send The Review to any address for any length of time at ten cents per week. It suggests using the service while traveling, letting the paper follow you daily during a vacation.
From Kansk Siberia a dispatch reports the Protos, Germany's NY to Paris entry, reached the city at 3 35 am after leaving Irkutsk Sunday. The 32 mile leg was driven at about twenty six miles a day, a figure experts call phenomenal. Protos travels with powerful searchlights, aiming for Yenessei river 155 miles west. The American machine Thomas is said to have reached Irkutsk a day after the Protos, while Zust has been missing since Charbin June 19.
Goers from Elkhart and South Bend rush to Winona Lake using traction rates today. South Bend cars are packed, a doubleheader departed after 7 a.m. The main draw is a choral contest with the Hiawatha drama by real Indians as a strong second.
Workmen repair the St Joseph river dam damaged by high water. A cofferdam of sand bags protects workers. Many fishermen enjoy the low water for now, as river level above the dam will rise at least two feet once repairs finish.
Arias Seidner of near Waka Rusa delivered cream when a dog darted at the car. The vehicle struck the dog and overturned, throwing Seidner to the ground and fracturing a shoulder blade while badly bruising his face.
In Metuchen New Jersey on June 25 a fuss over a cake with a solitaire engagement draws laughs as Mrs Mary Wilkins Freeman reports guests ate the cake and asks for its diamond back. In Washington a wage cut for Southern Railway workers is deferred to July 1 after talks facilitated by Commissioner Neill and Interstate Commerce head Knapp.
Washington reports the United States will not seek more trouble in Venezuala as the recall of Jacob Sleeper to Caracas ends the diplomatic incident. About a dozen consular officers and agents remain stationed in Venezuelan cities to protect U S citizens, with no diplomatic functions and no plan to remove them.
Miss Maud Rogers a department store clerk in Anderson Indiana narrowly escaped severe injury when her hair became entangled in a basement revolving line shaft. She climbed a stepladder to reach a shelf and as she descended her hair pulled free, tearing out scalp hair before she could be freed.
The Republican vice presidential nominee J S Sherman has progressed enough to plan leaving for his Utica home next Monday. Doctors say he must have an operation before the campaign begins.
Grave fears are entertained over the czarina's condition as she remains weak after returning from Reval. Her health both physical and mental has significantly deteriorated, prompting alarm in St Petersburg.
A railway wreck on the Bombay Baroda line at Calcutta on June 26 caused a massive blaze. More than twenty people died or were lost, many of them likely Europeans, as flames consumed the injured and fleeing passengers.
Ex champion wrestler George Hackenschmidt whose death had been reported is alive and apparently well in Aix La Chapelle on June 26 denying earlier death notices from the press.
News facts note Harvard's victory in the eight-oared event at New London Conn with Yale's stroke fading after the second mile. The same dispatch mentions the Stock Exchange closing at 1 p.m. in memory of ex President Cleveland, a Spanish royal birth baptism slated for June 29, and pardons by Acting Governor Cox of Kentucky.
Grover Cleveland was buried in Princeton with Presbyterian rites and no eulogy or sermon. His daughter Ruth lies beside him. President Roosevelt, his wife, and Secretaries attended, sending wreaths. About fifty carriages and crowds observed the procession. In New York stock exchanges nationwide closed except the Cotton Exchange out of respect.
Years after a red light at a street corner was linked to police response via the telephone exchange, residents near a meat market watched four robbers at work on a safe but did not notify the exchange. The robbers fled, but returned the next night to loot another office.
Douglas Stuart, night watchman at the IXL furniture factory in Goshen, was arrested Thursday evening on a serious charge. He allegedly took liberties with Mary Long, ten years old, daughter of James Long, entering the Long home while the father and sister were away. A hook used as a substitute for a missing arm was mentioned. neighbors frightened him away. Stuart, about fifty, with a wife and family, remained in jail in default of a $1,000 bond.
Denver dispatch reports Thomas Taggart, head of the national Democratic committee, arriving with a booming pledge for Bryan’s top ticket. He predicts Bryan on the first ballot with John W. Kern as running mate, and names J E B Tamber and J F Shiveley as nominators. Taggart praises the convention venue Auditorium and notes a July 4 national committee meeting to handle delegate contests from New York districts, Ohio, the District of Columbia, and possible Illinois contests. Norman E. Mack says no railroad nationalization will appear in the platform, signaling a consensus between Bryan and convention leaders.
Indianapolis June 26 Russell Gaar nineteen, of 8250 Ashland avenue, faced a comic yet serious mishap after thieves stole his clothes while bathing in Fall Creek near College avenue. He stood in only hat and shoes, retrieved a temporary outfit from the bank, and later found his own garments returned by a helper. Police searched for the thief but found nothing. In separate items, Cyrus J. Clark was arrested on a false claim charge with $5,000 bail, and Dr E Oscar Lindenmuth of Indiana University Medical School was detained in hospital with smallpox contracted from a patient.
Indianapolis June 26 W T Abbott of Chicago special rep of John R Walsh and the Southern Indiana Railroad company says they will file another suit. He discusses rates on coal shipments from the southern Indiana field over the Southern Indiana and Big Pour to Indianapolis and the gas belt. Abbott notes the Indiana railroad commission and coal shipments are causing him serious trouble and gray hairs, while Walsh’s attorneys grapple with official documents stacked six inches high.
Princeton Indiana June 26 Thomas Mesicks of Mount Carmel rolls over in bed due to heat preventing sleep and dislocates his shoulder. A physician is summoned and chloroform administered while the dislocation is reduced.
Newcastle Ind June 26 one witness in the Deavers estate case told the sheriff he feared for his life. To ease fears armed guards were placed in the courtroom but no incident occurred.
George Englehart, 49, was instantly killed in the No 1 mine of the Brazil Black Coal company when a ton heavy slate fell on his head while loading a car. The accident occurred in Brazil Indiana on June 26. Authorities said no others were injured.
Jasonville Indiana June 26 Joseph Addison an employee at Hanley's saw mill was severely burned when pouring hot metal into a shafting box an explosion hurled molten metal into his face a serious accident reported from the mill workplace.
Bruce Scott an eighteen year old youth was thrown from a horse at Peru Indiana on June 26 and was killed the horse stepping on his right side in the fatal incident.
A playful Exchange question asks what the moths ate prior to Adam and Eve wearing garments. The prompt probes early human attire origins and natural history with a light curiosity.
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