Taxes Paid Reach Record Spring Collection Totals
The first installment of state and county taxes closed Monday. Simpson Abstract Office reports Concord Cleveland Bango and Qsolo townships paid between 65000 and 76000 dollars, the largest spring total yet. More property owners paid in full and delinquencies fell, with townships contributing at least a third of county totals. Only three individuals paid over 1000 dollars in personal property taxes, totaling 4138.95 dollars. Corporations also pay heavy taxes, while the smallest separate payment was seventeen cents and five cents overall.
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Simpson Abstract
Concord
Cleveland
Bango
Qsolo
H. EE
Buck- Jen
J. W. Fieldhouse
C. G. Conn
Century Chile directors set May 20 tour for automobile owners
At a Monday meeting Century Chile directors named C. M. Eisenbeiss R. H. Hotchkin and C. G. Conn to arrange an owners’ visit for the Cleveland wholesale merchants party arriving May 20. The evening’s entertainment will be run by the club’s entertainment committee led by W. G. Hill. The board rejected taking over the Kenwood Golf Club after a referendum. They also discussed a proposed municipal envelope design to advertise Elkhart’s advantages and a potential town trademark.
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Century Chile
C. M. Eisenbeiss
R. H. Hotchkin
C. G. Conn
Cleveland
Club
J. J. Botorff
H. G C. Randall
A. H. Beardsley
Fred Wolf
Harry Sykes
Charles Miles
T. T. Snell
W. G. Hill
Kenwood Golf Club
Elkhart
Heads of City Departments Hear Reports on Water and Finances
City leaders and Mayor Greene reviewed the water question with Elkhart Water Co secretary J. H. State. Financials show April 1 cash $179.48, receipts $36,757.98, total $36,937.41. expenditures $19,732.92 with $13,200 for notes. May 1 balance $17,204.49.
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Greene
J. H. State
The
Elkhart Water Co
Board of Public Works
East Street
East Franklin Street
Thomas Street
Mason Street
East Boulevard
Mason and
Thomas Streets
McNaughton Park Bridge
Prospect
Ellis Streets
Madison Street
Virginia Avenue
Monroe Street
South Main
Short Streets
Strong Avenue
Vine Street
Lexington Avenue
Ward Street
Franklin and Bridge Streets
Bridge
Hudson Streets
Land Alley
Bridge Street
Elshart Avenue
Simonton Street
Sherman Street
Laurel Street
Maple Row
Milwaukee Avenue
North Street
Gladstone Avenue
Central
Island
McNaughton Parks
City Parks Improve As McNaughton Paints Stand
McNaughton Park stand has been painted and new seats are expected in a few days. The April budget shows extensive department spending across Public Works Fire Police and related services totaling 4 867 45 with allocations for parks cemetery lighting and street work. The health secretary notes unusually low acute sickness this year as city leaders discuss a water meter rate contract proposal to replace a flat rate.
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McNauhton Park
McNaughton
Board of Health
Short
State
Elkhart Knights Templar to Attend Grand Commandery in Winona
About 35 to 50 of Elkhart Commandery Knights Templar will travel to Winona for the grand commandery opening at 2 p m and a parade in Warsaw. J B Martin eminent commander Dr C D Goodrich captain general J B Davidson generalissimo lead, Trumpet Notes Band to marshal. They meet at the asylum at 8 and take the 8 45 train. round trip fare 1 30. Some stay to see drills Thursday.
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Elkhart Templars
Winona
Elkhart Commandery
Knights Templar
Grand Commandery
Warsaw
Elkhart
J. B. Martin
C. D. Goodrich
Boys' Brigade Occupies New Armory in North Main Street
At Monday's meeting the Boys' Brigade occupied the new armory in the garage on North Main street. Four companies were formed as A B C and DD. Springfield rifles are expected before the next meeting. Memorial Day arrangements were started and rent will be secured by contributions from friends and relatives. The next meeting is Friday with a formal armory opening to follow once arrangements are completed.
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New Armory
North Main Street
Cos
Springfield Rifles
Elkhart Chautauqua Plans Pivot to Senator Allison
Elkhart officials abandon the hoped for Uncle Joe Cannon appearance and plan to invite Senator Allison instead. Telegrams between Elkhart and Washington show the Illinois statesman may come, but his schedule is busy. C. L. Wagner oversees arrangements with the Slayton Lyceum Bureau. Directors meet Wednesday to finalize the program details.
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Senator Allison
Joe” Cannon
Elkhart Chautauqua
Allison
Spencer Cannon
Chautauquas
C. L. Wagner
Slayton Lyceum Bureau
Assembly
Illinois
Elkhart
Washington
Cannon
Chautauqua
Joe
Socialist Lecture by Gertrude Breslau Hunt in Hoffman's Hall
Gertrude Breslau Hunt of Chicago lectured in Hoff mans hall under the national socialist party. She touted child labor reform prohibition work and factory conditions and spoke on Ten Questions to Socialism Answered as a logical and instructive speaker.
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Gertrude Breslau Hunt
Chicago
National Socialist Party
Hoffman’s Hall
Miss Bertha Schooley and Reba Knee Visit Coloma and Paw-Paw Lake
Miss Bertha Schooley and Reba Knee returned from visits at Coloma and Paw-Paw Lake, sharing their travels and observations from the trips.
Frisco Smallpox and Missing Educator News Briefs
A Westville sensation follows the alleged disappearance of Prof. A H Yoder, superintendent of schools. He left a train at Walkerton to confer with the LaGrange school board then reportedly went abroad. Mrs Yoder is instructed to Tun slang s. In Monticello, Tom McCoy on trial for embezzlement shows a changed, haggard appearance after the bank failure.
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LaPorte
Westville
A. H. Yoder
Yoder
Lagrange
Walkerton
Tunslangs
Grows Hagaard
Monticello
Ind
Tom McCoy
Rennsalaer
Death by Own Action Claimed in Spier Case
New York May 8 Police theory holds Charles T Spier Rogers aide killed himself rather than facing debt. Spier reportedly lacking funds due to a $30,000 promissory note, with evidence pointing to a self-inflicted gunshot.
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New York
Charles T. Spier
Henry H. Rogers
Spier
Smallpox and Typhoid Reported in Frisco Earthquake Victims
The surgeon general of the army received a San Francisco telegram noting fifty seven smallpox cases among earthquake victims and seven typhoid cases. Officials expect no epidemic and report strict precautions to limit spread.
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Frisco
Washington
the Army
San Francisco
Tragic Barn Fire Suicide Near Bremen Indiana
In Bremen Indiana on May 8 Harry Reed age 35 killed himself after kissing his wife goodbye. He entered his brother in law Oliver Cline's bank barn, set it ablaze and apparently slit his throat from ear to ear. A razor lay beside the charred remains and domestic troubles were blamed.
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Cremmed
Bremen
Ind
Harry Reed
Oliver Cline
Council Meetings Dispersed by Police in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg on May 8 lower and upper house members of the new empire council met at the economical society hall. Police and soldiers entered with one hundred officers and ordered the gathering dispersed amid indescribable confusion.
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St. Petersburg
New Council of the Empire
the Economical Society
Newlands Proposes $250 Million Bank-Backed San Francisco Rebuild
Senator Newlands proposes a gigantic corporation with 250 million dollars capital to reconstruct San Francisco. Headquarters are at the National City Bank, reportedly backed by Rockefeller interests.
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San Francisco
New York
Senator Newlands
National City Bank
Rockefeller Bank
Rockefeller
Gary Bill Passes the House in Harbor Aid for Steel Gary
Representative Crumpacker's bill authorizing the secretary of war to run deep water lines for a harbor at Gary Lake County passed the House on Monday. The measure would facilitate construction and access for the United States Steel Corporation facility.
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Gary
Washington
Crumpacker
Secretary of War
United States Steel Corporation
Lake County
Mining Resumes in Anthracite District Next Week
Scranton reports a general resumption of anthracite mining next Monday with repairmen and engineers to work Tuesday to prepare mines for operation.
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Scranton
Powder mill blast destroys building in Xenia
Xenia Ohio May 8 a jumbo powder mill exploded last night leaving a large crater in the ground. The structure was obliterated with no injuries reported as no one was inside at the time.
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Xenia, O
Several Reported Killed in Southern Railway Wreck
News from Atlanta reports seven people killed in a Southern railway wreck between Atlanta and Spartanburg today. A Paris bombing in Rue des Plantes injures three. An early morning earthquake in Connecticut topples small buildings at East Hampton. Prof. Frederick Ingersoll and Bertha Stark begin a ten week vaudeville tour under the International Amusement Bureau.
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Atlanta
Southern Railway
Spartanburg
Middletown
Conn
East Hampton
Frederick Ingersoll
South Bend
Bertha Stark
International Amusement Bureau
Mrs Blaine Plans Long Visit to Sioux Falls
The Washington Post reports Mrs. Jones G Blaine née Mavilee Twichbern daughter of Rear Admiral Hichbern will leave Washington at week’s end for Sioux Falls. She intends to stay several months as her husband continues business in New York while she visits South Dakota.
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Washington
May
the Post
Jones G. Blaine
Mavilee Twichbern
New York
Rockefeller Institute Opens With Rockefeller Present
New York May S Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research will be opened Friday afternoon. It is expected Rockefeller, who has given 3,000,000 pounds to the building and equipment, will be present. This is the first institute of its kind in the United States, founded by Rockefeller after the death of his infant granddaughter in Chicago five years ago.
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New York
May
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Rockefeller
United Sites
Rockefaller
Chicago
Turbine Ship Maheno Sets Pacific Crossing Record
The steamship Maheno, a turbine vessel of the Canadian Hine line, arrived in Victorian South Carolina in May after a record 21 days from Sydney. With 828 passengers aboard, it beat the previous Pacific crossing record by ten hours. The Maheno is the first turbine steamer to cross the Pacific.
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Victorian
S. C
May
Hine
Sydney
Stowna
Pacific Ocean
Motive Unknown as Brown Fires on Marino near Rock
In Tinefield West Virginia on May date Charles Brown shot and killed Philp Marino at Rock a short distance from town Brown fled claiming he will not be taken alive and a posse is in pursuit with authorities seeking to arrest him.
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Tinefield
W. Va
Charles Brown
Philp Marino
Rock
Brown
Governor General Doubassoff Survives Bomb Attack
Moscow reports Governor General Doubassoff is in good condition after a bombing Sunday. No surgeon was required as his injuries were not life threatening.
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Doubassoff
Moscow
Candlelight and the Moonlit Muse in Lamb Verses
A reflective meditation on candlelight as the reader’s guide to meditation and prose. The text invokes Milton and Taylor and hints at a loftier solar system contemplation sparked by the glow of a midnight taper and the reader’s quiet study.
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Milton
Paradise
Taylor
Betty
Charles Lamb
English potter’s joke on a foreign vase misread
An English pottery maker touring Europe buys a Series vase for hundreds of pounds and shows it to his foreman. The foreman, after inspecting the piece, quips that there is little to learn from it. The owner reveals he designed the vase, a foreign imitation worth about five pounds.
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Liverpool Post
Hermit near Vanderbilt faces humane society trouble
Neighborhood notes report Herrick Huddleston of Vanderbilt Michigan in hot water with the humane society for a novel wake up method using kindle and a candle to ignite kindling and a cat confined in a pine box near the fire. The incident drew neighbors’ complaints as the cat scratched the box during the ruse.
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Herrick Huddleston
Vanderbilt
Mich
The
Humane Society
Aaron Crofoot
Mishawaka
Leona Mason
Crofoot
Thomas Edward Clark
Red Austin
Henry Crofoot
John Poninski
Michigan City
Poland
Three Years of Peage Pact Signed for Anthracite Mines
New York May 9 1906 after three months of talks eastern Pennsylvania miners and operators agree to extend the strike commission award for three years from April 1 1906 to March 31 1909 and all non violent workers return to their posts. George Baer John Mitchell sign the accord.
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New York
May
Pennsylvania
Thei
Anthrielle Cant
Smike
George IV. Baer
John Mitchell
Trunk Line Association
Terre Haute
Ind
Phil Penna
Indiana Bituminous Operators’ Association
Deviltry by a Striker at Cambria Steel Works
Johnstown on May 8 reports a derrick wreck at Cambria steel works due to strike unrest among structural iron workers. Damaged property valued about $2,000 and several workers endangered. Melitat ton, a Pittsburg contracting firm employee, is arrested for malicious mischief. Workers had been on strike since May 1 over grievances, later returning to work on open shop terms. One holdout, McBhanton, allegedly released a drum containing the engine cable, causing the 80 foot boom to collapse and break the beam in three places.
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Johnstown
Cambria Steel Works
Melitatton
Pittsburg
McBhantton
Boats Clear From Buffalo Amid Non-Union Strike Threat
Buffalos harbor reports 2,256,000 bushels of grain afloat awaiting unloading as strike threats loom. Elevator capacity around 15,009,000 bushels. Vessel owners cite full elevators. union workers warn must hold against non-union crews. Marine Engineers' business manager Joseph Blanchette issues a letter on the dispute.
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Tullalo
May
Taper Bihe
Tively
Joseph 2. Blanchette
The
Marine, Engineers
Aftermath of San Francisco disaster tests city work system
May 8 report notes widespread unemployment after the earthquake and fire. Clerks, salesmen, stenographers, and professionals face idle prospects as rebuilding continues. City officials seek solutions while relief work proceeds under army direction and merchants press on with reconstruction.
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San Francisco
Italian Miner Kills Infant in Frenzied Attack
In Menomonie Wisconsin on May 8 Bragini Giacomo a 28 year old Italian miner at Iron Mountain seized the four month old child of Mrs Enrico Montenatto and dashed its brains against a wall The mother fainted as she cried for help and Giacomo fought off rescuers before being arrested and jailed in a violent brawl during the arrest six men were injured.
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Menomonie
Wis
Bragini
Giacomo
Iron Mountain
Enrico Montenatto
Court of Honor Opens Triennial Meeting in Detroit
The Court of Honor insurance fraternity begins its three year supreme meeting at the Hotel Cadillac Detroit with delegates from across the country and a day filled with social events.
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Court of Honor In Council
Detroit
Supreme Meeting of the
Court of Honor
Cadillac
Elections Back Up the Cabinet in Paris May 8
Paris reports that the election results reinforce the government’s policy on church and state separation, confirming the cabinet’s direction and wider political stance.
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Paris
Father-stabbed son during quarrel on Antioch farm
Chicago May 8 James Young 25 was stabbed and killed by his father William Young while attempting to separate his quarreling parents on a farm near Antioch Tl. The incident occurred in the context of a domestic dispute.
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Chicago
James Young
William Young
Antioch
Hoppe Wins First Game in Pro Billiards Match
Chicago May 8 Willie Hoppe defeats Louis Cure in the opening game of a professional billiard tournament by 580 to 296. Hoppe showcases top break accuracy as Cure struggles to mount a comeback in the early series.
Baseball Scores From May Games Across Leagues
Scores from major and association leagues include Cincinnati 2 tied with Cincinnati after fifteen innings in darkness, Pittsburg 3 over Chicago, Brooklyn 6 over New York, Philadelphia 3 over Boston. American League results show Boston 4 over Philadelphia, New York 7 over Washington, Detroit 8 over Cleveland, Chicago 10 over St. Louis. Western play lists multiple cities with Kansas City 8 over Louisville and others.
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Chicago
May
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Association
St. Paul
Columbus
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Louisville
Western
Pueblo
Sioux City
Denver
Des Moines
Awe Ree Meade
Omaha
Russian Flag Origins Believed Tied to Dutch Tricolor
The article notes that Peter the Great allegedly borrowed the Dutch flag design from shipbuilders he learned from, reversing the Dutch red white and blue to create Russia's flag.
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Peter the Great
Bigamist Frederick Johnson faces two wives in Lafayette
Frederick Johnson of Indianapolis confessed to bigamy after two wives confronted him at police headquarters. He married Mary Johnson and later Marylink in Crawfordsville, then Lafayett e, while posing as Frederick Smith. He told wife No 2 his wife was dead but was found employed at Lafayette stock yards as a foreman awaiting sentencing.
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California
Cranfordsville
Frederick Smith
Marylink
Tafayette
Tey
William Breitenbach
German Evangelical Church
Ali
Jonson
Woodruff Place
Indianapolis
Johnson
Crawfordsville
Lafayete
New Lafayette
Wife No. 1
Wife No
Class strife blamed for Rushville high school fire
Rushville Indiana authorities suspect senior junior discord caused the $75,000 high school blaze though no fire occurred Friday and the building was vacant Saturday. Captain Gowdy alerted the fire department after spotting a flag with numerals atop the dome, later left missing, suggesting a night entry and prank by students. The incident follows a separate loss as Indiana University cannot accept two $20,000.endowments for pathological research due to missing library and lab equipment.
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Rushville
Ind
Rushville High School
John Is. Gowdy
Paris
Students to Toe the Mark at DePauw Disturbance Probe
Twenty five DePauw University students were summoned to appear before the grand jury in Greencastle Indiana to testify about disturbances last week. Officials will probe unruly student actions during the wait for the interstate oratorical contest results.
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Greencastle
Ind
DePauw University
Frost Hits Indiana Across State Widespread Damage Noted
Frost covered most of Indiana Sunday night with widespread vegetable damage and some fruit injury in parts of the state. Reports come from various counties, indicating substantial agricultural impact.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Roumanian Bridegroom Hosts Lavish Indiana Wedding Feast
Charles Alban a Roumanian held a wedding in Terre Haute Indiana on May 8 and provided a tent for guests and a feast featuring two calves 100 chickens 1500 bottles of beer and 100 gallons of wine showing a lavish celebration for the union.
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Terre Efaute
Ind
Charles Alban
Fifty Thousand Dollar Fire at Meridian Street Building
The Martin Redfuss building at 220-226 South Meridian street in Indianapolis wholesale district was partly destroyed by fire. Total loss amounts to 50 000 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Martin Redfuss
South Meridian Street
Costermonger Origins and Elizabethan Reputation
The term costermonger comes from costardmonger meaning apple seller. Their noisy manners were noted as a characteristic in Queen Elizabeth I’s era.
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Jim Blaine
Foo
Sioux Ball, S. D
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Keefe
Deviltry
Buffalo
NonmeOnion
Fungineers
Bloomington
Indiana University
Benjamin Taylor Terry
New York City
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