Socialist Objections To House Numbering Ordinance
The Elkhart council heard a socialist group petition to strike the word occupant from the house numbering ordinance and require numbers be furnished at cost. They argue the present form harms non-possessing residents while benefiting possessors and workers. The issue along with other city business dominated the meeting as budget and franchise matters moved forward.
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Socialist Party
Elkhart
D Eity
Ordinance Committee
Board of Works
Finance Committee
Lounsberry
Counciman Burhans
Arnold
Fix Up the Odds and Ends in Elkhart Sidewalks
City has laid sidewalks thickly in west and northwest Elkhart with banks on both sides and unprotected tree roots. Lawns outside walks are neglected and lie dry between sidewalk and road, harming curb appeal. Vitio board of public works inherited parky commission duties and should correct these defects.
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Northwest
Elkhart
Vitio
Board of Public Works
Parky Commission
Elkhart Star Catcher Lou Criger Undergoes Leg Operation
Lou Criger, famed Elkhart baseball figure and Boston's star catcher, has had surgery to remove a tumor from his left leg. He remains in his Boston hotel room in what reports describe as a not serious condition. The tumor troubled him throughout the season but did not prevent him from playing until now.
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Lou Criger
Elkhart
Boston
Watson to Campaign Across Elkhart County
James E. Watson Republican gubernatorial candidate plans a two day campaign in Elkhart County starting Friday at the New Jefferson theatre Goshen. He will speak at Nappanee Bucklen opera house and a Wakarusa stop before an evening appearance in Goshen with the Old Shady Campaign Quartette. Republican clubs will meet at 7 p m Saturday to escort the speaker.
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James E. Watson
Elkhart County
New Jefferson Theatre
Gosuen
Nappanee
Opera House
Mr. Watson
Wakarusa
Bucklen Opera House
Watson
Millhart
Chautauqua
Bucklea
Indianapolis
Roose
Goshen and
Elkhart
Columbia City
Thomas Marshall
A Dangerous Relic Wounds Five-Year-Old In Primer Blast
A five-year-old boy, son of Officer William Roth of 78 Johnson Avenue, was seriously injured when a cannon primer kept as a relic exploded in his hand. Playing after school, he manipulated the primer’s wire triggering a powder charge and metal fragments entered his palm. A doctor treated him with anesthesia to prevent infection.
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William Roth
No. 78
Johnson Avenue
Boys at Republican HQ Eject With Lights On
Caretaker Ed Olinger reports a group of boys and young men forced into the Republican headquarters Wednesday night. They asked for voters buttons and Watson pins, then attempted to take lithographs. Olinger secured the doors and lights and the intruders were driven out.
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Ed Olinger
Republican
Mr. Olinger
Pellmell
Stolen Bicycles Reported Across Town
Councilman C W Swaffield left his valuable bike at the curb outside Paul Bros grocery during a council meeting and it was stolen. Charles Payne reports a Rambler bicycle theft. A man named Fisher claimed his bicycle was stolen by phone. A bicycle from 708 Indiana avenue bears the name J E Micks.
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C. W. Swaffield
Paul Bros. Grocery
Charles Payne
Fisher
Indiana Avenue
J. E. Micks
Runaway Horse Captured After Nighttime Fracas
A runaway horse wrecked a buggy and was captured in front of Mrs Werth at 211 Jefferson Street on Wednesday evening. The horse belonged to Miss Phillips from the country who had come to hear a lecture and left the horse tied near Glenn Arnold's residence. She borrowed a Bowles barn buggy to return home.
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Werth
Jefferson Street
Miss Phillips
Glenn Arnold
Bowles
Bridge Repair Between St Joseph And Elkhart Counts
The line bridge between St Joseph and Elkhart counties will be repaired with Elkhart county paying 28 to 72 of the cost and St Joseph county paying 44 to 72.
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St. Joseph
Elkhart
Elkhart County
St. Joseph County
Asphalt Repair Crew Returns to Lexington Avenue Work
The asphalt repair gang resumed work this afternoon on Lexington Avenue, undertaking road maintenance after a pause. The crew began repairs and aimed to improve surface conditions along the street.
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Asphalt Repair Gang
Ast
Lexington
Avenue
Fire Eating Southron At Elkhart Triggers Unpatriotic Talk
Kyrle D. Price of Montgomery Alabama spoke at Bucklen theatre in Elkhart to warn against a drift toward monarchy and to advocate bold political changes. He warned that Taft and Sherman could usher in an autocratic order, a claim met with mixed reaction from the audience. He praised Bryan and attacked Roosevelt and Taft while urging people to rise and reclaim power.
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Taft
Sherman
Cannon
Congress
Senate
Joe
van Cleave
Department of Justice
Robespierre
Elkhart
Bucklen Theatre
Alabama
Claude Swanson
Virginia
Southland
Kyrle D. Price
Montgomery
Ala
Price
Dick Longworth
Roosevelt
G. A. Briggs
James L. Sherman
Indiana
Tom Hendricks
Harrison
McDonald
Morton
Hendricks
Voters’ Club
Bryan
Root
Omaha
House Committee On
John Sharp Williams
Joseph DeArmond
Capitol
Gompers
Jefferson
John Hancock
Monroe
Cleveland
Socialists protest over house numbering ordinance wording
Today’s news notes a Socialist protest concerning the language in a local house-numbering ordinance. Also listed are plans for J E Watson’s Saturday address, Gompers visit on October 16, and various court, political, and local interest items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Watson
Southrow
Gompers
Lou Criger
Valley Line
Roth
Weather Forecast: Fair and Cooler With Frost Tonight
Government forecast notes fair, cooler conditions with frost tonight and Friday expected to be fair. Local observations show cloudy conditions and variable winds, with maximum and minimum temperatures not specified. Furnished daily by Miles Medics.
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Miles Medics
Important Church Meetings Draw Large Audiences
Evangelical and Mennonite bodies gather with Rev G Heinmiller of Cleveland as speaker on South America. A liberal offering supports church funds. Delegates from Canada arrive for board conference as bishops and officers convene, with sessions beginning Friday morning.
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G. Heinmiller
D. D
Cleveland
Evangelical Church Board
South America
Evangelical Brotherhood
M. L. Wing
Canada
Canadian Northwest
E. M. Spreng
General Women’s Missionary Society
Mabel McLoughlin
Missionary Board Conference
J. C. Kiest
Chicago
E. Nolte
Cedar Rapids
J. H. Breish
Thomas Bowman
Allentown
Mennonite and Episcopal Notices From Local Churches
The Michigan and Indiana Mennonite Conference opened at South Prairie church with about 200 in attendance. Bishop Noah Mack gave a conference sermon. The Michigan City Episcopal diocese council meets in Goshen November 10–11 with delegates named from the Elkhart auxiliary. Central Association of Congregational Churches names Rev. Bates moderator and Rev. Hadenburk scribe. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Jesse Louis this morning.
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Mennonite Conference
Michigan and
Indiana
Mennonite Church
South Prairie Church
Noah Mack
Welch Mountain
Brother Blackbill
White Cloud, Mich
Michigan City
Episcopal Church
Goshen
W. H. Winship
Mary Schutt
Elkhart
Winship
A. J. Salisbury
Central Association of Congregational Churches and
Kokomo
F. W. Bates
Indianapolis
Hadenburk
Winona
Jesse Louis
Blaine Avenue
Giants Edge Cubs In 9th To Claim National League Title
Fifty thousand fans attended the deciding Polo Grounds game as the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs by victory in the ninth inning. The contest featured clashes between Chance and McGinnity during practice and a tense series of plays. final score runs came from Devlin, Tenney, and Bridwell, with the Giants securing the championship.
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New York
Polo Grounds
Giants
Chicago
Chance
McGinnity
Sheckard
Evers
Herzog
Schulte
Tenney
Pfiester
Bresnahan
Secon
Devlin
Johnstone
Seymour
Brown
Mathewson
Hoffman
Kling
Steinfeldt
Howard
MacCormick
Bridwell
Tinker
Deonlin
McCormick
Chicaszo—Brown
Jévers
Dvmlin
Doyle
Wiltse
Woman killed by stump fragment near West Lafayette
Mrs Ephraim Coleman fifty two of West Lafayette Indiana was instantly killed by fragments from a stump dynamited a block from her home. The flying stump piece broke her back in several places and flew over trees and homes before striking her.
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Lafayette
Ind
Ephraim Coleman
West Lafayette
Brewers vow repeal of county local option law in Indiana
Indianapolis sources say brewers will push to repeal the county local option law in the upcoming January session. Maurice Donnelly of Crawford Fairbanks confirms brewery backing for Tom Taggart aligned campaign to elect Marshall and a legislature that defeats temperance measures.
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Indianapolis
Maurice Donnelly
Donnelly
Crawford Fairbanks
Terre Haute
Taggart State Machine
Thomas R. Marshall
Marshall
Indiana corn yield seen larger than expected
Advices from Indiana indicate the state’s corn crop will be better than anticipated due to earlier drought relief. Southern Indiana reports harvest progressing with yields from forty to eighty bushels per acre and overall quality good. New corn markets show 60 to 75 cents per bushel with steady demand. statewide yield may not set a record but should equal or exceed previous years.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ohio
Elkhart County Corn Output and Wheat Planting Estimate
County Assessor Charles Bryner reports Elkhart county produced about 2,241,030 bushels of corn this season with an average yield of 40,746 bushels and per acre yields from forty to seventy five. Dry conditions delayed fall wheat planting yet at least fifteen percent more was sown this year than in 1907. Acreage last year was 32,539 and this fall is expected near 37,420.
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Elkhart County
Charles Bryner
Supreme Court hears novel challenge to will appeal
In Bloomington Illinois on October 8 the supreme court heard a new argument against reopening the suit to break Col. Thomas Snell's will. Counsel for the contestant argued the appeal was illegal since executor L H Weldon was removed and Thornton Snell became trustee, removing Weldon from the controversy. The point drew wide attention in legal circles.
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Bloomington
Ill
Col
Thomas Snell
Supreme Court
L. H. Weldon
Thornton Snell
Bryan Pledges Cooperation for Deep Waterway Plan
In Chicago on October, Bryan pledged cooperation to the extent of his power in the movement to establish a deep waterway between the lakes and the gulf. His remarks drew enthusiastic applause from the deep waterway commission.
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Bryan
Chicago
Lakes
Gulf
Deep Waterway Commission
Albania Declares Independence From Turkey
Albania announces its independence from Turkey in a report received today. The mountainous European country borders the Adriatic with about two million people.
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Albania
Vienna
Turkey
Taft Sees West Tour as Sure Election Win
Cincinnati report notes Judge Taft claiming the western tour was a success and expressing strong confidence of his election victory after completing the trip. He described the journey as the winning of the west and voiced satisfaction with the results.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Alone in a Big Town: Death Mystery in Indiana Neighborhood
Police found Nolan dead in an empty doorway apartment in Indiana with advanced decomposition. Neighbors recalled a solitary life and a rumor of a missing son and daughter years earlier. Investigators found no foul play and described no clear motive or suspects in the case.
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Nolan
Renin
Abel
Cehair
Gable
Echemda Brekes
Raog
Apana
Thiait Nobu
Toi Neiaibar
Cra
Disreputable Court Battle Reveals Snyder Allegations
In Muncie Indiana Cleve Snyder admitted guilt in a case involving his injured wife and the death of their infant. The Circuit Court heard that the wife, hospitalized from injuries, aided the defense by sitting with Snyder and helping outline witnesses likely to favor him. The prosecution relied on the wife’s signed statement detailing the circumstances and accusing him of the crime, despite her medical condition and limitations on testifying against a spouse.
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Muncie
Ind
Cleve Snyder
Clare Lig
Bin
Snyders
Snyder
Dia Hospital
He Had the Drop on Them
In Muncie Indiana October patrolman Brant Alstadt entered Harry Smith’s saloon to find the bartender and patrons with hands up while Chas Winter a Black man held a revolver. The officer disarmed him alone and sent Winter to the police station. Hunter’s intent toward the frightened men remains unknown.
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Muncie
Ind
Hunter
Barn Fire Claims Five Year Old In Cambridge City
In Cambridge City Indiana Mrs Join Kleiber and her husband battled a barn fire after their five year old son Lee started a blaze with a match. The child died from severe burns sustained in the incident.
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Cambridge City
Ind
Join Kleiber
Lee
Tiger Chained at West Baden Casino Closes After Three Nights
West Baden Ind Oct 8 Officials report Albrown's casino in French Lick has closed its clubroom after three open nights. Citizens say the venue will not reopen, and the town quiets as the management ends operations.
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Tiger
West Baden
Ind
Albrown
French Lick
Indiana Annual Corn Show Opens at Purdue January 1909
The fourth annual state corn show by the Indiana Corn Growers Association will be held at Purdue University from January 14 to 16, 1909. Premiums are described as many and rich. The piece also remarks on the Democratic party's tariff stance and market focus.
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Indiana
Lafayette
Tid
Indiana Corn Growers’ Association
Purdue University
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