Notable Visitors Haunt City Halls and Ball Parks
George H. Congdon of Buffalo and Michael Ehret of Nashville Mich visit the city. Mrs B F Moore and daughter Myrta travel to Chicago. Lawyers Hile Baker and Turner attend in South Bend. Emmet Benton and relatives visit Prospect Hill Kosciusko county. Editor H A Barnhart Rochesterдемocratic candidate for congress stays in town. M W Morgan Chicago and James T Dacy Duluth are in the city. Old-time fans recall Jim Dacy as a Boiler Makers member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Congdon
Buffalo
Michael Ehret
Nashville
Mich
B. F. Moore
Myrta
Chicago
W. B. Hile
E. A. Baker
P. JL. Turner
South Bend
Emmet Benton
Prospect Hill
Kosciusko County
H. A. Barnhart
Rochester
M. W. Morgan
James T. Dacy
Duluth
Jim” Dacy
The
Boiler Makers
List of the sick shows multiple local residents
Edward Bartlett has the grip. E A Campbell improves. James Seebarger under physician care for an ulcer. Mrs Edna Webb smallpox patient slightly improved. E M Havens near city in serious condition. Mrs William Cook able to sit up after extended illness. Charles Lahomadieu train dispatcher ill. Mrs Casper Lipshitz about same, more back and shoulder pain. Mrs C D Hall injured in street car fall, home after seven weeks in hospital with little improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Webb
E. M. Havens
William Cook
South Second Street
Charles Lahomadieu
Lodlana Harbor
C. D. Hall
Clark Hospital
Scrump case delays. Beemus pleads guilty in horse theft trial
In Goshen Circuit Court Judge Dodge recalled jurors after ordering a verdict for Frederick Scrump and wife in a delinquency case involving their daughter Marie. Byron Beemus, alias Henry Wilson, pleaded guilty to stealing a horse and buggy from Iva Ward on Franklin Street, was sentenced to 1 to 14 years, fined 500 dollars and disenfranchised for ten years, with Beemus linking alibi witnesses in Kendallville. Beemus’s lengthy criminal past and alleged gang ties were noted, including prior imprisonments in Illinois, Michigan City, Jackson, Columbus, and a previous arrest by Maj. Braden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Beemus
Henry Wilson
Iva Ward
Franklin Street
Jumme
Goshen
Michigan City
Beemus
Kendallville
Chas Sapp
Bert Bossman
Tudge Dodge
Illinois
Jackson
Columbus
Maj
Braden
Guardians and executors file final reports in multiple estates
Jacob Gorsuch reports final settlement for Alamie Sherlock minor heir of Sarah Sherlock. Elias B. Fisher appointed guardian of Jesse Molebach, minor heir of Franklin Molebach. Harry S. Dangler files final report for John Lowry estate. Julia A. Gross files final report for William Gross estate. Daniel J. Johns files final inventory of 2825 dollars for John Johns estate. Samuel H. Yoder named administrator of Michael Yoder estate with 1500 dollar bond signed by Silas and Levi Yoder. Insurance policy beneficiary refuses to accept in the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Gorsuch
Alamie Sherlock
Sarah Sherlock
Elias BE. Fisher
Jesse Molebach
Franklin Molebach
Harry S. Dangler
John Lowry
Julia A. Gross
William Gross
Daniel J. Johns
John Johns
Samuel H. Yoder
Michael Yoder
Silas
Levi Yoder
Five Balloons Missing After International Race
Five balloons from the international races remain missing near Berlin with strong suspicion they fell into the North or Baltic seas and that their aeronauts are drowned. Balloon Castilla reportedly fell into the North Sea with both airmen rescued after patrol boats joined the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
North Sea
Baltic
Castilla
Old Man Harris Votes Despite Centenarian Years
One hundred five year old Simon Harris, known as Old Man Harris, travels from Jerusalem to vote in every presidential election. He registers in New York, notes his papers are worn, plans to vote again, and recalls changes in New York over the past fifty years while staying for the election before returning to Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Simon Harris
East Side
Jerusalem
Harris
Mott and Bayard Streets
Jerusaten
Bold robber posing as real estate agent robs Brooklyn home
In New York on October 14 a man dressed as a real estate agent gained access to Summerfield McLean's home in Brooklyn. While Beatrice Masten showed him through the house he overpowered her, bound her, and searched for valuables, escaping with jewelry and silverware worth about $1,000. Also reported is the death in Washington on October 14 of Dr. Charles Franklin Band, the first Union volunteer and first Medal of Honor recipient to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Summerfield McLean
Brooklyn
Beatrice Masten
McLean
Washington
Charles Franklin
Lincoln
Congress
Dutch street cars and color science in one column
A column on Holland and Belgium travel notes, detailing street car fares and conductor duties in Holland, plus a simple primer on color from reflected light. It describes tickets, receipts, control checks, and platform occupancy, then shifts to how white papers reflect all colors while sunflowers reflect yellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
J. A. Higinbotham
Belgium
Olland
Hhis O. K
Poison Hemlock and Water Hemlock Dangers Highlighted
An article warns that water hemlock and poison hemlock are deadly, common in rural areas, and can cause fatal poisoning when roots are mistaken for edible foods or cattle drink contaminated marsh water. It notes the plants reach two to seven feet, have small white flowers and parsley like leaves, and hollow stalks are turned into whistles by children.
The Boy Joe and His Capitalist Circumstances
Mrs Brown asks what profession suits Joe while Mr Brown notes Joe is handicapped by circumstances and naturally adapted to being a capitalist, doubting where he will obtain money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Tiptop Talk Between Two Waiters Catches Eye
A casual exchange at a Kansas City Independent table features two waiters bantering about luck and mood. One compliments James, the other agrees with a playful tiptop motif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Kansas City Independent
Dream Caused Death In Syracuse Man
Joseph Hosier seventy of Syracuse Indiana woke distressed after a dream his wife urged him to recount the dream fully as he spoke the last line he collapsed and died within minutes authorities note the death followed a vivid nocturnal vision reported from Warsaw on October 14
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Joseph Hosier
Syracuse
Ind
Hosier
Bomb at taxi depot blamed on strike sympathizers
A bomb exploded today in an enclosure at Fifty-seventh Street and Eighth Avenue where 200 taxicabs are stored. The blast woke residents for blocks but caused little damage. Strike sympathizers are blamed for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifty-seventh Street
Eighth Avenue
Miners killed in Koenigh coal mine disaster in Silesia
News of a disaster at the Koenigh coal mine in Silesia reports about one hundred miners killed in an explosion and ensuing fire today. The incident centers in the Silesia region with Vienna reporting the casualty toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silesia
Vienna
Koenigh
The Act of Dying and Crickets At Different Temperatures
The piece contrasts death as a merciful release with vivid reflections on dying and anesthesia. It then notes crickets’ chirp rates closely follow temperature, listing 60 F for eighty chirps per minute, 70 F for 120, and a rise with each degree, while below 50 F crickets quiet.
Silent Cranes and the Mount Taurus Birds
The mountaineer notes two crane species on Mount Taurus, describing the talkative cranes whose chatter betrays them to lurking eagles, while the silent cranes conceal their speech by biting stones to keep their beaks closed. The tale contrasts noisy chatter with restraint and suggests a natural order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Taurus
Plan and blot diagram show wartime cleverness in a tale
A story recalls Frederick the Great testing a cavalry general with a diagram that places a central blot as the enemy and four surrounding blots as routes. The general explains he can lick any attacker by advancing to the blot nearest him, a plan Frederick accepts. The piece shifts to note early government statistics tracking fighting men and taxation, tracing their rise from Greece, Rome, and Egypt to modern administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick the Great
Joachim von Ziethen
von Ziethen
Frederick
Greece
Rome
Egypt
New York American
Savings banks wage earners oppose guarantee stimulus
About 8.5 million wage earners with savings bank funds are not demanding the proposed guarantee stimulus to speculation with bank money.
Major and Lady in Uneasy Conversation
A fragment shows Major recalling youth and speaking to a Lady in a restrained ballroom or drawing room scene. The Major longs for past vigor while noting the Lady’s uncertainty about his age and prowess.
A Mean Reply and a City of Votes Dialogue
A conversation references past marriage proposals and shared memories. The speaker remarks on learning from misfortune to aid the wretched and critiques the American electorate as not divided into controllable groups. He asserts no Pretorian guard guides the ship of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil
Mary Elizabeth Foster Remembered of 1812 War Memory
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Foster of Chillicothe Missouri died at her home southeast of the city aged 106. A native of Pennsylvania she remembered the war of 1812 and was noted for her long life and regional memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe, Mo
Mary Elizabeth Foster
Chillicothe
Pennsylvania
King Edward Acts as Godfather in London Birth Event
King Edward has consented to act as godfather to the son born to the wife of the Right Hon. Lewis Harcourt daughter of the late W. H. Burns of New York. The event occurs in London with royal approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Edward
London
Uct
Lewis Harcourt
W. H. Burns
New York
Taft Denial Over Dollar-A-Day Comment Clarified
The article notes Taft denied saying a dollar a day is enough for any man and argues such a claim would be far too high for anyone gullible to believe he said it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Taft
Admiral Evans Quote Echoes Calm in Difficult Times
The wartime remark attributed to Rear Admiral Evans highlights a mindset of focusing on controllables. The line, framed as a confident maxim, underscores resilience amid uncertainty and the belief that worry serves little when facing unchangeable odds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Moon Light Dance At Hoffmans Hall Promises Masquerade
A large crowd attended the moon light dance at Hoffmans hall on Tuesday evening hosted by Mr and Mrs M R Hopkins. They announce a masquerade dance to be held in two weeks. The Hopkins will give their opening dance in Michigan City this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffman's Hall
M. R. Hopkins
Mrs. Hopkins
Michigan City
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Edward Bartlett
Re. A. Campbell
James Seebarger
Probate Matters
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Harper’s Bazar
Blessing’s
Russia
F. A. Blessing
South Main Street
Mother Earth
Shafer & Schult
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