Valley Line Franchise Provisions Route Designated
The St Joseph Valley Traction Co and the city plan a fifty year franchise to build an interurban line from Elkhart to Middlebury with tracks on East and West Jackson streets and a private route to the river via Vistula. Work must start within thirty days of ratification and finish in eight months, with power supplied by the Indiana company before completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Valley Traction Co
Board of Public Works
East Jackson Street
West Jackson Street
Vistula
Beardsley
St. Joseph River
Johnson Avenue
Strong Avenue
Tyler Avenue
Main
Second Street
Harrison Street
Main Street
Vailey
Jackson Streets
Indiana Company
Indiana
Hazelton
Jackson
Jackson Street
Moody Avenue
Bucklen
Elkhart
Middlebury
Bristol
Board of Works
Doctor's car hits lumber pile on Hast Jackson street
Dr Ingalls in his auto struck a lumber pile on Hast Jackson street Wednesday night damaging the car. He said no light marked the obstruction and police added a red light. The lumber lay east of the bridge on the south side, part of the replanking for the bridge. Lake Shore workman J H Stone cut his left hand on sheet iron attached to a ladder base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Ingalls
Jackson Street
Lake Shore
J. H. Stone
Taft Special to Visit Elkhart October 24
Taft planned arrival in Elkhart at 3 05 p m on Saturday October 24 with a ten to fifteen minute speech. The Taft special will stop in Goshen at 2 40 p m before racing to Elkhart then on to South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howard Taft
Wilson Roose
W. N. Hay
Taft
Goshen
Mr. Taft
Lake Shore
Elkhart
South Bend
Manufacturers Urge Taft Victory in Indiana Letters
The Manufacturers Bureau of Indiana mailed letters urging Taft’s election to its members. Signed by Winfield T. Durbin, bureau president, and approved by the executive committee, with W. B. Pratt of Elkhart the Thirteenth district representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Manufacturers’ Bureau of
Indiana
Winfield T. Durbin
Bureau
W. B. Pratt
Elkhart
Coincidence in Sorrows Ties Goshen Girls to Family Deaths
Miss Frieda Scherling of Goshen left Bradley Polytechnic School in Peoria after word at 4 PM of her grandfather George Fick's death in Goshen. Her roommate Miss Myrtle Leininger, also summoned from Elkhart at 4:15 PM, learned that her sister Hallene Leininger lay dying, and both girls traveled with distressing simultaneity to Elkhart and home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda Scherling
Bradley Polytechnic School
Peoria
Ill
George Fick
Goshen
Elkhart
Myrtle Leininger
Hallene Leininger
Miss Scherling
Miss Leininger
Jupiter Draws Awe With Unusual Brightness
The planet Jupiter has appeared unusually bright for several days drawing public interest. Some called it the star of Bethlehem, but an authority explained the glow results from a clear atmosphere as Jupiter rises around 2 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jupiter
Bethlehem
Bicycle Theft Reports Across City Persist
R O Johnson notified police that his bicycle was stolen from Lake Shore station on Wednesday evening. Officer Roth recovered it behind Bell's five and ten cent store. T J Hamilton reported a woman's bicycle stolen from his home while W E Gordon found two wheels at Gordon and Co grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Johnson
Lake Shore
Roth
Bell
T. J. Hamilton
Johnson Street
W. E. Gordon
Indiana Avenue
Gordon & Co
Pupils Recital Delights Trinity Church Audience
Seventeen pupils of Miss Rose Keene gave a piano and organ recital at Trinity M B church on Wednesday evening. The large audience nearly filled the church and applauded the pupils’ excellent work, with special praise for Miss Ruby Connor's performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Keene
Trinity M. B
Ruby Connor
Elmhurst area sees new homes as buyers invest
I N Rapp of Wolcottville buys a Morton Avenue lot and house from Neilsberg and Felthouse for 2250 dollars to reside in Elkhart. Contractor plans to move his home to the property. Walter Barndollar buys a Garfield Avenue lot to build a residence for his own occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
I. N. Rapp
Wolcottville
Morton Avenu
W. H. Mann Lumber Co
Walter Barndollar
Garfield Avenue
Neilsberg & Felthouse
Ralph Bingham Marries Christine Giles in New London
Entertainer Ralph Bingham wed Christine Giles, a concert soprano, in New London Ohio on Wednesday evening. The couple plans joint professional tours after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bingham
Elkhart
Christine Giles
New London
Ohio
Gompers to Speak in Kendallville Crowd Friday
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor will address the Kendallville crowd Friday evening at Island Park after previously speaking in Kendallville including a soap box talk on the streets. He planned to speak from the Hotel Reyder porch but joined the crowd instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gompers
Kendallville
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Island Park
Large South Bend crowd for Elk Hartans Hemenway meeting
A crowd between 300 and 400 Elk Hartans attended Senator Hemenway’s meeting at the Oliver Opera House in South Bend. Delegation traveled by three interurban cars with marching clubs, bands, and a parade, ending with Hemenway praising James E. Watson and discussing labor, tariffs, and prosperity. The program included Reese Saxophone Quartet and a Hunting-ton campaign quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend Opera House
Elkhart
Senator Hemenway
Oliver Opera House
South Bend
Bend
Maj
James Braden
Otto E. Deal
Michigan Street
Colfax Avenue
Main Street
Opera House
America
Philippines
Cuba
Panama Canal
United States
Knickerbocker Trust Co
New York City
Reese
Hobart Davis
Huntington
Marriage Licenses for Goshen and Indianapolis Couples
Frank Butterfield Noble and Nellie Agnes Tiedemann, both of Goshen, obtain marriage licenses. Albert G. Mass and Ids R. Campbell, both of Indianapolis, also receive licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Butterfield Noble
Nellie Agnes Tiedemann
Goshen
Albert G. Mass
Ids R. Campbell
Indianapolis
Hemenway Meeting Draws Crowd in South Bend and Taft Tour
Today’s brief notes cover a large turnout at the Hemenway gathering in South Bend, Taft’s stop in Elkhart, a new wave of bicycle thefts, and the St Joseph Valley Traction line franchise outline. Also mention Dr Ingalls driving an auto toward a lit lumber pile and schoolmates receiving death and illness notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemenway
South Bend
Taft
Elkhart
St. Joseph Valley Traction Line
Dr. Ingalls
County Sunday School Association
Lake Shore
Jupiter
Telegraphic political and national briefings
Election notes include Taft ending his Ohio tour and Bryan campaigning in his home state with other national developments. A new telegraph service promises 1000 words a minute at lower costs. Indiana updates report several local items and a tragedy follows Perry Heath’s sister burned to death. A German air race sighting notes two balloons missing. A Chicagoan bondsmen surrender after murder indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraphic
Elkhartan
Taft
Ohio
Bryan
Indiana
Perry Heath
Weather forecast notice for fair conditions
Government forecast reports fair tonight and Friday with continued warmth. Local conditions remain fair. Miles Medical Co furnishes daily forecast data. Maximum and minimum temperatures and wind speeds are listed, though precise figures are not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Medical Co
County Sunday Schools Convention Closes in Goshen
The Elkhart county Sunday school convention held at the Christian church in Goshen concluded Wednesday evening with strong attendance though delegates from Elkhart were few. Rev. Mr. Halpeny of Indianapolis delivered keynote talks on teachers' training and home influence, and new officers were elected including S W Craige as President and N B Mathes as Vice President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
Goshen
Elkhart
Mr. Halpenny
Indianapolis
State Sunday School Association
America
S. W. Craige
Nappanee
N. B. Mathes
J. F. Nusbaum
Middlebury
D. W. Thomas
Walter Bond
Elk
High Bidder Denies Representing Chicago Firm in Underwood Stock Sale
B A Deffier, who offered the top bid of 14575 for the A F Underwood Co stock, said he bid for himself not for Weisenbach Malone of Chicago. J L Harman says Weisenbach Malone is a Chicago lawyers firm. trustee Skinner met Referee Lambert to gauge acceptance of a bid below appraised value. Deffler plans to sell stock from current quarters if sale is confirmed. Zyorgzy Horvith suffered a mashed and cut right index finger at the foundry Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underwood
B. A. Deffier
A. F. Underwood & Co
Elkhart
Weisenbach & Malone
Chicago
J. L. Harman
Train Robbers Active On Train 20 Near Goshen
In Kendallville Indiana on Oct 15 a mail pouch was looted from a truck at the Grand Rapids and Indiana station. The pouch was carried into a woods and burned. a farmer found the charred remains and two men fled. An armed posse led by Marshal Rimmel and Postmaster Weinfart pursued the suspects, who are thought to be the same duo who attacked Lake Shore Express near Goshen Tuesday night. The robbers fought the messengers, who used revolvers, before the train reached Ligonier and the outlaws jumped off firing at the car door but caused no damage. The incident echoes an 1893 Lake Shore hold-up at Kessler siding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendallville
Ind
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Lake Shore
Grand Rapids
Marshal Rimmel
Weinfart
Lake Snare
Goshen
Ligonier
Kessler Siding
Four Balloons Still Missing in North Sea Rescue
Berlin reports that the German balloon Busley has fallen in the North Sea while its crew were rescued by a steamship and landed in Scotland. Two balloons from the endurance race, which sailed last Monday, remain unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Busley
North Sea
Scotland
Man Surrenders After Indictment in Thompson Murder
Liaman Mann surrendered in Chicago on October 15 after an indictment charging him with the murder of Mrs. Fannie Thompson. Mann had been out on a $25,000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Liaman
Mann
Fannie Thompson
Indiana Synod Plans South Bend Meeting and Sunday Reform
The Indiana Presbyterian Synod chose South Bend, Ind., as the next meeting site and passed resolutions urging President Roosevelt to ban Sunday ball games in the military and naval services. It called for stopping Sunday banking and money-order handling, plus ensuring 24 hours rest for workers on Sunday. Rev. C. S. Pier blamed entertainment for drawing youth from the church and urged more male participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Richmond
Ind
Indiana Presbyterian Synod
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Senate
House of Representatives
C. S. Pier
Hunt Heads K of P Insurance Department in Indiana
Union B. Hunt of Winchester Indiana chairman of the Indiana railroad commission has been elected president of the Knights of Pythias insurance department. C F S Neal was unanimously reelected but declined due to ill health. The president of the board of control now also manages the insurance department taking over duties from Zeno M Host.
Will of Susan Ummel Probate Grants Trust for Kinzie Street Home
Susan Ummel died June 27 and her will was probated today. John Ummel named executor and trustee for a Kinzie Street house and lot held in trust for son Benjamin E Ulery, with remainder to granddaughter Sarah Augusta Ulery. Residue divided equally among Benjamin F Ulery, John Ummel, Mary E Skinner, and Delilah Moyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Ummel
John Ummel
Kinzie Street
Benjamin E. Ulery
Sarah Augusta Ulery
Benjamin F. Ulery
Mary E. Skinner
Delilah Moyer
Royal Arch Masons Urged to Gather at Masonic Hall
Royal Arch Masons are cordially summoned to the Masonic hall on Friday evening October 16. A Concord chapter companion returning from travels for two years wishes to meet members and extend hospitality. Attend and give him a royal welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arch Masons
Royal Arch
Masonic Hall
Concord Chapter
Democratic National Committee Seeks $100000 More
The Democratic National Committee发布 a statement by Chairman Mack and Treasurer Ridder shows receipts of 248567.55 through October 9 with 90712.83 from gifts of 100 or more and 115335.22 from smaller gifts. It notes 225962.55 spent and 22604.57 balance, urging an additional 100000 to fund the late campaign. It lists donors from Indiana and Illinois including Taggart, Simmons, Dunlap, Sullivan, Hopkins, Burns, Dickson, Dunne and more, with other large gifts from Senator Clark of Montana and W J Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic National Committee
New York
Bryan
Mack
Herman Ridder
Democatic Convention Fund
Chicago
Indiana
Illinois
Thomas Taggart
Abram Simmons
Ilinois
M. F. Dunlap
Roger Sullivan
John P. Hopkins
Alton Glassblowers reject Gompers push for Bryan endorsement
The Alton Glassblowers Union of 700 members repudiates Samuel Gompers and rejects his advice to endorse Bryan for president. They denounce D A Hayes for trying to steer the group toward the Bryan camp, insisting tariff protection sustains their wages and Republican alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glassblowers
Alton
Bryan
Ill
Alton Glassblowers’ Union
American Bottle Blowers' Association
Samuel Gompers
Indorse
Gompers
D. A. Hayes
National Organization of Glassblowers
American Federation of Labor
Hayes
Republican Party
Cleveland
Bryan Answers Macedonian Cry
Indianapolis plans show Bryan campaign dates in Indiana October 31 now covering most county seats in the Eighth district except Bluffton DeKalb Decatur Portland Muncie Winchester The Eighth is represented by J A M Adair Democrat elected to the sixtieth Congress by 4244 plurality over his rival Republicans faced factional troubles two years ago Democrats hope to win again this year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Indianapolis
Indiana
Bluffton
Decatur
Portland
Muncie
Winchester
J. A. M. Adair
Adair
Taft Campaigns Across Kentucky Stops In Dixie
Taft arrives in Dixie to aid Republican congressmen as Senator-elect Bradley and Kentucky leaders Wynn Langley and Ear ward join the tour. The schedule includes Mount Sterling Frankfort and Louisville with speeches planned today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
W. H. Taft
Dixie
Bradley
Cahirman Wynn
Langley
Earward
Kentucky
Mount Sterling
Frankfort
Louisville
Thuggery in a Taxicab Strike Escalates in New York
In New York on October 15 the taxi strike sees continued thuggery with many arrests and riots halted by a heavy police presence. Chauffeur George A Leavitt was brutalized on Seventy second Street and is at Presbyterian Hospital likely to die. Police fortified Broadway hotels and restaurants and patroled the park wall from Fifty Ninth to One Hundred Sixteenth streets to deter projectile attacks on taxis. A bomb injured no one when a striker tossed it into an enclosure on Eighth Avenue where cabs are stored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George A. Leavitt
Seventy-second Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Broadway
Fiftyninth Street
One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
Eighth Avenue
Co. E Stock Question Wends Through Bankruptcy
The receiver asks whether the piano voted to Co. E should be included in the stock. The matter now rests with the bankruptcy referee to decide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. E
Handy With His Gash in Indianapolis Swindle Tale
In Indianapolis on October 4 a Edinburg man Alonzo Handy aged 21 fell victim to con sharks at the Traction and Terminal Building. He was lured by strangers into a pool game at the Majestic hotel and lost and borrowed funds totaling 825 from his brother to cover bets. The swindle involved multiple men and the stake holder. The case centers on Handy’s losses and the dubious conduct of the con artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Barnaum
Alonzo Handy
Edinburg
Ind
Mandy
Peel Sharks
Tlandy
Handy
Trandy
Wardy
Fincs
Shelby Street
Toney
Hardy
Andy
Which was first to die in the Wilmington mill explosion
In a Wilmington Delaware suit a verdict finds A B Monyhan died before his wife from the mill explosion. The case settled the inheritance dispute with Monyhan’s wife surviving and the estate awarded to her relatives. Audrey Ousley testified to hearing her sister scream as she burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Wilmington
A. B. Monyhan
Monyhan
Those Bloomin' Trees Again in Petersburg
The Petersburg area reports an early and extended bloom with cherry and pear trees flowering. George Gordon notes a pear tree setting a second crop of pears, while John Iordyce’s farm near town has four cherry trees in full blossom and city trees show blossoms as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
George Gordon
John Iordyce
Here
From Madhouse to Jail Bluffton Man Terrell Arrested
Sheriff Lipkey returned from Richmond with John Terrell who is now jailed. Terrell acts dull as a child and cannot recall his past. He failed to recognize the opera house he built with his own money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Ind
Lipkey
Richmond
John Terrell
Terrell
Birthday feast honors 99th year at Sullivan home
Mrs Eleanor Combs celebrated her ninety ninth birthday in Sullivan Indiana with a dinner for descendants. She sat at the head of a long table with five children thirty six grandchildren fifty great grandchildren and twenty four great great grandchildren attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Ind
Eleanor Combs
Old Dead Rat building torn down in West Baden
West Baden Ind Oct 15 Our good times in the Dead Rat are ended as Sherman Lomax ordered his men to tear down the old 1859 resort known to gamblers and sports as a valley landmark. Judge Taft’s speeches are cited to uphold Republican doctrine as political value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Baden
Ind
Sherman Lomax
Valley
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