Spectacular Reifsnyder barn blaze in Elkhart saves homes
Large Reifsnyder barn behind 120 Division Street burned between 9 and 10 pm. Firefighters from Central and No 3 companies fought hard to prevent spread to nearby houses including Rev J F Funk home. Fireman Harper, rider of Doc the horse, was ejected but survived with injuries. a bystander rescued the horse. Fire originated from a spark on shingles. property losses limited by quick action and heroism.
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Elkhart
Division Street
Main Street
William Harper
Doc
Main
Harper
Fred Deventer
Alfred Gygi
Walter Barker
Albert Mishler
Keldey
Deverner
Kelly
Funk
J. F. Funk
Jauriet Court
Henry. Reifenged
John F. ‘Kiefer
Elkhart Taft Tour Party Arrives for Short Stop
A. M. Bickel of Elkhart and G. W. Huntley of Toledo join the Taft special for a three day Indiana tour. Taft will stop in Elkhart at 3 05 Saturday afternoon with a brief welcome by a crowd and a band. Will Hays confirms Taft will speak in each Indiana town per the schedule.
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A.M. Bickel
G. W. Huntley
A. M. Bickel
Elkhart
Toledo
Cincinnati
Indiana
Fred A. Sims
Judge Taft
Will H. Hays
W. H. Taft
Schdule
Hays
Domestic Woes Fid a Tailor Arrest in Non Support Case
Lucia L Huffield of Cherry Street caused the arrest of her husband Henry W Huffield a tailor at the Patterson tailoring shop on a charge of non support and assault and battery. The case was continued to 9 am tomorrow bond set at 100 dollars. Huffield described a domestic struggle as he tried to move his trunk down stairs with his wife attempting to prevent him. He compared the ordeal to a football game with minor damage to stairs and carpet.
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Elkhart
Lucia L. Huffield
No. 210
Cherry Street
Henry W. Huffield
Huffield
Patterson Merchant Tailoring Establishment
Big Four Freight Car Robberies Continue at Michigan Central Y
Two Big Four freight cars arrived damaged this morning at the Michigan Central Y near Niles, authorities say. The thefts have plagued the interchange hub for years, with detectives failing to capture the robbers and the source of the crimes traced to this locality.
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Big Four
Michigan Central “Y
Niles
Michigan Central
Ould
Wet Goods Stored After raid at boarding house
Whiteman rooms a basement storage in the city building for liquor and cigars seized during the Blaine avenue raid on Mrs. Joseph Smith's boarding house last Sunday night. The sergeant keeps custody of the goods amid rumors of nerves from past missing storages and a Lake Shore freight car pillaging incident years ago.
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Seret. Whiteman
Joseph Smith
Blaine Avenue
Sergt. Whiteman
Lake Shore
Children Almost Burn In Fire At Neher Home
A fire started in a mysterious manner in William F. Neher's home seven miles southwest of Nappanee Saturday night. His two young children slept on a couch as flames broke out. the father smothered the blaze with his hands to save them. The little daughter suffered a blistered back and the father burned his left hand.
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William F. Neher
Nappanee
Mr. Neher
City Council Approves 108650 Budget And Tax Levy
City council passed a 108650 appropriation for next year with no debate. A tax levy of 1.15 for general, 0.05 for library, total 1.20, plus 1 on each taxable poll, was introduced and approved. Dray stand relocation on East High street drew debate with a minority report opposing the site.
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Hartmann and
Keely
Board of Public Works
East High Street
Geraghty
Elkhart and Indiana News Highlights October 22 1908
Council fixes next year tax levy and reviews ordinances. State food inspector visits Elkhart. Miles Medical Co employees form mutual benefit association. Beverle sues for divorce in South Bend. Elkhart firms receive orders tied to Taft election. Railroad men prep for Gompers critique. Nappanee fire escape ordeal involves children. Fort Wayne machinists flag Gompers for partisan activity. Anti-Saloon League Sunday planned in Elkhart. Creditors back W P Bacon’s good intentions. Sergeant Whiteman to guard confiscated wet goods. London reports fighting in Austrian territories. Roosevelt attacks Bryan in Knox letter. Taft Indiana tour. Bryan Ohio. Manila earthquake and Duke of Abruzzi update. Harrison monument prep in Indianapolis. Baldwin proposes new north pole method. $1,297,263,420 in paper money printed by federal government last year. Kalamazoo jail delivery.
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Elkhart
Miles Medical Co
Mutual Benefit Association
L. H. Beverle
South Bend
Taft
G.P
Nappanee
Fort Wayne
Union
Anti-Saloon League
W. P. Bacon
Sergt. Whiteman
London
Roosevelt
Bryan
Knox
Indiana
Ohio
Manila
Duke of Abruzzi
Harrison
Indianapolis
E. D. Baldwin
North Pole
Kalamazoo
Infant locks family out in curious home incident
A three year old boy locked the sitting room door from inside at Second street Wednesday evening forcing his parents to improvise. After an hour the father cut away the front door screen to gain entry, as the child could not reach the hook. The note ends with a casual line about fly season and the newspaper price.
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Second Street
Weather forecast for tonight and Friday
Partly cloudy with likely showers tonight and Friday. Cooler temperatures expected with fair conditions elsewhere. Miles Medical Co. furnishes the daily forecast.
Longacire Car Hit by Interurban on Main Street
Contractor P. T. Longacire of 1023 South Third Street drove his large Thomas touring car onto South Main Street from an alley when an interurban car from Goshen struck it at 12 50 p m. The auto suffered about 500 in damage. Longacire and his wife escaped serious injury after he leapt clear and she was jolted but unharmed.
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Thomas
Adn
P. T. Longacire
South Third Street
Goshen
South Main Street
Brasmian
Moreheus Avenue
Short Street
Longachre
Morton Avenue
C. W. Hocker
South Bend
Joseph Barnes
John Klingenburg
Longacire
Second Street
Harrison
Man Fined for Cruelty to Monkeys in Park
Walter Somers of Odon Indiana paid six dollars in an Indianapolis police court for cruelty to animals. He handed matches to monkeys in a park enjoying their pain and antics when they struck the lucifers.
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Walter Somers
Odon
Ind
Indianapolis
Lucifers
Inspector Tucker Enforces Indiana Pure Food Laws in Elkhart
Frank W. Tucker, Indiana pure food inspector, visits Elkhart to inspect meat and food displays. He confiscates a liver with flies, notes violations including wrapped meat and exposed foods, and warns stores to improve cleanliness while avoiding immediate prosecutions for now.
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Frank W. Tucker
Peru
Indiana
Tucker
Elkhart
Bristol
State Commission
H. E. Barnard
Indianapolis
John Foltz
Miles Medical Co. Forms Mutual Relief Association
About fifty Miles Medical Co. employees met to organize a mutual relief fund for sick or injured members. Indemnity of 2.50 weekly for dues five to twenty cents, $50 death benefit after sixty days in good standing, with assessments if funds run short. Officers elected: President H. B. Gampher, Vice President W. E. Root, Secretary C. R. Patterson, Treasurer Grover Mishler. Full membership hoped soon. first regular meeting date pending election night.
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Miles Medical Co
Mutual Relef Association
H. B. Gampher
W. E. Root
C. R. Patterson
Grover Mishler
Creditors Support W P Bacon Despite Tangled Affairs
Creditors meeting reports about $25,000 in liabilities for W P Bacon with potential growth as new debts surface. Several firms claim amounts far higher than receipts show, including a $170 debt appearing as over $900. A loan of $500 was secured amid claims. Creditors express confidence in his honesty, awaiting clearer proof. Bacon, a polished hotel resident, had new suits and a vanished woman associate linked to his timing. Citiations include Rathbone Sard Co of Aurora, David R. Boles and Harry A. Schaffer of Elkhart, seeking $1,972.77 in claims.
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W. P. Bacon
Mr. Bacon
Bacon
Rathbone, Sard & Co
Aurora, Ill
David R. Boles
Elkhart
Harry A. Schaffer
Beyerle Seeks Divorce Over Cruel Treatment Claim
Lincoln H. Beyerle files for divorce from Della R. Beyerle in South Bend superior court alleging two years of cruel and inhuman treatment and failure to perform wife duties. The couple married August 17, 1880 and separated October 17, 1968. Beyerle, a South Bend resident, is the superior court reporter and former Goshen editor.
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L. H. Beyerle
Lincoln H. Beyerle
Della R. Beyerle
South Bend
Beverle
Goshen
Times
Elkhart County
V. W. van Fleet
St. Joseph
Elkhart
Nash will probated in Waterford Mills estate plan
The will of John P. Nash of Waterford Mills, dated November 16, 1907, was probated. Witnesses Ottie L. Woomer and Moses Cripe, with Rev. F. T. Simpson of Elkhart named as executor, leave the estate to widow Isabelle Nash for life and to Milton Nash of Elkhart upon her death.
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John P. Nash
Waterford Mills
Ottie L. Woomer
Moses Cripe
F. T. Simpson
Elkhart
Isabelle Nash
Milton Nash
Garvin Petitions Guardian for Elder Mother Emily Garvin
In the Superior Court George W Garvin files for a guardian for his mother Emily L Garvin. He states she owns real estate valued at 2000 dollars and is eighty six, feeble health and of unsound mind, unable to manage her affairs.
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George W. Garvin
Emily L. Garvin
Austria Faces Suppressed Rebellion in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A Montenegrin agent reports ten days of warfare between 120000 Austrian troops and insurrectionists in the annexed provinces. Guerilla fighting, a state of siege, and heavy censorship mark the occupation as Austria rushes reinforcements while widespread resistance to annexation persists.
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Bosnia
Herzegovina
London
England
Servia
Montenegro
Austria
Taft Denounces Bryan Menace in Indiana Tour
Taft campaigns through southern Indiana accusing Bryan of threatening prosperity and warning that business mood would sag if Bryan is elected. He argues Republican supporters claim orders to hire would be reversed under Bryan and finishes the day with a stop in Evansville despite a weak voice.
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Taft
Bryan
Milan
Ind
Indiana
Bryann
Evansville
Forest fires touch nitro plant near Shamokin explosion
Forest fires near Shamokin spread to a nitro glycerine plant in Pittsburg area at noon. An explosion blew up one magazine and severely damaged a second nearby magazine, tearing away the building and causing extensive destruction.
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Pittsburg
Shamokin
Miers Shot by Rival in Indianapolis Tragedy
Edward Miers thirty five was shot and instantly killed by William Pugh in front of Mrs Miers. Jealousy fueled the shooting after Pugh had befriended Mrs Miers while Miers was jailed at Peru Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Edward Miers
William Pugh
Miers
Pugh
Peru
Ind
Prisoner Escapes From Kalamazoo Jail After False Pretenses Charge
A prisoner who registered as Joe Jones escaped Kalamazoo jail Tuesday night with another inmate. Jones had been charged with obtaining a watch under false pretenses.
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Kalamazoo
Joe Jones
Jones
Night Rider Murder Prompts Martial Law in Lake Region
Memphis Tennessee October 22 Judge Jones convenes a special term in Union City to investigate the night rider murder of Captain Rankin. The entire lake region is under martial law as authorities seek to restore order and pursue suspects.
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Memphis
Tenn
Bank Robbed in Virgil with $5,000 Loot
Sioux Falls, S Dak Oct 22 The state bank of Virgil was robbed of 5000 by yeggmen early today. The theft, described as a bold heist, has prompted an ongoing police search for suspects and evidence. No injuries reported.
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Sioux Falls
S. Dak
State Bank of
Virgil
Orator warns of dire economic peril in stirring speech
The speaker declares the nation is in a despondent slough, likening progress to a ship without a rudder. He warns that with each passing day the ground sinks and the country must choose decisive action or risk dropping permanently from the race.
Milliner vents on uprating Leghorn hats to Limbhorn
A milliner criticizes a shopper who asks for Limbhorn hats instead of Leghorn, deeming it unseemly to fear gentility. The scene unfolds as a hat shifts from stand to show window.
Her Lost Youth and A Million Dollar Prescription
A speaker proposes a remedy to recover youth by persuading a father to provide about a million dollars. The suggestion questions pursuing an older benefactor versus seeking a companion nearer in age. The brief tone hints at satire or advice in a dated voice.
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Evangeline
Austria Plans Radium Springs At Joachimstal Site
Austria prepares a project to construct a real radium spring and managed hotels at 81 Joachimstal near Carlsbad. Uranium mines in the area reportedly hold substantial radium in their waters.
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Austria
Joachimstal
Carlsbad
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