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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
5
Judge Taft's Elkhart stop drew 5 000 to 6 000 supporters despite rain threats. Taft and escort stayed on the train during a ten minute layover, with portraits and flags visible around the city. Speakers contrasted tariff policies while Lennon defended labor injunctions and praised Taft's rulings.
A large Elkhart gathering awaited the Taft train near the monument as Judge J S Dodge spoke. Estimates at 2:45 put the crowd at 2000 to 3500, swelling to 4000 to 5000 by 3:15. Dodge warned of a Republican victory harming liberty and jobs, while praising GOP principles and American industry.
The Elkhart reception committee led by Chairman Wilson Roose and members including Senator A R Beardsley and James Lennon greeted the Taft special at Goshen. Lennon, a Lake Shore engineer, figures prominently in local Democratic circles as a notable asset in campaign oratory.
A large crowd estimated at 8000 to 10000 gathered near the Goshen depot to welcome Judge Taft with an old fashioned county seat rally. Music by the Rogers Goshen Band Napanee Band and Wakarusa Band accompanied the event. An automobile parade of fifty decorated cars followed the Taft train departure and Col Buckingham of Chicago spoke at the court house park.
Judge Taft winds down his Indiana tour with speeches to farmers and laborers. He contrasts farmer prosperity under McKinley and Roosevelt with hard times under Cleveland and accuses Gompers of misrepresenting his labor decision and engaging in unblushing buncombe and demagogy. The final stop is Gary before heading to New York.
Tafts Indiana tour unfolds on a specially equipped train led by Col. D M Ransdell, veteran sergeant at arms of the Senate, with a $2885 three day cost. The train records speeches in shorthand and distributes copies to newspapers within minutes. Taft remains jovial, mingling with crowds and greeting local committees at each stop.
Wikhart greets Tait today. Elk hart active with Kern lieutenants abandoned. Anti-Saloon League ads include Governor Hanly. Bo Slear wins Carnegie medal. South Bend builds a new Y M C A. Elkhart engineers shift to Republican support. Vanderbilt cup won by Locomobile driver. Moros raid kills ten. Bryan in the east. Gompers to reply to Roosevelt. Watterson at Brandenberg. Bride widowed by assassin in Louisiana. Zeppelin flight. Early trade lassi tude noted by Dun and Co. W C T U in session. Indian and national dispatches. Arkansas night riders issue notice. Turkey talks meat with US. Blizzard devastates New Mexico sheep.
Government forecast shows showers tonight and possibly Sunday. Cooler Sunday with a high of 78 and a low near 50. Winds around 12 mph. Rain accumulation about 0.17 inches. Local conditions cloudy.
Noah Martin, brother of Mrs A T Morningstar of 21044 Middlebury St, who had parole to visit his sister, left a Longcliff parole house Friday afternoon. Officers and Turnkey Coley found him at the station then he vanished after stepping into a telephone booth, despite conflicting signals from Officer Little.
The Young Women’s Christian Association begins in Elkhart with headquarters at 510 South Main Street. The second floor of Lohrman’s paint and paper store houses the YWCA. Reading rooms rest areas and magazines invite country and city women to use the facility between shopping and work.
Co G Adams of Goshen reports a paper from Vevay stating the Ohio River is at its lowest level since 1832. A rock near a Kentucky bar below Vevay bears initials chiseled in 1832, visible now for the first time in years.
The Equitable Building Loan and Savings Association will begin paying a five percent dividend to stockholders next Tuesday morning. This brings the total to eighty percent, with a further ten percent expected later, though the date is not yet prophesied. The payment arrives at an opportune time during tax season.
In Elmira New York James S Sherman began his address by noting opponent John W Kern had to suspend campaigning due to a family illness. He expressed hope Kern could resume the stump, drawing cheers from the audience.
Robertson in a Locomobile wins the Vanderbilt Cup on the motor parkway course in 4 00 48 with Lytle second in 4 62 26. The drizzling rain made the track slippery and the remainder of the race was halted to prevent accidents. This marked the first American driver and car to win the event, with no accidents reported.
Marion Indiana October 24. Undertaker A E B Stuart of the Soldiers Home morgue by mistake placed his own cuffs on a corpse awaiting burial. The cuffs were later found missing and traced to the body, which had been sent to Star City for interment. The incident caused chagrin as a valuable set of cuff buttons disappeared with the cuffs.
Officers and men of the American fleet stocked with preparations to weigh anchor for Amoy China, Admiral Sperry hosts a final reception on the flagship Connecticut, and Japanese and Yankee sailors mingle amicably in Yokohama as the fleet set to reach Amoy on October 30.
Shawnee Oklahoma reports the first casualty news from the recent cloudburst as the Canadian river recedes. One death confirmed with two others critically ill, rescue efforts ongoing and potential many more bodies expected as waters drop. Property damage estimated above one million dollars.
A fierce blizzard from the Cumbres mountains sweeps Rio Arriba county until Oct 24. About 20,000 sheep perish and six herders are believed frozen to death. Widespread losses are reported in the stricken area.
Rochester police report New York Central Detective Weber was killed in a gunfight with car robbers near Grimesville, after engaging the group and being fatally shot himself.
Snakes lack external ears but hear by detecting vibrations through their scaled head and via sensitive tongue sensing. Their sight is keen at distinguishing moving objects, according to St Nicholas.
A short Home Notes column urges girls to pursue a well lived life over mere beauty or cleverness. It asserts every girl can be an artist in daily life and a genius in her deeds by striving for personal ideals and consistent effort.
A fourth floor woman watches as Johnnie Eisen Beiss rolls a hoop with his sailor's hoop and his father's gold headed cane. She hints that his family will react when they return from the market. The scene blends playful childrish action with family dynamics in a crowded urban setting.
Motivational aphorism urging readers to seek positive traits in people, honor strength, and imitate goodness to reduce faults over time, framed as practical daily guidance.
In Manila reports a Moros raid on the Sheppard sugar plantation near Nigan Mindanao. Nine Filipino laborers and their superintendent were killed after an unexpected attack. Moros fired plantation buildings as they retreated and the laborers rallied to seek aid.
Letters from Mrs Claudia Hains found in a Fort Hamilton trunk recount revels of army officers and their wives, including receptions by women in night gowns, whisky, and dice games, with references to Captain Hains later killing W C Annis. The letters describe orgies and the assertion of arriving home sober in one note.
Senator Beveridge argues in Appleton's Magazine that current laws already curb big business and that further government inquisitorial powers would harm business and risk federal overreach. He urges amendments to the interstate commerce, Sherman, and tariff laws to correct hampering conditions.
Chicago officials announced negotiations with the sultan’s government to sell 2,000,000 pounds of canned meat for the army, indicating the Turkish government is preparing for eventualities in the Balkans.
United States circuit court refused to grant an injunction blocking the interstate commerce commission from implementing a rate reduction on cattle shipments from the southwest to Chicago St Louis Kansas City and other points. The Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway and 55 western carriers sought the order claiming the new rates were confiscatory and would cost about 1.5 million dollars annually. The ruling excludes switching charges at Chicago terminal yards and notes the court must first find ICC exceeded its authority before considering if rates are confiscatory.
Notes sent to Arkansas national guard officers demanded resignations and warned against the militia. Night Riders signed notices tied to ginning operations. Authorities plan to keep guns operating with guards present. Bold robbery follows in Newark as three masked men attack the Perkins household and assault a maid.
Manila Oct 24 reports show 500 people drowned in Tubegaro the capital of Cagayan as homes were destroyed or damaged by the October 13 cyclone with fuller details arriving.
Mis. dianies II. Py Cashtou of Zionsville learned her husband James KX Cashton disappeared decades ago after leaving for Cherokee Iowa to pay a mortgage. Pension officials later identified her lost spouse as living in Hannibal Missouri with another wife and an adopted daughter, prompting a pension tracing case.
Pleasant Run in Lawrence county suddenly fills with two feet of racing water despite weeks of drought and no rainfall. A nearby spring near Midway also surges from a pencil-thin flow to a flood, baffling locals and the oldest inhabitants.
Mrs. Frank Hinton thirty two, accompanied by her fifteen month old child and Miss Mary Shaner, rode a buggy down a steep hill near their home two miles from St Paul. A frightened horse on a sharp curve upset the buggy. Mrs. Hinton suffered a broken collar bone and may die. Miss Shaner had a broken arm and other injuries. the baby was instantly killed.
Marion Indiana reports fifteen residents died in October at the National Soldiers Home including Charles Bartholomew of Company F 155 Indiana Infantry. Grave No 1449. The era of Civil War veterans fading as years pass. In Petersburg Indiana a corn shredder accident injured a mule team when lines tangled in the feeder. Mules were lifted as the belt slipped.
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