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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
1
A Philadelphia bound schooner Jules Henry blew up near Marseilles after a cargo of 1500 tons of petroleum ignited. Eight crew members were killed immediately, seven fatally injured, and three seriously wounded. The French vessel suffered total destruction.
Four men were killed and two others badly injured in an explosion in the Icho mine at Every date last night.
A city slogan contest in Elkhart offers a $15 prize for the best catch phrase advertising the city and its industries. Contestants must use the printed coupon and submit slogans daily through April 15, with multiple entries allowed.
Confirmation services at St Vincent's Catholic church on May 9 will be led by Bishop Rt Rev W J Alerding assisted by Rev Fr Wayhe and Rev Fr Jansen. First communion will be held that day. The congregation supports new improvements for the parish and extensive changes will occur before the end of the season. Excavation for the new parochial school has been let to Contractor Klein. Godfrey & Sons win lumber and milling contracts. Sisters residence and the frame parochial school will be moved from the lot for the new building.
Nickum went to Angola this afternoon on business, according to a brief city notice. The trip is described as routine and could involve meetings or inspections related to the firm. No further details about purpose or duration were provided.
Police capture Frank Van Leu, 22, in South Bend and imprison him in Goshen on child desertion charges. The case traces years of elopements involving Mabel Hayes, the Hayes-Weaver family, and Van Leu’s troubled ties to Chicago and Kansas City. Detectives Keller and Baller aided the arrest after Weaver alerted authorities.
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Rev. Geo E Hicks, superintendent in South Bend, says the league will not drop the battle in St Joseph County despite dispatches from Indianapolis. He notes only Marion County may be affected, and that a mass meeting and elections will proceed unless league orders halt. Hicks insists progress will continue and petitions for elections will be filed in all districts except Lake and St Joseph.
Frayed dispatches from Bloomington report a tragedy prompting public alarm here. Details are scarce as reporters confirm no immediate family connection and local authorities investigate the incident amid tense community reaction.
The secretary of the city board of health reports March death rate at 154.5 per thousand, nearly double February. City deaths numbered 26 with causes including pneumonia 43, cancer 1, Brights disease 1, typhoid 1, tuberculosis 4, measles 1, chickenpox 73, data also show 32 births, 16 boys and 16 girls, 28 houses quarantined, no active smallpox cases.
Frank R Flynn elected exalted ruler of Elks Lodge No. 425 for the coming year. Officers include William C Brunig as leading knight, J H Johnson loyal knight, Homer Miller lecturing knight, Charles Vetter secretary, Scott Tyler treasurer, Herbert Rowe trustee. Wider named as representative to the Grand Lodge meeting in Los Angeles in May. Attendance from Cleveland and other places noted.
As the Easter season nears the old Presbyterian church prepares for renewal with April 11 Easter services likely to be a farewell in the familiar building. The congregation’s annual business meeting comes next Thursday with refreshments at six, roll call at seven thirty, and election of riders trustees and deacons. Palm Sunday and quarterly communion are set, with new members to be received and baptisms planned. The pastor will meet visitors today at the manse to discuss union with the church. A preparatory service tonight will focus on Preparing for the Feast.
A preliminary redistricting plan for Elkhart County proposes adding precincts and reshaping boundaries by June 1. Figures show costs rising to 4 467 13 from 1 271 17 with machines proposed by John S Fil more of Rochester New York, reducing staff and logistics under alternative plans.
A retrenchment order is unlikely as Elkhart locomotive shops run at high capacity. In March foundry demand rose, requiring 15 000 dollars of new enlargements including a 40 by 60 foot addition, a cupola furnace, and a west end mill room to meet pattern and engine work. An on site office for typewriter repair is also being built.
Officials report delays in obtaining right of way slow the St. Joseph Valley Traction line extension to Middlebury. A small force has begun grading at East Jackson Street crossing the Big Four tracks, with work extending outside the city as progress prospects improve.
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