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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1910
Page
1
Burglars exploded two dynamite charges at Gerber & Son's bank in Argenta at around 2 am. The front of the building was blown into the street while the safe remained largely intact. A pursuit formed as officers chased the bandits after the heist. Ten thousand dollars reportedly stolen from the First National Bank after a similar blast at 2 o’clock.
Paving crews make rapid progress on Franklin Street south of Ala Marion. Cain Construction Company handles concrete repairs and brick work as one lane opens to traffic for months. Andrews Asphalt completes curb gutter from Second to Fifth on Marion Street, with more curb work today. Riverside Drive and Bower Street paving slated, Second Street and West Lexington resurfacing to start soon if track installation delays ease.
Knox Indiana editor John M. Moorman the Republican candidate for Congress in the Thirteenth District was greeted by a large turnout of supporters at an informal reception in Nappanee. Moorman outlined plans to canvass the district with future meetings likely in other areas. A party of Elkhart Republicans traveled to Nappanee to attend the reception including Charles Silvers for sheriff, Thomas G. Wilkinson for circuit clerk, William B. Wider for representative, and Glen R. Sawyer, Republican county central committee secretary.
Mrs. O. P. Smith of Logansport urged labor cause advancement by women cooperation as a temporary Women’s Label League organized at McWhean tadl after speeches. Mrs. Smith explained the league aims to promote unionism and secure the label on goods to boost labor welfare.
Mark Twain arrived from Dormuada on the steamer Cocana in fragile health. Friends fear for his life as physicians rush to his berth and a removal from the ship is contemplated.
Berlin reports a British cruiser engaged a torpedo boat during maneuvering last night. Two engineers were killed and several others injured in the action.
Rev. Ray J Wade is assigned to Trinity Methodist Episcopal church in Elkhart by the North Indiana conference. He comes from First Street Church Bluffton after a long tenure with multiple past assignments since 1894, including Simpson church Fort Wayne Arcadia Napanee Kendallville and Richmond.
Police investigate a theft at a rooming house at Sixth and Harrison where an Italian guest allegedly pilfered cash from guests and hid valuables. A second report notes a vending machine theft at a Mortie Street store with pennies and gum missing, no clues yet.
The Trumpet Notes band intends a tag day on April 30 to raise a fund for summer concerts. Director Frea J Whapham aims to boost city value and efficiency, linking the date to the Dewey naval victory. A musical festival will features a 25 piece band and several city women will lead tag day efforts.
Topeka Kay April 14 Special Jd B Billard the new mayor announced that street cars candy stores and newsdealers must stop business if the theatres are not allowed to run Sunday.
The state railroad board ordered all railroads in Illinois to keep watchmen at all grade crossings in cities from seven in the morning to midnight. Additional orders were issued to protect the public.
Delegates to state, congressional and joint judicial conventions were chosen at Goshen this afternoon during the county democrats meeting. Concord Township sent delegates and alternates, with a large turnout from across the county. Leaders and alternates listed include J. Mast, Hugo Winterieff, C. Spanele, and several others.
Washington April 14 Special Secretary of the Treasury McVeagh announced there will be no further prosecutions aimed at the men higher up in either the sugar frauds or the customs frauds cases.
Halley’s Comet rises at 3 57 a m today and 3 51 a m tomorrow with Sun rising at 5 18 a m. The comet’s speed today is about 409 320 miles per hour. Mercury, the swiftest planet, moves 1 775 miles per minute, Venus 1 300 miles, Earth 1 100 miles.
An Elkhart man was picked up by police last night for public intoxication after claiming a friend returning from Mishawaka introduced him to corn liquor. A second arrest on Tyler avenue occurred at 9 20 p m. Formal disposition of both cases was made in city court today.
At the Interstate Convention session Mrs. Hester opened programs urging reform and better habits through training specialists. Miss Mary Money of Milwaukee used a Ribbon Talk to illustrate public spending on institutions and saloon presence, noting ten miles of saloons in her district and one saloon per fifth of the city’s population.
Roosevelt and his son Kermit arrived in Venice at 2 o clock in the morning and were welcomed by James V. Long the American consul and local officials. The pair received quick greetings then began a busy day of sightseeing after a hotel rest and breakfast. The Duke of Abruzzi and Venice’s mayor visited Roosevelt at noon before he departed for Vienna amid a large farewell crowd.
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, wife of Harry K. Thaw, leaves New York apartments to begin study in Paris under a teacher of sculpture. She says she follows expert instruction to develop her talent and believes it may be advantageous.
An unknown man in a vacant house at 627 South Whirl street escaped barefoot and coatless after a blaze started by embers from a stove. Mrs Dettling, owner of a hardware store, aroused him and the fire department saved the dwelling. The intruder fled and remains at large. Lamp explosion at J H Holtman home caused minor damage. Six fire calls reported yesterday and this morning near Division street and the Lake Shore stock yards.
Mrs. Mary A. Brooks, 76, resident of South Prairie Street, died from injuries after a fall from a chair and a prior heart attack. She locates from Sturgis to Inkhart a year ago, survived by son Harry A. Brooks and brother James Hobson. Funeral plans not yet decided.
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