Manufacturing Firms Call for Help as Elkhart Burgeons
An Elkhart story notes scarce labor, rising housing demand, and a sprinkling of new homes near factories. Sidway Mercantile urges recruiting in Middlebury Dunlaps Osceola Nappanee Constantine while General Manufacturing Co plans a night shift and seeks first class machinists. Availability of houses for workers is tight, hindering factory expansion.
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Elkhart
C. A. Sidway
Sidway Mercantile Company
Middlebury
Dunlaps
Osceola
Nappanee
Constantine
Goshen
Hikhart
General Manufacturing Co
Wealth Increase in Elkhart County 1900 to 1904
Census Bureau figures show Elkhart County wealth rising from 27.6 million in 1900 to 30.0 million in 1904. Indiana counties collectively gain real estate and improvements from about 1.50 to 1.76 billion, with Marion and St Joseph counties posting large increases.
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Elkhart County
Census Bureau
Washington
United States
Indiana
Bulletin
Crawford
Ohio
Brown
Marion
St. Joseph
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Judge Ros Eehuaylyere Marion Prankie Simons train case
Frankie Simons, a boy of eight, was severely injured when struck by a Pennsylvania railroad train at Gas City Indiana. The case reached Indiana Supreme Court after a lower court awarded him full damages and the clerk held the funds pending guardian appointment. The boy, now about twelve, attends Gas City schools with one artificial limb and crutches.
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Ros
Eehuaylyere
Marion
Simons
Indiana
Pennsylvania Railroad
Supreme. ‘Court
Circuit Court
Guardian
Frankie Simons
Gas City
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Frankie
Ft Wayne Presbytery meets at Nappanee with 38 ministers
The Ft Wayne Presbytery gathers in Nappanee beginning last night with Rev. A C Ormond of Kendallville preaching. Thirty eight ministers and thirty churches form the body embracing Allen Adams Dekalb Elkhart Huntington St Joseph Wells and Whiteley counties. A Sunday school Institute follows with talks by I M Houser W Palmer and others.
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Ft. Wayne
Nable
Steuben
Wells
Whiteley
Institute
I. M. Houser
State
Missions
Crawfordsville
Ww. de. Palmer
Ligonier
Se. A
A. C. Ormond
Kendallvillé
F.M. Fo
Wayne
Mr. Bonaser
Presbytery
General’ Assembly
Goshen Shippers Face Ongoing Freight Delays
Goshen and Elkhart shippers complain of continual freight slowdowns caused not by car shortages but by a scarcity of workers. Assistant Elkhart Division Superintendent T J Dawson arranged for factory workers to assist freight handlers, as warehouses and depots reach capacity and exposed shipments endure weather delays up to six weeks.
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Goshen
Elkhart
Lake’ Shore
T. J. Dawson
Muckraker Anderson Has Not Returned Home
Muckraker FJ Anderson of Chicago has not returned after spending four weeks in Elkhart asking questions concerning Cr. G Conn. He went home last Saturday.
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Muckraker Anderson
FJ. Anderson
Who
Elkhart
Cr. G. Conn
Circus Dog Threatens Mail Carrier and Ends with Respect for Uniform
A dog disrupts a mail delivery roars and lunges as its owner, in a tense scene, threatens and taunts the carrier. The animal injures the man by dust in the eyes and performs a startling act, leading the carrier to avoid confrontation. The narrator notes the dog’s persistence and the owner’s compliance with implied authority.
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Uncle Sam
Child’s Defiant Promise To Grow Up For Freedom
A ten year old girl stacks graham crackers into a tower at table. Parents rebuke her and she is sent to bed. Next morning she tells her mother I suppose I’ve got to stand it for the present but when I grow up I’ll do exactly what I please. The mother replies she is grown and still not free. Carol declares the argument unanswerable and the mother falls silent.
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Carol
Norcross recalled for trespass case in Fitchburg
The late Hon Amasa Norcross represented his district for three terms. In court he testified as an attorney for a man who claimed trespass by a neighbor. On cross examination Norcross asked what was said and the reply was I told him to go to the devil.
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Amasa
Norcross
Fitchburg
Mass
Levi Joyment
Bor
Hogs Behaving Oddly Near Providence Church
A Southern Christian Advocate item reports pigs near the Providence churchyard acting strangely. A steward recalls a recent incident while a fellow notes the animals seem to threaten or shuffle about as if shaking a stick at observers.
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Church of Providence
Southern ‘Christian Advocate
Methodist Conference Appoints Clergy Across Districts
Rev. Parr elevated to assistant financial secretary of Deaconess Hospital. Dr Lewis A Beeks and Rev W H Brightmire reassigned to Elkhart and confirmed in Goshen district appointments. Greenwalt to Saratoga with many circuit changes announced at Logansport. Presiding Elder H W Bennett noted. long list of circuit and church postings across Goshen district.
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Marks
W.C
Butts
Pirst’ Church
J. Magor
Inwood
Az' Ji
Wonderman
Wendalmvile
White
LaGrange
H. J
Norris
Leesburg
O. He. Murray
Sz Ligoniér
Murray
Lima
L. Steere
Middleburson R. Purses
Milford
T. FtaBatleryai Jyse
Mishasvaka-Hg
Traveser
Nappanee
H “Gy Smith
Paris-Ag
Bailor
North -Webster
J.C. Woodruff
Osceola
Auza
Turner
Pierceton
W. R. Jones
South
Elkhart
Hallowpeter
Seaman
Prominent Figures in Early Votes Cited by Name
The text lists famed figures from varying eras receiving scattered votes in a historical poll. Americans Benjamin Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt appear among Japanese leaders Kusunoki Masashige and Saigo Takamori, with other luminaries such as Florence Nightingale, Napoleon and Bismarck also mentioned alongside monarchs and explorers.
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Kioto
Benjamin Franklin
Kusunoki
Masashige
Nanko
Florence Nightingale
Wageno Kiyomaro
Marquis Oyama
Nelson
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Gen. Kodama
Saigo Takamori
Naikage Toju
Admiral Uriu
Murasaki Shikibu
Bismarck
Sugawara Michizane
Hi- Tose
Napoleon
Roosevelt
Niijima-to
Galileo
Columbus
Socrates
Count Katsura
Saionji
Yamagata
Gen
Nogi
Peter the Great
Admiral Makharoff
Dancing grandmothers attend dancing school in record numbers
An early West Side visitor asks a girl about her grandmother. The child explains the grandmother has gone to dancing school this season. A teacher notes many grandmothers enroll, taking up complex steps to stay limber and feel youthful.
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A. West
Amusing Coal Deal Ends With Swift’s Sudden Realization
A Boston coal buyer Mr Swift insisted on checking the weighing. The driver laughed as Swift stood on the scales with the coal, revealing the buyer’s weight near 200 pounds. The tale ends with the dealer confirming the weight and the sale.
Puzzle e for Post Office Clerks SS ig one Of the attributes
A partial OCR item notes a Post Office context with clerks and attributes. The fragment hints at a designation or attribute list associated with postal workers and the SS insignia or initials. No clear event or outcome is present in readable text.
Weather’s effect on fruit crops cited by Milburn
George Milburn of near Bristol notes conflicting fruit-weather reports. He says two March weeks felt like June, causing buds to swell early, while April 1 freeze damaged cherries and could yield a light crop. Peaches plums may recover if no further damage. pears apples and grapes show no injury.
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George Milburn
Bristol
Indiana
Lemon Club Initiation Scam Warns Elkhart Readers
A local write up warns of the Lemon club a prank social order like the Buffaloes that charges five cents then secretly keeps the money. Initiation comes with a harmless nickel trick, but victims may find they have been enrolled. The note claims the order already has a large following in Elkhart.
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Lemon Club
Orders of Buffaloes
Elkhart
Penniless Wife Seeks Aid After Desertion in Elkhart
LaPorte Argus reports a rambling item about a penniless wife seeking aid after her husband Franklin, aged about 35, deserted her and went to Elkhart or near there with money spent in saloons. The couple had been married briefly and she claims relatives exist.
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LaPorte
Argus
Frank
Michael
Elkhart
Franklin
Narrow escape as switch engine misses two pedestrians
Two pedestrians narrowly escaped being crushed by a Lake Shore switch engine at 6:80 this morning. A freight train moved east while men walked on a parallel track. a switch engine crewman riding the front pushed one man off the track to prevent a tragedy.
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Lake Shore
Albany Reports Strongest Earthquake Recorded
Seismograph records in Albany indicate the strongest and longest earthquake shocks, lasting about two hours. The State Museum notes the instrument recorded movement comparable to the San Francisco quake, with the pendulum nearly lifting from the recording cylinder at one point.
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Albany
State ‘Museum
San Francisco
Tom Cooper In Jail For Intoxication
Local report notes Tom Cooper, a former resident of Lake Eman, facing detention due to intoxication charges. Details remain unclear as the fragmentary text provides limited context on dates, exact charges, or outcomes.
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Tom
Cooper
Lake Eman
Elkhart Merchants Protection Proeect
A garbled text fragment references Elkhart merchants protection and trade matters. The readable portions imply a local business protection or association context with unclear details or names.
Arguments Made In St. Joseph Circuit Court Today
Supreme Court decision anticipated within sixty days as arguments proceed in St. Joseph Circuit Court. Lawyers for both sides presented key legal points, noting precedents and statutory interpretations. The case centers on challenging ties to a disputed contract and seeks a ruling on enforceability and damages.
Goshen Crowd Chagrined Over Delays in Supreme Court Adjudication
Court crowd in Goshen watches the case on the St Joseph county demurrer to the new Elkhart South Bend law. Judge Funk in South Bend is to rule soon and send the question to the supreme court within sixty days. Attorneys Parker and MacKibben argued. Sheriff Schafer’s funding question also featured.
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Eivén ‘Tie
Elkhart
South Bend
Funk
South ‘Bend
St. Joseph County
Supreme Court
Parker
Anderson
Anderson, Parker & Crabill
Stuart MacKibben
Funik
Superior Court
Sint Tiff
Ito i
Dodge
Statistical Survey of Concord Township Voters
Officials report a forthcoming gathering to tally lawful voters in Concord Township including occupation nativity and age. The process assigns three assistants and maps precincts along Lexington Avenue and the township line, with Puterbaugh directing city south of Lake Shores old road and Feath er overseeing the northern arc. The survey aims to count eligible voters under appointed trustees.
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Goncord
Puterbaugh
John Creeton
Concord
W.F. “Puterbaugh
Orth
Lexington
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Circuit Court Today
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