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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1900
Page
6
Chicago April 23 Gates won the American Steel and Wire directors meeting and dominated proceedings. The board unanimously authorized price reductions to curb material overproduction and resume operations at idle plants. The session lasted over three hours and adjourned to May 7 with no commitment on restarting steel mills before September.
Muncie Indiana April 23 Fred Hadwick was shot dead in Union City by Marshal Wait and Policeman Harris after Hadwick attacked Charles Thompson on the street and fled toward the Ohio state line. Four shots were fired when he refused to halt, one striking the rock and another the body.
report from Manila notes 378 Filipinos killed, 12 officers and 2414 captured, Americans lose nine killed and sixteen wounded. Col Smith sick with smallpox after capturing Montenegro. Also mentions Spanish prisoners arriving in Manila and pirate-like seizures of ships. Washington reports vessels seized for trading with insurgents. Dr. Tal mage in Manchester draws large outdoor crowd after sermon.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as restoring digestion and liver function to cure dizziness and eye spots. It claims blood purification and liver cleansing as key steps and includes a testimonial from W A Preston of Shuqualak Mississippi praising the trio of Discovery Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets for indigestion torpid liver and irregular periods.
Frankfort April 23 The Kentucky grand jury indicted Gov Taylor as accessory to the murder of William Geotoh The vote followed a stormy session with a clash between Democratic foreman Robert Surfer and Republican member W D B George The report notes backache for A R Bass of Morgantown and mentions Foley’s Kidney Cure.
In Chicago on April 23 farmers across Wisconsin and northern Illinois press for workers. Local agencies report a flood of applications for farm hands with wages from 18 to 24 dollars a month plus board and lodging. Farmers offer transport for workers and families. Thomas Devenish notes unusually high demand and urban-to-rural migration.
Purporting to cleanse the liver and purify the blood the famous DeWitts Little Early Risers are advertised as invigorating the body. The House Worth Bros promote these popular pills as always acting promptly.
Michael Cudahy subscribed fifty thousand dollars to the Catholic University of America in Washington. Arch bishop Keane, appointed by Pope Leo, is leading the fundraising in Chicago with an opening sermon at the cathedral of the Holy Name. Officials hope to raise one million dollars within a year. Cudahy serves as a university trustee and other Chicago Catholic leaders have donated large gifts.
A Grain-O advertisement urges coffee drinkers to switch to Grain-O made from pure grains. A testimonial claims after one week coffee is unwanted and Grain-O nourishes the system, suitable for children, promising a healthful beverage for all ages. It promotes buying from grocers and follows simple preparation directions.
In Madison Square Garden on April 23 the Sells Forepaugh elephant Dick died during an attempt to subdue him. Dozens of handlers applied ropes around the animal and then other elephants pulled, tightening the noose until his neck was strangled.
County Auditor Peter D. Berkey calls the county council to gather on Saturday April 28 to consider a 7000 appropriation for contracting the Waterford bridge over the Elkhart river south of Goghen. The council will also review funds for Auditor Berkey and School Superintendent Huls. Diphtheria and throat remedies are listed alongside.
Chicago April 21 A woman named Wilhelmina Fischer was found unconscious on West Madison Street near Homan Avenue after a Madison Street street car strike her. She died despite aid with a fractured skull and bruising. Police and husband suspect the street car. officials claim murder. Fischer lived at 12 Desplaines Street in a five story frame tenement and was known to carry cash, though none was found on her when found.
In Atchison Kansas district court Thomas Woerman pleaded guilty to burning the Fox residence to act as a hero and save the family. He received an eighteen year penitentiary sentence after admitting the act and his motive. He cited hatred of facing the Fox family as his reason.
Advertises Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup as a guaranteed 24 hour cure for La Grippe with relief for the cough. Claims complete recovery if taken thoroughly and in time. Priced 25 cents and 50 cents by C. H. Leonard.
A call has been issued for a meeting of the Western Flint Glass Bottle Manufacturers association in Pittsburg on April 25. Manufacturers from across the country are invited to discuss consolidating the eastern and western groups, freight rate discrimination for small lots versus car loads, wage questions, and competition with non union firms.
Octo Korb with G and Chancellor K P of Booneville Indiana endorses DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Saive for delicate skin and stubborn ulcers. Claims cures for piles and skin diseases. Advises against imitations and notes sale at a local house.
United States charge d affaires Lloyd C Griscom reports a long private audience with the sultan in Constantinople on April 28. The meeting follows Griscom’s arrival and signals cordial U S relations during the conference talks.
Capt. Harvey H. Hudson, retired New York merchant, died in Seattle on April 23 from heart failure. A patient named Thos. W. Carter of Asboro, No. C, claimed Foley's Kidney Cure cured his kidney trouble, urging others to accept no substitute.
The St. Louis Fair association named its 1900 season officers. Judges are J. A. Murphy and J. W. Price with W. F. Bruen as starter. Stewards include Robert Aull C. N. Jones A. B. Ewing J. C. Ghio and Edward Walsh Jr.
A book agent Maybury representing the Stoddard lectures is accused of swindling Valparaiso residents and is published as a fraud in reports detailing the case.
London April 23 A Boer report claims 69 guns at Kroonstad and an eight mile defensive line around Pretoria. Roberts can outflank to force evacuation. Boers muster many riflemen and ambulance corps. Estimates place 80 000 Boers ready, with 50 000 in the Free State and 15 000 in Fourteen Streams/Klerksdorp districts.
The advertisement from Happy Creek Virginia features W E Lake praising DeWitts Little Early Risers pills for liver and bowel relief. It claims quick action and no griping and notes sales at Houseworth Bros. local outlet.
Mrs. Michael Ammons located her missing son with a nearly destitute French family living near Monroeville Indiana, confirming the child’s welfare and reunification.
The Ohio Supreme Court rules the anti lynching statute constitutional. It allows heirs of lynching victims to collect 5000 from county commissioners where the crime occurred. Rulings cite Click Mitchell hanged by a mob in Urbana and J W Caldwell shot and beaten by strikers in Cleveland.
A vintage ad promises value received from Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach trouble. Purchasers are assured a fair price regardless of amount and are invited to the Thomas drug store for purchase.
First Lieut. Arthur W. Orton of Moline Allegan county Michigan has won honors in the Philippines. Mishawaka residents seek council action to curb electric car speeds while a hack and trolley line operates between Middlebury and Gosten.
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