Chautauqua Plans Advance in Elkhart Leaders Meet
Charles L. Wagner of the Slayton Lyceum Bureau oversees preparations for the Heikhart assembly. Lunch duties assigned to Baptist and Congregational ladies. fencing and grounds work push ahead with repairs, lighting, toilets, and a well basin. Gov Lafollette visit hoped. Bryan intro planned. finances show encouragement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Buckton
Charles L. Wagner
Slayton Lyceum Bureau
Heikhart Assembly
Wagner
Howard Smith
Fred Hansen
Highland Park Amusement Co
A. F. John
Kenwood
Dan Thomas
Highland Park
J.frank Hanly
Elkhart
Elkhart On the Day of Gov. LafFollette
Wisconsin
laFollette
Bickel
J. B. Stoll
South Bend
William Jennings Bryan
Thomas
St. Joseph
Carnegie Library
Hikhart
South Bend May Lose Baseball Team
Rumor says South Bend could lose its baseball club to Fort Wayne due to poor local support and low attendance. The Grand Rapids Herald notes the team has struggled financially despite strong play that could win the pennant, and Fort Wayne fans would welcome a return of the national game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Grand Rapids Herald
Granttes
Miss Ora Aghley of Cassopolis Dies After Operation
Miss Ora Aghley of Cassopolis Michigan died Saturday afternoon from complications after an operation for appendicitis. She was 11 years old. She is survived by her father and mother Mr and Mrs R M Ashley of Edwardsburg and a cousin Mrs Sherman Swan of this city. The funeral will be held Wednesday and burial will be near Adamsville.
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Ora_Aghley
Cassopolis
Mich
Elk Hart
Riverside church prayer meeting draws large crowd
A well attended Saturday night prayer meeting at Riverside Church drew a large turnout. Chris and other fans joined the gathering, reflecting strong community interest.
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the Riverside
Chris
Reunited With Daughter After 25 Years
A Kalamazoo telegram reports Mrs. Fayette Harmon of Buffalo has found her birth parents after nearly 25 years. Henry Brown, an engineer on the Big Four, recognized his daughter upon meeting in Elkhart, Indiana, where she will visit next week. The daughter grew up with foster parents in Niles and learned the truth only recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Grand Rapids
Fayette Harmon
Buffalo
Elkhart
Ind
Henry Brown
Big Four
Anderson
Benton Harbor
Brown
W. H. Smith
Niles
Harmon
Privileges Awarded for Chautauqua Luncheon and Beverages
The St Joseph Vailey Chautauqua Association Horton & Co received rights to sell ice cream soda water and soft drinks at the Elkhart grounds for 150 dollars. Caterer A F John secured lunch privileges for 100 dollars. Meals rights await Congregational and Baptist ladies' decision. John disputes being labeled a popcorn caterer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart Chautauqua
St. Joseph
Vailey ‘Chautauqua “Association
Horton “& Co
A. F. John
Jahn
John
Curtain Gutted Fire At West Franklin Home
A small blaze at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Blaker at 1232 West Franklin street shortly after 9 last night caused under $10 in damage. The fire started from a gas jet in a bedroom lit by Mrs. Blaker, and a curtain near the bed caught fire as flames dropped onto the bed clothing before firefighters arrived.
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A. P. Blaker
West
Franklin Street
Death of David Enyerd reported in Peru Indiana
Mrs. George Bricker of Garfield Avenue received a telegram from Peru Indiana informing of the death of her father David Enyerd in Peru. He formerly lived here and worked as an engineer on the Lake Shore for many years. He is survived by his daughter and a son Charles in California.
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David Enyerd
Peru
George Bricker
Garfield Avenue
Ind
Enyerd
Lake Shore
Bricker
Charles
California
Mass Transit to Benton Harbor Draws Thousands
The Big Four carried an estimated 3,000 people to Benton Harbor yesterday. Four trains operated with the final section carrying 1,100 passengers. Elkhart sent 124 passengers, fewer than its usual total.
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Benton Harbor
Elkhart
Relative of Doctors Short Buried Near Goshen at Fish Lake
A distant relative of Drs. I W Short and S B Short of this city died at age 90, ten miles east of Goshen, and was buried yesterday at Fish Lake. The funeral was among the largest held in years in that section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Short
Erik Hagland
Goshen
Fish Lake
Drs. I W
S. B. Short
Needle Point Broke Off During Alterations
In the article fragment, Miss Ethel Wrightsman is involved in alterations on a needlework piece when the needle point broke off. The brief item notes a minor mishap affecting the craft activity. The names indicate a local figure in a small community craft context.
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Ethel
Wrightsman
Angola Gets Valley Line
Stockholders of the new incorporation are the same as those of the old Valley Line. A new charter is needed to extend from La Grange to Angola. Directors signed incorporation papers in Sec retary Strafford Maxon s office. Engineer Swinehart reports crews in Middlebury building bridges for the rail line.
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LaGrange
Strafford Maxon
Angola
Angola Company
Swinehart
Middlebury
Locomotive speed to rise with new valve gear test
Elkhart shops installed the Walshaert valve gear on Lake Shore Engine 4660 to boost speed. The device, new to American passenger engines, promises better steam distribution and less wear, with initial tests on the Michigan or Western Division hauling a freight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Germany
France
Russia
America
Michigan
Western Division
Dr. Randolph Enjoying Europe Tour in 1905 Letter
Dr. Frank Randolph of Elkhart with Mrs. Randolph and son Harold travels through Austria Italy and Vienna writing about sights customs and daily life. The letter from July 12 1905 describes Naples Vesuvius Rag Fair Rome Rag Fair Vienna hotels parks taxes police and the imperial treasury including the Florentine diamond and other relics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Randolph
Vienna
Austria
Elkhart
New York
Ponta de la Gado
Azore
Azores
Bay of Naples
Vesuvius
Naples
Rome
Aldrich
Cleveland
Ohio
Middlebury
Ind
Dr Aldrich
Italy
Venice
Ringstrasse
C. G. Conn
Indiana
Impérial House’ of
Florentine
Buren
Banana famine threat hits Elkhart amid quarantine
Elkhart faces a banana shortage if New Orleans quarantine hold remains beyond a week. A leading Italian fruit dealer reported a car of 400 bunches bought in Chicago and shipped from Mobile, highlighting New Orleans as the main entry due to rail access. Most fruit comes via Central America.
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Elkhart
New Orleans
Louisiana
Chicago
Mobile
Ala
Central America
Mock Bound Over In Cigar Heist Case At Horton Store
Bud Mock, who admitted stealing 6000 cigars from the basement of Horton and Co., waived examination at a preliminary hearing before Judge Clyde Raymer yesterday and posted a $300 bond. Ed Zigler appeared as his attorney.
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Mock
Bud” Mock
Horton & Co
Clyde Raymer
Ed. Zigler
Warrants Issued for Will J. Davis in Chicago
Constable Gus Trapp swore out four warrants yesterday for the arrest of Will J. Davis of the Tiltons theater on charges of assault and battery disorderly conduct interfering with an officer of the law while discharging duty and threats to kill. Trapp served a warrant at the Illinois theater Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will J. Davis
Chicago
Tribune
Gus Trapp
Will. J.davis
Tilmots
Man Admits Stolen 6000 Cigars From Horton & Co
Patrolman Robbins traced cigars to local dealer Bud Mock who confessed after showing a branded box. He said he moved the box from the Horton store basement to a room under the opera house and sold most cigars to Pilbeam Bros carnival company for 25 cents a box. The value was about 175 dollars. Mock will be bound over to circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud” Mock
Horton & Co
Bucklen Opera House
D. B. Carpenter
Horton & Company
Rupert Horton
Supt
Silvers
Elkhart
Robbins
Sergeant Whiteman
Mock
Opera
Mack
Opera House
Pilbeam Bros. Carnival Company
Horton
Pennsylvania
Cores-Martinez
Mrs. Belle Harthill Dies at 22 in Local Home
Mrs Belle Harthill of 803 West Franklin Street died this morning at 3 30 from a complication of diseases. She was 22, widowed husband Alfred W Harthill and a 14 month old son survive. Also surviving are mother Mrs Mary O'Brien and sister Martha O'Brien. Funeral from the house Monday at 2 30 in charge of Rev Rice.
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Harthill
Belle Harthill
West
Franklin Street
Alfred W. Harthill
Mary O’brien
Martha O’brien
Rev. Rice
Goshenites to Picnic Here
The Presbyterian Sabbath school of Goshen will host a picnic for teachers scholars parents and Home Department members at Island Park Elkhart on Tuesday August 1. Cars depart from the church Lincoln avenue at 9 am and return from Elkhart at 5 pm.
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Presbyterian Sabbath
School of
Goshen
Home Department
Island Park
Elkhart
Lincoln Avenue
Literary Club Presidents to Meet With Slayton Bureau
The presidents of Elkhart literary clubs will meet Monday at 8 PM with Charles L. Wagner, secretary of the Slayton Lyceum Bureau, at the Carnegie Library to discuss important matters relating to the Elkhart Chautauqua.
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Elkhart Literary Clubs
Charles L. Wagner
Slayton Lyceum Bureau
Carnegie Library
Elkhart
Valley Line park feared as Sunday baseball nuisance
The Middlebury Independent regrets any plan for the Valley Line park at Shipshewana lake to become a gathering point for Sunday baseball games. It calls this the most boisterous and annoying form of Sabbath desecration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlebury Independent
Shipshewana Lake
Valley Line Motor Car to Start Monday Between Shipshewana and LaGrange
The Valley Line motor car between Shipshewana and LaGrange will start Monday after a broken axle was fixed. Graders are in Middlebury, working to complete the connection.
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Valley Line
Shipshewana
LaGrange
Mondaly
Middlebury
Disturbed Salvation Army Meeting Ends in Arrest
A patrolman arrested Susie and Ryan last night after a disturbance at a Salvation Army meeting. The suspects were picked up on intoxication charges and a cat on the scene.
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Salvation
Army
Susie
Ryan
Ander
Program for the Women’s Convention in Vincennes
Mrs. Alice N. Mummert announces the sixth annual Indiana Federation of Women’s Clubs convention to be held in Vincennes October 11 to 18. The program includes lectures, recitals, district reports, officer nominations, and formal receptions with notable speakers from the General Federation and Indiana officials.
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Alice N. Mummert
Indiana Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Vincennes
Board of Managers
Re‘cital
Sarah S. Platt Decker
General Federation Women’s Clubs
Eva Perry Moore
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
O. P. Kinsey
Valparaiso
Alice Mummert
Flora D. Alexander
Maud D. Hoffman
R. J Spencer
J. L. Harman
Fed. Sec
M. B. Galliher
S. A. Hays
Northern Dist
Katherine Valentine
Central
Bessie L. Ross
Southern
M. Emma Cobb
Federation Extension
Laura B. Swope
Philanthropy
Harriet C. Hughes
Kate L. Asnew
Ryan T. Miller
Minetta T. Taylor
Robert Dale Owen
Julia Ss. Konklin
S. S. Frackelton
Chicago
Isadore J. Eelis
J. F. Noland
Leonora A. Bogg
Grace Julian Clarke
Jane McM. Smith
Emma A. Fox
Detroit
Denver
Philip N. Moore
Fox
E. G. Kettling
Indiana Federation of Women’s Clubs
Indiana
J. Frank Hanly
Taylor
A. W. Butler
Sec
Indiana State Board of Charities
Stocking
Sarah Platt Decker
Philip_.N. Moore
Fire in Freight Car on Lake Shore Route
A blaze in a freight car loaded with household goods sparked by a hot cinder was found near Yellow Creek and fought by two fire stations after the train halted at a reachable point. A mattress and furniture were damaged by water. The car belonged to Lake Shore and was en route to a Michigan point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald Street
Big Four “Y
Yellow Creek
Lake Shore
Michigan
Ohio Woman Dies in Local Sanitarium
Mrs. Lucinda Ginn of Belle Valley Ohio aged 49 died at Elk Hart sanitarium at 7 15 this morning. She came here five weeks ago for dropsy and heart trouble. She leaves a husband a 14 year old daughter and two sisters all of Belle Valley and a brother. The remains were taken to Stephens undertaking rooms to be prepared for burial. They will be shipped to Belle Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucinda Ginn
Belle Valley
Ohio
Elkhart Sanitarium
Stephens
Mil llersburg Editor Suffering From Blood Poisoning
Bo Barnard of the Milersburg Grit is reported with blood poisoning in the left hand. He received treatment in Goshen after scratching his finger with a pin about a week ago.
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Bo Barnard
Millersburg
Goshen
Tio Pr
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Grand Rapids Paper
Milwaukee Avenue
DR. Randolph
Europe
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