Four held-up men identified in Elkhart arrest near West Indiana
Three African American suspects, detained near West Indiana Avenue, are linked to robberies at Crown Point and Griffith depots. Detective Shields identified one as the Pine Yard hold-up suspect, An armed escape from Pine Station involved a Lake Shore detective who fired, hitting a white tramp by accident while pursuing three armed men. Detectives continued action with Chief Rank coordinating arrests and transport to the station.
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Lake Shore
Shields
Biue
Allen
Young
S. C. Rank
LaSalle Street
Chicago
Pine
Ringlings’ Circus
George
Whiteman
Robbins
Elkhat
Foster
Lake ‘Shore
Englewood
Pine Station
Evenin
Indiana Harbor
Rank
Flo
South Bend
Tary
Racer Oldfield Survives Close Call on Track
Lexington Ky Aug 10 Barney Oldfield famed race driver narrowly escaped serious harm when a tire exploded after New tires were fitted. He was unharmed aside from minor bruises as the car leaped a fence and nearly overturned before regaining control.
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Lexington
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Oldfield in Elkhart races as Soules targets big prize
News from Elkhart reports Oldfield’s scare during a near-miss in Lexington and plans for a race appearance next Tuesday. Charles Soules , famed Southern motorist, vows to win the $1500 prize by defeating Oldfield across two sets of three races, with Moross coordinating the advance.
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Oldfield
Wikhart Driving Club
Oldfield Jrs
Elkhartans
Barney
Lexington Fair
W. W. Moross
A. Moross
Charles Soules
South
Elkhart
Moross
Lexington
Bourg
Fragmentary clip hints at an impending drawing and leak
Scattered words hint at a 28 nd John Teele drawing and a leak with uncertain context. The fragmentary text mentions names and odd phrases, offering no clear event, date, or outcome.
Despoilation near end fuels county convention hopes
Citizens demand changes in county administration and back a new slate of clean candidates for Goshen Saturday's convention. The Bryan Kern Marshall club plans transport for delegations, with strong turnout expected. local papers face counterflows from party insiders while candidates for sheriff, treasurer, and commissioners are listed with several hopefuls from Elkhart and surrounding townships.
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Gially
Bryan
Kern Anil Marshall
Goshen
Flkhartyd
Dunkhart
Republican ‘Organization
Forz
Briggs
Elkhart
Geo
AL Bri SS
Briggsey
Ilkhart
Chicago Telephone Supply
Ikhart
Board of Works
George Milburn
Washington Tc
Artman
Logke
Jaco Hanenstein
M. Smith Joseph
Heck
J.P. Sanders
Lkkart
M ‘Ake
Frank
W. Brown
Wakarusa
Jacob J. Zol- Fneer
St. A
James Matthews
Peter ‘Longacre
Scott Thomas
Republican Marshall Club
Nappanee
Fom Marshall Elith
Marshall
Elkhart County
Watson
Williamsport Detective Captures Suspect in Abduction and Theft
Fred W Tepel and county detective brought Henry Sortman to Williamsport after arresting him for alleged theft of 130 dollars from a farmer employer and for eloping with Lucy Hanford, age fifteen. Sortman admitted spending most of the money, plus eighty cents, and left a guardian in Williamsport for adulthood. The girl remains with the Whitmers on Middlebury street as investigations continue.
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Fred W. ‘Tepel
Williamsport
Henry Sortman
Lucy Hanford
Tepel
Sortman
Jesse Whitmer
Middlebury Street
Gir
Téjel
Sortmann
Pennsylvania
Lertman
Whitnres
Middlebury
Lake ‘Shore
Pla
Rainfall in Indiana and Michigan Reaches Inches
A news note reports a heavy rain event with around one inch of rain in the vicinity last night and additional showers this morning. The Miles weather bureau logged a total rainfall near the low to mid one inch range across northern sections of Indiana and southern Michigan. The storms began late yesterday evening and intensified early today, bringing a long, steady downpour.
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Miles Weather Bureau
Nor Gess
Indiana
Michigan
Mrs Beatrice Prentice Dies After Lake Outing
Mrs Beatrice Prentice wife of Lake Shore Conductor J Prentice died last night at 11 45 in her Madison Street home after a week long illness. She had recently returned from Simonson Lake with her husband and was born in LaGrange November 5 1869. Survived by husband and one brother R B Johnson. Funeral Thursday at the Ladies Auxiliary of the Railway Conductors.
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Beatrice
Prentice
Lake Shore
Madison Street
Simonson Lake
Elkhart
LaGrange
R. Be Johnson
the Maccabees
Samuel Sala
Harrison Township
Harrison
Mr. Sala
Randolph County
Elkhart County
Harrison “Township
Progressive Brethren Church
John Sala
Petoskey
Mich
Aaron ‘Wallace
Arrest of Charles Smith Over License Charge
Police report Charles Smith, owner of a Goshen saloon at 200 South Main Street, charged with selling liquor without a license. Smith, who has retained attorney James Jr., plans a jury trial in Justice Oberholtzer's court after dispute over license expiration and potential extension.
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Chas
Smith
EECA
Main Street
Saigon
Davekell
Monsirahce
Hennys: Anal” 8 To Yer Gt. Gids Run the, Zauntet
Irvin Potts
James Jr
Oberh
St Joseph
Bargain Lyon & Healy Piano Highlighted in Ad
An unusual Lyon & Healy piano ad promotes a latest colonial design case in mahogany with high standard musical parts. Offers include price discounts, 300 day sales agent discounts, and a special sales list. Also notes a Sunday school ANN picnic with outdoor games and music afternoon.
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Lyon & Healy
A. Lyon. & Healy Piano
Lyon *& Healy
Planas
Particwar
T7-Adanig
Street
Chicago
Met
Price
Ihis
Ind
Mistrial Declared In Smiths Saloon License Case
Proceedings before Justice Oberholtzer ended in a hung jury with 54 jurors unable to agree on a verdict. The dispute centered on when Smiths license expired and whether the 1907 license date or the judgement date governs. Retried at a later date, the case leaves Smith’s South Main Street saloon open for now.
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Feta
Oberholtzer
Quittal
Espacio
Smith's
South Main Street
Smith
Board of County Commissioners
James H. State
South Ben A
Avith
Forest fires cause loss across Idaho and Montana
Missoula Montana August 8 reports say extensive fires in Eastern Idaho and Western Montana have caused significant damage following the large conflagration that swept the Kootenay country in Canada.
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United States
Missoula
Mont
Idaho
Montana
Kootenay
Canada
Barney Stewart and Joseph Teals Visit City
Barney Stewart and Joseph Teals of Wakarusa were in the city today for undisclosed reasons.
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Barney Stewart
Joseph Teals
Wakarusa
City
Dr Shoop's Restorative Targeting Kidney Nerves
An advertisement claims weak kidneys arise from nerve weakness rather than the organ itself. It urges treating nerves with Dr Shoop's Restorative to ease back pain urination and potential kidney disease, recommending tablets or liquid and noting druggists sell it.
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Shoop
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