Fatal Big Four Crossing Train Death
Charles Maines aged 49 a stationary engineer born in Three Rivers died instantly at Edwardsburg crossing when struck by a southbound Big Four train while riding a bicycle to visit his sick niece Mrs. Julie Bartlett. Witnesses say the wheel broke before impact and the electric alarm at the crossing had failed. Maines is survived by three brothers and two sisters with funeral plans not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariles Maines
Edwardsbur
Julet Bartlett
Miss Maines
Diai
Solomon Thornton
Maines
Tha Maines
J. Myers
I RF Wyrick
PF. S. Swartz
C. F Finley
Isaac ¢ Three Rivers
Ferris
Moore Pari Mid
William
Oklahoma
Amelia
Oklahom
Susan Noll
Kalamaz
Frank Moyer
Three River
Charles Gilbert
Goshen Avent Elkhart
Opera House
Mutual Life of
Massachussetts
Engineers Union
Elkhart
Bornema & Sons
Acm3 Cvile Co
Kell Foundry
Noyes. Garriage Co
Elkhart Electric Co
Sidway Manufacturng Co
Dewey
Robbin
Raf Road Crossing
Jas
Messrs
Arnold and
Poole
Th Board of Works
Gilbert
Elkhar
Three Rivers
Toda
Nearlere
Prospects not Bright for Bank Depositors
Telegram from the Controller's office in Washington D C notes the outlook for creditors of the failed Indiana National Bank in Elkhart is hot and encouraging. Depositors are especially interested in the following details from the defunct bank's liquidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank
Washington D. C
Indiana
National
Banl Elkhart
Prostration Ends in Death in Elkhart Community
John Confer of Osolo township died after being overcome by heat on Elkhart streets. Ailing for years, his weak heart hastened death at age 58 in his niece Mande Dyer's home on Elkhart avenue. He survived by his wife three brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at his Osolo Township residence with Rev. Rice officiating. Burial at Grace Lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
John Confer
Osolo Township
Mande Dyer
Elkhart Avenue
Confer
Sixspan Bridge
Wfe
Jacob Confer
Solomon Confer
Mich
Christopher Confer
Oregon
Libbie Markel
Margaret Clapp
Manly Rowe
Michigan
Lilly Grocery
North Main Street
Rev. Rice
Grace
Lawn
Eight-Year-Old Bleeds After Wagon Fall Near City
An eight-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cloud was severely injured when he fell from his father's wagon at Main street and Lexington venue, two and a half miles east of the city. The wagon ran over his arm, causing severe bruising, with additional head and facial bruises. He received medical attention and was taken home by his father. The boy had been sitting on melon crates in the wagon’s rear when he toppled and fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cloud
Main Street
Lexingtonvenue
Llow
Horsemen's Mutual Insurance Co formed in Elkhart area
Mutual Live Stock Insurance Co organizes as The Horsemen's Mutual Insurance Company. Orren H. Shelmadine and others file articles in Goshen to cover horses cattle and livestock across Elkhart St Joseph LaPorte Marshall Kosciusko Noble and LaGrange counties. Officers to be chosen at a forthcoming meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Inutnak
Association
The
Horsemen’s Mutual Insurance Comany
Orren H. Shelmadine
Melvin 4. Pitman
David C. Bowles
Crayton Williams
William J. Schult
Edward BR. Zigler
County Recordry
Goshen
Horsemen’s Mutual Insurance
Comany
St. Joseph
LaPorte
Marhil
Nosciusko
Gun Goes Off Wounding 17YearOld in Farm Accident
Clifford Smith seventeen years old son of local farmer near Bellevue six miles north of Elkhart suffered a shotgun discharge wound to the abdomen while plowing. The pellet load burned by powder caused severe burns and possible blood poisoning. He walked a half mile to his home before collapsing. A physician restored part of the wound but grave infection risk remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Smith
I. W. Short
Bellevue
Elkhart
Smith
Dunlaps Split Sparks Battle Over Local Telephone Service
A dispute over a new Dunlaps mutual exchange stirs a clash with the Independent Dunlaps Telephone Co. officials claim the new group aims to challenge the Bell system and Central Union ties. They report direct links to nearby exchanges and plans to extend lines and poles while awaiting Bristol and Osceola connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Exchange
Bristol
Osceola
Independent Telephone ‘Company of Dunlaps
Dunnlaps Exchange
Independent Company of Dunlaps
Dunlaps Mutual Telephone Union
Central Union System
New Mutual Company
Kauffman
Dunlaps Telephone Company
Bell
Dunlaps
Passrons
Mikhart
Goshen
Wakarusa
Videe Construction
Local ‘Exchange Re
Home Telephone Company ‘of
Kikhart
Central Union Company
Ellis
Central Union Telehone Co
Dunlaps Exchange
Veterans Gather at Minneapolis Grand Army Encampment
Minneapolis hosts the Grand Army of the Republic encampment with estimates of about 100000 visitors arriving by rail. City committees run reception depots Information Booths and benches line downtown streets while decorations and banners transform the city. The race for national commander tightens with Capt P H Coney leading a strong Kansas bid alongside R B Brown and Charles G Burton. An old soldier E V Tilden dies from fatigue after travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Pp. H. Coney
Kansas
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Charles G. Burton
Missouri
E. V. Tilden
Antelope County
Neb
The Father Of M Fallieres A Strongman Reader
An old tale recounts the father of M Fallieres as a prodigious strongman who lifted casks of wine and drank from the bung hole then asked to whom he would pass the cup. The president is described as a bibliophile who browses bookshops bargaining for valuable volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Fallieres
France
Considerate Baby Admired by Philadelphia Press Audience
The Philadelphia Press notes a passerby complimenting a baby seen with Mr. and Mrs. Karper and Mr Popley. The observer praises the child for not showing its tricks yesterday, in contrast to expectations.
Maniac injures seven on Milwaukee train near Sparta
On a Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line train at Sparta Wisconsin seven men were seriously injured two fatally perhaps after Louis Feltz attacked a conductor with a knife. A fight drew in the brakeman and another crewman before Feltz fled at a Sparta stop and was arrested by the village marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Louis Feltz
Milwaukee
Feltz
la Crosse
Cunningham
Johnson
Christianson
Longshoremen Win Wage Demands From Employers
Aug 14 in San Francisco reports stevedores and longshoremen won wage increases from most employers on Monday. The American Hawaiian Steamship Co. requires approval from its eastern headquarters before granting the raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ithe
Steamship
Train wreck injures dozens near Fruitland Texas
Between 40 and 50 passengers were injured when the Fort Worth and Denver northbound train derailed a few miles south of Fruitland Texas late Thursday night. Most aboard the sleeper and chair car were women and children and no one was fatally hurt. Dr. Connell of Hot Springs aided victims as brakemen helped him traverse debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowie
Tex
Fort Worth
Connell
Hot Springs
Indictments Target Standard Oil and Rail Firms
A western New York grand jury indicted Standard Oil of New York the Pennsylvania Railroad and Vacuum Oil of Rochester on interstate commerce law violations. Each of the Standard Oil and Pennsylvania Railroad cases carries 24 counts with the Vacuum Oil case smaller. The shipments led from Rochester to Rutland Vermont via New York Central Boston & Maine and Rutland lines. U S Attorney Brown seeks prep time to probe links between the three railroads and alleged discriminative rates on Standard Oil products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N. Y
Federal Grand Jury
Western District of
New York
Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Vacuum Oil Company
Rochester
Grand Jury
Rutland
New York Central Railroad
Boston & Maine
United States
Brown
Pennsylvania
Bank Teller Kowalski Dies by Suicide After Bank Collapse
Frank Kowalski, a paying teller at the wrecked Milwau kee avenue bank, shot himself Friday night. In the weeks after the bank failed on Monday he faced suspicions from depositors who believed he knew the money was in peril, though his relatives held deposits of about 40000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Kowalski
Milwaukee Avenue
Kowalski
Paul O. Stensland
Henry W. Hering
Devlin Claim Against Estate Disallowed in Bankruptcy
Mrs. C J Devlin’s claim for 620661 against C J Devlin's estate was disallowed by special referee N H Loomis. The claim equaled life insurance turned over to the First National Bank receiver as collateral with Mrs Devlin as beneficiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devlin
Topeka
Kan
C. J. Devlin
N. H. Loomis
Mrs Corey Leaves Reno for Pacific Coast Trip
Mrs. William Ellis Corey recently divorced left Reno on Friday for Pacific coast points to spend several weeks. She is accompanied by her son Atlan and her sister in law Miss Addie Corey will join her. They plan to return about September 1 to Pittsburg where they will probably reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corey
Reno
Nev
William Ellis Corey
Pacific Coast Points
Atlan
Addie Corey
Pittsburg
Sympathetic Strike Predicted by Union Labor Leaders
Washington observers report an anticipated general sympathetic strike in the building trades as a predicted outcome urged by union labor leaders amid labor tensions. The forecast signals widespread disruption across construction sites and related industries if actions proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agrarian Disorders in Crimea and Notable News Snippets
A batch of brief items includes rising agrarian unrest in Crimea with village impact, the shooting of farmer John Donahue by his wife in Kansas, a Cincinnati claim win over Holyoke for John Deal, and San Francisco fire liabilities. Other notes cover Spain’s king security measures, baseball manager Kelley’s suspension, four boys killed by a train in New Jersey, Dixon’s senate candidacy, Morocco rumors, census staff on New York divorces, and naval dispatches with Bonaparte’s travel schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimea
John ‘Donahue
Coyville
Kan
Holyoke Club
John W. Deal
Cincinnati Club
Cincinnati
Rhine and Moselle Insurance Company
Germany
San Francisco
Alfonso
Spain
Kelley
Minneapolis
Owens
Pennsylvania Railroad
Elizabeth
N. J
Joseph M. Dixon
Missoula
Mont
United States Senate
William A. Clark
Morocco
Foz
Morocco City
Rabam
William H. Jarvis
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce and Labor
New York
Fleeing Man Dies in Joplin Hotel After Escape Attempt
Dr. George Herritt of Cedar, Indian Territory, died in a Joplin hotel after fleeing to avoid an assassination. Authorities describe the circumstances as mysterious, with no immediate explanation for the death. Herritt reportedly sought refuge in Missouri following threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Indian Territory
George Herritt
Cedar, I. T
Grain and Market Report from Chicago and New York
Market briefs show fluctuating prices for flour wheat corn oats and eggs. Chicago commodities list ranges for flour wheat and soft exports while New York reports spot and future levels across No 2 red and northern durum alongside oats and butter.
Cattle and Hogs Price Ranges From Regional Market Data
The report lists cattle prices by grade including good to fancy steers at 5.75 to 6.75 and yearlings up to 6.00, cows and heifers 3.75 to 5.35, and hog quotes for good to fancy butchers at 5.56 to 6.10, with various classifications for stocking and calves. Bulls and stockers show additional spreads, reflecting mixed quality and market demand.
Candidacy, investigations, and trials in brief
The item catalogues political moves and legal actions from various locales: J W Babcock seeks renomination. Kansas miller and lumber combines face prosecutions. Atchison Topeka Santa Fe trains delayed. Navy court of inquiry over Nero grounding. a transcontinental motorcycle trip from San Francisco to New York. Standard Oil denial by James K Jones. G A R encampment opens. Thurston and Crone cases noted. wage talks in progress. Alaska Yukon gold to be minted in San Francisco. Denny jailed for horse theft. Sunday School treasurer change. various legal and corporate actions across cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
J. W. Babcock
Kansas
Miller and Lumber Combines
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Texas
Navy Department
Nero
Block Island
Messrs
T. J. Mueller
George Holden
Cleveland
Springfield
Mass
San Francisco
New York
James K. Jones
Arkansas
Standard Oil Company
Oyster Bay
James Tanner
Washington
Minneapolis
Charles P. Thurston
San Domingo
Co. Be.thurston
St. Paul
C. E. Thurston
United States Customs
Albert M. Crone
Bertha Bowlin
Kansas City
Pei
Amalgamated Window Glass Workers’ Association
Frank Leach
Secretary of the Treasury
Alaska
Yukon
Frisco
Philadelphia
W. H. Denny
Williston
N. C
George Bailey
International Sunday School Association
I. A. Wells
Chicago
Peter T. Palmer
H. L. Doherty
Frederick Williams
J. Cook
George N. Nordway
Benjamin B. Lindsey
Denver
C. T. Wells
J. P. Baden Produce Company
Winfield
Kan
Arkansas City
Roosevelt Inquires Into Reports of Bad Navy Meat
President Roosevelt shows concern over reports of bad meat supplied to the New York and Norfolk navy yards and has written to Secretary Bonaparte to seek details on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Norfolk Navy Yards
Bonapartie
Grain and commodity price report from Chicago and New York
Chicago and New York markets show flour wheat corn and oats trading mixed with small gains and steady levels. Butter eggs and poultry prices firm or steady with ranged values for dairy and eggs as futures and spot quotes fluctuate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minnesota
Prands
Market quotes for cattle and hogs in Chicago and Omaha
Chicago market notes scarce cattle with price ranges from 2.25 to 7.00 for bulls calves and cows inclining from inferior to good. Hog prices ease with good to choice butcher at 5.95 to 6.15 and shipping at 6.10 to 6.20 amid heavy and rough lots. Omaha data for Aug 10 appears truncated with bids for steers and feeders and bulls and calves continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Maines
Gineer
Wardsburg Avenue
Edwardsburg
Osolo
Mutual Live Stock Insurance Co
Ganized
News Phone Union
Flour City
Labor Day Elkhart Driving Park
Rumeanig
Masic
Lake Shore’ Band
Maniac
Madman
Train
Denver Road
Indigt
Standard Oil
Jamestown Grand Jury
Stensland
Navy
Cape Henry
Borsenoa
Russia
Bonaparte
Lenox
North Atlantic
Duluth
Omaha
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