Elk Hart considers south end bank plan in embryonic stage
Prominent Elk Hart professionals pursue a loan trust and saving deposit bank to serve the south end business district. The proposed bank would occupy the building planned by Dr. Ss. B. Short on Main street opposite the Bucklen opera house. Attorney Hugh Corbett is named as promoter with plans awaiting fuller details and a key organizer’s return from vacation.
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Elkhart
Ss. B. Short
Main Street
Bucklen Opera House
Hugh Corbett
Knotty Case Settled in Justice Court Over Damaged Child
Secor sued Gilbert for injuries to his daughter from Gilbert s vicious dog. Judgment for Secor was $25 plus costs after venue changes. A long collection battle followed with prior claims by Artley and Gilbert s wife, ending as Gilbert paid to release a horse and two cows after his father intervened. The parties reside in Washington township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secor
Gilbert
E. D. Foster
Jenkins
Bristol
Elkhart
Constable Coley
Giliert
R. E. Artley
Artley
Jackson Township
Washington Township
W. H. Mann Lumber Company Incorporates Here
The W. H. Mann Lumber Company filed articles of incorporation with the county clerk this morning. Capital stock is 100000 dollars with 3850 shares of preferred stock at 100 dollars each and 650 shares of common stock at 100 dollars each. Directors include W. H. Mann, Robert K. Mann and Elton Kellogg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Mann Lumber Company
Messrs
W. H. Mann
Robert K. Mann
Elton Kellogg
Real Estate Transfers in Elkhart and Goshen Areas
Multiple transfers recorded including Delos N Weaver to Martha Oscar EE for Lot Fieldhouse add Elkhart at 150 dollars and Elias Purl estate by com to Perry Co Purl for Lot Purl s add Goshen at 300 dollars. Other parcels include Elkhart township land and Allendale Elkhart parcels with values from 5 875 to 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delos N. Weaver
Martha Oscar EE
Fieldhouse
Elkhart
Elias Purl
Com
Perry Co. Purl
Purl
Goshen
Enos M. Myers
Samuel B. Short
Allendale
Daniel Y
Property transfers in Elkhart area deeds
The notes detail parcels including Weldy and Schoonover add to Clark Lane extending to Florence Sears in Elkhart with prices 800 and 1000 dollars respectively. The entries reflect lot transfers and real estate activity in the region.
Mob law denounced by Delaware Chief Justice in reform assembly
The Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Loors condemned mob law as anarchy and rejected the claim that good citizens form mobs after a Wilmington lynching. Other notes include Kirby Jett and White found guilty of murder, and Typos union wage statistics moves to publicize monthly data under executive council oversight.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
Loors
Supreme Court of Delaware
Wilmington
lLoors
Supreme Bench of Delaware
Washington
Executive Council
Hays
Cleveland
Balfour Comments on Balkan Insurrection
Premier Balfour tells the House of Commons that Balkan unrest stems from Christian dissensions in Macedonia and that Britain supports Austro-Russian efforts to reform the Turkish administration.
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London
House of Commons
Balfour
Balkans
Macedonia
Britain
Turco forces pursue insurgents in Macedonia region
Vienna reports Die Zeit stating near Monastir in Macedonia the insurrection broke out. Turkish troops chased 2,000 insurgents who escaped. Turkmen atrocities followed with villages destroyed between Uskub and Veleze.
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Vienna
Die Zeit
Monastir
Macedonia
Uskub
Veleze
Miles Declines Command Candidacy for Grand Army
Gen. Miles, interviewed in Salt Lake, states he is not a candidate for commander in chief of the Grand Army and will second General J. C. Black's nomination. He adds the Grand Army favors the common soldier over the professional officer.
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Salt Lake
Miles
Grand Army
J. C. Black
San Francisco
John C. Black
Illinois
Losses Reported Across Martinique Cane and Coffee Crops Ruined
Consul Jewell at Fort Defiance reports from Martinique that cane and coffee crops are total losses and every town is injured. About a thousand houses are down though deaths are few.
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Washington
State Department
Jewell
Fort Defiance
Martinique
Sentry Palim Executed for Russian Consul Murder
Constantinople reports Sentry Palim was court martialed at Monastir for killing Rostkowsky the Russian consul. He was found guilty, condemned to death, and executed. A second sentry received a fifteen year sentence.
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Constantinople
Palim
Rostkowsky
Monastir
Vanderbilt Jr Arrives Aboard North Star From Europe
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. returns to New York on the yacht North Star after a European trip. He was entertained abroad by the German emperor the nobility and the czar of Russia during his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Europe
North Star
Russia
Suit seeks $1500 damages and $200 attorney fees in Reed case
Perry Jr Turner sues John E Reed and wife Margaret et al for 1500 damages and 200 attorney fees. Reed borrowed 60 from plaintiff July 7 1898 for five years at interest. amount is due and unpaid. Plaintiff seeks foreclosure of mortgage. Parties reside in Elkhart.
Elkhart Veneered Door Co Sued Over Glass and Putty Sale
P L Turner filed suit on behalf of Peaslee Gauldert Co of Louisville seeking 500 dollars for glass and putty sold and delivered to Elkhart Veneered Door Co. The case alleges breach of contract and demand for payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Door. Co
Peaslee, Gaulbert & Co
Louisville
P. L. Turner
City Judge Garver Conviction Cut Down on Costs
In City Judge Raymer's court Abraham A. Garver was convicted on a profanity charge sworn out by Charles Eddleman. The defense had the original indictment quashed and reduced the costs.
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Raymer
Abraham A. Garver
Charles Eddleman
Wormwood Grows Profitable On Sandy Michigan Soils
Local farmers in northeast Elkhart begin profits from wormwood planted fall to winter and harvests in August and October. Charles Fisher of Elkhart trials twenty acres with a $10 acre cost, yielding ten pounds per harvest at $2 to $6 per pound and distilling oil at 50 cents per pound for whiskey medicine and linaments. The crop is perennial, needs no replanting after year one, and aims to expand toward Mishawaka White Pigeon and Three Rivers markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Elkhart
Fisher
Charles Fisher
Mishawaka
White Pigeon
Three Rivers
Miss Bucklen Weds Mr Joe Brady At Redfield Farm
Miss Charlotte Bucklen daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Bucklen of Chicago wed Mr Joe Brady of Cleveland at Redfield farm. Rev William Mahon of Cleveland officiated under a bower of golden red flowers. Bride’s party included Miss Hariet Shelley and Florence Hill. guests included C A Grassilli and family from Cleveland and Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia.
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Charlotte Bucklien
Herbert Bucklen
Chicago
Joe Brady
Cleveland
William Mahon
Redfield Farm
Hariet Shelley
Florence Hill
Elkhart
Ohio
C. A. Grassili
B. R. Grassilli
C.A. Grassilli
T. S. Grassilli
Wm. T. Cashman
Fitzhugh Lee
Fairfax County
Virginia
Surveyors begin westward Middlebury to Elkhart line
Surveyors started Monday a westward survey toward Elkhart from Middlebury leaving Bristol to the north. The exact route to Elkhart is undecided but management favors the direct line as more profitable for the company and township mileage for assessment. The town cares mainly that the road is built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Bristol
Forth
Middlebury
Middlebury Township
Barger Bros Factory Burns in East Indiana City
The Barger brothers paper box factory at East Franklin and East Jackson burned last night, with $16 000 to $18 000 in losses, $12 000 insured. Frank R. and James H. Barger own the business employing about 100, mainly girls. Fire began in the lumber shed. origin undetermined. The company plans to move operations to the Excelsior Starch building and resume Monday with reduced staff.
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Barger Brothers
East Franklin
East Jackson Streets
Pearce
William H. Hauenstein
Main Street
Lexington Avenue
Hauenstein
Bucklen Corner
Frank Barger
Messrs
Frank R
James H. Barger
East Jackson
Pacific
Sergeant Stamp
Franklin Street
James Barger
Truth
Excelsior Starch
Elkhart
Leininger
South Bend
Evi -Recept
Altogeth
F.R
J. H. Barger
William Barger
Barger
Cincinnati
New York
Peter Marker
Train Collision Strikes Yard in Wilkeshire. Two Hurt
A Jersey Central freight train ran away on a steep grade at 2 am, crashing into another in the yards. Twenty cars were demolished. Brakeman Charles Devitt was killed and Engineer Johnson was seriously injured.
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Wilkeshire
Jersey Central
Anther
Charles Devitt
Johnson
Masssachusetts Battleship Cleared for New York Transit
Naval Constructor Gilmore telegraphed the navy department that examination of the battleship Massachusetts shows nothing to stop her voyage to New York once bulkheads are shored. Minor leaks have been temporarily stopped.
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Washington
Gilmore
Navy Department
Massachusetts
New York
Senator Platt Rumored to Marry Widow Lillian Janeway
Reports circulated at Manhattan Beach claim Senator Platt is to wed Mrs. Lillian Janeway widow of a noted physician. Platt declined to confirm or deny the rumor, which has surfaced previously.
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New York
Manhattan Beach
Platt
Lillian Janeway
Lander men escape lynching after mob confrontation
In Lander Wyoming on August 15 James Kef fer and James Dollard, accused murderers, evaded a lynching by a well armed mob as leaders failed to agree. Authorities fear another attempt may follow the escape.
Insurgents Seize Klissura. Turkish-Insurgent Fighting Near Sirula
Vienna reports Constantinople dispatches that insurgents hold the town of Klissura while heavy fighting rages with Turkish forces near Sirula. Both sides suffer serious losses.
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Vienna
Constantinople
Klissura
Sirula
Russian Fleet Ordered to Sail for Turkish Waters
An official messenger says the Russian Black Sea fleet was ordered to sail toward Turkish waters to enforce punishment for those connected with the murder of the Russian consul at Monastir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Black Sea
Monastir
Danish polar expedition hit by illness and deaths
Tromsoe reports a whaler arrived with news that the Danish polar expedition led by Henry Ette has suffered illness and two crew members died from scrofula. Several others are stricken as the party heads homeward.
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Tromsoe
Norway
Henry Ette
Fire Devastates Three Towns in Samara Province
In St Petersburg reports, the towns of Dobrinka Bobroavka and Preovragenka in Samara province were destroyed by fire. Three hundred houses were burned and a large amount of grain was lost.
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St.Petersburg
Dobrinka
Bobroavka
Preovragenka
Samara
Kaw River Rampage Halts Intercity Streetcar Service
The Kaw river runs wild rising three feet a night disrupting transport as streetcar links between Kansas City and nearby Kansas cities are shut down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kaw
Kansas Cities
Marriage Licenses Issued in Elkhart and Middlebury
Elmer W Miller of Elkhart aged 22 and Rhoda Delo of Elkhart aged 18 received marriage licenses. Charley E Hostetler of Middlebury and Nora Miller of Middlebury both aged 18 were issued licenses.
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Elmer W.miller
Elkhart
Rhoda - Delo
Charley. E. Hostetler
Middlebury
Nora. Miller
Rain Marred Annual Picnic with Hanly Speech
About 200 members of the Pennsylvania society met at Island Park for an annual picnic despite heavy rain. The program included local dialect readings and an address by Hon. J. Frank Hanly of Lafayette on Pennsylvania and the duty of citizens to uphold due process. Officers for next year were elected and the next meeting set for August 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Society
Island Park
F. E. Hughes
Messrs. Work
Goodrich
Pennsylvania
Peter Metzger
Miss Helfrich
Gettysburg
United States
Hanly
C. C. Bower
C. L. George
Frank Goldman
Cyrus, Seiler
David Moyer
John Fury
Kentucky Guards Begin Drawdown at Jackson
Governor Beckham orders reduction of Jackson garrison from 200 to 75 soldiers. Frankfort forces to be relieved. two Frankfort companies to depart.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Beckham
Jackson
Two Sisters Become Insane in New York Residence
Two sisters Louise and Hilda Henning the actress and promising musician, respectively, became violently insane in their New York City apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louise
Hilda Henning
Falconio Lays Corner Stone in Brookland
Monsignore Falconio apostolic delegate to the United States laid the corner stone of the Dominican House of Studies at Brookland in the District of Columbia on August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falconio
Washington
Monsignore Falconio
United States
Dominican House of Studies
Brookland
District of Columbia
Guidi to Be a Cardinal in the Philippines
Manila reports Monsignore Guidi papal delegate to the Philippines will soon be made a cardinal. Augusto Guidi from a noble Roman family is cited as the oncoming cardinal designate.
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Guidi
Manila
Monsignore Guidi
Philippines
Augusto Guidi
Rioting Spreads From Fat Sham to Rail Towns Near Canton
Rioting near Fat Sham six miles from Canton has extended to towns along the railway. Several casualties are reported as disturbances continue to unfold around Hong Kong and Fat Sham on August 18.
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Canton
China
Hong Kong
Fat Sham
Bicycle act fatal fall at Coney Island
A performer at Coney Island's bicycle loop the loop slipped from the track and fell about thirty feet, resulting in fatal injuries. The incident occurred August 18 in Leon New York, marking another deadly accident at the ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
New York
Coney Island
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Posit Bank
P. B. Bollinger
Rufus Barringer
O. P. Foraker
John M. Tennant
Mary B. Hartzler
Angelina
Geisinger
Abraham
Warriage Licenses
Charles Lehman
Katharine Gardner
Warren J. Gonser
Nappanee
Printa M. Tobias
Cynthiana
Curtis Jett
White
James B. Marcum
Jett
Osborn
Town
Miss Bucklen
Bucklen Farm
Barger Bros
Columbus
Solonius Hardy
George Miller
Doctor Hartman
Hardy
Nick Fuhrman
Henry Stutz
Fuhrman
Miller
George B. Evans
American Transfer Company
J. Frank Hanly
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