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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
3
Railroads plan expense cuts as freight traffic grows. Beginning Sept 1 officials will stop placing folders in hotel lobbies and on steamboats to save money. Local repair shops will boost force to avert a car famine while freight trains on the Lake Shore run longer, with double headers and既 long trains reaching up to ninety cars.
The Big Four’s new freight engines are entering use on the Michigan Division to reduce costs moving heavy freight between St Louis Cleveland and Cincinnati. Passenger traffic remains heavy east bound. Strike impacts Wabash and rolling stock condition. a southbound or northbound delay noted. General Yardmaster Sam Bates, returning from Benton Harbor, appeared at depot and yard offices after May 2, moving slowly on crutches.
E. E. Grover, claim agent, has returned after a three days business trip at points on the Michigan division.
A brief shopper alert notes a big savings opportunity at AL Wikhart Dept Store offering reduced prices on groceries. Shoppers are urged to visit and take advantage of the sale while stocks last.
Text from an August 18 1908 Indiana proclamation urges public order for Toilers Day September 7. It emphasizes obedience to the law, civic duty, and enforcement by officials with the governor and secretary of state signatures. The document references Indianapolis capitol, state seal, and historic calendar notes.
The Red Special itinerary is fixed with starts August 31 in Chicago and a westward run. It then returns to Indianapolis on September 25 before visiting Louisville and Evansville on September 21 and 22 respectively.
A historic note describes making a beeswax substitute from palm leaves in Madagascar. Leaves are beaten into fragments, boiled to extract wax, collected and kneaded into small cakes for testing in bottling and phonograph use.
John M. Glenn. secretary of the manufacturers association, relays a letter from G H Ingalls of the New York Central outlining efforts to ready cars for business. Central shops on tall time and increased forces. cars being repaired and placed in better shape, with 300 cars in dad order at Elkhart yards and more crews as needed to meet demand.
The text notes meetings of the Central Geneje group on the first and third Wednesdays each month, the Non-Partisan Political Club led by A. Di Albers meeting on the second and fourth Wednesdays in G. Le Us hall, and Carpenters Union No. 565 with Frank Lave as president meeting every Friday night at C.L. OU hall. It lists delegates from various labor organizations and provides addresses such as 71019 S Main and 103 Avondale Ave.
A Goshen political critique accuses Miller of seeking alliances with Congress members to obtain federal building spending. It portrays him as manipulating votes for self interest and labels Barnhart as out of touch while urging Barnhart to respond if he has a view.
Tailors Union No 296 led by J Karasch meets at 210 Cherry Street with H W Huffield as recording secretary. Typographical Union No 266 led by H D Albers meets first Tuesday monthly at 1407 S Main Street. Cigarmakers Union meets at L V hall with John Roser as president and John MacGregor as secretary. meets first Thursday monthly at 42014 S Main Street.
Plumbers Union No. 1278 meets at Painters hall on the fourth Thursday. Barbers Union No. 207 meets first Monday at C. L. U. W. hall. Bartenders Union No. 73 meets second and fourth Sunday at 322 Canton Street over Gun Store. Officers named include Kanig president Kantz secretary and Fred Waters president Loudenslager Middlebury Street Adolphus Meise secretary.
Metal Polishers Union No 335 meets 2nd and 4th Friday each month in Red Men’s hall with H S Burns president Hugo Winterhoff secretary Sycamore St. TAR Musicians Union No 192 led by Fred Waters president Nelson, Kemberling secretary 120 No 6th St meets in G L Us hall first Sunday of each month.
Union officials meet at new mood Ave to elect officers and plan activities. C H Hackman serves as president J G Shrock is secretary at the Painters hall for the session.
Union No. 192 informs members B Seibert president of 3307 Middlebury Street will hold meetings on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. Location and specifics follow with C. L. Ushall listed as organizer.
Report outlines a U S company seeking to locate a Mary automobile factory, stating 800 cars sold in a year and 120 unfinished tunabouts. It notes nearly 100 men employed, stockholders claiming dividends, and interest from Landers Bros and other firms in Toledo and Boston. Milo Stark of the Elkhart Industrial Association is approached for location and investment details.
The Iron Moulders gather for a monthly meeting led by President Oaten No. 420 with secretary G Jenkins at 517 W Franklin Street. They convene on the first Tuesday of each month in the C. L. U. hall.
Robt. Sanford serves as president and Asa Kintsler as secretary for Electricians Union No. 157 with care at Home Telephone Co.
G W Clark president and C W Amidon secretary at 300 Union Street listed as officials for Bricklayers and Masons No. 4.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers No 248 announces weekly meetings led by Chief Bh Smith and Assistant Engr J H Calkins. Division St unit meets Sundays after noon at the lodge hall. Members urged to attend for official business and announcements.
Fragmented notice lists union chapters and meeting details for locomotive and trainmen groups. Includes Master and Sec addresses, meeting days first Sundays and Tuesdays, locations on Mulberry Street and Main Street, with dates and times for monthly assemblies.
Informal notices reference Marion Street and Vistula Street in Willian J. Darling areas with Brown and LaPorte Avenue. Meetings are scheduled for the 2nd and 4th Sundays.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Eskimo related meat terms and a 20 pounds fat reference. It notes a Cochran as a name and references a Tartar figure with a tribe. Details are obscured by garbled text. no coherent event or clear individuals beyond scattered terms emerge.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a balloon and a numeric 850 but lacks clear person, place, date, or outcome to form a full news item.
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