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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
1
Havana reports Gen Quintin Baderax a noted Havana province insurgent leader died in an early morning encounter with rural guards. A 106 strong mounted guard force pursued the Panderas Band for three days and succeeded with two followers killed. None were captured.
War between two railroad interests over a four track electric air line from New York to Chicago heats up. New York Boston and Chicago Electric Railway and Chicago New York Electric Air Line Railroad outline nearly identical routes via Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania and New York with ten hour service and about ten dollar fares. The dispute is framed as a clash of vast capital and influence surrounding Standard Oil backing and the broader electric transportation expansion.
Missouri town drenched by a downpour with inches of rain flooding streets. Elmwood Cemetery reports around 200 bodies washed from graves and scattered along a sewer ditch. several corpses were carried by the Blue River. Cemetery workers concealed the full extent to respect mourners.
South Bend Indiana August 23 burglars looted the general store of Eugele Adams near Rol ling Prairie and set it on fire. The store owned by the Odd Fellows was destroyed with a total loss estimated at 10 000 dollars.
Detroit on August 23 reports Norman B. Conger, chief of the local weather bureau, missing after suffering heat prostration while attempting to contact relatives about a brother’s death.
Washington notes that the planned naval review at Oyster Bay, once expected to cost a million dollars, will now cost only 609 dollars. The funds will cover powder for salutes, as the navy uses small guns for salutes, and President Roosevelt receives fewer salutes than any other officer in the fleet.
Adams once a policy king linked to Sing Sing and a vast operator network closes his 150 bucket shops today. About twenty five thousand clients lose roughly two million dollars as a court receiver request heads to New Jersey courts.
Lieut. Shirley Larimer arrived in Goshen with Company Cs of the Indiana National Guard and learned at noon yesterday he is among the fifteen selected to form the state rifle team to compete at Sea Girt against other teams.
Four new members were received by the Elks Lodge in a brief ceremony at the local chapter.
A fire call from East Elkheart led Central fire company to Main and Middlebury. A three horse ladder truck narrowly avoided collision with an approaching streetcar as motorman Flory failed to heed signals. Fire at Fred Melius home on James street scorched a bedstead with no occupants present. cause undetermined.
M. U. Demarest was today appointed receiver of the Elkhart Life and Hospital Co by Judge Dodge in chambers, succeeding Arthur Ess Darling. Darling had been appointed earlier, and Demarest will begin duties at once with James Con Har Man named as the receiver's other attorney.
Farmers meet at Four Corners schoolhouse to form the Farmers Mutual Protective Association. The group aims to capture or aid arrest of tramps raiding barns and fields west of the Lake Shore gravity yards. They plan to notify the police and form a posse to pursue offenders when similar depredations occur.
Annual meeting of Buena Vista Plantation stockholders held this afternoon at the Century Club. Proxies represented a large portion of stock. Attendees include A D Stock of Hillsdale Michigan Henry Hagmaier Andi Wicht William Kates Pittsburg and others with officers to be elected.
The readable fragments describe missionaries and a person or group labeled Sla f with unclear names and actions. No coherent events or dates emerge from the jagged text.
A Bedford man identified as Ernest Tankesly was arrested yesterday after a missing person inquiry. He did not admit his identity or relation to the case and wore a Me men lodge uniform photograph that supported the inquiry.
In a surprising move, Sam Nar steps down from his post at PCO after a contentious tenure. Names and dates are unclear in the fragment, but the action signals leadership change and potential investigations or reviews.
Litigation and controversy since over two years surround extending South Main through Devor's Beau Linden Park. Workers began morning extension work as court disputes, warnings to keep off, and claims of somnambulist concerns color the dispute.
Frank Phillips aged 45 night switchman was fatally injured when a Lake Shore yard engine derailed near the west tower after returning from Osceola. He suffered severe leg injuries and died at Clark hospital after being transported by ambulance. He left a wife two sons and three daughters, with a long unrewarded service record at Lake Shore.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions yesterday and a person named Davi with unclear action or context. Details are unreadable, making it impossible to determine event, location, or outcome.
Fassett A. Cotton urges practical school work aligned with local interests in his township institute outline. He argues that education should be tied to the child’s life and community, avoiding mere busy work and focusing on meaningful, testable creative activity.
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