Twenty-Sixth Annual Pennsylvanian Gathering At Island Park
Hundreds of excursionists from Pennsylvania and nearby areas attended Island Park for the twenty sixth annual reunion of the Pennsylvania Society. Forest E Hughes named president. officers include Henry Van Tillburg vice president John Slear treasurer Ira Church secretary. Judge James S Dodge delivered the annual address as attendance reached a record 600 to 1,000 people with music, recitation, and a Pennsylvania German program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Park
Holland
Keystone State
Buchanan
Cassopolis
Michigan
Goshen
South Bend
Bristol
Indiana
Osborne Orchestra
F. E. Hughes
Island Pavillion
Forest E
Hughes
Henry van Tillburg
John Slear
Ira Church
Forest Hughes
J. DB. Grimes
C. C. Bower
John Schafer
Rivens Mich
David S. Moyer
Dana Bowers
Peter ‘Metzger
James S. Dodge
Pennsylvania Society
Storm damages farm near Wakarusa with livestock losses
A violent storm near Wakarusa yesterday afternoon caused a fire that destroyed a barn on the Squire Herrington farm three miles southwest of town. Four horses a colt and a calf perished and losses total about 2500 dollars with no insurance. The barn 40 by 70 feet valued at 900 dollars was consumed along with 20 tons of hay and grain. The property was owned by Jacob Herrington and partner Holdeman of Elk.
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Wakarusa
Elkhart
Squire
Herrington
County council to consider additional appropriation for courthouse
The Goshen County Council plans its annual session on Sept 2 to decide funds for finishing contracts and improving the courthouse. Proposals include a new main corridor floor, marble wainscoting ten feet high, a new central roof, and a tower or dome to restore the town clock.
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Court House
Gosaea
Trunea Town
Enother
Jra Whapner
Benton Township
Goshen
County Council
Convention New Hampshire State Politics Indorsements Debated
The convention proceeds to consider indorsing Senator Cullom for reelection to the United States Senate. Four candidates seek state treasurer with a tight votes split. Andrew J. Russell and John F. Smulski lead, while Aden Knoph and E. B. Messick may swing the first ballot. Four candidates contend for superintendent of public instruction. no trustee contest for the state university.
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Deaderes House
pesbiReone
Shelby
M. Cullom
United States Senate
Cullom
State University
State
Andrew J. Russell
John F Smulski
Aden
Knoph
Messick
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Meteor Rock Sparks Frontier Tension in Colorado
In Leadville Colorado a confrontation unfolds as soldiers question locals about a black meteor rock crossing a road. The interpreter notes locals claim the rock is not theirs, while a major warns foreigners and asserts national sovereignty, ending with the rock identified as a meteor from the skies.
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Colorado
Leadville
Colo
Herald -Democrat
Appropriations by Congress Hit 1907 Total Near One Billion
Washington reports from Thomas P. Cleaves and James C. Courts detail that Congress appropriated 879 589 185 16 dollars for the 1907 fiscal year, up 59 404 550 20 from 1906. The post office leads with 191 695 998 75, pensions follow at 140 245 500, and the Isthmian canal accounts for much of the net rise. New offices total 6 934 positions, while abolitions reach 5 285, yielding a net increase of 1 649 employments and 2 605 761 in annual pay, with 283 remaining after postal service adjustments.
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Washington
Thomas P. Cleaves
James C. Courts
Senate
House
Congress
Post Office Department
Naval Establishment
Isthmian Canal
Cleaves & Courts
Postal Service
Court affirms Krauses' fence land conviction in Nebraska
United States Court of Appeals affirms the judgment of the district court in Nebraska. John and Herman Krause were convicted of fencing 4,500 acres of government land in Nebraska. The Aug. 21 ruling upholds the lower court’s verdict.
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St. Louis
United States Court
Nebraska
United States District ‘Court
John
Herman
Krause
Krauses
Troops Ordered from Fort Brown to Ringgold in Texas
Washington dispatch reports that Negro troops at Fort Brown Texas facing serious trouble are ordered to Fort Ringgold. A white company from the Twenty-sixth Infantry at Fort Ringgold has been ordered to Fort Brown.
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Washington
Fort Brown
Tex
Fort Ringgold
Brown
Wifey Knew a Thing or Two Story of Postal Notes
A husband hides letters to his wife in a scheme to mail daily notes while she travels to the mountains. She reads Nos. 11 and 2 with longing and loneliness, then packs to return home. He repeats the stunt to seem well without her, but trouble erupts upon her arrival.
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John
Smith
Ike
Peculiarity of Rivers Flow Direction and Elevation
Explanation that rivers flow north to south or south to north like the Mississippi, with surface water elevation measured in miles rather than feet. The Earth’s axial rotation causes greater motion at the equator and ocean waters pile toward the equator, similar to a grindstone’s rim.
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Mississippi
Britain Proposes Repatriation of Richard I Heart Dust
Englishmen discuss returning the dust of Richard I to Britain from Fontevrault Abbey near Saumur France in the Loire Valley. Negotiations between Sir Francis Bertie and British officials are paused by the ongoing war.
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Britain
Richard Ldonheart
Dr A W Chases Nerve Pills Offer Relief
A medical patent claims nerve force restoration with Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills priced at 60 cents a box. The ad notes exhaustion and nervous debility may require a dozen or more boxes for thorough relief and lists Wall's Pharmacy as a seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. A.W. Chase - Medicine .Company
Buffalo, N, XY
Wall's Pharmacy
Stops Church-Going Wife Seeks Divorce in Elkhart
Mrs. Sarah J. Groff sues John Groff for divorce and $2,500 alimony after a marriage on April 26 1906. She alleges long separation since June 13 and that he barred her from church attendance while transferring thousands to his daughter. Attorney James S. Dodge represents her in Goshen circuit court. Also, Mrs. Cora Fetch sues Charles Fetch for divorce while he serves a 110 day sentence for non-support. they had lived in Elkhart since their marriage.
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Elshart
Sarah J. Groff
John Groff
Ekhart
James S. Dodge
Goshen
Cora Fetch
Charles Fetch
Fetch
Elkhart
Chase's Ointment touted as cure for piles and itching
Advertorial fragment touts Dr A W Chase's Ointment as the absolute cure for all forms of itching bleeding or piles with a money back guarantee. A user from Michigan City claims relief after severe pile symptoms, and the notice notes price of 50 cents a box and widespread availability. A second item from Scientific American discusses water color myths and causes for blue water and green tints due to iron and calcium salts.
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A. 'W. Chase
Casper Walton
Michigan City
Ind
Dr. AW
W. Spring
Scientific American
Wine flagon found in Bocking chimney from 1783 memoranda
Workmen in Bocking England uncovered a wine flagon embedded in brickwork and a foolscap page dated August 21 1783 inside the chimney. The note, signed by Josiah Reeve owner and naming master carpenter and master bricklayer, records his family and marriage to Elizabeth Houston of Great St Helens London on March 18 1778 and urges readers to copy the memorandum.
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Bocking
England
Josiah Reeve
Josiah
Reeve
Elizabeth Houston
St Helens
London
Sweden Proposes Universal Primary Education Plan
The document notes a Swedish proposal for universal education from age seven to fourteen with private schooling allowed by parents. It cites about twelve thousand common schools and ambulatory schools in sparsely populated districts, and mentions a term of about eight months per year.
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America
Sweden
Macready’s benefit at the theatre report fragment
The readable fragment notes a Macready benefit event at a theatre, but key details such as date, venue name, or participants are missing, leaving an incomplete notice.
Diverse political and transportation news items from 1900 era reports
Democratic and populist moves in Kansas Nebraska and Louisiana nominate figures. Greek politics shift with M Zaimis named Crete governor. Pitcher Manske sold to Pittsburg for 2500 dollars. Ohio interurban car crash near Cridersville kills three and wounds twenty. Santa Fe raises wages for 1000 telegraph operators. Several rail and navy actions tied to Russia and Austria Hungary weather events and floods.
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Skallon
Warsaw
Kansas
William J. Bryan
Milwaukee ‘Avenue
State ‘Bank of Chicago
Colusa
Gal
Im. Zaimis
Greece
Crete
Prince George
M. Gamiilion
Manske
Star
Des Moines
Pittsburg
Western Ohio Interurban
Cridersville
Wyoming
Cheyenne
South Dakota
Sioux City
Pierre
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Baron Rosen
State Department
Russia
Austria
Hungary
Alps
Santa Fe Tailway
Chicago
Paso
Denver
Alex. Messick
Adolph' Meyer
Louisiana
Broussard
Watkins
Ransdell
Pujo
Grain and Wheat Prices Edge Higher as Markets Open
New York and Chicago reports show prices for flour and grains firming with spring wheat trading around 4.60 to 4.70 per bushel for Minnesota hard patent and export bags near 3.00 to 3.25. Wheat futures mix with September near 70 cents and May around 74 to 74 1/2 cents, rye steady, butter creamery at 18 to 28 cents, and eggs firm with fresh stock around 16 to 18 cents per dozen.
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Chicago
Minnesota
New York
Noorthern
Duluth
WBAC
Chicago cattle market notes Aug 20
In Chicago on August 20 demand for fancy steers held at about 5.88 dollars per hundredweight while good steers fetched similar levels, with about three months of market activity mentioned.
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Chicago
Manufacturers of Special Telephone Fixtures Weigh Elkhart
Industry makers weigh Elkhart prospects as they consider new telephone fixtures and supplies. Officials note potential for expanded production lines and supplier contracts amid market interest.
Representatives Pleased With Elliston For New Factory Site
Chicago firm officials evaluating Elliston as a factory location for telephone fixtures visit H. D. Markel and favor Elliston over other sites. If chosen, Elliston would host the plant with potential annual drayage and rent savings of about $6,000. Sanitary Specialty Co. in Elliston reorganizes machinery to hire about 150 workers.
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Elkhart
Chicago
H. D. Markel
Elliston
Sanitary Factory
Sanitary Specialty Co
Widow Seeks Contact Over Silent Rittenhouse Estate
George Rittenhouse, once a prominent Elkhart craftsman and merchant, left a marked brick building on North Main Street. His Marion widow seeks a local attorney rumored to handle his estate and secure restitution of money spent, but Elkhart lawyers know no such lead.
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George Rittenhouse
Marion
Ind
North Main Street
Bert Moore
Ritterhouse
Ilkhart
Rittenhouse
Washington
Sycamore
Elkhart
Itz
William Barney
Strafford ‘Maxon
W.‘B. Vander
Paralytic Stroke Proves Fatal for Mrs Ann Jordan
Mrs Ann Jordan wife of Jeremiah Jordan of Kirby Sioux City region died after a paralytic stroke suffered a week earlier. The report notes the stroke as the cause of death with the event linked to her residence in Kirby and her family.
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Ann Jordan
of Jeramiah
Jordan
Kirby
Es ‘Thtarment Neent’s
Ceme
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Old State
Pennsylvania
Old
Judge Dodge
Nual Meeting
E Lehar
Hubby
Macready
Farewenefit
Theatre
Ephone
Hart
Lake Shore Yard
H. D
Markel
Geo. Rittenhouse
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