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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
6
The 60 day period before August 4 saw the commerce and labor departments fine steamship companies $100 per case of diseased immigrants with trachoma. Fines totaled $1,200 on a Wednesday and authorities note an unusual rise in afflicted migrants seeking passage. Officials question how many with trachoma pass medical exams, as there is no appeal from fines.
An explosion at the Marion Railway and Light plant wrecked the north end of the building injuring five men. Gotlieb Tritt and Charles Dutton were trapped under debris and likely fatally hurt, G F Dutton also badly hurt, two others with minor injuries. The city lost power and wires fell, with damage estimated at $60,000.
At a Costa Rica American club meeting the group declared its aim to unite Latin America and oppose U S efforts deemed to threaten regional independence. It denounces Roosevelt’s Monroe Doctrine as a menace and seeks to propagate Latin American solidarity.
William Mac Donald, representative of the Transvaal agricultural department in South Africa, called on Acting Secretary Hays. He travels through the United States to study farming conditions and methods and will spend several weeks here. He will file an elaborate report with recommendations based on American agricultural conditions.
Conductor and passengers foil a planned robbery on a train targeting laborers. Police investigations focus on motive and suspects as transit security tightens.
Chicago American Team Ties Professional Record by Winning with eighteen straight. The standings show Chicago and Philadelphia leading the National League while New York and Chicago top the American League. Other leagues list Minneapolis St Paul Omaha Des Moines and more with varied wins and losses.
Descriptions from Valparaiso Plaza de la Victoria to the custom house show four-fifths of houses destroyed and one third damaged. Death toll exceeds 2,000 with churches, hospitals, and theaters destroyed. Fires quenched, water restored, 80,000 expected to flee, relief funds budgeted by Brazil.
Postal authorities raided the offices of Tabasco-Chiapas Trading and Transportation and La Meha Mills in Chicago on August 23, pursuing a scheme described as a fake Mexican plantation operation. Investigators say nearly a million dollars were swindled through the operation.
A fragmented note shows brokers quitting their business as operations are discontinued. No further details on parties or location are provided in the readable text.
A Detroit News snippet shows a beggar and a speaker trading blunt jabs as the beggar admits limited speech while noting fingers aid his tasks. The other man mockingly calls him a dummy, prompting a terse retort about relative usefulness of hands.
The article cites a Spectator view that consciousness and dreams shape moral well being and edification. It muses on whether dreams illuminate life or are mere theatrical curtains, referencing Job and nocturnal visions, and wonders about messages within mysterious night experiences.
A Professor Muller claims to extract nutritious whale milk comparable to cow milk with medicinal properties like cod liver oil. He reports tanning whale inner skin into a feather 300 feet long and 3 percent feet wide, and processing flesh into edible material while bone powder is made from the skeleton and cartilage used as glue.
Governor Pardee of California recounts a fire insurance agent who praised full payment of all claims but later disappointed him. He describes the agent's abrupt return from vacation in a weary state and a meeting with a friend who comments on his exhausted look and need for rest.
The piece explains the dime as a small and handy coin, unique among world coins with a near equivalent in English six pence. It notes the dime’s compact size and light weight compared to the nickel, describing why people hoard it and its growing usefulness.
Advertisements for Swiss chocolate spark a conflict in the Bernese Oberland as Interlaken hotel keepers boycott rival makers. Signs face removal from prominent sites while chocolate firms pull down displays in response. The boycott mirrors effective campaigns used by automobile clubs to promote regional actions, including the Brunig pass opening.
A playful rustic scene unfolds as a cook speaks with her new mistress about loving art and literature. The master urges Mary to discuss Ibsen, prompting her bold admission that she loves him, revealing tensions between affection, intellect, and social roles.
An observed troop in captivity torments a sick member until death. Zoo staff remove the ill monkey to stop the cruelty as others mob and taunt the dying animal. Witnesses report the group shows sham religious-like behavior after the death.
The article recounts Mark Twain style humor in a journey by automobile through the country. A roadside incident described as the machine sticking in a bite on a railroad near Ebys ah Jrishmen is mentioned as part of the tale.
Local notice calls all members of Woodmen organization to attend a Thursday evening meeting. I. B. Leslie, vice president, and C. Simpson, clerk, sign the notice urging full participation.
A brief advertisement notes a Friday morning sale on Harrison Street by John Yantz. It lists beef roasts at 6 3-4 cents per pound and other meats in proportion. Sale continues until further notice.
Suburban dwelling of about five rooms with a barn and outbuildings. Includes some fruit trees and alfalfa fields. Located on the electric line at Ashen and Elkhart. W Stark and Monger listing agent.
The text notes an aged Mason in Newport New L A, James Bellows McGregor, famed for his cane and high hat. It marks his upcoming September 1 6 celebration of one hundred five years in Masonry and eighty one years since his entry into the order, with local interest in his venerable appearance. The piece also lists Canada fiscal year bounties on iron steel steel rods binder twine and crude oil, and references wholesale purchasing co operatives supplying stores at original cost for low prices.
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