Eight Die In Grand Trunk Wreck Near Durand Michigan
Grand Trunk trains Nos. 4 and 14 collided near Durand Michigan. Dozens killed or injured. many bodies charred. Victims include Chicago and Canadian travelers. Names include Mrs Cinton Davis of Montre, plus Bert Mitchell and George Nelson.
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Plint
Mich
East Bend
Jurand
Ciro
Cinton Davis
Montret
Tom Davis
Montreal
Bert Mitchell
George Nelson
Battle Creek
Spencer
Secon
Forest Fires Kill and Displace In West
Relighle reports raise known forest fire deaths to 11 in Idaho and Montana with 74 missing. Over thirty large fires remain. losses estimated up to fifty million. Railroads suffer a fifth of total damage. Notes from Bullion mine tunnel victims and survivors accompany coverage as snow and rain slow blazes. Continued on Page Four.
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Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Bullion
Edward I. Hale
A. Hale
Kintball Avenue
Chicago
Spokane
Idaho
Montana
Timmins negotiates winter lecture series with Redpath
Fred S. Timmins, Bucklen theatre manager, is in Chicago to confer with Redpath Lyceum bureau about a lecture course this winter. The sale likely opens in October and the first lecture is planned for November.
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Timmins
Fred S. Timmins
Bucklen Theatre
Chicago
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
Census Counts Buffalo Up 20 Percent Denver Up 59 Percent
The census reports Buffalo with 423,715 residents, up 20 percent, while Denver reaches 212,381, an increase of 59 percent. The notice is dated Washington and marked Special for August 25.
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Buffalo
Denver
Washington
Auto Tourists Back After Long Journey
Mr and Mrs J W Fieldhouse and son Charles completed a four weeks auto trip covering more than 2700 miles through the eastern states and southern Canada. The family traveled via Cleveland Buffalo Albany Boston Portland and Detroit encountering minor tire troubles but no serious incidents. They returned with tans and praised the clay and macadam roads as the best of the trip and found no city superior to Hart in any respect.
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J. W. Fieldhouse
Charles
Canada
Cleveland
Buffalo
Albany
New York
Cothim
Boston
Porthind
Detroit
Ticidhowse
Messrs
Fieldhouse
Hart
Korea Soon Ends Powers Get Text
Tokio reports that the convention making Korea a part of Japan was communicated to the powers this morning. The document becomes effective upon promulgation, expected on August 9 or August 30, marking the end of Korea’s independent status and its role in the Russo-Japanese war aftermath.
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Korea
Tokio
Japan
Master Mason Forces Assist Carpenters on Lake Shore Tracks
Work on temporary tracks for the lake Shore shops advances rapidly. Four cars of ties arrived last night enabling the section man under Foreman Gygi to begin laying ties and steel for the south track. the north track is 600 feet from Foravine. A crew under Frank Petersen starts unflooding sewer pipe, while Shyiteer Shaarseapathis and AL W. fravis supervise installer crews for the large sewer system.
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Lake Shore
Sectiam
Fered Gygi
Davites Cie
Steeb
Foravine
Peter- Som
Taster Mason
Lie
Petersen
Shyiteer Shaarseapathis
Sid AL W. Fravis
Gravit’s Department
Lake Shore employees back petition for rail rate relief
Nearly all Lake Shore employees signed a petition urging the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant a reduction in transportation costs. Elkhart, a key railroad center, supports higher rates only if benefits include better service and efficiency amid rising operating expenses. The petition collected signatures on sheets typed from original handwritten names.
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Otter Places
Interstate Commerce Commission
Elkhart
Depot Contract Let For Marion Street Interurban Depot
General Manager Cuttshall of the Northern Indiana line said the contract for the new interurban passenger and freight depot at Marion and Second streets will be let tomorrow at noon. The building should be done by December 1. Sidings installation will finish soon and the old freight house on the site will be removed for construction.
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Cuttshall
Northern Indiana Line
Marion
Second Streets
Domestic dispute ends without arrest at 28 South Main
Police intervened in a domestic quarrel at 28 South Main street when Bertha Barber and Jetta White clashed. White allegedly forced entry and Barber confronted her. officers reported no serious damage beyond a torn screen door and the dispute was settled on scene.
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Bertha Barber
Jetta White
South Main Street
Uto
Cortlier
Rinehart
Miller
Mas. White
Miss Barber
Mrs. White
White
Berind
Judge bars Link test in Lorimer jackpot bribery case
Chicago Aug 25 Judge Kerstens prevented Representative Michael Link from testifying on the Lorimer bribery jury. Link testified he took $1 000 from Lea O Neill Browne after voting for Lorimer, believing no crime was involved.
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Chicago
Kerstens
Michael Link
Lorimer
Link
Lea O'Neill Browne
Farm owner fires on prowlers near ilkhart coop
Hartley Johnson on a farm three miles south of Ilkhart says he fired at two men who entered his chicken coop area around 9 PM. He believes the shot deterred the burglars, who fled with a sack in hand. Authorities deem the attackers possibly part of a regional gang.
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Hartley Johnson
Ilkhart
Ohnson
Cime
Johnson
Local G. A. R. Men Accept Invitations for Anniversary
The Anten Post No. G. A. R. in South Bend extended an invitation to Flint and other comrades to join in celebrating their forty fourth anniversary. Visiting veterans are asked to arrive and baskets will be opened at 4 o clock in Harvard park, with several locals already accepting.
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Comrades of Anten Post No
South Bend
Comrades of
Flkhart
Harvard Park
Death summons well known Elkhart woman
Mrs Amanda Work wife of Aaron Work died Saturday afternoon at her home on West Pligh Street after two weeks of illness from complications. She was over sixty five and had long resided in the city. Survived by three children and her husband, she was a longtime member of the Presbyterian church and active in local church affairs. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon with interment at Giraud Lawn as arranged by Rev Herrick.
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George Smith
Des Moines
Iowa
Thomas Smith
Indiana
Lee
Smith
Atkinson
Amanda EL Work
Aaron Worl
Work
Walnter
Bern
Pebmoiars
Anrom
Millerstilts
Baerg
Osborne & Work
Read Estate
Mes
Childred
Mas
Abe Johar
Tivine Sanities
Mir. Herrick
Giraud Lawn
Girl Wife Begins Action for Divorce
Bessie Mo Copelman, seventeen, filed in superior court for divorce from Sam Welli alleging desertion and cruel treatment after their marriage November 4, 1909. The petition notes she worked as a dietitian and actor before marriage and that he refused to provide for her. Attorney Percy J. Tavner represents the plaintiff.
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Bessie Mo Copelman
Samwelli
Copelman
Paty Fi
Boda
Copeman
Vieriether
Percy J. Tavner
Plain ‘Ath
Doctor William Wands Dies of Heart Failure at 74
Dr William Wands a widely known physician died in Indianapolis today from heart failure at age seventy four.
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WM. Wands
Indianapolis
William Wands
Domestic wrangle linked to mysterious death rumors
Rumors tie to the sudden death of Mrs. Caroline Jantzen at the Johnson farm near Hariston center 10 miles south of Elkhart. Coroner W A Stauffer probes possible poison while arbitration had recently settled disputes involving Tobias Johnson and his wife.
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Caroline Jantzen
Tobias Johnson
Hosina Dad
Maritah
Oly Yesterdauy
Board of Arbitration
Ga- Shen
Kheabri
Cortiner
W. A. Stauffer
Elkhart Ao
Maude
TO Wehoek
Che
Stauffer
Roosevelt to Make Five Minutes Stop Here
Col Theodore Roosevelt speeds toward Elkhartoon Lake Shore and arrives at 5 30 this evening. A large crowd is expected as he declares he will enter New York state convention next month and challenge the party. The private car Republican attaches to No 3h, with a five minute stop for engine change and crew swap. Roosevelt may address the crowd and continue to Chicago and Omaha, joined by notable guests and newspaper men.
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Chiendinst
Theodore Roosevelt
Republic
Lake Shore
Elkhartoon Lake Shore
Tan
New York State
Mr. Roosevelt
Elkhart
Toledo
Chicago
LaSalle Street
Northwestern Road
Wells Street
Los Angeles Limited
Omaha
Iba
Union Pacific Railroad
Porrest
Harrison M. Parker
The
Stack-Parker Company
George Ade
Johnt. McCutcheon
Forrest Crissey
Joseph M. G. Ryan
Medill McCormick
Francis Hacket
Norman Hapégoaod
John L. Lawson
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Placer Creek
Uomilion Mine
Rock Creek
James Atkinson
Louis Penrod
Penrod
J. W. Fieldhouse and Family Return
East
Dom
Shore Shop
Master Mason’s Forces
Carpenter Department
Roosevelt
Door Toa
Harley Johnson
South Bend Sat
Austen
Amanda EL
Mrs
Johnsons
Harri
Sonne
New York Old Guard
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