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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
4
Publication details for Ruth Publishing Co include delivery options by carrier or mail at 106 per week or 5.00 per year. It requests reports if delivery is irregular and states advertising and communications must arrive by 10 o clock to publish that day.
On site at Timmins Opera House Bookstore and Knevels Bookstore, with T D Miller's South End Drugstores located at the corner of South Main and St Joe Streets.
A jumbled list highlights events and persons across centuries including Hernando Cortez's era, the opening of St Paul’s Cathedral, French possession of Low Countries, General Jackson at New Orleans, the Monroe Doctrine, executions, archival notes, and deaths such as actress Mrs George H Gilbert in Chicago. The text weaves dates with brief biographical mentions and places.
The former queen of the Hawaiian Islands, born December 18 in Honolulu, led a failed attempt to restore absolute monarchy after Kalakaua's death. She was proclaimed queen, later dethroned, lived in the United States, and pressed for compensation for crown lands with no success.
Gas mantels chimneys and fixtures are advertised as cheapest at Turnocks offering a value message to homeowners.
The council approves changes to numerous streets including East Marion Avenue and Riverside Drive, and transfers 2200 to cover engineers’ costs for special assessments. Low voltage street lights are criticized and to be addressed by the new Indiana company. Two members absent, next regular meeting scheduled.
The R N Monger company of Elkhart filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. Capital stock is 40000 dollars. Directors are R W Monger Berra A Monger and A W Gampher. Syracuse Power & Light Company of Syracuse also filed incorporation papers with capital stock of 30000 dollars. Directors are Joseph A Dolan T S Welfish Dy Boozer Chas Crow and ine B Dolan.
Engineer J Tr Miller of 323 Garfield Avenue returned from a hunting trip in Michigan's upper peninsula with injuries after a fall. He stepped on a partially fallen tree, slipped, and struck his back on a nearby tree, requiring medical attention.
Former Elkhartan resident L Byler plans Delta County home and has bought multiple Cedaredge lots in a noted fruit growing district. The Delta County fruit crop of 1909 boosted the area, and investors foresee expansion as the industry develops while growth remains uneven.
Men of the district will gather in Goshen on May 4 for the meeting. The district includes twenty tribes such as Tetk hart Mishawaka Warsaw Goshen Yort Wayne Huntington Rochester Hammond Gary Garrett Wabash Stroh Bourbon and South Bend. Tonawanda Tribe of Goshen plans to entertain visitors.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference cases in Brumbaugh court and other legal actions. Mentions eviction notices requiring return of possession within twenty four hours, with tenants moving to another dwelling and authorities urging publication after enactment for public notice.
An interurban car blocked Main Street and Lake Shore tracks after 1 PM when its left rear wheel hit a switch at Mid dlebury Street. The wheel came off and damaged the Lake Shore line during repairs, delaying traffic for about an hour until the eastbound limited pulled the car back onto the tracks at 2 PM.
A western newspaper man visited Washington and spoke with former Representative Amos J. Cummings of New York. The account notes a Saturday night scene and references Murray, the star reporter.
The quarterly report shows court collections with the circuit court totaling 1 458 90 dollars from September through December versus 833 140 in the circuit court and 625 50 in the superior court. Notices include estate distributions for Abbie Bushee and an executor sale of real estate, with divorce proceedings in the matter of Matitle M Sellers v Jesse Sellers and related counterclaims.
Frank Work, New York millionaire, criticizes international matches saying rich American men are more suitable than foreign partners for American girls. He argues the real pairing is with Americans, not fortune-hunting foreigners.
A fragmented OCR snippet hints at a fiction piece titled The Magical Four Letters The New Housemaid. The text is garbled with stray letters and phrases, offering little coherent detail about characters or plot.
A young man, Stiffler, fled from police after an incident on East Franklin Street prompting a chase by Sergeant John Robbins. The pursuit extended toward Lake Shore and Main streets before reports placed him entering a marsh two miles south of the city, where an officer was sent to pursue.
Dr. A Winship editor of The New England Journal of Education and a leading educator will lecture on Grit in the Modern Schools at the assembly hall tonight. The talk, a reply on public school systems, is expected to draw many local teachers and patrons. a second lecture by Dr. Cudd of Chicago University will follow later this winter.
The foundation of the Tew Masonic Temple on Second Street just south of Jackson Street is being laid. An inventor has developed an electric device that burns tiny holes in paper to prevent alteration of checks and other valuable papers.
The article notes Great Britain buys 145 million dollars worth of wood, with 75 08, Norway and Sweden supplying substantial amounts. Russia is cited with a similar figure and the United States at 21.5 million dollars, reflecting a broad, multi nation timber market.
The article describes the corn flower as highly admired in Germany for its blue wreath like blooms and sun opening petals. It notes medicinal attributions by German scientists and its use in dyeing, while recognizing American specimens and several regional names such as Bachelor's Button and Witches Belles.
A biography excerpt recounts Edward MacDowell witty remarks and reactions to performances. He jokes about a high school girl pulling up his To a Wild Rose by the roots and likens a failed organ recital idea to a hippopotamus with a clover leaf. A Columbia class notes page shows his editing sharpness with rests corrected as the sole correct passage.
An inventor in Maryland has patented a teddy bear that opens its jaws and lights flash from its eyes nose and mouth when a battery inside is pressed.
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