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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
4
Delivery by carrier to any part of the City or by mail. Ten cents per week or five dollars per year, payable to the carrier. If not delivered regularly, report to this office. Advertising and communications due by 10 o'clock to insure publication on that day.
Editorial notes list Truth Telephones serving the four room business office with two phone lines. The item records the office setup and contact capability for readers seeking information or assistance.
William D Hazelton, manager of the Elkhart Truth, swears the bona fide November 1907 circulation of the Daily Truth was 3,625 copies not including samples, spoiled prints, or unsold office copies. Notary Louis A Denndert sworn December 1907.
A fragment lists several downtown outlets where truth is advertised for sale, naming Finehout's drug store at Main and Hickory, Timmins' Opera House book store, Knevels' book store, and Keene's inter ban news stand.
A chronology notes Albany blockhouse site, birth of John Jay, Continental Congress adjournment to Baltimore, Archduchess Maria Louise, Essex capture with $55006, deaths of John Lansing and others, 1849 Brunel, 1859 Victoria Bridge, 1866 Oaks Colliery disaster and Hampton declaration.
William Paul Dillingham born Waterbury December 32 1845 pursued law in Wisconsin with Senator Carpenter. Admitted Vermont bar 1867 and began public life 1872 as state's attorney. He served as Vermont Governor and U S senator, with roles including State Tax Commissioner and Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs.
The Chicago Tribune notes that Fort Dodge and Chicago judges rebuke juries for acquitting in embezzlement cases. It argues verdicts reflect average citizen views, though judges sometimes disagree and higher courts reverse. It warns jury abuse harms justice but urges restraint in judging jurors motives.
Editorial by Marion Liader argues congress must repeal private capitol lockers law to enable a prohibition town near Washington. The piece notes the proposed change hinges on federal oversight and local enforcement.
Fifteen amateur athletes met in the old Congregational church last night and formed the Elk hart Athletic Association, aiming to become a city YMCA. Walter Roose was elected chairman Ralph Nusbaum secretary and Charles Walley Jr treasurer. Basketball and handball clubs are forming and a city league may follow as the building serves as future home.
Two steam heated flats on West Lexington Avenue offered for rent by Andrews Lam. Located at 123 West Lexington Avenue. Best Chimneys and Turtocks provide services.
Moon is appointed general manager of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern to succeed the late Edward Handy. Born July 24, 1856 in Stockton New York, he joined the railway service in 1872 as a telegraph operator and rose to assistant general superintendent before becoming general superintendent.
Ticket Agent A L Gotwail is notified of a timetable change. The west bound arrival moves to 3:00 PM from 4:25 PM. The east bound arrival moves to 7:00 AM from 6:25 AM. Train No. 175 departs at 6:35 AM instead of 6:45 AM.
Yard switchman James Haslem is off duty due to illness, causing brief disruption to yard operations.
No. 25 westbound carried two extra cars occupied by soldiers yesterday. Inspection of No. 24 is laid up in the shop for repairs.
A report notes that G. Bagga agenan H. Clark is off duty due to sickness affecting routine operations and staffing.
Passenger conductor E C Kepler resumed his duties yesterday after a brief vacation, returning to service with the same routes and crew.
Yardmaster H H Andrews discovered an elk tooth embedded in the ice near the hanty tall morning. The tooth belonged to Conductor C F Rexinger who reported losing it a couple of days ago.
The Fifty Miles from Boston company arrived from Grand Rapids on No. 545 this noon and proceeded to South Bend on No. 45.
Local Democrats in Cass County favor John C. Nelson of Logansport as a strong candidate for lieutenant governor. Earlier chatter linked Lafayette Mayor George Durgan to the secretary of state race, but he will not enter the contest for now.
Hugh T. Miller of Columbus as a Republican candidate, Rev. T. H. Kuhn of Richmond pursuing the Democratic nomination, and A. B. Kirkpatrick of Kokomo seeking the Prohibition ticket all were classmates at Butler College.
Denver prepared to offer 160000 dollars to host the national convention matching the Democratic pledge. St Louis Chicago and other cities will extend invitations. Committeemen expect Chicago to win the bid, with Denver likely to cover actual expenses as pledged to Republicans.
A fragment from a historical notice recalls Dean Swift delivering a brief sermon before a charitable society. After stating, He that giveth to the poor leadeth to the Lord, he urged the brethren to take action and then sat down, leaving the collectors to gather.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report recalls an incident at the Central police station where Chief Kohler, newly appointed, hears a story from a robbed East End homeowner. The thief is pressed for loot locations while the homeowner offers a quid pro quo for information on his method without waking his wife.
A Manila American report says an 18 year old Filipino girl was beaten and whipped by Esco lasticos Ramos and Taburio Mathies to drive out a devil they claimed possessed her. The girl is seriously injured and in custody of authorities.
A recent visitor to Joaquin Miller recalls the poet as boastful yet brilliant. He predicts victory in Oregon for a state race and champions his own eminence with vivid, humorous self regard.
A Shields trawler found a Bible 50 miles from the Tyne after hauling in its net full of fish. Inside was a membership ticket of the Shipwrecked Mariners Royal Benevolent Society bearing the name Martin Jensen of 35 Maxwell Street South Shields dated January 29, 1907. The items were taken to the address.
The fragment notes ownership of a Bible and ticket kept in good condition after the Tynecollier Stag wreck nearly seven months ago. It records preservation state and references a deceased husband.
An editor recalls Paul Laurence Dunbar addressing a Sunday school in New York. The poet ends with a warning that listeners may wear a gold crown someday, a quip from a front-row boy about his father, sparking a light hearted moment in Home Magazine.
In a Backwoods humor vignette a farmer mistook a colt for a deer and the animal died after a crowd gathered around it. The scene shifts to Billville where Eastern tourists quiz a local about country life and moonshine with rustic humor.
Consul Ernest L. Harris reports Turkish labor costs keep washing done at home, blocking sales of American laundry machinery in Smyrna. Public laundries for ironing and starching have declined as margins prove too slim to support an American plan.
The president has declared he will not be a candidate nor accept the nomination, ending rumors of a third term. Southern leaders and officials had organized support to back Roosevelt while aiming to control delegates and blocks in the Chicago convention.
W J Bryan stated he had assumed from the start the president would not run again. He cited Roosevelt’s election night statement as clear and said friends were unjust to doubt his stance.
County Chairman Jp Wilson Roose expects Roosevelt removal to affect public sentiment little locally. Indiana remains for Fairbanks and fears about his aloofness are unfounded. He possesses the presidential qualifications and demeanor. Eastern business interests may back Taft despite Roosevelt’s endorsement. Other leaders share this view.
Democratic politicians express relief that Roosevelt is out of the way and anticipate Bryan's likely nomination will push Republicans to seek the strongest candidate. They foresee a sharp, sensational fight from Democrats and a probable whipping of the opposition.
Des Moines Iowa December 12 a federal court ruling orders Sears Roebuck and Co Chicago to stand trial on criminal charges of using the mails to defraud The case cites selling white lead paint with no lead and peddling imitation jewels by mail indicating deceptive trade practices and false pretenses through postal channels.
A fragment quotes Thomas Judam noting that the average man aged 50 looks back on about 12 250 days awake and 6 212 asleep. It claims 2 248 days were spent at work and 4 192 at pleasure, with disease and minor ailments reducing days. The text is garbled and partially illegible.
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