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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
10
A troubling tale notes a roaming thief who stayed at Miss Campbell's on Second Street and in Goshen. he borrows to fund a trunk move and left Valparaiso officers chasing a lead. Deputy Chatten reports possible success on a long distance link as they search for the suspected railway carpenter.
The Belgian hare craze spreads in Southern California with San Diego reporting rabbits impossible to give away in Los Angeles. Encinitas communities fear 300 rabbits may be released, threatening fruit trees. Supervisors approve an ordinance forcing owners to confine hares with penalties from twenty to ten dollars.
The Indiana state board of health reports increased cases of bronchitis tonsillitis rheumatism diphtheria influenza scarlet fever pneumonia measles and decreased cases of typhoid fever diarrhoea dysentery whooping cough cholera morbus puerperal fever cerebro spinal meningitis and cholera infantum. Cholera infantum drop attributed to less spoiled food. hog cholera noted as epidemic in Laporte and Whitley counties. Smallpox hit Grant Jackson Allen Jennings Marion and Washington counties in November.
The Indiana state board of health reports three small pox cases in a Union township family. Tracing the source, the family had acquired a pointer dog from a Van Wert Ohio man who recently had small pox. Ohio authorities did not disinfect the dog when they disinfected its owner.
A farmer from two miles northeast of Ligonier traveled to Goshen yesterday seeking a female fortune teller to help recover two sets of harness stolen from his barn last Thursday evening. He defended the move by noting a neighbor recently found stolen goods through the same woman.
The Indiana W. C. T. U. earned national recognition for leading in four departments including Sunday school oratorical contests fairs and outdoor meetings and anti narcotics efforts. Net membership rose by about a thousand this year while twelve states reported increases over five hundred.
Judge John H. Baker yesterday removed the federal court from Indianapolis to Fort Wayne for a few days. The session will focus on counterfeit cases as the principal violations defendants face before the court in Fort Wayne.
In Waterloo Mrs A Byron Darby wife of Senator elect Darby was fatally burned while applying a liniment on a stove top. The incident occurred in her kitchen during routine preparation, leaving urgent questions about home safety and fuel use.
A traditional dental tip suggests applying milk of magnesia nightly after brushing to coat sensitive enamel and protect against acids. The remedy remains in place for several hours. Dentists also advise rinsing with a baking soda solution after sour foods to neutralize enamel harming acids.
William E. Curtis notes that in the past year over 18 million registry pieces were handled with only 7 165 complaints of missing mail and 355 finally lost. Fiscal losses from all causes totaled about one hundredth of one percent, with $102 354 579 involved and only about one cent per $100 lost. Of 76 688 postmasters and 512 609 clerks, 831 were reported for delinquencies or formalities.
A cooking expert at W. A. Griffin & Co. demonstrates pastry techniques and promotes None Such Mince Meat and Prepared Pumpkin. The ad praises modern commercial methods and helpful instruction while highlighting the value of learned culinary tips for the reader.
Mrs. Silvia Russell, aged and demented, confined to the St. Joe county infirmary, seized a butcher knife and went to the woods where she repeatedly plunged the blade into her throat seeking a fatal exit. She was nearly dead from blood loss before discovery and was adjudged insane at South Bend Saturday.
Mrs. Carl Mittler of South Bend was knocked down and beaten by a thief in Toledo while attempting to take her satchel. The thief fled into darkness with the satchel containing only a night robe. Mrs. Mittler is very ill and doctors fear for her condition after the shock.
In Wicked South Bend the city's police force is on a purifying crusade. More than forty men and women have succumbed to the power of the law's strong hand. An abundant harvest is anticipated as even officers improve behavior.
In mass meetings Logansport citizens demand Bell Telephone yearly rentals of 18 dollars for business houses and 12 dollars for residences. The company warns it will depart the city if those rates are set by ordinance.
Telegraphers are in high demand due to the Santa Fe strike and notices announce Chicago as the employment hub. The strike is not expected to spread beyond the Santa Fe system.
Washington December 11 The first of the great supply bills to fund the government was passed by the House. The legislation appropriates 24 496 308 dollars with 131 pages and drew under ten minutes of debate. Speaker in charge Mr Bingham Pa thanked the House for confidence in the appropriations committee.
The Bancroft sails from Colon to assess Chiriqui Colombia as a potential coaling port. A $3400,000 congressionally funded program backs naval station surveys. Peru’s Chimbote Bay discussed as another possible site. no formal talks yet. A separate hearing will back Lorimer resolution to survey a fourteen foot channel linking the sanitary canal with the Mississippi.
Republican members meet in Washington to block beer tax cuts. A Pearce proposal to lower the tax to 1.50 per barrel fails 45 to 68 while Hepburn’s alternative to endorse the Ways and Means bill passes 68 to 29. The minority pushes a deeper cut, signing a dissent from all Democratic Ways and Means members. Charles A. Towne takes the Senate oath as Minnesota’s new senator. Postmaster General Smith urges reforms and measures to curb mail abuse and expand rural delivery, noting Cuba’s postal expansion but flagging previous frauds in its administration.
Washington December 11. Republicans predict the ship subsidy bill will pass the Senate. Forty-five Republicans in support are expected on the first roll call, with two Republicans against, five doubtful, and 34 Democrats opposed. Senator Clay of Georgia spoke against the bill and Senator Hanna will defend it.
A detachment of the royal Canadian regiment consisting of companies A B and I left London for Liverpool after a welcome by Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal and other dignitaries. Crowds cheered and waved as the soldiers marched to the station before sailing on the Lake Champlain.
London reports suggest Britain may back US fortification of canal ends but no official stance has been given. Salisbury and key ministers are known to oppose fortifying the entrances, while diplomatic channels await formal presentation of the proposal.
Eighteen Polish organizations in South Bend forwarded a petition to Congressman A. L. Brick in Washington urging Congress to reopen the effort to erect a Pulaski memorial. Polish societies nationwide are intensifying the campaign.
The Wolverine Sugar company of Benton Harbor announced on Friday it will pay $5 a ton for beets in 1901 due to two bad seasons. Contracts will be made immediately with farmers for 5,000 cars of beets, the highest price ever offered by any factory for sugar beets.
The case of Hunter W. Finch & Co. vs. Robert Jones and R Roy Beardsley doing business as Elkhart Fuel Co. on account of 480.01 has been venued from Judge Blake's court to the Elkhart county circuit court.
Treasurer Fish of St. Joe county Michigan lost re election by 17 votes. A recount completed last week shows his opponent leading by 22 votes instead of none. The cost of the recount amounted to 350.
Dr Sierra Blanca an osteopath clairvoyant and magnetic healer was fined $25 and costs at Delphi for practicing medicine without a license.
London reports a major clash between General Knox's British forces and General Christian De Wet's Boers. De Wet is cornered between the Caledon and Orange rivers amid floods, with passes held to prevent escape. Sir John Gordon Spriggs notes farm burning as wartime policy, while a Liverpool pro Boer meeting led by Maud Gonne is banned by police.
A letter from Joan Ellis in Eureka Springs reports both he and his wife feel greatly improved in health since leaving there.
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