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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
8
In Elkhart the drive to form an independent power company gathers supporters among local manufacturers as contracts with Indiana and Michigan Electric raise rates. G B Rye of Elkhart Bristol Board mill helps canvass signees while plans call for a gasoline driven plant to supply nearby plants first and expand later.
A description of a historic instrument collection and a gift of seven volumes titled score from Best Known Operas. The set includes Federal and State Constitutions and colonial charters. Senator Albert Beveridge donates the volumes forming a valuable gift for music lovers and scholars.
Erie Pennsylvania December special report details a lakewide search for wreck survivors and victims from the week of storms. The Marquette and Bessemer crews yielded nine bodies in a yawl near Wheaton while rescuers seek the rest and crews of the Clarion era wreck. Government tugs and fisheries boats assist as hopes focus on recovering the yawl and remaining crew. A separate effort near St. Thomas Ont sees salvage teams trying to free the Ashtabula from a reef with the Monarch and other vessels aiding operations.
An Elkhart poultry show awards numerous cups across breeds led by police honors and top cockerels and pullets. Winners include Sanford Mast Goshen with Isle awards, White-Wrhott es New Paris and several city exhibitors earning firsts and placings in Wyandottes Leghorns and Orpingtons among others.
Chicago reports 13 December grain trading with corn and wheat rising amid heavy buying in the pit. Corn jumps from 62 1/2 to about 63 1/4 cents as bulls push prices higher, while concern grows over losses and unpicked acreage due to recent rain and tainted conditions.
Fragmentary text shows a steel trust dismissing a union resolution. No clear date, names, or locations present. Context suggests a corporate stance amid labor action, but details are unreadable.
Edward Shannon a longtime offender escaped from Elkhart county jail on January 18, scaling walls with two accomplices Harry Bowser and Charles Edwards. A posse hunted the area as details connect Shannon to prior Joliet prison term and a Chicago officer death.
An unclear clipping reports a murder connected to Brushart with references to a person nicknamed Chum and mentions Buffalo, New York, and Michigan in a fragmented crime note. Names and places are partially readable, but the full context is obscured.
Fragments describe a Chicago event labeled as a Christmas masquerade or fancy dress ball hosted by the First Ward Auxiliary. Text is garbled but indicates an official or social gathering tied to regalia or hats being removed during proceedings.
A Southern Railway passenger train plunged from a trestle into a creek near Greensboro. Dozens killed or injured as cars tumbled into the water, with conductor Geo Campbell surviving and guiding rescue efforts. Names of victims and officials are reported amid scattered details.
Local report details a petit larceny case over brass junk sold to dealers. Tobias and Meyers are cited as claimants while Van Sickle found the brass in an alley. Meyers from Michigan and both men unmarried. Penalties for petit and grand larceny are noted.
A New York report states the Equitable Society is ordered re examined by the state department of insurance. Officials say the action aims to restore confidence and suggests no public danger, though details remain limited.
Reports in Railway and Engineering Review suggest plans for extensive improvements and new repair shops at Elkhart and nearby lines. Local officials show cautious interest as work may start before year end if weather allows, with further track expansions between Elkhart and South Bend.
Detroit officials report Prosecutor Vahicle discussed with police the advisability of requesting the county auditor to provide funds for the capture of a man accused in the murder of a child. A citizen’s fund has been started by Frank Young offering $50 for information leading to the killer. No new details were found regarding Glen J Birstone, whose shoe was never recovered.
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