Deaf farmer killed near North Liberty by passing train
Adam Lammedee, an aged deaf farmer, was struck four miles from North Liberty, Michigan, as he walked along the tracks with his back to an oncoming Three I train. He was knocked fifty feet, neck broken, coroner’s inquest citing deafness as a factor. His son John studies at Purdue University and a daughter is married to Elmer Yoder of South Bend.
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Adam Lammedee
North Liberty
Mich
Lammedee
John
Purdue University
Elmer
Yoder
South Bend
Samuel Yoder
Likhart
Smallpox Outbreak Triggers Quarantine in Kosciusko County
Smallpox reported across Kosciusko County with twenty five cases in Sidney two weeks after the first case. Three cases in Pierceton and five in Packerton, plus other suspected cases. Sidney town, population about one hundred, is quarantined and cut off from outside access.
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Kosciusko County
Sidney
Pierceton
Packerton
Studebaker Estate Trustees File Bond in South Bend
Mrs. Ann Studebaker widow of the late Hon. Clem Studebaker and her children Col. George M. Sudebaker Mrs. Anne Carlisle and Clement Studebaker Jr filed bond for 2 500 000 with United States Fidelity and Trust Co of Baltimore as trustees of the Studebaker estate Their trust is exclusive of 2000 shares Studebaker factory each child 25000 each grand child 5000 property and 25000 per year to Mrs Studebaker and covers 10185 shares Studebaker factory stock 50 par value 135 000 shares Mishawaka knit boot factory large stock South Bend gas company and other property.
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Ann Studebaker
Clem Studebaker
George M. Sudebaker
Anne. Carlisle
Clement Studebaker
South Bend
United States Fidelity and Trust Co
Baltimore
Studebaker
Studebaker Factory
Bears for Elkhart Proposal Sparks Zoo Talk
Lake George writer J. W. Sutton proposes a male and female bear for Elkhart to form an animal collection. He describes the bears as fine in appearance, docile, and trained to be led or handled.
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Anderson
Elkhart
J. W. Sutton
Lake George
Mich
Sutton
Wood seeks Republican nomination for state geologist
Charles H. Wood, superintendent of Valparaiso public schools, announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state geologist. He has prior ties to Mt. Vernon and Winchester public schools and is sending letters statewide seeking support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Wood
Valparaiso Public Schools
Mt. Vernon
Winchester
Tragic Death of 15 Year Old At Birmingham Rail Line
Amelia Pritz aged 15 was run over and killed by a L. E. and W. train in Birmingham Indiana on Monday. She had just been ordered committed to Longcliff asylum and related papers were prepared. She was left at home in the afternoon and wandered onto the track.
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Amelia Pritz
Birmingham
Ind
Longcliff
Goshen Council Blocked by North Side Property Owners
North Side Goshen property owners threaten to obtain an injunction to restrain the common council from laying the Mill street sewer and latrine work in the district.
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Goshen
North Side Goshen
Mill Street
Improvement Plans Advance Seacraft Sewer Project
The report notes that the improvement is now ahead by zero and references the seacraft for the construction of the sewer.
Wealthy Klondike prospector returns to Wakarusa
Reuben Husband, who left Wakarusa in 1889 for California and then the Klondike, is back visiting relatives. He staked two Klondike claims, sold one recently, and is tending the other. He is believed to be quite wealthy.
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Wakarusian
Reuben
Wakarusa
California
Klondike
Husband
County Commissioners Award County Infirmary Supplies
The Goshen county commissioners awarded contracts for the county infirmary quarter starting January 1. Boyle & Brown of Elkhart won the dry goods bid at 57.76, while M. A. Cornell of Goshen won groceries 213.89, meat 48.75, and Cornell & Bechtel won shoes 18. Sam Lewis & Co. won clothing at 60.84. Dr. M. M. Eckelman resummed as physician at 100 annually.
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J. B. Cobb
John W. Fieldhouse
William Whetten
Goshen
Pas
Boyle & Brown
Elkhart
M. A. Cornell
Warren Hill
Cornell
Cornell & Bechtel
Sam Lewis & Co
Fieldhouse
McFillen
Cornells
M. M. Eckelman
Joseph P. Dolan
Kosciusko
Notes From Sister Cities Resignations and Patents
Notes From Sister Cities Elwood Meade of Goshen resigns as mail messenger between the post office and trains at Lake Shore and Big Four. Walter Brown will succeed him. H T Lahr of South Bend patents a machine for applying metallic plates to tires. J T Green of LaGrange patents a corn harvester.
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Elwood Meade
Goshen
Lake Shore
Big Four
Walter Brown
H. T. Lahr
South Bend
J. T. Green
LaGrange
Jas. S. Mather Seeks Divorce Suit
James S. Mather of Elkhart filed for divorce in Goshen court. Attorneys retain papers and ask to keep details secret until conditions affecting party standings are determined.
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Jas. S. Mather
James S. Mather
Elkhart
Goshen
Twin Branch Dam Construction Advances Rapidly
The dam project across the St Joe River at Twin Branch progresses quickly with extensive lumber and heavy timber brought in by rail. Excavation advances and sluice work near completion. river banks leveled and earth moved to shape the future pond as plans and specifications for the dam are finalized.
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St. Joe River
Twin
Philetus Abel Again Denies City Treasury Shortage
A lengthy critique revisits Philetus Abel's claim that he did not steal $4,080 as Elkhart city treasurer. The piece notes Abel’s shifting explanations, the district finance panel meeting at J L Harman’s office, and his signed confession to a shortage from his first term.
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Philetus P. Abel
Philetus
Abel
Elkhart
Finance Committee
Old City Hall
Council
J. L .Harman
Harman
Borneman
Burns
Helfrich
Aged Couple in Demented State Before County Board
Trustee John Newell of Jefferson township sought guidance from county commissioners on disposition of Mr Henry Booth and his wife an aged couple in a demented condition. The wife has been insane for years and Mr Booth suffered a paralytic stroke. He is said to threaten the family. They have grown children at home and a grandchild. A forty acre tract is encumbered and the old gentleman receives a pension of 1.
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John. Newell
Jefferson Township
Henry Booth
Dleman
Tragic double murder and suicide shocks town
Mrs Strine was found dead with her throat cut. her husband Strine cut his own throat and fled but was captured. Dr Kuhn treated injuries. the couple’s history ties to Bourbon Indiana. Coroner Hisenbeiss to hold inquest. razor traced to Hostetler Lehman store. victim born January 6 1871.
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Strine
Law
Nathan C. Cochran
Bourbon
Ind
Jealousy Prompted the Horrible Deed
A wife named Alice Strine 31 was found mortally wounded with a throat cut and died after a struggle in her parents' Elkhart home. Her husband Orrie Strine was arrested on a bloodied railroad bridge holding the razor, after an apparent motive of jealousy. Relatives described a bitter dispute and a plan to flee, with authorities noting the scene showed a violent struggle and bloodied surroundings.
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Alice Strine
Orrie Strine
East Jackson Street
Elkhart & Western
Silvers
Whiteman
Strine
Kuhn
Goshen
Cochran, Jr
Alice Fisher
Sanders & Hebert
Labor Protest at AFL Convention Over Judge Baker
J H Bowman Chicago delegate moves a resolution urging the AFL president to protest Senate confirmation of Francis E Baker as United States circuit judge for Indiana. Protest cites Baker's father Judge John H Baker of Indianapolis who previously granted injunctions against union workers.
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American Federation of Labor
Scranton
Dee
J. H. Bowman
Chicago
Federation
United States Senate
Francis E. Baker
United States
Indiana
Baker
John H. Baker
Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court affirms wife killer John Rinkhart
John Rinkhart of Marion Indiana, 61, had his death sentence affirmed by the Indiana Supreme Court yesterday. In June 1900 he shot his wife multiple times in her sister in law’s kitchen after finding her ironing near an open window. Insanity defense failed.
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Rinkhart
John Rinkhart
Marion
Ind
Indiana Supreme Court
Suit on a Note Filed in Elkhart Court
Ephraim E. Stutsman as trustee of Emanuel Stutsman estate sues Amos Schrock and Warren Schrock in Elkhart Circuit Court over a $3,000 promissory note. The action seeks repayment and enforcement of the debt. The case names the defendants and cites the note as the basis of the claim.
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Ephraim E. Stutsman
Emanuel Stutsman
Elkhart
Amos Schrock
Warren Schrock
Man killed after assault on viaduct robbery attempt
John Jasinski a chair polisher for Johnson Chair company was attacked by two men on the North Halstead Street viaduct in Chicago. He was hurled thirty feet to the Chicago Northwestern tracks and died hours later at the county hospital.
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Chicago
North Halstead Street
West
Chicago Avenue
John Jasinski
Johnson Chair Company
Chicago and Northwestern
Jasinski
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Mrs. Studebaker
Big Bond
BEARS
Michigan
League of American Sportsmen
Frank L. Littleton
National Assembly
Delerstes
Snowid
Porter Turner
F. L. Marchesseau
F. J. Goldman
R. C. Barney
C. H. Hilbert
Emil Bierman
Twin Branch Dam
Dr. Price
Price Baking Powdr Co
Cochran
Jackson Street
Orrie
R. Gray
Amenia
Duchess’ ‘County
N. Y
Houseworth
Bros.’ Drug
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