19 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1907
Page
1
Four hundred miners are trapped in the Darr mines of the Pugh Coal Company at Jacobs Creek after a massive explosion. The mouth of the slope mine was wrecked and heavy smoke and raging fire hinder rescue efforts. Mine boss and two fire bosses are among those imprisoned, with uncertain survival.
Lake Shore officials indicate spring 1908 work may start on new locomotive shops at Elkhart and convert old facilities for all system needs. The $50,000 Elkhart real estate investment and 215 quit claim parcels signal bold expansion if money markets permit, with locomotive work boosting Blithart’s railroad status.
Washington December 19 Acting Secretary Newberry said the return trip of the battleship fleet via the Suez canal has not been determined. He noted President Roosevelt had not confided any plan to the Navy Department regarding a return of the fleet aboard the Louisiana or other ships. The report about Admiral Evans receiving orders remains unofficial.
A December Boston dispatch describes Japanese bell boys in local hotels as gipseis, and notes the discharge of several Japanese from U S warships. The article cites scarce labor availability and rising tensions amid wartime upheaval.
Stockholm reports the corpse of King Oscar rests beside former Swedish royalty in Ridarholm Cathedral. The funeral is described as the most magnificent ever seen in the city.
Washington dispatch dated December 1949 reports General Funston to depart. wires say the department will pay. The terse note notes quiet at Goldfield and confirms a forthcoming exit for Funston.
Michigan and Indiana interurban managers discuss elevating trolley rates to match steam roads. They announce freight and electric costs exceed steam costs and passenger business cannot be profitably handled for less than two cents a mile. Indiana traction leaders push similar tariffs, hoping Michigan lines will follow, especially for cross state connections.
A student slipped on a walk and fractured her arm in an incident described in today’s local report. The event occurred during school hours and involved minor injuries with medical evaluation advised.
John Mathias of Northeast Elkhart seized a figure leaning on a wagon pail believing it was a thief. The dummy was later revealed to be a prank by local youths. Neighbors heard tapping and a mock confrontation as the joke escalated. Proprieties expect the prankster to be caught. the dummy’s makers deny fear while preparing for a real midnight robbery.
A garbled OCR summary notes a French voyage leaving Havre on November 30. It states the trip normally lasts about 14 days but contains unreadable fragments and missing details.
The gas company’s new holder on Friday is nearly complete. Foreman Frank Passineau will likely turn the finished work this week. The 31 foot high water tank and 250000 cubic feet gas holder are tested and ready to begin distributing gas across High Street improving service and quality.
Disjointed notes allege about four thousand dollars tied to city lands and cash owed. Unclear legal technicalities cloud whether the treasurer can access or apply the funds tonight.
Lake Shore freight conductor Joan Reece, 35, was found murdered in Toledo on Cherry Street with the motive robbery. Joseph Tulley, arriving conductor, said identification is not yet certain. Reece, a farmer from Ligoni and brother of Daniel Reece, had worked 14 years for Lake Shore and left a wife and three children or may have been a bachelor.
The superior court docket postpones the whiskey war cases to February term ending Saturday. The Weaver cases lead the docket as the jury is discharged and the term closes. A new term begins February 8.
A disrupted discussion in Indianapolis centered on hotel price adjustments amid European influence. Managers reported losses on the tables as they weighed adopting a collective order to curb rising expenses.
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The Board of Works and partners push jail expansion costing about 14 500 to improve detention ward cell rooms baths and sanitary facilities. Architect A H Elwood estimates 13 500 for additions with plans to extend back over the stone yard as city and county finance the project. Bids from First State and St Joseph Valley banks were 2 percent daily deposits 2.5 percent semiannual and 3 percent annual deposits with no action yet taken and a finance meeting set Friday.
The council last night considered an eight ward plan proposed by the Board of Works led by Arnold. The measure aims to remove remonstrance barriers and reconfigure divisions following disputes since 1893, with critics calling the reasoning flimsy and politically driven.
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