Elkhart politics review outlines city appointments
South Bend Tribune correspondent surveys Elkhart’s post election wrangling under new state law. Mayor Greene faces appointive offices such as city attorney and city engineer. Democrats back Harman Conley and Raymer for attorney and Dodge for engineer. Police board race includes Crull’s replacement with candidates Goodrich Goldthwaite and others amid lid debates. A Republican campaign shuffle ends with Ira Church named poor attorney. county attorney selection draws Dodge and Frank as contenders.
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Elkhart
South Bend
James L. Harman
O. M. Conley
Clyde Raymer
Carl Beardsley
Colorado
Ralph Dodge
Henry C. Dodge
Young Dodge
Panama
Elshart
J. C. Middleton
Sexton
Board of Works
Elliott Crull
Board of Police Commissioners
C. M. Beisenbeiss
Crull
Silvers seeks Goshen support in sheriff bid amid party rivalries
Supt Charles Silvers of the police department runs for Republican sheriff in Goshen area fighting a Goshen favored math. He argues Elkhart Goshen alternation tradition should yield the prize to Goshen next. Silvers plans to carry Concord township and win county support beyond Elkhart township. The text also notes post office appointment debates and Congressman Brick assuring Elkhart not affected by new rule. The job pays 3300 dollars yearly and former holder W H Anderson is tied to a bank failure liability issue.
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Charles Silvers
Goshen
Silmer Manning
Elkhart
Silvers
Concord
Elkhart Township
Dr. Eisenheiss
A. L. Brick
W. H. Anderson
Indiana National Bank
Brick recommends new postmasters in Thirteenth district
A Washington telegram lists men Congressman Brick has recommended for postmasters in leading towns of the Thirteenth district none currently in office. Names include Demos D Bates in South Bend Hisenbeiss in Elkhart Robert Nelson in Warsaw Frank Dillon in Rochester and Robert Hanna for Fort Wayne. Postmaster Sherwin’s omission is noted amid doubt over a second term after a scandal.
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Washington
Brick
Thirteenth
South Bend
Demos D. Bates
Elkhart
Hisenbeiss
Warsaw
Robert Nelson
Rochester
Frank Dillon
Senate
Robert Hanna
Fort Wayne
Sherwin
Congressman Brick
Doan's Kidney Pills Tame Back Ailments, Proven by Local Endorsement
A regional advertisement extols Doan's Kidney Pills to cure back pain and kidney ailments. Wm Moone of Elkhart Indiana testifies after using two boxes, noting relief from severe backache and kidney secretions. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is listed as sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
Wm. Moone
Aspenwold Avenue
Elkhart
Ind
Baggageman
Lake Shore Railroad
Houseworth Bros. Drug Store
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
National Manufacturers firm fails. receivers sought in Indiana
In Goshen and Elk Hart Indiana the National Manufacturers company a successor to the National Manufacturing company promoted by Walter Brown has failed Foreclosure actions on a 30000 mortgage seek 40000 judgment Alfred Marshall and Charles G Stevens of Chicago are plaintiffs A receiver petition followed. In Shelbyville burglars from Indianapolis attacked an empty safe at Fairland later breaking into a bank building owned by F A Whitted Indianapolis and blew the safe door seeking money
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Goshen
Ind
National Manufacturers’ Company of
Chicago
Shelbyville
Indianapolis
Fairland
F. A. Whitted
Alexander B Given Dies in Frankfort After Long County Service
Alexander B Given died at his Frankfort home from paralysis. He served twice as county treasurer and was a prominent horse buyer for fifty years. He deeded $20,000 worth of property to his nephew J P Given after his wife’s death, with conditions to furnish a home, bury him, and pay $500 to the Presbyterian church within a year.
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Alexander B. Given
Frankfort
Ind
J. P. Given
The
Presbyterian Church
Final Payment Due From Ex Auditor Sherrick Delayed
Indianapolis December 9 final payment of 45 607 37 dollars owed by ex Auditor David E Sherrick to the state will wait until a current auditor office investigation is finished likely several weeks or months away.
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Indianapolis
David E. Sherrick
Arrested on Serious Charge in Fort Wayne Shootings
Jay Davis of Steuben county was arrested in Fort Wayne on a charge of shooting his stepfather Charles Johnson with intent to kill. The dispute over Johnson’s treatment of his children led to a quarrel with the stepmother present. Johnson allegedly struck his wife during the dispute.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Jay Davis
Steuben County
Charles Johnson
Johnson
Well Known Hoosier Death Is Noted
Rev. Harry I. Henderson chaplain of the Indiana state prison who was nationally known for corrections and charities died in Laporte Indiana of tuberculosis. He was born in New Brunswick in 1837 graduated from Butler College served in the Spanish American War and was considered an authority on convict and parole laws.
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Laporte
Ind
Harry I. Henderson
Indiana State Prison
New Brunswick
Butler College
Indiana appoints new adjutant general and quartermaster
Gov. J Frank Hanly elevates Brig Gen Oran Perry from quartermaster general to adjutant general to replace resigning John R Ward. George W Powell of Indianapolis is named quartermaster general to succeed Perry.
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Indianapolis
Ind
J. Frank Hanly
Oran Perry
Indiana National Guard
John R. Ward
George W. Powell
Perry
Fire drives seven children from Brandywine home
In Shelbyville Indiana on December 9 a house belonging to John Landwerlin in Brandywine township burned. The seven children were asleep and awakened by their father and escaped barefooted and in thin clothing. The blaze was caused by a defective flue.
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Shelbyville
Ind
John Landwerlin
Brandywine Township
Mr. Landwerlin
Coal Prices Differ Across Indiana Mines and Cities
Terre Haute Ind Dec 9 The diversity in prices of coal at the mines in Indiana is equaled by the unaccountable variance in retail prices in different localities. Operators say there is no longer a card price at the mines, because each operator is selling at the best price offered.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Death of a Prohibitionist in Fortville Indiana
Samuel Patterson aged 80 dies at his home north of Fortville He was a well known prohibitionist in Hancock and Hamilton counties reflecting steady temperance advocacy across the region.
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Fortville
Ind
Samuel Patterson
Hancock
Hamilton
Fined for Selling Liquor Near Soldiers' Home
Marion Indiana December 9 George Sanders found guilty of selling intoxicants within one mile of the soldiers home and fined 100 dollars plus costs under the new state law.
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Marion
Ind
George Sanders
Harold Braden Fractures Skull in Hay Mow Fall
Harold Braden son of Mr and Mrs Garrett Braden of Lewisville fractured his skull in a fall from his father's hay mow in Newcastle Indiana on December 9.
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Newcastle
Ind
Harold Braden
Garrett Braden
Lewisville
Boone County Courthouse Plan Again In Boone County
Lebanon Indiana December 9 The question of a new courthouse for Boone county is up again and a decision on building a new structure in the county seat is expected soon.
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Lebanon
Ind
Boone County
Farmer killed by falling tree near Clinton Ind
John Henning a farmer seven miles southwest of Clinton Ind died after a tree fell on him breaking his back. He was cutting timber when the accident occurred on December 9.
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Clinton, Ind
John Henning
Here
Masked bandits rob North Coast limited near North Yakima
Two masked men hijacked the west bound North Coast limited at Hillside 15 miles west of North Yakima Washington. They forced the engine crew to move the locomotive mail and express cars then used dynamite to blow the safes and remove contents. Passengers were not molested and no one was injured.
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Spokane
Wash
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific
North Yakima
Yakima
Kittitas
George W. Howe
Jesse Huxtable
Hillside Station
Tosa
St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific Express Company
Hillside
W. S. Hay
The Moon's Pledge and the Moorish Heroic Honor
A sudden quarrel leads a Spaniard to kill a Moorish gentleman. The Moor, after concealing the killer, learns the truth from his own son’s body. He shows relentless religious honor by sparing the Spaniard for the night and vowing protection, stating his faith must not be broken.
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Christian
Africa
Spain
Bank Robbers Escape With 60000 In Bonds In Suffield
Six men bound the railroad watchman and his 12 year old son in the Suffield Savings Bank with a dawn attack. They blew the safe on Main Street and fled with about 60000 in registered bonds and stocks. Three thousand in cash and negotiable bonds were left behind. The explosion was heard a quarter mile away. No crew was harmed.
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Suffield
Conn
William Jones
Suffield Savings Bank
Main Street
M. T. Newton
Brothers in Illinois duel leave brother dead on farm field
In Jerseyville Illinois on December 18 William Andrews was killed in a farm field duel with his brother Joel Andrews. Longstanding estate disputes sparked the deadly confrontation after a heated exchange despite months of silence. The men met in a cornfield where one fired a revolver and the other a shotgun.
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Jerseyville
Ill
William Andrews
Joel Andrews
Busse Nominated Chicago Postmaster by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt sent to the senate the nomination of Fred A. Busse to be postmaster at Chicago succeeding F. E. Coyne. The nomination ends a spirited two week contest over the Chicago postmaster position.
Stupendous Thefts Hit Russian Mining Dept and Dukes
A sensational case in St Petersburg reveals $4 million in thefts from the state mining department. Director Chwostschioski is under arrest, and two grand dukes are implicated. The discovery was made by Finance Minister Schipoff.
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St. Petersburg
State
Chwostschioski
Schipoff
Italian Cabinet Resigns After Defeat in Debate
Rome reports the cabinet of Prime Minister Fortis resigns after an all day debate and the opposition defeats the commercial modus vivendi with Spain.
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Rome
Fortis
Chamber of Deputies
Spain
Origin of Nautical Terms That Smell of the Sea
A compact survey traces how terms like admiral from emir el bagh and captain from caput shaped sea language. It notes mates from mati, cockswain from coracle via Welsh, commodore from commandatore, naval cadet from capdet, and the taboo locker story of Davy Jones.
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el Bagh
Xye
Usk
Capdet
Davy Jones
Locker
Duffy Jonah
Duffy
Jonah
Why Skees Were Invented
The skee originated for practical snow travel to link distant northern European villages after heavy snow. It resembles a long snowshoe with a sole extending beyond toe and heel and works on snow rather than ice. Forward movement starts from a lower body shift, producing parallel tracks as you glide without lifting a foot, aided by a long stick.
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Europe
Unkind Note Behind a Washers Request
A washerwoman seeking aid was given a note to a club manager. The reply stated I dare say she does, but I don t fancy the job. This quip from London Tit-Bits reflects a sharp tongue social jab about help and propriety.
What They Left
A fragmented report notes a robbery on the way home from a lodge. The captain asks what was taken. the reply lists valuables and the password as remaining. The exchange appears in a Brooklyn rag with garbled names.
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Mr. Smith
Po- Nee
Brooklyn Hagte
Two Can Live as Cheaply as One Jokes
A quip exchange rides a joke about twins with Theory claiming cost efficiency and Popley noting quieter living. The dialogue hints at family life and humor in shared lodging.
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Popley
Quote on Bravery and Neighborly Duty by George Eliot
A reflective line by George Eliot notes that people praise many brave acts except the courage shown for those nearest to us. The saying emphasizes loyalty and duty to neighbors.
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George Eliot
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