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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1906
Page
4
Contact details for home delivery in Elkhart issued at 10 cents weekly or 5 dollars yearly with mail options. Report missed deliveries to the office. Advertising and communications must be received not later than the stated date to publish.
A fragmented clipping discusses truth in telephones and a Roo Hee race connected to business matters at the office. The text is incomplete but suggests an editorial on communication and commerce.
William D Hazelton manager of the Elkhart Truth swears the November 1906 bona fide circulation was 3,328 excluding samples and spoiled or unsold copies. Notary public A. eke witnesses sworn statement on December 6, 1906 per Indiana records.
The piece argues that half the U S population may live in cities of 50,000 or more, driven by urban opportunities and wealth. It contrasts city and farm life, notes farmers’ improving prosperity but growing sons’ ambition, and cites Chicago Journal on rising middle class discontent and shifting social forces.
The text comments that the well-to-do man, when aroused, acts as a radical in spirit yet remains practical. He continues daily work while seeking better conditions, a stance praised as right for welfare. It notes Mr. Fish’s view that the middle class is meeting its task. Chicago Daily News.
The United States Supreme Court held that lynchers and aiding officials who disobeyed a court order were in contempt. It addressed jurisdiction questions and noted that obedience to court orders is required even amid delays in state proceedings. The case contrasted state authority with federal judicial reach and examined official duty violations in Tennessee.
The article reports that fate of the Indiana federal court reorganization hinges on Representative Dixon and Zenor. Dixon may withhold support amid fears of added judges. Zenor has shifted to favor the bill. Charles A. Walsh plans a Hearst Independence League expansion across Indiana counties, signaling broader political maneuvering ahead of holidays.
A fragmented editorial cites anti trust law and a Republican stance, urging action this winter. It notes a majority in both houses and warns the people will remember. It references General Miberss and a salesman traveling with a lawyer, hinting at political and legal stakes.
Thomas Edward Clark known as Red Clark was released on $7,509 bail posted by Albert C. Harlin of South Bend after bond reduction from $10,000. He faces charges of bunco steering conspiracy grand larceny and related counts stemming from an arrest on September 28, 1904 near Breenso. Clark has been in custody since 1904 and his attorneys seek a new trial while he receives hospital care amid ill health and claims he has served enough time.
The Michigan City Dispatch reports the arrival of George W Harris alias Ber ser at the Michigan City prison. The prisoner makes a rambling statement aimed at influencing investigators and discussing Miss Schafer and a murder case. He claims to have knowledge of the Bedford incident and asserts he would not have harmed a working girl. He seeks to clear the murder and avoid punishment.
Mrs. Stephen J. Herben, a leading officer in the Northwest Branch Women’s Foreign Missionary society, was accidentally shot in Evanston while a rifle given to her son discharged in a park near her home. The injury’s cause was explained by her husband, Dr. Herben, editor of the Epworth Herald.
A Christmas Eve event by the Sunday school at Union Chapel North east Elkhart drew 50 participants. A barrel of provisions and several sacks of flour were pledged for the Rescue Home in the city.
The Indiana State Teachers Association opens a three day session in Indianapolis with about 4000 teachers expected and a focus on salaries and educational legislation. Governor Hanly and national figures like Henry Van Dyke and Jane Addams are on the program with speeches at Tomlinson Hall and the Claypool Hotel.
Chauncey Smith was sentenced to Jeffersonville for a term of up to sixteen years after being taken to Jeffersonville Christmas Day by Deputy Sheriff Chatten. The case involved a theft of a $1,000 transportation book from a station in Walkerton. He was released then rearrested by court order and his sentence enforced.
Mrs Harriet E Young, wife of Fred A Young, died at 1 39 PM yesterday at her home on Edwardsboro road three miles north of Elkhart after a paralytic stroke suffered some time ago. She was born May 22 1853 and is survived by her husband one sister Mrs Olg Kelly and a brother Louis in Cleveland. Funeral arrangements and interment will be at Cleveland Cemetery.
Miss Clara Mumaw offers instruction in Shorthand and Typewriting along with Business Penmanship Spelling and Letter Writing. Students may enter at any time. Six years experience. Graduates assisted to positions. Studio at 409 South Main Street Elkhart.
Review notes the farce was exceedingly laughable and well received by a small audience. The ladies of the company are described as unusually good looking and the production drew much comment on its enthusiastic reception.
Theater notes highlight Mr William H Lemile in Not Like Other Girls and Miss Blanch Bigden in a major role. Audience receives a three hour program blending comedy vaudeville and tragedy plus a standout line from The Walls of Jericho about social restraints and gender expectations.
A quoted fragment discusses social pressure to resemble others and conform. It warns that resisting conformity leads to being labeled extreme or a crank, reflecting tension between individuality and social expectations.
The production draws on Grimm’s fairy tale of a dancing princess and introduces Dr Fax whose love elixirs mend broken hearts. An enchanted isle, a near beheading, a cunning prince, and a castle conflict lead to a joyful ending with pretty costumes and elaborate scenery as two carloads of scenery enhance the show.
Matinee and night showings on December 29 announce B C Whitney's Isle of Bong Bong. The sparkling musical spectacle, a Chicago hit for over two hundred performances, resumes the road tour with lavish staging and an all star cast led by John W. Ransenge and including Alice Yorke and Forrest Huff.
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