Progenitor of Large Family Passes Away at 80
Grandma Helman aged 80 years 3 months 26 days died at 4 30 pm at her daughter's home. She left eight children twenty two grandchildren twelve great grandchildren and one sister. A Dunkard church member since youth she suffered a stroke three weeks ago after a pneumonia illness. Funeral services set for Willowdale and West Goshen church with Rev Felthouse officiating.
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German Baptist of Dunkard Church
George Barrick
Dunkard
S. P. Helman
Kenwood
Goshen
H. Wise
East Jackson Street
S. R. Helman
Main Street
T. K. Helman
L. Doty
W. Spaid
Willowdale
T. M. Baker
Cedar Street
Will Spaid
Willowdale Avenue
West Goshen Church
Rev. Felthouse
Strikers Lose at Nappanee as Copper Factories Run
The Nappanee strike is reportedly nearly broken after a phone report to The Truth. Copper Bros Zook and Muetschler plants are operating short handed, with others promising to return to work. Phoenix Hunt of Elkhart organized the men and was on hand as some went back.
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Nappanee
Copper Bros
Zook and Muetschler
Phoenix Hunt
Elkhart
Conductor Harris Fatally Injured In Lake Shore Yard Accident
Conductor George Harris of the Lake Shore lies near death at Elkhart Sanitarium after a switch error caused his caboose to derail and strike him. Dr Short cites possible brain concussion and critical condition. Harris, with years of service, was viewed by his mother as he suffered the injury.
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George Harris
Lake Shore
Read
Elkhart
Short
Harris
South Bend
Charles. Harris
Granger wreck damages rail line. two trains collide
The Wednesday collision at Granger involved a Grand Trunk passenger train striking a southbound Big Four express. The passenger coach suffered about 400 dollars in damage. Injured passenger W W Cannady was treated locally, while Rev Henry A Akright escaped serious harm. The Grand Trunk engineer was blamed for failing to yield.
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Granger
WaBash Plain Dealer
Grand Trunk
Plain Dealer
W. W. Cannady
N. H. Thompson
J. B. Williams
S. A. Branson
Elkhart
Wabash
Henry A. Akright
Sodus
Big Four
Property Transfers In Elkhart Area Record
William Berneman transfers lot 289 in Allendale Elkhart to Herman Bernema and George Doll. George W. Maurer and wife deed lot 289 Allendale to William Berneman for 2060 dollars. Elkhart Improvement Co to George W. Maurer and Cordilla his wife for lot 289. Briggsdale Improvement Co to George B. Pratt lots 17 and 18 Briggsdale Elkhart for 400 dollars. George Doll and wife to Bruno Oklitz jot 182 Studebaker's Elkhart for 800 dollars. Mildred A. Replogle and Harrison her husband to Harry E. Dinehart lots 599 and 600 Melaughton 2 Coup ton's Elkhart for 450 dollars. Sarah Ff McCoy to Onal EF McCoy ESE sec 1 Jackson Tp for 1 dollar.
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William Berneman
Herman Bernema
George Doll
Allendale
Elkhart
George W. Maurer
Elkhart Improvement Company
Cordilla
Briggsdale Improvement Company
George B. Pratt
Briggsdale
Bruno Oklitz
Studebaker
Mildred A. Replogle
Harrison
Harry E. Dinehart
Melaughton
Coupton
Sarah Ff. McCoy
Onal EF. McCoy
Jackson
Swedish Church Plans Eight Days' Wages Debt Cure
The Swedish church adopts a new method to clear its debt this year. Every male member pledges to contribute eight days' wages to the minister, sharing the obligation in proportion to their earnings.
Marriage Licenses Issued for Minnich Ulery Tavnier Fergison
Marriage licenses have been issued to Edwin J. Minnich a 24 year old from Sail or Mich and Myrtle Ulery a 20 year old from Elkhart. Adam Tavnier 45 from Concord township and Gertrude Fergison 23 from Concord township are also licensed.
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Edwin J. Minnich
Sailor, Mich
Myrtle Ulery
Elkhart
Adam Tavnier
Gertrude Fergison
Concord Township
Bowen Offers Powers a Compromise
Washington February 2. Minister Bowen proposed a settlement to Germany England and Italy to preserve their prestige if they permit non blockading creditors to settle with Venezuela on the same terms. He offered preferential treatment for one month granting these three nations thirty percent of customs receipts at Puerto Cabello and Laguayra exclusively. After the month all national creditors would share the thirty percent pool.
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Bowen
Washington, D. C
Germany
England
Italy
Venezuela
Puerto Cabello
Laguayra
Trains Collide near Cloverdale Killing Three
In Cloverdale Illinois at 3 am a collision of two Illinois Central stock trains killed three men two unidentified and seriously injured six more or badly shaken. Stock carloads were destroyed. The dead include Wilson a fireman from Freeport and two unidentified men. One injured is Thomas Loucks of Larabee Illinois. Fog is blamed for the wreck.
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Cloverdale
Ill
Illinois Central
Here
Wilson
Freeport
Thomas Loucks
Larabee
Drowning Tragedy Sees Land Family Lose All
In Vicksburg Mississippi J H Land of Newton and his wife with four children drowned when their car broke away from a train at the transfer station and plunged into forty feet of water in the Mississippi last night.
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Vicksburg, Miss
J. H. Land
Newton
Miss
Queen & Crescent Railroad
Mississippi
Castro’s Troops Defeated Near Caracas
Reports from Willemstad Curacao dated Feb 2 say Castro’s troops were defeated by Venezuelan revolutionists forty miles south of Caracas in a battle near the capital region. The clash marks a setback for Castro’s forces in the ongoing struggle.
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Castro
Willemstad
Curacao
Caracas
Ex-Secretary Long Rests After Night Comfort
Boston Mass February 2 Ex Secretary of the Navy Long rests comfortably after a night of rest doctors say he passed a comfortable night in his hospital bed with steady vital signs and improving condition.
Illness delays visit to Chatsworth and royal influenza
The ward is ill with a feverish cold and postpones a visit to the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. The king's physician reports influenza affecting His Majesty. In Dawson N W T the coldest weather on record brings seventy one degrees below zero with natives dying from cold and hunger. Believed twenty four drowned after the Norwegian steamship Avona ran ashore at Lemvig Denmark.
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Ward
Duke of Devonshire
Chatsworth
Dawson
Klondyke
Copenhagen
Avona
Lemvig
Denmark
Sultan's Victory Confirmed in Tangier
Tangier reports confirm the Sultan gained a complete victory over the pretender's forces, ending uncertainty about the outcome of the campaign on February 2.
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Sultan
Tangier
Noisy Elkhart Street Car Strike Sees Vandalism and Boycott
The eighth day of a street car strike in Elkhart brought loud protests at the Marion street station with crowds from 209 to 700. Interurban cars ran despite the din while volunteers kept sidewalks clear. A non union shooter incident in South Bend injured no one seriously as strikers await further action.
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Elkhart
Marion Street
Main
Marion Streets
Silvers
Messrs
Erwin
Carpenters’ Union
van Alstine
Painters’ Union
Middlebury Street
Harry Green
Delbert Cole
Billy
Red” Wolf
Riverside
Goshen
Harry S. Chester
Walter Brown
Indianapolis
Burt Brookmyers
Charles Cline
Carpenters’ Union No. 565
Charles Hassler
Charles Worle
South Bend
Portage Avenue
Frelkhart
Ind
Clarence B. Miller
Amalgamated Association of Street Railway
John Hill
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Indiana Railway Company
WM. H. Chatterden
J. H. Calkins
South Main Street
Mob Violence Turmoil Surrounds Riverside Car Strike
Mob confronts Indiana Railway motorman Joseph Benedict amid chanted accusations of scab behavior. Shots fire near Riverside car injure none. widespread property damage and stoning reported as the strike escalates in South Bend. Police guard workers and cars as the disorder continues with claims of outside strike breakers.
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Joseph Benedict
Chicago
Indiana Railway Company
Trial Granted in Shelley vs Dr Spohn for $10000 Damages
Judge Ferrall granted a new trial in the James M. Shelley versus Dr Spohn case filed in La Grange yesterday. The plaintiff seeks $10000 damages claiming improper treatment for cancer by the defendant.
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James M. Shelley
Spohn
Ferrall
la Grange
Strikers Benefit Dance Tickets Sell Rapidly
Tickets for the strikers benefit dance sold exceptionally well with over 600 sold by morning. A baker bought fifty tickets and other businesses purchased smaller lots.
Strike at Indiana Railway Company Sparks Protests Yesterday
A telegram from South Bend reports yesterday's tumultuous proceedings as the strike of Indiana Railway Company employees assumed broader momentum, with local reactions and potential disruption to service.
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South
Bend
Indiana Railway. Company
Elkhart Humane Society opposes transit confinement amendment
A telegram from Washington reports Louis M. Simpson secretary of the Elkhart Humane society petitioning Congress against a proposal allowing livestock to be confined in transit over twenty eight hours without food or water. He argues shipping savings would be small compared with the suffering caused.
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Washington, D. C
The
Elkhart Humane Society
Louis M. Simpson
Congress
Simpson
Death of Mrs Ellis former Elkhart resident
News of the death of Mrs C F Ellis wife of Dr C F Ellis formerly of Elkhart but late of Eureka Springs Arkansas has reached Elkhart. Deceased was buried Wednesday at Sioux City Iowa the home of Mrs Ellis mother and two sisters. Besides her husband Mrs Ellis left a son Kenneth. Dr and Mrs Ellis moved from Elkhart to Ligonier many years ago and from there went to Eureka Springs on account of her health.
Must Pay His Wife's Lawyer in Divorce Suit Ordered
In chambers the divorce suit of Elizabeth Long against William Long was heard. On motion by plaintiff’s attorney P L Turner the defendant was ordered yesterday to pay 25 into court for Mrs Long’s attorney and to pay 400 to Mrs Long on or before the first day of the next term of court.
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Elizabeth Long
William Long
Chambers
P. L. Turner
Mr. Long
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Strikers
Caboose
May
Elkhart Sanitarium
Hicks Street
Agar
Mishawaka
Hoffman’s Hall
North Mishawaka
Charles Moore
Fred Clark
South Bend Times
Chapin Street
LaSalle Avenue
Battell Woods
Vistula Avenue
Fred de Sornia
Guy Walters
Gus Busch
Street Railway Company
F. E. Cornwall
Baden
Mich
Michigan Street
DeSornia
Walters
Busch
J. McM. Smith
Cole
Benedict
Young Cole
Franklin Street
Beardsley Avenue
Harry Ashenfelter
Fifth
West End
South Chapin Street
Lake Shore Railway
Edward Ducker
Warrell
Ellehart
South St. Joseph Street
Henke
Gars
St. Louis
J. McEm. Smith
Smith
Mr. Smith
Fogarty
Grand Jury
the County Commissioners
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