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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1906
Page
3
Local authorities propose using the road for pig races while applying oil to reduce dust. The plan aims to improve events and road cleanliness, with officials noting upholding safety and order during the races.
A candidate for parliament in England sent a town letter and a love note in the same envelopes. The printer was shocked to receive an order to print 10 000 copies of the circular edition containing the love letter.
The Bengal boycott of British goods has grown since division, with frequent assaults on Europeans, especially in Calcutta. Students face warnings that joining political agitation may bar them from government employment.
The veteran trainer Augustin Poole, who fought in the Criméa campaigns of 1854-56 and was cast into a burial trench after the battle at Tchernaya, survived a near-death moment when pulled out wounded. He died in England recently, about fifty years after his first funeral.
An Arkansas City man who had twice been divorced took his third wife to the theater. His two earlier wives, now good friends, sat beside him, and he found himself with three wives in a row.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger note says Our Henry is doing well in town and now runs a large hotel. The letter says he is a hotel runner and the place is a real swell establishment.
In Iceland the tradition is to present the newborn with a lamb as its own pet. The practice reflects gentle country customs, the care given to the animal, and the belief that the lamb should never be parted from the baby.
The dramatist compares his heroine Little Sunshine to a distiller's daughter, while a crude manager jokes she should be renamed Little Moonshine, as reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal.
In London the estate of a deceased wine merchant saw its entire stock of about half a million bottles auctioned. About three thousand bottles were tasted in preliminary sampling before the sale.
Fragmentary dialogue snippet shows a cautious quarrel over attentions and marriage proposals. The exchange hints at social tension as one party questions how to end the unwanted advances within a constrained social setting.
A reader asks what to do about hair loss in a letter to the editor. The reply from the Milwaukkee Sentinel editors gives a blunt answer and a playful exchange about editorial roles.
A reflection on two deaf and paralyzed individuals showing cheer and dignity, contrasted with a healthy person’s potential excuses for gloom. The piece champions inner strength, optimism, and the universal choice of cheerfulness despite hardship.
The record notes Greenland and New Guinea as the largest islands, followed by Borneo Madagascar Sumatra Nipon Great Britain and C iebes, as read from the source fragment.
Gov Miguel Otero of New Mexico is described as the most extensive sheep owner in the Southwest, reportedly owning a vast flock estimated at around 65,000 head. The report highlights his prominence in the regional livestock industry.
A mob of about two thousand attacked the Providence of God Lithuanian church at Union and Eighteenth streets in Chicago. Four people were shot and around 50 injured as police and deputies contained the riot sparked by disputes over parish funds and new trustees.
Two women died and ten people were hurt in a collision between a Pennsylvania railroad suburban passenger train and a South Chicago City railway street car on One Hundred Sixth Street. The theater train from Union Station left at 11:34 p.m. The street car was demolished and the engine and one coach derailed. Engineer Mack was lightly hurt. In Wisconsin near Theresa, Mrs. Fred Schumacher of Medford was torn from her coffin as the Wisconsin Central Limited plunged over an embankment injuring 25 people. six coaches left the tracks after a broken wheel.
Captain Dan A. McDonald a pioneer riverman and boat owner on the upper Mississippi river died Sunday after a nervous affliction at age 74. He began in 1854 and was a longtime Wisconsin politician serving as assemblyman and later senator from his district. He remained active in public affairs until retirement a year ago.
Spokane reports Charles C. May former president of the defunct Big Bend National Bank Davenport Wash was found guilty by a federal court jury. He allegedly used depositors funds to develop the Palmer Mountain mine causing the bank collapse. The minimum penalty is five years imprisonment.
In Lincoln Nebraska on February 12 before daylight Sunday morning robbers blew open the post office safe at College View the Adventist college suburb and took 700 dollars worth of stamps and eight dollars in cash. The safe was blown to pieces and the building damaged bloodhounds are tracking the robbers.
The Nickel Plate Railroad plans to stockpile bituminous coal along its lines in Indiana in anticipation of a coal strike. Coal is being stored at Dunfee, Argus, Stoney Island and dumped on rights of way in the countryside as the railroad prepares for potential disruption.
Fragment reports Lincoln birthday observance in Cincinnati on February 12. Mentions Methodists in context with the event and local civic notes.
The data show Boston with 2.6 million in jails and 5.2 million in libraries, Chicago with 1 million in jails and 2.5 million in libraries, and St. Louis with roughly equal library and jail funds. Pittsburg and Milwaukee exceed a million in libraries, Allegheny City holds 730 thousand, Newark 515 thousand, while Baltimore Buffalo and New Orleans have minor library investments. San Francisco 275 thousand and Omaha 315 thousand.
Samuel McChord Crothers criticizing rapid jumpers to conclusions in Atlantic. He compares modern “Sooners” to opportunists at opening of Oklahoma territory, noting reckless claims to new discoveries and lack of logical education among the public.
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a doctor describing homeopathic quirks and a Puritan patient Miss N- who suffered insomnia. After trying various remedies she received beer from a peddler. she joked that she only drank it slowly with two teaspoons twice daily.
Theodore Roosevelt notes wolves and coyotes as great wanderers seen in Texas and Oklahoma. Coyotes are plentiful across the West, often lingering near towns and causing damage that drives farmers and sheriffs to kill them.
A testimonial from S. B. Throop, grocer of 201 North Main Street, Hamilton New York, praises Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney and back trouble. He recounts extensive pain, morning stiffness, and relief after using the product, endorsing its effectiveness and urging readers to try it through Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo as sale agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Squire Henry Dunwell died at his home 421 Jefferson Street at 10 o clock this morning after weeks of illness bronchitis and other ailments. A post mortem is set for tomorrow at 9 AM. Born Sept 9 1844 in Troupsville New York he came here in 1871 and worked with Lake Shore Railway before becoming an insurance agent. Survived by his wife Nettie two daughters Mary and Gertrude Bird two brothers James W Dunwell and John F Dunwell. Funeral Monday at 2 PM from his home with Rev Frazer officiating. Burial Grace Lawn Cemetery. Relations from North Dakota Chicago South Bend and Grand Rapids attend. Member of Kane Lodge F and AM.
George W Adams, aged pioneer of Bristol, died last night at the home of his daughter Mrs Claude Kingsby in Elkhart County while visiting relatives. The death marks the passing of one of the region’s oldest settlers as the community mourns the longtime resident.
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