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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1906
Page
12
Fragmentary report describes a street incident near a Jackson street hotel. The account mentions Frank Allen and an assailant described as a stone cutter at Cook and Chester factory. Details are garbled and attribution incomplete.
Grandparents in Elkhart deny reports Wallace Crawford is dead in Los Angeles where he went last year. They confirm he is alive and well at his family home at 210 Sycamore Street.
In Speenby and Saginaw Michigan the new copper bonded track for transmig power is being tested. Indications show power generation on a car without poles or trolley-wire, though it is not yet a commercial success. Traction investors watch the Ox experiment for outcomes.
Ora Sailor son of Frank Sailor of Goshen faces loss of sight and possible blindness after a toy pistol accident. The incident highlights the dangers of toy weapons and the impact on a young resident.
A town discussion considers moving the bridge's location one mile east to reduce construction costs versus rebuilding at the current site. Officials weigh economic and logistical factors and seek resident input.
March term of the commissioners court begins Monday. Expected items include the Six Span bridge over the St Joe river linking Elkhart and Bristol and the proposed arch over Rock Run creek on North Main Street. A $50 000 appropriation to finish the courthouse reconstruction may also be filed.
The Garden City Fan Co of Niles holds a claim against the National Mfg Co of $2,100 while National asserts counter-claim of $5,000. A judgment for $5 is noted in the records.
The Aetna Life reports year end results with total assets around 250.86 million and in force life policies near 30.28 million. Net income reached 16.96 million with an increase of 1.03 million, while new life business was revived and paid for amid ongoing investigations reported by The Western Underwriter in Chicago.
Samuel P Langley renowned Smithsonian secretary and scientist dies in Aiken S C after a stroke. He lived a life devoted to science with work across astronomy solar radiation and aviation. his body to Washington and interment likely in Boston where born and where his parents rest.
St Louis February 28 Matthew Miciely suspended chief of police seeks a retrial before the board of police commissioners. He obtained a temporary injunction to stop the board from continuing the proceedings.
A note attributes the invention Telekino to Bernardo Torres Quevedon, highlighting a Spanish origin. The fragment suggests a historic claim about wireless or telecommunication innovation attributed to Torres Quevedon.
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