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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1909
Page
6
The timetable lists local and through runs for the S B and N E Ry with westbound and eastbound routes. It notes start times at 6:04 a m and hourly service to late Evening, last cars at 11:48 p m on westbound and 12:10 a m Sunday.
The conference report on the civil appropriation bill consumed more than six hours of discussion. The evening session pressed to finish the measure so that further debate could proceed on the sundry civil appropriation bill after days of dragging negotiations.
Governor Lincoln reports a Washington telegram stating Greek subjects in South Omaha face mob danger. The state department expresses hope authorities will protect lives and property under treaty guarantees. The governor says security is under control and will be offered to all Greek residents.
Readable fragments show a union meeting notice for cigarmakers. Names like Roser and MacGrego appear with page and column marks, and a monthly Thursday meeting cadence is implied.
Meeting notice fragment shows Union No. 266-3 D. or 8 with a first Tuesday assembly details. Reads: meets first Tuesday of each month at TicU hall. City or exact venue partially obscured.
Union Local 207 led by Fred Waters schedules monthly meetings at Middlebury venue. Officials note first Monday of each month as regular gathering time with current receipts and officer reports.
Davia Cole presides as Rudolphus Mensa of Sect 822 Canton St announces Bartenders Union No 73 meetings. Gatherings held over Gun Store on the second and fourth Sunday of each month.
Union No 335 announces monthly meeting at 321 Jefferson St. presiding officer S Burns and Hugo Winternoff to lead discussions. Members urged to attend the second and fourth Friday of each month for updates and plans.
New York February reports say William H Taft has completed his cabinet with a treasury offer accepted by Franklin MacVeagh of Chicago. Rumors place Hepburn and Choate in discussions, while Taft returns home amid pending litigation notes.
Vacant lots available for building in all general districts. Contact Building.com 403 or home phone 1314 Bell phone 972 for details.
Fred Waters president and Nelson Kemberling secretary lead the Musicians Union No.192 at 120 Sixth Street. The group meets in the US Hall on the first Sunday of each month.
Painters Union No. 63 B meets in the Painters hall every Friday night at 219 Aspenwold Ave. Chan dler pres and J G Shrock sec lead the local chapter.
The Machinists Union No 163 meets on the first and third Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Halle Casas. F D Malleaux serves as secretary and Pease as president.
Fragmentary notes show Boilermakers union under President Seibert meeting about a 307 count and Middlebury participation. Speech hints at a Wednesday event in C LU ball with 24 attendees. Details are incomplete but indicate internal scheduling confusion.
The text records a schedule for a local union chapter. Francis is president, Jenkins is secretary, with a listed address at 517 W Franklin. Meetings occur on the first Tuesday of each month in a specified hall.
Hamburg reports a gangway slip between the wharf and the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm August Victoria caused ten deaths and seventeen injuries during loading for New York. No passengers were among the victims.
Fragmentary OCR shows names Robt. Sanford and Asa Kintsler as officers with a care contact and home telephone, indicating a union notice or call for membership or meeting.
At the outskirts of the city, an electric car struck a buggy carrying Langman and his wife as they traveled east of the town. The impact killed both occupants instantly. The accident occurred near Chicago, Chicago Shore, and South Bend routes as the vehicle collided with the buggy.
Fragmentary item shows unions or memberships with names like Amidon and street references. Details are unclear but indicate a union or guild notice involving Bricklayers and Masons with an officer or member named GeooW Clark and a secretary position.
The Chicago markets section notes firm flour with spring wheat brands at 6.20, Minnesota hard patent at 5.15, export jute bags at 1.80, export bags at 3.89, and various wheat and rye figures. Wheat shows strong May and July quotes, corn steady, oats quiet, with multiple grade markers and prices across categories.
President Roosevelt and members of his family, along with President elect and Mrs Taft, attended the funeral of Stewart D. Robinson in New York yesterday and returned to the White House last night.
The Muskegon Country Club last night elected Paul Moon president and decided to erect a new clubhouse costing about ten thousand dollars.
Brotherhood of locomotive engineers No 24 meets Sundays after noon at Bo of L. hall. Chief J H Calkins and secretary Smith, 4119 Division St, listed among officers.
The Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, led by President W Brady and Secretary Harry Meredith, schedules meetings on the first Sunday and on the first and third Tuesdays each month, with afternoon sessions on the second and fourth evenings at Boof LB hail.
Fragmentary OCR item showing a financial note for Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Mentions amounts 1007.38 and 416 88 with references to Fremont Main Street and a financier Gandner. Partial date 2018 appears.
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