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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1902
Page
14
A wild tract along the Mackinaw River near Lilly, Illinois known as the Lost Forty is described as rugged, waterlogged ravines with fox dens and wolves. The land has no cultivation or commercial value, and ownership remains unknown after various mortgages and dubious titles.
A large rock fragment in Bronx Park draws visitors who test its balance and rocking motion. The eight to ten ton stone rests on its side and can be moved by two or three people, though one person or a single woman may fail to budge it. The act fascinates onlookers regardless of who initiates the rocking.
A Philadelphia Record quote from an eighth street jeweler says few women buy gold watches to keep time. He notes women buy watches as trinkets worn like medals, while men seek precise timing and rely on repair services. He cites professional duties and nurses as exceptions to the trend.
At McAlester Coal Company shaft No 1 Hartshorn I T on December 30 eight men were killed when the cage jumped from its guidings while ascending and crushed between the cage and buntings. The dead are H Ketchok Michael Pertke Alexander Roman chok and five unidentified Russians. Two others were only slightly injured.
Austin B. Fletcher files suit through Scribner Coldham Owens & Co. against Wellington R. Burt as receiver of the Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway Company. He seeks 5.6 million dollars alleging Burt mismanaged the property and concealed improvement costs to depress value for a below market purchase.
Denver observers reported a midnight tremor on the plains near the city. A dynamite magazine explosion was ruled out after exams. Professor Herbert A. Howe called it a seismic convulsion the first known on the plains by the mountains. Chinaware toppled in the eastern city areas.
Felena Montana December 30. Governors from five northwestern states convened to oppose the Northern Securities merger. Led by Governor S R Van Sant of Minnesota they seek ways to block control of the Burlington Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads by the New York based company.
The Illinois state board of arbitration recognizes the right of workers to form unions and forbids employers from breaking them up. The ruling, in the Plow Workers' union No 9460 versus Sattley Manufacturing Co, marks a major labor victory in Chicago.
A blaze destroyed the Park theater on State street while over 2,000 attended Hopkins playhouse next door. Sam Morris and the Keaton vaudeville trio prevented a stampede. The Park theater suffered heavy damage. Hopkins theater only smoke exposure. Loss to owners about 25000 dollars.
Brockton Massachusetts reports the past twelve months saw two shoe shipments the largest in the city's history. A total of 629 413 cases were shipped breaking the prior high by 100 136 cases. With an average of twenty two pairs per case the year’s total pairs reached about 13 800 000.
General William R. Shafter was duped into endorsing two checks totaling 495 dollars by a crafty stranger from the Orient. The Hong Kong and Shanghai bank seeks redress, but Shafter refuses to pay.
John J. Kelly, former New Jersey assemblyman from Bordentown, was found dead in a Jersey City bed from gas asphyxiation. Friends doubt he killed himself citing his good spirits the night before.
In Bellaire Ohio on December 30 more than 400 miners at Wheeling Creek mines walked off the job in a strike. They protested being required to work on Sunday, deeming it unnecessary as Sunday work is a key rule. The stoppage left the entire plant idle.
Washington officials say renewed talks between Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote could pair with a joint U S Canada commission to settle lingering disputes after the isthmian canal treaty. Behring Sea Venezuela and the canal have moved, leaving the Alaska boundary as the main remaining issue.
In Washington Georgia on December 30 two elderly women, the Misses Battle of Barnett Junction on the Washington branch of the Georgia railroad, were robbed of six thousand dollars in gold. The intruders woke them, a lamp was lit, and the raiders doused the lamp holder with a bucket of cold water to overawe the women.
Charles P. Toncray and George E. Boren returned from New York where they closed negotiations with the Electric Furnace company to erect an electric steel plant in Elizabethton. The system could produce ingots directly from iron ore in about thirty minutes.
Robert McElfresh a Chicago transplant employed by Swift Co was found dead in a police station cell from morphine poisoning. He had ingested the drug after his arrest on a charge of disturbing the peace of a young woman with whom he was passionately obsessed.
Venice Illinois December 30. The Granite City city council held a special meeting and declared a quarantine against Madison due to alleged smallpox spread. The council has appealed to state authorities and expects militia to enforce the quarantine.
The finance ministry in St. Petersburg refuses the iron and steel industries plea for a higher protective tariff. It notes pig iron duties currently total 10.53 dollars, versus 2.16 dollars in Germany, outlining the protective stance on imports.
A water spout burst over Saffe, inundating the lower town for twelve hours. About two hundred people are said to have drowned, with no Europeans among the dead. Saffe, a fortified seaport of 12 000 residents including 3 000 Jews, faces enormous damage.
O W Coffelt, accused of killing Santa Fe detective S C Montgomery at Winfield Kansas last summer, is under arrest in Del Rio Texas. Once employed on the 101 ranch near Winfield, he forfeited a $5 000 bond in Pawnee County where he faces felonious assault charges. A large reward was posted by the Santa Fe railroad and the county, and Pawnee County officials obtained a requisition to bring Coffelt to trial.
London reports the war office lists British casualties from Zeefontein on December 24. Colonel Firman’s camp of yeomanry and two guns was rushed by Boer forces under General De Wet. Six officers and fifty men were killed, eight officers wounded, four missing, likely captured with the guns.
Mrs Clarinda Chatfield 76 a longtime resident of the county ended her life in Flushing by hanging. She tied a handkerchief to a bedpost in her son Daniel Chatfield s house then sat and choked. Despondency over property loss said to be cause. She had privately bought a casket stored in Mundy township.
Harvey Bruce, one of four youths charged with the murder of his uncle Peter A. Hallenbeck near Hudson, admits guilt and details the Christmas Eve crime. He says he joined his cousins Burton Willis and Frederick Van Wormer who fired the first shots, leading to the coroner suspending the inquest.
Seven African American men drowned attempting to cross the Mississippi near Donaldsonville Louisiana amid a strong gale. The victims named were Steve Sanders Green Rice Nathan Mason Henry Jackson Isaac Turner Louis Baker and Joseph Murray.
The Indianapolis and Vincennes railroad will raise wages for conductors brakemen baggage men and freight staff starting January 1 to cover uniforms and insurance. It is expected other Pennsylvania divisions will follow suit.
In Trenton on December 30 Governor Voorhees is expected to name a temporary successor to General William J. Sewell in the United States Senate. Edward G. Stokes, Clerk in Chancery, is widely hinted as the ad interim appointee.
General Kitchener reports that prisoners recently captured by General De Wet have been released and reached Bethlehem after arriving from Johannesburg.
Philip Koch, a wealthy local farmer, suddenly went insane and stormed the county infirmary in Evansville on December 30. He attacked several residents, causing injuries before being restrained.
The American Stove company, a consolidation of eleven gas stove manufacturers, is incorporated in Trenton New Jersey with a capital of five million dollars.
The Chicago Pneumatic Tool company, capital 7500000 dollars, filed articles of incorporation in Trenton New Jersey on December 30. The firm plans to manufacture all kinds of tools.
Charles Power, business manager for actress Mrs. Fiske, died at St Marys hospital Brooklyn on December 30. The death ends a long career in New York theatre management.
Elkhart resident Mr Collins Pindell reports chronic back pain eased by Doan's Kidney Pills after trying other remedies. He bought the medicine at Houseworth Bros drug store and credits lasting relief after years of discomfort. Sold for 50 cents per box with Foster Milburn Co as U S agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Ahern the telegraph expert explains that cooling the wrist in sea water for half an hour doubles energy and endurance for 12 hours. He claims wrist immersion boosts speed and accuracy, boosting telegraph operators' efficiency and company profits during long seaward duties.
The Alber Brewing Company packed more than a thousand tons of ice during the cold snap. Other local packers reported near similar totals, while northern small lakes yielded little due to inferior ice quality and cautious dealers awaiting a later freeze.
Doctors say neuralgia is not dangerous yet the sufferer finds no relief from pain. The notice urges staying indoors and using Perry Davis Painkiller as the only trusted remedy for relief from torment.
A car carrying twenty passengers ran into a pile of boards placed on the track near Bowling Green Ohio. The car stayed on the rails and did not descend the deep gully. Police investigated the Saturday incident on the Toledo Bowling Green and Southern Electric line.
A family daily question suggests Jell O as a quick dessert. Prepare in two minutes with no baking required. Add hot water and let it cool. Flavors include lemon orange raspberry and strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 cents.
In Fort Wayne a family jumble ended when five children of M. Fa lin an Italian umbrella repairman were found unconscious from gas in their house. The father’s quick action and a physician’s care averted a tragedy.
The Richmond polo match saw Feley's Kinney Cure defeat Richmond Henleys by three goals to one on Thursday.
A brief rogues gallery of phrases references constipation and cathartic remedies with scattered terms like bowels order and dandy. The text appears as fragmented quotes missing coherent context or narrative.
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