Murder cast by knife feud in Goshen sparks county record
A Goshen fight between Peter O'Neil and Bert Red Wade ends with Wade fatally stabbed and likely to die. Both men are wood choppers. Wade had earned jointly with O'Neil and was summoned for a settlement. Wade's family, wife and two children, plus O'Neil's wife, live separately. authorities detain O'Neil after the assault.
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Elkhart County
Peter O’neil
Bert Wade
Red” Wade
Goshen
Wade
O’neil
O'Neil
James Gaugh
Mishawaka
Suit Filed Against Elkhart Mutual Life Association
Patrick Harrington sues the Elkhart Mutual Life Association after his wife Margaret died in July 1902 following a policy taken August 18, 1900 for $1000. He seeks to collect unpaid insurance.
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Elkhart Company
Patrick Harrington
Elkhart Mutual Life Association
Margaret
Farmers Mutual Aid Association Holds Annual Meeting at Goshen
The Farmers Mutual Aid Association gathers today in Goshen with delegates from Elkhart St Joseph Marshall Kosciusko LaGrange Noble counties. Organized in 1870 it has 4687 policies. Total payouts reach 303350.18 with 10465.85 paid in 1902.
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Farmers’ Association Meeting
Farmers’ Mutual Aid Association
Goshen
Elkhart
St. Joseph
Marshall
Kosciusko
LaGrange
Noble
Hile Ready For Trial In Gulmyer Case
Prosecutor Hile arrived in Goshen for pre trial arrangements in the Gulmyer case and said the state will be prepared when trial opens next Monday.
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Hile
Goshen
Gulmyer
Abandoned Milk Consolidation Plan for Elkhart Area
S A Collins announced the proposed plan to unite Elkhart and vicinity milk and dairy operations under one owner and manager is definitively abandoned. He cited insufficient local population to justify a $15 000 sterilizing plant and creamery investment and the existence of a similar large plant in Chicago as factors ending the project for all time.
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S. A. Collins
Elkhart and
Vicinity
May. Collins
Maj. Collins
Elkhart
Collins
Chicago
Injustice Claim Levels Abuse of Revered Hartman
A report claims injustices against Reverend Hartman, alleging misrepresentation and improper portrayal. The piece argues the clergyman was placed in an unfavorable light and seeks corrective attention.
Hartman’s ministry questioned over Mennonite doctrine shift
The piece argues Rev. Hartman did not abandon Christianity for worldly ways, noting his move from the Mennonite church to another, and praising his dedication to gospel preparation and teaching. It cites Watch Tower Evangelical church leader J. O. Mosier defending Hartman’s integrity. Congressional forecast follows.
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Hartman
Mennonite Church
Mennonite
J. O. Mosier
Watch Tower Evangelical Church
Herald of Truth
Mosier
State Department Pushes Panama Route Decision
Secretary Hay invited a Colombian diplomat to a meeting in Washington signaling a decisive move in canal talks. Reported outcome not released but Colombia is said to be urged to show immediate interest or risk dropping the Isthmus route in favor of Nicaragua or Costa Rica.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
Morgan
House
Hay
State Department
Legation
Colombia
Vsicaragua
Costa Rica
Captain Torill Suspended Over Neutrality Violations
New York January 3 Captain George Torill of the Steamship Zulta a Red D line vessel is suspended from duty on charges of violating neutrality laws and allegedly supplying a German gunboat with information that led to the capture of the Venezuelan gunboat Miranda. The probe risks straining U S Venezuela relations.
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New York
George Torill
Zulta
Red D Line
Miranda
Venezuela
Great excitement at Puerto Cabello over foreign landing
A dispatch reports that Willemsted Curacao and other ports saw blockading warships land forces at Puerto Cabello yesterday. No shelling occurred though ships occupied the inner harbor and seized Venezuelan vessels. The occupation proved temporary.
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Willemsted
Curacoa
Jan
Puerto Cabello
King of Saxony Sinking Raises Succession Fear
Berlin dispatch reports the King of Saxony is slowly sinking. Royal physicians fear the Crown Princess Louise who eloped with a French tutor may become queen as the monarch nears death.
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Saxony
Berlin
Louise
Four Killed in Rutland Railroad Collision Near Burritt’s Crossing
A head on crash on the Rutland railroad near Burritt’s crossing killed four men including engineers Dennis Mahony and R. Coney and fireman James Fitzpatrick along with D. M. Chase. Several others injured.
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Burlington, Vt
Rutland
Burritt’s Crossing
Dennis Mahony
R. Coney
James Fitzpatrick
D. M. Chase
Justice Shiras Defers Retirement To Aid Taft
Justice Shiras of the U S Supreme Court agrees to postpone retirement for one year so Taft can continue as Philippines governor longer. President and public anticipate Taft succession remains planned for 1933.
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Washington, D. C
Shiras
United States Supreme Court
Taft
Philippines
Tailor and Family Die From Gas Escape
New York reports a fatal gas incident in a dwelling as David Conn a tailor his wife and their twenty year old son Jacob were asphyxiated in their room last night due to gas escaping from a kitchen jet.
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New York
David Conn
Jacob
Trial acquits Aledo woman in candy poisoning case
Aledo Texas January 3. Tona Duanlay who faced five weeks of trial for the alleged murder of Allie Doo by feeding poisoned candy was acquitted this morning.
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Aledo
Tls
Tona Duanlay
Allie
Doo
Morocco Pretender Reaches Fez Capital Amid Favorable Reception
A dispatch from Madrid dated January 3 reports the Moroccan pretender has entered Fez and met with a favorable reception in the capital. The note describes the event as significant for Moroccan affairs and notes ongoing questions about legitimacy and regional response.
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Madrid
Fez
Morocco
Strength From Food: Sandow and Stomach Enduring Truth
An advertisement style excerpt praising Sandow and the link between digestion and strength. It touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and digestion ailments, includes a testimonial from W. H. Wells of Willard NC, and notes a free pamphlet offer on Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser with stamps.
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Sandow
Dr. Pierce
Slate for State Senate in Indiana Settle Caucus Posts
Indianapolis Jan 2 The state senate organization is nearly complete with key posts decided. The caucus chairman race ended with Senator Dausman of Elkhart chosen, while Senator Kittinger of Madison was offered but declined. Other offices include Matson as president pro tem Hutson secretary Hutson Pelzer doorkeeper.
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Indianapolis
State Senate
Senator Ball
Delaware County
Ball
Kittinger
Madison County
House
Senate
Matson
Marion County
Dausman
Harmon Hutson
Steuben County
Clem Pelzer
Warrick County
Botanic Blood Balm Promoted For Blood and Skin Ailments
An Atlanta based Blood Balm Co advertises B B B as a remedy for impure blood, sores, eczema, skin eruptions, rheumatism, and kidney weakness. It claims to purify blood, heal sores, improve digestion, and aid old people, with bottles sold for one dollar and a free sample offered by mail. Sold at Rushton s.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Rushton’s
Horses Which Never Drink in Hawaii Ranges
The London Globe notes hundreds of horses and thousands of cattle in Hawaii never drink water in their lifetimes. High mountain altitudes serve as cattle ranges with few streams or pools except during a brief rainy season. The native Maninia grass provides both food and drink as a recumbent jointed plant.
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Hawaiian Islands
London Globe
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Cited By Piles Sufferer
One Hundred Dollars a Box features H A Tisdale of Summerton S C praising DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve after twenty years of piles. He claims the salve cured him and notes its healing antiseptic emollients relieve and permanently cure bleeding itching and protruding piles and skin diseases.
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H. A. Tisdale
Summerton
Ss. C
DeWitt
Grim mood notes echo old sayings in Pittsburg Press
The Pittsburg Press quotes a morbid remark about mood swings and feeling better only to expect a worse spell next. The exchange frames attitude as a recurring cycle of pain and respite.
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Pittsburg
The Curate’s Compliment at a West End Church
A junior curate on a Sunday sermon notes that some attend church to display clothes. He then tells the audience with warmth that none present came for that reason. The Telegraph records the remark as a light, local church moment.
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West End
London Telegraph
Head of Department and the Misplaced Dunning Letter
An office scene in Fliegende Blatter depicts the head of department puzzled by a dunning letter from a tailor. Clerks circulate the item without checking details, prompting regret over a careless error.
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Fliegende
Burglar Feels Satisfied Entering Bank Through Wall
A burglar remarks it is wise to stay on the far side as he crawls into a bank via a wall opening. The incident is reported by the New York Times with focus on the daring break in and the burglar's attitude.
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New York Times
Seance Attendance Faces Fine in Bohemia
Any person attending a spiritualistic seance in Bohemia is liable to a fine of 40 dollars.
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Bohemia
Quick Relief Reported For Kidney and Bladder Pain
A claim states relief in six hours from kidney and bladder discomfort using New Great South American Kidney Cure. The remedy is said to ease pain in the back and reduce water retention promptly, available from C. H. Leonard Druggist in Elkhart.
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C. H. Leonard Drugegist
Elkhart
Major railroad consolidation eyed by Morgan group
J P Morgan & Co plans to announce a merger of the Erie Lehigh Valley and Reading railroads with Jersey Central now controlled by Reading. The new holding company would pool stocks and issue common shares, keep road identities, and be led by a president chosen by Morgan, possibly Erie's Underwood.
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Chicago Daily News
J. P. Morgan & Co
Erie
Lehigh Valley
Reading
Northern Securities Company
Jersey Central
Reading Company
J. P. Morgan
Underwood
New York
Erie, Lehigh Valley and
Reading Railroad
Morgan
Wall Street in Havana backs Cuban loan says Rubens
William Astor Ghanler fronts for a Wall Street syndicate pressing a 35 million dollar loan to Cuba. Rubens, longtime adviser to Estrada Palma, notes Cuba’s economic crisis follows war and low sugar prices. He argues a reciprocity treaty with the United States, not European pressure, offers relief as Cuba diversifies crops beyond sugar and tobacco.
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William ‘Astor
Ghanler
Havana
Wall ‘Street
Wall. Street
Rubens
Estrada Palma
Revolutionary Junta
New York
Elihu Root
Cuba
Manzanvas
Spain
France
England
United States
Palma
Europe
Kodol Digestive Aid Claims to Support Stomach Health
A promotional note describes Kodol as supplying natural digestive juices to do the stomach's work, relax nervous tension, and aid healing of inflamed muscles. It claims the product digests food and helps digestive organs convert meals into red blood, sold by Houseworth Bros.
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Kodol
Houseworth Bros
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