Snow Races and Glove Contests Brought to City Council
The Elkhart city council held a special session to curb snow race matinees on Second Street and discuss glove contests by the Elkhart Athletic Club. Messrs Graham and Gotwalt urged strict enforcement of ordinances, but others and Mayor Greene favored restraint and studied enforcement limits. The racing resolution failed six to four. discussions on boxing proceeded with club officials inviting council members to attend the Thursday evening bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert A. Graham
A. L. Gotwalt
Messrs
Graham
Gotwalt
Walter Hazelton
Perry Beck
Greene
Elkhart Driving Club
Elkhart Athletic Club
Second Street
Mr. Hartman
Mr. Garnard
Frank Wickwire
Wiliam Schulz
Gotwailt
Swaffield
Morrow
van Fleet
Lake Shore
van Freet
Aves
Kindy
Loudenslager
Keene
Garnard
Hartman
Brubaker
East Jackson Street
Silvers
Council
Messrs. Graham
Judg‘ment
Morris Rauch
Kenneally
Skinner Named Trustee in Brodrick Bankruptcy Case
At a South Bend meeting of creditors for Co. B. Brodrick, bankrupt, E A Skinner was elected trustee and must post a 2000 bond. James S Dodge Jr questioned assets, revealing Brodrick owns 200 in coins not listed. Skinner said the omission was not for gain, as Brodrick has 300 in personal property and will claim the coins as exempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. B. Brodrick
Lambert
South Bend
B A. Skinner
James S. Dodge, Jr
Ed. Finn
Brodrick
Skinner
C. H. Bosworth
Indiana National Bank
Police Commissioners approve higher pay for patrolmen
At a regular meeting the Police Commissioners voted to raise patrolmen and turnkeys pay. Turnkeys will earn 40 dollars monthly, patrolmen 50 dollars for six months then 55, then 60. Patrolman Albert Rinehart faces a January 23 hearing over alleged violations at the Bucklea Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Rinehart
Strafford Maxon
Bucklea Opera House
Rinehart
Property transfers in Elkhart Goshen and Nappanee areas
A series of land and lot transfers recorded in Elkhart Goshen and Nappanee. Buyers include John W. Ellis to Frederick G. Shaw and Charles M. Weisenheiss as trustee. Gardner to W A Messer. John L Scott to Catherine J Scott. Fidler and Maurer to Amos P Blosser. Briggsdale Improvement Co. to Edward A Schafer. Kaufman Funk to Emma Clouse. Brumbaugh to John L Zellinger. Ohmart to Alice Emmons. H L Snyder administrator to Amos Ruff. Melinda J Rose Yeager to Joseph M Lehman and Frances E Lehman. Amounts range from 100 to 17,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Ellis
Frederick G. Shaw
Charles M. Weisenheiss
Frank J. Goldman
Elkhart Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elis Tors
Simonton’s
Elkhart
Quincy T. Gardner
W. A. Messer
James A. Smith
John L. Scott
Catherine J. Scott
Goshen
Harry Fidler
William Maurer
Amos P. Blosser
East Goshen
Briggsdale Improvement Co
Edward A. Schafer
Briggsdale
Kaufman E. Funk
Emma Clouse
Allendale
Reuben Brumbaugh
John L. Zellinger
Ir Jackson Jp
Joseph M. Lehman
Eshelman
Nappanee
Melinda J. Rose Yeager
Frances E. Lehman
Hunted Thief Surrenders in Semi Intoxicated Moment
Bert Gilbert of Jackson Michigan walked into the police station this morning and surrendered to Superintendent Silvers. He admits the theft of 25 dollars and declares he will plead guilty at his trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Gilbert
Jackson
Mich
Silvers
Gilbert
Runaway Sles End Angers Bristol Community
J B Newell superintendent of Bristol and Washington township schools was bruised and Miss Rose Miller suffered a dislocated wrist and a cheek cut when a sleigh ride party to A B Weaver’s home overturned after horses ran away on their return last Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Newell
Bristol
Washington Township
Rose Miller
A. BE. Weaver
Barge Belonging to Roy Culp Shot After Incident
A valuable barge owned by Roy Culp, a nearby teamster, had to be shot following an unspecified incident near the Soyce Carriage Works, with details remaining unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Culp
Soyce Carriage Works
Aged pair tied to bed posts in Elmhurst robbery
In a 2:30 this morning burglary at John Thornton’s home 307 West Beardsley avenue two men bound the 73 year old husband and 76 year old wife to bed posts and forced open a front safe. They escaped with about $400 in gold and currency after ransacking clothing and a bureau as police note incomplete descriptions and suspect the approach from the rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
John Thornton
Beardsley Avenue
Eas
Mr. Thornton
Thornton
John Bolan
Bolan
Withers
Thomas
Miller
Silvers
Sergeant Whiteman
W. H. Flenar
Corona Street
Big Four
Edwardsburg Road
Willowdale M
Gen Reub Williams Found Frozen at Winona Assembly Grounds
Gen Reub Williams longtime Warsaw editor and Civil War veteran died after being found unconscious in the snow near the Winona Assembly grounds. He aged 73, edited the Indianian Republican and Times, served as a colonel and brigadier general, and was held at Andersonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reub. Williams
Warsaw Times
Winona
Warsaw
Gen
Indiana
Seneca County
Ohio
Tiffin
Ind
Indianian
Indianian- Republican
the Times
Twelfth Indiana
Andersonville
Williams
Mulligan and Horsey
Temperature Fluctuations Signal Severe Cold Snap
Walkhart thermometers ranged from 2 below to 5 below Saturday night. Miles Medical Co observatory logged 2 below at midnight. Temperatures climbed from 5 above at 6 pm to 2 above at 8 pm and 1L above at 10 pm. Sunday morning zero, noon 11 above, midnight 12 above, and this afternoon 9 above.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkhart
Miles Medical Co
Cracksmen Blow Vault in Ohio County Treasury Raid
At Wauseon in Fulton County Ohio four criminals dynamited the county treasury vault early today and escaped with an estimated 5000 to 10000 dollars. Investigators cordon off the scene as authorities pursue suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauseon
Toledo
County
Fulton County
Death of Capt. Jerry Allen at 78 in Goshen
Capt. Jerry Allen aged 78 and a 40 year Goshen resident died at noon from tobacco cancer. He was operated on in Elkhart about a year ago. He was one of WEA sister.
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Jerry Allen
Goshen
New Arrests in Bedford. Evans Charged in 1904 Murder
In Bedford Indiana on January 18 Frank Evans, 33, was arrested for the murder of high school teacher Miss Sarah Schafer in January 1904. Detective Owens and Governor Hanly push vigorous prosecution. Elmer Browning, 35, also arrested with a motive tied to a sworn statement by Browning’s wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Frank Evans
Sarah Schafer
Hanly
Owens
Elmer Browning
Evans
Browning
Miss Schafer
Mystery surrounds Schafer murder clears with new arrests expected
A Chicago Chronicle telegram from Indianapolis reports Detective Owens linked to Governor Hanly that two suspects will be arrested in Bedford for the murder of Sarah Schafer, a Bedford high school teacher. The theory implicates two men and a divorced wife's tale explains the assault and staging at a Bedford alley. Bloody clothes are cited as damaging evidence.
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Sarah Schafer
Indianapolis
Chicago Chronicle
Owens
Schafer
Bedford
Hanly
Sarah C. Schafer
Miss Schafer
Reuben E. Williams Family Notice in Cleveland Court Docket
A brief society notice records Reuben E. Williams and his wife Dishave Brank in a Cleveland area filing. Details are fragmented but indicate a marital or familial matter proceeding in the local court docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brank
Cleveland
Soa
Catie
Brakeman Bradley Loses Right Leg In Granger Yard Accident
Big Four brakeman Brad ley, 31, of Benton Harbor, was injured Saturday afternoon at Granger when his right leg was amputated below the knee after his foot tangled in a frog as a train backed near the Granger passenger station. His left leg was also broken. he was taken to Clarke hospital in Elkhart.
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Big Four
Bradley
Granger
Fred Kent
Jackson Street
Elkhart
Charles Dickens
Fleming Block
David Crowley
East Jackson Street
Dickson
Stephen
Clarke Hospital
Benton Harbor
Walter Brown to Be Paroled to Die at Home
A Washington telegram reports Walter Brown the former Elkhart banker now in Leavenworth may be paroled to be taken home to die. An application to the Department of Justice prompted a physical exam after Attorney General Moody ordered it. The filing cites about twenty severe hemorrhages indicating his grave condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indianapolis Star
Walter Brown
Elkhart
Leavenworth, Kas
Department of Justice
Moody
Parole Decision On Brown Conditional on Dying At Home
A plan outlines that if Brown is found seriously ill on examination, Mr. Moody will grant parole to allow him to die at home with family. Parole is not a pardon or mitigation of the offense and will not be granted otherwise.
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Brown
Prisoner Walter Brown in declining health at Leavenworth
Acting prison surgeon Dr. A L Suwalsky reports Walter Brown hemorrhages averaging one daily and extreme weakness. Brown walks the hospital yard but shows little vitality and fears death. a Department of Justice review is being sent to Washington, with a prognosis suggesting a poor long term outcome.
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Leavenworth
Kas
A. L Suwalsky
Federal Penitentiary
Walter Brown
Brown
Department of Justice
Washington
Iyear. Rey
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Athletic Club
E. A. Skinner
Bet
Reub Williams
Bedford Gase
GOV
Mystery
Suspect
Ft. Leavenworth
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