Firemen and Crew News From Local Shops
Fireman Eastman suffers tonsillitis while Conductor Pinches takes a short vacation. JM Puller examined for possible promotion to engineer. A Hout of Bestor interviewed for freight brakeman west end. Hoard burned leaning on cash bar. plans to return home to LaGrange. Harvey Culp injured finger in carpenter shop. Brubaker and Brown apply for engineer promotions. Hull recovering from foot injury. G H Aldrich cuts in pattern shop. Bardon fouled by cinders in eyes on Chicago line. No 15 runs as two sections tourist train to coast. Lake Shore wrecker photographed with officials. H W Kessler and Hayes on night car repair crew. traveled to Chicago.
Round house incident injuries Constantine Lopez
Constantine Lopez, run over by an engine at the round house turntable on May 20, is improving. His right leg from knee to ankle was crushed but the prognosis is favorable for full use. Members of the Lake Shore wreck crew and families surprised Albert Kinney on Wrighth Street for his birthday with a fine chair and supper.
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Constantine Lopez
Round House
Conny
Lake Shore
Albert Kinney
Derrick
Wrighth Street
Mr. Kinney
Militant Unit Aims to Win Piano Prize
Members of Company FE and supporters push to secure a piano donated by Underwood Co department store through a vote contest. Each five cent purchase yields one vote, with militia entrants leading but facing stiff competition from other organizations. A victory would ease the unit’s armory funding and improve their living conditions.
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Company FE
A. F P. Underwood & Co
Stockholders Meeting at The Co-Operative Savings and Loan
A meeting of stockholders of The Co-Operative Savings and Loan Society of Ilkhart Indiana will be held at the office corner of Main street and Lexington avenue Friday evening July 10 1908 at 7 30 for nominating directors to be elected at the society's annual meeting Monday evening July 20 1908. Lost between Elkhart and Goshen a man's rubber coat and a lady rain coat return to 206 Monger block Ilkhart and receive reward.
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Co-Operative Savings and Loan Society of
Ilkhart
Indiana
Main Street
Lexington Avenue
Elkhart
Goshen
Lkhart
Wanted Seamistress for ladies' suits and cloaks sales
Help wanted ad seeks a seamistress skilled in selling ladies' suits and cloaks. Permanent position offered. Address given as A. 3.7 eare Tinth with applications.
Market by First Christian elarch Saturday at 111 South Main
The First Christian elarch ladies announce a market at 111 South Main Street this Saturday July 11. Proceeds support church activities and community outreach with handmade items and baked goods available.
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the Ladies of ‘the First Christian Elarch
South Main Street
Special train to Warsaw for Apollo Club concert
A special Northern Indiana Railway train will depart Elkhart Friday and Saturday at 5 p m for Warsaw to allow Elkhart residents to hear the Apollo club of Chicago in Winona. The round trip fare is 90 cents for this train only and valid returning the same day. Don’t miss this musical treat.
Joint Judicial Convention Called For Affiliation Meeting
Democrats of St Joseph and Elkhar counties call a joint convention to affiliate with the party. The notice invites all others who wish to join to attend and represent their interests at a designated gathering.
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St. Joseph
Elkhar
Democrats Adopt Anti Injunction Declaration At Denver Convention
The Democratic Resolutions Committee approved a harmonized anti injunction plank to protect court dignity and labor interests. George Fred Williams led the drafting with input from Alton B. Parker and Jeremiah Sullivan, signaling unity amid Bryan faction in a bid to win labor support and bolster Bryan’s White House prospects. The measure calls for impartial injunctions, judicial integrity, and attempted reform of federal contempt processes.
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Alton
Parker
New York
Ifred Williams
Massachusetts
Jeremiah Sulivan
Iowa
Organized Labor
Bryan
White
Gomypers
John Mitchell
Jaber
Courts of Justice
Banc
United States Senate
Republican Congress
Speech on tariff, trusts, and fiscal policy by Democratic speaker
The speaker attacks Republican inaction on fair injunctive reform for wage earners and tariff policy. He denounces pre election tariff promises and supports reducing tariffs to boost competition. He criticizes the land Aldrich bill and calls for united resolve to restore the nation’s constitutional keel.
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Congress
Chicago
Department of Justice
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Vreeland-Aldrich
Siarty
Goshen and Elkhart Set for Sunday Baseball Clash
Goshen will host Elkhart as the Wall team faces the Uothen Grays next Sunday. A rooter’s club sails with the squad on the 2 o’clock car, with prominent supporters attending free of charge. The lineup is strong, Criger’s pitching is in good form, and the old players return to their positions.
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Goshen
Elkhart
Goshenn
Elkhart Wall
Uothen Grays
Mans
Criger
Convention Nomination Talks Revel in Late Night Session
Reports from the convention show a delayed roll call with Governor Douglas discussed as a vice presidential possibility while Massachusetts delegates refuse to present his name. Rabbi Kersch offered a prayer before a debate on injunction clauses and a clash over federal law dating to 1798 and 1872.
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Douglas
Massachusetts
Kersch
Aragragh
Democratic Party
Letter Leads to Tragedy and Domestic Suspicion
An account describes a woman found with a letter exposing an affair. She is killed by an omnibus after being tracked to a corner, while the husband appears to identify the body and reveals the letter was intended for his sister. The piece warns of wife reading husbands’ pockets and offers no moral change.
More Than Pat Could Stand Amid Fraser River Adventures
An excerpt recounts a Fraser River gold rush era tale from a memoir "Very Far West In deed" describing a trip with an Irish companion. A misfired stone struck Pat Kernan from a mule causing him to vent with a belly laugh and a scolding, highlighting rough frontier humor from the period.
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Fraser River
British Columbia
Pat Kernan
Pat
Fruits and Vegetables and a Dunkirk Railway Crash
A discussion on what constitutes a fruit or vegetable follows by noting celery apples and tomatoes. A Dunkirk Scotland railway accident reports a herd of 34 horses and 27 donkeys and mules stampeding after a storm, a Calais train killing 20 horses and seven other animals, with mangled carcasses and a return to Dunkirk.
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St. Nicholas
Dunkirk
Scotland
Calais
Duanlirk
Kidney Cure Advertised Amidst Fragmented Claims
A damaged snippet promotes Foley’s Kidney Cure as a cure for kidney and bladder trouble. The text includes garbled names Tess Foley and scattered phrases about cure and disbelief, with a closing note that the product is sold at all druggists.
Cottages for Rent at Klinger Lake and Oakwood Resort
Two furnished cottages for rent at Oakwood by Klinger Lake on or week. Also for rent, ten dollars per year, choice lots for cottages. A special train leaves Mondays at 6 45 for Elkhart via L S M S. Oakwood resort offers hotel grocery store meat market dancing twice weekly. Write to Harry C Howard Kalamazoo Mich 20.
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Klinger Lake
Oakwood
Elkhart
Oakwoo
Harry C. Howard
Kalamazoo
Mich
St Joseph Valley Bank Opens Savings Plan With Quarterly Interest
The bank announces a savings account offering a savings book with every deposit and interest paid on all money deposited. Interest is credited every four months with the next period starting July 1.
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St. Joseph
Ice Cream Social by Salustion Army Friday July 19
The Salustion Army plans an ice cream social on Friday July 19 near the Tawe hall. Lee Cremny and cake will be served. Others in charge include Captain Vandine and Mrs. Vandine. All are welcome.
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Salustion Army
Lee Cremny
Vandine
Testimony on Foley's Kidney Cure Restoring Health
A reader reports severe kidney and bladder trouble and costly consultations. They claim Foley's Kidney Cure cured them and urge others to consider it, noting substitutes and druggists.
Bucklen Theatre Presents Lost in Egypt and Plunger
Empire Stock Co plays to a large crowd at Bucklen Theatre with Lost in Egypt. Tonight The Plunger follows and tomorrow evening The Fatal Wedding is scheduled. Low summer prices help fill the house at each show.
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Bucklen
Empire Stock Co
Egypt
Itching Skin Now Curable by ZEMO Remedy
A historic advertisement proclaims ZEMO a topical cure for itching and skin diseases. It claims instant relief and germ destruction, promising eczema quashed permanently. Listed sellers include F. L. Bentz & Co and E. W. Rose Med. Co., St. Louis.
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St. Louis
F. LT. Bentz & Co
Fragmentary OCR note on stamps and sales agents in Detroit
A garbled OCR fragment references stamps for a lot sold by The Hero Co in Detroit plus mentions House worth Bros as special agents. Details are unclear due to corruption with numbers and punctuation.
For Rent Cottage at Klingers Lake in fine location
Rental notice for a cottage at Klingers Lake offering one or more weeks stay with a large room and kitchen four bedrooms and flowing water through a cooler no ice required contact Wir Aldrich home phone 143 for details.
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Klingers Lake
Aldrich
Owing Accounts Advised to Call Aldrich Simonton Office
J. J. Hoffman urges debtors to contact Aldrich Simonton’s office at Monger lock room 205 to pay on account and receive a receipt. The notice is brief and directed to outstanding balances.
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Aldrich, & Simonton’s
J. J. Hoffman
Post Office Counts Across Nations
U.S. leads in total post offices with 1 151, surpassing France with 1 282 and Germany at 38 6105. England and Ireland together show about 22 305 offices, reflecting broad national networks.
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United States
England
France
Germany
Ireland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fi. Eastman
Lyman Pinchés
C. Puller
A. Hout
Bestor
West End
J. D Hoard
LaGrange
Harvey Culp
R. I. Brubaker
G. F. Brown
J. Hull
G. H. Aldrich
South Second Street
H. W. Kessler
Hayes
Milittamen
Louis M. Simpson
Democratic
Olutions Committee
LABOR
Altonb. Parker
George Fred Williams and
Jeremiah Sullivan
Convention Hall
Denver
Amer
Loudon
Wellvilie
Inpites
Mule
Foley
America
India
China
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Michigan
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