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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
6
A grand midyear clearing sale offers remnants and full pieces at deep discounts across dress goods lace and muslin curtains perfumery hosiery and apparel. Bargains include silk mousseline lawns lace curtains and hats, with prices cut to a fraction of their usual values and several items at half price or lower.
Theodore Delfener, a glass polisher, drunk and enraged, crept into a bedroom where his wife, infant child, and stepdaughters slept. He killed his wife and infant, wounded the stepdaughter and tried to shoot the two stepsons. He fled to the garret and was captured. A neighbor and police prevented a lynching as he was arrested.
Mishawaka Indiana July 7 swiftest pigeon flight over 500 miles from Holly Springs Mississippi by Mishawaka Homing club pigeons. Seventy birds entered distance 506 miles air line eleven hours composing new western record and officials claim it eclipses the world best.
In Traverse City Michigan on July 7 a Pere Marquette passenger train was struck by a main line flyer at Williamsburg. Engineer Roy Pickett died instantly after jumping and hitting a switch standard. Fireman Dwyer leaped to safety but sustained severe injuries.
In Pittsburgh on July 7 at 2208 Fifth Avenue Soho Mrs Bernard Lager gave birth to a baby boy who will be christened Teddy Roosevelt Lager. The event occurred as the president passed the house, marking a notable local birth.
A violent earthquake struck Salonica in Roumelia on July 7 causing extensive destruction to homes and a high death toll in the European Turkish port city.
Gurnee Junction Alabama July 7 farmer Jesse James about 45 shoots and kills his 15 year old brother in law Sam Sols at the farmer home in a sudden deadly incident.
Denver reports the continental divide buried by about a foot of snow for the first time since April. Valleys see intermittent snowfall with Leadville hit by a Friday blizzard and freezing temps. Though mountain snow is common in July, valley snow eases irrigation fears but destroys tender crops in the San Luis Valley. The cold wave is shifting eastward.
Stockton reports a shower of irregular clear ice pieces ranging from pea to hickory nut size after rain in Kentucky. The ice covered the ground though none resembled hail. The event occurred in Knoxville on July 7.
Bernice Fritz seventeen, living west of Kokomo Indiana, was assaulted by three men who dragged her into a dark alley a month earlier. After the attack became public she set oil soaked clothing afire in a secluded thicket and died as her mother and sisters tried to douse the flames.
Reports from Nebraska indicate heavy rains damaged wheat in the shock and oats. Hailstorms devastated small country areas near York Geneva Blue Hill Grand Island Elm Creek Hastings Harvard. The Wemaha River flooded lowlands in eastern Nebraska and wheat in some areas began to sprout in the shock.
Nearly two hundred traveling men from multiple states attended in Cedar Rapids as President H. E. Hill of Beloit Wisconsin called the national Gideons convention to order. Officers and committees reported gratifying growth of the Christian traveling men association.
The Master Cotton Spinners' federation held in Manchester reports the British cotton trade is in worse condition than at any time in forty years. The July London dispatch notes the concern and calls for action to address the downturn.
A major blaze at the Kellar Chair Factory in Marion Indiana seriously damaged the facility. The fire started in a dry kiln and spread through three floors destroying machinery and stock with losses estimated at 25000 dollars.
In Danville Arkansas on July 7 Hubert Jones sixteen year old son of F C Jones prominent Belleville merchant was struck in the heart by a foul ball and died instantly during a baseball game.
Detroit reports that despite a cool June, Michigan farmers expect a bumper peach crop. Warm weather since then should hasten development and ripening of the fruit across the state.
A blaze in Joliet Illinois on July 7 caused several thousand dollars in damage to the Chicago and Joliet electric line rolling stock and threatened the company’s large car barns.
Miss Jennie Harrison of Guthrie Oklahoma was fatally gored by a bull at Odemah Greer County the animal knocked her down and repeatedly ran its horns through her body authorities report the incident occurred on July 7.
Antwerp July 7 reports coal found in the Campine district of North Belgium at 600 feet. Brussels brokers pursue American capital to develop the new deposit.
Marion Indiana July 7 Marie Morris Mary Van Gerder Ray South For ney Behymer Ward Davis and Loftus Jones were poisoned at a local picnic after eating beans from a can. Police and medical staff investigated the incident and treated the victims.
Edward H. Whipps of Hamilton Ohio father of actress Elizabeth Lindley Whipps was killed at the Lamer hotel in Cincinnati when he fell from a stairway.
Ypsilanti Michigan July 7 Professor L H Jones of Cleveland was chosen by the state board of education to take the presidency of the state nova college at Ypsilanti.
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania July 7 President Mitchell left headquarters for New York amid reports of talks with high level coal road officials. He may confer with operators or their reps while district presidents Duffy and Fahr attend. Strikers hope for a concession to end the Mine Workers' Union dispute though operators deny any settlement plans.
President Mitchell arrives in New York claiming his visit is for personal business. He says no meeting is planned about the coal strike and asserts the strike remains in their favor with no workers returning.
Indianapolis July 7 Practical all credentials of delegates selected by bituminous miners in Indiana Illinois Iowa Kentucky and other states for the national convention have reached UMW headquarters. A committee will meet to finalize arrangements for a convention likely to back a general suspension of bituminous mines.
Vienna July 7 report says France may issue an ultimatum to Turkey after Turkish policemen boarded a French ship in Smyrna to arrest a Turkish spy who had taken refuge aboard. France demands an apology from the Porte for the diversions and incident aboard the vessel.
Sixteen people at a Shelby Green and Joseph Reedmen descendants reunion in Paris All became violently ill after eating ice cream suspected of containing poison. Authorities investigate the incident as a possible foodborne illness at the gathering.
Fire at Swift & Co offices on Packers avenue and Broadway destroys the brick building with an estimated loss around 1 million. Panic drives 200 clerks to flee as flames chase them through the offices. A second blaze at 307 309 Wabash avenue damages multiple structures, injures one, and raises losses over 300000.
The body of 16 year old Frank Ganger son of Emanuel Ganger a prosperous Goshen farmer was found floating in the canal near the city. His face was crushed and authorities deem foul play likely with police and coroner investigating and arrests expected if reports prove true.
Chief Justice Marshall J. Williams of the Ohio Supreme Court died at his Columbus home from diabetes at age 65. He was elected to the bench four times and served about sixteen years. He recently declined renomination due to failing health. Previously he served two terms as circuit judge.
Lafayette Indiana July 5 Jack Winters of Jacksonville Illinois made a balloon ascent. His parachute did not release and he clung to the balloon until impact with the ground. He was not fatally hurt.
A blaze in Clinton North Carolina on July 7 consumed forty two stores and residences, including the Episcopal church and Western Union offices, causing about one hundred thousand dollars in damage.
Miss Alande Holmes was shot in the neck head and breast through her bedroom window and died from the injuries. An unknown assailant fired a load of shot at her causing fatal injuries near McPherson Kansas on July 7.
Miss Beatrice Byers daughter of the late Rev D B Byers United Evangelical Church was struck by a fast train in Naperville Illinois July 7. Her body was mangled beyond recognition.
J D Tidmarsh once a bucketshop proprietor in Terre Haute and Paris Illinois was brought back from the Pacific coast to Paris to answer accusations of embezzling ten dollars in a case reflecting his alleged financial misconduct.
Springfield July 7 Eli Bugg the man convicted of murder in 1898 at Pulaski and sent to Chester for life has had his sentence commuted and will be released today.
The town of Gotebo Oklahoma was wiped out by a fire on the Rock Island line in Kiowa county. Loss estimated at about 25000 dollars with light insurance coverage.
A historical snippet touts Perry Davis Painkiller as relief for rheumatism and related pains. It emphasizes comparing income to expenses and mentions doctors bills and suffering, noting the product comes in 25 and 50 cent bottles.
A son and heir was born to Mr and Mrs Percy Avery Rockefeller at their Hudson river country home. He is a grand nephew of John D Rockefeller founder of Standard Oil.
Vanderbilt entries dominate the day at Maison Laffite with Nettie second in the Prix Tertre ridden by MacGinn and Bright winning the prix de Lourdes with MacGinn aboard. The meet highlights Vanderbilt success in two events.
Snow continues for a full day in Evarston with three to six inches of new snow in the mountains. The temperature has dropped to the freezing point.
An advertorial claim states years of suffering end in a night with Dean's Ointment. It promises immediate cure for itching piles and urges purchase at any drug store for 50 cents.
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