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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1901
Page
7
Edward E. Holman of Chicago sues the West Baden Springs Hotel company in federal court for 100000. He alleges a December fall on a bad plank in an elevated hotel walk injured his spine and ruined his health and Chicago medical practice.
A July dispatch reports President Kruger facing a fatal incident involving Mrs Kruger. The brief notes the death as a developing news item with unnamed officials citing unclear circumstances.
In Santiago on election day riots erupted between coalitionists and police after a vote tally favored Santiago Aldunate by 29 over Herquizigo. The clash left seven coalitionists and three police agents dead and twenty-three coalitionists and four police injured before order was restored.
London dispatch notes the liberal split with Asquith severing politically from Rosebery. Asquith ignores Rosebery's manifesto, while Rosebery reportedly plans a national movement to form a new liberal party.
A brief blurb highlights the Rocky Mountain Team as a force for infrastructure and urban development, likening their work to bridging rivers tunneling mountains and gathering scattered rays of ability.
Jake Skin a St. Regis Indian backed by Iroquois chiefs held Calquhoun Island in the St. Lawrence river for about six months defying the Dominion government. He has been dispossessed and arrested, and an armed force now guards landing points on the island.
Passengers on the Wabash fast mail from New York to St Louis praise Engineer Tom Bogle after the drive wheels axle broke near Decatur Illinois. The locomotive derailed and plunged toward a high embankment but Bogle set air brakes and used all devices to stop the engine, averting disaster.
July 22 report from St. John s Newfoundland says the mail steamer Home encountered an ice blockade blocking the northern Labrador coast. The Erik relief steamer will be greatly delayed after the Home abandoned its attempt to reach Turnavick and the Arctic terminus.
Louis Wilson and Frank Johnson were arrested in Erie Pennsylvania on charges of stealing a show worth twenty five thousand dollars. They arrived with a pony show and began business, but the operation was shut down today with their arrest. The twenty four ponies were recently taken from Buffalo.
The notice promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve swollen hot feet, sweating, and tight shoes. It claims to cure swelling blisters ingrowing nails and bunions and offers a trial package free. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c, with address Allen Olmsted LeRoy NY.
Washington July 22. The man who claims to be Francis Schlatter and acts as a divine healer was examined by physicians. They ruled he is not a proper asylum subject and he will be arraigned in court on vagrancy charges.
A household prompt suggests Jell O as a quick dessert option. Prepared in two minutes with no baking required by simply adding hot water and letting it cool. Flavors listed include lemon orange raspberry and strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents.
Two inches of rain drenched New Orleans between 10 45 and 12 45 PM flooding streets curb to curb. Local officials log the downpour and its impact on traffic and daily life.
A wheelman’s tool bag isn’t complete without a bottle of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. It claims to heal cuts bruises stings and sprains and to be Monarch over pain as a remedy.
New York July 22 The Alle company has been incorporated with a capital of 1,000,000 to manufacture steel in New York.
Washington reports from the bureau of American republics confirm that all western hemisphere governments have accepted Diaz’s invitation to attend the Pan-American congress in Mexico City. The tentative program emphasizes arbitration, an international court of claims, protection of industry and commerce, and regional communication, with optional retroactive arbitration debated.
Chicago records 106 in the street and 103 on the Auditorium tower as a nationwide heat wave roasts Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas. Rails warp on Lake Street Elevated, while drought and water shortages threaten Kansas City and Denver areas. Farmers cut knee-high corn for fodder as night work replaces day labor.
O. W. Wakefield of Columbus Ga touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as superior for stomach and bowel troubles. He cites two cholera morbus cures in his family and says he has sold hundreds of bottles with satisfaction. Sold at Houseworth Bros.' drug stores.
The stern ornament commemorating the Olympia’s Manny Bay victory is being fixed to the cruiser’s hull. Naval Constructor Williams J. Maxter led the design and oversaw Navy Department approval with bronze from Olympia used in casting. The sternpiece shows a winged victory with an eagle and ornate scrollwork surrounding a shield.
An advertisement argues dieting cannot cure dyspepsia and promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as containing natural digestants that enable digestion of all foods. It claims the product supports nourishment, tissue replacement, and improved health, vigor, and appetite.
Court E de Keratry tells Matin that his grandfather was born in 1698 his father in 1769 and he in 1882 marking three generations across the seventeenth through twentieth centuries The Keratry family tallies 12 generations from 1297 to present averaging two generations per century.
In Wausau Wisconsin during a severe thunder storm attendees at a church picnic observed several people simultaneously pull knives from their pockets and throw them to the ground claiming they were too hot to hold. Experts suspect atmospheric electrical disturbances heated the blades.
Joseph Cable aged eighty one a leading coal operator in southern Indiana is dead in Washington. Born in France he migrated to the area in 1839. He began as a stable boy and rose to head the citys largest mercantile establishment. He recently donated a park and library site to Washington.
La Porte Indiana July 22 Mrs Alice Smith aged 24 reportedly killed herself by her own action in a case that the coroner is investigating. Despondency from domestic trouble said to be the cause and sensational developments may follow.
Louisville July 22 Former Federal Judge John Watson Barr who presided over district courts here for thirty years is suffering a paralytic stroke and may not recover He was a conspicuous union leader during the civil war Former Congressman I H Goodnight democratic candidate for United States senator is believed to be dying of typhoid fever at his Franklin home The attending physician says he cannot recover Goodnight served eight years in the lower house and is one of Kentucky's wealthiest men
Thos W Carter of Ashboro North Carolina suffered kidney trouble and claimed Foley's Kidney Cure effected a perfect cure with no remedy matching it. Rushton's Drug Store marketed the remedy.
Samuel Patterson fourteen was seated on a backyard swing when the rope tangled around his neck. He slipped from the seat and the noose tightened, causing his death. The body was found hours later.
When you want 8 8 modern up to date physics try Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price 25 cents. Samples free at Homes worth Bros drug stores.
About a thousand spectators witnessed Tom Sharkey and Peter Maher clash at the American League Park. The bout included catch-as-catch, collar and elbow, and Graeco-Roman styles with Referee Hermann Wolff. Maher won the first and second bouts, the third ending in a draw after twenty minutes.
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