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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
4
The Weekly Truth from Truth Publishing House appears as a Thursday issue with latest foreign and local news. It charges $1.00 per year for delivery to U S or Canadian post offices.
A Plymouth Democrat editorial argues bank examiners failed to act on warnings about shaky banks including the Indiana National Bank in Elkhart tied to Walter Brown schemes. It contends government oversight protected dishonest operators and left depositors at risk, urging officials to heed rumors and enforce scrutiny.
Senator Tom Platt admits his political career disappointed him and that returning would lead to a different path. The piece contrasts his boss rule with Theodore Roosevelt who commands national attention. Platt’s influence now appears limited to party caucuses while Roosevelt speaks for the nation.
A verse narrative depicts Mac Dotson as the seasoned batter facing a young pitcher. The poem describes three swift pitches and two called strikes before an umpire calls him out, ending the dramatic plate confrontation.
Sam Sweigert, a farmer living three and a half miles east of the city, was seized with epileptic fits in Miller's hardware store this forenoon. A physician was called but Sweigert soon recovered.
Miss Katherine White formerly of Fill's store plans a stay in California after visiting Angola for several days and will return home today before continuing the extended trip.
A Buffalo real estate boom era is exposed as the Depew Improvement Company borrowed up to $300000 from the Equitable Life and later defaulted. Chauncey M. Depew and other New York financiers led stock subscriptions while insiders unloaded assets. Foreclosure and a $210000 loss left the village of Depew amid questions of mismanagement and related Central Railroad ties.
A Chicago News dispatch from Manchuria reports Oyama’s policy of quartering Japanese soldiers in native homes. It cites improved personal hygiene, street cleanliness, public amusements and gardens, and expanded postal service as notable social advances, with Manchurians increasingly joining the postal department and mail delivery becoming regular.
A speaker longs for a solid month of camping to escape business and enjoy nature. He imagines a tent, cook, proper gear, and plenty of sunshine, air, and dirt while craving long sleep, appetite return, and trout dinners in rustic solitude.
Rev H W Bigelow of Newark recounts a seven year telepathic bond with a young woman he first saw in Philadelphia in 1898. He claims daily spiritual greetings and expects an eventual physical meeting, while denying any verbal contact in seven years. His steady character and pastorate in Pueblo Mexico are noted.
The Kansas City Times notes the daily use of the phrase All right old top by boys men women and girls in Kansas City Missouri. It is described as a term of endearment rather than reproach and used among friends and relatives.
The Simplon tunnel opening from Switzerland to Italy may be postponed four months or up to a year due to 800 meters still lacking necessary masonry work.
New York district attorney William Travers Jerome addresses the Ottawa Kansas Chautauqua on reform. He defends Wall Street functions and trusts while urging western courage in business, contrasting eastern conservatism with western experimental spirit. He cites Rockefeller and crossroad men as examples of enterprise.
Miss Nannie Brown, eighteen, finds a gold bearing gopher hole near Home Stake east of Butte Montana. Assays show over 1000 dollars per ton from sparkling rock while two shafts reach thirty feet uncovering large free gold leads. Locators Don Conklin S W Brown Al Stevens and Miss Brown share claims. about six thousand dollars worth of rock already visible amid rising excitement.
The Rev H C Monser of Champaign Illinois reports a study placing David Copperfield first Uncle Tom's Cabin second and Ben Hur third as the world’s most popular novels after surveying booksellers and international opinion. The findings credit American authors highly.
The article notes that Marching Through Georgia is favored by Japanese soldiers who lack native marches. It explains that patriotic Japanese composers have adapted foreign pieces to create time. Soldiers sing these tunes with enthusiasm, adding Japanese words to the melodies.
The king of Italy has ordered the issue of postal stamps for the kingdom. The new stamps will show views of principal Italian cities, famous monuments, churches and other objects of general interest.
Winona Park offers a delightful summer resort experience with an attractive amusements grounds and lake. Culver Naval Cadets will perform an exhibition drill on lake and shore, described as thrilling and instructive, a first for this region.
Train leaves Elkhart at 8 a.m. and stops at Goshen, returning by 8:30 p.m. Tickets include railroad fare and grounds admission. Price is $1. Half rate of 50 cents offered.
A humorous office lament about flies during a rough morning, detailing a tired worker swatting a persistent fly that disrupts sleep and dreams. The tale weaves asides about bobtail flushes, a royal straight, and a ruined Panama hat while a fly nips at toes and a nose.
Ernest C. Norcross and Harry Klopfenstein have joined the Santa Barbara Wine Co as traveling salesmen and will begin road trips this week. Three men will be placed on the road by the Santa Barbara company and start around the first of next month.
Local brief notes drossmaking activity reported near oR St Joo Street. No injuries or official statements included. Further details unavailable in the fragment.
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