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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
4
Fragmentary local notice outlines delivery terms 10 cents weekly or 5 00 yearly and asks reporting missed issues to the office. Includes garbled contact lines for editorial and business offices and references truth telefones.
William D Mezelton manager of the Elkhart Truth swears the bona fide circulation for June 1907 was 3543 excluding samples cries spoiled in printing or remaining unsold. Louis A Denwert notary public confirms the oath dated July 3 1907 Kishart County Indiana.
Truth on sale at Finehout's drug store corner Main and Hickory Timmins' Opera House book store Knevels Book store and Keene's Internet news stand.
Several individuals arrange summer getaways while The Truth offers mail delivery nationwide. Readers may order by carrier or circulation department with a fixed mailing duration and standard postage. Telephones G1 provide contact for subscriptions and scheduling.
July 25 events span 1139 Portuguese defeat Moors at Ourique to 1894 William Mason’s bid for U.S. Senate nomination. Notable items include 1759 Front Niagara surrender to Britain, 1804 execution at Paris for conspiracy against Napoleon, 1814 Lundy’s Lane defeat, 1814 Coleridge’s death, 1848 Arthur Balfour born, 1860 Duchess of Connaught born, 1868 Wyoming Territory formed, 1874 Eureka Nevada cloudburst deaths, 1887 John Taylor’s death, and 1894 Mason’s nomination bid failure in Illinois.
Carroll Davidson Wright born July 25 1840 in Dunbarton New Hampshire. He served in the Civil War rising to colonel and later became United States Commissioner of Labor and first head of the Bureau of Labor in the Interior Department. He authored many works on labor questions and led statistical labor efforts.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a Heard in Passing item mentioning young lovers and Diane. references a high school scene and rusting stems, with garbled phrasing about enjoying work above other things. No clear event or person details are identifiable.
Adrian plans a new twelve stall roundhouse with a machine shop in which electricity powers trains. Engineers and surveyors have reviewed the site in Adrian with work to begin in September after two Toledo freight houses and a transfer shed are completed.
Fort Wayne South Bend electric road to run from Nappanee to Syracuse starting in fall. Perry A Randall of Fort Wayne notes the first section will start at Nappanee and run to Syracuse via Milford rather than Milford Junction. sections to open as completed with safe ling electric motor cars initial service. gas producing electric plans considered, electrification debated. initial work to begin on Syracuse Nappanee section next, then Syracuse Fort Wayne.
Ora D. Bosserman of LaPorte earns a notable promotion with Lake Shore Railroad at Elkhart as cashier in the United States Express Co. office. The move marks recognition of his ability and a bright career step.
Car loads of ties arrive daily over the Big Four and will be used to level the roadbed of the Michigan division.
Dunmeyer an engineer from Eushart entered the Englewood roundhouse yesterday when a vicious dog sprang at him and bit his left leg. The animal was driven off and Dunmeyer was cauterized after seeking quick medical aid.
The Eagles are set to play the Athletic Sunday morning at 10 o clock at a to be decided place. All Eagles are ordered to practice tomorrow evening at 6 80 o clock. The piece questions why the Elkhart baseball team did not perform better against eighty plunks.
R R Doyle of Indianapolis hooked by a fishing lure on the St Joseph River about a mile above the city. The hook struck on the neck area, causing a deep wound as Metzger cast. They sought help to reach the city but the naptha launch owner sailed away, leaving the bleeding man.
A special edition of the American Bank Reporter notes Elkhart’s total deposits are about 1.76 million dollars with per capita figures around 79 dollars, ranking behind many neighboring cities due to prior low interest on deposits and a shifting population in the railroad town. Bank officials cite new interest payments and growing deposits as signs of recovery.
Program for the 1907 Elkhart Chautauqua lists events on Thursday July 25 including opening address by Dr Liserbeiss at 2 30 pm, literary lecture by P M Pearson, a hruby's Orchestra concert, literary reading by Wallace Brice Amsbury, Schubert Quartet, and The Sky Pilot with Mrs Lily Tyler Gatos.
Friday July 26 daily program lists morning kindergarten physical culture and Bible classes, 100 p m music by the Orchestra, 3 20 p m lecture The Old World and Its Ways by Hon W J Bryan, 7 30 p m literary lecture by P M Pearson, 3 15 p m Hruby's Orchestra twilight concert, 3 30 p m chalk talk Pitt Parker the Cartoonist.
Morning classes at 160 p.m. feature an orchestra. At 4 30 p.m. a lecture titled The Spirit of Democracy by Gov. J Frank Flaniy. Music by Orchestra. At 8 p.m. The Prince Chap presented by Mrs. Lulu Tyler Gates.
The article lists a July 27 schedule with morning classes an afternoon music event an orchestra recital a lecture Life in Greenland by Olof Krarer a literary talk by P M Pearson a twilight orchestra concert and a pot luck with poet Edmund Vance Cooke in the evening.
Sunday schedule lists 0 45 a m sermon by Dr H A Gobin 3 p m concert featuring Schubert quartet 7 30 p m sermon lecture by Dr Krank W Gunsaulus 200 p m orchestra 7 30 p m sacred cantatas and Wallace Bruce at the Canebert hall
Daily lineup lists morning classes then afternoon events including Schubert Quartet at 3:00 p m. and 7:30 p m. Lectures feature Pickett s Charge by Mrs Pickett and reading by Wallace Bruce Amsbary with Bruce Amsbary noted.
Tuesday July 30 features morning classes then events including Schubert Quartet at 8 30 pm and Southern Folklore with Mrs Pickett at 9 30 pm listing in the local schedule.
Building contracts are let for Gary Bank project as part of the new construction program. The awards cover multiple trades with firms chosen to begin work immediately under the city’s oversight and timeline.
A dense list outlines Aug activities: Morning Classes and 2:00 p.m. music by the Whitney Brothers, with 2:30 p.m. lectures by R. Melinityra and others, 4:30 p.m. concerts, and evening performances including The Christmas Carol. Sunday features a sermon by Dr A Gobin and a closing Sacred Concert by Whitmey Brothers Montaville Flowers.
A Warsaw girl was bitten by a rattlesnake in an apparent town incident. Her condition is listed as serious.
Fras 2 Mot Dackyou oadstrom is mentioned in a fragmentary record from the page. The readable text hints at a name and place but lacks clear context or details for a full summary. The surviving bits suggest a local notice or brief item without verifiable events.
A police report describes a ransacked residence and a suspect who may have hidden the key on the porch allowing easy entry. Mr Forrest suggests the thief observed the exit and concealed key location to facilitate the break in. Also included are small notices about stock for sale and a canary bird finder reward.
Local authorities report discovery of marked cabinet components labeled as bookshelves and cases during a Humphrey area search. Investigators urge residents to report any similar items or suspicious markings matching the description found in homes or outbuildings.
Classified item notes a department seeking experienced salesladies and mentions a new man Williams in South Bend. An Elkhart driving park event advertises a matinee on Saturday July 27 with 15 cent admission and grandstand free. Also listed is city property for sale asking for a good team and other truncated notices.
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