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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
2
A May sale advertises large quantities of women and children clothing at below manufacture cost. Items include skirts, drawers, corset covers, night dresses, wash dresses for boys and girls, trimmed hats for children and adults, silks, whites, muslins, and hosiery with heavy discounts, urging shoppers to come and buy.
The article describes copper thread like conductors of vast electrical capacity to transmit 15000 volts through wire lines similar in size to trolley wires. Transformers will reduce the voltage to usable levels, enabling thousands of amperes of power, with safety measures to prevent accidents.
In Jackson Kentucky last night attackers tried to storm the jail housing Curtis Jett and Tom White. The guard force repelled the assault with heavy gunfire throughout the night. Several attackers were wounded and authorities say additional troops will be sent as the situation remains dangerous. Jett and White faced court today with trials scheduled for June 1.
The American vice consul at Erzercum reports to Washington that Malazgird was destroyed by an earthquake on April 29 with 520 dead. Shocks have continued since November 8, 1961, and the city lies in ruins.
May 28 reports the Des Moines river reaching four feet above last year and rising rapidly. About 1,100 people are homeless as breaks in levees occur and several residents escape danger. Two drownings reported. other flooded areas growing more critical except Sioux City.
A crowd in Gourock sees Shamrock I and III depart with tug Erin for an Atlantic crossing. In Washington sensational post office scandal disclosures loom, with plans to be announced in coming days. The investigation resumes as Postmaster General Payne declines to reveal details.
An earthquake devastated Malazgird Armenia on May 28, killing about 2000 people including 700 Armenians and four garrison soldiers. Nearby village houses collapsed and hundreds of cattle died. The shock was felt in Constantinople but caused no damage there.
Rev. Thomas Finkbeiner of South Bend, formerly of Elkhart, named assistant professor of German at Northwestern College Naperville WL. He will inform his congregation Sunday whether he will accept. He is a Northwestern alumnus, class of 1894, and 1896 graduate of the Biblical Institute. His first charge was Second Evangelical Church Indianapolis, largest in the conference.
Report describes a night of tension near a jail where mountaineers attempted to storm the jail but failed. Gunfire was heard down the river as Hotchkiss and Gatling guns stood by and jail guards were doubled. no attackers returned.
In Philadelphia on May 29 workers in the Kensington mill district started a threatened textile strike. By Monday morning about 75,000 workers are expected to be out seeking a 55 hour work week.
President Roosevelt arrived in Salt Lake City and was greeted by a large crowd. He traveled the streets and spoke at the tabernacle while Apostle Reed Smoot, newly elected senator, joined the reception committee. President Smith of the Mormon church attended the luncheon.
The British steamer Oakland foundered near Port Stephens today in foggy conditions. Part of the passengers and crew are reported lost, with details still unavailable.
The Kaw river continues to rise and floods half of North Topeka Kansas with many homeless. The rising waters cause significant property loss throughout the vicinity.
In Des Moines Iowa on May 29 rivers receded and danger from the flood eased. Statewide damage tallies reach half a million dollars with corn losses in the Des Moines valley described as inestimable.
Judge Ferrall heard the injunction case Clark Lane versus the Consolidated Paper and Bay Company of Elkhart. P. L. Turner represented Lane and Van Fleet and Van Fleet defended. Lane, about 80, appears regularly in terms with a remarkable memory from a long history of litigation.
Agnes Fay Shively and George H. Shively, and Jennie Carpenter and Almon Carpenter had their divorces dismissed this morning with costs paid. Both couples decided to forget their differences and resumed marital relations.
Lethe M Clark sues Austin M Clark in Elkhart for divorce after 20 years of marriage alleging cruelty and defamation. They have four sons aged 19, 17, 15 and 13. She seeks custody of the children and $1,000 alimony. Clark is a miller earning 350 monthly with 200 in personal property.
Two liquor remonstrances were filed this morning one against Edmund H Peterson by A M Anglin and 3809 others in Nappanee and another against William Blanchard of New Paris by J Stoots and 328 others. The case of Clark Lane versus the Consolidated Paper and Bag Company is still being heard and began yesterday.
Seventy-five cases are set for a trial this term, but it is not thought the jury will be called nor all of the cases tried.
Mr and Mrs Charles axon spent Monday on their farm, with Ermin Topping of Elkhart visiting Miss Myrtle Curtis. About half the Elkhart people fished at Heaton Lake Sunday after rain Monday welcomed the farmers of the vicinity.
Kansas City and across the river endure a catastrophic flood covering about three miles by four, with Armourdale and Argentine submerged. Estimated $6,000,000 in property loss, hundreds evacuated, with 15 to 50 feared dead and 27 reported drowned on the Union Pacific bridge. Rescue teams used boats as water rose to rooftops.
A massive fire swept southwest Racine Wisconsin on June 1 endangering 15 000 residents. Flames from Racine Boat Manufacturing and spread to J I Case and Standard Oil facilities aided by a 30 mile wind caused widespread damage with losses totaling 306 000. Fire departments from Milwaukee and Kenosha were summoned before Fire Marshal James Cape halted the alarms as the fire came under control.
Explosions sent flames 300 feet high as heat forced firemen and spectators to retreat. The scene drew large crowds and created chaotic conditions around the blaze. Fire crews battled the inferno amid intense heat and swirling smoke.
Water covers La Crosse Wisconsin as floods spread through the city. Paul Vickers drowns while attempting to rescue furniture as waters surge over the usual road to North La Crosse. Two feet of water drives families to higher ground and threatens thousands in the wholesale district.
The jury found Mrs. Kate Taylor guilty of killing her husband Lafayette Taylor in Monticello New York. She received a death sentence to be carried out during the week of July 6.
Helena Mont June 1 The State Sportsmen's association halts the livebird shoot the main event of its annual tournament due to agitation against bird slaughter by the humane society.
Town send premiums for the best specimens of English composition have been awarded to Yale seniors Douglas Moffat Scranton Pat and David B Updegraff Mount Pleasant Ohio in New Haven Conn on June 1.
Charles R. Keyes resigns from the University of California faculty to join the German department at Cornell College in Mount Vernon Iowa, effective June 1.
Paris report says President Loubet purchased the Chateau de Mazen from Baroness de Vissac. The chateau sits at l'Abegade de Mazene in the Jabion valley near the president's mother residence.
A John Danner company plant housing office furniture and bookcase making burned in Canton Ohio causing about 100000 dollars in losses with insurance covering forty thousand. Origin of the fire remains undetermined.
Sir Henry Hulse, who served as press censor during the latter part of the South African War, was found shot dead in the bedroom of his Johannesburg residence. Authorities investigate foul play or suicide as possible causes.
A fragmentary report recalls a Vienna outskirts church tale of a priest who once stampeded a crowd by a witting ruse during a lottery. The story endures as local lore about a clergyman and a moment of deception amid a crowd.
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