Taft Disappointed As Railroad Bill Lacks Provisions
President Taft learned the senate will not accept a railroad rate bill provision granting the ICC power over stock and bond issues. The compromise on rates does not apply to passenger rates. The river and harbor bill passed 45 to 12, omitting the Northern Indiana canal project. Beveridge and Burton opposed the omission.
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Washington
Taft
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Yaft
White House
Indiana
Beveridge
Burton
Rich Woman Bequest Triggers Death Investigation
Chicago reports police and coroner probing the death of millionaire widow Fannie Surdam Stelle found dead in her hotel apartment. Complications surrounding a $25,000 bequest to Italian musician protégé Accetta raise questions about the reported cause of death as natural apoplexy.
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Chicago
Ofairs
Fannie Surdam Stelle
Portege
Accetta
Residents Complain Of Annex Wreckers Noise And Damage
Residents complain about debris removal from the wrecked high school annex at High and Second streets. They say heavy loads damaged new street pavement and material falls from wagons leaving streets in poor condition. They note a new city ordinance on the matter is not yet law but may be used to stop the practice.
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High
Second Streets
Mrs Showalter and Hazel Return Home to Goshen
Mrs J Showalter and her daughter Hazel have returned to their Goshen home after a brief visit with Mrs Showalter’s daughter Mrs James Metcalf at 125 Melcher Avenue.
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J. Showalter
Hazel
Goshen
Local Christian church hosts federation push for city brotherhoods
About 250 men from Elkhart gathered at the First Christian church for speeches by Dr. Arthur Holmes and J K Shellenberger as they planned a Federated Brotherhood uniting local church groups. The event praised by Brotherhood leaders aimed at enhancing law enforcement and community cooperation.
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Men’s Brotherhood
First Chistian Church
Auditorum of the Christian Church
Arthur Holmes
Philadelphia
Elkhart
J. K. Shellenberger
Wooster, O
National Brotherhood Movement
Shellenberger
National Brotherhood
Home Office
Mr. Shellenberger
Three Killed and One Hurt in Iron Mountain Wreck
Near St Louis the fast southbound Iron Mountain train derailed at a washout near the city limits. Engineer Walter Douglas of DeSoto Fireman Bob Shepard of St Louis and Mail Clerk Jasper Laster were killed. Mail Clerk Jack Newcomb was seriously injured as the engine tender baggage car and several coaches overturned. Passengers escaped uninjured.
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St. Louis
Walter Douglas
DeSoto
Bob Shepard
Jasper Laster
Jack Newcomb
Iron Mountain
Dynamite Bomb Wrecks Four Buildings in Struthers
Four buildings were wrecked by a dynamite blast in Struthers Ohio the fourth such explosion in a year. Rewards totaling 10000 dollars have been offered. The earlier blasts followed unrest at the American Steel and Tin Plate mills when strike breakers were brought in.
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Struthers
American Steel and Tin Plate Mills
Board Halts Plan To Shut Off Water Main
The board of public works deferred plans by Wishart Water Company to close its six inch West Beardsley avenue main between Plum and Oak streets. The halt avoids forced plant shutdowns at Foster Machine, Chicago Telephone Supply, and Wicks Refrigerator, with unions and workers awaiting the Saturday afternoon start. Superintendent Crull announced the overnight closure was postponed to connect a new ten inch line, preserving operations for 50 Conn Band Instrument workers on the Foster building’s second floor.
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Board of Public Works
Wishart Water Company
Beardsley Avenue
Water Service
Crull
Beardsley
Foster Machine ‘Company
Chicago Telephone
Wicks Refrigerator Company
Conn Band Instrument Company
Foster
New Methodist Church Planned for South Side
A new Methodist Episcopal church is planned for the South Side on Main street and Inuwana avenue. A temporary building will be erected immediately with a substantial brick edifice planned for next year. Trustees C L Monger H W Godfrey W J Schult O G Curtis J C Schafer BE A Baker and William Newman to oversee progress.
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Methodist Episcopal
South Bend
Joseph Shively
William Drus
Round Table
South Side
C. L. Monger
H. W. Godfrey
W. J. Schult
O. G. Curtis
J. C. Schafer
BE. A. Baker
William Newman
Illinois Editors Call Lorimer to Resign Over Bribery Claims
Illinois editors at the state press convention in Chicago urged Senator Lorimer to resign or provide a full explanation proving innocence amid bribery suspicions. A majority demanded investigation and possible expulsion if bribery is found.
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Chicago
Wiliam Lorimer
United States Senate
Senate
Illinois Press Asociation
Chicago Beach
Lorimer
Democratic
Republican
Independent
The
Record-Herald
Four Die At Crossing Returning From Funeral
In Haverstraw New York a southbound engine hit a funeral coach killing William Beads driver of the coach and Mr and Mrs Seeler of New York Miss Kesler of Haverstraw and an unidentified man believed to be a preacher Also the horses died and the coach was demolished The gateman did not lower the gates for reasons not given
Iowa Standpatters Win But Power Has Waned
Des Moines reports show Gov. B A Carroll narrowly renominated by the GOP with a reduced majority over Warren Garst progressive. Carroll leads by about 700 in five counties yet to report, while Garst gains from Iowa State club support and progressive backers. In Seventh district, Prouty defeats Hull by 3106 as tariff and railroad votes sway insurgent sentiment.
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Des Moines
B. A. Carroll
Warren Garst
Carroll
Garst
Iowa State Club
Tait
Cummins
Dolliver
Iowa
Congress
Prouty
Hull
Winship withdraws name from Elkhart clerk race
William H. Winship of Davis Acetylene Company informs the newspapers he is not a candidate for the Elkhart county circuit court clerk position. He asks that the paper announce he is not seeking any office.
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William H. Winship
Davis Acetylene Company
Winship
Elkhart County
Wife of janitor refuses to testify in Kellner case
Louisville June 9 special the wife of former janitor Wendling appeared before the coroner jury and refused to answer questions on the advice of her lawyer Wendling is sought in connection with the murder of Alma Kellner whose body was found recently in the basement of St John s parochial school
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Louisville
Wendling
Alma Kellner
St John’s Parochial School
Court ousts county clerk from office in Michigan
The Michigan Supreme Court reversed Circuit Judge O W Coolidge in the quo warranto case by Robert S Anderson against County Clerk C W Rinehart over torn inspector initials on 1908 Calvin township ballots. If decided, Anderson and Byrnes would have unseated Rinehart and O'Brien. Byrnes v O'Brien remains pending.
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C.W. Rinehart
Joseph O’brien
Anderson
Rinehart
Cass
O. W. Coolidge
St. Joseph
Supreme Court
Byrnes Vs. O’brien
Corporation Lawyer Picked for Congress
John B. Peterson of Crown Point was nominated for Congress in Indiana's Tenth District on the Democratic ticket after the first ballot, defeating E P Monan of Rensselaer and Michael Duffy of Fowler. Peterson, attorney for Chicago corporations and United States Steel, faces H D Crumpacker of Valparaiso.
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Hammond
Ind
John &. Peterson
Crown Point
Congress
Indiana
E.P. Monan
Rensselaer
Michael Duffy
Fowler
Duffiy
Peterson
Chicago
United States Steel Corporation
If. D. .Crumpacker
Valparaiso
Brakeman Hunt Released on Bond in Murder Case
William J. Hunt of Wabash Ind released on bond by relatives in LaPorte Indiana jail. Hunt, Lake Shore brakeman, awaited a second trial for the murder of Joseph Tarnowski of Willow River Minnesota after the first jury disagreed. Trial reset to September term.
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Tarnowski
Woman Peacemaker Ends Serious Affair
Mrs. O. R. Mendham asserts her role in a dispute that escalated at 1036, ending the affair through mediation.
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0. R. Mendham
Elkhart Fire Protection Under Scrutiny by Indiana Inspector
Special engineer Frank R. Daniel from the Indiana Inspection Bureau finds Elkhart’s fire water service below state standards. Reports may affect insurance rates and prompt city action, including a new fire engine purchase. Photographs show only 20 pounds pressure at three stations during the C. G. Conn factory fire.
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Hikharts
Frank R. Daniel
Indiana Injection Bureau
Daniel
Khart
Elkhart
Mr. Deniel
Idiana Inspection Bureau
Indiana
Inspection Bureau
C. G. Conn
Former Elkhart Man Killed by Car in Portland
Claude Remington received word from Portland that Fred Parker, a former Elkhart resident who last worked for the Sidway Mercantile Co., was struck by an automobile and killed instantly in that city. He had many friends in Elkhart and Goshen. Parker left Elkhart last October.
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Claude Remington
Portland
Oregon
Fred Parker
Goshen
Mr. Parker
Sidway Mercantile Co
Elkhart
Elkhart County Charity Board Recommends Prison Stone Yard
The Elkhart County Board of Charities urges adding a stone yard to the county jail and setting prisoners to crushing stone to reduce costs and prevent long imprisonment. The board’s visit also praised the county infirmary at Dunlaps noting adequate food, care, and recent improvements to dining and grounds.
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Elkhart County
Dunlaps
Loita
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Stelle
Christian Church
Ward Federated Brotherhood
C.G Conn Band Instrument
BE. Hill Turnock
Ilkhart Avenue
FLYER
Iron Mountain Road
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Ohio
South Sde
Llinois
Epeech
Benator
Gen. Atkins
Voters’ League
Haverstraw, N. Y
Spe
Cial
William Beads
Eral
Mrs. Seeler
New York
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Haverstraw
Funer
Shore Railroad
Indorse Taft and Tariff
Elkharton
Circuit Court
Strand DE
Opolis
Hunt
Lake Shore
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