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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
6
The advertisement touts 1000 pairs of Nottingham and znffied muslin curtains at 1.00 per pair and 30 per curtain muslin at half price. It also lists Richard Hudnut perfumes and assorted toilet articles with prices, plus ladies vests, shirts, and fabrics like batistes, lawns, and wash silks offered at deep cuts.
In Belleville Illinois protest and fear rise after the lynching and burning of David J Wyatt a black schoolteacher who shot superintendent Charles Hertel. Wyatt a 35 year old University of Michigan graduate leaves a wife and four children. Hertel survives and authorities await X rays as mobs from neighboring areas gather.
James Robinson found guilty of the murder of Elmer Thayers and sentenced to life in the penitentiary. The two men were rival foremen on cattle ranches, with the dispute rooted in litigation over control of a cattle company.
In Logan Utah the church announces a fund to entice young Mormons to attend church schools over public colleges. Scholarships at leading universities will be awarded only to graduates of church schools. Dr J M Tanner and Brigham Young college alumni spoke as the drive starts with a $1000 nucleus and appeals to wealthy members.
Belleville June 8 The county Superintendent of Schools Hertel who was shot Saturday by the negro teacher Wyatt and later lynched by a mob is still alive. The ball entered his right breast and remains in his body though he rests well. State's Attorney Farmer will seek to fix responsibility on the leaders of the lynching. Wyatt, a University of Michigan graduate, was not denied a teaching certificate for lack of knowledge but for charges of immorality.
New York June 8 New Jersey residents along the Jersey City to Morristown road report a big red automobile twice daily driven by a chauffeur with an elderly woman in a black poke bonnet. A reporter identifies the occupants as Mrs Hetty Green and her son Edward H R Green president of the Texas Midland railroad. Mrs Green declares herself infatuated with the diversion.
Vienna reports a wholesale emigration of miners and iron workers to the United States due to stagnation in Austria. Hundreds discharged since early year, wages cut by about 50 percent, many earning less than 50 cents daily, with families suffering severely.
A Minnesota forest fire in Sparta area burned through the woods with authorities reporting active flames and damage. Fire crews battled the blaze as residents stayed alert and monitored evacuation guidance.
William Thompson long headed the New York Pie Baking Company for three decades. A pioneer in wholesale baking, he built a fortune estimated at one million dollars. He died at age 75 in New York.
An epidemic of lockjaw in Pittsburg Pennsylvania has killed five boys within three days. Another boy remains in critical condition. The deaths followed injuries from toy pistols used on Decoration Day.
Berlin June 8 A young Viennese physician Dr Sachs died after plague symptoms developed while engaged in bacteriological work at the Institute of Infectious Diseases. He died in isolation.
The Liban and Insulaire passenger steamers collided off Marseilles on June 8. The Liban sank after driving toward shore, drowning over 100. Rescue efforts by the Balkan and Blechamp saved 40, 37, and 17 crew members. The Liban's boilers exploded as it disappeared.
Two vandal acts disrupted Cypress Lawn cemetery near San Francisco. Gravediggers filled a dug grave with water delaying a funeral. At the crematory a body was to be incinerated but crude oil had been spilled around the furnace causing an explosion injuring two workers and damaging the plant.
A terse OCR read notes a meeting on June 22 concerning prices of shaves. Names or places are unreadable. The fragment suggests a price discussion but lacks clear participants or context.
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