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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
6
A long discussion argues law should regulate harm to others not conscience. It condemns policing morality as dangerous to liberty, cites New York police corruption and the Committee of Fifteen report, and warns that enforcing conscience erodes justice and provokes hypocrisy.
A Reform Club committee critiques the 1896 Raines Law for liquor regulation in New York. It notes hotels may serve on Sundays under strict definitions, but enforcement created hotels as fronts for sin, linking gambling and prostitution. The report cites increased evasion, perjury, and corruption, with hotels acting as centers of vice and impurity in dense urban areas.
Mrs E Satler of Los Angeles credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending two years of change of life symptoms including hot flashes and chills. She notes five bottles restored health and that the product supports charitable work helping needy mothers. A testimonial advises consulting Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
The author argues that pervasive law violations and bribery have made reformers appear as opponents of law. He cites the Raines law’s harsh penalties as failing to deter crime, corrupting dealers and officials, and shows the pattern across large cities where population shields offenders.
A reflection on civic duty urging obedience to law while stressing legislators should craft laws worthy of citizen respect and trust. It frames lawful governance as a balance between enforcement and legitimacy.
New York June 9 Oscar P Ostergren, inventor of liquid air and head of a $5,000,000 company, was confined in the insane pavilion at Bellevue Hospital after reportedly going insane.
Rockford Illinois June 9 Robert Cowan aged 45 has been elected supreme master of the Mystic Workers of the World and has served as head field worker for eight years.
Aurora Illinois June 9 Howard M Snapp of Joliet was selected by acclamation as the Republican candidate for Congress from the new Eleventh district comprising Du Page Kane McHenry and Will counties.
Whatcom Washington June 9 John Dix charged with wrecking two banks was found guilty of larceny by embezzlement. The maximum punishment is ten years in the penitentiary. Springfield Illinois June 9 Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad certified to the Secretary of State an increase of its capital stock from sixty million to seventy five million.
United States district attorney seeks evidence from Savannah after meat concerns agents depart the city as officials in Chicago request material for a case.
Prospec tors report two severe earthquakes on the night of May 11 near the north fork of the Coeur d Alene river. Fatally Wounds. Ollie Pitzer aged 19 shot and fatally wounded his cousin Otis Richman 15 in Daleville Indiana June 9.
News from San Francisco reports Retalbulen at the foot of Mount Tacona in Guatemala buried under lava ashes and stones with an estimated 1,000 deaths. Volcanic activity followed the April 18 earthquake that destroyed Quezaltenango, with ongoing tremors and further destruction near Champanico Tapachula and Santa Maria.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania the coal and iron police quit en masse at the Stanton mine after demands for pay and lack of commissions. Two foremen remain as water floods the mine daily while pumps face drowning. Bosses abandon posts at Maxwell and No. 11 mines, halting pumping operations. Four officers accused in a shooting case await arraignment. a wounded 12 year old boy, Charles McCann, shows progress though the bullet remains.
Huntington June 7. The Western Kanawha Coal company controlling all mines in the Guyandotte valley notified its miners it would concede their demand for an advance.
The president has received the New York board of trade and transportation resolutions asking him to intervene to end the coal strike.
Painkiller sales rise in golf districts as Perry Davis' Painkiller promotes itself as the oldest and best remedy for sprains strains bruises and soreness from vigorous play and accidents. The standard liniment and balm is everywhere prescribed.
In Freedom Wisconsin two mad dogs were discovered triggering fear of hydrophobia after several children and dogs were bitten. The report notes growing concern of a possible epidemic. Separately in Washington political posts shift as Senor De Ojeda becomes minister to Washington succeeding Duke de Arcos. De Cologan succeeds De Ojeda at Tangiers.
H Re Boswick of Dayton Ohio was killed while serving as a field judge at the Cleveland interscholastic field meet held at Glenville tracks. A hammer part struck him in the stomach from a hammer swung by Sherburn-Wight man who was preparing to throw. He died two hours later.
Madison June 7 reports E S Harvey of the Chicago house of correction has been offered the position of warden at the Waupun state prison. State board of control members Grotophorst and Treat were in Chicago consulting with Harvey. Harvey previously served as deputy warden at the prison.
A blaze swept the conservatory and adjacent pavilion in Toronto's horticultural gardens. The second largest auditorium suffered extensive damage and many rare plants were irreparably scorched. The loss is heavy.
A 1900 letter from Lillin Sochor of David City Nebraska endorses Genesee Pure Food Co Grain-O. She states her brother suffered coffee-related illness and switched to Grain-O with his health improving. The letter highlights long term use and strong satisfaction.
Kansas City reports Frank Robinson the Nevada Iowa man who killed Gertrude Rawlings and wounded her suitor Albert Ferguson died from bullet wounds sustained just after the crime.
A massive blaze destroyed the Carey Lumber company mills and stock in Carey North Carolina on June 7. Estimated loss reaches 75000 with 15000 insured. The Dukes of Durham held most of the company’s stock.
M. T. Vightner of Highland Park Illinois was elected captain of the Harvard track team for next year. He has been a sprinter on the team for three years.
Berlin June 7 King Albert of Saxony aged 74 is hopelessly ill after twenty nine years on the throne. His heir is his brother Prince George.
New York officials of the American Steel and Wire Company deny reports it will build a Beaumont Texas plant costing five million dollars.
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