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Newspaper

Elkhart Weekly Truth

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1901

Page

3

Distinct Speakers at National Farmers Convention in St Paul

The Allied National Farmers association and National Grain Growers' Association opened a six day session in St Paul Minnesota with Governor Van Sant and Mayor Smith welcoming attendees. Notables include James Wilson James J Hill and George H Phillips among others as about one hundred thousand people attend. The aim is to unite farmers worldwide to educate defend against trusts and encroachment while promoting fair prices and revenue along the producer to consumer path. The gathering highlights the era’s rural progress and the holiday like atmosphere as farmers travel via cheap rail to attend.

T. Paul Great Northern Archbishop Ireland W. E. Mason John Lind Minnesota Joseph Leiter W. D. Washburn James H. Kyle Industrial Commission Gustav Ruhland University Fribourg Switzerland George H. Phillips Chicago S. H. Greeley J. C. Hanley St. Paul M. P. Morgan National Grain Growers Farmera Agriculturists

Root Arrives at Buffalo for Exposition Visit

Elihu Root Secretary of War arrives in Buffalo June 10 to be met by Pan-American exposition Director General Buchanan and Capt P C Hains. The Root party includes Major Generals Corbin and Young, Colonel and Mrs Johnston, and Miss Edythe Patten. Mrs Root and her daughter are due today.

Root Buffalo N. Y Elihu Root William L. Buchanan P. C. Hains United States Army Corbin Young Johnston Edythe Patten

Nobleman Dies in a Cell in Washington

Edward de Duphane aged 385, known as Edgar de Chambord, died in a Washington police cell after arrest for intoxication. He was the sole heir to a French earldom and an exile from France. The incident occurred in Winchester, Virginia, with the death noted on June 10.

Winchester Edward de Duphane Washington, D. C France Edgar de Chambord

Headless Woman Found Near Chelmsford Center

The headless body of a woman about 20 years old was found in a remote area near Chelmsford Center in Lowell Massachusetts on June 10. Ellweer Hildreth, town farm superintendent, and William Baker of Chelmsford helped, but the search for the head was not successful.

Lowell Mass Chelmsford Center Ellweer Hildreth William Baker Chelmsford

Feud Turns Fatal: Bonhomme Shoots Delureya in Vincennes

In Vincennes Indiana on June 10 Joe Bonhomme and Philip Delureya quarreled over an old feud. Bonhomme shot Delureya three times twice in the neck and once in the arm. Delureya survived but is fatally hurt.

Friend Vincennes Ind Joe Bonhomme Philip Delureya Bonhomme Delureya

Surgeon Daly Dies By Own Hand In Pittsburg

Major W. H. Daly a prominent surgeon on General Miles staff in Porto Rico shot himself at his home in Pittsburg. The 59 year old widower gained fame during the Cuban War for his role in exposing embalmed beef. Miles called the death not surprising given recent bereavement and a grip illness.

Pittsburg W. H. Daly Miles Porto Rico Mary Short Washington Daly McKinley Charles R. Greenleaf Board of Army

Giant 225 Foot Tunnel Launched for Edison Powerhouse

A 1000 ton, 225 foot tunnel was launched at Lewis Nixon Shipyard Elizabethport into Arthur Kill watched by about 3000. The tube will carry water to the Edison powerhouse at 38th and 39th streets East River, planned to produce 133000 horsepower.

Arthur Kil New York Lewis Nixon Elizabethport Arthur Kill Edison Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Street East River

Laxative Tablets Deemed Best for Constipation Relief

Long time sufferer D. Hinman of Chicago praises Bailey's Laxative Tablets as the best remedy found in 86 years. The ad claims thousands of testimonials and notes chocolate coated 20 tablet and 60 tablet packages. Made by Lakeside Med Co Chicago and sold by Rushton’s Drug Store with a night dosage suggestion.

Smith D. Hinman Mercantile Fire Ins. Co Chicago Bailey Lakeside Med. Co Rushton’s Drug Store

Gypsy Camp Manager Fatally Struck by Train

John Kelly, manager of a gypsy camp at Archer Avenue and Forty-sixth Street, died at the county hospital from injuries after being run over by a stock train at the Archer avenue crossing of the Chicago Terminal Transfer railway. He was on his way to the city on business when struck.

Chicago John Kelly Archer Avenue Forty-sixth Street County Hospital Kelly

Synod Chooses Andrews Indiana For June Conference

The Michigan synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church voted to hold the next conference at Andrews Indiana on June 10. The meeting approved the seminary reports from St Charles Missouri and Elmhurst Illinois. Rev. T Graber of Francis County Michigan delivered tonight’s sermon.

Andrews la Porte Ind Michigan Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church St. Charles Elmhurst Ill T. Graber Francis County Michigan

Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Dyspepsia Cure

Advertises a tonic claiming to cure dyspepsia and indigestion by regulating and toning the stomach. Frames burdock blood bitters as a permanent, prompt remedy for stomach discomfort.

Robbery at Sparta Depot by Masked Bandits

In Centralia Illinois on June 10 two masked men robbed the Mobile and Ohio depot in Sparta. They bound and gagged the night operator, locked him in a box car, blew the safe and got 300 dollars in cash.

Centralia Ill Mobile and Ohio Sparta

Banner Salve Promoted At Rushton's Drag Store

A local notice promotes Banner Salve as a quick healer for cuts and bruises sold at Rushton's drag store. The ad urges customers to take no substitutes for the remedy.

Rushton’s

Three Die As Skiff Capsizes On Dubuque Fishing Trip

A fishing party of five was struck by a squall at Hagle Point near Dubuque Iowa and capsized. Julius Guderian aged 50 and his wife 45 and Mrs Nicholas Kolle 45 drowned. Two boys in the party were rescued by a ferry boat.

Dubuque Iowa Hagle Point Julius Guderian Nicholas Kolle

Skiff Swamps Off North Essington Drowning Three Girls

Six persons aboard a skiff on the Delaware River near North Essington were thrown overboard in a squall. Three girls died: Rosie Koons 17, Mary Koons 19, Mamie Traynor 22. They were guests of the Federal Boat Club.

Philadelphia Delaware River North Essington Rosie Koons Mary Koons Mamie Traynor Federal Boat Club

Crown in Evading Capture

An American named Constantine Scandal was robbed on a train between Modane and St. Michel while asleep. He pursued three thieves who fled into the River Arc and all perished.

Chambery France Constantine Modane St. Michel Saint-Jean-De- Maurienne

Mother's Dream Foretold Tragic River Drownings

In Evansville Indiana on June 10, the mother of 11 year old Clifford Long dreamed her son and 12 year old Clarence Reno would die by drowning. The two boys fell from a barge into the river yesterday and drowned.

Evansville Ind Chfford Long Clarence Reno

Drowning At Summit Lake In Akron Tragedy

Oliver Crosier Emil Bergdorf and Michael Shay were crossing Summit Lake in a boat when Bergdorf rocked the craft causing it to overturn. Crosier and Bergdorf drowned while Shay survived.

Akron Oliver Crosier Emil Bergdorf Summit Lake Michael Shay Bergdorf

Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Ad Promotes Pain Relief

An old advertisement urges readers to use Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil for burns or cuts. The copy invites buying at druggists and hints at medicinal relief offered by the product.

Dr. Thomas

New Method to Extract Gold Tested in Fort Wayne

The Hicks process tested in Fort Wayne fails to revolutionize current gold field methods. Ninety four eight pounds of Dahlonega ore yielded 800.48 dollars in gold, with 1.76 dollars worth in tailings. nearly 200 mining experts from the West and South observed.

Fort Wayne Ind America Dahlonega

Detective Richardson Sentenced to Prison in Bribery Case

Memphis detective W. S. Richardson was affirmed sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for bribing a jury in a large damage suit. The case recalls his past sensational career including involvement with five in custody who died under mysterious circumstances.

Memphis Tenn Supreme Court Richardson South

Mrs McKinley Still In Danger As Health Improves Slightly

Washington June 10 Mrs McKinley’s health shows slight improvement late this week but remains gravely endangered. Doctors report no material change in her critical condition and hope feels fragile amid the ongoing attack.

Patient claims cure after Foley's Kidney Cure trial

A patient reports kidney trouble and ineffective remedies before trying Foley's Kidney Cure, stating after three bottles they are cured. The testimonial appears from Rushton's drug store.

Foley Rushton

Battle kills and wounds in Batangas clash in Philippines

In Lipa Batangas a fight with insurgents left Lieutenant Anton Springer of the Twenty first infantry dead. Captain W H Wilhelm Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee Jr Lieutenant Charles R Ram say and five enlisted men wounded.

Philippines Manila Lipa Province of Batangas Anton Springer Twenty-first Infantry W. H. Wilhelm Fitzhugh Lee, Jr Charles R. Ramsay

Wreck Explodes Dynamite In New York Rail Collision

At Vestal near Binghamton ten miles west of the city a railroad wreck killed six men and injured several others. The double header freight rear ended a stationary train where a large dynamite load exploded, killing Elmer Polhemus William Meddick Theodore Polhemus J M Kelly Mattice engineer Wetherbee and fatally injuring endangered workers including Lonegan and George Mattice.

Binghamton N. Y Lackawanna Vestal Here Elmer Polhemus William Meddick Theodore Polhemus J. M. Kelly Mattice Wetherbee Lonegan George Mattice

Fortune Unearthed in Hartford Trunk Find

William Warner a traveling man from New Haven discovers a trunk full of letters proving stock in Adams and United States Express companies. He arrives in Hartford and learns he has $48,000 in accrued interest plus property valued at $250,000.

Hartford Conn William Warner New Haven Adams United States Express Warner

Debarring Premium Offer Letters From Mails

The post office department will issue an order barring from second class mail those publications that use premiums or prize incentives to attract subscribers.

Washington Post Office Department

Gift Supports Cumberland Presbyterian College Decatur Ill

Mr and Mrs Jesse Glaze of Princeton Indiana donate 1000 dollars to Cumberland Presbyterian college to be built at Decatur Illinois and 750 dollars to churches in southern Indiana, announced June 10.

Illinois College Princeton Ind Jesse Glaze Cumberland Presbyterian College Decatur Ill Indiana

Rocky Mountain Tea Claims Universal Constipation Cure

An advertisement asserts Rocky Mountain Tea cures constipation in all forms and warns neglect or poor treatment leads to disability or death. The claim urges readers to ask their druggist for the 85 cent remedy.

Strong Penn

Rockefeller Influence Questioned at Euclid Avenue Church

Cleveland reverend Dr. C A Eaton, newly installed at Euclid Avenue Baptist Church, faced questions of Rockefeller influence after his reception speech. He stated his goal to serve God and share friendship with all, regardless of wealth, affirming that manhood is the measure of value.

Cleveland C. A. Eaton Euclid Avenue Baptist Church John D. Rockefeller Rockefeller Eaton

Question Powderly Order and tuberculosis immigrants

The Tribunes notes that leading New York physicians fear Powderly's immigration tuberculosis ban may provoke retaliatory actions by other nations. They warn such measures could trap consumptives, forcing them to remain in the United States, and may trigger state and municipal restrictions that keep consumptives at home.

Powderly New York the Tribuns T. V.powderly Commissioner-General

Tin Plate Firm Plans Big Expansion in Joliet

Joliet Illinois June 10 It is unofficially announced that the American Tin Plate Company with a 4 million dollar plant here will enlarge its works creating a business that will employ 1500 men and carry a weekly payroll of 15000. The company is part of United States Steel and will use the E B J and E railroad. If built the new plant will be on this road and the outlook for tin plate is brighter than ever.

Joliet Ill American Tin Plate Company American United States Steel Company E. B. J. & E. Railroad

Edward Moran Dies Artist From Overwork In New York

Edward Moran marine and landscape painter died at his apartment and studio 384 Fifth Avenue New York after a year long struggle with a complication of diseases. Born August 19 1839 in Bolton Lancashire England Moran suffered from overwork driving him to studio sessions from dawn until late.

Edward Moran New York Fift Avenue Mr. Moran Bolton Lancashire England

Funeral for Rev Dr Maltbie D Babcock in New York

The funeral for Rev Dr Maltbie D Babcock will be held at Brick Presbyterian Church with Rev Dr Henry Van Dyke officiating. The body lies aboard the North German Lloyd steamship Trave due in New York next Tuesday.

Aguinaldo for Congress If He Returns as Delegate

Don Manuel De Aguirre, brother-in-law to Aguinaldo, traveling through Los Angeles to New Orleans, says Aguinaldo will not visit America but may seek representation for the Philippines. He claims the Filipino populace favored peace and that rebel generals are brigands who will surrender when followers tire. He predicts Aguinaldo could be sent to Congress if he returns to politics.

Pinos Los Angeles Cal Don Manuel de Aguirre Emelio Aguinaldo New Orleans Manila Aguinaldo America Cavite de Aguirre United States

Kidney Disorder Warning and Cure Claim

An advertisement asserts that low energy backache and fatigue signal kidney disorder and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure to restore strength by making the kidneys well. It recommends Rushton's Drug Store as the retailer and warns against substitutes.

Foley Rushton

Ten Hart in Train Wreck Near Greenswood Station

The east bound Frisco passenger train No. 108 wrecked at Greenswood sixty miles east of Wichita injuring ten people with two fatalities. The fatally injured are conductor E A Hckers and Mrs H W Smith of Nawerk Oklahoma.

Wichita Kan Greenswood Here E. A. Hckers H. W. Smith Nawekirk

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