Fire at St Louis stable destroys auto and damages horses
A fire at 210 Marion Street in St Louis destroyed an automobile, two buggies, and two horses, with two sleighs damaged. Firemen fought flames for over three hours as interior walls cracked and water pressure hindered suppression. Dr S B Short and N G Rice, present in the stable, reported no gasoline explosion beyond the tank.
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Oe Short
St. Louis
Hisenbeiss
Marion Street
John McGinley
S. B. Short
N. G. Rice
Rice
Homer Brown
Mr. Rice
Central Fire Station
Doc” Darling
Dotson
Sanford
S. B
Postmaster Anderson Debt Seen As Government Loss
In Goshen the local paper notes the postmaster Anderson carries a government debt that could be cleared by a bank failure affecting funds. The item mentions Turner as one of Anderson’s bondmen and describes the agitation in town over the financial issue.
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Goshen
Deportations continue from Cripple Creek amid anti union stance
About thirty prisoners were loaded onto a Florence and Cripple Creek train and sent west to Pueblo before continuing south by Santa Fe. A local business committee declares no room for walking delegates or unions in Teller county, citing the Western Federation of Miners as source of strife. Virgil King, Charles Matthews, and Patrick Mullaney are moved to the county jail. King and Mullaney face complicity charges in the Independence dynamiting while Matthews is held as a witness. Sam Crowl, previously jailed for forgery, was surrendered by his bondsman and remains in custody pending bal arrival.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Bull Pen
Florence and Cripple Creek
Denver
Rio Grande
Florence
Pueblo
Teller County
Western Federation of Miners
The
Trades Assembly
Virgil King
Charles Matthews
Patrick ‘Mullaney
Victor
King
Mullaney
Matthews
Western Federation of ‘Miners
Elkhart County Justice Nomination Ranks and Rivalries
A Elkhart lawyer analyzes the judicial fight for the Republican nomination. Col. Dodge is urged to organize delegates while Goshen aspirants rally in the south county. Elkhart and LaGrange divisions threaten the Middlebury convention outcome.
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Jim Dodge
Elkhart
Col. Dodge
Pompeii
Dodge
Nappanee
Goshen
Middlebury
LaGrange County
Postmaster Anderson Leads Bank Loss Reimbursement Efforts
A Washington dispatch reports the Post Office Department will not press the suit against Elkhart postmaster W. H. Anderson over public funds placed in Indiana National Bank. Anderson has arranged to reimburse $10,000, with $5,000 deposited within sixty days and salary deductions to cover the rest, while the government may still pursue part of the losses via suit.
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Washington
Indianapolis Journal
Post Office Department
W. H. Anderson
Elkhart
Indiana National Bank
Anderson
Bicycle Thief Sentenced in South Bend Case
Harry Brown pled guilty to larceny for stealing a bicycle in South Bend. He received 60 days in the county jail plus a $5 fine and costs, totaling 75 days. Police expect possible re arrest on a more serious charge after this sentence expires.
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Harry Brown
South Bend
Brown
Receiver Sought for Tailor Store in Elkhart
Harman and Zigler sue Mrs. Mary H. Taylor seeking a receiver for the Taylor & Co tailoring firm on South Main Street Elkhart. They allege James A. Taylor, father of George W. Taylor, has run the business while drunk for a month, locking the store and closing to customers with stock valued at unknown and debts around 1000.
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Harman & Zigler
Mary H. Taylor
George W. Taylor
Taylor &* ‘Con
South Main Street
Elkhart
James A. Taylor
Prominent Lawyer Seth Oden Found Dead in Summer Home
Seth Oden of Canton Ohio, later New York lawyer and member of the Union League and Lawyers clubs, died at his Somerset summer home. He was in ill health for a year and died this morning, cause Bright's disease according to reports. His wife found him seated in a chair.
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Somerset
Bright
Canton
New York
Union League Club
Lawyers’ Club of
Plans for the New Postoffice at Main and Jackson Streets
Plans and specifications for a new one story postoffice building at Main and Jackson streets were received from Washington. The limestone or sandstone structure measures 97 feet 2 inches by 61 feet 2 inches, with a 32 foot high exterior and a five foot ground-floor elevation. The design resembles the Carnegie library with a public entrance on Main Street and a separate Jackson Street entrance, plus employee entrances and a basement including carrier areas and lockers. The ground floor houses the main work room 51 by 42 feet, flanked by partitions, with public lobby along the south and east.
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Main and
Jackson Streets
Washington
Anderson
West Jackson Street
North Main Street
Carnegie Library
Main Street
United States Postoffice
Jackson Street
Century Club
Political chatter hints Field as presidential pick in Elkhart
In Elkhart observers discuss a Democratic ticket led by a Western business man like Marshall Field, arguing he would be electable and safe. Local figures doubt Fogarty’s gubernatorial bid, while labor leaders fear a poor choice harming union goals amid party shifts.
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Walter Hazelton
St. Joe
James A. Bell
Elkhart
Mayor Fogarty
South Bend
Fogarty
Hering
Louis Ludlow
Indianapolis Star
Edward J. Fogarty
Robert E. Codd
Board of Safety of
Organized Labor
Grand Hotel
Good
Codd
Bedford Burned Cave Letter Spurs Murder Investigation
Bedford Indiana June 11 a letter signed John Brown claiming he killed Sarah Schafer prompted Sheriff P J Carr of Lawrenceville Illinois to open an inquiry. The writer, familiar with the Bedford area east of town, described a route to Barnard cave where he changed clothes. Local residents and travelers are following the route hoping to find evidence.
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Bedford
Ind
Burnard
Cave
Dinois Sherif
Mayor Smith
Terre Haute Star
John, Brown
Sarah Schafer
Quincy Dobbins
Lawrenceville
James McDonald
Linton
Frank W. Vance
McDonald
Mine Workers’ Union
C. P. Butler
the Democrat
Charles W. Burton
John W. Hudson
W. M. Dobbins
Henry W. Pearson
A." McDonald
Work Contract States Daily Offeit Per Day
The fragment notes a work contract clause describing daily offeit terms. It references a per day rate or allowance and implies continuation until a condition or date, but lacks clear details.
Daniel P. Rice, Father of Mrs Zigier, Dies in Washington Township
Daniel P. Rice father of Mrs Edward Zigler of Elkhart died after a long illness at 4 30 this morning at his home near Zion church in Washington township The funeral is set for Sunday at 1 o'clock at Zion church Burial will follow in Oak Ridge cemetery at Goshen
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Zigier
Daniel _P. Rice
Indiana National Bank Dividend Planned For Creditors
The bank’s receiver plans a second ten percent dividend to depositors and creditors. About 68 000 dollars is needed to pay claims, with an additional around 10 000 dollars required to cover proved and unproved claims. Expected payment date is likely July 1.
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Indiana National Bank
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Miners’ Federation and Trades ‘Assembly
Crowl
Wappanze
Frank
Berlin
Charpie
Messrs
Sykes
Beardsley
Kent
Fieldhouse
Concord Township
Seventh
Charlie
New Paris
Eid. Frank
Foshen
Davis
Ed. Frank
Palanze
Babe
Merritt
Seth Oden Gern Gy On
Abner M’kinley
Hazelton
Bell
Parker Nor
Hearst
Star
Hikhart
Review
Mr. Kent
Truth
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