Interurban and Goshen City Cars Crash on Curve
A head on collision on a sharp curve near the Cosair soap factory west of Goshen injured several people. Motorman Albert Stage of Goshen, Conductor J L Ratliffe, and Motorman Wilbur Drake were hurt. Elkhart and Mease of Elkhart were among the more seriously injured. The limited and interurban cars derailed and delays followed as officials investigate responsibility.
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Goshen
J&. L. Ratliffe
Wilbur Drake
Interurban Car Wreck Recounts Passengers For Blihart Return
An interurban car collision forced cars into a siding and left passengers aboard the wreck returning to the city. Among those aboard were Mrs. Jacob Metzgar, Mr and Mrs Charles Schmidt, Mrs Andrew Lamb, Mrs W Stuck, Percy Cochran and wife, Ted Cochran, and Stewart Cochran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passhengers
Jithart Fa
Jacob Metzgar
Charles Schmidt
Andrew Lamb
W. Stuck
Percy Cochran
Teddy Cochran
Stewart Cochran
Child Hurt by Falling Scissors in Home Accident
A two year old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert W Proctor of 228 Division Street, fell on a pair of scissors cutting the throat area about three quarters of an inch from a jugular vein. The wound was narrow as the scissors were closed and bled heavily but is not considered serious. The father was away at Notre Dame university for an alumni meeting when the accident happened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pravan
Eight Year Old Swallows Pin in St Joseph Outing
Gladys McClintock, eight, of South Main Street, swallowed a pin while out with family near Boss brick yard. The child was rushed to a surgeon and is receiving prompt care. Doctors say there are no serious results feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys
Charles
McClintock
South Main -Street
St. Joe
Boss Brick Yard
Hiram Bird Injured Falling From Cherry Tree
Hiram Bird of Cassopolis street fell from a cherry tree in his yard last evening and fractured his right arm while inspecting trees. He slipped as his four slipped and he fell.
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Hiram Bird
Cassopolis Street
Mr. Paird Wee
Elkhart Man Weds His Nurse at Lake View Hotel
Fred A. Young of Elkhart married Miss Louie Kellogg, his nurse from Benton Harbor, in a Lake View hotel ceremony conducted by Justice Bracelin. The couple stayed in St. Joseph over Sunday then headed to Eagle Lake before returning home. Young is a farmer involved with the Elkhart Wrecking Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Mich
Fred A. Young
Louie Kellogs
Elkhart
Magritgze
Lake View Hotel
Justice Bracelin
Eagle Lake Resort
Gass County
Young
Benton Harbor
Abnormal Eggs Reported Across Devonshire
Reports from Seaton Ottery St Mary and South Leigh describe an unusually large and multiple eggs. An unusually large duck egg weighed half a pound at Seaton and Ottery St Mary produced a three yolk duck egg. South Leigh records the largest goose egg ever laid in the district. Agricultural experts attribute the phenomenon to weather changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devonshire
England
Seaton
Ottery
St. .Mary
South Leigh
Death Comes Sudden on Train Near Lynn Utah
Sylvester W. Shumard a 75 year old Elkhart grocer died suddenly from apoplexy on a Los Angeles line train near Lynn Utah. Mrs Shumard and Miss Grace Shumard continued to Salt Lake City with the body and arrangements were made by the Elias lodge. The family planned a homeward trip from California to Elkhart and there were no immediate details of the cause.
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Grace Shumard
J.P. Sanders
Los Angeles Limited
San Pedro
Los Angeles & Salt Lake
Lynn
Utah
Elis
Salt Lake
Shumards
Los Angeles
Elkhart
Fioneer
Sylvester Shumard
Goshen
Olio
Elzy Gosden
Barrison Street
Bedder Brothers
Mesdames Fryzbérger
Toledo
Ore
Milford
Thomas Marsh
Prairie ‘Street
Jessie Golden
Shumard
John i Golden
Bichart’ Judge
Ells
Sawyer
Hearty Meat Eaters Among Eskimo and Yakut Diets
The account notes extreme meat consumption by cold climate groups. An Eskimo reportedly eats about 20 pounds of meat daily. A Russian Tatar is described as consuming 40 pounds in 24 hours. Capt Cochrane cites a Tartar who devoured large portions of ox and fat with melted butter. The Yakuts are said to regularly finish reindeer meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochrane
Suspect detained then released after city arrest
A man arrested on South Main Street by Officer Wooley was held at the city prison on suspicion but released after his case was reviewed this morning and told to leave the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Race
Mair Street
Wooley
Kruger Child Slowly Recovers, Mrs Kruger Reports
Mrs Fréderick W. Krugers of 906 South Third Street states that her child is recovering slowly after an illness. The brief note provides no additional medical details or dates.
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Kruger
Fréderick W. Krugers
Child injured by city streetcar near Third Street
A child was struck and knocked down by a streetcar near Third Street. Motorman Frederick Reprugie attempted brakes but could not stop in time. The Kruger family home aided the child who was revived by Dr Norris and another physician. She suffered head face and shoulder abrasions and possible internal injuries but later showed improvement.
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Thirdstreet
Rand
Norris
Kruger
Frederick’ .Reprugie
Besgury Iby
Uhe
Prohibition Orator Fanning Tours Indiana Amid Speeches
Hon Michael J Fanning Philadelphia famed Irish prohibition speaker visited Indiana delivering talks since January 21 and planning Connecticut addresses as part of a national campaign. He described touring 91 of 92 counties, scheduled Fort Wayne rally with Sumner Haynes and Charles Eckhart, and noted possessing Gov St Johns 1888 convention gavel.
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Michael J. Fanning
Philadelphia
Bucklen
Bristol
Indiana
Min
Prohibition
Connecticut
Fort Wayne
Twelfth
Sumner N.haynes
Charles Eckhart
Auburn
Ind
Congress
Fort Wayiie
Mgr
Fanning
Michigan
Bennife
BK Heelan
Bered, Nee
Lightning Kills Young Farmer in Nappanee Storm
William A Moore, 27, a farmer two miles south of Nappanee Indiana, died when lightning struck a wagon as he rode with his father and a 13 year old girl. The elder Moore and the girl escaped unharmed. The bolt also felled a team of horses and a tree. A nearby bank barn burned a year earlier in a related event amid a severe county storm.
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Moore
Willian
Miss Hithel -Richard
Batcher
Mam Alsa
Tress
Napsinee
Meere
Moore Farm
Two Lake Shore workers deny dating and sexual claims
Vernon Barrene and fireman William Freenan, Lake Shore employees, lost their jobs after a police court case but deny several aspects of the reports. At a hall over a department store last Wednesday night they said they made no dates with women on the streets and did not take rooms in the flat they visited. Chas Hope testified that a password claimed to have been given by railroad men was not a real password.
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Vernon Barrene
William Freenan
Lake Shore
Hart
Chas
Hope
Oeth
Husband Missing From Home Sparks Citywide Search
Mrs Polsen reports her fireman husband from 601 Thomas Street vanished last Wednesday after a brief grocery run. A postal to Mrs Polsen this morning confirms he is in Chicago, leaving unclear reasons for his disappearance and prompting fruitless investigations by his wife and father.
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Thomas ‘Strest
Amd
Ars
Sisting
Sitidis
Mysterios
Pelsen
Thoms Street
Polsen
Inverstiga
Troth
Palsen
Leesburg Seeks New Phone Company Over Poor Service
Leesburg residents express frustration with Stony Point Mutual Telephone and Roxval Mutual Telephone, both operating exchanges in Leesburg. A petition contract has been circulated seeking a new provider to replace the two incumbent firms.
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Leesburg
Warnird
Stony Point Mutual Telephone Company
Roxval Mutual Telephone Company
Cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills Promises Relief
A testimonial from Mae Markell of Ithaca New York describes long standing nervous headaches easing after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. The ad asserts headaches stem from nerve nutrition and claims the pills feed the nerves via the blood. Buyers are told the remedy costs 50 cents a box or 2.60 for six and that the medicine is free from opiates.
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Williams
Mae Markell
Huestis
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Ini
Elkhart and
South Bend
Rudolph G. Mease
Monroe Street
Teelkhart
Guy
Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway Company
Crow
Edward
Proctor
Pioneer
Elkhart Grocer
Vic
Tim
Mr. Shumard
Los Ange
Les Harry
Sylvester W. Shumard
California
Sitges
Lagt Fall
Talker
William “A. Moore
Nappanee
Escape Flash
Willan
Kongciuslo
Parms
Stupson
Main St
McHenry-Millhouse Mig. Co
South Bend, Ind
Ithaca
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
W. H. Rogers
Traction Bidg
Indianapolis
Fikhart Bussiestand
Manu
el Chinron
Surrey
Elkhart Carriage & Harness
MFG. CO
Dias
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