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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1910
Page
3
Charley White of New York is expected to referee the July fourth Jeffries Jarongon bout with Tex Richardson preoccupied by finances. Both fighters completed stiff training and declared themselves ready for the heavyweight clash. Rumors of a Johnson friend pressing for a favorable result prompted Johnson to offer only a gilded smile.
LaPorte police protest hoboe pursuits on Waterday and Saturday evenings after four urgent calls. After a high speed train pursuit ended with one capture, dispatcher Mull Douly noted no charges would be filed. Chief Meinke demands formal charges and complete details from Lake Shore railroad before future assistance.
The obituary notes Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell the first graduate woman physician, died in Hastings England at age 0. Born in England she moved to the United States and practiced in New York City establishing an infirmary for women and children. She founded the Women’s Medical College in 1865 and organized wartime relief. She never married and leaves an adopted daughter Katherine Barry.
Readiness for Uncle Sam’s big military show opens July 4 and lasts ten days at Grant Park in Chicago. Two to three thousand soldiers from posts nationwide encamped, rehearsing events around a arena with 40 000 seats. Reserved seats only by subscription to John R. Young at the Federal Building.
At King Edward's funeral many onlookers used two mirrors on poles or an umbrella mirror to view the procession, avoiding crushes. The London crowds in Hyde Park neared 250000, with scenes of fainting and clothing torn as police struggled to manage the dense throng along St. James Street and Piccadilly.
National Magazine notes the canal project employs an unprecedented industrial army. Post office records show hundreds of thousands of dollars sent home monthly. A New York blacksmith saved 2900 while earning 78 cents an hour and a steam shovel crew earns 210 monthly. Jamaican laborers save less, but empire shops support 600 workers. The piece highlights workers dreaming of home farms as tropical heat drives progress.
A cryptic note mentions a weight of 959 and an API related to a game with a homie phone reference. The fragment references a nonstandard metric and a device term, suggesting a tech or gaming shorthand.
Market notes show hogs around 9.45 to 9.50 per hundredweight for prime grades, cattle receipts in Chicago near 5,000 with steer prices near 8.55, lambs around 7.25 to 7.40, and sheep futures near 4.00 to 4.50. Cincinnati lists hogs at 9.30 for choice, cattle receipts 600, and lambs around 8.00. Gridge data cites wheat near 1.00 and corn around 60, oats 40.
In the American League games listed, St. Louis defeats Chicago 2 to 1, Pittsburgh edges Cincinnati 2 to 6, New York beats Philadelphia 3 to 2, Boston defeats Brooklyn 5 to 7. Detroit 2 Chicago 0. Cleveland 3 St. Louis 4. Washington 1 New York 2. Philadelphia 4 Boston 6, 15 innings.
National League games listed include Chicago at St Louis Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at New York Philadelphia at Boston Chicago at Detroit and St Louis at Cleveland.
Pittsburg June 3 This pennant raising day at Forbes Field drew thousands of fans to see the world championship flag won by the home team of the National league last season. The boxes and grandstand held invited guests including the mayor city officials and major league club owners. The Pirates and their opponents the Cincinnati Reds were loudly cheered when they appeared.
New acquisitions include Armstrong Cork Co pamphlet on cork origin and uses. R C Childs on the Short Ballot and political simplification. Housekeeping at Darien Experiment Station. Elkhart Finance annual report. Indiana Public Depository Law. Taxpayers' Bulletin. Iowa University debates on Commission Form. Owen on Public Health Department. and Tariff Act of 1909 notes.
A London Morning Post excerpt by F. G. Afialo argues the sea ennobles rough men and shapes a sailor’s character. He notes sailors, born not made, are tempered by life at sea and seek wider horizons beyond village limits.
Over the last six months the University of Wisconsin has created the state’s first municipal reference bureau as part of its extension work. The bureau collects administration information and provides it immediately to cities and civic officials seeking data.
A rambled column notes postgame uproar at a Blue Sox versus Huckle Berries game. Fans blamed Bob Proctor for a pitching change, with slurs directed at team leaders and calls for guarding doors at an Elkhart league meeting next week. Proctor Karnell and officials expected to attend includes a home run joke from Wakarusa. The piece blends sports banter with a Spencerism aside and a classified sale line.
The Western provinces total 334 894 320 acres with 44 027 000 acres still under homestead entry and 11 960 000 acres in grain crops last year. The Springfield Republican notes the vast growth potential and predicts Canada will rise to a leading global economic position as development accelerates and new questions emerge.
A brief note observes a shift in immigration to Argentina from largely Italian and Spanish origins to growing Russian colonies near Bahia Blanca. It cites about ten thousand Poles in Misiones and seven thousand Finns preparing to move, highlighting diverse settlement patterns.
Advertises 27 inch floral design lawn fabric in stripes and figures with good quality and yard AYac. Doc grade lawn in dots and stripes 27 inches wide yard 8 1-3c. Fine figures and pretty floral designs priced 10c to 12%c per yard.
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