Four Colleges Incorporated Promising Student Benefit
Four Colleges Incorporated brings together Marion Kokomo Logansport and Elkhart Normal and Business Institute with $25000 capital. Directors Charles C Craig Jay D Brunner and Robert F Cummins plan centralized administration, shared advertising and job placement. A new dormitory and boarding hall will open in Marion. Board meeting postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busines College
Indiana Business College
Marion
Kokomo
Logansport
Elkhart Normal and Business Institute
Charles C. Craig
Jay D. Brunner
Robert F. Cummins
Charles C
Rev Puterbaugh Dead In Hikhart County
Rev Amsey Puterbaugh respected resident of Hikhart county died Saturday at his home several metres south of the city. Death was due to consumption. He leaves a wife Rilia, a son and daughter at home, three brothers and five sisters. Funeral will be held Wednesday at 1 pm at the Elkart Valley church.
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Amsey Puterbaugh
Hikhart
Rilia
Ing “Ohnureaj Cay
Ana
John
Vistula
David
Goshen
Orvill
Waterloo
Iowa
Benjamin
Goshen Court Session Reports Docket Calling
Court convened in Goshen this morning with about 30 attorneys present as the docket was called. Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. J S Simons aged 63 from complications of diseases and Mrs. Joseph Bernstein aged 61 from heart disease.
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Goshen
J. S. Simons
Joseph Bernstein
Death Comes 10 Gaspar Keyser
Elkhart mourns Caspar Keyser at 611 South Third Street after his death at 4 40 am. Born October 13 1833 in Doerrenbach Bavaria he immigrated in 1853 and lived in Monroe Michigan Havana and New Orleans before settling in Elkhart. He leaves a wife and ten children including Frank J and Joseph in Chicago and Rev Charles Key. Funeral at St. Vincent’s Church Wednesday at 9 am with Rev John Cavanaugh officiating.
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Elkhart
Caspar Keyser
South Third Street
Doerrenbach
Bavaria
Monroe
Mich
Havana
Mary Miller
New Orleans
William Steiner
Keyser
Hellhart
Borneman & Doll
Frank J
Joseph
Chicago
O. M. Denzig
William C
Charles Key
Destructive Flood Forces Parkersburg Evacuation
Rising waters flood the lower Parkersburg area in West Virginia forcing abandonment of the town section as damage mounts and relief efforts begin.
Knapp Pleads Not Guilty for Quintuple Murder
Alfred Knapp, self confessed quintuple murderer, was arraigned in Hamilton Ohio and entered a not guilty plea. He has no attorney and a preliminary hearing date was not set. He appeared unconcerned, listening to the charge, with his sister present. He claimed insanity but said he would submit to the law.
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Knapp
Hamilton
Alfred Knapp
Exiled American Dentist O'Brien Barred from Saxony
Dresden reports that police issued an order expelling Dr. O'Brien, an American dentist who taught Crown Princess Louise to ride, from Saxony. His wife sent the king letters from the princess that appeared compromising.
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Dresden
O’brien
Louise
Saxony
Vessel Foundered Off English Coast Amid Gale
A gale sweeping the English and French coasts for a week has sunk an unnamed vessel off the coast, with the entire crew perishing. The report notes ongoing deadly weather and loss at sea.
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London
Penance Cornwall
Prisoner Kills Jailer Then Escapes In Olympia
In Olympia Washington March 1 prisoner Christ Bendon killed jailer David Merrill and escaped after seizing the jailer's revolver. Sheriff Mills' wife restrained the other prisoners with a revolver preventing a broader breakout.
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Olympia
Wash
Christ Bendon
David Merrill
Mills
Christ Benson
David Morrell
Carrie Nation Detained Overnight on Disorderly Conduct Charge
San Francisco report says Carrie Nation spent last night in jail after breaking a whiskey bottle rushing a hotel bar and quarreling with her press agent in a disturbance marked by a disorderly conduct charge.
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San Francisco
Carrie Nation
Russ
Famine in Northern Japan Leaves Two Hundred Thousand Destitute
News from Victoria reports famine in northern Japan with about two hundred thousand people destitute and many deaths from starvation. The situation worsens as relief efforts struggle to reach affected regions.
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Victoria
B. C
Japan
Cup defender nearing completion christened by Mrs Iselin
Bristol Rhode Island March 2 The new cup defender is rapidly nearing completion and will be christened by Mrs Oliver Iselin.
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Bristol
R. I
Oliver Iselin
Middlebury Men Charged In Grocery Store Robbery
The father of Charlies Lehman, one of the Middlebury youths charged with robbing a local store, defends his son, claims he accompanied him to church and was home by 10. The trio may have conspired with Shed Ecker and Ed Shaner. Lehman pleads innocence and will stand trial. Hacker and Shaner plan to plead guilty. The case stirs town talk. burglary penalties vary by prisoner age.
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Charlies Lehman
Middlebury
Shed Ecker
Ed Shaner
Arest
Lehman
Hacker
Shaner
Youngster Found Guilty of Manslaughter in St. Joe Case
Varl Nixon aged 16 was convicted of manslaughter in St. Joe circuit court and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Prosecution argued reading trashy novels warped his mind and fueled a detective fantasy. Victim named John Riffel of Johnstown, Pa. Nixon claimed the shooting was an attempted holdup and bragged afterward of a detective’s record.
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Varl Nixon
St. Joe
Nixon
John Riffel
Johnstown
Freight Cars Wreck on Lake Shore at Hudson Michigan
In Hudson Michigan on Friday morning four or five freight cars derailed on the Lake Shore. Train No 99 moved to a siding to allow eastbound No 96 to pass but its length left wrecked cars on the main line. The eastbound could not stop on the steep grade. Brakeman Hanes of Toledo was thrown from a car to a mail crane with minor injuries. The line was blocked for several hours.
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Hudson, Mich
Lake Shore
Hanes
Toledo
Stops Run on Muscatine Bank
A bank run on the German American Bank of Muscatine began after a false report claimed stockholders lost heavily on the Chicago board. President Geisler assured full depositors would be paid, and other Muscatine banks aided in the effort.
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Muscatine
Bank of Muscatine
Chicago Board of Trade
Geisler
De Wolf Hopper Offers $5000 Prize for Opera Libretto
New York March 4 De Wolf Hopper has offered 5000 dollars for the best score and libretto for a new comic opera. The competition is open to the world and the opera must be ready for production by March 1, 1904.
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Wolf ‘Hopper
New York
Wolf Hopper
Mereh
Mad dog scare prompts court news and bites
Intense excitement followed a suspected mad Newfoundland that attacked Mrs Peff Mrs LeCount and Miss Tice near Goshen. The dog died and spinal cord was sent to Pasteur Institute Chicago for mad analysis. Also reported are multiple local property transactions and legal notices.
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Thomas Peff
Goshen
Junk dealer Melvin Johnson pleads guilty to petit larceny
Elkhart man Melvin Johnson pleads guilty to petit larceny for stealing a hot water heater from Charles W. Miller. He is sentenced to the reformatory for one to two years, disfranchised one year, and fined $1. The case was originally charged as grand larceny by Prosecutor L L Burns and later reduced after heater resale facts. Johnson, 29, unmarried, must support himself and repay taxpayers.
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Melvin Johnson
Elkhart
Reformatory
L. L. Burns
Johnson
Charles W. Miller
M. Dembufsky & Son
J. B. Gattshall
Charles E. Kutz
Ex City Judge Hender son faces embezzlement charge
Ex city judge Charles S. Henderson of Hikhart was arraigned on embezzling ward funds and pleaded not guilty. His trial is scheduled for Monday March 12.
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Charles S. Henderson
Hikhart
Ward
Guardian reports funds due ward Lucy Potter
In Notes of the Court William R. Ellis guardian for Lucy A. Potter filed a report showing 2249 dollars and 97 cents owed to the ward due to her unsound mind.
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William R. Ellis
Lucy A. Potter
Divorce suit of Cook v Cook dismissed
Guardian Jonas Christophel for Ira Christophel, minor heir of Daid B Weaver, filed final report showing 228.14 due and was discharged.
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Jonas Christophel
Ira Christophel
Daid -B. Weaver
Emmitt Divorce Suit Dismissed in Elkhart From Costs Paid
The divorce case of Carrie V. Emmitt against Anaa Emmitt was dismissed and the costs paid. Both parties are from Elkhart.
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Carrie V. Emmitt
Anaa Emmitt
Elkhart
Local Court Notices Report Guardians, Arrests, Inventions
Leffel Jones, 30, jailed at Goshen charged with assaulting his father Andrew Jones, 68, an old soldier from New Paris. Hannah Burton widow seeks inventory of 102.65 and widow’s property award. George A. Fisher guardian for Mary E. Funk files account current showing 99.50 due the ward. Abraham C. Mehl guardian for minor heirs of Henry S. Pletcher files account with 482.70 due the ward.
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Leffel Jones
Goshen
Andrew Jones
New Paris
Hannah Burton
William Burton
George A. Fisher
Mary E. Funk
Abraham C. Mehl
Henry S. Pletcher
Robbery Attempt Foiled at Goshen Homes
Unsuccessful burglars tried to rob Miss Bernice Heefner and Miss Elvire Thomas in Goshen last night and fled after being scared away. They left a pocketbook hat and rubber possibly used as gear. The homeowners are in Washington. Fremont Degolier and Jonathan Morris of Elkhart received liquor licenses from the county commissioners.
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Bernice Heefner
Elvire Thomas
Goshen
Washington
Fremont Degolier
Jonathan Morris
Elkhart
Property Transfers Among Local Residents in Elkhart Area
Reuben G Ward and wife transfer property to John A Monteith and Martha Monteith in Proct and Skin Elkhart. George Arnold and wife convey to Benjamin M Best and Elizabeth Best. Best and Mellinger Nap 125, Louis Phillips and wife convey to Warren.
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Reuben G. Ward
Jno. A
Martha’ Monteith
Elkhart
George ‘Arnold
Elizabeth
Best
Mellinger’s
Louis Phillips
Wits
Warren
Tragedy on C O Train Collision Near Russell Ky
Chesapeake & Ohio passenger train rear ended a freight near Russell Kentucky killing brakeman Charles Miller conductor Henry Dans and Fred Rose and a passenger in the caboose.
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Trenton
Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio
Russell
Charles Miller
Henry Dans
Fred Rose
Merion Liner Grounded Near Roche's Point Remains Fast
Queenstown reports the Dominion liner Merion which ran ashore near Roche's Point on Monday is still fast. Passengers were safely landed this morning as authorities work to refloat the vessel.
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Queenstown
Mar
Dominion
Merion
Roche’s Point
Body of Knapp's Wife Identified in Ohio River
The body found in the Ohio river at New Albany Indiana was identified as Hannah Goddard Knapp. In Rome the twenty-fifth anniversary of Pope Leo XIII enthronement was celebrated amid heavy rain with vast crowds, a dense interior crowd at St Peter's, and high pontifical rites.
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Knapp
New Albany
Ind
Ohio River
Hannah Goddard Knapp
Rome
Mar
Leo
St. Peter’s Church
Papal
Vatican
Petition seeks to prosecute alleged perjury in Indiana Railway cases
Wilbert Ward Thomas W Slick F M Jackson W G Crabill and Talbot Talbot file in St Joseph circuit court claiming proof of perjury by Frank R Hammond and Benjamin Lester in sworn warrants accusing ex-employees of conspiracy riot and root and request commission to prosecute the cases.
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St. Joseph Circuit Court
Wilbert Ward
Thomas W. Slick
F. M. Jackson
W. G. Crabill
Talbot & Talbot
Frank R. Hammong
Benjamin Lester
Indiana Railway Company
Root
Stricken Family Reports Death of Toledo Resident
News arrived yesterday of the death of Winfield S. Heininger of Toledo oldest son of Rev S Heininger of this city. Rev Heininger has been at the bedside since last Friday. Mrs Geo Schafer a sister is very ill at Ida Michigan and Mrs S Heininger cannot attend the funeral due to illness.
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Winfield S. Heininger
Toledo
S. Heininger
Heininger
Geo. Schafer
Ida
Mich
Maude Jones in Indiana School for Feeble Minded Youth
A fourteen year old girl, Maude Jones, inmate at the Indiana School for Feeble Minded Youth in Fort Wayne, is described as feeble minded with a strong memory and limited social contact. She is the daughter of Emma Stubbs and Charles Jones of Brazil, and is classified in the middle division. Her behavior shows ingratitude and defiance, yet she is a capable speller and singer.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Indiana
Albert Knapp
Maude Jones
Emma Stubbs
Knapp
Hamilton
Charles Jones
Brazil
Jones
Terre Haute
Emma Stubbs Knapp
Johnson
Indiana School
Clay County
Knightsville
Vigo County
Maude
Fr. Wayne
In Institution
Miss Hill
Tother
Afred Knapp
Alfred Knapp
Stuart Robson Ill Causes Two Week Tour Cancellations
Stuart Robson the comedian is ill at his New York home and his two week tour is canceled by manager Daniel V. Arthur on medical advice. Anthony Hope Hawkins arrives in New York aboard the Campania and is taken in by R. H. Russell. Carrie Nation jailed in San Francisco after a whisky bottle breaking incident at the Russ Hotel bar.
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Stuart Robson
H. New York
Daniel V. Arthur
Robson
Anthony Hope
New York
Anthony Hope Hawkins
Dolly Dialogues
Campania
R. H. Russell
Survivor Reaches Land After Shipwreck in North Sea
Helsten, sole survivor of the Cambrian Prince with twenty crew aboard, was rescued by the Clavering after six days adrift. The vessel sank Feb 27 as iron ore cargo shifted in hurricane seas. Three men died in the lifeboat. one of the survivors went mad and leaped into the sea.
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Hamburg
Helisten
Coquimbo
Middleshborough
North Sea
Clavering
Hellston
Middlesborough
Hellsten
Addicks Leader Earns Long Term Senate Seat Amid Republican Split
Dover Delaware reports that two United States senators were elected as Delaware ends a fourteen year civil war within the Republican party. The Addicks faction led by John Edwards was pacified by a peace treaty negotiated by M A Hanna, chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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Addicks
Dover
Del
Delaware
United States
John’ Edward “Addicks
M.A. Hanna
Republican National Committee
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Rev. Puterbaugh
Gaspar Keyser
Elk
Hart
Parkersburg
W. Va2
Muscatine Bank
Elck
Thomas
Jas. Parks and Wife
Ogden Huffman
Simon J. Straus
Mary Troyer
Cornelius Troyer
Jnc. B. Smith
Mary A. Miller
J. B. Smith
Rufus Ray Beardsley
James S. Dodge, Sr
Sarah A. Bechner
Mary B. Poyser
East Elkhart
Virel
Goshen Notes
A. Stricken Family
Eicepee Reece Ae Eal
State of In
Diana
City of
Mexico
Lagos
Fuses Schaefer
Browns
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