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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
4
Old Paper Delivery Notice for City Readers
Delivery by carrier to parts of the city or by mail costs 10 cents per week or one year subscriptions payable. Report missed delivery to the office. Advertising and communications must be received by the deadline to insure publication.
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Esser
Truth Telephones Editorial on Office Phones
Editorial notes room business and telephone issues with two prices cited as 2 and 5 67 in a compact historic newspaper voice. The piece discusses office phone arrangements and cost considerations in a terse comment on municipal or office utility practices.
February Circulation Figures for the Inkhart Truth
William D. Hazelton, manager of the Inkhart Truth, sworn that the February 1908 daily circulation was 3835, excluding sample copies and unsold day by day copies. Notary Lous A. Dennert witnessed the declaration on March 3, 1908 in Elkhart County Indiana.
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William D. Hazelton
Inkhart Truth
The
Truth
State of Indiana, Elkhart Co
Lous A. Dennert
Truth on Sale at Local Shops
A fragment notes bargain promotions at Finehout's drug store on Main and Hickory, Timmins' Opera House book store, and Knevels' beck store in town.
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Finehout’s Drug Store
Main
Hickory Streets
Timmins’ Opera House
Knevels’ Beck
This Date in History March 12 Highlights
March 12 entries recall Cesare Borgia killed at Giana siege in 1507 born 1457. James II landed in Ireland in 1689. William Lyon Mackenzie born Dundee 1795. Odie publisher of York Times born Cincinnati 177?. Simon Newcomb birth 185?. pasturing cows banned in Boston Common 1823. Chinese convention in California 186?. Jena explosion 1907 killed 117. 1968 decree granting religious freedom in Russia.
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Cesare Borgia
Giana
James Jr
Ireland
William Lyon Mckenzie
Toronto
Dundee
Scotland
Boston Common
Simon Newcomb
Nova Scotia
S. Odi
Simon Newcomb Birthday Note Highlights Astronomer
This passage marks the 73rd birthday of Dr. Simon Newcomb the noted astronomer and mathematician born March 12 1835 in Wallace Nova Scotia He taught in Maryland joined the Nautical Almanac staff in Cambridge and served in the US Navy until 1897 He directed eclipse expeditions edited the American Journal of Mathematics and earned prestigious honors as an early American member of the Institute of France and the first native American since Franklin to receive the honor.
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Simon Newcomb
Wallace
Nova Scotia
John Newcomb
United States
Maryland
Cambridge
Mass
United States Navy
Newcomb
Bryan Invited to California for May 18 Campaign Kickoff
William J. Bryan is invited to California on May 18 to inaugurate the democratic campaign on the Pacific coast. Governor Johnson of Minnesota Governor Hughes of New York and Secretary Taft are announced to speak in New York next week at the Friendly Sons of St Patrick annual dinner. The Socialist party in Kansas plans a three day convention in Topeka beginning April 2 to name a full ticket for state offices.
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William J. Bryan
California
Pacific Coast
Johnson
Minnesota
Hughes
New York
Taft
The
Socialist Party
Kansas
Topeka
Pawar Nomination Shift Noted by Shurt Left
In a brief political update, Shurt marks a leftward shift from Pawar’s nomination as party support realigns behind a new candidate choice. The move signals changing alliances ahead of the upcoming ballot.
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Ppenker
Pawar
D. Shurt
Taft Endorsement Expected At Republican Convention
Fragmentary text indicates delegates to a Republican convention will select a white element faction and anticipate Taft's endorsement at the event.
Bryan campaign opens with H Harrison in Chicago meet
Carter H Harrison former Chicago mayor has taken charge of the Bryan presidential campaign in Illinois heading the Bryan League. The group plans a mass meeting in Chicago next week to open the campaign with Mr Bryan addressing the gathering.
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Carter “H. Harrison
Chicago
Bryan
Hlinsis
Bryan, League
Buffington Named Oklahoma Delegate to Democratic National Convention
Ty M. Buffington of Vinita former Cherokee chief and longtime Democratic leader in Indian Territory will serve as a delegate. He was a prominent figure in state politics and a strong supporter of the constitution during last summer’s campaign.
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Oklahoma
Ty M. Buffington
Vinita
Buffington
Indian Territory
John McGoerty Announces Illinois Governor Bid
John McGoerty a longtime Chicago political figure and Illinois legislator announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor. He is the first openly declared challenger to lead the party’s ticket in the state next fall.
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John McGoerty
Illinois
McGoerty
Chicago
Ilinois
Winois
People's Party Sets National Convention in St Louis
Arrangements are nearly complete for the People's party national convention to be held in St. Louis on April 2 at the Olympic theater, one of the city’s largest venues. The Missouri state convention of Populists will meet in St. Louis the day before the national gathering.
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People's Party
Olympic Theater
Missouri
St. Louis
Statehouse candidates scarce as Texas voters reject pay raise
Report notes a shortage of candidates for the Texas legislature as voters decline to raise legislators pay. The job offers little financial promise, especially for those living far from the capital who must make frequent trips home to manage business interests.
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Texas
Wanted Sewing Skirt Making Help at Beardsley Ave
Wanted help with sewing and skirt making at 418 West Beardsley Avenue. Local ad seeks skilled tailor or seamstress for alterations and garment work.
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W. Beardsley Avenue
Own your own business for 200 dollars
Attractive opportunity offered for 200 dollars to buy a business allowing you to be your own boss. Contact A. R. Kesler for details and location where the sale is being arranged.
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A. R. Kesler
W O W Dance at McKean Hall This Friday
A W O W dance is set for Friday evening March 13 at McKean Hall. Admission is 25 cents.
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McKean Hall
Biography Review Attacks Edison for Name Association
Berliner Tageblatt surveys a new Thomas A. Edison biography noting trials from unwarranted ties to sensational novelties. It recalls anecdotes and repeatedly calls the inventor the wizard of Mungo Park, with reference to his Menlo Park, New Jersey residence.
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Berliner Tageblatt
Thomas A. Isdison
Mungo Park
Mgr. Edison
Menlo Park
N. J
Belasco on matinee idols and a theater tale
David Belasco comments on the allure of matinee idols and recalls a humorous overheard literary exchange. A bald man and a companion discuss Shakespeare as the first baldhead jokes about his partner admiring a leading man’s "heavenly hair" during a theater outing.
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David Belasco
Washington committee selects site for John Witherspoon statue
A committee in Washington was appointed to choose a site and erect a statue of John Witherspoon a signer of the Declaration of Independence on government land away from the Capitol grounds or the Library of Congress grounds. The statue will be provided by the Witherspoon Memorial Association.
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Washington
John Witherspoon
Capitol
Library of Conness
Witherspoon Memorial Association
Mexico Finance Minister Reports Strong Fiscal Position
Finance Minister Limantour presents an encouraging report on Mexico finances. For the year ending June 3, revenue reached 114,400,4000 dollars with regular expenditures of 5,000,000, yielding a surplus of 29,000,000 dollars, about 25,000,000 more than initial estimates, according to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Limantour
Mexico
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Berlin Police Propose Steps to Prevent Street Sign Defacement
The Berlin police announce measures to curb defacement of streets by electric signs and say no objection will be offered to their presence in certain spaces. They will not be allowed in the best areas or places likely to create a dissonant effect.
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Berlin
Record of two year search for missing person in New York hotel halls
A fragment notes a hotel corridor search for a wanted person in New York. The text references a two year record kept by an individual and hints at an unresolved case with a claim of eighty six, all amid a World article citation.
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New York
Shas
New
York
World
Ve Hadid Natural Course of Study
Ve Hadid Natural presents a concise outline of a study path focusing on practical skills. The article highlights curriculum elements and institutional context with emphasis on student engagement and progress milestones.
Goat tagged for passage on railroad car
An amused brakeman resorted to sending a mountain goat home by tying a shipping tag to its horns. The tag read Please Pass the Butter Thomas J. Meechin Brakeman 8S. S. and T. Ry., to ensure the animal would be allowed through the stock cars.
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Sonia
Rockies
Thomas J. Meechin
Warnings for Flat Hunters in The Bronx
The New York Press reports tenants suffer from an agent’s thrift policy in a Bronx apartment house. He buys one coal load at a time then delays delivery while tenants rely on gas, leaving hot water often warm or cold. Tenants move out and post hall notices for flat hunters.
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Bronx
New York Press
Bank reserve agent named for Crown Point
A fragment notes the Controller of the Currency approving Continental National Bank of Chicago as a reserve agent for First National Bank of Crown Point. Limited context but identifies the banks and official action.
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Ha’s
Continental National Bank of Chicago
First National Bank
Miners Union Leader Attends Washington Hearings
President VanHorne of the Terre Haute miners union travels to Washington to attend the hearings of the committee on mines and mining. He expresses strong interest in securing better protection for miners' lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VanHorne
The
Miners’ Union
Terre Haute
Washington
National Letter Carriers Leader Ed Gainer in Washington
Ed Gainer of Muncie serves as vice president of the National Letter Carriers Association and is currently in Washington.
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Ed. Gainer
Muncie
National Letter Carriers’ Association
Washington
Blanche Post Office to Close and Rural Delivery Start
The Blanche post office in Monroe county will discontinue on March 31 and be superseded by rural delivery service with mail directed to Bloomington.
Post Office at Hendricksville to Close March 31
The post offices at Hendricksville Greene county will be discontinued on March 31 and superseded by rural delivery service. Mail to Sols berry Ind.
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Hendricksville
Greene County
Solsberry
Ind
Frank L Cooper Appointed Postmaster at Pikeville
Frank L. Cooper is appointed postmaster at Pikeville in Pike County succeeding F. Jones who resigned from the office.
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Frank L. Cooper
Pikeville
Pike County
F. Jones
Representative Overstreet Poised to Push Post Office Bill
Representative Overstreet expected to secure passage of the post office appropriation bill in the House late yesterday afternoon. With that task finished, he will begin work on the keynote speech for the Indiana Republican convention.
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Representative Overstreet
House
Indiana
Federal Auto Registration Bill Heard by House Committee
Washington March 12 the judiciary committee held a hearing on a pending bill for national registration and license of automobiles in interstate commerce. The American Automobile Association advocates the measure, with passage likely if Congress finds the law constitutional powers.
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Washington, D.C
Judiciary Committee of the House
American Automobile Association
George Mullin III In Detroit Faces Calamitous Leg
The dispatch reports Mullin III enduring irritation as poison coloring enters circulation, causing friction and concern among baseball players.
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Detroits
Becomiee
Dispatch
Brush Refuses to Sign Indianapolis Contract
Shortstop Ownie Brush of Indianapolis refuses to sign the offer from the club. He has held the document two weeks and will wait for Manager Carr before acting. Brush believes he is undervalued relative to other offers, and will sign only if a no clause is added.
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Brush
Ownie
Indianapolis
Carr
Bush
Chicago Headlines Spark Debate on Style Tyranny
Speakers before the Chicago Woman's club denounce the tyranny of clothes and style. Death of Lazarus is noted. Averbuch dies while attempting to assassinate Chief Shippy of Chicago, halting immigration from other family members. Chicago board of education plans to spend $100,000 this year to protect school children from fire.
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Chicago Woman’s Club
Lazarus
Averbuch
Chief Shippy
Chicago
Board of Education
Denial Roosevelt Plans Freight Rate Increase Message
A denial is issued that President Roosevelt intends to send a message to Congress proposing higher freight rates. The statement counters rumors of a forthcoming strategic move affecting transportation costs and policy.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Hymn Singing Out of Style in New York
An old-fashioned man notes that hymn singing seems rare in New York outside churches after hearing Lead Kindly Light drift from an airshaft. He recalls five years in the city with no neighborhood singing except in church or Salvation Army settings and suggests hymn singing is out of date.
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New York
Salvation Army
Elks Dedicates New South Dakota Lodge Home
Watertown observers mark the Elks fifth anniversary by dedicating a new three story pressed brick lodge with baths bowling alleys smoking rooms dining hall and complete club facilities. Prominent lodge members from outside Watertown attend the ceremony.
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Watertown
S.D
Lodge of Elks
Defense in case seeks to prove Alin insane
In Denver defense counsel argues Alin is insane in the murder case of Father Feinrichs. Wheat values rise on milling demand but ease later after speculative selling tied to hopeful crop prospects. Wall Street hears Roosevelt will not back drastic measures against speculators and the list grows stronger.
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Alin
Feinrichs
Denver
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Kindness
We express sincere thanks and appreciation to neighbors and friends for the sympathy and kindness shown during our recent bereavement in the death of our mother and grandmother. MR. AND MRS. CHAS. ELLIS CHARLES HARING LLOYD DALY.
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Chas. Ellis
Charles Haring
Lloyd, Daly
London Snow Reveals Fogging Sulphur Coal Smoke Link
The London snow analyzed after Boxing Day shows it contained sulfur tar and organic ammonia, likely pulling down a large share of coal smoke that drives the London fog. Kent snow melted to a clean distilled-water likeness, highlighting stark contrast between the two urban atmospheres.
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Lancet
Kent
London
London Daily Graphic
Babies as creatures of habit in parenting dialogue
A dialogue from Illustrated Sunday Magazine discusses child rearing noting that habits shape behavior. It contrasts theory and practice highlighting a mother’s skill in guiding Marjorie through her first and second year with praise for balanced management and disciplined routines.
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Marjorie
Sue
Chinese Editor Stirred Audiences With Army Growth Comment
Reverend Ng Poon Chow addressed the Interdenominational Missionary conference at Calvary Church criticizing China’s plan to raise a standing army of one million. The Chinese editor’s remarks drew strong reactions from the gathered audience and press coverage in the Chronicle.
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Ng. Poon .Chow
Calvary Church
Hig
China
Francisco
Chronicle
Indoor track meet at Madison Square Garden shocks with new records
In New York's annual indoor meet at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night Forrest C. Smithson set a new World record in the 70 yard hurdles at 8 4-5 seconds and Matt McGrath raised the 56 pound weight for height to 15 feet 7 inches. The event featured top performers from many branches of track and field with competitive lifts and high runs noted.
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New York
Madison Square, Garden
Forrest ,C. Smithson
Matt McGrath
Welsh-Churchill Bout Headlines Lewiston Fight Card
Freddie Welsh faces Water Little in a ten round bout while Tommy Ryan meets Mike Cunningham in a twelve round main event in Lewiston Maine tonight. The scheduled fights draw boxing fans to a dual evening of action.
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Freddie
Schaefer Beats Hoppe to Retain Billiards Title
Jake Schaefer known as the wizard of the cue defeated Willie Hoppe in Chicago at Orchestra hall by 500 to 423. Schaefer showed mastery with an average of 14 10 85 to 12 15 34, proving he remains a top billiards artist.
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Hoppe
Schaefer
Semple
Jake Schaefer
Orchestra Hall
Chicago
Willie Hoppe
New York
Jake
Texas Development Is Conference Theme In Fort Worth
Fort Worth hosts a two day Texas Commercial Secretaries association conference with attendees from 12 sections of the state. The gathering discusses future development of Texas along agricultural and commercial lines and cautions against further hostile state legislation toward railroads and large interests.
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Ft. Worth
Tex
Texas
Texas Commercial Secretaries Association
British Admiralty Orders Wireless Ships to Report Weather
The Admiralty directs all ships of war with wireless to telegraph weather data to meteorological stations. The sea weather branch of the English service has proven valuable and is expected to grow in importance. Ocean weather is especially critical for Britain as storms often approach from the sea, not inland.
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British Admiralty
English Meteorological Service
British Isles
Population figure for Germany
The present population of Germany is about 63,000,000.
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Germany
Slayer to Hang in Pittsburg for Murder
Pittsburg March 12 The state set Morris H. Holmes to be executed today after the pardon board refused to intervene He killed his sweetheart Nancy Miller in a East Pittsburg hotel March 27 last stabbing her seven times with a butcher knife
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Pittsburg
Morris H. Holmes
State Pardon Board
Holmes
Nancy Miller
Eest Pittsburg
Special Meetings At Castle U B Church Tonight
Unusual interest surrounds this week at Castle U B Church with tonight’s topic Power of Testimony. The series aims to engage attendees in reflective discussion and spiritual practice through participatory sessions.
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Castle U. B. Church
Castle,u. B. Church
Lilian Cairns Eby Program Rescheduled at Congregational Church
The entertainment at the Congregational church featuring Lilian Cairns Eby has been moved from Monday evening March 16 to Saturday evening March 14.
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Lillian Cairns Eby
Congregational Church
Artist Mrs. Lilian Cairns Eby to perform Saturday
Mrs Lilian Cairns Eby, an artist of recognized ability, will perform this Saturday evening at the Congregational church with admission set at 25 cents.
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Lilian Cairns Eby
Congregational Church
Vast Coal Lands Under Private Control In West
Professor Holmes reports government investigations show about half of high-grade coal lands in the West are privately controlled and only around 30 million acres remain for potential government control. He cites waste from rejecting low-grade material, estimating at least half the natural coal supply lies underground or is permanently lost.
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Holmes
Fie
Aml
Amputations In New York From Transit Car Accidents
A report indicates an average of one leg or arm is amputated daily in New York City due to accidents involving surface elevated or subway cars. The figure highlights dangers linked to urban transit and ongoing safety concerns.
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New York City
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