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Newspaper

Elkhart Weekly Truth

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1907

Page

9

Elkhart Police Bill Furore Ends in Adjournment

Last night a metropolitan policy law debate stalled as the Indiana House adjourned sine die without passing the police bill. Fire Chief Leader arrives with state edition signaling the legislature’s delay, while Judge Williams campaigns to become police chief. City finances reveal a weak General Fund and Library balance with February receipts near borrowed money.

Craiecutt Simitate Diesel Fee Metropolitan’ Police Neaddharieea Ula Raer Indianapolis Williams Charlie Silvers Charlie ‘Silvers Eikhart Schulz Bullock Franklin Bell's Menthly Board of Health

Senator Beardsley Draws Rail Shot At Indiana Capitol

In the 60 day session end at the state capitol Dude Shaw says Senator Beardsley is fine and will seek Congress Brick’s seat. He claims the Trainmen board chief F L Peick is a thief and that railroad legislation is full of loopholes. Dude notes most lawmakers are lawyers and questions the gains for railroad workers. Jim Goodrich, state GOP chair, and another leader recall smoking a post office note.

Shaw Towine Brotherhood Hikhart S” Aworthy Oly Beardsley Brick Dude Garrett Ind Jim ‘Goodrich Tim

ADTNA: Easier Mining Eases Use of Ease

Ambiguous OCR fragment hints at a mining or technology topic with unclear entities. The readable portion suggests ease of use or efficiency improvements but lacks concrete names, places, dates, or organizations to anchor a factual summary.

Union Plans Protest Over Polishers Discharge At Chicago Plant

Union officials say several Polish workers were discharged and claim management at the Chicago Telephone Supply company has opposed the union. A committee met with president George A. Briggs but the plant advertised for help yesterday. Officials say aid could be secured in Elkhart if terms through the union are agreed. Police were called for protection as two applicants feared being marked. Negotiations with the Chicago company are described as orderly.

Chicago Daper George A. Briggs Elkhart The Factry Whiteman Robbins Chicago Telephone

Clarke resigns from Y M C A rail work in Elkhart

S. Clarke resigns as secretary of the Y M C A Railway work in Elkhart to take a larger post as secretary in Regina Saskatchewan Canada. The resignation was mailed to the Board of Management yesterday and becomes effective in April. Clarke’s career included Toronto and Cleveland positions with railroad associations before Elkhart.

Clarke Railway Clar Elkhart Regina Saskatchewan Canada Board of Management Y.M. C. Va Toronto Caada Cleveland Lake Blkhart Probanis Bione 8 al

Beginning of goods frame a mirage in imported woolens echoes

Fragmentary note states that goods labeled imported resemble earlier woolens and other articles seen years ago. It hints at a FR Cahiers Bs 2 section discussing origins and marks. The text implies skepticism about import labels and product origins.

Many Uses Of The Banana Worldwide

Banana plants serve many roles beyond food. Leaves are used for dressings and shelter, old leaves as twine and boxes, stalks and leaves for soap, laundry, and salt production, juice for ink and blackening, leaf wax for export in Java, ash-derived dye from leaves, and banana fiber for Manila hemp, rope, and cordage. these examples show the fruit’s global commercial importance.

Indies Java Switzerland

Modern city man degraded by transit and fashion

The passage notes a belief that modern men are physically weaker than grandfathers. It claims worsening grace and strength due to modern life, clothing trends, and elevator enabled mobility. Tailors debate male physique decline as transit and fashion reshape the body.

Fithien Sohne Abeel Stroubl Man Gracez

Seventeenth Street Windows in Colorado Fe Ticket Incident

A fragmented report notes a startling event on Seventeenth Street involving bridal preparations and a ticket issued for a Colorado location. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR text.

A. Bridal Colorado’. Fes

Smith Faces Harsh Day After Disorderly Conduct Charge

The record notes a chaotic sequence including arson references, two trials, a witness, a threatened razor incident, a runaway wagon hitched to a pickle cart, and a wind up to ongoing activities. The events culminate in a disorderly conduct charge against Smith.

Printer's error joke echoes Cicero misquote

Kansas City Star recounts a newsroom incident where Field penned an editorial paragraph misquoting Cicero. The line O tempora! O mores! appeared in print as O tempest o Moses, shocking readers and highlighting typographical gaffes in the old Times newsroom.

William F. Waller Harrison Street Kansas City Times Field The Moses Kansas Star

Remembering a Cow Milking Mishap Teaches Handedness

The instructor notes many adults struggle to distinguish right from left. Mme recalls a childhood cow milking accident that left her with a vivid image of her right hand, guiding her to tell one hand from the other.

Mme Bevel T- Know

Where the Gold Goes in Egypt Boom

A consular report notes Egypt enjoys a boom with rising cotton prices and more arable land due to the Nile dam. It suggests gold is hoarded or sent abroad as speculation grows in Cairo and London reports nearly 20 million dollars moved from the financial center.

Egypt Cairo London

Retterss Exclaims In Sudden Scene At Event

A brief report notes an unexpected exclamation by Retterss during the event, drawing attention from attendees and prompting reactions from onlookers. No further details available in the readable text.

Bids Opened As City Considers Building Space on Third and High

Bids from Elkhart Decatur Huntington Terre Haute and others ranged from 55 000 to 857 914 with certified checks of 1 000 each. The city board opened bids and discussed slight plan changes to provide more space between the proposed building and sidewalks on Third and High streets.

Ranger Harvey Ristener “& Son Elkhart Meta Maxon Fred, Hoffman, & Son Decatur Moyer & Heifrick C. Hy McCormick, & Co Huntington B. Hail J. Ge Norédella Terre Haute

Fraudulent mining shares exposed in World's Magazine article

January issue warns readers about swindles selling fraudulent mining shares to the public. It urges protecting savings by placing funds in reputable banks like St Joseph Valley Bank, claiming absolute safety and steady interest.

St. Joseph’ Valley Eernee

Local firm Skinner and Wider wins Michigan suit

Skinner and Wider of Elkhart were notified that Michigan Supreme Court affirmed a Detroit circuit court judgment in the case of William Wider v Detroit United Railway. Wider received 3500 for injuries from a Detroit streetcar crash. Wider is uncle of local attorney BE Wider. The firm believes rehearing is unlikely.

Skinner & Wider Supreme Court of Michigan Detroit Circuit’ Court William Wider Detroit’ United Railway Detroit Wider Elkhart Law Skinner Supreme Court

Former Elkhartan Owns Big Estate in South Bend

In closing the estate of late Renatus Duey heiress Athelia Duey disposes of the Duey fats to Renate Roberts for a sum. The former Elkhart Street Carman and insurance promoter She divorced him. Mr Due and his first wife now dead were known in Goshen as musicians.

Bend Renatus Duey Athelia Renate Rober Goshen Limbért

Treasurer Groh Receives $1,000 Annual Pay Increase

The treasurer Groh is slated to receive a raise of $1,000 per year, boosting his annual compensation by that amount.

Croop Groh Wah

Trainmen Drowned in West Pennsylvania Bridge Crash

Three railroad workers Meiskell the engineer Cantwell fireman and brakeman Jones were killed when a West Pennsylvania train plunged through Deer Creek bridge in rainy conditions near Bittsburg on March 13.

Bittsburg Enginee Meiskell Cantwell Jones West Pennsylvania Railroad

Bell not resigning claims surface at Mennonite Publishing Co

Fragments indicate a claim that Bell did not resign from his post at the Mennonite Publishing Co. The note references a window sign reading Boy Wanted and mentions a business college in the area.

Bell Mennonite ‘Publishing Co Fac

Husband Sentenced to Fort Leavenworth Prison

Abandoned suit reveals a husband was sentenced to Fort Leavenworth Prison after a court found him guilty in the matter.

Elkhart Man in Divorce Suit Faces Fallout in Indianapolis

The Indianapolis Star reports Bertha Brown of Elkhart filed for divorce in Superior Court, detailing Walter Brown once a bank wrecking figure now fallen from politics and business. She remained loyal, even moving to Leavenworth Kansas to support him, while he grew irritable and blamed former associates for his downfall.

Walter Brown Elkhart Indianapolis Mr. Brown Bertha Brown Reavenworth Brown Ake Ups

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