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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1907
Page
1
New York March 21 Witness absence dominates discussions as Jerome Thaw case moves toward a possible lunacy commission. Craig Wadsworth of the American Embassy in London arrives aboard the Oceanic amid speculation the missing witness may surface.
Father Francis Labonte, assistant to Father Henry Boeckelman at Elkhart, died at St. Elizabeth hospital Lafayette from heart failure. He had left Elkhart last November to lead a parish in Oxford Indiana. He was 33, ordained 1894, and will be buried in Stafford Springs Connecticut after a funeral at St. Marys Church Elkhart. The Knights of Columbus and diocese priests will attend.
A bustling chess tournament sees several players delivering sharp tactics and tight endgames. Enthusiasts monitor rising contenders as masters and amateurs vie for top honors and bragging rights.
Seventeen female workers at the Diamond Skirt Company in Lexington Avenue initiated a strike at 1 pm demanding a nine hour day. Some are on piece work, others hourly, with six bills remaining and preparations to bring in extra labor from Chicago.
A postoffice inspector inquires into the West Farm Company amid concerns raised by Truth. The probe will determine if the firm misuses mail channels while promoters tout stock and land options in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. The company links to Western Land and Improvement, with John Godfrey as secretary and manager.
A school authorities committee appeals for donations of twenty five cents to one dollar to fund a grave marker for Miss Mary Hawley, longtime Elkhart public school teacher. Contributions go to the principal of any school and will be strictly accounted, says committee chairman BE Bz Myers.
The council read the action appointing a Board of Cemetery Regents but deferred it until new statutes, to be printed in about three weeks. A motion to raise pay for city firemen was discussed, and two boxes of Havana cigars were presented to the council.
The obituary notes the death of Zula Beryl Minard after a lingering illness. Details indicate a solemn farewell with age given in years and months.
A fast passenger train collision left one person injured as authorities investigated near the tracks. Emergency crews responded to the scene and transported the victim to a hospital for treatment.
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A damaged OCR fragment notes an event at sea, listing little detail beyond a mention of ears and a vague date. The piece reads as terse and unclear with no identifiable people or organizations.
The state closes its case in Goshen accusing Richard C. Barney and associates of improper funds from the American Mutual Insurance records. Directors including R C Barney voted a $600 monthly salary and approved a $2 147 74 balance from the expense fund. The defense protested, but the court overruled, and minutes were read to the jury despite objections.
The Goshen circuit court review of the American Mutual Life Insurance receivership shows Sam Barney invested company funds into real estate knitting mill and Driving Park, with other large sums in various enterprises. Richard G Barney and estates face suits to recover shortages. injunctions and venue changes are noted as cases progress.
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