Thieves Fail to Loot South Main Street Clothing Store
Harry Freeman discovers an attempted burglary at People's Credit Clothing Co. at 222 South Main. Thieves pried the cash drawer but left pennies and a $95 box untouched, escaping after entering through a rear storage area and basement window. A freight elevator and hooked door were misused, but no goods are confirmed missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Credit Clothing Company
Harry Freeman
South Main Street
Twin City Grocer Company
Freeman
Roberts
Mayor Rigdon Frees Crowl After Fine in Warsaw
In Warsaw on March 24 Ira Crowl was fined five dollars and costs in Mayor Rigdon's court for assault on Ernest Peterson while intoxicated two weeks earlier. Crowl was released for twelve hours to seek bond, promising to support his family. The mayor urged police to identify liquor sellers and noted a Warsaw man’s intoxication after boarding a Goshen-bound car as possible evidence of local sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ira Crowl
Rigdon
Ernest Peterson
Crowl
Pond
Hershel Lehman
Goshen
Clark Charges Dingley in tariff debate
March 24. Champ Clark opened the Democratic debate on the tariff bill. He blamed the treasury deficit nearing 150 million as a major predicament. The discussion touched on deficit causes and Treasury policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Dingley
Treasury
Washington
Champ Clark
Young Inmate Eludes Custody, Found After Absence
The article reports on a troubled young inmate who disappeared after eluding guardians Friday night. He was located Sunday evening and remained with his brother temporarily while his mind remains unbalanced. Previously he stayed with Mrs Morningstar in Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eianta
Martin
Alt
Morningstar
Division Street
Elkhart
Longcliff
Logansport
Open-Column Oddity: Prodigy Calculator Kidnapped Then Found in Jersey City
New York dispatches recount the tale of Arthur F. Griffith known as Marvelous Griffith who vanished from his Belvidere hotel. Manager K Nadel traced him to Jersey City where the prodigy refused promoters' expense demands and telephoned for help, ending his brief disappearance.
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New York
Griffith
Arthur F. Griffith
2 K. Nadel
Ehrkhart
Belvidere
Nadel
Jersey
Manger
Jersey City
Broadway
America
England
Prodigy
Missing minister Rand believed abroad after March 4 departure
Warsaw Indiana March 23 Letters received indicate Presbyterian minister Albert C Rand left town March 4 under peculiar conditions and is believed to have sailed for Europe. Police efforts traced him through Wabash Anderson Monon but he remains missing with letters from Rand kept private. Relatives have not denied the five thousand nine hundred dollar matter.
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Warsaw
Ind
Albert C. Rand
Europe
Charles
Moon
Wabash
Anderson
Rand
Sfhissing
How to Guide Dull Children for Better Minds
The article cites French physicians noting that slow learners often become capable adults. It stresses training personal traits before mental ones, and warns against poor school selection for fat or odd children. It urges parents to guide early education toward wholesome development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New. York
Corvisart
Napoleon
Old Cy Shows Frugal Fame In Long Distance Joke
Washington new man Unglaub recalls Cy Young's thrift after Boston in Cleveland. Young tried to call his farm manager from a telephone booth and had to count change. McConnell, a fresh college grad, quipped about long distance as Young noted the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy Young
Unglaub
Washington
Boston
Young
Cleveland
McConnell
How Presidents Died
A historical list details the causes of death for U S presidents and former presidents. It notes Washington from acute laryngitis, Adams through Monroe from old age, Jefferson chronic diarrhea, John Quincy Adams paralysis, Jackson dropsy, Van Buren throat and lung catarrh, Harrison pneumonia, Tyler unknown, Polk cholera morbus, Taylor cholera, Morbus, Fillmore paralysis, Pierce paralysis, Buchanan rheumatic gout, Lincoln Garfield McKinley assassinations, Johnson paralysis, Grant tongue cancer, Hayes heart neuralgia, Arthur heart trouble, Benjamin Harrison pneumonia, Cleveland heart failure after complex diseases.
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Washington
Adams
Madison
Monroe
Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
van ‘Buren
William Henry
Harrison
Tyler
Polk
Willmore
Buchanan
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Arthur
Benjamin Harrison
Grover- Cleveland
Leach Receives Mikado Honor Amid Snark Ceremony
Fragmentary report notes Abby Leach honored by the Mikado with a golden cup in a ceremonial display. Details are unclear due to garbled source text but reference to an esteemed recognition is present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mik.tdo
Abby’ ‘Leach
Cupi
Leach
Old Clerk Ties Fingers With Red Tape Over Urgent Matters
A government clerk amuses juniors by tying two fingers with red tape for urgent morning tasks. The method is cited as effective by astute people who keep finger rings on their keyring to remind them of absent rings.
Criticism of Praying Man by Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher questions the habits of a man who uses grand prayers at dawn and dusk to cover everyday needs. He mocks the pompous rhetoric while noting the man’s failure to live a humble, practical righteousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yyself
Henry" Ward Beecher
Auctioneer's Hourglass Collection Highlights Philadelphia
A Philadelphia auctioneer preserves a century old practice with a notable set of hourglasses. His display includes tortoise shell and mother of pearl, amber and gold, plus teaks and ivory pieces. The hourglasses were used to end bidding when the sands ran out, avoiding disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Opera audience recalls shocking Samson scene at the theater
A reader quotes a remark about an upsetting moment in Samson and Delilah at the opera. The talking point highlights costume and staging as a small pauper comforts Samson after his hair is cut, with a large diamond ring cited as a focal prop in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson
Delilah
New York. Times
Fragmented Private Conversation Sinks Into Jumbled Text
A shuffled excerpt presents disjointed phrases about mail censoring and a couple named Mrs Instyle and Mr Instyle. The lines hint at missing correspondence and odd, incomplete dialogue, with stray words like tenth and olgare making the passage hard to parse.
Harmony in Deathless Worship Procession of Common Good
A reflective piece on blending voices in worship and service. It envisions a crowd united in a harmonious procession toward shared virtue, encouraging each person to contribute a beautiful note to the cadence of humanity and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toibe
Cone
Wwe
Gee
Training the cent school memory in a distant past
A fragment from Atlantic recalls Eunice Swain and a cent school long obsolete. Children brought a cent as tuition and learned the three Rs plus manners and humility in a warm kitchen classroom. The piece notes the shift toward kinder gartens and contrasts methods with a stern early educator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Swain
L .H. Sturdevant
Atlantic
Plenty Good Enough and Aunt Chloe at the Drug Store
A tale from Lippincott's recounts Aunt Chloe burdened by a cruel husband who returns home battered. She seeks a powerful liniment at a drug store, offered a bottle of St. Peter's Prescription for a dollar. She balks at the price and considers a cheaper option as she persists with the idea of aiding both man and beast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chloe
St. Peter’s
Lippincott’s
Boy Writes Odd Duck Essay for National Food Magazine
A schoolboy essay on ducks includes humorous and odd observations. He describes ducks as heavy birds with meat and feathers, notes hoarse singing from frogs, and imagines ducks carrying a stomach balloon to stay afloat. The piece concludes with a preference to be a drake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
Supposed to Be Band of the Stranged Hus
Fragmentary note questions a group titled as a band. No clear names, places, or dates are readable. The line implies a misstatement or misidentification about a band linked to a family or group. Further context is unavailable in the OCR snippet.
Death of Harry Draggoo at 23 in Goshen area
Funeral notices report Harry B Draggoo of Goshen aged 23 died this afternoon at 1 50. He is survived by his father Peter Draggoo 80 one brother George from St Louis and three sisters Mrs P Warner Eaton Rapids Mrs Ne Payne and Miss Bertha Draggoo. Remains were taken to 707 Maple Row to the father home this afternoon. Funeral arrangements not yet completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Draggoo
Sefte Som Street
Peter
George
Str Louis
Moi
On P. Warner
Eaton
Rapids
Payne
Bertha Draggo
Maple Row
Elizabeth Stoner and Elizabeth Markel Dies in Elkhart
Two obituaries from Elkhart report the deaths of Elizabeth Stoner age 91 in Dunlap and Elizabeth Markel at home on Elkhart Avenue after a brief illness. Markel, born Oct 28 1949, is survived by husband David Markel two children Zenas RD Markel and Etta Klinefelter two brothers Christopher ante Solomon Confer Jacob Confer and two sisters Mary Rowe and Margaret Klapp. Public funeral services are at the residence Monday with Rev I S Cleaver. interment Grace Lawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Markel
David Markel
Elkhart Avenue
Markel
Elkhart
Zenas’rd. Mark
Remembered Child of Klopenstein Dies in Niles
Gladys five months old, child of Mr and Mrs Jacob Klopenstein, died in Niles Michigan yesterday. The body will be brought to Elkhart and taken to the Struble home 704 Myrtle street. Funeral services are set for 2 pm tomorrow at that residence with burial to Shauni Cemetery.
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Gladys
Jacob Klopenstein
Niles
Mich
Jilkhart
Struble- Home
Myrtle Street
Shauni’s
Local barber Michael Dermingie White dies at 61
Michael Dermingie known as Allen White a barber died at his home 12144 South Main Street at 6 am after a long illness He was born May 25 1848 in Green Isle Arabia and came to America in 1878 He is survived by his wife and daughter Nora Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at the rooms with Rev Artis of the AYM By church
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Michael Dermingie
Eckhart
Allen ‘White
Main
Green Isle
Arabia
America
White
Nora
Artis
Death of Ada Sargent at 11 months old
Ada Sargent daughter of Mr and Mrs H S Sargent 906 Lafayette street died yesterday morning at 2 25 o clock of complications aged 11 months and 11 days Funeral held this afternoon at 2 Rev Bertha Rineboit officiating Interment at Grace Lawn cemetery
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Ada
Seargent
H.S. Sargent
Lafayette Street
Bertha
Rineboit
Intermental
Grace Lawn’ Cemetery
Mrs Hettie S McClary Dies In Dale Indiana
Mrs Hettie S McClary secretary of the Rebekah Assembly of Indiana died at her home in Dale Indiana on March 19. She held office in the assembly and was active in local charitable work. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Hettie S. McClary
The
Rebekah Assembly of
Indiana
Dale, Ind
Elizabeth Stoner Dies Aged 94 in Elkhart Area
Mrs. Elizabeth Stoner, age 94 and among the oldest residents, died after years of infirmities. Her daughter Mrs. H. B. Miller and other children, including Mrs. J. Nappanee formerly Catherine Pigeon, mourn her passing. The family had long resided in the Mich3 n ily area southeast of Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Stoner
H. B. Miller
Elkhart
J. Nappanee
Catherine
Pigeon
Runaway Horse Draws Buggy Through River and Field
A horse pulling a buggy plunged into a river and swam across the water carrying its rider before regaining footing and running into a cornfield. Officers followed the procession, noting two scratches on the horse and damage to the buggy including a broken seat and missing box bottom. Mr. Nutting had been distributing dairy products from his farm when the incident occurred at the Lake Shore restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nereiron
Woléyi
Auiotesh
Nutting
Mr. Nutting
Lake Shore
Merlain Divorce Suit Began in South Bend
South Bend Ind March 24 The divorce suit of Mrs Laura McErlain against husband John J McErlain former president of the South Bend Business Men's Association proprietor of the South Bend Engraving Co and leading stockholder in the local ice company was called in the Superior Court yesterday Mrs McErlain asked for alimony of 20000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Laura McErlain
Vher -Suband
John J McErlain
Business Men’s. Association
South_ Bend
McErlain
Bean
McElain
Indiana Deputy Poses With State IK. O. T. M. Figure
AL A Throop deputy commander of the IK. O. T. M. of Indiana Besagiesiens at South Bend visited the city yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL A
Throop
Perce Sdi Mander
Indiana
Besagiesiens
South Bend
Administratrix Sale of Elkhart County Real Estate
Lydia W. B. Bratton administratrix of the estate of Densmore Bratton deceased offers at private sale the undivided two thirds of ninety eight acres in Township 38 North Range 7 East Elkhart Indiana. Sale after April 20 1909 at the law office of Deahl and Deahl Goshen Indiana with terms one third cash day of sale and balance in eighteen months with mortgage and guaranty of title and law fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia WB. Bratton
Densmore Bratton
Elkhart
Indiana
Law “Office
Deahl - &- Deahl
Goshen
Lydia
de Bratto
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Overlook
Big Gotham
Pennsylvania
Neeeerac Eet
Gent School
Iaries
Considing
Elizabeth= Stoner
Henry B. ‘Miller
Dunlap
White Pigeon
Merlain
Callor
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