Dead Wife Found After Bath Water Presumed Cause
Mrs. Katie Klopfenstein 19 of Goshen avenue was found dead at her home 1113 Middlebury street Saturday about 5 pm. Neighbors heard a crying infant and a locked house. Husband Philip Klopfenstein returned home to find the child exhausted and his wife face down near the dresser with bath water prepared. Doctors believed death from a burst blood vessel likely due to heart weakness following a grippe. She leaves two children, Hazel and Clyde, and a wide family. Funeral planned at her parents’ home Wednesday at 2:30 pm with Rev. Parrett officiating.
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Katie Klopfenstein
Middlebury Street
Clyde
Philip Klopfenstein
Lake Shore
Short
Eisenheiss
Klopfenstein
Goshen Avenue
Hazel
Babe
George Weaver
John
Goshen Citizens Plan Drive to Raise Ten Thousand
Goshen residents meet to discuss persisting lack of support from Elkhart for the Institute. Secretary J S Hartzier says hope fades and city action is needed to preserve the school, with the Elkhart Institute averaging 100 pupils and a four year course planned to extend to six years adding twenty five students.
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Elkhart
J. S. Hartzier
Elkhart Institute
Hilkhart Institute
Elkhart Institute Eyes Goshen Site and Funding
Posts from Goshen papers show Elkhart Institute seeking a Goshen location with options on three land tracts and a $10,000 fundraising goal. A Tuesday meeting will appoint committees to canvass citizens for a $1,500 initial pledge and a $25,000 main building plan, with Indiana Railway Company rumored to contribute $1,000 if Parkside is chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart. Institute Association
State of
Indiana
Goshen
News- Times
Elkhart Institute
Council Chamber
Commercial Exchange
the Democrat
Jacob Obrecht
Willard Shoups
Indiana Railway Company
Parkside
School enumeration shows 80 gain for Elkhart
O. H. Sweitzer and Aaron Work completed the Elkhart school enumeration. For 1908 boys 2018 and girls 1873, total 3891. This is up from 1902 total 3811 and 1901 total 3807. The gain over last year is 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Sweitzer
Aaron
Elkhart
Work Elected Truant Officer View
Township trustees met at Gonden to elect two tru ant officers. Eastern half candidate is Jesse Heefner. Western half candidates: Aaron Work Orville T. Grosh and incumbent J L Lukens. Ballots counted before noon with no decision yet. Final tallies show Work 53 Grosh 73 Lukens 4 8th ballot.
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Gonden
Tru
Ant
Jesse Heefner
Aaron Work
Orville T. Grosh
JL ‘Lukens
Work
Frost Hurts Indiana Fruit Crops Across the State
A mid spring frost swept Indiana damaging fruit blossoms and garden crops from Indianapolis to Columbus and Evansville. Reports show strawberries, currants and gooseberries badly nipped while cherries and Kiefer pears suffered heavy damage. The freeze also grayly affected shrubs and flowers, with uncertain impact on apples and pears. Late word notes a separate Ohio case in Lorain involving Father Walser amid Agatha Reichlin murder claims.
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Indiana
Auburn
Columbus
Lafayette
Marion
Cambridge City
Logansport
Vincennes
Washington
Wabash Valley
Evansville
Bloomington
Indianapolis
Jack Frost
Refuse to Accept Clergymen as Arbitrators
Senator Hanna and John Mitchell intervene in the Deering Harvester Works and Steam Laundry Workers Union strikes to push arbitration. Ten thousand workers affected as leaders meet with both sides. Strikers reject clergy on the arbitration board citing prior clerics ruling for wage cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ills
Senator Hanna
John Mitchell
Deering Harvester Works
Steam Laundry Workers Union
Hanna
Mitchell
Arbitration Board
Packing House
Filipino Guerrilla Leader San Miguel Ladrone Killed
Washington May 4 General Luciano San Miguel Ladrone the scourge of Riscal province and Manila territory was cornered by Maccabebe scouts in Caloocan. He and about 160 followers were slain after a running fight. The remains were dumped in a trench and important papers showed loyalties with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Luciano San Miguel Ladrone
Riscal
Manilla
San Miguel
Caloocan
United States
Trackmen Marching to New Haven in Major Strike Threat
Word reached New Haven that an army of New York New Haven and Hartford trackmen are marching from Harlem toward the city to compel a strike. Railroad officials charge the marchers with rolling pillars on tracks to wreck trains. Police and a large force of deputies are deployed to meet the invaders at city limits. Serious trouble expected.
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New Haven
Conn
New York
Hartford
Harlem
Kaiser's Visit Marked by Grand Review Near Rome
A grand review near Rome in honor of the Kaiser was held this morning just outside the city. The procession moved toward the Plain of Regalone where the Kaiser received an enthusiastic welcome from the crowd and officials.
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Rome
Regalone
Murder in Verblusha area shocks St. Petersburg family
A Verblusha States merchant named Tovisch his wife and eight children were murdered after being horribly maltreated. No traces of the perpetrators exist.
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St. Petersburg
Verblusha States
Tovisch
Washington correspondent Captain Edward Wright Brady dies
Washington journalist Captain Edward Wright Brady, famed for Star Route scandal coverage, died last night of Bright's disease in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Edward Wright Brady
Washington
Bright
King Edward Sails for Cherbourg to Board Royal Yacht
King Edward sails from Paris to Cherbourg this morning to board the royal yacht for England. The departure was unremarkable and without incident.
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King Edward
Paris
Edward
Cherbourg
England
Gentry Brothers Parade to Parade through Elkhart Streets
The Gentry Brothers trained animal exhibition will parade through Elkhart on Tuesday May 12 between 11 and noon. The show boasts a large collection of animals and many miniature carriages and wagons. Public invited to judge the grandeur and beauty of the parade firsthand.
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Gentry Brothers
Elkhart
Real Estate Transfers In Elkhart County Listings
Real estate transfers include Abraham L Neff and wife to Bessie A Lott for part of lot 16 Purls Goshe for 400 dollars on April 30. A B Cripe et al to Henry B Ganger in NW section 8 Elkhart Tp for 1300 on April 29. Lewis G Stutesman to Simon C Stutesman in W i section 4 Jefferson Tp for 25 on Nov 19 900. Briggsdale Improvement Co to Bert D and Jno E Houseworth 138 origin al plat Elkhart for 200 on Oct 8. Guy Osborn t and wife to Bert D and Nellie E Houseworth 215 2nd South and Western Elkhart for 5500 on March 1 1901. Jno Tire et al to Frank Levant t and wife part HE SW section 24 Elkhart Tp for 1 on Feb 15. Jno H Broderick to Ellen E Griner 98 and 99 Beardsley's 1st Elkhart for 1 on April 29.
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Abraham L. Neff
Bessie A. Lott
Purl’s
Jno
E. Houseworth
Elkhart
Guy Osbornt
Bert D
Nellie E. Houseworth
Jno. Tire Et al
Frank Levantt
Elkhart Tp
H. Broderick
Ellen E. Griner
Beardsley
Elkhart Man Heard Threats By Chicken Coat Surprise
A Chicago crowd heard a man threaten violence at South Water and La Salle streets. Samuel Wesley of Elkhart Indiana alerted others as the man clutched a coat with a rooster peeking out, bought for Sunday dinner.
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Chicago Tribune
South Water
la Salle
Chile
Samuel Wesley
Elkhart
Ind
Evans v Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway case moved to Elkhart
The $10,000 damage suit of Theo dore Evans against the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway Company has been transferred from LaGrange to Elkhart circuit court on change of venue. Evans alleges the train struck him March 5, 1903 at the Lafayette street crossing in LaGrange, crushing his skull and causing multiple injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Evans
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Company
Elkhart
LaGrange
Lafayette Street
Judge Brumbaugh Performs Couple’s City Office Wedding
Justice Brumbaugh officiated a marriage ceremony in his office on a Saturday, uniting a couple in a simple registry-style wedding. The report notes the ceremony was straightforward and performed by the judge in his courthouse chambers.
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Brumbaugh
Joseph Be
Many Buildings Going Up in Elkhart This Spring
Plans for numerous new buildings fill Main Street and surrounding areas in Elkhart. McKean and Brumbaugh announce a three story 145 foot deep storefront with offices above opposite the old post office. Additional projects include stores on Main Street, a two story stone front building for Dr. S B Short, and residences and flats planned by local businessmen and the First National Bank president. Excavations advance and costs run from a few thousand to ten thousand dollars.
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Elkhart
Main Street
McKean and Brumbaugh
Criger & Cuppy’s Cigar Store
O. G. Curtis
Shriner & Landis
S. B. Short
Bucklen Opera House
South Main Street
Lewis Tracy
Et Bank
State Street
Charles H. Winchester
First National Bank
Secondand
Harrison Streets
Chicago
Goldberg
Frank Weiler
Livy Chamberlain
Riverside
Beardsley Avenue
Ed Swayne
St. Joe River
Franklin Street
H.l Hamlin
Mishawaka
H. E. Bucklen
Lexington Avenue
Collins ‘Pindell
Crawford ‘Street
John E. ‘Carman
Sherman ‘Street
Wagner. Avenue
Land purchases near Milkhart by John W Fieldhouse
John W Fieldhouse reports closing most land deals west of Milkhart for the Lake Shore yards with detailed purchases including properties in Elkhart West Elkhart and various parcels in acres and lots. Buyers listed include Mary Zeitler Eli Whittaker J K Ross Mrs Abe Wolf Wesley Swartz George Burhans Samuel Hoke George Walters Mrs Kunkel Martha Bliss Harvey Dinehart Charles Judson O W Weber Samuel Moyer J K Troyer Henry Clark Frank Noftsinger John Lerne Charles Fedder Herrick Stephens John W Ellis Ollie Sweitzer Norman Shigley and others.
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John W. Fieldhouse
Milkhart
Lake Shore
Mary Zeitler
Elkhart
Equitable Building & Loan Association
Eli Whittaker
J. K. Ross
Mrs. Abe- Wolf
Wesley Swartz
George Burhans
Samuel Hoke
George Walters
Mrs. Kunkel
Martha Bliss
Harvey Dinehart
Charles Judson
O. W. Weber
Samuel Moyer
West Elkhart
J. K. Troyer
Henry Clark
Frank Noftsinger
John Lerne
Charles Fedder
Herrick Stephens
John W. Ellis
Ollie Sweitzer
Norman Shigley
San Domingo Defaults On Bonds Threatening Ports
The State Department was informed San Domingo has defaulted on government bonds. Belgian bond holders may seize customs houses to collect duties, with protests filed. If others push claims a Venezuela like crisis could emerge, though San Domingo cannot pay or guarantee. Samina and Manzanilla ports, coveted as coaling stations, heighten foreign interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
State Department
San Domingo
Venezuela
Samina
Manzanilla
Investigation Committee Recommends Measures on Coal
Boston report of the special joint committee on coal supply and distribution urges passage of two bills. One criminalizes coal clubs and trade restraint groups. the other mandates coal weighing and record keeping with fines. It also proposes municipal coal yards be submitted to the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Joint Committee
Masons Weigh Reinstating Lodges Amid Gambler Scandals
The 122nd annual session of the State Grand Lodge of Masons opens in New York with plans to reinstate lodges suspended for admitting gamblers. Discussion centers on expelling policy czar Al Adams at Sing Sing and noted gamblers Richard Canfield and Shang Draper.
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New York
State
Grand Lodge of Masons
al Adams
Sing Sing
Richard Canfield
Shang” Draper
Will of William Josiah Filbert filed in Goshen court
The will of William Josiah Filbert, dated June 25, 1898, was filed in the county court at Goshen. He leaves his city property to wife Julia Ann Filbert for life with remainder to four daughters. A note of $500 goes to Mrs. Long. To son A J Filbert he bequeaths several notes from A J Filbert to him.
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William Josiah Filbert
Goshen
Sarah
Alfred Sanders
Julia Ann Filpert
Elkhart County Schools Report Filed by County Supt Ellis
The county official filed the Elkhart county schools report today noting 12,868 school aged children, down from 42,812 last year and 56 previously. George Steeple, 65, a bachelor, died near Millersburg this morning, a Civil War veteran with a regiment commanded by Colonel Johnson of this city.
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Elkhart County
Ellis
George Steeple
Millersburg
Johnson
County Grants Back Salary to Ex Sheriff Elliott
County commissioners approved William C. Elliott back salary this morning under a law setting sheriffs at 3300 dollars per year. Elliott had already collected fees while in office, missing the salary amount.
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William. C. Elliott
Elliott
Trustees Gathered In Full At Yesterday’s Meeting
All sixteen trustees were in attendance at yesterday’s meeting. The record notes a complete turnout and outlines brief remarks made by members regarding ongoing school district issues.
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Stein
Klopfen
Walser
Lorain
Ohio
Father Walser
Agatha Reichlin
Missouri
the Kaiser
Gentry’s Street Parade
Justice Brumbaugh
McKean and
Oth
Ers
Ode
Investigation Committee
Masons
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