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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
8
A historical sale notice lists May discounts on carpet stock with 50 pieces of All Wool Extra Super In grains at 50c per yard. lace curtains from 5 to 12 dollars marked down. hosiery and undergarments offered under market value. laces, prints, ginghams, and dress goods discounted. cloaks and dresses priced below market. hats and dress fabrics featured at bargain rates.
Joana Weller, a resident of Concord Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, applies to the Elkhart County Board of Commissioners for a license to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under a quart with on premise consumption. The business is on the ground floor of a two story building on South Main Street, Goshen access. Proceedings start June 1, 1902, at the Goshen courthouse.
British relief column has occupied Steinkopf north of O Okiep in the western Cape Colony after fighting April 27 and 28. The British suffered six men killed and eight wounded. Boer losses are said to be heavy. Boers requested medical assistance from the British.
Fragmentary note records bran and middlings rates and mentions Burrell 8s Morgan Civy Mills. No clear event or outcome. details are incomplete.
The weather bureau reports a general improvement in winter wheat conditions in the central valleys, lake region, and middle Atlantic states, with California favorable except the south. Oregon and Washington show promise though late, while Nebraska Kansas and Texas suffer in parts. Spring wheat seeding delays persist in North Dakota and northern Minnesota but progress elsewhere.
American author F. Bret Harte died at the Red House Camberley near Aldershot after a sudden hemorrhage caused by a throat condition. He had suffered swollen tonsils since December and fell ill in the afternoon after visiting friends.
Reports from Castle Loo in The Hague on May 7 indicate Queen Wilhelmina’s health has deteriorated with grave anxiety. Secrecy surrounds telegram contents from Loo, suggesting official bulletins may understate the danger as the queen’s strength fails to take nourishment since last Saturday.
Indianapolis May 7 The Washington Ind Bank cashier Davis received a five year federal prison term. A suspended sentence had been anticipated, making the verdict a surprise to onlookers.
Indianapolis May 7 Culver Military School cadets cancelled a baseball date with Manual Training High School after discovering Wirt Smith catcher for the high school is colored.
President Mitchell reports to Scranton convention that a strike seems inevitable after talks with operators. Civic Federation arbitration members Ralph M. Easley Mark P. Sargent and Marcus M. Marks present. Officials deny concessions and warn a sustained strike could extend beyond the anthracite regions.
Dr Alfred Zimmerman of Berlin in Studies of Modern Colonies argues Europe must view the western hemisphere as America. He predicts the United States will dominate the continent not by force but through skilled political and commercial relations.
The National Convention of the Woman's International Union Label League began in Peoria at the city hall with National President Mrs Ellen Lillibridge presiding. Sessions run through next Friday evening as officials consider continuation of the order's death benefit and potential developments.
Fifty Chicago and Northwestern track layers are quarantined in boarding cars at Elva near Belvidere due to a smallpox case. The quarantined worker and the men are located near the main track as health authorities enforce containment.
King Edward plans a gold coronation cup for the Cowes regatta this summer. The competition will be open to yachts from all nations, reflecting a royal endorsement of the event in London.
Hamburg dispatch reports the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Friedrich sold to the Morgan syndicate for 6,000,000 marks. The sale signals transfer of ownership of a major German ocean liner to the Morgan group.
Bloomington Bloomington May date uncertain nominates Sterling in local party slate with scarce readable text about May and nomination event.
The article alleges Governor Durbin and partner Mr McCulloch benefit from rent on Anderson post office quarters. It cites past political moves, notes Durbin's influence with Mr Cromer, and suggests Anderson may be added to the public buildings bill by the Senate committee.
Congressman Charles B. Landis argues that railroad freight discrimination drives trust evils and urges amending the interstate commerce law to empower regulation. Auditor W. H. Hart denies a gubernatorial bid. Indiana cities aside from Indianapolis Evansville and Fort Wayne prepare for municipal elections with key contests in Terre Haute South Bend Marion Muncie Anderson Lafayette and Vincennes. Labor tickets loom in gas belt towns, prompting Republican concern over possible losses.
Indiana Republican congressmen discussed attending the May 15 dedication of the soldiers and sailors monument but none will attend. They could attend the state convention, but all would require absence from the capital for a week, while the monument event needs only three days away.
Congressman Brick remains in Washington to push action by the house committee on his bill to appropriate 50000 for a statue of Count Pulaski in the capital.
Milton Garrigus of Kokomo, commander of the G A R in Indiana, plans to protest to parade officials about moving grand army posts to the left and civic groups and the national guard to the right for the May 15 march. Objections came from posts statewide, with Garrigus insisting G A R veterans retain their traditional line. Gen George F. McGinnis will hear the protest, but chief marshal Gen James R. Carnahan supports the order not to change.
Representative Crumpacker has reconsidered his declination of the invitation extended by Representative Thompson. The shift indicates a possible change in stance regarding the proposed meeting or event.
Former senator John Wilson of Washington campaigns for the appointment of Charles E. Tole as collector of customs for the Puget Sound district. He faces opposition from Senator Foster and others. The president’s nomination is held up by Republicans supporting Foster. Citizens urged withdrawal of Ide’s name. the president refused.
Representative Brick will not return home for the municipal election and will remain to push a bill authorizing $50,000 for erecting a Count Pulaski statue in Washington.
In a Birmingham dinner speech, Wm J Bryan said he could play the Aaron role assisting Moses in leading the children from the wilderness and was willing for another to take Moses’s part in the next presidential nomination.
The director of Works for the World's Fair reviews a request to reserve a large area of ground for barracks and parade grounds for military organizations expected to attend the exposition during its run.
Kokomo Indiana May 7 Joe Myers a tombstone manufacturer launched an auction of unlettered tombstones to drum up business. He gave cut roses and carnations to each buyer and every visitor marking the first known grand opening for a tombstone dealer.
Farmers urged to sell wheat to Burrell and Morgan at City Mills offering good prices. Contact details indicate a local grain buyer seeking immediate offers.
John Graham, a wealthy ranchman near El Paso, was beaten and bound to a railway track by his wife, his 16 year old daughter, her friend Jim Crow, and a loyalist aid. Graham survived, Crow was captured, and the family faces murder charges in Las Cruces.
Six year old mare with foal for sale. Perfectly sound. Inquire at Mc Dowell's Livery Elkhart.
Morristown N J May 17 Congressman J S Salmon of New Jersey died suddenly at his Boonton home from apoplexy He was fifty six and in his second term as a Democratic representative
Reports reach Shreveport of a race clash at Blanchard twelve miles away. Prominent planter Charles Showers is reported dead and two Black men, names unknown, dying. Deputies have left for the scene.
Miss Julia H Pomphfret dies at her Bayonne home two hours before her wedding to local police official Thomas Whalen. Pneumonia contracted while she was making her wedding dress.
Engineer Switzer of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line was killed when his engine broke on a bridge over the Ocheyedan River in Mason City Iowa. Switzer reportedly slipped from the locomotive as the train split, plunging into the water.
Mrs Anna E B Fleharty former superintendent of W C T U headquarters in Galesburg Illinois recounts health improvements after using Peruna. She credits increased appetite digestion and sleep and says she would not be without Peruna. She notes her husband’s Nebraska Wesleyan Univ presidency and mentions a free book on nervous disturbances.
The annual district convention of the Daughters of St George was held in Joliet with nearly 100 delegates attending from La Salle Morris Streator South Chicago Braidwood and other Northern Illinois points. Delegates are being entertained by Blue Violet Lodge No 48 of Joliet.
The lava from Mont Pelee on Martinique has wiped out the Guerin factories about two miles from St Pierre. About 150 people are reported missing amid a great panic in St Pierre as the eruption devastates the area.
In Peoria on May 7 the sixteenth Congressional district convention renominated Hon. Joseph W. Graff by acclamation. Resolutions deploring President McKinley’s death and endorsing the Roosevelt administration and Governor Yates were adopted.
Funeral services for the late Congressman Amos J. Cummings were conducted at the Stephen Merritt Company chapel. The procession proceeded to the Irvington, New Jersey, cemetery after the services as the chapel displayed an abundance of rare flowers.
Milford fire causes an estimated 500000 to 600000 dollars in damage to the New Milford business section sixteen miles north of Danbury. Nearly fifty buildings are burned including stores two banks and three hotels.
Danville May 7 The Republican convention of the eighteenth district renominated Congressman Cannon by acclamation. This is the sixteenth nomination he has received and fifteen of these nominations have been made by acclamation.
Farmers urged to buy fresh lime for stronger mortar from Bigam o Son at P O Block 406 S Main St. Also offering the best grade of cements. wi 8 15 22.
A mixed train on the Milwaukee road between Wabasha and a Menomonie area city was wrecked by a landslide three and a half miles south of Menomonie. The engine and tender plunged into the Red Cedar River. Passenger S B McKahan was injured while the engineer and fireman escaped by jumping.
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