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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
1
President Taft travels to Charlotte and hands to Mecklen burg parade crowds a forecast that the tariff measure will reach his desk by June 20 and be signed by August 1, with Senate leaders sharing cautious optimism amid weather and political chatter.
One saloon owner Adolph Mease of 118 South Main Street pled guilty in city court to dispensing liquor on Sunday. He paid $20 and costs. Police chief warned saloonkeepers that Sunday trade must end and noted arrests may follow. Gambling complaints were also raised about over a dozen locations.
Elderly guests in rockers and cushions traveled by carriages and autos to a tabernacle service. A 94 year old attendee joined the praise as Mr Gray spoke briefly sharing life stories and faith. The event featured tulips and ferns, and songs that pleased the old attendees.
May 20 Burgess Cremans a Mason County farmer was visited by masked men who beat him nearly to death with hickory switches. Cremans is charged with living with an woman to whom he is not legally married.
The final segment included songs and poems recited by participants ending the event with a ceremonial close.
The Crawfordsville encampment discusses a congressional resolution to pass a uniform Civil War pension of $1 to all honorably discharged veterans. It notes many veterans receive $6 to $15 monthly, insufficient for families, urging action to reduce government expense by consolidating support.
A series of street railway mishaps near Goshen and Elkhart injured two persons including conductor Id A Gray. The Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana lines experienced delays and service disruption lasting about three hours amid the incidents.
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