Lake Shore plans mammoth shops south of Gravity yards
Lake Shore's engineers revise plans for Elkhart shops with a $1 250 000 appropriation. General Superintendent G Parrish travels to assess site as New York Central allocates 2 500 000 for shop improvements. Groundwork may start with grading and excavating next year amid land acquisitions near LaRue Highway and Sidway factory.
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Lake Shore
Elkhart
Cleveland
Motive Power
G. Parrish
Felkhart
New York ‘Central Lines
Lakes Shore
LaRue
Sidway
Leininger
3. W. Fieldhouse
Mrs J Ward Case Reclaims Elkhart Four Year Old
Mrs J Ward Case of Elkhart recovers her four year old daughter Alice from her estranged husband who had taken the child to Winnipeg Manitoba. The husband a street fakir disappeared months ago and signs papers forfeiting parental rights. Both mother and child return to Elkhart while Case remains in Winnipeg with another woman and ceases contact.
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Alice
Elkhart
Elk Hart Drayman Fined After Beating Wife
Al Johnson of Elk Hart is arraigned after a Saturday night assault on his wife along North Main Street. He was fined 1 and costs for drunkenness, sentenced to the work house, and the wife declined to press charges, neighbors noting prior abuse.
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al. Johnson
Rinehart
Johnson
Hughes
Family tree mystery ends with piracy link
Mr Sharp uncovers a dusty volume of records and finds a woman's ancestor listed as hanged for piracy. The woman returns, denies the search is finished, and leaves. The record hints at a hidden lineage connected to a county court past.
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Mr. Sharp
Lawyer Promises to Help Client with Stove Theft Case
A jailed client accused of stealing a stove seeks legal aid. A young lawyer vows to defend and proposes a plan to clear the man, asking for a guinea upfront and promising to send the stove to the office to “eat it square.”
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Jwilzge
Lawyers Walk To Goshen In Dusty Parade Toward Court
An Elkhart legal procession heads toward Goshen as lawyers abandon offices and hike to the Superior Court in a dust filled trek. The march, starting from Dunlaps after an interurban detour, draws farmer sympathy and signals a climactic shift in long standing court travel hardships.
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Goshen
Elkhart
Tor Goshen
Coxey
Kelly
Dunlaps
Ain
Polly's Home and Travelers in a Tale
The text describes three travelers visiting Miss Polly in a large house about twelve miles away. They answer questions about dining habits and a dish they call grave-eye that resembles sop in taste. The scene echoes Lippincott's Magazine in tone.
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Lippincott’s
The Band She Meant And The Friendly Railway Carriage
A London telegraph item recounts a gallant merchant who aided a plain woman on a carriage ride. She hints at a band of a husband meeting her at Windsor station, prompting his surprised laughter and a comic derailment as his head bumps the next carriage.
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London Exchange
Windsor
Iniss
It Was All Right Back There on the Car
A crowded Sutter street car scene follows a quarrel as passengers jostle and a conductor asks about the back of the car. A young man responds that all is well and the group resumes their train of chatter.
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Sutter Street
Johnson
Lucy
van ‘Ness
Willard
San Francisco Chronicle
King of Beasts and Husbandly Subservience
A reflective essay compares the lion’s behavior to human marriage, noting the lion’s courage yet domestic subservience. It describes how the lion fawns on the female, retreats when she frowns, and crouches during her growl, illustrating gender-dynamic themes through animal behavior.
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United States
Zoological Garden
Death of James P. Smith Ends Last Link to Drake Well Group
The passing of James P. Smith of Titusville Pennsylvania marks the death of the last surviving member of the Drake well photograph group. The 1861 autumn image by John ALS Mather features Col Edwin L. Drake William Wilson Peter Wilson and Aldridge Locke. This solitary photograph remains a cherished relic in oil industry circles.
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James P. Smith
Titusville
John Als Mather
Edwin
L. Drake
William
Peter Wilson
Colonel Drake
Aldridge Locke
Gaddie Libel Case Noted in Philadelphia Ledger
A fragment from a Philadelphia newspaper references a libel case involving a tailor known or nicknamed Gaddie. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR text, but the item notes legal action and a court context within the city.
Fairies Seen From Boat Near Killaloe Field
observer recalls seeing a troop of little people on a potato field along rising ground east of Killaloe. one taller figure appeared and they played hurley, becoming clearer as sun hid, then vanished as they moved toward the lisses. locals say lisses are rough depressions left as fairy doorways.
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Killaloe
Sullivan
Rosetta Stone Worth a Quarter Million to Owning Buyer
A black stone in the British Museum, the Rosetta Stone, could fetch about a quarter of a million if claimed. Its hieroglyphics unlock ancient Egyptian texts, making it priceless to scholars, though one buyer purchased it for $25 as a garden ornament in Paris before realizing its true value.
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British Museum
England
America
Egypt
Paris
Emperor Solved Difficulty at Romanian Crown Prince Wedding
Frederic Villiers recounts how the German emperor, in full naval uniform adorned with decorations, kissed the bride at the wedding of the Romanian crown prince to Princess Marie. The Kaiser maneuvered to avoid crushing the gown and offered a bold bridal kiss, amid the crowd.
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Frederic Villiers
Roumania
Marie
Saxe-Coburg
Circumstantial Evidence In Adirondack Hunting Tale
The Saturday Evening Post recounts Chick Bruce an Adirondack guide who hunted with former President Cleveland. He found Cleveland seated, gun aimed at his chest. Chick jokes about what would happen if the gun fired. The tale blends frontier myth with political quip.
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Chick Bruce
Cleveland
Chick
M. A
Saturday Evening Post
Traveler's Tree Myth Inspires Far Lands Belief
A fragment notes the Youth's Companion mentioning the traveler’s tree myth. It describes a tree said to possess a reservoir of pure water and to have sustained belief among readers across distant lands.
Longtime Kosciusko Pioneer J Riley White Dies at 81
After a brief illness J Riley White 81 died at his daughter Mrs Sarah Wrights home 911 West Beardsley avenue Sunday afternoon. A Warsaw native he moved to Elkhart with his parents at age nine and farmed until retirement. Surviving are five sons George Jacob Frank William James. three daughters Mrs Sarah Wright Mrs Jennie Johnson Mrs Mary Fields. 21 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Brief services will be held at Mrs Wrights home tomorrow morning then the body goes to Warsaw for Baptist church services at 10 oclock.
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Pneu
J. Riley
Sarah
Wright
Beardsley-avenue
White
Warsaw
Elkhart
Koscius
Ko ‘County
George
Jacob
Frank
Mishawaka
William
Leesburg
James
Ligonier
Sarah Wright
Jennie Johnson
Mary Fields
Baptist
Child Dies of Rheumatism in Local Home
Cynthia Ann Reese six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Reese 401 Leitch street died at 1 15 this morning after a long illness from rheumatism and heart trouble Survived by parents three brothers Boyd Charles Kenneth and a sister Sopha
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Cynthia Ann Reese
Charles Reese
Leitch Street
Boyd
Charles
Kenneth
Sopha
Infant Daughter of Eversole Dies at Two Weeks
Irene Augusta Eversole, two weeks old and child of Mr. and Mrs. Earl H. Eversole of 1117 Center Street, died Sunday morning at 1 30. The funeral was held at 8 30 that evening with Rev. W W Denham presiding.
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Irene Augusta
Earl H. Eversole
Center Street
W. W. Denham
Body of Osceola Native Ed Cadwell Returns for Interment
Edward Cadwell 41, formerly of Osceola, died February 13 in Carlsbad New Mexico. His body arrived Sunday at 4 35 PM and was taken to Osceola for re interment. He left Osceola years ago to marry in New Mexico, and his widow and two children accompanied the casket.
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New Mexico
Edward Cadwell
Osceola
Carlsbad
N. M
Mr. Cadwell
Donna Seymour's Dog Sold At Auction For 21
Donna Seymour's bulldog Bluebeard, appraised at 25, sold at Constable Dwight's auction on Franklin and Main streets for 21 to J Howard Dwight. Only three bidders attended. proceeds won't cover the $30 judgment and costs in Justice Brumbaugh's court.
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Constable
J Howard Dwight
Constante Dwight
Donna Seymour
Barlow
Brumbaugh
Franklin
Court Adjourns to Last Day of Term
The St. Joseph superior court adjourned to the last day of term with no business, awaiting a supreme court decision on the validity of the new TiHart and St. Joseph tribunals. Indications favor the outcome, with a ruling expected within a week. Judge Van Fleet filed an answer in Teeter v Teeter, a suit to break the late Susan L. Teeter’s will, no other business noted.
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St. Joseph
Hart and St. Joseph
John. M. van Fleet
Teeter
Susan L. ‘Teeter
Chautauqua Officials Debate Summer Assembly Site
Chautauqua leaders fear the Elkheart assembly will outgrow McNaughton Park in a few years. They argue the city should erect an auditorium on park grounds or lease rights, while proposing a Kalamazoo line and summer cottages as future attractions. Dr Hiserbeiss notes an applicant seeks a claim for this year's event.
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Elkhart
Chautauqua Association
McNaughton Park
Roose
Assembly
McNauston Park
Chautauqua
Kalamazoo
Mr. Roose
Hiserbeiss
Police Help Recover Missing Hat Cited in Chicago Case
Police aided in recovering a lady's hat after Mrs Nel lie Haffner, wife of a Chicago hotel proprietor, appealed for help. Night Officer Wooley assisted in the search. The episode involved alleged theft by Emma Abel and prompted requests for permission to pursue the hat recovery.
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Emma Abel
Nellie
Haffner
Chicago
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