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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
4
Amherst ministers report 721 conversions during a five week revival led by Dr. Ora S. Gray. Attendance spread to as many as 100000 listeners, with weather and tent moves cited as challenges. Funds collected totaled under $2000 amid pledge-related payment doubts.
Jiam Fieldhouse a 69 year old livery and farming figure of White Pigeon dies after illness. He fell into a coma after his brother’s condition worsened, dying early this morning. Survived by wife and daughter Mora Fieldhouse. Funeral details not yet set.
Arquette, a veteran railroad engineer born November 4, 1839 in Syracuse, has in 44 years of service never wrecked, never injured, and never caused a passenger fatality. He began with the Central Railroad of Iowa in 1869, helped build Eldora to Mason City lines, and for 15 years has run Nos. 3 and 4 from Marshalltown to Mason City daily.
A mob seized a Black man in Davis and hanged him from a telegraph pole in the business district after the mob turned on authorities. Judge Grace urged the crowd to avoid violence and warned any participants would face murder charges.
The text promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as the most valuable tonic for neuralgia, claiming to build strength and health to prevent attacks. It includes a testimonial from Martha Docker of Beloit Wis detailing long battle with neuralgia and dramatic relief after five years of use, noting past pains and swelling subsiding.
James Roman, 45, a Pratt carriage works employee, died at 10:45 a.m. after a wood turning accident last Tuesday morning. He was struck by a slipping piece and later developed complications, leaving a widow Mary and five children. He had worked at Pratt for 18 years and was active in Catholic, Red Men, and Woodmen of the World organizations.
An automobile accident on Hammond Road near Goshen and Gary injured party members as a Goshen contractor who had done street work was involved. The group was badly shaken, with one member slightly injured.
Friday night at Crawfordsville the state encampment closed and delegates for the national encampment were elected for the Thirteenth district. W Gorsuch of South Bend Jonathan Pickerel of Argos and Jonathan P Creed of South Bend named as delegates with Leonard Wilson Culver Adepth Hanneshagen Shewanna and De Rider Gosher as alternates.
Roscar Holderman, 19, son of Abner Holderman, was struck and killed by a Wabash freight train at 2 a.m. Sunday a block from his home 134 miles southwest of Wakarusa. The crash left his face cut and a deep head wound. the buggy and horse were wrecked. He left grieving parents and several siblings. the family says he was known for good habits and was likely asleep when struck.
The report recounts a midnight clash on a Lake Shore freight train as four thugs cornered a man named Sorel Stevens in a box car near Stamford Connecticut. Stevens, claiming to be from the Pacific coast turned actor, says he rode east to return home and earned small sums performing in cheap moving picture shows.
A railroad study asks if heavy mogul freight engines and longer trains yield real economy. It notes heavier engines wear track and raise maintenance costs, and that speed and efficiency depend on overall operating economics rather than mere power advances.
An angry muttering mob surrounding the jail in Lima kept vigil all night threatening death to John W. Beam a black lawyer who attempted suicide after being arrested for the murder of Mrs Maude Diltz a white widow. Electric lights were turned on and the crowd did not approach the building.
Democrats in South Bend back Patrick A. Joyce a veteran politician allied with the Fogarty crowd for the mayoral bid according to the South Bend Tribune.
Local post office clerks met and elected John Landis as delegate to the state branch of the United National Association of Post Office Clerks. The meeting was held in Welcome, Indiana, on Decoration Day, May 31.
Rev. Lewis S. Hall president of the Ministerial association calls a special session at the Presbyterian manse at 10 oclock Wednesday forenoon.
Washington may 26 at the suggestion of the marshal of the United States supreme court the department of justice has instructed the marshal at Chattanooga to bring Sheriff Shipp his deputies and others found guilty of contempt by the supreme court to Washington to receive sentence next week. The arrests stem from a recent lynching.
The Ringling Brothers circus, billed as the greatest attraction on the continent, includes Elkhart on its current tour and plans a July stop. The event promises a major entertainment spectacle for residents and visitors.
Four victims succumbed to injuries from the Monday night blaze in a Central City opera house. The fire occurred in Central City, Kentucky, and the victims died over the following days.
John Deweese 75, civil war veteran, died this afternoon about 2 86 in a St Joseph river fishing near East Jackson Street. He collapsed in the boat with wife and two daughters as observers and local officials, including Coroner Stauffer and Chief Whiteman, investigated. Deweese had complained of tiredness in recent days.
Local Pythian Sisters arrange to attend a district convention in Ta Porte with sessions in the afternoon and evening. Several candidates will be initiated during the evening session as the Elkhart team confers the degrees.
Rear Admiral Harris today assumed command of the League Island Navy Yard in Philadelphia succeeding Rear Admiral Pendleton who is retiring due to age. He is a native of Indiana and recently advanced to the grade.
Hubert Davis assistant director of the Reese band of South Bend will go to Mishawaka tomorrow evening where the opening number of the merchants concert series will be given. Special features include saxophone and piccolo solos by Mr Davis and age solos by Mrs Leese and the saxophone quartet numbers.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a tenement scene in New York with references to deaths and heavy drainage or damp conditions. Names, dates, or precise locations are unreadable, but the entry signals urban housing hazards and fatalities in crowded tenement dwellings.
Officials note forthcoming water main upgrades across Franklin and Marion streets and Oakland Avenue with four and six inch mains to be laid on Prairie Street and surrounding blocks. Additional work set for Goshen Avenue and Johnson Avenue as measurements are finalized, with priority given to water extensions before street construction.
Charles S. Cameron president of the Tube City railroad was sentenced in Pittsburg Pa to two years in the western penitentiary and fined 500 dollars for offering a seventy thousand dollar bribe to councilman William Martiny in a public corruption case.
Columbus Ohio May 26 Harrisburg Pa was selected as the place of holding the biennial convention of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
Classified notice advertises a store and hotel for sale or lease in Granger with large grounds and clean stock. Terms described as easy. Investor HW Alford noted in listing from Indesow Ltd.
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