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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
4
William D Hazelton manager of the Elkhart Truth swears the bona fide circulation of the Daily Truth for April 1907 was 3473 excluding samples and unsold copies. Notary Louis A Dennert attests sworn May 3 1907 in Elkhart Indiana with commission expiring January 9 1911.
An OCR fragment notes sales or listings at Finehout's drug store on Main and Hickory Timmins Opera House book store Knevels Book store and Keene's Inter urban news stand.
May 20 1907 entries summarize notable historical events and birthdays including Columbus third voyage 1498 Henri II born 1574 Rubens death 1640 Empress Josephine death 1814 Alfred Austin born 1835 and other items. The list mixes births deaths charters treaties and political events across centuries.
Rev William Lawrence, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts, born May 20 1850 in Boston, educated at Harvard and Episcopal Theological School Cambridge. He became rector of Grace Church Lawrence Mass in 1879 and later served as professor and dean at Harvard Cambridge before his 1893 election as bishop. He is noted for his writings and active public involvement with Harvard University and civic movements.
The Chicago Meat Market, formerly at 116 South Main Street, will relocate to 125 South Main Street. D. C. Bussler is listed as fish and meat cutter for the business. An unrelated help wanted notice seeks a good girl for general housework at Mrs. Rupert Horton 203 Division Street.
Fragmentary OCR lists names Oberly Ogrf Alby Johnson and others with scattered initials and numbers, referencing Giants Coninger Rowley and a 3 mark. No clear event or outcome is discernible from the readable text.
Indications point to a large crowd for this afternoon's harness matinee under the Elkhart Driving Club. The program includes several matched races and exhibition heats featuring Hal Dillard with 2.04% and Plastic Pointer at 2:06%4 as stars.
The bill seeks to require equal salaries for women and men teaching in New York City schools as a matter of state policy. A Cincinnati judge refuses a $100 gift to a plaintiff’s wife after awarding a blind man $50,000 in damages. Rockford women admit involvement in kidnapping to aid an infanticide case. Illinois and Iowa postmasters gain salary increases in a broad readjustment.
Lieutenant Governor Sherman says the Cermak measure raising Illinois legislators salaries was not regularly passed and he will not sign it. A New York friend of Howard Gould notes the divorce defense will hinge on Mrs. Gould's alleged fondness for intoxicants. Simple funeral services honor Mrs. McKinley in Canton with the body interred beside her husband.
The Interstate Commerce Commission plans a wide probe into railroads double rate rebates and forced signing of special bills of lading to avoid transit losses. Seventeen members of the Holy Jumpers were jailed in Waukesha Wisconsin for disturbing a sick woman and refused to quiet until exhausted.
Savannah May 30 The bench and bar of Georgia gathered for the opening of the twenty fourth annual Georgia Bar Association meeting at Tybee Island. The two day program promises the best yet with features including an annual address by Champ Clark of Missouri and the association president Ale Miller of Macon along with speakers Alexander Lamar Bunn and Pottle among others. Governor elect Hoke Smith also to speak.
The Littman Repertory Company, successor to Vi. B. Cook, will perform illustrated songs. The public is cordially invited to hear them at the theatre.
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