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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1907
Page
4
The Elkhart Truth published daily except Sunday by Truth Publishing Co at 3038 S Main Street. Delivery options include carrier or mail with weekly or yearly subscription options and a notice to report missed deliveries by to insure publication. Advertising and communications must reach the office by 10 o'clock to insure publication.
Editorial room lists two office phones for Truth Telephones with the numbers 395 and 61. The entry is a brief business notice likely from a public directory or advertisement page. The exact service details and location are not specified in the readable text.
William D. Hazelton, manager, swears the daily circulation of the Daily Truth for September 1907 was 3655 copies. The count excludes sample prints and unsold remainder from the office. Notary Louis A. Dennert attested on October 4, 1907 in Indiana.
A brief notice lists Finehout's drug store at Main and Hickory Timmins' Opera House book store Knevels' book store and Keene's inter ban news stand as venues offering a truth related sale or event.
A compact recall of notable events on November 7 across years: 1764 Massachusetts appoints Dennis Deberdt as London agent. 1788 Tyburn sees its last execution John Austen for robbery. 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe where Harrison defeats the Indians. 1832 birth of Andrew D. White. 1834 start of New York and Erie railroad construction. 1836 Green's balloon flight London to Nassau in 18 hours. 1852 birth of Duke of Montrose. 1863 Sedgwick defeats Confederates at Rappahannock Station. 1873 Mackenzie forms Canadian government. 1882 Grover Cleveland elected Governor of New York. 1885 wreck of the steamer Algoma on Lake Superior with 37 lives lost.
Dr Abram Winegardner Harris, born November 7 1858 in Philadelphia, educated at Wesleyan University, led Jacob Tome Institute at Port Deposit and University of Maine, and served as director of the Agriculture Department experiment bureau. He became Northwestern University president in 1901 and authored numerous scientific and administrative writings.
The article notes rising temperance sentiment across the United States with local option as the driving force. It highlights that many regions once allied with liquor interests are now effectively dry or moving toward prohibition. Decisions are made locally without outside laws imposing changes.
The temperance sentiment in the United States is stronger than ever. Prohibition gains favor in the South due to racial tensions, but southern whites view liquor moves as largely traditional. The great temperance triumphs are non partisan, driven by social change rather than politics, with progress expected to solve the issue locally in coming years.
In Battle Creek on November 7 the national purity congress adopted torrid resolutions opposing criminals and degenerate children, with women delegates voting in favor. Other measures urged sex education in public schools, banning vicious hotel employees, punishing false hotel registrations, censoring newspapers and novels, and curbing publication of scandal. Boston Hall warned about the impact on families and workers, while Rev. L. L. Picketts discussed temperance laws after a Kentucky governor race setback.
Fremont Goodwine of Williamsport former president Bro tiem of the senate has written many letters to local Republican workers as he canvasses for Elkhart support in his bid for lieutenant governor.
A smoother road for a New Year cavalcade is prepared with plans and specifications for an enlarged water wagon. The high drag performance begins January 1, 1908, with early engagement for seats. The note mentions cars between Elkhart and South Bend showing characteristics of water wagons today.
A gossipy column notes voluntary liquidation ends, Peruna to flood markets, and Minnesota brewing. It mocks a millionaire son, his Newport marriage, and a sensational divorce, contrasting a proper, steady heir with a flashy, troublesome match.
A Chicago telegram reports the railway showdown continues between Chicago and New York as passenger officials refrain from meeting in New York. Attempts by other lines to delay a cut to the $10 second class fare failed. Officials state the new reduced rate will take effect November 10 and no withdrawal notice will be issued.
Stuyvesant Fish said he would send a new proxy form to Central stockholders for the December 18 meeting in Chicago. He criticized Hackstaff for issuing proxies to President Harahan without board authorization and urged stockholders to await his forthcoming proxies instead.
In the United States 231 railway YMCA associations exist with 221 under railway management. They report 87,860 members, growing over 10,000 yearly. Expenses total $930,500, buildings worth over $34 million, and 214 houses hosting 44,379 attendees. Fifteen new buildings cost $318,000 were completed last year, with twenty more planned.
A consignment of 1000 new box cars for the Erie system is being delivered to Marion Ohio. Built in Detroit, the cars travel to Toledo via the Pere Marquette and are then moved by the Hocking Valley to Marion. The fleet features steel sills and wood upper works with forty cars passing in a single train yesterday.
A division of the Southern Pacific offers graduates from colleges and technical schools a training program starting in the accounting department. Later, participants move under division superintendents to learn from section crews, the engineering corps, and train operation to gain a comprehensive knowledge of railroading.
South Bend Athletic association members aim to raise about 3300 dollars to cover losses from a poor baseball season and another near amount to start the next season. Efforts to increase capital stock face apparent stockholder resistance and may fail to meet the needed funds.
Scraps from editorials and wires report President Roosevelt signaling support for currency reform. Leslie Shaw advocates reform while Congress debates, with others noting district business, vice laws, strikes, and electoral results affecting political discourse.
The article accuses the Elkhart Water Company and its allies in council of pressuring a biased process to secure a long-term franchise. It warns that remodeling the old plant while crafting specifications could lock in the company, deter outside bidders, and jeopardize adequate fire and water service for future growth and new industries.
Catalog listing all wool knit items for children and women including mittens with kid palm, Astrachan back and fleece lining, gauntlet gloves in black or tan with deep cuffs and gilt clasps, and yardage of flannel and extra heavy unbleached material with pricing details.
Quality percale fabrics described as 32 inch and 36 inch wide in light and dark tones. Notes include soft cambric finish and patterns favored for men’s shirts and children’s dresses. Special pricing offered at yard.
Wide assortment of dress fabrics including Bress Goods in light and dark plaids and cheques and novelty mohair suiting in greens and browns. Black dress goods and Challie waistings offered, plus double faced flannellettes and heavy flannelettes in multiple patterns at sale prices.
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