Robbery at Schooley's Grocery Ends with Dawn Flush
Unknown thieves entered J. W. Schooley's grocery on Middlebury street through a west window and stole bread cakes sausages canned fruit tobacco pipes and horse blankets valued at about 15 dollars. Officers Miller and Robbins investigated the riverbank crowd and later heard gunfire near the Davis farm but could not identify the robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Schooley
Middlebury Street
Miller
Robbins
Dr Mumaw Medical Association Incorporation at Elkhart
Articles filed with Recorder W. F. Peddycord reveal Hib bart based Dr Mumaw Medical Association with $10,000 capital stock. Purpose to manufacture and trade in medical and hygienic goods with headquarters at Elkhart. Directors are H A Mumaw E A Skinner and C D Goodrich. Stockholders include Mumaw Goodrich Ender Hoover Skinner Reynolds Kolb. Life of association fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Mumaw Medical Association
Hibbart
W. F. Peddycord
Elkhart
H. A. Mumaw
E. A. Skinner
C. D. Goodrich
Elkhart Woman Visits Son Shot Victim
Mrs. John Gulmyer of Elkhart spent Friday morning with her son Dr. Harry Gulmyer who shot Miss Lulu Barney a week ago. Several other Hillhartans were allowed to visit him as well, and he is gradually reconciled to his position and talks freely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gulmyer
Elkhart
Harry Gulmyer
Lulu Barney
Burhaus Adoption Granted for Ulah May Stom
The court allowed George and Mary Burhaus to adopt Ulah May Stom who has lived with them for nine years. The petitioners reside in Elkhart and are represented by Attorney Edward Fran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George and
Mary Burhaus
Ulah May Stom
Elkhart
Edward Fran
Court grants adoption of Tillie Douglas by Canebe N. Verrill
The court gives Canebe N. Verrill permission to adopt Tillie Douglas aged 22 as an heir. Both reside in Hikhart. Attorney James H. State represents the petitioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canebe N. Verrill
Tillie Douglas
Hikhart
James H. State
Elkhart Man's Cuban Experience
The Indianapolis News lists Indiana natives in Cuba. John McBride of Elkhart served as secretary to the chief of special agents in Cuba under the American government until after its departure. He declined Cuban citizenship and soon joined the Royal Bank of Canada after resigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Indianapolis News
Cuba
John McBride
Elixhart
Department of Posts
McBride
Royal Bank of Canada
Switchmen Vote for 20 Percent Pay Rise Threaten Walkout
Chicago readers report switchmen voting to press for a 20 percent wage increase and hint at a general strike. Railroads have formed agreements with a new Switchmen's Union of North America. If a strike spreads, unions nationwide could join to back the demand, risking widespread disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Switchmen’s Union of North America
United States
Nine union men injured at Heidel Verge colliery accident
In Scranton on November 10 a runaway mine elevator at the Heidel Verge colliery in Pittston dropped nine union workers into a shaft. The wrecked engine house and torn top of a breaker were reported from the scene as the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Pittston
John Bengie
Reading Coal & Iron reply to miners’ complaint opens inquiry
Recorder Wright reports from the Coal Strike commission that President Baer has supplied the Reading Coal and Iron company's answer to the miners’ complaint. The document details the controversy and will be made public tomorrow. Responses from other operators are still pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wright
Coal Strike Commission
Baer
Reading Coal & Iron Company
Jury to hear verdict in Molineux case today
New York on November 10 reports the Molineux case going to the jury after closing arguments from both sides. Prosecutors and defense presented their final pleas, with Molineux awaiting either acquittal or a hung jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roland Molineux
Molineux
Government warships seek revolutionary fleet in decisive battle
In Panama on November 10 the government dispatched warships to locate and engage the revolutionary fleet. The Bogota is staffed and commanded by American officers and sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Bogota
Local Social and Community Notes Highlight Tamarac Visits
Mrs. Pliley Tamarac visits Mrs. W. P. Herron. May Leonard, ill with typhoid, visited her grandfather Mr. Leonard. Rev. W. P. Herron led the funeral for Mrs. Edwin Lass er at Tamarac. Louis Boles shopped in Elkhart. Mrs. Herron saw Mrs. Martin of Middlebury. Mrs. Hl. Doolittle visited South Bend. Rev. Herring conducts revival at Jamestown. Mrs. Milton Proudfit remains sick. James McGarry upgrades his property with a new wood-house. Oker family moved to Warren. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Minnegar. Wilbur Crull hunting in Michigan. Mrs. Noyce’s brother visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pliley
Tamarac
W. P. Herron
Leonard
Mr. Leonard
Edwin Lawser
Louis Boles
Elkhart
Martin
Middlebury
Hl. Doolittle
Mrs Emerson of Adamsville Dies at Age 79
Funeral held at the Emerson home in Adamsville Michigan for Airgina Rebecca Ailen Emerson born Salzburg Vermont January 27 1828 died November 4 1902 age 79 years 9 months 7 days. She moved to Michigan at age seven and lived within a mile of her death with son J Fred Emerson. Survived by three grandchildren and two sons with interment in Adamsville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
J. Fred Emerson
Adamsville
Michigan
L. A. Stangle
Airgina
Rebecca Ailen
Salzburg
Addison Co
Matthew Harvey Emerson
J. Fred
Allen
Buchannan
Mich
Audry
Fred Ray
Ralph W
Elkhart
Ind
Adamsville Cemetery
Storage charges on unclaimed baggage reach Supreme Court
Railroads traditionally bill storage on baggage left after 24 hours. Chicago Rock Island & Pacific was sued after paying 50 cents under protest. The court ruled for the plaintiff, a notice of appeal was filed, and both sides expect the dispute to go to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Supreme Court
Missing South Bend Man Feared Murder or Suicide
Frank Nowratowski, 45, has vanished from his South Bend home. Relatives fear foul play or a possible suicide after no trace is found. Police in northern Indiana are searching for him amid concerns of nervous instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Nowratowski
South Bend
Indiana
Five-Generation Family Born in Elkhart County
Elkhart county features a five generation family with the youngest child born to Mr and Mrs J Speiker of Middlebury last Wednesday night. The Mehl family from east of Goshen are the ancestors of the four living generations. Mr Mehl is 81 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
J. Speiker
Middlebury
Christian Mehl
Goshen
Mehl
Rail firms to split Delaware & Hudson purchase
It is semi officially announced that the New York Central and the Pennsylvania have bought the Delaware and Hudson. The property will be divided between the two companies for a price said to be about 80 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Delaware & Hudson
Tw Companis
Watassch Shopmen Wage Revision Letter Revealed
Joseph Ramsey, president of Watassch, writes to J B Barnes, superintendent of motive nowrer, about shopmen demands for higher wages. Ramsey states any wage revision will cover workers of all classes and secure equitable pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ramsey
The
Watassch
J. B. Barnes
Motive Nowrer
Motive Power Relief Ends Coal Haul Strain
The Vandalia railroad, crippled for motive power, has returned engines after relief from the Nickel Plate and Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago to haul coal from Southern Indiana mines. Officials had warned they would not pay favors. The shortage had previously forced special locomotive help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago
Indiana
Pennsylvania Reports September Net Earnings Rise
The Pennsylvania, in September, according to a just issued report, increased its net earnings by 131 800 over the same month last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Lines Eyes 90 Minute Flyers NY to Philadelphia
In a Cassett interview the Pennsylvania lines president states plans to run 90 minute flyers between New York and Philadelphia and notes the New York to Washington run will take four hours, an hour faster than the Congressional limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassett
Pennsylvania Lines
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Congressional Limited
Western Passenger Association votes down 3000 mile ticket
The mileage bureau rejected raising the 2000 mile interchangeable ticket to 3000 miles and the Western Passenger Association at its meeting yesterday struck the proposal from the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Passenger Association
Monon Orders 207 Percent Freight Cars for 60 Thousand Pounds
The Monon railroad ordered 207 percent freight cars with a capacity of 60 000 pounds to boost hauling capability. The action signals expansion in equipment and faster service plans pending delivery details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monon
Tax Recovery by Attorney Taylor for Rail Line Prompts County Sums
The Chicago and Southern railroad was brought to time by Attorney Taylor who collected back taxes for Parke Delaware Madison Montgomery Boone Hamilton and Clermont counties totaling 28106.13. He received 25000 in taxes from the company shortly after assuming office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Southern Railroad
Attorneyson, Taylor
Parke
Delawars
Madison
Montgomery
Boone
Hamilton
Clery
Taylor
Midland absorbs Chicago and Southeastern by Big Four
The Chicago and Southeastern line, also known as the Midland, has been absorbed by the Big Four railroad system. The takeover consolidates routes and operations under the Big Four, signaling a major shift in regional rail management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago & Southeastern
Midland
Big Four
Cincinnati roads move to curb shipper combinations
The action of several Cincinnati roads to prevent consignors from combining shipments to gain car load advantages caused concern among shippers, particularly whiskey operators, that similar measures could spread here, though no road plans to do so are evident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Northern Pacific Receives Last of Great Freight Engines
The Northern Pacific has received the final of twenty one of the largest freight locomotives in America. These towering engines run on mountain divisions and are rarely seen by the public. Access to the cab requires climbing two flights of stairs due to oversized boilers. Some tunnels were raised to clear the colossal machines. The engine measures sixty nine feet from end to end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
America
Bechtel Engineer Granted Divorce Amid Sensational Allegations
Charles O. Drake, a prominent Lake Shore railroad engineer, won a divorce from Lydia Drake in circuit court. Grounds cited include infidelity, drunkenness, and desertion. Details described the wife unlawfully boarding his train to talk, grabbing the engine handles, and being removed in Toledo. Drake also blamed Charles Davis for part of the trouble and cited her smoking and companionship with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O. Drake
Lake Shore Road
Lydia Drake
Drake
Toledo
Elkhart
Davis
Powell v Powell Elkhart divorce suit dismissed
The divorce case Powell versus Powell filed in Elkhart was dismissed, ending the litigation without further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell Vs
Divorce Judgment Modified in Mann ing Case Alimony Set Aside
The Samuel Mann ing divorce judgment was altered by agreement and the alimony ordered earlier is set aside. The divorce itself remains in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Manning
Goshen City Council Sets Tax Rate at 106 Cents
The Goshen city council last night fixed the tax rate at 106 cents on $100 of taxable property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen City
Wabash Railroad to Move General Offices to Toledo?
An official of the Wabash Railroad announced plans to move the company’s general offices from St Louis to Toledo when the new line reaches Pittsburg. Toledo hosts three Gould lines with Wart terminals, making it a practical HQ site. President Ramsey is in New York. another Wabash official denied the statement last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
The
Wabash Railroad
St. Louis
Wabash
Pittsburg
Gould Lines
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Ann Arbor
Ramsey
New York
Fire destroys Bechtel barn near Elkhart
A barn owned by Jerry Bechtel eight miles north of Elkhart burned this morning. The fire consumed hay grain a farm wagon and farm implements. Bechtel is a Wakarusa banker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Bechtel
Elkhart
Mr. Bechtel
Real estate transfers show Elkhart area parcel trades
A sequence of property transfers lists multiple buyers and sellers in Elkhart Goshen Nappanee and Middlebury with sale prices ranging from 20 to 3200 dollars. Transactions include John W Fieldhouse to several buyers, Mary Ann Pletcher to Henry Pletcher, and church land sales among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Fieldhouse
Arl E. Darling
Elkhart
George Manning
Urias&. Ender
Hilkhart
Andrew Hay
Charles T. Swaffield
North Hukhart
Daniel Pletcher
Henry Pletcher
Jackson T
Edson Showalter
William R. Showalter
Middlebury
Salome Kirkhoffer
James A. Riley
Goshen
Salome Kidkdoffer
Briggsdale Improvement Co
Albert R. Beardsley
Chicago and Alton Renewals Share Rail Tasks by Mileage
In the fiscal year ended June 30 the Chicago and Alton’s renewals in rails accounted for 49 percent of total mileage renewal. Renewal of ties reached 40 percent and of reballasting 13 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Alton
Manning Will Not Select a Golden Man
Prominent Republicans say nothing decided yet on deputies for new county officials. Elmer Manning may break Goshen tradition by favoring a non Goshen appointee, while ex Councilman Julius Shaw is not considered due to loyalty questions and low pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Manning
Goshen
Manning
Julius Shaw
Shaw
Worker hurt by defective joist bars employer liability
A worker injured when a joist with an obvious defect failed during construction cannot recover damages from his employer due to lack of proof of negligence. The defect was visible upon casual inspection but unknown to the employer.
Robinson Divorce Granted for Abandonment in Goshen
Mina I. Robinson receives a divorce from William Robinson on abandonment grounds. The couple, married September 20, 1892 in Goshen, separated March 1899, had no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mina I. Robinson
William Robinson
Goshen
Judge Ferrall Sentences Pearson for Tire Theft
Judge J. D. Ferrall sentenced Charles Pearson to the reformatory for one to three years after pleading guilty to stealing 36 tires from a pile outside Goshen Rubber Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Ferrall
Charles Pearson
Reformatory
Goshen Rubber Works
New County Council to Meet Saturday at 10
In accordance with the law the new county council will convene in the board of county commissioners room next Saturday at 10 o clock for organizing and transacting other business that may arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Cor corporal punishment in county schools leads to meeting debate
At the regular county teachers meeting held Saturday at the courthouse a lengthy discussion of corporal punishment in public schools followed a sensational incident at Renssaler school near Goshen. Allegations include a Goshen instructor choking a 6 year old pupil and striking him with a ruler, causing a swollen hand and near fainting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rensbarger School
Goshen
la Grange Road
Alvin Cripe
Goshen High School
Charles
David Rider
East Goshen
Heefner
George Cobb
Cripco
Democrat
Nabors
Dedication of New York Chamber Building Honors World Leaders
The New York Chamber of Commerce building was dedicated with ceremonies led by President Jessup. Distinguished guests included President Roosevelt, ex-President Cleveland, ambassadors from Germany France England and Russia, Prince Henry of Prussia, Governor Odell and Mayor Low. Cleveland delivered the principal address while Roosevelt and Odell spoke briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Cleveland
United States
Prince Henry of Press
Jessup
Odell
Low
Elkhart County Teachers Institute to Convene in Goshen
The Elkhart County Teachers Institute will meet at Goshen High School starting Monday December 29 for five days including New Year Day. County Superintendent Geo W Ellis will announce the program later. Last session was very successful and Ellis hopes this one will be unusually interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ County Institute
Elkhart County
Teachers’ Institute
Goshen
Geo. W. Ellis
Ellis
Roosevelt arrives for New York Chamber of Commerce celebration
President Roosevelt arrived in New York this morning to take part in the Chamber of Commerce celebration this afternoon. His Washington trip was without incident. He visited his ailing sister Mrs Rob inson after breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Robinson
Allan Mason discharged in Clara Morton murder case
Cambridge district attorney sought Mason’s release after stating evidence failed to prove guilt. Allan Mason was discharged this morning as authorities concluded there was insufficient cause to detain him in the case involving Clara Morton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Allan Mason
Clara Morton
Mason
Supreme Court Affirms Baxter Versus Lusher Decision
The supreme court upholds the Hikhart ruling in Baxter v Lusher et al. It states a workman ordered to install rafters with ceiling joists laid and loose boards scattered must not use the boards for support if no scaffolding or safe means are provided. The worker should step from joist to joist to avoid risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Hikhart Court
Baxter
Lusher
Switchmen and railroads near settlement after talks
Chicago November 11 A second conference between switchmen representatives and railroads was held today. All signs point to an amicable adjustment as the switchmen weaken due to the rival union securing agreements with several local roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
East River Bridge Fire Clears All Workers Safe
It was stated that no lives were lost in last night’s East River bridge blaze and all workers are accounted for. Cables are under examination and damage could delay bridge reopening by over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
East River Bridge
Courtroom Scene Describes Prosecution and Jury Charge
The scene shows the defendant entering the courtroom after a sleepless night. Prosecutor Osborn finishes his speech at noon and an adjournment is taken before the court reconvenes to hear the judge’s charge to the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osborn
Soldiers depart coal district as strike ends in Wilkesbarre
All soldiers sent to the coal district have left and twenty five thousand Markle company employees resumed work today after the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Markle Company
Miss Franc Peddycord Heads to New York Stage
Goshen society girl Miss Franc Peddycord daughter of County Recorder W F Peddycord travels to New York to start a stage career in support of Julia Marlowe. Her professional debut hinges on Marlowes illness but she is expected to play a key role in Queen Flametha once Marlowe returns from Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franc Peddycord
W. F. Peddycord
County Recorder
New York
Julia Marlowe
Miss Peddycord
Miss Marlowe
Virginia
Peg Moffington
Criterion
Anna Morgan School of Fine Art and Expression
Chicago
Marlowe Company
Petition Seeks Board to Prosecute Disbarment in Indiana
Henry C. Rogers files in Judge Beeman’s court at Starke County to appoint a committee to pursue disbarment against Henry R. Robbins. This is the third Indiana action to disbar Robbins. He faces contempt charges, allegedly tried to influence jury selection by placing names in the box and urged a client to commit a crime for immunity, threatening damages against all involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Rogers
Beeman
Starke County
Henry R. Robbins
Indiana
Robbins
Johnstown Man Shot by Youths in South Bend
John Riffel of Johnstown Pennsylvania was shot and likely fatally wounded by Earl Nixon age 17 in South Bend on Sunday. Nixon and his girlfriend Anna Carl were returning from a drive when Riffel approached their car. after missing a warning to stand back Nixon fired several shots with one hitting Riffel in the lung. Two additional shots were fired at a gang of four men hidden nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Riffel
Johnstown
Earl Nixon
South Bend
Nixon
Anna Carl
Riffel
Death of Brakeman Bird Remains Mourned by Railroad Friends
The deceased was 385 years of age and leaves a wife. He was a brother of Mrs. Percy Cole, who with her husband ran the Country Club here last summer. Mr. Bird was a faithful employee of the Big Four and had many friends among the railroad boys. His untimely taking away is mourned by a large circle of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bird
Niles Star
Percy Cole
Death of LaGrange Resident Elias Wright at Shipsewana
Elias Wright aged 72 a long time resident of LaGrange county died suddenly of heart disease at his home one mile northwest of Shipshewana onThursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Wright
LaGrange County
Shipshewana
John Kidder Dies at 52 Near Vistula of Apoplexy
John Kidder an elderly veteran died at his home near Vistula from apoplexy aged 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kidder
Vistula
Death of John T Finch at Goshen on Douglas Street
John Thomas Finch aged 48 died at his home in Goshen on Douglas Street after nearly a year of illness from tuberculosis. He was a resident of the area and passes after a prolonged health struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thomas Finch
Goshen
Douglas Street
Port Stilwell Gains Rails and Ties For KC-MO Orient Line
Port Stilwell, once Topolobampo’s port on the Gulf of California, receives large shipments of crossties from San Francisco and steel rails from the East via Cape Horn for the Kansas City Mexico and Orient Railroad. Three steamers with rails are en route from Cape Horn to Port Stilwell. The railroad will stretch about 1,600 miles from Kansas City to Port Stilwell, with over 100 miles already graded. Plans include a steamship link to the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Stilwell
Topolobampo
Gulf of California
San Francisco
Cape Horn
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railroad
Kansas City
Orient
Indiana Lumber Co sells Wisconsin mill and timber lands
The Indiana Lumber Co of Padus Wisconsin sold the mill and 200 acres of timber lands to Chaftshister Townsend Bros of Padus. The firm retains 300 acres and notes the price was large. In four years they built a successful venture but have nearly exhausted their timber and are disposing of the cut over lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Lumber Co
Padus
Wis
Goshenites
Messrs
Chas
H. Brooks
L. B
David Rodibaugh
Joseph
James
Walter Smith
J. Granville Knox
Wisconsin
Chaftshister & Townsend Bros
Federal Court to Hear SPRING RESTRaining Order Cases
The cases where temporary restraining orders were issued last spring will be argued this week in Federal Court at Chicago before Judges Phillips and Grosscup. Thirteen railroads were restrained from making alleged secret rebates or discriminating in freight rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicaro
Phillips
Grosscup
Corn movement in the territory hits record pace
An Santa Fe officer predicts corn movement through the territory will break records and outpace wheat. The American Express Company closes a twenty year contract to operate over the Kansas City Mexico & Orient road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Santa Fe
American Express Comrany
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Road
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Lydin Bb
Wisler
Nappanee
Pauline D. Moyer
Noah Metzler
Savilla Stuckman
Jean A. Lehman
Charles W. Miller
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