Trust Store Plans to Fight Elkhart Tobacco Trust
A Cigar Manufacturers Supply Co representative in Elkhart outlines a plan to open a store selling trust products to suppress competition. The group seeks to unite independent manufacturers to pressure the trust by buying leaf directly from growers, lowering costs by about 20 percent and offering parity with large producers. The Union Trust Co of Chicago serves as financial agent. The second part reports authenticated township ticket canvassing results showing all Republican candidates elected.
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Cigar Mannufacturers’ Supply Company
B. M. Chester
American Cigar Co
Tobacco Trust
Toledo
Chicago
Cigar Manufacturers Supply Co
Chester
Union Trust Company
Manning Will Be Low Man on Republican Ticket
An authoritative source confirms Elmer Manning will be the low man on the Republican ticket as received today in this city.
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Manning
Elmer Manning
Local Election Returns Show Narrow Gaps Across Townships
Report notes a candidate trailing by 23 votes in Elkhart township and about 200 votes behind in the county, with the overall majority still undetermined. Brick leads in the county while George Krutz is ahead in Elkhart township, signaling a tight race.
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George Krutz
Elkhart Township
Brick
County Treasurer’s October cash report issued
County Treasurer I. Wouo reports October cash transactions. Receipts include on hand 5545.00, current taxes 51321.91, delinquent taxes 533.75, county revenue 3415.62, liquor license 3800, state revenue 68, total 61124.56. Expenditures include redeemed warrants 15473.31, special judge 35, balance 33306.96. Deposits allocated to several banks and in office 517.85.
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Wouo
Congressional
Warrans
State Bank
First National
St. Joseph Valley
Miles report short on anti-canteen and defense policy
Chicago November 6 General Miles issued the annual report which is notably brief. It avoids discussion of the anti-canteen law and Root's staff plan, suggesting close editorial revision. Miles calls for stronger coast defenses and improved fortifications.
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Chicago
Miles
Root
Murderess Noe Not Indicted Despite Confession
Wheeling W V November 6 Rodella Bainz the girl who confessed to pushing Miss Gay Smith into the river in September during a quarrel over Henry Nolan will go free as the grand jury did not indict for lack of real evidence. The girl denied her confession.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Rodella Bainz
Miss Gay Smith
Henry Nolan
Mitchell May Succeed Gompers at AFL Convention
Washington reports a strong possibility that Gompers will not be reelected president of the Federation of Labor at the New Orleans convention opening November 13. Mitchell of the Mine Workers has emerged as a formidable candidate.
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Mitchell
Gompers
Washington
Federation of Labor
New Orleans
Police Shift Belief in Murder Case In Boston
Police now think a black man killed Clara Morton, not Allen Mason. Morton's watch surfaced in a pawnshop, with the pawnbroker saying it was pawned by a man the police are seeking.
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St. Boston
Allen Mason
Clara Morton
Miss Morton
Disappearances and Weddings Highlight Goshen News
Rosa Tompkins of Mishawaka and her brother Allen Edgar vanish in a puzzling case, with authorities mystified after a year. A Goshen wedding for Maud Boyer and George Richardson draws 500 guests, while sheriffs seek a chestnut mare thief and track an escaped asylum patient.
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Goshen
Maud Boyer
Allen P. Boyer
George M. Richardson
Chatham
Ontario
First Presbyterian Church
Hervey L. Vannuys
Marie Ludolph
Dallas
Tex
R. P. Roe
Chenoweth School
Washington
Republicans of Elkhart Lore Not Forgotten
Ill feeling runs through Elkhart Republicans over Goshen moves to back Charles W. Miller. Pulaski county favored Hering by 156, St Joseph county backed Brick by 905, Marshall county expected Democratic.
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Pulaski
St. Joseph County
Goshen
Elmer Manning
Charles W. Miller
Miller
Elkhart
Walter Brown
Pulaski County
Prof. Hering
Brick
Marshall County
Local Election Totals and Plurality Report
Detailed county tally shows Recorder Vernon and Krutz both Democrats and Republicans with varying vote counts. Manning and Eisenbeiss, and other county offices list party candidates with final tallies. Whetten’s plurality stands at 1,093 while prohibition and socialist votes run around 430 and 190 respectively.
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Whetten
Brakeman Samuel Bird Killed Between Drawheads on Big Four
Samuel Bird a prominent city railroad brakeman died at Sodus Michigan after being crushed between drawheads while helping switch cars on the Big Four line. His wife, who arrived by special train, identified him before he died. Bird, 38, of Elkhart, had worked nine years on the Lake Shore and three on the Big Four, leaving a wife and daughter Madge and four brothers and two sisters.
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Rosa Tompkins
Mishawaka
Thomas Tomkins
Allen Edgar
Rosa
Tompkins
Elkhart
Samuel Bird
Sodus
Mich
Benton Harbor
Bird
Sotus
Pindle
Chester
Robert
Hikhart
Leon
St. Louis
Schuyler
Dowagine
Ida McCue
Chicago
Percy Coles
City
Governor Durbin Honors Requisition for Prisoner Return
Governor Durbin honored a requisition from Governor Buss of Michigan requesting John Doe held in Lagrange county jail on a horse stealing charge. The move fulfills interstate extradition procedures and represents cross state cooperation in criminal matters.
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Buss
Michigan
John Doe
Lagrange County
Durbin
County approves liquor licenses for local residents
The board of county commissioners granted liquor licenses to Noble O. Keller Bristol John D. Caton Charles H. Hilber and Alvin R. Ludwig Elkhart.
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Board of County Commissioners
Noble
O. Keller
Bristol
John D. Caton
Charles H. Hilber
Alvin R. Ludwig
Elkhart
Marriage Licenses Issued To Four Couples
Marriage licenses were issued to Clarence E. Kauffman age 21 and Miss Ollie E. Cripe age 20 both of Clinton township and to Harry F. Scoby age 48 of Milwaukee Wisconsin and Luella R. Miller age 32 of Elkhart.
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Clarence E. Kauffman
Ollie E. Cripe
Clinton Township
Harry F. Scoby
Milwaukee
Wis
Luella R. Miller
Elkhart
Divorce suit alleges cruelty between Krouse and Crouse
Pearl Krouse sues Francis Crouse for divorce citing cruelty. They wed May 1, 1891 and separated August 12, 1996. Other suits include Mrs Otis C Thompson vs Milton L Stevenson on a $1,000 note, Henry S Rine vs Martha Kauffman on $750 note, and Lulu M Reed versus Jacob W Reed and Attorney Aaron W Zook for alimony and aid. Reed alleges abandonment in 1889 and Zook holds $300 in funds and securities of her nonresident husband.
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Pearl Krouse
Francis Crouse
Otis C. Thompson
Milton L. Stevenson
Lulu M. Reed
Jacob W. Reed
Aaron W. Zook
Brick wins Goshen county by 832 votes in official count
The canvassing board completed the count in Goshen with Congressman Brick holding a plurality of 832. The Secretary of State race shows Storm as the Republican winner by 1,258 over Schoonover, with totals of 5,292 to 4,034. Attorney General results favor Van Freet by 1,026 over Miller, and Mummert trails by 930.
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Goshen
Brick
Schoonover
Storm
Sportsmen Shoot Mail Boxes on Rural Routes
Rural carriers report hunting season activity with boxes punctured on Route No. 3 along Prairie Street. Boxes owned by C. P. Weaver and William Smith were found damaged by bullets. Authorities will pursue those responsible. federal law imposes prison terms and fines per offense.
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Prairie Street
C. P. Weaver
William Smith
Middlebury Sunday School Convention in Elkhart County
The Elkhart County Sunday School Convention met in Middlebury at the Lutheran church on Oct 31 and Nov 1 with delegates from most townships. Rev. Murry led song services, Rev. Dressel devotional, and discussions covered Sunday School management, home department, and Sabbath sanctity. A children’s session and several speeches followed, praising unification and church schooling.
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Elkhart County
Middlebury
Murry
Dressel
Hedgepeth
Goshen
Christ
J. L. Doty
A. B. Hire
B. T. Kinney
Warren Smith
Terre Haute
Flora Bliss
J. O. Mosier
D. W. Thomas
Mrs Minnich Dies After Brief Illness at 3 P M
Mrs Rebecca Minnich aged, 1838 born Heidelburg Twp Berks Co Virginia? died after a day and a half illness. Funeral at Presbyterian Church with Rev Frazer. Residence 210 West Lexington Ave. Survivors include Richard Betz brother and daughter Mrs M L Stevenson. Alonzo A Minnich deceased. Ralph Minnich of Chicago visiting. Funeral arrangements announced.
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Rebecca Minnich
West
Lexington Avenue
Starke County
Ohio
Elkhart
Minnich
Betz
Richard Betz
Rochester
Ind
Alonzo A
St. Louis
M. L. Stevenson
Presbyterian Church
Frazer
Miller to Assume Indiana Attorney General Post
Attorney General elect Miller will take office January 1 in Indianapolis. The two year term carries 7500 dollars yearly plus traveling expenses. He will appoint an assistant 2400, a deputy 2000, an assistant deputy 1800 plus expenses, a clerk 900, and a stenographer 720. W C B Harrison will be deputy and travel deputy attorney general.
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Miller
Indianapolis
W. C. B. Harrison
Indiana Railway Company Fights City Lines
The Indiana Railway company which controls the streetcar lines in South Bend and Mishawaka announces plans to contest local transit controls and seek a legal remedy to ongoing disputes with the city authorities over operations and governance of the rail services.
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Indiana Railway Co
Indiana Railway Company
South Bend
Mishawaka
Goshen Interurban Lines Rival Elkhart Chicago Route
Construction advances on the Goshen interurban line and the South Bend Niles line. Officials say the projects will pose strong competition to the proposed Elkhart to Chicago route via South Bend.
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Goshen
South Bend-Niles
Elkhart
Chicago
South Bend
Factory to Employ 300 Is Bucklen's Plan
Rumor spread that H. E. Bucklen has closed a deal to locate a factory in the city hiring about 300 workers. William Mann sparked the chatter, but well informed locals say no confirmation exists. The only recent proposition linked to Bucklen is a silver plate plant in Elkhart.
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H. E. Bucklen
William Mann
Mr. Bucklen
Bucklen
Elkhart
Plan to Move County Seat From Goshen to Elkhart
The western Elkhart County Republican groups reportedly have a studied plan to relocate the county seat to Elkhart within several years. Election returns show Concord Osceola Washington and Cleveland townships produced about 5 600 of 9 400 votes or nearly 60 percent, signaling regional control. Officials expect a new courthouse or major modernization in Goshen within ten years and plan to canvass sentiment before formal steps.
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Elkhart County
Goshen
Concord
Osalo
Washington
Cleveland
Elkhart
Secretary Shaw says no plan to call funds from banks
Secretary Shaw in Washington denies plans to demand the government deposits back from banks. He notes the treasury cash capital of 55 million dollars is a small margin for operations and that the department can continue on that level unless receipts decline or expenditures rise unexpectedly.
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Washington
Shaw
Treasury
Department
Husband Arrested in New York Woman’s Ax Murder
The body of Ann McCloskey, 60, was found in her room with a crushed skull. An ax used in the killing was found nearby. Her 70-year-old husband was arrested on suspicion, reportedly dreaming of burglars before the fatal blow.
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New York
Ann McCloskey
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George A. Kuhn
Albert R. Kesler Eta
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Jonathan Plank
Dentiete
Addison Sloat
Sheriff Elliott
E. A. Jones
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J. W. Simmons
Elliot
Cass Thayer
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Longcliff
David May
Peru
Julius J. Shaw
E. W. Hess
Drake
Schilling
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Rep
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Eisenbeiss
Hitchcock
Cooper
Northern Dist
Sanders
Cainon
Southern Dist
Conrad
Sodus, Mich
Henry S. Rine
Martha Kauffman
Stillwell
van Freet
Mummert
Congress
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Enmenes
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Anderson
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