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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1907
Page
5
A trolley wire broke at Main and Marion streets causing sparks and a melted stove pipe on car No. 21. Motorman Cook received a minor shock while dislodging the conductor in charge, as linemen raced to secure live wires. The incident halted the interurban briefly and damaged the front of the car, with repair crews later restoring operation.
Ida May Tompkins twenty died after taking arsenic at Mrs Bentleys Fulton street home. She blamed a young man named Joe Paul for a broken engagement and said a quarrel yesterday led to her despair. Her family and coroner investigated, with her brother linked to a separate elopement.
Railway workers in the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern lines across Cleveland to Chicago received 163000 in clearing house drafts, mostly in small denominations. About 88000 was paid at Elkhart with the rest distributed to Cleveland, Chicago, Toledo and other division towns. Drafts were signed in Cleveland and routed to master mechanics offices for settlement.
Charles A. Smith narrowly defeats the Alkhart Civic League over a Main street and Lexington avenue saloon license. The Ladue saloon reopened hours after the verdict, drawing jubilant supporters and drinkers amid lively street scenes. A new trial or legal challenge looms with pending appeal and unsettled statute questions.
The police commission discussed the October monthly report by secretary George N. Whiteman. A total of 52 arrests were recorded across officers Silvers Rinehart Robbins Miller Pearce Withers Roth Fonda Little Coley Halstead Fields Woodley and Little. Violations included intoxication theft vagrancy and runaway cases with eight dispositions noted as released on...?
A Goshen resident, Charles Christner, reports trying many remedies with little success and claims a certain asthma remedy has done more for him than anything else. He says he recommends it to others suffering from the disease and notes it is sold at Wall's Pharmacy.
An English man and a Scot bend over haggis bacon cheese and scones, debating real fare. The exchange veers from cottage treats to regional pride as they seek a drink to settle the matter.
In a Saxon Bohemian dispute at Eger the towns Franzenbad and Bad Elster clash over mineral mud deposits. Franzenbad profits from exclusive rights while Saxony seeks control amid a lawsuit claiming a million crowns spent on mud lands.
A young woman notes horses show misbehavior from dental issues and pain. Experts discuss veterinary dentistry, noting floating teeth is common, while filling or treating ulcers is rare, and a cold bit causes extreme discomfort.
Mrs Gladstone wife of the home secretary of England is described as Miss Dorothy Paget daughter of Sir Richard Paget conservative MP for Somerset. Her marriage to the youngest son of the great liberal statesman occurred nearly six years ago. The piece notes her quiet life and the husband’s devoted interest in golf.
A brief bank run at the Farmers and Traders Bank in Nappanee ended with Josephus Unger cashing in his $200 in silver dollars. Bank officials, including Cashier Coppes, moved quickly to reassure depositors as rumors spread. The scene left patrons uneasy but the vaults deemed safer than home storage.
Among jurors drawn for the Elk hart term, Michael Daily of York township is dead. Will be substituted for the juror as pending replacement.
Unclear OCR text reports the governor's determination to stop ongoing fighting, with broad notification to involved parties. No coherent dates or names are readable, but the assertion centers on official action to kill off hostilities in Indiana during the current term.
Big sewer project starts within days to lay 3100 feet of 30 inch line on Barr Street in the Hudson Sterling addition. Winter service planned for the area with other streets to follow. Materials bought for Barr Street. sidewalks graded in sections. Barr and Elizabeth streets plus Sterling and Moyer avenues affected by excavations as crews work.
Edwin L. Wisler a Goshen postal clerk sues the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for 5000 dollars claiming permanent injuries from a Chicago to Chicago Junction ride wreck at Simai Ohio on August 1 1905. Attorneys Deahl and Deahl represent him. He was thrown from his car during the collision and has been under a doctor's care since.
An ancient advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cure debility by enriching blood. It features Lena May Brooks of Prairie Home Macon County Illinois recounting post partum recovery and praise for the pills. It states the medicine treats anemia after influenza grip and various ailments and lists price 450 cents per package.
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