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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1906
Page
5
A call to promote quarterly temperance lessons in Sunday schools and pledge as many students as possible to total abstinence. Plan includes enforcing Scientific Temperance Instruction compliance in schools, strengthening postures against Sabbath desecration, and studying Medical Temperance with help from supportive papers.
Trimmed coin collection aside, crowds invited to a lively Dunbar Club dance at Hoffmans Hall on Monday evening November 26 1906 promising fun and music for attendees.
Beginning December 1 the Lake Shore By will place on sale 4 000 mile tickets at 25.00 with a 5.00 rebate, interchangeable with other roads. Travel interests best served by purchasing these tickets. consult the Lake Shore ticket agent.
Benny Yanger of Chicago loses to Balawin in a fifteen round decision at Lincoln A C in Chelsea Massachusetts. Referee Jack Sheehan awards the win to Balawin as Yanger concedes defeat and extends a handshake to the rival. Boston Americans plan spring exhibition tour starting March 30 with a week in Little Rock and a schedule including Louisville Cincinnati and Toledo.
Dennis, formerly with Central League and Anderson in the Interstate, has been offered the Ann Arbor coaching post for 1907 but must secure a release from Terré Haute first. He is noted as a popular figure and former college star.
Miss Milliron of Logansport endured a dangerous moment aboard a Wabash fast train near Peru when she clung to a vestibule, and a passerby blocked the engine to stop the run. A Lake Shore station at Fort Wayne burned briefly after a stove fire, quickly contained by hotel guests and firefighters.
Mr Hile receives appointment to a significant committee as announced in local notices. Details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
A government board of trade analysis compares English and American railway deaths, noting Salisbury disaster context and arguing that English carelessness and open doors on carriages contribute to high fatality counts, while U S railways show different risk patterns.
A reader discusses railway safety by arguing no one should ride in the front or rear coaches claiming the middle cars offer best protection. They suggest placing a safety device near the locomotive and question how many lives such a device could save.
A brief transit note reports a passenger aboard the Tailway train expressing concern about a ride. No injuries or incidents are described. Further details are unavailable in the fragment.
A nostalgic slice of life celebrates November and Thanksgiving. The speaker recalls chilly winds and early snow, the bustling kitchen with kin crowds, and an abundance of food from turkey to sage, apples, taters, cider, and nuts. The farmyard chores and shared meals build warm community memory.
The funeral for William H. Quaife occurred at 9 this morning at 405 Marion street with Rev Ogilvie. remains to Adrian Michigan for interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Mart Pier, victim of Monday’s Kendallville railroad accident, had funeral at 2 this afternoon at the Presbyterian church with Rev Frazer officiating. Floyd Sachs funeral was held at 1 30 this afternoon at the late residence 1102 Rice Street.
A damaged line notes an address 1342 and a locating phrase Ore at 98. The fragment suggests a property or site reference with minimal readable context. No additional names, dates, or clear actions are present.
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