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Newspaper

Elkhart Weekly Truth

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1905

Page

7

Train Time Table Shows Through Routes to Indianapolis

Big Four time table lists trains 83 34 41 and 42 running through to Indianapolis. Trains 41 and 42 named the Winona Flyer connect at Indianapolis for Cincinnati Terre Haute and St Louis. Train 33 runs through to Louisville and connects at Greensburg for Cincinnati. G A Henry Avent Northbound.

Indianapolis Cincinnati Terre Haute St. Louis Louisville Greensburg G.A. Henry Avent

Federation outline plans for a church council in America

The plan proposes a federal council of Protestant churches with about thirty denominations and 20 million communicants. Each denomination gains four council members plus one per 50 000 communicants, with an advisory role and no loss of autonomy. The General Council of the Churches of Christ in America would meet every four years starting December 1, 1908, and include groups such as Baptists, Congregationalists, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and Mennonites.

New York Interchurch Conference Carnegie Hall Federal Council of Protestant Churches General Council of the Churches of Christ In America Baptists Christians Congregationalists Disciples Evangelical Associations Evangelical Synod Evangelical Lutherans Friends Methodist Episcopal South Methodist Episcopal Protestants African Methodist Episcopal Zion Methodist Episcopal Moravian Presbyterian United States of America Cumberland Presbyterians West Presbyterians Reformed Presbyterians United Presbyterians Protestant Episcopal Reformed Church In America Reformed Church In the

Armour & Co. Blackmail Plot Unfolds in Chicago

In Chicago four men faced conspiracy and extortion charges after a former Armour & Co. worker stole letters and attempted to extract 46000 dollars. William S. McSwain and Wilbur Cole were trapped at the Auditorium Annex and later jailed. Armour vows to prosecute to the end, while the letters’ exact content remains undisclosed.

Auditorium Annex Chicago Armour & Co Beef Trust J. Ogden Armour Moritz Rosenthal Mr. Armour William S. McSwain Oakley Boulevard Auatorium Annex Lavin Harrison Street McSwain Rosenthal Armour

Extraordinary funeral buries 40 ton steel ingot

At Midvale steel works Philadelphia two laborers John Fokin and Joseph Gazia died in a molten steel accident when 80,000 pounds flowed from a cupola as a plug gave way. A 40 ton ingot formed from their remains was buried with Roman Catholic rites near the plant’s rear shop.

Philadelphia Midvale John Forkin Joseph Gazia Midvale Steel Company Gazda

Burglar Had Novel Plan In Warehouse Theft

John Schmidt hid in an express package to steal from Security Storage at 212 Spring Street. He emerged Thursday night to rifle the warehouse and repacked himself with $700 in goods by Friday morning, but an employee spotting a moving box led to his arrest.

New York John Schmidt Spring Street Schmidt

Platt to Testify on Campaign Contributions by Insurance Firms

New York November reports Senator Platt is to be called next week to testify about whether insurance companies collected funds for political campaigns. The hearing, led by Senator Armstrong, also covered vouchers and payments linked to the Equitable and related firms, with testimony from Chauncey Depew and others.

New York Emi Armstrong Jams Hazen Hyde E. H. Harriman Sumi Odell Hyde Mr. Hyde Senzser Chauncey M. Depew Ané Emer Platt

Coming Congress to Open December 5 With Routine Business

Washington reports that the president's annual message will be delivered to both houses on December 5. The session will begin with routine business, the Senate will adjourn soon after due to Senator Platt's death, and the House will organize and assign seats for members.

Washington Congress Senate House of Representatives Platt Connecticut House

Northwest shingle mills plan 60 day closure

Will close plants for 60 days beginning December 1 in northwest Washington after a Friday meeting. Over 90 percent of local mills agreed to shut down and operators posted certified checks as forfeit if the agreement is violated.

Bellingham Wash Washington

Abduction and Killing Shocks Lookout Kentucky Area

A 15 year old Cosby girl abducted by Elbert Bartley from Lookout Kentucky. Bartley drove to Tom's Creek Virginia, shot the girl after forcing his wife to leave, was captured then killed by an officer. the Cosby girl is expected to recover.

Knoxville Tenn Lookout Kentucky Elbert Bartley Tom’s Creek Cosby Bartley Liberty

Prince Charles Elected King of Norway

In Christiania Nov 20 the Norwegian parliament elected Prince Charles of Denmark king with 116 members present. A royal salute of 42 guns was fired at the declaration.

Prince Charlies Christiania Norway Prince Charles of Denmark

Fatal quarry blast claims two lives in St Louis county

The premature explosion at Herman quarry in St Louis county killed Peter White and John Foley and seriously injured foreman John Birmingham and William Speare. White and Foley were buried under rock masses after the blast.

St. Louis Peter White John Foley John Birmingham William Speaeirs White Foley

Prairie fire in Aberdeen area causes huge farm losses

A prairie fire near Aberdeen South Dakota swept a five mile by twenty mile area on Wednesday causing heavy losses. The dispatch reports stock grain hay and farm buildings destroyed with damages estimated at 500000 dollars.

Minn Aberdeen S. D

Warehouse Fire Destroys Continental Storage Building

A five story brick warehouse used by Continental Storage Warehouse Co. at 1285 Washington Street burned Friday night. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars.

Boston Continental Storage Warehouse Company Washington Street

Generous Contributions for Russian Jews Fund

London reports the humanitarian drive has raised 730000 dollars for Russian Jews. The United States alone contributed 400000 dollars to the fund as of November 18.

London United States

Beaten by British Marine in Boxing Exhibition

A three round boxing exhibition at Tom Sharkey's gym featured William E Cockayne a royal marine from the cruiser Drake against Jack Reine of the battleship Iowa. Cockayne dominated the bout reportedly outweighing Reine by 15 pounds and weighing about 164 pounds to 154 pounds for Reine.

New York William E. Cockayne Drake Jack Reine Iowa Tom Sharkey

Blaze Wrecks Warehouse at American Beet Sugar Plant

Fire destroyed the large warehouse at the American Beet Sugar plant in Rockford Colorado on Friday. Loss estimated between 300000 and 400000 dollars, fully insured. About 10000000 pounds of sugar stored. cause believed to be spontaneous combustion.

Rockford Col American Beet Sugar Company

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