W Y Craig Hurt in Train Yard Accident at Shop
W Y Craig a 30 year old hUSTLER from Three Rivers Mich was crushed under engine No 607 in the Lake Shore ash pit. He refused amputation and opted to have the foot dressed, risking blood poison as doctors debated saving the limb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Y. Craig
Lake Shore Round House
Old Round House
Craig
Three Rivers
Mich
Harrison and
Fifth Streets
George Fetterly
Short
Lake Shore
Fetterly
Gin to Illinois With No Requisition Papers Confession Details
Girton confesses intent to travel to Illinois without papers. Elk Heart Supt. Silvers telegraphed Quincy authorities and received a demand to hold Gertin until he arrives on the first train. He admits selling a $200 piano for $230 net after shaving a $250 note to a money lender near Quincy. He was traveling to Chicago when arrested here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Silvers
Quincy
Gertin
Chas. Silvers
Elkhart
John W. Reth
Reth
Buffalo
New York
Ligonier
Chicago
Local notes from Elkhart area include church, travel, and health news
No services due to convention in Elkhart. Jim Williams and family spent Sunday in Cassopolis with their son. A fine rain fell last night. Mr and Mrs Van Wert returned after two weeks away. Ladies Aid will meet at the church Wednesday to quilt. Rev Stanley will preach here in a week. Mrs Chancey Crouse recovers from typhoid fever. Miss Alice Turner reports good success with her school. Mr and Mrs Beufert plan to move to the Conley farm. Mr and Mrs Gearey Ross visited Elkhart on Sunday. Emery Hantz and family plan to visit Harpertown soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Jim Williams
Cassopolis
van Wert
Ladies’ Aid Society
Stanley
Chancey Crouse
Alice Turner
Isaiah Beufert
Conley Farm
Gearey Ross
Emery Hantz
Harpertown
First Service Held at UFR Church After Remodel
Services were held at the UFR church on Sunday for the first time since its remodeling. Rev Kester the new pastor preached in the evening. Mrs Hattie Falton Prd Mace of ad is.
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UFR
Kester
Hattie Falton
Prd Mace
Apples Turned To Cider Across Local Farm
The largest load of apples made into cider this year by A. J. Munich was finished Thursday for C. O. W. Rinehart. Mr. Rinehart is a hustler in his disposition of apples and cider. William Booth of Elkhart is spending a few days on his farm north of here. Rev. Luke spent two days visiting friends before leaving for a new field of labor. F. B. Warner and wife of Adamsville called on relatives Sunday. Mrs. Cardieron Rinehart was taken to Elkhart Sunday. It was hoped that closer medical attention and nursing would prove more beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J
Munich
C. OW
Rinehart
William Booth
Elkhart
Luke
F. BE. Warner
Adamsville
Cardieron Rinehart
Columbia Wins Cup Race Defending Shamrock Half Mile Back
New York reports the Columbia crosses the line with the Shamrock a half mile behind marking its second victory to retain the cup. The defender now needs one more win as the cup has stayed in America for fifty years while the nation jubilates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbia
America
Destructive Detroit Fire Destroys Warehouses
Firemen battled a blaze at the foot of Michigan Street in Detroit threatening docks and warehouses. Losses reached about 100000 dollars with Ontario warehouse No 2 and Ogden Sheldon & Co. damaged, Barry Bros dock, all insured, origin unknown. Thousands watched as flames raged for an hour before containment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Michigan Street
Ogden & Sheldon
Joy Morton & Co
Barry Bros
Ontario
A. D. Daly
Ogden, Sheldon & Co
Barry Transportation Company
Fire at Pittsburg clay-pot works in Allegheny destroys two blocks
A blaze at the Pittsburg clay-pot works in Allegheny, Oct 7, caused about 280000 dollars in damage and injured six firemen. Block No 2 and No 3 were wiped out while Block No 1 survived. The gas tank nearby faced a real explosion risk but was saved. Insurance covers 186000 dollars of the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Block No. 2
William McMillan
Philadelphia Company
Detroit Fire Damages Free Press Printing Plant
Fire at the Detroit Free Press Printing company damaged the plant on Fort street west by an estimated 20 000 to 25 600 dollars. Insurance covers the loss. A large stock of theatrical posters on hand escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Detroit Free Press Printing Company
Fort Street West
Fire costs town 225000 in Timpson Texas
Fire destroyed most stores in Timpson Texas causing about 225000 dollars in losses with 25 percent insured. No fire apparatus existed in town and only a few residences burned while several large firms planned to resume operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timpson
Tex
Flames threaten Marinette after blaze destroys paper office
Fire devastated the North Star Newspaper office and the armory of Company I, Second Regiment, Wisconsin National Guard, with other businesses in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinette
Wis
North Star Daily
Second Regiment
President Shaffer Visits Milwaukee Strike Speech
President Theodore J. Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Markers made a brief Milwaukee visit Oct 7 to address a small group of strikers. Reportedly only about fifteen to twenty heard his remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee, Wis
Theodore J. Shaffer
Amalgamated Association ‘of Iron, Steel and Tin
Arkers
Milwaukee
Factory Employee Arrested Charged With Stealing
William Hawks a former employee of Buescher Mfg Co was arrested by Supt Silvers on a theft charge. A search of a Henderson farm trunk uncovered pants guards totaling about $2 in recovered goods. Hawks confessed and was held as an example to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hawks
Buescher Mfg. Co
Silvers
Hawks
John Collins
Buescher Company
Henderson Farm
Heaton Lake
Osolo Township
Real estate transfers and mortgages filed in Elkhart and Jefferson counties
Recorder records show ten mortgages and several transfers of property. Notable items include John Ulrich to John Foltz for a lot in Elkhart at 500 dollars, Nash, Knox & Hubbell Co to Banta Furniture Co for land in Elkhart at 24,000 dollars, and Marion S. Stover transferring a lot in Elkhart to John W. Fieldhouse for 500 dollars. Other transfers include Emma Evans to Oliver Sailor in Elkhart for 645 dollars and John Plank to Jonathan Schrock in Benton for 3,600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ulrich
John F. Foltz
Elkhart
Ira Jackson
Frank Jackson
Jackson
John W. Fieldhouse
Marion
Banta Furniture Co
Mary McVitty
John
Bessie A. Dinehart
August P. Slusser
Elkhart Improvement Co
Norris E. Felt
H. F. Philliber
Bristol Man Arrested on Warrant for Cursing Witness
Noah Hullinger of Bristol area was arrested by Constable Cooley on a warrant issued by Justice Brumbaugh on complaint by Anna M. Menges. The farm hand allegedly cursed and swore at the witness. Anna M. Menges is the divorced wife of Fred Warner, Bristol umbrella mender. Ifred denied involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Hullinger
Bristol
Constable Cooley
John M. Brumbaugh
Anna M. Menges
Hullinger
Menges
Fred Warner
Ifred
Elkhart WCTU Elects New Officers After Sessions
The W C T U of Elkhart County concluded meetings at New Paris and elected officers for the coming year. President Mrs M A Tompkins of Elkhart. Corresponding Secretary Mrs Laura Cole Phoenix Middlebury. Recording Secretary Miss Cordelia Clark Bristol. Treasurer Mrs A Z Vail Goshen. Supervisors named for Law and Order statistics Wakarusa Union Evangelistic Mrs Phoenix Middlebury. Franchise Mrs C E Davis Goshen. Mothers Meetings Mrs C W Cunningham Goshen. Secretary Mrs Daniel Kaufman Goshen. Literature Mrs Phoebe Rohrer New Paris. Scientific Temperance Miss Lelia Kaufman Goshen. Christian Citizenship Mrs H H Arlen Goshen. Sabbath Observances Mrs R C Travis Elkhart. Flower Mission Miss Carrie Nusbaum Middlebury. Press Mrs A P Daub Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
New Paris
M. A. Tompkins
Elkhart
Laura Cole-Phoenix
Middlebury
Cordelia Clark
Bristol
A. Z. Vail
Goshen
Wakarusa Union
Phoenix
C. BE. Davis
C. W. Cunningham
Daniel Kaufman
Phoebe Rohrer
Lelia Kaufman
Christian
County Council Budgets Bridges Near Elkheart and Line
The county council met to appropriate funds for two bridges, one on Beardsley avenue in Elkheart and another near the county line. Estimates stood at 2000 dollars for the Elkheart bridge and 300 dollars for the second. final appropriations set at 1000 and 300 respectively. County Commissioner Fieldhouse urged the council to revisit the telephone transmission issue, arguing for urgency and business efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beardsley Avenue
Elkhart
Fieldhouse
By the will be no telephones let the ce
No clear event details available due to fragmentary text. The readable portion hints at a notice involving telecommunications or prohibition but lacks identifiable people, organizations, dates, or places.
Perfumes Harmful to Singers Voice Says Expert
A throat specialist warns that strong flower scents damage singing. violets roses lilies narcissus and white lilac impair vocal clarity. Singers Marie Sasse Christine Nilsson Delmas and others report voice loss or improvement after removing flowers from rooms. Paris teacher Renee Richards notes better singing when flowers are moved away. Faure also warns violets are particularly dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Sasse
Christine Nilsson
Delmas
Mme
Renee Richards
Paris
Faure
Violet
Want Deed Set Aside In Elkhart Real Estate Case
Martha Elliott sues Sheldon and Sadie Ecker to set aside a deed of real estate in Elkhart. She claims she was 78 when she transferred property on condition of lifelong support and that the defendant, who had cared for her since age eight, now refuses to provide support at age 28. J. H. State represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Elliott
Sheldon
Sadie Ecker
Elkhart
J. H. State
Evading Garnishment Law Tested in South Bend Case
Judge Funk of the St. Joseph Circuit Court rules that a bona fide sale of a debt to evade garnishment cannot sustain a conspiracy charge and falls outside the statute’s punishment, marking the first ruling of its kind in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Funk
St. Joseph
Cook Estate election under will appoints guardian
The Cook Estate Miller and Drake filed with the auditor the election of Mrs. Cora M. Cook to take under the will of the late John Cook. She is appointed guardian of Charlotte, daughter, whose net income is about 2400 dollars yearly. Under law she would have received one third of the estate in Indiana, one third in Illinois and one half in Kansas. Acting on attorney advice she took under the will.
Refugee Camps Struggle as Death Toll Rises in Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein reports 6506 white refugees with nearly 46000 in Orange River Colony camps. Weekly food needs scale to sixteen railway trucks. death rate averages 220 weekly, chiefly from measles. Half the dead are under age three as women and children flee north. Agricultural efforts expand with seeds and plows. natives near the railway join farming under military protection. Bedfordshire regiment at Sanna's post grows vegetables while soldiers uncover discarded dining ware.
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Bloemfontein
Orange River Colony
Rand
Agricultural Department
Orange Free State
Vaal
Bedfordshire Regiment
Sanna
Jeweler Patrick Dickey Ends Life After Fatal Shot
In Lincoln Park near the Grant monument Chicago jeweler Patrick W. Dickey 262 Clark street Kimball hotel shot himself. Moments later four trays with twelve diamonds opals and sapphires each were found on his person. Jewels valued at least 20020 are in police custody.
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Chicago
Grant Monument
Lincoln Park
Patrick W. Dickey
Kimball Hotel
Clark Street
Larrabee Street
Chicago Oil Inspector Indicted for Embezzlement
Robert E Burke oil inspector indicted by a grand jury for six figure embezzlement. Two bills against a Democrat county central committee secretary allege the same offense. Burke blames subordinates and says he offered full restitution after the grand jury report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ofice-Holder
Robert E. Burke
Democratic County Central Committee
Buke
Ap.o
C.v2
Two Adamsville Women Arrested for Petit Larceny in Perfume Theft
Mrs Emma Weaver and Mrs Jennie Waddell were arrested after allegedly stealing perfume from Houseworth's store in the city. Waddell carried a pocket book with cash, perfumes, and tools. Weaver possessed powder and bottles. Weaver held for trial on $300 bail. case set for Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Weaver
Jennie Waddel
Adamsville
Meader
Houseworth
South End
Weaver
John Houseworth
Waddell
Real Estate Transfers In Rural Indiana Towns
A sequence of transfers with several mortgages releases and liens. Notable deeds include Sarah M. Seaman to Frances M. Kronk in Wakarusa and Kronk to Joseph W. Seaman for $500, Kilian exchanges to E A Dausman and back, Fieldhouse and Herrick in Elkhart with $2100 and $3500, Mishler exchanges 60 acres in Union for $226.66, and multiple Elkhart lots with sums from $150 to $3200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah M. Seaman
Frances M. Kronk
Wakarusa
Joseph W. Seaman
E. A. Dausman
Martin Kilian
Union
HE. A. Dausman
Mary E. Middleton
J. W. Fieldhouse
Elkhart
John W. Fieldhouse
Caroline
Herrick
Noah Mishler
Eliza A. Mishler
H. J. Immell
D. I. Immell
New Paris
Letta Sharp
Geo. E .Lash
W. F
Reform School For Pratt Street Boys After Hearing
Sept Silvers took John Connoley and Tom Connoley to Goshen by car this morning with Mrs Connoley and Prosecutor Frank present. Judge Ferrall ordered the boys committed to Plainfield reform school after parents and police failed to control them. The youths refused schooling and lived on streets sleeping in barns lumber yards and saloons lunches. The father works long hours and the mother has many children to care for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvers
John
Tom Connoley
Thomas Connoley
Pratt Street
Goshen
Barney Driving Park Loss and Supreme Court Ruling
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a judgment for Indiana Railway Company in a case brought by Samuel W. Barney seeking to force continued service to Barney's Driving Park near Elkhart. Barney funded the park in 1895 and donated 500 dollars. the railway later stopped service after four years, but the court held the company fulfilled its contract when it began running cars to the park and could suspend service without further payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney
Samuel W. Barney
Indiana Railway Company
Elkhart
Supreme Court
Electric Railway Company
Indiana Company
Will Negotiate for Ellen Stone Release Amid Ransom
The State Department will seek Miss Ellen H. Stone's release after Turkish or Bulgarian bandits abducted her. A $110,000 ransom will be collected and credited to the department. Acting Secretary Atlee will cable Consul Dickinson to negotiate with the brigands’ agent and arrange payment, with steps to recover funds from Turkey or Bulgaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Ellen H. Stone
Atlee
Dickinson
Miss Stone
Turkey
Bulgaria
Minister Slays in Defense in Carbondale Tragedy
In Carbondale Illinois on October 7 Ben C Brown a carpenter was shot by Reverend Joseph McCammish at a street corner and died forty minutes later. Brown had twice threatened to kill the minister after jealously between Brown and the preacher's wife. The Seventh Day Adventist pastor McCammish is described as well to do and highly respected. Brown leaves a widow and a nine year old son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miister
Carbondale
Ill
Ben C.brown
Joseph McCammish
McCammish
Brown
McCummish
MecCammish
Beloit Student Assaulted by Classmates
Beloit Wisconsin October 7 George F Stockwell a Beloit College preparatory student was lured from his room by middle preparatory class members. He was overpowered stripped and forced to walk with a crowd of students while switches were used. His clothing was tied to a flagpole and after this discipline he went home to seek revenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
Wis
George F. Stockwell
Beloit College
Eaton
Falls Heir to a Big Fortune in Kentucky and Virginia
Humboldt Neb Oct 7 Charles Loree an longtime county employee learns he is heir to coal iron ore and timber lands valued at 14000000 with about one tenth his share. The estate spans nearly 4 000 000 acres across Kentucky and Virginia and has been tied up in litigation for years. John Loree of Cleveland Ohio coordinated the settlement and is also an heir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls
Humboldt, Neb
Charles Loree
Kentucky
Virginia
John Loree
Cleveland
Ohio
Hold Up and Rob Tourists Near Madison
A gang of highway robbers attacked three carriages carrying Madison business men en route to Lake Herman, about three miles west. A pitched battle occurred as officers and a posse fought the robbers. the group fled with about $500 in cash watches and jewelry, with no arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Lake ‘Herman
Platt Dines at White House Dinner With Roosevelt
Senator Thom as C. Platt of New York dined at the White House in October, remained until after 10 o clock, and left for his hotel. He said nothing about his conference with the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platt
White House
Washington
Thomas C., Platt
New York
Roosevelt
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Cook Estate
Pancost Milling Company
Beardsley
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