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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1906
Page
4
The Elkhart Truth informs subscribers about delivery options and rates five dollars per year ten cents per week with payment to the carrier. Report undelivered papers to the office and announcements must be received by 10 o clock to ensure publication that day.
A historical legislative slate lists county offices with a Democratic ticket including County Councilmen in four districts, at large members John Hartman Aaron Work and A. J. Mangus, Assessor Jacob Haustentein, Coroner Dr Samuel Wagner Wasarusa, Commissioners Northern Geo Doll and Middle C L Landgraver, Representatives Harley Holden James Leicester Jr, Surveyor Chas B Witt, Clerk Freak R Flynn, Recorder Samuel A Hoover, Treasurer J D Bristol, Sheriff Sgt Albert Rinehart, Auditor William Heaudoker.
Priests enter an annual week long retreat of silence and prayer to uplift and renew dedication to their work. The article argues lay people could benefit too, noting modern life distractions and the need for self reflection and renewed balance in daily duties.
A graft scandal over the construction of the new state capitol erupts as legislators approved 4 million for the project but total costs reached 13 million. Excess funds allegedly paid for furnishings and art without proper appropriation, stirring reform anger and boosting independent and fusion ticket support in the state and Philadelphia.
The Indianapolis Star notes the speech favors greater federal supervision of private business and rail carriers, arguing against government ownership. It contrasts Bryan and Hearst's stance with Jeffersonian ideals of limited government and state rights.
A fragmentary opinion piece in The Goshen News-Times questions Candidate Bachelor's motives and actions. It argues that his self interest and ownership of a local newspaper render his citizenship and public benefit unclear, critiquing his alleged selfishness within the community.
A distorted passage describes a middle aged man and a foreigner debating a deposit of a precious espistle. The man appears anxious yet satisfied that the letter would safely reach its destination after walking away.
Mayor Guthrie grants access to city keys to women at a club gathering. Attorney-General Charles W. Miller praises women's influence on legislation and civic reform, noting suffrage progress and calls for juvenile courts in Indiana.
Philip Rittel died at St Edwards Nebraska at a stated age, the brother Joseph Rittel having died earlier. Phline Rittley is the sole surviving member of the family in Howards Neb.
In ai Andress' delivered store context the state's convention of the Associated Charities and Chief McWeeny of South Bend discuss police enforcement. The officer must resist powerful influences from the moment he assumes office, supported by those around him. Six drunks were arrested last night by officers Thomas, Raarsc, Wooley, and Withers. a drunken man was found helpless on E J Finehout's drugstore sidewalk after being cared for by friends.
The Bucklen theater hosts The Girl from Happyland with Miss Callahan as Betty and Wilbur Higby in Belindi the Mask tomorrow night. The program also features Ethel Barrington and a strong cast in The Squaw Man with November 8 set for New York success and Maxine Elliott in Her Great Match on October 17.
A local drunk arrested last night included a woman employed at a laundry. At morning hearing Judge Hughes suspended sentence on condition she leave town today and return to her home at Peru.
Classified notice offers a horse for sale with contact at 935 Edwardsburg Ave and a note 72 1 PY indicating price or code. Local reader urged to call for details.
In Lafayette Indiana Elias Krenx, a merchant, shot and fatally wounded himself today while trying to deal with rats in his store. The incident occurred as he attempted to curb a rodent problem.
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