Court Notes and Pleas Highlight Local Civil Actions
Unsecured creditors seek status in the Isaac Blumberg receivership while the Wilson Roose case against Clause Printing Co. is settled for $1,000. Stipulations direct payments to Mary A. Barney and custody/neglect issues surface in divorce filings. A youth pleads guilty to petit larceny for stealing cigars from Rupert Horton and receives ten days in jail plus fines.
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E. E. Mummert
Isaac Blumberg
Cosmo Buttermilk Soap Go
Wilson Roose
Clause Printing Co
Jeanette G. Johnson
James D. Osborne
Clark H. Barney
Jerry Landis
Mary A. Barney
Mock Pleaded Guilty. Harry Bud Mock Elkhart
Local court records show Harry Bud Mock of Elkhart pleaded guilty in a case tied to a misdemeanor charge. The proceedings indicate a plea agreement and potential sentencing steps pending.
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Mock
Harry
Bud) Mock
Elkhart
Geisleman Pleaded Guilty In Malicious Trespass Case
John Geisleman, represented by attorney B F Deahl, pleaded guilty to malicious trespass. He was fined ten dollars and costs and paid. He had placed a load of No 12 bird shot in cattle.
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Robert Newcome
Chicago
Joseph Plante
Fargo
N. D
Florida
Burkey Acquitted In Elkhart Theft Case
Charles Burkey was acquitted of stealing a watch in Elkhart as defense attorney Gottschall faced criticism for poor counsel. Burkey’s partner Gus Stron paw pleaded guilty earlier and was sentenced. The jury deliberated briefly and was excused until today.
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Burkey
Charles Burkey
Elkhart
Gottschall
Gus Stronpaw
Juvenile case filed over bicycle theft
The juvenile court records show Frank Williams facing accusation of stealing a $1% bicycle from Ray Horner of Wikhart. The case outlines an alleged theft and related charges involving a juvenile.
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Frank Williams
Ray Horner
Wikhart
Osolo Township Ladies Aid Meeting Announcement
OSOLO TOWNSHIP The Ladies Aid Society will meet with Mrs. B F Kinney on October 18. Miss Jessie Smith and Raymond Trick, Hazel Dills and Charlies Bautrick, Stella Watts and Frank Cauff.
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Osolo Township
Ladies Aid Society
B. F. Kinney
Jessie Smith
Raymond
Trick
Hazel Dills
Charlies Bautrick
Stella Watts
Frank Cauff
Sunday visits and family gatherings in Elkhart area
Local residents visited relatives and friends around Elkhart and Dunlaps. Mentions include Mrs Rowe visiting with daughter Mrs Ben Long, Mr and Mrs Chapin with Mr and Mrs Charles Dills, BE A Riggle with O F Brusman, Thomas Prisor moving to Will Hall farm, J P Bickel with P F Welter, and Rose Curtis spending Sunday at home with her parents.
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Guy Bronson
Bessie Dills
Jessie Bickel
L. H. Welter
Elkhart
Rowe
Dunlaps
Ben Long
J. Chapin A
Charles Dills
BE. A. Riggle
Go‘shen
O. F. Brusman
Thomas Prisor
Will Hall Farm
J.P. Bickel
P. F. Welter
Rose Curtis
Dr King’s New Life Pills Cited as Cure in Lula Man
A Lula Mississippi man, C. I G Grayson, reports a cure after using Dr King’s New Life Pills for stomach and bowel disorders. The ad claims the pills relieve digestive issues with tonic laxative effects and are sold for 25 cents at Houseworth Bros. drug store with guarantee.
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C. i G. Grayson
Lula, Miss
Dr.King
Houseworth Bros
New Flume At Burrell and Morgan Mill Opened
Water was turned in early this morning marking the completion of a new flume at the Burrell and Morgan city mill. Officials say the structure is among the best in the city.
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Burrell & iMorgan City
Elkhart County Medical Society Meets This Evening
The Elkhart County Medical Society will hold its regular monthly session tonight at the Physicians Club room.
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Elkhart County Medical Society
Physicians Club Room
Wabash Directors Not Chosen After Proxies Lifted
In Toledo on October 11 the Wabash railroad annual meeting failed to select directors as proxies dominated the vote. Gould backers reportedly hold about 22,000,000 in bonds while Ramsey trails with about 2,000,000, signaling six Gould faction directors will be elected. Ramsey failed to protect his seat.
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Toledo
Ohio
Wabash Railroad
Gould
Money Was Easy Executive Officers Put on the Rack
Executive officers of the greatest financial institution are publicly pressed for answers as investigators examine rapid gains, risky loans, and alleged mismanagement. Officials deny wrongdoing while lawmakers demand transparency and reforms.
Squelcher for Women
Gutson Borglum, sculptor of the Angel figures for St John the Divine, says he destroyed the feminine forms after a dispute over gender presentation. He smashed the pieces to end controversy, insisting the statues be masculine as directed by church authorities.
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New York
Borglum
Wyman Elected President at Sanitary Convention
Washington October 11 At the present session of the second general international sanitary convention of American republics Dr Walter Wyman surgeon general of the public health and marine hospital service was elected president of the convention and Dr Eduardo Liceaga was elected president of the next meeting to be held in Mexico City in December 1907
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Wyman
Washington
Walter Wyman
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Eduardo Liceaga
Mexico City
Interstate Water Dispute Lands Mississippi Louisiana Case
The first case of the 1905 06 term before the U S Supreme Court was Louisiana against Mississippi over the water line between the states and related oyster beds. Louisiana’s attorney general said the beds are worth between 2 and 3 million dollars.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
State of
Louisiana
Mississippi
Philadelphia Champions Beat National League in World Series Game Two
On Philadelphia grounds the Philadelphia American League champions defeated the National League champions 3 to 0 in the second game of the world series. When the teams later visited New York they reversed the score and shut out the locals.
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New York
Philadelphia
McGraw
Mack
Yellow Fever Conditions Report in New Orleans
Yellow fever update from New Orleans shows 18 new cases bringing total to 3,230. Deaths rise by 4 to 415, with 9 new foci and 181 under treatment while 2,634 have been discharged.
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New Orleans
Boy Run Over by Freight Train in Portland
Five year old Norman Shaner son of Edward Shaner of Geneva was fatally struck by a Red Rapids and Indiana freight train in Portland on October 11.
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Portland
Ind
Norman Shaner
Edward Shaner
Geneva
Red Rapids & Indiana
Eleemosynary Insurance Caution Warns Prospective Clients
The article cautions readers that insurance companies are charitable in nature and that purchasing coverage places a person into a major philanthropic enterprise. It warns that the enterprise may absorb more value than anticipated even as personal gains are limited.
American Immortals Fame Have Been Made
New York elects eight immortals in the Hall of Fame at NYU with Maria Mitchell the sole American scientist. Louis Agassiz gains foreign birth admission with eighty two votes while eight electors abstained or opposed women. Notables include Mary Lyon Emma Willard Alexander Hamilton John Paul Jones and John Quincy Adams Madison Henry Calhoun Jackson and others vie with mixed results.
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New York
New York University
Maria Mitchell
Louis Agassiz
Mary Lyon
Mount Holyoke College
Emma Willard
Alexander Hamilton
John Paul Jones
Agassiz
Seward
Sumner
DeWitt Clinton
Garfield
John Jay
Stantos
Roosevelt weighs Venezuelan issue with Calhoun
President Roosevelt conferred with Judge W J Calhoun the special commissioner who just returned from Venezuela. Calhoun assessed European claims against Venezuela and their impact on American interests. The president will reference the matter in a forthcoming message to Congress and no decision has been made yet.
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Washington
Roosevelt
W. J. Calhoun
Venezuela
Calhoun
Root
Congress
Coroner Exonerates Self in Fatal Crossville Case
George D Endicott of Crossville was cleared by the coroner after a fight that left John Brewer dead. Endicott, who intervened to protect Mrs Brewer from her husband, used a poker after Brewer drew a knife. Endicott was the husband’s stepfather and faced no charges.
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Carmi
George D. Endicott
Crossville
John Brewer
Endicott
Chicago Doctor Held for Grand Jury Over Girl's Death
Held to the grand jury without bail after an inquest into the death of ten year old Irene Klokow. Dr. Oliver B. Hart allegedly attacked the girl and then administered narcotic poison to conceal the crime.
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Chicago
Irene Klokow
Oliver B. Hart
Hart
British Fleet Calls in Japanese Waters
The British Pacific fleet makes an official call in Japanese waters. The government crop report lifts wheat prices in Chicago with spring wheat yield averaging 14.7 bushels per acre and quality at 89. The Bank of France is rumored to loan the Bank of England.
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Bank of France
Bank of England
American Bankers’ Association
Washington
National
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District of Columbia
Morris M. Haines
Minnie Haines
Wayne
Vernon
Lutz
Paul Mess
Rupert Horton
Horton
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Ramsey
George
Cial
McCardy
Insurance Investigating Committee
S. Fred Nixon
Assembly of the Legislature of
Westfield
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Richard A. McCurdy
Grannis
Gillette
Dr. Gillette
Republican National Committee
McCurdy
Robert Oliphant
Oliphant
John A. McCall
New York Life
Crimmins
C. H. Raymond & Co
Widows’ and Orphans’ Benefit Life Insurance Company
C. H. Raymond
Mutual Life
Thebaud
Theband
Judge Calhoun
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