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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1907
Page
1
Clergyman delegate to the Congregational conference from Quincy Massachusetts was fined twelve dollars and costs in police court after being arrested in the Tenderloin district. He pleaded innocence claiming a woman accosted him on his way from his hotel saying she was ill.
B H Harriman urged the United States to aid railroads in securing fair regulation before the Interstate Commerce Commission. He proposed a meeting of newspaper and magazine representatives to craft just rules and urged immediate Commission action on the railroad case amid Illinois Central proxy battles between Harriman and Fish.
Windlay Ohio October 17 Don Clark seven years old placed a large glass globe over the family cat and sat upon it to see what would happen. The globe broke but he escaped uninjured.
Fragmentary OCR note references Fontanet Pontsnee and Col Dupont with a date around October 1941. Details are unclear but imply a military or unit context and a powder-related entry. Further readable items are needed to confirm full subject and location.
An Elkhart Lake Shore engineer Harry C Reed was crushed between a Big Four freight car and the Bronson Michigan freight depot platform on his trial run with Engineer F Dunham. Reed, born Mishawaka 1869, lived 514 Hickory Street. survived by wife Eva and parents John and two sisters. Remains to be sent to Mishawaka for interment as funeral plans are announced.
Discovery at Goshen reveals George W. Ellis served as county school superintendent without bond after 1903. Bondsmen Albert Yates and others allegedly diverted most of Ellis's salary, with a 1908 bond cancelled soon after. County attorney won t state collection plan but assures no loss to the county. locals debate auditor fraud implications.
The 67 year old Dyne Logshbaugh of 207 Sycamore Street died suddenly after a stomach trouble episode. He was born in Michigan in 1840 and survived by three sons Edward J Ralph and Walter and three daughters Mrs George Buffet Mrs Van Horn and Mrs Cora VonStrode. Interment will be in Niles.
Indications emerge that the Murdoch syndicate owning several lines plans a sale of the Winona Interurban between Perry and Warsaw. A Perth Republican report notes directors may meet in Winona to decide whether to bid, with construction, payrolls, and grading changes cited as preparations for possible completion north to Akron.
City council last night passed the third reading of an ordinance authorizing the controller to borrow up to 15000 dollars at a rate not exceeding six percent for six months to cover current expenses and water bills. The measure includes notes and a potential rate reduction if cheaper funds become available. A second ordinance redirected 560 dollars from the park fund to the street improvement fund to support Oakland Avenue work and city improvements.
In Elkhart county a potential clash looms between the Circuit Court and the Superior Court over grand jury inquiry rights. Judge Dodge orders the county grand jury to probe all jailed or bail awaiting cases, including those began in the Superior Court, while Van Fleet signals he may ignore the circuit’s actions. Legal experts foresee a procedural struggle as the two courts confront conflicting interpretations of statute 107.
Visitors numbered about fifty, including business men and members of the Wholesale Dealers Association, greeted at the event in Grand Rapids.
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