Grand Jury Ordered to Probe Hiring of Sleuths
Judge James S Dodge charges Goshen Circuit Court grand jury to investigate hiring of detectives by Elkhart temperance groups to target saloonists and gamblers. Regular deputy prosecutors are replaced temporarily by J L Harman as the two counties review liquor laws gambling and police activity.
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Elkhart
Temperance
Dlkhart Temperance
Elkart
Grand Jury
Police Department
Elkhort
Dodge
Grand Jury to Probe Goshen County Affairs Inquiry Intensifies
A grand jury session in Goshen, Elkhart County, opens amid talk of uncovering corruption linked to county offices and the court house. Judge Dodge orders a thorough inquiry into county affairs as a fatal Grade Crossing accident near First Street prompts scrutiny.
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Dodge
Superior Court
Unclear fragments hint at Morris Berkey shortage probe
The text shows fragmented hints about a Morris Berkey shortage and Ellis investigation. It suggests a grand jury could become convinced that not all facts are known and that possible exposure of corruption may emerge. The passage remains incomplete and provides no confirmed details.
Nine Year Old Dollie Leassen Found After Disappearance
Nine year old Dollie Leassen, missing since last Thursday, has been located at her parents home in South Bend. A letter from Mrs. Gibbs to her brother George Towman, a barber, suggests the girl wandered with a woman the evening she vanished and returned home late. Police and relatives had been hampered by limited information.
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Collie Leassen
F. A. Gibbsi
South “Bend
Gredelvidhas
Paperlanger
School Attendance in Elkhart County District
The county ranks third in attendance percentage with 12.1 percent among its 1280 teachers. Elkhart city provided 24 of the 34 county teachers, Goshen had five, and Nappanee, Wakarusa, and New Paris each had one.
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Ellis Drake
Lkhart
Sreati
Switzerland
Knox
Elkhart
Donna Seymour and Her Troubled Show Loops
A fragmented report recalls Donna Seymour and a failed theatrical venture. It notes an Elkhart winter stranding, a bulldog debt sale, and a New York tale of Donna convincing a hotel clerk to back a show who then lost his savings.
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Jamies
New.York
Deana Seymiour
Elkhart
Dwight
Miss. Seynidor
New York
Donna
Angel
Arrested for Talking at Noble Township
TiPorte Oct 16 Fred Wessier of Noble township is troubled by an organism in his throat that perpetually talks. Relatives seek custody and an examination of his mental condition. He was brought to the city and will stay in jail until a commission can decide if he should be sent to the asylum at Logansport.
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TiPorte
Fred Wessier
Noble Township
Logansport
Evanéssars
Koch
Goshen
Ind
Uwlery
Mishawaka Victor to Play Elkhart Sunday
The Mishawaka Victor football team has made arrangements to play the Elkhart Athletic Club in this city next Sunday.
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Elkhart
Mishawaka Victor
Toi
Dikhart * ‘Athletic -Club
Horse Thief Reward Offer Near Warsaw
A reward is offered for the arrest of a horse thief who stole a mare valued at 150 dollars from Isaac Beebe near Warsaw. No trace of the thief has been found.
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Josepn Redman
Cantsia
Warsaw
A. Rward
Agnostilo
Isaac Beebe
Weaver Returns After Summer in Iowa
Eli Weaver has returned from spending the summer in Iowa. He resumes activities in his local engagements and is reportedly ready for upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli ‘Weaver
Iowa
Lake Shore Contends With Electric Line Tracks
The fragment mentions the Lake Shore area and electric line tracks, with a garbled note about pressing issues. No clear events, persons, or organizations are readable to define a full incident or outcome.
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Lake ‘Shore
Dr Williams Pink Pillsaid to Cure anaemia in girls
A Davenport girl recounts severe anaemia in youth. After two doctors failed, Dr Williams Pink Pills restored strength and health in about a year. The ad promotes pills sold by Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY with pricing details.
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Dr. Williams
Williams
Schenectady N.Y
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