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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1903
Page
8
The trading stamp system where merchants award stamped checks to customers for purchases does not violate lottery or gift enterprise statutes. Each article’s stamp value equals its market value, and holders may choose items accordingly, per 35 Southern Rep. (Alabama, Judge Dowdell) 28.
A partner who absconds with most of the firm’s cash and remains missing for eight months loses standing in equity to seek an accounting after the copartner winds up the business debts. The text cites Northwestern Reports and municipal ordinance notes on distributing printed notices in public spaces.
A libelous letter sent to a defamed plaintiff’s employer reaches a third person when, in ordinary course, it will be read. If delivered to the employer’s shop and opened by the plaintiff who then shows it to the employer, the publication is complete. The ruling cites Northwestern Reports Nebraska and Judge Pound.
A telephone company kept a line in a store after a request to remove it the wires were not fully removed only twisted ends inside the building lightning struck the wiring causing injury to a lawful customer. The decision held the failure to remove the wires constituted negligence entitling the plaintiff to recovery.
Fred Born aged 28 fell from a hickory tree Sunday and fractured four ribs. Dr. Proudfit fears internal injuries may have occurred. Born had married only last week and is the son in law of Jacob Berkey.
Albert Grice suffered heavy facial injuries when a rock slipped from a wagon he was loading on Thursday. He was knocked to the ground as the rock struck his face.
Mr and Mrs George Cook announce the birth of their daughter. The family celebrates this new arrival and shares the joyful news with relatives and friends.
Harvey Thomas, a Vincennes area farmer, travels the Big Four in search of his wife who left three weeks ago. He suspects she sought his money and notes she has kin in Marion and Wabash. The 21 year old wife married him when he was triple her age. he had given her a buggy and horse she reportedly desired elsewhere.
Mamie Swearingen sues Indiana Railway in circuit court for 5090 in damages claiming injuries at the Division Street crossing of the Chapin car line on June 19. She alleges she was thrown to the pavement while alighting as the car started after she told the conductor to let her off at the north toe of the tracks.
A LaGrange banker Rollin Ellison faces exposure for failures and large losses across ventures from Nervine Coffee Co to Crippie Creek Colorado and Cherryvale oil deals. Ernest Middleton of South Bend seeks divorce after a six day liaison with a LaPorte woman. she alleges threats with a revolver and the suitor, a wealthy businessman, shows no intent to marry.
At a congregational meeting St Johns German Evangelical Lutheran church of LaPorte extended a call to Rev William Hickstadt of Hamilton Ohio, who will probably accept. Millersburg citizens push for a graded school as only two teachers are employed. Goshen Democrat units plan Tuesday evening inspection amid possible meeting and athletics emphasis at Goshen college with preparations for a JI team.
Goshen College will erect two additional large buildings to be placed east of Fairyhall with construction starting early next spring.
Judge Hastings orders a grand jury to convene December 14 to investigate charges of corruption against Green Bay city officials in Wisconsin.
Guthrie Oklahoma October 28 a territorial charter is granted to the American Dressed Beef Company of Guthrie with 12000 capital to establish a packing house stock yards and refrigerating plants. The main office will be in Guthrie and a branch plant planned with the main plant likely in Kansas City.
In Dingess West Virginia October 28 Millard Adkins, son of a wealthy farmer, was walking home with two young women when Stewart Price, said to be jealous of Adkins interest, attacked from behind and crushed his skull with a club.
San Francisco reports Janet Robinson, heiress of family fortune, went missing in October. A continent wide search by her father led to Philadelphia where she was located.
Fragmentary notes reference CG New York and individuals Lown and Lantmarie along with vague mentions of tearing, fists, and ME IPS. No coherent event or outcome is present in the readable text.
Washington dated Oct 28 report on post office department investigations. All bureau chiefs in the first assistant postmaster general division have been discharged or indicted, now temporarily filled by inspectors. Civil service rules hinder hiring outsiders, forcing reliance on transfers or named candidates. Barrett seeks hearing in alleged acts. Stern held on $5000 bail after police court adjourned pending grand jury action.
La Crosse Cheese and Butter company based in La Crosse Wisconsin faces financial distress after attempting to corner the Northwest cheese market. The firm holds about 300000 dollars worth of cheese stored in Chicago Milwaukee and other cities, with traveling salesmen pushing to move the stock.
A Ku Klux gang robbed 80-year-old John Moore in Beaver Creek Kentucky of 150 dollars and beat him into insensibility then attacked his wife and whipped her Moore is reported to be near death by Memphis reporters from October 28 1919.
Thomas Hall from Manchester disappeared from the American liner Nordland while en route to New York. Authorities believe he was thrown overboard during the voyage.
In Seattle on October 28 Charles Lee shot actress Gladys Grey and then died by his own act, leaving a fatal scene and a note implying despair as authorities investigate the murder suicide.
Bonding notice from Strosen Abstract offers a bargain sale at 206 Main Street. The listing mentions a complete shoe ay with grassseeder attachment and references AL Jones & Co Cal Office in unclear text.
In New York on October 27 the Peace Mission of the International Association of Structural Iron Workers, led by President Buchanan, flared into a confrontation at the Ashland house. Buchanan challenged Hoboken's Jack McAuliffe who accused him of talking to a scab. A scuffle ensued before J. W. Johnson intervened, preventing further violence.
Harriet Bittner, widow of Edward Bittner, affidavits that her brother Isaac Stover killed Edward with a stone in Lewisburg twenty five years ago. She says she hid the crime to protect him, and notes Stover's violence hastened their father’s death. Stover has been arrested.
Advertisement notes druggists refund money if not effective and Grove's signature appears on each box. Mentions a price of 2e and claims to cure a cold in one day.
Incomplete readable text fragment shows names and phrases but lacks clear events or context. The item remains ambiguous with no identifiable people, places, or actions to summarize into a full newspaper card.
Fire at the Bay Shore Lumber Company yard in Menominee Michigan destroyed between four and six million feet of lumber and two long docks. The loss is estimated at 120000 dollars with total insurance of 150000 dollars. The blaze started from a spark at the mill and was carried by strong winds.
Surrogate Marcus in Buffalo awards Mrs. Burdick widow of Edwin L Burdick full control of her late husband’s estate. The will provided guardians for the three children and four executors for management, while leaving Mrs Burdick without any share.
A dated testimonial from Deshler Ohio dated January 6 1903 praises Caus tic Oil as acting quickly and reliably. The letter asks for a gallon once business improves and is signed by Chadwick V. The ad notes price at 60 cents per bottle and lists Gilmore Gray Co and Thomas Drug Store as sellers and distributors.
New York on October 27 six women and nine men were found in a saloon on a Sunday and sentenced by Magistrate Flammer to six months in prison.
Bloodhounds have been used to follow the scent of the slayer of Missy Bevans, wife of Victor Bevans, a wealthy farmer, in Milford, Ohio on October 27. The case draws local attention as investigators pursue leads.
A garbled OCR snippet from the Decatur area hints at a brief absence or outage event. No clear names, dates, or concrete details are readable to specify location, cause, or impact.
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