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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
5
An election for new officers is planned at a forthcoming board meeting held at the call of the president. Asa Hitesman, the current president, will retire at the next directors' meeting, with County Assessor D M Puterbaugh expected to succeed him. The notice cites these changes as the board prepares for leadership transition.
Attorney Elmer E. Mummert Republican candidate for state representative settled a looming damage suit after a dispute over commissions from druggist E B Whitehead of New Paris. Whitehead claimed a 40 to 50 cent on the dollar settlement. Mummert paid $300 to resolve the matter.
The smallest man in Indiana, David L. May aged 31, vanished amid Goshen excitement. Fears of kidnapping were cooled when records show May traveled from Elkhart to South Bend, where he married after arriving via the Big Four. May runs a news depot.
A reliable source says Charles W. Miller promises W. C. B. Harrison of Goshen the job of Assistant Prosecuting Attorney if Miller is elected.
G F Parrish, vice commander of the American Standard Bearers, praised Prof Hering and denounced boss rule at the 7th ward gathering. He urged tariff revision and curbs on monopoly, and planned multiple district speeches with Goshen and Elkhart engagements alongside Hering.
A stockholders meeting was held yesterday afternoon in Justice Brumbaughs office with over 200000 shares represented mainly by out of town owners. Reports on field operations were approved and the old board of directors were reelected. Under manager U S Enders more than 14000 had been raised during the period.
A dissatisfied Elkhart Republican rejects the current party line and backs Prof. Hering, arguing the GOP has become a monopoly party. South Bend's F G Parish endorses Hering, urging voters to favor a platform prioritizing mass democracy and fair taxation for all, especially the poor and workers.
From Houseworth Bros drug store comes Bucklen Arnica Salve advertised as a remedy for skin eruptions blotches and pimples and claims to smooth the face. Also sold for eczema salt rheum sore ups chapped hands chilblains and piles at 26 cents.
Transfers show Briggsdale Improvement Co to Albert Hanson and Elkhart listings for two parcels. numerous parcels and lands in Elkhart and Goshen traded between residents and couples with prices from 200 to 15200 dollars. multiple trades involve Fieldhouse, Batchelor, Webber, Thomas, and others. Estates include guardianship and marital transfers across Elkhart and Goshen areas.
The famous filly Scepter was withdrawn from sale at New Market England as no bids were made. The auctioneer had stated a minimum acceptable price of 125000 dollars.
Five masked men overpowered binding and gagged the town marshal then blew open the exchange bank safe in Gardener Illinois early this morning. They escaped with about four thousand dollars and believed to have boarded a train to Chicago. Explosions drew a crowd but the robbers got away before authorities could pursue.
The article argues that Rockefeller and Standard Oil control the International Salt and National Salt companies, giving them vast influence over U S salt output. It claims New Jersey court reorganizations wipe out minority shareholders, consolidating 70 percent for Rockefeller interests, and asserts tariffs keep profits high. It counters Senator Dolliver's claims of dissolving trusts as flawed.
The Huntington and Whitley counties district shows machine domination as John W. Baker loses the Whitley nomination to Huntington County under Fairbanks influence. Baker, former legislator and editor, is displaced for a Fairbanks ally, outraging party precedent and defrauding a loyal Republican.
Congressmen Cannon of Illinois and Littlefield of Maine, both candidates for the speakership, were among Republicans who voted against a Democratic amendment to exempt labor unions from the anti trust act. The bill would treat unions as unlawful combinations unless their aim is primarily to maintain wages and protect members. The Democratic amendment, if adopted, would preserve unions by clarifying unions are not unlawful when regulating wages and conditions.
Governor Stone orders the Pennsylvania National Guard into the anthracite mines to protect workers and prevent violence. The move follows a conference with the president and signals a potential federal troop appeal if violence continues, a course some see as a Republican plan to force miners back to work.
The Indiana coal fields show a lesson as the anthracite strike raises bituminous coal prices by two dollars a ton for operators. Miners work under last May scale and receive no share of gains. Each miner contributes about five dollars monthly to aid anthracite workers facing hardship.
A 1900 Congressional Record note shows the Democratic amendment to the Littlefield anti trust bill to protect labor unions from coverage. The yeas included James Richardson while Charles Littlefield and several Republican leaders opposed the amendment. The incident prompts questions about whether the party is truly pro labor.
A critical note questions the claim that tariffs help workers by citing higher prices for tools, clothing, and daily goods. It argues tariffs raise costs of typewriters, sewing machines, and builders tools while harming food, coal, and textiles, enriching trusts and harming consumers.
The text condemns forged restraints on striking miners and warns that denying fair pay harms justice. It argues the public supports workers and criticizes Republican leaders for mixing politics with statesmanship, calling for moral force over prison and bayonets.
In March 1902 the committee of the whole debated the river and harbor bill. Mr Hemenway asked Mr Burton if additional funds beyond 5 000 dollars for the Wabash river existed, and Burton affirmed at least that much more. Hemenway questioned sufficiency of the total. The exchange summarizes Hemenway’s record on Wabash and Ohio improvements.
A 1892 Republican platform claim condemns Indiana's tax law as unequal but current Republicans say they have paid off the state debt enabled by that law. Mr Fairbanks at the convention calls the tax law a Democratic measure intended to rescue the state credit.
The Washington Post emphatically denies the Republican claim that the party has exhausted resources to curb trusts. It argues the paper favors the Democrats and says the Post remains critical of both sides, while asserting the GOP has been careful to avoid hostility to trust interests.
A Halloween piece describes traditional games like bobbing for apples and catching a candle with a stick, plus mirror gazing, candle teases, and nut tests to reveal future spouses. It notes risks, playful outcomes, and the common cake ring for marriage luck.
Alfred Bee of Welfare Texas chronicles his collapse from biliousness and back trouble and credits Electric Bitters with restoring sleep appetite and strength. The tonic promises vitality to weak and sickly people and is sold for 50 cents at Houseworth Bros. drugstore.
Governor Durbin received a telegram from Adjutant General J. 3. Smith announcing that Governor Yates of Illinois has granted permission to members of Company A First Regiment of Vincennes to conduct target practice across the Wabash River in Randolph County Illinois with a range to be set up. The request came at the urging of Captain Hopkins.
A fragmentary notice notes a dramatic near death moment tied to a severe stomach and liver illness. It mentions a drugstore and pills as a claimed best remedy and branding by Blouseworth Bros.
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