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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1910
Page
4
Elkhart Truth public notices subscription rates 1 percent weekly or 3 dollars yearly. Subscriptions payable to carrier or by mail. Report delivery issues to the office. Advertising and communications must arrive by deadline. Publication schedule governs the day.
Editorial notes actions against Opera House Book Store Knevels Book Store and Miller's South End Drug Store at South Main and St Joe Streets. 22.
Cardinals and other senior church leaders from around the world gather in Montreal for a major federation meeting led by Cardinal Gibbons, with the Vatican represented by a papal envoy. Archbishops, bishops, priests, and lay visitors fill the city as officials pledge hospitality in what is described as a significant church congress.
Fragmentary notes recount a 1720 treaty with the Broquois at Monternad and a later capitulation by De Vandrenil transferring Monteral and the wife of Comada to British dominions. Other items mention battles, abolitionist Foster and a Northern Central railway milestone.
Alvin H. Sanders born in Keokuk County after education at Cornell University and Union College of Law. Admitted to the bar in 1881 but shifted to journalism. Served as secretary of the National Cattle Raisers Association and authored books on stock breeding. Appointed U S commissioner to the Paris Exposition by President McKinley in 1900. Later elected president of the International Live Stock Exposition association of Chicago.
Fire crews from No.8 station responded to a home on Nadel Ave about last evening after a gas leak caused by a meter connection. Neighbors report no one was near the leak and investigators work to determine the accidental cause while noting escaping gas did not ignite and no injuries occurred.
The city total enrollment reaches 2892 this year, marking growth from last year. High school enrollment stands at 2394, up by fifty eight, with several district schools and neighborhoods showing increases amid a broader rise in pupil numbers.
The Goldsworthy jewelry store on Tyler Avenue was broken into early morning by a bold thief who shattered a plate glass window and stole three gold wrist watches and two money boxes. Irvin Hanes found the scene, alerted authorities, and detectives traced a suspicious man nearby, but no arrest was made.
An Indianapolis editorial notes Vermont Republicans won by about seventeen thousand, a margin below normal. It argues the result hints at Democratic gains nationwide, with insurgent Republican appeal crossing party lines, and suggests the old Republican establishment faces overthrow though specifics remain unclear. The piece also cites Wisconsin La Follette sentiment and broader national dissatisfaction influencing future elections.
Frank Times travels from Labrador toward Vancouver, reaching Elkhart then South Bend, aided by Atherton club hosts. Hines bets $2,000 he can finish by October 17, has logged 480 miles and worn thirty six shoes. He follows rail lines, secures station credentials, refuses aid, and has avoided meals for long stretches while sharing cultured talk and magazine contributions.
Indiana Hotel Keepers Association votes to oppose the local option law. Through secretary J Edward Krause they pledge a united effort to elect legislators who will repeal it. They condemn the liquor law as shameful and say 95 percent of hotel keepers back repeal while pledging to push a pro reform campaign statewide.
In Elkhart the telephone system suffers after merging Home and Central Union exchanges. Operators show impatience amid frequent wrong numbers and failed connections. A renewed effort to train operators and inform the public could ease the strain and improve service.
The text outlines trench refilling rules in Section 13 Rule 6 of Ordinance 141, requiring uniform layers not exceeding nine inches and tamping with a weighted tamper or pud dle earth. It emphasizes restoring excavated material and surface to its prior condition and provides redress for residents challenging street or sidewalk work.
Wheeling West Virginia September 8 Special Senator Telkins announces the engagement of his daughter Miss Katherine Elkins to Duke Abruzzi is definitively called off.
Dominick Taste, a foreign worker at Lake Shorehump, was struck on the left hand by a large steel beam he operated. His little finger was severely mashed and amputation is likely.
Indianapolis operates under a change as Democratic State Chairman Jackson appoints M. M. Bacheder to the state board of election commissioners replacing Bernard Korbly who declined the post. The notice appears in the Sept. 8 report with weekly delivery terms.
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