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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1903
Page
5
Hydrophobia Claims Life of Thomas Flynn in New York
After a week of hydrophobia symptoms and tortures Flynn dies in New York. He had never been bitten by a dog, mad or otherwise, and his case raises questions about hydrophobia transmission and diagnosis in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Flynn
Flynn
Weather Bulletin Reports Mixed Illinois Harvest Prospects
Director Burns notes drought in southern counties while northern areas receive heavy rainfall. Corn shows general improvement though cool nights slow growth in the north. frost after Oct 1 could affect the excellent crop outlook. Broomcorn and cowpeas underperform. potatoes vary from poor to fair with rot in the north. Vineyards yield well with excellent grape quality. apples continue to drop, signaling a very poor crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bebe. T
William ‘G. ‘Burns
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Department of Agricultural
Preacher Would Hold Office
Elgin Illinois Sept 16 The city mayor has not accepted Rev F F Farmiloe offer to swap posts for six weeks Farmiloe believes he would cut crime quickly If mayor He promises no illegal liquor clubs or drug stores no saloons selling to minors or to blacklist figures no establishments open after hours no liquor sales to minors nor corrupt police in office carrying out lawbreaking actions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
F. F. Farmiloe
Notorious Forger Harry Kirby Nabbed in La Crosse
Harry Kirby, one of the country’s most notorious forgers, was arrested by Detective William Lynam in La Crosse Wisconsin. He is wanted in Duluth Chicago Oshkosh and other northwest cities for forgeries. A forged check was found in his pocket and Duluth police will take him for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Harry Kirby
William Lynam
Kirby
Duluth
Chicago
Oshkosh
Borden Buys Milk At Higher Price In Elgin Area
Elgin Alabama September 16 The Borden Condensed Milk company has contracted for six months of milk at an average price of 1.46 2-3 per 100 pounds to be delivered at factories in Elgin and vicinity. Farmers say the rise is about five cents from last fall but not in line with higher labor and feed costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Borden Condensed Milk Company
National Protective Legion meets in Grand Rapids
The seventh biennial conference of the National Protective Legion met in Grand Rapids Michigan with 700 delegates in attendance. Mayor Palmer welcomed the delegates and Judge R L Newnham extended a fraternal welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Protective Legion
Grand Rapids
Mich
Palmer
R. L. Newnham
Chicagoan named delegate to farmers national congress at Niagara Falls
Clinton M. Schultz of Chicago has been named by Governor Yates as an additional delegate to the farmers national congress to be held September 22 at Niagara Falls New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicagoan
Springfield
Ill
Clinton M. Schultz
Chicago
Yates
Farmers’ National Congress
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Nine Hurt in Collision in Manitowoc
A collision here between a street car and a Chicago and Northwestern freight train injured nine people, with two possibly fatally hurt. The accident occurred in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitowoc
Wis
Chicago & Northwestern
Banker Dies in Camp Near Redfield
W H Miller of Sterling Illinois wealthy banker and Chicago property owner died suddenly of heart disease in his hunting tent twenty miles south of Redfield South Dakota on September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redfield
S. D
W. H. Miller
Sterling, Ill
Chicago
Here
Alger sued for failure to cut weeds in Kansas City
Senator Russell A. Alger of Michigan, former secretary of war, was sued for five dollars for failure to cut weeds on property he owns in Kansas City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alger
Kansas City
Russell A. Alger
Michigan
Fire Bursts Destroy Business in Christiania
Eleven people were burned as a fire swept through a business in Christiania Norway on September 16. Authorities report extensive damage and investigations continue into the blaze’s cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
Norway
Archbishop Son Converts to Roman Catholic Church
London September 16 Reverend Robert Benson son of the late Archbishop of Canterbury has entered the Roman Catholic church. He was previously part of the Anglican clergy and publicly joined a different denomination. The event marks a notable religious shift within the family of the former archbishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Robert. ‘Benson
of Canterbury
Mother Slays Babe In Effort To Protect
Pottsville Pa September 15 by her own confession Mrs Alexander Riffin a McAdo married woman killed her newborn child. Coroner A L Gillars reports she strangled the infant in her sleep after a dream convinced her someone seized the baby. She mourns and is held for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Alexander Riffin
McAdo
A. L. Gillars
Secretary Cortelyou Plans 7 Million Commerce Building
Secretary Cortelyou outlines a plan for a new $7,000,000 Commerce Building to house the department and future growth. The building would include a large convention hall for societies and bodies aligned with the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortelyou
Washington
Department of Commerce
Igbor
Congress
Defiance Enquirer Reports Youth Believed Murdered
Edward Poling, 17, son of Mrs. Thomas Brockhart of Defiance, is believed murdered. His body was reportedly sold to a Chicago medical institute after he left Defiance in March for Reddick Illinois. An unsigned note in his grip claims he is going to California, a detail his mother cannot verify. Police are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Edward Poling
Chicago
Poling
Thomas Brockhart
Reddick
Ill
Battle Creek
Mich
California
Forty Children Out In Cold In Indiana County Home
Forty children, inmates of the county orphans home in Kokomo Indiana, face eviction from their quarters as the building is deemed unsanitary. County commissioners have refused a $9 000 appropriation for a new structure, and the board of women managers voted to abandon the home due to widespread sickness from neglect. The children may be placed at the state orphan asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
County Orphans’ Home
Board of Women Managers
State Orphan Asylum
Strange Chrysanthemums in Japan Inspire Life Sized Figures
In Tokyo gardens chrysanthemums are trained into life size figures with masks for faces. Designs include court ladies warriors children and animals. One popular motif shows a young lady with a fox tail and a mask that can switch to Reynard's head with a touch of a string.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokyo
Reynard
Oldest Horse in New England Identified
A. black Dexter stallion owned by Marion Monson of Fort Fairfield Maine was 38 years old last December and is believed to be the oldest horse in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
A. Black
Dexter
Arrest of New York yachtsman over unpaid harbor bill
Joseph Leiter was arrested in Harbor Maine on a civil process for a 500 dollar goods bill from a year ago. Deputy Sheriff Samisbury arrested him at his parents home after George Soper, a provision dealer, sued. Leiter posted 1000 bail and will return for trial in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar ‘Harbor
Joseph Leiter
Leiter
New York
George
Soper
Samisbury
Soldiers barter uniforms move to federal ownership
Brigadier General William A. Kobbe reports that current clothing issuance harms discipline as soldiers accumulate gear and trade it locally. He recommends making uniform clothing US property like arms so it is easily identifiable and its sale becomes a felony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William A. Kobbe
Department of Dakota
Kobbe
United States
Congress to Convene in Special Session for Cuban Treaty
Oyster Bay N Y Sept 14 In a decision shaped by political pressure and timing Congress will convene in a special session on Monday Nov 9 to enact legislation making operative the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Legislative timing considerations had delayed an October start due to currency measures and constituency needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Congress
House
Dynamite in Train Car Kills Two in Bay City Yard
In Bay City Michigan two switchmen Clarence Hopper and Roy Boucher died instantly when dynamite in a rail yard car exploded as a switch engine prepared a train. Three other crew members Robert Roblin William Noble and John Crackle were seriously hurt. The blast occurred with dynamite rifles and practice shells aboard the first car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay City
Mich
West Bay City
Michigan Central
Clarence D. Hopper
Roy Boucher
Robert Roblin
William Noble
John Crackle
Lee-Metford
Russ Bleaching Blue at All Good Grocers Ad
A brief grocer’s ad promotes Russ Bleaching Blue product line sold at All Good Grocers with a 10 cent price and a note to avoid cheap imitations.
Good Housekeepers Buy Russy Bleaching Blue
Advertisement notes Russy Bleaching Blue as a top choice for housewives, promoted to grocers as a 10 cent product. The line targets retailers and consumers, emphasizing quality and value in home cleaning.
Cider Mill Say Admissions Open for Jamestown Cider
Local notice announces cider production at Jamestown with set days for visits and tastings. Details about hours appear fragmented but indicate midweek availability and a doorway to produce fresh cider.
Miners Return to Work After Mass Meeting in Missouri
A Novinger Missouri mass meeting of striking coal miners voted to return to work. The decision followed an order from district No 25 and prompted President Mitchell to call joint talks with mine owners. A new wage scale and outstanding differences will be settled in ongoing conferences, with another convention needed to ratify outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Novinger
Miners of District
Mitchell
Divic
Sanitary Board Faces Suits From Illinois Farmers
In Fulton county Circuit court two suits for damages against the Sanitary district of Chicago have been filed. Warren Crabtree seeks 50000 and L W Potts 15000 for crop losses blamed on Illinois river bottom overflow. Attorneys include Timothy Beach, Lyman Lacey Jr., and Lucien Gray. Additional suits expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Ill
Fulton County
Sanitary District of
Chicago
Warren Crabtree
Ilinois
L. W. Potts
Timothy Beach
Lincoln, Ill
Lyman Lacey, Jr
Tavana, Ill
Lucien Gray
Lightning Causes Big Loss at Lincoln Farm Barn
Lightning struck the Illinois asylum for feeble minded children farm barn in Lincoln causing its complete destruction. Erected six years earlier to replace a cyclone wreck, the 320 foot barn burned within minutes. One hundred fifty tons of hay six mules three horses and much machinery were destroyed, totaling about 150000 dollars in loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Ill
Illinois Asylum
Baseball results across leagues with wide-margin wins
National League games saw Chicago 6 Brooklyn 2 and New York 86 St Louis 20. American League featured Chicago 1-10 Detroit 5-8 and Philadelphia 13 Washington 1. Other leagues listed Louisville 10 Indianapolis 3 Toledo 9 Columbus 5 Fort Wayne 7 Evansville 4 Marion 9 Dayton 8 South Bend 6 Terre Haute 2 Denver 7 Kansas City 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Louisville
Indianapolis
Toledo
Columbus
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Marion
Dayton
Sooth
Governor La Follette Speaks on Freight Rates at Rhinelander
Governor La Follette addressed the county fair at Rhinelander Wisconsin. He compared Wisconsin freight rates with Illinois and Iowa and said Rhinelander area customers pay at least 25 percent more for the same service than Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follette
Rhinelander
Wis
Fair Grounds
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Heavy Loss on Tobacco Warehouse Fire in Wisconsin
Fire at Levi Kittilsen's tobacco warehouse in Houghton Wisconsin on September 15 caused total losses of about $75,000. 650 cases of 1901 and 1902 tobacco were destroyed valued at $20,000 with $15,000 insured. Lichtenstein Brothers of New York reported $45,000 in losses and Green Brothers of the same town lost 200 cases worth $6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton
Wis
Levi Kittilsen
Kittilsen
Lichtenstein
Brothers of
New York
Green Brothers
Secret Elopement In Alta Pass Murphysboro
Joe Boyd and Miss Amelia Lyerla, prominent locals, eloped to Murphysboro three weeks ago and married. The bride is 18 and the groom 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta
Pass, Lll
Joe Boyd
Amelia Lyerla
Murphysboro
Deafness Cure Through Constitutional Remedies Only
The text explains that local applications cannot cure deafness as they cannot reach the diseased ear portion. It states only constitutional remedies can cure deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube, which produces rumbling sounds and hearing loss when the tube is closed.
Quaker group raises funds to aid Penn College debt
A local Quaker group has organized a session in the city to benefit Penn College. The collected sum is reported as sufficient to liquidate the school’s indebtedness.
Prison for Former Ponca Indian Agent
Guthrie Oklahoma September 14 By a decision of the Supreme Court the decision in the case of Asa C Sharpe formerly Ponca Indian agent has been firmed Sharpe was convicted of demanding a bribe while agent for the Poncas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Supreme Court
Asa C. Sharpe
Sharpe
Illinois Landmark in Virginia Burns in Fire
The historic Boston mansion in Virginia Illinois was burned. Built in 1840 it stood in the west end and was owned by non resident descendants of the original Boston family. Authorities suppose the blaze was set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Ill
Boston
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advertisement Claim
High hour laws ignored by tireless workers. Dr King’s New Life Pills promise relief from indigestion biliousness constipation sick headaches and all stomach liver and bowel troubles. Easy pleasant safe sure only 25 cents at Houseworth Bros drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
New Life
Houseworth Bros
It Saved His Leg Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cures Sore in Five Days
P A Dan forth of LaGrange Ga suffered six months with a running sore on his leg. Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. Effective for ulcers wounds piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents. Sold by Houseworth Bros druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Danforth
LaGrange
Buckien
Houseworth Bros
Local Market Prices Shown for Elkhart Produce today
Elkhart wholesale prices list cabbage 25 per dozen beans 2.00 per dozen oats 6.00 per bushel corn 40 to 60 pounds 2.45 per bushel butter 0.25 per pound lard 0.10 per pound honey 0.14 per pound tomatoes 25 cents per bushel chickens 12 to 15 cents per pound potatoes 0.30 per pound apples 3.00 per bushel.
Dr King's New Discovery Saves Pleasant City Boy
Mrs W Watk ins of Pleasant City Ohio credits Dr King s New Discovery for curing her son after pneumonia and a dangerous cough. The ad promotes it as the only sure cure for coughs colds and lung diseases with trial bottles free and prices 50c and 1.00.
Chinese Official a death by own action
San Francisco Sept. 16. Tom King Yung a high official in court circles at Pekin and secretary to Jung Bow He, committed death by own action by asphyxiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Tom King Yung
Pekin
Jung Bow He
Electric Bitters Promised as Cure for Nervous System Decay
Published ad claims Electric Bitters restore liver and kidney balance, relieve overwork and insomnia, and treat nervous tension. It asserts benefits against nervousness, rheumatism, neuralgia, malaria germs, and run-down systems, priced at 50 cents with guaranteed satisfaction by Houseworl Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houseworl
Roosevelt Leaves on Sylph for Billings Island Trip
President Roosevelt departed aboard the yacht Sylph this morning for a trip to Billings Island and the Antietam battlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Sylph
Billig” Island
Antietam
United States Minister to Colombia Receives Canal Committee Report
Washington dispatch notes the canal committee report delivered with the senator's unanimous support on first reading. The report concerns a key bilateral canal project and outlines initial recommendations pending further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
To. Colombis
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Perfection Biscuit CO
Ft. Wayne, Ind
State of Indiana
Elkhart County
John M. Brumbaugh
Concord Township
American Mutual Life Insurance Company
Yawman and Erbe Manufacturing Company
Indiana
Elkhart
David H.rohrer
D. H. Rohrer & Company
State of
Melvin A. Demarest
Mr. D. Kauble
Nevada
Kodol
Borden Company
Babe
Fears
Indiana Orphan Asylum
Jamestown
Sanitary Board
National League
Wilson
LOGAL
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