Chicago Telephone Supply Co to Open Elkhart Plant
The Chicago Telephone Supply Co plans a large Elkhart plant on Beardsley avenue with 250 to 300 employees. Chicago staff arriving, local hires sought, and expansion for operations including stenographers and officials. The two story brick main building measures 300 by 60 feet with 135 horsepower engine and new water lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Chicago Telephone Supply Co
Beardsley Avenue
Chicago
Lake Shore
Lake Shore Park Ead
Elkhart Mail Links to Indianapolis via Multiple Routes
Postmaster Mc Ginnis of Indianapolis explains Elkhart mail moves by the Michigan division of the Big Four at 6:45 am arriving 12:15 pm and 11:10 am arriving 4:50 pm on the same line. The Chicago division via Vandalia at Colfax departs 4:40 pm arriving 1:05 am. Another route via Pan Handle to Richmond and Grand Rapids Indiana mail arrives 5:05 am. Passenger and freight service follow these schedules. Wires exist from New and Bell Telephone, Western Union, and Postal Telegraph into Elkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Indianapolis
McGinnis
Michigan
Big Four
Chicago
VandaHa Road
Colfax
Richmond
Grand Rapids
Indiana
New
Bell Telephone Companies
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Fink Resigns from Democrat to Lead South Bend Paper
William V. Fink resigns from Goshen Daily Democrat after nearly five years with the paper to take over as editor and publisher of the South Bend Sunday News by October 1. Fassett, formerly of Goshen, was named owner and will oversee the paper. Goshen News Times notes no successor yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William V.fink
Goshen Daily Democrat
Daily Times
South Bend Sunday News
Chan. Fassett
Goshen
Fink
Democrat
Goshen News-Times
Divorces Sought by Three Couples
Three couples filed for divorce today. Bertha May Super seeks a divorce from Harold Super citing extreme temper and infidelity. They wed December 30 1901 and separated July 28 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha May Super
Harold Super
Young couple agrees to disagree in 1899 divorce case
In a 1899 case the parties dated until October 18 and later agreed to differ on July 9, 1900. He departed from the home and the woman seeks a divorce on the grounds of abandonment citing his leaving as the basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
St. Joseph Ice Co Sued Over Damaged Boat House
John Berthh sues St. Joseph Ice Co for 500 dollars claiming an ice house collapse on the St Joe river bank caused debris to demolish his boat house. His property valued at 239.50 was lost. he seeks 500 dollars in damages.
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St. Joseph Ice Co
John Berthh
St. Joe River
Berth
Charged With Forgery In County Jail
William Huntsberger is charged with forgery and bound over on a $200 bond. He was arrested on a charge preferred by Ben Lickey after presenting a forged order from Anthony Culp of Nappanee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Huntsberger
Ben Lickey
Huntsberger
Anthony Culp
Nappanee
Storms Sues James in Slander Case in Elkhart Circuit Court
Allyn D. Storms sues Alvin C. James for 500 dollars in a slander action after James called Storms a horse thief chicken thief and hog thief. Change of venue from Lagrange county noted and attorneys McClaskey and Dunton listed. An Indiana paternity case State of Indiana ex rel Ona Foster vs Allen Prough filed on change of venue from Lagrange. Marriage license issued to William H. Bunger and Chloe Juday with parental consent.
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Allyn D. Storms
Alvin C. James
Elkhart
Lagrange County
James
McClaskey & Dunton
State of Indiana
Ona Foster
Allen Prough
J. F. Boesinger
Lagrange
William H. Bunger
Chloe Juday
Benton
David Knnsely
Levi Smith
J. I. Warden
Court House
Attempted kidnapping at South Bend targets Evans children
A stranger, at gunpoint, tried to abduct Lavada and Cilla Evans from William Evans's home in South Bend Monday night. The older girl escaped. the kidnapper left the younger girl at a grocery, then fled as a crowd gathered. Arrests expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
William Evans
Evans
Lavada
Cilla
Notorious Indiana Bank Robber Returned to State Prison
George West alias Charles Rivers alias W W Williams, once condemned in South Bend for a $100000 First Nations Bank robbery and who escaped from county jail, has been brought to Indiana state prison by Deputy Warden M M Barnard to serve his sentence. A later check showed he was in Minnesota Stillwater prison, prompting a requisition for his return upon term expiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George West
Charles Rivers
W. W. Williams
South Bend
First Nations Bank
M. M. Barnard
Minnesota
Stillwater
Indiana
Elkhart County Trustees Vote Tax For Institute
At a Go shen meeting the Elkhart county township trustees decided to assess every county teacher 1.50 per year for the county institute. The fund, collected from teachers, will hire top instructors for the January winter institute held during holiday vacation, the only winter institute in the state.
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Elkhart County
Goshen
John H. Yoder Dies at 74 in Wakarusa
John H. Yoder, 74, longtime Bango township farmer turned merchant in Wakarusa, died yesterday morning at his Wakarusa home from stomach cancer. He had been injured months earlier when knocked down and trampled by his horse while unhitching it at his barn and never fully recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Yoder
Bango Township
Wakarusa
Goshen Dealers Ship 20 Durham Steers to Chicago
George K Poyser and Frank Lepird of Goshen shipped twenty Durham steers to Chicago on Tuesday. The cattle came from the D A Sanders farm west of Goshen raised by Benjamin Ganger. Average weight 1300 pounds and price 6 cents per pound. Total value not fully listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George K. “Poyser
Frank Lepird
Goshen
Chicago
D. A. Sanders
Benjamin Ganger
Grace Riach v Stoddard and Marsh Pie Matter
A stubborn legal contest looms in the suit by Mrs Grace Riach against Guy R Stoddard and Walter Marsh to recover one quarter of Lydia Marsh's Michigan pie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Riach
Guy. R. Stoddard
Walter Marsh
Lydia Marsh
Michigan
Amone the new incorporations realty note
A fragmented note mentions new incorporations including a reference to Paha Realty. Details are unclear but indicate corporate filings or registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amone
Paha Ac ‘Realty
Marchessau Elected President of Democratic Club
A meeting in Truth hall formed a democratic club with Frank Marchesseau elected president J P Sanders treasurer C E Compton secretary. A board of directors including Dr C C Bower W F Stanton William Seidel and others also serve as finance committee. A by laws committee was named and a hall arrangement committee appointed for a permanent organization next Tuesday. Prof Hering and H S Schilling attended.
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Truth Hall
James A. Bell
C .E. Compton
Frank Marchesseau
J. P. Sanders
C. E. Compton
C. C. Bower
W. F. Stanton
William Seidel
Dr. Werner
John Foltz
A. R. Gildea
B. L. Burns
Clyde Raymer
Messrs
Prof
Hering
H. S. Schilling
Little one reported out of danger this morning
A brief notice states the child was reported to be out of danger this morning. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Soft coal buyers surge amid cold spell in Elkhart demand
Dealers report unusually strong demand for soft coal and wood as cold weather limits hard coal availability. Many customers accustomed to burning hard coal request soft coal without inquiring about hard coal prices, reflecting a possible rebuke to coal trusts. A hardware dealer notes stoves ordered for hard coal now face change requests to soft coal, complicating inventory and profits.
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Coal Trust
Elkhart
Jackson
Real Estate Transfers in Goshen and Surrounding Townships
A. L. Zimmerman and wife sell to Hiram W. Ruton a lot in the original plat Goshen for 2800 dollars. George Barnhouse transfers land in York township to William A. Jacobs and wife for 4000 dollars. Charels sells land in York township to William A. Jacobs for 100 dollars. Christiana J. Hogan and husband convey two lots in McNaughton Compton addition Elk hart to Harrison F. Replogle and wife for 150 dollars. Henry J. Delo by exchange to Andrew S. Lamb and wife 62.7 acres in Osolo township for 1500 dollars. John Yoder and wife convey land in Harrison township to Mary Gaffland for 1800 dollars. Emma W Lipsett transfers a lot in Davis addition Goshen to Samuel F. Cropp for 1425 dollars.
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A. L. Zimmerman
Hiram W. RuTon
Goshen
George Barnhouse
William A. Jacobs
York
Charels
Christiana J. Hogan
Harrison F. Replogle
McNaughton & Compton Add
Elkhart
Henry J. Delo
Andrew S. Lamb
Osolo
John
Yoder
Mary Gaffland
Harrison Tp
Emma Wlipsett
Samuel F. Cropp
Davis Add
Millersburg Youth Killed by Lake Shore Train at Ligonier
W M Miller 25 from Millersburg was killed by a Lake Shore freight train at Ligonier while returning from a carnival. He fell under the wheels at 2 am, losing a leg and an arm, and died at 8 am after being treated at a nearby house. His father is a carpenter in South Bend.
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W.M. Miller
Millersburg
Lake Shore
Ligonier
Miller
South Bend
Michigan Game Wardens Nab Elkhart Hunters
Elkhart sportsmen hunting north of the city without regard to state lines irk Michigan game authorities. Hinted reminders cover season dates for fox, squirrels, waterfowl, and other species, plus a note on prohibited pennants and a March kill window for certain ducks. Also reported is the insanity ruling on Thomas J Peverett alias Whitey, once a Lake Shore gang leader, with a move to Marquette insane asylum after bank robbery conviction.
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Elkhart
State
Michigan
Indiana
Antwerp
Thomas J Peverett
Thomas Black
Whitey
Lake Shore
Mishawaka
Jackson
Mich
Richland
Peverett
Polson Child Reference in A. J. Waltman Home Visit
A fragment notes a child who drank a fly and mentions Polson and A. J. Waltman in connection with a household visit. The text is sparse and unclear but indicates a time of stopping at the Waltman residence.
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Polson
A. J. ‘Waltman
Mud-Slinging Not Needed in District Campaign
In Walkerton and Elkhart area reports, Prof. Hering rejects Republican mudslinging while pledging a clean campaign focusing on trusts tariffs and public service. Congressman A L Brick’s Walkerton speech turnout faltered as he missed the event. Local power and paper company plans and a wage dispute near Niles highlight regional developments.
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Brick- Brown
Prof. Hering
Truth
Mr. Bricks
Brick
A. L. Brick
Walkerton
Republican Committee
South Bend
Hering
Marriage License Granted to Drudge and King
A marriage license was issued today to Charles O. Drudge aged 23 and Grace J. King aged 19 both residents of this city.
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Charles O. Drudge
Grace J. King
Goshen Letter on Self Performed Marriages
A Goshen reader responds to a New York telegram noting Justice Bundy’s self marriage claim but argues many Americans, including the writer and their wife, have performed their own marriage ceremonies using the Friends' ritual without a minister. The letter cites the Friends' discipline as the source.
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Chicago
Friends’ Church
Friends
Starbuck
Dolan Sues Lake Shore for 50000 in LaPorte Court
Charles Dolan of Elkhart sues Lake Shore road in LaPorte circuit court for 50000 claiming loss of a leg in an accident on July 22, 1901 at La Porte. The suit seeks the largest personal injury award in LaPorte county history.
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Charles Dolan
Elkhart
Lake Shore Road
LaPorte
la Forte
LaPorte County
Seventeen Year Old Dies Fearing Move To Home
The last stages of consumption claimed a 17 year old daughter of Marion Cornwall who refused medical aid. She was married on Monday and insisted on a city ambulance transfer to a home rented by her husband. Authorities refused the move fearing death en route. The family are Christians and Scientists. The girl will die.
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Marion Cornwall
South Bend Police Force Resigns. Four Reappointments Stand
The entire South Bend police force resignations led to reappointment of all but four. One who failed to be reappointed was Sergeant Williams, who justified his survival by passing the investigation. Police circles grow calm again.
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South Bend
Me Weeny
Board of Public Safety
Klinger
Williams
Replogle Divorce Suit Filed in Elkhart State
Elizabeth Replogle sues Frank Replogle for divorce alleging abandonment after five years of separation. They wed in 1875 in Elkhart and have five children ages 26 to 12. She seeks $590 alimony and support for two younger children. Replogle is a clerk. Mrs. Replogle stays with her eldest son Fred L. Replogle.
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Replogle
Elizabeth Replogle
Frank Replogle
Elkhart
Fred L. Replogle
Infant Cecil Jones Dies After Short Illness
The eight month old son of Mr and Mrs David K Jones of two miles southeast of the city died last night following a short illness. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Cecil
David K. Jones
Tragedy at Millersburg Freight Train Fall
William Miller age 17 son of Jas Miller of Millersburg died after falling from a freight train while returning from a carnival. He and four companions rode the freight car with a return ticket. he slipped from a box to a flat car and lost a leg and an arm before his death yesterday morning.
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William Miller
Jas. Miller
Millersburg
Hyde & Brooks dissolve partnership in Goshen
By mutual agreement the firm of Hyde and Brooks of Goshen dissolved their partnership yesterday after a successful run since 1893. They began in the shoe trade, later moved into insurance and, more recently, wood and coal ventures.
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Hyde & Brooks of
Goshen
Northern Indiana Realty Company Incorporates in South Bend
The Northern Indiana Realty Company of South Bend incorporates with capital stock of 10000 dollars by Harry Wair Dr Stanley A Clark and Patrick J Houlihan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Northern Indiana Realty Company of
South Bend
Harry Wair
Dr. Stanley
A. Clark
Patrick J. Houlihan
Mrs Stewart dies in Alameda auto crash near San Francisco
Mrs. Stewart aged wife of Nevada Senator W M Stewart was killed in Alameda California after a steering failure sent the car into a gutter and pole. Her nephew Charles Foote and H B Taylor survived with injuries as the vehicle wrecked and she died within an hour from internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
New Trial Motion Bounds Andrews Case Over Juror Bias
Detroit, Sept. 13. Hearing on F. C. Andrews's motion for a new trial for wrecking City Savings bank resumed in the recorder's court. Affidavits charge Juror Bock with prejudice and place the disputed statement date at July 10 or 11. Prosecutors seek cross examination focused on this date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
F. C. Andrews
City Savings Bank
Recorder’s Court
Bock
Andrews
Groesbeck
Beck
Danish Post Office Seeks Universal Reply Postage System
The Danish post office in Copenhagen in September 1916 invited postal authorities of other countries to consider a world wide reply prepaid postage scheme. The proposal envisions a single call where correspondents could prepay a reply to letters sent internationally.
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Copenhagen
George Crocker Grows Better
George Crocker shows improvement in health after a period of illness. No further details are provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George . Crocker
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Telephone Supply Co
Postmaster McGinnis
Marchessau
St. Joseph
J.W. French
Perry L. Turner
Lucien E. ‘Wood
Joseph Selden
Elkhart Power and Paper Company
Walter Brown
John H. van Fleet
Vernon W. van Fleet
P. R. Shumway
EH. A. Kimbark
Niles
C. H. Defrees
Les
Elizabeth. Replogle
County Recorder
Elkhart Construction Co
Ligon Coffee
Stewart
Nevada
Alameda
California
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