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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1902
Page
6
The Dun and Company weekly trade review notes rising industrial activity with new factories, resumed shops, and high pig iron output hampered only by fuel supply. It cites rising bank exchanges, stronger railway earnings, and continued import demand for billets, rails, and machinery amid a cautious outlook.
New York reports a potential close alliance between Gould and Rockefeller linking the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul with the Missouri Pacific. The plan envisions a near merger of Gould and Rockefeller lines to create a vast system with routes to Chicago and a southern outlet for St Paul, reshaping traffic flow from the Dakotas to the Gulf.
The state board of equalization will begin its annual session in Springfield on September 16. Delays persist due to missing county assessments and laws not being met. Joseph F. Drury of Waterloo died. James T. Tarrt of Edwardsville appointed to fill the vacancy. ORDERS OSGOOD MEN TO APPEAR.
Denver Sept 5 Summons served on Colorado Fuel and Iron Company attorneys to appear in United States district court Oct 6 to answer the bill of complaint filed by Gates faction. Action seeks to compel directors to call a new stockholders meeting to be advertised.
Beaumont Texas September 12. The oil field at Spindle Top is ablaze with tanks exploding and wells catching fire. Thousands of barrels of petroleum burn as volunteers and fire teams rush to combat the spreading blaze. The ground is soaked in oil and the fire threatens the entire field.
The Big Four earned $275587 in early September, down from 1901. Western railroads may cut rates within 75 miles for Roosevelt visits. Lake Shore to build a freight house at West Cleveland. Trunk Line to issue interchangeable mileage books. A potential Big Four and St. Louis & San Francisco alliance discussed. Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie projects Hammond access by Jan 1, linking to Indian Western toward Chicago. CP Rail yields $1.32 passenger and $1.83 freight per train mile in last fiscal year. J. E. Clark and W. J. Maxwell attended Pittsburg meetings for a 1903 convention. Charles I. Fee noted as Northern Pacific passenger agent.
W S Stratton a famed Cripple Creek miner and owner of Colorado Springs street railway died at 9 30 pm after months of illness. Born 1848 in Jeffersonville Indiana he built wealth from the Independence mine and public charities valued at hundreds of millions with a life story of grit and perseverance.
Charles Murray driving a Ursa Major Supply freight wagon was held up by two masked men on the Colfax to Iowa Hill road and robbed of 1900 dollars. In Youngstown William H Baldwin donated 5000 dollars for a free kindergarten site and building.
The piece urges young women to address menstrual irregularities to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It promotes the remedy as aligning with nature and invites readers to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential guidance without charge.
The state of Indiana filed suit against the Marion metropolitan police department challenging the department law as unconstitutional. A victory for the state would risk abolishing every metropolitan police department in Indiana.
Bloomington Illinois September 15 Charles C McDonald a horseman from Pontiac was found unconscious with a crushed skull and extensive bruising in Frank Edward's livery barn after residing in the city for two months police report the man died of injuries.
London September 5 Colonial Secretary Chamberlain will receive Boer generals De Wet Botha and Delarey to discuss their plans for soliciting funds for Boer widows and orphans.
The piece extols Perry Davis' Painkiller as a superior remedy for neuralgia. It advises relaxing, bathing, and keeping warm while warning against cold damp conditions. Medical science advances but is said to lack an equal in neuralgia treatment.
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