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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1902
Page
5
Dr James William Kidd of Fort Wayne Indiana announces a free Elixir of Life claimed to cure rheumatism neuralgia stomach liver kidney blood skin diseases and more. He offers the remedy at no cost to prove its efficacy and invites sufferers to send their ailment and address for free delivery.
The Elk hart Winona Warsaw Elkhart South Bend line to Nappanee and Wakarusa received full funding. Subscriptions reached $40,000 with Wakarusa investing $5,000 and Nappanee $25. Construction to start immediately and finish by July 4 1904. A tunnel at the Lake Shore railroad crossing was proposed for safety. Roosevelt update follows.
President Roosevelt returned to Washington after a shinbone bruise near Pittsfield caused a threatening abscess. In Indianapolis he underwent a simple operation by Dr. Oliver with Drs. Dung and Cook in attendance. Officials insist the illness is trifling and not dangerous to his health.
A series of property deeds shows Elisha Jones and wife selling to Katherine 313 and Clara Pulus a half lot in Leitchs addition. Clark Homeopathic Hospital transferring to Elizabeth Reed. Reed to Minnie Reed and Clyde Reed. Daniel A Young selling to A M Anglin. John W Fieldhouse transferring parcels to Walter Whitmer and to John Goldworthy. multiple Baugo township parcels sold to Charles Finney and wife and to Elkhart Power Company for sums ranging from 475 to 2041 dollars.
A Leesville Indiana man endured asthma and death's agony before taking Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. He reports instant relief and later sound sleep after using the medicine with guaranteed bottles 50c and 1.00 and free trials at Houseworth Bros. drug store.
Officials report the British government has raised the flag on Patos Island near Trinidad despite Venezuela’s protest. Sovereignty over Patos has long been disputed between Great Britain and Venezuela.
In Braddon Manitoba on September 20 Thomas ixw of Alexander and Law Brothers shoots two prairie chickens on L Rowe's farm twelve miles from town. Rowe returns fire hitting Miss Sherwin in the stomach and Law in the knee. Rowe then drinks poison and dies. Miss Sherwin is not expected to survive.
A testimonial from W. A. Greer of McConnellisville Ohio credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing severe piles and fistula after three years of treatments. Advertises the salve for Burns Bruises Cuts Corns Sores Eruptions and piles priced at 25 cents at Houseworth Bros. drug store.
Baltimore on Sept 20 John Wesley Devine a colored man was hanged in the city jail for the slaying of Patrolman Charles J Donahue last June He was married three weeks earlier in jail to the woman with whom he had been living and who was the direct cause of the officer s death
W. P. White of Kennedale Texas reports relief from head back and stomach pains after using Dr King s New Life Pills which he says restored his appetite and vigor. The pills claim to aid stomach and liver troubles and are priced at 25 cents at Houseworth Bros drug store.
Results show Chicago beat Detroit 9 to 2 and Philadelphia edged Boston 6 to 4 in the American League and National League games Boston defeated Philadelphia 6 to 5. American Association scores include Columbus 6 Milwaukee 1 and Louisville 2 St Paul with Kansas City 8 Toledo 0, while Western League games list Milwaukee 14 Des Moines 8 and Omaha 7 Peoria 2. Local notes include an unsigned patient testimonial about a cure.
Larry Esperson, a Spaniard who eloped with Mrs. William Evans, shot Officer Householder during pursuit after attempting to kidnap Evans's children from their South Bend home. The couple fled on a galloping horse. Esperson remains at large.
Samuel Wogeman aged 652 years died at his Goshen home Monday evening. He suffered from consumption and gradual decline over the past year. Born October 11, 1850 on a farm five miles west of Goshen, he had lived in Goshen and the surrounding area.
Jesse Miller of North township Marshall county reports 2700 bushels of wheat threshed from this year’s crop. The grain remained glossy and mold free after ripening, as Miller harvested without shocks or stacks and stored sheaves in the barn until threshing.
A hearty healthful breakfast option touted by advertisers. Marketed as satisfying and widely available at grocers, the product appeals to good eating habits with a familiar brand name.
John Rose, the missing Wabash city treasurer, has been located in Wabash Indiana and will return home promptly. He wrote to his bondsmen seeking a chance to reimburse them and reform. bondsmen will not pursue prosecution and will provide him an opportunity to make good.
New York stocks slumped this morning as frantic selling swept the board amid tight money conditions. Traders rushed to fill orders at the first call while the market declined across the board.
Secretary Shaw plans to return to Washington with the president and, tomorrow, to raise government deposit balances in national banks to the market value of deposited bonds rather than their par value. The move aims to ease the current tight money market reflected in Wall Street conditions.
Madrid reports the government accepted an Italian shipbuilder's proposal to construct eight modern battleships. King Alfonso reportedly urged a navy capable of withstanding annihilation, in contrast to the perceived ease with which the Americans were defeated.
State of Indiana files complaint in Elkhart Circuit Court against Nettie McLean, alleging she is a nonresident. Plaintiff Archibald F. McLean seeks divorce, with answer due November 15, 1902, at Goshen Court House.
Lafayette resident Harry King, 20, backed by his father W B King, aims to build a steel double loop apparatus with J J Dowing of St Louis and Purdue engineers to test a bicycle traversal from a sixty foot start. If successful he may later loop both inside one wheel or unicycle.
Lewis Russell a colored man who shot Perry Stout at a Lyle station fish fry will be hanged Thursday morning in Michigan City unless Governor Durbin grants a pardon. The case sparked controversy after a delayed trial record and a prior reprieve.
W. H. O'Brien, chairman of the Democratic state committee, says voters in the state are hopeful about success. He notes 700,000 voters and mentions new voters may swing outcomes, cites city elections of 1894 as a guide, and concludes the overall situation is favorable to Democrats.
Jonas Shively age unknown died this morning at his Goshen home. He was born July 14, 1&5 in Starke County and moved to Elkhart in 1845. He married Hester Miller in 1825 and leaves five children including Reuben Shively of Goshen and Mrs Amanda Berryman and Mrs Ella Stutzman of Goshen. He suffered paralysis for some time. Funeral is Friday at 3 PM from the German Baptist church in Goshen.
Wild unrest grips Luzerne county as mobs attack non union workers. Sheriff seeks troops after multiple outbreaks in Exeter Plymouth Avondale Bliss Maltby North Wilkesbarre Ashley Parsons Mill Creek and surrounding areas. One deputy gravely wounded and dying.
Troops were dispatched to Priceburg today amid fears of an attack as striking workers gathered near the colliery. Authorities warned clashes could occur at any time.
A non-union miners’ home in Mahony City, Pennsylvania, was wrecked for the second time in a week last night. The front portion collapsed but the occupants escaped injury.
Police work on theory that William Hooper Young linked to the 1899 Kate Weeley murder. Weeley was enticed from her flat to visit a sick wife and was later believed hacked to pieces with parts of her body found afterward.
Elkhart Construction Co. workers digging for the Franklin street sewer uncovered a coffin and a human skeleton buried under about seven feet of earth. The site was lightly disturbed only as needed for the pipe excavation.
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