Tragic railroad death identified in Indiana inquiry
Society records describe a man found mangled near a railroad in Indiana. Witnesses and authorities traced clues from a pawn ticket linked to a Buffalo Bill show. Police and coroner coordinated with Chicago detectives, leading to identification as Harry Dwyer of Chicago.
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Misenheiss
Middlebury
Eisenbeiss
Beecher
Marion Street
Marion
Harry Dwyer
Cody’s
Chicago
Colleran
Silvers
Metropolitan Police
S. Morgan
St. Chicago
Sergi
Whiteman
M. J. Dwyer
Lake’ Shore
Beecher Undertaking
Appointments Made by U B Conference at War S aw
The U B Conference met on Saturday and issued appointments across districts including Elkhart Adamsville Bremen Brimfield LaGrange Fawn River Nappanee Waterloo Pleasant Lake Angola Butler Hamilton Ligonier Solomons Creek Wakarusa Castle and more. Missionary appointments include Belk secretary and Catherine Richer to Java.
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Elkhart
J. Parrett
Adamsville
Kester
Bremen
Oyler
Bell
Hamilton
L. A. Stangle
Ligonier
J. A. Groves
Solomons Creek
W. Eby
Wakarusa
S. ‘Stusser
A -Castle
Pacific Coast
M. ‘Belk
Catherine “Richer
Javan
Eby
Philipane
Change the Road County Engineer Plans New Crossing
Goshen engineer Cooper, ordered previously, lays out a new road altering the Elkhart Goshen crossing at Yellow Creek near Dunlaps. The crossing will be moved to a right angle, replacing the current angled crossing with a straighter path through Henry Himebaugh’s farm, reducing danger and easing maintenance.
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Goshen
Elkhart-Goshen
Indiana Hlecric Company’s
Dunlaps
Elkhart
Henry
Himebaugh
Orville Chamberlain Sells Southeast Summer Block
The item titled block on Franklin streets near Franklin Street area was noted as sold. Formal sale details are limited in the readable text.
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Orville T. Chamberlain
Burkholder Remembered After Illness Leaves Clerks' Union Loss
Longtime clerk Peter Burkholder dies leaving wife Anna two daughters Katherine and Anna and son Paul. He also leaves sister Sally in Myertown Pa. Catholic Legion and St. Vincent church member. High mass at St. Vincent's Thursday at 9 am with Rev Null officiating. Interment in Catholic cemetery. Warren Hill Co paid salary during illness. funeral details note strong community support.
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Peter
Burkholder
Anna
Katherine
Paul
Sally
Myertown
Clerks’ Union
Catholic Legion
St. Vincent's Catholic Church
St. Vincent’s Church
Notre-Dame
Catholic ‘Legion
Warren “Hill& Co
Real estate transfers and mortgages filed for record
The record lists two mortgages two releases and multiple property transfers filed with the Recorder. Transactions include Peddycord Mitchell Charnley to M Klase Goshen $40 Elizabeth Rhoades to Carrie Me Clare Goshen $900 J S Lehman to J G Shirk Elkhart $1550 Lena V Weaver Elkhart $2000 and several minor Goshen Nappanee Concord listings with amounts ranging from 400 to 1250 dollars.
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Pix
Peddycord
John. L. Daily
Charles
Elkhart
Susie A
Ablesto
Walter S. Hazelton
John M. Brumbaugh
Julia
A. Meredith
Elizabeth
Rhoades
Carrie
Clare
Goshen
J.S
Lehman
G. Shirk
Lot
Nicholas
Weaver
Lena
V. Weaver
Samuel
Dickerhoof
Concord
Moyer
Frazier
Nappanee
Paulina
Emory
Akyer
Clinton
Fragmented OCR item with unreadable text
The readable portion provides no clear names, places, or events. It appears as garbled OCR and cannot determine a coherent news item or summary. A precise headline and summary cannot be generated from the given fragment.
Local 1st Reserve Bank Ledger Item
A fragment shows an ORS register entry with Bilis and H Roberts listed as treasurer, amount noted as £71380.1. The incomplete line hints at financial records.
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Bilis
H. “Roberts
Bechtel Family Bound By Thieves Amid Farm Neighbors
A fragmented report notes a Bechtel family at a farm home bound by thieves. The brief text mentions the farm setting and unknown assailants, with little further detail on location or dates.
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John ‘Bechtel
Ais Mhiles
Ee “Bechtel’s
Buffalo showman conflict after fight on stage last night
Buffalo Bill's Wild West showman clashed with a rough rider who allegedly insulted his wife. Showmen warned of action and called for help as threats rose over the incident.
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Buffalo
Bill
Warnnings
Runaway Wagon Spooks Elkhart Town as Team Halts at River
An early morning runaway near Wakarusa and Elkhart streets saw horses hitched to a heavy farmer’s wagon break the hitching along Gemerary street. The team plunged toward the lake shore tracks before section men halted them near the Elkhart river high bridge, preventing a plunge into shallow waters.
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Nusbaum
Wakarusa
Cawere
Emall
Dlebury
Tansworth
Gemerary
Lake Shore
Elkhart River
The Theft of a Stray Horse and Accusation in Town
A warrant issued for Samuel Bowers after the theft of a horse belonging to C. Moore. The animal was traced by its gait to Middlebury Street where witnesses saw the horse with its driver. Bowers, claimed to have bought the horse for ten dollars and a pump, a story locals largely believed.
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Bastare
Goshen
Samuel Bowers
Moore
Bowers
Swinehart Returns from California to Elkhart Area
Local notes mention Levi Swinehart returning from California to Elkhart area where he held a responsible position. Also reported are visits and meals among residents including B F Stultz family Adams Watts Stella Tieiten J Pi Bickel John Stout and Edwin Hibbish. Contemplated plans include sending Miss Pearl Hibbish and Edna Stout to Bristol schools this winter in Osolo township.
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Levi
Swinehart
Elkhart
California
F. Stultz
Addison
Watts
Daugher
Edna Stout
Bristol
Postponed events lead to unclear reporting
Fragment from an old newspaper page shows disjointed text about a postponement and unclear references to an organizer and dates, with broken phrases suggesting a scheduling note or erratic transcription.
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Ind
W. Dwyer
Rev. Parrett,Is
Elkhart U. B
U.B
Warsaw
Chamberlain
Gs Ra Ea
eSere
Osolo “News
Osolo- Township
Fonday
Bereta Watts
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