Multiple local notices Including deaths and appointments
Mrs Herietta C Purviance died at her Huntington home. Auburn elects Thomas H Sprott to school board. Auburn convention of the Christian Endeavor June 13 14 at St Joe. Irene Webster 5 South Bend dies from burns from matches. Edward H Reed to manage Winona hotel at Winona Lake. Lincolnville post office discontinued served by rural routes. Rev W D Samuel leaves Huntington church for Piqua Ohio. F M Pittman invents auto operated street sweeper. Alva Meredith injured in wagon runaway near Columbia City. Michael Stover Bluffton pioneer dies at home. Prof Homer L Nearpass leaves Albion for Walpole Missouri. County superintendent vote stalemates at Peru and Wabash. Theodore Norris elected Legrange county superintendent. Hart T Graham Noble county dies aged 86. Pioneer Hat factory strike at Wabash. Walton trees purchased near Kokomo. Butler shooters challenge Fort Wayne clubs. Northeastern Baptist officers elected Auburn. Standard Paper Co Elkhart grease proof parchment plant formed. North Manchester Old German Baptist meeting attended with many ministers. Jacob Zahm Huntington dies age 79. Auburn court awards Henry Witt 100 against Obers after trial. Grand Rapids Indiana RR appeals to Richmond over Decatur interlocking device. E H Hohmann faces anonymous threatening letter. Various local obituaries and minor events spanning Indiana towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herietta C. Purviance
Huntington
Thomas H. Sprott
Auburn
The
Christian Endeavor
St. Joe
Irene Webster
South Bend
Burns
Edward H. Reed
Fort Wayne
Winona
Winona Lake
Lincolnville
Michael Stover
Bluffton
Maccabees
Bluffton Lodge
Homer L. Nearpass
Claypool
Albion
Walpole
Peru
Wabash
Theodore Norris
Clear Spring Township
Lagrange County
H. S.S. Gilhams
Gilhams
Hart T. Graham
Noble County
P. H. Murray
Lisbon
Graham
Pioneer
Walter Knicely
W. Ti
Anna Lemmon
Thasnet Lake
G. F. Pentzke
Standard Paper Company
John A. Zahm
Notre Dame University
Zahm
Germany
Perry County
Cold Springs
Thomas Musser
Howard Williams
Lagro
Robert Devericks
Lafontaine
Wabash County
Mr. Devericks
Robert E. Devericks
Waltz Township
John W. Lewis
Noble
A. L. Alrey
Chester
S. J. Birk
William Hubbard
Liberty
John Smith
Pleasant
George W. Cart
New Paris
Lawrence Leer
Robert Reynolds
David A. Workman
Thorncreek Township
Whitley County
George E. Barney
George Butler
Elkhart
Weather Bureau
Butler
A. L. Gotwalt
Harvey Hall
Cromwell
Amos
Frank Prover
Fred Eichenberger
Decatur
George Foster
Warsaw
Daniel Thomas
Corunna
Philip D. L. Alspach
Angola Wire Mattress Company
Garrett Masonic Lodge
Benjamin Ashbaucher
Capt
E. W. Matthews
Ligonier
Green Township
Keystone
W. C. Arthur
Chicago
Wolf Lake
A. J. Rossbacher
Kendallville
John Wolf
Columbia City
Toledo
Post Office Department
Daniel Myers
L. D. Clapham
Mitchell Briggs
Charles Morris
Republicans Pick Out Miller as the Live One
Indianapolis reports rising support for Charles W. Miller of Goshen former Indiana attorney general as the Beveridge backed candidate for governor. Miller’s statewide reach and party unity behind him grow, aided by Beveridge friendship and deep county networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Indianapolis
Charles W. Miller
Goshen
Indiana
Beveridge
United States
Senator Beveridge
Canadian agent secures exclusive Fort Wayne windmill contract
D. D. McGillvray, representing the Northwest Territory in the Dominion of Canada, visited Fort Wayne and signed an exclusive agency deal with Fort Wayne Wind Mill company. He praised their locally made machines after surveying competing manufacturers. The arrangement targets rapid settlement and rising farmer demand in the Canadian northwest, promising major gains for local producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. McGillvray
Northwest Territory
Dominion of Canada
Fort Wayne Wind Mill Company
McGillvray
Canadian Northwest
Milk Sample Clears. Bacteria Found Inconsequential
A milk specimen sent to J R Rucker in Indianapolis was tested and a report sent to county health officer Dr. Van Buskirk. No deleterious substances were found beyond a few bacteria suspected to be present at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Rucker
Indianapolis
van Buskirk
Nears Record Mark in Producing Capacity
Pittsburg, June 6. A canvass of the iron and steel industry indicates the second half of 1907 and first half of 1908 will see the largest producing capacity in the U S and Canada. New furnaces may add at least two million tons. last year’s output reached 25 307 000 tons. Coke industry gains expected as pig iron furnaces will consume six to seven thousand coke ovens amid a prosperity that alarms some.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
United States
Canada
Joint keepers attack preachers as they leave jail
Rev. J. Primrose and Rev. A. F. Berkstresser, temperance crusaders, were released from Frontenac jail after arrest on liquor selling charges. They were attacked by about twenty saloon supporters as they left town, beaten, and then freed after a night in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontenac
Kan
J. Primrose
A. F. Berkstresser
Fort Scott
Township Owns Playhouse At Shawnee Township Dedication
Shawnee township in Lima Ohio dedicated a cement block opera house funded by annual income from the Standard Oil Company source. The trustees used surplus revenue to build a top tier facility after improving local roads and infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Ohio
Shawnee Township
Shawnee
Standard Oil Company
Negro Thief Steals Purse From Harrison Street Home
A man described as a negro entered the back of 1825 Harrison Street home of Mrs. Dick Miller Wednesday afternoon and stole her purse containing $2. Mrs Miller, on the porch with friends, screamed as the intruder ransacked the house and fled down the alley after obtaining the purse. No arrests were made due to the small amount stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Miller
Harrison Street
Orby Wins Derby at Epsom in American Victory
Richard Croker's Orby ridden by Johnny Reiff edged Slieve Gallion by two lengths to claim the Derby at Epsom. The American-owned, bred horse beat British contenders amid rain and a reduced crowd, with Croker valued around $250,000 in possible earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Richard Croker
Epsom
Orby
Johnny” Reiff
Mr. Croker
Sporting Propheta
Slieve Gallion
New Market
John Bull
Horatio Bottomley
Slie
Tammany Chief
Croker
Downs
Edward
Prince and Princess of Wales
Duke and Duchess of
Slayer Wins Freedom and Promise of a Bride
Goshen Indiana June 6 After a three hour deliberation a jury acquitted Eugene McClellan of Elkhart of murdering James Rinehart in Miss Alice Bergers home in that city alleged self defense after he was drugged Rinehart. Miss Lolo Clark announced she would marry McClellan in a few days and admitted McClellan was jealous of Rinehart on her account. McClellans mother vows to prevent the marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ind
Eugene McClellan
Elkhart
James Rinehart
Rinehart
McClellan
Clark
New York Passes Public Utilities Bill Under State Control
Albany June 6 Governor Hughes signed a sweeping public utilities bill placing under direct state control most public service corporations in New York except telegraphs and telephones. The act creates two governor appointed boards with broad regulatory powers over railways, streetcars, gas, electric lighting, and common carriers, aiming to assure safe service and fair rates while limiting franchise capitalization and mergers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Hughes
New York
Greater
Amateur detective Crandall charged in train wreck plots
Fort Dodge Iowa June 6 S S Crandall an amateur detective was arrested and charged with attempting to wreck two Chicago and Northwestern passenger trains on May 17 and 22. He was jailed after damning admissions and faces life imprisonment if convicted at the preliminary hearing set for Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Chicago and W Northwestern
S. S. Crandall
Crandall
E. E. Stark
G. A. Gaton
Chicago
Tile maker John F. Herber files voluntary bankruptcy
John F. Herber, a tile manufacturer at Wallen, files in federal court for voluntary bankruptcy. He lists liabilities of 3451 dollars and assets of 3168 dollars. Attorney for the petitioner is George W. Louttit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Herber
Wallen
George W. Louttit
Eddy Trustees Lose by Court Ruling in Eddy Case
Concord New Hampshire June 5 The Merrimac superior court denied the petition to substitute three Mrs Eddy trustees as plaintiffs in the accounting suit The next friends win the decision names include George W Glover Mary Baker Glover and Dr J Foster Eddy The trial centers on Mrs Eddy's condition and control of her property and the role of Calvin Frye and Christian Science leaders in the case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Mary Baker Eddy
Mrs. Eddy
Bishop Goodsell Declares Presidents Talk Too Much
Dr. David A. Goodsell, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, told Boston University graduates that five college presidents including Roosevelt, Wilson, Hadley, and Day talk too much. He contrasted olden scholars’ restraint with modern leaders' booming political and economic rhetoric in a commencement address titled Scholarship the Final Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
David A. Goodsell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Roosevelt
Boston University
Harvard College
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Hadley
Yale
Day
Syracuse
Theodore Roosevelt
French Lick Rebukes Saloons in Temperance Victory
French Lick Indiana reports a temperance triumph as a remonstrance against liquor traffic in the township passes by 69 votes. Eleven saloons face shuttering when licenses expire in a few months. National Democratic Chairman taggart, a local hotel owner, calls the result gratifying.
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French Lick
Ind
West Baden
Taggart
Appointment of G A R Staff in Indianapolis
William A. Ketcham announces the G A R staff appointments with Col John R. Fesler as Assistant Adjutant General in Indianapolis, William Warren as inspector in Evansville, Dan Waugh as chief muster ing officer in Tipton, R S Chamberlain as color bearer in Elk Hart, Charles W. Wheat as senior aide de camp and chief of staff in Indianapolis, James B. Roach as chief trumpeter in Monticello, A A Jones in Battleground, A S Kerwood in Muncie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
William A. Ketcham
John R. Fesler
William Warren
Evansville
Dan Waugh
Tipton
R.S. Chamberlain
Elkhart
Charles W. Wheat
de Camp
James B. Roach
Monticello
A. A.jones
Battleground
A. S. Kerwood
Muncie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Witt
David
John Ober
Witt
Obers
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company
Wayne
Richmond
State Railroad Commission
Grand Rapids and Indiana
E. H. Hohmann
Hohmann Lake
E. H. Hohman
Ella Rule
Akron
Fulton County
Rule
Macy
Gosden
Fort Wayne Wind Mill Co
Tron
Steel Industry
Township
Playhouse
Derby
Eddy Trustees
Is Losi
Bishop Goodsell
Mr. Roosevelt
Temperance Crusade
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