Wolf Lake Fire Destroys 12 Homes and Church
A Tuesday blaze in Wolf Lake Noble County destroys 12 residences and the Methodist church leaving 12 families homeless. Loss estimated at 20 000 to 25 000 with only 4 000 insured. Fire reported from 1 pm to 10 pm aided by a bucket brigade of about 150. No lives lost. 50 residents seek shelter in the public hall as Albion Ligonier and Kendallville aid.
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Wor Lars
Ind
Wolf Lake
Albion Fire Department
Dr. Depew
Huckleberry
Depew
Albion
Ligonier
Kendallville
Would Use A Sword Harter Threatened Mis s Wife With Thrust
Desh and Deahl sue for divorce against Frederick Harter of Elkhart wife claims cruel and inhuman treatment. He allegedly violent when angered and threatened to kill by shooting, poison, then sword. Three children named Frederick W 14 Clarence H 11 George M 8. Wife seeks divorce custody of sons and alimony.
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Frederick Harter
Desh
Deahl
Matilda A. Harter
Harters
Elkhart
Frederick W
Clarence H
George M
Body Found Between Constantine and White Pigeon
A man’s body was found between Constantine and White Pigeon with a horse and buggy nearby. Officers investigate possible murder, suicide, or accident. The man, thought to be a junk dealer, was later found dead under a home by mourners in a funeral procession. Copper poisoning reported as Louis Benn notes John Ritzler dying from a copper basin incident. Weather records show a drop from 64 to 40 degrees by morning.
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Southenn
Constantine
White Pigeon
White Piget
Louis Benn
John Ritzler
Fire Devastates Plymout Electric Works and Town
A 2:45 PM Tuesday blaze started by a locomotive sparked Ply mouth Electric Light Works, destroying the plant and leaving $18,000 in damage with total losses near $30,000. High winds spread flames to Chaney’s ice houses Elliott’s wagon factory Williams and Lindquist blacksmith shops and several residences. Windsor hotel narrowly escaped. Streets will stay dark for weeks as rebuilding begins, with insurance covering about half the loss and one horse perishing in a barn fire.
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Sparke
Plymouth Electric Light Works
Electric Light Works
Loas
Chaney’s
Elliott’s
Williams and Lindquist
Burwell
Windsor
Plymouth
Colt Rescued After Narrow Fall in Rock Run Pasture
A colt fell into an old cistern in the Noble pasture along Rock Run creek bottom and was nearly fatally trapped. John D. Klopfenstein and others hauled it out with ropes, working until 2 a.m. to free the animal with its head just above the opening.
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Noble Pasture
Rock Run Creek
John D. Klopfenstein
Improved Returns From Battle Creek Surfaces For Mrs Rogers
Mrs C E Rogers now at Battle Creek sanitarium after a week of treatment shows great improvement and is expected to recover permanently. She first fell ill nearly two years ago with a stroke of paralysis. Byron McArory of Plymouth, age 22, died near there from a premature dynamite blast while blasting a deep cut for the Pennsylvania railroad extension. In South Bend 500 of 1700 Sieger strikers are at work today. Chicago American reports of trouble are unfounded. A notice was placed on the coat found on Main street yesterday.
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C. E. Rogers
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Rogers
Byron McArory
Plymouth
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sieger
South Bend
Chicago American
Beveridge Chosen Chairman as Indiana G.O.P. Convention Opens
Indianapolis April 28 Special The Republican state convention opens with Senator Beveridge named chairman and praising national trust supervision. Miller and Ward Watson battle for attorney general, while Fairbanks supporters back Watson or Bingham. Grist of delegates canvassed. no veteran on ticket. a major ballot fight expected over second and third rounds. A Goshen Notre Dame game headlines with Tonawanda Park set for tomorrow.
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Indianapolis
Beveridge
Roosevelt
McKinley
Brick
Thirteenth
Charles W. Miller
Miller
Denison
Elkhart County
Tuesaday
Fairbanks
Ward Watson
Muller
Watson
James Bingham
Muncie
Merrill Moores
Grain Dealers’ Association
Bingham
Senator Wolcott
United States
Goshen High School
Bronson Hall
Notre Dame
Tonawanda Park
Wasd Nominees For Common Council In Fourth Ward
Democrats present two business men as Fourth ward council candidates George Michael and Wallace F Shaffer both with long local ties and conservative, businesslike platforms Michael a Goshen carpenter and contractor with church and fraternal links Shaffer a Kendallville native and Hawks Furniture employee active in K P First M E church and Epworth League both pledge prudent spending and support for needed improvements while opposing wasteful costs
Merchants Split Over Trading Stamp Plan
D H Rohrer a grocer resists dropping trading stamps as most merchants agree on a plan. Kawin Mfg Co of Chicago warns of a department store opening in Elkhart to retaliate against stamp evaders. Master Mechanic Croas from Lake Shore shops travels to Lima Ohio due to grandfather N F Luckey 84 killed by a Lake Erie train.
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D. H. Rohrer
Kawin Mfg. Co
Chicago
Elkhart
Croas
Lake Shore
Lima
Ohio
N. F. Luckey
Trouble Brews Over Goshen Attorney General Bid
Indianapolis editor W G Hendricks plans to oppose Charles W Miller in the district race claiming Miller lacks solid Thirteenth district backing. Hendricks accuses Miller of double dealing and cites alleged promises to secure support from John Morris Jr and Judges Baker and Francis E Baker for a federal judgeship, while similar assurances were made to W D Frazer.
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Charles W. Miller
Goshen
W. G. Hendricks
Plymouth Republican
Miller
Hendricks
Elkhart County
John Morris, Jr
Ft. Wayne
John H. Baker
Francis E. Baker
W. D. Frazer
Warsaw
National Bank Examiner
Bakers
Continental limited makes fast 180 mile run
The Continental limited on the Wabash ran 180 miles from Tilton Illinois to Granite City in 180 minutes last week. It included five stops three passenger station stops one engine change and one coal stop.
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Continental Limited
Wabash
Tilton
Ill
Granite City
Local notes and obituaries from Starke County area
Jack Woods once a familiar street figure now begs at Auburn after long infirmary stays. Judge W A Woods kin dies in Indianapolis last year. Yost Lehman sells Leah Stamer Clinton township land for 4700 dollars. Daniel Moyer sells Mary Dead o Bango township farm for 3800 dollars. Mast brothers sell 24 acres Clinton township land to Levi J Mast and Joseph J Mast for 4000 dollars. Dr Alexander H Henderson Knox Republican's long time state convention delegate dies suddenly. his convention seat draped. S. M. Wolfinger, 70, father of Mrs Charlie Bemenderfer Goshen, dies in Centreville, Michigan. funeral Friday. Mrs Bemenderfer departs for Centreville. Cantata at piown emir planned by Women’s Musical Club. Adminion.
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Jack Woods
Auburn
W. A. Woods
Indianapolis
Yost Lehman
Leah Stamer
Clinton Township
Daniel Moyer
Mary
Bango Township
Jacob and
Elij. Mast
Levi J
Joseph J. Mast
Alexander H. Henderson
Knox
Starke County
Miller Holds Second Ballot Nod In Turbulent AG Fight
The race for attorney general remains unsettled with C W Miller insisting on a second ballot victory. Supporters in Denkson and rival camps in Charleston clash over endorsements as other names like Bing ham Muncie and M W Fields Princeton surface as possible compromises amid regional opposition in Kosciusko Marshall and Fulton counties.
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C. W. Miller
Denkson
Elkhart
Goshen
Ward Watson
Charleston
Miller
Denison
Watson
M. W. Fields
Princeton
Bingham
Muncie
Hanly-McCullogh
Beveridge
Miller Ia
Kosciusko
Marshall
Fulton
Peculiar Conditions Stir Indiana Convention Fight
Delegates at the Indianapolis convention witness a rare split in patronage due to the attorney-general race. Ward H. Watson of Charleston aligns with the Fairbanks machine, opposing Charles W. Miller backed by Senator Beveridge. Third district postmasters, loyal to Beveridge for patronage, face pressure to back Watson while privately supporting Miller.
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Indianapolis
Ward H. Watson
Charleston
Fairbanks Machine
Charles W. Miller
Beveridge
Third
Entertained At Elkhart Beacon Lights Meeting
Mrs H J Bostwick hosted the Beacon Lights literary group at her Goshen home on Monday afternoon. Eighteen of twenty five members rode the 2 pm car and returned at 6 pm after an excellent afternoon. Mrs F P Abbott gave an address on Mexico recounting observations from a tour.
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H. J. Bostwick
No. 202
North Second Street
Beacon Lights
Goshen
Wick
F. P. Abbott
Mexico
Will Quit Indiana George Barr McCutcheon resigns LaFayette Courier editor post
George Barr McCutcheon resigns as city editor of the LaFayette Courier effective June 1 to pursue fiction and feature work in Chicago papers. His brother John T. McCutcheon was longtime artist on the Chicago Record. Wabash's new Big Four station nears occupancy May 1, with President Ingalls and officials attending. Bride To-Be Lydia G Wood, 18, died instantly while loading a target rifle to shoot a sparrow.
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Indiana
George Barr McCutcheon
Wabash
Ingalls
Lydia G. Wood
George Wood
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Chas. Garrity
H.W. Parker
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John Prickett
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Garnishead
VanFleet & VanFleet
Charles H. Wright
L. D. Weller Co
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N. Y
C. P. Bartles
Miles Medical Co
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L. Netta Sharp
Isaac Bloomberg
North Fifth Street
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Colt
Main Street
Senator Beveridge
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Common Council
George Michael
Michael
Red Men and
Maccabees
Wallace F. Shaffer
Noble County
Mr. Shaffer
B. & O. Railroad Company
Garrett
Indianapolis College of Commerce
Depauw University
Mail
Cleveland
Hawks Furniture Company
Shaffer
Gosbenn
Ella Fluegal
Calanthe Lodge No
M. E. Church
Epworth League
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Fourth Ward
Millersburg
L. 8
Juday
L.8
Charles Krutz
Krutz
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Michigan
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Charlies Bemenderfer
Centreville
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Women’s Musical Club
Killer
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