Former Goshenites killed in Kalamazoo train disaster
Frank Soleveld 26 and Peter Vanderluch 24, former East Goshen residents, were killed when their wagon was struck by a Michigan Central passenger train near Comstock to Kalamazoo. The two Hollanders, delivering celery, were hurled from the wagon and their bodies mangled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Soleveld
Peter Vanderluch
East Goshen
Kalamazoo
Michigan Central Railroad
Comstock
Vanderluch
Goshen
Holland
Soleveld
John Vanderluch
William Soleveld
Hattie Hoogeboom
City council protests over Hoosier Carnival license
Merchants criticize the Hoosier Carnival Co. license at $2 per day, noting city costs of $6 daily for extra police. Officials say council did not handle the deal, leaving taxation discretion to city authorities. Merchants claim the carnival harmed business and urge license fees to cover police expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosier Carnival Co
Carnival Company
Boy Falls From Bed Dislocates Elbow In Family Home
Six year old William Gross Smith, son of Mr and Mrs Louis Smith, fell from a bed at his grandparents home on South Third Street and dislocated his left elbow. A focal surgeon reduced the injury this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gross Smith
Louis Smith
William Gross
South Third Street
St Joseph Valley Chautauqua Incorporation Filed
Articles of incorporation for the St. Joseph Valley Chautauqua were filed with Recorder Vernon. It is incorporated for $10,000 and principal managers are W. F. Stanton, E. C. Bickel and Dan Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Valley
Recorder Vernon
W. F. Stanton
E. C. Bickel
Dan Thomas
Gear device attached to passenger engine at Elkhart shops
A gear device fitted to a passenger locomotive at Elkhart locomotive shops for the first time in the country is believed to increase speed. The modification signals a potential boost in performance for rail operations nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Month of Stars Brightens August Skies
August is described as the month of stars with the heavens to be a brilliant spectacle for the next 30 days as astronomers choose this time to study the stars.
Pollock Couple Welcome Son This Saturday
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Pollock on Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Pollock
Taft Arrives in Nagasaki for Official Welcomes
The steamer Manchuria reached Nagasaki at 7 am. Secretary of War Taft and Miss Roosevelt were greeted by the governor mayor and officials. The party boarded the ship and later landed at 9 am to visit the American consulate hosted by Consul C. B. Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagasaki
Japan
Manchuria
Taft
Will Cumback Dead
Greensburg Indiana obituary notices the death of Will Cumback noted author politician and lecturer at his home in Greensburg today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Cumback
Greensburg, Ind
Encampment Prep for Co G First Reg LT N G at Fort Harrison
Members of Co G, First Regiment, National Guard depart Goshen by the 5:48 Be Four for Indianapolis to attend annual camp at Fort Harrison. Capt Pease reviews discipline and weeded out disruptors as rifle practice continues ahead of the August encampment running August 2 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. G
N. G
Indianapolis
Fort Harrison
Pease
Sea Girl
N. J
Goshen Company
Capt
Goshen
Willis Butts
County to Lift Lien Against Elkhart County in School Funds Case
County commissioners plan a lifement order next Monday in favor of Elkhart school city for 4,431 dollars plus 65 dollars interest and 686.68 dollars costs. The sum, totaling 5,179.68 dollars, arose from a Holdeman shortage. the supreme court ruled the county liable and unable to locate the missing funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County
Elkhart
Supreme Court
Elkhart City
County council approves over fourteen thousand dollars
The county council met in session with Rickert of Nappanee and Hapner of Benton absent. They appropriated 14,068.89 including court house contracts, 3500 for boiler engine room and jail roof, 1300 for Highland Park bridge in Elkhart, and 5179.68 for the Elkhart City school judgment plus miscellaneous matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Rickert
Nappanee
Hapner
Benton
Court House
Highland Park
Elkhart
Elkhart City
Two Soldiers Fight Over Belt in Armory
An affidavit filed in Justice Whisler's court charges Chester Noel with assault on Joseph Pearce. Both are militiamen, and the quarrel occurred in Company G's armory over a belt. Pearce was knocked down. Noel was arrested this afternoon.
Man fatally struck by train near Benton Harbor
An unknown man was struck and fatally injured by a Pere Marquette train at Lakeside near Benton Harbor Saturday afternoon and died at Mercy hospital. The following morning a second unknown man washed ashore at St. Joseph's south pier, believed to be the ill-fated Puritan passenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
Benton Harbor
Mercy Hospital
South Pier
St. Joseph
John Cornell Opens Surveyors Office in Stonex Block
Purdu e graduate John Cornell today opened a surveyor's office in the Stonex block room once occupied by City Judge Peters. The move marks Cornell's entry into professional surveying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cornell
Stonex
Peters
Cornell
Purdue
Forgery Suspect Albert DuBois Flees South Bend After Tip
Albert DuBois, sought on forgery charges, fled South Bend after police received a tip that officers were closing in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert DuBois
South Bend
Colorful rumor sparks Winona camp scare on Chicago Hill
Four girls return from a camp entertainment at Chicago Hill encounter a man by the Cherry ersek bridge. The crowd spreads a sensational tale of a black assailant and injury, but police find no attack. one girl merely tripped, causing no injury. Culver cadets patrol the site to reassure campers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Chicago Hill
Cherry Ersek
Culver
Moonlit Rail Tie Coup Near South Bend Rivalry
About 75 workers for the South Bend LaPorte Michigan City Traction company and five teams laid 700 feet of rails and ties near the L S and M S railway line just west of South Bend. The S B L M C Co completed 709 feet of track and now claims the right of way amid reports rivals from the C L S and S B T Co are ready to contest the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend, LaPorte & Michigan City Traction Company
South Bend
L. S. & M. S. Railway
Bananas Move to Mobile Boost Port Revenue Record
Nearly 500 000 banana bunches are expected aboard 14 steamers due at Mobile Alabama this week. The shipment will set a record for banana imports into Mobile and raise port revenue dramatically. Diversions from New Orleans quarantine restrictions drive the flow while Goshen dealers struggle with supply amid the yellow fever scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Marriage in South Bend Ties Messick and Wagner Couple
Cephas H. Messick formerly of this city married Miss Bertha Wagner on July 4 in South Bend. Both well known here the couple will reside in South Bend where Messick works as designer and carver at a furniture factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
South Band
Cephas H. Messick
Bertha Wagner
William Wagner
South Bend
Messick
City Council Orders North Side Sewers Bid Notice Aug 14
In a special session the North Side sewer project was approved with a unanimous vote to advertise for bids opening August 14. Planned pipes include 12, 20, and 8 inch lines on specified streets. Plumber depressions must be repaired or licenses will be revoked. A bridge plank project on West Plymouth avenue was authorized. Mayor presided. Knox absent. H C C N W franchise action postponed to next regular meeting.
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North Side
Third Street
Queen Street
Main Street
Middlebury
Garden Street
Wilden Avenue
Sixth Street
Middlebury Street
Fifth Street
Elkhart River
Plymouth Avenue
Knox
Lowry
H. C. C. & N. W. Company
Excursion Train Collides in Yard Breaks Freight Cars
Passengers on the Benton Harbor excursion were jolted and shaken when the train, detouring through Big Four yards, struck an open switch and plunged into a cut of freight cars. The locomotive and two freight cars were badly damaged and several passengers suffered minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Harbor
Wabash Plain Dealer
Brannon Infant Dies. Buried in Oak Ridge
Mortuary notes an infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ora J. Brannon dying from a complication. Burial held this afternoon at Oak Ridge cemetery. Henry Culp, 71, dies near Southwest after a yearlong illness. Survived by wife and several children. Funeral Thursday at Yellow Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brannon
Ora J. Brannon
Fifth
Monroe
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Culp
Henry Culp
John Brower
Near New Paris
David Stump
Cephas
Daniel and
John
Near Southwest
Jacob Pletcher
Wakarusa
Jonas
Elkhart
Allen
Ohio
Yellow Creek
Secret Marriage Revealed for Silsbee Daughter
Yesterday the secret marriage of Miss Hattie Mabel Silsbee of Goshen to Damon B. Teeters of Fremont was disclosed. The couple wed in this city two months ago and will reside in Fremont with both families noted in Go shen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Mabel Silsbee
George Silsbee
Goshen
Damon B. Teeters
David B. Teeters
Fremont
Michigan Apple Crop Dunes To Ten Year Low
Michigan apples yield this fall will be the lightest in a decade with about 25 percent of a normal crop. The drought and heat reduced production across the state, impacting farmers and markets alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Lake Shore excursion tickets sparked confusion
The Lake Shore line advertised a $1.25 Chicago trip from Goshen last Saturday but failed to note that purchases must be signed at securing. An Elkhart family member and his wife and daughter were disappointed when told only actual signers could receive tickets. About 40 others on the same car were hoping to join relatives here, and the company was urged to issue clearer notices to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Chicago
Goshen
Elkhart Review
Shipping clerk injured by emery wheel accident
Frank Immel of 220 West Wilden avenue and a shipping clerk at the Kelly Foundry in Elk Hart was severely cut on the knee yesterday afternoon. The wound bled profusely but was stopped by a physician. his wife at Fish Lake has been notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Immel
West Wilden Avenue
Kelly Foundry
Elkhart
Immel
Fish Lake
Sunday school superintendents plan Winona excursion meeting
The superintendents and their committees of the Sunday schools who wish to take part in the Union excursion to Winona on August 10 are requested to meet at Drs Kreider Bros office Thursday August 3 at 8 o clock p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Drs. Kreider Bros
Balloonist Curry Injured In Near Fatal Slide At Marion Park
At Bowens park Marion Prof. B Curry attempted a life slide from a balloon a 80 foot drop with a tethered strap about his neck. The strap broke causing a ground fall with internal injuries likely fatal and chest crushed. He narrowly escaped being ground under a Big Four train as he parachuted away from the engine blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowens Park
Marion
8. B. Curry
Curry
Robinson Will Go West After Failing to Enter Race
A Ligonier dispatch reports ex congressman Robinson plans no swift entry into a future race. He will skip law practice for a year and take twelve months away with his wife and mother to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligonier
Robinson
Congress
South Bend May Lose Baseball Club Transfer Rumor
Rumor circulates that the South Bend team may move to Fort Wayne due to poor local support and low attendances, despite strong play and pennant chances. The Grand Rapids Herald notes the city’s financial losses and questions whether baseball is dead in South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Grand Rapids Herald
Elkhart
Toledo and Western line maps to Goshen Indiana
Surveyors for the Toledo and Western company locate an Eden Williams county extension. A branch from Pioneer through Eden to Butler Indiana links with a westward main line to Ango la Goshen to connect with Indiana Railway to South Bend LaPorte and Michigan City. The aim is a continuous Toledo to Chicago route with strong local support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Toledo & Western Company
Eden
Williams County
Pioneer
Butler
Ind
Angola
Goshen Ind
Indiana Railway Company
South Bend
LaPorte
Michigan City
Toledo
Chicago
Rural Rome City route ordered and race meet shown
A rural route out of Rome City has been ordered. The Montpelier Driving association demonstrated it can host a race meet and earn money without bookmaking. A wave of local incidents includes a fruit store theft near Decatur and several health and crime notes across towns, with pearl discoveries drawing regional interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome City
Montpelier Driving Association
Decatur Fruit Company
A. L. Worley & Co
L. B. Rees
Walkerton
Northern Indiana Deaths Big family notices from Elkhart and nearby regions
The father of Mrs. G W Menges of Elkhart died at his Chicago home after a long illness. Mrs. George Bricker of Elkhart learns of her father David Enyerd’s death in Peru. Enyerd formerly worked as Lake Shore engineer and leaves a California son Charles. Mrs. Lucinda Ginn of Belle Valley Ohio dies at 49 in Elkhart sanitarium. husband, a daughter, two sisters and a brother survive. Remains to Stephens funeral rooms. burial to Belle Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Menges
Elkhart
Chicago
Engineer Robert Jackson Voices Panama Canal Woes
Robert Jackson of Wabash an engineer on the Michigan division of the Big Four, recently went to Panama as engine foreman and says he is not pleased with the outlook. He plans to return soon and complains progress on the Culebra cut is so slow it could take a thousand years. He cites bad food supply and unfavorable conditions for white labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jackson
Wabash
Michigan
Panama
Culebra
W C T U Picnic in Goshen on the Island This Afternoon
The W. C. T. U of South Bend Goshen and Elkhart held a picnic in Goshen on the Island this afternoon. Several prominent state workers attended. From Goshen were Mesdames C. O. Brady C. W. Cunningham W. E. Kingman C. B. Davis, and Mr Charles Hewitt with Miss Grace Cunningham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Goshen
Elkhart
C. O. Brady
C. W. Cunningham
W. E. Kingman
C. B E. Davis
Charles Hewitt
Grace Cunningham
Largest Sunday Excursion Attendance Tagged in Benton Harbor
The Benton Harbor News Palladium records 10 244 excursionists visiting Benton Harbor and St Joseph on Sunday. Michigan Central carried 2700 Big Four 2044 Pere Marquette 1500 and G M boats 4000. Visitors arrived from Joliet Battle Creek and other regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Harbor
Night Officer Santschi Goes on Vacation
Special Officer Birtch fills in for the night shift as Santschi takes a few days off in Wanasse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santschi
Wanasse
Birtch
Ownership dispute over Pease Engine Works settled today
The differences between Henry W. Pease of Goshen and Christian Soens of South Bend over the Pease Engine Works here are being adjusted by ap praisers. When the deal closes, Mr. Soens will move the equipment to South Bend and operate it there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Pease
Goshen
Christian Soens
South Bend
Pease
Mr. Soens
Car runs dry on canal bridge prompting manual push
Hubert A. Myers drove west of the city when his gasoline failed on the canal bridge. With no fuel, he needed to push the automobile by hand for a considerable distance to reach assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert A. Myers
Lew is Neville Mfg Co trades old stock carriages
New company offers new goods with standard quality and wholesale prices. A few bargains remain in old stock and some second hand buggies available. Location listed as North Cottage Ave with mention of succeeding Walker-Lewis Carriage Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis & Neville. Mfg. Co
North Cottage Ave
Walker-Lewis Carriage Co
South Bend Boy Vanishes After Sunday Outing
Robert Schultz, a South Bend youth, left for a Sunday excursion to St. Joseph and did not return home. No trace of the boy has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Schultz
South Bend
St. Joseph
Fountains Well Patronized in Goshen with 1000th Soda Soon
A Goshen drug clerk notes nine fountains in town selling at least 150 glasses daily with Sundays and band concerts driving peak sales. Average per fountain runs about 200 glasses a day, totaling 1800 drinks or roughly 90 dollars in revenue at five cents each. Ice cream sodas and lemonades dominate, with coca cola and sundae also popular and profit around two to three cents per glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Goshen
Captain Hall Investigates Flood of Spurious Dimes
Capt Hall of the U S secret service, famed for the Al Jones Burt Thomas counterfeit case, was called to Leesburg Indiana in Kosciusko county to probe a flood of fake dimes that are really pennies brightened to resemble ten cent coins. He arrived yesterday and may appear before Commissioner Berkey in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
Hall
U. S. Secret Service
al Jones
Burt Thomas
Milford
Kosciusko County
Halls
Prohibition
Commissioner Berkey
Brown Appeal Upheld. Brown Remains in Fort Leavenworth
The United States Court of Appeals affirmed Judge Anderson's rulings in Walter Brown's appeal. Brown must stay in Fort Leavenworth prison. A petition for the release of Wilson Collins circulates with some signers. Many Elkhart residents refuse to sign. The petition will be sent to President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court of Appeals
Anderson
Walter Brown
Brown
Fort Leavenworth
Wilson Collins
Dewey and Renifrow Tie Wedding at Home
Albert Eugene Dewey son of Noah W. and Mrs Dewey and Flora May Renifrow daughter of Peter Renifrow were married at 9 pm Saturday by Rev G W Rench of the Brethren church at the parsonage. A home at 617 South Eighth street awaited them as they began housekeeping amid warm wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey-Renifrow
Albert Eugene Dewey
Noah W. Dewey
South Seventh Street
Flora May Renifrow
Peter Renifrow
South Tenth Street
G. W. Rench
The
Brethren Church
South Eighth Street
Brooks-Rogers to wed this fall in North Side ceremony
Announcement of the forthcoming marriage of Bert Brooks and Lela E. Rogers was made today. The couple will exchange vows in the fall as families I G Brooks and P R Rogers prepare for the wedding on the North Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Brooks
I. G. Brooks
Lela E. Rogers
P. R. Rogers
North Side
Presbyterian Picnic At Island Park Elkhart
The Presbyterian Sunday school held its annual picnic today at Island Park Elkhart. Three open cars conveyed the picnickers in a simple community outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Sunday School
Island Park
Elkhart
Domestic animal show to exhibit here on Thursday
The best trained domestic animal show in the world will exhibit here on Thursday, August 3, featuring skilled animals demonstrated by handlers in a showcase of training and performance.
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Frank Soleveld and
Peter Vander
Luch
Michigan Central Flyer
St. Joseph County
United
City Council
Mortuary Record
Hart In
Balloonist
Grand Rapids Paper
Eastern Electric Line
B. F. Hornaday
Hartford City
Henry Lau
Emory Moore
Montezuma
Paris
Indiana
W. C. T. U. Picnic
Boy
Collins
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