Justice Courts Crack Down on Untaxed Dogs in Elkhart
The Elkhart township authorities move to prosecute dog owners who dodge taxes. Henry Weaver pays 11 cents in city court. A divorce alimony dispute leaves Floran Stuteman's half acre in contention after a sheriff sale for 5 dollars. New suits include Perry Turner vs Elkhart Veneered Door for 500 dollars.
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Elkhart
Henry Weaver
Peters
Whisler
Perry L. Turner
Peaslee- Goulbert Company
Livingston A Fake In Goshen Crackerjack Scheme
C F Livingston arrived in Goshen claiming to form a crackerjack manufacturing company with 200 percent returns. He tried to recruit locals including George D Lint auditor Peter Berkey and A and B F Deabl. He was challenged by Noah Rensberger who watched him and forced repayment when Livingston attempted to leave town. Residents viewed him as eccentric and he avoided public scrutiny to block Kalamazoo competitors.
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C. F. Livingston
Goshen
George D. Lint
Peter D. Berkey
Anthony
B. F. Deabl
Livingston
Noah Rensberger
Kalamazoo
Emily Pence 79 Dies at Home of Son Near Fish Lake
Mrs Emily Pence aged about 79 died this forenoon at her son William Pence's home near Fish Lake. She leaves two sons William and John. The funeral will be Sunday at 10 AM at Forrest Grove church.
Two Suspects in Yard Turned Up as Trousers on Line
Police were called from Wilden Avenue to the Matzdorf restaurant where two men loitered in a yard all evening. Officers Elliott and Banta arrived and entered unseen through a rear door as the household viewed from a rear window. They found only two pairs of trousers hanging on a clothes line.
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Wilden Avenue
Matzdorf Resturant
Elliott
Banta
Visitors Attacked Bremen Carnival as a Frost from Start to End
At the Bremen carnival on Wednesday a large crowd left disgusted by the event. Prof. Fred Curtis of South Bend failed to perform the high dive at the critical moment and did not dive. Other features were lacking and attendees foreswore all carnivals, large or small, whether for a day or a week.
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Bremen
Fred Curtis
South Bend
Buggy Wheel Demolished Near Tonawanda Race Bank
Dr. I. J. Becknell, Dra. Beck nell, Lemon, and Fred Heiber rode in a carriage en route to the Tonawanda diamond when a wheel was wrecked after the horse shied at a water reflection. The wheel struck a telephone pole, causing damage.
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Tonawanda Diamond
Dr. I. J. Becknell
Dra. Becknell
Lemon
Fred Heiber
Band Concert at Lincoln and Malin Streets Tonight
Rogers' Band performs a March Sun Dance Freedman Selection Trovatore Verdi Intermezzo Anona Greg Waltz Symphia Holzman Medley Overture Indian Maiden Rae spA MenSpho Audken tedaans atta aie Ste Pbaxto 6 March Patrol Guard Meet Sternberg record of upcoming city concert with assorted pieces and performers.
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Freedman Selection
Audken
Tedaans
Atta Aie Ste
Sternberg
Syracuse couple award contract for 38500 brick block
H and E Sloam of Syracuse have let a contract for a 38500 building at Main and Washington, replacing the old structure. It is the sixth brick business block to rise in Syracuse this year as the town grows.
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H. and E. Sloam
Syracuse
Main
Washington
Narrow Escape As Woman Misses Train at Lake Shore Depot
Mrs. Elizabeth Barwick of Wakarusa narrowly escaped injury near the Lake Shore depot this morning around 9. She rushed to board a moving Lake Shore train after mistaking it for the Big Four service, dropped her valise, and reached for her pocketbook before a bystander pulled her clear. A brakeman discarded her valise near Lincoln Avenue after the incident.
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Elizabeth Barwick
Lake Shore
Barwick
Wakarusa
Waksruea
Goshen
Winona
Henry Wagner
Wagner
Big Four
Lincoln Avenue
Crowds From Goshen Visit Winona Lake Resort
Immense crowd from Goshen and vicinity spends the day at Winona Lake. The Creature Band draws big crowds as a top attraction. A special train of ten coaches runs from Elkhart for about 50 tickets. 75 more bought for the morning trip. Notables include Mesdames J A Arthur, Aaron S Zook, Edward Stamets, and Arthur Griffith, Milford, giving an entertainment at Kosciusko County teachers’ institute.
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Goshen
Winona
First Methodist Church
Elkhart
Lake City
Goeben
Mesdames
J. A. Arthur
Aaron
Zook
Edward Stamets
Dennis Knight
F. B. Leaming
Charles McKnight
John Vance
Thomas Davis
Messia
Charles Crowell
D. J. Troyer
J. B. Gattechall
L. L. Johnson
Dora Burne
Bessie Watts
Anna Hawke
al Lowery
Marion Leaming
Roy Miller
Arthur Griffith
Milford
Winona Lake
Kosciusko County
Teachers’ Institute
Griffith
Birthday party and chafing dish party
Little Miss Katherine Berry of South Third street hosted about 15 friends for a birthday party at her home with a dainty luncheon. The Pas Ma La group hosted their gentlemen guests at a chafing dish party last evening at Miss Crissie Snobarger’s home on South Seventh street.
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Katherine Berry
South Third Street
Crissie Snobarger
South Seventh Street
Lightning Jerry Ettinger Dies After Vehicle Collision
Word from Waterloo reports Jerry Ettinger known as Lightning Jerry the printer was killed by cars in Enterprise Ohio. Born in York County Pennsylvania in 1832 he claimed to have visited every U S town with population 1400 or more. He was once married and left his wife, traveling as a journey map printer. Schlatter the divine healer will visit Elkhart next week performing faith based cures now in South Bend. His real name is McLean and he is described as an ex Presbyterian minister and a fake.
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Waterloo
Jerry
Ettinger
Middle West
Enterprise
Ohio
York County
Pennsylvania
United States
Schlatter
Elkhart
South Bend
McLean
Debonair ex-convict Dr Burronoghs resurfaces after bigamy term
Dr C H Burronoghs, famed for matrimonial escapades in Niles and South Bend five years ago and a Minnesota prison term for bigamy, is released and begins a new chapter. Two Chicago drivers claim a four hour route to South Bend in a 4000 pound French automobile. Porter county fair scheduled for 8, 9, 10 and 11 promises to be an interesting event.
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C. H. Burronoghs
Niles
South Bend
Minnesota
Chicago
France
Porter County
Goshen Falls 7 1 to Columbia City in noisy baseball clash
The Goshen team lost 7 to 1 to Columbia City, despite a promising start. Wagner pitched well for Columbia City with 11 strikeouts, while Goshen’s Kelly allowed 13 hits and was hurt late. Attendance was about 2,500 as fans expected better defense and offense from the home club.
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Columbia City
Kelly
Goshen
Hutchinson
Short
Firet
Wagner
Balla
McElwain
R.B. Kelly
Goshen J
Rhpoa
Donovan
Ruff
Goldstein
Renee
Reelly
Becknell
Relly
Witt
Ceccerus
Seis
Esccasanes
Oeignee
HPOA
Dolan
Overmeyer
Grant
Hellinger
Taylor
Cce
Zellars, CS
Cece Recess
McLaughlin. c
Cece
Accident Injures Team Belonging to Charles Rookstool
A 10 year old boy in Kosciusko county accidentally discharged a shotgun while illustrating his aim to his father, hitting two driving horses. The quadruple team owned by Charles Rookstool, once valued at $300, is now worthless.
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Charles Rookstool
Kosciusko County
Elkhart County
Paine's Burning of Rome to Play in South Bend Labor Week
Arrangements are under way to bring Paine's historical spectacle The Burning of Rome to South Bend for the week of September seven as part of a large Labor Day celebration. The show uses 300 people nightly and over $2,000 worth of fire works. This clashes with Ben Hur at the Auditorium beginning September seven. Barnum Bailey's circus comes to South Bend September five. A rehearing petition was filed in the supreme court for Charles W. Dunn serving a life sentence for the Fort Wayne murder of Alice Cothrell. Dunn was convicted last year after her body was found in a cistern on his farm with marks of violence.
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Paine
Rome
South Bend
Central Labor Union
Auditorium
Barnum & Bailey’s Circus
Charles W. Dunn
Alice Cothrell
Fort Wayne
Supreme Court
Colerick, Barrett and Morris
Dunn
Dann
Mario Sampleson
Elkhart
Kendallville
Outdoor advertising costs in big cities
The text notes extremely high expenses for outdoor advertising in metropolises like New York. It argues total costs would require extensive time to catalog each sign from shop doors to roof paintings, boards, and billboards, while rural fence advertising declines and barns use new boards.
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New York
Ice cream social souvenir offered by Company G 1st Inf
The members of Company G 1st Infantry announce an ice cream social this Saturday evening August 15 at the corner of 3rd and Jefferson streets and will give every attendee a piece of hard tack as a keepsake.
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Company G
1St Inf
3Rd
Jefferson Streets
Local social notes from Goshen and surrounding areas
Goshen and region residents visit friends and relatives in Indiana and nearby states. Travelers include W. E. Diley in Middlebury, Miss Luella Allbrook returning to Mt. Vernon, and many others visiting Chicago, Indianapolis, Toledo, and St Joseph. Local papers also note regional correspondents in Elkhart, Warsaw, Albion, and Mishawaka.
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Glen Crossly
Cleveland
Lake Shore
Patrick Cronin
Chicago
Miasea Dora Miller
Bernice
Bessie Kauffman
Middlebury
Daniel Kauffman
Luella Allbrook
Bretts
Mt. Vernon
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Mesere
Joseph H. Lesh
W. C. B. Harrison
Lew Wagner
William Fredeke
Bear Lake
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Indianapolis
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Toledo
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Richhill
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Kendall Hills
Chas. Fredeke
C. W. Webster
Gas City
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Gooden
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Mexico
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Brother Wilbur
Joseph Smith
Jamestown
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W.C. B. Harrison
Lara Scott
Albion
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Welcome Whitaker
George Neiderauer
Stager
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Mr. Clymer
Francis Billman
R. W. Billman
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Billman
Purdue University
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Pierre C. Starr
Cooking Club
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Waran
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