Elkhart Tramps Arrested After Train Boarding Incident
In Elkhart at the Lake Shore station J. P. Hunker fought a tramp while detaining seven men for boarding a moving passenger train. The group pleaded guilty and were sent to the Elkhart stone yard for 12 days. Additional cases include assault fines and lawsuits over herbal partnership funds. Marriage licenses issued to Chauncey Long and Ethel Hoffman, and Uriah Hershberger and Ethel Platz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Hunker
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Hunker
Elkhart Newwpaper
Justice Whisler
Fred Wilson
Frank McCoy
John McMillan
Joseph Porter
John Porter
Joseph Johnson
Charles Fleming
Chatten
Lake Shore Station
Elkhart Stone Yard
Chicago
Cleveland
Akron
Pittsburg
New York
J. S. Drake
Burris
Stone Yard
Nicholas Walters
John Blackport
Elmer Cooper
Santschi
Harmon & Zigler
Herrick E. Stephens
Francis B. Amselme
Friends’ Herbal Association of Elkhart
Stephens
Amselme
Goshen
Henry Emrick
John Hughes
Locke Township
Chauncey Long
Clinton
Ethel Hoffman
Uriah Hershberger
Bristol
Ethel Platz
Subtle Poison Warns Against Market Use in Kalamazoo
L D Cooley of Kalamazoo claims a potent poison could rid a house of silverfish with a single application but fears it would cause widespread death if released. He won’t reveal form or composition and cites experiments by University of Michigan chemists using four harmless chemicals. A restaurant was cleared of pests in three hours. Cooley warns the poison could become a universal murder agent and leaves no trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
L. D. Cooley
Fles
Cooley
University of Michigan
Universal Murder Agency
Mr. Cooley
Miller Hazel Miller Dead at 16
Hazel Miller, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Miller of the Syracuse area, died at Epworth Hospital after treatment for inflammatory rheumatism. Her remains were transported overland from Goshen to the Miller home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Hazel
William Miller
Syracuse
Epworth Hospital
Goshen
Mrs Elizabeth Noble Celebrates 82nd Birthday
Mrs Elizabeth Noble of North Fifth Street hosted a large gathering Friday evening with relatives and close friends to mark her 82nd birthday. She received numerous remembrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Noble
North Fifth Street
Critical Condition of Mrs. Anna Forney Near New Paris
Mrs. Anna Forney of near New Paris is in critical condition from heart trouble and dropsy with little hope of recovery. she is mother of Mrs. C. B. Silver of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Forney
New Paris
C. B. Silver
Judkins Sells Folding Bed Factory Interests in Chicago
P. R. Judkins has disposed of his large folding bed manufacturing interests in Chicago and will now enjoy the quiet life he had planned when locating here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. R. Judkins
Chicago
Serious Illness Report From Millersburg Area
Seriously ill at his home near Millersburg is Don Smith who has suffered months of poor health. Relatives are alarmed and keeping vigil as his condition remains critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Smith
Millersburg
Mr. Smith
New Superintendent Takes Charge of Water Works
Frank Shaffer former city electrician and Hawks Electric company official has become superintendent of the water works and light plant, filling the vacancy left by the electrocution of C. S. Dill. Salary not announced, but expected at 100 dollars per month. Seven men sought the job. the committee cites fitness over politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Shaffer
City
Hawks Electric Company
Taxpayers object to L S M S trampling tramps in Elkhart County
Citizens protest the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railway detective force loading vagrants in Elkhart County. Seven tramps were sent to Goshen for 14 days of feeding, with arrests and local jailing noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. & M.S. Railway Company
Elkhart County
Elkhart
Goshen
Lake Shore
LaPorte
South Bend
Autoist Removes Number After Interurban Collision
An unknown autoist from South Bend ran his car into an Osceola interurban on Sunday evening, then removed the license number before aiding his injured lady companion. The auto wrecked. steering gear failed. the trolley car suffered no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Osceola
Big St. Joe Excursion Draws Large Goshen Crowd
335 Goshenites rode to St Joseph yesterday on the Elks excursion. The Sunday crowd at the Michigan resort was among the largest in years. The Big Four Pere Marquette and the Three I and the Chicago boats carried many excursionists. Over 700 passengers boarded at Benton Harbor. The Elks cleared about 95 dollars from the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big St. Joe
St. Joseph
Elks
Michigan Resort
Big Four
Pere Marquette
Three I
Chicago
Benton Harbor
Thee Elks
Indiana pastor leaves LaPorte church for evangelistic work
Mrs. Leanah Hobson a renowned Friends church pastor in Indiana will resign from the LaPorte Friends church to pursue evangelistic work in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leanah Hobson
Friends’ Church
Indiana
LaPorte Friends Church
Kansas
Special Meeting Opens Bids for North Side Sewers
The council calls a special session tonight to receive bids for the North Side sewer project. Bidders listed include W. W. Hatch & Sons John D. Klopfenstein and Charles E. Kutz. Others may submit proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side
W. W. Hatch & Sons
John D. Klopfenstein
Charles E. Kutz
Osceola Man Faces Rape Charge in Mishawaka Court
Jacob Rhodes 38 Osceola was arrested near Elkhart by Constable Cole and brought to Mishawaka to answer a rape charge alleged by Mrs. Sarah Smith of Mishawaka. A second charge of assault was also filed. Rhodes showed clear willingness to plead guilty to the assault but offered little on the rape claim. The attack reportedly occurred earlier in the week. Rhodes disappeared until local authorities located him working near Elkhart and arrested him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Rhodes
Osceola
Elkhart
Cole
Mishawaka
Sarah Smith
Calvert
Fogarty Likely Renominated for Third South Bend Term
In South Bend political circles Mayor Edward Fogarty is seen as sure to win renomination for a third term. Potential Republican rivals include Samuel Leeper, Dr. F. R. Carson, Col. Joseph Turnock, George W. Fraser, A. L. Hubbard and Fred Woodward, but Fogarty’s popularity and recent record suggest his continued leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Edward Fogarty
Samuel Leeper
F. R. Carson
Col
Joseph Turnock
Geo. W. Fraser
A. L. Hubbard
Fred Woodward
Fogarty
City of
Saloonkeeper Free After Judge Denies Authority
Edward Mitchell, jailed for selling liquor to a minor, was ordered freed by Judge C Richter of LaPorte. Richter ruled Judge E J Bower of Michigan City exceeded authority by prison not fine, stating a court acting beyond power is void.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Mitchell
Michigan City
C. Richter
LaPorte
E. J. Bower
Michigan City City
Mitchell
Richter
Suit Seeks 10000 Damages Over Pole Death in South Bend
In St Joseph circuit court Mattie Chilson administratrix of Arthur C Chilson estate sues South Bend Electric Co for 10000 alleging negligence caused his May 28 death from a pole fall while employed by Central Union Tel Co The complaint says high voltage wires were inadequately insulated and not buried as city ordinances require.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
St. Joseph
Mattie Chilson
Arthur C. Chilson
South Bend Electric Co
Chilson
Southend
Central Union Telephone Company
Electric
Lake Shore Freight Car Robbery Ring Exposed
Nine Lake Shore railroad workers were arrested near Cleveland on charges of systematically stealing merchandise from freight cars over five years, totaling tens of thousands of dollars. Authorities say the gang may number at least 25, with further arrests expected as more workers fled by claiming illness.
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Lake Shore
Nottingham
Cleveland
Letter List Names for Ladies and Gentlemen
A compiled mailing list formatted letter names includes ladies such as Ida Emmett and Miss Ida Yoster and gentlemen like Ernest B. Brown John L. By ler, G A Darling, O Boutson, Will H. Schmidt, Chas Morgan, Mr and Mrs J L Splice, J C Warner, William Wheelock and K B Yohaman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida
Brown
Ernest B
Byler
John L
Darling G. A
Boutson O
Schmidt Will H
Morgan Chas
Splice Mr
J. L
Warner J. C
Wheelock William
Yohaman K. B
Warsaw and Goshen Set to Clash at Tonawanda Park
The Goshen and Warsaw teams will meet at Tonawanda Park on Thursday with Warsaw fielding a fast lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Warsaw
Tonawanda Park
Honest detective predicts arrests in Sarah Schafer case
An self-styled honest detective, Robert Owens, claims pivotal arrests will be made in the Sarah Catherine Schafer murder in Bedford. Owens traveled from Elkhart to Indianapolis, says a chain of evidence has been ferreted out, and that statements from John C. Schafer support his theory linking a Bedford man to the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Owens
Sarah Schafer
Bedford
Owens
Elkhart
Indianapolis Sentinel
Sarah Catherine Schafer
Bedford High School
John C. Schafer
Indianapolis
Schafer
Eva Love
Picture agent jailed after hugging bride in Plymouth
C. E. Rogers a picture agent arrested in Plymouth Indiana for hugging and kissing Mrs. Fred Hill a bride of one week He had called at the Hill home for a picture order and returned in the afternoon finding Mrs Hill alone He could not resist the kiss His arrest followed Rogers lives in Howell Michigan and travels for Montgomery Ward Co of Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Rogers
Plymouth
Ind
Fred Hill
Rogers
Hill
Pest Ship of 1878 and the Ohio River Fever Flight
Recalling the 1878 yellow fever outbreak in New Orleans, a steamer traveled the Ohio River causing fear wherever it appeared. It was described as a wandering Jew of the era, denied rest or landing by guards with shotguns at the shore under willow trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Ohio River
Body of John Paul Jones Shown in Army and Navy Journal
Clarence Arnold in the United States navy sent his mother Mrs. Frank Arnold a copy of the Army and Navy Journal. It contains an interesting account of the transfer and ceremonies in Paris for the founder of the American navy, John Paul Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jones
Clarence Arnold
United States Navy
Frank Arnold
Army and Navy Journal
John Paul Jones
American Navy
Paris
Fort Wayne Reporter Dies of Yellow Fever
C Schaaf of Fort Wayne, a reporter for the New Orleans Item, contracted yellow fever and died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Wayne
C. Schaaf
Fort Wayne
New Orleans
Boy seeks cutting trade training at Goshen Shirt Factory
Local notice indicates a boy desires learning the cutting trade with promises of steady work and good prospects at the Goshen Shirt Factory. Also mentions The Lady Samaritans meeting Tuesday evening instead of Thursday and references fire insurance and U Burr Whippy in the same clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Shirt Factory
Lady Samaritans
Strikers Influence On Rail Telegrapher Trades In Northwest
Goshen telegraph operators who went to the northwest to fill strike vacancies on the Northern Pacific and Great Northern rails report conditions are harsher than anticipated. Owen Gorsuch, after testing in Chicago and St Paul, decided not to take a vacancy and cites Union pressure. Violence has occurred, with new operators assaulted and thrown through windows in some areas. Union agents in St Paul offer to pay travel and living costs for those leaving home to take strike jobs. Elkheart county operators now spread to Montana offices, with pay for student operators at 40 to 65 dollars monthly during the strike.
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Goshen
Northwest
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railways
Owen Gorsuch
Chicago
St. Paul
Mr. Gorsuch
Miembers
Elkhart County
Montana
Great Northern
Indiana Factory Count by County Report
Indiana's state statistician reports 8,207 factories statewide including large and small. Last year 1,500 factories were reported but only large facilities were counted. The current listing provides county by county tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Robert Lee Goes Abroad Sold to Toledo for 2600
Robert Lee the fast pacing gelding owned by Col G M Studebaker of South Bend sold to George F Ketcham of Toledo for 2600 dollars. The horse, shipped to the old country, posted 2.064% on Kalamazoo track after a recent meet. Formerly owned by ex Postmaster James D Casey of Ligonier.
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Robert Lee
G. M. Studebaker
South Bend
George F. Ketcham
Toledo
Old Country
Kalamazoo
James D. Casey
Ligonier
Annual meeting of State Association of Mexican War vets
The next Annual meeting of the State Association of the Veterans of the Mexican war, with George T. Barney of Elkhart as president, will be held at Greenfield Indiana on Tuesday and Wednesday September 19 and 20. All old soldiers and their families and the Woman's Relief Corps are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Association of the Veterans of
Thousands Escort Lourdes Shrine Visit at Notre Dame
Thousands of pilgrims traveled to Notre Dame on Sunday to visit the Our Lady of Lourdes shrine. A procession moved from St. Mary's depot to the Grotto with litanies and hymns. Solemn High Mass occurred in the Church of the Sacred Heart with Rev. Dr. Schumacher delivering a service on Our Lady of Lourdes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Our Lady of Lourdes
St. Mary’s
Church of the Sacred Heart
Schumacher
Local Journalist Charles Mattingly Starts Topeka Paper
Charles Mattingly formerly of Plymouth and long-time Mishawaka resident will publish a weekly newspaper in Topeka. He purchased printing material in Fort Wayne and plans a Lagrange County launch.
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Charles Mattingly
Plymouth
Mishawaka
Topeka
Fort Wayne
Lagrange
Lightning Strikes Barn at Terman Farm Near Columbia City
Lightning struck the barn on Mrs. Sarah Terman's farm near Columbia City burning it to the ground with estimated loss of 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Terman
Columbia City
Value of buttermilk in summer health and cheers
An eminent physician extols buttermilk as the best summer drink arguing it quenches thirst without leaving a lasting thirst urge and combats dysentery and typhoid germs. He contrasts it with beer brandy and soda, praising buttermilk’s health benefits and cooling effect. The rest of the column lists local social notes and visits in Kendallville.
Local notes from Huntington DeKalb and surrounding counties
A sequence of brief items reports: a 15 year old boy Howard Parshall injured in a fall fracturing both wrists, 79 year old Electa Preston dies in Swan Township, Josiah Rouch harvests 14 000 ginseng plants for a big fall crop, Dr F M Hines repays 394 22 in ditch fees due to bookkeeping oversight, Palen Beckner murdered near the Montgomery Boone line linked to Mrs H H Sinett, peat beds near Altona still burning after a month, Mrs George Smith dies suddenly near Cedar, Huntington, Prof P C Emmons resigns to take Huntington High to Great Falls Montana wage 1800, W I Early to succeed, Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley traction boosts Andrews with lower rents and new sidewalks as interurban traffic returns residents and businesses alike.
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Howard Parshall
Electa L. Preston
Swan Township
Noble County
Josiah Rouch
Markie
Huntington County
F. M. Hines
Auburn
DeKalb County
Palen Beckner
Darlington
Montgomery
Boone County
H. H. Sinett
Huntington
H. W. Montz
Altona
Great Falls
Montana
W. I. Early
Fort Wayne
Wabash
Andrews
State approves 22 building deaf school near fairgrounds
Gov Hanly and Attorney General Miller sign a contract with Rubush and Hunter for a new deaf and dumb institution near the state fair grounds. Richard O. Johnson, superintendent, has drafted tentative plans. Twenty two modern fire proof buildings will form the campus. About $300000 will be spent on the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanly
Miller
Richard O. Johnson
Rubush and Hunter
Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
State Fair Grounds
Johnson
Baptist Ladies Host Church Basement Supper
The Baptist ladies will serve supper in the church basement on August 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
Geo Butterfield Carriage Painter at Whitaker's Stand
Local notice identifies Geo Butterfield as a carriage painter at Whitaker's old stand offering home telephone service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Butterfield
Whitaker
Deserted Husband Rumor Ties Ohio Man to Death
The Payne Reflector reports Michael Rigney deserted his wife in Ohio. His remains were brought to Goshen and buried by the Red Men. After leaving home, he wrote three letters urging his wife to keep life insurance dues paid to her. She refused, and as the policy neared payment, it is probable he acted to prevent lapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Ohio
Michael Rigney
Goshen
Reflector
Rigney
Garrett Franchise Granted to Douglass for Gas Supply
Garrett common council grants Daniel A. Douglass of Angola a gas franchise to manufacture and sell gas for illumination at 1.65 dollars per 1000 cubic feet and for fuel at 1.25 dollars per 1000 cubic feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Common Council
Daniel A. Douglass
Angola
Dr W R McGarvey Dentist Near Beesons Drug Store
Short note places Dr W R McGarvey a dentist located over Beesons drug store. No further context or events are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de. W. R. McGarvey
Beeson’s
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Osceola Man
Mishawaka Court
Democrats
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Yoster
John
Alli Bedford
Fire Insurance
U Burr Whippy
N. P
G. N
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Vanderberg Allen
Madison
Grant
Wayne
Delaware
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Knox
Tippecanoe
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Jefferson
Union
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New
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Holland, Mich
R. A. Long
Leesburg
Matilda Gillette
Abe Peck
Bear Lake
Miriam Proctor
Louise Beane
C. H. Sheldon
A. B. Dale
Ithaca
N. Y
Henry N. Jenner
Charles Putt
Will P. DeBoer
Detroit
Mica
Henry Holsinger
Waterford
G. P. Sallade
Sallade
Earl L. Brundage
Kendallville
White
Pearl Wiseman
Claude Wiseman
Grand Rapids
Theodore Garvin
Edwardsburg
N. T. Perry
Leonard Perry
Miss Crawford
Ruby Abbott
Titusburg
Anna Speare
Isaac Carpenter
G. Ff. Zuber
Samuel Rhodes
Edgerton
S. L. Gantz
Robert Haven
William Parfitt
Blanche Kerring
St. Mary’s Academy
Minnie Fick
Freeda Scherling
Cleis Starr
Carlisle Vallette
Hula Davis
Carrie Rogers
Shipshewana
Lillie White
L. E. Perry
Joseph S. Baker
Bram Baker
Boston
P. M. Henkel
Eau Claire
Vannie Henkel
St. Louis
Eugene Crocker
Lorain
Selah E. Hardesty
Charles Hardesty
Battle Creek
L. P. Hill
Anthony Deahl
S. F. Spohn
Island Park Assembly
Miss Harper
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