Bible Centered Pedagogy At Teachers Institute
The Teachers Institute Association met at 9:15 in Madison street school with lectures by Prof English on Pedagogical Methods of Bible Characters and by Prof Roberts on Imitation Suggestion and Habit Their Relation to Teaching. Judge James Dodge spoke on The People and the Law. Prof Roberts closed with Discipline and Punishment. The program outlined lectures on common school evils sanitation and education's value.
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Teachers’ Institute Association
English
State Board of Education
Spurgeon
Abraham
Jesus Christ
Roberts
Robert
Hague
Andrew Carnegie
Temple of Peace
The
James §. Dodge
Elkhart
Madison Street
Dodge
Prof. Roberts
James Oliver Celebrates 84th Birthday With 40 Employees
James Oliver, noted South Bend millionaire plow maker, marked his 84th birthday with a throng of 40 office men. He had been near death, and was accompanied by his son J D Oliver and grandsons James and Joseph Oliver in the event.
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James Oliver
South Bend
Mr. Oliver
Big Force at Work at Hawks Electric Station
The Hawks Electric Co. has a large force of workers on the West Washington street power station project. Quick sand in the foundation caused extra costs, prompting the lowering of water in the race to remedy the issue.
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Hawks Electric Co
West Washington Street
Engineer Michael Tiernan of Lake Shore Dies in Toledo
Veteran Lake Shore railroad engineer Michael Tiernan, famed as the engineer of the Lake Shore train held up at Kendallville in fall 1892, died in Toledo after a brief illness.
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Michael Tiernan
Lake Shore
Toledo
Kendallville
Fatal Fall in Barn Sill Leads to Death
Charles Long lost his balance on a barn sill in North Manchester and fell fifteen feet to the floor. He suffered a broken neck and died a little over 24 hours later from the injury.
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North Manchester
Charles Long
Hazel girl suffers arm fracture at boarding house
Lillian Hazel daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Hazel of the Hazel boarding house broke her left arm yesterday when she struck it against a chair.
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Lillian
Henry Hazel
Hazel
Lion Store Advertises Summer Underwear Discount
A short sale note lists summer underwear at 88 cents to 1 dollar and 3 for one price, indicating a store advertisement with a casual price cut and bulk deal.
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Lion
Not Exonerated Inquest Verdict On Griffins Nine Line
Coroner's verdict says Mrs. Josephine Griffin died from acute mania and loss of blood with gross neglect by William and Mrs. Griffin. Neighbors note possible cruel treatment by daughter in law. Mrs. Griffin bought a $90 burial policy to ensure proper burial. Coroner cautions testimony shows complex family tensions and health concerns.
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Clarke
St. Joseph County
Josephine Griffin
William
Griffin
Cora Arter
Hammond
Ind
South Bend
Griffin Jr
Youngstown
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Local Golden Anniversary Celebrated by Howard Family
A reception at the northwestern Elkhart home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Howard marked their 50th wedding anniversary. Guests from Elkhart and beyond enjoyed elaborate refreshments, tokens of remembrance, and a family gathering including sons Oliver of Missouri and John W. near Elkhart, with daughter Rose Snodgrass unable to attend.
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T. J. Howard
Elkhart
Howard
Patriot
Ind
Oliver
Missouri
John W
Rose Snodgrass
Canada
W. H. Sims
Josephine
Elizabeth Fuson
Marriage Licenses and Court House Notices
Thomas O. Davis of Syracuse and Bertha L Worthinger of New Paris received marriage licenses. Henry Walters of Wakarusa and I Reichenstein the Russian were sent to Longcliff asylum after an attempted suicide. both were violent and Reichasten required an extra attendant.
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Thomas O. Davis
Syracuse
Bertha L. Worthinger
New Paris
Longcliff
Ziesel
Gowing
Henry Walters
Wakarusa
I. G. Reichenstein
Elkhart
Longcliff Asylum
Reichenstein
Interurban Station Rumors Stir Mishawaka Deal
Rumors say Chicago South Bend Northern Indiana Railway Co has optioned Front and Main streets Mishawaka for 4400 dollars and may erect an interurban station. Reports mention cars running on Main street across the bridge toward South Bend, lending credence to the chatter.
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Chicago, South, Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Company
Main Streets
Mishawaka
Main Street
South Bend
North Main Street
Culver Cadets Win Close Annapolis Regatta
In Annapolis Maryland Culver Naval School crews both first and second four defeated the enemy class by a boats length at the finish. The Culver teams edged the rival crew in a tight race indicating strong late surge and precise rowing.
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Culver
Annapolis
Culver Naval School
Ind
Accident Claims Life of Pioneer Grower Anthony Chauvet
Relatives say the death of Anthony J Chauvet, 68, a pioneer fruit grower of St, was accidental after a bullet from a revolver in his own hands at his home. Police are reviewing the case for any foul play.
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Anthony J Chauvet
of -St
Elkhart Plans Paving Bid South Main to City Limits
Elkhart city council advertises bids to pave South Main streets to the city limits using brick at an estimated 40 798 dollars. W W Hatch & Sons and Knlopfenstein Himebaugh Gosh en contractors expected to bid. locals criticize city for funding street and alley connections. Two Elkhart deaths: Mrs C H Wagner 59 and George Myers 73. both notable locals with families. Elks band excursion to Goshen Friday evening to promote Elk fair Sept 9 14 in Elkhart. Howard Heininger once a Western Union operator in Elkhart now strike breaker in San Francisco. Goshen publications cast him negatively.
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Elkhart
W. W. Hatch & Sons
Knlopfenstein & Himebaugh
Goshen
C. H. Wagner
Lake Shore
George Myers
Lake Shore Round House
Elks’ Boomer Band
Elkhart Elks
Last Day for Objections to Purl Street Paving Assessments
Today is the final day for filing objections to the Purl street paving assessments by 3 pm. Few have filed though residents express grievances. The city treasurer says assessments are on the collection duplicate and due in 30 days, with a note about possible 6 percent interest under the ten year plan. Progress on Sixth Street paving continues with asphalt excavation and curb work, but brick paving is delayed by brick shortages.
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Sixth Street
Lincoln Avenue
Purl Street
North Sixth Street
South End
Hotel at Lake Wawasee to Double Capacity
Ed Ditton, well known hotel proprietor and chef, has let contracts to enlarge his Lake Wawasee hostelry. The plans call for doubling current capacity as Mr and Mrs Ditton continue operation through the winter. Indiana fishermen and families currently fill the hotel.
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Ed Ditton
Lake Wawasee
Ditton
Indianapolis
Citizens Complain of Filthy Downtown Alleys
Residents and alley assessors allege city neglect as downtown alleys remain rarely cleaned. The Fifth to Main alley between Clinton and Washington is singled out for filth and dead animals, drawing health department scrutiny.
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Fifth
Main
Clinton
Washington
Professor Moury Marriee Wedding and Great Lakes Trip
Prof Moury Marriee and Prof David Moury once county superintendent of schools wed a Toledo woman last week. They are touring the Great Lakes region. Moury left the area twenty years ago, now practices medicine in Atlanta, age around seventy.
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Moury Marriee
David Moury
Toledo
Great Lakes
Moury
Atlanta
Child Hurt by Brick Fragment in Play
Agnes Shoup, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shoup, was struck on the forehead yesterday by brick fragments from a playmate. The wound bled profusely.
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Agnes Shoup
Charles Shoup
No Foreign Exclusion at the Bend Report
An article notes Elkhart Chinamen reportedly won $900 at a South Bend gambling house on Sunday. It claims that Chinamen from interurban cities have long engaged in gambling, described as an enthusiasm.
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South Bend
Labor Day Events Dull in Goshen Tonawanda Park Game
Labor Day passes with no celebration in Goshen aside from a baseball game at Tonawanda Park. Organizers note strong labor union activity in the area and expect limited public events.
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Goshen
Tonawanda
Hikhart
Birth of a Daughter for Mr and Mrs Stephen Pat
A daughter was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Stephen Pat of the southeast part of the city.
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Stephen
Pat
South‘east
The
Downtown Alleys Paved Under Completed Contract
Klopfenstein and Himebaugh have completed a contract to pave the downtown alleys, finishing the city improvement project on schedule. The work includes resurfacing and drainage updates to enhance local traffic and safety.
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Klopfenstein
Himebaugh
Building Cottage at Wawasee
Homer Winters begins construction on a summer home near Lake Wawasee with Geo S Cobb assisting at the cottage project closing in on its lakeside site.
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Wawasee
Homer Winters
BASE BALL NOTES AND TEAM SHIFTS
Tom Searls returns to Hik hart from Water loo due to a finger injury. LaPorte loses Cummins to South Bend Central and George LaBelle to Bluffton via Jap Gubl. LaBelle hopes to soon pitch for Bluffton as his arm improves. The Chicago White Sox sit third in the American league behind Detroit, Philadelphia, and Cleveland.
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LaPorte
Cummins
South Bend
George LaBelle
Short
Bluffton
Gubl
LaBelle
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Divorce actions filed in Superior Court case list
Dolas L. sues Irwin J. Tracy for divorce alleging cruel treatment after a 1904 marriage and a 1906 separation, seeking custody of an 18 month old child. Morrow sues Ernestine Tibbitts et al for foreclosure of a mechanic lien asking $25 judgment. Martha Swanson filed for divorce from John Swanson.
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Dolas L
Irwin J. Tracy
William J. Morrow
Ernestine Tibbitts
Martha Swanson
John Swanson
Open Soon At 24 Acre St Joe River Resort Site
A 24 acre tract along the St Joe river near Osceola is to open within two weeks as a summer resort. A river launch will run regular passenger trips between the resort and Elkhart. Cottage sites have been sold and a 100 acre lake formed by the river dam overflow is noted. In a separate incident, George Bishop, a Sheridan Chapman plumber, was injured when earth caved in at a Fifth street pit and he had to be rescued in a fainting condition.
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St. Joe River
Osceola
Elkhart
George Bishop
Sheridan & Chapman
Fifth Street
Sowers Accepts Lake Shore Depot Baggage Post
J W Sowers formerly a motorman with the C S B N I Ry has taken the day baggage man job at the local Lake Shore depot. He fills the position recently held by Samuel Niner while he moves to an operator role at Corunna.
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J. W. Sowers
Lake Shore
Samuel Niner
Corunna
Deplorable Condition Of Syracuse Man After Stroke
Edward C. Howard, longtime Syracuse resident, has returned to his brother Ira Howard in deplorable condition after sustaining a second stroke of apoplexy. The report notes his past years spent in the south and east.
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Edward C. Howard
Syracuse
South
Ira Howard
Lost Finger at Cement Plant in Syracuse
John Hendrickson, brother-in-law of Harry C. Dangler of this city, lost a finger on Wednesday while working at the Sandusky Portland Cement Co. plant in Syracuse where he was employed.
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John Hendrickson
Harry C. Dangler
Sandusky Portland Cement Co
Syracuse
Goshen Band to Play Open Air Concert at Court Park
The Goshen band announces an open air concert at Court Park on Friday evening at 7 30 o clock. The program features popular numbers rendered by the ensemble.
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Rogers’. Goshen
Court Park
Bank Rumor: Syracuse To See Another Bank Reopened
Reported chatter claims a second bank will be reestablished in Syracuse. The rumor draws little attention and is not considered a firm plan by officials or residents.
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Studs
Syracuse
Svumor
Woodworking in Your House Get Done
A fragment notes work on wood is to be completed inside a home setting. It mentions tasks and tools, implying a DIY or craft activity at a residence with no clear person or organization named. The item reads as a brief home project update or tip.
Fugitive Zora Sherburn Found Hidden in Warsaw Area
Zora G. Sher burn, a fugitive since last April tied to a Kosciusko County grand jury indictment for petit larceny and involvement in a criminal operation, was located under a bed at his father's house west of Warsaw. Sheriff Haas and Officer Moon captured him and hold him on $300 bail on each charge.
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Warsaw
Zora G. Sherburn
Kosciusko
Haas
Moon
Goshen
Sodus
Mich
Long Dies After Stroke Suffering In Millersburg
Long John Long age 71 died Monday at his home in Millersburg after a yearlong illness begun with a stroke. Born May 26, 1856 in Ashland County Ohio he moved to Indiana in 1866 then to Benton township and later Millersburg. He leaves his mother foster daughter Ethel Botts and four brothers and four sisters. Funeral services were held in the Christian church with Rev I L Berkey officiating and burial in Brown Cemetery.
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Long
John Long
Millersburg
Ashland County
Indiana
Benton Township
Mr. Long
Ethel Botts
William
Albert
George
Henry
Joseph Henry
EB. W. Long
James I. Gangner
L. L. Rogers
John Thomas
Christian Church
Rev. I. L. Berkey
Brown Cemetery
Former Goshen Steel Tank Maker Dies in California
F G Tallerday, about 50, a former Goshen resident and original steel tank manufacturer, died in Dolceville California. He moved from Goshen to Mishawaka to Waterloo Indiana and finally to Dolceville. Survived by wife and two children, his wife Mrs Tallerday is a daughter of Mr and Mrs M Kelley of Goshen. Body to be buried in Dolceville.
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F. G. Tallerday
Goshen
Dolceville
Cal
Los Angeles
Tallerday
Mishawaka
Waterloo
Woman Hurt in Buggy Accident Near Nappanee
Mrs. Daniel Hepler of Nappanee suffered serious injuries when a horse plunged into a deep mud-hole, throwing her head first from the buggy. Doctors found torn ligaments in her left leg and extensive bruising to her body.
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Daniel Hepler
Nappanee
Former Goshenite Frank Hoke Stricken With Typhoid Fever
Information from Roanoke Louisiana reports Frank Hoke once of Goshen now a planter in the south is seriously ill with typhoid fever. Hoke was born and raised in Goshen and graduated from the local high school.
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Frank Hoke
Roanoke
Mr. Hoke
Local residents report illnesses and hay fever confinement
Ed Bartholomew of Clinton township suffers his usual hay fever and asthma attack confining him to his home. Mrs. George Snyder of Jefferson township has been ill for several weeks but is on the mend.
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Ed Bartholomew
Clinton Township
George Snyder
Jefferson Township
Charity Board Reorganizes At Elkhart County Meeting
Elkhart County Board of Charities held a Wednesday afternoon meeting at Mrs W L Stonex home and reorganized for the coming year. Dr Yoder and Mrs Stonex were re elected president and secretary, with Mrs Helfrick of Elkhart elected vice president.
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Meeting of Charity Board
Elkhart’ County
County Medics Meet to Kick Off Year in Elkhart
The Elkhart County Medical Society will hold its first meeting of the year at Dr Short’s office in Elkhart on September 5. Goshen physicians joining the program include Dr A Yoder and Dr J Av Cook.
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Elkhart County Medical Society
Short
Elkhart
Goshen
Presbyterian Church to Resume Services Next Sabbath
Rev. E B A Vannuys and family return from the lake by week’s end and will resume preaching at the Presbyterian church on next Sabbath with morning and evening services.
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Presbyterian Church
EB. A. Vannuys
Harrison Resident Plans $100 Subscription for Road Fund
Henry Bechtel of Harrison township offers to subscribe $100 toward a good road fund. This local gesture highlights civic efforts to improve transportation infrastructure.
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Henry Bechtel
Harrison
Personal notes from Elkhart to Chicago and beyond
A long list of residents and visitors with moves and travels. Louis Hawks and Mrs. J Artley Clark spend time in Chicago and Elkhart. Many names travel to Chicago, Kalamazoo, Fort Wayne, Evansville, and Arkansas seeking visits, business, or reunion events.
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Louis Hawks
Chicago
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Barbara Clettner
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Texas
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Paxton, Il
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Crawfordsville
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Riley Hardware Store
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Myrtle
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Grand Rapids
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Baker
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