Mason Counterfeiter Arrest in South Bend Case
George Mason alias F A Blease is jailed in South Bend on counterfeiting charges for making $2 to $10 bills by altering digits. Capt Tom Halls and Deputy Rankin arrived from Indianapolis to escort him to Goshen for a hearing before U S Commissioner Berkey.
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South Bend
George Mason
F. A. Blease
Cincinnati
Indiana
E. Rodell
Tom Halls
Indianapolis
United States Secret Service
United States
Rankin
Please
Goshen
Berkey
Rogers Band Engaged for Winona Assembly Season
Rogers Goshen Band will perform at Winona Assembly for six weeks next summer. George W. Roscoe, who signed the contract, says the band will be enlarged and improved and is negotiating with foreign musicians. Travel ease via the Goshen Warsaw interurban line may boost attendance from nearby areas.
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Rogers Goshen
Winona
Local Health Updates At Sanders & Egbert Mill
Alvin Poyser shows marked improvement from typhoid fever while Mrs. F M Thing also improves after illness. Roy Alderman remains in precarious condition with pneumonia and his death is anticipated. Thaddeus Dick recovers from a severe band saw injury with a lengthy layoff ahead after a near fatal fall at the mill.
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Alvin Poyser
F. M. Thing
Roy Alderman
Thaddeus Dick
Sanders & Egbert
Stranger Arrested in South Bend for Raising Bills
A man was arrested in South Bend on charges of altering one and five dollar bills to higher denominations and passing many of them. He refused to reveal his identity and is described as a clever crook. Clifford Wallace, 55, reportedly crawled over a boiler at the Wabash shops in Fort Wayne to sleep and warm himself, fell, fractured his skull, and died on the way to the hospital.
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South Bend
Clifford Wallace
Fort Wayne
Brick Presses Bid for Key Appropriations Seat
Washington reports a strong push to seat Congressman Brick on the Appropriations Committee, with Senator Hemenway urging Speaker Cannon. Indiana members, including Brick, Dixon, Watson and Landis, led the opening day with many bills. Chaney filed 129 measures and set a new record.
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Washington, D. C
Congressman Brick
Indiana
Hemenway
Cannon
Brick
Crumpacker
Cherokee Strip
Dixon
Watson
Landis
Chaney
Bedford
Bloomington
St. Joe River
South Bend
Crumpacker Reintroduces Indiana Federal Court Bill
Representative Crumpacker re introduces a bill to reorganize Indiana's federal court system adding a district judge and enabling court sessions in several second class cities. The measure, referred to the judiciary committee, also cites a separate proposal to appropriate $25 000 for a Tippecanoe battlefield monument.
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Washington, D. C
Crumpacker
Indiana
Committee On the Judiciary
Tenth District
Judge Funk Denies Quash Habeas Petition for Theo Gross
Judge Funk refused to quash the habeas corpus writ seeking freedom for Chicago millionaire Theo dore Gross. Gross, arrested three weeks ago, faces charges of absenting himself from U.S. jurisdiction to avoid a debt of 44690 dollars. A decision on release was expected late Tuesday as the matter was to be revisited.
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South Bend
Funk
Theodore Gross
Chicago
Gross
Urge Action On Bridge Arch For North Main Street
City council pressed for swift action to move the North Main street bridge over Rock Run creek to East Lincoln avenue and install a modern arch. The Big Four company must install guard rails and fix sidewalk grade. sewer and ordinance items were approved including monthly electric meter readings and a North Third street sewer assessment.
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Winebrenner
Lowry
Troyer
Bender
Marshal Banta
Watts
Knox
Menaugh
Sewerage and Drainage Committee
North Third Street
Big Four Company
Lincoln Avenue
Goshen Churn & Ladder Company
Woge
Free Musicale Filled Jefferson Theatre With Audience
The Woman's Musical club held a free public recital at the Jefferson theatre drawing an all sum attendance from music lovers. Eight numbers were performed by local artists including Miss Viva Winebrenner Miss Margaret Freyberg Miss Sarah Manahan Monroe Taggart J W Morrice Lamar P J Croup Jessie McDonald Guy Dausman Marion Harrison and George Cregier. Encores doubled the program and the club plans annual free recitals to promote local talent while covering expenses around 60 to 70 dollars.
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Jefferson Theatre
Woman’s Musical Club
Fingers Blown Off In Krag Jorgensen Accident
Nine year old Jimmie Truelove, son of Albert Truelove of Noble county, suffered severe injuries when a Krag Jorgensen cartridge exploded after he scratched at the powder with a nail. His left index and middle fingers were blown off and his thumb badly lacerated. The family had moved to the farm three weeks prior and had brought cartridges with them.
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Jimmie Truelove
Albert Truelove
Noble County
Election notices set for December 16 across Elkhart townships
In the four days ahead trustees of 16 Elkhart County townships will publish notices announcing the road supervisor election on December 16. The law change alters election timing and term rules for the office created by the legislature.
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Elkhart County
Doctor from Geneva Dies in G R I Train Collision
Dr. J. W. Collins of Geneva Indiana was struck and killed by G R I passenger train No 16 a half mile north of town while crossing the tracks. His horse died and the buggy was demolished.
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J. W. Collins
Geneva
Ind
Steam elbow blows out in courthouse basement
An eight inch elbow in the steam heating plant of the courthouse basement blew out early this morning. Janitor Edward Hatfield narrowly escaped injury. A similar burst occurred days earlier and a piece was shipped from Chicago. Court offices are again cold. gas stoves are in use.
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Court House
Edward Hatfield
Chicago
Court ‘House
Barney Young's Chicago Orchestra To Play New Years Dance
Elkhart society note announces Barney Young's Chicago orchestra engaged for the Century club New Years dance. The event marks the annual social gathering and features a prominent musical group for revelers.
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Elkhart
Barney Young
Chicago
Narrow escape as rifle cartridge explodes near Lou Ogle
Sears Gardner was practice shooting in his barn when a cartridge exploded after he removed the gun’s cartridges. The ball went through a window and narrowly missed Lou Ogle by about two or three inches, giving him a close call that left him shaken.
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Sears Gardner
Lou Ogle
Lou
Trains Stop Requirement at Leesburg on Michigan Division
Railway order compels all Michigan division trains to halt at Leesburg amid granting of a right of way near the area. The action secures operational access for future rail movements and local traffic coordination.
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Michigan Division
Big Four
Leesburg
Death on Elkhart Street at Salvation Army Meeting
Frederick Hone, a Salvation Army member, died suddenly after returning from Goshen. The War Cry recounts Hone led a procession and sang with comrades before collapsing during the open air meeting on October 28, dying moments after joining a chorus.
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Elkhart
Frank Woodard
Hone
Earth
Heaven
Sever
Brother Hone
Holmes
Editor McDonald Ill With Malaria in South Bend
South Bend Times city editor C A McDonald is seriously ill with malaria and stockholder in the paper. His daughter lies in Epworth hospital with typhoid fever, sending concern through friends and the newsroom.
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C.A. McDonald
The
South Bend Times
Special Reduced Round Trip Fare Advertised for Holiday Travel
A $2.25 Chicago round trip offer via the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway runs December 20 to 23. Tickets are valid for return but not usable in sleeping or parlor cars. Inquiries should be directed to agents for details.
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Chicago
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Mrs Browning Recovers Quickly After Goshen Fall
Mrs Emma Browning suffered a severe fall at the Goshen house on North Fifth street Saturday evening. She was bruised but not seriously injured and is able to resume work today.
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Emma Browning
Goshen House
North Fifth Street
Arranging for Chaudauqua Talks
A brief note indicates arrangements are being made for Chautauqua lectures and talks.
Elkhart School Rights Appeal to City Council
Elkhart parents from a majority of 110 of 117 signers petitioned the city council for relief from unsafe school conditions. The school board rejected the request after months of protest, prompting a public appeal and ongoing dispute.
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Elkhart
Isaac Reddick
Frank Baker
Baker
Reddick
Chicago
V. Wheeler
Baptist Church
Bethel Baptist Church
County Commissioners Fail to Appoint. Gattshall Favored
The county commissioners adjourned without appointing a county attorney. Rumor places J. B. Gattshall as the likely pick with support from Commissioners Cannon and Whetten, who retires January 1, 1907, to be replaced by Francis E. Berlin. The Elkhart Review notes James S. Dodge Jr. as a possible successor if Gattshall takes the post.
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J. B. Gattshall
Gattshall
Cannon and
Whetten
Francis E. Berlin
Elkhart Review
Jas. S. Dodge Jr
Goshen
Eikhart
Hisenbeiss
Elkhart
C. E. Frank
Sixty Days in Jail for Illegal Voting
Henry Erhardt a 19 year old South Bend resident was indicted by the grand jury and sentenced by Judge Funk to 60 days in jail a $10 fine and one year disfranchisement for illegal voting in the recent case.
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Henry Erhardt
South Bend
Funk
Stranded Party Reaches Goshen College News
News from Port Said Egypt reports Rev and Mrs Geo J Lapp and Mr and Mrs M C Lehman stranded there for weeks. Lehman is seriously ill with typhoid fever but has shown improvement. Mrs Lehman has yellow jaundice but is believed not to be seriously ill.
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Goshen College
M. C. Lehman
Port Said
Egypt
Lehman
Petition to Gov Hanly for Goldthwaite Police Chief Post
Copies of a petition to Gov Hanly circulated at Elkhart Protestant church meetings on Sunday to name Everett Goldthwaite as police commissioner succeeding Elliott Crull. More than a thousand signatures were gathered as organizers sought timely action.
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Hanly
Everett Goldthwaite
Elliott Crull
Elkhart
Musicians Union No 192 Meeting in Elkhart
Musicians Union No 192 will meet at the Central Labor Union Hall on Main and Franklin streets in Elkhart Indiana on Wednesday evening December 6 1995 Goshen musicians are invited to attend.
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Musicians Union No
Central Labor Union Hall
Main and
Franklin Streets
Elkhart
Ind
Goshen
Marine Corporal A. Sibeck Leaves Naval Service
Corporal A. Sibeck of the local marine station is set to be discharged after four years of enlistment. He plans to return to the east following his departure from naval service.
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A. Sibeck
Naval Service
Elkhart Truth
Rogers' 1847 silverware line arrives in store
A full Rogers 1847 silverware line has just arrived. The ad touts durable heirloom quality, inviting customers to choose now with easy payment terms including pay part and balance later and no storage charge mentioned.
Cleis Murray Elopement Ends in Court Divorce
Everett Cleis son of J C Cleis of South Bend obtained a divorce in the St Joseph circuit court over his 1904 Cassopolis marriage to Mayme Lucile Murray of Goshen. He testified that his wife caused scandal with intoxication and threats in South Bend Elkhart and Anderson while moving toward Minneapolis.
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Everett Cleis
J. C. Cleis
South Bend
Mayme Lucile Murray
Goshen
Ind
Cassopolis
Mich
St. Joseph
Muncie
Anderson
Cleis
Elkhart
Minneapolis
Kealing and Pettit Terms Set for Renomination
The terms of Joseph B. Kealing U S district attorney for Indiana and Henry C. Pettit U S marshal will expire next Sunday. President Roosevelt is expected to renominate both to the senate this week. An agreement by Senators Beveridge and Hemenway last spring to support their reappointment remains in effect.
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Joseph B. Kealing
United States
Indiana
Henry C. Pettit
Roosevelt
Senate
Beveridge
Hemenway
Meeting of W. C. T. U. at Mrs Cookingham's Home
The W C T U met at Mrs Cookingham's on South Seventh Street for a Mothers meeting led by Mrs Pittinger. Discussions covered Home Comforts child care punishment and lack of control with prayer and songs by eight young Misses from First Christian Church. Next meeting set for Mrs McCaskey's at 603 North Fifth Street.
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First Christian Church
McCaskey
North Fifth Street
Golden Wedding Event of Mr and Mrs Scherer
Mr and Mrs Matthew Scherer of Noblesville celebrated a golden wedding on Saturday. They were married in Hamilton county and have lived there since. They have seven children, all living. Mr Scherer was a merchant of M&lersbure for 35 years.
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Matthew Scherer
Noblesville
Hamilton County
Scherer
M& Lersbure
Robbery Hits Eng lish Lutheran Church Basket at Anderson
Sunday evening a theft occurred at the English Lutheran church in Anderson when the cash from morning envelopes was stolen from the collection basket. The pastor Rev W J Finck is a known local figure.
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Anderson
W J. Finck
Miner speaker from Colorado to address council Thursday
Guy E. Miller of Colorado, a deported miner, will speak in the council chamber on Thursday evening December seventh at eight o clock. The public is invited.
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Guy E. Miller
Colorado
Council
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Winona Assembly
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Luther Martin
New Paris
Martin
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St. Joseph County
Goldie Bemiller
Elkaart
MR. Crumpacker
House of Congress
Judge Funk
North Main Street
W. J. Collins
Hatfield
How Hone
the City Council
Murray
MR. Kealing Again
Gabes Etecien
Hubbell-Plummer
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