29 Jan 1917
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1917
Page
1
About 1200 people attended an event at the South Bend underwear mill. The Stephenson firm provided employees to greet guests who joined for a dance and dinner, with Rock Run representing the occasion.
Nearly 1,200 including 600 Stephenson Mills South Bend employees and guests, 140 from Stephenson Mfg Co and 300 from Rock Run Mills gathered at the South Bend plant for the formal opening of a new addition. The reinforced concrete building expands capacity about 23 percent and payroll 40 percent, at a cost of 200000 dollars. The celebration featured Elbel's band and a 9:30 dinner for 500 couples on the third floor.
Mr and Mrs Curtis Greene of Millersburg announce the birth of a son last night. Mr and Mrs Melvin J Detweiler of northwest of Goshen report a daughter born last night.
Ike Frank formerly of Fort Wayne is sought for several robberies in Toledo. He is accused of robbing the chief of police of $200 and stealing cars valued at $4,000.
J B Swank has been appointed rural carrier out of the Wawaka post office. He is a brother of George M Swank of Goshen.
Twin daughters of Mr and Mrs Ralph Vallance were born Saturday morning and died that afternoon. The brief notice records the births and unexpected deaths at their home.
A 17 year old, Donald Kennt, son of Mrs. Louise Reedy of South Bend, is missing from his home. Neighbors and authorities are asked to report any information to local police. The case prompts residents to check with family and note any sighting or contact with Kennt.
Associated Press reports the Indiana general assembly reaches mid session this week after starting January 4. Republicans may push the administration program while rumors say some Democrats will back Gov Goodrich measures. The highway commission bill is also planned. A staff reshuffle follows as many appointees serve only 30 days.
William Madden 35, who wed Miss Ida Green of Seymour, Indiana, two days earlier, shot himself in a toilet room at Indianapolis Union Station during his honeymoon. He died shortly after at a hospital. No motive or reason for the act was given by Mrs Madden or friends, and it is unclear why he was at the station. A porter heard the shot and found him unconscious.
Associated Press report from New York on January 29 shows Pliny Fisk, a New York banker, denying all charges raised by Tom W. Lawson in the congressional investigation into the alleged leak surrounding President Wilson's peace note. Fisk specifically denies ties to Wall Street dealings with the secretary of the treasury.
Berlin says a German submarine torpedoed and sank a transport ship with troops in the Mediterranean on January 25. The vessel went down in ten minutes. no further details are available.
A reported incident from Indianapolis notes a senator once known as wet changed to dry after hearing a prayer at a YMCA meeting in English's Theatre. The Associated Press report highlights the influence of religious appeals on political stance during the January event.
A London Times correspondent reports Russia faces famine not from lack of food but from insufficient railroad capacity. The shortage hinders distribution across the country, aggravating hunger amid widespread shortages.
Earl Seaman 35 a farmer living four miles east of Howe died at Clinton Michigan after his car was struck by a train. He had just bought the car from a Lagran ge dealer and returned with the dealer's son. Survived by his wife and four children. body taken to Howe for burial.
L. R. Gignilliat of Culver Military Academy travels to Washington to arrange participation of the Culver Black Horse Troop as a personal escort to Vice President Marshall in the inaugural parade.
The second semester began today in the local city schools with the morning devoted to registration and related matters. Regular sessions followed in the afternoon, marking the return to classes for students and staff.
The Rochester Sentinel reports the installation of a duplex perfecting press at its plant. The new equipment is expected to speed production and improve print quality for daily editions.
Rep Dynes signals plan to pursue legal changes in representation in 1915. The brief note cites Dynes as aiming to modify statutes affecting district boundaries or representation structures, with no detailed proposal or timeline provided.
Indiana representative Dynes offers a measure to nominatehouse republicans by district but elect all county representatives by whole county vote. Counties affected include Allen, Marion, St. Joseph, Vigo, Lake, Grant, Delaware and Elkhart. aims to amend the 1915 legislative apportionment act.
Senator Beardsley proposes a bill allowing tuberculosis hospital boards to establish nurse training schools and sends it to health committee. In Indianapolis, a house push to defeat the Montgomery bill seeks to keep state fair grounds under the state board of agriculture with grounds used as a park rather than a political football. The legislature has halted progress, and fate of the statewide prohibition bill remains uncertain with dry and wet camps predicting different outcomes.
Invitations have been received for a dinner to honor Hon. Albert J. Beveridge of Indianapolis. The event will be held in the Riley room of the Claypool hotel on Monday evening February 5 at 7:30. Committee members are Charles W. Miller and Clarence Martin.
Divorce proceedings filed at Warsaw reveal Fred Ball living under the assumed name Fred Lewis. His wife and two children, abandoned by him, have gone to the poor farm.
Mrs. Rosa Comstock Ream accuses former roomer C. W. Ream of stealing two pillows upon leaving her home in South Bend. He is under arrest.
A 16 year old girl was allegedly kidnapped by a man in South Bend and taken to Grand Rapids Michigan. The missing teen had been living at the Mishawaka orphanage prior to the incident.
Three Rivers surpassed Bristol with a 30 to 8 victory at Bristol on Saturday. The win highlights Three Rivers scoring efficiency as Bristol faltered in the opening game of the weekend.
The notice states Ground Hog Day on Friday February 2nd. It identifies the event named Ground Hog Day and marks the date as the coming Friday.
Kendallville January 29 Democrats of Noble Lagrange and Steuben counties nominated Willis A Fox of Angola for the vacancy in the Indiana state senate caused by Senator Green's death at Albion. Fox tied to Tri State Normal at Angola was the unanimous choice. Republicans had not yet nominated by 2 30. Likely nominee is C J Munton. no opposition to him. Special election set for February 6. Fox and Munton are both regarded as dry.
Senate plans to delay the statewide prohibition measure as dry forces brace for a final drive. Outcome seen as doubtful amid shifting support and strategy battles.
John E. Ogle aged 72 died yesterday afternoon at 2 45 at his home 226 Riverside boulevard of dropsy after a three year illness. He served in the Civil War with Co D Pennsylvania cavalry and was a railway mail clerk. Surviving are his wife Margaret a son Charles of Washington DC two daughters Mrs Arthur Swartz and Mrs Lamar P J Croop and a brother Jacob Ogle. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 30 from the late residence Rev John Keehley officiating Burial in Oaks Ridge cemetery.
Steve Matus of East Jackson street Elkhart sues Nathaniel Newell farmer near Elkhart for 10000 damages. He lost his left leg after an auto driven by Newell on the Middlebury road three miles east of Elkhart on October 17 1916 struck the motorcycle. Matus claims Newell was speeding and wholly to blame.
Society notes report Mr. and Mrs. F. B. C. Hawks entertained at a dinner and bridge party Saturday evening. Favors were given to Mrs. J. A. Beane and Robert Hudson. The Philomathians will meet this evening at the residence of Mrs. J. C. Beck Jr. on South Sixth Street.
Dewey Dye 18 of west of Leesburg jailed in Warsaw on a paternity charge filed by Miss Frieda Johnson 20 of New Paris in Elkhart circuit court. He posted 1000 bond and was released. Friday he was arraigned and fined in T. R. North's Warsaw court for assault and battery.
Mrs Mary Harris Armor tours northern Indiana delivering lectures against liquor she visited La Porte and spoke to local audiences about temperance and prohibition efforts.
Miss Carrie M. Buchanan of Valparaiso, formerly a missionary, will receive $50,000 from the estate of Theodore M. Davis of New York.
Carl A. Mueller of Chicago aged 29 and Sigrid Ellis aged 25 were married in La Porte. The couple will reside in Honolulu after the ceremony.
In Goshen several churches circulated petitions asking voters to pledge to support only dry candidates in city offices. Signatures appeared widely though some prominent members stayed neutral. The campaign ties liquor policy to the upcoming March primaries and November election, with nominees likely pressed to declare stance on saloons.
Mrs Frank Meyers age about ten years long time Elkhart county resident died Saturday evening at Millersburg from heart trouble. She had attended a moving picture show with relatives and died en route home. Survived by daughter Eva of Millersburg and son Clarence Meyers of this city two sisters and several grandchildren. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 from the late residence burial in Brown cemetery.
On Tuesday February 6 1917 observers note the 139th anniversary of the 1778 alliance treaty between France and the United States. The occasion highlights a long enduring friendship and a fund is being raised for relief of French orphans to honor the bond between the nations.
Rev. F H Bayles formerly pastor at Kendallville has joined the Presbyterian church and assumed the pastorate at Nappanee He and his family have moved there and he delivered his first sermon yesterday detailing his evangelistic work and new field in this assignment
Mrs. Martin Mayer of Eaton Ohio died at age 90, mother of Mrs. Martin Ebbinger and Fred and Frank Mayer of Elkhart. She collapsed upon receiving a telegram during the funeral of Charles Baker in Elkhart. Mrs. Ebbinger was in attendance at the service.
A fire caused by an overheated stove pipe damaged the residence of Thomas Grayson in Elkhart at about 9 PM Saturday. The home owned by Mel Stewart suffered the most damage in the walls and kitchen with an estimated loss between $300 and $500.
Marie Gidka and Anna Rossa, described as Gypsies, are under arrest in South Bend charged with thefts in a brief police report.
For Sale Rose Gom R I Red cock erels. Call at once by phone 2 on 798 3t.
Rains probable Sunday and Monday then much colder and generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday. Unsettled and warmer Thursday and Friday with snow flagged for the latter days.
Two Niles men and Lawrence W. Seaman of Cripe Seaman inspected brick highways built with Goshen stone. They test traveled the Lincoln highway and noted Berrien County has spent about 800000 on stone roads with failure. A brick road is planned from Niles toward the Indiana line.
The Chicago Tribune lists 13 years of motor car output showing sharp growth from 1904 to 1916. Numbers rise from 21,700 in 1904 to 1,617,708 in 1916, with passenger and commercial cars combined in the last three years and earlier years including only passenger cars.
Andrew M. DeLong 77 died in South Bend. Moses Robarge 64 died at his South Bend home. Mrs. Sarah Webber 92 head of a five generation family died in Bluffton after a long illness.
The Indiana state board of tax commissioners ruled that simplifying the uniform personal property schedule used by county and township assessors will not comply with state tax law. The schedule lists about 130 kinds of property, while the proposed simplified version contained about sixty items, fewer than half the current total.
Word came of the death of Rev. William H. Xanders at his Columbus Nebraska home after a week with apoplexy. He was father to Attorney George Xanders of Syracuse and longtime summer resident of Wawasee at his south shore cottage. Interment was in York Pennsylvania. He was related to Goshen's Wilden family.
The notice states that packages for Great Britain containing raw or manufactured gold are refused in U S mail service. It covers gold coins and items partly made of gold, and all silver except watches and watch boxes, plus all other jewelry. The ban follows changes in British import laws.
J M Studebaker honorary president of Studebaker Corp writes to Prof G I Christie of Purdue urging rural life policy. He argues the family should remain on the farm as a core solution to rural life problems.
John Sherman of Indianapolis, head of Indiana’s federal employment bureau, was directed from Washington to help find jobs for returning guardsmen and also assist wage earners in the families of guardsmen still stationed at the border.
Charles H. Ker has sold the Globe clothing store in Warsaw to William S. Felkner, William Beroth, and Walter Kintzel. The new owners will take possession on March 1.
Joseph A Brown a farmer from New Berlin C died in Mere Bros drug store Fort Wayne after a lengthy effort to confirm his identity. Heart disease caused his death and the event was recorded as a local obituary note.
Ora Fleck ships his poultry to the Indianapolis show this week after previously winning second prize in Chicago weeks ago, marking the birds first public appearance.
Severe weather prevails across many fronts as heavy fighting continues in several locations. The disruption hampers operations and slows advances, with reports noting persistent storm activity affecting supply lines and troop movements.
Severe weather grips multiple fronts as Russians push along a two mile north Roumanian line, breaking the Austro German defense on Saturday before Berlin claims the advance was halted. French, British, and German actions press near Verdun and Armentieres with heavy losses reported.
Mortuary records report Mary Elizabeth Slade 56 died at home after a prolonged illness. Survived by daughter Mrs. Charles Shive, father William Bright, sister Mrs. Wm Hall, brothers William Frank Bright and Bert Bright. Funeral at 306 South Ninth Street with Rev. S. P. Fryberger. burial Oak Ridge. Also Minna F Kreinke 60 died after an operation in Elkhart General Hospital. Survived by Emile G Kreinke, three sons and two brothers. Frank Carroll 62 died at home in Elkhart after valvular heart illness. survived by wife, son, three daughters. George E Ostrom 21 died of tuberculosis at his father’s home in Elkhart. survived by parents, five brothers, four sisters.
George H. Hess once a deputy superintendent in the Indiana free employment bureau under the Ralston regime has been named collector of the Sixth Indiana revenue district. He succeeds William F. Kirk, appointed after the death of James Butler, by Peter J. Kruger, state internal revenue collector.
Cornelius Burke aged 68 and Minnie Branch aged 60, both of South Bend, were united in marriage.
Relatives of Jacob Cane ler say his death last week occurred exactly 25 years to the hour after the death of his first wife. The remark ties two family tragedies by a precise coincidence of time.
Mrs. W. D. Platter remains in critical condition following an unspecified incident. Medical staff at the local hospital report her status as gravely ill, with doctors monitoring vital signs closely.
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