Governor Hanly Faces Decision on Superior Court Bill
Elkhart and Goshen lawyers predict Gov. Hanly will act Friday on the Elkhart-St. Joseph circuit measure. Supporters foresee a veto on constitutional grounds while Elkhart lawyers expect the governor to sign, keeping a separate court in mind but delaying final action amid uncertainty.
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Daniel M. Bechtel
E. L. Jones
B. G. Schaefer
E. A. Dausman
George A. Riley
H. E. Hascall
L. B. Noble
E. BE. Mummert
H. H. Gortner
Indianapolis
Hanly
Goshen
House
Senate
Elkhart County
Hilkhart
St. Joseph County
Elkhart-St. Joseph
South Bend
Baker
Elkhart
Zook
Gov
Superior Court
Liklihood
Guy Hanly
Smallpox Fear Touches East Goshen as Vaccinations Rise
Seven residents of the William Horn home near Andrews in East Goshen received vaccinations and face quarantine after a smallpox exposure linked to the Andrews boy who had traveled from South Bend. The Horn family member showing mild symptoms is improving, while health officers urge strict quarantine and vaccination to prevent spread amid outbreaks in South Bend and Mishawaka.
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East Goshen
Andrews
William Horn
Tommy Andrews
Horn
Andrews Place
Horn House
Goshen
South Bend
Andrews Lad
Charles Richmond
North Fifth Street
North Side
Mishawaka
Two Cent Rate Bill Advances in Indiana Senate
The Indiana state senate yesterday afternoon passed to engrossment an iron two cent rate bill. The measure would prevent railroads from charging extra for baggage or higher fares than two cents per mile when paid on the train, with strong party influence heard in the chamber.
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State Senate
Indiana State Senate
Kirkman
Senate
Farber
Roemler
Band
Indiana
Elkhart Couple to Wed at St Johns Episcopal
Edward Carl Borneman son of Herman Borneman Elkhart hardware dealer and Pauline Beaumont Shaw daughter of F G Shaw of Elkhart will marry on Wednesday February 6 at St Johns Episcopal church Elkhart They will honeymoon in Cuba and after April 15 will be at home 308 High street Elkhart
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Edward Carl] Borneman
Herman Borneman
Elkhart
Pauline Beaumont Shaw
F. G. Shaw
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Cuba
High Street
Sturgis Lumber Owner Hurt in Fall
John A. Whitmer owner of Whitmer Lumber and prominent Sturgis resident was severely injured tending a furnace. He fell from the stairs to the cellar while returning upstairs after growing faint.
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Sturgis
John A. Whitmer
Whitmer Lumber Company
Automobilists Enroute From New York to Chicago
Three automobilists passed through town today in a machine with a non stopping engine. They are enroute from New York to Chicago.
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New York
Chicago
Teeth Sale Note From Brief Chicago Item
A fragmentary note mentions teeth priced at five dollars and references a union and Chicago fair context with unclear details. The item reads as a rough listing or ad snippet with minimal readable content.
S. E. Barney Salary Dispute in Insurance Suit
In a civil suit by the American Mutual Life Insurance Co. receiver against S. E. Barney estate, it is alleged Barney drew salary from company profits. The plaintiff contends no recorded agreement existed for salary, while company officials say 20 percent of annual income covered expenses and Barney then took the remainder as salary per directors’ agreement. The receiver asserts Barney illegally appropriated these sums.
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S. E. Barney
American Mutual Life Insurance Co
Barney
Mr. Barney
Co-operative Plant Suggested to Relieve Ice Shortage
Goshen saloonists meat dealers grocers druggists and other ice users fear high prices and poor quality ice next summer. They consider starting a cooperative artificial ice plant to supply the city, arguing Goshen could mirror Los Angeles pricing and relieve a looming shortage without cold weather.
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Goshen
California
Florida
Los Angeles
Cal
New Management Arrives for Northern Indiana Lines
Employees across the Northern Indiana railway await the Feb. 10 transition when the Dietrich Murdock syndicate takes over and the line becomes the Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana company. Samuel Murdock of Lafayette will become general manager succeeding J M Smith. Offices will stay in South Bend with joint operations planned with the Winona line.
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Northern Indiana
Northern Indiana Railway Company
Dietrich-Murdock Syndicate
Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Company
Samuel Murdock
Lafayette
J. McM. Smith
Kennedy- Smith Company
Goshen and
South Bend
Indiana
Winona
William Strickler Injured by Stallion at Nappanee
William Strickler, a feed barn operator in Nappanee, had his right leg broken in two places after being crowded by a stallion owned by W. O. Elliott of Goshen. The animal pushed him against a stall partition while he tended the stallion, twisting his leg. he will be confined to his home for some time.
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William Strickler
Nappanee
W. O. Eiliott
Goshen
Mr. Strickler
Farmer Narrowly Escapes as Train Hits Crossing
Wm Lane, a farmer, escaped death after a passenger train No. 8 struck his horse while crossing a deep ravine on the G R I road near Sturgis. Lane and his horse were killed instantly by the impact, but he jumped free with only a few bruises. Lane had recently refused a handsome offer for his team.
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Wm. Lane
Sturgis
Lane
Dickey Flirting With Towns Over Rail Route
The Columbia City Post notes Dr. S C Dickey proposes a line through Fort Wayne and through South Whitley. Citizens doubt his sincerity and fear he aims to pit Columbia City and South Whitley against Fort Wayne to secure the best terms before deciding.
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Dickey
Columbia City
S. C. Dickey
Fort Wayne
Whitley
Columbia City Post
Long Lost Girl Found Near Manson Wisconsin
Charles Johnson of Chesterton reports locating his daughter in the Manson area with her lover. The pair plan marriage soon, following her disappearance on January 3 which had prompted fears of foul play. The daughter says she will return home after the wedding.
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Wisconsin
Charles Johnson
Chesterton
Manson
Wis
Gee De Nolkmann Builds Dredges for John Hughes
Gee De Nolkmann of Nappanee is constructing two large dredges for John Hughes. The project involves sizable equipment and indicates ongoing industrial activity in the region.
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Gee DE Nolkmann
Nappanee
John Hughes
Very Satisfactory Week at the Irwin
Audiences savor performances this week at the Irwin with clear relish. Main and Malin are top favorites, Miss Malin sings capitally, and their banjo numbers are excellent in exquisite costumes. Kelly and Kelsey receive hearty applause, the bootblack quartet charms with clever imitations, Kitty Guy delivers Dreaming Love of You well, and the pictures are first class.
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the Irwin
Main
Malin
Miss Malin
Kelly
Kelsey
Bootblack
Kitty Guy
Girl Leaves Home Near Niles Michigan
Police search for 17 year old Irene Perkins who disappeared from a residence near Niles Michigan. Authorities believe a South Bend man enticed her away and may have located her location.
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Irene Perkins
Niles
Mich
South Bend
Change of Venue Filed in Barney Suit Against Mother
In Elkhart, Richard Carl Barney seeks a change of venue in the case involving the Samuel E. Barney estate. The court ordered reports on remaining cases at the March term beginning Monday March 4th. H A Stauffer sues Charles F Post in St Joseph circuit court for $200 commission from a real estate sale.
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Richard Car
Barney
Elkhart
Col. E
Edmund R. Kerstetter
Elkhart Nat. Bank
Strafford Maxon
P. L. Turner
Indiana Nat. Bank
Moses
B. “Wyland
Leander Anderson
Isaac Blumberg
Cosmo Buttermilk Soap Co
Elkhart County Trust Co
Metrica
Construction Co. Maude
S. L. Jackson
Clark Lane
Charles T. Greene
John A. Bickel & Co
James A. Arthur
Goshen Hardware Co
Conrad Landgreaver
Cook & Chester
Besse Shimberg
Elkhart Mutual Life Insurance Asso
Elkhart County Trust Company
American Mutual Life Insurance Co
Agnes E. Barney and Children
Samuel E. Barney
Richard Carl Barney
South Bend
H. A. Stauffer
Charles F. Post
St. Joseph
Primary Election Bill Offered By House Committee
The house committee on elections drafted a working measure after comparing bills from both houses. Introduced yesterday in the house by Hon. J. M. Fitch of Muncie, the bill outlines a working mode for legislative consideration and may become law with future amendments.
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House Committee On Elections
J. M. Fitch
Muncie
Elections Committee
Fire Destroys Vacant Farmhouse Near Elkhart
A blaze four miles northeast of Elkhart destroyed a vacant tenant house on the Samuel Cauffman farm. Officials say the fire arose from a defective stove chimney rather than arson. The house, vacant since last fall, was valued at about 1200 dollars with 400 dollars of Farmers Mutual insurance.
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Samuel Cauffman
Elkhart
Farmers’ Mutual
Ice Crop Looks Thin But Storage Ready for Summer
The ice crop appears very thin compared with prior years yet Chi Hinderer reports his cold storage will operate in the coming summer. Prospects of better conditions are unlikely as harvests remain sparse and demand continues to grow.
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Chi.Hinderer
Revival at First M. B. Church Draws Large Crowd
Evangelist Pugsley preached from Zachary 8 13 at First M B church drawing a large audience. The sermon urged decisive Christian living and salvation through Jesus Christ. A heart searching after service led to open confessions and prayers for the unsaved in Goshen. Services continue tonight at 7 30 with the Winona Hymns.
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M. B
Evangelist Pugsley
Zach
Jesus
Goshen
Winona
Indiana Senate Debates Two Cent Fare Bill and Bills Progress
The legislature weighed a two cent fare proposal and various bills. Democratic members split on approval of a rugged bill while committees reported for and against measures including sheriff powers on gambling devices and county fee allocations.
Indiana Democratic Club Biennial Reception Set
The Indiana Democratic club will host its biennial reception for Democratic members of the legislature in Indianapolis tomorrow evening. The event offers a formal gathering with an orchestra, refreshments, and short speeches by Honan Wood Cravens and Slack. A reception committee includes Eugene Runyan Halliott R Hooton Michael A Ryan Frank S Fishback and others.
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Indiana Club
Indiana Democratic Club
Indianapolis
Messrs. Honan
Wood
Cravens
Slack
Eugene Runyan
Halliott R. Hooton
Michael A. Ryan
Frank S. Fishback
C. L. Goodbar
Joseph Collier
Henry Friedman
Joseph E. Bell
John HE. Hollett
Henry Warrum
M. V. Millikin
Albert Sahm
Myron D. King
Henry N. Spann
F. T. Edenharter
Merchants Demand Kill of Parcels Post Bill
Retail merchants nationwide unite against Congress and the proposed parcels post bill. Small city dealers fear ruin at the hands of large mail order houses and urge protests especially where local commercial organizations exist.
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Congress
Premonition of Death Haunted Captain Cummins
For over a year Captain Cummins foretold a final summons and arranged his affairs with M. A. Demarest to manage his estate for his wife and grandson, legally adopted as a son. Doctors cited heart trouble though recent belief pointed to asthma, and today his death was said to be due to apoplexy.
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Cummins
M. A. Demarest
St Joseph County Medical Society Meets at Oliver Hotel
Doctors Becknell Wallette Yoder Miller Ash and Cook attended the 21st annual St Joseph County Medical Society gathering at the Oliver hotel in South Bend yesterday afternoon and last night. Dr Herman Spalding of Chicago delivered a fine illustrated lecture on smallpox.
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Becknell
Wallette
Yoder
Miller
Ash
Cook
St. Joseph County Medical Society
Oliver Hotel
South Bend
Herman ‘Spalding
Chicago
Chambers Celebrate 69 Years of Married Life
Mr and Mrs Alex Chambers of Danville celebrated their sixty ninth wedding anniversary yesterday. They were married near South Hanover and marked the milestone with family and friends in attendance.
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Alex Chambers
Danville
Hanover
Remonstrances Against Monon Ditch Expansion
A remonstrance was filed against enlarging the Monon ditch in White and Pulaski counties. The five mile ditch is estimated to cost 402,986 dollars to finish and over 100,000 dollars to build new bridges. Pulaski county would need to cover about 70 percent of the expense.
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White
Pulaski
Pulaski County
Brother seeks case drop in Daisy Powell assault
Adam Powell of South Bend seeks dismissal of charges against his brother, accused of assaulting Daisy Powell, eight, in a case unfolding in local courts. The appeal focuses on the alleged involvement of the uncle in the girl’s injury.
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Adam Powell
Daisy
Powell
South Bend
Hawks Injured In Street Car Fall
Mrs FR Cy Hawks suffered injuries after a fall from a streetcar frame. She is confined with her arm twisted and under medical care.
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FR Cy Hawks
Hher
Five Million Dollar Mortgage Recorded Here
The Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway Co. mortgaged its entire property to Central Trust Co of New York for 5 million dollars. Dated January 28, the 38 page instrument must be recorded in both real estate and chattel mortgage records. Recording fee is 30 dollars.
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County Recorder
Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway Company
Central Trust Company of New York
Democratic Gathering Hoe Buckeye Hotel Elkhart
Elkhart Democrats plan a large gathering and love feast at the Buckeye hotel on Tuesday evening February 19. A district affair is planned with a committee to invite speakers and arrange logistics. State figures Samuel M Ralston of Lebanon and B F Shively of South Bend are slated to attend. The event aims to kick off Indiana campaigns ahead of the next state convention with Ralston eyed as a possible governor candidate and Shively as a US Senate hopeful in 1909.
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Elkhart City
Bucklea
Samuel M., Ralston
Lebanon
Ind
B. F. Shively
South Bend
Indiana
Ralston
Shively
United States Senate
Colburn Academy Dedication Set for Mulberry
The Colburn academy in Mulberry Indiana will be dedicated Sunday February 10 with sermon by Rev. Hiram Peters of Decatur Illinois. Rev. Harry B. Reed of Chicago Lutheran synod will perform the formal dedication. An evening address on Christian education will be given by Rev. M L Wagner of Dayton Ohio.
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Mulberry
Colburn Academy
Ind
Hiram Peters
Decatur
Ill
Harry B. Reed
Chicago Lutheran Synod
A. H. Arbaugh
Syracuse
Frankfort
M. L.wagner
Dayton
Colburn
P. C. Wike
Luther Hogshead
Toledo
Goshen
Post Office Safe Burglary Conviction At Grand Rapids
Parker and Raymond were convicted by a federal jury in Grand Rapids for the Berrien Center post office safe robbery last summer. The jury reached verdict on a single ballot. Raymond testified for himself. Parker did not take the stand. The pair claimed they were in Chicago the day after the heist and were later jailed in St. Joseph before being moved to Grand Rapids.
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P. O
Parker
Raymond
Berrien Center
Berrien
Grand Rapids
Berrien Springs
Chicago
St. ‘Joseph
Grand ‘Rapids
Long Lost Brother Seeks Burial Details of James Huey
Melvin G. Huey of South Bend makes inquiry into the death and burial of James Huey who died about two years ago near Greeley Colorado. Huey, who is James Huey’s brother, has not heard from him for several years and seeks confirmation of his lost sibling.
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Melvin G. Huey
South Bend
James
Fairbanks News Reflects Voter Fatigue on Age in Presidency
The Indianapolis Star and Fairbanks papers suggest the public tires of an age-laden presidency and yearn for a fresh figure akin to the vice president, signaling desire for change in national leadership.
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Fairbanks. Co
Indianapolis Star
Fairbanks Organs
Age Reserve
Roosevelt
Pine
Sick List Note on Charles Freyberg’s Heart Trouble
Charles Freyberg shows no lasting heart trouble in today’s report. The item notes an absence of chronic heart issues and mentions no new symptoms.
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Charles Freyberg
Etter
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Ditch King
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