Nation celebrates 131st birthday with nationwide fatalities
A historical Fourth of July report notes 30 deaths and 1,468 injuries nationwide, with fire losses around 100000 dollars. Local towns such as South Bend, Napanee, Syracuse, and Elkhart held large celebrations, police reported no arrests, and crowds traveled by rail and steam lines as riders flocked to events on the rivers and lakes.
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C.S. B. & N. I. Company
South Bend
St. Joseph
Winona
Judge Dodge
Nappanee
Senator Parks
Syracuse
Benton Harbor
Lake City
Rogers’ Goshen
Kendallville
Elkhart
Wawasee
Justice Court
Co. G, First Reg
Lake Shore
Brethren Church posts remodel plans to next year
At the Brethren church quarterly meeting officers for the coming year were elected. Jas A Riley was chosen Sunday School Superintendent Hal Keyes will serve as assistant superintendent and other officers were re elected. Pastor Rev G W Rench received a salary increase. Remodeling the church was postponed due to lack of materials.
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Brethren Church
The
Jas. A. Riley
Hal Keyes
G. W. Rench
Eastbound Returns Bring Col Hord Home to La Porte
Col. A. P. Hord returns to La Porte from an eastern business trip that blended business with pleasure. He notes strong interest in the Chicago New York line and signals his plans to engage in local activities.
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Col
A. P. Hord
LaPorte
Chicago-New York
Successor Named in Milford Town Clerk Role
R A Reynolds longtime Milford town clerk and New Paris druggist resigned his post. Dr J E B Potter was appointed by the town board to fill the vacancy and has taken the oath of office.
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R. A. Reynolds
New Paris
Milford
J. EB. Potter
Rogers Go Shen Band Opens in Winona Reception Warm
The Warsaw papers report Rogers' Go shen band drew a good crowd and received a favorable reception at its opening engagement in Winona last Monday.
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Warsaw
Rogers’ Goshen
Winona
Gentry Dog and Pony Show Arrives in Town
The Gentry Dog and Pony show rolled over Lake Shore from Kendallville for Fourth of July crowds. Tents on Hast Parl street housed this afternoon’s performance with another show planned tonight. Afterward the troupe heads to Elkhart. Bloomington hosts them in winter. The tour garners strong local praise for quality and reputation.
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Lake Shore
Kendallville
Worster
Hast Parl
Gentry Enterprise
Elkhart
Bloomington
Hoosier
Thrift
Hit by Ball Leaves Milford Man in Critical Condition
Carl Coy of near Milford was struck in the face by a ball at Leesburg two weeks ago. A protective screen failed to stop the blow, causing severe nose bleeding and possible skull fracture. He has been confined to his room as doctors monitor his condition and bleedings.
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Carl Coy
Frog Pond
Milford
Leesburg
Thomas
Coy
Benson
Fire damages Chauncey Mickham home on North Ninth Street
A one and a half story residence at 414 North Ninth Street suffered heavy damage from a fire reported near Crescent Street around 11 p.m. Wednesday. The unoccupied house, gutted in the rear with kitchen origin suspected, was insured and neighbors moved out belongings. Chauncey Mickham recently bought the property.
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Chauncey Mickham
North Ninth Street
Crescent Street
Iit
Mickham
Bad Check Follies Draw Trouble for Goldberg in Michigan City
Abe Eugene Goldberg is sought in Michigan City for passing a bad check for 66 dollars on a board bill of 33 dollars. He allegedly sent the check to his wife in Niles Michigan who gave it in payment at a hotel, receiving 27 dollars in change. Goldberg was in Elkhart and Goshen gathering data for the Indianapolis Star and took out a marriage license on June 19 to wed Winona Smith but no return is recorded. He stayed at Hotel Haseau and at Elkhart’s Bucklea hotel with no noted suspicion.
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Michigan City
Michigan City Dispatch
Abe Eugene Goldberg
Goldberg
Niles
Mich
Elkhart
Goshen
Indianapolis Star
Winona Smith
Haseau
Bucklea Hotel
Elkhart area wedding notices and a New Paris marriage
Society items report the Wednesday Elkhart weddings of Aliss Bernice Nes ler and Charles Crambler at the bride’s home with 35 relatives, the Rev Spear officiating, and a Muskegon homecoming after August first. Also covered: Fausch Gardner nuptials in Goshen at the bride’s parents and Leer Stump wedding in New Paris with embalmers’ training noted.
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Aliss Bernice Nesler
Charles Marion Crambler
Elkhart
Spear
the Baptist Church of
William A. Fausch
Goshen
Iva VY. Gardner
Richard W. Gardner
Garfield Avenue
C. S. Champlin
St. John's Episcopal Church
Sixth Street
Lawrence Leer
New Paris
Arvilla Stump
Joseph Stump
Waterford
Spangler
Chicago
Deny Dead Fish At Webster Lake In May Fishing Surge
A fish commissioner's report from Warsaw notes dead fish at Webster Lake, with locals blaming Namie or chill conditions. A North Webster man cites unprecedented artificial bait fishing during nesting season, claiming 10 to 50 men fished daily in May and more black bass were caught than ever before.
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Webster Lake
Dynamie
Warsaw
North Webster
Obituary notices from Wentworth and Goshen area deaths
Wentworth Cora RR Wentworth wife of John Wentworth died in Elkhart today of cancer born 1857 survives husband and four daughters and one son. Catherine Method 29 died in Wikhart husband and Ed Nolan parents plus eight sisters survive. W Harvey Hoffman died 9 15 yesterday tropical malaria born Oct 21 1861 married Lavina Miller two children Kenneth and Raymond survive. Hoffman was telegraph operator for Eastern Illinois and Goshen postal chief and later in grocery with brother. Funeral at 417 South Sixth Street Sunday 2 pm with Oak Ridge cemetery burial.
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Wentworth
Cora RR
John Wentworth
Elkhart
Method
Catherine Method
Hayes Method
Wikhart
Ed Nolan
Decatur
Hoffman
W. Harvey Hoffman
Lavina Miller
Kenneth
Raymond
Eastern Illinois By. Co
Chicago
Goshen
Frank B. Hoffman
Cheopas
Mexico
Tonawanda Tribe
South Sixth Street
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Fire destroys main building of Toasted Corn Flakes plant
A blaze in Battle Creek Michigan leveled the Toasted Corn Flakes company main building causing about 75000 dollars in damage. Three firemen were severely injured and a lineman was killed by a live wire amid the debris.
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Toasted Corn Flakes Company
Battle Creek
Mich
Marriage Licenses for Several Couples Listed
Lawrence Leer of New Paris age 24 and Ar villa Stump of New Paris age 22. Jesse F. Lewis of Elkhart age 28 and Rosetta M. Dullinger of Elkhart age 19. Edward Oswalt of Leesburg age 22 and Maude Sechrist of Nappanee age 19.
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Lawrence Leer
New Paris
Arvilla Stump
Jesse F. Lewis
Elkhart
Rosetta M. Dullinger
Edward Oswalt
Leesburg
Maude Sechrist
Nappanee
Dismissals Hit Bowser Oil Office Over Dancing
Four office employees at the Bowser oil tank works in Fort Wayne were fired by S. F. Bowser after dancing, violating a pledge taken on joining the company.
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S. F. Bowser
Bowser Oil Tank Works
Fort Wayne
Wanted Girls Learn Glove Making Steady Work and Pay
Employment ad from Boreal Mfg Co at 128 North Malin Street seeking girls for glove making with steady work and good pay. Also notes Boys' sailor and soft straw hats sold at Lion Store for 39 cents on Saturday, previously up to one dollar.
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Boreal Mfg. Co
Malin Street
Lion
Fort Wayne Traction Grants One Cent Hourly Pay Increase
The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Co increased wages by one cent per hour for all crews on the Fort Wayne city streetcar lines. The raise was voluntary by the company and took effect on July 1.
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Fort Wayne
No Bids For Alley Repairs In Warsaw
Warsaw city council met to receive bids for paving several alleys. Twice in recent days no bids were received. About a mile of work is planned with concrete or brick and the exact method is to be decided.
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Warsaw
Lion Store Sells Shoes At Special Saturday Prices
All oxfords and shoes available at special prices this Saturday at Lion Store. Discounted footwear offered for limited time. Store location and hours not specified in available text.
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Lion Store
West Pullmans Fall to Grays in Independence Day Classic
In a Fourth of July feature at the Tonawanda grounds the West Pullmans lost 5 to 5 in a dramatic ninth inning collapse and a final walk off by Captain Leon Kelly. The Grays of Goshen rallied from a 5 4 deficit to tie the game and win when Starbuck scored on Kelly’s single. Earlier, the railroad team beat the Postoffice club 20 to 7 with Wysong striking out 13 in seven innings.
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Grays
West Pullmans
Chicago
Windy City
Waneck
Bamberger
Meyers
Ames
I. Kelly
O’brien
R. B. Kelly
L. Kelly
Book
Englehart
S Kelly
O'Brien
Sessin
R. B
Haich
Wilson
Evans
RB. B. Kelly
Mivers
Goshen
Kabinsky
Englehari
Obrien
Bunn
Hock
Kelly
Hutch
Hutchinson
Kubinsky
Pitcher
Timmerman
Goldstein
Starbuck
Goldy
Leon
West Pullman
Sree
Hackman
Postoffice
Tonawanda Grounds
Wysong
Railroad Boys
Fortunate Fourth for Goshen reports few injuries
The Goshen area saw several firework mishaps. John Mikesel was pitched from a moving Winona Interurban car and suffered a head bruise. Wayne Kyle burned by a firecracker in his waist pocket. Melvin Miller badly burned by a giant firecracker. J. W. Haines fell from a ladder and cut his lip. Local physicians treated all injuries.
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Goshen
Winona Interurban
Warsaw
John Mikesel
Wayne Kyle
Wilden Avenue
Melvin Miller
West Goshen
J. W. Haines
Skeletons Found on Topeka Farm Mystery Deepens
Workers digging gravel on the farm of Joseph J. Whetstone, three and one half miles east of Topeka, unearthed two white non adult skulls. The bodies show shallow burial without coffin and decay. wisdom teeth are formed in one jaw. The remains broke apart when exposed. The incident remains a deep mystery with many theories.
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Joseph J. Whetstone
Topeka
Man Killed by Cannon Crackers in Michigan City
Albert Hanson a 23 year old resident of Clyde Illinois died in Michigan City after lighting a final cannon cracker. He had traveled on the steamer Roosevelt from Chicago with a large stock of fireworks and the blast destroyed his sight. He lived with his parents in Clyde.
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Albert Hanson
Clyde
Two Accidents Reported In Local Areas
Mrs. William Kuntz of Ligonier fell while picking cherries and dislocated her ankle with possible internal injuries. In Fort Wayne, 16 year old Andrew Weber suffered a head injury from an explosion and is reported to be in critical condition with likely fatal outcome.
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William Kuntz
Ligonier
Andrew Weber
Fort Wayne
For Sale Cheap Piano and Lamps at 408 South Sixth St
Martha Horstmeyer died in Fort Wayne after heat exhaustion. The item listing notes a piano and hanging and vase lamps for sale at 408 South Sixth Street in Mys. The incident mentions the victim's death in Fort Wayne due to heat.
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South Sixth St
Martha Horstmeyer
Fort Wayne
Superior Court Quarters Debate in Elkhart
The Elkhart board of county commissioners mulled court quarters for the new superior court. Charles Monger proposes a ten year lease at 75 dollars monthly including heat and light, with court on the fifth floor. Opposing views favor shorter terms, while officials favor fifth floor office proximity.
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Board of County Commissioners
Elkhart
Charles Il Monger
Henry Clay Dodge
Davis
Berlin
Cannon
Glerk Fleming
Chatten
Klinger Lake Named From Early White Settler
The Sturgis Journal traces Klinger lake to an old Pottowatomie trail that became Chicago street. Indians called the lake Pine lake for the abundant pines near Blanchards Landing. A twenties-era settler named Klinger lived by the springs on Chicago road, and the lake took his name from the first white settler in the area.
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Sturgis Journal
Klinger Lake
Chicago Street
Pine Lake
Blanchards’ Landing
Klinger
Benham Estate
Chicago Road
Accident at South Bend injures many including 12 year old
A tragic accident in South Bend leaves 12 year old Alex Fredericks fatally injured after a toy cannon explodes. Wounded bystander reports indicate a score of others with minor injuries.
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South Bend
Alex. Fredericks
Derrick Fell Derrick on Court House Derrick Collapses
A section of the McCormack derrick on the east side of the courthouse fell at noon after a cable broke. No injuries were reported as no one was nearby.
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McCormack
Court House
Vaudette Theatre Screens Three New Short Films
Three new films appear on the Vaudette program for Friday and Saturday. A Peep Through Opera Glasses shows a husband discovering his wife with another man in a brisk and amusing fashion. Despair and A Chase After a Lost Hat complete the bill.
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Vaudette Theatre
Harvey Yoder Sells Dr Clift on Brazillian Herbs
Harvey Yoder, a seller of Dr Clif ton's Brazillian Herbs, states he observes greater sickness southeast of Goshen than in any other part of the county.
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Harvey Yoder
Dr. Clifton
Goshen
Congressman Brick Skips Albany Fourth of July Address
Congressman Brick did not appear in Albany Indiana to deliver the Fourth of July address drawing attention to a sparsely attended event and prompting questions about his scheduling.
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Brick
Albany
Ind
Fall in Wakarusa store cellar injures Nick Cripé
Nick Cripé slipped in a cellar at Flash Bros. in Wakarusa and sustained a bad injury. The incident occurred at the store location, with no further details on medical treatment provided.
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Nick Cripé
Flash Bros
Wakarusa
Throat Cut Stranger Killed by Train Near Goshen Veneer Works
A unidentified man, possibly Peter McParland of Armaugh Ireland or L M Katz, was killed when he stepped in front of a southbound Big Four train near River Avenue Goshen. Coroner and police found a razor, time book fragments, and clothes marked Cooper Cooper Chicago. no money or clear identification. The man appeared destitute, about 45, 165 pounds, sandy complexion with blue eyes. The body was taken to Culp's morgue for identification.
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Peter McParland
Bellard
Armaugh
Ireland
L. M. Katz
Big Four
Goshen Veneer Con
River Avenue
Lake Shore
Dewey
Elkhart
Metropolitan Trust and Savings Bank
Chicago
Co-operative Construction Co. of
E. C. Westwood
Washington Street
Bellard County
Cooper & Cooper
Chicago Clothiers
Charles Parker Delights Goshen Crowd with Burlesque Act
A large audience attended last evening at Irwin where Charles Parker of Goshen performed in a kid costume entering on an automobile. He delivered new jokes, two well rendered songs, and an eccentric dance. An encore brought a burlesque political speech that drew much laughter.
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Charles Parker
Te Irwin
Chas. Parker
Goshen
Ladies Hose and Slippers at Cut Prices Saturday
The Lion Store announces a sale on women and children apparel. Sixty dozen ladies fancy tan hose offered at 10 cents, worth 15 cents, plus ladies house slippers priced at 98 cents and children's play combination suits at 48 cents. Stock includes various hose items and cut prices for Saturday.
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Lion Store
Tonawanda Tribe to Meet for Funeral Arrangements
All members of Tonawanda Tribe No. 130 will meet at Wigwam tonight at 7 30 to arrange the funeral of Brother W H Hoffman. Fred Everett Sachem and B Whippy, C of R, presiding.
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Tonawanda
No. 130
Wigwam
W. H. Hoffman
Fred Everett
Sachem
B. Whippy
Local visit and Fourth of July outing near River Park
Messrs and Mesdames Israel Myers Welcome Weaver and Mrs George Howert with Miss Lela Seitz of Ligonier were entertained at the Himebaugh home northwest of the city over the Fourth. They enjoyed boating and fishing then supper in River Park. Also a Saturday sale at Lion Store offering men’s suits in brown and gray mixtures at 8.98, value 12.50.
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Israel Myers
George Howert
Lela Seitz
Ligonier
John Himebaugh
River Park
Lion
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Mortuary Record
Goshen Grays
Postal Postoffice Bigler
Lichtenwalter Pitlinger
Yntgags
Simpson Mowers
Parker Quin
Gorsuch Snook Croop Beak
Boulton Ands
Skeggee Culp
A. Fortunate
Board of Commissioners
Derrick
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