Rogers' Celebrated Orchestra Heads to Lake Chautauqua
Rogers' orchestra sails for Lake Chautauqua New York to begin its fifteenth annual engagement at the summer resort. The ensemble includes Charles Rogers, George Roscoe, Thaddeus Ackiey, Joe Cook, and others plus performers from the Chautauqua School of Music, with two weeks of classical programming and receptions planned. The Septet concludes August 2 with additional open air concerts at Court Park.
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Rogers
Lake Chautauqua
N. Y
Lake Chautavgus
United States
Charles B. Rogers
G George V. Roscoe
Thaddeus aAealey
Frank Sack
la Mar Hutchinson
George Gollwitzer
L. V. Kawe
Celio
S. W. Kline
Arthur Swartz
Thomas Mew
J. D. Cook
C.K. Lease
George Sack
L. B. Noble
Thos Truex
J. Engand
Chautauqua School of Music
Thaddeus Ackiey
Laat
Chautauqua
Two Fatalities Mark Wanasa Area Notes
Oliver Mills laborer dies from horse kick after last night accident. Katherine Lucile Daub, Defiance native and Dry Goods manager, dies at 6 30 am after five weeks illness. She leaves father Adam Daub and large family. Funeral at St John’s Church then shipped to Defiance on the Big Four for interment.
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Katherine Lucile Daub
Adam Daub
Defiance
Ohio
Decease
Ilia
Adam P. Daub
Goshen
Valentine A. Daub
Findlay
J. H. Daub
Henry Daub
C. Galor
Theresa Sbhampay
Chicago
A. Stocking
Frances Daub
Sopha
St. Agnera
Foo du Lac
Wisconsin
Hernard Jaub
St. John's Catholic Church
Vern Young Offered Summer Vaudeville at Saratoga and Atlantic City
Eastern parties offer Vern Young a six week summer vaudeville engagement at Saratoga New York and Atlantic City New Jersey. Mr Young is considering the offer. The Farbers of this city plan to open a branch fruit store at La Porte and expect to close the deal next week.
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Vern Young
Saratoga
N. Y
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Young
Farbers
Lincoln Avenue
la Porte
Gratitude for Mr Stevenson Amid Blameless Life Praise
Koott extols Mr Stevenson noting pure thoughts and unwavering morals. A ten year old boy narrowly escapes death after a freight car incident near Kg Four station. he fled pursued by crowd, later found with pocket knife and told to report to the ticket office.
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Oioving
Kg Four
Ninth Street
Miss Minnie Valentine Sails for Manila with Red Cross nurses
Miss Minnie Valentine of Kendallville sails from San Francisco aboard the Grant on June 24 along with fourteen Red Cross nurses to Manila. The Grant also carries the Sixth Cavalry which will land at Hong Kong. Friends wish her safe voyage and success in her noble work.
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Minnie Valentine
Kendallville
Red Cross
San Francisco
Manila
Sixth Cavalry
Hong Kong
Miss Valentine
Unified Democratic Support for Bryan and Stevenson Declared
The text reports broad backing for the national ticket of Bryan and Stevenson within the Democratic Party. It notes past factionalism in Elkhart county has faded, approving comments from Lew Warner, and that gold standard, sound money, and imperialism dominate the platform, with Gold Democrats urged to vote for the ticket. A Goshen survey shows strong backing for principles of democracy and opposition to trusts.
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Bryan
Stevenson
Sewall
Elkhart County
Kansas City
Lew Warner
Palmer
Buckner
Goshen
Recount Confirms Ward 4 Precinct Vote Totals
Under Elkhart county circuit court order ex-members of the canvassing board reconvened to recount Sixth ward and fourth precinct returns rejected earlier for indefinability. The board counted and announced Leo M. Kurcharski 477 and Jacob Michalski 355 with a 24 vote majority for the named party. records signed and board adjourned.
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Elkhart County Circuit Court
Leo M. Kurcharski
Jacob Michalski
Triat
Bryan Stevenson ticket to be ratified at Plymouth meeting
The first official ratification of the Bryan and Stevenson ticket in this section will be made at Plymouth next Thursday during the congressional convention. John W. Kern, candidate for governor, will attend and it is expected there will be a loud whoop. Local headquarters open after the county convention Aug. 23, with plans for a marching club and a large supply of pictures of Bryan and Stevenson in demand by the county central committee.
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Bryan and Stevenson
Plymouth
John W. Kern
County Central Committee
Opinion Clarifies Oath Fees Between County Officials
Justice W H Eisler of Warsaw asked Attorney General Taylor whether a justice of the peace must pay another officer for administering an oath in sworn reports required by statute. Taylor answered that the county auditor is not entitled to compensation for swearing to a report, as it is a duty of his office. One officer may not claim pay from another for administering an oath when statute requires it.
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W. H. Eisler
Warsaw
Taylor
Justice of the Peace
Stevenson age claim clarified in political chatter
The article notes the belief that Adlai E. Stevenson is past 70, but records show he is not yet 65. It lists his birth in Christian County Kentucky on Oct 23 1835 and his career as prosecutor congressman two terms first assistant postmaster general and vice president with Cleveland in 1892.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Christian County
Kentucky
Cleveland
Mrs Libbie Lefebre Reunites With Former Husband
Mrs Libbie Lefebre returns to Chicago with former husband Jos Lefebre. They were married again after his desertion two years earlier and elopement with Mrs Nettie Rudy-Coats. Lefebre's divorce earlier allowed her to reside in the city for months, and the couple likely will stay in Chicago.
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Libbie Lefebre
Chicago
Jos. Lefebre
Lefebre
Nettie Rudy-Coats
Williams Bros and Carbonnesu Salting Works Begin
Work will begin soon on the construction of the Williams Bros. and Carbonnesu Salting Works. The project will be pushed forward as rapidly as possible.
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Williams Bros. and
Carbonnesu
Snch
Goshen Residents Eye Street Fair Plans This Fall
Residents were surprised by a Goshen home decorated with worn boots and a sign for a liveryman shoe repairer credited to Elmer Newell. Business leaders favor a street fair and may plan to hold it in September or October, though details are not yet set.
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Geo. Evans
Elmer Newell
Goshen
Suit for Attorney Fees Bridge Ordered Repaired
Will of William Axtell filed for probate. Marriage license issued. General grist.
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Will
William Axtell
General Grist
Democrats Rally Behind Bryan in Kan sas City Convention
A compendium of editorials and notices discusses Bryan and Stevenson as Democratic nominees from the Kansas City convention. Opinions from Elkhart and LaPorte papers praise the ticket and condemn imperialism as the campaign issue.
War talk at Long Sam's laundry sparks tense scene
Quang Lee and Long Fou threaten violence at Long Sam's laundry over reports of Chinese war and church casualties. They deny dispatches, deny war plans, and Juang Lee shows skill with a broom. Baseball coverage notes Tonawandas beat LaPorte-Goshen 9–2 with strong plays and gate receipts near forty dollars.
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Quang Lee
Long Fou
Long Sam
Juang Lee
Tonawandas
Miss Letitia Stevenson guest at Latta home in Fairlawn social note
The Chicago Times-Herald shows a half tone portrait of Letitia G Stevens on, daughter of Adlai E Stevenson. She attended a house party at Miss Romayne Latta’s Fairlawn residence in Goshen among the city’s society youth.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Latta
Fairlawn
Chicago Times-Herald
Letitia G. Stevenson
Stevenson
Romayne Latta
Bloomington
Ill
McLean Street
Franklin Park
Fifer
Mr. Stevenson
Elkhart County Obituaries and Local Incident Report
Andrew Ouderkirk aged 64 dies at his Osolo township home after arriving in 1841 with his parents He leaves four children including Charles and three daughters Mrs A R Byrne Mrs J M McDonald and Mrs George Shack Funeral services set for Monday at 2 pm Geo Aldinger 24 dies in Chicago son of Elkhart residents cause of death consumption while in Co E smith Reg Ind Vols later health trip to Denver and return via Chicago remains to be interred in Elkhart Mrs Theodore Garvin wife of former deputy county treasurer is hospitalized in Elkhart after a burglary where a thief posing as an electrician stole a pocketbook and a $50 draft returned by mail from Shakespeare post office Milford Junction police investigation ongoing
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Andrew Ouderkirk
Osolo Township
Elkhart County
Charles
A. R. Byrne
Elkhart
J. M. McDonald
South Bend
George Shack
Warsaw
Geo. Aldinger
John Hartman
Chicago
Jacob Aldinger
Co. E. Imith Reg
Denver
Colorado
Theodore Garvin
Garvin
Clark Hospital
Cleveland
Mrs Hisey Arrives in Goshen to Stay with Daughter
Mrs John C Hisey of Elkhart arrived in Goshen to stay with her daughter Mrs Bennett after claiming Rosa Woodard, known in Shipshewana, drove her from home. Hisey accuses Woodard of spending all her husband’s money and has given Woodard until Monday to evacuate or face prosecution. Woodard was jailed in Goshen with Jacob Wilkinson. Woodard’s husband is Wesley Woodard of Shipshewana.
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John C. Hisey
Elkhart
Goshen
Mrs. Bennett
Insurance reps pursue Mor rison Hotel fire questions
Witness examined but underwriters lack sufficient evidence for criminal charges. National board of underwriters still offers 500 reward for incendiarism conviction. Coroner Dugdale has not yet released the inquest findings.
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Morrison
Dempsey Son Still Missing. Mother Seeks Clues in LaPorte
Mrs. Dempsey of Galien Michigan visits LaPorte seeking information on son Michael Dempsey whose whereabouts are unknown. He left Michigan City about four years ago and was seen operating a stationary engine during drainage canal work. He reportedly talked of going to Mexico for work.
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Dempsey
Galien
Mich
LaPorte
Michael Dempsey
Michigan City
Mexico
Goshen News Briefs: Sister Missionary in China and Wagon Crash
City Engineer John L. Cooper receives news from his sister Ettie Cooper, a Che Foo mission radio correspondent, stating she is safe after traveling interior China. In Indiana, Ferris Naif of Ft Wayne loses control of a wagon when frightened by a Lake Shore train near the Big Four station. the wagon overturns but the driver avoids serious injury.
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John L. Cooper
Ettie Cooper
Che Foo
China
Ferris Naif
Ft. Wayne
Big Four Station
Lake Shore
Wind Storm Ravages Clinton Township Damage Measured
In Clinton township a powerful wind storm toppled many trees and fences with substantial damage. About thirty large apple trees were blown down affecting homes and properties. Signs proliferated at Wawasee cottages including a Hog For Sale sign and a door sign reading east boot and shoe on Mr. Evans’ property. Elkhart county Loan and Savings Association convened at Roose and Lint’s office to arrange closing of the fourth series.
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Clinton Township
Wawasee
Geo. Evans
Mr. Evans
Elkhart County Loan and Savings Association
Roose and Lint
Five Men At Salting Works Near Lateral Railway
At Work, The Williams Bros. and Charbonneau Co. have five men at work on the salting works beside the lateral railway seen in the area.
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Williams Bros. & Charbonneau Co
Real Estate Transfers and Local Promotions in Goshen and Elkhart
Edwino E Vernon transfers a Goshen lot to Eliza K Vernon for 500 dollars. Martha Rowell transfers a Goshen lot to Sam’l J Rowell for 700 dollars. Louis M Simpson and wife transfer an Elkhart lot to Jne Andrew Lamby for 700 dollars. Sears Gardner buys a handsome runabout from Case Buggy Mfg Co and moves to his pew stables on West Lincoln avenue. Welch Bros circus to be exhibited soon.
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Edwino E Vernon
Eliza K Vernon
Goshen
Martha Rowell
Sam’l J Rowell
Louis M Simpson
Jne Andrew Lamby
Elkhart
Sears Gardner
Case Buggy Mfg. Company
Pew
Weat
Lincoln Avenue
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Marion
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Miller & Drake
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Edward Smetzer
LaPorte County
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Indianapolis Press
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LaPorte Bulletin
William Jennings Bryan
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