President Wilson Returns Home Aboard George Washington
The transport George Washington with President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson arrived in New York Harbor at 1 20 p m escorted by battleships destroyers and a mine sweeper along with a dirigible. Forts Hancock Hamilton and Wadsworth fired salutes as the ship neared its pier.
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New York
George Washington
Wilson
France
New York Harbor
Brest
Fort Hancock
Forts Hamilton
Wadsworth
Gasoline Schooner Sunk In Fog Collision
The gasoline fishing schooner Edmund F. Black from Portland Maine sank after a collision off the Georgian fishing banks in fog Sunday night. Eight crewmen were rescued and brought to New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Magungook
Rotterdam
Edmund F. Black
Portland
President Wilson to Address Senate Open Session Thursday
President Wilson will appear before the senate in open session on Thursday to present the treaty with Germany. A five member committee, proposed by Senator Lodge, will express the senate's willingness to comply with the president's request, an order adopted unanimously.
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Wilson
Senate
Washington
Germany
Senator Lodge
Ford Auto Struck By New York Central Freight Train
An eastbound New York Central freight train struck a Ford touring car at the Prairie street crossing in Elkhart early today. Occupants Lowell Yarnell and his nine year old son were badly injured and taken to General hospital. Yarnell suffered a severe scalp wound and bruising. the boy a fractured femur and cuts. Both were expected to recover.
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Prairie Street
Elkhart
Lowell Yarnell
General Hospital
Yarnell
Marion
Ind
Leesburg
Tratley
Wealthy Parents Post $3000 Cash Bond for Accused Boys
Wealthy parents of David White house, Frank Vance and Armour Riefer, posted a $3,000 cash bond and took the youths home from Albion via Arcadia. The boys, accused of theft of a revolver from A. B. Weaver store in Ligonier, pleaded guilty before Judge Schrock. They were arrested in Goshen.
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David Whitehouse
Frank Vance
Armour Riefer
Albion Fron Arcadia
A. B. Weaver
Ligonier
Bolshevik Move to Evacuate Petrograd Reported
Washington officials received definite information that Bolshevik authorities plan to evacuate Petrograd. The decision to abandon the capital was met with violent opposition from some elements of the government.
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Petrograd
Washington
Weather Delays Return Trip of British Dirigible
Weather bureau forecast sent to the ship at Mineola recommends delaying the return trip by at least 48 hours. The directive comes from the Navy Department and pertains to the British airship Rt Was.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mineola
Navy
Trent
Plants of Corn Products Refining Co Closed by Strike
Associated Press reports the Corn Products Refining Co plans to close its plants at Argo Pekin and others due to a 2700 worker strike demanding a closed shop. In Washington Postmaster General Burleson denies resigning to President Wilson as rumors swirl. Indianapolis solicits 1920 convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World with campaign letters sent to supporters for New Orleans.
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Corn Products Refining Co
Burleson
Associated Press
New York
The
For Products Refining Co
Comd
Pekin. TV
Washington
Wilson
Indianapolis
Associated Advertising Chits of the World
New Orleans
Warsaw farmer notes forged charge against Bert Strayer
Bert Strayer is under arrest at War saw charged with forging a note for 84.35 dollars on Levi Nagle a farmer living south of Warsaw The alleged offense was committed October 24 according to the affidavit of the prosecuting witness.
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Bert Strayer
Warsaw
Levi Nagle
Burglary Spike Strikes Laporte Homes
Dr and Mrs Ora Goo returned from a vacation to find their home had been robbed. Police report a rise in burglaries across Laporte with several incidents under investigation.
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Laporte
Ora Goo
Mishawka School Trustee Reelected. Six Streets Repaired
FE. B. Byrkit of Mishawaka was reelected to the Mishawaka board of education. Reparag Streets in Indianapolis are being repaired across six blocks.
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FE. B. Byrkit
Mishawaka
Indianapolis
Backfire From Auto Start Shatters Family Home
A disastrous blaze tore through a residence after an auto start backfired. a father and son were killed in the fire, with neighbors and firefighters reporting extensive damage and casualties.
Bank Barn Fire Destroys Smith Farm Near Goshen
A large bank barn on J. L. Smith’s Goshen area farm burned at noon, destroying calves hay grain and farming implements. Smith and his son William were burned, the Reo auto and a chicken house were lost, firemen aided but the cause remains unknown possibly a spark from a recently cranked automobile.
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J. L. Smith
Goshen
Middlebury Road
Mr. Smith
William
Jon
Reo
Seshen
South Main Street
Farmers Mutual Aid
Automobiles Cut Traffic on Interurban Routes
A twenty year old item notes the Elkhart Goshen electric line carried between 5000 and 10000 people on a Sunday. Officials of the Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway Co say Goshen to Elkhart travel has never been lighter, attributing the decline to the growing use of automobiles.
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Elkhart-Goshen
Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co
Goshen
Elkhart
Soda Fountain Tax Repeal Petitions Circulate
Signatures gathered in Goshen and at drug stores protest a 10 percent soda tax seen as a tax on food. Petitions will be sent to Indiana's congressional delegation as shop and office girls rely on ice cream and malts for meals in summer.
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Indiana
Congressional
Goshen
Doubt Over Willard Dempsey Fight Pictures in Ohio
Dispatch from Columbus reports strong doubt over exhibition of Willard Dempsey fight stills taken in Toledo last Friday. Officials indicate the pictures will be barred from display in Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Toledo
Guests at Review Mac cabee to be held this evening
Mr Minnie Olds of Elkhartond and Mrs Me will be guests at the Mac cabee to be held this evening.
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Minnie Olds
Elkhartond
Daniels and Others Set to Meet President Wilson
New York dispatch reports the transport George Washington carrying President Wilson and party eight miles southeast of Ambrose light at 9 05 am. She was escorted by two destroyers and a battleship with two additional destroyers in formation, while the Pennsylvania dreadnought with Vice President Marshall and cabinet members sailed through the Narrows toward the meet.
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Associated Press
New York
George Washington
Wilson
Ambrose
Pennsylvania
Marshall
Lloyd George Seeks Trials of Kaiser in London
A Paris report claims Lloyd George told Allied council members that there was no objection to trying Kaiser Wilhelm in London. The account, cited as authentic by a usually reliable source, says Clemenceau gave verbal approval during the meeting last week.
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Associated Press
Paris
Allied Council
Lloyd George
William
London
Clemenceau
25 Years Ago Today Boys of Company C Left for Hammond
On Sunday in Goshen Indiana National Guard Company C jest mobilized at 4 PM to quell disturbances tied to the greatest railroad strike in U S history. Fifty soldiers under Captain Fitzgerald rode the Lake Shore train to Hammond for a ten day duty. They received a large reception upon return.
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Water Works
Company C
Indiana National Guard
Goshen
Bk. H. Fitzgerald
Lake Shore
Hammond
Matthews
Robbins
United States
Delegates gathered for Mishawaka reunion by Indiana Army and Navy Union
About 150 delegates expected at Mishawaka for the first annual encampment of the Indiana Army and Navy Union. They will arrive in South Bend on the 9:14 train Saturday morning and be met by the Mishawaka garrison committee and War Mothers representatives. Delegates will travel to Mishawaka by special car.
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Department of Indiana Army and Navy Union
Mishawaka
Bend
War Mothers of
Two Drown in Flint Lake Valparaiso
Gary men John Cocik and Joseph Kruger, both in a boat on Flint Lake at Valparaiso, were drowned when the craft overturned about 75 feet from shore as they moved to change seats. The accident occurred 4:30 PM and rescuers reached the scene too late.
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Gary
Flint Lake
Valparaiso
John Cocik
Joseph Kruger
Veterinary District Representative Vacant
Ivor A F Pynn, district veterinarian for Laporte Storke Marshall St Joseph Elkhart and Kosciusko counties, has left the post leaving no representative for the districts. In urgent cases aid may be obtained from the state veterinary department.
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Ivor, A. F. Pynn
Laporte
Storke
Marshall
St. Joseph
Elkhart
Kosciusko
State Veterinary Department
Man Takes Carbolic Acid At Home Suicide Note Left
Wm. Barkhall, 58, blind, took two ounces of carbolic acid at his Elwood home as his wife was away at a grocery store. He left a note stating he killed himself because he was tired of life.
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Wm. Barkhall
Elwood
Huckleberries Sold At 38 Cents A Quart By Dealers
Reports claim a bumper crop. however local dealers are selling huckleberries at 38 cents per quart due to high grower prices. Girl Wanted Freyberg Le
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Freyberg
City Hall Con Addition Time Elapses Without Action
City officials extended the meeting with additional time but took no action on matters discussed last night. The session focused on pending agenda items and budget considerations with no final votes or decisions reported.
Mrs Latta Propositions Filed and City Hall Funds Reported
The Goshen common council met in regular session. A written proposition from Mrs Mamie Lesh Latta for selling her West Clinton street home for city hall use was read and filed. Treasurer Crowell reported $2287.35 in the special city hall fund. The committee on Mrs Hattie Kesler and Mrs Anna Drake properties requested more time to study the southeast Lincoln avenue and Third street bloc plan. The meeting adjourned with no city hall action beyond these items.
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Common Council
Hattie Kesler
Anna R. Drake
Lincoln Avenue
Third Street
Manrow
Hoovens, Castetter
Manreow
Mamie Lesh Latta
West Clinton Street
Charles H. Crowell
Schrock
Second Ward
Charnley
Zettler
Charles E. Neidig
Five Congressmen Urge Lifting Prohibition on Light Wines
Five members of the House Judiciary Committee issued a minority report urging repeal of the wartime prohibition act or at least lifting the ban on manufacturing and selling light wines and beer. The Judiciary Committee framed enforcement legislation as a special order with limited debate, signaling a likely heated House battle.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Rules Committee
Promoters Seek Backing for Erie Michigan Canal Plan
Urging organization for a big canal project in Goshen Elkhart Mishawaka and South Bend promoters of the Erie Michigan canal push for active support and funding across counties amid prior agitation with little solid action.
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Organization For
Goshen
Elkhart
Mishawaka
South Bend
Balding Many Hegnes
In Laporte a home famine persists as many houses are being erected to meet demand and provide shelter.
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Laporte
Open Cafeteria Planned at W. A. in Eikhert
A cafeteria will be opened in the Y. W. C. A. building at Eikhert. The plan outlines a new dining area to serve members and visitors with light meals and refreshments.
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Eikhert
Fletcher American National Bank Buys Elkhart Township Bonds
Elkhart township trustee Martin H Kinney sold a 20000 five and a half percent school bond issue to Fletcher American National Bank of Indianapolis for 855 premium. Six bids were opened from Indianapolis and Goshen banks. Bonds mature in 15 years fund the Rensberger school house in District No 1 east of Goshen.
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Martin H. Kinney
Elkhart Township
Fletcher American National Bank of
Indianapolis
Fletcher American National © Bank
Meyer-Kiser Bank
A. FL Wild & Co
Cit ‘Trust
Lockatapolis
Wm. H. Chauntey
Goshen
State Bank
Rensberger
Wheat Yields Fall Short in Elkhart County Fields
Reports from farmers show disappointing wheat yields in parts of Elkhart county. At the Frank Phillips farm in Clinton township the harvest runs to about two thirds of last year with much smut observed. Earlier estimates said county output would be well below 1918.
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Elkhart County
Frank Phillips
Clinton Township
County Farmers Plan Goshen Picnic Near City Park
Farmers of Elkhart county announce a picnic at City park in Goshen around August 1. They expect it to become an annual event and plan to form a reunion association within a short time.
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Farmers of County Plan
Goshen
Elkhart County
Council of Five Backs Plan to Attack Petrograd
The council of five approved a plan for a concerted attack on Petrograd by Finnish troops and Kolchak forces at Omsk. The move signals Allied support for a multi-front assault during the ongoing conflict in Russia.
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Council of Five
Petrograd
Associated Press
Paris
Kolchak
Omsk
Senator New Denies Marriage Ties in Los Angeles Murder Charge
Indiana senator clarifies he had a past affair with Mrs. Burger over 30 years ago and rejects any claim of marriage. He says he acted to make amends and has faced public judgment in his hometown, insisting he never shirked responsibility and the affair ended long ago.
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Washington
New
Indiana
Los Angeles
Harry S. New
Burger
Indiana Farmers Warn on Thrashing Machine Contracts
The Indiana Federation of Farmers Association issues a statement urging farmers to ensure thrashing machine owners with farm contracts comply with the workers' compensation act.
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Indiana Federation of Farmers’ Association
Farmers of Indiana
Messenger Boys Camp at Lake James North Webster
The Messenger Boys of the Presbyterian church travel to Lake James near North Webster for a ten day camping trip with Rev. Vannuys accompanying the group.
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Presbyterian Church
Lake James
North Webste
Rev
Vannuys
Lawrence Boy Hurt by Horse Kick Near Kendallville
Lawrence, 14, son of Quin cy Smith, living near Kendallville, was badly hurt when kicked by a horse. Cer of bran and middlings on track. Cartoyter & Co.
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Lawrence
Quincy Smith
Kendallville
Cer
Cartoyter & CO
Austria Set for World League Admission
World League council votes on Austria admission with five member nations confirming terms and Ernment overseeing process.
Five-member council to admit Austria to league after conditions
Paris July 8 the council of five decided to inform the Austrian delegation that their government would be admitted to the league of nations once it meets necessary conditions. The note signals a friendly reply and a lift of commercial censorship on communications with Germany alongside the blockade, with political censorship remaining. Also discussed were Norwegian war claims and Armenian repatriation in Armenia and Russia, referred by Viscount Milner.
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Paris
Council of Five
League of Nations
Germany
Armenia
Russia
Viscount Milner
Committee On Mandatories
Cost to Relay Lincoln Ave Brick May Reach 2500
The Lincoln avenue pavement from Main Street to the New York Central tracks needs relaying at an estimated cost near 2000 dollars and may reach 2500. The first pavement in Goshen, laid in 1893, suffered heavy traffic and careless replacements by plumbers. The relaying appears to be satisfactory so far.
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Lincoln Avenue
Main Street
New York Central
Goshen
State Highway Bids Due By July 15
The state highway commission invites bids by July 15 for multiple road projects including Niles road north from South Bend 4.68 miles and Lincoln highway Osceola to Elkhart 2.5 miles. Concrete, brick, and bituminous options are listed with per mile and combined contract estimates, including bridges up to twenty feet.
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State Highway Commission
Niles Road
South Bend
Lincoln
Osceola
Elkhart
Lincoln Highway
Prices Show Indianapolis Cheaper Than Most U.S. Cities
The Indiana Times analyzes living costs in Indianapolis by listing prices for meats vegetables bread flour tea coffee fruits and potatoes showing the city as notably cheaper than most other American urban centers.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
United States
Indianapolis seeks funding for venereal disease clinic
Indianapolis residents ask the common council to appropriate 8000 dollars to finance a venereal disease clinic movement. The request highlights public health efforts and local government support for disease control.
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Indianapolis
Common Council
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