Fire destroys JKSHOP on Main Street
Junk shop Blumberg and Hershfield at 224 226 South Main Street damaged by incendiary fire. Insurance totals 1,000 for the firm and 3,000 for Neidig. Fire found on the second floor after dawn. officers and crowd witnessed water with extensive soaking of lower offices. Spontaneous combustion favored. rats or mice considered possible but deemed less likely. No loss figures yet. firm records intact and business can continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blumberg & Hershfield
D. W. Neldig
South Main Street
Neidig
Isaac Blumberg
Abe Hershfied
German Fire
Rochester
E. E., Mummert
American
Newark
N. J
Phoenix
Brooklyn
L. J. Brooks
Elliott
Metropole
Harvey Cripe
Main Street
Lincoln Avenue
Miller Nancy Miller obituary and a house fire report
Nancy Miller aged sixty one died at her daughter’s home in Elk hart after tuberculosis. She was born May 12 1847 in Crest line Ohio and survived by two daughters Mra A A Billett of Bikhart and Mrs C G Wright of Chicago and two sisters. Funeral at her daughter’s home with Rev Ogilvie. Interment Middlebury cemetery. Country home near Plymouth burned with contents. family escaped. Incendiary suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Ogilvie
Middlebury Cemetery
James Wickleer
Plymouth
Democrats Meeting to Organize Local Club in Elkhart
In Elkhart township council chamber this evening at 7 30, a meeting of Democrats will organize the local Democratic club for the coming campaign. Committeemen appointed last Wednesday evening are urged to report. All Democrats and supporters invited. L B Noble, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrate
Elkhart Township
Democratic ‘Club
L. B. Noble
Miller to Introduce Watson at Elkhart Chautauqua
Arrangements are set for Charles W. Miller to introduce James E. Watson at the St. Joseph Valley chautauqua in Elkhart at 2 30 tomorrow afternoon. The rival gubernatorial candidates met at the Republican state convention with Watson prevailing. Watson’s arrival was delayed by telegram and he will be lodged at the Hotel Bucklen after 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Watson
Elkhart
Charles W. Miller
St. Joseph Valley
Miller
Mr. Watson
Watson
Bucklen
Roscoe C Stone Dead After Porch Fall Injury
Roscoe C Stone died at 9 30 p m from injuries after falling from a porch in Elkhart about a week earlier. He worked at Dotson Bros bottling works. Surviving relatives include two sons and two brothers. his wife died in 1902. He was born in 1858.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe C. Stone
Elkhart
Mr. Stone
Dotson Bros
Ninth Birthday Party for Mary Jackson Held at Home
Mrs Melvin Jackson entertained on a Saturday afternoon for her daughter Mary’s ninth birthday. About twenty young guests attended with several out of town visitors including Lillie Ellis from South Bend and Mrs. F Jackson and C E Denning from Ligonier. Refreshments were served with Mrs. Jackson assisted by Mrs. D K Garman.
Police Call on North Side Domestic Case and Drunken Disturbances
Neighbors intervened when Clemens Albert Swinehart allegedly beat his wife at their North Side home. He was jailed, bonded by lawyer J. B. Gattshall for A. S. Zook, acting prosecuting attorney. Mrs. Swinehart recently sued for divorce but now reportedly will not prosecute. Earlier, Madison Street residents phoned police about drunks making themselves offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemens Albert Swinehart
Swinehart
Madison Street
City Editor Resigns From South Bend Morning News
Marshall W. Smith, city editor of the South Bend Morning News since its inception, resigned yesterday morning. He has not decided on future plans. A capable writer, Smith was formerly on the Elkhart Truth and left the Elkhart county Democratic central committee role when joining the South Bend News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall W. Smith
South Bend Morning News
Mr. Smith
Elkhart Truth
South Bend News
Elkhart County
Democratic Central Committee
Minnesota Governor Councils with Northfield Politician
Governor Johnson of Minnesota said in a Goshen conversation that he knows Joel P. Heatwole of Northfield Minnesota and credited the former Hikhart county man for being a clever politician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel P. Heatwole
Dikhart
Burglary Case Bound Over To Superior Court
Andrew Rhodes, arrested in South Bend on charges of burglarizing an Elkhart store, was given a hearing and bound over to the superior court in bonds totaling 1000 dollars. James B. Dodges represented him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Rhodes
South Bend
Elkhart
James 8. Dodges
John Temple Graves Lectured in Goshen Years Ago
The Hearst independence party nominee for the presidency lectured in Goshen years ago, brought to town by HB. W. Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Temple Graves
Hearat
Vigs
Goshen
HB. W. Baker
Fragmentary OCR Note from North Firth Street
Incoherent OCR snippet shows names Mtok Liat and Will Gartoee with vague references to a location North Firth Street. No clear event or outcome is readable.
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Mtok Liat
Will Gartoee
North
Firth Atreet
Johnson speaks to crowded Elkhart crowd at chautauqua
Minnesota governor John A. Johnson addressed a packed St Joseph Valley chautauqua tent in Elkhart at McNaughton Park yesterday afternoon. He left by train for Chicago after a one and half hour speech. Interview in Warsaw touched on politics with Democrats and the Hearst Independence party. crowd size and patronage were noted as uneven. Tomorrow James E. Watson is slated to speak at 2:30 pm, with local Republicans aiming to amplify the event’s political importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
St. Joseph Valley
Chicago
Habis
Iowa
Indiana Traction
Etihart
Warsaw
Hearst
Independence Party
Chautauqua
Gov. Johnson
James E. Watson
Congressman Watson
Hikhart
Abbott Machine backs Joe Clark for Portland mayor
A Bayville article notes Joe Clark of Portland actively seeks votes for mayor with support from incumbent Frank Abbott of Goshen and the Abbott political machine. Clark was defeated by Abbott a year earlier in a prior campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Clark
Portland
Bayville
Winona Daily Review
Politica
Frank Abbott
Goshen
Clark
Abbott
Fort Wayne Doctor Escapes Train Crossing Disaster
Dr. J. W. McCausland of Fort Wayne and his party narrowly escaped death at a Pennsylvania crossing near Columbia City. Charles King and family were killed a week earlier, and Mrs. McCausland saved her husband when the auto sped toward a moving train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
J. W. McCausland
Pennsylvania Crossing
Columbia City
Chas. 8S
King
Familly
Painter James Clark Falls From Train Near Mishawaka
James M. Clark aged 26, a painter, fell from a Lake Shore train while hitchhiking into Mishawaka. His right foot was crushed severely requiring amputation. He sustained head injuries and substantial blood loss. The crew provided first aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Clark
Klondike
Mishawaka
Lake Shore
Burner Co Wins LaPorte Jail Contract for $8000
LaPorte county commissioners awarded the contract for the new county jail, sheriff residence, and stable to E Burner company of South Bend. The bid totaled 8000 dollars, the lowest offer received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burner & Co
LaPorte County
E. Burner Company of
South Bend
Deaths: James Lewis Croxton buried at Angola
James Lewis Croxton died Sunday at Angola and was buried yesterday. He was a brother of Captain Jack Croxton, once proprietor of the Violett House now Hotel Hascall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angola
James Lewis Croxton
Jack Croxton
Violett House
Hotel Hascall
On Another Tramp Nicholaa Theodore Heads East
Nicholaa Theodore, who walked through here several weeks ago, is enroute from Omaha Nebraska to New York on wager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholaa Theodore
Omaha
Neb
New York
Unions Organize to Oppose Watson for Governor
A nonpartisan Elkhart labor club has passed a resolution urging working men to vote against James E. Watson for governor. Republicans fear for Watson’s standing due to his support of the 16 hour railway workers bill and opposition to immigration and ship subsidy measures. Strong local union presence could depress Watson’s support when results from Elkhart are counted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
James E. Watson
Watson
Congress
Kern to Speak at Chautauqua in Charles City
John W. Kern Democratic vice presidential candidate told Indianapolis crowds his next speech would be at Charles City Iowa on August 8 for a chautauqua He accepted Muncie Trades Council invitation to deliver the principal Labor Day address and his talk will be non partisan
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John W. Kern
Indianapolis
Charles City
Chautaudua
Kern
Muncie Trades Council
Goshen Quartette Challenges At Irwin Theatre
A lively contest is planned at the Irwin theatre this evening between Goshen quartette and Tip Top quartette from the Majestic organization. Management offers a prize to the winner with audience deciding the result.
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Goshen Quartette
Irwin Theatre
Tip Top Quartette
Majestic Organization
The
Majestics
Woman Threatens Suicide at Twin Springs Resort
Nellia Marshall 20, divorced mother of a two year old, threatened to drown herself at Twin Springs on the St. Joe river near Berrien Springs after trouble with fiancé Sherman Seagraves. She ran toward the river and was later found unconscious in the woods.
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Nellia Marshall
Twin Springs
St. Joe River
Berrien Springs
Sherman Seagraves
First Bryan Lithograph Shown in Private Window
Mrs. Belle Jenkinson of 111 North Fifth Street becomes the first Goshen resident to display a Bryan lithograph in a private window during the campaign. She also owns an excellent charcoal drawing of the Nebraskan and notes plans to send a supply of Bryan and Kern lithographs here.
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Bryan
Belle Jenkinson
No. 111
North Fifth Street
Jenkinson
Kern
Fell from Fence Thelma Garber Injures Child Near City
Thelma Garber, three, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Garber on the Frank Cline farm three miles northwest of the city, fell from a fence yesterday and suffered painful injuries. Initial fears of broken ribs were unfounded and the child is better today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma
Albert
Garber
Frank Cline
Correction on names and confinement in a reform school
A correction notes that Frank Madlem caused his own death years ago, not George Medlama4 as published. The Democrat writer incorrectly stated Riley Brown was in the penitentiary. Brown was confined in the reformatory.
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Frank Madlem
George
Know Next Congressman Named By Henry A Barnhart
Mrs A J Ford of the North Side is named along with Henry A Barnhart in Democratic congress plans. The two childhood friends are cited as hopeful contenders with expectations of strong local backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Barnhart
Congress
A.J. Ford
North Side
Ford
Not Voting for Future Leaders in Local Race
A fragmentary editorial discusses voter stance toward candidates, noting resistance to supporting two men with high salaries and large campaign spending. It mentions Republican hesitation to publish certain names, implies Bryan and Kern could win, and urges Democratic unity with working men backing Bryan amid political tension.
Barnhart Confident of Support in Elkhart Visit
Democratic nominee Henry A. Barnhart and S. N. Stevens visited Elkhart to hear A. Johnson’s lecture and assess the 13th district. They reported strong Republican backing and described the southern district as very encouraging, predicting a turning tide in next November’s ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Barnhart
Congress
S. N. Stevens
13Th District
Elkhart
A. Johnson
Mr. Barnhart
German Carp a Failure in Fort Wayne History
The Fort Wayne Sentinel recalls a 25 year old note that Congressman Lowry arranged with the United States fish commissioner to supply German carp to constituents for stocking ponds. Residents could request specimens by contacting Lowry. Yeoman's Lake, stocked earlier by Col. R. M. Johnson, proved a failure, roughly as low in quality as dog fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne Sentinel
Lowry
United States Fish Commissioner
Yeoman's
Col
R. M. Johnson
Lost Auto Race With Death In 56 Mile Dash
J T Graves of Mishawaka and Irvin Kelly of Goshen raced to reach Graves mother in Brimfield as death neared. Graves rode the 5 39 Interurban to Goshen then sought a ride to Brimfield, Kelly agreed to drive. The 56 mile trip was completed in fast time but the race ended with the mother dying minutes before arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Graves
Mishawaka
Irvin Kelly
Goshen
Jersey City Man Marks Texas Trip On Wager
J Q Lockwood of Jersey City hiked through Waisaw en route to Denver on a wager. He aimed to cover a little over 2000 miles in sixty days. His stake started at 250,000 with a friend claiming 350 more if he finished in August, averaging more than 35 miles per day.
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J. Q. Lockwood
Jersey City
Denver
Col
Suiles
Alxty
Lockwood
Fragmentary political platform notes and hazy quotes
Fragmented OCR text references political duties and a call to continue work. Mentions harmony with a city office and party platform phrases, plus a vague appeal to legislate for an individual. Poor readability obscures clear names, dates, or concrete actions.
Delightful Recital at Gortner Home by Two South Musicians
Last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Gortner a large Goshen audience attended a joint outdoor recital by Hal VandAitken violinist and Clyde White bass soloist from Bend Conservatory of Music. Selections included Ries Adagio, Vieuxtemps Reverie, Bohm Legende, Julia Caesar arias, Till I Wake and Three Roses Red. White will give weekly vocal instruction in Goshen. proceeds benefit the Presbyterian choir fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Hi. Gortner
H. H. Gortner
South” ‘Bend
VandAitken
Goshen
Ries
Vieuxtemps
Bohm
Amy Woodford Finden
Norris
White
Roscoe and Wilson
Albert Hanson
Planiat
Presbyterian Choir Fund
Family Feud Over Teen Marriage Sparks Adoption Effort
A Terre Haute man opposes his 13 year old sister's marriage plans and warns South Bend parties against aiding the union. A family fight unfolds as relatives push for legal guardianship to prevent the wedding amid heated dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slater
Harry ‘Webb
Terre Haute
Ind
Ole Christoph
South Bend
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Hae
Mortuary Record
C. W. Miller
Abbott Machine
New
Enterprise
Watlon
Nee
J W. Kern
Wateau
Bryan and
Marshall
Barnhart
Sas Oy
Munity
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