Electrifying summer storm floods streets and steadies crops
A severe electrical and rain storm swept the city this morning after a hot spell. Lightning caused power and telephone outages while a trolley wire sparked after the bolt. Flooded basements and frightened residents followed, but the rain will benefit farmers with heavy moisture for corn, potatoes, and garden crops, despite the brief danger and heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Beeson
George W. Farrell
O. W. Cunningham
Robt. Meyer
Mr. Farrell
Ga lien man escapes electrocution in South Bend incident
Earl Roberts, 25, of Ga lien Michigan, narrowly escaped death when attempting to free a team of horses from a telephone wire fallen across a trolley line. The current passed through his body and he was thrown several feet by the shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Roberts
Galien
Mich
South Bend
Honeymooning Agent Fell From Swing At Station
Russell Foreman, day ticket agent at the Elkhart interurban station, who married on July 21 and had been spending his honeymoon at Christiana Lake, fell about eighteen feet from a swing at the Luke and Sprang inn, spraining his right shoulder and arm, bruising his right side and sustaining other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Foreman
Elkhart
Christiana Lake
Brimfield Call Suspends Publication. Morley Moves
The Brimfield Call sustains a suspension of publication while editor Morley leaves for Elkhart to take a job with Bake Shore Ry. The move follows the editor’s departure and outlines the paper’s temporary halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brimfield Call
Morley ‘Tas
Elkhart
Bake, Shore -Ry
Elkhart River Victim Thirteen Year Old Drowns
Thomas O Doud, 13, son of Michael O Doud a Lake Shore sailor, went out too far on the Elkhart river at the foot of State street in Elkhart this afternoon about 2 30 and drowned. He was with Dewey Masten and Fred Sunday. The father was notified and the river is being dragged for the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas O’doud
Michael O’doud
Shai Or
Grand Rapids
Mitc
Elkhart
State Street
Dewey Masten
Fred Sunday
Engineer Sam Cawley Sets Pace on Lake Shore Century
The Lake Shore Century left Toledo 1h41m late and reached Elkhart 134 miles away in 110 minutes, shaving 26 minutes off schedule. At times the train averaged 89 mph, breaking Flying Dutchman records by 3% minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Cawley
Toledo
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Cawley
John Gulmyer
Storm at Elkhart causes shocks and washouts
Rainfall in Elkhart measured 2.18 inches as a lightning strike shocked J. A. Gray, a city car conductor, while he used a telephone. A three year old boy was shocked when a tree near the Foltz home was struck. Two Jersey cows valued at 150 dollars were killed at the Nat Newell farm. Multiple washouts disrupted city car service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
J. A. Gray
John H. Foltz
Foltz
Jersey
Nat Newell
Seven Horses Saved as Barn Burns Near Middlebury
Lightning struck Wesley Balyeat’s barn west of Middlebury, burning it to the ground with 400 bushels of wheat and six tons of hay. Seven horses were saved. The loss runs about 1200 dollars, with about 3100 dollars in insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Balyeat
Middlebury
Society Events Miss Carrie Hinderer Hosts Miss Clara Myers
Miss Carrie Hinderer will entertain this evening for Miss Clara Myers visiting from Manistee Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Hinderer
Clara Myers
Manistee, Mich
Letter From Henkel Misses Elkhart Old Settlers Event
P M Henkel of Clinton Ja regrets not attending the Elkhart County Old Settlers Association annual meeting in Goshen on Sept 4. He is the last surviving participant in the 1844 Polk campaign in Elkhart County and recalls the March 5 1845 blowout celebrating Polk's inauguration with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Henkel
Isaac M. Carpenter
Clinton, Ja
Polk
Children at station after wandering from home in South Bend
Steve Redizsar aged four and his sister Rosie two years younger were unable to speak in the modern language and wandered from their South Bend home. Police picked them up and kept them at the station for many hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Redizsar
Rosie
Steve
South Bend
Ade warns of new party if Taft fails to lead
George Ade, the playwright, argues that without Taft taking charge in Washington a new party could form. The Warsaw Times and the Knox Republican condemn Ade for criticizing the Lincoln tradition and demand accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ade
Taft
Washington
The
Warsaw Times
Knox Republican
Mr. Ade
Lincoln
John Petersohn to Manage Elman Co Clothing in Chicago
John Petersohn formerly of Go shen and lately of Syracuse Churubusco and Columbia City will locate in Chicago to take the position of manager at Elman Co clothing house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Petersohn
Goshen
Syracuse
Churubusco
Columbia City
Elman & Co
Milford Lawyer Wilkie Led Elwood Strike Case
Former Milford principal H F Wilkie, a lawyer, defended the Elwood strikers before Judge Baker on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
H. F. Wilkie
Elwood
Baker Monday
Local Resident Kills Five-Foot Rattler in Yard
George Rhoads of Goshen once lived in Columbia City where he killed a five foot rattlesnake in his yard marking a unusual wildlife incident. The event adds to Columbia City's local animal encounter records.
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George Rhoads
Goshen
Columbia City
Assault suspect named in Ligonier product report
Ligonier product Harvey Yonkers is wanted for assaulting fourteen year old Elsie Wysong last Sunday night. Police urge identification and safe contact with authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligonier
Harvey-Yonkers
Elsie Wysong
Fresh line of box candies direct from the factory
A brief line notes new box chocolates arriving directly from the factory at Cc with labeling promising fresh production. The message emphasizes direct-from-factory availability and retail intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Just
At Cc
City Hall Talk Fades Yet City Aims For New Building
City discussions continue about a combined city hall and fire station owned by the city. Past plans fell through over the Rowell property issue, with current quarters merely temporary and lacking privacy. Proposals include donating a site on South Main or Fifth Street, with the March lot once offered at 6000 dollars and once sold for 1333 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowell
Kohler
South Main Street
Smith
Messick
Fifth Street
GOP Scrib es Gather in South Bend for Long Entertainment
Indiana Republican Editorial Association members begin a four day South Bend visit hosted by the city. They arrive with families and plan auto trips to Notre Dame St Marys and Lake Michigan excursions. M V Starr will attend for Goshen News Times and other editors from Laporte Lagrange Mishawaka Waterloo will join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Notre Dame
St. Mary’s
Berrien Springs
Mishawaka
Lake Michigan
Hudson Lake
M. V. Starr
Goshen News-Times
Willis T. Beal
The
Laporte Herald
R. H. Rerick
Lagrange Standard
BE. A. Jernegan
Mishawaka Enterprise
H. C. Willis
Waterloo Press
Mr. Waddell
Mortuary notices for Davis and Myers dated Elkhart and Middlebury
Mrs Sarah Jane Davis, 62, died at her son Cornelius Davis home in Elkhart after heart trouble. Interment in Ligonier. Mrs Andrew Myers, about 50, died in Middlebury after several weeks illness. Her husband and one daughter survive.
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Davis
Sarah Jane Davis
Cornelius Davis
Elkhart
Ligonier
Myers
Andrew Myers
Middlebury
Judge Baker's Decision on Elwood Strike
South Bend Times editorializes that Judge Baker refused the injunction sought by the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company against striking workers. It states he correctly upholds the workers right to organize and to leave en masse and to sustain targeted picketing as long as it does not block the employer from accessing the labor market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Baker
South Bend Times
Elwood
Hattie Family Searchs For Government Claim
Charles BE Hattie of Fort Madison along with his wife Mrs. Hattel has traveled to Seattle and Idaho registering for a government claim. He is the son of Jacob Hattel of 205 North Fifth street. The Hattels are visiting in Boulder Colorado with Misses Hattie Kreps Anna Bertie Hattel and Alice Clutter of Goshen during the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles BE. Hattie
Fort Madison
Jacob Hattel
205
North Fifth Street
Seattle
Wash
Idaho
Mrs. Hattel
Ft. Madison
Boulder, Col
Hattie Kreps
Anna
Bertie Hattel
Alice Clutter
Goshen
Man Injured In Hay Unloading Accident At Milford Area
Lloyd Haney of near Hastings formerly Milford sustained serious head injuries when a trip rope broke during hay unloading. He was injured while performing farm work and received medical attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Haney
Hastings
Milford
Drowned man Herbert Stansbury to receive $1000
A notice states the late Herbert Stansbury of Li genter was drowned in Lake Wananee. The Modern Woodmen announce a $1000 carriage or settlement related to his estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert’ Stansbury
Ligenter
Lake Wawanee
Carrie
Elkhart Fair Leaders Predict Record Exhibits
Elkhart county officials tout the second annual Elkhart County Fair to be held September 14 to 17 on association grounds east of the city. Officials report large stock and grain exhibits and an attractive implement display, with better track conditions and strong support from local and distant stock men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart County Fair and Agricultural Association
Indiana
Elkhart County
George Evans
Sears Gardner
John Snobarger
Lake Shore to Spend 3 Million on Signal Change
The Lake Shore announces a switch from left to right running, citing a past accident and an official inquiry. Management will revise signals crossovers and yards to adopt American right-hand traffic rules at an estimated cost of 3 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Interstate Commerce
Trig
Lake Shore Road
Newell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Manager Rodney Hill Abandons Walkovers in Michigan Tour
Rodney Hill of the Walkovers deserted the team during a ten day Southern Michigan tour. In Athens the coach's sudden departure left players stunned and cash missing. The squad played one more game before realizing enough funds for transport home. Four teammates arrived later and other positions found in Union City cement plant. Hill reportedly may be in Goshen.
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Rodney Hill
Walkovers
Athens
Mich
Michigan
Hill
Landgreaver
Stimson
Ponko
Goodrich
Bamberger and Simmons
Union City
Goshen
Suit Seeks Damages From Ex-Husband's Aunt
In South Bend a circuit court filing by the former wife seeks 5000 dollars from Jennie Sharpless, aunt of her former husband, alleging she alienated the affections of the nephew and husband and helped break up their home, echoing prior sensational divorce cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross J.frances C. Miller
South Bend
Circuit Court
Jennie Sharpless
Death mourns horse thief arrestee in Indiana case
The body of George French a 28 year old man who died after his arrest in Valparaiso Indiana was shipped to Decatur Michigan for burial. He died from peritonitis induced by distress over his arrest for horse thievery and the belief in his guilt proved after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George French
Valparaiso
Ind
Decatur
Mich
Elkhart Praised as Lake Shore Terminal by General Moon
General Moon commends Elkhart as a Lake Shore terminal second only to Collinwood in a letter to Vice President Schaff. The note discusses plans for a new Y M C A building in Elkhart and related matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Lake Shore
Collinwood
Mer. D. C. Moon
Schaff
Fishhook Accident at Caldron Lake
WaNage Jackson and Pete Horn from Ligonier fished at Caldron Lake. Jackson’s cast struck Horn in the face and two hooks became embedded in Horn’s cheek, necessitating a doctor to remove them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WaNage Jackson
Pete Horn
Ligonier
Caldron Lake
Jackson
Horn
Local resident B C Bickel undergoes operation
Friends report that B C Bickel of Elkhart underwent a surgical operation at Augusting Hospital in Gilheston last week and that information has been sent to all friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C. ‘Bickel
Elkhart
Murderer of Valparaiso Doctor Caught After 25 Years
The case follows Prosper Marion, killer of Dr. James Murphy in 1884 at Valentine, Nebraska, former Valparaiso physician. Marion escaped jail, hid across Mexico, California, Alaska, then was arrested in Seattle after a long search led by Murphy’s daughter Mrs. Cora Morrissey.
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Valparaiso
Seattle
James Murphy
Valentine
Neb
Prosper Marion
Murphy
Marion
Wash
Cora Morrissey
Mexico
California
Alaska
Orient
Senator Shively’s Health Worsens in Washington
Senator Shively’s health has declined since taking office in Washington. The demanding tariff revision struggle and relentless sessions took a toll, keeping him confined at the National Hotel by physician order. Even so, he remained active, tackling the Aldrich bill and its tariff excesses from his rooms, earning broad attention for his arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shively
Washington
Senate
National Hotel
Fifth Annual St Joseph Valley Chautauqua Opens in Elkhart
The fifth annual St Joseph Valley Chautauqua opens this evening at McNaughton park Elkhart for ten days attractions include Caleb Powers Billy Sunday Arthur Gringle Gov Folk and Frank M Bristol with Kryl's band performing on August 7 8 and other showings through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Valley
Elkhart
McNaughton Park
Goshen
Caleb Powers
Billy
Arthur Gringle
Gov. Folk
Frank M. Bristol
Kryl
Four Generations Reunion Plans Mil lersburg Meeting
The executive committee of the Four Generations Reunion Association led by C. B. Freeland B. F. Dewey J. Thon and W. B. Barnard met at Mil lersburg to launch plans for the fourth biennial gathering to be held Thursday and Friday, September 2 and 3 at Mil lersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg
Four Generations Reunion Association
C. B. Freeland
B. F. Dewey
Ss. J. Thonas
W. B.barnard
Delicate Surgical Operation On A Local Horse
Dr W J Armour performed a delicate surgical operation yesterday on a three year old horse owned by Jonathan Miller near the city. The procedure involved trephining both sides of the skull after anesthesia. The trouble stemmed from unsound teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Armour
Jonathan Miller
Heat distress foils two workers at Elkhart plants
Otis Robinson of the Buescher factory and Ida Ritenour of the Sidway plant were overcome by heat in Elkhart yesterday. Ritenour reportedly drank too much ice water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Robinson
Buescher
Ida Ritenour
Sidway
Elkhart
Miss Ritenour
Jim Brown Entered in Free For All Pace at Ligoni er Next Saturday
Jim Brown, stables with George Evans, is entered in the free for all pace at Ligoni er next Saturday. The entry adds local interest to the upcoming race card and highlights Evans as Brown’s owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Brown
George Evans
Ligonier
New Station Agent at Milford Hotel
George HE Snyder, proprietor of Hotel Milford, will take charge of the interurban station at Milford, projecting a new phase for local transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George HE. Snyder
Milford
Special Stade Camp No 30 Members Meeting
A special meeting of the members of Stade Camp No 30 will be held as ordered. Attendees are requested to attend and participate in the designated agenda items. Further details will be provided by the organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stade Camp
Winona Co Plans to Enter Fort Wayne Traction Field
Northern Indiana rail chatter centers on J A Barry’s Wabash and Northern line via Wabash Warsaw and Kosciusko counties. Rumors say Winona Interurban will build to Fort Wayne or connect Warsaw to Sidney, with delays tied to financing and Peru line completion. Barry’s absence and a possible Sidney junction underpin competing routes as lenders weigh options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Barry
Wabash & Northern
Wabash
Kosciusko
Warsaw
Winona Interurban Railway Co
Fort Wayne
Winona Company
Sidney
Indiana
Barry
William Moyer
Huntington
Winona Interurban Company
Ft. Wayne
Pennsylvania
Peru
Yellow Creek Lake
Straw Stack Struck by Lightning in Summer Storm
A bolt of lightning struck a straw stack on the Joseph Yoder farm two and a half miles southwest of town during a heavy storm. Firemen and chemical extinguishing aid were called from Goshen to protect the nearby barn, and after a prolonged effort until noon the barn was saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Yoder
Goshen
Poor Barometer and Weather Forecast Warns of Heat
The barometer signaled fair weather but farmers warn of hot dreary days ahead as crops may suffer. The Goshen Daily News Times notes a forecast on July 28, 1909, while the heaviest summer rain arrived at 8 am, 16 hours after the prediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Daily News-Timea
Local Man James Method Injured in Toledo Bicycle Collision
James D. Method, formerly of Mikl ersburg, now of Toledo, was badly injured when an automobile struck his bicycle in Toledo. His clothing was torn and his body bruised. The driver paid expenses after a signals mistake caused the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Method
Miklersburg
Toledo
Mr. Method
Bridge Collapse Near Wakarusa Claims Narrow Escape
A wagon laden with lumber was driven by Jacob Weldy when Scales Bridge, five miles north of Wakarusa, gave way this morning. Weldy and a passenger were seriously injured but survived, narrowly escaping a fatal fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scales
Wakarusa
Jacob
Will
Rogers Band Park Evening Concert and Dance
The Rogers Band hosts a Friday night program at the park featuring a motion picture, Ralph Boileau in vocal solo and Mrs. Frederick Wapham in cornet solo with the regular Friday night dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Park
Ralph Boileau
Frederick Wapham
Hit with Cue In Lake Shore Fireman Injured
A Lake Shore firefighter bleeding from a pitard cue during a billiard incident narrowly avoided losing sight. He required several stitches after the blow in Eikhart, leaving him hospitalized for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banker
Lake Shore
Eikhart
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Wernice ‘Seegers, Care
Democrat
Elkhart River
Ade
City Hall
G. O. P. Scribes
Mortuary Record
Elahart
Frank Irwin
Oliver Cancellor
Patoka
Gilsson County
Laporte
Smd
Winona CO
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