Abbott elected mayor of Boyville in juvenile camp election
Frank P. Abbott Jr was today elected mayor of Boy's City at Winona Lake juvenile camp. The Columbia voting machine from Indianapolis was used. Attendance was under 500, below expectations of 1000 or more. Goshen led delegations. South Bend and Elkhart underperformed. Joe Clark of Portland sought a seat on the board of public works despite water party protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Abbott, Jr
Boy’s City
Winona Lake
Colmbia
Indianapolis
Goshen
South Bend
Elkhart
Joe Clark
Portland
Board of Public Works
Water Party
New Teacher Employed as Goshen High Principal
Webster Davis, Albion College graduate, has been hired by the Goshen board of education as science teacher and will become Goshen High School principal. He studies at the University of Chicago and has taught in Yale LA Kalamazoo and Aurora. Davis will coach football and lead athletics. he led Albion to the state baseball championship and is married. Miss Lehman and Miss Balyeat receive leaves, while Prof. Bremer remains assistant principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Webster Davis
Albion College
Albion
Mich
Goshen Board of Education
Davis
University of Chicago
Yale School
Los Angeles
Cal
Kalamazoo
Aurora
Board of Education
Beulah Lehman
University of Indiana At Bloomington
Wilma Balyeat
School of Education
Chicago
John W. Bremer
Marriage Links Goshen and Stryker Pair in Society News
Society notes report the forthcoming marriage of Winfield Pepple of Goshen to Miss Ruby E. Collins of Stryker Ohio, set for tomorrow at the North Side home of Charles Gill. Mrs Lloyd Burris hosted the Zwinglian society at 208 North Fifth Street last evening. A miscellaneous shower honored Miss Merle Parker, who will wed Chas Reynolds of Chicago on September 12. Miss Bernice Elliott entertained luncheon for guest Miss McClurg of Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Pepple
Goshen
Ruby E. Collins
Stryker, O
Charles Gill
Lloyd Burris
Zwinglian Society of the First Reformed Church
North Fifth Street
Merle Parker
Chas. Reynolds
Chicago
Bernice Elliott
Miss McClurg
Pittsburg
Packing Peas at Warsaw Canning Co Ends Crop Strong
The Warsaw Canning Co finishes packing peas with the crop meeting high standards. By yesterday about 12,000 dozen cans had been packed, and nearly all were of the finest grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw Canning Co
Tillman Day at Elkhart Chautauqua event
Special cars will depart Goshen at 1 30 p m direct for Chautauqua grounds arriving about 30 minutes before the lecture. Everyone wants to hear Tillman. Return specials depart Chautauqua grounds at 4 40 and 5 40 p m.
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Tillman
Elkhart
Goshen
Chautauqua Grounds
Brakeman Struck by Passenger Train in Monroeville
W. H. Stauffer a 21 year old brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad was struck by an eastbound passenger train at Monroeville near Fort Wayne and received injuries that may prove fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Stauffer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Monroeville
Ft Wayne
Land Sale in Elkhart Township to Mier and Rose
Mrs. M A Cornell of Goshen sold 120 acres of Elkhart township land to A B Mier and Isaac Rose of Ligonier for 12000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Cornell
Goshen
Elkhart Township
A. B. Mier
Isaac Rose
Ligonier
Squirrel Hunters Scarce As Season Opens
Rural districts report few nimrods since the squirrel season began July 1. A ten day sale starts Thursday August 1. Don’t delay. Come early and join the band of money savers at Lion Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Money. Savers
Taken to Chicago for possible amputation of leg
Henry Snobarger of Syracuse who lost his right leg in a conveyor accident at Sandusky Portland Cement Co was transported to the Post Graduate Hospital in Chicago for examination and possible second amputation. His brother John accompanies him while Dr Hoy and a nurse travel with him aboard the B and O train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Snobarger
Syracuse
Sandusky Portland Cement Co
Chicago
Hoy
John Snobarger
Lake Shore
Snobarger
Post Graduate Hospital
Iign
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Charms Crowds in Lagrange Debut
Lagrange drew the largest crowd in its history as Hagenbeck Wallace Circus visited yesterday. The parade reached the town after 1 50 PM, two canvas sections were omitted, but demand forced extra seating. About 1000 spectators occupied the hippodrome in the afternoon and night business was strong, marking the town’s first big circus since the John Robinson visit years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
Grand Rapids
GR & L
Bluffton
Ind
Ball Park
B. BE. Wallace
John Robinson
Cars Off The Track Halt City Transit
A street car derailed on Douglas street at 5 pm tying up traffic until 9 pm. Another Goshen bound car left the track at Goshen college around 6:15 pm and arrived in town about an hour later. No 6:30 Goshen to Warsaw service ran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Street
Goshen
Winona
Goshen College
Warsaw
Boat Capsize Averts Disaster on Simonton Lake
Three Elkhart youths Jas Cunningham Este Gard and Sanford Clymer were nearly swept when their boat filled with water and capsized on Simonton lake. After a struggle they righted the craft and reached the shore safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocker
Simonton Lake
Jas. Cunningham
Este Gard
Sanford Clymer
Elkhart
Strangers Claim Streeter Son Seeks Access to Captain’s Housekeeper
Two men, one claiming to be Captain George Wellington Streeter's son, sought Sheriff Schafer in South Bend to visit the captain's housekeeper, who is jailed on an assault charge. The request was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streeter
George Wellington Streeter
Schaefer
South Bend
Rivalry erupts between Salvation Army and VOA in Elkhart
Capt. Elizabeth Stockwell from Chicago opens VOA headquarters in Elkhart as rival street services loom. Salvation Army plans counter events as tensions rise between the two religious charity groups in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Salvation Army
Volunteers of America
Eilchart
Elizabeth Stockwell
Chicago
Fort Wayne Man Claims $1000 Flimflammed Incident
Henry Chrisman of Fort Wayne chased a man up a stairway claiming he had been fleeced of $1000. The suspect fled, leaving Chrisman in pursuit amid the commotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Chrisman
Fort Wayne
New Teacher Enrolls in Drawing Course in Chicago
Mrs. George B. Slate begins a drawing course at the Prang Institute in Chicago and will teach drawing in Goshen schools this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Slate
Prang Institute
Chicago
Slate
Goshen
Miss Marie Beatty Resigns City Collector Post
Miss Marie Beatty resigns as city collector for Home Telephone Co and plans to move to Chicago to stay indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Beatty
The
Home Telephone Co
Chicago
Mishawaka Boy Drowns While Swimming at St Joe River
Nine year old Paul Knightlinger of Mishawaka drowned while swimming with a companion near the St Joe river. The water deepens rapidly with a strong current and cramps are suspected. Ralph Pletcher and bystanders attempted rescue. body not recovered. Witnesses included Hilda and Beulah Culp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joe
Paul Knightlinger
Ophelia H. Knightlinger
Mishawaka
McGowan
Ralph Pletcher
Knightlinger
Hilda
Beulah Culp
Coughing Up a Bent Tack Ends Health Ordeal
Mrs James Clugston of LaGrange had suffered six weeks. A tack had been swallowed and moved from the esophagus into the lungs, later expelled during a violent coughing fit. Doctors expect recovery after the dramatic episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clugston
Lagrange
Hostetler
Chigston
Girl bitten by surly dog near Gravelton
The little daughter of John Drake was badly bitten in the face by a large dog she had hitched to a wagon. Wounds were deep but not expected to have serious consequences. The physician visited the home and saw no rabies signs. the dog will be killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Drake
Gravelton
Death of Dr Charles K Zimmerman noted in Fort Wayne
Dr Charles K Zimmerman prominent cancer specialist died in Fort Wayne from heart failure. Formerly in Goshen he owned the Devor property at Seventh street and Lincoln avenue. He left Goshen about six years ago. He was father to Harry Zimmerman formerly of Goshen and Mrs Warren Schafer now of South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zimmerman
Charles K. Zimmerman
Fort Wayne
Goshen
Devor
Seventh Street
Lincoln Avenue
Harry Zimmerman
Warren Schafer
South Bend
Ward divorce suit filed in LaPorte court
Clara Ward sues Ira S. Ward for divorce in LaPorte circuit court. They married Oct 11 1889 and separated Apr 5 1906. Cruelty and failure to provide cited. She was formerly Miss Clara DeWolfe, Michigan City society girl who fell for him when he worked as a prison guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Ward
LaPorte
Ira S. Ward
Clara DeWolfe
Michigan City
Ward
Michigan City Ex-Convict Writes Friends Amid Murder Case
Guy Van Tassel, imprisoned former resident of Michigan City, is again writing to friends there in Chicago amid the murder case of Policeman Fitzpatrick. He makes no reference to his former prison ally John Leroy Selby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selby
Guy van Tassel
Michigan City
Chicago
Fitzpatrick
John Leroy Selby
Bowles Wins Jefferson Theatre Roofing Contract
The Jefferson Theatre company awarded Charles Bowles the contract to place a gravel and tar roof on the theatre under construction. Work on the front roof is expected to be well underway by the latter part of next week.
Benjamin Gurnee Declared Dead by Indiana Judge
Judge Richter in LaPorte formally declares Benjamin Gurnee dead under Indiana law after five years of absence. The ruling establishes his death for legal and estate purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Gurnee
Richter
LaPorte
Indiana
Weingart Named for Kendallville Postmaster
Congressman Williams of the Twelfth district will nominate Charles Weingart for Kendallville postmaster to replace George F. Alexander, who has been removed from the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weingart
Gilliams
Charles Weingart
Kendallville
George F. Alexander
Delivering Brick for North Sixth Street Project
Paving bricks are being delivered for the North Sixth Street job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sixth Street
Hanly Lectures on Democracy at Elkhart Chautauqua
Governor J Frank Hanly addressed a crowd in Elkhart at the St Joseph Valley chautauqua on The Spirit of Democracy. He warned against wealth abuse, urged equal laws for rich and poor, and affirmed God's support for democracy amid national tensions before remaining over to hear Senator Tillman of South Carolina.
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J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
St. Joseph Valley
Elkhart
Lake Shore
Pontiac
Ill
Hnaly
Indianapolis
A. R. Beardsley
Tillman
South Carolina
Chautauqua
Beardsley
Baker
Hisenbeiss
Gov
Hanly
Church
Priesthood
Hanna Road Grade Progress Extends to Michigan City Area
The Hanna road from South Bend to Michigan City in LaPorte county is finished west to three miles east of Michigan City. Remaining grading will be light except a Trail Creek bottoms fill. The line from Hudson Lake area near the county east line will be ready for rails and ties in three to four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Michigan City
LaPorte County
Trail Creek
Hudson Lake
Temperance Conference Opens in Winona on Dry State Issue
A. G. Humphrey’s Winona address frames Indiana as a dry state in 1908. The temperance conference, whose meetings are all at the Westminster hotel, generates strong interest in the temperance question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
A. G. Humphrey
Winona
Westminster Hotel
Culver Academy Notified For Superior Military Training
The War Department informed Culver Military Academy that it is among six schools cited by the secretary of war for outstanding application and proficiency in military training and knowledge among its students.
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War Department
Culver Military Academy
Secretary of War
Sheriff’s sale ties McCoy bank failure to 1600 acres
Growing from the McCoy bank failure at Rensselaer, the Rinehart estate lands totaling 1600 acres were sold at sheriff’s sale on a judgment of 90000 dollars, with 51000 dollars held by the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company.
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McCoy Bank
Rensselaer
Rinehart
Connecticut Mutual Life Ins. Co
Hawks Hardware Co Promotes Lawn Mower Sale
A local ad encourages buying a new lawn mower late in the season highlighting the famous Hawkseye and other good models available at Hawks Hardware Co. Owned stock and seasonal discounts are implied to entice customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawks Hardware Co
Our Great Ten Days Room Sale Begins Thursday
A fragmented notice announces a large room sale starting Thursday in August with promotions and big discounts. The readable bits invite shoppers to visit and see price cuts during the event.
Milford White Sox to visit Goshen for intercity clash
The Milford White Sox, 1966 Winona Interurban League champions, travel to Goshen Monday to face the hometown team at Tonawanda. The locals boast their familiar lineup while facing a rejuvenated foe, and manager Dresch laments poor local support despite the team’s promise.
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Milford
Goshen
Dresch
Social News From Elkhart And Nearby Areas
A string of visits and guests across Elkhart and nearby towns includes Whisler returning from Chicago, Mrs. Whitmer of Chicago visiting Elkhart, and Ed Butler of Plymouth touring here. Several residents travel to Wawasee, Kalamazoo, and Chicago for gatherings while Miss Weiseman and Miss Miller vacation with friends. George Stein of Pittsburgh visits J G Oppenheim family. Maude Alford stays with Mabel Hoffmann. several couples and families plan or complete trips to South Bend, Urbana, and Diamond Lake. Prof Gingrich returns from Bloomington with a master degree. L Sands and sons visit Julius Lyons in Cleveland after a western trip. Henry Rusher reports modest crops in Colorado. Zook party travels Evanston to join relatives. Wesley Crary and family arrive from Del Rio Texas for a few weeks with relatives as Republicans gain votes in his Texas county.
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Whisler
Chicago
Will Whitmer
Elkhart
Ed Butler
Plymouth
Pearl Weiseman
Wa- Wasee
John Overlease
Andrew S. Driskell
Kalamazoo
Maude Alford
Granger
Mabel Hoffman
George Stein
Pittsburg
J. G. Oppenheim
Edith Miller
Wawasee
Mary Butterfield
South Bend
Grace Wheeler
Alice Bivins
Milwaukee
Mildred Stonex
Frank Leib
Anderson
I. S. Leib
William Clark
Jos. Gallagher
Charles J. Garvin
Wilma Krug
Bess Willard
Walter Smith
Child
Diamond Lake
Florence
Marie Beatty
C. A. Wood
Walter Swart
Sadie Gallagher
Lou Bruss
Ellen Lawrence
Urbana
Springfield
Francis HE. Baker
Lake Geneva
Wis
C. C. Kohlsaar
D. E. Studebaker
David
Decatur, Ind
H. R. Whitmer
Harry
Egbert
F. Gingrich
Goshen College
Bloomington
Indiana University
L. Sands
Joseph and
Gary
Julius Lyons
Cleveland
O. Henry Rusher
Nappanee
Limon
Col
David Zook
Evanston
Zook Auto
A. S. Zook
Wesley Crary
del Rio
Tex
Brumbaugh sues county and heirs to quiet title in Elkhart home
Noah M. Brumbaugh files a circuit court suit against the board of county commissioners, the heirs of Sophia Winter, and about 150 others to quiet title to a West Washington street residence. He purchased the property from John Winter and plans to sell it, arguing it bears irregularities from a deed given about 50 years ago by Elkhart County making the commissioners defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah M. Brumbaugh
Circuit Court
Board of County Commissioners
Sophia Winter
Washington Street
John Winter
Mary Winter
Elkhart County
Veteran Civil War veteran to visit Kosciusko home
J W Hampton 83 of Sawtelle California plans to leave July 30 for Warsaw in hopes of seeing his old home one last time before death. A native of Kosciusko county and Civil War veteran, he left for the Pacific coast 55 years ago and has never returned.
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J. W. Hampton
Kosciusko County
Sawtelle
Cal
Warsaw
Hampton
Pacific Coast
No Truth Geo H Chapman Went Insane After Case
The statement claiming Geo H Chapman a Three Oaks barber held in LaPorte jail for a week as a witness in the Florence Gray killing case is declared untrue. No evidence supports that his experience drove him to insanity.
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Geo. H. Chapman
Three Oaks
LaPorte
Florence Gray
Frank Brown
To Remove Kidney From Mrs Crowell at St Elizabeths
Mrs. Charles H. Crowell in St Elizabeths hospital Chicago will undergo surgery to remove one kidney reportedly pierced in a prior operation. She is said to be getting along nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Crowell
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Chicago
Bargain Lovers Advised To Call For Deals
A fragmented notice urges bargain seekers to call a way to locate available discounts. It mentions a contact approach but lacks full details, leaving readers with minimal actionable information. The terse wording hints at a sales or promotional appeal amid incomplete OCR text.
Warsaw Man Buys Copper Coffin Before Death
Elijah Hayes of Warsaw ordered a costly copper coffin weighing 700 pounds at a cost of 600 dollars. This lavish choice marked the only time in his life he was known to be extravagant, just before his death.
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Elijah Hayes
Warsaw
Fine Poland China hog shipped to Harman Prough
Harman Prough of Fish Lake road received a fine Poland China hog by express from Cass County Iowa. The animal is described as one of the finest hogs ever brought to Hikhart county.
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Poland
Harman Prough
Fish Lake Road
Express
Caseco County
Mr. Prough
Hikhart County
Roast Exposition Sparks Backlash From Elkhart Men
Clarence Ziesel and W. B. Bach of Elkhart return from the James town exposition to denounce the event as a fake. They report unfavorable coverage has hurt local business and ticket sales have been very low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ziesel
W. B. Bachman
Elkhart
Express contract links Wabash Valley to southern state
The United States Express company closed a contract with Wabash Valley Traction company to haul its express, granting access to the southern part of the state and expanding service reach for both firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash Valley
United States Express Company
Wabash Valley Traction Company
South Bend suit names appraisers in land appropriation case
In the South Bend superior court the C S B N I Co v Lyman J Egbert is underway with Henry Niles John Schlindler and James A Roper named as appraisers for the appropriation of land involved in the case.
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Henry Niles
John Schlindler
James A. Roper
South Bend
Lyman J. Egbert
Change of Dates for Quarterly Business Meeting
A fragment notes dates for a quarterly business meeting with a change to the schedule. No additional context or participants are readable.
Thieving Threat Halts Lake Shore Plan at Elkhart Yard
Lake Shore Supt Dawson warned Elkhart authorities that persistent petty theft in the yards may force abandonment of plans to build a freight transfer station. He noted Elkhart losses exceed Chicago yard thefts. Floyd Strew was fined 12 dollars after entering a car and stealing a bottle of wine from a shipped case. He warned wages for Elkhart workers would nearly double if the transfer station proceeds.
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Dawson
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Chicago
Floyd Strew
Supt
Building Homes for Air Line Employes at South La Porte
Air Line Railway begins constructing six four room cottages on 54 acres at the LaPorte spur junction. Lumber delivery started yesterday for the dwellings planned to house conductors and motormen on the LaPorte to South LaPorte run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Line
South LaPorte
Air Line Railway Company
LaPorte
Albert George to Answer Tillman At Elkhart Chautauqua
Albert George a Chicago colored lawyer will address the St Joseph Valley chautauqua in Elkhart Saturday afternoon at 4 30 replying to Senator Tillman of South Carolina who speaks tomorrow at 2 30 o'clock The arrival time of Tillman is not learned today but a record crowd is expected Goshen residents plan to attend to hear him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Tillman
Elkhart Chautauqua
Albert George
Chicago
St. Joseph Valley
Clever Robbery Stuns Elkhart Hotel Cash Station
The Home Telephone Company's pay station in the Bucklen hotel was robbed between Monday night and Tuesday noon. An automatic cash collector containing about $12 was taken. The method by which the thief carried out the crime remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Telephone Company
Bucklen
Elkhart
Boy's Arm Broken In Hay Load Accident Near Goshen
Mr Shrock from the Wolfe farm northeast of Goshen and his adopted son Don Henthorn were buried under a large hayload that tipped over in the field. A Bristol physician attended to set the boy's broken arm. Theo dore Bloss’s son, employed on the Shrock place, rescued the father and son as the team ran away, causing the mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Shrock
Wolfe Farm
Goshen
Don Henthorn
Bristol
Theodore Bloss
Shrock
Wheel Taken From Mrs Pletcher’s Home
A bicycle belonging to Mrs. Pletcher at 1039 South Main Street was stolen last night and hidden in a weed clump nearby. Police searched late into the night and recovered it. Detectives know the parties involved and anticipate prosecution for repeat neighborhood thefts.
Widow Named Administratrix of Crowell Estate
The estate of the late William H. Crowell brick contractor has been formally opened with Mrs. Alice M. Crowell appointed administratrix. She files a $1,000 bond signed by her brother-in-law Charles H. Crowell and Mitchell Charniey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Crowell
Alice M. Crowell
Charles H. Crowell
Mitchell Charniey
Dropped Dead on Hotel Steps
A man identified as Jerry from St Charles aged about 50 collapsed and died on hotel steps in Alpena Michigan while ascending to the new Alpena hotel. Police and medical staff responded but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is under investigation with authorities reviewing witness statements and surveillance footage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
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Society News
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Rose
Lagrange Was
Tittman
LaGrange County
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Valley Chautauqua
Hanna
Culver
Milford White Sox
Goshen Grays
Cal Alderman
Hallman
Alderman
Bliss
Warner
Lil” Sager
Evansville
Leon Foy
Canton
Sophia Winters
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