Miller Defeats Moorman in Preliminaries for 13th District Nomination
In Plymouth on June 10 C. W. Miller won the Republican nod over John L. Moorman by 68 to 51 after a tumultuous convention. The event featured heated debates, near chaos, and active mobilization across St Joseph Elkhart Kosciusko Marshall Pulaski and Starke counties as Miller supporters secured key seating and the nomination was quickly awarded despite strong Moorman showings.
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Committee On
Committee On Credentials
Elkhart
Fulton
Kosciusko
Marshall
Pulaski
St. Joseph
Starke
Ross House
Grand Hotel
Ed Murphy
J. H. Biddle
Charles Sparks
John A. Sloan
H. W. Kline
Jesse E. Oshbaugh
Dr. O. A. Roy
H. Thayer
Garry Brillhart
James R. Guild
Samuel B. Brown
Charles Brooke
Thayer House
Henry G. Thayer
Congress
A. G. Graham
Judson Fitzpatrick
Pulaski County
Miller
D. D. Bates
Bates
I. W. Vail
Graham
W. Vail
Plymouth
Deaner
John Deaner
Notre Dame
Clay Township
Gus Ziena
George Currisse
Etna Jp
Wayne
Jefferson
Turkey Creek
Warsaw
Marshall—Center
South Bend
Portage and
Clay
Committee On Rules and Order of Business
J. W. Parks
Eugene Allman
Aaron Jones
George
C. L. George
Wilson Roose
Monroe McCormick
Fulton—Moorman
Moorman
Marshall—Miller
Starke County
St. Joseph County
Colfax
Atkinson pleads guilty to running Elkhart gambling house
In Elkhart Special Judge Dausman accepted Atkinson’s guilty plea for operating a gambling house near the monument. He received a $25 fine and costs. his wife had filed for divorce days earlier. The jury had been recalled for a trial that night, but was dismissed as Atkinson opted for guilty.
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James Atkinson
Elkhart
Dausman
Atkinson
Frank Wickwire
Monument
Wickwire
McKinnis
Warren Berkey
Allen McKinnis
Henry Grant McKinnis
John Wallace
Judge Dodge
Miss Speelman
Plainfield School
John Gertz
Goshen
Martha Ellen Nicodemus
Chas
Wilbur Folker
Mamie Simmons
Harley B. Shank
Dora _Anglemeyer
Harrison Tp
Boy Recovering After Horse Incident In Osceola
Six year old George Barnhart, son of Mr and Mrs John Barnhart of Osceola, was knocked down and injured by a team driven by Elmer Holdeman. He is better and expected to recover. Mishewaka baker fined for unsanitary bake shop. John Welecke indicted, court cost $51.95. Gar lands gas stoves hawked by Hawks Hardware. Stivers promotes side boards buffets and Wilton velvet rugs sale.
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George Barnhart
John Barnhart
Osceola
Elmer Holdeman
Mishawaka
John Welecke
St. Joseph County
Miller greeted by supporters after Plymouth victory
Charles W. Miller returned from Plymouth where he won the Republican congressional nomination in a hard fought Thirteenth district race. A Warsaw delegation with Goshen band met the 10:39 car, greeted Miller as he disembarked from the Pennsylvania railroad, and escorted him to 112 South Sixth Street as fans cheered and he spoke.
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C. W. Miller
Plymouth
Thirteenth District
Charles W. Miller
Rogers
Goshen
Warsaw
Miller
Convention City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Old Town
South
Bixth Street
Leaped to his death on speeding Lake Shore train
A colored man leaped from a midwest bound express near Ly Dick as it traveled at 60 miles per hour. He fell from the baggage car while the engine screamed past. The impact left the victim with most bones broken.
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Lake Shore
Lydick
Knights Templar Conclave Opens at Winona Park Warsaw
One hundred South Bend Knights Templar members join a three day session at Winona Lake near Warsaw. A grand parade through Warsaw drew about 5000 in line with delegations from state commanderies and branch orders. Evening reception hosted by Eastern Star and Masonic bodies follows. Final business set for Friday night. A special train carried delegates from South Bend with stops at Mishawaka Elkhart and Goshen.
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Winona Park
Warsaw
South Bend Order of Knights Templar
Winona
Winona Lake
The
Eastern Star
South Bend
Mishawaka
Elkhart
Goshen
Doctor Dickey Discusses Winona Interurban Receivership
Dr Sol C Dickey spoke at Winona Lake about the receivership suit against the Winona Interurban company. He said the action was anticipated by the electrical firm which seeks Sunday operation for the Goshen division. He noted the Goshen line has earned bond interest and paid expenses while expanding service, and creditors need not fear bankruptcy.
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Winona Lake
Winona Interurban Company
Sol C. Dickey
Electrical Company
Winona
Goshen
Dickley
Miller Nomination Shifts Local Gop Bets in Thirteenth District
After C W Miller won the Republican nomination for Congress in the Thirteenth District, Moorman supporters in Knox and Elkhart counties faced betting losses from snap convention accusations. In Plymouth's convention aftermath Goshen backers saw substantial losses, estimated around 500 dollars, with one nonpolitical bettor losing 150 dollars on tips.
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Miller
C. W. Miller
Thirteenth
John JL. Moorman
Knox
Elkhart
St. Joseph
Plymouth
Moorman
Goshen
Beneficiary Located in Mishawaka in Skelly Will
Miss Jennie Skelly, beneficiary under her uncle William Skelly who died in California last April, has been found in Mishawaka employed by Dodge Manufacturing. Letters to Elkhart were returned unknown. Mrs. Helen Skelly of Mt. Washington Missouri prompted notices. Estimated inheritance ranges from fifty thousand to seventy five thousand dollars.
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Mishawaka
Jennie Skelly
William Skelly
California
Dodge Mfg. Co
Miss Skelly
Elkhart
Helen Skelly
Mt. Washington
Frank Walters
Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Church to Meet Next Week
The 87th annual convention of the Synod will convene Wednesday, June 17, at Holy Trinity English Lutheran in South Bend. Rev Charles A Dennig presides. The First English Lutheran Church will be represented by Rev Luther J Smith and County Treasurer C A Cropp. A St Johns Lutheran Cemetery Association meeting is set for Monday, June 15 1908 with officer elections. Also reported are missing Max Meyers and Carnival Co financial troubles plus a lace curtain sale.
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Synod
Once
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Holy Trinity English Lutheran Church
South Bend
Charles A. Dennig
Luther J. Smith
C. A. Cropp
St. John's Lutheran Cemetery Association
Geo. W. Wehmeyer
Democrats in Thirteenth District name congressional candidate
Democrats in the Thirteenth District will nominate a congressman after the Denver national convention. Potential nominees include Andrew Jackson Bunnell Henry A Barnhart and Samuel Parker with Parker favored for the long term. Republicans face discontent and call for a strong Democratic nominee to win in the district.
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Denver
Col
Andrew Jackson Bunnell
North Judson
Henry A. Barn‘hart
The
Rochester Sentinel
Bun‘nell
Barnhart
W. A. Weiser
South Bend
B. F. Shively
Samuel Parker
Parker
Plymouth
State Senate
Thomas R. Marshall
St. Joseph County
Congress
Dowagiac Beckwith Memorial Joins Sommers Circuit
A New York telegram announces Beckwith Memorial theatre in Dowagiac Michigan is added to the Harry G Sommers circuit. LaPorte joined recently with Hall's Opera House. negotiations continue for Richmond Kokomo and Wabash Indiana. The circuit now includes venues in South Bend Marion Goshen Benton Harbor Grand Rapids and Dowagiac.
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Sommers
Beckwith Memorial Theatre
Dowagiac
Mich
Harry G. Sommers
New York
LaPorte
Hall
Opera House
Richmond
Kokomo
Wabash
Ind
Auditorium
Oliver
South Bend
Indiana
Grand
Marion
Bucklen
Elkhart
Jefferson
Goshen
Hall's
Bell
Benton Harbor
Powers
Grand Rapids
Beckwith
Dowa- Blac
False Fire Alarm From Box 365 At Boyer Factory
Fire department rushed to Box 365 on East Reynolds Street at 10 o'clock last night only to find a false alarm. A boy saw a light in the Boyer factory and triggered the call, later denied as related to the C. W. Miller greeting.
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Boyer Factory
East Reynolds Street
C. W. Miller
Band Concert Program And Local Notices
Rogers Goshen band set for Thursday evening with Seliger of Port Arthur Rubens selection It Happened in Nordland Waltz Wedding of the Winds Overture Poet and Peasant Suppl Mexican Dance Miswud Medley Halle Mixup in Names and more. Plymouth Tribune misreads names Lou W Vail as L 3 Valea and James S Drake as J S Craig. Grass looks hungry for a cutting. Hawks Hardware Co. Go to Silver for furniture bargains.
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Rogers
Goshen
Seliger
Port Arthur
Rubens
Nordland
Herbert Waltz
Halle
Plymouth Tribune
Lou W. Vail
L. 3. Valea
James S. Drake
J. S. Craig
Council weighs action on running dogs nuisance in Goshen
City officers may be instructed to kill dogs running at large as police report increased dog nuisance nationwide. Citizens are urged to muzzle or tie dogs, with high license fees proposed to curb danger and bites to be reported to the mayor for dispatch of unsafe animals.
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Goshen
Sunday Car Petition Circulating for Winona Line
Mammoth petition circulated by OG Henry of Warsaw seeks Sunday car service between Goshen and Warsaw to serve religious attendance. The drive reports high signatures in New Paris Milford Leesburg with only minor opposition, arguing workers at Winona already operate Sundays and more residents could attend services if Sunday cars run.
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OG. H. Henry
Warsaw
Winona Interurban Company
Goshen
New Paris
Milford
Leesburg
Winona
Henry
Shrock-Clayton Shryock Dies at 11 After Illness
Mortuary notice for Shrock Clayton Shryock 11 son of Edson and May Shrock who died yesterday at 3 30 PM at grandparents N W Dewey 626 South Seventh Street after six months of catarrhal trouble. Survived by father and brother Schuyler. Funeral at 2 30 PM tomorrow at Dewey residence Rev G W Rench officiating. Interment Oak Ridge.
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Shrock
Clayton Shryock
Edson
May Shrock
N. W. Dewey
South Seventh Street
Schuyler Shrock
Dewey
G. W. Rench
Oak Ridge
Local residents and visitors noted in regional notices
A string of short items lists residents and visitors around Chicago and surrounding towns. Names include Harrig Qppenheim Walcottville and John H Lett visiting Warsaw. Abbotts vacationing at Wawasee and Mrs Brookmeyer visiting Napanee with ill father Edward Landaw. Multiple trips to Detroit Valparaiso Lafayette Milford Junction and other local spots.
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Harrig Qppenheim
Nora Burnsy
Ruby Bottorff
Plymouth
G. B
Henry Myers
Lawrence Kercher
Jefferson Township
Ligonier
R. O. Rippey
Haw Patch
Emma L
Jennia Butler
San Cal
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Victor
Ner
John L. Moorman
Thayer Mansion
St. Joseph's
D. K. Batey
Thomas
Fred Kellar
Elkhart County
Bolce
Fred Keller
M. M. Fisher
George Fountain
Fred L. Dennis
C. Hubbell
Geo. W. Fleming
J. & Drake
A. R. Beardsley
L. W. Vail
Committee On Rules and Permanent Organization
S. C. Hubbell
Judge Rouse
J. S. Dodge
Hikhart
George E. Clarke
W. A. Foster
Roosevelt v. C. W
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Congressman Brick
Elkhart Gaming House
Young McKinnis
Big
Court Park
Garland
Hawks Hardware Co
Stiver's
Stivers
W. W. Hatch & Sons
Fifth Street
Clinton and
Fifth Streets
Vaughan
Hin Jagents
Hawks Electric Company
Knights Templar
DR. Dickey
Mayers
Max Meyers
Reed Carnival Co
Kendallville
Silver
Council
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