Tragic Wurster Marriage Ends in Carbolic Suicide
Mrs. Pansy Montevon-Wurster, wife of Robert J. Wurster, aged about 19, drank carbolic acid at her in laws home shortly after 2 PM. Domestic infelicity cited as motive. Grandfather found her during a death struggle. she died within minutes. Divorce proceedings filed earlier. rumors of alimony and estate values floated amid shock. The death prompted public commentary on the tragedy and a police/medical response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pansy Montevon-Wurater
Robert J. Wareter
John
Woreter
Richard D. Benham
John Wurster
Mr. Benham
John Wursters
Dr. Ash
Wurster
Robert J. Wurster
W. Cunningham
Worster
Elkhart Man Dies After Drinking Carbolic Acid
Harvey Johnson of Elkhart died in South Bend after swallowing carbolic acid. The South Bend Times reports the cause is not known, suggests a possible suicidal impulse, and notes five cents worth of acid was bought at Kiner's drug store. Johnson had no local relatives. body to be transported to Elkhart for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Johnson
Elkhart
South Bend
Johnson
Kiner
Re- erect the Drug Business
Mr. H E Smith takes a position in the Goshen Ow! drug store and returns to the counter with a long record in local drug trade, including time with the firm Smith FitzGerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Goshen
Smith & Fitzgerald
Lim
Shank Buried With Exquisite Rites. Elkhart Friends Mourn
A telegram from Frank W. Beane of Salt Lake City reports Louie F. Shank’s body was buried there yesterday with exquisite services. Mrs. Shank sends greetings to Elkhart county friends and says she bears up admirably. Also notes the arrest warrants for Frank R. Hammond and Benjamin Lester on perjury charges. their whereabouts are unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Beane
Salt Lake City
Utah
Dexocrat
Louie F. Shank
Mr. Beane
Frank R. Hammond
Benjamin Lester
South Bend
Western Rubber Co Sues Middleton for 4000 Damages
Legal action in the circuit court claims Henry Middleton injured Western Rubber Co by delaying orders from January 1903 to March 1908 and by mislabeling and mixing compounds. Plaintiffs seek 4000, plus damages for plant closure and lost business. Charles Finch, Middleton’s nephew, was arrested for malicious trespass. bond posted. Middleton is reportedly seeking work elsewhere, possibly Chicago, with Western Rubber directors worried but hopeful for company stability.
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Sorsieg Sn
Henry 2. Middleton
Middleton
Western Rubber Co
Ariel
Deahl & Deahl
Vail & Wehmeyer
Berkey & Zigler
Erie
Goshen Rubber Works
Goshen Rubber Co
Western Rubber Company
Chicago
B. F. Deah i
de la Claire
Churches Offer Evening Activities for Young People
The Epworth League organizes weekly church gatherings with gym equipment, a bowling alley, and free music from Roscoe to attract the general public. A mathematical entertainer, Arthur F. Griffith, will perform at McNaughton’s hall on Saturday night March 14 showcasing rapid mental arithmetic and moon phase facts. Train workers at Lake Shore gain wage increases of 8 to 10 dollars monthly, totaling about 75 thousand dollars annually. The Goshen Churn & Ladder Co pauses briefly due to a broken line shaft. Weather notes report the first March thunderstorm.
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Y's
Edith
Myra Arlen
St. Main Street
D.T
Oh Ins Weiler Bpgg
Epworth League
M. E
Roscoe
Demes
League
Arthur F. Griffith
McNaughton’s Hall
Bere
United States
Lake Shore
Leimbaugh
Lake Shore Wreck at Pine Injures Brakeman
A Lake Shore train no 175 rear ended freight no 75 at Pine early today injuring Wilber Congdon of Elkhart, seriously with possible recovery. Congdon’s chin jaw and internal injuries are severe as wreck blocks both tracks and delays eastbound No 6 to Elkhart.
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Pine
Lake Shore
Wilber Congdon
Elkhart
Congdon
W. L. Congdon
Kendallville
Legislative Shots Reach From Indianapolis to Plainfield
A political roundup notes Indiana lawmakers returning from Indianapolis to tackle bills. It reports the Plainfield interurban project passing the House 63 to 8, critiques rail and telegraph courtesies, and cites rapid production of hundreds of bills. It highlights lobbying by railroad interests and mentions a veterinary bill controversy and the old line insurance trust in the Senate. The piece quotes multiple papers on session haste and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odisnapolis
Mummert
Wood and Wescott
Slack
Cockram
Indianapolis
Secretary of State
Indianapolis Sentinel
John B. Cockrum
General Assembly
Sye
Senate
House
Old Line
Tarkington
Special church notices and gospel services listed for Sunday
The notice lists Rev L K R Mears of Niles Ohio preaching at the Baptist church tomorrow with morning and evening services. Other sermons follow at First English Lutheran Fifth Avenue M E First Reformed and Suburban pages, with Sunday schools and Ep worth league events. Also notes a stage scene from The Suburban touring Elkhart March 12.
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L. KR. Mears
Niles
Ohio
Baptist Church
John Knaner
yFirst
First Christian Church
Fifth Avenue M. E
Howenstein
A. A. Meyer
Epworth League
First Reformed Church
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Michard D. Beecham
LF. Shank
Mosdar
Anthony Deahll
Melvin Boone
St. Joseph
Billy Delaney
Jeffries
Corbett
New York
Sousa’s
State Board of Agriculture
Sousa
Keeciuske
James A. T. Webster
Mentone
Koeciuske County
Queatiey
Indiana
Alway Company
Bend
Charles
Finch
Frederika de la Claire
Frank de la Claire
Mattie
Geo. Matt
Cas
Goshen Churn & Ladder Company
Alexander MacLaughlin
The
Wells Memorial Lutheran Church
Grace Crowell
James Episcopal Church
News Co
News/Times
Peaigpet
Niger
Wilbur
David Johnson
Breseau Street
Rev. Rice
Tate
Silvers
Frank Horn
Wingerhoff
Albion Ludwig
Monument
Stengel
Robert Gordon
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