Voting Machine Debate Shapes Elkhart County Plans
Elkhart County commissioners discuss adopting the Columbia Voting Machine Company system from Indianapolis. Concerns about machine condition and polling place coverage prompt consideration of a protest voting method and possible contract with the vendor. Local officials and trustees debate feasibility and funding while awaiting a formal recommendation.
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Elkhart
Columbia Voting Machine Company
Indianapolis
Columbia Company
Abiartom
Calais
Savona
City Mail Routes Redrawn Doubling Some Deliveries
City routes have been redistricted with several changes to neighborhoods and streets. As a result over ten residents now receive mail twice daily, improving delivery over the former single daily run.
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Rentee Noo
Stutsman
Carrier Main
Fifth
Siath
Lincoln Avenue
Wilden Avenue
Mill
Oak Ridge
Crescent
Middlebury
Inebidine Crescent
Seventh Street
Reverend Goodman to Europe on March 10 to visit family
De Praferiel W Goodman former rector of St James Episcopal Church left Goossen for Chattanooga Tenn to Zanesville Ohio and Ottawa Can to visit relatives. He plans to sail for England on March 10 seeking restoration of health after a malignant typhoid fever last year. St Pauls church laments losing a capable rector and faithful pastor who guided parishioners toward a higher life.
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de Praferiel
W. Goodman
Peetap
St. James Episcopal
Gossen
Chathamooga
Tenn
la Zanesville
Ohio
Ottawa
England
Aoresto
Chattanooga
Alieh
St. Pauls Church
Psev
Farmers Making Sugar in Open Sap Camps
Farmers report sap camps open as weather favors sap quality. Maple strip sells at 125 dollars per gallon and is expected to drop soon. Several large sugar camps in the county are now in full operation.
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Mans Ecrhhart
Sagan
Healthier Harvey Coppes Plans Return Home
Harvey Coppes, cashier of the Napanee bank, who left months ago for the west to improve a precarious condition, is returning home confident his health is practically restored after visits to Colorado, California and other western states.
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Harvey Coppes
Nappanee Bank
West
Colorado
California
Town Gossips Buzz Over Local Scandal
Rumors swirl as townspeople discuss a scandal involving several youths. One arrest has been made and officials say more details will follow.
Local Man Loses Sight Seeks Medical Help
John S. Hays of Nappanee visited a physician today about his failing eyesight. He recently lost vision in both eyes and now must be led. A well driller and implement man, he asks for medical advice or treatment in Alba. Also notes Wanted Girl for general house work at 613 So 5th Street.
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John S. Hays
Nappanee
5Th Street
Elks Club Rooms Open In Goshen With Notable Attendance
Representatives from South Bend Chicago Michigan City and other places attended the formal opening of Goshen Elks Lodge rooms on South Main. A banquet and reception followed the event with music by Rose's orchestra and a planned Imperial Orchestra performance that evening.
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South Bend
Chicago
Michigan City
Goshen Ladge No Fos
BOP O.fl
Sanders, Hay & Neidig
South Main Street
Brown
Ekwitnes
Oseurh
Larhe
Mieniwan City
Benton Harbor
Sodoeeeph
Garrett
Warsaw
Ligotier
Hobart
Leah Pend
Elks
Gary Dausmin
Prosertia Coars
Indiana
Bates
Cromwell man drinks quart of whiskey in wager
Perry McCann a carpenter from Cromwell Iod drank a full quart of whiskey in 16 minutes after a saloon wager. He has since been weak with little nourishment, no pain, and doctors fear lasting damage. The barkeeper says the drink was free and the bet drew a crowd.
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Cromwell
Perry McCann
Sanders-Egbert Co
Goshen
McCann
Lquor
McCain
MetCann
Salooniss
Cromwell Wodotme Matammag
Kinney Named Chief Engineer for Clover Leaf Railway
C L Kinney appointed chief engineer of the Clover Leaf Railway Lines after serving as county surveyor and working with a local contracting firm. Kinney will base in Frankfort with headquarters in Carmel, succeeding J N Skinner who has resigned.
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Charles J. Kinney
Apoloon Elkhart
Clover Leaf
Pumbins
Toledo
St. Louis
Jon Skinner
Frankfort
Mr. Kinney Willooabe Pragkfort
Fisnatert
Pires
Cbanie
Mortuary Notice and Local Lodge Postponement
M Jobe Null aged about sixty five died at Clark hospital Elkhart of heart enlargement. Survived by son Kelley Serome Co Relley aged seven. Former machinist long employed with G Conn. In Elkhart a new Red Men lodge in South Bend postponed to Thursday. Tonawanda Tribe degree team to perform Second degree work. grand lodge officers expected.
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M. Jobe
Elkhart
Clark Hospital
South Bend
Wowen
Longtime St. Joe News Publisher Sells Plant
Lloyd Yeiser, editor of the St. Joe DeKalb County News for six years, sells the plant to Fred B. Leighty, a four year employee. Yeiser will move to Avilla where he joins a new News venture.
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Lloyd Yeiser
St. Joe
DeKalb County
Fred B. Leighty
Yeiser
Avilla
Engineer Becomes Insane in Wabash Incident
Wailianl Lutrell a Big Four engineer at Wabash was arrested after going insane last night and is jailed. In 1900 his engine killed a fellow engineer and he has brooded over that event ever since.
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Wailianl Lutrell
Wabash
Lingerie Shirtwaists Promoted in The Economy Ad
An economy section listing topnotch white shirtwaist fashion shows prices for lingerie shirtwaists. The ad emphasizes quality and style as part of current wardrobe offerings in the era.
Wreck at Nappanee Involving Freight Train Collision
A B and B freight crashed into the rear of another train in front of the Napanee depot. Three or four men narrowly escaped as the caboose exits were blocked by the wreck while they slept inside. It took some time to escape.
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Nappanee
Mennonite Church Members Headed to Greenville Conference
About 30 members of the Mennonite church from this city and nearby areas left this morning for Greenville Ohio to attend the annual conference, which will be in session for about a week.
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Greenville, O
Depot Hotel in LaPorte Reopens as Landlord Departed
The Depot Hotel at LaPorte remains closed after years of losses with the last landlord A J Snook no longer involved, leaving the property in new uncertain status.
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LaPorte
A. J. Snook
Slear May Click for Fort Wayne Team Roster
Walter Bo Slear of South Bend is named by the Chicago Chronicle as a potential player for the Fort Wayne Interstate League squad this season. The report notes his inclusion among the players to be used by Fort Wayne.
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Slear
Fort Wayne
Walter
Bo) Slear
South Bend
Chicago Chronicle
Wood prices list with bucking and vendor Brooks
Fuel prices detail soft wood 12 inch pieces 75 cents walnut 1 dollar oak 1.25 dollars 16 inch oak 1.60 dollars country hard fine 2.75 dollars hard chunks 2 dollars soft fine 2.11 L. a. Brooks brive kce tha sox an
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L. A. Brooks
Brive
Plans of Lake Shore With Four Tracking in Chicago
A Lake Shore official says the Strong Car will split four tracks in Chicago with two for passenger trains and two for freight after completion. Sidings will be removed except in freight yards and trains will move continually. Governmental pressure, not passenger demand, drives faster schedules to speed mail materiel.
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Chicago
Lake Shore
Trafic
Madison Street residents oppose paying resolution
Property owners along Madison Street protest a paying resolution in the city council. They held a meeting and plan to remonstrate as Madison Street remains muddy and axle deep until summer sun dries it. The streets and alleys committee has effectively killed the resolution.
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Madison Street
Warsaw Peru electric line to begin work soon
The Warsaw to Peru electric line contract is active with initial work starting in ten days. Officials, led by Dr. Dickey, aim to complete the Warsaw to Peru segment via Mentone by July 1, with rapid progress from both ends. Meanwhile local notices report several court actions and community updates on health, marriages, and estates.
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Dickey
Warsaw
Peru
Mentone
Goshen
The Harp of the Senses and Character Building
Prof John B DeMotte presented The Harp of the Senses or Character Building at the Jefferson as the fifth Lec ture Course Association program. He illustrated character formation with psychological points and optical demonstrations, thrilling the audience and offering guidance for youths during their formative years. The next attraction is Mindas evening Marea 25 with Durne, the magician.
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Jefferson
John B. DeMotte
DeMotte
Crare
Jines
Wiieh Ae
DeMorte
Goshen
Berm
Durne
Mindas
Northern Indiana Deaths Report From Fort Wayne
Obituaries list several deaths across northern Indiana. John J. Denton aged 8 died of pneumonia in Mishawaka after an illness. Mrs Emily Heaene aged 66 died in Michigan City. George Treto aged 75 died in Fort Wayne, a German native who had lived there over ay years. Richard Hicks aged 85, resident of South Bend near the Michigan line, died after living in the area since IST. Born in England, he had resided in the victnirs where he passed away.
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John J. Denton
Monta
Mishawalor
Emily Hieaene
Michigan
George Treto
Fort Wayne
Yeaterday
Germany
Richard Hicks
Gorra
South Bend
Michigan Line
Ife
England
Delegates chosen in Fulton County convention race
Conventions are held to pick delegates for the Warsaw congressional convention on March 15. The Brick men pledge to elect all twelve delegates while the anti Brick group struggles to form a slate and aims for half or more. Fulton County’s outcome could influence district delegate decisions.
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Fulton County
Warsaw
Hanly to Publish Book From Marion Office
Gov J Frank Hanly will publish a book through the Reachers Journal Printing Co job office in Marion. The work ships in 30 days and runs about 200 pages with 16 000 copies total. Of these 10 009 will be cloth bound autograph edition and 6 000 will be paper bound selling at 50 cents each.
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J. Frank Hanly
Marion
Reachers’ Journal Printing Co
Swartz Repeatedly Taken From Warsaw Jail to Longcliff Asylum
Henry Swartz is moved from the Warsaw jail to Longcliff asylum for the third or fourth time. He asserts he is not insane and wants to be removed from the scene. Officers say he alternates between seeming demented and violent. His brother Henry Swartz of South Bend believes continued confinement is needed, despite obtaining his parole.
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Henry Swartz
Warsaw
Longcliff
South Bend
Campaign managers push anti Brick slate in Kosciusko bid
Ex sheriff Perry Smith of Warsaw is in South Bend to marshal discontented anti Brick voters for Kosciusko county’s Republican congressional candidate. The remark that Merica campaign leaders are “carrying the war into Africa” frames the strategy as aggressive mobilization to boost the local contest.
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Merica
Africa
Sherif Perry Smith
Warsaw
South Bend
Kosciusko County
Congress
Fumigation Order Issued by Northern Indiana Railway
The Northern Indiana Railway Co ordered immediate fumigation of its cars on the La Porte to Michigan City branch and all depots between the two cities. Michigan City faces smallpox concerns. Prof. Charles O. Merica, War era congressional candidate, spoke at Nappanee for the M. E. party.
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Northern Indiana Railway Co
la Porte
Michigan City
Charles O. Merica
Warsaw
Nappanee
M. E
Elkhart Widow Assaulted at Home of Tay Lor
Mrs Alserna Shoup 27 a widow was attacked by an unknown man at William Taylor's home in Elkhart where she works as a domestic. She suffered a gash on the forehead and facial swelling see. The motive remains unknown.
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Alserna Saoup
William Shoup
William Taylor
Elkhart
Una
Shoup
Jacob Laser
Interurban survey maps Goshen rail loop and routes
Surveyors study proposed Winona Interurban route through Goshen linking with Northern Indiana lines. Plans show loops around Fifth Clinton and Main streets, with a freight station possible and access to Lincoln Avenue. Council must grant rights on Eighth and Fifth Clinton bends for final approval.
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Weerens Interurban Railway Company
Epie
Con
Goshen College
Ninth Street
Eighth
Port Or Same Street
Reynolds
Douglas
Linecoloz Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Northern Indiana Railway
Goshen
Northern Indiana Railway Company
Main, Fifth
Clinton Streets
Linecoin Avenue
Winona Company
Washington
Fifth
Northern Indiana Company
Hearst Rumored to Enter Indianapolis Newspaper Field
Rumors say William R Hearst may launch a new Indianapolis paper after the Sentinel's death. In the city the News is the only evening paper aside from the Suth and is said to effectively control the Star, the state capital's only morning paper.
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William R. Hearst
Indianapolis
Sentinel
News
Suth
Star
State Capitol
Letter From Lou Criger Describes Illness After Elk Hart Exit
A letter from Lou Criger at Hot Springs reports he is not feeling well since leaving Elk Hart. He says the sudden weather change triggered his setback and leaves little detail beyond that account.
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Lou Criger
Hot Springs
Elkhart
Fort Wayne reform leader Mrs. Miller missing as witness
A Fort Wayne woman, Mrs. C. O. Miller, famed for leading a reform movement and reporting saloonists to authorities, cannot be found now that she is needed as a witness. The item hints at her absence and expected testimony in a local case.
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Scraffo
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William B. Gedes
Fred W. Loomis
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Lloyd Stickel
Osceola
Lizzie Wise
Wakarusa
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Emma Godschalk
Ekhart
Sarah Holdemang
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Wm. B. Geddes
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W. C. Peters
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Charles B. Clark
George J. Cline
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Admix
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Mary M. Whitaker
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