Cornell Gets Contracts for County Farm Supplies
County commissioners awarded next quarter's farm supply bids with Cornell Bros. winning meat and groceries, Cornell & Bechtel securing shoes, and Warren Hill & Co. disinfectant. A separate grocery bid list and clothing bids followed, with one bid rejected after an error. The janitor race drew 14 applicants, led by current janitor Lews Lantz, as officials prepare for court house upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell Bros
Sam Lewis
Cornell & Bechtel
Warren Hill & Co
Dry Goode
Boyle & Brown
CG. T. Greene & Co
Eikhart
Goshen
Lusher Bros
W. H. Paul & Co
Eiknsert
Wella
Ecrees
Shoup & Kohler
Hill & Co
Fieldhouse
MecFillen
Sem Lewis and
Readable Fragments Hint at Local Event
OCR text fragments mention a performer and a location with a street name and a recovered status. The lines reference Margaret Wenn and a Bowser or Becknelt spot with a 700 Maecees street, and an expected recovery by the 16th. The readable content is highly partial and uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spos
Margaret Wenn
Becknelt
Bethaahy
Requisition Holds Up Illinois Bank Case
Springfield dispatch says acting Governor Northcott delays a requisition for the return of Chicago men John Talbott Charlie McMurty and William Reynolds on a confidence game charge. Indiana pending hearings and a possible settlement loom as Gov Yates returns. Allen the banker claims big sums and faces a storied downfall.
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Yates
Meum
Springfield
Chicago Chronicle
Northcott
Indiana
John Talbott
Charlies McMurty
William Reynolds
Chicago
Bunko” Allen
Allenin
Allen
Windy City
Gilmore
Elliott
McNulty
Reynolds
Princeville
Bunk” Allen
Supreme Court frees former Goshen man in prison case
John S. Hollister, once a Goshen tombstone agent and Goshen Marble Works worker, was released after the Indiana Supreme Court overruled a Muncie conviction. The court found no evidence of guilt after he appealed from Elkhart to Yorktown and ruled his second conviction unwarranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maloney & Collins
Wm. H. Currier
Elishart
Michigan City
Currier
John S. Holljater
Goshen
Muncie
Jones
Yorktown
Supreme Court
Duarth
Eas Hollister
Hollister
Elkhart
Thirtieth Regiment to Muster in San Francisco
The Thirtieth regiment from Manils recruited in Illinois Indiana and nearby states is due in San Francisco March 17 to be mustered out and return home. Captain Edwin S Fitzgerald of Goshen leading a company awaits soldiers as hospital stays improve. The Indianapolis News notes his Philippine service and resignation to take effect on arrival in San Francisco.
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Manils
Fe. Sheridan
Illinoia
Indiana
Atates
San Francisco
Warsaw and
Elkhart
E. 8. Fitzgerald
Goshen
C. L. Dreess
Indinnapolis
Edwin 8. Fitzgerald
Philippines
United States Infantry
Fitzgerald
Mrs. Letta Jaques Dies in Canada After Long Illness
Mrs. Mary Loretta Fravel Jaques aged 29 formerly of Goshen died Sunday from consumption after a lingering illness. She was daughter of Rebecca Fravel and sister to Gordon Fravel Jaques. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 PM from her residence with Rev. H. L. Vannuys officiating. she was a First Presbyterian member. Also death of Mrs. Malcolm McCahill aged 43 in Forest Ontario from Brights disease. funeral planned for Tuesday at 3 PM.
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Mary Loretta Fravel
Jaques
Rebecca Fravel
South Fifth Street
Daniel
St. Mary's Academy
Goshen
Harrisburg
Gordon Fravel Jaques
Murphy
Chicago
Sae
H. L. Vannuys
First Presbyterian Church
McCahill
Malcolm McCahill
A. E. Keith
Forest
Ontario
Bright
Keith
Receiver for Niles Bank Appointed After Failure
Comptroller appoints Joseph W Selden as temporary receiver of the First National Bank at Niles after its failure. Bank cashier Charles A Johnson is missing and later alleged insane. directors blame a conspiracy while asserting bank affairs remain sound. A new bank and funds from Chicago are discussed amid public concern.
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Joseph W. Beldem
Gevert
First National Bank
Niles
Joseph W. Selden
Guipins
Charles A. Johnson
Benk
South Band
Chicago
Johnson
Stevens
First National
Indiana Senate Presents Gift To Reporter Blodgett
State senators collected from each member to buy a present for W. H. Blodgett of the Indianapolis News. The gift honors Blodgett for sourcing more polices than any other reporter and for knowing how to work the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Senate
W. H. Blodgett
Indianapolis News
Wolcott
Blodgett
Residents complain of police inactivity near Pike Street school
Nearby residents report inactivity of police in shutting down houses of ill fame near Pike Street school. They say the establishments operate openly and dishonor the community, and they will urge city authorities to take immediate action.
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Pike Street
Peat Wood Hacking Leader Returns to Goshen News Staff
Eerl O Lehman who ran the cut peat wood at Lesh Young mile Britton Michigan for two years is expected back in Goshen this week and is said to have secured a position on the News Tovine City Directory reportorial staff with Karl W Swarts and Elmer Merrill involved.
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Eerl O. Lehman
Britton
Mich
Goshen
News
Seyived In Oiieage Telegram Message
Fragmentary telegram note arrives with unclear handwriting and garbled place names. The readable words mention soda and Shane, offering little context for date or event.
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Seyived
Bowman Arrested in Wisconsin for Multple Offenses
A dispatch from LaPorte reports L Bowman alias Miller, sought at Kalamazoo and other Michigan points for beating hotels and securing money by deception, is jailed in Neillsville Wisconsin on forgery charges. He posed as a government agent to buy horses for the army and duped hotelkeepers and farmers, including Nappanee, before fleeing to LaPorte. A small reward had circulated for his capture.
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L. Bowman
Wisconsin
LaPorte
Miller
Kalamazoo
Michigan Pointe
Botela
Neillsville
Wis
Bowman
la Porte
Kalamszoo
Nappanee
Most Pay Up and Public Appointments Highlight Indiana News
Postal law allows arrest for unpaid subscriptions and refusal to pay, with penalties up to theft levels. Mayor Colfax of South Bend announces Ed ward P. Stanfield as city comptroller after Indianapolis coaching. Mrs Frank Wright of Linton receives a lifetime Southern Indiana pass for saving trains and aiding a wreck response.
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Wirse
Colfax
South Bend
Edward P. Stanfield
Indianapolia
Shatelty
Frank Wright
Linton
Ind
Model Teeny Women of the City Preached at Grace M. B. Church
An obscure church notice from Kokomo records a preaching session by Rev. Asker 8. at Grace M. B. Church highlighting a model of city women and their role in society.
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Revel Gecme
Asker
Grace M. B
Kokomo
Obituaries and local notices from St. Joseph era
Obituary notes recall Alvah Leonard of Valparaiso at 73 leaving a wife and two children, plus estate. William V. Loder of Rushville dies at 38 after pneumonia following a brief illness. An oak tree near Walkerton yields three embedded shirt buttons likely squirrels’ long-ago carry. Waterloo Schools hire M. D. Smith as superintendent next year replacing H. H. Keep after 13 years. Postmaster William A. Banke of La Porte, Purdue trustee, to be reappointed by Governor Durbin. Banke served 18 years. Divorce cases rise in St. Joe court with 53 filed for one term and many granted with low costs amid rule requiring costs paid before decrees. South Bend Auditorium to host Francis Wilson with The Monks of Malabar on April 8 and Mrs. Fiske in Berkey Sharp on April 9 at venues in Chicago and New York engagements.
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Alvah Leonard
Valparaiso
William V. Loder
Rushville
Walkerton
Willis Jacobs
Sam Salt
Waterloo
M. D. Smith
H. H. Keep
Oberlin College
William A. Banke
LaPorte
Purdue University
Durbin
State Board of Agriculture
Banke
University
St. Joe Court
Summers
Pickering
South Bend Auditorium
Francis Wilson
Opera
Malabar
Wilson
Illinois Theatre
Chicago
Olympic
St. Louis
Fiske
Berkey Sharp
Fifth Avenue Theatre
New York
Editor Favors Economy Over Medical Care in Brights Disease
The Columbia City Post editor argues for quiet acceptance of Bright's Disease and opposes costly medical bills, claiming the ill should not burden heirs with high expenses. He frames medical treatment as extravagance and questions the value of preserving life against financial strain.
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Columbia City Post
Bright
Post
Libraries Drive Tax Support in New Bills Passed
The Indianapolis Press notes a surge of new bills enabling towns and cities to levy taxes for public libraries as part of a broader educational advance. Gov. Durbin signed Mr. Mummert’s amendment to the state library law expanding library funding possibilities.
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Indianapolis
Durbin
Mummert
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J. L. Warden
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Louis Lantz
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F. B. Mann
George Singer
Harrison Township
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Daniel J. Troyer
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Mire. M. Miller
Sibie Institute
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Flrst
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Stucher
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Longcliff Asylum
David Drorbaugh
South Eighth Street
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Clyde Gilbert
A. J. Irwin
George A. Morrill
South Main Street
W. A. Heil
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Hepton
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Letta Jaques
M’cahill
Canada
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Karl W. Swarts
Elmer Merrill
Srer Ud Thera
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Hale
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