Special Judge Named to Hear Whitehead Case and Divorces
Judge Wilson appointed James H State of Elkhart as special judge to hear the long running Whitehead children case. The case will restart with all evidence anew as custody remains with the mother Mrs Adolph Messe. Rudolph Lusher found guilty of desecrating the Sabbath with a $1 fine in Elkhart as clerks union victory and Sunday closing influence.
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Wilson
Whitehead
James H. State
Elkhart
Wilece
Adolph Messe
Special Judge State
Deat! & Desk
Noah F. Whitehead
E. A. Dausman
Nellie M. Whitehead-Mease
Oscar Jay
Dausman
Rudolph Lusher
Elxhart
Sabbeth
Justice Young
Lusher
Elkhart Clerks’ Union
Public intoxication arrest and feud flare in Bristol
August Fausch filed an affidavit in Justice Young's court charging Chas Pierston with public intoxication. The state trial in Bristol resulted in Willie Conine's acquittal and Frank Conine's conviction for one cent plus costs totaling 43.34. The feud between Scammerhorn and Conine families widens as younger members clash amid prior use of pitch forks and weapons.
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August Fausch
Justice
Frank Conine
Willie Conine
Harley Scammerborn
Bristol
Thomas A. Davis
James Showalter
Berkey
Water Main Extension Backed By City Committee
The water works and light committee of the common council will meet tomorrow night to decide on final action for the North Sixth street water main extension. A favorable report is expected and the contract may be let immediately to allow speedy laying when weather permits. The urgent project aims to protect the L S and M S freight house and nearby residents from fire risk.
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Water Works and Light Committee
The
Common Council
North Sixth Street
City Democratic Meeting Set for Reorganization in New Chamber
Democrats across the city expect a large turnout for a Saturday evening gathering in the new council chamber. The meeting will elect a chairman secretary and treasurer and name two committeemen for each of the ten voting precincts.
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Council Chamber
Goshen Cyclones Game Postponed By Missing Opponent
A large crowd at Regulation alleys expected Goshen Cyclones versus Elkhart Regulation. Elhart experts failed to appear, the contest was postponed but will be played soon. Mrs. Margaret R. K. Deardoff remains critically ill with no recovery hopes. Mayor Taggart denies interest in democratic gubernatorial nomination.
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Indianapolis
B. F. Shively
South Bend
Allen Zollars
Fort Wayne
S. M. Ralston
Lebanon
G. V. Menzies
Mount Vernon
Goshen Cyclones
Elkhart
Elhart
Margaret RK. Deardoff
North Sixth Street
10 Round 108 Pound Championship Bout At Mishawaka Club
The Mishawaka club hosts next Friday night boxing featuring Sig Hart and Walcott of Chicago in a 10 round 108 pound title match. Preliminary fights include Kenneally versus Boyd. Local bouts slated with mixed crowds. doors open at 8 30 p m. Admission 50 cents, ringside 50 cents.
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Mishawaka
Elkhart
Gooden
Alderman Exonerated and Cemetery Sale Reform Recommended
An Elkhart committee exonerates Councilman Shaw of cemetery lot charges and urges him return the lot while city payments cover improvements. A new cemetery lot sale plan is to be drafted. Separate reports discuss injuries to a trolley lineman between South Bend and Mishawaka. Lawyer Hauenstein faces possible indictment over $350 gambling-related collection. A Bucklen show features McFadden's Row of Flats with Otis Skinner slated next.
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Elkhart
Shaw
William Murray
Wm. Hauenstein
Hauenstein
James H. State
McFadden
Indiana's Claim Against United States Passed Senate
Indiana's claim against the federal government totaling 640 979 79 may be paid to Indians. the state sold bonds totaling 2 000 000 to aid soldiers, with the claim covering bond discounts and interest. Lanne Hartwig Davidson of LaPorte seeks confirmation for his son in Lutheran church records under Rev. George Link. Anthony Deshi bought the Slusser property on the North Side.
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Locke Township
Deshi & Deahl
Petitios
Indiana
United States
Senate
United States Service
Lanne Hartwig Davidson
LaPorte
George Link
Cincinnati home refuses Kentucky adoption over state records
The Cincinnati children's home superintendent rejects sending children to Kentucky for adoption due to the state's poor records. Nearby news notes a series of incidents: Fred Thebas of Hobart found dead from injuries two days after an accident. Farwell factory tensions over racial labor, threats of boycotts. a fire at Murphy dormitory in Valparaiso causes $1,000 to $1,500 in damage with insurance.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
Fred Thebas
Hobart
Farwell
Benton Harbor
Murphy
Northern Indiana Normal School
Valparaiso
John Mitchell
Harry Mason
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Pittsburg
South Bend
Theater Talks and Local Happenings in Goshen
Manager H G Sommers of the South Bend Auditorium notes The Singing Girl may not yet be booked due to travel gaps as Nielsen company routes Detroit to Erie Pennsylvania. John Drew returns next month in The Tyranny of Tara and Ada Behan and May Irwin appear in May. A fish hatchery bill for Indiana, possibly at Wawassee, passes senate committees. City officers relocate in the Stonex block with new private rooms and electric lights installed. Elder J F Spitler conducts meetings at the German Baptist Brethren church inviting attendance. Shuler abandons plans for a West Lincoln saloon. Otis Williams resigns as manager of Regulation alleys in Elkhart. Parliamentary law class closes tonight and tomorrow. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs John Skinner of Harrison township.
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Goshen
H. G. Sommers
South Bend
Alice Nielsen
Nielsen
Detroit
Erie
Sommers
The New South: Prospects for Investment in Mississippi
M Seakel writes from Laurel Mississippi in March 1900 praising Mississippi as debt free with low taxes and inviting capital and immigrants. He highlights lumber, cotton, rail transit, a new cotton mill, plans for a cotton seed oil mill, and Eastman Gardiner mills as signs of growing southern industry and prosperity. He cites seven million dollars of machinery sold in the south and notes forthcoming mills and fertilization use of oil byproducts.
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Democrat
LavBet
Miss
Mississippi
Laurel
Eastman Gardiner & Co
P. M. Henkel
Rural delivery boosts education and farm life connectedness
The Elkhart Review notes rural mail delivery increases letters and periodical readership among farmers, shrinking isolation and widening world contact. It argues farmers’ sons and daughters stay on the farm, with greater social and educational exchange offsetting costs.
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Elkhart Review
Post Office Department
Department of Human Industry
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