Robbery at Ira Fleck Home Shocks Marshall Area
A daylight burglary at Ira Fleck’s Cornelius farm home north east of Marshall netted about $13 in cash. Thieves used a found key to enter after milking, leaving little else of value. Sheriff Williems offers a reward for horse theft and notes a rise in such incidents in Michigan.
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Ira Fleck
Cornelius
Fleck
Sherif Herbert Williems
Marehail
Mich
Shu
Angeus
van Horn
Michigan
Mershavi
Marsiaches
Keith
Indiana Railway building Mishawaka side track to extend line
The Indiana Railway is constructing a side track over a mile long from the Mishawaka curve to Twin Branch bridge. Much steel from the Waterford line is used for the siding as work accelerates. Plans call for north side switches, eventual double track from Elkhart to Mishawaka and possibly Goshen to South Bend, improving Goshen South Bend schedule by about half an hour. A large crew is on the Mishawaka siding. two South Bend to Elkhart cars ran last night without stopping, arriving 10 minutes early after a long Elkhart halt, delivering Eckhart and Goshen theatre parties.
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Indiana Railway Company
Mishawaka
Waterford
Elkhart
Goshen
South Bend
Eckhart
Murder mystery near Muncie sparks confession claim
The death of William Stoll on September 2, 1845 in Delaware county remains unsettled as a man now claims knowledge of the crime and vows to clear the mystery. Cyrus Wilkinson, once a suspect, died by his own hand about two weeks ago, while Willan Stoll, half brother of Heitor John Ko Stoll of the South Bend Times, sought to untangle the case with private investigators. Schraeder the Divine Healer arrived in town drawing crowds in purple robes, professing Christlike powers. George Evans bought a Walker Carriage unit featuring a steel geared rig and Hartford pneumatic tires from Walker Carriage Manufacturing, praising the firm’s quality.
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William Stoll
Muncie
Delaware County
Cyrus Wilkinson
Willan Stoll
John Ko Stoll
South Bend Times
George Lvans
Walker Carriage Manufacturing Company
Liis
Hartford
Rosie Wey
Regular weekly concert features operatic overtures
Rogers' band performs a weekly concert next Friday evening with fine opera music. The program opens with overtures from Weber's Oberon and Ossini's William Tell.
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Rogers
Carl Erpet von Weber
Ossini
Wagon Wheel Loosens On Lincoln Ave No Damage Reported
Express Messenger Charles McCamsey drives on Lincoln Ave when a wagon wheel loosens and falls to the pavement. The horse is stopped without damage or injury.
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Charles McCamsey
Lincoln Ave
Marshal plans autavit against saloonist in business district
Marshal Leif announces intent to file an autavit to shut down a saloonist running a house of bad repute in the business district. Leonard Smith and Henry Gordon open a hotel and restaurant at Lake Wawasee in the cottage formerly used by J C Heck. Judge Hubbard of South Bend rules a wife may testify to her husband's will signatures in Indiana. the ruling will be appealed to the supreme court.
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Leif
Leonard Smith
Henry Gordon
Lake Wawasee
J.C Heck
Ues
Hubbard
South Bend
Indiana
Supreme Court
Fish pirates bound over to Reeciuske circuit court
Rev Steininger Bartholomew and Carr were given a hearing at Syracuse and bound over to the Reeciuske circuit court. They furnished bond.
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Steininger
Bartholomew and
Carr
Syracuse
Reeciuske Circuit Court
Purse Lost by Rev Parker on Hig Four Trip
Rev William G. Parker misplaced a purse containing $7.50 on a Hig Four ride home from Greentown. Passenger likely located and kept the money.
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Greentown
Hig Four
William G. Parker
Keith brothers trial postponed in Marshall quarantine case
The trial of Ernest and Eben Keith in Marshall Michigan is delayed because the defendants are held in smallpox quarantine at the jail.
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Ernest
Eben Keith
Marshall, Mich
Keithe
Children Taken In Charge Of Trustee Seeks Desirable Homes
Two girls aged 10 and 12 are now under Trustee Hess custody as he searches for suitable homes for them. The notice emphasizes finding stable placements for the youngsters.
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Hess
Hickaman Penrose Granted License to Wed
Howard J. Hickaman of Bremen aged 22 and Mary A. Penrose of Nappanee aged 21 have been granted a marriage license. The City band will give a concert in Court Park tomorrow evening.
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Howard J. Hickaman
Bremen
Mary A. Penrose
Nappanee
Court Park
Social clubs update and meetings in Winsome community
The Beacon Light society met at Mrs. W. J. Davis’s home to discuss King Humbert and Garibaldi and chose to leave the Indiana Union of Literary Clubs for the Woman's Federation of Clubs of Indiana. Other societies held regular sessions at various homes, planning next meetings and summer closures, with topics ranging from modern writers to Napoleon Bonaparte and current events.
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Literary Clathes
Society
Beacon Light Society
W. J. Davis
Sixth
Washington Streets
King Humbert
Garibaldi
Indiana Union of Literary Clubs
Woman's Federation of Clubs of Indiana
J.A.S. Mitchell
Fifth
Madison Streets
Philomathians
Myron E. Meader
North Seventh Street
C. C. Sparklie
Lincoln Avenue
Ida Overholt
Napoleon Bonaparte
Bertha Conrad
Miss Kronk
Emerson Avenue
Stormy Davis Seeks Eye Treatment in Niles
Davis of Marcelus visited Dr Konine in Niles on Saturday for eye care. He told a Star reporter his eyesight was failing and treatment helped him read, though he rarely could visit. Stormy Davis is remembered in Goshen for his church connections.
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Davis
Marcellus
Niles
Konine
Star
Stormy Davis
Goshen
April Deaths in State Show Decline Amid Health Board Report
The Bulletin of the state board of health reports 2,481 deaths in April, 235 fewer than March. The annual death rate is 13.7 per 1,000, with consumption causing 334 deaths and smallpox causing two deaths.
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State Board of Health
Board of Health
Percheron Colt Sale and Local Notices
F A Hascall Samuel J Rowell of this city bought from Thomas Cross of Bangor Mich a three year old Percheron colt weighing 1700 pounds. Cross is Dr Armour of Goshen’s son in law and imports fine stock and will deliver the animal. Ada Rehan’s maid was refused admission at the Oliver hotel in South Bend forcing the actress to stay in her private car all day. Johnson Bros LaGrange asks for a South Bend franchise as the city ends up under a large telephone company. The state board of health in LaGrange county targets Amish burial permits and will likely order disinterments.
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F. A. Hascall
Samuel J. Rowell
Thomas Cross
Bangor
Mich
Oliver
South Bend
Ada Rehan
Miss Rehan
Johnson Bros. LaGrange Telephone Contractors
South Bend Council
Grasping Telephone Corporation
the Bell
Indianapolis
State Board of Health
LaGrange County
State Board
Suit Against Big Four Dismissed After Collision
A suit arising from the collision of a Big Four freight car with J. Arnold’s house at Niles was dismissed after the claim on the railroad car was relinquished and the railroad company did not pursue the matter. Linen suits were brought out today.
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J. Arnold
Niles
Care er of Mrs Tedrow Victim of the Cigarette Habit
In Indianapolis court Mrs Estelle Tedrow sues for divorce from Joseph Tedrow. Tedrow counters with allegations of infidelity, lavish living at Lake Wawasee, and abuse. He claims about $37 monthly income, $29,000 debt, and asks for time before any allowance.
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Goshen
Lake Wawasee
Estelle Tedrow
Indianapolis
Tedrow
Joseph Tedrow
Lake
Frank Crane
Milford
Chicago
McLean
Dodge Brother Likely To Seek 34th Circuit Seat
Henry Clay Dodge signals possible entry into the 34th circuit judicial race after Col. James S. Dodge’s gubernatorial bid. While not yet a formal candidate, he implies he may run, as political reports favor his chances though the Indianapolis convention remains pivotal. The race shifts as Vail defeats Davis in the primary and Elkhart Review backs Capt. Or Chamberlain.
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Col
James S. Dodge
Henry Clay Dodge
34Th Circuit
Dodge
Indianapolis
Thirteenth Congressional District
Mr. Dodge
Mr. Vail
Davis
Elkbart Review
Capt. Or. Chamberlain
St Joseph Valley Country Club Name Chosen at South Bend Meet
Goshen Elkhart Mishawaka and South Bend directors met at the Indiana club to name the new Country Club of the St. Joseph Valley with a location chosen between Mishawaka and Elkhart. Names were proposed with Somielgo as the most novel. Ada Rehan starred in Taming of the Shrew at South Bend Auditorium amid Klaw Erlanger support. The Auditorium closes with Castle Square Opera en route to Chicago May 25 and 26. A health board critique urges stopping carpet beating on sidewalks as a disease risk. A new pipe organ for St James Episcopal Church is expected tomorrow.
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Goshen
Elkhart
Mishawaks
South Bend
New Country Club
Indiana Club
Country Club
St. Joseph Valley
Mishawaka
Somielgo
Ada Rehan
Augustin Daly Stock Company
Shakespeare
South Hend
Miss Rehan
Klaw & Erlanger
Castle Square Opera Company
New York
Chicago
Board of Health
Pacific coast prize fighter Nellie Pickerell disguises as Harry Livingston
A long article fragment describes Nellie Pickerell a 19 year old from near Seattle who dresses and fights as a man, attends prize fights in Seattle as Harry Livingston, and has acted as a boxing second. It mentions dangers of travel to Chicago and notes her South Bend origins.
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Nellie Pickerell
Seattle
Wash
Mary Walker
Pacific Coast
Harry Livingston
Miss Pickerell
Chicago
Ocean
South Bend
Letter From Arizona Describes West Visit and Towns
A travel letter from Phoenix dated May 10 recounts the trip along the Santa Fe line through Las Vegas and Albuquerque. It notes Las Vegas’s growth, Albuquerque’s old and new districts, and Phoenix’s climate, irrigation, ranch life, and nearby Indian School with 600 students and 50 staff. The writer meets locals including Roy Carmien and describes cowboys, diverse streets, and a hoping return home.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Santa Fe
Las Vegas
Will Gortner
Roy Carmien
Goshen
Albuquerque
Rio Grande Valley
Fingetaff
Salt River
Phoenx
Pims
Harry
Mas. H. BR
Waitmen
Booker T. Washington to Speak in South Bend Auditorium
The Colored People announces that Booker T. Washington will address local audiences at the Auditorium on August 3. Arrangements are by the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows No. 3196, with attendees expected from Goshen Elkhart Niles Valparaiso and surrounding northern Indiana communities.
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Booker T. Washington
South Bend
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
the Tribune
Goshen
Elkhart
Niles
Valparaiso
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H. A. Wickham
Joliet
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Recorder's Office
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Willis N. Shaw
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South Beed
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Lafayette Long
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Barry
Walk
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Minnie K. Widen
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E D. Chipman
Elwyn Butts
North Third Street
Chautauqua
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C. A. Harper
Jeftereon and
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David Caminsky
Hours of Arc
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Kosmos Reading Circle
Harvey Hawke
Pike Street
Stormy” Davis
LaGrange
Big Four
Mrs, Tedrow
Wawasee
H. C. Dodge
St James Episcope Church
Rome
Pedro
New Orleans
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Gilman
Ill
Nickum
Logansport
Pine Lake
LaPorte County
Board of Charities
LaPorte
Jno Kessler
Helen M. Osborne
Samuel Rowell
David R. Myers
Jefferson Two
Emanuel C. Bickel
David Swartz
M. Chharnley
Wesley Ream
Lucinda E. Smith
Scott Gard
Ind
LaDiss
Drew
Porter
Hines
Alice Porter
Lelub Gentlemes
Cummins Ely Dragstone Rolls Ganger
Joseph Roland Aaron Stutsman
B. F. Sumaker Isah
Creamery
John W. Kern
Democratc
Herbert K. Ames
Wabaah
Bowser & Becknell Hospital
Mrs. Fore
Melinda Foreman
Reformed Church
N. B. Mathes
A. C. Anda
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Harry R. Whitmer
West
C. G. Corn
Conn
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