Gompers to Speak in Goshen Friday in Labor Rally
Samuel Gompers head of the AFL will visit Goshen Friday for a one hour appearance, traveling from Elkhart by special train and returning to Garrett and Fort Wayne. Edgar A. Perkins accompanies him to speak for Bryan and Kern. Henry A. Barnhart and Harry B. Darling also plan three days in Elkhart County with Club meetings to push Democratic causes.
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Samuel Gompers
Baltimore
American Federation of Labor
Goshen
Elkhart
Lake Shore
Garrett
Ft Wayne
Gompers
Edgar A. Perkins
Indiana
Mr. Gompers
Mr. Perkins
Bryan
Kern
Henry A. Barnhart
Rochester
Congress
Harry B. Darling
LaPorte
Elkhart County
Bryan, Kern and Marshall Club
Council Chamber
Stonex
B. F. Dead
Middlebury
Hoosterdam
Hammond
Garry
South Bend
Kendallville
Fort Wayne
W. J. Pfleger
Indianapolis
Taft Arrival Expected in South Bend in Two Weeks
Taft is expected to speak in South Bend within two weeks from today October 24. Unclear whether he will visit Goshen. notes mention California fruits and assorted produce as part of a local notice.
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Lake Shore
Goshen
Taft
William H. Taft
South Bend
Death of Old Settler Andrew Berkey in Harrison Township
Andrew Berkey, aged 83, longtime Harrison township resident, died after six months of heart trouble and dropsy. Born May 19, 1831 in Somerset county Pennsylvania, he later lived in Fulton county Ohio before settling on a 120 acre Goshen farm in 1864. He married Rachael Wertz in 1852. she died in 1882, then he married Nancy Shively. Survivors include four sons Daniel W Albert J Hiram Allen Berkey of Goshen. daughters Mrs Moses Barringer Fowler Colorado and Mrs Malinda Goerholtzer Arkansas City Kansas. siblings Valentine Peter Berkey and Mary Berkey. Funeral Monday at 9 a.m. home service and 10:30 a.m. at Old Order Dunkard church. burial in Daniel B. Stutsman cemetery north of Bashov chapel.
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Andrew Berkey
Harrison Township
Mr. Berkey
Somerset County
Fulton County
Basher Chapel
Marrage
Rachael Wertz
Cambria County
Berkey
Nancy Shively
Daniel
Albert
Hiram
Allen Berkey
Goshen
Moses Barringer
Fowler
Col
Malinda Goerholtzer
Arkansas City
Kan
Valentine
Peter Berkey
Mary Berkey
Dunlaps
Old Order Dunkard
Benjamin Burkert
Daniel Miller
Daniel B. Stutsman
Bashov Chapel
Daily for Mishawaka announces independent paper
Mishawaka will receive a daily newspaper run by Charles A. Moore and T. B. Forehand from Battle Creek. They lease Dr. A Huntsinger’s store room to establish the paper and plan immediate setup. Moore, son of EB W Moore formerly editor of Battle Creek Journal, will be editor with Forehand handling business affairs.
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Mishawaka
Charles A. Moore
T. B. Forehand
Battle Creek
A. Huntsinger
Stabbing in Elkhart after football fight
Wave Stratton 13 was stabbed in the back during an altercation ending a football game in Elkhart. William Schult 14 and Fred Schult 14 allegedly struck with a knife, inflicting a one inch deep wound. The incident prompted possible prosecution as witnesses reported the confrontation and departure of involved youths.
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Elkhart
Wave Stratton
Sam Stratton
William Schult
Fred Schult
Schult
Stratton
Railway Man Gone Earl W Smith Leaves Debts Behind
Earl W. Smith, superintendent of transportation for the Southern Michigan Railway Co. at South Bend, vanished leaving his wife and seven year old daughter in want. He borrowed from many friends and other sources, with debts believed to exceed 500 dollars, and efforts to locate him have failed.
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Earl W. Smith
Southern Michigan Railway Co
South Bend
Smith
City Fights Grand Trunk Over Division Street Rail
South Bend officials battle Grand Trunk Railway to remove tracks from Division Street or stop double tracking. City has pressed for years to force the company off the street or to curb its use of the thoroughfare.
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Grand Trunk
South Bend
Grand Trunk Railway
Division Street
Taft Bryan wager details noted by The NewsTime
A late edition notice states a Taft Bryan bet was placed at heavy odds. It mentions a Republican shared with a Democrat in taking the Bryan end of the wager.
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Taft
Peddler Causes Disturbance on North Side
Police were called to the North Side this morning after a peddler insulted several women. No arrests were made. Local notices advertise mill wood and coal from L. J. Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Brooks
Watson Issues Republican Plea in Rushville Speech
James E. Watson of Rushville and Sixth district congressman spoke at the Jefferson theatre last evening as the first Republican campaign address in the city. He urged GOP loyalty and framed the talk as a call to vote the Republican ticket, voicing civil war era references and avoiding broad issue discussion.
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James E. Watson
Rushville
Jefferson Theatre
Watson
Fashionable Crawfordsville Wedding of Bonnell Fobes
The Center Presbyterian church in Crawfordsville hosted the marriage of Miss Helen Evans Bonnell and William Waite Fobes of Goshen in a pink and blue Beta Theta Pi themed ceremony. 350 guests attended. the groom is a Wabash College student and Beta Theta Pi member. out-of-town guests included Congressmen and judges.
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Crawfordsville
Center Presbyterian Church
Helen Evans Bonnell
John R. Bonnell
William Waite Fobes
Goshen
Joseph M. Francis I
Indianapolis
Beta Theti Pi College
Mr. Fobes
Price of Wales
Geraldine Craig
Lohengrin
Wabash College
Bets
Theta Pi
Fobes
Bonnell
Washington, D. C
Phi Kappa Theta High Schoool
Beta Theta Pi
Miss Bonnell
Febes
City
Charles B. Landis
Delphi
Albert B. Anderson
Car L. Rost
Ed Bonnell
Walter Bonnell
Helen and
Hazel Nash
John W. Egbert
Haines Egbert
Lillian Egbert
Minnica Whitmer
Harry R. Whitmer
Donald Whitmer
John McDonald
Tedda Gagen
Lafayette
Ed G. Tucker
Howe
Neb
Geo. Bonnell
Frankfort
E. G. Darnell
Lebanon
John R. Rob Ingon
Nell Robinson
Terra Haute
Maurice Hart
Middletown
Bamac! Birlingham
Willmantic
Elkhart pair arrested after on train revolver incident
Edward Young and William Smith, Elkhart residents, were taken into custody after firing revolvers on Lake Shore train No. 43 at Butler. The incident caused fright among the crew who notified Elkhart authorities. Police say the men, reportedly intoxicated, have not yet had a hearing and their identities are not yet confirmed.
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Edward Young
William Smith
Elkhart
Lake Shore
May
Butler
Elk‘hart
Young and Smith
Warrant Issued for Davenport in Elkhart County Case
A bench warrant was issued for William Davenport charged with removing mortgaged goods from Elkhart county. John H. Deering signed the complaint. Deering holds a mortgage on a horse wagon harness and other articles. Witnesses were Harry Maxwell Levi Smeltzer Henry Craft and Charles Bowen. During the 21 day Elkhart superior court session 90 cases were disposed of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Davenport
Elkhart County
John H. Deering
Mr. Deering
Harry Maxwell
Levi Smeltzer
Henry Craft
Charles Bowen
Elkhart
Child Injured by Exploding Cannon Primer Cap
Five year old son of Officer William Roth of Elkhart seriously injured in the palm of his left hand by a cannon primer cap kept as a relic. He manipulated the wire that explodes the cap and the powder charge bit into his hand.
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William Roth
Elkhart
Woman Terribly Burned In Home Gasoline Explosion
Mrs Jennie Welkart wife of Sylvester Welkart Centhorse brewing Fort Wayne was fearfully burned at her home partially destroyed by a gasoline explosion. David Burtsfield of the old Butler farm near New Paris will hold a public sale on Saturday October 24 featuring cattle hogs farming implements and terms.
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Jennie Welkart
Sylvester Welkart
Centhorse Brewing Company
Fort Wayne
David Burtsfield
Butler Farm
New Paris
To Meet in Fort Wayne Deep Waterway Meeting Planned
A large gathering is planned in Fort Wayne in the coming months to discuss the proposed Qur. Sppotal deep waterway. The event promises refreshments including fresh roast coffees at Dangler's Tea and Coffee House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Dangler's Tea '& Coffee House
Cotherman Horse Fell At Goshen Fair Racing Card
John Cotherman of Goshen was injured when his horse Famous Dillard fell during the 2:18 class at the Goshen fair. He received medical care and is wearing head bandages but expected to recover. The horse broke a thill. recovery hoped though racing may be delayed. Efforts to start Famous Dillard in the next special race are underway.
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Diffard
John Cotherman
Goshen
Cotherman
Cother
Goth
Dillard
Goshen Fair Grounds
Goshen Fair
Lucile R
Lucile R. Milo Powers
Bourbon
Sears Gardner
Irvin Kelly
George H. Evans
Charles EB. Neidig
Retirement marks end of Cap Boughter's railway career
The Michigan division veteran Cap Boughter retires after a long service with the old and new railroad lines. He started as a freight conductor and became a passenger man, earning wide esteem among friends from Benton to Louisville. George A. Scott of Elkhart named to succeed him on the Big Four division.
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Michigan
North Manchester
Wibash
G. Wells
Big Four
Cap” Boughter
Benton, Harbor
Louisville
George A. Scott
Elkhart
Capt. Boughter
Goshen and Elkhart High Meet In Season’s Second Gridiron Test
The Goshen and Elkhart High School elevens clash this afternoon on the Tona Wanda gridiron in a highly anticipated contest. Elkhart arrived with a large crowd, marching in a drum corps procession, and fans packed the stadium under ideal weather conditions.
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Tonawanda
Massena acquitted in sensational Warsaw case
Judge Vanfleet halted the jury ruling in the Roy Massena trial at Warsaw. He ruled guilt not proved and discharged Massena after a brief address to the lawyers. The jury then returned a not guilty verdict at 2 36 pm despite sensational proceedings.
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Warsaw
Vanfleet
Roy Massena
Massena
Mary Wall Elkhart Pioneer Dies After Long Life
Mortuary notice for Mrs Mary Wall of Elkhart county who died at her daughter Mrs George H Clark’s home in Elkhart after 16 months of illness. She aged 86 died. Survived by daughter at Clark residence another daughter Mrs John Wells near Bristol and a son Robert Wall. Born in Ireland she came to the United States 65 years ago living in New York City Akron before settling on a farm in Oscolo township prior to her husband’s death.
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Henry Wall
John Wells
Bristol
Robert Wall
Elkhart
Ireland
New York City
Akron
Qsolo Township
Tragic Rail Yard Death At South Bend
Ray D. Beers 33, a conductor in the South Bend Vandalia yards, was killed in a grisly accident last night. He allegedly slipped between two cars while coupling. the couplers pierced the body and crushed the head as his coworkers reached the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray D. Beers
South Bend
Vandalia
Beers
Judge Parker to Speak in South Bend Next Friday
Judge Alton B. Parker of New York, Democratic presidential nominee in 1904, will speak in South Bend next Friday night. Samuel Gompers will address at noon the same day, a coincidence as Parker defends Gompers in contempt proceedings before a Washington court.
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Judge Parker
Alton B. Parker
New York
South Bend
Samuel Gompers
Messrs.Gompers
Parker
Washington
Never Failed to Vote Celebrates Long Civic Service
Carlton North, aged quoted as 63 years, says he has never failed to vote on election day in Wikhart where he has lived 63 years. He recalls the town's growth from a village of 1 500 to a city over 20 000 residents.
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Carlton North
Wikhart
Scarlet Fever Reported in Waterford Quarantine Declared
A case of scarlet fever is reported in Waterford at the Croopie home. The eight year old daughter of Daniel Croopie is the victim and the residence has been quarantined.
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Waterford
Daniel Croop
Croop
Conn Buys Yacht and Heads for Gulf of California
Elkhart editor manufacturer Charles G. Conn of the Elk hart Truth has bought a sea going yacht and will visit Magdalena Bay during his western trip. He has become an enthusiastic fisherman since moving west. City Treasurer Edward A. Campbell is critically ill at his Elkhart home after a breakdown and recent near-fatal spells.
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Elkhart
Pacific Coast
Charles G. Conn
Elkhart Truth
E. A. Campbell
Edward A. Campbell
Fragmentary town notices mix names and places across regions
The clipped text references Gen Pierce in 1852, millers, Holsteins and Shorthorns, W N Thilmony, Prof Verr and Miss Adami, Captain Mitchell, Roma City visitors, Mr Norton of Elkhart, and residents from Juniata Nebraska and Chelsea visiting local friends, with scattered mentions of Leesburg and Beane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Mrk. Jenkinson
Harry. Wilson
Angries . Hopkins
W. N. Thilmony
Millersburg
Ofitne
Tinel
Elkhart
Norton
Svritory
Faniti
Adami Cptain Mitchell
Don ‘K
Roma
Neil
Jam Juniata
Jelfield
A Cumming
Chelsea
Ty R. Knox
Leesburg
Vee
Local Baseball Game Scheduled at Central Park Sunday
A Sunday afternoon game at Central Park was announced with start time set for 3 o clock. Organizers priced a special event to attract attendees and support the park.
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Central ‘League
Mam
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W. J. Bryan
Club
California
Andrew, Berkey
Charles Oline
Emerson Street
WM. Smith
S. S
Crew
Detective May
Justice Court
Lon Cox
Elliott
Joseph J. Plank
Hattie Kobernik
Elkkhart
Harry Eldon Price
Nappanee
Bernetha Hartman
Superior Court
Wm. Mathiebe
Essa L. Nelson
George B. Nelson
Louisa M. Chaffee
Ruth Louise Hare
Chaffee
Elkhart and
Mortuary Record
Conn
Jesse Brambaugh
Wi Goshen
Andrew
Qberho
Harrison Genter
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