Weathered political notes and a county cyclone reminiscence
A scattered row of notes covers campaign chatter about Roosevelt Taft and Bryan, local visits and business, plus a detailed report on a destructive southern county cyclone with property damage in Wanatah and surrounding areas. It notes outages, shifted houses, and several damaged structures with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Center
Laporte
Wanatah
Frank Proehl
Miss Sullivan
James Watts
Abe Fleming
W. F. Werner
Ford Five Passenger Touring Car Proves Road Worthy
Local Ford representative A S Nichols completed a Chicago to town run for 90 miles via Valparaiso in 2 hours 35 minutes with five heavy passengers. The Ford touring car maintained over 30 miles an hour and used 63 gallons of gasoline, outperforming larger heavier rivals in stability and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Nichols
Ford Automobiles
Chicago
Ford
Valparaiso
Twelfth Street
M. C. News
Embankment Contracts Awarded for New Second Track
W E F Tench & Co of Detroit awarded for 2 1/2 mile Oakwood Michigan to Milan Michigan embankment moving about 100000 cubic yards. completion July 1. Costello Bros of Indianapolis win for New Slaven Indiana to St Wayne Indiana two mile stretch embankment. Walsh Construction Co of Davenport wins Taytorville Illinois to Litchfield Illinois 33 miles embankment removing about 200000 cubic yards. completion September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ijset
W. E F. Tench & Co
Detroit
Oakwood
Mich
Milan
Costello Bros
Indianapolis
Ind
New Slaven, Inn
St. Wayne
Walsh Construction Co
Davenport
Taytorville
Ill
Litchfield
Tne
Advertising snippets and a Titanic survivor claimPosted items
An assortment of short notices includes a real estate ad for 44 and four-ninths acres with barely legible contact details for Clara M Barnett of Indianapolis, a Ford delivery car promotion cited by John Wannamaker, a rug sale by Lowenstine starting April 20, and various local items. Michigan City claims a Titanic survivor, Marie Fadhskee, aged 19 born in Turkey. A divorce suit by Nellie Jessup of La Porte against Harmon Jessup requests custody of three children and $35,090 alimony. defendant absent since April 7, 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Laporte County
Marie Fadhskee
Turkey
Nellie Jessup
Laporte
St. Joseph
Harmon Jessup
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Westville
Vitation
Lecker & Cohn
Tie Bank
Davidson & Porter
P. S
C. F. Cattron
Westville Grounds
A. Kapelski
Knox
Mrs. Barnett
Mr. Knox
Adolph Kapelski
Lowenstines
Col
Roosevelt
Bryan
Julius Barnes
Bridgeport
Conn
South
Church Militant
Col. Rooosevelt
Mr. Taft
Abraham Lincoln
Kansa
Kansas
Mike Conroy
Frank Polarski
Union Mills
G. L. Howell
Geneva
I Howell
Ray Edgar
Susie Beahm
Brooks
King, Richardson & Co
Wm. P. Miller
Bald Hill
The
New York Medical Journal
Amos Sarber
Garvin Lowry
Sarber
Elmer W.stout
Ford & Johnson Company
Michigan Oy
Helena
Ark
Frankfort
A. A. Kapelski
H. Kapelski's
Ad Jerome
Chicago Heights
Paris
Lina Cavalieri
H. J. Skerd
the Monon
Meyer
Henrietta Winters
Ade
H. F. Richter
Jane Addams
W. H. Gray
Francisco Street
W. L. Cornelius
East Jordan
T. R
Bob LaFollette
Chinese Republic
Mr. Wu
le Low
Main Street
Outlook Office
Homer Ansley
Curtis Nechen Lively
Angola
Frank Livingstone
Bert Livingstone
Col. Roosevelt
Kaiser
Ananias Club
Emperor
Haskell & Barker Car Co
Georgia
Woodroe Wilson
Taft
Delia
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Wiley
Albert Burleson
E. H. Polzein
Otis
This Place
Mr. Polzein
Meberrin
J. E. Wine
Jefferson Ave
Herman Schirr
New Castle
Maxwell
New Cauastle
Maxwell, Manufactory
Wabash
Clara M. Barnett
Shefield Ave
Tool
John Wannamaker
Ford Motor Agency
West 4Th Street
Meyer - Lindorf Co
Newark, O
Clinton,Ia
Mt Vernon, O
Utica, O
Wistons
Body Brussels
Meyer-Lindort Co
Kryptok and
Toric
W. Dragoo
O. C
Oberreigh & Arnold
Jewelers
Indiana
Bank of
Main St. Laporte
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