Jail Delivery Tops Northern Indiana Crime History
Six prisoners escaped from the South Bend county jail by sawing the cell roof and lowering themselves on blanket ropes. The men Bert and Will Anderson Thomas Clark John Hempstall Will Capill and Thomas McHenry were at large. Sheriff fires at escapee. posse hunts these criminals as Laporte and Millersburg reports follow. Also notes on a Noble county sheriff shooting James Evans and local Y M C A events and sales notices.
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Louis Benn
Ind
Indiana
Bert
Will Anderson
Thomas Clark
John Hempstall
Will Capill
Thomas McHenry
Hempstall
Laporte
Simons
Noble County
James Evans
Millersburg
Evans
Westminster Concert Draws Large Applause At Church
The second Westminster concert last night at Westminster church drew a large appreciative audience. The orchestra and soloists Mrs Root Miss Graham Mr Bush and Mr Root received much praise. Rev Leeper announced another concert soon to benefit a local organization. Proceeds to fund a new organ. Window advertisement notes spring hats on sale at discounted prices.
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Westminster
Westminster Church
Root
Graham
Bush
Jennison
Leeper
Railroad and Shops Chronicle of Local Industry
Flue Cutter Al Hobrock is home sick. W H Cour of the Wabash shops injures a finger yesterday. Machinists union holds a hearty meeting. Pittsburg engine 241 prepares to depart after repairs. Hugh Welch remains ill at home. J H Hobrock travels to Chicago on company business. A baby girl arrives for Mr and Mrs Robert Kelly. Mr Kelly is a Muncie engineer. Frank Erickson heads back to Chicago tonight. Arthur Thayer returns to duty after injuries. Absentee list in Pittsburg machine shop notes E G Pearce A J Dawson J L Finlason. C Ruppel returns after illness. New road engine construction instruction issued for Wabash shops. Work begun on the order. William Palmer and Bass shop crew return to work after layoff for steam axle hammer repair. Joseph Gans now operates the bolt cutting machine in car department. Frank McFellan falls from freight No 71 near Brimfield, left arm fractured. New railroad project, backed by New York and Ohio capitalists, may run Buffalo to Kansas City parallel with Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago through Ohio and Indiana. Pennsylvania truckbuilders in Pittsburgh produce four cars daily, up from three. Ellsworth V Fox of Electric works marries Adele Siemon. ceremony by Rev Wagenhals. They reside at 39 Wilt street. Dan Petgen readies for spring political campaign duties.
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al Hobrock
W. H. Cour
Wabash
Machinists’ Union
Pittsburg
Hugh Welch
J. H. Hobrock
Pennsylvania Company
Chicago
Robert Kelly
Kelly
Muncie
Frank Erickson
Arthur Thayer
E. G. Pearce
A. J. Dawson
J. L. Finlason
C. Ruppel
Joseph Gans
Pittsburg Company
Frank McFellan
Lake Shore
Brimfield
McFellan
New York and
Ohio
Buffalo
Kansas City
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Indiana
Ellsworth V. Fox
The
Electric Works
Adele Siemon
Carl Siemon
Wagenhals
Municipal Politics and Local Industry Notes
The morning report notes talks on municipal politics alongside industrial updates. Pittsburg car department machines gain a self-feeding device to replace hand oiling, speeding operation. Wabash engines at the shops receive new cabs and road habitats during overhaul. Hats and furnishings on sale at Heyman’s 142 Calhoun Street as business closes. Fresh fish and lobsters arrive daily at Jackson’s 140 Calhoun, phone 314.
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Pittsburg
Wabash
Heyman’s
Calhoun Street
Jackson’s
Calhoun
Jackson's
Indiana Route Favored for Great Canal Project
Cincinnati dispatch notes Indiana proponents plan a Toledo to Logansport waterway with a Lake Michigan link and Ohio river access. They cite consolidated lines, abundant summit water at Fort Wayne and Kankakee, and minimal lake drainage as key benefits, with Dr Campbell predicting sufficient Maumee and Kankakee flow.
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Indiana
Washington
Toledo
Logansport
Ind
Lake Michigan
Ohio River
Fort Wayne
Kankakee
Great Lakes
Campbell
Maumee
Indiana Canal
Ohio
J. L. Campbell
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Lake Erie
Michigan
Fort Eye
Lake Mehigin
Evansville
Hillsdale
Jackson
Percy Belefalat
Delphos
Bort
Tippecanoe and
Mononto
Faith healer arrested in Indianapolis case
Frank hubble of Baltimore alias Mr Jules of 3444 Indiana avenue Chicago arrived claiming cure by laying on of hands. He was arrested as a fugitive from justice after Baltimore dispatch alleged fraud and seeking money under false pretenses.
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IndraAnaPolis
Frank Hubble
Baltimore
Jules
Indiana Avenue
Chicago
Pleasant Surprise at Fort Wayne Medical College Exam
The Fort Wayne college of medicine class of 1896 was surprised with a mock exam night. Dr M F Porter announced a test exam would be held at his residence at 8 o clock, with pencils required, turning fear of failure into a festive, memory-making event.
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Fort Wayne College of Medicine
M. F. Porter
Criminals' Day in Circuit Court Leads with Riot Arraignments
Affected trio Ed Lauer Walter Cherry and Charles Steadley faced riot charges in circuit court as arraignments proceeded. Steadley pleaded not guilty while Cherry and Lauer did not plead. trials not yet set. also notes Percy L Everett forgery case not set and Fred Beverline forgery scheduled for tomorrow.
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Ed Lauer
Walter Cherry
Charles Steadley
Steadley
Cherry
Lauer
Percy L. Everett
Barr Street
Fred Beverline
John
Lewis Street
John W. Tracy
Tracy
Pearl Street
Dora Hardendorf
Chicago Produce Market Prices Reported
Carcano wheat and corn futures show May and July activity with openings and closings cited. Oats pork and lanes list February through July figures, including nominal values and bids, with sparking kiss notes incomplete and ending mid data.
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Carcano
Waurat
New Mystic Order Lodge Forming in City
A lodge of the Mystic Order of the Golden Fleece is being organized with many charter signers. The charter closes Thursday evening March 5. Interested individuals may join at Harmony Hall 20 West Berry Street. Organizers are W. H. Windsor and J. Bigstone. A penmanship class at International Business College will run next week with sessions 4 5 pm and 7 30 8 30 pm on Tue and Thu. liberal terms. T. L. Stappits, President.
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Mystic Order of the Golden Fleece
New Order
Harmony Hall
West Berry Street
Messrs
W. H. Windsor
J. Bigstone
International Business College
T. L. StapPits
Noted Crook May Lead To Gang of Thieves
Detective Doc Stoll of the Pennsylvania road arrests a man on passenger train No 8 in Warsaw suspected crook status. The suspect, John Kennedy, claims to be beaten to New York while a postmarked letter from New York hints at gang activity. Police view the capture as a possible first step toward rounding up a theft gang.
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Tri-County Mutual Protection Association of
New London
O. G. Carter
Ollie Shoemaker
John McKay
Elmer Day
Young Shoemaker
Oakley
McKay
Day
Doc Stoll
Pennsylvania Road
Warsaw
Doc
John Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
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Wiggin
Biiae Purpee
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Arthur Foote
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Boston Y. M. C. A
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D. Monahan
Charles Sessler
Centralia
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Mr. Sessler
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Medical
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Defiance
Indiana’ Canal
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Silowills
O’rourke
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Justice Bullerman
Minnie Yeager
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Henry J. Weber
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Frederick Schoerpf
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