Local notices condensed on births funerals and events
Born to Mr and Mrs Freinstein a daughter. The funeral of Mrs Hulda Gilman was held at 2 PM from Mrs FP H Hill 350 East Creighton Ave. The congregation of St Pauls Lutheran appointed a committee for Rev Henry G Sauer funeral likely Thursday. Mr Darwin S Root has taken a job in Chicago and leaves Monday. Mrs Root will perform a final city concert Thursday evening then resume Sundays through June 1. The Berry Street M E church Woman's Foreign Missionary Society hosts Mass Alice Dunfee 50 West Superior St tomorrow 3 to 5 PM with scripture lesson prayer reading and a poem by Mrs Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hulda Gilman
FP. H. Hill
East Creighton Avenue
St Paul’s Lutheran Church
Henry G. Sauer
Darwin S. Root
Chicago
Root
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the
Berry Street M. E
Alice Dunfee
West Superior Street
Hetrick
Dilks
Mrs. Rock
Indiana Weather Warmth to Lift Today
The forecast calls for fair skies and rising temperatures across Indiana with a warm spell continuing today. Light winds will accompany increasing afternoon highs as conditions remain dry and pleasant through the day.
Robbers' Cave Loot Recovered. Suspects Fled Fort Wayne
Jewelry and clothing identified as stolen from Fort Wayne residents were found at Robbers' Cave. A watch has kept over the site. no return by the robbers. It is believed they fled after realizing they were being watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Be your own landlord with monthly home plan
Be your own landlord and secure a comfortable home by paying one dollar monthly. The Alten County Loan and Savings Association promotes a city of homes, with cottages built through the Building and Loan, owned by moderate earners who meet obligations. Invest small earnings or buy a home by paying monthly, call at 32 East Berry Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building and Loan Association
Alten County Loan and Savings Association
Tar
Allen County Loan and Saving Association
East Berry Street
Chicago Produce Market Report May 6 Commodities Feed
Wurat May contracts show closings around 614 cents for May and 623 cents for September with July and September entries. Corn May closes 28 cents with July at 293 cents and September around 3020 cents. oats May 184 cents with July 19 cents and September 193 to 198 cents. oats bids noted. Parx May and July prices cited with openings and closings near 8 dollars for corn products. Larp May 4.80, July 4.90, Sept 5.05. Spare Bres May 4.20 with bids and asks around 4.27 to 4.30 and Sept 4.45 4.42. Market furnished by Commission Merchants White Bank Block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
Wurat
Parx
White Bank
Jackson and Fort Wayne Rivalry Set at Lakeside Park
Tomorrow at Lakeside Park the Jackson team faces Fort Wayne in a baseball game with first pitch scheduled for 3 30. Smoked Sturgeon offered daily at 14 cents per pound and Fruit House features fresh produce and groceries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside Park
Jackson
Fort Wayne
Grand Trunk railway reorganizes management roles
Manager Hays announces new appointee William Wainwright as general assistant with duties assigned by Montreal office. General assistant post abolished. John Taylor superannuated. A Butte named general purchasing agent. Charles Rossington becomes transfer agent for depot baggage line. Nickel Plate notes a fireman George Dougherty leaves after sister's death. brakeman Will Shea injured and off duty after car fall at Peabody. Western lines officers meet in Chicago to discuss party rates and mileage book, no conclusions. meeting to continue. Pittsburg firm sets May 20 annual meeting to elect four directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
Grand Trunk Railway
William
Wainwright
Montreal
John Taylor
A. Butte
Charles Rossington
Nickel Plate
George Daugherty
Erie
Will Shea
Peabody
Western Lines
Chicago
Western Passenger Association
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
Pittsburg
Defense rests as witness squirm through Newport trial
In Newport Kentucky yesterday the defense rested after thirty five minutes of testimony with twelve witnesses and eight depositions. The day featured a melodramatic afternoon, a claim of a mercy plea from detective Seward, and three Caldwell Guards suspects who squirmed on the stand while denying depositions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Scott Jackson
Indianapolis
Will Wood
Greencastle
Jackson
Nelson
John Seward
Seward
Trusty
Wm. Trusty
William Trusty, Sr
Cme
el Mosley
James Smith
John Lee
Caldwell Guards
George H Jackson
George H. Jackson
William Beasley
Eugene Hart
William Robinson
Walling
Pearl Bryan
Soard
William R. Trusty
Trustee
Bond
William McCarty
Kingsville
Casey County
William D. Collins
Theobald
Fifth Street
Collins
Lakeside Park license to wed couples listed
Tomorrow at Lakeside Park, licenses issued to Ami C Evard and Amelia C Corneille, Harry C Blake and Violet Barber, David Blinn and Ella Salge, Ellis C James and Ursie Manhead, Alex Brons and Clara Crist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ami C. Evard
Amelia C. Corneille
Harry C. Blake
Violet Barber
David Blinn
Ella Salge
Ellis C. James
Ursie Manhead
Alex Brons
Clara Crist
Fort Wayne to Chicago via Nickel Plate Rail Line Daily
A daily service operates year round from Fort Wayne to Chicago on the Nickel Plate road. Tracks extend for a smooth, reliable schedule with consistent departures and arrivals throughout the year. Fares are listed at four dollars for the full route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Despondent Man Drowns After River Rescue Fails
May 6 reports Peter Lund of 114 Notre Dame avenue leaped into Calumet river in despair last night. He was pulled from the water, and this morning his body was found suspended from the transom of his room, confirming his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuarcageo
Peter Lund
Notre Dame Avenue
Calumet River
Americans Prefer American Bicycles to English Ones
Obituaries list Alfred William Hunt 66 in London and Horace Robbins 84 in Jonesville Michigan George W. Barrett 54 Yorkville Wis Charles E. McEachran 90 Warsaw Alabama Lebon D. Benson 91 Boone Illinois and a missing 10 year old George Duclos from Chicago who is believed to have run away with a jockey. Telegraph companies liable for delayed messages ruled by the federal supreme court. Chicago workers arrested for conspiracy to defraud their employer with goods valued at 2600 since January 1. John Stetson's will missing with rumors of estate 2 million. Pittsburg oil man George P. Williams divorces Emma M Williams alleging marriage in Chicago 1894 while drunk.
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England
London
Alfred William Hunt
Jonesville
Mich
Horace Robbins
Boone, IL
George W. Barrett
Yorkville
Wis
Charles E. McEachran
Warsaw
Lebon D. Benson
George Duclos
Chicago
Federal Supreme Court
Valentine Hanks
William Crookes
William McDonough
Frank Eddy
International and Wells Packing Company
John Stetson
Boston
George P. Williams
Pittsburg
Matt Quay
Emma M. Williams
Williams
New York and Chicago Markets May 5 6 Quotations Update
New York money on call 24g per cent with bankers reporting active business. Sterling exchange at 433349139 for demand and 48734 488 for sixty days. U S government bonds steady with various registered and coupon notes. Chicago grain and produce quotes show wheat May at 60 1/2 to 60 3/4 cents, corn May 28 3/4 to 29 1/4, oats May around 17 1/2 to 18 1/4 cents. Produce markets list butter 15 1/2 cents, eggs 83 cents per dozen, live poultry and apples with assorted prices for packing stock, burbanks and other potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
United States
Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Coffin Brought for Li Hung Chang on Moscow Voyage
Edward Evans of Shanghai reports Li Hung Chang, en route to Moscow for the czar’s coronation, took a personal coffin on the journey. He says Chinese sometimes buy their own coffins and keep them at home, then carry one on long trips to guard against death. A missionary, who was to accompany Li, abandoned the trip at the last moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Evans
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
Moscow
Li Hang Chang
China
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Crow Hill Choir Draws from Prison Inmates
Charity Commissioner Burtis of Brooklyn faces a dilemma as inmates at Crow Hill penitent iary audition for a small prison choir. Dozens of convicts with varied misdeeds and voices vie for about ten spots, including Parson Lewis, John Kid Wilson, Henry Jones, Emerson Allen, James Owen, Rufus Garber, Frank Collins, Marshall Tucker, and Dynamite Jack, with past offenses ranging from impersonation to train robbery and murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burtis
Brooklyn
Kings County Penitentiary
Crow Hill
Woolly West
Warden Hayes
Parson
W. C. Lewis
United States
Tennessee
Uncle Sam
John
Wilson
Arkansas
Henry Jones
Henry
Nassau Islands
Harrison
Emerson Allen
Mr. Allen
James T. Owen
Rufus Garber
Texas
Barber
Frank Collins
Marshall Tucker
Dynamite Jack
New York Sun
Masonic Cipher Claims Hidden in Shakespeare Plays
Detroit's Dr. Orville W. Owen issues a small book to the Masons claiming Shakespeare and Bacon works conceal the Mason ritual. He says the author was a high-degree Mason and has hidden passages from the plays with places they come from for brethren to decipher. He notes obligations of a Mason and asserts the author’s intent to encode the ritual for brothers only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville W. Owen
Detroit
Bacon
Francis Bacon
Wanted Help Wanted at 98 West Berry Street
A historic notice seeks a girl for general housework at 98 West Berry Street and offers a stenographer position by two first class men with excellent references. Contact at this office for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Berry Street
Special Sale of Couches Promises Great Value
Broad easy couches with tufted tops and spring edge, new corduroy and velvet coverings offered at unmatched prices. Trade in a worn lounge for a stylish parlor piece with couches priced from 8 to 18 dollars, boasting the largest city assortment.
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Chas. F. Ppriffer
Great Lakes
Mrs. Freinstein
Indiana
Chicago Produce Market
J. G. Thieme
Resta
Burlington
West Point
Here
Wils
Williamstown
Forrell
Biliston
Trotting Board of Review
Board of Review of the
American Trotting Association
St. Joe
New York Financial
King's County Penitentiary
Shakespeare A Mason
Hanna Street
W. Briggs
Buchanan Street
Arcade
Wien
W. G. Burket
I. H. Case
W. W. Kimball
Mark
DR. Kilmer
A. J. Keller
Lou Elk
Calhoun and
Washington Boulevard
RABUS
Manhattan
Freese & Ranke
Druccists
Calhoun Street
Cripple Creek
Pattiani
Davenny & Masonic Tenvrve
Chi- Ly Mineral & Mining Board
Hoosier
Straig
Pape
ARE Company
E. Berry Street
S. Bash & Co
Mayflower Mills
Henry D. Niemann
Alhoun Street
Zint Seiching
Tre
Jessens
AOW
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