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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1908
Page
8
A testimonial letter from Mes May Scott of English Indiana claims Dr Miles Nervine quiets irritable nerves and restores sleep without opiates. She describes anxious periods, headaches, and inability to concentrate, then recovery and ability to work after using Nervine.
Mrs Mary Betehter wife of Jacob H Fetchter died at home 2215 South Broadway Monday morning at age 32 Death was said to be due to dropsy She was born in Washington township and lived in the city all her life She was a Yeomen member Surviving are her husband two children Winifred and Herman Parents Mr and Mrs L A Cook and siblings George Miller Theresa Cook Mrs Chester Young Mrs John Wap pes Ruth Cools and Biris McClaren Robingan
Funeral services for Jamoa Richards who died last week in Cincinnati were set for Tuesday morning at 8:30 from his sister Mrs C J McKenzie’s residence 2378 Smith Street and at 9 o'clock from St Patrick's Catholic Church. The remains arrived Monday and are in the care of Schone & Co. Alleged rioters have cases continued for four Roumanten arrested yesterday at Morris King's instance for shooting up a saloon in the rolling mill district. Hearing scheduled in police court this morning with continuances. Other dismissals and fines: Wallace vagrancy five dollars. Mitchell assault and battery one dollar with sentence suspended. Bower drunk one dollar. Burns drunk one dollar. Kesselbach and Stucke climbing five? one dollar each. Oppenheimer drunk eight dollars with sentence suspended.
John Terry station master at police headquarters returned to work after a month of smallpox illness. He spent two weeks at Segintion hospital and praised the facility, saying attendants treat everyone well and provide excellent service, with clean surroundings and pleasant conditions for patients.
An interesting institute was held Saturday by teachers of New Haven and Adama Wayne Awashington and St Joseph townships at the pony farm school in Wayne township. A large luncheon for about 100 guests followed. The afternoon included a debate on whether County Commencements are detrimental to community interests with judges favoring the affirmative amid lively patron participation.
Report continues from page one with a burned body identified as Frank Baxter after positive evidence by John M Baxter. He insists the remains are his son despite claims. Arrangements set for removal to Auburn for interment in coming mornings.
Telegrams from friends of travelers connected to the Fort Wayne hotel blaze arrived yesterday. Police checked on J S Herm Hartford and Arthur Cameron while other travelers like Lulu Readley Wilmer Thomas and Charles Bloomer were traced to safe locations or still accounted for.
Letters were received yesterday addressed to Mrs Gi Morris, care of the New Aveline from Portland Oregon and Philadelphia. A man identified as Millir of Chicago, formerly Fort Wayne, changed quarters from the Aveline to Randall Saturday night and missed the fire. He is described as a salesman and has used the Aveline as headquarters since leaving the city.
Six firms with offices in New Orleans area had not all moved yet. B Woodworth will reopen his drugstore. In East Berry street a moving picture theatre and the Postal Telegraph company began operations in new quarters in Arcade. The Commercial Bank plans reopening south of the People’s Trust offices, formerly Lehman book store on Calhoun street. George Streicher barber Lee Ivins cigar stand and George Brown hotel bar owners are undecided about future plans.
News spread yesterday that a replacement hotel may rise on the burned site as speculation grows on Berry and Clinton streets. Crawfordsville operator A B Jones denied ownership of the Aveline property by telegram, hinting at rebuilding. Some believe the Jot will host a hotel, while others think an office building may fit the limited space.
Chief John Schroeder and Fire Captain Siatthut, aided byAssist ment, prevented a widespread blaze in the Bass block and adjoining Bags block area Sunday. Firemen reached the roof to position hoses and fought flames threatening Wayne Street and related structures before the hotel danger intensified. The timely response restricted damage and saved multiple buildings from a larger disaster.
A rapid fire swept through a downtown motel igniting a handful of rooms before crews arrived. Night Watchman William Rohrer reported a small spark that quickly spread, but firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze preventing further damage.
Councilman Louis Lizard defended the fire department at the scene minutes after the alarm as critics blamed equipment. He argued ladders were needed and an extra ladder was planned but underwriters forced funds to an engine instead. Firemen did well given limited gear, he said.
Detective Geng investigated a morning incident where a boy recovered a diamond and a scarf attached to a pin from the ruins around New Avaline. The boy used a pole to retrieve the scarf and jewel, and he handed the article to police without arrest. The pin owner remains undiscovered. few items were looted.
Mina Emeline Ringwalt a stenographer at the burned hostelry is found overlaid when her desk and typewriter are recovered from the ruins. The desk was damaged but salvageable and the typewriter rusted. A telegram reports button No 31 964 found in the ruins belonged to S. Lewis of Philadelphia who escaped unharmed. Ms Lewis travels for the Martin Manufacturing company of West Newton Massachusetts.
In a precautionary move the Wayne hotel installed a coil of rope at every window following lessons from the New Aveline fire. The measure aims to speed evacuation and prevent casualties had such a system existed there.
Mrs J W Baxter of Auburn Indiana, mother of Sata Frazile Baxter who died in the Avelline fire at Fort Wayne, has been in poor health for over a year. News that her son may have perished sent her into nervous spells and near collapse at times. Friends and relatives remain at the scene and at her Auburn home, hoping for confirmation or denial amid the anxious suspense.
Specs in Spectors office said the New Aveling hotel at Fort Wayne was unsafe during a blaze. He noted lack of red lights in balliays and narrow stairways, with three fire escapes but limited egress. Militia units volunteered to aid in protecting property and keeping order as flames raged.
In Decatur Indiana Mrs M Fenslay narrowly avoided a deadly hotel blaze that engulfed the Fort Wayne New Aveline hotel area. The couple had postponed travel plans, changing their visit to Cleveland, which kept them from being caught in the fire. The tale, recounted by the Kist News Bureau, highlights providential timing and near-miss danger in a century-old hotel disaster narrative.
Charles C. Lehmigg, mayor of Wheeling, West Virginia, wired Clade Varnell, president of the local baseball team, a congratulatory message expressing the sympathy of all the people.
Irate tale recounts Baxter, an Auburn attorney, allegedly carrying a large sum of money after a fire at the Wayne hotel. A subscription drive aimed to compensate dining-room girls for lost wardrobes, with funds already raised. J L Scott faced luck at the blaze as his child’s smallpox case triggered quarantine, ending when the ban was lifted. Hamilton, saved by Mr. Hendricks, was shown to his rescuer yesterday at Wayne hotel porters.
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