Locals Report Far-Reaching Outings From Fort Wayne
Editor L C Elingham in the city. Mrs F R Barrows visiting friends in Toledo. Mr and Mrs Fromuth of Chicago visiting Fort Wayne. Philip Berg and sister Katie of Auburn attend a wedding here. Mrs Grant Adams visits Lebanon Ind. Dr Z T Stametts on two week vacation visiting Bryan Ohio. Miss Katherine Jennings leaves for two weeks in Ohio. Mrs J A Armstrong and son Donald depart for Denver for several months. William Meyer Jr recovering from injury in Chicago. Edward R Johnston teacher in school for feeble minded youth to spend vacation in Chicago. Miss Clara Dryer hosts lawn party yesterday afternoon. Mr George Irwin and sister May Irwin depart for Mackinaw and Duluth via Wabash route. Mrs Anna Davis visits Columbia City, then Adrian Mich. William Zimmerly of Fort Wayne leaves for Chicago. Miss Winnie Johnston to Albion for vacation. Major D Tilo leaves for New York then Boston for Knights Templar conclave. Mrs W M Enslen to Elida Ohio for a reunion visit. Board of health failed to meet yesterday amid scheduling disputes. No clear meeting time known even to members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Armstrong
Donald
Denver
Col
William Meyer, Jr
Chicago
Clara Dryer
South Wayne
George Irwin
May Irwin
Mackinaw
Duluth
Anna Davis
I. B. McDonald
Columbia City
Adrian
Mich
William Zimmerly
Fort Wayne
Joseph Gemmer
Huntington Democrat
Winnie Johnston
Randall & Doughman
James P. Johnston
Albion
D. Tilo
Union
New York
Boston
Knights Templar
W. M. Enslen
Elida
Ohio
Dr. Ensten
Berry Street church property offered for sale in city
At a church board meeting the northeast corner lot of Berry and Harrison streets was approved for sale. Dr J Hetrigk was authorized to advertise for bids. The site is among the citys best and several parties are weighing the opportunity to acquire the valuable property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry Street
Berry and
Harrison Streets
Artificial Ice and Distilled Water Purity Claim
An advertisement touts artificial ice made from distilled water using artesian well water in covered cans and iron coils with pressurized chemicals. It claims pure crystal ice, physician endorsements, and use for homes hotels and druggists. A one hundred 5-cent coupon book sells for $4.50 and lasts about 100 days for a family.
Farmer Whitlock Murdered Near North Victor, Cayuga County
Henry Whitlock, a prosperous Cayuga county farmer near North Victor, was found murdered this morning. His farm hand Charles Burgess summoned him at night to check cows in the corn, then disappeared. Whitlock was found with a bloody ax nearby. Burgess is missing with no clue to his whereabouts.
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Osweoo
N. Y
Henry Whitlock
North Victor
Cayuga County
Charles Burgess
Whitlock
Burgess
Boston Excursion Plans Promoted by Pennsylvania Lines
The Pennsylvania lines offer luxury travel to Boston with stop overs to visit New Jersey coast resorts and Philadelphia historic sites. Return trips may use different routes via Hudson River and Niagara Falls. Excursion tickets for Knights Templar Conclave go on sale Aug 1 to Aug 25 with half-price fares for children. Leonard Brokaw, recently back from Troy Ohio, was rumored to be linked to a tramp gang but denies involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Pennsylvania
Standard Railway of America
Atlantic Ocean
Long Branch
Cape May
Asbury Park
Atlantic City
Ocean Grove
New Jersey
Philadelphia
New York
Independence Hall
United States Mint
Masonic Temple
Fairmount Park
Knights Templar
FL van Dusen
Pittsburg
Squatters Hold The Fort In Santytown
In Santytown Wisconsin land claimed by Menominee River Lumber company a riot erupted as 200 squatters clash with a fence crew. Women wielding axes tore down a fence and pelted debris into Green Bay with hot water later doused company supervisor Mike Corry Sr. The conflict pits workers and squatters amid claims of right to the land. In Cleveland attorney Henry DalLawrence severely horsewhipped attorney notary F B Calhoun after long hostilities sparked by courtroom remarks, Calhoun declining defense.
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Cleveland
Henry Dal Lawrence
F. B. Calhoun
Calhoun
DalLawrence
DuLawrance
City Banks Tie Record Cash Reserves in Mexico City
City banks report aggregate cash on hand exceeding thirty six million dollars the largest metallic holdings ever in the city. Private bankers and wealthy individuals hold about twenty six million dollars, totaling over sixty million dollars in available cash locally, with interior reports showing a similar abundance.
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City of
Mexico
Chicago presbytery approves unfermented juice for communion
At the CarcaGo meeting of the presbytery of Chicago it was decided that fermented wine will not be used in communion services. Unfermented grape juice will replace it in all rites and temperance pledges will be encouraged through Sunday school teachings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Simea
Mint chief explains $69 million gold shipment aims
Washington reports that mint director Preston explained the government plans to coin with reasonable rapidity the stock of gold bullion totaling about $69,000,000, moved as part of a shipment of $10,000,000 in gold bullion from New York to Philadelphia.
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Washington
Preston
Mint
New York
Philadelphia
L. E. and W Excursions Travel Notes Amid Summer Tours
The notice lists multiple excursion dates and locations including Bluffton Indiana Boston mass Knights of Chattanooga Chattanooga Tennessee Columbus Ohio Denver Colorado Greensburg Indiana Indianapolis Labor Day Louisville Niagara Falls Washington Indiana and more. It states the highest fare is one rare for the round trip and the lowest less than half a cent per mile and promotes the Muncie Cheap Excursion Route.
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Bluffton
Ind
Barnum & Bailey
Boston
Mass
Knights Templar
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chickamaugaa
Columbus
Ohio
Y. P.G.U
Denver
Col
Pharmaceutical Association
Greensburg
Indianapolis
Spring Valley Race Tensions Rise as Miners Call for Deportation
In Spring Valley Illinois August 7 white miners demand discharge of black workers after resolutions at a mass meeting. Manager Dalzall replies that the Spring Valley Coal Co will not bow to anti black pressure while Altgeld seeks to assess danger and order. Governor Altgeld may deploy troops if needed as tensions flare between workers and black residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley, Ills
Dalzall
M. H. Taylor
Spring Valley Coal Company
Altgeld
Delmagro
Peoria
Chicago
Mob Did Little Harm to Negroes Says On Scene Reporter
An Associated Press correspondent on the ground reports only minor injuries among the Black residents after Sunday’s clash. He cites few serious wounds, says mobs sought to scare them from the city, and notes widespread flight to Seatonville as furniture moves to provide work in nearby mines.
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Associated Press
No. 3
Minera
Chicago
Harry Bailey
Deimagro
Ati
Spring Valley
Seatonville
C. W. & V. Coal Co
Massacre Story Told by Chicago Colored Representative
Chicago representative J C Buckner says nearly forty of his race were killed at Spring Valley by Italians and Huns. He reports Chicago Black residents arming to seek vengeance. Gov Hughes promises protection and justice, pledges soldiers if needed. Buckner cites private reports of thirty four dead and fourteen wounded among colored people driven from homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Isls
J. C. Buckner
Chicago
Spring Valley
Buckner
Talso
Chicago Negroes Urged to Move on Spring Valley Riot
Two refugee women from Spring Valley Mary Stanton and Lizzie Dixbee arrived in Chicago. They describe outrages against colored people, say their sons and husbands are dead, and report a meeting in Arlington hall planning action. A five member committee will visit Spring Valley to investigate while locals debate Governor Altgeld's stance.
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Chicago
Mary Stanton
Lizzie Dixbee
Spring Valley
Chisago
Arlington Hall
Altgeld
Fire Sweeps Sixty Acre Muck Field At Dowell Farm
In Wabash Indiana on August 7 a peat muck tract near Montpelier bursts into flame, burning sixty acres with thirty five burned and twenty five threatened. Rain is needed to halt the fire as nearby property and a large peat field are at risk. analysts warn the land may be ruined for generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Jesse H. Dowell
Montpelier
Dowell Place
Dowell Farm
Dowell
Heavy Storm Rips Through Brazil Damaging Buildings
A heavy sequence of storms visited Brazil on August 7 causing extensive damage to the business district. The Crawford McCrimmon shops lost their west wing roof, Shannon Foster Sawyer brick block sustained severe damage, and the German Evangelical church spire was torn off. Fences, small structures, and crops across the county also suffered, with torrential rain flooding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BraZil
Oime
Crawford & McCrimmon Machine Shops
Shannon, Fost & Sawyer
John Daugherty
Wealthy farmer Thomas Barnes goes suddenly blind in Maxcy
Aug 7 in Velaware county Indiana Thomas Barnes a prominent and wealthy farmer awakened to complete blindness despite good health. Physicians cannot explain the sudden loss with his eyes still showing normal balls and pupils. The report begins with Barnes long-standing standing wealth and ends noting the Indiana state board of tax commissioners’ actions in equalization efforts.
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Maxcy
Thomas Barnes
Velaware County
Barnas
Indianapolis
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Board to evaluate county returns for value equalization
County returns largely in as the board begins work this week to equalize values. It plans to raise any county with a decrease from four years ago, continuing its effort to adjust assessments across jurisdictions.
Egypt lecture and Bell Ringers delight Eagle Lake week
At Eagle Lake crowds attend Dr. McIntire lectures on Egypt and Yosemite Valley while Haglish Bell Ringers perform a delightful concert. Daily programs continue through the week as lectures and concerts proceed. In Terre Haute, horse racing fans witness favorites failing in the second trotting meet with Norvardine Abner Lucy Pan posting the noted times.
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Eagle Lake
Winotta
McIintire
Egypt
Haglish
McIntire
Yosemite Valley
Terre Haute
Sweet Child
Axtelloid
Gilman
Norvardine
Abner
Lucy Pan
Typhoid Outbreak and Local News Highlights Aug 7
Typhoid fever surges nationwide with reports reaching Ena and other counties as doctors work around the clock. Other items include a 335 year old silver mounted rattan canoe passing to Earl Weinland, Charles Krugz suing Panhandle Railroad for 15000, a cattle eye disease in Bedford township, Police Superintendent Faucets ousted and Frank outer reinstated, Dov Sparks in a shooting incident, and Richmond Sunday News changing owners to B F Wissler from Harry Daniels.
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William
Woeinland
Earl Weinland
Indianapolis
Saxony
John Nicholas Weinland
R'cumonp
Richmond Sunday News
B. F. Wissler
Richmond Sun
Harry Daniels
Martinsville Woman Dies After Short Illness
Martinsville August 7 Mrs Archibal Shacher 44 years old a resident of this city since its founding days died after a brief illness. She lived here long enough to be part of the city’s early history and was held in high esteem by neighbors.
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Franklin
Mary Brown
R. A. Brown
Indiana
Martinsville
Archibald Shacher
Tv4
Thin Ality
City Marshal links suspect to Kenney robbery murder
Springfield report identifies Charles King alias Joseph Leonard Giles in Lincoln jail on suspicion of murdering Louis McAfee and as the robber who held up Green in Kenney. Philadelphia dispatch notes African Inland mission party, led by Rev. P Cameron Scott, to depart for the Soudan next week. Bridgeport dealer W F Doty, agent for Michigan and Wisconsin lumber firms, is sought for failure to remit funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Kenney
State Register
J. D. Haya
R. Green
Charles King
Joseph Leonard Giles
Lincoln
Louis McAfee
Green
Philadelphia
African Inland Mission
The
Soudan
P. Cameron Scott
Africa
Bridgeport
Conn
W. F. Doty
Michigan
Wisconsin
Northwestern Iowa Judge McColun Dies at 60
Sioux City reports Judge D D McColun a prominent jurist from northwestern Iowa died of cancer at his Cherokee home on August 7. He had served as a respected figure on the bench and influenced regional legal circles for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
D D. McColun
Iowa
Cherokee
Market Prices and Travel Offer From Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne markets show prices for wheat 65 67 cents, oats 28 30 cents, corn, rye 48 cents, barley 45 cents, butter 14 cents, eggs 10 cents, beeswax 25 cents per pound, oil meal 1.25 dollars per cwt, potatoes 50 cents per bushel, live geese 45 cents, rags 50 cents per hundredweight, green hides 7 cents per pound, cured hides 5 dollars per pound. Freight offer: return trip from Fort Wayne to Niagara Falls via Nickel Plate on August 8. Letter heads and envelopes available at the Times-Post job office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Bush & Co
Fort Wayne
Niagara Falls
Piano Makers Shine In Noted Instrument Ad
An advertisement extols Nilson pianos from Chickering & Sons as the finest in the world and praises the Krell instrument for its tone and action, highlighting their reputation in the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickering & Sons
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Brokaw
Troy
Bmexico
Bayea
Chicgo
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Dune
Winona Assembly
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Rivhmond
Ferdinand Dye
Stella
Broad
Barney Cline
James Stockton
Ernest Cline
Cline
Stockton
English
Ena
Isu
Newa
Richmond
Charles Krugz
Panhandle
Krupgg
Bedford
Henry Woolery
Woop
Faucets
Frank ‘Outer
Faust
Wan
Shelbyville
Dov’’ Sparks
Theodore Skotski
Sparks
Tias-Post Job Office
WH Meyer & Bro
Northern Michigan
VIA
Grand Rapid A Todiana Railroad
Southern Division
Mackinac Island
Petoskey and
Traverse City
Mackinac 'Shand
Petoskey
Northen
C. L. Lock Svoor
PLT
Grand Rapids, Mich
Freese & Ranke
Calhoun ST
Kieur
Krell
Briggs
Starr
Ludwig
James & Holmstrom
S. A
Columbia ST
Notex
Romwyn& Bobilyn
Barr Street
Noor
Dr. Spencer
Daily Times - Post
Wil
A. Hattersley & Sons
E. Main ST
Southvide Wall Paper
Raiser
Bohemian
Ceo. Myers
Fort Wayne, Ind
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