Local briefs from Fort Wayne and vicinity reporters
Condensed notes from Valparaiso Fort Wayne and nearby towns report visitors births illnesses greetings and events. Names include John Howard Ben Skinner Lenice Crume Carl Rastetter J. E. Miller C D Siemen R. C. Lacy C N Dana and many others with engagements weddings and society happenings across Hendricks Street Wa'natah Avilla Huntington Antwerp Digges business travel and public notices.
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John Howard
Valparaiso
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania
Ben Skinner
Carl Rastetter
East Washington Street
Lenice Crume
Penn
Inmate Michael Chesser Ends Life at Chicago Home for Incurables
Aug. 21 Caricaso report Michael Chesser, confined at the Chicago home for incurables, died after leaping from a third story window. The suicide occurred this morning, with investigators awaiting coroner’s findings.
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Caricaso
Michael Chesser
Chicago
Muncie Route Offers Cheap Excursion Rates for All
The north depot at Fort Wayne serves as the ticket hub for a string of regional excursions on varied dates. Knights Templar in Boston and multiple towns host events from August to October including dedications, Home Visitors trips, county fairs, and encampments. Passengers are urged to consult L. bh. & W. agents for affordable travel options that undercut home stays.
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Boston
Mass
Knights Templar
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cincinnati
Ohio
Columbus
Dayton
Greensburg
Ind
Indianapolis
Louisville
Muncie
Washington
Fort Wasne
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Hammond Suits Claim Police Force Incompetent
In Hammond superior court two civil actions claim police misconduct. Diedrich Schnecklius sues officers Nondorf and Schmidt for 5000 after being clubbed by them three months ago and nearly dying. Anton Schriner seeks 500 for false imprisonment alleging arrest without warrant or cause.
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Hammond, Ind
Hammond
Diedrich Schnecklius
Nondorf and
Schmidt
Anton Schriner
To Lake Maxinkuckee via Nickel Plate every Saturday
A weekly excursion to Lake Maxinkuckee departs via the Nickel Plate road each Saturday through September 28. The notice lists an agent contact with a code 8 20 9 27 078 and emphasizes schedule reliability for travelers and organizers.
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Lake Maxinkuckee
Nickel Plate Road
Woman Missing Infant After Street Car Incident
A mother cannot be identified seeks police aid after placing her young daughter and an infant on a Hanna streetcar around 11 in the forenoon. The children's destination is unknown and they have not yet returned home or reached a noted point. Police do not know the mother’s name. Reduced rail fares are listed for various events including bee keepers, mechanics, mutual councils, and fairs across several cities.
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Hanna Street
Orelock
Gould Faces Additional Assault Charge in New York
Counsel for Zella Nicholas announced in New York today that an assault charge would be brought against George Gould in addition to the existing action. Papers will likely be served on his arrival from Farope.
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New York
Zella Nicholas
George Gould
Farope
Henry Lapp Injured In Wall Street Runaway Incident
Henry Lapp a well known contractor is confined to his home on Staphlet Street with severe injuries from a runaway last evening on Wall Street.
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Henry Lapp
Staphlet Street
Wall Street
Rooster as Family Pet Lights Up Local News
A six year old Ned G. keeps a tall stately rooster as a pet turning heads on Calhoun Street. Firefighters were called to extinguish rubbish behind the Phillips drugstore. A Washington society snub ends with a sharp retort about loving a married woman.
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Phillips
Calhoun Street
Neds
Gueer
Ince
Ned
Ife
Carlo
Fido
Fort Wayne Market Prices Corrected Daily
Fort Wayne markets report Wheat 65 67 cents, Oats 28 80 cents, Corn 45 48 cents, Rye 48 cents, Barley 45 cents, Butter 14 14 15 cents, Eggs 10 cents, Beeswax 25 cents per pound, Oil meal 1.25 dollars, Potatoes 50 cents per bushel, Feathers, live geese 45 cents, Rags 50 cents per cwt, Hides green 7 cents, Hides cured 8 cents per pound. Trans-Post job office offers letter heads bill heads and envelopes.
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S. Bush & Co
Trans-Post Job Office
The Silent Steed Bicycle Care Tips
Chicago claims five thousand mile tires with rear wear limits. A Laporte woman makes bloomers into bags. Elevate the saddle to avoid knee ache and ensure comfort. A too short reach harms comfort and appearance. Front tire can last nearly seven thousand miles. Saddle alignment matters, as tilt affects weight on hands and arms.
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Chicago
Wabash Tickets On Sale For Great Lakes Tours
At the Wabash ticket office a full line of single and round trip tickets to Great Lakes ports is offered via Toledo and Detroit to Buffalo Erie Cleveland Mackinac Island Chicago and Duluth. Modern fast steel steamers promise speed comfort and safety on fresh water. A title book Mid-Summer Voyages outlines lake tours with costs durations and traveler guidance. State room reservations and tickets available by telephone 6. RK. G. Tompson, Passenger & Ticket Agent.
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Wabash
Toledo
Detroit
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Erie
Cleveland
Mackinac Island
Chicago
Duluth
RK. G. Tompson
Cook county probes Dunning asylum after Pucik murder
County commissioners in Cook County Illinois are scrutinizing the Dunning asylum following the murder of George Pucik by two attendants. Other items note a Bay City Bay City Bay City car ferry delay, southern New Jersey forest fires, and various local incidents including a New York saloon stabbing and a Highland Park marriage postponement. The Des Moines Iowa crop bulletin reports dry weather with variable corn prospects depending on rainfall, suggesting a fair crop if rains arrive but possible reductions if heat and dryness persist.
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Cook County
Ills
Insane Asylum
Dunning
George Pucik
Wisconsin and Michigan
Chicago
Peshtigo
Bay City
New Jersey
Chambers Company
Theodore Matz
East One Hundred and Seventeenth Street
New York
Ellensburg
Wash
Vinsons
Eilensburg
Altgeld
Illinois
Middle Haddam
Conn
ER. Brainerd
Springfield
Lill
Luisiana
George Brown
Virginia
George Washington
Carlton
Minn
Mary Harding
Oneonta, N. Y
Hawkeye
Des Moines
Government seeks 1.5 million from Bank of Cuba for war costs
The Cuban government asks the Bank of the Island of Cuba for 1.5 million to cover war expenses. The bank refused, and a plan proposes issuing 16 million in denominations of tens fives and ones guaranteed by Cuban paper. Washington reports say US officials see no major risk from Ku Cheng riots for American interests.
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Havana
Island of
Cuba
Washington
State
Navy Departments
Denby
Carpenter
United States
China
St Louis Steamer Sets Channel Speed Record
In a steam trial of the American line steamer St Louis over a measured course in the English channel the ship covered 104 knots in 4 hours 41 minutes and 1 second yielding a mean speed of 22.38 knots.
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Southampton
St. Louis
Einglish Channel
Gentry and Patchen to Race at Sioux City Fair
Sioux City In reports John R. Gentry and Joe Patchen will race at the city fair on September 27 for a $4,000 purse. The event highlights the upcoming meet during the fair week, drawing attention from local fans and horse racing enthusiasts.
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Sioux City
John R. Gentry
Joe Patchen
Reunions Of Vets In Indiana To Gather At Marion
Veterans from Hobson's brigade plan a reunion in Marion with General Hobson arriving from Greensburg on August 25 to seek election as department commander. Wilder's brigade may hold a separate rally at Chattanooga on September 18. The Indiana units, including the Twelfth Indiana Battery, will attend encampment events at New Albany and a large camp-fire in City Park on September 10, with Caporal Tanner confirming attendance from Washington.
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Jeffersonville
Hobson
Morgan
Indiana
Greensburg
Kentucky
Tennessee
Wilder
Chattanooga
Holt
Indianapolis
Indiana Battery
New Albany
George Sterling
James White
Jo Holt
J. W. Jacobs
Knights of Honor
Corinth
Shiloh
Tuka
Huntsville
Battle Creak
Nashvillec
Tanner Lo
Morton
Caporal Tanner
Washington
Whitesides
Harkness Family Deaths Noted by Peculiar Coincidence
English story notes William Harkness dies at 61 amid a family tale linking his life to evergreens. Plantings for each family member thrived until the son’s tree died after the boy’s death. Mrs. Harkness died ten years earlier and her tree faded. The last spruce withered as the husband fell ill, leaving only mysteries and dying trees.
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William Harkness
Harkness
Mr. Harkness
Duel suit over girl sparks historic Indiana quarrel resurfaced
Bloomington Aug 21 Fred erick Koontz sues William Doug lass for 3000 damages alleging a duel arose from a quarrel over a girl two months ago. Douglass shot Koontz, who faced long recovery. Both hail from prominent country families. Other items note Seventeenth Indiana reunion in Indianapolis with Maj Grubbs presiding and J L Ketaham principal address, plus corporate and local news from Indianapolis Marion Greensburg Muncie and Ewoop.
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Bloomington
Frederick Koontz
William Douglass
Douglass
Koontz
Address by Coulter at Winona assembly praised
At Winona assembly Eagle Lake Aug 21 reports President John M. Coulter of Lake Forest University spoke on the Physical Basin of Life to a fine audience. Special concerts were held and well enjoyed while Marion is flooded with a clever new 60-cent counterfeit using aluminium and silver. Banks have accepted it without noticing the deception. The great northern Indiana bicycle meet is set for today.
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Eagle Lake
Winona
John M. Coulter
Lake Fores University
Marion
Thief Postmaster Charged in Utah Embezzlement
In Utahn, Edward F. Hormston, postmaster at Varnal, is reported arrested for embezzling funds from money orders amounting to 2814 dollars. The office has been turned over to J H Reader as a result. In Detroit, Fassnacht claims responsibility for the fatal blow to John Stafferson after a confrontation with his escort. Omaha hosts 500 Knight Templars heading to Boston with a golden rod car float as Nebraska’s flower in the delegation procession.
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Washington
McMechen
Denver, Colo
Edward F. Hormston
Varnal
Utah
J. H. Reader
Detroit
Frank
A. Fassnacht
John Stafferson
Fassnacht
Stafferson
Hassnacht
Omaha
Knight Templars
Iowa
Nebraska
Boston
The Markets: Money, exchange, and grain prices across New York and Chicago
New York money easy at 1 percent. Prime mercantile paper 3 4013 per cons. Sterling dull. demand and sixty day bills at 4.90 and 4.904 for commercial bills. United States bonds steady with 4s and 5s around 113–121. Chicago Board quotes Wheat at 6.44 to 6.66, Corn and Oats varied. Park and Lard prices listed. Live Stock: hogs 3.14 to 4.00, cattle 3.50 to 5.95, sheep 2.00 to 4.30, with regional ranges and averages in Union Stock Yards.
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Sterling Exchange
United States
Pacific
Chicago Grain and Produce
Chicago
Board of Trade
Ohio
California
Union Stock Yards
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Hendricks Street
C. Meyer
J. E. Miller
Sanitary
Alrena Ann Lovall
Edward Harper
Wanatah
Bishop Rademacher
Marie Bell
Grand Rapids
Will Peltier
Marion Black
Rome
Warsaw
Father Duehrig
Avilla
Philip Scharmann
St. John’s Lutheran School
Grace Bass
Brookside
Robinson
SE. A. RK. Hackett
Hackett
R.C. Lacy
C. N. Dana
Montpelier
Jones, Ferguson and Stellhorn
Antwerp
Paulding
C.D. Siemen
Buster
Dixon Edgerton
Blickensderfer
Associated Charities
Old National Bank
Mary Markey
A. J W. Markey
May Gesaman
York
Charles Kuhn
Albbion
Albion New Era
Shively
G. A. Re
Endiina
Old Custom House
Ohio Southern Company
PFL
Lima
DP. PP
P. I
Delphos Verald
James W. Findley
Altoona
Jessie Ewing
Huntington
Wm. Ewing
Miss Ewing
George FB. Belott
Alexander Belott
Postal Telegraph Company
Belott
Berry Street
M. E
C. C. Cisse
Annie Empie
Mrs. Landon
Hammond’s Police Force
Toronto
Gat
North American Bee Keepers’ Associa
Philadelphia
United American Mechanics’ Mutual Council
Minneapolis
American Humate Association
Albany
N.Y
Atlantic City
Zella Nicholas Again
Hart
the Great Lakes
Spato
Carcas
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Gentry
Patchen
Liorgan
General Harrison
Seventeenth
Bethany Park
American Plate Glass Company
C.T. Doxey
Anderson
Union
Rust Company
Treasury
Henry Hotel
DePauw Plate Glass Company
Hulmes
Allen W. Clark
Thomas N. Locke
Columbus Herald
Locke
Clarke
Daniel & Hastings’ Grocery
South Walnut Street
Sandwich Island
E Woop
Myrtle Henderson
New York Financial
Romy & Bobilya
Barr Street
Calhoun
Mari Sonkl
Gl, Meyer & Bro
Simmer
Wayne
Stein, Bloch & Co
Adler
Rochester
Lorg Erle
Western
R. R
Pantitorium
J. O. Caswell
Rich Botel
Freese & Ranke
Calhoun ST
Miss J. Haverly
Barer
Daily Times - Post
A. Hattersley & Sons
E. Main ST
South Side Wall Paper Store
S. Calhou
Bohemian Gno XX
Telephone
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