Local notices and travel afoot in regional towns
A parade of brief items shows residents visiting relatives, traveling on business, or relocating. Names include Mrs. John Sim of Peru, F C Cherry heading to Montpelier, Dr. Kay from Antwerp Ohio, and many others visiting Kendallville Valparaiso Chicago and Logansport. Two diphtheria cases surface in a John Reber household with quarantine lifted earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sim
Peru
A. Ju. Randall
Father Quinlan
Valparaiso
F.C. Cherry
Montpelier
Fort Wayne
Huntington
Kay
Antwerp
John Reber
Pontiac Street
Holmes Confesses to Pitezel Death and Insurance Plot
The confession details how Holmes killed Benjamin Pitezel in a Philadelphia house, using explosives after placing his body on the floor and staging an accidental explosion. He describes going to Chicago with his wife, hiding identity, and plans to claim life insurance with evidence of Pitezel’s death. A police report notes possible witness testimony about Holmes during the murder sequence and a separate lead from Texas investigators offering immunity for testimony on buried bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitezel
Holmes
Benjamin Pitezel
Fidelity Company
Callowhill Street
Broad Street
Chicago
Philadelphia
Holmes Allees
West
Hotel Arrivals List Spans Multiple Cities
A lengthy roster of guests arriving at the Randall-C hotel and other properties includes visitors from New York Chicago Detroit Columbus Montpelier and many towns. Names such as J D Howe W Ilarge F D Feigler and L if Stevens appear among numerous travelers and accompanying notes. The list covers frequent hotel lobbies and provides a snapshot of intercity travel patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall
H Smith
New York
W Ilarge
Detroit
H Brice
Chicago
WB Gorwin
Columbus
D Howe
F D Feigler
Montpelier
Casson
Union City
Payton
Cincinnati
Hodupp
Portland
Hicks
Indianapolis
Reusch
Toledo
Treen
John Hatfield
Fred Matthews
OG Weinhein
Ehrman
Fenton
Cleveland
W Poppork
Portsmouth
YP Conover
Akron
B Farrand
Oh Firth
H Haines
Excur sions and open air vaudeville crowd at Berghoff park
A list of excursions from Bluffton Indianapolis and nearby cities with round trip rates. A Berghoff park open air vaudeville show drew a large crowd last evening with good order and approval. Sid Black performs the 60-foot ladder ride at Cent livre Park bicycle races with free bus service to the grand stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berghoff's Park
Sid Black
Centlivre Park
Grand Stand
Excursion to Boston on Pennsylvania Lines Delights Travelers
Pennsylvanian lines offer luxury travel to Boston with parlor sleeping and dining cars. Stop overs at Atlantic coast resorts and historic Philadelphia sites enhance the trip, with return routes via Hudson River and Niagara Falls. Knights Templar Conclave tickets available Aug 4 to Aug 25 with child discounts. details from Pennsy agents or FL Van Dusen, Pittsburgh.
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
Hudson River
Niagara Falls
Knights Templar
FL van Dusen
Pittsburg
Seashore Excursions to Atlantic City from Fort Wayne
Special excursions run August 8 from Fort Wayne on Pennsylvania lines to Atlantic City and the sea at a round trip rate of $15. Departure 6:40 a.m. central time. Philadelphia 6:52 a.m. on the 9th. Atlantic City 9:50 a.m. Returning tickets valid through August 18. Details from John C. Ross, Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Sea
Pennsylvania
Fort Wayne
Allegheny Mountains
Horse Shoe
Susquehanna
Philadelphia
Ocean Resort
John C. Ross
Lorain Man Arrested for Series of Assault Crimes
Eed Connally is arrested in Lorain County after a string of assaults including Mrs Charles Stearns Mrs William Faber and several small girls. The latest attack on Mrs Henry Roll involved enticement to a field where she was chloroformed and bound. Roll identified Connally at the county jail and he is bound over to court on 2500 dollars bond amid local fear and lynching threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Eed Connally
Lorain County
Charles Stearns
William Faber
Henry Roll
Roll
Police Court Hearing Deals With Drunkenness Cases
Mayor Oakley presided as three prisoners appeared in police court. Jennie Boyles and Cora Clark, arrested by Officer Coling on Columbia street near Clinton for drunkenness, were fined five dollars each and jailed. Frederick Zepp faced trial for drunkenness and family disturbance. the mayor ordered him jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakley
Jennie Boyles
Cora Clark
Coling
Columbia Street
Clinton
Frederick Zepp
Pennsylvania workers injured by flying steel and machine cog
William Kroger a carpenter in the Pennsylvania shops was struck in the arm by a piece of steel that flew from a hammer yesterday though the injury is not serious. William Miller an apprentice at the Bass foundry lost a finger in the cog wheels of a machine yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kroger
Pennsylvania
William Miller
Bass Foundry
Aurania Sighted Off the Bar in New York Harbor
The Cunarder Aurania was sighted off the bar this morning in New York. The brief note gives no further details about the sighting or its implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reports Deny Massacre at Jackson's Hole Idaho
Interior dispatch from Rexburg Idaho dated July 28 denies settlers were killed and says Indians encamped forty miles away in an impregnable position. It notes Limhi Indians joining others near Hobacks Canyon and reports no steps taken to arrest settlers for alleged Indian killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washincon
Jackson's Hole
Idaho
Interior Department
Teter
Rexburg
Market Lake
Hawley
Rxburg
Bureau
Indian Office
United States
A Ranch
New York
John C. O'Connor
Robert Ray Hamilton
Yellowstone Park
O’connor
Sargent
Cheyenne
Wye
John Ward
Uintah County
Jackson
Hale
Michigan Strikers Paid Off at Champion Mine Closure
NEGAUNEE July 8 The Champion mine strikers were paid off and the mine closed for an indefinite period. The hard ore requires crushing, raising costs, and managers cite ongoing expense pressures. The plant had suspended work for years, with workers defying orders not to visit the mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negaunee
Champion
Boycott of National Bank Notes Promoted by Knights of Labor
Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor issues a second circular urging a national bank note boycott claiming private interest drives money circulation. Labor Day plans include inaugurating the boycott. President McBride of the National Federation of Labor critiques the approach as potentially harmful to labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasumetox
Workman
Sovereign
Knights of Labor
Cincinnati
John McBride
National Federation of Labor
Columbus
McBride
Oklahoma Divorce Suit Decided by Probate Judges
A court decision concerning an Oklahoma divorce action has been rendered by the state probate judges. The case concerns dissolution of marriage and the proceedings follow standard legal procedures under Oklahoma law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrin
Uly
Oklahoma
Supreme Court Rules Against Divorce by Probate Judges
The court upheld prior rulings denying probate judges authority to grant divorces and declared such divorces and any later marriages illegal. Many eastern residents with Oklahoma divorces will need retrials in district courts. Separately, Chicago bloomer ball preparations spark sermons by San Francisco clergy including Dr. Westwood Cause urging virtuous conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
San Francisco
Chicago
Westwood Cause
Howard Street Methodist Church
Opinion of Culberson's Proclamation
Washington July 32 Representative Crowley of Texas sums up Culberson's proclamation as common sense urging the sheriff to enforce his duty regarding the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight. He notes the document does not state the fight will be barred nor that Texas laws will prohibit the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crowley
Texas
Culberson
Lone Star
Judge Reprimands Lawyer In Slavery Trial Testimony
In Watkinsville Georgia Judge N L Hutchins rebuked Colonel Foster for a *Toombs* anecdote about slaveholders during a state case against James Walker a colored man charged with marital unfaithfulness. The judge called the argument outrageous and slanderous to southern people. The jury convicted Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Watkinsville
James Walker
N. L. Hutchins
Russell
F. C. Foster
Madison
Foster
Toombs
Hutchins
South
Colonel Foster
Ambushed Vigilantes in Parvin Shootout
Six armed riders entered Parvin to buy ammunition and triggered a pursuit by vigilantes. In the ambush one vigilante was fatally wounded, Marshal Johnson's horse was hit, and the outlaws fled after leaving seven horses and supplies behind. One bandit was captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennessy
O.T
Parvin
Nickerson
Marshal Johnson
Pioneer Pastor Doubts Chinese Conversion Efforts
Rev. BE. BR. Donohoe of the High Presbyterian Church asserts that Chinese converts remain bound to heathen traditions. He notes Sunday school involvement and professed Christianity do not erase pagan beliefs and ceremonies despite years of mission work.
Theatre company jailed for defying injunction
San Francesco July 30 The Alca vac Theater company and W B Daily manager were jailed for attempting to override Judge Murphy's injunction during a performance of The Crime of the Century. Bail was not allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francesco
Alcavac Theater Company
W. BR
Committee Reports On Prisoner Abuse Inquiry Findings
A committee investigating alleged abuse of jail prisoners by Deputies Harrod visited the jail. They found many stories had grown and much of what they heard was untrue. They plan to present a report to the trades and labor council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrod
Trades and Labor Council
Market Summary for CaicaGo Commodities
July 30 to September options show Wheat 72 cents, corn 44 cents, pork 10.90, lard 6.35, ribs 6.20 with hog receipts 12,000 and cattle 9,000 while sheep and market tone soften. Closing figures list Wheat 71, corn 43, pork 10.40, lard 6.27, ribs 36.05 as market steadies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CaicaGo
Death of 2-month-old Peters child at Superior Street
The two month old child of Mr and Mrs Frederick Peters of 210 Superior Street died this morning from tonsillitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Peters
Superior Street
Executors Sell Pioneer Mine to Reston Syndicate
In San Francisco on July 30 the executors of Senator Fair's estate sold the Pioneer mine to a Reston syndicate for 140000 dollars. The Times-Post advertise the sale in its want column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Senator Fair
Pioneer
Reston
Fort Wayne Markets collage of commodity prices
Corrected daily market list from Fort Wayne shows Wheat at 65 to 67 cents, Oats 28 to 30, Corn 45 to 48, Rye 48, Barley 450, Butter 4 to 15 cents, Eggs 10, Beeswax 25 cents per pound, O meal 1.25, Potatoes 50 cents per bushel, Feathers live geese 45 cents, Rags 50 cents per hundredweight, Hides green 10 cents per pound, Hides cured 8 cents per pound. An advertisement in the Times-Pearl want column notes bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Bush & Co
Bank Closed at Denver by Union National Bank
The Union National Bank of Denver led by president R W Woodbury has been closed and will liquidate debts. No depositor will lose funds, with poor business cited as the cause. Nickel Plate Road to operate Fort Wayne Depot Restaurant starting August 1, aiming to offer meals rivaling top city hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Union National Bank
R. W. Woodbury
Nickel Plate Road
Fort Wayne Depot
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Sophia Miller
Emma Reis
Kendallville
C. BE. Briant
Tom Bruton
Andersons
N.S. Sherrick
Delphos
H. Sherrick
Dr. Wells
Andrews
St. Joseph Hospital
Grace Pulhamas
J. D. Collins
William Kaough
Milan McNeize
KR. H. Johns
Lima
W. A. Hall
Harrison Street
Walter
East Lewis Street
Thomas Ryan
South Clinton Street
Bergman
Greer
Dickson
Scotty
D. Melsheimer
Gertrude
Logansport
W. J. Kettler
Foster Furniture Company
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Emil Urbahns
Port Wayne
Urbahns
College Hill
al Searles
Baltimore
Fort Wayne Electric Corporation
Eylenberg
Western Union
Pennsylvania Depot
Baker Street
South Calhoun Street
Harry M. Edmunds
Electric Light Works
Postal Telegraph Company
the Key
Winnie Dougall
Maud Biegler
Laura Bradley
Mary Walton
Elizabeth Biegler
Eagle Lake, PLC
Liggett
M. J. Blitz
Cutrate
Frank Beaver
Emanuel
Lutheran Church
Broadway
Scott Street
David Jourdan
Ekhart Township
Peru Chronicle
West Williams Street
Mr. Beef, Hindman
Burlington
Bertha Jackson
Wayne Kern
Lottie Grimes
Edwin Hulse
John Moring
James Gould
E. E. Hindman
Delmer Fitch
Isaac Swinehart
Rome City
Avilla
Gcniaco
William Cappa
Fort Worth
Tex
Williams Sisters
Muncie
Pennsylvania Lines
the Sea
Allegheny
Anyrhina
Trtus-Post
Jackson’s Hole
REDS
Indias
Biuecoats
Sovereign and Bank Notes
West Superior
Wis
Marahal
Starkwearther
Starkweather
Hall Cyiaige
Webb
Eva Claire
Chippewa Falls
Frederick Weyerhauser
Chippewa
Weyarhauser
Southern Court
The
Trades and Labor Council Committee
Pioneer Mine
Times-Post
Osgra Loosa
Nate Jones
Kirkman White
Opsnei
Eichel
Jones
Kirkman
Nichel
Ris Ane
Osc
WM. Meyer & Bro
Calhoun
Alaska
H.d. Ash
Reliable Stove House
E. Columbia St
Woodbury
Mari
Freese & Ranke
Calhoun ST
Ghcogo Bakery
Broadway and
Washington Boulevard
Geller
Telephone
W. F. Geller
Bobilya
Barr Street
DT. Spencer
Chickering & Sons
Krell
Briggs
Starr
Ludwig
James & Tholmstrom
the Nilson
A. Karn
Brraire Howe
A. Hattersley & Sons
E. Main ST
South Side Wall Paper Store
Kaiser
Ceo. Myers
Fort Wawtne
Ind
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