Local notices from Fort Wayne area residents and events
A roundup of brief items mentions Chicago, Auburn, Hartford City, and other locals. People noted include George Henderson and Sol White of the Page Fence Giants, Dr. L P Drayer, and Harry Lyle. Events include college commencement June 25, a Rome City outing, parcel sports, legal notices, and a Charles Brown Grace Saunders wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ge Cummerow
Chicago
Aby
George M. Henderson
Auburn
Art Wayne
B. ‘Trentman
Hartford City
Sol White
Page Fence Giants
A. Oppenheim
Bluffton
Fort Wayne
Harry Lyle
Wayne Hotel
L. P. Drayer
Marshal Humphrey
Huntington
Helen Moffat
Madison
Ind
Mary Barnes
New Avelune
Harry Cline
Harry Woodward
Rome City
Concordia College
Henrietta Eckart
Philomena Kroemer
United States
Tom Wilkinson
Huntertown
O. B. Wiley
Indianapolis
Federal Court
Swift
St. Joe River
W. H. Meyers
Monroe Ville
Menser
George Harris
Sarah Prince
Justice Bohe
Henry Lapp
Logansport
Armenian Crisis Sparks Push for International Conference
Several leading newspapers urge an international conference to settle the Armenian difficulty to prevent conflict with Turkey. The call comes as rate excursions to the West strive to reach points over the Wabash on Tuesday, June 11, from 10 to 4.
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West
Wabash
St Perrersnure
Turkey
Bank cashier sent on leave after health issue raised by president
A Cleveland bank cashier named James, pale and careworn for five years, is granted two weeks leave with a $200 token after the president notes his poor health and stresses his loyalty and industry. The tone remains wary as the embezzlement rumor arises.
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Cleveland
James
Rhs
Field of Sport and Turf Review of Roby Race Track Case
The Indiana supreme court heard arguments on an injunction against Roby backers under the racing act. State attorneys argued police power to ban a nuisance while track representatives claimed racehorse racing benefits the neighborhood. A decision was expected by next Friday. Also notes on Pacers Mascot Jr and Banquet, and horse shipments and season openings. Baseball race coverage highlights tight NL standings with Pittsburg and Chicago surging, Bid McPhee’s return, Am us Rusie and Al Maul praised, and notes on other clubs and players. Johnny Welch plays Roanoke with Gaffney and Stahl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Supreme Court
Roby
Lake County
Edward Roby
General Assembly
Ketcham
W. H. H. Miller
United States
Julius Kopelke
Mascot, Jr
Game Old Banquet
England
Cicero J. Hamlin
Robert J
Fantasy
Moonstone
Denver
Byron McClelland
West
Henry of Navarre
Hanna
Ceaseman
Philadelphia
Dayton
Newburg
Pittsburgs
Chicagos
Pittsburg
Hawley
Hart
Amos Rusie
al Maul
Washingtons
Cincinnatis
Bid McPhee
St. Louis
Chicago
Baltimore
Boston
New Yorks
Johnnny Ward
Davis
Jack Doyies
Corbett and Fitzsimmons to Fight in Dallas October 21
Dallas promoter Dan Stewart secured agreement from Corbett and Fitzsimmons to meet in Dallas on October 21 with a stake equal to Jacksonville. Dallas backers pledge protection and the fighters appear willing. Rumors say Tommy Ryan and Mysterious Smith may clash, Stewart seeks a foe for Billy Plumer.
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Corbett and
Fitzsimmons
Dan Stewart
Dallas
Tex
Stewart
Corbett
Jacksonville
Tommy Ryan
Smith
Billy Pluuer
Frames frames picture frames sale at Berry Street
Picture frames offered for 98 cents each with a deal at 114 E Berry St priced at 2.00 for duplicates. Local ad highlights limited quantities and a special price.
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E Berry St
Hotel Arrivals List Names Travelers Across Cities
A long roster of guests arriving at the hotel includes Randall Jotel C D Brenton from Chicago and Marion. RL Houser from Muncie. Mist E Thompson from Marion. L H Price of Akron. EL Sliter from New York. B Orann of UChicago. C D Peters of Columbus. L Gilland of Findlay. Davis Iolelo. Al Stroughton of Columbus. wW Boone of Flint Michigan. Charles Kron shal from New York. M J Welden of Mansfeld. ML Banscher of Chicago. CM Lanning of Grand Rapids. CJ Mooris from Wureaw. HM Henning of Waterloo. W H fthamlin of Chicago. others from Toledo, Philadelphia, Louisville, Shelbyville, Indianapolis, Detroit, St Louis, Angola, Munstered, New York and more.
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Randall Jotel
C D Brenton
Caicaso
RL Houser
Muncie
Mist E Thompson
Marion
L H Price
Akron
EL Sliter
New Yark
B Orann
Uchicago
C D Peters
Columbus
L Gilland
Findlay
Davis
Iolelo
al Stroughton
Ww Boone
Flint
Mich
Charles Kronshal
New York
M J Welden
Mansfeld
ML Banscher
Chicago
CM Lanning
Grand Rapids
CJ Mooris
Wureaw
HM Henning
Waterloo
H Fthamlin
Sours
Frazier
Toledo
WM Robinson
J J Maley
Philadelphia
H Wilson
Louisville
Berkell
Shelbyville
George Williams
CM Meekin
Lidianepolis
H B Bosey
A P Clark
Eo Wall
I Thern
Detroit
Charles Spencer
E Conroy
Johnson
Indianapolis
George Hurnham
Mortford City
George K Syiert
Charles Albrecht
J L
Ausmn
Owensboro
George Henderson
Auburn
Inn
A Oppennheimer
Bluffton
Brenton
L Abover
OR Fiy
HN Johnson
Lowell
Mase
Wellker Seeks Meeting This Evening at Calhoun Street
Harry Wellker invites you to a meeting this evening at 33 Calhoun Street for a special occasion. The notice requests your presence for a notable gathering at a private residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Wellker
Calhoun Street
Ex-Minister recalls Fighting Bob Evans garlic remark
Tales of the Times recount ex minister Patrick Egan describing Fighting Bob Evans’s fiery temper. He quotes Evans vowing to turn his sailors into traveling arsenals if Chileans insult the flag again and to make them smell of garlic.
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Chile
Patrick Egan
Strong
Bob Evans
Mr. Ngan
Bob
Evans
New York Recorder
Justice of the Peace Delivers Marriage Certificates to Justice
Bill Wright, a absentminded justice of the peace, mixed marriage certificates with court papers. He rode to a mountain recluse to serve a damages case, delivering both bundles to the parson. The parson used a certificate to sign a wedding, but a horse thief was unknowingly arrested by the mistaken papers. The justice later found the mix up and noted both papers had served justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Wright
Xantippe
Bill
Justice of the Peace
Dwniversity Courier
Insomnia Drives Man to a Burglary Life in Old Times
A retired burglar reflects on how insomnia shaped his career and life choices. He notes slower nights before modern times left him with few options, implying his crime path arose from circumstance rather than inclination and that sleep problems helped keep him alert.
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New York Sun
Man Mows Upper Lake to Catch Pickerel
The tale recounts M. K. Wallace using a mowing machine and two horses to clear the weed-choked upper lake. After mowing the lake bottom he catches a dozen pickerel weighing about 14 pounds each, all badly scratched from swimming over the stubble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Minneapolis Journal
Preacher Seeks Counsel From Colored Pastor in Georgia
A Georgia tale from the black belt tells of a Presbyterian minister who received counsel from a colored pastor. The minister says he has preached himself dry on topics like election and hell, while a white brother suggests a sermon on Thou shalt not steal, noting it might chill the congregation. The remark reflects local race and religious dynamics reported by the Washington Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Belt
Georgia
Washington Post
Police chiefs seek federal bureau for criminal identification
At a Washington meeting of police chiefs, plans were proposed to ask Congress to create a national bureau for criminal identification. The bureau would collect photographs and other ID methods from police departments, emphasizing Bertillon system use through body measurements and hand lines.
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Chiefs of Police
Washington
Congress
Buffalo Express
Minneapolis capitalists plan $1,000,000 dam project
Minneapolis capitalists propose spending one million dollars to build a dam below the falls of St. Anthony to utilize waste water power, signaling a major industrial investment.
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Minneapolis
Falls of St. Anthony
New York Recorder
Osage Indians Impersonate Scalping In War Dance
The interior department faces a case in the Indian Territory where 16 Osage Indians staged a scalping imitation during a war dance. They shaved the victim and painted a gory scene to resemble scalping. The victim sought damages but later offered to compromise. The Indian bureau proposed tribal fund payout while the Interior Secretary urged payment from the implicated individuals per capita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Indian Territory
Theanan
Osages
Indian Bureau
Secretary of the Interior
Kansas City Times
To Reopen the Means Case
Fragmentary note indicates a move to reopen a legal means case with references to a religious or general party. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR. No identifiable dates or firm parties emerge from the readable text.
Olney Named Secretary of State and Harmon Attorney General
President Cleveland announces cabinet picks Richard J. Olney of Massachusetts to lead the State Department and Jud son Harmon of Cincinnati as Attorney General. Harmon, a longtime common pleas judge, heads a major Cincinnati law firm and is lauded as a prominent western jurist and popular citizen.
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Washington
Richard J. Olney
Massachusetts
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
Harmon
Common Pleas Court
West
Hoadley
New York
Harmon, Colston, Goldsmith & Hoadley
Ohio
Judge Harmon
Cleveland
Columbus
Greeley Red
B. F. Harmon
Ohio Valley
Dennison University
Granville
George Headley
Surprise Nomination of Judge Harmon as Attorney General
The president unexpectedly nominated Judge Judson Harmon to head the Justice Department after considering other candidates. Olney’s transfer to the state department was anticipated, while Harmon’s selection came as a surprise, with backing from Secretary Carlisle ex-Governor Campbell and ex-Governor Hosney, and earlier discussions possible with James C. Carter and Frederic R. Coudert.
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Olney
State Department
Oney
Geeshim
Judson Harmon
New York
Frederic R. Coudert
Carlisle
Judge Harmon
Cleveland
Campbell
Ohio
Harmon
Hosney
Postmaster Seeks Abolition of Own Office for Pro Bono Publico
Washington June 8 Acting Postmaster General Jones conferred with Postmaster Elmore of Fort Howard Wisconsin who desires to abolish his office and make a sub station at Green Bay. Elmore, a longtime resident and former appointee, offers to sacrifice salary 1600 a year for the community benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jones
Elmore
Fort Howard
Wis
Amos Kendell
Benjamin Harrison
Green Bay
Sympathy for Quackenbush in Navy Mandamus Case
Washington history note on John M. Quackenbush former commander seeking a writ of mandamus to force Secretary Herbert to restore his name to the navy rolls. Judge Beadley notes jurisdiction limits but expresses sympathy, citing accidental dismissal and potential restoration via congress.
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Washington
John M. Quackenbush
United Stats Navy
Herbert
Gcare
Navy
Quackenbush
Inter
Chandler
Congress
Justice Beadley
Rock Island Post Office Bids Opened for Building
Bids were opened by the Treasury Department for the Rock Island Illinois United States post office building. Fifteen bidders competed with O J King of Omana Nebraska offering 237077 as the lowest bid.
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Washington
United States Post Office
Rock Island
Ills
Treasury Department
O. J. King
Omana
Neb
Bradstreet's outlook dampens speculative fervor in trade
Bradstreet's reports a softer speculative tone across commercial and financial circles though staple markets show resilience as fall demand remains strong. Wheat stocks fall across the United States and Canada in May while European stocks hold steady amid higher wheat prices and rising iron and steel prices.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
Boston
Pittsburg
Chicago
Kansas City
United States
Canada
Europe
Lincoln Monument Transfer Planned in Springfield
The Lincoln monument transfer to the state will be completed with ceremonies in Representatives' hall next Thursday evening. A conference of Lincoln Monument association members and state officials set the plans. Rep W P Cochran to preside with Ex Governor Richard Oglesby for the association, Governor Altgeld for the state, and Senator Cullom for the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Iils
Representatives’ Hall
Lincoln Monument Association
W. P. Cochran
Richard Oglesby
Altgeld
Cullom
Mining expert John Kelley found dead in Cummings district
John Kelley a Chicago mining expert touring with capitalists to view old Cummings district claims was found dead at Wood's Landing. He had devised a low grade ore treatment process and traveled to demonstrate it to potential investors. His death likely ends the venture and method.
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Laramie
Wye
John Kelley
Chicago
Cummings
Wood's Landing
Molders eye week strike amid wage dispute in Cleveland
Cleveland reports warn that between one and two thousand molders may strike next week after a wage restoration demand from two years ago was refused by foundry owners. The city labor unrest follows months of organizing and preparation.
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Cleveland
Springfield man delays train on route from Virginia to Kansas
George W. Hurlbut an insane man attempting to rob the Memphis route train at Ashy Grove delayed the train for about thirty minutes before being captured after a fierce struggle with officers. He is in custody.
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Springfield
George W. Hurlbut
Virginia
Kansas
Memphis
Ashy Grove
Contests at Law Dismissed for Supreme Court Review
United States circuit court dismisses Hastings v Awes et al for want of jurisdiction. The Nebraska freight rate case challenges state law as unconstitutional, with the question slated for Supreme Court action. The decision follows an appeal to the circuit court of appeals, which delegates to the Supreme Court.
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St. Paul
George H. Hastings
Oliver Awes
George Smith
Henry L. Higginson
United States Circuit Court
Thayer
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
District of
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Arguing the Stanford Case in U S Circuit Court
Judge McKissick for the government argued in the suit against the Leland Stanford estate that 1863 act debt is a statute of limitation, not a condition, claiming stockholders bear personal liability. He said the railroad's land grants and bonds created obligations and that Congress imposed personal liability, threatening to close Stanford University if funds fail.
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San Francisco
June
McKissick
Leland Stanford
United States Circuit Court
Stanford
Railroad
Treasury
United States
Congress
Leland Stanford University
Milwaukee raid targets oleomargarine sale under new law
Milwaukee authorities announce a raid on oleomargarine sellers including Pieper Sav age Karker and others for selling colored product as pure Jersey dairy or creamery butter without proper labeling. Penalty under the new statute ranges from 50 to 500 dollars per violation as buyers recognized the product by color.
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Milwaukee
Oscar R. Pieper
Patrick J. Savage
Savage & Sons
John Karker
Fred Fehrer
P. P. Roland
Mary Steinmeyer
Wiliam Steinmeyer & Co
Fred Thiele
Butchher
A. J Palmer
F. Hesse
R. H. Mueller
Joseph Kraus
Jersey
City Council may publish meetings in any language
Attorney General Moloney states a city council can legally publish proceedings in any language but all ordinances laws and amendments must be published in English to conform to state and national constitutions.
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Springfield
Fils
Jane
Moloney
Lewiston Man Reveals Extraordinary Lake Salmon Tale
A Lewiston man recounts a remarkable fishing episode at Lake Auburn. Four years ago he hooked a large salmon using a self made silk line and hooked apparatus, the fish broke the line under the boat. Last week he again hooked a salmon 600 yards south of the island, landing it with a scoopner and discovering his old handmade hook embedded in the lower jaw.
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Lewiston
Lake Auburn
Lewiston Journal
Kolotona Mineral Beverage Endorsed in Health Reports
United States Health Reports extols Kolatuna as a fortified non alcoholic beverage based on kola nut and celery with mineral water properties. The piece cites Drs Moorman Pattissier Armstirune and McLin, notes its rejuvenating effects and lack of harmful irritation, and lists George W Holmes as sole local agent at 28 East Main Street with orders via post or phone.
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United States Health Reports
Moorman
Armstirune
Cais
Uman
United States Health
G. H. McLin
G. H. Mehin
Huntington
Ind
George W. Holmes
East Main Street
Holmes
Aveling Hotel
Special sale today and Saturday at 14 E Berry Street
Special sale listings advertise pictures and frames at cost by R E Carroll at 14 E Berry St with a note of a free lunch event at Frank Bel chin's saloon 144 East Main Street next Saturday night featuring genuine deep sea green turtle soup inviting all to dine. A Western points excursion on Tuesday June 11 and a nickel plate souvenir offer for 25 cent stamp to agents.
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R. E. Carroll
E. Berry
Frank Belchin
East Main Street
Frank
Pianos Sold At Rock Bottom Prices By Karn Piano House
Mr Karn offers first class instruments with terms to suit buyers and a signed warranty. Over 24 years in the piano business he has sold hundreds of instruments with not one reported dissatisfaction. The best is always the cheapest.
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State Medical Society
C. H. Miller
Alexander Stirling
Stirling
Allen County
Lewis Street
Charles Brown
Grace T. Saunders
Jegeund
Baltimore i
Brooklyn
St. Louis i
Bobby Walsh
Rockfords
Bert Inks
Louisvilles
Cranks
Fort Waynes
Johnny Welch
Gaffney and Stahl
Roanoke
Tales OF the Times
Egan
China
Samuel
Uhl
Japan
Raka Avis
Wisconsin
Fjuhn
Philip Pratt
Victor Beitte
Indian Office
Achgol
the Rock Inland
Bradstreet
Lincoln Monument
Little Rovukt
Ark
Benton
Iron Mountain
McKinley
National Republican League
Kansas Chautauqua Assembly
Kansas Assembly
Hentucky
Lexington
George Green
Henderson Weakes
Green
Lincoln, Illa
Jina
Lincoln
Lunatic
United States Court
Sam
Ministakes
Fort Seliig
Cleomargucine
Michigan
Green Bay, Wis
Lambert
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Hastings
Langaiges
Cuicaeo
Pittsburgh
Eidie Freeman
Big OU
Bryant
Portland
Kemp
Haynes & Jumpton
Weil
New Territory
BEx@uish
Pelix Grayson
Kilo Benziher
Boston’s Woman's Orchestra
Lillian Chandler
Kolatona
Dr. McLin
High Medical Authority
Nickel Plate Road
S. Bush & Co
St. James Hotel
Barr Street
West Main Street
Fast Berry Street
Indiana
CH. Bliss
Iiss
Chickering & Sons
Krell
Briggs
Starr
Ludwig
James & Holmstrom
the Nilson
S. A
Alaska
H.d. Ash
Reliable Stove House
Columbia St
John Christen
Cashoun St
Fort Wayne, Ind
Freese & Ranke
Calhoun ST
A. Hattersley & Sons
E. Main ST
Balbriggan Underwear
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