Concordia College Holds Year End Commencement
The Concordia College commencement was held last night in the college hall with a large audience. The choir and M C quartet performed while diplomas were awarded to 28 graduates. Eulogies honored Washington and Bis marck. other addresses covered Dietrich von Falkenberg and Ben Hur's Chariot Race. The graduates included H H B Arndt H Bauch W H Bervie P S JT Bischoff and many others. A banquet followed and a fireworks display lit the campus bonfire. The year was described as highly successful and students depart today. The Public Library will close Saturdays at 6 p m until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia College
M. C. Quartet
H. Wyneken
G. Kock
George Washington
H. Bauch
Dietrich von Falkenberg
R. Schroth
Ben Hur
J. Brueggemann
Bismarck
E. Koehler
HH. M. B. Arndt
W. H. Bervie
JT. Bischoff
G. Blievernicht
T. E. Brueggemann
F. C. A. Buuck
H. J. Frey
T. H. Frey
W. H. F. T. Gielow
H. H. H. Holtmann
0. Janzow
F. W. Koch
E. G. F. Koehler
G. F. L. List
A. Nees
J. G. Nuechterlein
C. A. Panhorst
H. F. J. Rudow
W. T. Schalm
J. P. Schmidt
F. W. R. Schroth
O. H. Schumm
A. Steup
W. H. Steup
H. Walker
F. J. G. Winges
F. A. G. Wyneker
Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfection Hosts St John Day Banquet
Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfection celebrated St John’s Day at the Masonic temple with a formal banquet for about 200 guests. The event featured a triangle and square banquet setup, a program led by toastmaster William H. Geake, speeches by Col. R. S. Robertson and others, music by Reinek’s orchestra and the Orpheus quartet of Muncie, and remarks by Thomas R. Marshall of Columbia City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
Fort Wayne
H. W. Mordhurst
William H. Geake
Prof. Reinek
Orpheus Quartet
Muncie
Thomas R. Marshall
Columbia City
Edward O'Rourke
Masons
R. C. Bell
R. S. Robertson
H.C. Hanna
Oliver Bogue
Wabash
Kent K. Wheelock
John L. Davis
Auburn
Ind
S. K. Randall
Avilla
Thos. R. Marshall
R. Parks White
Warsaw
A. R. Patton
Sen
M. Neeley
L. Potter
Albert Sheeler
Elegant turtle soup to return at East Main saloon
Frank Belchin will repeat his celebrated turtle soup at his saloon on East Main street next Saturday night after a successful run two weeks ago. The event promises timely service and a repeat of the same dish that drew eager patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Belchin
East Main Street
Ice House Theft Stuns City As Ton Of Ice Vanishes
Thieves broke into W. F. Geller's ice house on West Washington street last night and carried away about a ton of ice. The door had two broken locks and a wagon was used to haul the plunder. No clues or suspects were found this morning. The theft is viewed as a new and baffling crime in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Geller
West Washington Street
Marriage Licenses Granted to Stocks Hazen and Brown Gruber
Samuel J. Stocks and Italy B. Hazen obtained a marriage license, as did John A. Brown and Bernadina B. Gruber. The notices record couples listed in the marriage license section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Stocks
Italy
B. Hazen
John A. Brown
Bernadina
B. Gruber
City Council Advances Audit Controversy Amid Disputed Report
City council meeting notes reveal the waterworks committee backing Edgerton Lake and Suttenfield streets mains plus six new drinking fountains. A contentious resolution by McDonald accuses the mayor of withholding parts of an examining committee report and calls for repayment of 288.76 dollars for comptroller clerk hire. The motion to adopt faced party splits with seven Democrats and five Republicans present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelker
Mohr
Tigar
Oakley
Edgerton Street
Lake Avenue
McLachlin Street
Jane Street
Suttenfield Street
Board of Works
The
Humane Society
McDonald
Department of Public Works
Department of Public Safety
Department of Health and Charities
Department of Law
Department of Finance
Comptroller’s Office
HW. McDonal
League of American Wheelmen Meet at Asbury Park
The Sea Shore event runs July 8 to 13 with the League of American Wheelmen convening in Asbury Park New Jersey. Nickel Plate Road authorizes a fare and a third on the certificate plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of American Wheelmen
Asbury Park
N. J
Nickel Plate Road
National Meeting
Pigeon live shoot at White’s range honors Miller
A live pigeon trap shoot at White’s range drew several shooters led by Charles H. Miller who capped perfect 10 of 10 to win first prize. Witzegreuter claimed second money after a shoot-off with Frank Brown, while Harry Latham and James Fahnestock tied for third. A pony match followed with Larimore taking first, Witzegreuter second, and Brown third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White’s Range
James Fahnestock
Win Bush
Harry Latham
Lee Larrimore
Harry Bash
Charles H. Miller
Wm. Fleming
M. Witzegreuter
F. Brown
C. H. Miller
Witzegreuter
Frank Brown
James Fahnstock
Larimore
Brown
Win
Harry Bush
Fort Wayne Markets Prices From The Daily
Corrected daily by S Hash Co wheat 75c oats 30c corn 50c rye 60c barley 50c butter 12c eggs 12c beeswax 25c oil meal 31.25 cwt potatoes 65c bu feathers live geese 45c rags 50c cwt hides green 7c lb hides cured 8c lb Try the Times-Post want column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Hash & Co
Poultry poison found in corn meal near Menier farm
City chemist Drayer identified arsenic in corn meal fed to poultry on the Menier farm west of the city, confirming poisoning. Mr. and Mrs. Menier denied neighbors or local motives, suspecting contamination before purchase or late-night tampering. flour storage and a juror's warning years ago are noted amid a clipped report and a separate railroad fare notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menier
Drayer
Four Boys Graduated From Cathedral School
Last night at Library hall four boys from Cathedral School for Boys were graduated: James Dalton Albert Schoenbein Thaddeus Monahan and William Logan. Bishop Rademacher conferred diplomas as Father Morrison Notre Dame president and most Catholic clergy attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Hall
Cathedral School For
James Dalton
Albert Schoenbein
Thaddeus Monahan
William Logan
Engelbert
Elmer Mahler
Sallot
Remert
Rademacher
Father Morrison
Notre Dame University
Local social notes from Columbia City and vicinity
Judge Dawson ill. St Joe Rowing Club to meet this evening. Peru visitors Mr and Mrs Chris Bruch in city. Flora Jones in Columbia City for a week with relatives. May Perrin visiting Mrs Sunderland in South Calhoun street. Mrs W E Jenkinson back from Terre Haute. Grace Waldo away about 10 weeks at various resorts. Fort Wayne visitors Chas Trisket, S A Karn in Columbia City. Boy injured after a tree fall on East Jefferson street. Hugh J Keegan returning from University of Michigan law studies. Working Girls Federal union hosts ice cream social and lawn dance at William Salter home. Dr P Drayer and Miss Julia Drayer guests of A B Crowe family. H B Reidt quietly wed Lizzie McMillen in Portland. to live in Fort Wayne. Grandma Wilder very ill at Sheckler home Thorncreek township. Ashley of Richmond VA and others called for illness of Wilder. Trans Post job office offers letter heads and envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Dawson
St. Joe
Chris Bruch
Peru
Flora Jones
Columbia City
May Perrin
Bluffton
J. K. Sunderland
South Calhoun Street
W. E. Jenkinson
Terre Haute
Grace Waldo
North
University of Michigan
Working Girls’ Federal Union
William Salter
Burgess and
DeGroff
P. Drayer
Hartford City
A. B. Crowe
L. Park Drayer
Julia
George Drayer
H. B. Reidt
Portland
Ind
Lizzie McMillen
Reidt
Fort Wayne
Grandma Wilder
Thomas Sheckler
Thorncreek Township
Ashley
Richmond
Cha
Police Court Tales Of Abusive Husbands And Drunks
Fort Wayne stories report Frank Warner and his wife Mattie spent a night in jail after a home altercation driven by drinking. They must leave the city by July 2. Neighbors also recount a wife punishing her drunken husband with rope and sheets. Other court notes include saloon cases, venue changes, two drunks, and Charles Franz bound over for assault and robbery with Sale identifying him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Warner
Mattie Warner
Dwenger Avenue
Warner
Lapp
Hines
Warner Home
George Baldwin
Greeley Street
Baldwin
Schlaudroff
Times-Post
Justice Courts
Charles Franz
Henry Salge
Squire France
Sale
Theft at Berry and Clinton boarding house alleged from window
Police seek thief who stole Lena Cline’s pocketbook from Mrs. Miller’s boarding house on Berry Street. The missing item contained $17.75 and was left on a dressing stand near an open Clinton street window, suggesting outside entry. Cline, a cook at Aldine cafe, had left for Aldine after placing the pocketbook in her room.
Naptha Launch Joins Lake Everett In 800 Purchase
Last Monday C E Everett order an $800 naptha launch from Chicago for Lake Everett. It arrived last evening and was hauled by Bowser Oil Tank heavy truck. This morning a party of a dozen or more launched the craft, which seats about 12. Eastern capitalists in the group may back the venture if local funds fall short. Caterer Connolly provided a luxe lunch for the seamen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Everett
Chicago
Lake Everett
Bowser Oil Tank Works
Mr. Everett
Connolly
Marriage at St Peter's Goeglein Unites May C Young Ilenry Toedtmann
The ceremony at St Peter's church Goeglein joined Miss May C Young and Mr Ilenry F Toedtmann of Cleveland Ohio. Rev Michel officiated with maid of honor Lizzie Young bridesmaids Louise Toedtmann Hygttie Kammeyer best man William Young and flower girls Tillie Toedtmann Clara Young. The groom formerly ran a drug business here and will reside in Cleveland after July 10 following a Toledo Detroit lakes tour assisted by friends.
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St. Peter's Church
Goeglein
May C. Young
Ilenry F. Toedtmann
Cleveland
Michel
Lizzie Young
Louise Toedtman
Hygttie Kammeyer
William Young
Tillie Toedtmann
Clara Young
Toledo
Detroit
Duluth
Appraisers Clash Over Little River Turnpike Toll Report
C S Bush, George Warcup and Leroy Sprague fail to agree on the Little River turnpike valuation. Warcup and Sprague propose 1000 dollars for four and a half miles of gravel road while Bush submits a minority report urging a higher price. A bargain ad appears in the Times-Post want column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Bush
George Warcup
Leroy Sprague
Little River Turnpike
Messrs. Warcup
Sprague
Mr. Bush
Uan
Times-Post
Counties Yet to Receipted Acts Hold Governor Proclamation
In Typianopolis on June 26, counties Allen Dearborn Jackson Morgan Noble Ripley Starke and Wayne have not yet receipted for copies of the acts of 1895 delaying the governor's proclamation to place the laws in effect.
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Allen
Dearborn
Jackson
Morgan, Noble
Ripley
Starke
Wayne
Deaths and funerals and market notes from June 26
Obituaries report Mrs. Sarah Leikauf died at 40 at home with funeral planned Friday afternoon. Christine Bates aged 18 died of consumption with funeral set for Friday afternoon. Ada Rosenthal’s funeral scheduled for Friday morning. Robert Allen, 60, died of paralysis at Hope hospital with no local relatives. Market notes from Curiaco show September options opening and closing prices for wheat corn oats pork lard ribs, along with hog, cattle, and sheep receipts and direction. Rail promo offers one fare for Nickel Plate line within 200 miles, sale dates July 3 and 4, return by July 5.
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Sarah Leikauf
John Leikauf
Christine
John Bates
Summit Street
Rosenthal
Ada Rosenthal
Allen
Robert Allen
Hope Hospital
Nickel Plate Road
Unnamed list of names and places across multiple cities
A long OCR fragment lists numerous individuals and locations including Detroit Cincinnati Chicago Indianapolis New York and many midwestern towns. The text reads as an array of personal names paired with cities, likely part of a social or obituary style notice with no clear event or narrative.
Real estate bargains and notices from Tonlon to Washington
A snippet lists multiple properties for sale with prices and locations including Scott Avenue, Wagner Street, Prospect Avenue, Washington Street, Walton Avenue, Hayden Street. It notes an opening for bids at Everett & Coup and an office line for Times-Post job printing. It also reports a suicide in Tonlon Lis TonLox, a wealthied Culbertson woman, and Oklahoma Silver Convention in Oklahoma City with W. J. Bryan as a speaker. It mentions four heavyweight citizens in Wasuxetos totaling 998 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Ave
Wagner St
Prospect Ave
E. Washington St
Walton Ave
Hayden St
Everett & Coup
Old Nat. Bank Bldg
Artificial Ice and Distilled Water
An ad describing the Artificial Ice Company uses artesian well water and an ice making process with iron pipes and chemicals to produce pure crystal ice. The product is claimed to be safer for drinking, endorsed by physicians, and sold in one gallon bottles. Books of 100 coupons sell for $4.50, lasting about 100 days for a family. The notice ends by offering help finding a job through the Times-Post.
Train Ticket Sale Details and Contact Agents 1896
Tickets go on sale July 3 and 4, 1896 with limited day of sale seats. Return valid through July 5. For rates times and details, contact any ticket agent on the route or write C. F. Daly General Pass Agent H. C. Parker Traffic Manager Indianapolis Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Daly
H. C. Parker
Indianapolis
Ind
Karn Sells First Class Instruments with Warranty
Mr Karn, with 24 years in the piano business, has sold hundreds of instruments and none have caused dissatisfaction. He offers the best as the cheapest, with a warranty signed by him accompanying each instrument.
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. John’s Day
Mr. McDonald
Scheid
C. II. Miller
Cathedral School
Trans-Post Job Office
Henry Oetting
Arthur Bust
Henry
August Heine
Young Busz
James Fitzgerald
Jacob Benedict
Squire Hays
Sélmer Leonard
Heine and
Benedict
John Murphy
Edward Riley
Riley
Lena Cline
the Randall
J Waldner
Citteluuati
KR Fisher
Kendallville
Mod Cabill
TP Matheur
J B Cushman
J “Zimmerman
A C Lemmen
A E Silk
W D Walker
S Steinberger
New York
I Tenney
Krooklyn
Ti Worthington
Kimberly
George Beeman
Knox
J M Coleman
A Kelley
Mie
O Bogue
Lanktin
Huntington
M Bisbee
George Sucker
Tom McMahoun
Dixon
H Beckett
LB Perrin
W Cook
V Youman
L. B Francis
A Hune
CS Green
Louisville
Lowry
Winney
Akron
Tonlon
Lis
TonLox
Misa Picassie Culbertson
Emily Culbertson
Miss Culbertson
Illinois
Oklahoms
OkLaHoma City
Territory
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Wasuxetos
Thiavity
Trey
Charles Hall
Thomas Rolley
Charles Roberts
William Neal
Tmmes-Post
Trwes-Post
Broadway
Washington Boulevard
Geller
Lorg
Erle & Wesler
Cincinnati
R. R
W. H. Harvey
Harvey-Laughlin
Hbonces
Romy & Bobilya
C. C
Randall Hotel
Barr Street
Pantitorium
D.J. Spencer
Cor M In
Calhoun
Clinton and
Superior Streets
East
Wayne St
Indiana
C. I. Biss
Chickering & Sons
Krell
Briggs
Starr
Ludwig
James & Holmstrom
the Nilson
S. A
A. Hattersley & Sons
E. Main ST
Tae
Freese & Ranke
Calhoun ST
John Christen
Fort Wayne, Ind
Ceo. Myers
Balbriggan Underwear
William Meyer & Bro
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