Local social notes and upcoming events in Fort Wayne area
A roundup of visits and connections in the region includes Officer Coling on vacation Chris Meyers visiting from Columbia City Miss Sadie Houser in Warren and Mrs Leopold Levy in town for Ada Rosenthal's funeral The Ladies' society plans an excursion to Rome City Miss Rose Seanling returned from Columbia City and Mrs Theil praiseworthy activity at Warren Also Goshen Old Settlers July 4 address by Lowry and Baker Excursions, baseball at Lakeside park and a large St Johns Lutheran Rome City trip for 300+ attendees. Gypsy Band Harmons to visit Fort Wayne for free concert at Williams Grove June 28 with a return trip to Grand Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coling
Chris Meyers
Columbia City
T. J. McBennett
Montpelier
Hartford City
Sadie Houser
C. W
Warren
Ladies’ Society of the Baptist Church
Rome City
Horace McCulloch
McCulloch
T. L. Lucas
Women’s Relief Corps
Jasper Halsall
Oliver Street
George A. Astry
Knights of Maccabees
Dunkirk
Henry Ortman
Cincinnati
United States District Court
Indianapolis
Old Settlers
Goshen
Harvey Johnson
Albion
Fort Wayne
Winnie Johnston
Randall & Doughman
Lakeside Park
International Business College
Black Diamonds
E. Hickeman
Montgomery Street
Washington
Chicago Tribune
J. W. French
Department of Justice
Government
Leavenworth
Kaw
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
John Brown
Bertha Gruber
Zollinger Battery
W. FP. Ranke
Kenner
Snowberger
Cleary
Lenis
Archer
McNutt
Brickner
Brown
Sommers
Campbell
Richter
Schock
Casten
Ericson
Masonic Temple
Lake Erie
Peru
Harmon
Buda Pesth
Hungary
United States
Nickel Plate
Williams’ Grove
Grand Rapids
Mich
Birthday gathering for George R Hench by A O U W at Lake side
About 100 friends surprised foreman George R Hench at his lakeside home for a birthday anniversary hosted by A O U W members. He received a book case and easy chair, with a luncheon on the lawn. In unrelated incidents, Thomas Gaylord suffered a crushed foot while moving iron pipe and Otto Kumper was badly injured after a fall from a cherry tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Hench
Sentinel Sewa
Lakeside
Hench
Thomas Gaylord
Brown Trucking Company
J. E. Miller
Hayden Street
Otto Kumper
Smith Street
Night in jail for vagrant travelers at Fort Wayne yards
Mayor Oakley confronted eight or nine men arrested by Sheriff Clausmeier and Deputy Daseler for vagrancy. The posse found them at the east end of the new yards after a night in jail. several were released while others, including Armstrong and Clark, were sent to jail. A Times Post report notes about 85 other travelers had left town on trains that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakley
Clausmeier
Daseler
New Yards
Frank Leonard
Chicago
New York
America
David Hennesey
Orville Adams
John Armstrong
Martin Clark
John Maxwell
Plymouth
Fort Wayne
Ryan
Times Post
East
Wiley's Woods
Fuschaber
Times-Post
Saengerbund Picnic at Zollinger's Grove this July
The Saengerbund plans an old-fashioned picnic at Zollinger's grove in July with a band and refreshments. Round trip fare is 35 cents. Trains depart the Pennsylvania depot at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and every hour after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saengerbund
Zollinger's Grove
Pennsylvania
Contractor Henry J. Lapp injures ankle in scaffold accident
Contractor Henry J. Lapp fell from a broken scaffold while working on County Clerk Mets gar’s new house on West Berry street. He suffered a fractured left ankle, was treated by Dr. Porter, and placed in a plaster cast. The Wabash route promotes fast service from Fort Wayne to Boston in 24 hours 10 minutes with maps and guides available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Lapp
Metsgars New House
West Berry Street
Porter
Lapp
Family pairs listed in local marriage notices
Oswald Brueckner and Rose Ketker Henry Fred Henschen and Katherine Kronmiller Frederick Fahlsing and Minnie K Waltke Clarence E Sproat and Pauline Geye Louis W Urbine and Emma J Am mons Charles 8 Todd and Elizabeth O Colins
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald Brueckner
Rose Ketker
Henry Fred Henschen
Katherine Kronmiller
Frederick
Fahlsing
Minnie K. Waltke
Clarence E. Sproat
Pauline Geye
Louis W. Urbine
Emma J. Am
Doble Leaves Terre Haute Stable Amid Rumors
Budd Doble, longtime Terre Haute trainer, pulled up stakes and moved to Cleveland without entries in three meetings. Rumors cite shoeing disputes, friction with the superintendent, or a personal wish to join his wife in Cleveland. No official comment from the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doble
Cleveland
Jeffers
Bellona
Prince Herschel
Ellard
Association
Sympathy and marriage notices in Allen County paper
The Allen County Medical Society adopted sympathy resolutions for a member’s loss, then published the resolutions and sent copies to the family. A wedding announcement for Minnie Burkas and J G Weisell followed at 115 Mast Wayne Street with Rev Kuelling officiating. A fire at Main and Clay, a drunkard’s arrest on Lasalle Street, and various brief items plus humorous clippings conclude the page. Professor Huxtey’s decline is noted. an inquest into Mary A Angel’s sanity is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen County Medical Society
Wheelock
A. P. Bucuyan
Can
Prowalen
von Sweringen
Mast Wayne Street
Minnie Burkas
J. G. Weisell
Kuelling
Main Street
A Popular HResort Letter Read Across Times-Post
A brief Indianapolis Journal item presents a letter from a reader asking where to go for the summer and noting the Times-Post job office handling bit heads and envelopes. The exchange hints at leisure plans and logistical work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Post
Appraisers fix toll road value at Fort Wayne four and three quarter miles
In Allen county Indiana George Warcup and Leroy Sprague appraise the Fort Wayne and Little River Turnpike at 1800 dollars with five year net income of 712.82 dollars. They note poor road condition. Bush dissents without a minority report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tris-Post
George Warcup
Leroy Sprague
Little River
Board of Commissioners
County of
Allen
Allen Circuit Court
Fort Wayne & Little River Turnpike Company
Allen County
Indiana
Broadway
Creighton Avenue
Fort Wayne
Lunny Spraguf
Grovert Warcur
Soulless Corporations Fuel Debate at Sociological Convention
Dr. Washington Gladden of Columbus urges government to monitor corporations and tighten laws to protect labor, calling for accountability for capitalists. He mentions Debs in jail in Chicago and questions about railroad fraud managers as the era’s moral reckoning arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Washington Gladden
Columbus
Debs
Chicago
Atchison
Baseball scores and travel note and arrests in abroad
Baseball results from National League games include Cincinnati at St Louis 5 to 12, Baltimore 6 over New York 2, Brooklyn 1 over Washington 0 in thirteen innings, Boston 16 over Philadelphia 6, Chicago 6 over Pittsburgh, and Cleveland with wet grounds. A. W. Stillwell reports southern Kansas and Oklahoma corn prospects improved after recent rains. In Constantinople police arrested many Mussulaman theology students found with arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil Lovell
New York
H Hammond
M A Goldberg
Goshen
J Frederick
Garrett
John Fitzer
Cleveland
LH Johnson
FE H Smith
Yoledo
F Schumacher
Bluffton
EB Newton
Grand Rapids
EJ Donilson
Hamiton
WK Childs
Knox
F Marsh
S C Search
Warsaw
WH Price
Indianapolis
WS Bowman
Eorlh
GE Ecklin
J.B Drago
Toledo
RE Carr
Lafayette
John Edinger
Greenville
Mich
Tracy
Tiffen
H Hoffman
Ligonter
J Roe
Crawford
Chicago
Whitwell
Philadelphia
Lurniss
Louisvile
J M Selly
Db Cushman
Columbus
Holmes
Cincinnati
Bricetown
H Rakewood
Hell
Belmont
Geo Binder
H Matthews
H Hafferkamp
St. Louis
National League Diamonds
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Washington
Boston
Philadelphias
Pittsburgh
Topeka, Ros
A. W. Stillwell
The
Santa Fe
Kansas
Oklahoma
Constantinople
Illinois lawmakers idle as caucuses map business
Springfield June 27 Republican senate caucus receives a divided finance report with deficits pegged at 850000 by Harding versus a larger surplus claim by Dunlap. Howell defects by saying a deficit exists. Joint caucus plans to review governor's proclamation and tax levy. Governor vetoes river trunk waterway bill for cost and impracticality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Senate
Harding
Dunlap
Howell
House
Representatives
Berry
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
Destructive Illinois Storm: Wrecked Towns and Fatal Lightning
Quincy reports a severe June storm with downed telegraph lines and stopped electric rail service. Homes blown down in LaGrange and Versailles. 14 year old Lucy Nutt killed by lightning. Henry Knuff’s shop and six barns burned. a dog kennel lifted 200 feet and carried over a mile as crops lay ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
LaGrange
Versailles
Lucy Nutt
James Nutt
Henry Knuff
James Skirvin
Columbus
Alleged Mock Marriage of Senator Fair Exposed
A sensational 1895 San Francisco report claims late Senator James G Fair duped a dressmaker Misa McKenna into a mock 1884 marriage with a false license. Witness Lobo says Fair produced a man as Judge Crosby, kept a license, and later admitted the sham to a confidant. The story, denied by Fair estate lawyers, details children and concealment across Virginia City and Benicia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anautimonary
San Francisco
James G Fair
Misa McKenna
Lobo
McKenna
Fair
Broadway
Oakland
Judge Crosby
Virginia City
McKuenna
Murry
Thiaga
Benecia
Miss McKenna
Fair Estate
Allnutte
Karn Sells Only First Class Instruments
For 24 years in the piano business Mr. Karn has sold hundreds of instruments with none giving dissatisfaction. The best is always the cheapest, and each instrument comes with a warranty signed by Mr. Karn.
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Harry Schneider
Elliott
New England
Society of Christian Endeavor
Wabash
Niagara Falls
St. Lawrence River
White Mountains
Saratoga
Mons
Charles 8. Todd and
Elizabeth
O. Colins
Terre Haute
Medical Society
Rosenthal
Weisell—Burkas
Main
Clay Streets
Chris Shaffer
Tanner
Lasalle Street
Humane
Schlaudrof
Lonpos
Huxtey
France and Huser
Drs. Porter
George B. Siemen
Mary A. Angel
Breck Street
Draper
Jasper
Cesar
Boston Post
Antique
Charlie
Miss Caustie
George
United States Court
Mr. Bush
Louis H. Gocke
Melissa C. Emminger
Dawson
Pfeiffer & Schlatter
Henry F. Kruse
Charles FP. Pfeifer
Williams
Wallace
Frederick W. Straus
J. B. Harper
George W. Keim
Mary J. Armstrong
Pennsylvania Company
Baker
Wm. A. Spindler
Lydia Milliman
Darius M. Preble
Charles Milton Preble
John W. Crouse
Justice Courts
Squire Bohn
Frank Lerch
Will Colerick
James M. Robinson
State of
George Kime
Justices Huser
Frederick N. Kollock
Lester
London
Balfour
Chamberlain
Epworth League
Chattanooga
Tenn
Methodist Church
Young Methodists
Kaine
Illinois
Solons
Havana
Navarro
Hongolo Songo
Sierra Maestra
Jacute Gas
Begona Becondull
Ajuba
Riverside
Lis
Glidden
Walnut
Bourben Springs
Florence
Wis
Yoruca
Illa
New Harmony
Veadersburg
Ind
Pomeroy
Harbor Springs
Bush & Co
George Schlebecker
Madison Street
Alaska
H.d. Ash
E. Columbia St
Washington Boulevard
Geller
Telephone
W. F. Geller
Lorg Erle
Weston R
Louisville
R. R
C. F. Daly
H.C. Parker
ANALE
W. H. Harvey
Price Jimes-Post
Hiracentes
Romy & Kobilya
aAs
W. Superior
NTED
Randall Hotel
Mair Street
D.J. Spencer
Cor
Calhoun
Clinton and
Superior Streets
Wayne St
Auburn
C. H. Bliss
Chickering & Sons
Krell
Briggs
Starr
Ludwig
James & Holmstrom
the Nilson
A. Karn’s
A. Hattersley & Sons
E. Main ST
Freese & Ranke
Calhoun ST
John Christen
Feading
Speptica
Epicures
Ceo. Myers
Fort Ww
Balbriggan Underwear
William Meyer & Bro
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