Local News Notes From Fort Wayne Community
A Fort Wayne page item lists local events including wheelmen on business trips, visitors at West Baden Springs, family trips to Maxinkuckee, a newborn daughter to Mr and Mrs Freiburger, a funeral attendance by Neenah residents, illness of George W Greene, Prof W H Heath visiting from Ottawa, and Y M C A plans. Also: De Wald store clerks vs Root & Co team, suspects Newton Wise detained in city, private car visit by Superintendent Fowler, A O H planning a July 4 trip, and a corner stone service for People’s Home. Western Union occupies new Tri-State building quarters. Home for Feeble Minded Youth camp runs on riverfront grounds. George H Judy leaves Fort Wayne for Dayton. Zollinger battery hosts lawn social with Japanese lanterns and dancing.
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Chicago
Charles Muhler, Jr
Gus Pbus
West Baden Springs
Emain
Will McKinnie
Maxinkuckeeay
Dr. Dinnen
Orn
I. Freiburger
Mr. Freiburger
White's Fruit House
Z. Stuart
James C. Kimberly
A. Kimberly, Jr
Neenah
Wis
JamesCheeney
George W. Greene
Pennsylvania
W. H. Heath
Fort Wayne
Ottawa
Q. B. Fitch
de Wald & Co
Root & Co
Lakeside Park
DeWald
Root
Prosecutor Burns
Blackford County
Marshal Sleppy
Montpelier
Newton Wise
North Baltimore
Ohio
Wise
Fowler
St. Louis
White’s Hall
Avilla
Hibernians
Liggett
Albert F. Genheidt
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Jacob Genheidt
Western Union Telegraph Company
Tri-State Building
St. Joe River
George H. Judy
Barney & Smith Car Shops
Dayton
Judy
Zollinger Battery
West Wayne Street
Frank Alderman
Barner
George Waldschmidt
Anna Racine
Wabash Route to Boston Cuts 24 Hour Run Time
The Wabash line speeds Fort Wayne to Boston to 890 miles in 24 hours 10 minutes, about three hours faster than rival routes. The service, open to all, offers July 5 to 9 half fare with return by August 3, and tickets via multiple routes including Niagara Falls and the St Lawrence River.
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Fort Wayne
Boston
New England
Society of Christian Endeavor
Niagara Falls
Stawrence River
White Mountains
Toga
City
Saloon wagon construction progress at East Main
A fragment notes a wagon built by Frank Belchin at No 54 East Main. The terse item mentions an elegant turtle spared, and hints at plans to leave orders by the 27th of a month, with other similar projects numbering 16 to 20.
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Frank Belchin
East Main
Gecker
Boston Still Heads the League Race in Close Standings
The race for the national league championship tightens as Boston leads, with Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Chicago close behind. Chicago benefits from Asa Stewart’s timely hitting while Cincinnati tracks a few points back amid westward competition from eastern clubs.
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Baltimores
Pittsburgs
Bostons
Chicagos
Anson
Chicago
Asa Stewart
Cincinnatis
St. Louis
Louisville
Kings of the track clash as Halma and Lissak duel
Rivalry between Halma and Lissak fuels three year old stakes talk at Cincinnati where Halma absorbed defeat to Free Advice and Lissak remains undefeated. Reports hint at Willie Simms facing possible arrest over a Newmarket stunt as officials probe the incident.
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Halma
Lissak
Cincinnati
Fleischman
Chinn & Morgan
Free Advice
Richard Croker
Willie Simms
England
Simms
Newmarket
Cambridge
The
Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Mr. Croker
Two Strikes Wins At Oshkosh Horse Races
In Oshkosh Wisconsin on June 29 crowds watched 2:11 pace and 2:29 trotting races. Two Strikes placed in 2:11 class pacing with Vera Capel and Albert T in the field, while Billie Steinman won the 2:30 class pacing. Other runners included Dandy J Red Strath Dynamo and Frank Hayes.
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Oshkosh
Osaxosa
Wis
Medium Wood
Clotilda
Ideal
Two Strikes
Vera Capel
Albert T
Lena Hill
Fleetwood
Tom Ogden
Billie Steinman
Yule
Mambrino Field
Actor
Dandy J
Red Strath
Dynamo
Frank Hayes
Brownie
J. D. Goff Wins at Marion Cycling Meet
Marion Indiana June 29 Several hundred wheelmen from this and nearby states competed in events staged by the Marion Cycling Club. In the 1 mile road race from Fairmount to Marion 24 riders entered W Runyan of Dayton Ohio won with a 30 yard handicap and E L Lefevre of Dayton won the time prize in 84 minutes Read more race results include C L Luken Anderson Frank Miller Mulberry Ind Fred Nessel Chicago John R B Harrison Lebanon Ind J D Goff Fort Wayne won half mile handicap in 105 2 5 and Chris Byler Huntington captured the five mile handicap with 440 yard marks
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J. D. Goff
Marion
Ind
Fairmount
W. Runyan
Dayton
E. L. Lefevre
C. L. Luken
Anderson
Irank Miller
Mulberry
Fred Nessel
Chicago
John RB. Harrison
Lebanon
Y M C A Baseball Likely at Columbia City Fourth
Local sports brief notes the Y M C A baseball club may play in Columbia City on the Fourth. It also reports Marion Black and Will Peltier posting 1 04 half mile on a tandem, Black scratched in the 10 mile road race, Cohagen finishing third, Alter falling, Rowe from South Bend injured, and riders criticizing the track condition.
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Columbia City
Y M C A Ten Mile Bicycle Race Opens Season
The first major cycling event of the season runs this afternoon at the driving park. The annual 10 mile YMCA race features top Northern Indiana riders including Long and Goodwin Angola Wood Pleasant Lake Schreyer Blaisine Huntington Liggett Alter Peltier Black Urbahns Heller Goff Colerick Kyburz Myers Cadagan and Safford Fort Wayne. It is a secret handicap race promising constant lead changes and a strong turnout with streetcars transporting spectators to the grand stand.
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Indiana
Long and Goodwin
Angola
Wood
Pleasant Lake
Schreyer
Blaisine
Huntington
Liggett
Alter
Peltier
Black
Urbahns
Pelpier
Cardiograph to be tested in Buchanan execution case
New York reports Dr. Robert W. Buchanan, convicted of poisoning his wife, may die in Sing Sing next week by electric chair. Doctors debate whether electricity ensures death or if surgeons’ knives may follow, with cardiograph readings to be used to assess heart activity during the execution.
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Buchanan
New York
Azu
Robert W. Buchanan
Sing Sing
van Giesen
Charity Hospital
van Glesen
Hampton
Newton
Vanee
Randall's Island
Robert Safford Newton
Wendell Story
Buffalo
London Hospital
Ernest Samson
Dr. Newton
John Johnson
Auburn
Johnson
Saengerbund Picnic Set at Zallinger's Grove July 4
Saengerbund hosts a traditional July 4 picnic at Zallinger's grove with a band and refreshments. Round trip fare is 35 cents, trains depart from the Pennsylvania depot at 10 am 1:30 pm and hourly thereafter. Best Free Lunch in town at Wisebeka's Board of Trade Cafe Calhoun St to-night.
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Saengerbund
Zallinger’s Grove
Pennsylvania
Wisebeka
Board of Trade Cafe
Calhoun St
Fort Wayne Lodge elects officers and initiates seven
Fort Wayne Lodge No. 19 A. O. U. W. held an election with officers named including past master L. I. Miller and master workman George M. Fordney. Seven new members were initiated. Nickel Plate railroad offers Denver National Educational association travel rates. A fire at Harrison and Brackenridge streets burned a barn and hay worth under $150 owned by Mrs. Eliza Brackenridge. fire dept responded.
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Fort Wayne Lodge
Ll. I. Miller
George M. Fordney
O. C. Oberchain
Q. N. Hurlbut
William G. Wartie
J. J. Bauer
E. T. Jefferies
J. H. Eylenberg
Edward Challenger
H. L. Bley
McCausland
Micksell
Kesler
Younge
Géary
National Educational Association
Denver
Colo
Nickel Plate Road
Dwh&s Jy
Harrison and Brackenridge Streets
Eliza Brackenridge
Arguments Against the System Fight for Life of Buchanan
The doctor cites microscopical findings showing normal tissues after electricity deaths. He notes Rochester Light worker Richardson survived 8,875 volts, far above 176 volts. Lawyer Butts seeks habeas corpus, appealing to Judge Lacombe. denial prompts appeal. Buchanan may be executed next Monday despite appeals and court actions.
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Richardson
Rochester Light Company
Buchanan
Arthur G. Butts
George W. Gibbons
Daniel Kimbil
United States
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Butts
Gibbons
Sing Sing
Sage
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Powers Press for Turkish Armenia Reforms Reply
In Constantinople on June 29 representatives of the powers push Turkey to give a definite reply to Armenia reforms. The Turkish foreign minister cites inability to specify points for discussion, raising the risk of a new note with a fixed deadline. The British Mediterranean squadron left Alexandria, while Turkey reports two insurgent bands defeated in Macedonia as efforts to quell revolt continue.
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Constantinople
Armenia
Alexandria
Macedonia
Mail relay scandal and Depew marriage rumors
A mail clerk’s aide admitted lavish expenditures and misuse of funds while transporting letters for passport fees, with hundreds of dollars lost. Separately, New York Senator Chauncey M. Depew denied rumors of an $8,000,000 fortune marriage with a wealthy young woman, calling the claim untrue.
Bad Tom Smith Hanged After River Baptism in Kentucky
In Jefferson Kentucky on June 28 6 000 spectators watched the execution of Bad Tom Smith a member of the French faction in mountain warfare. He was hanged for the murder of Rader and five others and confessed on the scaffold that B F French hired him for the killings. The Kentucky river baptism occurred at 8 a m with the crowd camped along the river bank all night. The scaffold stood in a natural amphitheatre.
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Jefferson
Tom” Smith
Kentucky
Smith
Dallas jeweler kills 16 year old boy in morning shooting
J S Dickerson a Dallas jeweler says he killed John F Reeves 16 claiming burglary. Reeves son of a Wise county planter was a witness in a federal counterfeiting case with his brother Tobe aged 13. Reeves supporters suspect a conspiracy to remove a witness. Nearby Guthrie Oklahoma reports a border reign of terror as outlaws seize horses and rob travelers, with a posse fight leaving a man wounded.
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Dallas
J. S. Dickerson
John F. Reeves
Chico
Wise County
Tobe Reeves
William Hauge
Reeves
Guthrie
Glass Mountains
Black Wags
Columbia
Distilleries in Pittsburg District to Close Before July 10
Pittsburg district will shutter all forty eight distilleries for periods of two to six months due to whisky market depression. Closures begin before July 10 and will be unusually long, affecting every distillery in the district.
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PittsBuRg
Weather Oddity Reports Snow in June at Cumberland
A June snow fell for about an hour in Cumberland Wisconsin yesterday afternoon then melted. The unusual late snowfall disrupted expectations for summer conditions and briefly blanketed the area.
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Cumberland
Wis
Jury to Try Fitzsimmons in Riordan Killing Case
After three days a jury is selected for the trial of Bob Fitzsimmons on the charge of killing sparring partner Gen Riordan. The panel faced objections to talesmen with opinions or Irish extraction and to curen members. Also notes baseball scores from Chicago and other cities with Pittsburg and Baltimore games.
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Syracuse
Bob” Fitzsimmons
Gen” Riordan
Talesmen
Market roundup from New York and Chicago exchanges
Markets report from New York shows money on call at 1.24 percent and sterling heavy with bank bills quoted. U S government bonds steady with various issue postings. Chicago Board of Trade quotes wheat corn oats and oats with near-term moves. produce prices list butter eggs poultry potatoes berries apples honey and fruit prices. Chicago live stock auction at Union Stock Yards shows hogs and other livestock market figures.
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New York
United States
Chicago
Ubicago
Board of Trade
Illinois
California
Robs the Mail Of the Passport Bureau Case
A reported theft targets the Passport Bureau in Washington. An 88 year old suspect, J atte, is sought in connection with the incident. Police describe the theft as a bold but brief intrusion likely aimed at sensitive documents.
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Pasport
State Department
Washington
Henry Cohen on the labor question and productive power
The essay analyzes the distribution of wealth under capitalism, arguing that rising productive power has not benefited workers. It cites wage shares, overproduction fears, and the need for equitable wage distribution to restore market equilibrium and avoid societal collapse. Henry Cohen advocates reforms to ensure workers receive the full product.
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Rabelais
Cervantes
Henry Cohen
Labor unity hinges on individual strength and effort
Denver notes stress that organized labor relies on individual resolve. In San Francisco a major fire leaves 300 families homeless with 1,200,000 in losses and a relief fund started. Denver pugilist Lawrence Farrell found guilty of highway robbery. Representative Hitt in Narragansett shows slow but hopeful recovery amid bad weather.
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Trades Union Movement
Harry Franklin
San Francisco
Denver
Lawrence Farrell
Mra
Hotel Arrivals at Priday List of Names from Various Cities
A long list of hotel arrivals records many guests and their home cities including St Louis Cleveland Chicago Van Wert Defiance Lima Toledo Cincinnati Milwaukee New York Chicago Columbus and others. The notice also mentions accompanying family members and multiple business connections across states.
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Chiciago
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Cleveland
Chicago
Baltimore
New York
Brooklyn
Washington
Boston
Kain
Attax
Goshen
E Humphrey
Rochester
C Radamacker
Decatur
Meetzer
Moreville
Ind
Erick Moreville
O Holloway
A W Brown
Toledo
al Bruner
R Close
C S Green
Louisville
SH Favor
H Kamp
Columbia City
H Powele
G Huff
South Bend
J O Cook
George Double
S Shaffer
Argyll
RJ Floyd
H Homewood
Buffalo
T Well
WS Alexander
Lexington
al Ramp
G Mondt
E Foon
Grand Rapids
P Hall
If Tripp
Mt Vernon
E Field
Indianapolis
G Gutilus
Fort Wayne Markets and Travel Rates Highlight Local Notices
Market prices for wheat oats corn rye barley butter eggs beeswax and other goods listed. Reduced Nickel Plate fare to Asbury Park July 8 to 13 on certificate plan for national Wheelmen meeting. Cabinet photos from Williams' studio and Father’s Herb Tea advertised for stomach liver kidneys and children’s health.
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Asbury Park
Nickel Plate Road
National Meeting League of American Wheelmen
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Racine
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Joe R
Fredonia
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Senate
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Bay Ciry, Mich
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Unuperkabie” Turk
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Oklahoma
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Kansas City
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Lis
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James Hatchell
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Klamath Falls
Ayer
Topsy Grade
Bob Fitzsimmons
New York Financial
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Union Stok
Rascally Young Messenger
Cohen
Hitt
Narraganset
Pigg
R. L
S. Bush & Co
Williams’ Studio
Calhoun and
Columbia Streets
Alaska
H.d. Ash
Reliable Stove House
Columbia St
Broadway
Washington Boulevard
Geller
W. F. Geller
John Christen
Fort Wayne, Ind
LAG
Elle & Westein RR
R. R
C. F. Daly
Gen’ Pass. Agt
H. C. Parker
Komy & Kobilya
A. C. C. Times-Post Office
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W. Superior
Randall Hotel
Barr Street
D.J. Spencer
Cor M In
Calhoun
Clinton and
Superior Streets
Wayne St
C. H. Bliss
Eiut
Chickering & Sons
Krell
Briggs
the Starr
Ludwig
James & Holmstrom
the Nilson
S. A
A. Hattersley & Sons
E. Main ST
Amar
Wodbont
Freese & Ranke
W. H. Harvey
Harvey-Laughlin
Ceo. Myers
Waw
Balbriggan Underwear
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