Father Wagner Arrested in Maud Steidel Abduction Case
Rev Dominick Wagner pastor of St Marys Catholic church was arrested in St Joseph Mo on the charge of abducting 16 year old Maud Steidel, daughter of a widow. A Chicago telegram triggered the arrest. Wagner faces serious charges with bail unlikely. A priest brother was also arrested for complicity as the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Josefn
Chicago
Dominick Wagner
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Maud Steidel
Alex Padvant
Holton
Kas
Father Wagner
St. Joseph
Bourke
New York
Wagner
Kansas City
Ottawa
Steidel
Coroner to Seek Grand Jury Over Faith Healing Diphtheria Deaths
Indianapolis coroner says he will ask the grand jury to indict parents who rely on Christian science faith healing for a child’s diphtheria death. He cites west Indianapolis diphtheria outbreaks and a case involving J W Treaney’s son after a city physician was denied entry. He argues criminal negligence laws may apply even if parents are not charged with taking a life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Caston
Tennessee
J. W. Treaney
Knights and Ladies of Honor Meet in Evansville
The grand lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Honor of Indiana meets in Evansville at the G A R hall with about 150 delegates. Grand Protector W Francis of Marion presides. Past protector ranks are conferred on eight members. A musical program and dance follow at Noans hall. Duty Laporte Ind Oct 2 Company II of the Third Indiana regiment refuses state duty until pay from the Indianapolis encampment is received. Company L suspected in a Peru hotel silverware theft. Company F disbands. fears five more northern companies may follow.
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Evansville
Grand Lodge of the Knights and Ladies of Honor
State of
Indiana
G. A. R. Hall
W. &. Francis of
Marion
Order
Noans’ Hall
Laporte
Ind
Third
Indiana Regiment
Indianapolis
Robbins
Peru
South Bend
Ohio Town Burning Up
Dispatches from Cambridge indicate a major fire early this morning destroyed several downtown structures including the Cos block the Taylor building the hotel and a stable in the town. Fire crews fought the blaze as flames swept through the central business district and caused extensive property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Zareliigly
Cambridge
Here
Cosblock
Taylor
Otel and Davis
Harrison's Friends Plot to Smoke Him Out Scheme
Reporters note rumors that Harrison faces a conspiracy among friends to force him from a position. The article outlines alleged tactics and names several individuals connected to the plan while refraining from graphic detail.
New York Leaders Wire Indiana for Information
New York leaders wire Indiana seeking information on state matters. Officials report coordination and data requests between the two regions to inform policy decisions and public communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indiana
Is Ben for Bob Lincoln McKinley intrigue in Indiana
Indiana Republicans seek Harrison direction in the 1896 race. John C. New and Gen. Harrison aides argue over support for Reed and McKinley while Indiana leaders drift toward backing Harrison at the state convention.
Springfield Postmaster Returns From Atlanta Inquiry
Springfield Illinois Oct 2 Postmaster Ridgley arrived back from Atlanta where government officials questioned him about a man under arrest suspected in a larger crime case. Yennie named as one of the men implicated in the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Ridgley
Atlanta
Davidson
Sid Yennie
Louisville Opposes Griffin Murph Fight State Interference
Louisville authorities resist governor's interference over a Griffin versus Murphy scheduled bout at the Auditorium. The plan calls for twenty rounds with possible extensions until a knockout settles the decision, a result police deem not a prize fight. Mayor Tyler and Chief of Police Taylor will monitor for brutality, with Sheriff Pfianz noting militia action requires county sheriff request. Governor Brown may pursue further steps to block the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Griffin
Murphy
Tyler
Brown
Board of Public Safety
Taylor
Pfianz
Veterans Meet Aauspicious Gathering at Bowser Home
Surviving members of the Eleventh Indiana battery held their annual reunion at Alexander Bowser's home and Bowser company factory. About 50 veterans attended a day of programs and a large banquet prepared by Bowser. Officers were elected, and ex soldiers from other regiments joined the gathering.
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Eleventh
Indiana Battery
Alexander Bowser
Eleventh Indiana Battery
Bowser
America
Tealingen
Oakley
D. Otto
J. Koistul
Col
KS. Robertson
Stella Stierheim
Georgia
Wees
Kensill
D. B. White
Minnie Win Uskirk
Minnie Bixley
Lieut. J. Otto
Henry M. Williams
William M. Glenn
Henry C. Zollinger
Eleventh Battery
S. I. Bowser
Thomas J. Devilbiss
Allen H. Bowser
Association
Fire destroys apartment at Fullerton and Clybourne
Fire at the corner of Fullerton and Clybourne avenues in Caicaco destroyed an apartment house early today. Forty tenants were forced from their homes as the blaze caused an estimated loss of 40000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caicaco
Fullerton and
Clybourne Avenues
Gas main blast injures dozen in New York
A defective gas main at 310 West Thirty-ninth Street exploded this afternoon blasting in the fronts of four houses. About twelve people nearby suffered serious injuries though none are fatally hurt. The incident interrupts daily life in a dense block near the avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Thirty-ninth Street
Deed of Father and Son Indicts in Violent Assault Case
A special grand jury in Pauline Ohio indicts Philo Wallace and his son Thomas Wallace for the assault and fiendish ravishment of Miss Effie Wallace, 24, who was found in critical condition at the Hotel French. The suspects, a 68 year old father and 28 year old brother, live on a farm near Antwerp and were previously well regarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulpine
Goode
Philo Wallace
Thomas Wallace
Effie Wallace
Wallaces
Miss Wallace
Hotel French
Thomas
Antwerp
Wallace
National Horse Thief Detective Convention Opens in Eaton
Delegates from Ohio Indiana and Illinois arrived by train for the annual convention of the National Horse Thief Detective association in Eaton Ohio. The event drew the largest assembly yet with a large parade led by the Knights of Pythias band and hundreds of delegates. The afternoon sessions were held in secrecy at the opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
National Horse Thief Detective Association
Kniights of
Pythias
Opera House
Remarkable Cleveland Case of Catalepsy Involving Peter Crawford
Peter Crawford a 22 year old former New York mail messenger has slept for seven to eight months with only brief awakenings. Doctors in Cleveland and from other cities regard his condition as the most remarkable case of catalepsy seen. Injuries to his spine occurred when he was thrown from a mail wagon in New York a little over a year ago. Attempts to awaken him have failed.
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Cleveland, O
Peter Crawford
New York
Cleveland
Crawford
Grain and Livestock Market Closing Report
Chicago market update shows December wheat at 62 cents and corn May at 298 cents with oats May at 202 cents. Pork January at 9.45 dollars, lard 5.80, ribs 4.82. Hogs receipts 30,000, market active yet down five points. cattle receipts 15,000, quiet and steady. sheep receipts 12,000, active and steadier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Laborer Registers at Hotel Then Dies After Drinking Carbolic Acid
A man about 35, dressed as a laborer, checked in at Sweeney's hotel in New York last night with Hugh Maloney of Chicago. He went to the toilet room, drank carbolic acid, and died about an hour later at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hugh Maloney
Chicago
Mrs Langtry demands 200000 over jewels lent to a stranger
London on October 2 Mrs Langtry filed a demand against the Union Bank for 200000 claiming jewels belonging to her were delivered to a stranger by bank officials under a forged order.
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London
Tragic Train Death in Haute Indiana Man 14
In Haute Indiana on October 2 a 14 year old boy Ermy son of former County Assessor F. 8. Ermy was killed instantly when hit by a passing train his head severed. He was in the city at the time of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trire Haute
Ind
Goodwin Ermy
Ermy
Sheridan Ride remembered in wartime theater display
A classic scene from Sheridan's Ride is highlighted as a curtain feature in Shenandoah, Bronson Howard's war drama. The piece recounts the Cedar Creek surprise and Sheridan's rally at Winchester, promising authentic military depiction for attendees.
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Sheridan
Washington
Cedar Creek
Winchester
Shenandoah
Bronson Howard
Another Divorce Suit in Circuit Court
Katie Roberson files for legal separation from Joseph M. Roberson alleging habitual drunkenness and cruel inhuman treatment. Married Sept 23 1879. left May 23 1895. Seeks custody of Iva Dessie and Alvin. five children named Iva 13 Henry 11 Charles 9 Dessie 6 Alvin 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Roberson
Joseph M. Roberson
James M. Robinson
Roberson
Iva
Henry
Charles
Dessie
Alvin
Defeat of Cambridge Oxford cricket noted by London paper
The St James Gazette cites Philadelphia defeats as monotonous and laments English athletes being beaten abroad. It notes America embracing cricket and even beating English teams, despite cricket's lack of popularity there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Gazette
America
London
Cambridge-Oxford
Atlantic
Treasury reports surge in currency transfers signifying activity
Treasury officials say demand for small bills and silver dollars in exchange for large notes at the sub treasury indicates rising business. On October 2 a record 8613,000 was transferred, mainly for New Orleans, suggesting crop movement this season may reach the average despite delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Treasury
Sub-Treasury
New Orleans
Magnolia Retires After Successful Racing Career
Magnolia the last daughter of Haw Patch, once campaigned by Willis Laird, had a strong form but retired after a slow season race. She set a world trotting record over a half mile at 2 114, a famed Fort Wayne favorite. Will Peltier and Marion Black also performed well against top Chicago cyclists at Valparaiso yesterday.
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Magnolia
Haw Patch
Willis Laird
Fort Wayne
Will Peltier
Marion
Black
Chicago
Valparaiso
Peltier
Larceny Suspects Sought. Paired Arrests Tied to Akers Robbery
Sheriff Clausmeier and Huntington officers search for a man known as Smith alias Hamilton alias Chicago Red with a suspected accomplice linked to a Lafayette Township robbery. Bill Stone was arrested. Chicago Red remains at large near Dawkins Edgerton area as investigators press for more evidence.
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Marshal Crandall
Huntington
Fort Wayne
Smith
Hamilton
Chicago Red
Matt Feaselman
Bill Stone
Stone
Mr. Crandall
Dawkins
Edgerton
Clausmeier
Akers
Lafayette Township
Deaths and Funerals in Fort Wayne
The funeral of the late Mrs. Daniel Nestel will be held from 243 West Creighton avenue at 2 p.m. Rev. Adam Detzer of Chicago will conduct. Interment in Lindenwood. Anton Zimmerman, 63, died at 40 Pritchard street after long illness. Survived by one son and four daughters. Born in Germany, came to Fort Wayne in 1858. Funeral at St. Paul’s Catholic church on Saturday at 9 a.m. Augusta Strasburge, 52, died at 119 Wilt street from dropsy. Funeral planned for Friday.
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Anton Zimmerman
Pritchard Street
Mr. Zimmerman
Germany
Fort Wayne
St. Paul’s Catholic
Wilt Street
Augusta Strasburge
Man Hurt With Broken Back In Sidney Ill Accident
Samuel E. Schaffer of Avilla Indiana was brought to St Joseph hospital after falling through a missing plank on a Sidney Illinois bridge last night. His condition is critical though not certain to prove fatal, as Dr Porter attends him. Meanwhile rail and travel notices list tickets to Atlanta for the Exposition sale September 15 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wright
Arlantic Ciry
N. WJ
Bennett
Wright
Samuel E. Schaffer
Avilla
Ind
Sidney
St. Joseph Hospital
Ill
Porter
Ohio synod conference opens in Fort Wayne Grace Church
The Ohio synod of the Reformed Church will begin a conference this evening at Grace Reformed church on East Washington street. About 200 delegates, many already in town, will attend. sessions, with women’s missionary groups, run through the week. Mayor Oakley will give the welcome address and Rev. J. H. Steele will preach the opening sermon.
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The
Ohio Synod of the Reformed Church of the United States
Grace Reformed Church
East Washington Street
Fort Wayne
Ohio Synod
Miami
Lancaster
Tiffin
Eastern Ohio
Tuscarawas
St. Joseph
Women’s Missionary Societies
Executive Board of Home Missionaries
Grace Church
Oakley
J. H. Steele
Ohio
Aged Man Crushed On Nickel Plate Tracks
Christian F. Pfeiffer seventy from Buffalo N Y was injured when he tried to alight from a moving Nickel Plate train at Clinton street Fort Wayne. His left foot was crushed and doctors amputated above the ankle at Hope hospital. He rests but recovery is uncertain due to his age though survival is believed possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian F. Pfeiffer
Buffalo
N. Y
Hope Hospital
Pfeiffer
Fort Wayne
Joseph Pfeiffer
Clinton Street
Commissioners Press for Lower Fares on Electric Road
The Columbia City commissioners met with C J Everett to discuss the Fort Wayne electric road project. They proposed county franchise provisions limiting round trips to 50 cents to Fort Wayne, five cents minimum fare, and 20 cents max for the trip to Eel River bridge, with more time granted to start work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
C. J. Everett
Fort Wayne
Everett
Eel River Bridge
Muncie Route Fair Offer From Fort Wayne Depot
The Muncie Route in Washington Indiana offers a $6.95 round trip from October 6 to 10 with tickets on sale at the Fort Wayne North Depot for information and purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
North Depot
Fort Wayne
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Bob Lincoln
McKinley
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KE. I. Tibbett
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Reed
New
George W. Steele
Maine
Steele
Hahn
Republican National Committee
Messrs
General Harrison
F. Bowser
Baulding County
Chicago Market
Cuattanooga, Tenn
Kentucky
Mahone
Waashlinaton
George W. Darker
Martha E. Darker
William Wittall
John Ward
H.C. Hanna
Witzall
Lemuel C. Paine
Stella Stringer
Randall & Doughman
Dawson
Linton
Electric Railway Company
Whitley
Branstrator
Ellison
Little River Ditch
Wells
Peltier and Black
ARE
Strasburg
Samuel Schaffer
Lake Nine & Western
Martin Nycum
Maggie Yergens
Amos Pappert
Jennie Hassler
Samuel E. Peters
Emma Garver
Theodore Meyer
Minnie Schellman
Valkyrie
Cranfield and
Seymour
England
RABUS
Coop
Any Other
MR. Everett’s Road
Whitley County Commissioners
Muncie
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