Centenary and social notes from Fort Wayne locals
Miss Vessie Hood of Harlan and many guests visit Fort Wayne as centennial events and social visits fill the week. Notables include Col. Fallon in the city for pension agency events and Dr. Silas McManus the centennial poet. Also reported are weddings, resignations, and salary contrasts in railway management as local ties mingle with regional business and ceremonial activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vessie Hood
Harlan
City
John Hoagland
Chicago
G. L. Potter
Josie Davis
Spencerville
Miss Shutt
Lakeside
Joseph Gibson
Logansport
Charles Willett
A. W. Ritchey
Bourbon
Ind
KE. H. Bookwalter
Silas B. McManus
Ferguson
West Wayne Street
Col
P. J. Fallon
State
A. F. Secoch
Main Street
Herman Siemon
P. Heuer
H. Tresselt
Edward Koenig
E. A. Barnes
Nittie Stienbrenner
Fort Wayne Electric Corporation
Barnes
Woods
S. J. Harty
Fort Wayne
Lake Erie & Western
Muncie
Thomas
Mr. Harty
Deniston
Lake Erie
Peru
Grand Trunk Lines
Wabash
C. M. Hays
Grand Trunk
Hays
Wabash Road
Notable Obituaries and Fare Notice in Local Briefs
Augusta Holzborn of 20 Scott avenue dies at 56 from stomach trouble. Elizabeth Meyer, 10, of 136 Maumee avenue, dies of diphtheria. Funeral private. L. E. & W. announces ticket sale to Greensburg Indiana from Oct 28 to Oct 26 for Y P S C E meeting at one fare round trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Holzborn
Adolph Holzborn
Scott Avenue
Elizabeth
Frank Meyer
Maumee Avenue
Greensburg
Ind
Market Prices For Wheat and Commodities
Prices listed include wheat at 65 to 67 cents, oats 28 to 30 cents, corn 45 to 48 cents, rye 48 cents, barley 45 cents, butter 14 to 15 cents, eggs 10 cents, beeswax 25 cents per pound, oil meal 1.25 dollars per center, potatoes 50 cents per bushel, and live geese feathers at 45 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Bush & Co
Helena Thegreat tragedian Downing brings Sardou drama
Helena at the Temple features Robert Downing in a fitting role and the managers Stouder and Smith report strong advance sales. The Sphinx opera tour arrives next with Marie Millard and a noted company. Forthcoming attractions include For Fair Virginia at the Masonic Temple and Agatha Dene curtain raiser. The Nickel Plate lines offer low fares for Michigan and Wisconsin excursions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Downing
Sardou
Helena
Alexander
New York
Boston
Chicago
Prima Donna
Marie Millard
Edwin Stevens
Oscar Girard
Minnie DeRey
Arthur Pacle
Tallmadge Baldwin
Virginia
Russ Whytal
Masonic Temple
New York Theatre
Agatha Dene
Whytal
Chicago Opera House
Michigan
Wisconsin
Clarke in Hot Springs Confers on Prize Fight Law
Governor Clarke arrives in Hot Springs and holds a closed door conference with county officials and boxing promoters to decide legal questions about paying militia expenses and whether a prize fight can proceed. Key figures include General Taylor, Judge Duffie, and local officials as they seek a test of law on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
James P. Clarke
Citizen Committee
Arlington Hotel
Teague
Duffie
Florida Athletic Club
Taylor
Hay
Garland
General Taylor
Associated Press
Clarke
Dallas Point of Law
A. M. Duffie
J. W. Jones
G. V. Tague
W. W. Waters
J.D. Kimball
R.houpt
W. H. Martin
C. N. Rix
John B. Varnardore
C. J. Little
United States Reservation
H. Stitt
C. G. Convers
R. L. Williams
Lyman T. Hay
L. D. Cooper
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
O'Donnell
Maher
Leatherman
Hudgins
Wendig
Titz
Kinsworthy
Hollenberg
Arkansas State Guards
Wall
Morris M. Cohn
Little Rock
Dan Meyer & Son Ice Cream Ad in Columbia City
Dan Meyer and Son invite the public to enjoy their Columbia City ice cream and ices. Telephone orders to 156 receive prompt attention and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Meyer & Son
Columbia City
Prostitution Regulation Debated at Social Purity Congress
In Baltimore yesterday the Social Purity Congress endorsed state municipal regulation of prostitution as morally wrong, urged imprisonment over fines for keepers, and called for widespread homes to reclaim and rehabilitate erring girls before adjourning sine die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Social Purity Congress
Arkansas AG withholds view on governor martial law action
Arkansas attorney general Kinsworthy refused to discuss the governor Clarke prize fight matter. An Associated Press reporter pressed for comment on whether the governor may declare martial law in a locality with an existing government and ordered the interview ended after sustained questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Kinsworthy
Clarke
Associated Press
Palmetto Statesmen Seek to Remove Nigger from Woodpile
A South Carolina constitutional convention reopens the cohabitation question, proposing new provisions to bar white marriage to those with any Black blood while offering a status white clause for mixed-blood individuals. Illinois Justice Bailey of the Supreme Court dies at 62 after a long illness. funeral set. Major Quinn, U S engineer, says lower delta and Gulf marshes slowly sink, gulf level up a foot since 1877 due to subsidence. Nebraska lawyers file habeas corpus for Garrett and Meyer to challenge Indian police custody over eviction actions claiming lack of jurisdiction in the reservation area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
New Orleans
Quinn
United States
Port Eads
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Mississippi Delta
Louisiana
Lixcoln
Neb
William H. Garrett
John P. Meyer
Monster oil well struck on Jacob Baker farm
Fremont reports a monster oil well on the Jacob Baker farm in Scott township spouting about 2000 barrels daily for three days. An acre surrounding the well is diked and slick with oil at the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Jacob Baker
Scott Township
Robert J Wins Free For All Pace At Leyington
Leyington Kentucky October 17 Robert J won the free for all pace in straight heats with times 2 05 2 06 2 05 Frank Agan John R Gentry and Joe Patchen contending Agan placed second in the first heat and Gentry in the third heat of the race.
Pope Condemns Religious congresses in America
Philadelphia reports Pope Leo's letter condemning congresses of religion. Archbishops Ryan and others received the document as Washington discussions moved toward secrecy. The Vatican stance may echo past interdicts on secret societies and affect Chicago World's Fair religious congress projections. London notes the St Paul liner's maiden voyage timing. Washington describes an informal cabinet meeting with most members present to brief the president on departmental business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Leo
America
Ryan
Washington
Knights of Pythias
Odd Fellows
Chicago
London
St. Paul
Jamison
New York
Southampton
the Needles
St. Louis
Morton
Wilson
White House
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Mrs. Studebaker
South Bend, Ind
S. B. Bond
Henry Reyher
Kendallville
S. Mannheimer
Miss Bloomingdale
Findlay
Florence Schilling
Lafayette
Prank Baker
Hunter's
Nolzborn
Indiana
Phil Dwyer
Spring Lake
Peter Maher
Hughes’ Wine Gardens
Gov. Clarke
Centennial Ice Cream
Purity Congress
Work of
Illinois Baptists
Quincy
Baptist Convention
John J. Jordan
Galusha Anderson
Atlanta
Bankers’ Congress
Aldredge
Tamus-Post
Arkansas
Judge Bailey
The
Illinois Supreme Court
Freepvoint
Joseph M. Bailey
Uinois Supreme Court
Ohio
Robert J
Rome
Temple Theatre
the Sphinx
Maria Millard
Suhrit City Bottling Works
L. Brames&co
Ilineral Waters
Pabst Beer
Milwaukee
Clay Street
Freese
Ranke
Calhoun Street
Fort Wayne Steam Laundry
West Main Street
W. B. Phillips
Broadway
Washington Boulevard
Geller
W. F. Geller
Robert Downinc
Victoria Sardou
Stengerbund Hall
Alhambra
Frances Harrison
Miller
PHL Remmon
Calhoun ST
Miss J. Haverly
Romy & Bobilya
D.J. Specer Cor M In
Calhoun
Aerwear
Wm. Meyer & Bro
J. O. Caswell
Zbos-Calhoun St
Hotel Rich
Brrour
Tlomn
Times—Post
South Side Wall Paper Store
GSI Owhiy WY
Kaiser
Guo XX
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