Local social notes and upcoming events across region
Rev Dr Fry visits Roanoke. Mrs Robbins hosts in Lakeside. Indy guests in Auburn and Fort Wayne figures visit. Rev C C Cissel preaches in New Haven. Mr Worden returns from Grand Rapids visit with the mayor. Hartnett guests at Varaiso. Seabrease returns from Episcopal convention. Morning musical at Fort Wayne club. Bethany church to serve supper 6 to 8 pm. Suit and overcoat ads at 414 West Main. Saturday club to meet at Mrs Felts with silver discussion. Mrs Wehmeyer’s daughter Johanna called by illness. Fort Wayne visitors attend Mrs Schakle’s bedside in Huntington. Mrs Hartman returns from Warsaw after missionary talk. Court case notes: Officer Sharp investigation continues next Wednesday. Laurette Dittoe hosts Fin de siècle club. Columbian council banquet next Thursday. St Margaret’s guild presents Gibson tableaux with Edith Amlars musical numbers. Nickel Plate officials visit city. Lake Erie & Western to sell Nov 7 and 9 tickets for round trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fry
Roanoke
C. A. Robbins
Lakeside
Warsaw
A. B
Sam Nickey
Auburn
Ind
C. C. Cissel
Berry Street
New Haven
Charles Worden
Grand Rapids
Oakley
Richard Hartnett
Fort Wayne
Thomas Ward
Varaiso
A. W. Seabrease
Minneapolis
General Episcopal Convention
United States
Tort Wayne Club
J. H. Byerlein
Ladies’ Society
Bethany Presbyterian Church
West Main Street
Mesdames Coleman and
Sovers
Mary Schakle
Huntington Democrat
R. Hartman
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the
M. BE. Church
Sharp
Andrew Yates
Laurette Dittoe
Fin de Seicle Club
Fast Wayne Street
Nellie
Mary Coda
Ila Baker
Anna Miller
Mary Furste
Mamie Hutzell
Mary Fry
Columbian Council
Order of Chosen Friends
Order
St. Margaret's Guild
Trinity Episcopal Church
C.D. Gibson
Edith Amlars
A. W. Johnson
Jor
R.S. Miller
G. W. Vaughan
Chicago
Cleveland
C.D. Gorham
5. K. Blair
End of Fourth State Conference on Charities and Corrections
The fourteenth annual state conference at the Fort Wayne home for feeble minded youth concluded with a final session on custodial care of adults with intellectual disabilities. Delegates toured the state institution, heard papers by BE P. Bicknell and Superintendent Johnson, and adopted a thanks resolution. The meeting will resume next year in Richmond. Fort Wayne locals praised hospitality and the city’s attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conference of Charities and Correction
Johnson
BE. P. Bicknell
State Board of Charities
State Home For Feeble Minded
Timothy Nicholson
Richmond
Y M C A Banquet Set After Membership Contest
Membership contest at the Y M C A ends tonight at 9 at the association building. A banquet will honor the winning team at the Wayne hotel with toasts by the captains, Rev Henson and W F McCaughey and music by the Mandolin club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. MC. A
Association
Wayne Hotel
R.S. Taylor
Rev. L. L. Henson
W. Ff. McCaughey
Y. M. ©. A. Mandolin Club
Runaway Lumber Team Crashes Through Streets
A Columbia City lumber team ran frightened from Calhoun and Montgomery, north to Jefferson, then west to Webster where it was caught. Conductor Ross of the Nickel Plate and his sister Mrs. Frank Purcell were injured as their carriage was damaged. At Jefferson a Nie man grocery wagon also collided. The heavy wagon and team suffered substantial damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Calhoun
Montgomery Streets
Jefferson Street
Webster Street
Calhoun Street
Ross
Nickel Plate
Frank Purcell
Nieman Grocery
Beattie Arrested in Saloon Killing in Gulapstank
Robert B. Beattie 22 was jailed after shooting and killing a Swede named Erickson in a GulapsTank saloon row. Beattie claims self defense as investigators hold him on murder charges while the incident sparks local talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GuLapsTank
Mich
Robert B. Beattie
Erickson
Beattie
Ang Self Defence
Cost of Illinois Charities For Quarter of 1895
Illinois board of charities reports for the quarter ended Sept 30 with inmate counts and per capita costs across institutions. Total inmates 6690, average cost per capita 30.66 dollars, grand expenses 272026.67 dollars, state cost 242979.47, admissions 764 and 159 former, discharges 909, deaths 404, surplus projected 170000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ilinois Board of Charities
Inuaite
Northern Insane Hospital
Eastern Insane
Central Insane
Southern Insane
Convention City Preference Sparks RNC Vote Rumor
In New York a Bruns wick dinner with Carter Clarkson and Platt touched off talk that the Republican national convention will be held in Chicago or Pittsburg, likely June 10, with 17 committee members backing San Francisco and 25 votes needed for selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U K
Republican National Committee
Brunswick
Carter
J. S. Clarkson
T. C. Platt
Chicago
Pittsburg
Warrants Issued in Westchester Racing Probe
Counsel for the Anti-Gambling group and for Peter De Lacy met with Commissioners Roosevelt and Parker at police headquarters. Reports say warrants were issued for President Lawrence and other Westchester Racing association officers. The afternoon saw the arrest at Morris Park of nine bookmakers and two race judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anti-Gambing Association
Peter de Lacy
Roosevelt
Parker
Lawrence
Westchester Racing Association
Morris Park
Duel Ends In Death As Brakeman Fires On Conductor
Sidney Lane a Southern Pacific brakeman shot at Conductor C H Neville after a warning. Neville was hit three times and died within an hour. Lane was wounded twice and expected to die. The two men fought with pistols after exchanging shots, a brutal clash described as horrible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Sidney Lane
Southern Pacific
C. H. Neville
Lane
Neville
Mmen
Head of Cromwell claimed found in Kent mansion
A London cable report in the Liverpool Post says Oliver Cromwell’s head was found in the Wilkason family mansion at Seal Hart Kent England. Colonel Samuel J Church author of Life of Cromwell says the head’s existence has been known a century and experts deem it genuine.
City to pay 2700 damages for two children killed
Sv PaAuL reports the city must pay 2700 in damages for the deaths of Anna Krueger and Alice M. Puffo who were killed in a sand pit on the west side last spring. The sand and rocks allegedly eroded an unsafe site leading to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sv. Paaul
Anna Krueger
Alice M. Puffo
Clara Morris to Star in Raymonde at Temple Theatre Tonight
The famous actress Clara Morris appears at the Temple theatre tonight in Raymonde, hailed for her dramatic power and originality. Also teased is Pawn Ticket 210 with Lotta fame details and a strong company, plus news of Conterno’s Ninth Regiment band touring the Temple next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Morris
Temple Theatre
Raymonde
Smith
Lotta
David Belasco
Clay M. Green
Edith Ellis
Mag
Conterno
Duciano Conterno
Pittsburg Exposition
Pittspure
Luciano Conterno
A. F. Keavina
Ninth Regiment
Temple
Nina Bertini
Wumphtus
Helena Trenville
Victor Clodie
Ed Schells Troubling Case Linked to Elmer White
Sheriff McKinstry brought Ed Schell to the city on perjury charges tied to H S Barnard affidavit. Attorneys sought habeas corpus but Judge O Rourke was away. Schell allegedly used the alias Elmer L White in the Barnard case. officials suspect White and Schell are the same person. Preliminary examination set for Saturday. Reasoner & O'Hara to defend. Also notes upcoming L 14 W excursion tickets to Greensburg Indiana for Y P S C E meeting October 23–26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pern Chronicle
McKinstry
Ed Schell
H. S. Barnard
Tillett
Elmer L. White
Barnard
Zern
White
Schell
Reasoner & O'Hara
Indian Summer Defined As Pause Between Seasons
A writer describes the term Indian summer as a loose talk label for warm days in late autumn. It is tied to Saint all Saints Day and signals cooling weather, frosts, and decay of flowers, seen more as a reminiscence than a new warmth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Saints
Daily Times ~Post
Death of Ex Senator Van Wyck Follows Stroke at Port lands Flats
Ex United States Senator Charles H Van Wyck of Nebraska dies at 4 30 pm after a stroke at the Portland Flats He served in the Union war and in Congress twice more He was later a Nebraska senator and a notable foe of corporations His funeral is planned for Milford Pennsylvania with services at the Presbyterian church Timely burial arrangements will be made for the family and widow and daughter survive him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Charles H. van Wyck
Nebraska
Portland Flats
van Wyck
Fannie
Mark Brodhead
Charles Henry van Wyck
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Rutgers
Sullivan County
Tenth Legion
Fifty-sixth
New York Volunteers
McClellan
Peninsula
Congress
New York
Bute
Constitutional Convention
State Senate
United States Senate
Senate
General Brodhead
Pennsylvania
Augustus Brodhead
India
Milford
Presbyterian Church
Nichols
Cuban Filibusterers Captured After Bahama Detention
Washington reports that Cuban filibusters tied to a Delaware case were seized on a Bahama island under British jurisdiction. Minister De Lome helped track them as they prepared an expedition to Cuba, and they were sent to Nassau for trial. Officials expect swift British action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
de Lome
Delaware
Bahama Islands
Wilmington
Del
Cuba
Jamaica
Nassau
Russians Sail Toward Corean Ports in Strategic Move
Washington reports a Russian fleet of fifteen vessels is en route to Corea. Fusan and Won-San are named as key targets, with Tusan the nearest to Japan and Won-San seen as a vital harbor on Corea’s east coast. Experts link the fleet’s movement to strategic aims tied to the Trans Siberian Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Corea
Far East
Fusan
Tusan
Japan
Won-San
Broughton’s Bay
Russia
Knapp Defends Trunk Line Pact Against Chandler Critique
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Martin A. Knapp writes to Senator Chandler defending the trunk line agreement. He warns that carrier consolidations can erase competition yet notes rate reductions and better service in New England. He suggests residents would not welcome a return to competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce
Martin A. Knapp
Chandler
New Hampshire
New England
Public Transit Regulation and Rate Control Debate
Snorts believe that the principle of association should be applied to public transportation, arguing that the power to regulate commerce should be used to ensure firm and unquestioned control of the rates and charges carriers may exact.
Remarks of Richardson at Masonic Banquet
Representative J D Richardson of Tennessee spoke at the Scottish Rite banquet in Washington praising the Monroe doctrine and U S protection for Cuba and Japan while asserting no land beyond current holdings in the Western Hemisphere. The event followed committee work and other addresses at the Hotel Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Council
Scottish Rite Masons
Raleigh
J. D. Richardson
Tennessee
Madagascar
Cuba
Japan
John Bull
Europe
Western Hemisphere
North
South America
Rear End Wreck Near Hyde Park Kills One Injures Many
A rear end collision on the New York New Haven and Hartford line near Hyde Park Mass at 5 18 p m killed a man and fatally injured a woman while about a dozen passengers including Representative Elijah A Morse sustained injuries. Engineer Burnham is blamed for running red signals. Morse recovered after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Bragg
Roxbury
Ella Donovan
Boston
J. F. Maguire
Mary Barnes
Malden
J. Barnes
Hyde Park
Gannon
Cambridge
Thomas
J. Burke
Norfolk
William Esler
Charlestown
Willian B. Hoyt
Roscoe
Rines
Mansfield
New London and Providence Express
Canton Junction
Providence
Austin
Allen
Dedham
Milton
Police Department of
Park Square
Ross
Mass General Hospital
Associated Press
Burnham
Readville Station
Morse
Narrow Escape of St Augustine Crew After Sea Fire
Captain Gaskill his wife and seven crew members of the City of St Augustine escaped a fire at sea after leaving the burning vessel. They were picked up by the City of Macon and reached Boston aboard the Savannah line steamer City of Macon with little discomfort. The voyage began in New York for Jacksonville carrying a general cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gaskill
City of St. Augustine
Orizaba
Savannah Line
City of Macon
Macon
New York
Jacksonville
Ship Fire Forcing Evacuation Off Hatteras
A night sighting eighteen miles off Hatteras revealed a burning ship with smoke pouring from the hold. Crew opened hatches, found interior aflame, fought the blaze without success, and abandoned the vessel in lifeboats with only a few possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wien
Hatteras
Fire at Mather street frame shop endangers sixty workers
A blaze at E. B. Clark & Co. picture frame establishment on Mather street endangered sixty men and several women and boys last night. The fire started in the lower floor and spread quickly, but all escaped to the street. The loss totals 15000 dollars for building and stock, insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curiaco
E. B. Clark & Co
Mather Street
Fire destroys Stark & Co store in Albany. chief injured
A major Albany fire gutted B Stark & Co fancy goods and millinery at 13 South Pearl Street last night, causing an estimated 200000 in losses. Assistant fire chief J C Griffin, 60, fell from a roof, sustaining internal injuries during the blaze. Meanwhile a Kansas City train wreck injured about a dozen passengers and a separate Iowa crash killed Mary Hillhouse of Burlington with two injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
J. C. Griffin
B. Stark É& Co
South
Pearl Street
Piorist Eyre
Killip É& Hinman
Kent
Rancour
Griffin
Kansas City
Kansas City, St. Joe
Leugweil Bluffs
Waldron
Flames Near Seymour Reach Within a Quarter Mile
The smoke over Green Bay continues as fires burn east and west of Seymour. West fires threaten within a quarter mile of the city. east fires consume timber while railway lines are cleared to protect bridges. Volunteers watch the area and assess danger amid ongoing blazes. In Springfield a federal court terminates a case against Miles K. Young, Bloomington Illinois Building and Loan receiver, over a stock purchase and dividend dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Seymour
Apanee and Western Railway
Springfield
Charles D. Ricker
Boston
Miles K. Young
Ilinois Building and Loan Association
Bloomington
Allen
Young
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. F. Felts
Carl Bohn
H. H. Wehmeyer
Kendallville
Young Men’s Christian Association
Terre Haute
Lake Erie & Western
State Conference of Charities
Indiana
Ills
Altgeld
Sixth Judicial District
Supreme Bench
Joseph Meade Bailey
Freeport
Detroit
Ito
Cost OF Illinois Charities
Clarkson
Platt
Cromwell
Board of Trade
Pern
Greensburg
Knapp
Bahamas
Commerce Commissioners
Representative Richardson
Navy Department
Greenwich Royal School
Atlanta
Wallington
Representative Morse
St. Augustine
Perul
Iowa
Des Moines
Valley Junction
Rock Island
Mary Hillhouse
Burlington, Ia
Lee Gibson
Frank English
Wisconsin
Witness Building and Loan Association
MR. M. Colville
Dumas
Monsieur Alphonse
Temmpple Theatre
Paw RE
Chay M. Greene
Comedienne
Nina Bertina Humparys
Helena Trenviffe
Signor Clodio
Tenori
Broadway
Washington Boulevard
Geller
Telephone
W., F. Geller
Times-Post
Wm. Meyer & Bro
Makeas Ec
Miss J. Haverly
Fort Wayne Steam Laundry
W. B. Phillips
Miller
Jr. O. Caswell
Calhoun St
Hotel Rich
Freese
Ranke
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