Elopement mystery haunts Fort Wayne couple
Miss Katie Steller and Peter Furey disappear after plans of marriage unfold. Family says the couple fled Wednesday afternoon while Miss Steller’s parents search the city. Furey, about 24, is said to have a wife in St Louis, with letters hinting at marriage and a child.
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Katie Steller
Conrad Steller
Broadway
Fort Wayne
Peter Furey
Centennial Hotel
Furey
St. Louis
Steller
Newton
Ias
Paragon
Lavina
Simpson
Miss Steller
Wells Street
Lake Shore
Schulz
Schulz Hotel
Electric Light Works
Ton Repose
Little Rock
Ark
Montana Sheriff Killer Hurst Executed Amid Lynch Fears
Joseph C. Hurst was executed in Glenlive Montana for the murder of Sheriff Dominick Cavanaugh. On the scaffold he proclaimed innocence as crowds outside feared a lynching if a reprieve was granted. The case stemmed from a 1898 sheriff election and subsequent assassination.
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Glenlive
Mont
Joseph C. Hurst
Dominick Cavanaugh
Aiken
Hurst
Cavanaugh
Prohibition Bill Hearings On Porto Rico Hawaii And Philippines
A large delegation from New York Philadelphia and other cities pressed the Gillette prohibition bill before the House insular affairs committee. They argued liquor prohibitions are needed due to rising alcohol sales and evils in the Philippines and other territories. Speakers included Rev J B Dunn Rev E C Dinwiddie and Hon S S Nicholson and Mrs M D Ellis.
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Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Insular Affairs Committee
The
House Today
Gillette
Massachusetts
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
J. B. Dunn
National Temperance Society
E. C. Dinwiddie
S. E. Nicholson
National Anti-Saloon League
M. D. Ellis
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Money for the Maine Receives London Donation
The lord mayor of London, A. J. Newton, sends a £2000 check from the Transvaal war fund to aid the American hospital ship Maine. The contribution supports humanitarian work for sick and wounded troops while confirmation that only American money will be accepted for the Maine’s purposes is noted.
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London
Maine
A. J. Newton
Transvaal
Body identified in Lake Mercer murder case
Celina Ohio March 30 A body found in Lake Mercer a week ago is identified as John Dilley of Beaverdam a retired wealthy lumber man He always carried a large sum of money and it is believed he was murdered
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Celina
Ohio
Lake Mercer
John Dilley
Beaverdam
Jury Impaneled for January Term by Deputy Snyder
Deputy Sheriff Rufe Snyder reports that forty men sat on the jury during the January term of the superior court. The count excludes those men called but not seated.
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Rufe Snyder
Superior Court
Harrison expresses sympathy for Boers over British actions
Indianapolis March 30 Former President Harrison reportedly wrote to Secretary Hay hoping the Boers find a place to live unmolested by the British He implied sympathy for Boer settlements and expressed no wish to be drawn into a controversy. General Harrison declined further comment.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harrison
Hay
Washington
E. F. Tibbett
M Harrison
Brave Boy John
A reader-poem from H. O. Wise of Fort Wayne Indiana retells a playful scene of Johnnie, a brave boy, facing a mock siege with a pewter sword and wooden gun. Neighbors, a dusting duster, and a parlor escapade add comic detail to the spirited tale.
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Gremman
Teres Papas
Saati
Our John
Mr. Ferris
Johnnie
Gun
Sabre
John
H. O. Wise
Katie O'Brien Returns From Ohio Convent Seizure Case
Marion Indiana reports Katie OBrien has returned home with elder sister Laura after a nun confinement and the arrest of her mother Lizzie OBrien and brother Charles OBrien for kidnapping. Charles OBrien a Crawfordsville druggist and Duncan M Stansbury of Marion are named in the case as involved in the dispute. The facts are said to be released at the upcoming trial next Monday afternoon.
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Marion
Ind
Katie O’brien
Good Shepherd
Columbus
Ohio
Lizzie O’brien
Charles O’brien
Laura O’brien
Anderson
Crawfordsville
Family rift grows as daughter accuses mother of causing separation
Laura O Brien makes accusatory statements about her mother under similar circumstances. She has not lived at home for years and Charlies O’Brien says the family had not recognized Laura for years. Katie sides with her mother, claiming she caused the separation of a married daughter from her husband.
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Laura O’brien
Laura
Charlies O’brien
Katie
Big Grocery House Moves New Location for A H Perfect Co
The wholesale grocer A H Perfect & Co closes a long lease with Charles S Bash for the Harrison and West Columbia street building. The property, previously housing Greatest Grocery and Imperial Manufacturing, was destroyed by fire. A. H Perfect plans renovations and a fifth story expansion, with full occupancy expected in about ninety days.
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A. H. Perfect & Co
Charles S. Bash
Harrison and
West Columbia Streets
Imperial Manufacturing Company
Calhoun Street
Heirs of Long Standing In Mishawaka Estate
County officers pursue rightful heirs to the John F. St. John estate. The 1862 legacy of $600 to two daughters grew to about $1,000 as claims surface that administrator James Holdeman mismanaged and fled to Michigan. Scott H. Rohrback of Eaton Rapids holds the estate and has been notified by Governor Mount. another heir may live in Manitoba.
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Mishawaka
Ind
John F. St. John
Libby
James Holdeman
Holdeman
Michigan
Scott H. Rohrback
Eaton Rapids
Mich. Rohrback
Governor Mount
Peter W. Ipes
Manitoba
Cleveland endorses Hay-Pauncefote canal treaty approval
Former President Cleveland praised the Hay-Pauncefote treaty for neutralizing the Nicaragua canal and urged its ratification. He argued the United States should advance civilization by contributing to progress through canal construction and absolute neutrality in line with American ideals.
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Princeton
N. J
Cleveland
Nicaragua
United States
Read Fort Wayne endorsement of Doan's Kidney Pills
Fort Wayne citizens share experiences with Doan's Kidney Pills at Meyer Bros. & Co. A Mrs. Sharping reports backache relief after kidney trouble, noting improvement from the first dose and full relief after a week. Doan's Kidney Pills sell for 50 cents at druggists. Doan's Ointment offers itching skin relief with a free sample upon request.
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J. F. Sharping
161
High Street
Gay and
Clayton Streets
Dean
Meyer Bros. & Co
Doan
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
Freeman R. Green of Washington Ends Life at 35
Freeman R. Green former Fort Wayne clerk in the coast and geodetic survey, killed himself at his Brightwood Washington home. He was 35, married, leaves wife and mother and siblings. No motive given. telegrams notified relatives, and his death shocks friends in Washington. Green served in the survey bureau for years, born in Marion Ohio.
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the Sentinel
Washington, D. C
Freeman R. Green
Fort Wayne
the Coast and Geodetic Survey
Brightwood
Geodetic Survey
F. M. Green
Dr. Green
Malcolm
Seth F. Green
Gertrude Green
Green
Coast and Geodetic Survey Bureau
Washington
Mr. Green
Marion
Ohio
Frank
Russell Sage Gets His Penny in Street Encounter
Financiers and other business men know Sage shows little sentiment in deals. On a Thursday night at Forty second street he ran into newsboys while walking home, highlighting the era of brisk, impersonal transactions on the street.
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Mr. Sage
Madison Avenue
Bere
New York
Russell Sage
Forty-second Street
Man Cures Himself After Doctors Declare Fatal Fistula
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio avoided a costly operation after doctors predicted death from a rectal fistula. He used Bucklen's Arnica Salve which he credits with curing him. The salve is billed as the surest pile cure on earth and sold for 25 cents a box at Dreier & Bros. drug store.
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Renick Hamilton
West Jefferson
Ohio
Bucklen
Dreier & Bros
Court notices update in Weichselfelder and Barthold cases
Commissioner Bush reports the sale of real estate in Weichselfelder vs Weichselfelder. Guardian Barthold files a current report for Anthony Barthold. John Castle, administrator of Mary Castle, files his final report. The damages case Disler vs Disler has been dismissed.
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Charles S. Bush
Weichselfelder
Weichsel
Felder
Christian Barthold
Anthony Barthold
John Castle
Mary Castle
Charlotte Disler
Samuel Disler
Electric Bitters Restores Cherokee Man After Kidney Attack
A fierce assault on C. F. Collier of Cherokee Iowa nearly felled him with kidney problems and back pain. He found relief with Electric Bitters, reporting a marked recovery and renewed health. Sold for 50 cents at Dreier & Bros. drug store.
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C.F. Collier
Cherokee
Iowa
Dreier & Bros
African flowers at Buckingham as ixias dazzle crowds
The royal drawing room at Buckingham Palace featured guests carrying bouquets of African ixias, a South African bulb that may boost popularity of the flowers in England and the United States. The Chicago Tribune notes ixias, not yet common in Chicago, offer varied colors and easy cultivation from bulbs or cuttings.
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Buckingham Palace
South Africa
England
United States
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Worldwide Cure
There is more catarrh to this sermon of the country than other diseases and for years considered incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio is described as a constitutional remedy taken internally. It acts on blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any failure to cure with endorsements and circulars available.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
J. Chhney &O
Crowned Ruby Claim Tops Czar's Regal Treasures
A jeweled report proclaims a ruby in the Muscovite Crown as the finest in the world. The article notes the gem’s place within the Czar’s royal regalia and highlights its unmatched brilliance and historic provenance.
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