Sherrick Sentenced to State Prison for Embezzlement
David E. Sherrick, former auditor of state, convicted of stealing 120000 from state funds, is to serve 2 to 21 years in state prison. He was moved to Michigan City by Sheriff Edward Sourbier after a brief delay to wind up affairs. Sherrick appeared in high spirits at the jail prior to departure.
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Indianapolis
David E. Sherrick
Michigan City
Edward Sourbier
Sherrick
Lake Erie and
Western Road
Sourbier
Daniel Storms Plans Westward Move to Nevada Mines
Former Indiana secretary of state Daniel FE Storms likely will leave Indianapolis within two weeks to oversee mining properties in Nevada. He has long considered moving west and will take his family as he arranges affairs before relocating, with an office still listed in the traction and terminal building.
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Indianapolis
Daniel FE. Storms
Indiana
West
Nevada
Storms
Traction and Terminal
Plans Considered for New Grand Lodge Hall
Indianapolis April 3 The I O F committee seeks lodge opinions on three building options for a new grand lodge hall. One keeps the current Pennsylvan ia Washington site for commercial use and relocates the hall. The second proposes a twelve story mixed use building on the current site. The third suggests selling the Washington Pennsylvania hall to fund a new lodge home elsewhere.
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Indianapolis
Grand Lodge
Pennsylvania
Washington Streets
Washington and
Pennsylvania Streets
Republican committee fixes date for Indiana primary
The Eighth district Republican committee met at Hotel Delaware in Muncie to set rules for the upcoming congressional primary and likely designate April 17 or April 24 as the primary date, with April 24 favored.
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Muncie
Ind
Eighth District Republican Committee
Delaware
Fifth Indiana district renominates Holliday on first ballot
Terre Haute Ind April 3 The republicans of the Fifth Indiana district renominated Representative Elias S Holliday. On the first ballot Holliday received 90 votes while Otis B. Guily had 50 and A G Cavins 8. The nomination was then made unanimous.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Elias SS. Holliday
Holliday
Otis BH. Guily
A. G. Cavins
Shortage of Desirable Business Rooms Slows Fort Wayne Stores
Local reports say lack of suitable business spaces in Fort Wayne hampers new stores. An out-of-town jeweler with funds could not find a satisfactory site, and others seek locations for high-grade groceries in the downtown area.
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Fort Wayne
Down‘town
Great Strike Now On In Earnest In Coal Fields
Indianapolis April 30 the great coal strike began in earnest with operators in western Pennsylvania and the central field signing 1908 scale contracts. Robbins and others signed in Ohio Illinois and Indiana. By week’s end about forty to forty five percent of normal production expected in key districts will be operating. Indiana Ohio and Illinois resist further wage increases as central Pennsylvania and West Virginia fields move toward signing.
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Indianapolis
F. L. Robbins
Western
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Robbins
Iowa
Kentucky
Irwin Field
West Virginia
Ilinois
Terre Haute
Clearfield
National Miners
Wheeling
Pan
Railroad brakeman killed in Winchester yard accident
Charles Mills a 27 year old Fort Wayne railroad brakeman with Grand Rapids and Indiana died after being crushed between two cars in Winchester yards. He lived on Bluffton road and left a grieving wife. Remains to be brought to Fort Wayne later today.
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Charles Mills
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Wells Street
Winchester
Mills
Smallback
Bluffton Road
Fort Wayne
New York Central Railroad
Expert Engineers Hinted as Fort Wayne Toledo Line Goes Ahead
New York financiers and Toledo capitalists show keen interest as A L Stebbins an expert engineer for Wallston H Brown & Bro concludes an inspection of the proposed Fort Wayne to Toledo electric line. The Brown syndicate may finance the project if his report is favorable. In Fort Wayne E C Brewer of Toledo joined Stebbins on the auto trip from Fort Wayne to Hicksville. Meantime W H Fledderjohann reports ties and poles laid over more than half the Fort Wayne to Decatur stretch with no new steel laid yet.
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New York Financial Houses
Indiana
A. L. Stebbins
Wallston H. Brown & Bro
New York
Fort Wayne
Toledo
Stebbins
E. C. Brewer
Hicksville
Brown Syndicate
Decatur
W. H. Fledderjohann
Miners in Pittsburg District Split Over Resumption
Conflicting reports show 8,000 to 18,000 miners at work in the Pittsburg district as of today. Officials of Pittsburg Coal claim 15,000 to 18,000 employed with reduced forces while ex-president Patrick Dolan says only about 8,000 are working. Independent operators held meetings and shut down plants as delays in word on the scale and Dolan's influence hinder a general return.
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United Mine Workers of America
Indiana
Washington
Terre Haute
Wellington O'Connor
Evansville
Newburg
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Coal Company
Patrick Dolan
Dolan
Tita
Memorial Planned for Susan B. Anthony by National Council
Toledo April 3 The executive board of the National Council of Women in session will inaugurate a movement to erect a magnificent memorial to Susan B. Anthony. The matter will come up tomorrow. Mrs. Harry Barb Chicago vice president of the national council of Jewish women reported that in addition to 1 500 000 donated by the Jews of the United States to Russia members of her council donated 30 000 to the Jews of Russia.
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Toledo
National Council of Women
Susan B. Anthony
Harry Barb
Chicago
National Council of Jewish Women
United States
Russia
Concordia College honors rector George Schick with jubilee banquet
A banquet closed the golden jubilee exercises at Concordia College in Fort Wayne. Faculty, Lutheran pastors, visiting guests, and former students attended. Rev Nuetzel of Chicago presided as dignitaries gave reminiscences and speeches. The event was described as very enjoyable.
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Concordia
George. Schick
Fort"Wayne
Nuetzel
Chicago
Henry J Gardner Dies at 63 a Fort Wayne Railroad Veteran
Henry J Gardner longtime Pennsylvania Railroad employee and Fort Wayne resident died at home 1150 Clay Street from heart trouble age 63 years 4 months 26 days He came to Fort Wayne as civil engineer later served as conductor and flagman and had been ill since Christmas Day.
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Fort Wayne
Henry J. Gardner
Pennsylvania Company
Clay Street
Christ
Funeral for Civil Engineer Gardner Recalled
Gardner born Tyringham Mass on November 7 1842. He enlisted in 1862 in the Forty ninth Massachusetts and served two years under General Banks. He moved to Fort Wayne in 1864 as a civil engineer for the Pennsylvania company and worked there as conductor and flagman until his death. He married Lizzie Keplinger in Bucyrus Ohio in 1866. survivors include son Ross Gardner yard conductor and daughter Maude Gardner bookkeeper. A nephew S G Gardner formerly superintendent is mentioned.
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Mas
Mr. Gardner
Tyringham
Mass
Fortyninth
Massachusetts
General Banks
Gardner
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania Company
Bucyrus
Lizzie Keplinger
Ross Gardner
Maude Gardner
August Brunet Benty S.garener
Streetcar Crashes Toward Knox Nation Store in Odd Fellows Building
A Wayne Calhoun streetcar, No 108, veered off track at 7:30 am Tuesday, crossing toward Knox Nation store. Motorman Wilhelm and Conductor Tree remained on duty as four passengers were shaken but unharmed. A store employee, Frank Richardson, narrowly escaped injury as the vestibule struck the sidewalk. The incident followed a prior wheel fault further south. no damage to the building occurred and the track was cleared amid a crowd of onlookers.
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Wayne and
Calhoun Street
Lewis Street
Knox Nation
Odd Fellows
Wilhelm
Frank Richardson
Nation
Will pacify Samar two companies reach island
Manila April 2 two companies of federal troops have landed at Mag taon Samar to aid Governor Curry in suppressing the Pulajanes. Major General Leonard Wood and Brigadier General Bliss sailed for Mindanao to transfer Moro governorship duties for April 1. Governor General Ide and Philippine Commission members left for Baguio in Benguet to remain during the heated term.
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Manila
Magtaon
Samar
Curry
Leonard Wood
Bliss
Mindanao
Wood
General Bliss
Ide
Philippine Commission
Baguio
Benguet
Luzon
Mayor repudiated after council rejects mayoral action
Following the city council vote last night repudiating a resolution, Mayor G. McCaskein faces setback over a railroad bond issue. The unusual dispute arose as the council disapproved the mayoral move and left unresolved bond actions for today.
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G. ‘McCaskein
Walla
Nickel Plate Wreck Hurts Engineer Mike McCarthy
Nickel Plate switch engine No. 208 crashed into two passenger coaches near Harrison street at 1:15 Tuesday. Engineer M F McCarthy remained at throttle to stop train but was injured about the back and chest. believed not seriously hurt after walking home. Fireman Frank Bruster jumped clear with slight bruises. Wreck blamed on a rail turning under a wet track. engine and cars damaged, another coach derailed. Conductor Thomas Hayes led crew. derailment delays track work near Kinzie Hill.
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New Haven
Harrison Street
M. F. McCarthy
Superior Street
Frank Bruster
Thomas Hayes
Kinzie Hill
Death of Mrs Ellen Sullivan in Chicago
Mrs Ellen Sullivan widow of late Engineer Michael Sullivan of the Pennsylvania road died Tuesday. She leaves seven children. The remains will be brought here for interment.
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Ellen Sullivan
Chicago
Michael Sullivan
Pennsylvania Road
Car Strikes Wagon in Kenilworth Accident
A new interurban car in Kenilworth collided with a farm wagon at Harrison and Columbia streets Tuesday afternoon. The car’s back step broke off but the wagon escaped uninjured and no persons were hurt.
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Kenilworth
Harrison and
Columbia Streets
Bridge project shifts to county commission amid mill creek outlet plan
The Board of Public Works deferred a Mill Creek bridge proposal for Kerr Murray plant removal, sending it to the county commissioners. They refused to vacate 1st Street at Eckert Packing and the filing was withdrawn. A street light, alley grading with remonstrance, and a well drilling contract at the isolation hospital were noted. Fred Wiebel to drill at $1.15 per foot and install a windmill for $65.
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Mill Creek
Kerr-Murray Manufacturing Company
Board of Public Works
A. D. Cressler
County Commissioners
Eckert Packing Company
Riedmiller Avenue
Taylor Street
Otto Stock
Walton Avenue
Lillie Street
Lewis
Alliger Streets
Martha Gaskell
Fred Wiebel
Isolation Hospital
Warrant Issued for Coe in Hotel Theft Case
An affidavit led to a warrant for B Perry Coe a traveling man accused of stealing 112 dollars from Thomas M. Richmond at the Aveline hotel Sunday night Coe a salesman for H E Smith Company of Indianapolis was in town for several weeks and shared a room with Richmond before the money disappeared police are seeking his arrest.
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B Perry Coe
Thomas M. Richmond
Aveline Hotel
H. E. Smith Company
Indianapoli
Richmond
Grand Jury Called Over Waterworks Irregularities
Judge O Rourke issued a call for the grand jury to meet Thursday morning to investigate alleged irregularities in the waterworks department after Prosecutor Ninde failed to secure affidavits.
Fifty-Eone Hurt In Nickel Plate Wreck Near South Whitley
A broken rail sent train No 2 off the tracks two miles west of South Whitley injuring 31 passengers and several crew. Relief trains rushed physicians to the scene and victims were taken to Fort Wayne hospitals. conductor Chris Sauer and engineer S T Hooper were among the injured.
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Nickel Plate
South Whitley
Fort Wayne
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Revised List of Injured After Train Wreck
The list names numerous injured passengers from the wreck, including Mrs Cyril M Walker of Dubuque Iowa with skull fracture and concussion, Charles W Jacobs of Fort Wayne with a bruised eye, and John W Minehart with cuts to face and hand. Other names include Franz Zorn of Sheboygan, Marguerite Zorn, and Ot ton Schulz of Cleveland. The account notes varying degrees of injuries, with witnesses reporting no lives lost in one car amid initial searches.
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Fort Wayne
Charles Jacobs
C. T. Pidgeon Millinery Company
John Minehart
East Butler Street
Indianapolis
Jacobs
Minehart
Chris Saner
Cyril M. Walker
Dubuque
Iowa
Charles W. Jacobs
West Washington Street
John W. Minehart
West Butler Street
Otto Schulz
Cleveland
Ohio
R. J. Harney
Mitchell
S. D
Mary Harney
Franz Zorn
Sheboygan
Wis
Marguerite Zorn
Herbert Glettler
Co. D. Travis
Melrose Avenue
F. H. Woodworth
Carbondale
D. W. Watkins
Chicago
F. B. Hamlin
Superior Street
Ralph Hamlin
Frank Hamlin
John Ohmstead
Conneaut
Paul Finster
Lloyd Nicholas
Eagle Grove
Alex Hedlund
Townsend Street
Myra Cooney
Hampton Street
Holyoke
Mass
H. E. Brubaker
McComb
Henry Butcher
William Fish
New York
E. J. Nugent
Ontario Hotel
Paul Guthman
Wells Street
Noah Runkles
Ralston
S. P. Burns
Liberty Mills
South Whitley
Bernard Kramer
Laporte
Chris Sauer
Bellevue
Ed Kayander
Duluth
Minn
Wreck Victims Improve as Surgeons Report Progress
Victims of the Nickel Plate wreck near South Whitley on Friday afternoon body count rising and recovery underway. Surgeons at St Joseph's Hospital say condition improves and many are expected to recover.
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Whitley
Joseph’s ‘Hospital
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