Grand jury exposes St Louis city graft and bribery
The St Louis grand jury reports a decade of corruption in the municipal assembly led by Joseph W. Folk. It indicts Robert N. Snyder Edward Butler John H. Becker and George Kebusch for bribery perjury and bribery schemes. It describes combines that hold up legislation until payments are made and condemns vast plunder through city offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Grand Jury
O’niel Ryan
Robert N. Snyder
Edward Butler
John H. Becker
George Kebusch
Joseph W. Folk
Bank Robbery at Pennville Ends in Building Collapse
Robbers blasted the Pennville bank with dynamite early today securing 3200 dollars. The explosion collapsed a portion of the building and alerted residents who saw two robbers flee in the distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennville
Ind
Bank of
Contant’s Birds Win Blue Ribbon Diplomas in Homing Races
Frank Contant of this city received blue ribbon diplomas from the National Federation of Homing Clubs for his pigeons winning first in the 600 mile race last year and posting the best average in all events. Diplomas from the Fort Wayne Homing Association covered the 600 400 and 300 mile races, with other diplomas awarded to James E. Breene for the 100 mile race Dr. Carl Schilling for the 200 and 500 mile races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Contant
National Federation of Homing Clubs
Contant
Fort Wayne
James E. Breene
Carl Schilling
Uniform price for sugar agreement ratified
The Journal of Commerce reports refiners nationwide have ratified a contract to sell sugars on uniform terms rather than fixed prices. The agreement dictates standard terms with any future price setting tied to the agreed framework rather than a single stated price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Journal of Commerce
Coffee price standardization across firms urged
The text argues that a five cent price for granulated coffee should be uniform whether quoted by the American, National, or Arbuckles companies. It notes past irregular discounts and accusations that refiners gave secret discounts while maintaining list prices, suggesting a need for consistent pricing rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Company
Arbuckles
Panic on West Columbia Street as team horses collide
A Bert Wells owned team on West Columbia Street caused a panic last Saturday when a frightened horse bolted onto the sidewalk. It knocked the second horse down and struck it with a hoof, injuring it. Nearby farmers restrained the frightened animals to prevent a serious runaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Street
Bert Wells
Investigation Ordered in Chalmette Operations Inquiry
Secretary Hay, by presidential direction, orders a thorough investigation into the operations at Chalmette La in response to Governor Heard's request. The attorney general's opinion covers the purely legal aspects and aligns with the department's prior policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Heard
Chalmette
Hay
Boer camp inquiry linked to Dr De Bruyn in US visit
The Hague reports that Boer circles tie the probe into the alleged British camp at New Orleans to representations made by Dr. De Bruyn, one of the Boer delegates recently in the United States.
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the Hague
New Orleans
Dr. de Bruyn
United States
British lose at Harts River in Transvaal fight
On March 31 at Doornbalt farm near Delarey-Methuen clash, British casualties were three officers and 24 men killed and 16 officers and 131 men wounded. Boers claim 137 killed and wounded. Second Canadian Mounted Rifles reported four officers wounded nine men killed and forty men wounded. Canadian contingent and yeomanry with Keir artillery held line before Boer retreat.
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Pretoria
Harts River
Transvaal
Doornbalt Farm
Delarey
Methuen
Kemp
Potgieter
South Africa
Canada
Cookson
Artilery and Mounted Rifles
Keir
Second Canadian Mounted Rifles
Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested in Claypool Case
Kosciusko county Sheriff lays arrest on Erene B Hall of Markie for alleged complicity as instigator in northern Indiana bank robberies including the Claypool incident. Hall, 30, married with one child, clerks at a drug store and faces charges tied to the Silverdale bank theft of $1,500 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Smith
Kosciusko County
Erene B. Hall
Markie
Claypool
Indiana
Hall
Silverdale Bank
Fort Wayne County Fair stock drive picks up pace
The Fort Wayne county fair project sails toward a fall kickoff with early pledges totaling 1750. Alexander Johnson and Col. D. N. Foster led solicitations, securing 500 from Charles McCulloch, 500 from Peters, 250 from Foster Furniture, 850 from Wolff Bros, and 50 from H. C. Paul. Plans call for 15 000 capital, 600 shares at 25 each, with 20 percent down May 1 and monthly installments through September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCulloch
John C. Peters
Foster Furniture Company
Wolff Bros
H. C. Paul
Wee
Fort Wayne
A River Flood Harshly Tests Telegraph Linesman
Chas C Ellis of Lisbon Indiana faced waist deep icy water while repairing a flooded telegraph line. He suffered a severe cold and cough that worsened until doctors announced consumption. After using Dr Kings New Discovery he was cured in six bottles. Sold by Dreier and Bro priced 60c and 1.00 with guarantee for coughs colds throat and lung troubles.
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Chas. C. Ellis
Lisbon
Oakland
Neb
Sioux City
Omaha
Dr. King
Dreier & Bro
Hidden Hand Revealed Syndicate Bids for Western Maryland
The Ful ler syndicate has offered 8 5 million dollars for Baltimore city Western Maryland railway interests. Wabash president Joseph Ramsey Jr joins the bid to secure a Wabash line to tidewater, disclosed at a council committee hearing in April in Western Maryland Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Fuller Syndicate
Western Maryland Railroad
Joseph Ramsey, Jr
Wabash
Western Maryland
Tidewater
Councilmanic Special Committee
Electric Bitters and Arnica Salve Save Leg
A Hartford man details a decade ago severe leg infection from a rusty wire. After two years of pain doctors urged amputation, but one bottle of Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve healed the leg. The ad touts Bitters for eruptions and blood disorders and offers a 50 cent price and satisfaction guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Sullivan
Hartford
Conn
Earth
Dreier & Bro
Auburn Family Returns from Extended Florida Stay
W. H. McIntyre and his family of Auburn visited the city this morning on their way home from an extended stay in Florida. They were registered. The note mentions the Randall, Bee ie Wirtie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. McIntyre
Auburn
Florida
Randall
Johnson Named Delegate to National Conference in Detroit
Alexander Johnson is appointed by Mayor Berghoff and Governor Durbin as a delegate to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections in Detroit starting May 28. He also serves as a life member of the executive committee and rarely misses a session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Johnson
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Detroit
Berghoff
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Durbin
National Organization
Hope Hospital to Add Brick Wing on Washington Street
Last week the Hope hospital board approved an addition on the Washington street side. An architect is preparing drawings and estimates for a brick three story wing with eighteen rooms, measuring 35 by 40 feet and costing about eight thousand dollars. Construction will begin once figures are finalized.
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Hope Hospital
Washington Street
Bankruptcy petitions filed by Jesse H. Young and Laura G. Young
Jesse H. Young a jeweler and his wife Laura G. Young have filed voluntary bankruptcy petitions. Young lists liabilities at 3086.00 with assets of 401.25. Laura G Young shows liabilities of 1532.96 and assets of 190.00.
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Jesse H. Young
Laura G. Young
Mr. Young
Young
Northern Indiana Pioneers and Towns in Focus
Obituaries announce the deaths of Henry Custer of Wabash county at 82 and Jacob Ziglear near Kendallville at 74. Notes report local progress with Napanee Elkheart bond plans for an electric line and a proposed Jackson and Fort Wayne railroad route through Angola, Waterloo, Hamilton, and Auburn toward Fort Wayne.
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Henry Custer
Wabash County
Jacob Ziglear
Kendallville
Columbia City
Christian Feller
Adams- Wells
Johnny Reed
Decatur
Napanee
Elkhart
Clyde White
White
John Calbeck
Ligonier
Rochester
Noble County
William A. Borts
Keystone
Angola
B. E. ‘Miller
State ‘Board of ‘Health
Jackson and Fort Wayne
Candidate Rood Dies in Michigan Mayoral Race
Grand Rapids, Mich, April 5 Arthur R. Rodd Republican candidate for mayor died early this morning at Butterworth hospital after typhoid fever since March 18 the day he was nominated to run against Mayor George R. Perry The election is next Monday and his illness was likely worsened by his campaign work.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Arthur R. Rodd
Butterworth Hospital
George R. Perry
Dara
Marriage Licenses Listed for Multiple Couples
Peter Langecher and Rosina Langecher Henry Brake and Mary H Meyer Frederick C Peters and Elizabeth d Knight Frederick R Witzigreuter and Fanny A Turvill George L Frazure and Dehlia F Michael Charles A Frech and Nora E Kendal Archie C Minto and Helen Carl Marion B Johnson and Louise E Michaels William C Wiegman and Carrie Aufeldt Wayne Templar and Pearl Hatfield John Eichman and Celesta Gzehender John Yenni and Sophia Schiefer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Brake
Mary H. Meyer
Frederick C. Peters
Elizabeth d. Knight
Frederick R. Witzigreuter
Fanny A. Turvill
George L. Frazure
Dehlia F. Michael
Charles A. Frech
Nora E. Kendal
Archie C. Minto
Helen Carl
Marion B. Johnson
Louise E. Michaels
William C. Wiegman
Carrie Aufeldt
Wayne Templar
Pearl Hatfield
Foley's Honey and Tar Contains No Opiates
Foley's Honey and Tar contains no opiates and will not constipate like most cough medicines. Refuse substitutes. Sold by Dreier and Bro and Pellens and Polster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Pellens & Polster
Jury sets aside Branstratter will in probate case
The Branstratter will case ends with a sealed verdict voiding the will as to the bulk of the estate while the widow Catherine Branstratter is awarded her widow’s third. Frances E Crow had sued to invalidate the will, alleging lack of sound mind and undue influence. The case now heads to possible appeals as the court handles partition of remaining property under law.
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Branstratter
William Branstrachter
Frances E. Crow
Charles Branstratter
O’rourke
Allen County
Catherine Branstratter
Supreme Court
Jennie Ross
Evelyn Purcell
Mary E. Gemmills
James W. Gemmill
Henry J. Nichter
Stephen Majaire
Paul Bandelier
Samuel Grover
Andrew J. Ford
Guy B. Ford
Newspaper Union
Inez Thompson
William Thompson
Duck Alley
Board of Children’s Guardians
Interstate Construction Company
New York
T. J. Peter
Indiana
Frank Jeanmongin
Elmer Jeanmongin
Julia Fink
Jacob Fink
Leo
Imperial Shale Brick Company
Joseph Derheimer
Samuel Saale
Smith & Randall Lumber Company
Two Fort Wayne Pastors Poised for Larger Fields This Year
The Indiana North Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church may transfer two Fort Wayne pastors, J A Patterson of Simpson Church and B Sawyer of St Paul Church, to larger churches. Most pastors will depart for Marion Monday evening as Bishop I W Joyce of Minneapolis presides.
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Methodist Episcopal Churches of the
North Indiana
Marion
M. E
Fort Wayne
J. A. Patterson
Simpson Church
B. Sawyer
St. Paul Church
A. S. Preston
Wayne Street
H. J. Norris
Berry Street
Cc. E. White
Trinity
Lewis Rehl
W. H. Daniel
I.W. Joyce
Minneapolis
Death of Mrs Viola Shober in Toledo
Mrs Viola Shober died Saturday at 4 40 a m at the home of her daughter Mrs John A Noble nee Ethel Shober in Toledo after a long illness due to a hemorrhage from a cancerous condition. The funeral is set for Monday in Toledo with her son Perry A Shober of this city and other relatives and friends attending. Perry left for Toledo to join them.
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Viola Shober
John A. Noble
Ethel Shober
Toledo
Shober
Perry A. Shober
Perry Shober
Doctors Diagnosed My Ailment By Different Names
Mrs Pinkham recalls a long illness diagnosed by three Chicago doctors using different terms yet producing the same female troubles. She describes nearly three years of awful state and fear of recurrence as she sought relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Mrs. Pinkham
Plymouth Brakeman Falls to Death on Moving Train
Robert G. McKague a brakeman with the Pennsylvania company was instantly killed at Plymouth after falling between cars on a moving construction train on Donaldson hill He was a single man and resident of Plymouth and joined the construction crew to be with his parents authorities took charge of the body He had previously worked in through freight service and once stayed at the Yard hotel in Walton avenue and railway crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. McKague
Pennsylvania Company
Plymouth
Myr. McKague
C. F. McDaniel
Donaldson Hill
Yard Hotel
Walton Avenue
Railway Crossing
Firemen praised as $100 gift presented to department
Saturday Fire Chief Hilbrecht received a $100 check from Louis Fox with a note thanking the department for efficient service in halting a serious blaze at the Fox building two weeks earlier. The funds will be used for purposes other than the firefighters pension fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilbrecht
Louis Fox
Department
Fox
Fire Men’s Pension Fund
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Maryland
Rood
Peter Langecher and
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Cher
John Eichman
Celesta Gzehender
John Yenni
Sophia Schiefer
Chester Gordon
Branstrattor
Court House Notes
Superior Court
Martin Wagner
Pleasant Township
Charles Roy
Perry
Emmet Byers
Monroe
Frank Rocke
City
William E. Dalman
Pleasant
Edward Happel
Lake
Frank Fisher
Albert Dannenfelser
Milan
August Riethmiller
Aug. W. Grotrian
William Brooks
Anson Miller
Bruno Miller
Bruno
W. S. O’rourke
Sarah J. Steel
Ithe
Chicago and Erie Railroad
Adams County
Ohio
Warren
Andrew Eizenger
Rosina Eizenger
John E. Miller
Grace E. Blaising
Frederick P. Blaising
Simon Freistoffer
Peter Amstutz
Richard
Rose
M. E. Ministers
Bessie Panier
Chicago
Mabelle I. LaMonte
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mabelle L. Lamonte
Ekgist St
Miss LaMonte
Ts Ae
Teter Bealan
Sterling Remedy Company
Fort Wayne Trust Co
Glenry C. Paul
Samuel M. Foster
Andrew Hoffman
Charles A. Wilding
William Paul
Andrew E. Hofman
William J. Vesey
Charles 8. Bush
George W. Pixley
William E. Moreman
Henry C. Paul
Sohn B. Reuse
David Studebaker
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