Judge Snook Arranges Release for Elliott Girl in Hickman Case
Judge W H Snook of Paulding Ohio travels with Mrs Elliott to secure the release of Leanor Elliott from Hope hospital on bond. The plan is for the girl to testify at the trial while Dr Hickman’s status remains unchanged. Judge Snook pledges to push the case to an early hearing.
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W. H. Snook
Paulding
Ohio
Aveline
the Sentinel
Hope Hospital
Bond
Miss Elliott
Hickman
Snook
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Lincol
Elliott
Continental
Judge Louttit
Judge Snook
The
Sentinel
Ellicott
Kenton
Logan County
B. 0. Elliott
Biiliott
Hardin
Logan
Emrick
Trautman Purchases East Main Gun Shop Building
The East Main street store building occupied by John Trautman gun dealer was sold by the Orff estate. Trautman bought the property for 5000 dollars. Sale conducted by administrator C. E. Orff and agent P. H. Kane.
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East Main Street
John Trautman
Orff
Trautman
C. E. Orff
P. H. Kane
Prof Hering Nominated by Indiana Democrats
Plymouth Ind April 2 The Democratic congressional convention for Indiana thirteenth district nominated Prof Frank E Hering of Notre Dame University South Bend for congress on the nominating ballot in this city today.
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Plymeouth
Ind
Thirteenth
Indiana
Frank E. Hering
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Warship building in government yards debated by House committee
A Washington hearing before the House committee on naval affairs examined using government yards to build warships. Labor leaders led by James O Connell argued for using existing plants, noting millions invested and aims to repair and construct vessels. The discussion referenced wage equality concerns raised by Admiral Bowles and Dayton.
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Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs Today
James O'Connell
The
Machinists’s Association
Norfolk
Brooklyn
O’connell
Dayton
Admiral Bowles
Naval Bureau of Construction
O'Connell
Beni
Public Work Plan Prompts Labor Benefit Debate
He argued that government construction would serve the public interest and that labor interests would be aided. The discussion came at a time when wage trends were rising, making the proposal timely and consequential.
Passing of the Old Canal in Fort Wayne Pins Hopes on Plat
The Fort Wayne Board of Works will consider filing a plat to convert the Wabash and Erie canal feeder from near the Nickel Plate railroad round house to the Spy Run aqueduct into 43 lots. Builders see street intersections guiding the irregular plots as the canal’s banks yield dirt for grading and future development.
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Board of Works
Nickel Plate Railroad
Round House
Spy Run
John H. Bass
John Dalman
Stephen Fleming
Fort Wayne
Swinney Park
Cincinnati
Toledo
Detroit
Cleveland
Congress
Samuel Hanna
Jesse L. Williams
Lake Erie
Rome City
Sylvan Lake
Fort Wayne Power Company
Vale Canal
Post Office Robbed in Covington Explosion
Burglars dynamited the Covington Indiana post office early today wrecking the interior. The safe was blown twenty feet and furnishings demolished. They took a large sum of cash stamps and many orders before escaping.
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Covington
Ind
Major Kuhlman to Inspect Indiana Guard Company D
Major A. L. Kuhlman commanding the second battalion third regiment Indiana National Guard will inspect Company D in this city on Monday evening April 21. His home is at Auburn.
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A. L. Kuhlman
Third Regiment
Indiana National Guard
Kuhlman
Auburn
First States Bank of Bourbon Formed
A new bank has been organized at Bourbon and will be known as the First States Bank of Bourbon. The creation of the bank signals an expansion in local finance and banking services for the community.
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Bourbon
First States Bank of
Brutal Prison Torture Allegations Shake Michigan City
Dr. Brose S. Horne accuses Deputy Warden Barnard and guards of malicious brutality at Michigan City. He claims inmates are beaten, starved, and tortured under a contract labor system with officials colluding to suppress testimony, and he demands a protected witness list and sworn hearings with Governor Durbin.
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Indianapolis
the Sentinel
Michigan City
Board of
Prison Directors
Brose S. Horne
Barnard
Horne
Durbin
Reed
M. M. Barnard
Board of Control
Tan
United States
American Medical Association
State Board of Health
State Federation of Labor
Dubbbin
Reid
Vrison
Inquisition
Poisoned Cookie Suspected in Factory Girl Case
Miss Berga Smith of 1156 Hanna Street fell seriously ill after eating a cookie containing poison at the Zero mitten factory. Relatives allege a deliberate plot, while the manager suspects accidental contamination in a lunch cookie. Detective Coling investigates as a $5 reward awaits information.
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Mitten
Coling
Leopold Falk Dies After Long Fort Wayne Life
Leopold Falk prominent Fort Wayne business figure and longtime Jewish community member died at 78 from heart disease. Born in 1823 in Rensburg Germany, he immigrated to the U S in 1848 and settled in Fort Wayne in 1852. He built businesses in clothing liquor and produce, married Bertha Sugarman in 1851, and celebrated a Golden Wedding a year ago. He leaves three children, Charles Falk, Mrs. Samuel Chaska, and Mrs. Dr. J. Aaron. He was active in Jewish congregations and local fraternal orders.
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Leopold Falk
Fort Wayne
Charles Falk
West Berry Street
Falk
Mr. Falk
Huntington
Bright
Cincinnati
Bertha Sugarman
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Madison
Ind
Wilmot 35 Die in Kansas Tuberculosis Shadows Fort Wayne Life
C L Wilmot longtime Bass Foundry stenographer and Fort Wayne social figure died of tuberculosis at a sister’s home in Lawrence Kansas. Born Watertown New York he came to Fort Wayne from Bucyrus Ohio in 1892 to work at the Bass plant. He was about 35 and is survived by his widow.
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C. L. Wilmot
Bass Foundry and Machine Works
Fort Wayne
Lawrence
Kan
B. B. Newson
Wilmot
Watertown
N. Y
Bucyrus
Mrs Rhoda Sunderland Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Rhoda A Sunderland 62 lifelong Allen county resident died at her Goshen road home after a long illness from heart trouble and cancer. Survived by husband Joseph R Sunderland and children Mary Davis Charles Sunderland Joseph E Sunderland J W Sunderland two brothers Col Sam B Sweet Joshua Sweet a sister Grayless who died three months ago. Former baggage master husband also long employed at Wabash depot in city.
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Rhoda A. Sunderland
Joseph R. Sunderland
Allen County
Goshen Road
Sunderland
Mrs Patience Screen Dies at 54 After Illness
Mrs Patience Screen a widow died last Thursday morning at her home 7 Wheeler Street aged 54 due to apoplexy after being stricken Tuesday She was born in England and several children survive.
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Patience Screen
Wheeler Street
Mrs Emily Schulte Dies in Chicago at 42
Emily Schulte widow of late Judge Henry Schulte died after an extended illness at her Chicago home at 11 o clock Wednesday. Born Emily Klaehn in this city she married in Fort Wayne in 1882 and lived in Paterson New Jersey before moving to Chicago in 1884. Survived by four sons and two sisters in law and other relatives.
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Emily Schulte
Henry Schulte
Chicago
Robert Klaehn
Paterson
N. J
William Griebel
John Griebel
Perrysville
Henry Pfeiffer
Wichita Lawyer Irvin Stratton Dies in California
Irvin Stratton a prominent Wichita lawyer and former Ft. Wayne resident died Thursday in San Bernardino California after a brief illness. He practiced law with his brother J Q Stratton in this city and left Fort Wayne about fifteen years ago. He served as probate judge in Kansas and is survived by a wife and four children. Sisters of Mrs Stratton live in New Haven and this city.
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Irvin Stratton
Wichita
Kan
Ft. Wayne
San Bernardino
Cal
Stratton
J. Q. Stratton
Fort Wayne
Kansas
A. Mason
Emma_ Hartzell
New Haven
De Wet influences Steyn over peace talks in Transvaal
In Kroonstad on April 1 Transvaal delegates remain as General De Wet reportedly tries to influence President Steyn to avoid meeting Acting President Schalk-Burger. War uncertainty grows as Steyn is likely to oppose surrender.
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Kroonstad
Orange River Colony
Transvaal
General de Wet
Steyn
Schalk-Burger
Steyn Irreconcilable Amid Transvaal Negotiations
Pretoria reports indicate communications between President Steyn and the Transvaal mission at Kroonstad, but no result is known. Military and civilian observers expect continued pressure from troops rather than negotiations, noting Steyn’s likely resolve to pursue conflict.
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Pretoria
Steyn
Transvaal
Kroonstad
Traffic Halt Across Natal North of Tugela River
All general traffic is closed across the country north of the Tugela river. Blockhouses line the frontier from Ladysmith to protect the region. Permits are required to pass beyond Colenso. Town guards at Ladysmith Dundee and Newcastle are under arms and fully mobilized.
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Durban
Natal
Tugela River
Ladysmith
Colenso
Dundee
Newcastle
Australian officers executed for Boer shooting in Pietersburg
Lieutenant Witten, among Australians jailed for life, arrives in England to serve his sentence. He recalls a drumhead court martial that executed a Boer wearing the murdered officer’s uniform after Boers killed one Australian officer. Two Australians were shot after imperial reversal of sentences.
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London
Witton
Pietersburg
England
Imperial
Cecil Rhodes Funeral Draws Massive Cape Town Crowd
In Cape Town on April 3 a steady stream paid respects to Cecil Rhodes at Parliament house. The funeral procession moved to the cathedral on the Cecil gun carriage used at Kimberley. Troops lined the streets as pall-bearers included Dr. Jameson and Sir John Gordon Sprigg. Col Frank Rhodes led the mourners, walking bareheaded.
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Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Parliament House
Mr. Rhodes
South Africa Company
Massikessi
Cecil
Kimberley
Dr. Jameson
John Gordon Sprigg
Cape Colony
Col
Frank Rhodes
Two New Smallpox Cases Reported in City
Health officials confirm two new smallpox cases involving William A. Devilbiss, 31, and his wife, 28, of 2113 Thomas Street. Both ill four days under Dr. McHugh care. deemed smallpox by Commissioner Macbeth and to remain at home with standard precautions as contagion measures continue.
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William A. Devilbiss
Thomas Street
McHugh
Macbeth
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