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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1908

Page

9

Princess Theatre to Rise on Calhoun Street Fort Wayne

The new Princess vaudeville theatre will rise on Calhoun Street between Washington and Jefferson, after Peter Certin sold 560 by 140 feet for $30,000 to J. W. Eggeman. Wagner interests of Lafayette will build a 35000 minimum cost, 50 by 140 foot, three to four story, fireproof fronted venue seating 1000, with two storefronts on the first floor. Construction to start after May 1 with opening by October 1. The venture is backed by John Wagener, Luke Balfe, and David Morris, forming part of a Wagner chain expanding to Lafayette, South Bend, Columbus, Dayton and Springfield.

Calhoun Street Washington and Jefferson Peter Certin J. W. Eggeman Hygeman Wagner Interests Lafayette Tmaain New Playhouse John Wagener Thieme & Wagner Brewing Company Luke H. Balfe David Morris Chicago Wagner Mr. Balfe Edggeman Fort Wayne South Bend Columbus Dayton Sprinefield

Hundreds Of Children Confirmed In Palm Sunday Observance

Palm Sunday services saw confirmation classes at Lutheran and Reformed churches in the city with many classes larger than recent years. Trinity German Lutheran Bloomingdale, Trinity Lutheran East Wayne, and Grace Reformed East Washington plan confirmation exercises in late June after school ends. Names of confirmed members include Frieda Bauerle, Gladys Kelsey, Martha Halifax, Louise Fehle, Bernice Niswonger, and Carl Thain under Rev. William H. Schrock at Christ's English Lutheran.

Trinity German Lutheran Church Bloomingdale Trinity Lutheran Church East Wayne Street Grace Reformed East Washington Street Christ’s English Lutheran William 4H. Schrock Frieda Bauerle Gladys Kelsey Martha Halifax Louise Fehle Bernice Niswonger Carl Thain

Emanuel's Lutheran Church Directory Names

Rev William Moll pastor lists girls Margerite Gross Paula Snel jermann Jennie Proegler Clara Bertel Hilda Kayser Helen Wolke Clara Seele Charlotte Brandtmeyer Anna Winkelmeyer Adele Merz Mildred Myer Amalia Gerding Luella Lanka nau and boys Walter Dreier Herbert Baadde Frank Landengerger Elmer Buck Chester Hitzeman Walter Wiegmann Arnold Spiegel Henry Doehrmann Oscar Richter Knut Adjer Paul Myers Henry Prange.

William Moll Margerite Gross Paula Sneljermann Jennie Proegler Clara Bertel Hilda Kayser Helen Wolke Clara Seele Charlotte Brandtmeyer Anna Winkelmeyer Adele Merz Mildred Myer Amalia Gerding Luella Lankanau Walter Dreier Herbert Baadde Frank Landengerger Elmer Buck Chester Hitzeman Walter Wiegmann Arnold Spiegel Henry Doehrmann Oscar Richter Knut Adjer Paul Myers Henry Prange

Grace Lutheran English Confirmation Class Roster

Rev Benjamin Brandt pastor lists confirmands at Grace Lutheran with girls Cilara Brinkmann Maria Elett Bertha Hpple Louise Gerlach Maria Kingel Emma Knoche A Valeria Schwerp Katherine Vogel Muriel Kirby Pearl Treu and boys Christian Elett Theodore Greiner Albert Hornstein Friederich Lehmann Arthur Schelper Edward Sperr Emil Sutorius John Neukam Friederich Trautman Karl Wagner Wilhelm Oertel.

Benjamin Brandt Cilara Brinkmann Maria Elett Bertha Hpple Louise Gerlach Maria Kingel Emma Knoche A. Valeria Schwerp Katherine Vogel Muriel Kirby Pearl Treu Christian Elett Theodore Greiner Albert Hornstein Friederich Lehmann Arthur Schelper Edward Sperr Emil Sutorius John Neukam Friederich Trautman Karl Wagner Wilhelm Oertel

Lutheran Redeemer School Roster Names Teachers and Students

Rev. Theodore Hahn pastor at Lutheran Redeemer lists girls Edna Jahn Edith Hanson Nellie Pape Hilda Royhans Mabel Gieseking Edith Kayser Elsie Schultz Marina Schwartzkopf Elsie Kemp Della Zollinger Stella Pape and boys Loren Klingmann Herbert StahIhut Maurice Schaber Oscar Fries Harry Henline Earl Ormiston Fred Piepenbrink for the school roll.

Theodore Hahn Edna Jahn Edith Hanson Nellie Pape Hilda Royhans Mabel Gieseking Edith Kayser Elsie Schultz Marina Schwartzkopf Elsie Kemp Della Zollinger Stella Pape Loren Klingmann Herbert StahIhut Maurice Schaber Oscar Fries Harry Henline Earl Ormiston Fred Piepenbrink

Dr Hurty to speak on Tuberculosis at Concordia College

Dr J N Hurty secretary of the Indiana state board of health will address Concordia College on Monday April 20 the talk titled Tuberculosis will cover prevention through proper living and modern sanitation the public is invited Easter vacation at Concordia begins next week with students returning after the break local campus improvements include sod, trees and shrubs along the campus strip between the sidewalk and curb line on Wash College authorities note the work done by students and the college community in recent months

J. N. Hurty Indiana State Board of Health Concordia College College 2

Capt John H Rohan Dies After Long Public Service

Capt John H Rohan longtime Fort Wayne resident and former county treasurer died at 5 50 p m Friday at 2820 Fairfield avenue aged nearly 69 He helped organize bayonet drills and led Indiana veterans organizations including the G A R and Knights of St John He leaves wife Mary Ann Theresa OBrien and five of nine children including J H Hughes Agnes Rohan William H Rohan Frank Rohan and Edward Rohan

John H. Rohan Fort Wayne Fairfield Avenue Capt. Rohan Mary Ann Theresa O'Brien Rochester J. H. Hughes Chicago Agnes Rohan William H. Rohan Old National Bank Frank Rohan Packard Company Edward Rohan Indiana Union Traction Company Anderson

Irish-born Fort Wayne veteran Capt Rohan dies after long illness

Capt. Rohan, a native of County Clare Ireland and lifelong Fort Wayne resident, died after a paralysis attack that left his left side paralyzed. A Civil War captain, he rose from private to captain, saw action at Port Hudson Pleasant Hill Sabine Cross Roads and Cedar Creek, and later became a respected Packard and Fort Wayne Organ company foreman. He served as Allen County treasurer from 1900 to 1904 and remained active in civic life until his retirement.

Rohan Regular Army Indiana Grand Army of the Republic Union Veteran Legion Fort Wayne National Union St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Catholic Benevolent Legion Ancient Order of Hibernians Knights of St. John C.B. L Capt. Rohan Ireland Capt County Clare America Burlington Vermont Milwaukee Wis Buffalo N. Y One Hundred and Sixteenth New York Volunteer Infantry Port Hudson Pleasant Hill Sabine Cross Roads Cedar Creek Fisher's Hill Washington Chicago Burdett Organ Company Fort Wayne Organ Company Great Packard Company Allen County Devo

Saloon keeper fined and jailed for licenseless liquor sales

Andrew Donnelly was fined $50 plus costs in city court for selling liquor without a license and ordered to close his disreputable Chicago Street saloon. He could not pay and was jailed. Police Chief Ankenbruck ordered the saloon closed and warned he is unfit to renew a license.

Andrew Donelly Chicago Ankenbruck Donnelly

Battery B Seeks 55,000 Equipment. Public Meeting a Success

A public meeting at the courthouse assembly room Friday night boosted enthusiasm for Battery B to reach 100 men and secure new equipment valued at 55,000 dollars. Capt. Harry Clark presided. Sergt. Harry Moriarty served as secretary as E. G. Hoffman urged enlistment and a registry filled. Adjutant General Oran Perry and others spoke briefly.

Battery B Court House Harry Clark Harry Moriarty Capt. Clark W. H. Tuck Mississippi E. G. Hoffman Oran Perry Allen ‘Zollars Ivers Leonard

Frederick W Kuhne founder of Fort Wayne abstract office dies

Frederick W Kuhne a pioneer in Fort Wayne’s real estate record keeping died at age about 77 from heart failure at his home 124 West Jefferson Street. He opened the first abstract office in the city thirty five years ago and helped form Kuhne & Co later joined by his sons Paul F Richard and Charles. He was active in science and a member of the AAAS and American Microscopical Society. He leaves wife Emma Briebach and three sons. Funeral services are private at his residence with Lindenwood cemetery interment.

Frederick W. Kuhne Fort Wayne West Jefferson Street Kuhne Kahne Recorder Koch Messrs. Koch Barton American Society For the Advancement of Science American Microscopical Society Amelie Siemon August Rudolph Siemon Th. Kuhne Emma Briebach Paul F Richard Charles W. Kuhne Lindenwood

Fort Wayne pioneer Klaus Kuhne dies after long illness

An aged Fort Wayne business pioneer, born in Prussia on May 6, 1831, died unexpectedly after a health decline. Kuhne had remained active, visiting his office daily and chatting with old friends despite age. He arrived in Fort Wayne in 1856 and helped found local firms and offices, later assisting as deputy in county offices before establishing the Abstract Business with partners Koch and Barton.

Mr. Kahne Fort Wayne Mr. Kuhne Prussia August C. Krueger Rudolph Siemon Kuhne Germany America Krueger Iowa City Iowa Henry J. Rudisill M. F. Schmetzer John M. Koch Charles M. Barton

County Council Lets Voting Machines Go Today

County council members declined to take up the voting machine proposition at Saturday’s meeting and offered no definite time for action. Deputy sheriffs pay during the Bass strike was discussed, with hints the city may bear the cost. An appropriation of 560 for soldiers records was approved while a cottage at the Lafayette soldiers home was postponed. The Allen county orphans home directors asked for 3450 to buy adjacent land, matching the price paid by S M Foster years ago.

Hoffman Soldiers Soldiers’ Home Lafayette J. F. Meyer E. H. McDonald W W. E. Mossman

Gould depart for Europe with children and tutor

Mme Anna Gould and her children sail from New York aboard the Friedrich der Grosse to Genoa and Naples with their tutor Abbe de Chaymae. The Prince de Sagan also sails to Europe on the St Paul, denying marriage or engagement.

New York Mme Anna Gould Genoa Naples Prince de Sagan Mme. Gould Europe St. Paul Annette Chapin Gould Tyler Morse St. Regis Mme, Gould

Young athlete heals after three stitches in heart

Robert Inglis, hospitalized in Yonkers since Sunday with three stitches in his heart after a knife wound, shows great improvement and little heart pain. Doctors call his case highly remarkable, surpassing a prior record of a woman surviving eighteen hours after a similar operation. Lagrange county hires two experts to pursue tax-dodgers.

New York Robert Inglis St. Joseph's Hospital Yonkers

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