This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1907
Page
3
Hiram Poyser, longtime foreman of the carpenter and pattern shops at the Wabash, retired last evening and this morning his son William F. Poyser assumed the duties with no formal ceremony. Only the most interested parties and Master Mechanic G W Smith knew of the change.
Charles Meyers an ex convict entered a plea of guilty in the city court to criminal assault on Mrs Bert Harden of 2332 Smith street. He waived a preliminary hearing and was held to the circuit court under a $1000 bond. He admitted guilt and described overpowering the woman with a beard and mustache later found in an outhouse. The case notes Meyers is suspected in similar recent assaults and cites a prior marriage to Ida Fritz and related legal actions.
W F Poyser began with Humphrey and Hurd as a contractor on Harrison street works for James Robinson and later joined the Wabash January 19 1857. He rose to foreman of carpenters and patternmakers and retired after forty years of excellent service with no discipline.
Rev Dr Henry T Sell pastor of Plymouth Congregational church will give seven bible lectures at the Miami Valley Chautauqua near Dayton Ohio from July 24 to 31 1923 The theme is Some Present Day Questions About the Bible The listed topics include The Great Questions at Issue The Inspiration of the Bible The Predictions of the Prophets The New Testament Miracles The Rank of the Bible Books Modern Science and the Bible Can the Bible Hold Its Place Dr Sell is noted as a leading bible scholar in America Ed Baker formerly an engineer on the Hirle railroad attempted suicide by swallowing poison at his home in Andrews and is expected to recover Agarew Raber 79 died Monday in Kendallville. Mon years Tile she conducted a hotel move in Wolcottville.
Mrs. Bert Horden described a masked intruder entering her Smith Street home about 9 am and throttling her before forcing her to a bedroom. She escaped, exhausted, and could not identify the assailant. neighbors saw nothing. The couple, newcomers two months, live across from Detective Lenz.
Real estate ad offers a three bedroom residence on Smith Street near Creighton Avenue. Buy direct from owner to save agent’s commission, with part down and long-time payments. Also notes Fitch & Sons Real Estate Bulletin and other listings in December. The Presbyterian church at Mishawaka extends a call to Rev. A. C. Ormond.
Chicago and Toledo grain markets show weak to steady trends with wheat slipping on rains and receipts while corn and oats drift lower. Live hogs and lard firm on strong hog demand. nearby prices fade as May contracts close weaker. Fort Wayne notes varied local prices for wheat corn oats and livestock with general subdued activity.
East Buffalo New York April 16 hogs receipts 3060 shipments 1330 to New York 930 official to New York yesterday 6270 market steady all solid medium heavy 710 715 Yorkers 7160 720 pigs 720 roughs 610 625 stags 475 650 Sheep receipts 2600 market lower top wool lambs 9.36 clipped 7.75 down. Cattle 150 head on sale market quiet. Chicago market April 16 cattle receipts about 3000 market steady to strong beef calves hogs receipts about 12000 market 6c higher hog prices ranges in light mixed heavy and pigs. Sheep receipts about 16000 market steady to strong. Cincinnati Ohio April 16 hog market strong.
In Toledo on April 16 the oil market shows North Lima at 94 cents and South Lima and Indiana at 8 cents. The report notes price movements and regional listing for refined petroleum products.
Stocks opened higher with notable advances in American Smelting Amalgamated Copper Anaconda Union Pacific and Southern Pacific while Smelting led declines later. Reading and Chicago Terminal posted gains as market fluctuated with pockets of strength in Canadian Pacific Atchison and Norfolk & Western amid uneven bond activity.
Appointment notices name Louis Bender as executor of Henry Braun’s last will and testament and name an administrator for the estate of Thomas Langley. The notices indicate county and locality details and attorney representation, followed by a separate human-interest item about Mrs John Anderson of Columbia City who fractured her hip after a fall while carrying wood on a Sunday evening.
Public notice announces an election in Lake Township Allen County Indiana on May 7 1907 to decide whether to appropriate and donate 9350 for a Winona Interurban Railway through the township and Arcola. Ballots read For the Railroad Appropriation Against the Railroad Appropriation. Auditor Geo W Lindemuth signs.
J Holycross of South Whitley suffered a severe laceration to the thumb and two fingers of his right hand while operating a saw at the Wall-hoop mill in Wall-hoop on Monday. The incident arose in the estate-related report involving Peter Notestine and legal counsel Frank J. Belot R. S. Alden.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.