Opponents Unite on B F Jones for U S Senator
In Harerispura Pa on April 18 a conference of anti-Quay Republicans adopted a resolution urging immediate action to elect Benjamin F Jones of Pittsburgh to the United States Senate. Thirteen Quay supporters switched to Jones in the joint ballot, with nine bolters from the House and Senate present. Jones, a Pittsburgh iron and steel figure, had Blaine backing and long party ties.
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Harerispura
M. L. Quay
United States
B. F. Jones
Pittsburg
Mages
Losch
Schuylkill
Crawford
Allegheny
Scott
Luzerne
Quay
Allegheny County
Washington
Northumberland
Jenks
Jones
Senate
House of Representatives
Colonel Quay
C. L. Mayes
Alleheny
William J. Scott
Luzerene
Samuel A. Losch
House
Loott
George M. Hosack
Hosack
Congress of the United States
Pennsylvania
William Flynn
M. 8. Quay
Mayes
F. Jones
Pennsylsylvania
Mr. Jones
Jones & Loughlin
Iron and Steel
National Republican Committees
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Senator Magee
Bicyclists fined for riding without tags in city crackdown
Nineteen bicyclists appeared in police court after a crackdown ordered by Superintendent Gorsline and Acting Mayor Huser. Each offender faced a 50 cent fine plus costs with sentence suspended if a tag was obtained promptly. The drive has led to over 100 bicycle tags sold since Monday and more than 5,000 tags issued since September 1.
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Geraline
Huser
Gorsline
Condition of the Crops in Indiana From Weekly Bulletin
Indiana crop bulletin reports progress in plowing sowing and planting with ground in better condition. Rye and barley in good growth. some fields rye rank. Early wheat improving in central and southern areas but northern fields may fail and be replaced by oats. Fruit buds burst with apples pears cherries and plums sound though peaches look unrecoverable and may fail entirely.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Governor Mount vows no armed laborers in Alexandria
Governor Mount declared he will not permit the importation of armed workmen to replace Alexandria plate-glass strikers. He warned he would arrest any armed laborer brought into the state and pledged to handle any arming himself. He spoke after a long talk with glass works president Kann who had requested permission to import labor.
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Ippyana Pouis
Ind
Mount
Alexandria
Pana
Koenig Medicine Company Heads to Chicago Meeting
Fort Wayne backed Koenig Medicine of Chicago holds its annual meeting in Chicago tomorrow. President H C Berghoff and stockholders Ed Gil Martin Louis Fox and W H Dreier leave tonight for the gathering. The fate of Father Koenig’s stock remains unresolved until after the session.
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Koenig Medicine Company
Chicago
Fort Wayne Capital
Father Koenig
H. C. Berghoff
Messrs
Ed Gilmartin
Louis Fox
W. H. Dreier
Murdered Woman Found In Lookout Mountain Residence
The mutilated body of Miss Adelade Tucker, an elderly rich resident who lived alone on Lookout Mountain, was discovered today. Authorities suspect tramp assailants carried out the killing for robbery.
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Catanooga, Venn
Adelade Tucker
Lookout Mountain
Tramps
Tax deadline nears with extended hours for payment
Only a few days remain to pay taxes without penalty as time expires Monday May 1. The books close promptly on that date and starting Monday April 24 offices will stay open evenings from 7 to 8. C. Housier, Co. Treasurer. John Baumgartner and Miss Mary Welcher, two Fort Wayne young people, were recently mar
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John Baumgartner
Mary Welcher
Fort Wayne
Mar
Check Rein On Consul Rose Orders From Home
The German consul in Apia Samoa Herr Rose will receive cab led instructions to join a tripartite proclamation urging all inhabitants of Samoa to stop fighting. The message awaits arrival in Apia of the joint commission of the powers appointed to settle the dispute in the islands.
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Bern
Associated Press
St Apis
Samoa
Herr Rose
Apia
Samoan Commissioner Tripp Holds Conference With Hay
Samoan commissioner Bartlett Tripp met with Secretary Hay at the state department and later with Third Assistant Secretary Cridler. He then met President McKinley before a cabinet session. The group discussed final written instructions and the president and secretary's private views on the commission.
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Washincrox
D. C
Bartlett Tripp
United States
State Department
Hay
Cridler
White House
McKinley
Tripp
Solf
San Francisco
Baron Sternburg
Elliot
New York
Chicago
Emanuel Lutheran Congregation to Divide and Form New Church
Emanuel Lutheran Church on West Jefferson Street grows rapidly prompting division and the creation of a new church. A property at Broadway and Thompson Avenue will host a school building this year, followed by a church. The railroad line will separate members south of the track for the new society with Rev. P. Wambs genss as prospective pastor and Rev. Gross remaining with Emanuel’s.
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Emanuel Luthern
West
Jefferson Street
Broadway
Thompson Avenue
Pittsburg
Philip Wambsganss
Emanuel
New Society
Gross
Train Tumbles from Bedford Trestle Kills Two Men
A belt line train derailed on a high trestle at Bedford Indiana, killing engineer Charles Meinser and merchant Demoss instantly. Henry Splitgerber was fatally injured and several others were seriously hurt.
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BeEprorp
Ind
Charlies Meinser
Demoss
Henry Splitgerber
Labor meeting forms temporary union label league
A labor meeting at City Hall formed a temporary organization for a union label league. D F Kennedy state organizer spoke on buying only union made goods and housing built by unions. James Reilly nominated Hench as temporary president with ward vice presidents planned.
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D. F. Kennedy
Hench
James Reilly
Mr. Hench
Hoeltje
Ont
Miner Press
Arnel
Wood Workers Organize Union Meeting Set Tonight
The article notes plans to form a wood workers union with Mr Kennedy leading efforts. Meetings will be at Mechanics hall and later at the Machinists hall, aiming to revive a previously strong organization that had disintegrated.
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League
Mechanics’ Hall
The
Wood Workers
Kennedy
Machinists
Order of Eastern Star Convention Plans Set for April
Arrangement committee meets at Dr C B Stemen’s home to map the program for Indiana’s Order of the Eastern Star convention, April 25 to 27, with about 700 delegates expected for the twenty fifth anniversary. Welcoming addresses by Deputy Grand Master William Geake and responses by A B Coverdale and Mrs Lizzie Smythe are planned at Masonic Temple, W W Eagle to give an anniversary address, and Thursday features the business meeting and election of new officers.
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C. B. Stemen
Order of the Eastern Star
Indiana
Masonic Temple
William Geake
A. 8. Coverdale
Lizzie Smythe
Indianapolis
W. Eagle
Fort Wayne Trust company declares dividend and elects officers
At a stockholders meeting in Fort Wayne the Fort Wayne Trust company elected a board to serve next year and declared a 3 percent dividend. Officers chosen include Henry C. Paul as President Samuel M. Foster as First Vice President Andrew E. Hoffman as Second Vice President Charles A. Wilding as Secretary and William Paul as Assistant Secretary. The board members named include Samuel M. Foster George W. Pixley Louis Fox Ernst W. Cook and others from Decatur.
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Fort Wayne Trust Company
Samuel M. Foster
Charles S. Bush
George W. Pixley
William E Mossman
Henry C. Paul
Charles A. Wilding
Andrew E. Hoffman
John C. Peters
Willam J. Vesey
Deaths at district residences in local notices
obituary notices report Mra Harriet Bostick of 170 East Wayne street dying at 72 with three daughters and three sons surviving. Funeral set Thursday at 2 p.m. Also Eli Watson, 73, diabetes, funeral from Whitley county. Mrs Wilhelmina Wilken, 68, German born, gallstones. infant Whitten death. infant Getty death. Edward Martin, 15, typhoid fever at Harrison street home.
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Mra
Harriet Bostick
Emanuel Bostick
East Wayne Street
Mra. Bostick
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Bostick
Trinity Lutheran Church
F. Stiffens
Lima
Ohio
Addie
John W E. M
Will Bostick
Eli W. Watson
Walton Avenue
Watson
Whitley County
Ccesse
Wilhelmina Wilken
Herman Wilken
Oakland
Bert Whitten
Jackson Street
Frank Getty
Adams Township
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Edward Martin
Eugene M. Martin
Harrison Street
Local Notes From Waterloo and Vicinity
Waterloo residents Ab Kelley and J C Paters are in town while J H MelKauzie of Lima Indiana visits. P F Vasen wins a plumbing contract on Madison street for H D Harmon. Several locals enlist for the army and depart for Columbus barracks. A pedestrian accident at Calhoun and Columbia leaves a woman with a severe fall but able to continue. W E Morsman travels to Kentucky to oversee timberlands and mills. Mr and Mrs James Liggett and J Lora Thompson head to the Cumberland mountains visiting Chattanooga Nashville and Mount Eagle. Carl Gaide family rush to Dowagiac for a stroke illness in his mother. Mrs Allen Connett travels to Chicago for Belle Dolan and Henry Schramm wedding. Church of Christ services at West Jefferson Street continue all week with varied topics. Judge Bohuyler sentences Llewellyn Stout to hang for murder with execution date to be set by Sha governors.
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W. M. Neiser
Thomas &. Bird
John Morillot
Columbus Barracks
Calhoun
Columbia Streets
James M. Liggett
South Harrison Street
J. Lora Thompson
Cumberland Mountains
Tennessese
Chattanooga
Nashville
Mount Eagle
Carl Gaide
Dowagiac
Mich
Mr. Gaide
Allen Connett
Chicago
Belle Dolan
Henry Schramm
Schreider Bro
Broadway
Miss Dolan
Wright Confectionary
Fort Wayne
West Jefferson Street Church of Christ
Jesus
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Pittaburg
Benjamin F. Jones
Das the Huser
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Kooenig Medicine Company
H C. Housier
Commission
Emanuel Lutheran Congregation
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Order OF Eastern Star
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Mazet
Senator Platt
Tammanyites
Pratt
General Assembly
Crokerism
Oscar
Sweden
Norway
Ab Kelley
Waterloo
J. C. Paters
M. J. Cushing
James Brien
J. H. MelKauzie
Howe Military School
P. F. Vasen
H. D. Harmon
Madison Street
W. E. Morsman
Mt. Sterling
Kentucky
Mr. Mosaman
Easton
Bohuyler
Llewellyn Stout
Harvey Wurster
Philadelphia
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