Pretty spring society weddings fill Fort Wayne pages
Miss Alice Fairfield and Frank E. Davis wed in Belle avenue home with sixty guests. The ceremony featured Lohengrin piano music by Eva Tinkham and a bouquet of bride roses. The couple to live with the bride’s parents. Separate weddings include Miss Ida Hoch and John Hartwig in Detroit, Miss Elizabeth Briant and William C. Wiebke in Detroit, Miss Elsie Young and Frederick Miller on Easter morning, and Miss Laura Peltier and Fred H. Ash at Trinity church with a weeklong trip planned. Additional nuptials involve Mrs Leta Hammett and Jacob Stoll in Chicago and Mrs Stella Thwing and Harry Phillips in Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Fairfield
Cyrus K. Fairfield
Belle Avenue
Frank E. Davis
Babylon
L. I
A. §. Preston
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fairfield
Mr. Davis
Mrs. O. 8. Davis
That
Ida Hoch
Rowe Hoch
Fairfield Avenue
John Hartwig
H. H. Hartwig
Woodland Avenue
Jacob Miller
Toledo
Pittsburg
Helen Emrick
Gerry Meyers
Elizabeth Briant
Huntington
William C. Wiebke
Detroit
Fort Wayne
H. A. Wiebke
William Wiebke
Henry Wiebke
East Wayne Street
Elsie M. Young
Frederick F. Miller
United Brethren Church
G. F. Byrer
Leta Hammett
Montgomery Street
Jacob Stoll
Packard Avenue
Chicago
St. Matthew’s Evangelical Church
Theodore Siemon
William Meyer
Mr. Stoll
Mr. Meyer
Mrs. Hammett
Woman's Club League plans to widen scope of work
The Woman's Club League seeks to expand its reach by adding two new departments philanthropic and industrial to its six existing areas educational art civic improvement domestic science and philanthropic. It will involve affiliate groups and a revised constitution with votes due at the May quarterly meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club League
League
The
Relief Union
Visiting Nurse League
Allen County Orphans' Home
Working Girls’ Union
Hebrew Benevolent Association
I. N. Taylor
Clark Fairbank
Joseph Lohman
James J Wood and Helen Baker Wed at Salem Reformed
Miss Helen Dorothy Baker daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Baker of 821 West Jefferson street wed James J Wood electrician and factory manager of Fort Wayne Electric Works at Salem Reformed church. Rev E A Kielsmeier officiated. The couple left for a two weeks trip to New York City and will reside at 434 Old Fort Place upon return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Episcopal Church
Laura Peltier
Fred H. Ash
BE. W. Averill
James C. Peltier
West Wayne Street
Allen County
Mr. Ash
Henry J. Ash
Trinity Church
James OC. Peltier
Selina Wadge
Trinity
Helen Dorothy Baker
Henry Baker
West
Jefferson Street
James J. Wood
Fort Wayne Electric Works
Salem Reformed Church
E. A. Kielsmeier
Mrs. Wood
Old Fort Place
Pleasant surprise party marks Miss Warner birthday
Miss Lillian Warner of Leo celebrated her birthday with a Saturday evening gathering hosted by friends. The party featured many attendees including Elsie Deventer Dora Thompson Minerva Souders Maude Colby Geraldine Maxfield Ethel Gar man Emma Kopfenstein Mina Moody Pearl Moss Frances Thompson Mahala Mass Anna Stuckey Della Kruse Lousie Hellopeter Jennie Porter Roxie Disler Tena Souders Celesta Warner and several Yoder War ner and Stuckey relatives. Figures Figel Fritz and Louis Figel wed April 21 at Bethel church parsonage with plans to live on Cottage avenue. Flora Rush and Theodore Mensing wedding public in January in Michigan. Mensing works at Bashwa shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Warner
Leo
Elsie Deventer
Dora Thompson
Minerva Souders
Maude Colby
Geraldine Maxfield
Ethel Garman
Emma Kopfenstein
Mina Moody
Pearl Moss
Frances Thompson
Mahala Mass
Anna Stuckey
Della Kruse
L.lousse Hellopeter
Jennie Porter
Roxie Disler
Tena Souders
Harrison Bailey
Albert Stuckey
Simon Koble
Laurence Klopfenstein
Henry Witmer
Noah Conrad
George Schlatter
George Moody
T. D. Conrad
Perry Warner
Joseph Warner
Figel—Fritz
Sarah L. Fritz
Louis EF. Figel
Bethel Evangelical Church
E. Q. Landeman
Cottage Avenue
Figel
Packard Organ Company
Delegates chosen for International Tuberculosis Congress
In the Twelfth Councilor District Medical Society final session at the Anthony Warne club on Tuesday evening, delegates were selected to attend the International Tuberculosis Congress in Washington from September 24 to October 12. Drs G W McCaskey H D Wood B Von Sweringen H G Nierman George Lake and L P Drayer were named. The meeting featured papers by Dr Maurice Rothenhan of Fort Wayne and Dr J Clarence Webster of Rush Medical College Chicago, followed by a buffet luncheon and smoker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Warne Club
Twelfth
Councilor District Medical Society
Washington
G. W. McCaskey
H. D. Wood
B. von Sweringen
H G. Nierman
George Lake
L. P. Drayer
Maurice Rosenthan
Fort Wayne
J. Clarence Webster
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Scottish Rite Masons Vote to Proceed with Temple
Fort Wayne Scottish Rite Masons report 76,150 in bond subscriptions toward a 150,000 temple at Washington and Clinton streets. A building committee is formed: G. W. Pixley chairman, J. H. Bass, C. E. Read, A. E. Carroll, E. M. Wilson, W. W. Rockhill, F. W. Freese. Enclosure expected before year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley of Fort Wayne
Washington and
Clinton Streets
G. W. Pixley
J. H. Bass
C. E. Read
A. E. Carroll
E. M. Wilson
W. W. Rockhill
F. W. Freese
St Peter’s Catholic School to Graduate Three Friday Night
The St Peter’s Catholic school senior class will hold graduation Friday night in the school hall. Despite a large initial group, only three graduates remain: John Mattes, Miss Anna Schmitt, and Miss Loretta Getty. Rev. Charles Thiele will deliver diplomas as Orth’s orchestra provides music and the five act drama The Faithless Page features a cast of graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Orth
Charles Thiele
John Mattes
Anna Schmitt
Loretta Getty
Willkommesgruss
Gott Gruesse Buch
Chorus
Frank Koch
King Carlos
Bertha
Rose Swetz Edwin
Jerome Klingenberger
Louis
Wes Raysbele
Edmund Suelzer Bervanl
Drunken man with a gun causes disturbance at dance
A intoxicated man drew a revolver and threatened officers at a dance and near the county jail. Patrolmen removed him after a tussle. He faced charges and a month in jail. a companion received a lecture, a fine, and suspended costs. The case of Harry Wilson was postponed thirty days with bail allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spillner
Buuck
Mike Billow
Mike
Wilson
Harry Wilson
Dr. McHugh
Spengerbund Hall
George Brown
Knott
Auto race accident on Briar Cliff course injures riders
In Tarrytown on April 21 J R Ryal of Newark breaks left leg and Charles Murray sustains internal injuries during early course inspection for Friday’s Briar Cliff race. Others named include Charles Robertson and James Weed as they prep a sixty horse power run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrytown
N. Y
Briar Cliff
J. R. Ryal
Newark
N. J
Charles "Murray
Ryal
Murray
Charles Robertson
James
Weed
A . Ty
Operator Mullenhauer Badly Hurt At Tippecanoe
A telegraph operator, about twenty years old, Mullenhauer, was badly injured at Tippecanoe station. He fell from a westbound freight engine while giving an order, was dragged along the platform, and a large back wound exposed the kidneys. He was rushed to St. Joseph hospital. surgeon Dr. J. M. Dinnen, fights to save him. C. B. VanMeter led the train crew back with the injured man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullenhauer
Tippecanoe
William Rogerson
St. Joseph Hospital
J. M. Dinnen
Mulenhauer
C. B. VanMeter
Engineer John Grabel Injured In Apparent Accident
Engineer John Grabel suffered head injuries when his head was caught between a window jam and a car corner. He was dazed briefly and removed to his home for treatment. Despite bruises and cuts, he is expected to recover and resume work soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Grabel
Reduced Section Force Cuts Pennsylvanias Section Gangs
The Pennsylvania Railroad reduced section gang staffing to three per gang including the foreman. Gangs had numbered four to six for months and ten to twelve a year ago. The move responds to very light freight traffic and aims to trim labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Bowser foreman Thomas DeVilbiss to return next week
Bowser company officials say Thomas DeVilbiss a construction man who has worked in Mexico for six to eight weeks will return home next week after suffering minor injuries from recent earthquakes in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowser Company
Thomas DeVilbiss
Mexico
DeVillbiss
Bicycle Breakage Injures Car Repairman J Lehman
J Lehman a car repairman suffered severe facial injuries after his bicycle forks broke causing a headlong fall. Forehead nose and eyes were hurt though doctors believe no permanent eye damage. He will miss several days of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lehman
Head Injury Felled Apprentice at Pennsylvania Smithy
A. C. Hoffman, an assistant at a Pennsylvania blacksmith shop, received a nasty head wound at work on Thursday. He struck his head on the heavy weight that controls the shop door, leaving him disabled for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Hoffman
Pennsylvania
Machinist Badly Injured by Flying File at Penn Shops
F A DeWald a machinist at the Pennsylvania shops ran the sharp end of a file nearly through his hand Wednesday. He was using the tool when the handle came off and the steel entered the palm of his hand. The accident will disable him for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. DéWald
Pennsylvania ‘Shops
Nickel Plate brakeman killed in Claypool accident
William Trowbridge, 28, a Nickel Plate brakeman from Fort Wayne, was killed when a locomotive passed over his body near West Main and Cherry in Claypool during yard work. He rode the engine footboard at last sight. no witnesses. He lived at 1205 West Main and belonged to two local unions. A Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen committee retrieved his remains from the Claypool yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Trowbridge
Nickel Plate Railroad
West Main Street
Cherry
Claypool
Trowbridge
Union Furnaces
Ohio
Harmony Lodge
Fort Wayne Lodge
Brotherhood of Railway
TIED UP THE ROAD At Okalla the operator blocks trains after discharge
An Okalla Big Four operator shot up the line after being fired by the dispatcher. He set signals to red delaying a freight and the crack Big Four passenger No 46, then a second freight were stalled while the dispatcher sent a light engine to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okalla
Big Four
Jacob Stier resigns after forty two years at Bass foundry
Jacob J. Stier resigned as foreman of the heavy gray iron department at the Bass works after forty two years with the firm. Edward Kramer succeeds him, bringing eight years of service and a strong molding reputation to the head position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass Foundry
Jacob J. Stier
Bass Works
Mr. Stier
Jad
Edward Kramer
Kramer
Milner Favors Fort Wayne South Bend Interurban Route
During a Monday inspection of the proposed Fort Wayne to South Bend trolley line B C Milner superintendent of the Southern railroad expressed strong approval of the route. He traveled with M J Oliver who backs the project and who previously submitted the Panama Canal bid. P A Randall joined the trip as far as Churubusco and noted the road beyond that point was in too poor a condition for travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
South Bend
B. C. Milner
Southern Railroad
Milner
M. J. Oliver
Oliver
Panama Canal
P. A. Randall
Churubusco
Lawrence Winan Jailed Over Wild Prank Theft
Lawrence Winan of 1305 Elm Street twenty years old and once employed on an interurban line is jailed on horse stealing charges. He admits taking George E Spake's rig at Monroeville on April 9 for fun and claims no intent to keep or sell it. He used an alias Lester Courtney and provided shifting details while authorities tracked the horse and buggy across Monroeville Convoy Wren and Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Winan
Elm Street
George E. Spake
Monroeville
Thomas
Lester Courtney
Fort Wayne
Sherif Hughes
Eisenhut
Spake
Winan
Grice
Convoy
Mr. Ellison
Wren
Nine Year Old Boy Frightfully Injured Before Morning Service
Lawrence Happ nine-year-old son of Mr and Mrs William J Happ of 830 Erie street was severely injured when he fell beneath the wheels of a Nickel Plate freight train he was attempting to board on his way to St Marys church. He suffered both legs nearly severed and was rushed to St Josephs hospital where amputation was performed. Doctors held little hope at first, but after twenty four hours he began to rally and now has a fair chance of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Happ
William J. Happ
Erie Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Francis Street
Happ
Nickel Plate Depot
Tdinnen
McCausland
Indiana birth records sorted by state board of health
Indianapolis report shows February births at 4,468 with a rate of 20.4 per 1000, while the death rate stood at 13.8 per 1000. The records are being classified bound and preserved under the 1907 state law.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Health
Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
Davis
Ash—Pelitier
Stoll—Hammett
Phillips—Thwing
Migs Stella Thwing
O. O.thwing
South Galhoun Street
Harry H.phillips
Allering
W. H. Will
Westminster Church
Helen Baker
New York
St. Cecilia
Kings’ Daughters
Wayne Street Methodist Church
Mesdames
D. L. Harding
R. F. Harding
Emily Griswold
E. M. Hulse
G. W.longsworth
H. E. Allison
G. H. VanArmmann
H. L. Jamison
J. W. Parfitt
O. S. Rhoades
Mania L. Dascomb
J. R. Morris
M. G. Zahrt
E. E.rieves
J. W. Kelsey
E. E. Schafer
D. Myers
Jas
A. Turner
Harvry Quicksell
Edith Coverdale
Margaret Vesey
Minnie Valentine
Evelyn Walter
Abigail Keegan
Nellie Tinkham
Sarah A. Cook
Mrs. Cook
Myersit
Fager
Indiana Olis
Grand Lodge
E. Melsheimer
Energeana Grand Lodge
B. W. Skelton
D. of H
Mrs. Norton Conover
Superior Lodge
Ter Irvin
Charles Pratt
Raymond Moore
Howard Pfeiffer
Walter and Herald Gill
Oscar and
Clarence Cook
Irvin Moore
Mensing—Rush
Flora Rush
Frank Didier
Boone Street
Theodore Mensing
Michigan
Mensing
Name Building Committee
Miss
Anna
Schmitt Speer
Toebtaith
Lulu A. Whiting
New Harmony
Blanche E. Melsheimer
Lulu Vogle
Evansville
Louisa Becker
Terre Haute
Alice B. McGrew
Grand
Margaret Radford
Edith Thorn
Hazelton
Eila C. Conover
Lola Smith
Shelbyville
Pennsy
Crestline
Enn
Sylvania
Nesses
Con
Ductor Dent
Jacob Stier
MR Milner
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