Pennsylvania boiler maker ends life over love
Irvin Schmit a 25 year old boiler maker in the Pennsylvania shops died by swallowing carbolic acid in his brother in law Patrolman Peter Junk's home. He left a note asking Hannah Wiskorf to receive his life insurance over funeral expenses and mentioned about $50 and his April wages. He had threatened self harm previously and his funeral is planned for Tuesday afternoon.
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Irvin Schmit
Pennsylvania
Peter Junk
East
Pontiac Street
Schmit
Hannah Wiskorf
Fair
Force
Buchanan Streets
Henry Linnigen
Junk
Hannah
Mama
Pete
O. Alter
Dan Wright
Joe Stroch
H. Rinker
Julia
Smith
Pennsylvania Company
Mary Schmit
William A. Jackson
John P. Schmit
Col J Ham Lewis to speak at Blackford Law Club banquet
Col Hamilton Lewis of Chicago one of the nation’s top after dinner speakers has accepted an invitation to address the Blackford Law Club banquet on May 16. He is a leading Democrat candidate for Illinois governor. The event will feature other well known speakers as the committee finalizes the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. J. Hamilton Lewis
Chicago
Blackford Law Club
Colonel Lewis
Col. Lewis
Illnois
Will Be Second in State April 29 Uniform RahI
Fragmentary text notes a state positioning for a team or person with an April 29 reference and a uniform detail, suggesting a planned second place or finalist status and a related apparel note.
Dalhart Meat Dealer Found Dead From Gas in Hotel Room
C C Carr a former Dalhart meat dealer was found dead in a Commercial hotel room likely from gas he failed to turn off he had come to sell land in Texas panhandle and had been drinking since arrival no note of suicide found. he was about fifty with a widow and four children.
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C. C. Carr
Dalhart
Tex
Commercial Hotel
Darius Preble
Carr
Preble
Texas Panhandle
Charles McKeon
West
Wayne Street
Mr. Condon
South Calhoun Street
Lapp
Petgen
Wellman Undertaking Establishment
St Marys Feeder Proposal to Aid Toledo Chicago Canal
Decatur Indiana eyes a canal feeder plan from St Marys river to Celina and Fort Wayne. Engineers cite water from Fort Wayne summit and Celina reservoir to operate locks. Proposals call dredging and widening St Marys to enable boat traffic and boost Decatur’s revenue via shipping gains.
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Decatur
Ind
Fort Wayne
St. Mary’s River
Celina
Grand Reservoir
St. Marys
St. Marys River
Man foils burglar by dropping flatiron on head
George Wilderman of West Marietta awakened by a cash register robbery. He avoided shooting the burglar and instead dropped a flatiron on the intruder, fracturing his skull. The wounded robber was identified as Robert M. Savage of McConnellsville and remains in serious condition.
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Marietta, O
George Wilderman
West Marietta
Wilderman
Robert M. Savage
McConnellsville
Harry Wilson held for further testimony after city court shooting
Harry Wilson charged with firing two shots at Dr. James H. McHugh Sunday was held under $200 bond after a partial hearing. He claimed the doctor kicked him, memory lapses from past injuries, and that a commission may review his case. Other headlines note jailing for trickster beggars and burglaries at Bonahoom cigar store.
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Harry Wilson
James H. McHugh
Tomorow
Andrew Dunlap
Hanna Street
Wilson
Ankenbruck
Strodel
Hospital For Insane
Toledo
John Kennedy
Samuel Augsberger
Kennedy
McHugh
James Murray
Spillrer
Skelton
Rayner
Thomas
Gardening Prize Contest by S Bash Co
S Bash Co invites letters on growing vegetables at home with a 30 feet square yard space. Prizes of 5, 3, and 2 dollars in seeds for top letters, each under 300 words. Submissions due by May 1, with published results and Cambridge New York judge Charles P. Guelf on May 1.
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S. Bash & Co
S. Bush & Co
Charles P. Guelf
Cambridge
N. Y
Paris Arrives Anna Gould to Face New York Streamer
Paris reports Mme Anna Gould formerly the Countess de Castellane will arrive April 23 aboard the steam er Friedrich de Grosse from New York.
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Paris
Anna Gould
Myron Downing Becomes Fort Wayne Bakery Owner
Myron Downing, long time manager of the Fort Wayne National Biscuit Co. branch, buys the bread baking equipment and goodwill to run as sole proprietor. The business will operate as The Downing Bakery with local ownership and preserved labor force while the company concentrates on crackers.
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Fort Wayne
National Biscuit Company
Myron Downing
And
Downing
Downing Bakery
New York
National Company
East Jefferson Street
Mr. Downing
Heit-Miller- Lau Company
Calhoun Street
National
Fort Wayne committee to present on Toledo and Chicago waterway
Representative Gilliams informs Secretary Logan that the Fort Wayne committee will be heard by the house committee on railways and canals early next week. Chairman Davidson says Fort Wayne may appear any day this week except Saturday, with hopes to bring Toledo and Chicago representatives to strengthen the case. The Fort Wayne panel size is to be enlarged and the concurrent resolution to fund a preliminary survey is under discussion.
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Gilliams
T. J. Logan
Toledo
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Committee On Railways and Canals
Gilham
Reman Fireman Dies After Broadway CS Return
Charles Winkelmeyer of Engine No. 5 was killed near Broadway and Jefferson while responding to a fire alarm. The 44 year old Germany born firefighter fell from the lead horse team when the engine hit streetcar tracks, breaking his neck as comrades tried to control the rushing engine. He had served 12 years, lived at 604 Lavina Street, and left a wife Ehrman and two children aged 11 and 8.
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Charles Winkelmeyer
No. 5 Engine Company
Broadway
Marrison Street
Winkelmeyer
Wayne Street
Jefferson Street
Charles Smith
Smith
Main Street
George Trautman
Engineer Smith
Wellman Undertaking Rooms
D. W. Spencer
S20
Barr Street
Hugh Beyerlein
Lindenwood Cemetery
Lewis Street
H. P. Dannecker
Fire Department
Germany
America
Ehrman
Lavina Street
J. Winkelmeyer
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Women engage in fatal race war at Memphis
In Memphis on April 20 Mrs. James Wright shot and killed Leila Gordon with a single shotgun. After reloading she pursued Mary Davis and fired, missing as the chase continued for a block. A fatal confrontation occurred during a struggle involving Mrs. Wright and her sister-in-law Mrs. John Wright, who helped at the scene.
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Memphis
Tenn
James Wright
Leila Gordon
Wright
Work Again Taken Up on Trolley Project
A revived plan to build an interurban line between Fort Wayne and South Bend via Lake Wawasee has resumed after a dormant period. A party of financiers from Louisville Chicago and the local area inspected the proposed route and observers say cash is now available for much of the project. The insiders remain quiet but consider the road’s construction highly likely.
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Fort Wayne
South Bend
Lake Wawasee
B. C. 3Ulsner
Louisville, Ky
Southern Railroad
Col. W.S. Tupper
W. Mosher
Chicago
P. A. Randall
Randall
Kimmel
Burial in the West Charles Gebfert to be buried in San Francisco
Remains of Charles Gebfert formerly of Fort Wayne who died at his San Francisco home will be interred in San Francisco rather than Fort Wayne. He contracted a severe cold during the San Francisco earthquake and died from ensuing lung trouble.
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Charles Gebfert
San Francisco
Fort Wayne
Gebfert
American battleship fleet will not visit European ports
London April 20. The American fleet of battleships will not call at European ports on its way home except to coal in the Mediterranean. The United States may stop at Malta or Gibraltar or both, but no other European ports. President Roosevelt thanks Great Britain for the invitation and for coaling and repair facilities at British ports en route.
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London
Mediterranean
Great Britain
England
Foreign Office
Malta
Gibraltar
Roosevelt
Far East
Atlantic
Snipe Not Water Fowl Says Attorney General Opinion
Indianapolis April 20 The attorney general ruled a jack snipe is not a water fowl reversing a prior opinion. Deputy AG Cavins wrote the opinion submitted to Z T Sweeney state fish and game commissioner, affecting hunting restrictions this season.
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Indianapolis
Bingham
Z. T. Sweeney
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Blackford Law
C.C. Carr
Texas
Jet
City Court
Hayden Street
Wederecke
Fred Hildreth
Samuel Slis
Anna
Canal
Weater
Warsa
Reman
Rue
White Lady
Fursues
Coss
Hateaeeen Famer
Infante
Bears
THE
Centavur Company
New York City
South
Bend
Ionghe
Europe
Britain
H. Pfeiffer
Columbia
Street
Bryan
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