Arrest of Julius Eme After Poison Attempt in Forgery Case
Julius J. Eme an insurance agent swallowed carbolic acid after an arrest warrant was read on a forgery charge. He was treated by Dr. McCausland, recovered enough to appear in court, and remains in custody as bail is sought. The case centers on a forged note tied to Elizabeth Kanning and August Schele with later civil action by Kanning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius J. Eme
Bagbys
Tancey
Elizabeth Kanning
McCausland
Eme
Bagby
Montgomery Street
Jule
Eric
Justice’s Office
Erie
August Schele
Schele
J. B. Harper
Kanning
Superior Court
Emé
Queen Wilhelmina Contracted Typhoid Fever
April 18 report from The Hague says Queen Wilhelmina slept well but remains ill with typhoid fever. Doctors confirm the illness and note it may prompt a regency and possible summoning of Parliament to decide next steps in early dates.
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the Hague
Castle Loo
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
States General
Parliament
Brothers to Die for Murder of Uncle in Greenport
Willis Burton Frederick Van Wormer were found guilty of first degree murder in the death of their uncle Peter A. Hallenbeck at Greenport New York. They were sentenced to electrocution at Clinton prison with a possible appeal stay. Harvey Bruce testified against them.
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Hudson, N
Burton
Willis
Frederick van Wormer
Peter A. Hallenbeck
Clinton
Dannemora
Court of Appeals
Harvey Bruce
Hollenbeck
Greenport
Columbia
Bruce
Fire destroys Abbott sanitarium laundry and barn
A laundry building at the Abbott sanitarium on Wayne Trace owned by Louis Fox and an adjoining barn burned last Thursday. F E Peterson and family lived there as sanitarium watchman and lost nearly all their household goods. Loss is estimated at 400 dollars. Origin of the fire unknown. sanitarium and boiler house unharmed. Nearby Noble county ditches are turning Long swamp into a valuable garden area.
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Abbot Sanitarium
Wayne Trace
Louis Fox
Eugene van Meter
F. E. Peterson
Peterson
Boers To Decide Peace Proposals At Pretoria
London April 18 A J Balfour said after two conferences that Lord Kitchener refused military armistice but will facilitate Boer command elections to consider peace terms. Boer leaders left Pretoria to pursue the plan and communication with British authorities may resume in about three weeks. A plebiscite among burghers is expected to determine acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Lord Milner
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Mr. Balfour
Appointment to City Council Set for Next Meeting
He has been appointed at the last municipal election held a year ago and will accept the post. He will qualify in time to take his seat at the next council meeting on Tuesday evening.
Fort Wayne officials tour new Southwestern extension
Thursday afternoon General Manager Nelson guided a Fort Wayne party including Charles McCulloch Engineer F M Randall and the board of public works along the Southwestern line. In Huntington the construction engine was used and the group traveled to the section where rails have been laid and visited a noted spring west of Huntington for a drink of its waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Fort Wayne
Charles McCulloch
F. M. Randall
Board of Public Works
Huntington
Pope hints Cardinal Sarto to be next pope
In Rome on April 19 the pope told Father Lorenzo Perosi he hopes Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto, patriarch of Venice born 1835 and made cardinal in 1893, will succeed him. The pontiff urged Perosi to hold Sarto dear, saying he will be able to do much for Italy and the church in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Lorenzo Perosi
Giuseppe Sarto
Venice
Perosi
Cardinal Sarto
Ex convict repents and sends $10 to Brown
Will Brown a former Pape Furniture driver now with the fire department received a surprise ten dollar bill. An Indianapolis ex-convict who once had a coat stolen by a state capital thief served his sentence and plans to make amends by sending ten dollars now and another ten when able. Brown will reply to commend the man’s resolve and acknowledge the payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Brown
Pape Furniture Company
Fire Department
Indianapolis
Brown
Hertz Defends British Camps In South Africa
New York April 18 Rev Dr Joseph Hertz member of Lord Milners advisory group and chaplain of the Rand Rifles arrived in New York. He criticizes anti British camp stories as unfounded noting Boer families were sent to camps and that school enrollment rose from 9 000 to 14 000 under British rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Hertz
Lord Milner
South Africa
Rand Rifies
Hertz
Johannesburg
Kruger
Dr. Hertz
Orange Free State
Miss Grace Titus Injured In Fall At Home
Miss Grace Titus daughter of engineer Theodore Titus of 1306 Buchanan street sustained painful injuries Thursday when a chair tipped while she adjusted a curtain. She bruised her side and broke a finger on her left hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Titus
Theodore Titus
Buchanan Street
Fort Wayne Guests Attend Wells County Wedding
Nearly twenty five Fort Wayne residents attended the marriage of Charles Werling and Miss Mary Steppenhagen held Thursday evening at the bride’s parents home in Wells county. Rev. Ludwig of the Lutheran church performed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Charles Werling
Mary Steppenhagen
Charles Steppenhagen
Wells County
Ludwig
Lutheran Church
Accident injures man’s left index finger
David Butler of 24 Kach street sustained a deep two inch gash on the back of his left hand when a hatchet slipped while he cut a pine stick Friday morning. The main muscle of the index finger was severed and will cause lifelong stiffness. Doctor J. Stults treated and sewed the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Butler
Kach Street
Butler
Rev Smith Cannot Come to Fort Wayne Presbytery Meeting
Rev Arthur J. Smith of New York City cannot attend the Fort Wayne Presbytery speaking event at Third church due to a committee change. Rev L M Coffman of Warsaw will fill in delivering a sermon on Home Missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Smith
New York City
Fort Wayne
Third
L. M. Coffman
Warsaw
Freistroffer Declines Council Seat Vacancy Filled by Gombert
Henry W. Kohrman resigns from the Eighth ward council seat. Mayor Berghoff first appoints Simon Freistroffer who declines to qualify. A new appointment names Frederick J. Gombert, a local butcher at 102 Maumee Avenue, to fill the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Kohrman
Berghoff
Simon Freistroffer
Freistroffer
Frederick J. Gombert
Gombert
Maumee Avenue
Ard
Candior
Futurity Worth $70,000 for American Race
The Coney Island Jockey Club announces this year’s futurity will pay $70,000, the richest race in the nation. On August 30 the winner’s owner will receive the prize. Of 1,241 nominations received by January 8, 1900, 433 entries remained eligible after voids and payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coney Island Jockey Club
America
Lane in Washington for brief business visit
Charles R. Lane of Fort Wayne is in Washington for a few days on business. He states the trip is purely of a business character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles R. Lane
Fort Wayne
German grocer saves 19700 pennies for bank deposit
For twenty years Herman Boyce a Goshen German grocer saved every penny he earned. He finally deposited 19 700 pennies at a bank in a copper barrel heavy enough to require a dray to move it.
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Herman Boyce
Goshen
Cuban reciprocity bill battles shift control in House
In a heated session on April 19 the Cuban reciprocity bill saw a ruling overturned on germaneness as 171 to 130 Republicans joined Democrats to remove the differential from refined sugar. The amended measure passed 247 to 52 with 64 Republicans voting for it and a conference appointed on Chinese exclusion.
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Washington
House
Sherman
New York
Grosvenor
Ohio
Payne
United States
Cuba
Aplin
Barney
Bishop
Bowersock
Bramwell
Brown
Burkett
Calderhead
Conner
Coombs
Cooper
Wisconsin
Corliss
Cousins
Crumpacker
Cushman
Massachusetts
Hamilton
Haugen
Hepburn
Hitt
Holliday
Hull
Jones
Kahn
Knox
Lacey
Lawrence
Lessler
Littlefield
Loud
McCleary
McLachlan
Mann
Mercer
Miller
Morris
Moss
Mudd
Needham
Powers
Prince
Roberts
Shelden
Smith
Illinois
Iowa
H. C. Smith
W. Smith
W. A. Smith
Southard
Stevens
Gardner
Michigan
Hildebrandt
Metcalf
Meyer
Louisiana
Neville
Ransdell
Robertson
Shafroth
Sheldon
Henry C. Smith
Samuel W. Smith
William Alden Smith
Minnesota
Sutherland
Tawney
Taylor
Tompkins
Warner
Weeks
Woods
Senate
Messrs. Hitt
Perkins and
Clark
Woman Injured as Rifle Bullet Glances from Stone
Mrs. P. A. Moran of 201 East Wayne street was accidentally shot in the head Thursday afternoon when Mr. Moran, who was shooting rats with a 22 caliber rifle, had a bullet glance off a stone and strike her temple. Dr. Rosenthal removed the pellet and doctors believe the wound will not be serious.
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P. A. Moran
East
Wayne Street
Man from New Mexico Duped Bluffton Girl by Mock Letters
Arnold of New Mexico believed to marry a Bluffton girl after a ploy by unknowns who forged her letters. The girl denied acquaintance and never wrote or received any correspondence. The letters were routed through Huntington before reaching Bluffton, exposing the prank.
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Huntington
Ind
Arnold
New Mexico
Bluffton
Final hearings set for May 13 in several bankruptcy actions
Judge Baker fixed May 13 as the date for final hearings in federal court bankruptcy cases. Named defendants include Albert F. Elliott Whitley county Aden L. Seeley George A. Cogswell Geo W Niehardt Jr of Steuben and Don E Bolens Kinzey Kimmell Franklin P Mensch George D Anderson Louis G Schulze David E Houser Minnie M Houser and Edward J Gebhardt of Allen county.
Change of venue defense verdict against street railway suit
In Allen county a jury found for the defendants in a case where William Harris sought damages after a street car collided with his buggy. The defense contended proper alarm signals were given and the plaintiff had time to avoid the crash.
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Allen County
William Harris
Marriage Licenses Reported in Local Notices
William Swager and Hattie Tusti son Warren Davis and Gertrude A Col yer George H McKinzie and Laura B Hickely 7 Axem Ye Joseph 8 West and Edna i M Sauer were issued licenses this period according to the local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Davis
Gertrude A. Col
George H. McKinzie
Laura B. Hickely
Joseph
West
Edna i M. ‘Sauer
Allen County Democratic Central Committee Chooses Leaders
Ex Mayor Henry P. Scherer was elected chairman of the Allen County Democratic Central Committee. Thomas F. Bresnahan was named secretary and George W. Lindemuth won the treasurer post after a ballot. The group met at the courthouse to organize ahead of the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry P. Scherer
Allen County
Democratic Central Committee
Thomas F. Bresnahan
George W. Lindemuth
Manford Edsall
Henry F. Scherer
F. C. Boltz
Scherer
J. J. Bauer
Boltz
Berghoff
Barner Colt Emerges From Dolly Sired By Paragon
Henry Barner near Fort Wayne shows a strong foal from his mare Dolly with Paragon as sire. The first foal by Rudy Krull’s Paragon, a prized young horse, already draws high value and interest from horsemen. Barner reportedly declined a third interest in Standard Oil in exchange for the colt.
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Henry Barner
Fort Wayne
Dolly
Rudy Krull
Paragon
Barner
Strathmore
Mollie Patchen
Patchen
Mambrine Patchen
Maud S
Redmond
Abdallah
Harold
Lottie Thorn
Sir Charles
Davy Crockett
Brown Pilot and Son
Mr. Barner
Standard Oil Company
Tin Plate Mill Damaged by Fire in Pittsburgh
The Monongahela plant of the American Tin Plate company on the south side sustained about $10,000 in damage from an early morning fire. The facility spans five acres with twenty mills between South Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets. Several hundred workers were present. there were narrow escapes but no lives lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Great Monongahela
American Tin Plate Company
South Thirteenth
South Fifteenth
Will Sail for Scotland Visit Planned for May Trip
Mrs. R. P. Penman and her niece Miss McMurray will sail May 3 for Scotland. They expect to remain abroad until August or September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Penman
Miss McMurray
Scotland
Mishawaka children involved in dangerous play incident
In Mishawaka Elmer Berkit, five, struck Willie Stalloman, four, on the head with a rake during play. The injury pierced the boy's skin and required medical care. authorities warned the dangers of rough games and potential fatal outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Elmer
Berkit
Willie
Stalloman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Julius Eme
Ting
Bondsman
Noble County
Father Perosi
Pontiff
Rev. Smith
F. J. Gombert
Eighth Ward
H.W. Kohrman
the Speaker
Mr. Moran
Columbia City Post
William Swager and
Hattie Tusti
Tom Bresnahan
George Lindemuth
Court House
Henry C. Berghoff
A. E. Melching
Springfield
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