Local Lines Brief items from the city and region
Local notes report H. Haines ill at home and a scarlet fever case at 333 Brackenridge. Diphtheria case at 2111 Oliver street. Louis B. Striefling to open a Huntington haberdashery. Dr Wm Enslew to buy Chapman residence for 3500 and improve property. George Meihls hospitalized at Hope hospital after operation. Ben R Barra buys Eliza Ulery’s drug store and brick home on West Main. Doc Gruber sells White Wonder roadster to Valentine of North Manchester. Quarantine lifted at Mrs Loney’s Walnut street home after smallpox. Wilmer Wilkinson visiting parents from Union Pacific. E B Morris to open dental offices. links to local politician. County fair fundraising hits 4275 subscribed, approaching half goal. Monroeville Breeze notes Walter Reed’s return to Rastetter’s drug store. Architect J M Riedel to wed Helen Achard in Brooklyn. plans to return to Fort Wayne. Mail address changes urged to simplify deliveries. Buck Langard resigns as night clerk at police station to join insurance business with J E Beahler.
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H. H. Haines
Edward Zink
Broadway
Brackenridge Street
Oliver Street
Louis B. Striefling
Huntington
Wm. Enslew
Chapman
Fairfield Avenue
George Meihls
Decatur
Hope Hospital
Barnett
Ben R. Barra
Eliza Ulery
West Main Street
Charles
Doc” Gruber
White Wonder
Valentine
North Manchester
Loney
Walnut Street
Wilmer Wilkinson
Union Pacific
Omaha
Thomas Wilkin
E. BE. Morris
D. S
Cincinnati
My. Morris
Ed. TL. Smith
Wonglind
Suwiitor
Monroeville
Walter Reed
Fort Wayne
Summit City
Rastetter
John M. E. Riedel
Brooklyn
N. Y
Helen Achard
Riedel
Byuide
Fort Wayte
Louis Langard
Paulding County
Buck” Langard
Gorsline
Board of Safety
Buck
J. E. Beahler
the Sentinel
Meeting of Old Settlers in Allen County
The Allen County Pioneers' association will hold its annual meeting in this city on June 5. An executive committee meeting is set for Thursday evening in the courthouse to plan the reunion at Swinney or Robinson park with a fine program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen County Pioneers’ Association
Court House
Swinney
Robinson Park
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Endorsed for Teething
An advertisement urges mothers to use Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children calling it the best remedy and essential for relief. The text markets a timeless infant care product with confident praise.
Scaldy Bill and sparring partners stop disgraceful fighting
A fragment notes two men debating a stoppage in a fight amid taunting and bravado. The dialogue mentions Scaldy Bill and a paper weight champion, with claims of sparring and rough behavior. Names appear as colorful regional nicknames in a chaotic scene.
Roosevelt directs Funston addressed by War Department
Acting Secretary of War Sanger issues a letter to General Frederick Funston under direct order from President Roosevelt. The communiqué recalls Funston being ordered not to speak, with the War Department handling further directives. A separate note condemns the Hoar attack and mentions a veto on a Boston banquet speech. The dispatch dates to April 22 in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Sanger
Frederick Funston
War Department
Presidential interference halts public talk on Philippines
The president orders Frede rick Funston to cease public discussion of the Philippines and to stop criticizing a United States senator. The telegram from Acting Secretary of War Cary Sanger and General Funston notes the president also advised Funston not to speak at the Middlesex banquet in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
United States
William
Cary Sanger
Frederick Funston
Department of the Colorado
Denver
Funston
Boston
Funston Denies Washington Order on Public Talks
General Funston told the Associated Press he has not received any Washington order to stop discussing public questions. He said future remarks will avoid the Philippines and accused printed speeches of misstatements. He skipped the Middlesex club banquet in Boston and accepted a May 1 tribute banquet in Denver by the Colorado Volunteers' association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Associated Press
General Funston
Washington
Philippines
Funston
Middlesex Club
Boston
Colorado Volunteers’ Association
Southwest Railway Rushes Rails To Downton Track Route
The Wayne and Southwestern company began delivering steel rails along the route to reach downtown, following the city council approval of using the T rail. Manager Nelson moved on contracts for concrete work, more ties, and telegraphed orders for iron poles, with a ninety day target for completion and officials optimistic about early progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Wayne and Southwestern Company
Nelson
Southwestern
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery touted for lung cure
A health advert touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for chronic lung trouble and hemorrhage. A testimonial from W A Sanders of Hern Mason Co WV claims his wife recovered after ten bottles, with an offer to publish more patient reports. The ad also promotes Dr Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser available by mail for stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
W. A. Sanders
Hern, Mason Co
W.va
Dr. Pierce
Downtown Green Cars Plans Prompt Prompted Inquiry
In response to questions about depot facilities in the downtown district, Mr. Nelson said the move is sudden, no arrangements have been concluded, but the matter will be taken up at once and adequate accommodations will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Down Town
Nelson
Massive Pleasant Township Fire Destroys Hundreds of Acres
A swamp fire near Frederick Grell’s farm in Pleasant township burned for days, destroying wood fencing and timber across hundreds of acres of woods and dry grass. Heavily damaged were Grell and William Kinnerk with barns mildly affected. farmers fought the blaze for two days, routing it to containment though total losses are still being tallied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Grell
Pleasant Township
Mr. Grell
William Kinnerk
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Serious Leg Ulcer
A near fatal runaway started a horrible leg ulcer on J. B. Orner of Franklin Grove Illinois. Doctors could not heal it for four years until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him. The advertisement claims similar relief for boils burns bruises cuts corns scalds skin eruptions and piles. Sold for 25 cents at Dreier & Bro's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Orner
Franklin Grove
Bucklen
Dreier & Bro
Local Justice Court Satirizes Mixups and Weddings
In Justices Courts Nathan Moelchi and wife of St Jose Township quarrel leads to a $1 fine plus costs for profanity after arraignment before Justice France. France also performed a marriage for Franklin Boger and Lillie Blair. A trespass affidavit prompts a comic chase ending with a suspect admitting breaking a window. Ex county treasurer L C Hunter and daughter Stella depart for a three week visit in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Moelchi
Nathan
Justice France
Franklin A. Boger
Lillie P. Blair
Springfield Township
Tina
Ravina Guttermuth
Bloomingdale
McKee
Tancey
Bagby
L. C. Hunter
Stella
California
Presbytery of Fort Wayne closes with sermons on education and missions
The Spring meeting of the Fort Wayne Presbytery at Third Presbyterian Church concluded with an afternoon on Sunday school work and evening talks on The Christian College Home Missions and Evangelistic Work. Speakers included Rev. J Budman Fleming Rev L M Coffman and Rev J B Ely with praise for tent missions in Philadelphia and plans for broader campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbytery of
Fort Wayne
Third Presbyterian Church
the Christian College
J. Bucman Fleming
M. L. Coffman
Warsaw
J. B. Ely
Philadelphia
Fleming
Christian College
L. M. Coffman
Rev. Coffman
Assembly Committee
Evangelis
Moody
Presbyterian Church
Ely
United States
Presbyterian Churches
Green and Uncle Sam Trading Stamps at Dreier's Drug Store
Green and Uncle Sam trading stamps advertised by Dreier's Drug Store. The notice highlights stamp offerings and the store designation, signaling a promotional event at the local pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Uncle Sam
Dreier
Money to Loan on Real Estate or Personal Security
Advertisement for C. F. Pfyffer offering loans secured by real estate or personal security. Includes address Rooms 6-7 Bass Block. Also an offer to buy garden seed from W. D. Henderson at New No. 231 East Columbia St. M26w4t
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Pfeyffer
Bass Block
W. D. Henderson
New No
East
Columbia St
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Charles A. Wilds
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Meeting OF Old Settlers
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Bled Fuss
Southwestern IS AT Work
Tis Down Town
Cras
Agency For the
Sven Wiri
Bessemer
Wever
Boece
Bis
Sia
Bbiren
H. Pfeiffer & Son
East Columbia Street
Rev. J. Budman Flem
Ing, Rev
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Castoria
the Centaur Company
New Tork City
Bankers ‘Nuraday
Irs
St. F. Porter
J. N. Field
Miss Philley
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Clearfield Wooden Ware Co
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Haanson
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Brosius & Brosius Font
L. O. Hull
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