Eight Year Old Girl Dead in East Side Tenement
New York reports the discovery of Katie Dritchler, eight, murdered and strangled with a hair ribbon in a First Avenue tenement cellar. Police suspect a maniac is active as similar cases emerge, with Gaetano Rippolone detained for questioning and others sought. Police warn parents to guard children amid rising crime and consider adding night courts due to high after dusk arrests.
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New York
East Aide
Sophie Kohrer
Katie Dritchter
East Thirteenth Street
First Avenue
Harburger
Gaetano Rippolone
Lved
Katie Dritschler
Bristol
Conn
East Side
Galt
Rippolone
Giuseppe Bonfante
Bonfante
East Ninetieth Street
Bingham
Jefferson Market
Board of Magistrates
Manattan
Death at Fort Wayne man dies grasping lamp in home
Frederick Oppenheimer aged 61, cigar shop operator on West Main, fell dead after grasping a drop-light bulb and tearing the lamp from the ceiling. Coroner Stults and physicians cited heart and liver disease, suggesting a minor electric shock could have been fatal. Mrs. Oppenheimer reported a prior shock. line voltage tested normal. Oppenheimer was born in Fort Wayne in 1846. survived by a widow, four sisters, and no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Main Street
Frederick Oppenheimer
West Main Street
Stults
Oppenheimer
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company
J. H. ‘Gilpin
Mr. Oppenheimer
Fort Wayne
Abraham Oppenheimer
Toledo
Henry Stettner
Joseph Wiler
Logansport
Herman Nathan
Chicago
Adolph Gutmacher
Baltimore
Grain dealers discuss crop outlook in Northern Indiana
Members of the Northern Indiana Grain Dealers association met at the Commercial club to review crop conditions and the season outlook. Attendees from Toledo to Grand Rapids debated better prices for farmers and fair profits for dealers, noting heavier expected harvests and strong grain and hay yields in the eastern district and favorable corn, wheat, and oats prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern
Indiana Grain Dealers’ Association
Commercial Club
Toledo
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Grand Rapids
Clarksburg
W. Va
Atlantic
Indiana
Chicago
Wheat market pressures and elevator role discussed
Dealers complain profits lag in wheat trade as Chicago bins and elevators face contamination issues. Mixed wheat and oats mix complicates grading to No 2 under rising labor costs and stricter receivers. Growers gain intelligence on markets, while producers seek fair returns amid overstock risk and grading enforcement.
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Chicago
Births Reported in Local Record Entries
The birth notices list eight newborns from couples of Madison Jefferson St. Joseph and Jackson townships. Names include Fried mans Grames Googlein White Feuling Casselman Roussell Gladieux. Daughters and a son are noted with family addresses in Lafayette Street and surrounding townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Friedman
Lafayette Street
Ernest Grames
Jefferson Township
Herman Googlein
St. Joseph Township
Martin White
Herman Feulling
Madison Township
Dwight Cassellman
Jackson Township
Louis Roussell
Frank Gladeaux
Mary Ann Miller dies at 80 former Aveline hotel owner widow
Mrs. Mary Ann Miller widow of Daniel M. Miller died Tuesday night at 310 East Berry Fort Wayne aged about 80. Born near Gettysburg Pa she married Daniel M. Miller and moved to Fort Wayne in 1866. For twenty years her husband and brother John M Moritz ran the Aveline hotel. Surviving are two brothers and a sister Nicholas Moritz of Oakland Cal John M Moritz and Miss Charlotte Moritz, both of Fort Wayne. She was a devout Presbyterian.
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Mary Ann Miller
Daniel M. Miller
Aveline Hotel
East Berry Street
Miller
Gettysburg
Fort Wayne
John M. Moritz
Aveline
Nicholas’ Moritz
Oakland
Cal
M. . Moritz
Charlotte Moritz
Devo
Fi Presbyterian
Chris
1907 Sexennial Enumeration of Allen County Inhabitants
Auditor Geo W Lindemuth certifies the 1907 sexennial enumeration of Allen County Indiana white and colored male inhabitants over twenty one, listing township totals and noting corrections made under law. Statement dated July 31, 1997 with official seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
State of
Indiana
Allen County
Ss. I. Geo
W. Lindemuth
Geo. W. Lindemuth
County
A Family Gathering Marks Mrs Linker's 65th Birthday
A gathering of immediate family and relatives at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Linker in Adams township celebrated Mrs. Linker's sixty fifth birthday Sunday. Attending were Mrs. William Oetting and family, Mrs. Henry Linker and family, Mrs. Ernest Celt and family, Mrs. William Korter and children, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schaper and family, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Meyer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Werling and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Linker and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baade and family, and Mr. and Mrs. William Fiegel and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Linker
Adams Township
Herman Werling
Fred Linker
Fred Baade
William Fiegel
Saloons Stay After Ward Battle In Bedford
Bedford Ind Aug 6 The temperance drive to eject saloons from the Third ward fizzled as remonstrance was withdrawn after delays in signing. Several signers were found removed and the effort collapsed.
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Bedford Temperance Forces
Ward
Bedford
Ind
Third Ward
Acea
Saloon licenses granted as temperance group gains
Licenses were yesterday granted to three saloon keepers in the Third ward where the battle had been hotly waged. Temperance supporters say they are organized to renew the fight and pressure merchants to back remonstrances. Prosecutor Fletche filed affidavits Saturday accusing several places of public nuisance and three operators surrendered licenses rather than defend the charges.
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Fletche
Baseball Player May Die After Pitching Injury
Richmond Indiana reports John Ellis, a young baseball player, in critical condition at Reid Memorial Hospital after being struck on the head by a pitched ball during a Greensfork game. Clots formed on his brain, an operation was performed, with possible further surgery to remove part of the skull.
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Richmond
Ind
Aus
John Ellis
Reid Memorial Hospital
Greensfork
Hagerstown
Bisekull
Sale of Unclaimed Freight and Luggage in Grand Rapids
The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Company announces sale by public auction of unclaimed freight and baggage held for over a year. Items will be sold for cash at Union Fireproof Storage Co. on Pearl Street starting August 20, 1907, at 10 a.m. until sold. Immediate payment and delivery required. E. C. Leavenworth and Co. L. Lockwood signatories. Dated Grand Rapids June 1907.
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Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Company
Union Fireproof Storage Co
Pearl Street
Grand Rapids
County of
Kent
Grand Rapids & Indianary. Company
E. C. Leavenworth
Co. L. Lockwood
Mich
Indiana Notice to Non-Resident Divorce Defendant Kyle
Notice is given to James E. Kyle a non-resident of Indiana that Muriel Kyvie has filed for divorce in the Superior Court for April Term 1907. He must appear and answer by September 30, 1907 or the complaint will be heard in his absence. Attest Joseph N. Mapin Clerk A. E. Thomas attorney for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
Alen County
Muriel Kyvie
James E. Kyle
Indiana
Joseph N. Mapin
A. E. Thomas
Appointment of Executor for Stephen Bond Will
Albert Bond announces appointment as executor of the last will and testament of Stephen Bond, deceased, of Allen County Indiana. Estate declared solvent. Appointment dated 7 31 21.
Appointment of Executor for Normandy Murphy Will
George W. Wilbur named executor of the last will and testament of Normandy Murphy late of Allen County Indiana The estate is declared solvent and the executor is authorized to administer the estate per the will
Wayne Township Expenditures and Tax Levies for 1907
Wayne Township Allen County Indiana trustees present estimates for 1907 with six funds including Township Expenditures 5729.00 Special School Expenditures 1885.00 Local Tuition Expenditures 2145.00 Road Fund 4000.00 Special Road Expenditures 2300.00 Poor Fund and total expenditures 22434.00 plus corresponding tax levies per hundred dollars for each fund. A public meeting is set for 2 pm on September 3 1907 at the Township Trustee's office in Fort Wayne courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Township
Allen County
Indiana
Court House
Fort Wayne
I Gear Town Trust Pets
Wayne' Dy Eee
Quiet Title Action Against Non-Residents in Allen County
Notice to non-residents of Indiana's Allen County Court in Henry A. Fletter v Stratton et al. declares an action to quiet title to real estate. Defendants listed include John Stratton and multiple Stratton relatives as unknown heirs and spouses. An October 5, 1907 appearance deadline is set with James E. Graham as plaintiff attorney. Attest: Joseph N. Mason, Clerk.
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State of
Indiana
Alen County
Henry A. Fletter
John Stratton
Superior Court
Allen County
Ind
Stratton
Walter Stratton
Henry C. Stratton
Charles B. Stratton
Charles B
Willia Stratton
William Stratton
Mary H. Hamilton
John C. Hamilton
Joseph N. Mason
James E. Graham
Notice of Estate Administrator Application in Allen County
Matilda Meyers filed August 3 1907 in the Allen Circuit Court Allen County Indiana for appointment of administrator of Victor Trouyot estate. Victor has been absent from Allen County for over eight years leaving property unmanaged and at risk of waste. Hearing set for September 9 1907 with attorney H C Grabill for Anphrene Ww.
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Victor Trouyot
Matilda Meyers
Allen Circuit Court
Allen County
Joseph N. Mason
H. C. Grabill
Anpbrene
Appointment of Executor for Thomas N Harrison Will
Notice announces the undersigned appointed executor of the last will and testament of Thomas N Harrison, late of Allen County Indiana. The estate is to be settled in probate court, with duties to administer and settle debts, and to distribute assets as directed by the will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ne Harrison
Allen County
Eatate
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Frederick
the Shields Clothing Co
Calhoun Street
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St. Joseph
Perry Township
Madison
Tee
Monroe Township
Marion Township
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Milion Township
Lake Township
Eel River Township
Cedar Creek Township
Tian
Stephen
Bond
Albert
Normandy Murphy
Davencead
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