Death of Fort Wayne pork packer Fred Eckert at Mt Clemens
A telegram from Mt Clemens, Michigan reports the death of Fred Eckert at the age of sixty four after a period of illness and decline. Eckert, a prominent Fort Wayne businessman, arrived from Bavaria forty five years ago and built a large meat packing and wholesale operation. His family includes wife, eight children, and two sons Fred Jr and Henry.
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Mt. Clemens
Mich
Fred Eckert
Mr. Eckert
Teddie
Eckert
Fred
Greenewalt
Henry
Eckart
Fort Wayne
Bavaria
Barr and
Wayne
West Main Street
Main
Harrison Streets
Mr. Eckart
Mr. Ober
Chicago
Louis Schmidt
Anna
Tillie Teddie
Lou
Fred, Jr
Riedea to Attend State and Congressional Conventions
Democratic primaries were held Saturday afternoon for delegates to the state and congressional conventions. A long list of ward by ward delegates is reported to Ed. Parker, secretary of the county central committee, with numerous names across wards and states. Also noted are crime items including Rudy Beverforden’s robbery, a runaway boy case, a purse loss, a man with epileptic fits, and the death of Rev. Hanford J. Gadson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Kunts
Gilmartin
Frank Geiger
Fred Brandt
John Lynch
Seventh Ward
C. J. Sosenheimer
R. C. Reinewald
John Sulzer
Adolph Schulte
Herman Johns
RB. C. Reinewald
Eighth Ward
F. J. Hayden
Gustave Berghoff
George Herman, Jr
Fred Bahr
James Smith
John
Bold robbery nets oil worker in city saloon
Charles Van Camp, a Geneva Indiana oil well driver, was drugged and robbed of 49 dollars in Harry Gilbert's Calhoun street saloon after befriending two men for drinks. He woke to find his money gone and his hat and shoe displaced, with police investigating and a poker layout found in a room. Gilbert denied knowledge, stating Van Camp was robbed at the Jewell house.
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Charles van Camp
Geneva
Ind
van Camp
Harry Gilbert
Calhoun Street
Ligget
Henry Lapp
Gilbert
Jewell House
Panic in Corn as Market Hits Wild Buying Surge in Chicago
The Chicago board of trade saw a wild panic with corn prices jumping seven cents to 60 cents as drought and bulls push wheat higher. Traders crowded the pit, shorts scrambled for cover, and spectators watched a frenzied scene as prices fluctuated before settling.
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Caicaco
Board of Trade
Weather Bureau
Chicago Board
Nebraska
Iowa
Liverpool
Yeaterday
Ias
Maycorn
New York
Ellison Reports Severe Prairie Fires Across County
Hon T E Ellison returns from his farm six miles southwest of the city and warns of widespread fires across the prairie country. A Sunday blaze devastated his farm, destroying every structure on 100 acres after burning 30 cords of wood and fencing. Ellison aided by fifteen men and notes a oats field fire on A C Trentman’s farm destroying hundreds of bushels. Dry conditions and railroad line blazes persist as fields ignite near Lakeside and at Swinney Park.
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T. E Ellison
Praire
Here
A.C Trentman
Lakeside
Henry Weigman
Broadway Department
Swinney Park
Death of Fort Wayne Foreman Frank Luley at 74
Frank Luley died at his St Joe boulevard home last night at age 74 from dropey. He leaves a widow and five children. An immigrant from Germany, he settled in Fort Wayne forty years ago, working as a blacksmith before rising to foreman of the core department at Bass Foundry and Machine Works for about thirty years. He later resigned and bought land along...
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Frank Luley
St. Joe Boulevard
Luley
America
Germany
Fort Wayne
Boweer & Story
Old Canal
Jones & Bass
Great Bass Foundry and Machine Works
Pittsburg Roundhouse
Hanna Street
Resident Moves Family To St Joseph River Settlement
The subject settled by the St. Joseph river, moving his family there and taking up gardening while health allowed, and he resided there thereafter.
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St. Joseph River
Spaulding Hurt After street collision with fast bicycle rider
W W Spaulding of Fort Wayne on South Calhoun Street lay seriously ill after a night clash with a speeding bicycle rider near Barr Street en route to the city hall. The rider escaped with minor injuries while Spaulding suffered a likely fatal rupture and remains bedridden though improving.
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W. W. Spaulding
Fort Wayne
South Calhoun Straet
Barr Street
Manu
Spaulding
McKinnie’s Stock Farm
Fort Wayne Road
Calhoun Street
Wheat and farm goods prices with local trades and notes
Fr. Waryz records August 8 prices for wheat four spring and No 1 red grains with varying per bushel costs. Also lists oil meal corn meal cover seed timothy flax and barley prices, plus butter eggs hides tallow and hay per ton or cwt. The note mentions Elmer Heston of Worthington who before his death action donated a watch gun dog and paint brushes to George Maddox.
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Waryz
Graham
Elmer Heston
Worthington
George Maddox
Church of God to hold grovn meeting and convention
The Church of God will hold a grovn meeting and Sunday school convention on August 11 and 12 a quarter mile east of Zanesville. An interesting program has been arranged. Democrats of Scipio township in caucus nominated a strong ticket for local offices including Justice of the Peace Daniel Porter Trustee L D Squires Assessor Wil
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Church of God
Zanesville
Scipio Township
Justice of the Peace
Daniel Porter
L. D. Squires
Asacasor
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East Beny St
Court House
Eta
Enepoadancs
Ebulson
Adkiaids Dortie
East India St
Fort
Elyy
Pk. T. J. Dills
W. Wayne &J
Ee Am. Raladh
the Weekly Sentinel
Fred Eckart
Mt Clemens
Ninth Ward
John B. Lassus
Louis Hazzard
John C. Figel
Louis Uplagger
George Siebold, Jr
Benjamin Weyer
Tenth Ward
Patrick Hunt
Conrad Bause
D. J. Shaw
Fred Abrey
Henry Zauner
Peter Alter
Owen Owens
Peter Donahue
Adams
Henry Hartman
John Smith
Christian Schladruff
William Eggemann
Jackson
Jacob Vonderan
Peter Frier
Ely
John Henry
Scipio
Dan Sowers
J. R. Knapp
Monroe
J. D. Morgan
Henry Krick
August Smith
George Crabiil
Perry
Delphos Martin
Frank Pulver
Aboite
Omig Bird
John Scheiner
New Haven
William Stocks
Bart
Rudy
Rudy Beverforden
South Calhoun Street
Beverforden
Grand Street
Jesse Batchelder
Jesse S. Batchelder
Lewis Street
Baker Street
West
Wabash
W. H. Lease
C. L. Drummond
Waterloo
Columbia
Daseler
Leavenworth, Kas
McGill
Joseph Meier
Meier
Hines
Stout
Harrod
Hanford J. Gadson
Tipton County
Congressional
Geo. Ohneck
Geo. Loutit
E. J. Delagrange
Ee River—State
W. W. Shoaf
A. Dawson
New York Market
Dr. Pierce
H. Cadwallader
Lake Maxenkuckee
T. BE. Ellison
Allen County
Yoonw Man
Will Schlenker
Louie Heilbroner
Will
George Stemen
Alexander Muirhead
South
Nate
Sheldon
Liam Crawford
Indiana
W. ML McKinnie
Fort Wayne, Ind
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