Aged man falls to death at Swinney Park
An elderly Fort Wayne resident, O Shaughnessy, died after a ten foot fall from a wall at Swinney Park while construction work was underway. He was reportedly drinking at the time. The body was taken to Peltier undertaking. He lived all his life in Fort Wayne and was unmarried with two sisters as relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’shaughnessy
Clifford Black
Charles Sievert
Sievert
Hoham
Morse Harrod
Peltier Undertaking Establishment
Fort Wayne
Ed Driscoll
Douglass Avenue
Kennetk
Murray Street
Trains Collide In Ohio Sidings Crash Kills Motorman
A southbound trolley from Sidney collides with a northbound car near Sidney after a routine time-makup. The southbound car is wrecked with many injuries and one death. Names of injured passengers and staff are listed. both cars were speeding to make up lost time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bailey
Piqua
James Kehoe
National Cash Register Works
Dayton
George Robertson
Sidney
Mich
W. Hummelhouse
Detroit
Williams McClelland
Lockington
Charles Hale
Wapakoneta
L. E. Hagenrod
Lockington, CO
John Myer
Charles McClure
George A. Hax
Baltimore
Clarence Long
George Blakely
Charles Plock
Tippecanoe City
Minnie Eckerley
E. Eckerley
Fred G. Grumman
C. B. Hart
West Point
Ind
Andrew Dubose
Troy
C. W. Smith
Charles Weidner
R. L. Rex
Baliley
Infirmary Serves as Temporary Hospital After Incident
Doctors rushed to the infirmary at once from here and Sidney as the scene left many with minor injuries. Most were brought in for treatment, with few escaping unscathed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Wreck of North Coast Limited Near Glendive Death Toll
Northern Pacific train No. 2 the North Coast limited wrecked about twelve miles west of Glendive Montana. Fireman A B Matthews and an unknown tramp were killed and twenty to thirty injured. Express messenger J B Wilson fatally scalded. several other named passengers injured. Relief and wrecking trains dispatched. all bodies and wounded brought to Glendive for care.
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Glendive
Mont
Northern Pacific
North Coast Limited
A. B. Matthews
Wilson
Dickinson
N. D
C. D. Litch
H. Oliver
Mandan
J. B. Wilson
St. Paul
William Newman
Great Falls
James A. Boyer
Marion
Ohio
Allard
Litch
Boy Maimed by Train Climb Near Coal Docks
Harry Becker age fifteen, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Becker of 1051 Swinney avenue, had his left foot crushed while riding freight train No. 72 near the coal docks. The foot was amputated above the ankle at Lutheran hospital. Witnesses said boys often climbed on passing trains along the Wabash yards. Conductor Walsh and Engineer Maloney were unaware of the accident until the train halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Becker
August Becker
Swinney Avenue
C. H. English
Harry
Wabash
Lutheran Hospital
George F. Kurtz
Wabash Yard
Becker
Walsh
Maloney
Stevens given stiff ale and jail days in city court
William Stevens a Consumers Ice wagon driver was fined 20 dollars and costs and jailed sixty days by Judge Skelton on Erie street. He may serve thirty seven more days or pay 37 dollars to complete nearly four months behind bars after a brutal unprovoked attack with an ice pick on Mr Meyers. Eleven witnesses testified and no appeal was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stevens
Consumers Ice Company
Skelton
Stevens
Erie Street
Lincoln Seeks Bryan Surprise in Key Campaign Stop
In a page one continuation, the candidate recalls his late mother’s grave and instructs the sexton on tombstone repairs. He spoke at the Indianola chautauqua praising Iowa and its pioneers, introduced by Hon. B. F. Clayton.
Bass Foundry Payroll Sees July Labor Pay Rise
An employee at Bass Foundry and Machine received today’s July payroll distribution that exceeds last month by 7000 dollars. Forecasts suggest next month’s pay will surpass today’s by at least 5000 dollars if current gains continue.
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Bass Foundry and Machine Company
Bryan to Speak at Lincoln Dinner in Fairview
In Fairview Nebraska on August 11 a Democratic candidate is guest at a dinner by the local typographical union honoring Lynn Massachusetts businessman Dennis O Sullivan. It is expected Bryan will be asked to speak.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
Local
Typographical Union
Dennis O’sullivan
Lynn
Mass
Bryan
Illinois
L. W. Chambers
Jacksonville
Ill
Kern
Messrs
Deneen
Yates
West Virginia
Mr. Bryan
Thomas W. Brantley
Orangeburg
S. C
Farmers' Day at Robison Park Promises Family Fun
Farmers day at Robison Park on Thursday August 20 features a prize baby show for Allen county children under two with first prize five dollars in gold and second prize one dollar. Competent judges will select winners along with contests like greased pole sack races and a balloon ascent by Arthur Tritt. Packard band concerts and vaudeville theater acts complete the gala schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robison Park
Allen County
Packard Band
Arthur Tritt
Packard
Lake Shore Plans Resort at Sylvan Lake Near Rome City
Lake Shore company, owning land on the north bank of Sylvan Lake near the gravel pit, considers establishing a resort there and extending a spur track two miles to connect with the main line. The move follows requests from residents along the railway line east and west of Rome City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore Company
Sylvan Lake
Rome City
Mystery of Jabas Deaths Clarified by Prosector
After days of analysis, Dr. B. W. Rhamy found no poison in either Emile Jabas or his wife. Autopsy notes show gastritis in Mrs Jabas and mild gastric changes in Mr Jabas, with toxology reporting no poison, aside from a trace of strychnine in Mr Jabas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Jabas
B. W. Rhamy
Kesler
Dr. Rhamy
Jabas
Foreman Suffers Leg Break in Scaffold Fall
Stephen Schallenberger, foreman of car inspectors at the Pennsylvania depot, fell from a scaffold while painting a summer kitchen and fractured his left leg. The bones parted above the ankle and the end protruded, though he dropped only five feet. he will be confined for several weeks. He has long service and about fifteen years as foreman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Schallenberger
Pennsylvania Depot
Schallenberger
Turk Nemmer Identified As Man Carrying Bundle in Chicago
Night watchman Martin Coggin says Hassin Nemmer, held on murder charges, was seen near West Harrison and Halsted carrying a large bundle the night Tuffa Shashem disappeared. Coggin identified Nemmer in the jail light. Nemmer denies being out of his room after church.
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Chicago
Hassin Nemmer
Tuffa Shashem
Tuffa
Martin A. Coggin
Coggin
Dorman
Nemmer
Blue Island Avenue
West Harrison and
Halsted Streets
Mather Street
Gain
Chicago Boy’s Dismembered Body Parts Recovered
The arms and right foot of twelve year old Tuffa Shishein were found in a pond near West Thirty first Street and St Louis Avenue, completing the boy’s body. Police hold two suspects, Stephen Kandravis and Hassin Nemmer, with Kandravis arrested in Racine, Wis., and Nemmer denying knowledge of the murder. Nemmer claims he used saws for soup bones and keeps a knife for protection, explaining blood on his bed by a cut finger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tuffa Shishein
West Thirty-first Street
St Louis Avenue
Stephen Kandravis
Hassin Nemmer
Hassia
Vendor of Nations
Mather Street
Kandravis
Racine
Wis
Dorman
Nemmer
Mother Identifies Body in Mud Lake Case
Chicago August 6 Mrs Minnie Shishin mother of 15 year old Tuffa Shishin identified clothing matching her son s shirt found with a mutilated body in Mud Lake The torso and limbs were recovered earlier and the head later fished from a drainage canal Police said reunification of body parts and new evidence could lead to positive identification The Shishin family is of Syrian nationality The morgue examination followed the identification at a police station nearby
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Chicago
Minnie Shishin
Tuffa Shishin
Mud Lake
Shishin
Births Reported For J R Fink Arthur Smith and Y D Bicket
Birth notices list a daughter born to Mr and Mrs J R Fink at 2301 South Calhoun Street a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Arthur Smith at 1435 Hast Lewis Street and a daughter to Mr and Mrs YD Bicket of Madwigan Street all in the city records.
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South
Calhoun ‘Street
Arthur Smith
Lewis
YD. Bicket
Madwigan
Street
Three Women Die in Fierce Wheel ing Fire
A three-alarm blaze at the Gavin building in Wheeling killed three daughters of Mrs Gavin and injured the widow. The second floor housed a dwelling and store. gas escape and a subsequent explosion are suspected. Neighbors alerted fire crews at 3:30 am as roof collapse trapped occupants. Firefighters and volunteers recovered bodies amid intense heat. Mrs Gavin's condition worsened from injuries and shock.
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Gavin
R . Yethova
Republicans Meet in Fort Wayne for Twelfth District Conference
Republican county chairmen from the Twelfth district met in Fort Wayne on Tuesday to discuss campaign preliminaries with District Chairman Henry. The session at the Tri-State building drew out-of-town leaders including Noble’s Earle, Steuben’s Carlin, Whitley’s Staples, DeKalb’s Henderson and Lagrange’s Nichols. A committee later began preliminary plans for the Watson meeting.
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Twelfth
Ft. Wayne
Henry
Tri-State Building
City
Earle
Noble County
Carlin
Steuben County
Staples
Whitley County
Henderson
DeKalb County
Nichols
Lagrance County
Watson
Marriage Licenses Listed for Multiple Couples
A list of marriage licenses shows numerous couples with ages and occupations. Otto Hoetzer and Matilda Helmke, Sol Koble and Maude Colby, Otto Reichwage and Clara Beuttel, James F. Stephenson and Etta V. Barkley, John J. Welsh and Myrtle Bernard, Fred C. Draeger and Anna C. Wiehe, Charles G. Alberts and Rose C. Rupp, John H. Hesher and Mary C. Wenger, Jacob Johnson and Lissie Wilcoxson, Percy Omo and Bernice Parker, Otes P. Jackson and Blanche H. Gaffney, Ernest B. Mesel and Edith A. Dunten.
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Otto Hoetzer
Matilda Helmke
Sol Koble
Farmer
Maude Colby
Otto Reichwage
Clara Beuttel
James F. Stephenson
Etta V. Barkley
John J. Welsh
Myrtle Bernard
Fred C. Draeger
Anna C. Wiehe
Charles G. Alberts
Rose C. Rupp
John H. Hesher
Mary C. Wenger
Jacob Johnson
Lissie Wilcoxson
Percy Omo
Bernice Parker
Otes P. Jackson
Blanche H. Gaffney
Ernest B. Mesel
Edith A. Dunten
Auto and Ambulance Collision Near West Washington Street
An ambulance from Myers livery barn collided with the G A Dehm automobile at Ewing street while rushing to a prior crash involving Harry Becker. Mrs Dehm suffered only slight injuries. the horse panicked but recovered, and the ambulance proceeded. The Dehm car had a scratched shaft and bent axle but remained drivable.
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West Washington Street
Harry Becker
Myers Livery Barn
Charles Lyndham
John Garrison
G. A. Dehm
Ewing Street
Barbers Seek Higher Rates Backed by Labor Federation
The Federation of Labor endorsed a Barbers' union proposal to raise shave prices to 15 cents including extras and 35 cents for pompadour haircuts. The plan returns to the Barbers' union for final action. August 20 was set for a mass meeting to form a label league with O P Smith of Logansport to speak in the courthouse assembly room. The federation also urged Sheet Metal Workers to restore delegates after past disagreements with a political committee.
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Federation of Labor
Barbers’ Union
Label League
O. P. Smith
Logansport
Court House
Gart Shober
Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
Boehne Named for Congress in First District Nomination
Aug 11 Booneville Ind Hon John W Boehne mayor Evansville nominated for congress by acclamation at a First district Democratic convention in the opera house. W A Cullop Vincennes spoke as the Second district nominee. James F Cox Columbus named secretary of state.
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Booneville
Ind
John W. Boehne
Evansville
Opera House
Bryan
Kern
Marshall
W. A. Cullop
Vincennes
James F. Cox
Columbus
Tusman winner of high Pythian honors
Boston August 6 Henry P Brown of Cleburne Texas was elected supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias succeeding Charles A Barnes of Jacksonville Ill at today's supreme lodge session Brown's election was conceded George H Hanson of Calais Maine chosen supreme vice chancellor A three candidate contest for vice chancellor ended with Hanson on the fifth ballot Other candidates were D S Woodworth Fitchburg Mass and B I Sallinger Carroll Iowa The uniform rank election saw Major General Arthur J Stobbart Minnesota oppose Brig General James H Barkly Springfield Ill Prizes totaling 11000 offered for the uniform rank with 23 companies from Indiana New York Georgia Michigan Connecticut DC Alabama Pennsylvania Maryland Ohio and their time provinces competing.
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Boston
Henry P. Brown
Cleburne
Texas
Order of Knights of Pythias
Charles A. Barnes
Jacksonville
Ill
Supreme Lodge of the Order
Geo. H. Hanson
Calais
Maine
Brown
Hansen
D. S. Woodworth
Fitchburg
Mass
B. I. Sallinger
Carroll
Iowa
Supreme Lodge
D Sidney Woodworth
Fitchburg Mass
George M. Jason
Calais Maine
D. I. Sallinger
Carroll Iown
R. H. Jackson
Fittsburg Pa
Arthur J. Stobbart
Minnesota
James H. Barkly
Springfield
Indiana
New York
Georgia
Michigan
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
Harper returns to Washington after Ft. Wayne vacation
Benjamin F. Harper auditor for the war department left Ft. Wayne with his wife Mrs. Harper and returned to Washington at the end of his vacation.
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B. F. Harper
East
Benjamin F. Harper
War Department
Ft. Wayne
Washington
Robbery Aftermath Torture in Washington Home
Three masked men battered a door, bound and gagged Miss Maria De Garmo and her niece Miss Lizzie Hartman in a remote Washington County house. They robbed jewelry and a small cash amount and fled after leaving the elder woman unconscious.
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Washington, Pa
Maria de Garmo
Miss de Garmo
Lizzie Hartman
Dr Alderman III Ailing State Surgeon In Navy Hospital
Dr Charles Alderman III, a former Ft Wayne youth, is seriously ill in a Navy hospital in Los Angeles. Col Alderman formerly held the post of assistant surgeon on the U S South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Alderman
Ft. Wayne
Navy Hospital
Los Amidon
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Herman Meyers
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Petgen
Louis Shoemaker
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Wheeling
Greece
Labor Federation
Boehne
Congress
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Petoskey, Harbor Springs
Mackinaw City
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Jnc. E. Ross
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Grand R
C. I. Lockwood
DR. Alderman III
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