Henry C. Paul On Board Of Directors In Indiana Utilities
A new public utilities corporation named Indiana Lighting company forms with $4.5 million capital to supply light heat and power to Fort Wayne Bluffton Montpelier Anderson Lafayette and other Indiana towns and Ohio communities. Franklin Babcock Anthony Brady Charles Dieterich Frank Hastings James Lee Samuel Murdock Henry Paul Albert Tay James Wallace serve as directors. The company may own operate gas and electric assets, serve by gas electricity steam or hot water, and may purchase or lease other utilities. Incorporation under Roemler public utilities law allows investment in other gas or electric concerns. Home office will be Lafayette.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Ohio
Secretary of State
Franklin L. Babcock
Anthony N. Brady
Charles F. Dieterich
Frank S. Hastings
Jas. P. Lee
Samuel T. Murdock
Henry C. Paul
Albert Tay
James N
General Assembly
Cass County Man Bets on Painting Over Bryan Victory
George W. Burkhart of Cass county vowed in 1896 to paint his house again if Bryan A were elected president and now invests paint in anticipation of applying it in November.
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George W. Burkhart
Cass County
Bryan A
Eczema Cured by Local Doctor in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne resident F G Hilgeman reports relief after years of eczema torment. He cites intense itching cracking and bleeding and says Dr Wells cured him with no relapse after two years. He urges other sufferers to seek the same treatment.
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F. G. Hilgeman
Fort Wayne
Wells
Hilgeman
Dr. Wells
Henry C Paul to Attend New York Meeting on Gas Merger
Henry C Paul and Samuel T Murdock of Lafayette travel to New York where officers for the Indiana Lighting company will be chosen and the transfer of the five old Dieterich syndicate gas properties to the new firm will occur. Charles F Dieterich is favored as president of the new organization. Paul has acted as U S court receiver for the local gas company and is expected to be discharged as the new company takes over.
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Henry C. Paul
Samuel T. Murdock
Lafayette
New York
Indiana Lighting Company
Charles F Dieterich
Fort Wayne Gas Company
Paul
United States Court
Dieterich Syndicate
Lafayette Gas Company
Ohio and Indiana Company
Logansport and Wabash Valley Company
Indiana Natural and Illuminating Gas Company
Dieterich
Murdock
Wallace
Meyer Begins Selling Booze In Morning
City court heard Fred H. Meyer plead guilty to allowing non family members in his saloon during forenoon hours, violating a Sunday ban. He paid a $10 fine plus costs after putting up $20 and was instructed to close until noon on Sundays. Other briefes note Henry Gutemuth’s drunkenness fine, Louis Shoemaker glass breakage, and Merald Boyer desertion case continued.
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Fred H. Meyer
Hig
Meyer
Henry Gutemuth
Dickson
Louis Shoemaker
Barr
Main Street
Merald Boyer
Willis Hattersley Buys Downtown Realty for 10500
Willis Hattersley purchases from Herman Michael the 20 by 150 foot business property at 207 East Berry Street opposite the post office. The two story brick building now houses Labor Times Herald and expands Hattersley’s downtown holdings to frontage of sixty feet.
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Willis Hattersley
Herman Michael
East Berry Street
Labor Times- Herald
Hattersley
Will of Frank Gruber Leaves Substantial Estate to Widow
Probate in the circuit court allocates the bulk of Frank Gruber’s estate to his widow Mrs. Lottie Gruber while substantial bequests go to Louis Aumann the cigar factory foreman, niece Charlotte Vogler, domestic Lizzie Ropa, Mrs. Helen Noll and Sister M Perpetua, and others. Aumann must pay the widow 2000 dollars and the total estate value is estimated near 60 thousand dollars with the widow executrix.
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Frank Gruber
Louis Aumann
Lottie Gruber
Columbia Street
Becker Paper Company
Washington Boulevard
Charlotte Vogler
Brackenridge Street
Lizzie Ropa
Helen Noll
M. Perpetua
Minnesota
J. Perd Davis
Democratic and Republican Campaign Organizing in Fort Wayne Wards
Democrats plan ward by ward organization within ten days starting in the eighth ward with a Bryan and Kern club meeting to be addressed by District Chairman Hoffman and others. Republicans appoint committees for the Watson meeting at Princess rink on Aug. 19 to hear the governor candidate.
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Bryan and Kern Club
Hoffman
Rose
Princess Rink
Fort Wayne
C. F. Bicknell
H. G. Hogan
L. P. Sharp
John Morris
E. W. Cook
Lol A Wood
H. G. Granger
A. T. Lukens
BH. F. Yarnelle
H. C. Stopher
Charles Lang
L. J. Hartzell
Finance
W. M. Leedy
Ralph Yarnelle
E. W. Puckett
W. E. Doud
J. W. Wisehart
Uncle Sam Hunts Jobs for Emigrant Arrivals
Government effort to supply labor for alien arrivals underway in Fort Wayne area rural mail routes. Carriers deliver postal cards to mailboxes inviting patrons to state willingness to employ a set number of farm and common laborers. Coordination cited with Washington and postal authorities.
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Fort Wayne
Luther League of America Opens Eighth Biennial Convention
Chicago August 10 The Luther League of America with 150000 members representing two million Lutherans began its eighth biennial convention at Handel hall with 1500 delegates. The gathering runs daily through Saturday under President Wm C Stover. English will be used despite diverse nationalities. A Thursday Auditorium rally features Senator Nelson of Minnesota and a 500 voice chorus performing Ruth. Official reelection of current officers is anticipated Friday.
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Chicago
Luther League of America
Lutheran Church In
United States
Handel Hall
Wm. C. Stover
Philadelphia
Auditorium Theater
Nelson
Minnesota
Ruth
Pythian Camp Lyon Deserts Boston After Storm
Knights of Pythias from Indiana win prizes in Boston drill competitions as Camp Lyon is evacuated after the worst electrical storm in years. Indiana entrants take several class prizes while officers earn jewels for leadership.
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Pythian Companies OF
Indiana
Boston
Mass
Camp Lyon
Knights of Pythias
Uniformed Bank
Terre Haute
Savannah
Linton (Ind
Battle Creek
Mich
Clinton
Ind
Detroit
Huntington (Ind
A. C. Dudleson
H. A. Ferguson
Michigan
Josie Nelson
Union City
Merrill E. Wilson
Indianapolis
Page
Knight
Mechanics
Password
L.A. Smith
Burt Spencer
Huntington
Elmira
N. Y
Ertzinger
Guy D. Bevis
Charles Brown
Niagara Falls
General Assembly of the Uniform Bank
Milwaukee
Woodruff Says NY Republicans Will Choose Hughes Nomination
New York August 10 The state Republican chairman Timothy L. Woodruff says the rank and file will dictate Hughes’s gubernatorial renomination. He notes the convention’s temporary chairman could be Elihu Root or Joseph H. Choate and a date will be set at a state committee meeting.
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New York
Republican Party
Charles E. Hughes
Timothy L. Woodruff
Adirondacks
Woodruff
Republican Party of
Elihu Root
Joseph H. Choate
Steam auto explosion kills two near Painesville
A steam automobile exploded at the foot of Stickey Hill eight miles from Painesville, killing Mary Bowden and Rose Beckwith instantly. Fred Beckwith was fatally injured and his daughter Bessie Beckwith severely bruised and burned. an ambulance carried the wounded to Painesville.
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Painesville
Ohio
Mary Bowden
Rose Beckwith
Fred Beckwith
Bessie Beckwith
Stickey Hill
Beckwith
Windsor
Motor Car and Grade Crossing Tragedy in Indiana
Levi Weaver, 48, killed when his automobile from a neighbor’s funeral is struck by a Panhandle engine at a grade crossing in Logansport Indiana. Wife Maggie May Weaver, son Milburn 10, daughter Honor 14, hospitalized with uncertain recovery. survivor Honor recounts fleeing moments before impact. Engineer Milo Dickey tested engine in south yards.
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Logansport
Ind
Levi Weaver
Columbia City
Maggie May Weaver
Milburn
Honor
St. Joseph's Hospital
Tecan
Temperance talk links Moses to modern gospel work
Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts urges temperance as core gospel work linking Moses and Isaiah to Paul and Christ. He cites biblical abstinence, historic figures, and insurance data to warn against drink, calling for abolition of saloons and renewed moral duty in lessons and public life.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Wilbur F. Crafts
Moses
Isaiah
Crafts
Paul
Christ
Miss Willard
Cana
Solomon
Noah
Sampson
Belshazzar
Gladstone
Neal Dow
John Wesley
Philippines
China
California
Nevada
Maryland
Commonwealths
Relief Train Crash Brings Injured to St Joseph Hospital
A relief train with doctors was hurled from the city and the injured were brought to St Joseph hospital. Levi Weaver’s body was taken to the city morgue. Doctors prepared to operate on Mrs Weaver’s crushed skull though recovery is doubtful. The boy has a broken leg and internal injuries, and due to weakness the limb cannot be set. The daughter was not seriously hurt.
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St. Joseph Hospital
Levi Weaver
Two Die As Auto Plunges Over Embankment Near Sylvania
In Toledo on August 10 a touring car carrying Charles W. Pohlmann and Father George Vahey plunged from Mitchaw road embankment. Both men died at once. Mrs. Pohlmann Florence and F C Dietzel survived. The wreck occurred near Ten Mile creek at the Bley bridge after the driver steered to avoid a water filled hole.
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Toledo
Mitchaw Road
Sylvania
Charles W. Pohlmann
Cleveland
George Vahey
Columbkill's
Florence
F. C. Dietzel
Pohlmann
Father Vahey
Priest George J. Vahey Remembered in State
George J. Vahey, a well known local priest, was ordained in 1887 and died at 48. Plans for a ten days automobile trip through Canada were arranged by Mr. Pohlmann, with a route from Cleveland to Detroit, via Canada to Toronto, then returning through Niagara Falls and Buffalo.
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George J. Vahey
Cleveland
Neath
Suasion
Mass
Canada
Pohlmann
Detroit
Toronto
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
German Day Celebration at Centlivre Park
The annual German Day program at Centlivre Park includes the Packard band music children's contests directed by Dr Nobler songs by United German singing societies an address by Hon Philip Rappaport Indianapolis and more singing. Races feature foot races three legged races sack potato egg and handicap events plus separate contests for various age and body type groups.
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Centlivre Park
United German Societies
Packard Band
Nobler
United German Singing Societies
Kiamala i
United Singing Societies
Philip Rappaport
Indianapolis
Strange northern sky display resembles a comet
Several observers reported a vivid, upward moving light in the northern heavens around 10 oclock Saturday evening. The object flashed briefly like a comet or falling star and then vanished from sight.
Local Telegraph Manager Confesses to Buying Big Bass
O L Perry of the Western Union Telegraph company, who stepped off a Crooked Jake train, admitted under cross examination that he had purchased a magnificent three pound bass.
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O. L. Perry
Western Union Telegraph Company
Jake
Fort Wayne invited to join Winona park business group
Sixty four South Bend business and professional leaders visited Winona park last week boosting efforts by Winona officials to invite similar delegations from Fort Wayne and other cities. The aim is closer acquaintance with religious and philanthropic elements and to foster local collaboration.
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Winona Lake
Ind
South Bend
Winona Park
Winona
Fort Wayne
Oats Receipts Heavy at Antwerp Elevators
Antwerp August 10 reports heavy oats receipts with more than 48 000 bushels sold at the two elevators Saturday. Rice being scarce in the market as buyers and sellers crowded the pits and priced modestly.
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Antwerp
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W. A. Johnson
Democratic County Central Committees
Westminster
George B. Lockwood
Marion
J. M. Henry
Fort Waye
W. W. Williamson
Columbia City Mail
Ray Willis
Angola Republican
Uncle Sam
Terre Haute, Linton and
James Harris
Tim
Taft
Rank
Hughes
Steam Auto
King
Sawa
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