Numerous area weddings mark August in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne brides and grooms from Linn Nichols to Veon Bouillon tied the knot in August. Clara Nichols and Olive Linn wed at Bethel Evangelical Church with plans to work in Toronto. Lynn Ward and William Stahl wed in Huntington with a reception in town. Cleo Langstaff and John Lamphier wed at Tima Road with attendants Iva Parrant and Patsy Griffin. Mary Agnes Gerow and Robert Helm wed quietly at Cathedral rectory then head to Indianapolis. Anna Waterman and Samuel Roth married at Ben Falk’s home with Rabbi Lande officiating. Maud Havland and Edward Thomson married at Simpson M. E. church residence. Celia Amiet and John Judd wed on Holman street. Clyde Rhodabaugh and Zadie Frederick wed in Lowdenville. Jennie Bouillon and Frank Veon united at the West Jefferson Church of Christ. celebration near Calhoun street included a reception and eastern trip plans for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Nichols
Clara
B. Nichols
Oliver
Bethel Evangelical Arch
Toronto
Canada
Stahl—Ward
Lynn Ward
William Stahl
Hunt‘ington
Theodore Hahn
Church of the Redeemer
Huntington
G. W. Stahl
Stahl
Lamphier
Miss Parrant
Mrs. Lamphier
Antwerp
Young
Fundersburg
Springfield
Hoover
Garrett
Lock
Dayton, O
Chamberlain
Columbia City
George Lemley
Las Vegas
N. M
B. F. Paul
Pittsburg
Helm—Gerow
Mary Agnes Gerow
Robert Taylor Helm
Huff
Frances Gerow
West Main Street
Helm
Brooks Drug Company
Indianapolis
Stanford David Helm
That City
Scranton
Maurice Waterman
Mull
Minsky
Montpelier
Louis Hess
Joseph Tichler
Lima
Veon Bouillon
Jennie Bouillon
Frank ‘Veon
D. Shell
South
Calhoun Street
Ray O. Miller
Jefferson Street Church of Christ
Alfred
Nobel .Shell
Veon
New York
Local marriages in Leo and Baldwin county scenes
Miss Bessie Freese of Baldwin Indiana married G Fay Busby of Chicago in a City ceremony at 4 pm Saturday at the West Jefferson Street Church of Christ. The couple’s wedding supper followed at Heller home 1206 Columbia avenue before they departed for Chicago where Busby will work as superintendent of the Ansel Ticket Company and the newlyweds will reside on Washington boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Rowand
M. EB
Metcalf
Superior Court
Leo
Busby Freese
Bessie Freese
Baldwin
Ind
G. Fay Busby
Chicago
Ray O. Miller
West Jefferson Street
Church of Christ
Frank G. Heller
Country Parties Mark Aug 6 Birthday Observances
A group in Lake township celebrated John Habecker’s seventy six birthday at his home on August 6. Nearby gatherings included Mr and Mrs Frank Phillips hosting a dinner for guests including Mr and Mrs Fred Stahl of Cincinnati and Mr and Mrs George Crouse of Fort Wayne. Florence Asselman hosted a young ladies’ dinner for her birthday, with Nina Messinger Irma Griebel and Gladys Leader assisting. decorations included yellow field daisies golden glows and ferns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Habecker
Lake Township
Habecker
Frank Phillips
Aboit Township
City
Fred Stahl
Cincinnati, O
George N. Crouse
Fort Wayne
Florence Asselman
St. Joe Pike
Nina Messinger
Irma Griebel
Gladys Leader
Cecil Hergenroether
Leona Wilkens
Lulu Doctor
B. F. Fredrick
Leo
Fredrick
Big Rapids
Mich
Messrs
Henry Porter
Henry Rhinehold
John Fredrick
George Warner
William Warner
Harmon Wertman
William Bender
Adam Hull
Perry Fredrick
John Flanagan
Will Aiey
Bert Akey
Lester Hensinger
Otto Boren
Lincoln Warner
Milton Meyers
Ida Warner
Bertha Wertrum
Lizzie Vandolah
Fannie Vandolah
Emma Gump
Florence Hull
Vera Bowen
Bernice Boren
Elsie Depew
Fred C. Griebel
St. Joe Road
William Ashley
New York
Anna Irick
Texas
Pedro
Georgia Martin
Alma Rosselot
William Griebel
Hale Ashley
Arthur Smith
Charles Parker
George Ashley
Flavis Griswold
Zook
Elsie
Delia Heck
Alma
Georgia Rosselot
Marguerite Ashley
Ona. Culver
Esther Ashley
Mildred
Jones
Nettie Lockwood
Alma Griswold
Hazel Caldwell
Smith
Henry Antrup
Summer Socials In Calhoun Street Homes</T
A South Calhoun street gathering features tastily decorated rooms with sweet peas ferns and nasturtiums. Relatives and friends reminisce and enjoy music by Irene Stout and Ethel Druhot honoring Frank Stout and family of Chicago and Lorenzo Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Calhoun Street
Irene Stout
Ethel Druhot
Frank Stout
Irene
Elizabeth
Helen
Lorenzo B. Campbell
Chicago
Local family reunions mark late summer gathering
A string of family reunions was held across Indiana and Ohio. Emory Marshall and Wass families gathered near Ada and Monroeville with dinners and speeches. Ringwalt and Mack family events occurred in Lakeside and Fort Wayne, with officers named and descendants listed. Fort Wayne guests included numerous Wilkinsons, Harrises, and Browns.
Paris Fashion Notes On Belts Parasol Trends
A Paris letter highlights chic wardrobe accessories for midsummer. It notes belts and parasols matching kid belts with color stripes, silk parasols, and coordinated hats. The piece mentions artificial flowers shifting from roses to lilies and large field flowers popular in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Rainy Day Cupboard for Indoor Child Fun
Rainy days cause household tedium with many children. A rainy day cupboard stores special playthings for state occasions pictures scrapbooks paste pots scissors old magazines and paint boxes. Opening it on dull days provides indoor amusement and eases disappointment.
Railroad engineer recounts killing many on tracks near Chicago
George Abbott of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad says in a Union station interview that his decades of service have left him a haunted man. He estimates he has killed between thirty five and forty people, and describes driving into groups of men a woman hurled over telegraph wires and a child crushed beneath wheels. He fears he may be the most unfortunate railroad man in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Abbott
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago
Abbott
Union Station
Old Emplyee Hurt At Bass Foundry Near Miss
Peter Kling of the Bass foundry narrowly escaped death Friday morning when a seventy pound wheel fragment from the iron crusher struck a cupola support and hit him. He suffered two scalp wounds and shoulder bruises but no serious injury. Kling, employed twenty five years, was treated by Dr. A. J. Kesler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Kling
Bass Foundry
Kling
Mr. Kling
A. J. Kesler
Harmony at Bass foundry as strike ends after three months
After a three month strike at the Bass foundry ended last Tuesday, workers and former strikers show remarkable harmony. Four old strikers returned to work on Saturday and more planned for Monday. A banquet for strikers hosted by strike breakers was held in the old pattern shop, reflecting unprecedented magnanimity. Some pay was issued on payday, with some receivers opting not to return despite the option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass Foundry
Record Excursion Demand Surges at Rome City and Toledo
Conductors reported taking up 1094 excursion tickets, surpassing the 1906 third Sunday record of 1101. Demand for boats at the resort was unprecedented with many travelers to Rome City on the second train unable to secure boats and turning to cottage owners or going without. The Wabash set a new Toledo excursion record by selling 298 tickets to that city, with additional excursionists from Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome City
Wabash
Toledo
Fort Wayne electric works promotes two local men
Nelson Richey will move from the engineering department to the supply department as assistant to E A Wayne designing transformers starting September 1. E L Haffner from engineering will fill the vacancy created by Mr Rickey’s advance. Both are Fort Wayne born and reared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Richey
Fort Wayne Electric Works
E. A. Wayne
E. L. Haffner
Rickey
Fort Wayne
Passengers Frightened by Lake Shore Train Derailment
Incoming passenger train No. 456 on the Lake Shore derailed south of Academie while traveling about forty miles per hour. Wheels left the rails and bumped along ties for about thirty yards, buckling tracks. No injuries reported as Yardmaster Rose led rescue and repair work began. Conductor Harwood and Engineer Allen operated engine No. 4756.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore
Academie
Rose
Huntertown
Harwood
Allen
Peace at Rolling Mills Ends Labor Rumors
Rumors of a strike at Fort Wayne Rolling Mills were unfounded as a twelve month wage scale was signed and accepted by both sides. A telegraphists strike and a delayed message from Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers headquarters caused initial worry, but workers returned to duty after officials and the local lodge stated no strike danger and maintained friendly relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers
Pittsburg
Swinney Park
Old shopman injured at Bass foundry
H. D. Monnowski a Russian is injured when a car wheel falls on him while rolling a wheel at Bass foundry. He suffers a broken bone in the right leg, another in the right arm and a finger bone of the right hand, with additional bruises. He is taken to Lutheran hospital and will stay until healing. Monnowski has long worked at Bass, East Pontiac Street resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Monnowski
Bass Foundry
Lutheran Hospital
Monnowski
Pontiac Street
The
Bass Works
Honored Shopmate and Wife Farewell Party
Fred Schultz of the Pennsylvania blacksmith shop bought a new home on Hough street and will move with his family soon. Neighbors and shopmates hosted a surprise farewell evening with dining-room chair gift, cards, dancing, and a supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schultz
Pennsylvania
Hough Street
Hite William
Obscure Names Annotated in Incoming School Roster
A listing includes diverse individuals such as Mrs Hunt Mr William Dil Mrs Holmes Mrs Barry Mrs Belcher Miss May Garland Miss Curry Roach Miss Nettle Welch Miss Gertrude Palling Peter Stein Peter Mertz Ed Manning and others listed by last name or initials, suggesting a student or staff directory in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ween
Hunt
William
Dil
Holmes
Barry
Belcher
May Garland
Curry Roach
Nettle “Welch
Gertrude Palling
Peter Stein
Peter Mertz
Ed Manning
Woaties Harber
Herman. Schoopman
J. Wiese
Mr. Houseman
Patterfield
Blacksmith Henry Tonsing Injured At Pennsylvania Shops
Henry Tonsing, a blacksmith at the Pennsylvania shops, was hurt Tuesday night when a falling object struck his foot during engine frame welding in the erecting shop near the oil process. His bones were broken and he will be off duty for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Tonsing
Pennsylvania
Murderer Captured After Paoli Whisky Dispute
Paoli Indiana August 13 William Watts dies after altercation with Mac Henderson over missing whisky. Henderson struck Watts with a club fracturing the skull. Watts died at Paoli hospital hours later. Henderson captured by Sheriff Maris and Deputy Sheriff Jones and jailed awaiting preliminary examination. Watts had lived near Paoli for years with unknown home or relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paoli
Ind
William Watts
Mac Henderson
Watts
Henderson
Maris
Jones
Wheat market rallies amid export demand on improved sentiment
Chicago traders see firmer prices near day’s end with wheat up 1 to 1 1/4 cents on export business despite strike rumors. Close figures show August wheat at 83 1/4 cents, September 84 1/4, December 89 3/4, May 95 3/4 cents. corn and oats also higher and pork and lard futures mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Chicago Market Report From August in Chicago Illinois
Chicago market news shows hog receipts at 14 000 head with a steady trend and top hogs at 5 90 to 6 40 per cwt. Cattle steady while the sheep trade strengthens as buyers push for quality and volume in the mid August sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
East Buffalo Hog Market Reaches Firm Close on Aug 13
East Buffalo New York reports 2890 hogs received with 1330 shipped today and 1330 to New York yesterday. Market remains firm with prices for various hog categories from heavy six fifty to seven forty. Cattle receipts total 175 with a steady sheep market and lambs easing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
New York
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Thomson—Havland
Maud A. Havland
Edward F. Thomson
J. M. Canse
Simpson M. FE. Church
Canse
Thomson
Wabash Master Mechanic's
A. C. Haviland
Fairfield Avenue
Douglas Avenues
Judd
Amiet
M. E. Church
Celia F. Amiet
John W. Judd
Holman Street
Rhodabaugh
Frederick
Clyde C. Rhodabaugh
I. F. Rhodabaugh
Zadie Frederick
Lowdenville
J. M. Montgomery
Presbyterian Church
Does ‘Misa
Gertrude
Zella Wigert
Dave Felger
John Wigert
Lena Felger
Otto Felger
New Haven
Thomas Hathaway
Louis Schultheiss
Walpole Conner
Frank Burns
Ella Gaff
Emma Hanley
Anna Redman
Amelia Minto
St. Paul
Emery
D. C. Emery
Newton Hyman
Ada
W. K. Blackburn
T. E. Powell
Nelse Rowland
Portland
Ore
Rawson
J. S. Beagle
Murray McClelland
E. A. McClelland
J. L. McClelland
Amos Runkle
Jesse Vennetta
C. O. Folk
J. W. Hart- Man and Son
Arlington, O
C. C. Marshall
Nebraska
A. J. Marshall
Bellevue
Lelia
Mary Romey
North Baltimore
Lelia Allen
Cross Forks
Josephine Leslie
Charles Fraylick
Monroeville
Eva Angevine
F. W. Leslie
Ennis
van Wert
E. T. Leslie
Belle Leslie
William Leslie
E. E. Leslie
Eva Leslie
Durb Leslie
Alton Meyers
Earl Marshall
Charles Showitz
A. J. Smith
Carl Convoy
Convoy
Wass
Wesley Wass
T. L. Comparet
G. E. Campbell
Thomas Drake
D. H. Simons
W. R. Brown
Addis A. Brown
Brown
E. E. Brown
J. A. Brown
W. D. Brown
A. A. Brown
Edward Baker
William Baker
Ethel Baker
Haviland, QC
Mack
Regina Mack
J. L. Miller
West
Williams Streets
William ‘Mack
Fred
J. Mack
Gustave
Gotrey
J Zts
Smr
May
Burlington
Gory
Nelson Richey and
Rolling Mills
Grain and Provisions
Chicago Market
East Buffalo Market
Barr Street
S. Bush & Co
Well Brothers & Co
Shorts
Tresselt & Sons
J. T. Johnson
E. K. Bush
Columbia Street
Howenstein & Crouse
Hockart Packing Co
Timothy
Pocahontas
Ko! Sige
Indiana
Ade
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