City Officials Push Grand Jury Probe of Track Elevation Deals
City Attorney Hogan says the administration will press for a grand jury inquiry into alleged dishonest deals with the Wabash and Pennsylvania railroads over property vacated for track elevation. Prosecutor Thomas warns a public libel suit may be the only path to publicity, as grand juries are not convened during court vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Wabash
Pennsylvania
Harry G. Hogan
Thomas
Lake George
Messrs
Jesse Grive
Frank T. Beney
G. A. Schwegman
E. Lennon
H. G. Hogan
City
Entlemen
Journal-Gazette
Allen
Grand Jury
Albert E. Thomas
Grice
Board of Works
Hogan Fridax
Hogan
Four Horses Killed by Lightning Near Fort Wayne
Four horses on farms near Fort Wayne died during a weekend electrical storm. Two Berghorn dairy horses west of Brookside were struck in pasture, a Cramer mare in Washington township perished, and a Culbertson horse in Lake township also fell to lightning. The storms arrived about 4 am with a heavy western and northern shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Gerhard Berghorn
Brookside
William Cramer
Washington Township
Berghorn
Allen County
Ed Culbertson
Lake Township
Charter Delivered To Ke kionga Hive No 88 Ladies of the Maccabees
The charter of Ke kionga hive No 88 of the Ladies of the Maccabees was delivered by Miss Maude Briley of Fairfield district state deputy. The new hive, already sizable, is officered by Adeline Miller as past commander Blige Bowen as commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kekionga Hive
Ladies of the Maccabees
Maude Briley
Feirmann
Adeline Miller
Blige ‘Bowen
Crazy Man Attacks Inmate and Breaks Ward Supplies
Almon Bajavicz a Polish laborer recently jailed for plotting to kill his family with an ax assaulted a jail ward by tearing plumbing loose attacked prisoner Turnkey Charlie Aker and bit his finger. Deputies restrained him and he was moved to the county infirmary for placement in the insane ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almon Bajavicz
Charlie Aker
Ed Courdevey
Barney Schonefeld
Saloon Owners Succumb To Police Order
Saloon proprietors where social clubs operate were visited by Chief of Police Abbott on Friday and ordered to quit business. They offered no objections, saying they were pressured to protect trade as rivals adopted Sunday drinking schemes. Authorities pledged close monitoring to curb new venues beginning tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
Lena A Bad Dreamer
Miss Lena Wapple, a stenographer in this city, …
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena
Peru
Ind
Aig
Lena Wapple
Shriners Banquet Speaker Fined Over Gag Rule
At Germania park the Mizpah Temple patrol and band held an annual outing with a chicken dinner. George Waldschmidt began a long oration but Illustrious Potentate E H Merritt paid a fine to avoid hearing it. Waldschmidt later stopped payment on his 1.25 assessment, protesting the gag rule as other amusements unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Waldschmidt
Mizpah Temple
Mystic Shrine
Germania Park
E. H. Merritt
Myron Downing
Noble Merritt
Noble Waldschmidt
Waldschmidt
Harry Jones
Shriners
Cc. D. Tille
Monroeville Builds New School and Sisters’ Residence
Monroeville Indiana expects the new St Rose Catholic church school and sisters residence to be completed by October with dedication mid month. Rt Rev Bishop Alerding of Fort Wayne will preside. The complex costs over 7000 dollars on Mulberry and Forest streets with the church on the square. The pastor Rev Norbet Felden, ordained in 1905, has led the parish two years to strong esteem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Rose Catholic Church
Alerding
Fort Wayne
Churc
Mulberry Street
Forest Street
Norbet Felden
Chas. H. Thiele
St. Peter’s Church
North Judson
Monroeville
John Grogan
John Hoss
B. Hartman
F. von Schwedler
L. R. Paquet
F. J. Dandurand
Thomas Conroy
Crawfordsville
Charles Keyser
Senator Frye Burial Marks Lewiston Funeral Day
United States senator William Pierce Frye who served 30 years and held the presidency pro tempore of the senate was buried in Lewiston Maine. A public funeral followed a private ceremony with scores of federal state and municipal officials in attendance. Business in Lewiston was suspended during the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Wm. Pierce ‘Frye
United
Senate
United States
Congress
Street Car and Auto Lock Owned by Dr H
Fragmentary notice suggests ownership by Dr H in a street car and auto lock context with unclear details and attribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. H
Seconeh
Father Clark A Grand Old Man Over 100 At Winona Service
Warsaw Indiana resident William Samuel Clark known as Father Clark is reported at 100 plus years old and active. He summers with son Fred S. Clark in this city and winters with daughter Mrs. James C. Malcolm in Cleveland. He attributes health to temperate habits and early rising. He has a long life of sea travel farming and postmaster service and remains a popular, devout figure at Winona meetings with five of his eleven children living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
William Samuel Clark
Clark
Fred S. Clark
James C. Malcolm
Cleveland
Ohio
Sentinel
Center Lake
Mr. Clark
England
Faversham
Mediterranean
Archangel
Russia
America
Ashland County
Gairy
Ruggles
Sullivan
Father Clark
Winon
Jerome Biggs
Sandusky
W. G. Clark
J. C. Malcolm
R. L. Lashels
Crestline
This City
Lords Victory in Commons Moves to End Constitutional Clash
London Aug 11 official report states Lords will not insist on amendments to the veto bill and accept Commons’ consequential change. Morley motion adopted 131 to 114 ending a long constitutional struggle. The government seeks unity among unionists on reform of the Lords and potential home rule implications for Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
House of Lords
Asquith
Lords
Morley
Viscount Morley
Ireland
Rd ‘Lansdowne
Ini
England
Dublin Freeman's Journal
Independent of Dublin
Funeral for Fred A Hull Held in Wabash
Former Fort Wayne resident Fred A Hull died at his Bluffton home after a trolley wreck in Poneto on May 28 left a shoulder fracture. Post mortem showed a brain blood clot and physicians attributed most of his death to injuries. He was 53 and survived by his widow. Hull had lived in Fort Wayne for about twenty years and later worked as a printer in Bluffton.
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Fred. A. Hull
Fort Wayne
Bluffton
Wabash
Constantine
Mich
Newspaper Union
Weat
Broadway
Divorce Suit by Blue Island Woman After 46 Years
Frances Kick of Blue Island sues Fredd Kick for desertion in Judge Devere’s court. The 72 year old widow recalls her husband’s roving travels since 4 years of separation, noting his Civil War veteran status and the plan to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frances Kick
Blue Island
Godfrey Kick
Wooster
Ohio
Fort Wayne to Open Enamelled Wire Plant
Fort Wayne will host a new industry for enamelled wire in a plant at Wall Street foot, under the Dudlo Manufacturing Co. George A. Jacobs leads the venture, with W. E. Mossman and B. Paul Mossman aiding financially. Jacobs, former Fort Wayne resident now in Cleveland, brings a proven enamel wire process through testing in recent years.
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Fort Wayne
Wall Street
George A. Jacobs
Cleveland
W. E. Mossman
B. Paul Mossman
Jacobs
Mr. Jacobs
W. E. Mosaman
Dudlo Manufacturing Company
Harvesters Defend Itself Against Townsend Report
Edgar Bancroft for International Harvester disputes the Townsend investigation findings as false and inaccurate. He says there is no patent on knotters, no binder twine monopoly, and asserts strong competition among twine makers. He notes foreign price claims are unfounded and cites past price reductions in 1912.
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Washington
Townsend
Edgar Bancroft
International Harvester Company
House “Steel Trust
Burdette Townsend
Department of Agriculture
International
The
Bancroft
United States Steel Corporation
Harvester Company
Steel Corporation
Wisconsin Steel Company
the International
Merger Claim Describes Independent Control Of Properties
The statement asserts properties were bought without influence or control by old companies and that most officers and stockholders of those firms had no role in running the International, instead selling their interests and retiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
International
Filipino officer weds in Philippine ceremony
Fort Wayne native Jewell F. Younge, now a Philippine constabulary lieutenant, wed Senorita Carmen Almeida on July 5 in San Fernando La Union. Younge, son of the late Dr. J. W. Younge, studied medicine in Louisville before joining the Philippine forces and rising to lieutenant. His bride is the daughter of El Senor and Senora Lucinda Almeida. The ceremony at the parents home featured military honors. Younge’s mother, Mrs. De Etta Younge, lives in Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Jewell F. Younge
Philippine Constabulary
Louisville
Philippines
Constabulary
el Senor Vy Senora
Lucinda Almeida
San Fernando
Younge
de~ Etta Younge
Huntington
Culver Military School
Philippine Constabulary Service
Bob Dickson Starts Private Detective Agency in Fort Wayne
Robert Dickson, a retired city police captain and detective, opens a private detective agency with offices in room 6 of the North American building. Since leaving the force he has focused on private detective work for the Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction Co and other clients, and he located Peter Cosentino at Petoskey Michigan a few weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dickson
Tong
North American
Dickson
Fort Wayne and
Northern Indiana Traction Company
Peter Cosentino
Petoskey
Mich
Bethany Presbyterian Plans New Building and Fund Drive
The Bethany Presbyterian Church led by Rev. C. O. Shirey will build a new modern Sunday school building as membership grows. A lawn social and ice cream sale on West Main and Cherry streets next Friday evening will raise funds for the building project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany Presbyterian Church
O. Shirey
West Main and
Cherry Streets
Woman of Resource Seizes Peddler After Steam Train Attack
Chicago August 11 A peddler Joseph Wood accused of mistreating ten year old Elizabeth Salaba was captured by an irate mother while pursued by a cab man and turned over to police Mrs Salaba witnessed the attack and her daughter said the assailant struck.
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Chicago
Joseph Wood
Elizabeth Salaba
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Will Press
Ladies’ of Maccabees
Crazy Man
Mystic Shriners
George ‘Waldschmidt
Senator Frye
Calliaun
Call “‘Wayne-an
Warsaw
Fred A. Hull
Foot of
Fort Warne
Harvester Trust
Townsend Inquiry
Lieut
Heart of San
Fernando Bella
Bob” Dickson
Bethany Church
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