Islander Sinks After Iceberg Collision Off Alaska
The Islander struck an iceberg near Douglas Island, Alaska, sank within 15 minutes, claiming about sixty five lives including captain Foote and many crew and passengers. Survivors, aided by Juneau and Victoria officials, report a chaotic evacuation. gold dust and bags valued at $10,000 were saved, while others perished in the cold water and explosions as the ship went down.
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Victoria
B. C
Islander
Canadian Pacific Navigation
Victoria Skagway
Douglas Island
Alaska
Foote
Skagway
Lynn Canal
Bishop
Juneau
Flossie
Lucy
City Council
Dockers’ Hall
Treadwell
Apple City
Luce
Jennie
Steward Simpson
United States
Smith
Governor Ross
Dawson
John M. Duncan
Ross
Duncan
Canadian Pacific Navigation Company
Glasgow
Vancouver
Columbia River
Justice Court Roundup of Local Cases and Thefts
State ex rel Mary Stewart vs Joseph Horstman appeals from Huser to circuit court. A Nine Mile bicycle theft led to Charles Dennis's arrest. 17 year old bound over to circuit court in $200. John Barrand pleads guilty to assault on Frank Besancon. fines stay. Warrant service warrants chase. Justice France trips for fish market. squire offers high fish prices. Nick Lorrain acquitted of assault at New Haven. Ulrich Loos garnishment transfer challenged. Judge Tancey and wife return from east trip. Woodburn arrests Herman Miller on peace-breach charges. Miller and Bob Shirley clash at post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stewart
Joseph Horstman
Huser
Nine Mile
Daseler
Huguenard
Charles Dennis
Bullermann
Dennis
John Barrand
Frank Besancon
Justice Bullermann
Barrand
Justice’s
Justice France
Squire
Nick Lorrain
New Haven
Abraham Greenlick
Ulrich Loos
Loos
Illinois
Tancey
Oban
N. Y
Bradford
Pittsburg
Old Niagara
Rock City
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Bernard P. ‘Harris
Woodburn
Bob Shirley
Miller
Harris
Miss Rhodes Declines Prison Superintendent Post
Miss Rhodes of Richmond declines to accept the appointment as superintendent of the women's prison in Indianapolis. She offered no reasons for her refusal and did not take the position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Rhodes
Richmond
Women’s Prison
Court News Roundup From Superior Court Actions
In Aihlen vs Boettcher the court ruled for the defendant and set no new trial. Williams vs Wolcott yielded a mortgage judgment. Adams and others pursued notices and partitions while several other cases moved forward. Sheriff Stout returned from Ohio and shared a civil war reunion.
Calhoun Street Grocer's Horse Euthanized After Accident
Amos BR Walters, a Calhoun Street grocer, lost a young horse that balked near Fairfield Avenue. The horse dashed along tracks after fearing a train, slammed into posts, then fell down a cinder bank with a broken leg. Walters ordered the animal shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos BR. Walters
Calhoun Street
Fairfield Avenue
Baade Fills Pulpit in Otis Above Absent Pastor
Rev. M. C. Baade of Otis Indiana preached at St. Paul’s Lutheran church Sunday morning while Rev. Jacob Miller visited Maryland. Baade is brother of W. C. Baade owner of the Baade book store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Baade
Otis
Ind
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Jacob Miller
Maryland
Rev. Baade
W. C. Baade
Baade
Maple Grove Sunday School Social Planned at Pfeiffer Home
Maple Grove Sunday school will host a social at Mr. E. Pfeiffer’s home on Leo road on August 22. A bus will pick up attendees along the car line from 7 30 to 8 30 in the evening to convey people to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
E. Pfeiffer
Leo Road
Disaster at Forty-Seventh Street crosses trains in Chicago
Five people died and ten were injured when an eastbound Pennsylvania passenger train No. 24 collided with an electric streetcar at Forty-seventh Street Chicago. Motorman P H Bowman survived but in critical condition. Victims include Ida Offer Cincinnati Miss Kate Frahar Frederick C Edwards and Mrs Harriett Sutcliffe Chicago. Engineered by Gates and conductor McMahon, the crash prompted a coroner’s inquest with officials stating gate was down and fault lay with the streetcar.
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Pennsylvania
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Forty-seventh Street
P. H. Bowman
Ida Offer
Cincinnati
Kate Frahar
Frederick C. Edwards
Harriett Sutcliffe
Englewood Union Hospital
McMahon
Gates
Eckhard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Soldier Charles Campbell Murder Revealed After Death
Lafayette Indiana residents learn their son Charles M Campbell who died in Savannah during the Spanish American War was murdered not felled by spinal meningitis as the death certificate claimed. Campbell had served in Company B Ninth Illinois and had warned his father an officer threatened to kill him. His remains were later moved to Albion following his death.
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Twenty-sixth Ohio Battery
William Mills
L. B
Thos. Larimore
Hamilton Bank
C. M. Dishong
C. B. Snider
Smith
American Mining Machinery Company
Recorder’s
Kiss
Ernest J. Kiss
Justus W. Williams
John A. Williams
Lewis C. Hunter
Harry E. Sprague
Charles F. Freese
D. E. Smith
D. E. Smith Et al
Sheriff Stout
Rus Woolford
E. V. Harris
Woolford
Charles Schroeder
Woodturn
Terre Haute
Danville
Ill
Billy Morton
Marion Township
Phoebe Futter
Joseph Futter
Washington
Campbell
Lafayette
Ind
Charles M. Campbell
John Campbell
Charles Campbell
Ninth
Illinois
Albion
Trl
Savannah
Blacksmiths Races Cap Colorful Cent Livre Park Outing
The horseshoers’ event at Cent Livre park drew a large crowd with several horse heats and side contests. J F Zurbach’s Doc won the trot first heat while Happy Abbott took the next two. Jim T. placed third. Bessie O. edged the pace heat, with Pat Gilmore and Will Reinhart taking the later heats. Kamerad led a slow race after Ira Noble’s drive, Johnny C won the final sprint, while Meier finished eighth. Shields won the sledge, Julian Perrey the running high jump, and Gebhard along with A Sthair dominated the bicycle races.
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Centlivre Park
J. F. Zurbach
Doc
Happy Abbott
William Geary
Jim T
Christ Siebold
Jim O’ryan
Bessie O
Pat Gilmore
Will Reinhart
Handsome Bay
Frank Perrey
Josephine P
Meier
Ira Noble
S. Kamerad
Charles Chauvey
Johnny C
Mr.Meier
Kamerad
Mr. Shields
Warren
Julian Perrey
George Bebhard
Gebhard
A. Sthair
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples
A list of marriage licenses shows pairs including Jacob Herman and Elizabeth Herman, Frank M. Ford and Olena Beamer, William H. Ross and Marie Gallmeier, Clarence Pattee and Ida McSorgley, Silas Miles and Carrie Black, Charles H. Geyer and Fisie F. Bell, John B. Welton and Carrie S. Hanson, Charles R. Shuster and Olive M. Plattner, Ross J. Scott and Lenna B. Cornwall, Cyrus W. Zimmer and Myrtie Stahl, William C. Barnhouse and Mary G. Sperb, John J. Ladig and Maud M. Sponhauser, Louis F. Merillat and Margaret Dauer, Edgar H. Lasher and Emma Stetzer.
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Frank M. Ford
Olena Beamer
William H. Ross
Marie Gallmeier
Clarence Pattee
Ida McSorgley
Silas Miles
Carrie Black
Charles H. Geyer
Fisie F. Bell
John B. Welton
Carrie S. Han
Charles R. Shuster
Olive M. Plattner
Ross J. Scott
Lenna B. Cornwall
Cyrus W. Zimmer
Myrtie Stahl
William C. Barnhouse
Mary G. Sperb
John J. Ladig
Maud M. Sponhauer
Louis F. Merillat
Margaret Dauer
Edgar H. Lasher
Emma Stetzer
Expenditures and Tax Levies for Maumee Township 1901
The Maumee township trustee sets the 1901 expenditures and tax levies to be discussed at the September 3 advisory board meeting. Totals include township 1,053.89 and 20c. local tuition 263.47 and 5c. special school 1,317.36 and 25c. road 1,580.83 and 30c. additional road 526.94 and 10c. Overall: 5,005.74 in expenditures and 95c per hundred dollars in taxes. Net taxable property listed as 526,045.00 with 156 polls. mortgage credit 33,075.00. Signed by Trustee on August 3, 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maumee Township
Allen County
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Queen
LaBlonde
M. M. Brumbauer
Portland
D. H. Hart
Klondike
M. M. Manly
Winnipeg
Blondiker
Miss Rhodes
the Court News
Superior Court
Aihlen
Williams
Indiana
Aiken
Ida Lackey
Homer Lackey
Sheriff’s Office
John H. Friedline
William H. Fetter
Monroeville Machinery Company
Hammond
Clear Lake
Ryan
Wagner Street
Irene Weeks
Sheriff's Office
Hugh Street
Conrad Schuckel
Henry J. Fischer
Caroline Sievers
A. C. Kelsey
Foster Koonts
Wayne Township
Schirmeyer
Old National Bank
Samuel F. Manna
C.W. Edgerton
Hanna
Edgerton
Aisit
Alliance
Ohio
Stout
Harris-Miller
France
Bessie E. McDonnell
Donald McDonnell
Hannah Savior
James Linn
Susie
John Helling
Ed Nicodemus
Deputy Hammond
Circuit Court
Say
Jacob Herman and
Elizabeth Herman
Eatin Keene
Fred C. Fahling
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