Former Fort Wayne girl killed in Norwalk auto crash
Carrie McCormick once Carrie Johnson, a Fort Wayne native, died in a collision near Norwalk Connecticut. Her husband Paul McCormick was gravely injured as a second car struck their auto and careened into a maple. The couple had a history of auto accidents since their marriage two years ago.
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Carrie McCormick
Paul McCormick
Norwalk
Conn
McCormick
Fort Wayne
Carrie Johnson
Margaret Johnson
Fairfield Avenue
Johnson
Belle Raeder
T. C. Warner
Pendleton
Ore
Augustine Johnson
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Columbus
Ohio
New York
Helen Potter
Charles Converse
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Aoe
Quile
Darien
Henry Norton
Samford
Mrs. Norton
Charles Keeler
New Canaan
Maine
Missouri
McCormick romance ends in fatal car crash in Darien
The McCormick Converse saga ends in tragedy as Carrie Converse dies from a fatal auto wreck in Darien Connecticut while Paul McCormick is fatally injured. A rival car fled the scene. two women in the buggy suffer fractures. The couple, once society figures, eloped years earlier and faced divorce and damages actions.
Sheriff Hott Hero of Thrilling Chase for Thief
In Van Wert Ohio Sheriff Hott and posse chased down J C Hoff man after he stole a Chicago car. A highway pursuit covered about three and a half miles ending with Hoff man surrendering under threat from a shotgun. Hoff man lost two fingers in the struggle and is held for Chicago authorities.
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Sheriff Hott
The
Sentinel
van Wert
Hott
J. C .Hoffman
Jay C. Hills
Chicago
D. L. McDonald
McDonald Garage
Adam Wise
Hoffman
Fort Wayne
Marvin Kuhna
Thief Entered Hild Home and Steals Purse Money
A negro entered Henry Hild of 1209 Van Buren street between 8 and 9 Saturday night and stole 2.38 from a purse in a sideboard drawer before escaping. Emma Hild, home alone, found the drawer half open and all money gone. Detective Lenz searched the area but the suspect fled. another man was briefly detained with no charges.
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Henry Hild
van Buren Street
Lenz
Emma Hild
Miss Hild
E. J. Grubr
Thief Steals Clothes From Laemmermann Home
After packing clothing at Adolph Laemmermann’s house at 918 Grant Avenue a thief borrowed a neighbor’s basket and carried away a black suit two pairs of Sunday trousers four vests and two rings. The thief entered an unlocked home while Mrs Laemmermann tended the bar and fled before officers could intervene. Sergt Harkenrider obtained a description of the white man sought by police.
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Adolph Laemmermann
Grant Avenue
Laemmermann
Washington Boulevard
Grant Street
Sergt. Harkenrider
Fort Wayne fair vendors seek space for sossiges stalls
A letter to Dr. W F Myers, secretary of the Great Fort Wayne fair, requests a twelve foot stand for selling sossiges and sandwiches, asks about night service, and notes a storm of interest from street fair operators. The association screens applicants while highlighting amateur matinee races and local jockey talent for Fort Wayne spectators.
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Mires
W. F. Myers
Fort Wayne
Association
Indiana horseman McKinney dies after race
C. C. McKinney a veteran Evansville horseman trainer and driver collapsed at Muncie Indiana yesterday afternoon after guiding Oli e B to a 2 25 pace victory. He had been in the horse business for many years and was widely known in racing circles.
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Monele
Ind
Face Board of Inquiry at Battery B Drill Camp
Members of Battery B faced a board of inquiry at the armory on a Saturday evening answering charges of disobedience orders and absence without leave. The cases stem from missing part of the Fort Benjamin Harrison annual camp July 17 to 26 under the Dick law guiding state national guards. The board led by Lieutenants Moriarity Wood and Scheffler will render findings after reviewing testimony while noting high attendance at the state camp and weekly drills.
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Battery B Armory
Fort Benjamin Harrison
National Guard
Henry C. Moriarity
Leonard Wood
John ©. Scheffler
Feast of Assumption Celebrated at Notre Dame
Notre Dame Indiana August 16 The Feast of the Assumption was observed with ceremonies witnessed by thousands. Masses were held in Sacred Heart church, a clergy and Brothers of St Joseph parade on campus marked the day. Bishop Alerding led the feast and the dedication of Dujarle Institute built to train boys joining the Holy Cross order. The institute on Notre Dame heights will serve 100 to 150 students in four to six years. Brothers Basil and Boniface prominent. St Marys Academy held vows for young women prior to events.
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Notre Dame
Ind
Aus
Church of the Sacred Heart
Brothers of St. Joseph
Benjamin
Dujarle
Order of the Holy Cross
Alerding
Fort Wayne
Basil
Boniface
C.S. C
St. Mary's Academy
Aged pioneers of two counties hold reunions
Columbia City Aug 6 Old settlers of Whitley county held their fourth annual reunion. Officers elected include President William S Nickey and Vice President William H Carter. A program of music and addresses followed on the court house lawn with a roll of the dead listing many names from Levi Adams to Chris Hay.
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Columbia City
Whitley County
William S. Nickey
William H. Carter
Daniel Myers
R. H. Maring
Cleveland
R. J. Emerson
Richland
T. A. Jellison
Troy
Warren Marrs
Etna
Miles W. Bristow
Thorncreek
J. H. Shilts
Columbia
D. R. Hemmick
Washington
D. W. Sanders
Levi Adams
Wm. N. Andrews
Luke J. Barnes
Solomon Arnold
Fred Brook, Jr
Peter Baubdlets, Jr
Caroline Churchill
Joseph Champion
Alexander Craig
Frank Compton, Jr
D. B. Clugston
Seth
County Fair Prizes Honored Local Residents and Veterans
A county fair afternoon session awarded prizes to many residents. Notables include John R. Anderson, Rosana Krider, Finley M. Thompson, William Tannehill, and James W. Goble. Awards honored longevity in residence, veteran status, and a couple married longest, with silver cups, lace curtains, knives and forks, a flag, a Bible, and a wool serge dress among the prizes.
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Joseph Preaaler
Pentecost
James ‘Putman
Grant Oiling
Betnny Reece
John F. Rhodes
Hiram Radcliff
Martha Rummel
Martin Snetzler
Horace Scott
James ‘H. Shaw
Win
Shaw
John
Peter Smith
John G. Smith
Geo
Rebecca Merriman
South Whitley
Finley M. Thompson
Richland Township
William Tannehill
Columbia Township
John Haas
157Th Indiana Volunteer Infantry
James W. Goble
Pioneers of Steuben Hold Reunion for Early Settlers
Angola Indiana August 16 large Steuben county crowd attends oli settlers reunion with music from Angola City band Continental drummers and Pleasant Lake orchestra. readings honor pioneer deaths, remarks by Judge Hanan Powers and Gannard with dozens of elderly attendees led by Mrs Elizabeth Mougherman aged 102.
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Angola
Ind
Steuben County
Oli
Willis
BE. O. Rose
P. Powers
Tuttle
Orchestra of
Pleasant Lake
Blanche Gates
John W. Hanan
Lagrange
Lafayette Burkett
A. Powers
J. W. Hanan
T. R. Marshall
Columbia City
Gannard
Henry Bressler
Polly Stayner
Elizabeth Klock
A. M. Barnes
John Barnes
Martha Ritter
G. T. Abby
C. P. Powers
Steuben
Otis W. Wisel
Frances Grieves Ketchum
Adelaide C. Parsons
Ursula A. Wilder
Thomas McClue
Jane Sinkey
Benj. Nichols
Nicholas Helmick
Mary E. Wright
James Merriette
Wm. Heckman
J. B. Shaffer
Sarah Renninghoff
Anna Jane Maxwell
John Roman
Ora Denman
Elizabeth Kinsely
James H. van Arken
Thomas E. Legge
Otis B. Wisel
Martha Hart
Austin Fox
Joseph Strickland
Christian F. Schneider
Louisa Orton
Hannah B. Scott
Eliza Lillabaugh
David Q. Panett
John Cole
Julius Weaver
Wm. Knapp
Marian M. Williams
Harriet Ann Gilbert
Wm. Crowl
Joseph A. J. Lowie
John G. Packer
Edwin L. Parker
Mary Ford Hall
Elizabeth Ellison
John K. Folk
Andrew Yockey
Levit Bigler
William Waller
Caterpillar Bite May Kill In Warsaw Ind
In Warsaw Indiana Aug 17 a minister's campaign against short sleeves led to Mrs Hugh Kingery being bitten on her bare arm by a large caterpillar that dropped from a tree. The bite caused swelling and the poison to threaten systemic danger while she receives medical care. Also J W Berhalter former Kendallville marshal fell ill with neuralgia and remained in critical condition.
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Warsaw
Ind
Hugh ‘Kingery
Time wow wipe for government 10 own wires
Kalamazoo Aug 17 United States Senator Burrowes urged government action to create a postal telegraph system with the mail service to prevent a repetition of current strike difficulties.
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Kalamazoo
United States
Burrowes
Orphan Asylums Hampered by New Indiana Law
Indianapolis, Aug 17. The new law shifting responsibility for dependent children to counties reduces income for orphan asylums. It limits funding to public wards declared by courts, threatens existing county payments, and pressures private homes. Indiana orphan asylum trustees fear financial losses as more wards are not declared public and relatives avoid support duties.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Children’s Guardians
Court
Michigan
Wisconsin
Typhoid Circulars and Health Guidance See Public Mailings
County Health Officer M. Van Buskirk has received typhoid and cholera infantum health circulars from the state board of health. They cover transmission, home management, warding off disease, and precautions. Noble County Horticultural Society plans a Kendallville fair exhibit in September with effort to win prizes.
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M. van Buskirk
State Board of Health
Noble County Horticultural Society
Kendallville
Five Miners Die In Sonman Mine Tipple Fall
Pittsburg April 17. The tipple at the Sonman mine near Johnstown collapsed today, sending eleven men into the shaft. Five miners were killed and six were seriously injured. The five victims fell four hundred feet and their bodies were badly mangled.
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Pittsburg
Sonman
Johnstown
Counting Millions in Indiana State Treasury Each Month
Indianapolis, Aug 17. Indiana counts cash monthly to verify money on hand against the books. Treasurer Hadley and deputies did $2,000,000 in three hours due to many $1,000 bills, before the depository law ends counting at Dec 1. The office never closes and guards sleep in the treasury with rifles and revolvers. Bank examiner Charles Camp travels, counts all currency and confirms vault totals. He notes coin is counted by weight, with specific standards for gold and silver. Elkhart’s St Joseph Valley Bank holds the largest cash on hand among Indiana banks, about $133,000 in coin. government inspections cover national banks.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Oscar Hadley
Finance Board
Treasury
State Treasury
Hadley
A. C. Alexander
Charles W. Camp
Auditor of State
Mr. Camp
Garrett
Billheimer
Auditor of
St. Joseph
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Carrie Converse
McCormick-Converse
Converse
95Th Street
Liberty Hill
McCornick
New Haven
Metropolis
P Morigside
Ralph Vattance
Goshen
Wmikkart Riv
Hild
West
Torrowed
Vender
Indiana Horseman
McKinney
Evansville
Munele
Face Board OF Inquiry
Pioneers OF
T. R. Marshal
Neurala
Heart
Senator Burrow
Bank Examiner Camp
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