Orders to Move to Manila for Three Regiments
Dispatch from Washington directs the Twenty-seventh, Thirty-first, and Thirty-fourth volunteer regiments to sail for San Francisco for transport to Manila. Regiments at Camp Meade Fort Thomas Fort Logan, with recruiting duty assigned to officers. Glenogle and Tacoma to carry troops, 800 and 650 men respectively. Fort Wayne and Allen County men heavily recruited for the Thirty-first. Lieutenant J. B. Fenner listed.
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Washington
Adjutant General
San Francisco
Presidio
Manila
War Department
Camp Meade
Fort Thomas
Fort Logan
Col
Quartermaster’s Department
Glenogle
Tacoma
Northern Pacific Steamship Line
Corbin
Thirty-first Regiment
Cincinnati
Thirty-first
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Allen County
J. B. Fenner
Governor Mount to Recommend Officers for Volunteer Army
Governor Mount will recommend twelve men for commissioned officer posts in Indiana’s new volunteer army. He plans two selections from each Indiana infantry regiment and one from each Indianapolis and Fort Wayne battery, with final approval resting with Washington.
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Root
Governor Mount
Fort Wayne
Reese
Founer
Washington
War Department
Indiana Infantry
Indianapolis
Grounding of Hooker Cable Ship At Manila
The board reviewing the Hooker grounding near Correigidor harbor finds the accident occurred in daylight on a reef marked on the chart and cites navigator carelessness. Equipment has been removed and the cable is being taken up. If no storm comes, the vesselmay be hauled off and repaired though the hull is badly torn.
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Manila
United States
Hooker
Correidgor Harbor
Manila Bay
Corral
Reformed Orphans Home Celebrates Sixteenth Anniversary
A large crowd attended the sixteenth anniversary of the Reformed Orphans' home on Thursday afternoon in the grove. More than two thousand people joined the festivities with many visitors from out of town. Local church ladies aided in hospitality and meal service at the refectory and barns as the day and evening events continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Orphans’ Home
Bonns
Death in a Welsh mine after explosion at Liest colliery
Dispatch from London reports a night shift explosion at Liest colliery in Glamorgan Wales killing twenty five with fifty workers present. Rescue attempts saved survivors amid after damp as crowds gathered and many were injured.
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London
Liest
Glamoranshire
Wales
Troops to Come Home From Cuba Rest and Refresh
United States troops serving in Cuba will be brought to the United States for a climate change and recuperation. A battalion from each regiment may be absent at a time while others remain to keep order. the plan starts immediately with camp assignments to be decided.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Heller Wins Two Races in Paulding Ohio Meet
Lee Heller claimed two firsts at Paulding racing in two heats a half mile in 2 10 and a mile in 2 55 from fourteen to fifteen starters. He defeated state champion S Hessberger in all events earning two gold watches as prizes amid cheers from the grand stand. Ligonier to issue 5000 bonds for a new school building.
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Lee Heller
Paulding
Ohio
Heller
S. Hessberger
A Happy Reunion Of Soldier Le Roy Garrett
Le Roy Garrett, who enlisted last Thursday in Cincinnati, joined the Thirty first at Fort Thomas with others. He grew up in an orphan asylum and lived with guardian Jerry Rupright who consented to enlistment at seventeen. An elderly lady and a young girl, dressed richly, visited the barracks and identified him as her son, triggering an emotional reunion with a member of Cincinnati’s leading family.
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LeRoy Garrett
Fort Thomas
Cincinnati
Garrett
Jerry R Upright
Young Man Seeks Discharge For New Home Move
A young man stationed near Walnut Hills awaits discharge from service as unsuited. Once received, he plans to accompany his mother to their new home.
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Walnut Hills
Little Girl Hurt On West Main Street
Four year old Elsie Wieland was struck by a horse's foot while sitting on the curb in front of her West Main Street home near Chris Suelzer's saloon. Dr. C B Siemen treated the temple injury, described as painful but not dangerous.
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Elsie Wieland
West Main Street
Chris Suelzer
Elsie
Fort Wayne Men Take Control of National Telephony Stock
S. M. Foster buys Lima capitalists holdings in the National Telephone and Telegraph company giving Fort Wayne investors control. The long distance line serves Ohio Indiana and Michigan with major stockholders including Duffield Holmes and Cory, now joined by Foster Paul Bash and Beers.
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National Telephone and Telegraph Company
Fort Wayne
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Lima
Mr. Duffield
Frank Holmes
Manhattan Oil Company
C. H. Cory
Big Four Railroad
S. M. Foster
National Company
Messrs
H. C. Paul
C. S. Bash
G. W. Beers
Northern Indiana Notes Highlight Local Fires and Crimes
Kinsie Clarks hay barn near Michigan City burned after lightning destroying twelve horses a steaming press and 125 tons hay with 4500 dollar loss 650 dollar insurance. State prison population sinks to 773 in low water mark while few prisoners are brought in. Bessie Rhone 16 of southwest of South Bend dies amid poisoning allegations after refused marriage. Hinshaw murder case revival and burglar theory circulate. William Whittenberger age 83 heads a Fulton county clanerne with odd anecdotes. John Johnson the horseless farmer of Howard county plows crops on two acres raising cabbage and celery. William Freel mental collapse over Nellie Berger abduction escapes and wanders timberland.
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Kinsie Clark
Michigan City
Michigan City Dispatch
Bessie Rhone
John Rhone
South Bend
Union B. Hunt
J. E. Hinshaw
Norh Baney
Kid” Whitney
William Whittenberger
Chicago and Erie
John Johnson
Howard County
William Freel
Fulton County
Nellie Berger
Miss Berger
Freel
Wealthy farmer Blough to dismiss sensational lawsuit
Mrs. Norris, Blough's long time housekeeper who sued for a share of his property, accused him in a sensational case. The Blough trial, held last Sunday, is now to be dismissed.
First Horseless Carriage Seen in Fort Wayne
Two Cleveland men Henry S. Pickands and H. B. Tuttle brought the Winton Motor Carriage into Fort Wayne arriving at 3 am. The single seat vehicle weighs 1600 pounds, has a six horsepower engine and a top speed near twenty miles per hour. They plan to tour Indiana towns toward Chicago, weather permitting, after a brief stay.
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Fort Wayne
Henry S. Pickands
H. B. Tuttle
Cleveland
Ohio
Messrs
Winklemeyer & Hans
West Main Street
Wayne Hotel
The
Sentinel
Pickands
University Club
Toledo
Tuttle
Defiance
Narrow Escape Faith Prophet Ada Hart Testimony
Ada E. Hart of Groton South Dakota credits Dr King’s New Discovery for curing a severe lung consumption after four doctors gave up. She took eight bottles and recovered, with trial bottles offered free at Dreter & Bro’s drug store and regular sizes priced 50 cents and one dollar.
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Ada E. Hart
Groton
S. D
Dreter & Bro’s
Amateur Races Set for Labor Day Meet
The Amateur Driving club plans the citys largest amateur race meet for Labor Day at Driving park mile track. The track will be fast with two paces and two trots for members driving their own horses. The highlight is expected to be the free-for-all pace.
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Labor Day
Amateur Driving Club
Bie Free-Forgall
Fort Wayne Horses Headline Free-For-All Exhibition
Charlie McDougal’s Harry C Fleming’s Red Bell Centlivre’s Mary C Peter Nusbaum and Ed Coombs entered in a fast free-for-all. Atlantic King and Harry C. his first son will race an exhibition mile. The entries aren’t closed yet and more may join. It is the year’s only chance to see these fast Fort Wayne horses on the track.
Six Drowned in White River Washington Accident
A carriage with six people fell into White river while being loaded onto a ferry at Washington Ind last night all occupants drowned The dead include Mrs Albert Hensel and four Hensel children and Miss Amy Dillon The hawser parted as the horses stepped aboard causing the ferry to swing out and drop the carriage into the river
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Washington
Ind
White River
Albert Hensel
Hensel
Amy Dillon
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Ebenezer
N. Y
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Bluffton
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W. H. Vitz
B. S. Stern
New Bremen
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Governor Mount Author
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Mine
Ligonier
G. A. Nonnwamaxger
Lydia ER. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Northern
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Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Chicago
Messrs. Pickands and Tuttle
Columbia City
Dr. Wenger
Kidmey
Bright
N. R. Wenger
Calhoun Street
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State of One
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Tanase Camry
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