Early Indian Traders Shaped Fort Wayne Fortunes
Fort Wayne's early history centers on Indian traders who bridged commerce with the Miamis exchanging furs for European goods. French monopolies, English competition, and a booming fur trade anchored Fort Wayne as a regional hub from 1719 onward, with traders like Lasselle and Richardville shaping its frontier commerce and conflicts such as Pontiac's War.
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Maumee Valley
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Northwest
Prairies
Europe
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
St. Lawrence
Miami
LaSelle
St. Joseph
Northwest Territory
Atlantic Coast
New York
West
England
France
Fort Warne
Pontiac
Fort Miami
Sandusky
Presque Isle
Ensign Holmes
Crouse Family Holds Fourth Annual Reunion in Ohio
Nearly a hundred members gathered at Ed Renshaw's grove near Antwerp for the fourth Crouse family reunion. Two big dinners, speeches and games highlighted the day. Fort Wayne residents Swinney Park chosen for next year’s meeting. officers include Burt Crouse president Ed Griswold vice president Blanche Renshaw secretary and C M Preble treasurer.
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Sentinel
Antwerp
Ohio
Crouse
Ed Rensnaw
Swinney Park
Fort Wayne
M. Mellott
Lillian Wickert
Mable Mellott
Dorothy Bennett
Ruth Preble
Bernadine Bennett
Burt Crouse
Charles Crouse
Earl Peepers
Momer Crouse
Earline Peepers
Mary Crouse
Isabell Crouse
Hazel Crouse
Fragmentary OCR note with vague sale details
Unreadable clipping notes a local sale or auction with partial phrases. Entities and specifics are missing, hindering full comprehension of participants, location, or exact items offered.
Precious Blood Church Cornerstone Laying Next Sunday
Construction of the new Precious Blood Church in Bloomingdale progresses toward readiness for the cornerstone laying set for next Sunday at 4 PM. Rt. Rev. Herman J. Alerding will preside and Rev. Chas. W. Thiele will deliver the sermon.
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Church of the Precious Blood
Bloomingdale
Father Hummer
Herman J. Alerding
Chas. WW. Thiele
Sto ‘Peter's
Church
Thin City
Tornadoes Leave Dead and Wounded Across North Dakota
Eight people died and thirty to forty were injured as tornadoes swept North Dakota last night. In Souris area, John Patterson Jr. 16, was killed in his father's barn and his brother William was badly hurt. Reports from Lylet Manitoba describe fatalities near Elmore and multiple deaths near Sherwood and Antler near the boundary line.
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Grand Forks
N. D
North Dakota
John Patterson
Souris
William
Winnipeg
Man
Lylet
Manitoba
Elmore
Sherwood
Antler
Four Boilermakers Hurt in Pennsylvania Boiler Shop
Four men were injured in a Pennsylvania boiler shop Saturday though none serious. T. G. Busz suffered a broken left ankle and leg bruising from a falling brake staff. W. R. Grooms and F. W. Schaefer had eye injuries from steel chips and received treatment. August Dreyer fell from a scaffold.
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Pennsylvania
T. G. Busz
W. R. Grooms
F. W. Schaefer
August Dreyer
G A R Encampment Draws Veterans to Rochester NY
Veterans from across the United States converge on Rochester New York for the National Encampment of the G A R. Illinois delegation is led by Judge Harvey M Trimble b tograph, whose name appears among the published roster.
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Rochester
N. Y
States
Harvey M. Trimble
Illinois Sandidate
ROR
GA. Ri
Rev Parley Zartman Accepts Moody Institute Post
Rev Parley Zartman D D of Jamaica New York has accepted a call to the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He will start September first as assistant to Dean Dr James M Gray with a view to becoming head of the extension department. His promotion matters locally since he is nephew of Rev Dr A K Zartman pastor of Grace Reformed Church.
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Parley
Zartman
D. D
Jamaica
N. Y
J. Wilbur Chapman
Evangelstic Committee
The
Presbyterian Church
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
James M. Gray
A. K. Zartman
Grace Reformed Church
Prisoners Hire Counsel As Armory Theft Case Gathers Pace
Fred Stahl and Edward Hooper faced arraignment before US Commissioner T J Logan on charges of stealing government property from an armory. Judge Walter Olds prepared to defend them while Harry Cloud lacked legal representation. The trio, in custody, were turned over to Deputy Marshal Waller and, if held, will be tried in Indianapolis court.
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Hooper
Stahl
Fred Stahl
Edward Hooper
United States
T. J. Logan
Walter Olds
Harry Cloud
Waller
Indianapolis
Pfeiffer Real Estate Listing in Bass Block Rooms
C F Pfeiffer offers rooms 6 and 7 in the Bass Block as a real estate listing or personal security detail.
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C. F. Pfeiffer
Bass Block
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Joseph Drouet de Richardville
John B. Richardville
Peter L. LaFontaine
John Beaubien
James LaSelle
James Peltier
Tah-cum-wah
Richardville
James Lasselle
Col. Lasselle
Hyacinth Lasselle
Car
Maumee
Hyacinth
Logansport
Grove
Rurode Dry Goods Co
Eepeeees
Ae Ae Om Eae
Ate Ee
Precious Blood Church
Rurode Dry Goods Company
Hal Score
Rev
Parley E. Zartman
Grace Church
State OF Indiana
State of
Lew
Bellingham
Thomas R. Marshall
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