Higgins Hanged for Double Murder Near Rosaline Neb
Louis Higgins who killed W J Copple and wife near Rosaline Nebraska on May 12 was lynched at Bancroft. Sheriff Young of Thurston county transported him from the Douglas county jail to Bancroft by train. About twenty men seized Higgins, beat him to a dray and hanged him from a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Louis Higgins
W. JL. Copple
Rosaline
Bancroft
Young
Thurston County
Higgins
Teachers to Open Allen County Schools in September
County Superintendent Felger reports teachers for ten township schools in Allen County. Start dates are September 9 for part of the townships and September 16 for the rest. The roster lists instructors for Abbot Township and surrounding districts, including Elsie Pratt Carrie Pratt Fannie Pratt W C Holloman Roy Harrison and others across twelve numbered positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen County
Sepber
Felger
Elsie Pratt
Carrie Pratt
Fannie Pratt
W. C. Holloman
Roy Harrison
Raymond D. Woolover
Clara Scott
Long list of names and initials in a community notice
A dense roster of individuals listed with initials and surnames across multiple rows, including P E Sible Sylvia Miracle Luella Hand Dollie Kell Iona Coverdale Charles Warner Helen Brown Edna Eckles Henry Hirschey Milton Clem Ella Gorman Hstella Waters M B Gonga Louis Emenhiser M M Clap Hazel Ruch Wes BE GC Thomas Charles Miller Elmer Sweeney Hallie Hume Josephine Linden Ethel Whitney Ollie Lenhart Edna Gorrell Nellie Scholes John F Aiken Frank Wald Hugh McFadden Edith Dennis W H Young Olive Welbaum Gertrude Meyers William Merchant Arthur Farrell J B Winger Mary Hoban Clara Worden Anna Cox James Chamberlain Loretta Marquardt Gertrude Trahin August Brouwer James Stephenson Mabel Schannep Clarence Bobilya Anna Harrod Dwight Youse Violet Whittern Etta Barkley L H Lenhart Lucius Somers Iona Ketrow Everett Hubler Katherine Kennerk Ellis Shookman i Ad
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. GC. Thomas
Charles Miller
Elmer Sweeney
Hallie Hume
Josephine Linden
Ethel Whitney
Ollie Lenhart
Edna Gorrell
Nellie Scholes
John F. Aiken
Frank Wald
Hugh McFadden
Edith Dennis
W. H. Young
Olive Welbaum
Gertrude Meyers
William Merchant
Arthur Farrell
August Brouwer
James Stephenson
Mabel Schannep
Clarence Bobilya
Anna Harrod
Dwight Youse
Violet Whittern
Etta Barkley
L. H. Lenhart
Almanac style roster list of township residents
A dense listing of names and numbers across multiple townships including Milan Scipio Springfield Washington Monroeville with numbered entries for residents like Alva Springer Ron Darling Edna Eby Erven Tonkel Marian Herrick Calvin Stauffer and others. The text reads like an index or voter roll with no narrative event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Springer
Ron W. Darling
Edna Eby
Erven Tonkel
Marian Herrick
Calvin Stauffer
Howard Hobbs
James Federspiel
William Spindler
Harvey Stall
Wallace Kinsey
Reunion Honors Old Fort Wayne M. B. College Alumni
About forty former teachers and students attended the annual reunion at Winona Lake. John W. Hayden, the oldest former student, entered the college in 1856 and graduated in 1860. His talk was a featured part of the gathering at Park hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Hayden
Winona Lake
Fort Wayne
M. B.college
Park Hotel
Hayden
Watson Spends Night in Fort Wayne After Onion Day Speech
Congressman James E. Watson of Rushville, representative from the Richmond district, spoke at the Onion day celebration at Wolf Lake near Walloon Lake Friday night and spent the following night in Fort Wayne before continuing to Walloon Lake near Petoskey Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Fort Wayne
James E. Watson
Rushville
Congress
Richmond
Wolf Lake
Walloon Lake
Petoskey
Fort Wayne merchant Rudolph Siemon dies at 70
Rudolph Siemon a longtime Fort Wayne merchant and founder of the Siemon Wail Paper company died at his home 123 East Jefferson Street at 70 after a weeklong illness. Born in Germany in 1837, he helped start Siemon & Bro bookstore before moving into wallpaper. He never married and left behind a sister Mrs. Charles Tresselt and siblings in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Siemon
Fort Wayne
Siemon Wail Paper Company
Calhoun Street
East
Jefferson Street
Pioneer
Siemon
Germany
Rudolph Schwegman
August Siemon
Charles Zeigler
Charles Tresselt
East Jefferson Street
Fort Wayne Man One Of The National Officers
Officers elected by the national encampment of the Sons of Veterans in session at Dayton Ohio include Commander-in-Chief Dr Ralph Sheldon of Albany New York Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief Fred W Spear of Rutland Vermont Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief William Reeder of Dayton Ohio Council-in-Chief T W Blair president Fort Wayne Indiana James B Adams Atlantic City New Jersey Thomas Hannan Boston Massachusetts The next meeting will be held at Niagara Falls New York
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Sons of Veterans
Ralph Sheldon
Albany
N. Y
Fred W. Spear
Rutland
William Reeder
Ohio
T. W. Blair
Fort Wayne
Ind
James B. Adams
Atlantic City
N. J
Thomas Hannan
Boston
Mass
Niaraga Falls
Express Firms Battle for Fort Wayne Interurban Contract
A duel between United States and Wells Fargo Expresses ends this week as General Manager Emmons and Charles Murdock travel east to decide which company will win a permanent contract with the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Co. The United States line operates under a temporary August 1 agreement and, after recent Lake Shore line losses, seeks a permanent trolley road foothold as express traffic surges. The traction company may instruct trolley lines to attach express cars as trailers to cover rising volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wells Fargo Express
Fort Wayne and
Wabash Valley Traction Company
Emmons
Charles Murdock
Wabash Valley Company
Traction
United States Company
Indiana
Lake Shore
Buffalo
Fort Wayne
Tragic Train Fatality Near Avilla In Kendallville Man
H Hlllemuel Masters 53 of Kendallville was struck and killed by the Grand Rapids and Indiana cottagers train near Fairbanks crossing north of Avilla while walking for repair work. The deaf man carried tools and a repaired revolver. Coroner Black and family plan funeral services in Kendallville Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Avilla
Ind
Hlllemuel Masters
Kendallville
Fairbanks Crossing
Grand Rapids
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Masters
Black
Ligonier
Grand Rapids and Indiana
L. Kline
Garden Street
A. R. Cole
Concessions and Ostrich Races At Fort Wayne Fair
Fort Wayne officers push pike frontage expansion with a new loop for pedestrians. An ostrich racing program under Tampa interests may be booked, with races against horses and time trials. Amateur horse entries from Allen County mount a larger field than expected as Speed Superintendent Strieder coordinates daily scheduling to balance weekday crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Tampa
Fla
Allen County
Strieder
Krudop to Open Lumber Department at Francis and Hayden
George H. Krudop, coal dealer at the Francis and Hayden corner, is adding a lumber department. Two carloads of shingles arrived yesterday, and a new building with new machinery is being erected. The venture should open in four to five weeks, with G. F. Krudop, formerly with H. Franke lumber yard, in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Krudop
Francis
Hayden Streets
G. F. Krudop
H. Franke Lumber Yard
Calvins Return From Great Lakes Trip Amid Storms
Dr and Mrs W D Calvin return from an extensive Great Lakes voyage aboard the Anchor Line steamer Juniata in Lake Superior near Duluth. Lightning struck the aerial bridge during the cruise, causing several fatalities and prompting inquiries into the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Calvin
Great Lakes
Juniata
Lake Superior
Duluth
Murderer Louis Sattler Shoots Sweetheart Then Self
Chicago August 26 Louis Sattler fired at his sweetheart Hattie Matechi who had jilted him in front of his mother sister and brother then turned the revolver on himself wounding himself fatally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Louis Sattler
Hattie Matechi
Heniz family dispute leads to court hearing continued
Mrs William Heniz of 2006 North Clinton street testified Saturday that her husband assaulted her on the deck yesterday and had done so before. He denied the charge, claimed he supports his family with earnings, and warned not to repeat offenses as the case was continued indefinitely. Other cases included a Syria assault defense, a $1 fine for a stolen valve, ten tramps ordered to leave, a drunkenness fine, and a resort fight leading to fines for Emma Mason and companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William* Heniz
North
Clinton Street
Henig
Charles Rhodes
Ervin Goble
William Woods
Frank Miller
Peter Rudisill
Emma Mason
Architect Sullivan to assist in plans for new Fort Wayne hotel
Lewis Sullivan, renowned architect, was chosen by the Fort Wayne Hotel company board to assist C. R. Weatherhogg on the hotel project. The appointment was announced at a building committee meeting, with bids to be sought for fireproof material within budget. Excavation bids will also be sought for tearing down the old church and adjacent house, aiming to start construction in early spring at Berry and Marrison streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Sullivan
New
Chicago
S. M. Foster
A. D. Cressler
Louis F. Curdes
Berry and
Marrison
Two Roumanians Arrested After Fracas at Rolling Mills
Two Roumanians were arrested last Friday at Rolling Mills by Deputy Sheriff Hughes after a dispute escalated. One man gave the other a black eye, prompting an assault and battery charge, while the other faced a provocation claim. Detzer, the sheriff’s chief linguist, could not translate the names into English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Detzer
Rolling Mills
Hughes
Valet of brass valve leads to loitering charge
Ervin Gable was detained by Patrolman Dickson on Friday for loitering. Officers found a brass valve for an engine in his possession and he could not adequately explain its ownership or use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Gable
Dickson
Missing Dover Teacher Agnes McGuire Absent Since Saturday
Agnes McGuire a Brooklyn New Jersey schoolteacher on vacation at Nolens Point Lake Horaton disappeared Saturday night after riding with her cousin Charles McGuire who left to fetch belongings from Camp Looy. He returned to find her missing as hundreds searched the woods and lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
N. J
Agnes McGuire
Brooklyn
Nolen’s Point
Lake Horatzone
Charles McGuire
Camp Looey
Pioneer Hollopeter and Spencer Harwood reunions at Robison park
Descendants of the Hollopeter and Spencer Harwood families gathered in Robison park with several hundred attendees. Leaders elected include Captain William Hollopeter as president and George Gloyd as Spencer Harwood president, with multiple relatives noted among attendees from Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania Missouri Oklahoma and California. The Hollopeter line traces to pre revolutionary origins with a Dutch immigrant ancestor and over 900 names recorded. the Spencer Harwood gathering totaled about 150 descendants, with next meetings planned for Napoleon Ohio and Robison park venue in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robison Park
Spencers
Harwoods
William C. Hollopeter
Gustis Hollopeter
Israel Hollopeter
Lee Hollopeter
Elmer Hollopeter
B. S. Hollopeter
M. E
Wabash
Charles Hollopeter
Ind
Bert Hollopeter
Covington
Ohio
Walter Hollopeter
Avilla
Harris Zimmerman
Red Bluff
Cal
Oscar Hollopeter
Jermina Hollopeter
Susan Hollopeter
May Hollopeter
Andrew Hollopeter
Cynthia Hollopeter
Mrs. Glee
Samuel Wan
Ross Wan
Florence Obe
Minnie Hollopeter
Guy Hollopeter
Vincent Hollopeter
Ella Walker
Clarence Walker
Bertha Stevick
Clarence Stevick
Wallace Walker
Avery Hollopeter
Flossie Hollopeter
Frances Hollopeter
Herbert Hollopeter
Ermie Hollopeter
Howard Watson
Lydia Hollopeter
Nora Hollopeter
Tillie Arnold
Bessie Hollopeter
Hilda Hollopeter
Vera Hollopeter
Adam Heffinger
Abbie Hollopeter
EH Arnold
G. J. Hollopeter
Ermin Hollopeter
Simon _Hollopeter
Audrie Hollopeter
America
Holland
Pennsylvania
Abraham
Andrew
John
Westly
Frederick
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
California
Hellopeter
Napoleon, O
Spencer-Harwood
George Gloyd
Lew P. Tharp
Anson Dun
Sapp Notestine Reunion Celebrates Family Ties Near Maysville
A large gathering of the Sapp and Notestine families convened at D M Sapps home near Maysville with an elaborate dinner and social program. Attendees included D M Sapp and many relatives from Indiana Ohio and Michigan sharing tales of early days and kinship across Harlan Mount Vernon Fort Wayne Grabill and New Haven areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bumpus
Auburn
Lew Prp
Henry Harvey
Garrett
James Dixon
Waterloo
Chas. Harwood
Swanton
Albert Bieber
Effie Heath
J. Pigeon
Read
Baker
Madison Gump
8. N. Nurni
Laotto
Sapp
Mary Sapp
Noah Sapp
Frank Sapp
Berned Sapp
Dwight Sapp
F. B. Lake
Mra
C. P. Lake
Frank Hartzell
Driesbach
Franklin Cromm
D. B. McKenzie
Fort Wayne
M. D. Higgins
Hicksville
O. G
O. H. Lake
C. A. Hartzel
Iva Hartzel
Delbert G. Amstutz
Mary Amstutz
Grabill, Ind
Frank Smith
S. Smith
Louie Smith
Harlan, Ind
Order of Eagles Hold Annual Picnic at Centlivre Park
Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 248 held its annual picnic at Centlivre park on Sunday drawing Eagles from Fort Wayne and up to 100 miles around. The crowd enjoyed a packed program with events including a pie eating contest won by John W. Eggeman, a parachute drop by John Helmkamp, and races won by Will A. Rundell and Charles McKendry. One accident reported, Charles Rule breaking a finger. otherwise, a day praised for its vim and community spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eagles
Aerie
Centlivre Park
Charles Rule
Aaron Kammeyer
Edward Wells
Garrett
John W. Eggeman
John
John Helmkamp
Will A. Rundell
Young Meyers
Kid Williams
Charles McKendry
Prince Garland
Jerry Miller
Bryan accuses Roosevelt and Taft of robbing democracy
In Atlantic Iowa Bryan denounces Roosevelt and Taft for centralizing power and limiting state authority. He critiques Taft for delaying tariff reform and warns that national corporate legislation threatens state regulation of railroads and business. He frames Taft as weak on reform and Roosevelt as Hamiltonian in federal-state balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Roosevelt
Taft
Atlantic
Iowa
Cass County Chautauqua
William J. Bryan
Columbus
Mr. Bryan
Hamiltonian
Two Speakers for Methodist Day at Robison Park
Churches ready for large crowds as Methodist day at Robison park on August 28 draws statewide attention. Governor J Frank Hanly and Georgia's George R Stuart head the speaker lineup. Stuart will lecture at the First M E church in the evening on Is Fun Divine or Devilish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robison Park
Fort Wayne
J. Frank Hanly
George R. Stuart
Georgia
Mr. Stuart
Orris Redding Suffers Injury Unloading Ice on Calhoun St
Orris Redding of 1228 Boone Street employed by Artificial I ca company was hurt Monday afternoon while unloading ice from a wagon on Calhoun Street. He was rushed to a doctor’s office for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orris Redding
Boone Street
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Nebraska
Douglas County
Aboit Township
ADAMS
A. P. Leverton
Edith Zook
Mary Brannan
Grace Burgette
Beecher D. Miller
Minnie Boblet
Cedar Creek Township
W. E. Metcalf
Belle Noble
John Schwartz
Daisy Warner
Lillie Warner
Inez Bender
George Moody
Charles Pepe
Albert Waiters
Eli Schlatter
Edwin Paff
Lydia Conrad
Eel River Township
P. E. Sible
Sylvia Miracle
Luella Hand
Dollie Kell
Iona Coverdale
Charles Warner
Helen Brown
Edna Eckles
Jackson Township
Henry Hirschey
Milton Clem
Ella Gorman
Hstella Waters
M. B. Gonga
Louis Emenhiser
M. M. Clap
Hazel Ruch
Wes
Jefferson Township
Lafayette Towns
Lake Township
J. B. Winger
Mary Hoban
Clara Worden
Anna Cox
James Chamberlain
Loretta Marquardt
Gertrude Trahin
Madison Township
Marion Township
Lucius Somers
Iona Ketrow
Everett Hubler
Katherine Kennerk
Ellis Shookman
Maumee Township
I. Ad
Milan Township
Monroe Township
B. F. Clem
Darre
Barnhart
Addie Darnell
Nannie Lomiller
Minnie Stephenson
Perry Township
H. W. Mowery
Charles Rundles
Edith Glock
Maude Scholes
Walter Hursh
Helen Biddle
David McComb
Grayce Martin
Roy Lynde
Edith Buskirk
Louis Wilkie
Elen McCarty
Alice Kennerk
Clara Barton
ST. Joseph Township
Jennie Allen
Agnes McKay
Orpha Bender
Albert Parker
Oscar Sweeney
Bessie Stall
Ruth Herrick
Jennie Jones
Florence Henderson
Carrie Noble
Scipio Township
Harry Foote
Verna Pearson
Orpha Moore
Springfield Township
Lyle Swift
Elia Page
Mark Gorrell
Vinton L. Miller
Rufus Roth
Hazel Greenawalt
Bertha Bickhart
Cora Henderson
Bernice L. Boger
Lee Swaidner
Washington Township
Sophia Schowe
Mary Schowe
L. C. Pratt
Millie Pratt
Carrie Archer
Bessie Meyers
Merton W. Arnold
Wayne Township
W. P. Morrison
S. J. Brubaker
A. A. Ringwall
Nuttman Avenue
Paul Wilkie
Theresia Hammond
Mary Whelan
Elsie Bell
Josephine Bennett
Monroeville
Mattie McGuire
Blanche O’brien
Jennie Glock
Jessie Harvey
Julia A. Weber
New Haven
William Lee
Maude Caps
Winona Cameron
Nelie Park
Capt
The
Tran
Ellemuel Masters
SA Lumber Department
Sweetheart
Self
Hong
Sullivan
Chicago Auditorium
Weatherhogg
Heliopeter
Spencer- Harwood
Fort Wayre
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