Eminent Clergyman Rev Meade C Williams Dies at Mackinac Island
Rev Meade C Williams D D prominent Fort Wayne family member and editor and writer on religious and historical topics died August 22 at his Mackinac Island summer home. Interment was private in Fort Wayne. He was 65, survived by wife Bettie Riddle and five children. Williams owned property in Fort Wayne and held real estate with brothers Henry M Williams and Edward P Williams. His son Jesse Lynch Williams, a noted fiction writer, lived in New York.
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Meade C. Williams
D. D
St. Louis
Fort Wayne
Mackinac Island
Mich
Mr. Williams
Henry M. Wilamis
Creighton H. Williams
Fort‘ Wayne
Lindenwood
Williams
Jesse’ L
Hanover College
Madison
Ind
Miami University
Ohio
Presbyterian Theological School
Princeton
N. J
Sterling
Sandusky
Pinceton
Mid-Continent
Mackinac
Old Place
Calhoun Street
Siemon
Henry M. Williams
Edward P. Williams
Williams Bros
Presbyterian Church
Sterling, Ill
Bettie » Riddle
Canonsburg
Washington and Jefferson College
David R. Williams
Jesse Lynch Williams
New York City
Tyrrell “‘Williams
Burton Williams
New Mexico
Susan Creighton Williams
Tyrrell
New York
Weil Brothers Lose Rail Rate Case Before ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed Weil Brothers & Co. suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad finding the 62 cent rate for wool in the grease from Philadelphia to Fort Wayne not unreasonable. In a separate matter James E. Maton of Grover Hill sued the C H D Railway for car furnishment discrimination. he was awarded 200 dollars in damages. Charles Fredeke of Goshen attempted suicide by chloroform exposure at home. police intervened to prevent death.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Weil Brothers & Co
Fort Wayne
Ird
Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
Allied Lines
Philadelphia
Ind
James E. Maton
Grover Hill
Paulding County
C., H. & D. Railway Company
Indiana Troops Leave Camp For Sea Girt Rifle Contest
The Indiana national guard left Fort Benjamin Harrison returning to home stations. Major General Will J. McKee approved the rifle team of eight Indiana guardsmen to travel to Sea Girt New Jersey for the national shooting tournament. The squad includes Basil Middleton Madison and Louis R. Jarret Indianapolis among others.
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Aus
Indiana National Guard
Henry C. Corbin
H. A. Green
Corbin
W. E. Horton
Quartermaster’s Department
Stuart
Illinois
Will J. McKee
Sea Girt
N. J
D. I. McCormick
Indiana National Guardsmen
Sea Girl
Basil Middleton
Madison
Frank Bridges
Indianapolis
H. W. McBride
Louis Morgan
Albert Catlin
Terre Haute
W. M. Smith
Louis R. Jarret
Adolph Kruse
Vincennes
Benjamin Wimmer
Shirley Larimore
Goshen
John C. Clark
Spencer
G. Bradford Denison
Auburn
Charles B. Haynes
Walter Kruse
Fort Wayne
W. C. McIntyre
George W. Colvin
Guy Kimble
South Bend
Herbert Smock
Greenfield
Postmasters Convene In Detroit For National Association Meet
In Detroit delegates from across the country gather for the National Association of Postmasters of the second and third classes annual convention. The event runs alongside the Michigan Association of Postmasters meeting.
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Detroit
National Association of Postmasters of
Michigan Association of Postmasters
Fall term opens September 12th at Breckenridge Academy
Catalogue available from Jd. C. Breckenridge, principal, listing courses and enrollment details for the fall term beginning September 12.
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Jd. C. Breckenridge
Shortage of qualified agricultural assistants in federal ads
Note Professor Spillmans of the USDA laments scarce manpower for farm management and the need for educated agriculturists. A May Breeders Gazette ad sample shows salaries from 1,000 to 9,600 dollars for assistants in agriculture and dairying, illustrating recruitment efforts by the department.
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Winona Agricultural Institute
Gui
Department of Agriculture
Office of Farm Management
Spillmans
United States Department of Agriculture
Eien
James Wilson
Washington
United States
Abe
Sivil
Bowser Dairy Farm Plan Foiled by Wife's Figures
Bowser proposes trading for an eighty acre dairy farm with thirty cows and a hopeful yearly income of seven thousand dollars. Mrs. Bowser challenges his estimates detailing startup costs, hay, feed, and labor needs. The debate ends with Bowser doubting the venture after a local butcher mocks his plan.
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Ansious
Bowser
Mr. Bowser
Beef Trust
Bevie
Mr. Bones
Birthday Party Tales From Philadelphia Patrol
A garbled note recalls a birthday party in Philadelphia and mentions two children Thad and the second kid. It hints at a disliked party with mention of sickness the next day. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear context or identification.
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Bill
Philadelphia
Vice President Fairbanks Visits Fort Wayne for Reception
Hon. Charles Warren Fairbanks vice president of the United States spent hours in Fort Wayne en route to Michigan. He attended an informal reception at the New Avenue hotel and praised Fort Wayne’s progress while meeting local officials and former contacts.
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Charles Warren Fairbanks
United States
Fort Wayne
Michigan
Thefternoon
Aveline
Lake Erie and Western Railroad
Indianapolis
Wilmer Leonard
F. Bicknell
W. O. Gross
C. Gilliams
Lagrange
Fairbanks
the Sentinel
Three Rivers
Mich
Columbus
Ossawatomie
Kan
John Brown
Washington
Hosey
O. N. Guldlin
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Flames Destroy Two Structures at Gar Creek
A mysterious fire at Gar Creek between 12 and 1 am last Wednesday destroyed Herman Hockemeyer’s saloon and Alfred Barrows’s blacksmith shop, possibly from an explosion. The blaze threatened the village, consumed contents including band instruments stored in the blacksmith shop, and bucket brigades worked to avert further damage.
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Herman Hockemeyer
Alfred Barrows
Gar Creek
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Weil Brothers
Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Charles Fredeke
Indiana
National Guards
Winona Lake, Indiana
Institute Building
Farmer's Institute
Winona Lake, Ind
the Gazette
G. W
Minnesota
Ww. J. Spillm
Washington, D. Cc
Mr. Bowser’s
Philosopher
E. C. Parcells
Jappening
Edtckher
Charles W. Fairbanks
New
Aveline Hotel
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