Local Wayne notes run through August headlines
Local briefs report resignations and appointments at the Bass factory. Ed Hents, a moulder, resigns. Renfrew is appointed substitute mail carrier. Pete McConnel leaves for Cleveland for three weeks. Industry updates include new boiler cleaner company plans and Pennsyl vania Railroad leadership comments. Community notices list visits, purchases, and appointments across Wayne with several residents traveling or hosting visitors.
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Ed Hents
the Bass
Renfrew
Madison Street
Doyle Versus Gilmore Headlines Temple Boxing Night
Sparring exhibitions at the Temple drew a small crowd but offered strong showings. Jimmy Doyle boxed Harry Gilmore in the main bout, with Gilmore the former champion edging the clever Doyle. Earlier scraps featured Gerney Winsley vs James Kennedy and Christ Browand vs Jimmy Barry, plus Pete Hurley versus John Kelker.
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SV Ec Yereret
Yimamy Doyle
the Temple
Gerney “Winsley
James Kennedy
Fista
Christ Browand
Jimmy Barry
Christ
Barry
Pete Hurley
John Kelker
Jimmy Doyle
Harry Gilmore
Jimmy
Fort Wayne Adds Lakeside Street Car Line In Operation
Fort Wayne inaugurated a Lakeside line extension with cars running full length for the first time. Two summer cars and a box car shuttled visitors to the Reformed Orphans home all day. A minor crash at the east end Wednesday caused sliding brakes and damaged ends, but no injuries were reported.
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Fort Wayne
Lakeside
John McDonald
McDonald
Driver Frank Ankenbruck in Accident at Acadamie Station
Frank Ankenbruck employed by Louis Brames & Co. Summit City Bottling works suffered a broken leg when his wagon overturned near Acadamie station last Wednesday afternoon. He was brought to his home at 162 East Jefferson Street.
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Frank Ankenbruck
Louis Brames & Co
Summit City
Cruelties of the Week Report by HEREB Officer Reed
The Humane Society records show two cases of child abuse and three animal beatings or whippings for the week ending Saturday. Additional entries include two cases of overworking animals, one driven when lame, three deprived of food or shelter, one reported at the office, three remedied without prosecution, four warned, one prosecuted and convicted, and one animal killed as unfit for further use.
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The
Humane Society
Two Dollars Out Peter Rudolph Pickel Pays That Sum
A Staten Island newspaper column recounts a man’s encounter with a “professional scientist” Madam Purviance during a visit to explore Christian science versus faith cure. The piece describes the death of a young woman subjected to extreme fasting and forced labor, and contrasts the spiritual and material explanations in a personal digressive narrative.
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Peter Rudolph Pickel
Eprros
Staten Island
New York City
Madam Purviance
Miss Vernon
Bagatelle
Earth
Heaven
Paradise
Peter
Untitled fragment reflects financial concern and faith
A fragmentary note discusses a two dollar loss and references Christian Science. The speaker expresses uncertainty about recovery, awaiting developments and acknowledging shared limited knowledge of the topic.
End Collision Blocks Pittsburg Road Freight Trains
A foggy 4 am crash at Davis station on the Pittsburg road involved freight trains Nos. 72 and 78. No. 72 stopped, then struck the caboose of No. 78, pushing eight cars from the track. Several crew were bruised but saved from serious injury. damage included one caboose and eight box cars. Wreckage cleared by 10 am as No. 3 passenger trains bypassed the scene.
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Davis
Pittsburg Road
Kniffen
George Kensill
Nickel Plate Road
Valparaiso
City Hand Beats Rivals at Rome City Band Contest
The City band won the Rome City tournament on Thursday with Fort Wayne taking the top prize of $125. Fort Wayne scored 83.5, Battle Creek 82, Auburn and Kendallville won second class prizes, while Lima Hawpatch and Hopkins took third. Judges were Prof. Howell, Sack, and Freygang.
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Rome City
Reineke
Battle Creek
Fort Wayne
Auburn
Kendallville
Lima
Ind
Hawpatch
Hopkins
Mich
Elders Receive Silk Hat From Conference
At the United Brethren conference session on Thursday, the assembly approved two districts instead of three as recommended. Elder Roberts and Elder Lower presented district reports, which were accepted. In the evening Rev Stewart presented Elder Roberts with a fine silk hat, which he accepted gracefully.
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United Brethren Conference
Elder Roberts
Elder
Stewart
Watch Stolen From Wayne Knitting Mills Office
Sneak thief entered the Wayne Knitting Mills office at Clinton and Main and stole Theo Thieme’s $130 gold watch from his vest as noon hour passed. no one was present and the thief escaped unnoticed.
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Wayne Knitting Mills
Clinton and
Main Streets
Theo. Thieme
Indiana Mining Notes Rich Assays From Stumbling Block Mines
G W Jones of the Indiana Mining Company cites a letter from secretary Isaac Mowrer reporting rich assays at the Stumbling Block mines. One sample yielded 646 ounces of silver valued at 343.20 with gold 124.40, another 377 ounces of silver with gold, and a third assay details. The letter is dated Butte City Mont August 22. Frederick Freimeyer May Gather man William Leinameyer and Eliza Schaphorst win marriage permission from the county clerk.
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G. W. Jones
Indiana Mining Company
Issac Mowrer
Butte City
Mont
I Have Traveled the World and Seen Wonders
A travelogue lists global journeys from Ceylon to Mozambique and Alpine summits to ancient Parthenons. The speaker notes safe travels despite equipment failures and cautions about hostile hotels and stations.
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Ceylon
Mozambique
Left Handed Compliment From Miss Cynical Elderly
In Texan Siftings a playful exchange unfolds between Miss Cynical Elderly and Mr Lauber at an art exhibition. She notes the crowd favoring other works while his picture drew none, then her joking admission about admiring it for a long time.
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Nation
Duffy
the Nation
Speranza
John Fenshaw Ellis
Jane Francesca Elgec
Charles Duffy
Zelia Nuttall
San F Francisco
Dresden
Germany
Peabody Musewn
Miss Nuttall
Ambras
Internationales Archiv Fur Ethnographie
Mexico
Florence
Italy
Misa Nuttall
Congress of Americanists
Marie Corelli
Charles Mackay
London News
Dickens
Thackeray
Miss Mackay
Schoolboy rebellion and literary note in old magazine
A youthful speaker imagines a school focused on rowing and sports rather than grammar and geography. The text moves to a portrait of early American poet Whittier and anecdotes about Princeton and Dr. Witherspoon, then describes Prof. Boys photographing flying bullets and their air waves.
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C. V. Goys
Boys
Vermont Tales And Bank Security Chronicle
A Vermont auntient tale recalls a simple 18th century wedding in Green Mountain State and a Methodist elder’s handshake as a couple rode off. A Georgia statesman cites rural ignorance with a turkey and a tariff joke during tariff debates. Bank safety advances in England feature balanced outer doors and submerged bullion rooms to thwart theft with alarms and hidden water.
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Green Mountain
Vermont
Elder Brown
James
Hetty
Bank of England
Manchester Guardian
London
English wedding tours debated by English society leaders
Reformers argue the wedding journey wastes time and money and robs the honeymoon of serenity. Letters from London urge curtailment and simplification while playful critics note the groom's irritation from betrothal to departure. A joke exchange about borrowed umbrella ends the fragment.
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London
Grosvenor Square
New York
Aaron Beamer and the pugilistic exploits of a Quincey athlete
A garbled portrait piece centers on Aaron Beamer of Quincey NL, claiming a 124 pound limit and prowess in Western boxing battles. It references rivalries, recalls a Cleveland quarrel, recalls a Cincinnati sale, and mentions various tournament dates and underground river myths, mixing sports lore with unrelated notes.
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Aaron Beamer
Quincey
Ile
Stackhouse Medical Institute touts cure for catarrh
Patient Peter E Pooley credits Stackhouse Medical Institute with relief from deafness headaches dizziness and throat nose and ear trouble. The facility promotes treatment by mail and offers consultations for 1.00 with hours daily and Sunday service available at their White's Bank Building location in the city.
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Stackhome Medical Institute
Stackhouse Medical Institute
Stacenovss Menican
White
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