Cyclone Wrecks Jefferson Township Buildings East Of Fort Wayne
A cyclone hitting Jefferson township ten miles east of Fort Wayne on Tuesday November 24 damaged many structures. The school at Pathway No 5 suffered a toppled chimney and roof damage. two pupils injured lightly. Several barns and residences, including Huguenard and Boitet properties, sustained heavy losses with total damage in the thousands. No serious injuries reported.
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Jeffer
Fort Wayne
Ossian
Wells County
Pleasant Township
Allen County
Jefferson
D. B. Nail
William Wilkie
Jefferson Township
Joseph Dodane
Charlotte Mair
Sylvia Boitet
John Ternet
Edward Huguenard
al Bieber
Jacob Sweeney
Aged Veteran Killed Near Cedar Creek
Waterloo Ind Nov 25 Rebenezer DeLong 77 year old veteran was found in Cedar creek near his home eight hundred feet away. His skull crushed and head under water. Police suspect he lost his footing and fell from the Lake Shore bridge after confusion.
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Waterloo
Ind
Rebenezer DeLong
Cedar Creek
Lake Shore Bridge
Nervous system tonic ad promises cure for sickness
An advertisement claims most illness comes from a weak nervous system. Dr Miles' Nervine is promoted to soothe irritated nerves and restore nerve power to let organs function and aid recovery. The copy urges readers to try the product for quick improvement.
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Miles
AMN
Riverton
Nebr
Net
Bette
No Further Clash Over the Meat Ordinance
City council ends dispute over meat ordinance liberal interpretation allowing farmers to sell sausage to city grocers and hogs to city butchers if raised by the farmer and not regularly sold. Councilman Henderson targets river piling. Enslen’s firearm permit proposal failed to introduce.
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Board of Health
Henderson
Lakeside
St. Mary’s River
St. Joseph
Boerger
Enslen
Stemen
Welch
City Board of Health
Colerick
Cook
Health Board
Langard
Committee On Rules, Regulations
Board of Public Works
Foster
St. Mary’s
Miss Meda Gresham Dead at 81 in Corydon County
Miss Meda Gresham dies at her farm home near WLanesville Indiana after a long life of 81 years. She is sister to Walter Q. Gresham former secretary of state under Cleveland. Survived by brother William Gresham Minnesota and two sisters Mrs Charles Gresham and Mrs George R. Smith St. Louis. Mother died last year at 99.
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Corydon
Ind
Meda Gresham
Wlanesville
Walter Q. Gresham
Cleveland
William Gresham
Minnesota
Charles Gresham
This County
George R. Smith
St. Louis
Bloomingdale Residents Push New Wells Street Bridge
Bloomingdale residents urge county commissioners and city authorities to build a concrete bridge over the St Marys River at Wells Street. They say the current bridge is outdated and cannot handle increased Ninth Ward traffic.
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Bloomingdale
Wells Street
St. Mary'siver
Ninth Ward
Anti-Saloon League Trustee Meeting Report
Delegate reports from Indianapolis cover annual meeting of trustees and superintendent. Tasked with reports and auditing, the league workers gathered to review finances and plan future work.
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Anti-Saloon League
Indianapolis
Tiny Babe Found on Doorstep in Allen County
A one day old baby boy wrapped in blankets was found on the doorstep at 2020 John Street by Mrs. Charles F. Henderson. No note or clue to parentage. Humane Officer Schlaudroff and attorney Frank Dulin sought custody, and Judge O Rourke ordered placement in the Allen County Orphans' Home with the name Robert Smith.
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Charles F. Henderson
John Street
Schlaudroff
Henderson
Babe
An Enviable Record Fort Yriе Music House Ad
Fort Erie’s Jacobs Music House boasts the oldest and largest local inventory with over 300 pianos from major makers. They promote no gimmicks, offer upright pianos from 175, old squares from 15, and hand organs from 8, inviting visits to compare value and bargains.
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Jacobs Music House
Fort Yrie
United States
Masch. & Hamlin
Kratsich & Bach
Krakauer
Shoninger
Melville Clark
Waugh
Keller
Smith& Barnes
Willard
Haddord
Clarendon
Planc
Jacobs
Reliable Mask House
Old Square
Sentinel Map Chart for Farm Homes Promises Easy Access
The Weekly Sentinel promotes its new Encyclopedic Map Chart for every farm home. It bundles Allen County Indiana United States and world maps with a farmer friendly index and portraits of governors presidents and rulers. The chart aims to replace a bound atlas with wall hanging convenience. The offer includes two years of The Weekly Sentinel at 2.50.
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Allen County
State of
Indiana
United States
World
Weekly Sentinel
St. Clair
Indiana Territory
Hanly
Republic
Sentinel
Thanksgiving Quiet in Fort Wayne Observed Broadly
Thanksgiving in Fort Wayne featured a near shutdown of business and many church services. Three union services were held by the ministerial association, with additional services across Catholic and Lutheran churches. Public institutions hosted elaborate dinners, and city offices closed while the Stout murder trial continued. An afternoon football game and theater performances complemented the holiday. Thomas Leach sues George M. Smith for 5000 dollars claiming alienation of Mrs Leach's affections. Smith denies the charges.
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Fort Wayne
Ministerial Association
John Daly
Bethany Presbyterian Church
West Jefferson Street Church
Union Interurban
St. Vincent’s Orphan Asylum
Orphan's Home
The
Reformed Church
Circuit Court
Stout
Huntington
Miamis
League Park
Majestic
Temple
Lyric Theaters
Thomas Leach
George M. Smith
Kokomo
Sardinia disaster kills 123 as fire rages at Valetta port
The British steamer Sardinia, Eller man line, burned outside Valetta harbor killing 123 people including 100 Arabs, 5 Europeans and 18 crew. Seventy rescued as panic and flames ravaged decks fed by naphtha. Vessel grounded on Recaschi rocks amid heavy seas and near-simultaneous eruptions.
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Sardinia
Liverpool
Mediterranean
Malta
Alexandria
Fort Wayne Traction rate clash and city lighting talks
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction faces a rate dispute with Fort Wayne proposing 8 cents per kilowatt for municipal lighting while the private supplier’s rate stands at 10 cents. General Manager Emmons calls the issue perplexing and says no statement yet.
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Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Emmons
Fort Wayne
Traction Company
Hosey
Detroit
Fort Wayne Considers Eight Cent Electric Rates
Private Fort Wayne electric customers may pay 8 cents per kilowatt with a 6 cent rate for usage above fifty kilowatts per month. Mayor Hosey and the board of public works have agreed in principle, aiming for a self sustaining municipal lighting plant and equal treatment for all customers. The city would install meters and transformers, with a minimum 50 cent monthly charge.
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Fort Wayne
Hosey
Board of Public Works
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Company
Hoff man in Indianapolis Boosts Senate Campaign
E G Hoff man of Fort Wayne visited Indianapolis to address the state Sigma Nu banquet and held several conferences with Democratic leaders. Democratic legislators will gather December 15 to discuss a tentative program on the senatorial race. Mary Lightfoot, 98, dies at Wabash county infirmary.
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Indianapolis
E. G. Hoffman
Fort Wayne
Sigma Nu
Mary Lightfoot
Wabash County Infirmary
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C. F. Henderson
Geo. Jacobi
Valetta
Mary HE. Walling
Bluffton
H. G. Starkey
Chicago
Albion
Toledo
Associated Charities
Warsaw
James J. Babcock
Warren
Bluffton’ City
Kosciusko County
Wabash Methodist Episcopal District
B. 8. Hellopeter
A. W. Greenman
Rome
Forrest Trick
Ernest Resine
Wabash
Trick
Resine
Garrett
Thumma
A. F. Halter
J. A. Moore
C. F. McDermott
Municipal Electric
Capital
Sloan
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