Fisher Estate Heirs Claim Vast German Held Trust
Descendants of Adam Fisher, scattered across states, number about 2000 in a vast claim to a $51 million estate held in trust by Germany since 1742. A Miami County story traces Adam Fisher from Philadelphia to Ohio and notes a Cincinnati convention, legal action, and growing likelihood of heirs prevailing.
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Pear
Ind
Adam Fisher
Baron Fisher
Joseph Fisher
Philadelphia
Abraham
Jacob
Daniel
Adam
North Carolina
Maryland
Shenandoah Valley
Fisher Hill
Kentucky
Clermont County
Ohio
David
Congress
General Chant
Abraham Lincoln
Kate Gannon Applies for Pardoning Henry Burner in Jail
In Vincennes a Cincinnati woman formerly from the city began collecting signatures to petition the governor for the pardon of her husband Henry Burner from the Jeffersonville penitentiary. Burner was sentenced to life for the 1877 murder of barber shop partner Edward Barlien, whose body and sign of crime were found after a long disappearance. The couple wed in Vincennes while Burner was jailed.
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Vincennes
Henry Burner
Cincinnati
Jeffersonville
Edward Barlien
Burner
Barlien
Katie Gannon
Cyrus W Field Recovery Assured As Condition Improves
New York December 4 Cyrus W Field shows continued improvement as his health advances and supporters note steady strength and better outlook following hospitalization and medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus W. Field
Miners in Brazil Vicinity Return to Work at Old Prices
In Brazil Indiana miners begin returning to work at the old scale. Needy families press for food and clothing as strikes threaten deeper hardship. Crawford Coal and Nickel Plate mines report activity while Brazil Black Coal remains idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Crawford Coal Company
Jackson Coal Mining Company
Hadley Town
Otter Creek Coal Company
Brazil Black Coal Company
Forgery Charge Arises Over Rural Rental Notes
Jacob Johnson was brought to Throx by Sheriff Kiefer on a grand jury warrant charging forgery. He allegedly forged notes for $2,675 as partial rent for 365 acres rented from John Puckett, endorsed by two Hamilton County farmers.
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Throx
Ind
Jacob Johnson
Noblesville
Kiefer
Johnson
John Packets
Hamilton County
Puckett
Johnson’s Forgery Sparks Arrest Over Farm Theft
Authorities report Johnson forged the names of the sureties leading to his arrest. He had seized a large farm and sowed eighty acres of wheat before being confronted.
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Johnson
Sage Walks Downtown After Arcade Building Disaster
New York December 5 Russell Sage visited the wrecked Arcade building area as repairs begin. Clerks recover scattered papers including a bloodstained $9000 check made out to Sage for Chicago Burlington and Quincy bonds. Osborn, Sage's clerk, escaped unharmed. Hiram Wilson, named as a dynamite bomber suspect, is confined at the state hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russell Sage
Osborn
Sage
Young Robertson
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Conner
Hiram D. Wilson
State Hospital
Dom Pedro Ex-Emperor of Brazil Dies in France
Dom Pedro former emperor of Brazil died Friday night in Paris France from diabetes a condition that had threatened his life for some time. Crowned at eighteen he led Brazil through a liberal progressive era before the 1889 bloodless revolution that established a republic and forced his exile from Brazil.
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Brazil
Dom Pedro
Paris
France
Republic
Congress Convenes as Senate and House Open Fifty-Second Session
In Wasmixcroy on December 7, Vice-president Moran or Mor ton called the senate to order at noon. The House of Representatives opened its fifty-second congress with Clerk McPherson presiding and 326 of 332 members present. A motion to adjourn until tomorrow passed, with adjournment at 12 30. The senate adjourned at 1 p.m. until tomorrow noon.
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House
Senate
Jaid
Department of the Census Bureau
Court of Claims
McCook
Valentine
Sherman
Holman
Indiana
Crisp
Georgia
Hendrson
Illinois
Reed
Simpson
Kansas
Watson
Capitol
McPherson
Chas. W. Crisp
House of Representatives
Henderson
Thos. E. Watson
Farmers’ Alliance
Jeremiah Simpson
Messrs. Outhwaite
Ohio
Oates
Alabama
Mills
Mr. Reed
Mr. Crisp
Flolman
Messrs. Mills
Asile
Sailor From Baltimore Court Martialed For Intoxication
The sailor, born in England, appeared in Valparaiso court in a drunken state. Judge urged Captain Schley to consider that October 16 disorders may stem from similar intoxication among his men. The man faced a court martial and was sentenced to thirty days with bread and water in double irons and losing three months pay.
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Valparaiso
United States
Baltimore
Schley
Mor ton Former Lawyer Dies in Canandaigua Asylum
Lysander B. Morton once a bright Erie attorney died in a private madhouse at Canandaigua New York where he had been sent after a recent attempt to kill the man who had aided his previous confinement. A graduate of Allegheny College Morton lost his mind after a county judgeship defeat five years ago and he once threatened his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Lysander
Morton
Cananadaigua
N. Y
Allegheny College
Wreck on the New England Road Kills Six at Crossgrave
Boston reports a morning crash on the New England road where a passenger train collided with a freight at Crossgrave. Six people died immediately and another perished in a smoking car as it burned. A Long Island railroad train beside the wreck also crashed into the pile, igniting the cars. Open switch cited as possible cause. surgeons on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Crossgrave
Long Island
Mrs. Nevins Blaine seeks temporary alimony and divorce
Mrs. Nevins Blaine filed a motion for 1000 temporary alimony and 500 attorney fees, with a December 20 hearing. She accuses James G. Blaine Jr. of willful abandonment, seeks divorce and sole custody of their three year old, plus future support for herself and child. Glass has been made in the United States since 1720.
Night of Blood in Compton Mines Violence Endangers Miners
In Binsixenay Alabama at the Compton mines a drunken craps dispute sparked a large shooting melee. Civil war erupted among about seventy five black miners with over one thousand shots fired. Ten men are said to have been killed or wounded in the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binsixenay
Ala
Compton Mines
MAY BE MADE BISHOP Oechtering considered for La Crosse post
A Vatican reshuffle may install a new archbishop and five bishops including a La Crosse Wisconsin appointment. Rev J H Oechtering of Fort Wayne's St Marys is favored for La Crosse while Dubuque gains an archbishop. Des Moines Sioux City Monterey St Joseph Concordia also slated for bishops.
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St. Louis
Rome
Kenrick
Dubuque
Iowa
Hennessy
Des Moines
Sioux City
Monterey
Cal
St. Joseph
Concordia
Kan
Sacramento
F. Manague
Joachin Adam
Hogan
Kansas City
la Crosse
Wis
Flasch
J. H. Oechtering
St. Mary’s Church
Fort Wayne
Ben Butler Not Expected to Recover in Recent Briefing
Ben Butler remains confined to his room with uncertain prospects despite rosier later reports. Born November 5, 1818, he is an elderly lawyer and former congressman with a long political career across the Democratic and Republican parties and a notable governor's tenure.
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Ben Butler
Frightful Rail Accidents Near Ottawa Station
A passenger train struck two men, William Meadlowe and Harry Knipe, as they tried to cross the Cin cinnati road tracks near Ottawa. Both were beheaded and Knipe lost arms and legs. A separate Findlay Fort Wayne Western work train accident occurred about eight miles east of Ottawa when a bridge failed as it passed the engine.
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Lina
Ottawa
Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton
William H. Meadlowe
Harry Knipe
Knipe
Findlay
Fort Wayne
Western Road
Railroad disaster claims lives in river plunge
A caboose carrying many employees plunged into the river about fifty feet below. Three sailors, unnamed, were killed and several others injured. Names of the deceased and injured were not available.
Senators and Representatives Pole Along to Start Winter Sessions
The piece recounts the opening of Congress with Senator Jones sworn in, a swag of annual reports presented, and the House voting for speaker. Charles W. Crisp wins the speaker’s chair by a large majority, with Reed and Watson also nominated amid the capital crowd’s cheers.
National democratic committee to set convention time and place
The executive committee met in Wasuixetos to arrange a January 21 meeting in Washington to pick the time and place for the 1902 national Democratic convention. Senators Gorman Brice and Barbour attended.
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Washington
Dec
National Democratic
Arlington Hotel
Gorman
Brice
Barbour
Theosophy Denounced As Foe Of Christianity by Rev Dr Moffat
Rev Dr D W Moffat preached a Sunday sermon at First Presbyterian denouncing Madam Blavatsky's Theosophy as anti Christian. He argued Theosophy rejects God and Christ, exposes reincarnation claims, and cites the London Physological Society verdict of fraud. He labeled Theosophy Buddhism and urged faith in Christ.
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Dr. Moffat
First Presbyterian Church
D. W. Moffat
Madam Blavatsky
John
Jesus
Nicodemus
Christ
Moffat Guid
Paul
Colossians
Moffat
Jesus Christ
Asia
Diety
Colonel Olcott
Mr. Sinnet
God
Earth
Fort Wayne
Physological Society, of
London
London Society
Third Presbyterian Church
Sage recounts attempted dynamite threat against him
Russell Sage describes a man who demanded 1 200 000 and threatened to blow the building and its 500 inhabitants with dynamite. The would be bomber displayed a glass globe before a deadly explosion followed. Sage avoided harm. In Seatrie New York, Wm. D. Southworth, linked to the Sage blast, is described as an odd job man who once spoke anarchist rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russell Sage
Seatrie
Wash
Wm. D. Southworth
Labor's Cause Opens Liberty Assembly Meeting
Sunday afternoon the first in a series of Liberty assembly Knights of Labor meetings was held at the K of L hall. L C Kasten presided and Rev John Merritte Driver spoke on labor's cause. Neurath of the International Cigar Makers Union and local speakers Schwerzgen and C Lawrence also addressed the gathering. Economic questions were discussed with interest.
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Liberty Assembly
Knights of Labor
K. of L. Hall
L. C. Kasten
John Merritte Driver
Simpson M. E. Church
Cause of Labor
Neurath
International Cigar Markers’ Union
Salt Lake City
Joseph Schwerzgen
C. ©. Lawrence
Sickness grips Adams township with diphtheria deaths
Sickness and death sweep Adams township as diphtheria claims two children in a week at Samuel Todd's on Lumbard avenue. Six others, ages from eleven months to thirteen years, are gravely ill with hope for recovery. The report lists multiple deaths and funerals including Mrs. Simons, infant Fred Wedler, Nettie Bair, Minnie Kramer, and Henry Schmidt, with details on age, residence, and funeral arrangements.
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Samuel Todd
Lumbard Avenue
Adams Township
Louis
Mina
T. A. Simons
Plymouth
M. W. Simons
Oscar Simons
G. H. Wilson
Fred William Wedler
Gustave Wedler
Bass Foundry
George Humbrecht
Navou
Humbrecht
Henry Schmidt
St. John’s Lutheran
East Wayne Street
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Frances Gregjohn
Clinton and
Duck Streets
Carpenter
France
Fort Wayne
Gregjohn
Sarah Carpenter
William Bode
Wallace and
Monroe Streets
Ohio
Avilla
William Bennett
Buchanan
Oliver Streets
Missing Nebraska children fled brutal father’s abuse
Three young children of Charles Leake in Nebraska are missing from home. Agent Read of the Humane Society reports they left fearing their father and are wandering city streets. A search is under way and the children will be placed in care. Read showed a whip like a cat o nine tails used on the children. Leake has faced repeated complaints for drunkenness and family abuse.
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Charles Leake
Nebraska
Agent Read
The
Humane Society
Read
Seyuxet
Mr. Read
Brice Sworn In as Ohio Senator with Sherman Support
Calvin S. Brice of Ohio is sworn in as senator on December 7 in Washington with no protest and Senator Sherman endorsing his credentials.
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Calvin S. Brice
Ohio
Sherman
Wild boar attack ends in fatality near Warren
Saturday John McCleary, a respected Rockcreek Center farmer, was killed when a wild boar he was transporting turned and bit him above the knee, severing an artery. He did not realize he had been bitten, continuing to inspect a scratch before collapsing and dying within minutes.
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John McCleary
Warren
McCleary
MecCleery
Rockcreek Center
McCleery
Bluffton
Born Blind A Strange Freak of Nature in Brazil
In Brazil Indiana an infant child of Mr and Mrs P Yocom born nearly three weeks ago is reported as lacking eyes. The child appears healthy and is described as a most phenomenal birth in the county.
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Brazil
Ind
P. Yocom
Remarkable Birthmark Child Noted for Six Toes
A description highlights a child with a large birth mark on the left cheek and six toes on one foot. Aside from these features, the child is described as well formed.
Gresham On The Bench In United States Court
The United States court met in the government building with Judge Walter Q. Gresham presiding. Key cases included Frank Lordier fined $50 and costs for violating revenue law and Samuel Brokaw linked to the mail robbery charge with a likely tomorrow hearing.
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United States Court
Walter Q. Gresham
Indianapolis
Smiley N. Chambers
United States
W. L. Dunlap
United States Marshal
Noble C. Butler
Carter
John Morris
Frank Lordier
Lordier
Stoll
Nebraska
Alvah Meyers
Wesley Ream
John Abel
Plymouth
Thomas C. McConnell
George W. Reed
Marshall County
McConnell
Reed
W. L. Penfield
Auburn
Judge Ninde
Morris, Bell, Barrett & Morris
Sentinel
Messrs. Kellison and Hess
Ninde
Samuel Brokaw
Fort Wayne
Grand Rapids Railroad
Brokaw
Mr. Brokaw
Harry Hanna
L. Morris
Shenk Scandal Involves Delphos Merchant Barker
Cincinnati Enquirer reports a sensational breach of promise case involving Charles E. Shenk, a Delphos merchant and ex-postmaster, and Mrs Grewe of Cincinnati. Shenk allegedly promised marriage, lawsuits followed, but the engagement was never fulfilled.
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Charles E. Shenk
Fort Wayne
Postminster
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Shenk
Grewe
Cincinnati
Enquirer
Soldier Joseph Kelley Traced to Indianapolis
Joseph Kelley formerly of Warsaw writes from Indianapolis to friends explaining his disappearance two weeks ago. He reveals years of suffering from old wounds driven by alcohol and morphine, sought treatment, planned to go to Hot Springs, and promises to return to Warsaw to settle debts.
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Joseph Kelley
Warsaw
Indianapolis
Hot Springs
Ark
Caledonian auxiliary notes death of Mrs. Joe Gillet
At the Dec 1 meeting the Caledonian auxiliary expresses sympathy for the death of Mrs. Joe Gillet It declares the hall will be draped in mourning for thirty days and extends condolences to her husband children and immediate family The secretary will forward copies of the resolutions to the bereaved committee members include WesLex Dickey Mrs J Carrys and Mrs D Monrar
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WesLex Dickey
J. Carrys
D. Monrar
Diphtheria Fears Hit New Haven Suburb Schools
A panic in a New Haven suburb grows as diphtheria spreads among children. Authorities order the closure of Protestant Catholic and Lutheran schools to halt the outbreak while Fort Wayne reports only isolated cases and assures expert medical care.
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New Haven
Fort Wayne
Tolan Wins Laporte Court House Plan Approval
Laporte County will build a new courthouse with plans by B F Tolan of Fort Wayne. The stone structure is estimated at 163000 dollars and demolition of the old building has started ahead of spring construction. A Chicago expert vetted the plans and found them faultless.
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B.S. Tolan
Laporte
Laporte County
Chicago
Tolan
Indianapolis Journal Today
B. F. Tolan
Fort Wayne
Ind
Indianapolis Sentinel
Henry Watterson Endorses Crisp for Speaker
The Louisville editor Henry Watterson said Crisp will be a fine speaker. He noted he preferred Mills but praised Crisp for experience, balance, and firm rulings. Watterson gave brief remarks after a lecture at the City Y M C A and heads to Greencastle for another engagement earning $100 per talk.
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City Y. M. C. A
Senter
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier- Journal
Watterson
Crisp
Sentiver
Kentucky
Mills
Congress
House
Waterson
Wayne Hotel
Greencastle
Fifty second Congress assembles with party balance debated
The Fifty-second Congress opens with 87 Republicans and 245 Democrats or Farmers' alliance representatives. Only eight Farmers' alliance members are clearly seated. many counted as alliance voters may vary. Majority likely against subtreasury, Stanford bill, and free coinage while backing liberal World’s Fair funding and Canadian union. Pension laws and reciprocity faced little change.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Farmers’ Alliance
Simpson
Baker
Davis
Otis
Clover
Kansas
Ken
Nebraska
Everett
Georgia
Halverton
Minnesota
Hall
Watson
Winn
Livingston
Moses
Crawford
Alexander
Williams
Grady
Branch
North Carolina
Pickler
South Dakota
Johnson
North Dakota
Tillman
Schell
Johnstone
Stackhouse
South Carolina
Washington
Tennessee
Canaada
Burglary Attempt Averted at Scheiman Residence
Wednesday night burglars attempted to break into the home of Mr and Mrs Ernest Scheiman at 37 East Williams Street. A broken cellar window alarmed Mrs Scheiman and a guest, whose screams drove the thieves away. Mr Scheiman is the foreman of the Journal.
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Ernest Scheiman
East Williams Street
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Mt. Olive Church
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Wells County
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