Another Wreck on the Southern Railroad
Washington reports a passenger train No. 34 struck a freight train near Danville Virginia shortly after 4 PM derailing the engine and several freight cars. The freight cars caught fire and the Danville fire company fought the flames. The engineer was reportedly killed and the fireman injured but verification was hampered by telegraph disruption. No passengers were harmed.
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Washington
Southern Railway
Danville
Derailment Kills One in East Liverpool Trolley Crash
A traction car of the East Liverpool Traction and Light Co. derailed approaching the Jethro trestle in West End, plunging 25 feet. The wreck killed one man instantly and injured all passengers, with several feared dead. The Wellsville to East Liverpool car carried a full list.
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Liverpool
East Liverpool Traction and Light Company
Wellsville
East Liverpool
Ruling Keeps Tonkel in Office for Short Term
Attorneys for the county commission obtained a second opinion from Edward Hoffman affirming Joseph Tonkel may serve until January 1 as successor to Martin Mondy. The panel noted no eligible candidate ran for the short term and Tonkel qualified for the January start after a November election.
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William Hockemeyer
Charles G. Griebel
Board of County Commissioners
Edward Hoffman
Joseph Tonkel
Martin I. Mondy
Hoffman
Tonkel
Union Revival Services by City M E Churches
Five Methodist Episcopal churches plan January union revival meetings starting New Year's Eve at Trinity Church led by Rev. R L Semans with Revs Nethercut Rowand Nickerson and Canse preaching. The St Paul Simpson Wayne Street and First churches host in sequence over five weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Church
R. L. Semans
Thief Steals Pocketbook Near Peltier Firm
Mrs. M. J. Marttene was robbed of a purse at the mouth of an alley off West Wayne Street near the Peltier undertaking establishment around six on Friday evening. The pocketbook contained little money and, as dusk fell, she could not describe the thief before he vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Marttene
Peltier Undertaking Establishment
Weat Wayne Street
Doctors Rosenthal Rapidly Improving After St Louis Clinics
Dr Maurice Rosenthal visiting St Louis with friends and attending clinics at hospitals there. He and his brother plan soon to travel south with hopes of better health and possibly include the Cubs in their itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Rosenthal
St. Louis
Rosenthal
Dr. Rosenthal
Henderson Must Fight State Case on Its Merits
Indianapolis December 8 Judge Vinson Carter of the supreme court sustained the states demurrer in the suit by the state of Indiana against J Oscar Henderson former state auditor. The suit seeks about 101000 with interest claiming Henderson collected and retained fees from foreign insurance firms as emoluments of his office. Henderson admitted 20663.21 but says he kept the funds as legitimate office fees. The decision forces Henderson to argue the case on its merits rather than procedural grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Vinson Carter
Supreme Court
Indiana
J. Oscar Henderson
State
Henderson
Office of Auditor of State
Carter
Death of Michael Hagan Reported From Salt Lake City
Fort Wayne relatives received a telegram stating Michael Hagan formerly of Lake township was killed in Salt Lake City Utah on Wednesday. He was about 45, unmarried, and survived by brothers and sisters William Hagan Mrs Julian Trabin Thomas Hagan Neil Hagan and Edward Hagan.
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Fort Wayne
Michael Hagan
Lake Township
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hagan
The
West
William Hagan
Julian Trabin
Thomas Hagan
Neil Hagan
Alaska
Edward Hagan
Fort Worth
Texas
Few Cases on Docket in Federal Court in Fort Wayne
The December term in Fort Wayne opens with no criminal trials. One major case is Louise V. Shannon as administratrix suing Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for 10000 dollars. Other actions include Teeters and Little v Incandescent Light and Stove, park land condemnation, a Tur ner bankruptcy case, and several equity disputes among regional manufacturers and firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court
Fort Wayne
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Louise
Shannon
Samuel S. Teeters
Andrew J. Little
Incandescent Light and Stove Company
DeKalb
H. W. Mountz
Garrett
Magdaline Weisser
Park Commissioners
City of
Caleb M. Turner
Kendallville
Western Telephone Manufacturing Company
Chicago Telephone Supply Company
Rockwell-Wabash Company
Wabash Cabinet Company
Benbow-Brammer Manufacturing Company
Bluffton Manufacturing Company
Sidway Mercantile Company
Alwin Manufacturing Company
Mishawaka Felding Go-Cart Company
Coughlin Fined for Drunkenness in City Court
Johnny Coughlin drew the limit for drunkenness in city court and was fined 100 dollars plus costs and thirty days. He usually spends winters at the poor farm but refused this year. Charles Bryant, a one legged beggar, received fifteen days for drunkenness. Mrs. Theodore W Waldo filed an affidavit against her husband for slapping her and the case will be heard tomorrow morning. The Peters assault case was continued until tomorrow. A B Scott received five dollars and costs for drunkenness and was ordered to leave town within an hour.
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Johnny Coughlin
Charles Bryant
Theodore W. Waldo
Fred W. Peters
Miner studio accident burns John Albrecht
John Albrecht, a longtime employee, suffered severe burns to the mouth and throat when a premature explosion occurred as he placed his mouth to a rubber tube to plow chemicals. Doctors fear possible voice injury and throat damage.
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Miner
John Albrecht
Taft defends Roosevelt on dismissal of Negro troops
Secretary Taft, in his annual report, defends President Roosevelt’s order to discharge three companies of the Twenty-fifth Infantry over the Brownsville Texas outrage. He argues a conspiracy of silence protected murderers and urges disbanding the battalion to remove dangerous elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Texas
Taft
Army of the United States
Fort Brown
Mexico
Rio Grande River
Boys Capture Wildcat After Desperate Battle
Lafayette Indiana December 6 Walter Adams and Frank Fraser son of Sheriff-elect Darius Fraser hunted rabbits along the Wabash river seven miles south of Lafayette. They battled a large wildcat that rose from a tree den and was finally killed after a fierce struggle weighing forty six pounds. The animal’s pelt is described as remarkable and will be made into a rug for Fraser’s home.
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Lafayette
Ind
Walter Adams
Frank Fraser
Darius Fraser
Wabash River
Adams
Young Fraser
Fraser
Explosion at Lynn shoe plants damages factory district
A boiler explosion at the Harvey shoe factory in Lynn Mass injures twelve and causes widespread fire destroying seven shoe plants. Fire swamps two acres and reaches nearby leather stock and tenement districts. Nine injured taken to hospital. police report no fatalities to date.
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Lynn
Mass
Harvey Shoe Factory
Harvey Factory
West Lynn
Boston and Maine Railroad
Jacobs Company
Inscriptions Found On Century-Old Log Near Syracuse
A log from a century-old felled tree near Syracuse bears the burned inscription R. N. 4, likely left by a pioneer surveyor for North Range. The discovery suggests an early marking system used by settlers.
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Syracuse
North Range
Indiana Normal School Catalogue Offer
An advertisement invites readers to request a study catalogue from the Indiana Normal School in Muncie Indiana. The short notice promotes study options in fine art or related programs and provides mailing details for interested applicants.
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Indiana Normal School
o.Munele
Ind
Representing Uncle Sam in Shadow of North Pole
Indianapolis resident Schuyler Colfax Henton serves as United States commissioner of the Port Clarence district Teller Alaska overlooking Port Clarence bay. The article notes his rise from a 19th century waiter to a federal official and describes the icy mail route from Nome to Teller as well as a Christmas feast menu at the Teller-Yeller colony with oysters turkey and plum pudding and beverages.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Schuyler Colfax Henton
United States
Port Clarence
Teller
Alaska
Port Clarence Bay
Cape Prince of Wales
Henton
June's
North
Illinois Street
Young Fellows
Broad Ripple Bandits
Ellis
Pacific Coast
North Yakima
Wash
Washington
Arctic
Nome
Mr. Henton
George W. June
Yeller
Poe Items Reflect Community Life in Poe Indiana
Sentinel correspondence from Poe Indiana notes Rev Dougherty led revival at Mount Pleasant while Sunday services shifted to afternoon. Local social life is highlighted by visits, dinners, oyster suppers, and music events with families and neighbors hosting and attending gatherings.
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Sentinel
Poe
Ind
Dougherty
M. Bkb
Mount Pleasant
Mercer
Robert Mercer
Attwell Shearer
Girdion Somers
Russell Shearer
Frank Mercer
Charles and
Ray Shearer
Verba Mercer
Mina Somers
Preston Snider
Ethel
Nathan Snider
Rose
Frances Heckler Gee
Florence Deel Sunny
Charles Tlipes
Lipes
John Lipes
Frank Snider
M. E. Church
John Essig
H. K. Essig
Donald
W.S. Roberts
Fort Wayne
F. Essig
J. M. Essig
John
John Fonner
D. M. Fonner
Arkansas
Jacob Bolinger
Daniel Small
Lloyd Ayres
Ray Smith
Burr Zimmerman
Charles Yager
Albert Numbers
Ossian
Christian Church
Woodmen’s Hall
Hoagland
Jacob Emerick
George
Jacob
Charles Emerick
Emerick
Henry Nicmeter
Jesse McFarland
Marion, Nd
Henry Limerick
Barbara Corville
Letters to Santa Clauses Reach Fort Wayne Post Office
The first annual flood of letters addressed to Santa Claus arrived at the Fort Wayne post office on Friday morning. Kids sealed and stamped them with hopeful wishes. Most letters are forwarded to the dead letter office after being sorted by the staff.
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Santa Claus
Fort Wayne
Tuttle Named Washington State Superintendent Of Agencies
B A Tuttle, long time local sales agent for the Oliver Typewriter Co, is promoted to state superintendent of agencies for Washington with Seattle headquarters. He will depart for the new post around the first of the year, seen as merited recognition of his business abilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Tuttle
Oliver Typewriter Company
Washington
Seattle
Count Boni de Castellane Intervenes in Moroccan Question
Paris December 6. During the government interpellation on Morocco in the chamber of deputies M. J Ayres socialist leader stood down. Count Boni de Castellane unexpectedly ascended the tribune causing half the deputies to leave the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. J. Ayres
Count Boni de Castellane
Union evangelistic services led by Rev C Fenwick Reed at Albion
Multiple Indiana tales report local deaths and incidents. Pioneer resident Mrs Lauren L Hill dies at 89 in Angola. Capt B B Rockwell, veteran soldier, dies in Goshen. Gas shortages in Huntington persist despite cooking fuel. Kendallville mourns Mrs J B Gorrell and A J Rassbacher drugstore fire minor. Attorney Thomas E Saylor injured in sleep accident. Burglars strike Huntington police station. two revolvers stolen. Elkhart to seek superior court. Goshen hosts Elkhart county circuit court. Andrews, longtime Whitley County man, dies at 78 near Columbia City. Mrs Frank Zimmerman burned in Wabash County lamp accident. Milford Clark indicted for bridge project graft. bond posted. North Manchester Fox dies of apoplexy at 55. Pleasant Lake store fire minor. LaGrange: child shot leg. mother at dance. Garrett night officer William Hathaway resigns amid burglary probe. Warsaw judge orders estate funds distribution. executor Webber tied to prior claims.
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C. Fenwick Reed
Albion
Lauren L. Hill
Angola
B. B. Rockwell
Goshen
Huntington
J. B. Gorrell
LaOtte
Kendallville
Elkhart
Elkhart County
Edgar Cassabe
Logansport
W.N. Andrews
Whitley County
D. B. Clugston, Jr
Columbia City
Andrews
Meyer Bros. & Co
Fort Wayne
Frank Zimmerman
Disko
Wabash County
Milford Clark
DeKalb County
Fremont Fox
American Xpress Company
Fox Hotel
North Manchester
Fox
Chadwick, Ransburg & Co
Pleasant Lake
William Sackman
Lagro
William Hathaway
Garrett
Hathaway
Dr Zimmerman’s Mild Cancer Cure Promises Instant Result
An advertisement touts Dr Zimmerman’s alleged cancer cure claiming to kill cancer in sixty minutes with a single treatment. It also lists cures for catarrh dropsy kidney bladder and various skin and sexual diseases, plus permanent removal of facial blemishes and hair. The notice offers free consultations.
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Zimmerman
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M. E
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A. B. Scott
Secretary of War
Kemp
Wildcat
Uncle Sam
North Pole
Hoosier
Christmas
Oliver Typewriter Agency
Riy the Sentinel
Count Bok
Alemon
Anna Gould
Northern
Royse
Warsaw
I. B. Webber
Sarah Beck
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
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Dr. Pierce
Dr. Fierce
Daslers
Tor
DR. Tucker
West Waxne Street
Ganger
Chas. Zimmerman
Harrison St
Fort Wayne, Ind
Dreier & Bro
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