Celebrates Thirty-Fifth Anniversary With Surprise Family Gathering
Mr and Mrs Christ Witte of 121 Maumee Avenue were surprised by their children and eight grandchildren to mark their 35th wedding anniversary. A big dinner and a cake honored the couple who married in Germany and settled in this city.
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Christ Witte
Maumee Avenue
Gus Witte
Albert Keller
George Sosenheimer
H. W. Baale
Witte Lore
Fife
Cernany
Witte
Imackenzie—Vachon
Ros. Vachon
Thomas Vachon
Miles City
Montana
Roy M. Imackenzie
J. J. O’carroad
Tot McLean
H.W. Lewis
Lewis
Leide
Orhe
Turmer
Aye. McLean
McLean
Fort Warne
Mackenzie
Jules City
Nordica and Whitney to Appear at Majestic Jan 10
Famous Pima Donna Nordica soprano and Myron W. Whitney basso will perform at the Majestic on January 10. The program features stage and concert arias in a shared recital.
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Myron W. Whitney
Basso
Majestic
Beautiful Bridge to Span St Joe River at Tennessee Ave
The Fort Wayne bridge over the St Joe River at Tennessee Avenue will link Lakeside and Spy Run districts. It features two 105 foot spans, 40 foot width, semi elliptical arches, shore foundations 70 by 36 feet, 36, etc. The Lafayette Engineering Co. won the contract for 38 00 and the project uses 3600 cubic yards of concrete and sixty tons of steel.
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Fort Wayne
St. Joe River
Tennessee Avenue
Lakeside
Spy Run Avenue
Ment
A. W. Grosvenor
Lafayette Engineering Company
Jaume
Arthur E. Pope
Percy Bitterly Hits Critics In Senate Speech
Senator Percy of Mississippi denounces an article on his election in a magazine and attacks owner William Randolph Hearst and former Governor Vardiman. The House committee backs the Sulzer resolution to abrogate the 1832 U S Russia treaty over passport discrimination against American Jews. Representative Fitzgerald attacks the Sherwood bill as harming the Democratic Party and raising $75 million for pensions.
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Washington
Percy
Mississippi
Senate Today
Win. R. Hearst
Vardiman
House
Sulzer
United States
Russia
Congress
Fitzgerald
Sherwood
Democratic Party
St Paul M E Church Rededication After 38000 Improvement
The remodeled St Paul M E church on Walton avenue near Sheldon will hold a December 24 dedication service across morning afternoon and evening with Rev Dr W D Parr of Kokomo and Rev Z A Beatty assisting. Preceding the dedication are three public meetings December 20 21 22 led by former pastors L D Rehl TH S Nickerson and C W Jeffras.
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Revere HL Cromean
W. D. Parr
Kokoma
Church Extension Society
Parr
Fort Wayne
Wayne Street
Z. A. Beatty
Fort Wayne M. E
Walton Avenue
Sheldon
Conareeation
L. D. Rehl
Monroeville
Th, S. Nickerson
Wabash
C. W
Audiitorium
R. M. Geiger
Ase Bennett
Warren Rogers
R. M. Spore
Albert Noll
St. Paul
Mr. Cremean
CW. Jeffray
Dist
Los Angeles Vote Count Shows Women Turnout Swells
Los Angeles voters completed a historic election with 75 000 ballots by 317 delegates, George Alexander leading with 68 366 and Job Harriman 37 064 as 47 precincts remain uncounted. Prohibition amendment appears defeated while women cast decisive ballots for suffrage. Caroline Severance, 92, recalls long wait for first vote while mothers bring babies to polls.
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Los Angeles
George Alexander
Job Harriman
Alexander
Maiderty
Election Board
Mne
Scott
McNamara
Harrimore
Dyiniinsters
School Bond
Los Ateens
West Side
Labor Temple
Agloney
Harriman
Caroline M. Severance
Susan B. Anthony
Concert Announcement for Nordiva Nordica and Whitnes
The manager announces a January concert featuring Madame Lillian Nordiva Myron W. Whitnes and the great Tamode Orchids. Fort Wayne will host Nordiva for her first appearance here with a favorable reception anticipated by local music lovers and the surrounding town.
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Majestie An- Hoyos
Tamode
Pettines
Lorie Sapratn
Lillian Nordiva
Myron W. Whitnes
Tawn
Fort Wayne
Widtnes
Medame Nordin
Senate in session amid Lorimer inquiry and anti trust hearings
Washington reports the Senate in session at 200 inquiring Lorimer while the interstate commerce commission is urged to hold anti trust hearings. House sets noon meeting as Sherwood outlines a day occasion bill debate. Foreign affairs committee favors Sulzer resolution to abrogate the Russian treaty. Steel committee hears Bessemer and Lake Erie stock jigging testimony. Senator elect Varduman of Mississippi is sharply arraigned by Senator Perey in response to a magazine attack.
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Washington
Senate
Lorimer
National Corporation Commission
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
House
Sherwood Deiine
Foreign Affairs Committee
Sulzer
Steel Committee
Bessemer
Lake Erie
Varduman
Misphi
Perey
Mississippi
Rat Plays Havoc With Light at Wabash Plant
A lone rat at the Wabash Water and Light company plant caused a short circuit by climbing the switchboard. The city lost electric light and power for about half an hour before repairs, and the rodent was cremated on site leaving only charcoal.
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Wabash
Ind
Wabash Water and Light Company
Trains Arrive On Time Across Pennsylvania Northwest System
Morning report on the Pennsylvania Northwest shows a record (for punctual arrivals) with 191 of 192 passenger trains reaching terminls on time last night. Only one late train on the Cleveland and Pittsburg division was seventeen minutes behind schedule. The system’s on time rate nears 200 percent with an average 90 percent on trunk lines nationwide.
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Pennsylvania Northwest
Cleveland and
Pittsburg
Wabash Directors to Inspect Property This Week
Local Wabash officials are advised that the newly constituted directorate will inspect the property this week. They will travel by special train, though the official itinerary has not yet been issued. The notice says they will pass through on Wednesday en route to Fort Wayne.
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Wabash
Directorate of the Wabash
Dnnesday
Mi Fort. Wayne
Death of Fort Wayne physician Dr Samuel Freeman in Buffalo
Dr Samuel A Freeman longtime Fort Wayne physician and Civil War surgeon died Monday in Buffalo New York His nephew Henry R Freeman left for Buffalo to attend the funeral He was a brother of Mahlon Freeman and N B Freeman and later practiced dentistry with Dr Isaac Knapp in Fort Wayne He served as secretary of the New York State Dental Association
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Samuel A. Freeman
Fort Wayne
Buffalo
N. Y
Henry R. Freeman
Dr. Freeman
Mahlon YD
N. B. Freeman
Col. Sion & Bass’ Thirtieth
Indiana
B. &. Woodworth
Freeman
Isaac Knapp
New York State Dental Association
Memorial services honor five deceased J Lawton-Wayne veterans
Veterans of the J Lawton-Wayne post Grand Army of the Republic held memorial services at the post hall on Saturday afternoon. Five comrades were honored Julius Tilbury Daniel Hickman John Sehnorr Wesley Hyde and Joseph Sunderland. S S Kelker presided with an opening address. Chaplain W B McMahen led devotions and the roll of the dead was read by Sergeant Major G D Adams. The memorial address was given by Capt W A Kel Bey.
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J Lawton-Wayne _ post
Grand Army of the Republic
Post Hall
Julius Tilbury
Daniel Hickman
John Sehnorr
Wesley Hyde
Joseph Sunderland
S. S. Kelker
W. B. McMahen
G. D. Adams
W. A. Kel Bey
Norfolk and Western bans smoking in dining cars
Recount of complaints by female patrons and a fire started by a discarded cigarette leads Norfolk and Western to prohibit cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoking in all dining cars on its trains. A Roanoke patron story continues the incident.
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Norfolk .and Western. Railway
Roanoke
Feen
Monroeville Oil Buzz as Wells Begin Test Drilling
Monroeville Indiana residents report an oil discovery with a miniature well in a local window. Frank Gable bought the Feckham farm near Monroeville and workmen will start pumping a test oil well on the Charles Smith farm in Jackson township for about thirty days to assess pay quantities.
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Monroeville
Ind
Dee
Slate
Argo
Chicago
A. S. Robinson
Frank Gable
Charles Feckham
Luenberger Bros
Friddle Luenberger
Will Allegar
Charles
Longtime upholsterer Joseph V Disser marks 21 years at Penn shops
Joseph V Disser has spent 21 years in the upholstering department at the Pennsylvania shops. He started under Forgman R Stephens twenty years ago, took over after his death, and has led the department since. Born April 16 1857 in Hesse Daarnsteat Germany he trained in harness making and upholstery before arriving in America in 1880 settling in Fort Wayne and building a solid reputation in local shops.
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Joseph V. Disser
Pennsylvania
Forgman R. Stephens
America
Fleigner
Johns & ‘Company
Disser
Chloroform Fails to Subdue Stallion Then Killed in Suit
Clark M. Foreman testified in the U S circuit court that a big coach stallion bought from the Souers farm at Huntington could not be subdued by instruments or chloroform and had to be killed. He seeks 25000 dollars claiming the horse was insured to be gentle and caused permanent injury to his right arm. The suit names George W Souers Glenn H Souers and Karl K Souers with Fort Wayne attorneys active for both sides. A jury was empaneled and trial began before Judge A J Anderson. A separate suit by Dorothy Roos against automobile manufacturers for injuries from a Van derbilt cup race accident was slated for trial the next day.
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Clark M. Foreman
United States
Souers
Huntington
Foreman
van Wert
Greorge W
Glenn H
Karl K. Souers
Harper and
Dorothy Roos
Gruesome Find By Indiana Road Crew
Bluffton workers on the Kokomo Frankfort and Western Traction project unearthed the frozen body of a female infant while grading near Frankfort. The infant was buried in towels newspapers and oilcloth. Coroner Carter took charge and the body was turned over to an undertaker.
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Bluffton
Ind
Kokomo
Frankfort and Western Traction. Company
Fred Davenport
Frankfort
Carter
Opening of Huntington library industrial room draws large crowd
A large crowd visited Huntington City Free Library for the opening of its new industrial room on Saturday at 2 pm. Shop men and library board members welcomed guests who enjoyed a Victrola grand opera concert. Miss Winifred Tiver noted strong interest from hundreds of men and the room will stay open until 10 pm that evening.
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Huntington
Ind
City Free Library
Ie Sees
Jtme
The
Library
Winifred. Tiver
Brarian
Generl
Ilroad
Foundry
Becfound
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