Fort Wayne Hits Deep Snowstorm Parses City Streets
Fort Wayne battled a violent blizzard with eight inches of snow on the level and higher drifts From Friday night into Saturday the city faced widespread transit disruption as streetcars stalled and crews fought to clear sidewalks and tracks An army of men and boys using shovels and brooms reopened routes while traction company plows worked to restore service amid biting east winds and sleet.
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Fort Wayne
Court House
Fort Wayne Traction Company
Main Street
Lewis Street
Lakeside
Hanna Street
Street Railway Company
Foley's Kidney Cure credited by Ashley man
P H Duffy of Ashley Illinois reports two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure helped him greatly after trying many remedies. He says the medicine cured him and that he could hardly get up before using it. Sold by Dreier and Bro and Pellens and Polster.
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P. H. Duffy
Ashley, IL
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Pellens & Polster
Farmer Seeks Damages Over Sheep Killed by His Dog
Wilmer Roberts of Elkhart County asks county commissioners to compensate him for two sheep killed by his own dog, asserting liability and seeking payment for the losses.
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Wilmer Roberts
Elkhart County
New Life Pills Claim Cure for Ill Wife
A letter from M. M. Austin of Waine, Ind., touts Dr. King s New Life Pills as a cure for stomach and liver troubles and constipation. The testimonial asserts a wife’s illness, once untreatable by physicians, was completely cured by the pills sold at Dreier & Bros. drug store.
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M. M. Austin
Waincne Ind
8. H. Newsom
Decatur
Ala
Dreier. &Bros
Fort Wayne Gas inquiry ends with questions on gas supply
Hartford City reports Fort Wayne council members visited the Fort Wayne Gas company to inspect gas delivery but left unconvinced, suggesting the junket lacked objectivity. Observers suspect the company may withhold gas or dilute it with air, prompting calls for detectives to continue the probe.
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Hartford City
Fort Wayne
Hartford City News
Fort Wayne Gas Company
Indiana
Missouri
Junketing
Kerlin Bros
Fort Wayne Company
Kerlin
Junketer
Junketers
Blackford County
Evening News
Fort ‘Wayne
President Roosevelt Receives Honorary Brotherhood Card
President Roosevelt is formally presented with an honorary membership card from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. The seal skin album holds his certificate, embossed with the locomotive insignia, and is presented by Grand Master Hannahan, First Grand Master Wilson, and Secretary-Treasurer Arnold. Mrs Newsom credits Electric Bitters for relief from digestive troubles after three years of pain.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Chattanooga
John J. Hannahan
Charles A. Wilson
F. W. Arnold
Hannahan
Fort Wayne Displays $30,000 Rug Collection at Wayne Club
A secretive showcase on the Wayne club building third floor displays the finest carpet and rug collection in the state. John H. Bass and an unnamed Wabash visitor will select pieces for Brookside with a rug valued as high as 6000 dollars and another at 4500. The display remains largely hidden from staff and public as insurers balk at the risk.
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Fort Wayne
Wayne Club
John H. Bass
Brookside
Bass
Wabash
Bass Mansion
Baldwin Small Wedding At Logue Home On West Williams
Miss Ada Small and John L. Baldwin were married at 325 West Williams Street last evening at 8 oclock. Rev Jay C Darwin of Simpson M E Church performed the ceremony in a small assembly of guests. The groom is a conductor on the Hanna Street line of the Traction Company.
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F. H. Logue
West Williams Street
Ada Small
John L. Baldwin
Jay C. Darwin
Simpson M. E. Church
Baldwin
West Hiams’ Street
Hanna Street
the Traction Company
Slippers on Display At Local Drug Store Exhibit
Readily visible at Ranke & Wussbaum's drug store are a pair of slippers described as a beautiful pair from a Klondike trip years ago. The owner plans a skating exhibition once snow deepens, showing how he glided across glaciers and avoided avalanches while north.
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Klondike
Ranke & Wussbaum
Geake Receives Appointment as Second Assistant Attorney General
Fort Wayne attorney William C. Geake was named second assistant attorney general in Indiana under Chas W. Miller. He is a Michigan University graduate and partner in Geake & Ballou. the firm will be dissolved as he joins the Miller administration in Indianapolis on January 2.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
William C. Geake
Chas. W. Miller
Geake
Miller
Indianapolis
Michigan University
Geake & Ballou
A Policeman’s Testimony on Foley’s Honey and Tar
Nashua Iowa night policeman J N Patterson testifies of a severe winter cough and lung ailment. He tried multiple medicines and two doctors before using Foley’s Honey and Tar, which he credits with curing two thirds of a bottle. Sold by Dreier and Pellens and Polster.
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J. N. Patterson
Nashua
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Pellens & Polster
Miami chief Richardville visits Huntington County
Thomas F. Richardville, chief of the Miami Indians, visits Huntington county on a trip. He is a grandson of national chief Richardville, nearly 70, and born in Huntington county but has lived in the west for fifty years.
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Thomas F. Richardville
Indian Territory
Huntington County
Richardville
West
Million thanks from Homer Ball at West Point
A short note from Homer Ball of West Point expresses deep gratitude as listeners share their warmth during a severe cold spell. The message highlights community support and the spirit of thanks amid illness.
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Homer Ball
West Point
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Southwestern
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Broadway
Taylor Streets
Franke
Rae
Sor
Germany
Michael Widner
Jacob Wiedemann
Wiedemann
Pennsylvania Round House
Gardless
J. L. Seivert
Calhoun
Haeman
W. C. Geake
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