Wabash Freight Department Promotes Multiple Officers
Prominent changes in the Wabash freight department take effect next Sunday with several promotions. Charles P. Porter moves to Napoleon as department agent, Herman Miller succeeds Porter as cashier, Clarence Patrick becomes revision clerk, Arthur Helmke advances to revision clerk, and Joseph Obenchain returns to Fort Wayne as night bill clerk. Napoleon and Defiance see broader transfers including Wilson moving to Defiance to become agent there. Auditor F W Henschen will verify transfers soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Porter
Wabash Freight Department
Napoleon
Ohio
Herman Miller
Mr. Porter
Clarence Patrick
Miller Vising
Arthur Helmke
Patrick
Joseph Obenchain
South Whitley
Helmke
Defiance
N. J. Bechtal
Or. Wilson
Bechtal
Wilson
Porter
Peru
Grover Cleveland
Democrate
Buffalo
My. Porter
Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Postal
Pittsburg
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Fort Wayne
Lake Shore
Wabash
Ort Wayne
Miller
F. W. Henschen
Prohibition Nominees Face Corrupt Practices Prosecution
Five candidates in St. Joseph county face potential indictment for failing to file sworn campaign expense statements under the corrupt practices act. Rev. Levi Newman, Paul J. Harris, John Th. Clark, John M. Rogers, and B F P Wirt reside in the county. prosecutors will seek grand jury action in February. Penalties include fines from 300 to 10,000 or up to one year imprisonment, or both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Frank H. Christop
Chester R. Montgomery
Levi Newman
Paul J. Harris
Laporte
St. Joseph
John TH. Clark
John M. Rogers
B. F P. Wirt
St. Joseph County
Montgomery
Want Them Ten Claim Fortune
Fort Wayne authorities seek to locate relatives of Slim Lewis who died recently in Lenora Tennessee to share an alleged fortune of nearly 25 thousand dollars. Lewis former Fort Wayne brass moulder left for Lenora years ago and relatives in this city remain undiscovered after efforts to find sisters or others proved fruitless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Lewis
Lenora
Tenn
Bass Foundry
Tennessee
Indiana
Dr Carl Alsberg Named Chief of Bureau of Chemistry
Washington December 16 President Taft directs Secretary Wilson to appoint Dr Carl Alsberg a chemist in the agricultural department as chief of the bureau of chemistry to succeed Dr Harvey W Wiley. Alsberg has international reputation in biological chemistry and has led the biochemical section of the American Chemical Society. He studied at Columbia University Strasbourg Berlin and Harvard Medical School and worked at Frankfort on the Main German institute for experimental therapeutics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Wilson
Carl Alsberg
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Chemistry
Harvey W. Wiley
Alsberg
New Biochemical Section
American Chemical Society
New York
Columbia University
University of Strasburg
Souers Celebrates 100th Birthday in Huntington
Jacob F Souers celebrated his hundredth birthday Saturday at the First Christian church in Huntington surrounded by four living children many grandchildren and friends. Public exercises marked the day with a warm community tribute. Judge Woodmansee in Cincinnati is imposing the limit of the law to curb wife beaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
Jacob F. Souers
First Christian Church
Woodmansee
Cincinnati
Two Men Blamed for Sixteen Deaths in Crash Near Cincinnati
Indianapolis report blames Willis York and Carl Gross for the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton wreck near the city suburb on November 13 in which sixteen lives were lost. The article notes investigators point to their actions as the cause of the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Willis York
Carl Gross
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Huntertown's First Bank to Open Monday Before Christmas
Huntertown State Bank plans to open December 23 with a $25,000 capital and over fifty stockholders. Ben Warnock and E. N. Moore, organizers, previously worked at nearby Fort Recovery banks and chose Huntertown for a bankless town in northern Indiana. The new bank will serve Huntertown and nearby communities with local farmers and businessmen as stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntertown
Sentinel
Ind
Huntertown State Bank
Indiana
People’s Bank
Fort Recovery
Warnock
Huntertown State Bank Opens After Formation of Stockholders
The Huntertown State Bank formed with fifty stockholders elected a board led by Dr. Frank Greenwell as president and Dr. L. T. Rawles as vice president. William Snyder built the two story brick bank, cost about 8000 dollars, with War nock named cashier. The upper floor houses the Masonic lodge, while the lower floor will serve banking customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Greenwell
L. T. Rawles
Martin T. McComb
William Burrell
Frank Fair
Charles FP. Blake
Charles F. Rodenbeck
Frederick W. Kell
Amos Smith
William Snyder
Messrs. Greenwell
Rawles and McComb
William Gandy
Warnock
Masonic Lodge of
Huntertown
Fort Wayne
Ben Warnock
Allen County
Three Officials of Huntertown Open Modern New Bank
In a dedicated building the three officials of Huntertown's new financial institution establish a modern bank to serve a farming region lacking a bank. The venture aims to meet local credit and financial needs as prospects for business growth in the area are strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntertown’s
NEW Financial Institution
Huntertown
Nine Indicted in Ohio Vote Fraud Case in Steubenville
Steubenville special grand jury returned nine indictments for alleged irregularities in the late election. Targets include Richard Gilson postmaster, John A Mansfield former judge, William C Brown prosecuting attorney elect, John G Belknap probate judge elect, James Gilson, Henry J Lawler, A F Rienier, and others. Cases set for January term. disclosed under Ohio Attorney General Hogan and Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Paisley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Hogan
Ohio
Paisley
Jefferson County
Richard Gilson
Robert McCleary
Common Pleas
John A. Mansfield
William C. Brown
John G. Belknap
James Gilson
John Gilson
Henry J. Lawler
A. F. Rienier
Collin H. Smith
Alfred Crippin
E. Dewitt Erskine
Berne Farmer Frederick Eilenberger Dies After Illness
Frederick Eilenberger aged 67, a Berne, Indiana retired farmer, died Saturday after a ten week typhoid fever illness. He is survived by his widow Elizabeth Beitler Eilenberger, no children, and several brothers and sisters. The couple had no surviving son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Ind
Frederick Eilenberger
Elizabeth Beitler
Wabash Valley Lines Train Schedule Fort Wayne Division
Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction Company publishes the Fort Wayne Lafayette division timetable. Trains depart at 5 50 A M 2 00 P M 7 10 A M 4 00 P M 5 00 A M 5 30 P M 9 10 A M 6 00 P M 10 00 A M 7 30 P M 11 30 A M 9 00 P M and 1 10 P M with additional notes on departures from Beeave 11320 BM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana ‘Traction Company
Wabash
Valley Lines
Fort Wayne-Lafayette
Indiana General Assembly to Open January 9 in Indianapolis
The Indiana Constitution sets the legislature to convene on January 9, with a 61 day limit. Senate 50 members, House 100. Gov. Marshall to deliver opening message. Samuel M. Ralston to be inaugurated January 13 and deliver inaugural address. Marshall plans to retire to Phoenix after leaving office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
State of
Indiana
General Assembly
Senate
House
Marshall
Samuel M.ralston
Gov. Marshall
Ralston
Thomas F. Colbert
Statehouse
Mrs Helen Nelson Celebrates Seventieth Birthday Anniversary
Mrs Helen Nelson marks her seventieth birthday and forty-eighth wedding anniversary on a December Saturday in Fort Wayne. Family and neighbors honor her at home 1020 West Berry Street with postcards flowers and a table centerpiece while her daughters Julia Metzger and Mrs Robert Hanna and their children join in.
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Helen
Nelson
Berry Street
DeGroff Nelson
Allen County
Fort Wayne
Edsall
Imn Park
Westminster- House
Main End Union
Atreeta
Ben Ing
Mrs. Nelson
Julia Metzger
Robert B. Hanna
George Geake
Misa Katherine
Louise Metzger
Robert Hanna
Mercer Promoted to General Supervisor of Multiple Plants
Wallace P. Mercer, already general manager of the Delphos and Van Wert electric light plants, receives a promotion to general supervision over several plants across states. The owning capitalists control more than 20 electric plants, including Urba na, Dunkirk, Forest, Upper Sandusky, and Kenton, with new plants purchased between Philadelphia and Salem New Jersey. Clarence Beilharz remains superintendent of Delphos and Fred Wise heads the Van Wert plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Wallace P. Mercer
Delphos
United States
Urbana
Dunkirk
Forest
Upper Sandusky
Kenton
Philadelphia
Salem
Mercer
Clarence Beilharz
Fred Wise
Major Menzies Under Knife After Grand Stand Collapse
Three and a half inches of the tibia in Major G. V. Menzies of Mt. Vernon were removed at a local sanitarium. The operation followed a diseased condition from injuries suffered when a grand stand collapsed during a former event with Gov Marshall A. Reed in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville, Ind
G. V. "Menzies
Vernon
Menzies
Marshall Aare
Hiberians Elect Officers in Fort Wayne Division
The Ancient Order of Hibernians county board and Division No. 1 of Fort Wayne held their annual officer election at Library hall Friday night. James B. Cahill, who had presided for the past three years,...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Ancient Order of Hibernians
Fort Wayne
Library Hall
James B. Cahill
Elopers Wed Here In Local Ceremony
Clarence Dalby and Mildred H. Ross of Valparaiso were married here on Thursday by Rev Samuel Wagenhals after eloping from Valparaiso that morning. They spent the night at the Centlivre hotel and plan to see Sarna to Shek at Petry the following morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence ‘Dalby
Misa
Mildred H. Ross
Valparaiso
Samuel
Wagenhals
Centlivre
Sarna
Shek
Petry
Helen Gould Engaged to Finley J. Shepard
New York announces the engagement of Miss Helen Miller Gould daughter of the late Jay Gould to Finley J. Shepard a railroad man from St. Louis. The betrothal was disclosed at a Georgian Court dinner hosted by George J. Gould. No wedding date is set but is expected toward late January.
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New York
Helen Miller Gould
Jay Gould
Finley J. Shepard
St. Louis
George J. Gould
Georgian Court
Miss Gould
Railroad
Young Men’s Christian Association
Gould Railroads
Shepard
B. F. Bush
Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain
Denver and
Rio Grande
Bargain Horse Mix-Up Ends With Return to Owner
Pittsburg grocer Joseph Browarsky bought a horse for 18 dollars and sold it for 2.50 dollars, not knowing it belonged to James Price. After a chaos chain via a sales stable and a soap factory, police recovered the animal at George Watkins shop and returned it to Price. Browarsky seeks 15.50 dollars and Watkins 2.50. Price serves thirty days in the workhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Joseph Browarsky
Penn Avenue
H. W. Berg
Pearl Street
James Price
James
Browarsky
Ben
George Watkins
Berg
Watkins
Price
Edward J. Goldthail Stricken in Marion
Edward J Goldthail a longtime Marion citizen and former Chronicle publisher was seized by paralysis while in the Bank barber shop on West Fourth street Saturday afternoon. He was moved home by ambulance and, as reported, he was much improved and expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Edward Jb. Goldthail
The
Chronicle
Bank
West Fourth Street
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GC. P. Porter
H. Miller
Herman Mieler
Kendallville
ODD Fellows
Moulder
Dr.alsberg
Wiley
Bureau of
NEW Huntertown State Bank
Legislature
Mrs
Have Nel Nelson
van Wert Mau
Maj. Menzies
Hiberians
E. Kelly
Robert E. Kelly
Thomas F. J. Quingo
John Ryan
E. J. McArdle
John McNulty
Thomas Dowling
Charles McKeon
M. J. Shea
John Collins
William O’connor
John Baiily
Edward Cleary
Joseph F. Delaney
E. J. Lennon
John Monahan
James J. Reilly
Owen Marry
C.J. Mahoney
County Hibernians
Elopers
Philanthro
Pist
Rochester
H. Pfeiffer & Son Conn Y In
Cinta St
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