Lim Ohio Wreck Kills Fireman and Injures Dozens
A west bound Keystone express wrecked two miles east of Lima Ohio. Fireman Phillip Nulf died from crushing injuries. Several others including cooks and passengers were killed or seriously hurt. Rescue crews and doctors treated the injured, with many evacuated to Hope hospital and local facilities.
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Lima
Ghia
Phillip Nulf
Jackson
Nult
Harper
Chicago
C. B
Stemen
Smith
New York
Hope Hospital
Brakeman Kimmel Fights For Life After Train Assault
Fort Wayne brakeman Frank Simmel survived a deliberate shove from a tramp while crossing the St Mary's river bridge west of the city. He fell sixty feet into the stream but was saved by a rescue. suffered serious injuries but likely not fatal. The assailant, described as burly, fled and is being sought by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acoan Earky Hone
Frank Simmel
Fort Wayne
St Mary's River Bridge
Force Street
Mr. Kimmel
Daelock
Groverton
Plymouth
Warsaw
Pierceton
Kimmels
Kimmel
St. Mary's Bridge
McLellan Warns Postmasters Not To Trade Indiana For Harrison
Washington interview with Congressman McLellan of Indiana reports strong anti Harrison sentiment in Indiana. He cites postmaster appointment disputes in Fort Wayne and an anti Harrison meeting in Indianapolis. He predicts Harrison may fail to secure a solid delegation and that Gresham could gain support if Blaine is not a candidate. He notes Governor Gray may seek a presidential spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
McClellan
Indiana
Harrison
Fort Wayne
White
Indianapolis
Gresham
Blaine
Gray
Kansas Senator Plumb’s Death Sparks Succession Talks
Kansas mourns Senator Plumb who died after years of strenuous service. The governor will appoint a replacement, with candidates Perkins Peck Hudson and Osbourne leading consideration. An unrelated Ka nsas House committee list and a Cedarville wedding are also noted.
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Plums
Toregs
Kas
Kansas
Plumb
L. J. Humphrey
Topeka
Alliannce
W. A. Pfeffer
Geo. Peck
Santa Po
United States
Thos A. Osborne
J. K. Waidson
Pfetter
Alliance Party
Jno
J. Ingalls
Atchison
Perkins
Peck
Hudson
Alliance
People's Party
Wasttservosx
House
Delage Congress
Richard 2. Bland
Missouri
R. Q. Mills
Texas
Newton
Blanchard
Louisiana
Amos J. Cummings
New York
Hatch
James VW. Blount
Fircargin
Joseph J. Outhwaite
Ohio
D. A
Post Office Department
R. DP
Court House Fence to Be Torn Down for Open Public Lawn
City moves toward open lawns as the county commissioners vote to remove the iron fence surrounding the court house yard. The fencing will be taken to the county infirmary and placed around its front yard.
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Court House
County Infirmary
Postmaster Higgins Announces Christmas and New Year Hours
Postmaster Higgins publishes holiday hours for Christ mas and New Years. General delivery and stamp department open 4 am to 1 am. Money order and registry 8 am to 11 pm. Street delivery and collection at usual morning hour with exceptions at Tooam and Ep m mail from hotels and Calhoun street boxes. Out mailing: as usual. mail dropped until 7 pm will go forward that evening.
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Higgins
Christas
Yam
Lam
Tooaim
Ep. m
Calhoun Street
Nait
County approves free highways in city plan
County commissioners grant petitions to make two highways free in the city. The New Haven road runs four miles parallel to the turnpike about a mile south, and an eastern route near Van Wert Road spans about one and a half miles. Both roads are graveled and others may follow. The Indiana Layman magazine features portraits of Mayor Zollinger and several local figures this week.
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New Haven
van Wert Ron
Fort Wayne Non-Taxable Property Valued At 3.5 Million
Township Assessor Frank Chapman reports non-taxable Fort Wayne property worth three and a half million dollars. Government buildings city hall waterworks court house jail hospitals and church and charitable properties are included in the exempt total.
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Fort Wayne
Porter
Census Bureau
Interior Department
Frank Chapman
Odd Fellows
Manele Strikes Large Gas Well Near Mesciz Indiana
The Manele well west of Mesciz, Indiana, yields an estimated capacity of 15,000,000 cubic feet with high pressure. Piping and testing caused 2-inch steel pipe to twist as twenty feet of pipe blew from the ground, nearby another well of 2,000,000 feet per day capacity.
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Manele
Mesciz
Ind
Birth notices in Poplar and Wayne streets
The column records multiple birth announcements: a daughter to Mr and Mrs Frank Belet of Poplar Street. a daughter to Mr and Mrs John Belet of Wayne Street. a daughter to Mr and Mrs William Westhall of Stuntimit Street. a daughter to Mr and Mrs Ditrick Shed of Molita Street. a daughter to Mr and Mrs G. S. Nicholls, father a cigarmaker. Also Clara, daughter of Dycord Mrs. I. J. Dills, recovering from a serious illness.
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Little Cherubs
Frank Belet
Poplar Street
Mes
John T' Belet
SO Wayne Street
William Westhall
Stuntimit Street
Daueh
Bon
Ditrick Shed
Molita Street
Nicholls
Fader
Little Clara
Dy.cord
I. J. Dills
Death notices and obituaries from Fort Wayne area
A string of obituaries and death notices recounts Eugene T. Banks found dead at his father's home on West Washington Street due to epilepsy after a revival, with survivors including a widow and seven children. Other notices include Jacob Becker of Fort Wayne dying in Angola after pneumonia, Marie Blondoit of Adams township, and Arthur Weaver among others. Also covered are a teachers institute report and the Abyssinia steamer burning at sea with all souls saved and crew accounted for.
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Willelosn
Fort Wayne
Ik Trvest
Alexander Wiley
Ohio Conference
Nehemiah B. Gritlethe
Oho
R.S. Robinson
Hie
Boyd Phelps
Maumee Mission
Kev
Mr. Phelps
Mr. Shobe
Freeman Farnsworth
Hia
Indiana
James 8. Harrison
Maumee
Robert Brackenridge
George W. Brackenridge
Ames [Olmin
Alderman
Simon Edeall
Eliza Tarmilton
Main Street
Cass and
Ewing
Ewing's
Masonic Hall
Bashi
Rooth& Co.'s
Jacob Coldazer
Alexander M. McJunkin
Seconnd
Harrison and
Berry Streets
Berry Street
Fla. Conwell
Samuel C. Cooper
William Wilson
Wayne Street Church
Wayne and
Broadway
Struggge
Sammel Brenton
M. V. B. Spencer
Nellie Brenton
Richard Thargrave
Fom
Eugene T. Banks
CTL Banks
West
Washington Street
Wayne Street
Eldridge
William T
Liberty Mills
South Whitley
Elmer
Jennie V. Dickey
Banks
Liberty Malls
Jacob Becker
Angola
Ind
Becker
Moses Stiefel
A. Oppenheimer
Sol Rothschild
City
Simon Becker
Goshen
Herman Elson
Chicago
Emanuel Becker
Mitchell
Dak
Rothschild
Maiden Lane
Marie Blondell
France
Felix
William
Blondoit & Delfayen
J. 8
Frost
Abel Blondoit
Blondoit
Adams Township
Arthur
Charles Weaver
Ewing Street
Marasmus
Martin Newberger
Newberger
Mary Saurs
Samuel Saurs
Chester County
Imother
Sandel
James
David Saurs
IL. A. Corwin
Emma Matthews
Philadelphia
Wilkinson
Paris
Cora A. Titus
Buchanan Street
Samuel Karriger
CO. IL Titus
U. B
J. M. Chadwick
Electric Light Works
Griffith Street
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania
Muncie
Ainslie
Congregational Church
Annie
John Vizard
Vizard
Luxpox
Guyon Line
Abyssinia
New York
Liverpool
Spree
Sicily
Lloyd Line
Southampton
Iuyon Line
White Star
Tyrone
Queenstown
Govan
Clyde
Isto
J. and
G. Thompson
Mary Woldenden
Fall River
Mass
Nellie Tighe
Frank Perrity
Patrick Flanneroy
David Williams
John Dingle
Alaska
Geo. S. Murray
Albert Drandt
Dr. Freeman
Jno. Williams
Thos. Lamb
Bishop Dwenger Nearing Death in Final Suffering
Official notes reveal Bishop Dwenger lies dying with unconsciousness most of the time and life sustained by strong drugs. Dr J M Dinnen and clergy have kept vigil as death is expected to occur at any moment.
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Dwenger
J. M. Dinnen
War Like Actions Stir Chilian Situation In December Reports
United States warships cluster in Chilean waters fueling speculation over policy. Vessels including Yorktown Boston Chicago Bennington and others near South American coasts, with no official confirmation of events. Diplomats await Chilian authorities probe results into the Baltimore sailors’ deaths.
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Wasnivexros
South Pacific
United States
Yorktown
Valparaiso
Boston
Chicago
Atlantic
Bennington
Montevideo
Chili
Charleston
Honolulu
San Francisco
Pacific
Thetis
Mexican
Langer
Adams
Mare Island
California) Navy Yard
Egan
Baltimore
Congress
Blaine
Drink Caused His Ruin Prominent Dispatcher Becomes Tramp and Thief
Aaron D. Ross pleaded guilty to grand larceny in police court and was bound over to the circuit court on 200 bail, else jail. Once a top Pennsylvania Railroad dispatcher, his drink habit led to dismissal, rehiring, and ultimate decline into wandering and crime. He was arrested after being seen with a robbed overcoat and later a handkerchief in a barber shop. The case may send him to the penitentiary. Other local matters include a settled Neiswonger v Skelly case moved to Whitley county, a Lamar divorce hearing next week, a wife catching her husband with another woman, and Motive Power McKenzie testifying in the White-Nickel Plate suit, likely to continue after holidays. Charles A. Glessner fined for provoking a saloon dispute.
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Aaron D. Ross
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Fort Wayne
Pittsburg
F. W. Bentley
Ross
Avecline
Limecooley
Dr. Neiswonger
Lottie Skelly
Fox Et al
Whitley County
Colerick & France
Lamar
Funeral Friction Over Cora Titus Casket Incident
At United Brethren church during the funeral of Mrs. Cora Titus an angry scene erupted as C H Titus objected to his father in law Samuel Kariger kissing the corpse. Titus claimed Kariger failed to treat Cora well and had spoken slanderously. The minister and undertaker restored order. Titus had recently moved from Stony Island. Cora Titus died after a long illness of consumption.
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Cora Titus
United Brethern
Samuel Kariger
C.H. Titus
J. F. Strait
Titus
Cora
Joseph Embry
C. H. Titus
Stony Island
Three masked men burn and extort from Miss Wise in Massrreno
Miss Phinehe Wise, a wealthy resident near Massrreno, was attacked by three masked intruders who bound and gagged her. They burned her feet to coerce disclosure of money and valuables, stealing a few dollars and a gold watch and chain. Officials pledge vigilance as she recovers.
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Phinehe Wise
Miss Wise
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Jos
Curtis
Manuel
Sentive
Philip Nulf
R. H. Pettus
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H. Poirdexter
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Seattle
Wash
Siemen
J. H. Curtis
Maured
U. S. Brown
A. Smith
Christie
Washington
D. C
F.C. Dunn
F. C. Dunn
W.G. Hamilton
W.T. Hamilton
Rannel
C. W. George
Ogle
London
G. W. Hancock
E. Danforth
G. W. Foote
G. W. Mailer
Pullman
Peter Pasino
N. E. Thomas
F. A. Leippert
Milwaukee
Ody
Troure
Feet Faso the River
Congressman McLellan
Port Wayne
AL 1. Malin
Bort Wargoreistrict
White County
Pnd
Wis
Battle Ground Institute
Evanston Inversity Holinois
da Sette
Photh Tetiuga
Hew Driver
Richmond
Watseka
M. E
Elkhart
Rbldringe
Esti
East Bucksport
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Pacific Coast
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Denver, Col
Christ's Church
Barns
W. M. van Slyke
Sheffield
Ashtalula County
Ligsnier
Albion
Fort Wayne College
Leesburg
M. E. Church
Elishart
Noble
DeKalb
Tie
Western Seamen's Friend's Society
Michigan
Bethel
Detroit
Berry Street M. E
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John Merriette
Simpson M.E
Mt. Vernon
Uwl
Ele
State University of Illinois
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Ney
Driver
Prancis Murphy
Tenets Conference
PNSC
Toledo
Lim
Simpon
Tev
WK. Woones
Wo OR. Wones
Trinity M. Oi. Church
Jones
Ohio National Inards
Eighth Ghio Calvary
Istro
Haysville
Dad
Monroeville
Gar
Rett
Henry Bringe
Henry Bridges
St. Paul M. 5
Stark County
Roanoke Seminary
Oberlin University
Whitley County Republican
Columbia City
Deaties
Dark Angel
Amiens
Haonsan
Pom
Woastixeroux
Preston
Ehaub
Senate
Wedding Beils
Cedarville
St. Joseph Township
Jennie Ely
Willian S. Weikart
Ashcraft
Hattie Snyder
Maysville
Daniel Notestine
Campbell
Maurace Woikart
Margaret Grubaugh
Nannie Grubaugh
Joseph Odowe
Jane Knight
George LW. Snyder
Atcburn
Bloon
Advan
Marry Grubaugh
George Weikart
Allianee
Ohi
Jim Notestine
Ben Ely
James Parker
Meese
May Boyer
Sarah Weikart
Elizabeth Warner
Adrian
Olio
Greeble
Margaret Boger
Snyder
Willi Boston
Kenrick
Higgens
Mayor Zollinger
Montgomery Fsiniston
W. P. Breen
Charles B. Muller Jr
M. V. Walsh
Chapman
Eugene Banks
Tompkins
Arnold Tompkins
Terre Nante
Central Grammar School
W. A. Bell
Indiana School Journal
Kinsey
Valparaiso Normal
Salent Patterson
Taylor University
Tom
A. M
Cailit
Willie
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