Fort Wayne Families Find Homes in Los Angeles
Special correspondence reports a wave of Fort Wayne residents relocating to Los Angeles from 1907 into southern California. It lists numerous former Fort Wayne residents now living in Los Angeles and nearby areas, with roles in advertising, real estate, retail, entertainment, and city service, noting climate and cost of living in contrast to Fort Wayne. The piece highlights prominent names, former employers, and new ventures, illustrating a sizable migration and community formation in a thriving city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentinel
Los Angeles
Cal
Washington, D. C
Potomac
Fort Wayne
California
M. E B. Burns
Journal-Cazette
Los Angeles Times
Josephs Kluger
Kluger
Street Department of
M. Mayhew
Hope Hospital
el Moro
Jane McQuiston
Jennie Keil
Island Union Avenues
Elizabeth Graham
Moffat
Crocker Street
Wallace Dawson
Judge Dawson
Henry Stapleford
Dayton Alderman
Alderman
Purity Tee Cream Co
San Julian Street
H. S. Vreeland
EB. 24Th Street
Vreeland
Rurods Dry Goods Co
Carl Scheffer
Silverwood Clothing
Long Beach
A. W. Golden
Haberdasher
Will Ortman
Ortman
Pennsylvania Co
Florence Marquardt
Florence Dalman
Hollywood
Sanford Rich
Ed. Rich
Frank Rich
Arizona
Nevada
Cudahy Packing Co
Rev. Walker
Christian Church
Joseph Douglas
Sam Harmon
Sunny Slope
Douglas
Harmon
Will C. Gouty
Stoddard- Dayton
Lewis
Moellering Bros
Millard
Toledo Scale Co
Riverside Enters Real Estate and Noted Residents Listed
The article lists residents and former professionals across Southern California including Christ Meyer running a Redlands restaurant, Rev. Dr. Fields in Redlands, Mrs. Mabel Dills in Pomona, Miss Clara Dills at Los Angeles Public Library, Mrs. Elizab Ninde and Mrs. C. T. Melsheimer at Ocean Park, and others like Mr. Haiber in Pomona. It notes Hivans in Riverside in real estate and mentions Cananea Mexico connections and Cucamongo fruit ranching ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uel
Piney
Riverside
Christ. Meyer
Olds Way
On -Worgs
Redlands
Dr. Cook
Mary Alderman
Frank Alderman
Cananea
Mexico
California
Dr. Fields
Fort Wayne
Mabel Dills
Isaac Mowery
Woman fatally burned while fighting gas stove in home
Mrs. Jonig of Van Wert Ohio, wife of a prominent stockbuyer, died from severe burns after gas from a stove ignited her clothing as she tried to light it. Her husband and three daughters survive. he suffered burns trying to help. The incident occurred on North Jefferson street early this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentinel
CAPT DRIESBACK LEADS COMPANY B MARKSMANSHIP TEAM
Fort Wayne militiamen completed range practice with 4,970 shots fired from 15,000 rounds. Capt. Clyde F. Driesback tops the marksmen’s course with 126 hits as Private Willford and Sgt. Higley close behind, while sharpshooter scores reach 264 for Driesback, 251 for Willford, and 250 for Egley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Clyde F. Driesback
Company Y
Egley
Willlard
Driesback
Willford
Higley
Hart Man
Beverle
Sneafer
Sharp
Peigh
Springer
Current
Prigate Nickerson
E. Reilly
Chapman
Cross
Marks
Ehle
Cook
Drewett
J. Anderson
Gaston
Shelly
Rodenbeck
Scholder
Brase
Bruse
Barnhouse
Campbell
C.anderson
Ross
Wilson
Rhein
P. Riley
Pfeiffer
Houser
Roust
Poyser
Wagner
Corporal Fisher
Grace Reformed to Present Cantata The Incarnation
Grace Reformed church schedules a December 26 performance of Geibel's sacred cantata The Incarnation. Rev A K Zartman leads with Carrie Cort as accompanist. soloists include Anna Koopman Edith Foster Juanita Heyman Hilda Spiegel Zelma Kutch Bertha Gemmerer Williamine Saffen Mary Menefee Gertrude Thompson L P Young George Kohlmeyer Ralph Wilson Calvin H Ruhl W G Young and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Reformed Church
Geibel
A. K. Zartman
Carrie Cort
Anna Koopman
Edith Foster
Juanita Heyman
Hilda Spiegel
Zelma Kutch
F. D. Knot
Bertha Gemmerer
Williamine Saffen
Mary Menefee
Gertrude Thompson
the Messrs
Judge Grants New Trial In Saloon Case
In circuit court Judge O'Rourke granted a new trial for A. B. Jackson, found guilty of violating liquor laws in his salon. The judge ruled the state failed to prove the required license validity, citing juror conduct questions and questions over juror impartiality as key grounds. The case keeps Jackson's sentence of a $45 fine and 20 days in county jail in abeyance pending retrial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Rourke
A. B. Jackson
Hhs Nicholson
Jackson
O’rourke
Elmer B. Robinson
Murray
Robinson
Teague
Robin
Goa
Couiity Commission
Capron
Capron Made An Affidavit Oughing “Upon the Answers of Mr. Hobinsot
Hink
Hal
Askell
Coust
Wiliam Galimeiér
George H. Koeblinger
Jeffersdén Follis
Kruse
Charles Salzbrupver
Av Antetierre
Frank P. Bobay
Geéslgin
Theoifore Geltér
Maviliam l la Touretté
Saation
Dan B. Ninde
Fiehty Caterick
Soch
Hgd
Woman sustains painful leg fracture on icy street corner
Mrs. Anna Drury slipped on ice at Lewis and Barr streets Friday night, breaking both bones of her right leg. Passersby aided her to 1205 Barr Street and an ambulance took her to Hope hospital where Dr. Kessler reduced the fracture. She endures severe pain and will be bedbound for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis and
Barr Streets
Anna Drury
Barr Street
Hope Hospital
Kessler
Boerger Buys Seidel Insurance Agency Assets
Councilman G. W. Boerger has purchased the insurance business of the late Otto Seidel. The Seidel agency, including Buffalo German, Buffalo Commercial, Delaware of Philadelphia, and Reliance of Philadelphia clients, will consolidate with the Boerger agency. This positions Boerger to handle all insurance needs in the Fort Wayne area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Boerger
Seidel Agency
Otto Seidel
Seidel
Boerger
Buffalo German
Buffalo Commercial
Delaware
Philadelphia
Reliance
Fort Wayne
Knights Templar Elect Fort Wayne Commandery Officers
Fort Wayne commandery No. 4 Knights Templar held its annual officer election Thursday evening. Elected Eminent Commander C. M. Gandy Generalissimo L. B Nord Captain General ed. Tjipsett Prelate J. L. Grube Senior Warden John J. Bauer Junior Warden W. L. Bly Treasurer W. W. Rockitt Be K McCracken Bearer David McKay Warder Leach
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne Commandery
Fort Wayne Commandery No
Knights Templar
C. M. Gandy
Nord
Ed. Tjipsett
J.L. Grube
John J. Bauer
W. L. Bly
W. W. Rockitt
McCracken
David McKay
Faul Wood
Warder
Leach
Coal Mining Toll Through 1906 U S Fatalities Highlighted
Washington dispatch notes United States leads world in coal mine deaths and injuries. In 1906 about 6,861 were killed or injured in U S mines, with 2,061 killed and 4,800 injured. Explosions and roof falls cited as major causes. calls for stronger regulations and ventilation improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Garfield
Naomi
Fayette City
West Virginia
Alabama
Cave
Pennsylvania
United
Roof
Kdal
Pioneer Fort Wayne Woman Found Dead at Home
Mrs. Wilhelmina Wente, 85, a Fort Wayne pioneer born in 1822 in Hanover, Germany, was found lifeless at 894 Barr Street Friday morning. She and her husband William Wente settled in Fort Wayne after leaving Marion township. he died in 1872. Surviving relatives include nephews and nieces in Fort Wayne Grand Rapids Cleveland Chicago and one in Chicago. Funeral services are Sunday at 1 30 from the residence and 2 from St Pauls Lutheran church. No flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina Wente
Fort Wayne
Barr Street
Wente
Hanover
Germany
Shattered Heel After Hunting Accident
Charles Stuart a resident of Markie is hospitalized at Hope with a badly shattered heel from a hunting accident. He fired at a rabbit when his companion fired prematurely causing the charge to lodge in Stuart's heel. The injury occurred about ten feet away and doctors believe the foot can be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stuart
Markie
Hope Hospital
Young Stuart
Young ‘Stuart
Abandoned mine shaft taps flood trapping 150 men
In Hazelton Pennsylvania on December 21 a sudden water breakthrough in the Lehigh Valley and Wilkesbarre Coal Co. mine at Audenreich flooded the No 4 slope after tapping from an adjacent abandoned No 1 slope. About 150 miners escaped to air routes while a Polish worker’s body later was recovered. nine deaths were previously recorded last July from white damp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelton
Lehigh Valley and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Audenreich
Will Name Delegates to Waterways Meeting in Indianapolis
Mayor Hosey will announce the appointment of about twenty five delegates to represent Fort Wayne at the Indiana waterways convention in Indianapolis January 21 and 22 1908. Henry Riesenberg urges citizen support for a strong state branch of the National Rivers and Harbors congress to secure federal appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosey
Fort Wayne
Indianapollis
Henry Riesenberg
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Indiana
Riesenberg
Congress
Indianapolis
Board of Trade Assembly Hall
Roosevelt
Elihu Root
America
Jusserand
France
Republic
Andrew Carnegie
Fairbanks
Ohio River
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
United States
Ind
Parsell Awarded 2600 in Fort Wayne Iron Injury Suit
Auburn Ind December 19 a DeKalb circuit court jury awarded James Parsell two thousand six hundred dollars for injuries received about three years ago at the Fort Wayne Iron and Steel company plant. The verdict exceeds the first trial by five hundred dollars and follows a several day trial. Parsell a laborer was scalded when a fellow worker turned on steam while Parsell was inside a roller. The suit moved from Fort Wayne to Auburn on change of venue. Also six Harrison township schools in Wharton county closed due to a smallpox epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ind
DeKalb
James Parsell
Fort Wayne Iron and Steel Company
Parsell
Sion
Thomas Marshall
Columbia City
Daniel Link
Allen Zollars
Fort Wayne
Judge Rose
Italian tramp defends weapon claim in city court
A city court hears several cases including an Italian tramp charged with carrying concealed weapons who says he carried the gun to protect himself from bums. Four Italians face charges over railroad brass theft, with cases postponed to Saturday morning. Additional defendants receive fines, warnings, or short jail terms as police deal with drunkenness nuisance and local thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Weaver
Thomas Smith
Herman Ostermeier
Rolling Mill
Cleve Miller
Veteran Fort Wayne grocer Didier dies in Detroit
Joseph C. Didier longtime Fort Wayne grocer died at his Detroit home at 63 after two years of ill health. A Shelby County native who came to Fort Wayne in 1860, he ran stores at Main and Harrison and later East Columbia Street before retiring five years ago and moving to Detroit. He is survived by his wife and three children, with funeral and interment held in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Emma Volmer
Wot & Denenuer
Central Department
Los Angeles
Clyde Turner
C. T. Pidgeon Millinery Company
Pasadena
Kensington Place
Henry Grodzik
Bismarck
Fourth
Main Streets
S. A. Burrows
Burrows & van Horn
Cement Contractors
Morgan
Albert Foster
Arlie
East Eleventh Street
al Foster
Pennsylvania Company
East Car Shops
The
Pacific Electric
Arlie Foster
Bryson & Lichtenwalter
Fred Barman & Bro
Fred Miller
Fort Wayne
William Ball
North Spring Street
Grover Jamey
Sentinel
Jennie McDaniel
Mayhew
el Moro
John Walter
Walter
Lillian Shordon
D. B. Jeffries
Lilly Blood
Grant Building
N. L. King
Nick
Dessél-Wemmer Cigar Co
Lima
Ohio
Denver
Nesbit
Morton Soliday
Frank Myers
Clarence Avenue
Myers
Santa Fe Railroad
Felts
Allen County Infirmary
William Miller
Emma Vollmer
Wolf & Dessauer
Central Dry Goods
Perry Houck
Robert Houck
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Charles Bock
Elizabeth Irwin
A. Zollinger
Maud
Ocean Park
George Smith
Harry Greenlun
Pennsylvania
Southern Pacific
Dr. Brown
Randall Hotel
Brown
Frank Purcell
A. L. Lichtenwalter
South Flower Street
Lichtenwalter
A. B. Greenwald Cigar Co
Don Lichtenwalter
Los Angeles Examiner
Meyer Graffe
Messrs
J.W
George Coglman
Covina
Alfred Wort
Perris
Ubhard
Don
Joseph C. Didier
Detroit
Mr. Didier
Joseph Odden
Shelby County
A. F. Didier
Sherman Lavanway
Mary Cecile
Ogden
Utah
Centlivre closes ten year lease on Grand Central hotel
L. A. Centlivre has signed a ten year lease for the Grand Central hotel building at 905 907 and 909 Calhoun street and will hold the property for a prospective tenant. Centlivre denies Centlivra Brewing involvement or plans for a buffet and restaurant. Leo in Allen county becomes a money order post office January 3 as does Preble in Adams county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Centlivre
Grand Central Hotel
Calhoun Street
Centlivre
Centlivra Brewing Company
Leo
Alen County
Preble
Adams
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Fort Wayne Colony
Summit City
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van Mil Woman
Herome
John Tullis
Saloonkeeper
LaTourette
John W. Eggeman
Wilmer Leonard
Henry Colerick
Europe
Markie Young Man
Fort Wayne Hospital
Vention
Harrison Township
Hikhart County
Tramp
Grand Central
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