Osborne Receives Life Prison Term in Father-in-law Murder
Decatur Indiana December 25 Joseph Osborne was found guilty of murdering his aged father-in-law John Busenbark about 70 and sentenced to life in Michigan City penitentiary. The jury deliberated four hours and Osborne showed little emotion as the verdict was read.
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Sentinel
Decatur
Ind
Joseph Osborne
John Busenbark
Michigan City
Adams
Osborne
Erwin
John Busenback
Grant County
Mena
Thurder
Busenbark
Chicago Artist Arrested in Six Month Extortion Ring
Leo R. Brennan a 21 year old Chicago commercial artist was arrested after six months of threatening letters demanding sums up to 50 000 from leading financiers including J Pierpont Morgan John D Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie and Marshall Field He confessed at Central police station saying he wrote to Field Swift Armour Crane Towle Stillman Morgan Rockefeller and others and planned to deliver a 25 000 demand by mail Brennan lives at 4018 Vincennes Avenue and admits stopping work to pen the letters.
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Chicago
Finance
Leo R. Brennan
Brennan
Marshall Field
Central
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
James Stillman
Andrew Carnegie
R. T. Crane
J. Ogden Armour
L. F. Swift
Michael Shields
James W. Tuohy
Field
William Craig
Craig
Registry Department
Detective Agency
City Detective Bureau
Detective Headquarters
Schuettler
John Gallagher
John Thompson
Edward
Thomas McGuire
McGuire & White Detective Agency
John OD. Rockefeller
J. R. Towle
Vincennes Avenue
Electric Bitters Restores Decatur Woman From Illness
Mrs S H Newson of Decatur Alabama endured three years of severe stomach and bowel trouble with no relief from doctors. After taking Electric Bitters, she recovered completely and credits the medicine for curing liver kidney stomach and bowel issues. The remedy is sold for 50 cents by Dreier & Bro. druggists.
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S. H. Newson
Decatur
Ala
Dreier & Bro
Carnegie Gift To Union City Library Planned
In northern Indiana Union City will accept a 10900 donation from Andrew Carnegie for a public library building. Local reports note other regional items including a militia resignation in Goshen and fire damage in Valparaiso to 4400 dollars worth of goods.
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Union City
Andrew Carnegie
Goshen Militia Company
Urgheart
J. B. Cattell
Kosciusko County
Burns
Bluffton
John W. Terrell
Melvin Wolfe
Harriet Houghterling
Cromwell
Noble County
Lebanon
Mags
Charles Kaestner
Peru
Dr King’s New Discovery Curbs Coughs and Lung Ailments
Fresh testimony touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. A Virginia man claims three years of bronchitis ended after using the remedy. Cited as curing lung throat troubles including pneumonia and grip, with trial bottles free and priced at 60 cents and 1.90.
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Dr. King
T. J. McFarland
Seniorville
Dreier & Bro
Deposit Your Money in Citizens' Trust Company
A brief notice urges depositors to place funds with Citizens' Trust & Co. for safe keeping. It emphasizes trust and security and invites customers to visit the offices for account services.
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Citizens’ Trust & Co
City Glows With Christmas Cheer Fort Wayne
Christmas day brought abundant cheer to Fort Wayne with widespread church services and quiet downtown. Orphans at Allen county St. Vincent and Reformed homes received trees and meals, while Home Mission gave a free dinner to about a hundred at East Columbia Street.
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Fort Wayne
Allen County
St. Vincent
St. Vincent’s
East
Columbia Street
Whitmer
Dai
Elisabeth Mehin and Myron Kimball Wed at Noon
Miss Elisabeth Mehin and Myron W. Kimball married at noon Thursday in a small ceremony led by Rev. W. H. Daniel assisted by Rev. A. S. Preston. The bride wore white lawn with Mechlin lace and ribbon. Christmas greens decorated. They left for a Chicago wedding trip and will reside after February 1 at 1312 Michigan Avenue. Out of town guests included Chicago families and friends from Huntington and Upland.
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Elisabeth’ Mehin
Myron W. Kimball
W. H. Daniel
A. S. Preston
Mary
Ruth Myers
Robert Wheeler
Kimball
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
City
Guy Kimball
Madge Kimball
Guy Kimball, Jr
J. H. Miller
Huntington
Clarence Smith
Upland
Ind
Fisher-Johnson Nuptials Tie Quiet Columbia City Couple
Miss Jay T. Johnson and Theodore Fisher wed Thursday afternoon in a quiet ceremony. The groom formerly lived in Columbia City and the couple will reside on Harrison street.
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Jay T. Johnson
Theodore Fisher
Columbia City
Mrs. Fisher
Harrison Street
Wagner and Southern wed at local M E church
Mrs Alice Wagner and Chester C Southern were married at 6 30 Thursday night at Wayne street M E church parsonage by Rev A S Preston. They will reside in the city.
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Alice Wagner
Chester C. Southern
Wayne Street
M. E. Church
A. S&s. Preston
Strain and Pelkey Wed in Intimate Christmas Eve Ceremony
Miss Jennie Pelkey and John Strain married Thursday evening at 7 o'clock at 1603 Wells Street with Rev. A. Preston officiating. The couple, witnessed by relatives and friends, plans to reside in Louisville after the ceremony. Pelkey formerly taught in Fort Wayne schools and is well known in the city.
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Jennie Pelkey
John Strain
Welle Street
Preston
Fort Wayne
Strain
Louisville
Miss Clara Fronefield Weds William Wester in Baptist Rite
Miss Clara Fronefield and William Wester were married Thursday afternoon by Rev. J NWN Field of the First Baptist church. The couple left for Chicago to visit Mr Wester’s parents and will reside after January 7 at 180 West Superior street.
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Clara Fronefield
William Wester
J. Nwn. Field
First Baptist Church
Chicago
Mr. Wester
West Superior Street
Ruck and Zinn Wed at Christ Lutheran Church
Mrs. Anna Zinn of this city and Edward Ruck of Troy Ohio were married Thursday evening at 6 o'clock in the parsonage of Christ's Lutheran church with Rev L J Metschman officiating. They visited Monroeville before heading to Troy where the groom owns a farm.
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Anna Zinn
Edward Ruck
Troy
Ohio
Christ’s Lutheran Church
L. J. Metschman
Ruck
Monroeville
Boy's Life Saved By Foley's Honey and Tar
Winchester Indiana citizen Co W. Lynch writes that his little boy suffered a severe membranous croup attack and found relief after one dose of Foley's Honey and Tar. He credits the product with saving the boy's life amid a substitute refusal. Dreier and Bro.
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Co. W. Lynch
Winchester
Ind
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Fort Wayne and Jackson Railroad Company Annual Meeting
The Fort Wayne and Jackson Railroad Company holds its annual stockholders meeting on January 25, 1904 at 10 a.m. in Jackson Michigan to elect directors and address other business. Transfer books close January 12 through January 26 inclusive. Samuel Sloan Jr, Secretary, December 15, 1903.
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Fort Wayne and Jackson Railroad Company
Jackson
Michigan
World’s greatest lung specialist offers home cure for consumption
Dr Charles Zimmerman markets a home treatment for consumption claimed to cure every case where vitality remains. He says cures extend across Fort Wayne and his wide practice, with hundreds of cases saved and testimonials available by mail.
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Charles Zimmerman
Fort Wayne
United States
Europe
Charles
2Immerman & CO. A
Fate, Cove
Ah Ayne
Indiana
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