Fort Wayne to be among best paved cities in class
The article notes the 1904 paying program for Fort Wayne public works aims to fully fund a new street and infrastructure plan. It says past funding hurdles limited local share, but completion could make Fort Wayne one of the nation’s best paved cities in its class and spur further improvements. It also covers a debate between Congressman Robinson and William Dudley Foulke on Indiana’s Roosevelt support and a British army report criticizing teen tobacco use among recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Works
Fort Wayne
Congressman Robinson
William Dudley Foulke
Richmond
Civil Service
Foulke
Indiana
Roosevelt
Robinson
Great Britain
United Kingdom
United States
General Bates
Department of the Lakes
United States Army
Bates
Death of C F Drew Lifts Murder Suspect In Harrisburg
Cairo Illinois December 29 1908 report says C F Drew general manager of Coal Belt electric railway with Chicago HQs was found dead in his Harrisburg Excelsior hotel room a bullet hole in left temple a revolver nearby authorities consider possible suicide and note he may have left Drew was last seen preparing to leave by train and had been troubled by pressures from creditors and company officials
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
C. F. Drew
Coal Belt Electric Railway
Chicago
Excelsior
Harrisburg
Drew
Historic Christmas Recipes in One Margins Menu
A collection of classic holiday dishes including Something to Eat Chicken Custard with Consomme Cranberry Frappe Apple and Nut Salad Plum Pudding Grace Springerlie Oyster Bisque Grape Pudding and related holiday baking tips. Recipes detail ingredients and steps for custards soups desserts and festive cakes with traditional garnishes.
Leftover Sauce and Raisin Jam Recipes for Economical Meals
A collection of economical kitchen tips and recipes including lemon sauce with water sugar cornstarch butter lemon juice and grape juice. raisin jam with raisins water and sugar. and potato and walnut dressing for roasts. Notes emphasize food value, fuel economy, and using wheat daily.
Cocoanut Dishes and Venison Roast From Older Cookery
A set of dessert and savory recipes includes cocoanut pudding with bread crumbs and eggs, coconut soup with chicken broth, venison saddle with baked apples and currant jelly, and hazlenut cream with milk and eggs. Directions cover mixing, baking, simmering, and serving methods.
Real Estate Transfers Listed in Citizens Trust Notices
Real estate transfers show numerous parcels changing hands across townships. Buyers include Frederick W. and F. Brucker, Samuel and E. Zimmerman, Albert H. Lochner, Auguste Brockman, Anna M. Archer, and many others with prices ranging from $100 to $37,000, detailing lots, halves and sections in Fairview Place, Lawton Place, Archer's Brookside, Monroe, Lafayette, and surrounding areas. The notices reference multiple entities including Lawton Place Land and Improvement Co and United States with transfers recorded for residential and farm tracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Place Land and Inprovement Co
Samuel and
E. Zimmerman
Lawton Place
Lawton Place Land and Improvement Co
Albert H. Lochner
Fairview Place
Carl and
Mary M. Brudi
Auguste and
M. Brudi
Adams
Henry and
C. Busse
Frederick
Auguste Brockman
Milan
Joseph F. Archer
Anna M. Archer
Archer
Brookside
Wichman
Beck
Vordermark
Mary Jane
Wm. Cl
Richardville Res
St. Mary’s River
Wayne
Chas. F
E. A. Eller
Abe Ackerman
Marion
Michael
L. Hellworth
Lois Lutz
Tno
Gavis
Jacob Denis
Lafayette
Christopher Dennis
Jacob Dennis
Eugene
E. Levine
George Levine
St. Joseph
William and
M. Tester
Adam C. Robinson
Monroeville
Jobst Fischer
John G. Frederickson
Green
New Haven
Amiel Rich
United States
Daniel Buskirk
Lafayette Township
Commercial Improvement Co
Mary Jaap
Commerceial Improvement Co
Wayne Township
Polly Thorp
Samuel Mills
Springfield
Luisa Higgins
William F. Gorrell
Land transfers and property sales listed in Lafayette and surrounding townships
Legal notices record multiple land deals and transfers. Henry C. Busse sells to Frederick and August Brockman for 4000 dollars. Boteman and A. Mier sell to Joseph Carmany for 14775 dollars. Joseph Maddux sells to Oliver Smith for 300 dollars. Heir's Lawton Place Improvement Co. sells to Henry and Anna Hilsmier for 575 dollars. Andrew J. Criswell sells Lot 28 in Lawton Place. August J. DeLagrange and A. V. DeLagrange sell to Henry Pranger Jr. and C. Pranger for 4000 dollars. P. Waters sells Lot 139 in Cedarville, Cedar Creek tp, for 12 dollars and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Henry C. Busse
Frederick
August Brockman
Milan
Boteman
A. Mier
Joseph Carmany
Lafayette
Joseph Maddux
Oliver €. Smith
Bik
Rockhill
Lawton Place Improvement Co
Henry
Anna M. Hilsmier
Lawton Place
Andrew J. Criswell
August J
A. V. DeLagrange
Henry Pranger, Jr
C. Pranger
Perry
P. Waters
Henry and
Elizabeth Wilke
Cedarville
Cedar Creek
Notable Indiana Obituaries And Local Incidents
In northern Indiana Dr. A W Smith a veterinary surgeon is dead at Ossian formerly of Bluffton. John Philippi a pioneer citizen dies at his home northwest of Huntington aged 84. Walter Penfield son of Judge Penfield leaves Auburn for Seattle to practice law. Mrs Rebecca Ingersoll mother of Capt Robert Ingersoll dies in South Bend where she lived forty years. Pulaski county locals organize against Chicago hunters harming livestock. Frank Kline of Marion seeks divorce after seven days of marriage. Sandusky Fortlane Cement plant at Syracuse to close temporarily January 1. Two Logansport streetcars damaged. no injuries. Ben Wallace to enter banking as head of Wabash Valley Trust Co. Elmer J Burkett of Geneva sent to leper colony Lonoy Island Philippines. Settlement talks over Hagan widow claim for Big Four brakeman killed at Rose Hill. Big Four offers 3500, widow seeks 4500. Hugh Bowman a 90 year old pioneer Odd Fellow in Fulton county dies. longest affiliated member and noted temperance Methodist.
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A. W. Smith
Ossian
Bluffton
John Philippi
Huntington
Walter Penfield
W. L. Penfield
State Department
Auburn
Seattle
Rebecca Ingersoll
Robert Ingersoll
South Bend
Hagan
Big Four
Rose Hill
Wabash County
Fort Wayne
Hugh Bowman
United States
Fulton County
The
Odd Fellows
Indiana
Ely's Liquid Cream Balm Promoted for Nasal Catarrh Relief
Notice promotes Ely's Liquid Cream Balm as beneficial for nasal catarrh sufferers who cannot inhale through the nose. It differs in form from the classic Cream Balm but is medicinally the same and usable with any nasal atomizer. Priced 75 cents with spraying tube. sold by druggists or mailed by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Glover, Yacht Club Leader, Missing in New York
Commodore Edward F. Glover of the Knickerbocker Yacht Club and former Crescent Athletic Club president vanished after a December 18 parole violation on charges of grand larceny and obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly drew $20,000 from a Richmond Hill bank and left his wife at their country house before disappearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward F. Glover
Knickerbocker Yacht Club
Crescent Athletic Club
Brooklyn
Grover
Glover
Richmond Hill
L. J
Madison Township Quarantine Lift Planned at Residence
Quarantine measures in Madison Township are set to be raised at the residence level following containment updates. Officials indicate the move aligns with current health assessments and local housing conditions.
Local Briefs From Monroeville and Area
The Gilmore family recovers from smallpox as houses lose surrounding cards. D C Fry and wife move to a newly purchased farm of H Conrad Selking who adds to his property. The German Lutheran Christmas tree event draws a large crowd and youth memories. Farmers lease two thirds of their land awaiting a bountiful harvest. Rural mail patrons praise Uncle Sam for daily papers. Philip Fry and family plan a near future move to Monroeville. Marquardt Lutheran church Christmas program shines as a community credit. Nellie Marquardt improves from typhoid fever after confinement. Welland Seibert of Western Gas Construction returns from a hunting trip with plentiful game. rumor labels him a second Teddy.
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Gilmore
D. C. Fry
Jacob Marquardt
H. Conrad Selking
Mother Earth
Monroeville
Uncle Sam
Philip Fry
Marquardt Lutheran
Marquardt
Nellie
J. J. Marquardt
Welland Seibert
Western Gas Construction Company
Mr. Seibert
Teddy
Seed houses offer home grown guarantees to planters
The article extols buying direct from James J. H. Gregory & Son of Marblehead Mass for fresh pure seed. It highlights their near fifty year reputation, three guarantees, and a free 1904 catalogue with many new varieties and gardening facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. H. Gregory
Messrs. Gregory & Son
Scrupulous conscience donations raise Missouri total to 1500
In St. Louis on December 29 contributions by railroads and merchants have pushed the total to nearly 1500 dollars. The funds, once thought the work of a crank, attract broad interest as authorities seek to locate the benefactor behind the donations.
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St. Louis, Mo
Acquitted of Lynching in Illinois Case
Cairo Illinois December 29 James Raines Bailey Kuster Brant Davis and Lieut J F Parker of Thebes were charged with the lynching of William Johnson a colored man last spring. A hearing before Jep Jackson colored justice of the peace resulted in all being discharged as evidence deemed insufficient to hold them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo, Ill
James Raines
C. Bailey
James Kuster
Brant Davis
J. F. Parker
Thebes
William Johnson
Jep Jackson
Cincinnati River Ice Frenzy Threatens Million Dollar Damage
Cincinnati reports ice jams from Rising Sun Indiana to Coney Island Ohio sixty miles upriver. With the river freezing below and thawing above Cincinnati, officials warn a sudden movement could unleash over a million dollars in damage. Tiger men warn of the potential devastation if the ice breaks loose all at once.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ind
Coney Island
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad For Teething Relief
An old advertisement urges mothers to use Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup to ease teething pain in children. It proclaims it the best remedy for teething discomfort.
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Mrs. Winslow
Bryan returns to London and plans Celtic departure
William J. Bryan arrived in London from The Hague and will sail to New York on December 30 aboard the White Star steamer Celtic leaving from Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William J. Bryan
Hague
New York
White Star Line
Celtic
Liverpool
Mob Foiled in Council Bluffs Jail Clash
In Council Bluffs Iowa a mob of up to 1000 gathered by the county jail to seize Zimmerman and Burke two prisoners charged with assault and robbery. Police and militia restrained the mob as Congressman Smith urged dispersal and George Sanders left for home.
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Council Bluffs
Dodge Light Guards
Zimmerman
Burke
Congressman Smith
George Sanders
Sanders
Court House
Deny Trouble in Coke Region Aims to Halt Strike Talk
Pittsburg report says H. C. Frick Coke president Thomas Lynch is in New York for talks with United States Steel officials. The company denies wage reduction rumors despite 60 percent furnace closures and a 17 percent wage cut. Only 7,000 of 17,000 ovens staffed as 10,000 idle workers stand ready to replace them.
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Pittsburg
Thomas Lynch
H. C. Frick Coke Company
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Frick Company
No Pay During Suspension In San Francisco Case
Washington reports the comptroller denied salary to W. H. Miller chief clerk medical supply depot San Francisco during an ongoing probe into charges of collusion with firms and bid alteration. Miller was suspended pending the investigation and receives no pay.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Treasury
W. H. Miller
San Francisco
Miller
Comptroller
Mrs Day Undergoes Operation for Tumor in Canton
Mrs Day wife of Justice William R Day underwent surgery at her Canton home for a breast tumor. She came from anesthesia in excellent condition and is expected to recover fully after doctors diagnosed the growth following an illness and consultation.
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Canton
Ohio
Exoneration Granted in Gracie Funeral Case
Police Captain Cottrell and five officers were exonerated of neglect of duty after A B Denning reached the president’s side at James K Gracie’s funeral in New York City. Three detective sergeants and two patrol men were cleared of similar charges.
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New York
Cottrell
A. B. Denning
James K. Gracie
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Che Weekly Sentinel
Ee E. A. K. Hackett
Ena
Santo Domingo
Republic
Russia
Japan
Far East
Germany
Cooking Club
J. C. Heller
E. Berry
Citizens’ Trust Co
Frederick W. and
F. Brucker
Logansport
Ben Wallace
Peru
Wabash Valley Trust Company
Elmer J. Burkett
Geneva
Philippines
Lonoy Island
Pacific Ocean
Madison Township
MR. Bryan
Rose Peterson
Parkdale Tennis Club
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hannah E. Mershon
Collingswood
N.J
Meyer Brothers Co
STORD
Calhoun St
W. Columble St
Ely Bhotrees
Warren St
U. S
J. A
J.W. Williams Managers
Gay Street
East End
Wells Street
S. Freistoffer
Fort Wayne Business College
Bedford, Ind
Perry Matthews
Buskirk Stone Company
Cleveland ‘Stone’ Company
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