Cuba Hold New Era As Gomez Becomes President
Havana witnesses a formal transfer of power from American administrators to Cuban leaders as Jose Miguel Gomez takes office. Magoon and army officers depart by ships Maine and Mississippi. Gomez pledges to enforce laws and defend the constitution amid national celebrations and a dawn parade.
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Havana
Cuba
Palma
United States
Clerks’ Club
Gomez
Zayas
Magoon
Central Park
Jose Marti
Washington
National Museum
William H. Taft
Plaza de Armas
Supreme Court
City Board Approves Sidewalk Plan and Street Openings
The public works board ordered plans for four miles of cement sidewalks on Third street and Creighton avenue. They adopted resolutions for lateral sewers on Vermont and Crescent avenues and approved rates to vacate alleys in Beck's and Greer's additions. A coal contract for the crematory was awarded to George H. Krudop and other street openings were approved. The board received twenty one lighting plant connection applications and will discuss the Lake side dike with contractor Herman Tapp next Friday.
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Board of Public Works
Third Street
Wells Street
St. Marys Avenue
Creighton Avenue
Broadway
Walton Avenue
Vermont Avenue
Crescent Avenue
Marion Street
Beck
Smith Street
McKee Street
Greer’s
George H. Krudop
Berry Street
Nelson Street
Swinney Park
Taylor Street
Fairfield Avenue
Herman Tapp
Lakeside
Woble Dry Vote Wins by 690 Majority in County
In Randolph County voters keep dry status as the Woble result shows a 690 vote majority. The statewide tally includes nine Indiana counties where dry measures were approved and local towns weighed in with contrasting results.
Indiana counties vote to wipe out loans by dry majorities
Rev Shirey praised the statewide trend as nine Indiana counties have backed the local option by larger margins than expected. He expects Huntington county to follow with a substantial dry majority when it votes next week.
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Randolph
hiWe
Indiana
Shirey
Huntington County
Election judge dies in Wolcottville after election
Benjamin P. Myers 65, longtime Wolcottville precinct election judge and former Wolcottville postmaster, was found dead in his son’s home from heart disease. He attended a temperance service after polls closed and vote counted, leaving four sons and four daughters as survivors.
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Wolcottville
Ind
Benjamin P. Myers
Orange Township
Myers
Cleveland
Local man 78 hanged self in Leo room
Chrisley Garig, 78, former Berne resident now living with brother Andrew Garig in Leo, died Friday after tying suspenders and a handkerchief to a door knob and hanging himself. Coroner Kester unable to reach due to snow, Dr. Smith deputized to assist. Garig had been ill and no wife. Survived by numerous relatives near Leo.
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Chrisley Garig
Leo
Garig
Berne
Andrew Garig
Garry
Kester
Dr. Smith
Noble County Goes Dry in Special Local Option Vote
Nobl e county recorded a strong dry victory in a special local option election with an unofficial 690 dry plurality. Ten townships favored dry, three wet, and Kendallville Avilla and Ligonier mostly dry areas led to job losses as 20 liquor-related businesses shut down. The vote reflected intense campaigning, high turnout, and no major clashes, with official canvass completed in Albion.
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Sentinel
Kendallville
Ind
Noblie
Avilla
Dry
Washington
Sparta
Cromwell
Kimmell
Perry
Ligonier
Elkhart
Wawaka
York
Noble
Wolf Lake
Green
Orange
Rome City
Brimfield
Wolcottville
Swan
la Otto
Albion
Town of
Jefferson
Wayne
City of
Kenndallville
Allen
Noble County
LaOtto
Perry Township
Temperance
Young robbers not aided to plead in court
Charles McKenzie and William Yarnelle, accused of robbing John A. Lee of $300, were arraigned in city court. no plea entered and case continued to Tuesday. Grand jury indictments are expected. both may plead guilty. Yarnelle says he came from Peru and McKenzie denied being the tall red headed youth. They arrived in custody of Detective Lenz with new clothes bought from the stolen money.
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Charles McKenzie
William H.yarnelle
John A. Lee
Grand
McKenzie
Sentinel
Charles Lenz
Lee
Harrison
Columbia Streets
Nickel Plate Station
Wabash
Yarnelle
McKinzie
Peru
Anniversary of McKinley Birth Observed with Carnations
Hundreds of Fort Wayne residents wore carnations to mark the birthday anniversary of the late President McKinley. The carnation, his favorite flower, was in big demand and local florists prepared to meet the occasion.
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McKinley
Fort Wayne
Gas Works Plan to Halt Noxious Waste in St Marys River
Improvements underway at the artificial gas works on Superior street will stop refuse flowing into the St Marys river. A private sewer will feed the gas hold er tank and pass waste through live steam to dry tar while siphoning off water. Tar will be sold as a by product and river pollution to fish in Fort Wayne will be reduced. General Manager Mulholland notes rising demand for artificial gas and growing new contracts.
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Superior Street
St. Mary’s River
Fort Wayne
Mulholland
Three Meet Death in South Bend Sewer
In South Bend Indiana a cave in in a trench traps Steve Nemitt Charles Paul and Charles Owens as a 100 man rescue party works to reach them. Nemitt and Owens were recovered shortly after noon but the third body remains entombed in the twenty foot sewer excavation.
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South Bend
Ind
Steve Nemitt
Charles Paul
Charles Owens
Charlies Owens
Terrific Midwest Storm Disrupts Rails and Wires
A severe storm across several states brings rain snow and high winds up to 74 mph in Kansas City. Telegraph lines fail from Chicago to the west and north with Lamonte Mo. reporting roof damage and two injuries. Wires are down everywhere as the system moves from Kansas to Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Middle West
St. Louis
Lamonte
Omaha
California
Nevada
New Mexico
Arizona
Springfield
Omata
Des Moines
Detroit
Galveston
Kansas
Lake
Michigan
Chica
Pacific Railroad
Randolph County Votes Dry by Heavy Margin in Indiana
Randolph county Indiana voted dry under local option law by a countywide 2470 majority. Every precinct backed temperance forces as residual saloons shrink to two in Union City. The wet town has faced remonstrances under the Nicholson law, and the two Union City saloons will close when permits expire.
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Winchester
Ind
Randolph County
Indiana
Ciill
Union City
Representative Shirley Denies Support for Abolishing Fish and Game
Representative Robert B. Shirley of this county says he has been misquoted regarding abolishing the Indiana fish and game commission. He wrote to Attorney Frank A. Emrick to clarify that he is not in favor of such action and disputes the statements attributed to him.
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Shirley
Fish and Game Commission
Robert B. Shirley
Frank A. Emrick
Indiana Fish and Game Commission
Machinery Installing at Moran Plant Highlights New Equipment
The report notes machinery to be installed in the Moran artificial plant is now underway, detailing upcoming equipment and its role in expanding production capacity.
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Ae -Moran
Visiting Local Schools In Fort Wayne by South Whitley and Lagrange County Teachers
The entire corps of teachers from South Whitley schools and several from Lagrange county visited Fort Wayne public schools on Friday. The annual trip aims to observe methods used locally and to become acquainted with them.
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Whitley
Lagrange County
Fort Wayne
Five New Residences Planned by Max Nirdlinger
Max Nirdlinger of Pittsburgh arranges erection of five new residences in the city this week, signaling expansion plans. The work is set to begin Friday, with details on locations and financing to follow.
High Winds Snow Paralyze Rail Telegraph Across Midwest
A severe storm disrupted telegraph lines from Chicago to St. Paul and Milwaukee. Widespread damage included downed poles, abandoned trains in northern Iowa, and Boston-like fog delaying weather reports. Fort Worth saw twenty mile winds and torn awnings with minor injuries.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Chicago, Milwaukee
Burlington
Mississippi River
Iowa
Rock Island
Northwestern
Burlington Roads
Rock Island General Offices
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Northwest
Missouri River
Dubuque
Davenport
Kansas City
Springfield
Peoria
Texas
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Severe Winter Storm Paralyses Michigan Rail and Streetcar Service
A heavy snow storm across lower Michigan disrupts telephone and telegraph lines and halts streetcar traffic in Grand Rapids where eight inches fell. Detroit and other cities report notable car service interruptions though rail delays were light due to non drifting snow.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Grand Rapids
High Winds and Snow Hit Louisville Area
In Louisville Kentucky on January 29 high winds combined with snow creating hazardous travel conditions and limited visibility across the city and surrounding counties. Roads were slick and property damage was reported as crews worked to restore power and clear intersections.
Severe Midwest Wind Stuns Kansas City Snowbound
Messages from Kansas City report a sixty mile wind that felled telegraph poles and shattered glass while snow fell and temperatures dropped to twenty degrees above zero. Weather bureau notes peak winds of 72 mph in Kansas City and 70 mph in Springfield with 56 mph at Cairo Illinois.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Springfield
Cairo
Pioneer Judge J D Conner Dies At Ninety In Indiana
Wabash Indiana reports the death of Judge J D Conner aged ninety a noted lawyer and politician who served in the state legislature and attended the first national republican convention He was once offered a federal judgeship of Nebraska by President Lincoln but declined Meanwhile in Elkhart Mrs Fanny D Julien sues Arthur Julien for divorce alleging cruel treatment shortly after their September wedding she also had him arrested on assault and battery charges
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Wabash
Ind
J. D. Conner
Indiana
Nebraska
Lincoln
Fanny D. Julien
Arthur Julien
Elkhart
Money to Loan on Real Estate or Personal Security
C F Pfeiffer offers loans secured by real estate or personal security in rooms 6 7 Bass Bleck.
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C. F. Pfeiffer
Bass Bleck
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Chrisley
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Max Nirdlinger
Max: Nirdlinger
Pittsburg
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South
Louisville
Dr. Wenger
Brigtt
Drina
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