Riot Breaks Up Sunday Service At Local Church
In Muncie Indiana on February 12 a riot erupted at the Methodist Episcopal church in Cormack as Lewis Stout and Oilie Perch of Reed Station disrupted services. Pastor N Vice and constable W F McKinley were attacked. Stout was fined for intoxication and disturbing a religious meeting, and taken to jail by an armed church posse. Perch escaped but later apprehended.
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Muncie
Ind
Methodist Episcopal
Cormack
Lewis Stout
Oilie Perch
Reed Station
N. Vice
W. F. McKinley
John Howell
David Myers
Stout
Perch
Justice Applegate
Death on the Rail at Ripley Siding
A Baltimore and Ohio east bound freight conductor found a man’s body between the tracks at Ripley Siding five miles west of Avilla. The deceased, young and well dressed, had head and feet crushed. $6.50 in cash and a Cleveland home letter were found on him along with a partly filled whisky bottle.
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Avilla
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio
Ripley Siding
Here
Cleveland
Body Found After Train Incident in Defiance Label
Remains of a man presumed intoxicated by whisky were found after he fell from a train while attempting to steal a ride. The corpse was taken to Albion by the coroner for further steps.
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Defiance
Ohio
Albion
Revenue official probes Auburn remonstrance case
Deputy Revenue Collector McGoogan from Fort Wayne visited Auburn to review 524 signers of the liquor remonstrance alleging 25 cent violations under the Revenue Law. He left court after consulting with Judge Roby, uncertain whether the remonstrance fell under the revenue act.
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Auburn
Ind
McGoogan
Fort Wayne
Roby
Funeral of Frank Brown in Slmington Ind
Frank Brown 55, president and superintendent of the Fetteral Barker Brown shoe factory, died Friday evening. His funeral in Slmington yesterday was conducted by the Knights of Pythias and the Knights of the Maccabees, of which he was a member. his name was familiar to business men across the west.
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Slmington
Ind
Frank Brown
Fetteral, Barker & Brown Company
Knights of Fythias
Knights of the Maccabees
Divorce While You Wait in Logansport
William Forsythe and his wife traveled to Winamac in Pulaski County where Forsythe filed for divorce claiming they wed in 1802 and that his wife cursed him and abandoned him. Judge Bremean of the county court granted the divorce at once, with the proceeding taking under ten minutes.
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Loganspat
Ind
William Forsythe
Winamac
Pulaski County
Bremean
Heir to 2,990,000 Estate Claimed in Scotland
William G. Danigan of Princeton Indiana, a Daily Clarion reporter, has learned he is an heir to a Scottish estate valued at 2,990,000. He has four sisters including Miss Beatrice Goldie of the Murray Lane Opera company in New York, who has received notice of the death of her great aunt Mrs. Maria Cunningham in Aberdeen Scotland.
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Princeton
Ind
William G. Danigan
Daily Clarion
Scotland
Danigan
Murray Lane Opera Company
New York
Beatrice Goldie
Goldie
Maria Cunningham
Aberdeen
Heirs Identified for Wealth Descending to American Heirs
The text names sole heirs to a fortune in America including Mrs. W. T. Mason of Rockport Indiana Misses Beatrice and Fannie Dunigan of New York and Mrs. W. Boswell of Cheyenne Wyoming along with Mr. Dunigan of the city. The Dunigans were born and raised in Rockport.
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America
W. T. Mason
Bockport
Ind
Beatrice and
Fannie Dunigan
New York
W. ©. Boswell
Cheyenne
Wyon
Dunigan
Dunigans
Rockport
Dervish Dance Halts White Wings Revival in Peru
Trustees at White Wings Church twelve miles south of Peru lock the doors after four weeks of revival led by Rev. Miller and assistants. The meetings featured a dervish dance from the pulpit and extraordinary antics including jumping sermons, trances, mimic wrestling, and a final quarrel that toppled Miller from leadership.
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Peru
Ind
Little Country Church of
White Wings
Evangelist Miller
Mr. Miller
Sisters Reunited After 29 Years Separate
Laporte Indiana February 13 A meeting of two sisters Mrs John Kleinfeldt of Laporte and Mrs Rachael Schlorf of South Chicago occurred yesterday both had mourned the other as dead for twenty nine years Mrs Kleinfeldt left Germany twenty eight years ago and was told of her sister’s death upon arriving in the United States Mrs Schlorf similarly learned of her sister’s death in America and the mystery was resolved last Saturday
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Laporte
Ind
John Kleinfeldt
Rachael Schlorf
Chicago
Relative Finds Mrs. Schlorf in Chicago After Seven Years
A relative of Mrs. Klein Feldt located Mrs. Schlorf in Chicago, noting she had departed Germany seven years earlier.
Warsaw restaurant keeper secret departure after recovery of $800
William J. Jackman, a Warsaw restaurant keeper, fled Saturday after taking $800 from his wife and facing a mob. His wife retrieved the money and, agreeing not to pursue divorce, consented not to press charges as she filed for divorce.
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Warsaw
Ind
William J. Jackman
Woman Pines for Home as Death Believed Near
In Muncie Indiana on February 13 a Salvation Army wife asks to spend her final weeks at home in England believing she is dying of a fatal illness. Local churches fund the couple’s trip to England to cover expenses for the journey of Mr and Mrs Parkhouse.
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Muncie
Ind
Ensign Parkhouse
Salvation Army
England
Pastoral Changes in Indiana Churches
Rev. W. H. Houston of Chicago has accepted a call to lead the Bourbon Presbyterian church succeeding Rev. J. S. Breckenridge now at Bethany Fort Wayne. Rev. F. A. Morgan ends his pastorate at the First Christian church in Laporte to join the lecture field.
Island Park assembly eyes record Western Chautauqua at Rome City
Island Park assembly officials in Portland Indiana report the three week Western Chautauqua sessions at Rome City will run July 25 to August 16 with stronger program talent and platform features. Six days are planned including Republican Day as the centerpiece of the event drawing Chautauquans from Indiana Ohio and Michigan.
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Portland
Ind
Island Park Assembly
Rome City
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Community events calendar outlines August programs and funding
The schedule lists July 31 Democratic Day August 7 Sunday School Day August 2 Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and Prohibition Days August 8 and 9 Grand Army of the Republic Day August 14 Recognition Day August 16. Management has set aside over $4 000 for the program and instructors with more than seventy five entertainments and lectures planned.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Prohibition
Grand Army of the Republic
Gardner Alsazo Platt found wounded near Kokomo doorway
In Kokomo Indiana on February 13 Alsazo Platt a gardener living on the city outskirts was found at his doorway with his throat cut and nearly dead from loss of blood and exposure. He later explained he fell on a barbed wire fence and is seriously hurt.
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Kokomo
Ind
Alsazo Platt
First Parental Home Established in White County
Logansport Ind Feb 13 The first parental home under the new law is started in White county. A Monticello area schoolhouse across the river was chosen for the home with T W OConnor named superintendent. Incorrigible and truants are taken to the home for disciplining by an officer. Trustees say the home will benefit the county schools.
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Logansport
Ind
White County
Monticello
T. W. O’connor
Monster Ditch Contract Awarded in Laporte
Laporte Ind Feb 13 The contract will be awarded today to L T Harding Son of this city for eugging the Mahler ditch in the Kankakee region About 500000 cubic yards of earth will be removed the ditch will cost 30000 and reclaim 16000 acres of land
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Laporte
Ind
L. T. Harding & Son
Kankakee
City Orders Compulsory Vaccination In Hartford Schools
Hartford City Indiana February 13 The city council passes a compulsory vaccination order for all city schools and requires evidence of vaccination for admission. Some family heads oppose the measure and threaten to resist the health board mandate.
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Hartford City
Ind
Board of Health
Evidence Shows Food in House Despite Sunday Drink Cover
Albert Trentman, 63, arraigned on an affidavit charging him with sending his seven children on the streets to beg. Visitors testified the home showed food. Trentmans claimed to be new arrivals from Germany. Justice Bullerman set a $17 fine and costs, and jailed the man.
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Albert Trentnan
Sworto
Womern
Schlavdroff
Mohler
Th Associated Charities
L. P. Drager
Mirs. Trantman
City
Ohio
Juvenile Held On Charge Ends With Suspended Sentence
The report notes they had good sized jags on when taken into custody and Justice Builerman levied the ordinary SI fine and costs. Tom Underwood was fined SI and costs, but the sentence was suspended and he was released on a promise to abstain from Grunk.
Woman Dies at Altar During Mass in Brooklyn Church
In St. Mary’s Church Brooklyn Mrs. Mary Kearns collapsed at the altar while mourning her friend Mrs. Mulholland. She had attended 6 am mass and died of heart disease before a physician arrived. Her friend Mrs. Mulholland had died the previous Friday.
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New York
St. Icry's Church
Brooklyn
Mary Kearns
Mulholland
Kearns
Father Mulloy
Remarkable Fort Wayne Girl Florence Ble Millan Delights Presbyterian Audience
The Lesraney Standard praises Fort Wayne pupil Florence Ble Millan for a performance showing precision, grace, and range from grave to gay. The review notes her teacher’s careful work and culture, signaling bright future promise. Central Passenger Association mileage tickets will be accepted on Nickel Plate trains after February 10.
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Presbyterian Church
Fort Wayne
Florence Ble Millan
Lanehier
Central Passenger Association
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