Riverside Hotel Fire Damages Building and Kills Resolve
A fire at the Riverside hotel on Cass street near Wells street bridge damaged the two story structure, destroying the upper floors and leaving only the office and saloon on the lower floor. Five occupants escaped with clothing and valuables, while the owner Horstman and family lost most possessions and planned rebuilding. Insurance covers the loss. flames started in the kitchen and were fought by the fire department after midnight.
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Riverside
Cass Street
Wells Street
George Nestel
Port Huron
Mich
William Horstman
Frank Slagle
Logansport
Fred Cady
Rochester
N. Y
Nestel
Gus Neidner
Mr. Horstman
Mr. Neidner
Senator Latimer of South Carolina Dies in Providence
Washington Feb 20 Senator Asbury C Latimer of South Carolina died at Providence hospital at 9 15 am from peritonitis following an appendicitis operation. He worsened after an initial rally and his family was with him at death. The body will be moved to Belton South Carolina with Senate officers aiding the funeral. Senate adjourned as news reached the chamber.
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Washington
Asbury C. Latimer
South Carolina
Providence Hospital
Ransdell
Senate
Latimer
Belton
8. C
Tillman
Beckham Quits Race to Back Local Option
Kentucky anti saloon league releases replies from ex governors Beckham and Bradley on the local option bill. Beckham says he unreservedly supports the bill and would quit the race if Republicans and six opposed Democrats pledge to back county unit voting. Bradley writes he supports the bill as Republican platform policy and notes its use by Beckham supporters as a legislative tactic.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Anti-Saloon League Today
J. ©. W. Beckham
W. O. Bradley
United States
Beckham
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Beckham
Quinn Accused of Robbing Traveling Salesman in Rolling-Process Heist
William Quinn held at the police station as an affidavit is prepared charging him with robbing a traveling salesman Friday night of about $50 in cash, jewelry, and baggage. The crime, termed the rolling process, allegedly involved loading the victim with alcohol before the theft. Detective Lenz and Court Bailiff Strodel arrested Quinn, whose victim’s name was not learned, as officers gather evidence. Myron Robbins was also jailed for wire desertion and is to appear in city court tomorrow.
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William Quinn
Ankenbruck
Lenz
Strodel
Quinn
Myron Robbins
Banks Lose Bid to Limit Ad Space in Fort Wayne Newspapers
The Fort Wayne Clearing House association voted down a proposal to cap bank and trust company newspaper ads at five inches per day. The issue sparked lively discussion, with many banks arguing their high quality ads attract new business, while the association chose not to interfere.
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Fort Wayne Clearing House Association
Fort Wayne
Clearing House Association
Clearing House
Governor Johnson Declines Washington Dinner Invite
Gov. Johnson replies to Rep. Stevens that he has no plans to visit Washington before May 14 for the governors conference on conservation. If travel becomes necessary before then he would be pleased to accept a complimentary non partisan dinner invitation in his honor.
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St. Paul
Minn
Johnson
F. C. Stevens
Washington
Roosevelt
Wabash County Woman Finishes Bible Readings in a Month
Mrs. Susan Logan completes a month long Bible reading plan while managing daily household chores and reading the daily papers each day in Wabash County.
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Susan Logan
Wabash County
Arrest in Marion County Scandal Sparks Fraud Probe
Indianapolis reports a warrant for Emmett Huggins former bailiff of the county commissioners court sworn by County Auditor Albert Sahm. He is charged with forging painter Tom O Neil’s name to a $189 warrant cashed Sept 17 1906, the first arrest in the courthouse fraud exposé.
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Indianapolis
Emmett Huggins
County Commissioners’ Court
Albert Sahm
Tom O’neil
Court House
Huggins
O'Neil
Birds Need Child Help Enlistment Campaign Launched
New York feb 19 the national association of audubon societies launches a school children campaign to house feed and protect insectivorous birds with bird houses lunch counters and shelter plans. teachers clubs and pupils nationwide will join to save wild birds and crops.
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New York
America
National Association of Audubon Societies
Pacific Coast
Audubon
Broadway
William Dutcher
Congress
Save the
Battle on Broad Street as unemployed rioters clash with police
Philadelphia report describes hundreds of unemployed foreigners clashing with more than a thousand officers near city hall. Fourteen Italians were charged with assault and battery and riot. nine others held for inciting to riot. Shots fired, a bystander injured, and a woman speaker urged hunger protests.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
Rural Carriers Set Weather Record Around Fort Wayne
Fifteen rural mail carriers serving Fort Wayne area routes battled heavy snow to cover nearly all 390 miles of their rounds. Eight families on fifteen routes could not be reached as drifts closed roads and delays extended up to three hours, yet overall performance remained excellent.
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Fort Wayne
Thief Sells Stolen Rig Then Reclaims Tiny Sum
A thief who stole a horse and buggy from EF F. David in Monroeville last week realized only ten dollars for the outfit after attempting a sale in Fort Wayne. The rig was recovered by Sheriff Grice and the thief fled, leaving no traceable clues. Noah Weber alerted authorities by buying a small portion and arranging the rest to be sent. David later identified the rig, and a thief description was obtained.
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EF. F. David
Monroeville
Grice
David
Hoagland
Fort Wayne
Noah Weber
Pearl Street
Weber
Michigan
Hope to wipe out all the saloons in Bluffton
Bluffton Indiana February 19 A reform movement toward abolishing all saloons in Bluffton and Harrison township was started when 60 to 75 citizens began soliciting signatures for a remonstrance. The local anti saloon league has just been admitted by temperance supporters and aims to extend the effort across the county.
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Bluffton
Bluffton, Ind
Harrison Township
Anti-Saloon League
Entir County
Anti-saloon sentiment grows via card remonstrance in area
Township action already bans liquor traffic. Dr. N W Tracy’s temperance lectures at First Presbyterian spurred the anti-saloon move. Volunteers sign cards to remonstrate against saloon licenses, with names filed only if enough signatories are gathered to challenge license requests. Seventeen saloonkeepers may lose licenses, fourteen in Bluffton, two in Vera Cruz, one in Poneto.
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First Presbyterian Church
N. W. Tracy
Hartford City
Bluffton
Vera Cruz
Poneto
Man with Gun and Alcohol Fines in City Court
Charles Hughes paid $1 and costs after being fined for drunkenness in Fort Wayne city court. He separated from $11 to cover medical care and medicine and left the building in a drunk, combative mood with a gun in his pocket. George McQush received $1 and costs for a plain drunk.
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Charles Hughes
Fort Wayne
Union
Stevens
Hughes
George McQush
Durbin Guilty Of Failing To Properly Care For Children
A circuit court jury in Decatur found Robert Durbin of Monroe Township guilty of failing to care for his children. The court set punishment at twelve months in the county jail, the first Decatur conviction under the new legislature law. Before sentencing, Durbin may be released on bond to care for his children, a provision of the act, and the jury deliberated for nineteen hours.
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Decatur
Robert Durbin
Monroe Township
gDurbin
District 10 in DeKalb County Fifty Years Ago
Auburn Courier notes the 1858 congressional district, then called the Tenth, included Allen DeKalb Elkhart Kosciusko Lagrange Noble Steuben and Whitely counties. It describes Dawson vs Case as the candidates and their votes, with Case winning by 1363 in a prewar political context.
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DeKalb County
Auburn
Allen
DeKalb
Elkhart
Kosciusko
Lagrange
Noble, Steuben
Whitley
Reuben J. Dawson
Charles Case
Allen County
Dawson
Case
Anon Ce
Noble
South
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglass
United States
Douglass
Lincoln
Congress
Spencerville
Steuben
Senator Wade
Indiana
Third Cavalry
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth
Fort Wayne
J. L. Worden
John Morris
Congressional service background of late Mr Case
Washington D. C. where he died. Mr. Case served two terms in congress, his first election being in 1856. He succeeded E. B. Chamberlain of Goshen, a Democrat, and was followed in congress by William Mitchell of Kendallville, a Republican.
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Washington, D. C
Case
Congress
E. B. Chamberlain
Goshen
William Mitchell
Kendallville
Rev Charles Guendling Dies At Lafayette Orphanage
Rev Father Charles B. Guendling longtime Fort Wayne diocese chancellor and Lafayette orphan asylum superintendent died at St Joseph's orphan asylum for boys at Lafayette Ind He was 40 and died of heart trouble after fading health Born January 15 1868 in Peru he studied in Milwaukee and Rome and was ordained in 1892 He served as Fort Wayne diocesan chancellor and secretary of the diocesan school board and led the Lafayette orphan asylum from 1898 Funeral set for Peru birthplace Weathered description notes brother Very Rev John H Guendling of Peru is his sibling.
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Father Guendling
Peru
St. Francis Seminary
Milwaukee
Rome
Italy
American College
Cardinal Parocchi
Lateran Basilica
America
Rademacher
Fort Wayne
Episcopal
Orphan Asylum For Boys
Lafayette
John H. Guendling
College Park selects Stemen as board president
S. A. Stemen has been elected president of the board of trustees of College Park, a Huntington suburb. Prof. Fred A. Loew named street commissioner. Mrs Winslow's Seething Syrup for teething children is declared guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1960.
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S. A. Stemen
New Town
College Park
Huntington
Fred A. Loew
Postmaster General orders subscribers to keep up to date
The Postmaster General demands that second class subscribers pay subscriptions practically up to date to continue receiving daily and weekly newspapers and periodicals. The directive bars publishers from accepting delinquent payments and aims to curb advertising schemes posing as genuine subscriber lists.
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Postmaster-General
United States
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