Pie Dinner and the Fate of Susie Johnson Revealed
New York February reports Mrs. Harry K Thaws testimony links Stanford White to the pie girl dinner of May 20 1895 at James L Breese studio. The pie stunt launched Susie Johnson from model to social spotlight then to a tragic life and death after marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Susie Johnson
White
Henry C. Poor
James L. Breese
West Sixteenth Street
John Elliott Cowdin
Foxball Keene
Breese
Mr. Poor
Mr. Cowdin
Robert Bacon
United States
J. P. Morgan & Co
William T. Lawson
Rene la Montagne
Thomas L. Manson, Jr
James Barnes
R. Suydam Grant
Arthur Q. Collins
Boston
W. R. Mead
Charles L. McKim
J. Carroll Beckwith
J. Alden Weir
Kennedy Tod
Reform Committee of Fifty
George E. Perkins
John F Twachtman
Whitney Warren
Henry W. Poor
Henry C. Mortimer
Wall Street
Augustus St. Gaudens
John Ames Mitchell
Cooper Hewitt
Nicola Tesla
Robert Reid
Willard Metcalf
Henry W. McVickar
John Greenough
Poor
John TD. Cheever
William Astor Chanler
Charles Dana Gibson
Ninth Avenue
Thirty-second Street
Susie
T& Promise
Evelyn Thaw
Potter's Field
Branford White
Fort Wayne investors eye rich Parry Sound copper project
More than one hundred Consoli dated Copper stockholders of Parry Sound Canada have been advised the approval of a contract to extensively develop the rich property. Preliminary work has begun, with early indications of strong returns for Fort Wayne investors as development progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Consolidated Copper Company
Parry Sound
Canada
Fort Wayne eyed for new Reformed seminary union
The Ohio synod plans to unite Heidelberg Seminary at Tiffin and Urminus School of Theology in Philadelphia into the Central Seminary of the Reformed Church in the Middle West. Fort Wayne is favored for location, with a 10 to 12 professor faculty and 50 to 100 students expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
The
Reformed Church
Middle West
Heidelberg
United School
Tiffin
Dayton
Indianapolis
Winona
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio Synod
United Seminary
Local resident offers relic from the Constitution to court house
Will S. Jones of 120 East Leith Street plans to donate a fragment of wood and two iron bolts from the frigate Constitution to the relic room at the court house. Jones, with partner E. D. Jump, gathered the pieces in Boston during a Master House Painters and Decorators meeting, becoming the sole Indiana representatives present. The ship, now at the Boston navy yard as a training vessel, had workmen remove a plank during Jones’s visit. He seeks to add the fragment to the court house collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QO. S. Jones
East
Leith Street
Daughters of American Revolution
Court House
Constitution
Republic
Boston Navy Yard
Jones
Wheat crop in bad condition in Allen county reports
Reports from farming districts indicate the wheat crop is in bad condition due to February cold. Farmers at the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance offices say the chill damaged tops while roots remain largely intact, leaving the outlook unfavorable for Allen county and skeptical about a strong harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association
Concensus
Allen County
Smoot Keeps Senate Seat After Long Unseating Vote
Washington February 20 Reed Smoot United States senator from Utah will retain his seat. The long debated question of unseating Smoot was settled this afternoon by a Senate vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reed Smoot
United States
Utah
Senate
Debate on Reed Smoot seat ends in Senate standoff
Washington February 20 session opens with a crowd as the Reed Smoot seating dispute drives a division of time and sharp exchanges. Senator Dubois attacks Smoot while Beveridge pleads for his retention citing petitions and challenging public opinion on polygamy rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reed Smoot
Utah
Senate
Hopkins
House
Senator Money
Dubois
Smoot
Roosevelt
United States
Street Cars Crash on Broadway Curve
Two large city cars on Broadway at Lavina street collide as they round a curve. City car No 252 is disabled, but no injuries are reported as passengers escape unharmed. The Limited car sustains minor damage and continues its trip. The 9 30 a m crash involved Motorman Luther and Conductor Hirons.
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Broadway
Lavina Street
Indianapolis
Luther
Hirons
C. F. Fleming
Elkhart
Peru
Wabash Canning Company
Ed Ditton
Lake Wawasee
Henry Stevens
Kalamazoo College
Garrett Baptist Church
Luther D. Hutchins
Wabash
Wabash National Bank
Don Russell
Larwill
L. E. Lane
J. D. Myers
Auburn
J. E. Ensley
John Hoff
Jefferson K. Snodgrass
The
Christian Church
Palestine
Kosciusko County
Charles Cremean
Corunna
South
L. L. Carpenter
Canton
Kan
Riverside
Iowa
Fairfield
Neb
Rushville
Goshen Churn and Ladder Company
Pennsylvania
Will Schlegel
Decatur
John Brown
Franklin Township
DeKalb County
Noble County Loan and Savings Association
Kendallville
Henry P. Lang
Louis Holzer
A. R. Otis
H. H. Macomber
James Graves
Lake Shore
Charles Evans
Warsaw
Woman Burned to Death in Red Key Fire
Mrs. Thomas Bagot of Anderson was burned to death in a fire that destroyed her sister Mrs. E B Connelly's home in Red Key Indiana She had been visiting Connelly who escaped with difficulty Bagot was active in social and literary circles A meeting of Columbia City businessmen discussed an interurban line from Winona to Fort Wayne noting local aid would be needed A committee was named to consult Whitley county townships about voting support for the project
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Key
Ind
Thomas Bagot
Anderson
E. B. Connelly
Connelly
Bagot
W. W. Williamson
A.A. Adams
Moses Apfelbaum
G. W. Knisely
F. P. Kaler
Whitley County
Ossian
Amanda Crofoot
Kendallville
Paul Cook
South Whitley
John Kimes
Warsaw
Jacob Green
Butler
DeKalb County
Elmer Fulton
Wabash
Mathias Paulen
Allen County
Auburn
Goshen
Nicholas Cook
Kosciusko County
Levi Mock
Bluffton
Earl Sigerfoos
Elkhart
Scott
Middlebury
Elkhart County
Mongo
Otto Welsheimer
Churubusco
George H. Martz
Monroe
Adams County
James Smith
Steuben County
Angola
Ed Wilcox
Kendallville Public Reading Room Association
F. B. Perkins
A. F. Isbell
Lottie Daniels
E. D. Woodley
Marion Clemens
Robert Malong
Garrett
Samuel Springer
Berne
Springer
W. F. Gottschalk
Terre Haute
Sons of Veterans
Elwood
Hartford City
Wawasee, Ligonier, Topeka and Lagrange Railway
Topeka
J. N. Babcock
F. J. Dunton
Lagrange
F. P. Bothwell
Ligonier
F. H. Green
Fort Wayne
South Bend
L. P. Huntoon
Warren
James Chopson
Frank Gillespie
Chopson
Gillespie
John Shuman
Mt. Etna
Huntington County
Muncie Company
Wells County
Len Small Converts at Billy Sunday Revival in Kankakee
In Kankakee Illinois 3000 souls repent at Evangelist Billy Sunday campaign ex state treasurer Len Small leads the converts with his wife and son joining. A 6000 to 7000 seat tabernacle hosts nightly crowds as dances and cards are banned and saloons face possible closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Ill
Billy
Len Small
Len
Leslie
Great Tabernacle
Halelujah
Kankakee Insane Hospital
Sunday
Small
J. Bert Miller
Sen
Bert Cooper
Hi” Richardson
Mike Bassett
The
Republican
Billy Sunday
Trolley Lines Move Closer To Steam Road Methods
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley lines officials say trolley operation adopts older steam road methods especially for high speed cars. Fusee warning devices will be used to prevent rear end collisions as cars are equipped soon. The Decatur trolley line, recently opened, shows strong passenger and freight traffic and proves profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Crawford
Fort Wayne and
Wabash Valley
Mr. Crawford
Indianall Gossip Ossian Poultry Show March 7 8 9
Indianall Gossip Ossian announces a poultry show scheduled for March 7 8 and 9. The item lists local preparations and community interest in the event across the area.
Immigration Bill Signed by President in Washington
The president signed the immigration bill today in Washington. The action marks a major federal policy move with the measure now in effect following the signing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lang bound over to court in bribery case
Henry C. Lang of the Cleveland Trinidad Paving company appeared in police court with attorney G J Marriott after being charged with giving a $1,000 bribe to Fred J. Immel president of the board of public service. Lang pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Henry C. Lang
Cleveland Trinidad Paving Company
Fred J. Immel
Board of Public Service
G. J. Marriott
Cleaning Valen ciennes lace with naphtha method
Instructions describe soaking Valencia lace in naphtha or benzine with a bit of shredded white soap, then shaking after a night, rinsing in clean naphtha, and drying quickly while shaping with fingers. Keep away from fire and artificial light.
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ORT Wate
NEW Theological School
United College of Re
IE Court House
O. S. Jones
Senator Dubois
Alding Mormon
Kankakee, Ill
Crawford
St. Joseph
Mich
Evans
Toledo and
Chicago
C. F. McAlpine
Philadelphia
McAlphine
Concord Township
Eli Penwell
Andrew Jackson
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Albany
Mass
Tri-State Loan and Trust CO
C. A. Wilding
W. E. Mossman
Louis Fox
G. W. Pixley
W. J. Vesey, ‘Atty
H. C. Paul
U. S. Treasury
First National Bank OF
FT. Wayne
E. Pfeiffer
Lang
Cleveland Trinidad
Bar
Valenciennes
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