Japan Keeps Busy in Her Preparation or War
An English engineer in New York, after observing Japan’s war effort, reports Japan’s vast naval and military production. He cites two military arsenals with 50,000 workers, four shipyards, and multiple private docks ready for rapid war deployment, with no foreign labor. Yards at Kure and Yokosuka dominate, while Tokyo hosts the largest arsenal with 10,000 workers and high daily output of rifles, shells, and fuses.
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New York
Tokio
London
Japan
Kure
Satsuma
Yokosuka Naval Yards
Yokohama Bay
Yokohama
Yokosuka
Nagoya
Kobe
Tokio Arsenal
Kawasaki
Mitsui Bishi
Nagasaki
Japan navy funds spark warning on arms drive
The diet has allocated 100 million yen to strengthen the Japanese navy. Observers abroad may not grasp the scale of government effort to secure armed defense, noting Japan remains a formidable potential opponent despite heavy wartime costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Wabash Valley Men Get Wage Advance in Four Cities
The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley company raised hourly wages for motormen and conductors in Lafayette Logansport Wabash and Peru. The new scale starts at 16 cents per hour rising to 19 cents for the fourth year, one cent higher than the previous year and still one cent below Fort Wayne and interurban rates. The advance was requested in Lafayette but planned by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Company
Lafayette
Logansport
Wabash
Peru
Fort Wayne
Country Parties At Christmas Gatherings In Indiana Towns
Christmas day dinner guests gathered from Arcola Churubusco Ossian and nearby areas. Attendees included Mr and Mrs George Kieler Walter Prince of Fort Wayne and multiple families such as Lahrman Kieler Wraight Steward Closson and Ahlesmeyer. Two host couples organized celebrations four miles north of the city and two miles north of Arcola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kieler
Arcola
Churubusco
Walter Prince
Fort Warne
Charles Lahrman
John Kieler
Alf Wraight and Sons
William Harrod
Daniel High
George and
Goldie
Gladys Castin
Albert Numbers
Helen
Donald
Ray
Ossian
G. W. Harrod
H. M. Gillete
Fort Wayne
James Zudervan
Ohio
Bluffton to Host a Boys Band in 1907
Local notices report Bluffton forming a boys band while Garrett gains a half interest in the Garrett Clipper through Ray Satterfield of Garrett. Other items note deaths, paralysis, jail population in Whitley and Kosciusko, and business moves across Steuben and Allen counties including new cooperatives and mills.
Married in Milwaukee Miss Anna Greer and Mr Ringwalt
WEDDINGS report multiple ceremonies with Anna Greer daughter of John W. Greer and Ibert Ringwalt of Milan township marrying in Milwaukee on Christmas Day. They plan to settle on Nuttman avenue Fort Wayne and return home soon amid favorable local reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Greer
John W. Greer
Ibert Ringwalt
Milan
Churches Elect Annual Leaders in City Churches
The Grace Reformed and several other city churches held New Year and January meetings electing elders deacons and trustees. Officers chosen include C H Gumpper Walter F Close and W A Hobson at Grace Reformed J H Bosch chair F Hilgeman secretary and J Bill treasurer at St John s Reformed Emanuel Lutheran officers Christian Cooke William Kammeyer Henry Paul and G Kampe were named trustees elders and deacons at Zion s Lutheran Trinity German Lutheran elected William Borgman S W Brinkroegger R Lohse and Christian Albersmeyer at Salem Reformed more officers named at Emmaus Lutheran Concordia Lutheran listed qualifications and roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Reformed Congregation
Grace Reformed Church
C. H. Gumpper
Walter F. Close
Harry E. Letzner
Calvin Hoffer
W. A. Hobson
W. F. Close
St. John’s Reformed Church
John H. Bosch
F. H. Hilgeman
Jacob Bill
Ernest Werkman
Ludwig Guenther
Ernest Werk
Zion’s Lutheran Church
Diedrick Brandt
William Busse
John Reichardt
H. QO. Heintz
F. A. Klein
William Gehring
Trinity German Lutheran
Trinity German Lutheran Church
William Borgman
S. W. Brinkroegger
R. Lohse
Christian Albersmeyer
Salem Reformed
Salem Reformed Church
George Hill
J. F. Gumpper
Henry Koepf
John Mollett
G. Haller
Mortgages Exceed Cancellations For 1906 In Fort Wayne
County Recorder George L Ashley and deputies closed 1906 with mortgages recorded exceeding cancellations by 644897.57 dollars due to many transfers and heavy dealing. The year added 34 Fort Wayne additions totaling 2522 lots, with all work completed prior to closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L Ashley
Fort Wayne
Ashley
Home From The Navy T. E. King Visits Friends and Family
T. E. King, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King of near Sheldon, is home from the navy on furlough to spend the holidays with friends and relatives in Sheldon area. He will return in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. King
Thomas King
Sheldon
Navy
Ington
Ais
Gans Stops Herman With Eighth Round Knockout
Joe Gans defeated Herman at the Sino Athletic Club in Tonopah after eight rounds. Gans dominated from the start, masking Herman’s blows and landing decisive lefts and rights in the final round to send Herman senseless to the mat, with Nate Lewis and Adam Ryan aiding him as the referee counted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah
Joe Gans
Csino Athletic Club
Herman
Chicago
Gans
Joe
Dog
Nate Lewis
Lewis
Adam Ryan
Republicans press postoffice questions in Fort Wayne meeting
Republicans from the Twelfth district gathered around Congressman Gilbert in Fort Wayne for a postoffice discussion at the New Avenue Line hotel. Gilbert has not named replacements as vacancies approach in South Whitley Churubusco Butler Waterloo Garrett and LaGrange with terms expiring.
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Gilbert
Fort Wayne
Aveline
Gilliams
Washington
South Whitley
Churubusco
Butler
Waterloo
Garrett
Lagrange
Various Local Notices and Incidents in Indiana
The Stroh cement works boiler explosion near LaGrange caused major damage with no injuries and weeks of repairs. Goshen’s Aswald Motor Co established with 100000 dollars to build motors. Columbia City’s Harper Carriage to launch an auto buggy with four horsepower motor. Adrian Winegardner’s remains expected home for funeral after a Philippine Islands death. Northern Indiana Railway bought by Murdock interests. Murdocks also own Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley traction. Mrs. Mattie Odenkirk sues B&O Railroad for 10000 dollars over husband Zane B. Odenkirk’s 1904 Albion death. George Godfrey of Bluffton claims dancing endurance record of 31 straight sets with two minutes rest.
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Stroh
Lagrange County
Aswald Motor Company
Goshen
J. Elmer Newell
W. T. Miller
Orrin M. Curtis
John W. Aswald
Charles M. Shoup
Harper Carriage Company
Columbia City
Mishawaka
Laporte
Michigan City
Murdock
Messrs. Murdock
Fort Wayne
Albion
Odenkirk
George Godfrey
Bluffton
Philley Family in Fort Wayne Celebrate Golden Anniversary
On Monday December 31 Charles H. Philley and wife Martha marked their fiftieth wedding at the Philley homestead while Hiram A. Philley and wife observed their twenty fifth anniversary. The families, church members, and fourteen grandchildren gathered to honor the long union and religious devotion that shaped local life since 1833.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Philley
Philley
Hiram A. Philley
Mrs
Baptist Church
Charles H. Philley, Jr
Maumee Avenue
Concordia College
Fort Wayne
Richmond
Ohio
Decatur Road
Mr. Philley
First Baptist Church
Mrs. Philley
Hiram A
Anna M
Morton A
Myrtle
E. G. Schulze
Charles H
Martha, Mary, Grace
John Beaver Philley
Alicia May Michael
Mont Rose
A. C. Beaver
McFarland
Second Presbyterian Church
Local notices from Northern Indiana set in terse item parade
Rochester theater leased for five years by Charles Holden. Mrs. Esther Shilling dies at 80 in Spencerville. Logansport barbers to deny credit after January 1. Conductor Carl E. Talbert named assistant B and O trainmaster with winter HQ at Walkerton. Whitely council balks at hiring legal help for Deputy Prosecutor Grant. DeKalb pioneer Cc. B. Kagey dies at Richland township aged 71 seven. his wife died two weeks earlier. Huntington resident James Tuttle dies of blood poisoning from leg bruise, age 62. Hoosier Manufacturing to move cement plant to Jackson, Mich. Panama Construction to build cement factory at Grass Lake, near LaGrange. Chicago backers behind enterprise. Edmund Lash named to serve Carles term remainder. W. H. Robinson, Garrett conductor on B&O, dies en route to Florida. Goshen-Huntington line promises trolley by June 1907 with possible March or April traffic. William Elzey of Adams county dead from paralysis and exposure. Eva Fell named Auburn Junction postmaster. Harris confession to killing Miss Sarah Schafer to be sent to Bedford grand jury. Goshen officials unsure of credence.
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Bluffton
Ray Satterfield
Garrett
T. C. Little
Henry Hackathorn
Lagrange County
Ben Shrank
Decatur
Whitley
Kosciusko
David Morgan
Kendallville
Monroe
Emerson Harris
Steubenville
J. W. Pierce
Wooster
Pierceton
Charles Cook
Harry Shoemaker
United States Navy
Tacoma
Toledo
Chicago
Wagner Switch
William A. Babcock
Kosciusko County
Esther Shilling
Spencerville
Solomon Shilling
Logansport
Carl E. Talbert
Walkerton
Whitley County
DeKalb County
Richland Township
Mr. Kagey
James Tuttle
Huntington
Hoosier Manufacturing Company
Auburn
Jackson
Mich
Panama Construction Company
Wolcottville
Grass Lake
Lagrange
Edmund
Lash
Carles
W. H. Robinson
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Columbia
S. C
Tampa
Fla
Goshen-Huntington
Syracuse
Goshen
William Elzey
St. Mary's Township
Adams County
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Wabash Valley
Northern
Indiana
Ringwall-Greer
Felger Poince
Estella Poince
A. H. Poince
David G. Felger
St. John’s Lutheran Church
J. P. Meyer
Lake Township
Miss Murray
Walter Felger
David Felger
Felger
East Fourth Street
Heckman-Gable
Gertrude Gable
Ernest Heckman
Franke
Trinity Lutheran Church
Jacob Gable
Hilltop Dairy Farm
Hannah Heckman
Herman Gable
Miss Heckman
Minnie Gable
Mendelssohn
Will Young
Mrs. Heckman
John Street
E. C. Carrington
Harlan
Frances
D. Glenn Lower
Bangor
Mildred Carrington
Janet Reichelderfer
F. A. Reichelderfer
Fremont
Ind
Lower
Allen County
Avis Beery
Ralph
Ravenna
Roy Miller
Hart Tomkinson
Elizabeth Tomkinson
Albert Tomkinson
Christopher T. Hart
Trinity. Episcopal Church
E. W. Averill
Cleora Sites
Joseph Tomkinson
Hart
West Main Street
Rosselot Elliott
Bertha F. Elliott
Samuel Elliott
West Butler Street
Harry Rosselot
H. T. Sell
Congregational Church
Millie Engelking
Lawrence Bauer
North Harrison Street
Fred Howell
Whitley County Telephone Company
Alva Haines
Emmaus Lutheran
Emmaus Lutheran Church
Phillip Wambsganss
J. F. W. Meyer
Fred Wolf
H. Konow
August Becker
L. Gerke
Carl Meyer
Henry Kanning
A. H. Blonenberg
William Bosecker
Concordia Lutheran
Concordia Lutheran Church
H. Spergster
H. Honeick
Nord
Charles Krudop
Otto Foster
Mr. Gilliams
Martha
Rew
A. B. Miller
Charles Philley
Charles A. Philley
Charles Holden
Rochester
Huntington Theater
A. E. Carroll
Indiana School
Fitch & Sons
Bulletin
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