Allen County Democrats Name Delegates in Prelim to Twelfth District
Allen county Democrats selected sixty five delegates at a mass meeting in the court house to represent the county at the district convention in Fort Wayne this afternoon where a chairman for the Twelfth district will be elected. Edward G. Hoffman was instructed to receive the entire vote of Allen county for two years.
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Alien County
Allen County
Court House
iIt
Marshalls
Hoffman
Edward G. Hoffman
Fort
Michael Sheridan
Adams Township
W. A. Johnson
Louis S.C. Schroeder
W.M. Clutter
D. F Spindler
H. F Bullerman
L. D. Redding
Lawrence Cox
Frank Bougher
Charles Griebel
David Dalman
Louis Langard
J. J. Woulfe
James Ass
Reilly, Sr
C. UO. Lepper
Jos
Herman Wiechman
Thomas Greer, Jr. Fuhrman
Geo. Schacher
Gus Iaene
Edwin W.W. Miller
Frank Rosenberger
A.fuelber
Clark Harrod
Julian Franke
Wm. Westenfeld
H. Pranger
Jacob Hartman
Chas. Rodenbeck
Jackson
Straub
Tierney
Baker
F. Hagan
Lafayette
J. H. Dennis
Madison
F. H. Witte
Maumee
Charles Thompson
Marion
Wm. Schroeder
Milan
Albert Black
Monroe
S. S. Baker
H. E. Crabill
Perry
Louis Michaels
Pleasant
J. B. Emerick
St. Joe
Christian Vonderau
Scipio
Ty Hoffman
Aien County
National Anti-Trust League plans boycott against high prices
Washington D C Dec 31 Plans for a national boycott of combinations raising living costs were laid with the National Anti-Trust League launching. Congress members showed interest and state branches will form as the movement seeks to curb prices by denying supply of overprices. Women gain equal membership rights. A nominal annual fee would cover mailing proclamations and a national charter is expected with offices in Washington.
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Washington
D. C
National Anti-Trust League
Congress
League
Germany
Crusade
Champ Clark
House
Alexander and Murphy
Missouri
Martin
South Dakota
Kinkaid
Nebraska
McKinlay
California
Morgan
Oklahoma
Bartholdt
Foster
Vermont
United States
Foley's Honey and Tar Promised To Cure Grippe Cough
A 1919 era advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures grippe coughs that may become pneumonia overnight. It asserts quick healing of sore lungs and prevention of dangerous complications, urging use of the yellow package from Dreier Bros.
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Foley
Dreler Bros
Fort Wayne Bank Clearings Reach Near Fifty Million in 1909
Compilations by Paul F. Kuhne show Fort Wayne bank clearings for 1909 totaled 347 771 544.68 dollars, up from 41 215 519.40 the prior year. Monthly totals, final week results, and daily figures illustrate a surge in local business activity across manufacturing, finance, and trade sectors.
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Paul F. Kuhne
Fort Wayne
Casedccargencesgennnes
Freight Train Crashes Into Montreal Express Kills Spencer Trask
Spencer Trask leading New York financier dies when a freight train rear-ends the Montreal Express near Croton. One passenger seriously injured, porter hurt. engineer uninjured. Train brake warning allegedly failed. cause under investigation. Trask, born 1844, helped fund Edison projects and later reorg New York Times.
Locomotive Rams a Union Traction Line Coach
Five passengers on an Indiana Union Traction car from Indianapolis to Logansport were shaken up when the Chicago Louisville Pennsylvania night express crashed into the car at a grade crossing in Kokomo Indiana. The front vestibule of the interurban car was demolished and the cab split from the locomotive. Motorman Chambers escaped by leaping to safety while Engineer Moran stayed at his post. The fireman jumped as the cab tore away and was lightly hurt. Two passengers C C McFann and A V Conrad of Kokomo jumped to the snow and escaped unharmed. others suffered minor bruises. Names of out of town riders could not be learned.
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Kokomo
Ind
Indiana Union Traction
Indianapolis
Logansport
Chambers
Moran
C. C. McFann
A. V. Conrad
Fort Wayne Welcomes 1910 With Quiet, Broad Celebration
Fort Wayne observed New Year 1910 quietly yet generally with dances, watch night services, and festive gatherings across social, family, and religious venues. Hotels offered extended menus and orchestral programs as crowds filled streets and theaters, while transport ran late and shops kept holiday hours. The Elks and Masons opened their lodges for the day.
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Fort Wayne
Street Railway Company
Purdue seeks higher salaries and new facilities
Purdue university annual report urges raises for professors to match peers, notes growing enrollment in agriculture and the need for a fireproof library, new armory for 800 cadets, and specialized buildings for dairy, agronomy, horticulture, veterinary science, and livestock housing. The document was sent to the state auditor for verification.
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Indianapolis
Purdue University
School of Agriculture
Purdue
United States War Department
Say Goodbye to J. L. Scott Testimonial Adopted
The Northern Indiana Life Underwriters association adopts a testimonial for J. L. Scott. The event occurs Thursday afternoon at the office of CC, with members praising his work and service in the life underwriting field.
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Life Underwriters
Northern
Indiana Life Underwriters’ Association
Seasion
Taft White House reception draws 5575 handshakes
Washington records show President Taft’s New Year reception in the White House drew 5,575 handshakes. The event mirrored traditions with the cabinet, diplomats, and officials greeting guests in the Blue Room before Mrs Taft joined briefly.
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Washington
White House
Taft
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Baron Des Planches
Col
Spencer Cosby
Domo
Butt
Palmer
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Prosperity Reported From 1909 U S Commerce Data
Washington reports prosperity as 1909 imports and exports set a new high except for 1907. Foodstuffs exports lagged a decade, while diamond trade surged with $25.2 million in cut diamonds imported and over $40 million of precious stones brought in by November.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Ray Lamphere Dies at Michigan City Prison
Laporte Ind Dec 31 Ray Lamphere died in the state prison ward at Michigan City while serving a sentence for arson connected to the Gunness murder farm case. He remained silent on deathbed offering no confession. Lamphere’s death ends a case linking multiple wealthy suitors to Mrs Belle Gunness and a string of murders for money.
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H. W. Worden
Lamphere
Thomas R. Marshall
William D. Anstiss
Gunness
Gunness Farm
William Lamphere
Laporte
South Bend
H. L. Finley
Mary Steel
South Dakota
Mads Sorenson
Chicago
Peter Gunness
Andrew Hegelein
Mansfield
S. de Sie
Ole O
Budsberg
Jola
Wis
Herman Konitzberg
George Berry
Tuscola
Ill
Charles‘Erdmore
Newcastle
John O. Moe
Elbow Lake
Minn
Henry Gerhart
Scandinavia
Tonkel Receives Gold Watch Upon Retirement From Board
Joseph Tonkel retired from the county board of commissioners on Saturday and James D. Butt takes his seat. A gold watch, chain, and charm were left on his desk with a note praising his five years of service. The old board also appointed Edward G. Hoffman as county attorney O B Wiley as bridge superintendent and Freak Jolly as custodian and finalized other business.
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Joseph Tonkel
Board of County Commissioners
James D. Butt
Court House
Toakel
Edward G. Hoffman
New Years Cheer Loar Police Find Choice Lot
Police locate a choice lot on Columbia Street as part of a New Year's cheer event. Door details are limited but indicate security checks and community gathering plans.
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Columbia Street
Children Prove to Be Experts a Theft
Goldie Cole ten and Rosie Vneck known as Ciernakowa faced juvenile court after shoplifting in multiple stores during the holiday rush. Two fur muffs worth 10.50 each and a prayer book and other items were seized. Vneck hid in the kitchen when confronted. The Cole family history and kleptomania allegations surround the case.
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Goldie Cole
Rosie Vneck
Ciernakowa
Nate E. Beadell
Peoples Store
John Street
Pennsylvania Round House
Cole
Louis Linker
Vneck
Murray Street
Joseph Cole
NOTHING WRONG IN REFORMATOR HATTER
Indianapolis Ind December 29 The prison commission reported to Governor Marshall that appointments at the state reformatory by Dr Peyton showed no wrongdoing A tested case Roy Bornwasser a clerk related to Dr Harry Sharp found acceptable The governor's office said the matter is closed A religious author's statement praises Foley s Kidney Remedy
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Indianapolis
Ind
Prison Commission
Board of State Charities Today
Marshall
State Reformatory
Peyton
Roy Bornwasser
Harry Sharp
The
Reformatory
Bornwasser
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Antitrust League
Consumer
Spencer Trask
New York City
New York Central Express
New York
New ‘York Central
Croton
Trask
Saratoga
Harlem
New York Central
Cretan
Montreal Express
Flangan
Montreal
Stock Exchange
Princeton
Thomas A. Edison
Edison Electric Enterprises
New York Times
Mr. Trask
Kate Nicholas
Union Traction
Fort. Wayne
J. L. Scott
Mr. Taft
Dreiér Bros
Census Bureau
Ray Lamphere
Tonkel
Retir
Ing
Dreier Bros
Dritlers
Wells Baker Dind Mills Aps
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