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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1911
Page
6
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Piepenbrink of This City marked over fifty years together in a golden wedding anniversary celebration. The couple observed their long marriage with family and friends, reflecting on a life shared in partnership.
Numerous nuptials and social gatherings fill the season in the region. Zuber Lerch and Lhamon Keck unions occur at St Marys and First M E parsonage. Mercer and Schieferstein wed at the parsonage with attendants. A large New Year’s party hosts Miss Nora Hitzemann and many friends. Fort Wayne and Indianapolis figures attend anniversary celebrations. The Bookwalter Bliss wedding near Indianapolis features elaborate decor and a New York trip post ceremony.
About 74 to 100 S F Bowser officials and sales staff from across the United States and Canada gathered at the Anthony hotel for a banquet honoring prize winners and quota achievers. CEO S F Bowser announced a 1910 sales quota of 3,000,000 dollars and presented diamond pins, watches, trunks, and cuff pins to top district managers division superintendents and salesmen.
Edgar A. Weddle a Pennsylvania freight brakeman lost both feet during switching in Valparaiso yards at 1 20 Monday morning. He was dragged under moving equipment and rushed to a local hospital in precarious condition. He is a brother of conductor George Weddle and resident at 2532 Wars Avenue.
Recipes cover mutton chops with cheese crumbs, ao date pudding with walnuts and dates, oysters wrapped in bacon, orange ice cream, steamed pudding with beef suet, baked scallops, cheese omelet with bread crumbs, and a mutton stew. Also includes prune shortcake and various baking methods.
The official board of the Methodist church holds a meeting in Portland. Details on date and agenda are not stated in the fragment.
Mr and Mrs Piepenbrink of 2515 Lumbard street marked sixty five years of marriage on Tuesday January 8 with relatives at home. Rev J H Bosch read a poem and a large dinner followed with toasts. Children include Ernest Emilie Smith Emma Kelly Clara Sherman and eighteen grandchildren. They wed January 3 1861 in Adams township near Wayne trace and Bass farm.
Fort Wayne Diocesan statistics show growth in 1910 with new parishes, churches, schools, and orphanages. Diocese covers northern Indiana with 102,620 Catholics, 215 priests, 120 churchs with resident pastors, 88 parish schools, and over 17,000 students. Also notes 1910 diocesan collections and a First M E Church Sunday School election with plans for a social.
The Married Men's Sodality of the Cathedral congregation elected officers including Prefect Philip Lordier and Assistant Prefect Ted Hayes. Secretary A. D. Kelker and Treasurer M. Singleton were chosen, with J Aubrey as sacristan and J Henry as banner-bearer. Twelve consulters were named to assist. The group weighs forming a mutual benefit society to provide funeral benefits.
A Pennsylvania company reports eleven year totals showing 7996 trespasser deaths and 7888 injuries along its east and west railway lines near Pittsburg. The figures highlight the danger of crossing or using railroad property as a highway.
The Fort Wayne Federation of Labor fully organized for 1911 with six new unions admitted. President Redding announced committees on Arbitration Grievance Union Label Credentials Organization Legislation Visiting Lator Day and special committees. Fred Felts elected sergeant at arms. labor relations with Metal Polishers union noted.
At the Bowser & Company plant noon Monday the stools were removed forcing fourteen grinders and six polishers to stop work. Factory manager L F Johnson says sitting reduced output, so workers were sent home and replacements placed. the polishing room now operates normally. No wage issue involved.
Pennsylvania passenger brakeman Barber sustained broken and injured arms and possible bruises after being caught between a train door and jam Sunday. He rode to Chicago for treatment and was not in dangerous condition. He will be moved to St. Joseph hospital when able to travel with Conductor J. P. Morgan aboard mail and express train No. 43 bound for Fort Wayne.
Ferdinand W. Wiehe a 4 boilermaker living at 630 West DeWald street lost one finger outright Saturday and had another badly crushed requiring amputation at the second joint The injury occurred when his right hand was caught in the gearing of the flue cutting machinery he was operating He was taken to the hospital where the wounded hand was dressed Wiehe has worked in the Pennsylvania boiler shop about three years and this is his first accident.
F J Stahl foreman at a Pennsylvania erecting shop suffered an ugly gash above his right eye and another below after an incident at the work site. He was unable to work briefly.
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