Fort Wayne Public Library Dedication Marks New Era
Fort Wayne unveils a Carnegie funded public library in West Wayne and Webster, with a 75 000 donation and a 90 000 to 100 000 volume stack. Judge Robert S Taylor hails the building as a temple of intelligence and a beacon for civic pride and future progress.
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People’s University
United States
Cardinal Newman
Taylor
Robert S. Taylor
Fort Wayne
Carnegie
Rockefeller
Chicago University
Leland Stanford, Jr
West Wayne
Webster Streets
Andrew Carnegie
Woman’s Club League of
Brackenridge
Woman’s Club League
Alfred Grindle
Grindié
Bedford
Indiana
Wayne Street
Webster Street
Longtime Auburn Resident D K Houghton Celebrates City Roots
Auburn is hosting D K Houghton of Lewiston Illinois as one of the city’s oldest inhabitants. Born in Auburn in June 1843, he recalls a village of log houses and unbuilt roads when the area was forest. He lived in Auburn until moving to Lewiston nineteen years ago, aside from four years away in the country.
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Auburn
D. K. Houghton
Lewiston
Ill
Mr. Houghton
Crossroads
Houghton
Baldwin field death notices or burial obituary
Born in Virginia on July 4, 1866, Baldwin field died recently. Funeral services were held Thursday at the church on the Ridge road with interment in the nearby cemetery.
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Baldwin Field
Virginia
Ridge Road
Plans for Bluffton hotel and bank news in Indiana
Northern Indiana reports Del Locke plans a $50,000 Bluffton hotel project while Indiana National bank assets at Elkhart may cover about half its claims. Garrett shopmen return to work as Baltimore and Ohio shops reopen after closure. Abe Gregg in Waterloo falls ill while feeding hogs but escapes serious harm. Highlights recall 1844 postmaster at Lagrange and formation of the Lagrange Phalanx. First National Bank of Portland is organized with John A. M. Adair as president and John W. Mills as cashier. A dispute in Geneva ends with a man knocked unconscious after a blow with a catsup bottle. John Wasson, pioneer of Jay county, dies at about 70 in Pennville.
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Bluffton
Indiana National Bank
Elkhart
Baltimore and Ohio
Garrett
Abe Gregg
Waterloo
C. B. Holmes
Lagrange
John W. Mills
North Manchester
North Manchester Bank
Charles Votan
Rollo Christman
Geneva
Christman
Wotan
John Wasson
Jay County
Pennville
Opening night blaze at Iroquois theater sparks fire warnings
Sworn testimony today described a fire on the Iroquois stage the night the theater opened. Witnesses noted greenish smoke and possible chemicals on stage and cited three prior warnings about fire risk, including a Cleveland incident with burning fans in a Bluebeard production.
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Chicago
John Bickies
Louis F. Post
Unity Building
Iroqunis
Mr. Fost
S. S. Stanger
Cleveland
William Sleck
New York
Bluebeard Company
Death toll from Iroquois fire rises to 569
Chicago reports another death from the Iroquois fire as Mrs. M. A. Nelms dies at Samari tan hospital from burns and injuries. Her death brings the total to 569 while two other victims at the same hospital are said to be near recovery.
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Chicago
M. A. Nelms
Samaritan Hospital
Man Held At Bay In Pine Street Home Siege
William D. Sutley was arrested at 1910 Pine Street after drawing a 32 caliber revolver at Constable Hite. Deputies Reichelderfer and Huguenard overpowered him as they prepared to serve a writ of restitution from Allen County Building and Loan. Sutley claimed wealth in gold and appeared mentally unbalanced, with a court commission set to assess his condition.
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William D. Sutley
Pine Street
Reichelderfer
Huguenard
Sutley
Allen County Building and Loan Association
Association
Justice Skelton
Hite
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Grover Cleveland
Tammany
Sherry’s
Georges B. McClellan
Hill
Gorman
Maryland
Alton Z. Parker
Bryan
Europe
Woketer
Allen Hamilton
Eugene B. Smith
W. Wright Rockhill
A. D
William Geake & Sons
Samuel Wagenhals
D. D
S. C. Hoffman
D. N. Foster
Katherine Hamilton
John Bfinqhield Boto
Dai Sanford
Chase Murphy
John Fox ‘Plcs Sr Have & Sanford
Baldwin
del Locke
Bluebeard
Fire Department
William Sutley
Drs. A Enslen
Greenawalt
Lafayette Township
William Crow
Fetcia Epagas
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