World ends soon urged by evangelist visions
Fort Wayne heard evangelist Angeline Elberson declare divinely foretold destruction of the world in early February except for Christians who accept Christ. She recounted revelations from 1893 onward, traveled delivering tracts, and said she would remain in Fort Wayne until the end. Beginning Sunday she resumes meetings at Heidelberg church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angeline Elberson
Free Methodist Church
Zacharian
Toledo
New York
India
Jerusalem
Judah
Ezekiel
Fort Wayne
Monroeville
Exchange Hotel
Carlucci Stone Works Ready to Move
The long blast at Carlucci stone works signals the end of operations. Built by James Stewart & Co for the new Allen county courthouse, the plant operated about two and a half years before James Stewart & Co sold it to Frank Car Incel of Scranton, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlucci Stone Works
James Stewart & Co
Allen County Court House
Frank Car
A Strange Sermon on Spiritualism by Dr Wallace Tharp
Dr Wallace Tharp, pastor of Crawfordsville Christian church, attracted a huge audience with a Sunday evening sermon on Spiritualism. He argued spirits are mostly fake, shared personal encounters, and declared all visiting spirits are evil while praising good spirits that go to heaven. Tharp, recently from Augusta, Ga, is described as a gifted orator and keen rifle shooter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Tharp
Christian Church
Crawfordsville
Ind
Oil Boom Emerges Near Warren Indiana After First Well
Warren Indiana January 12 The War ren Oil company's first well just west of town was shot amid a large crowd. The well is two miles from the field and is estimated to yield about sixty barrels daily with no gas shown. A second well will be drilled as derricks multiply around Warren amid housing demand and a growing oil boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Ind
Warren Oil Company
Corner Truck Company
Cleveland
Logansport
Gray Iron Works
Marion
Emory Cooper
Russiaville
Paoli
Huntington Light and Fuel Company
Thomas Bloom
Michigan City
James Bess
Bloom
Bess
Samuel Pagin
Valparaiso
Elizabeth Miller
Goshen
South Bend
North Manchester
Central Union
Manchester
Friends of the Home Company
Deavor
Gear Acknowledges Beveridge Philippine Speech
Senator James H. Gear, re-elected by the Iowa legislature, says he read Senator Beveridge’s Philippine speech and believes it to be a great and expected address. He is at the Auditorium Annex en route to Washington and notes his agreement with the substance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James H. Gear
Iowa
A. B. Cummins
Auditorium Annex
Washington
Beveridge
Death's Harvest Of A Day Leonard Gaskill Expires
Leonard Gaskill died at his home 28 Lillie Street from pneumonia after illness since Friday. A native of Whitley County he was 45 years old and employed by the Pennsylvania company. Surviving are his widow and five children Lillie Ora Ellsworth Owen and Guy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Greskill
Lillie St
Gaskill
Pennsylvania Company
Mr. Gaskill
Whitley County
Fort Wayne
Lillie
Ora
Ellsworth
Owen
Guy
Death of Mrs Catherine Love at 52
Mrs Catherine Love died last Thursday at her home 221 Force Street from pneumonia. She was fifty two, native of Scotland, wife of William Love.
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Catherine Love
Force Street
William Love
Scotland
Mrs Sarah Treash Dies at 36 in Fairfield Township
Mrs Sarah Treash wife of William Treash of Fairfield township DeKalb county died last Thursday at Hope hospital after treatment. She was thirty six years old. The remains were shipped to Kendallville that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Treash
William Treash
Fairfield Township
DeKalb County
Hope Hospital
William M Heinlen Dies After Illness in Fort Wayne
William M Heinlen died Thursday evening at his West Butler street home after a lengthy illness from Brights disease. He had lived in Fort Wayne since 1850 and worked 38 years as a machinist in the Wabash shops. Surviving children include Mrs Frank Hough Adrian Michigan Mrs Henry Zur Muhlen Fort Wayne Frank Heinlen Garrett and Arthur Heinlen Wabash. Both spouses will be buried together in the family grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M Heinlen
West Butler Street
Bright
Henry Zur Muhlen
This City
Frank Heinlen
Garrett
Arthur Heinlen
Wabash
Heinlen
Death of A. L. Millard Elderly Michigan Lawyer at 86
Mr and Mrs Robert Millard traveled to Adrian Michigan after a telegram announced the death of A L Millard a venerable figure in Michigan law at age 86 He had visited his son in the city on Thanksgiving as his health declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Millard
Adrian, Mich
Ada Richards Dead at Sixteen after Typhoid Fever
Miss Ada Richard, daughter of William Richard of Jefferson township, died Wednesday morning from typhoid fever. She was sixteen, very popular and estimable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Richard
William Richard
Jefferson Township
Child Dies in Chicago. Pneumonia Claims Life at Age Three
A child died Friday in Chicago from pneumonia at age three. The remains were brought to this city for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Shaw Death Notice for Frank Shaw at 23 in Denver Visit
Frank Shaw son of Mr and Mrs Charles Shaw died Friday night at 82 Fourth street from pleurisy of the heart. He had suffered consumption and recently returned from five months in Denver seeking benefit. Survived by parents three sisters and one brother Mrs Nellie Strodel Miss Anna Shaw Ben Shaw and Mrs Lulu Benedict of Denver. He was a carriage painter previously employed at the organ factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Shaw
Charles Shaw
Fourth Street
Denver
Col
Nellie Strodel
Anna Shaw
Ben Shaw
Lulu Benedict
Mennonite Innovation Allows Marriages at Private Homes
Berne Mennonite church deacons authorize private home weddings and permit Mennonite ministers to unite nonmembers. Berne, Indiana, known as denomination headquarters, hosts a strong Mennonite presence and publishing house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ind
Mennonite Church
Berne
Veteran in Elkhart Misplaces Pension Money
Civil War veteran Fred Warner of Elkhart mislaid about 860 dollars in pension funds over six weeks, a report notes. Local authorities appeal for recovery and warn against further loss of government benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Warner
Elkhart
American boy accused in Paris brewer murder sparks possible guillotine
Paris dispatch says William Martins, a nearly 20 year old American, killed Paul Jaujou the wealthy French brewer in a railway carriage after claiming to be chloroformed and robbed. Jaujou’s death shocks France while Martins is restrained. officials ponder insanity and the fate of a potential guillotine.
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New York
Paris
Paul Jaujou
William Martins
Martins
Mme. Jaujou
Tonnerre
M. Jaujou
France
Nimes
Rockefeller
America
Vignaux
Rights Blocked to Street Access
A local action aims to prevent granting the right to the streets, citing public way use concerns and neighbor objections. Officials consider alternative routes and preserve existing pedestrian access while evaluating legal steps.
Accidents and Health Notes From Local Streets
Henry C. Piepenbrick, traveling for F. C. Parham, slipped on a sidewall near the Parham shop and was injured on the back and shoulders. Taken home to 91 Enach Lewis street, injuries not dangerous. Mrs. Leonard Blue slipped on ice at Calhun and Pontiac, scalp gash treated by Dr. L. P. Drayer and home at 47 Walnut street. Rosina Williamson, 66, fell on Runion and Wheeler steps, fracturing a hip and leg. Dr. G. B. Stemen treated the fracture, risk of permanent cripple likely due to age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Piepenbrick
F. C. Parham
Parham
Fic
Enach Lewis Street
Leonard Blue
Calhun
Pontiac
Spillner
G. B. Stemen
Death of Emory Burnworth Aged 3 Membraneous Croup
Emory Burnworth, son of Mr and Mrs William Burnworth, died at 3 at the family home 231 Harmer street from membranous croup. The body was shipped to Columbia City this afternoon for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Burnworth
William Burnworth
Harmer Street
Columbia City
Mrs Susan Schmidt Dies at 32 in St Joseph Hospital
Mrs Susan Schmidt died Friday at 2 a m in St Joseph hospital after tuberculosis treatment. Wife of John P Schmidt she was 32 and resided at 44 John Street. Survived by husband and a sixteen month old child. She belonged to the Rosary Sodality of St Peter's Catholic Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Schmidt
St. Joseph Hospital
Schmidt
John P. Schmidt
John Street
The
Rosary Sodality
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Mrs Louise Marchant Dies After Prolonged Illness
Louise Marchant died at St Joseph hospital after a long cancer illness. She was about sixty, wife of Samuel Marchant of 321 South Hanna street, born in New Haven as Louise Gronauer, formerly married to Charles Stanton. Surviving are her husband and two children, Oliver Stanton of London, England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Marchant
St. Joseph Hospital
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Mrs. Angeline, Elberson
Earth
Weeks
Carlucci
New York City
Scranton
Nicholson
Forest City
Mr. Holscher
Mr. Stieglitz
New Court House
NEW Oil Territory
Leonard Gaskill
Treash
Millard
Shaw
Indiana
Buckingham
Geneva
Wells County Democracy
Chener & Co
Ohio
Cheney & CO
Ohto
Hails
Sentinel
T Ib
Gabriel Max
Chamisso
Fruit Picture
Express
Naval
Ladies’ Scissors
Burnworth
Dorothy
Aket
Razor
Game
Lion Copper
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