Fort Wayne Judge Rules for Mrs Goodman in $500 Suit
In Allen County circuit court Judge O Rourke finds Benjamin F Streiffing not entitled to $500 from Louise Goodman for detective work to oust a supposed adventuress tied to the late Michael Himbert. Goodman and Streiffing dispute pay with a receipt used to cover the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’rourke
Benjamin F. Streiffing
Louise Goodman
Adventuress
Michael Himbert
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Himbert
Whiting
Fort Wayne
Pixley-Long Block
Streifling
Michigan
Divorce Complaint Details Injuries and Departures
Love H. Jameson files a divorce complaint alleging a stabbing injury to his face, lack of meals, threats to poison, and a July departure to Fort Wayne after leaving Oliveton. He says the couple married in Nebraska in 1884 and lived in Indianapolis previously. He pursued a harness maker role in Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kell & Carpenter
Love H. Jameson
Oliveton
Fort Wayne
Nebraska
Indianapolis
Unusual Siblings Incident Reported On Thursday
A bizarre event occurred Thursday describing a sister harming her brother in a situation described as testishony. The report notes the incident involved family members and prompted local authorities to investigate.
Suit filed to stop tax collection on Fort Wayne dam
Fort Wayne Trust Company as trustee of Fort Wayne Water Power sues Jacob Funk and county officials to stop taxes on a $7,000 dam in St. Joe township omitted from the 1901 duplicate. Eggemann defends value method citing 500 acres of back water as non taxable. Also notes prior taxation and protest of suit. Construction suit seeks 2500 for materials for Maumee Avenue pavement from Interstate Construction, National Surety, Gerberding and Moellering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne Trust Company
Fort Wayne Water Power Company
Jacob Funk
J. L. Smith
William Eggemann
St. Joe
Eggemann
Charles E
Edward H. Moellering
Interstate Construction Company
National Surety Company
Henry A. Gerberding
William Moellering
Maumee
Wabashi Stone Company
Plan to charge divorces as crimes considered by judges
Judges O Rourke Heaton and Prosecutor Dawson weigh a plan to prosecute acts charged in divorce complaints as criminal offenses before a magistrate or municipal judge. If enacted prosecutors would pursue offenses like cruelty assault and battery neglect and adultery, with state representation when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’rourke
Heaton
Dawson
Court News and Local Notices Highlight Domestic and Civil Matters
The report notes Rose and Mary show divorce interests pending before Judge Lowry who moved his office to the Ninde block at Harrison and Berry. Isaac Gibford was fined $25 and costs in Justice Skelton's court for beating a board bill. Charity E. Beyers testified Gibford owed her $82 for board and he was arrested at Spencerville by Deputy Daseler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthias “Rose
Aed
Mary “Rose
Woman sues farmer for damages over alleged improper advances
Elizabeth Dinkel, through Harper and Eggeman, sues Benjamin Pickett in circuit court seeking 5000 dollars alleging that during last summer he hauled for a local street firm and visited her home for board for drivers and to obtain feed for horses. She claims he is the father of her prematurely born child and that her illness required hospital care, prompting medical expenses. Pickett is married. Dinkel is a widow with two children. Hattersley and Son sue Inter-State Construction and National Surety for 63.79 for pavement materials plus attachment. General court news follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
P. B. Colerick
Bertha Bender
William Bender
Dora Parker
Hospital For Insane
Richmond
Eel River Township
East Jefferson Street
Calvin
Barr Street
Maria T. Kinder
Michael J. Harkenrider
General Court News
Elizabeth Dinkel
Harper & Eggeman
Benjamin Pickett
New Haven
Pickett
Nebraska
Hattersley & Son
Barrett & Morris
Inter-State Construction Company
National Surety Company
Maumee Avenue
Cure for la grippe credited to Foley's Honey and Tar
Roy Kemp of Angola Indiana writes he was bedridden four weeks with la grippe and failed with other remedies before two small bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar cured him. He now uses it exclusively for his family. Take no substitute. Sold by Dreier & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Kemp
Angola
Ind
la Grippe
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Dieter & Bro
Beers Draw Danish Brewsmen to Chicago
The Chicago Journal notes two Danish brothers, Vagn and Helge Jacobson, sons of a Copenhagen brewing family, arrived to study American beer making at the Wahl-Henius Institute for six months. They plan to return home with insights and may start a brewery in England. Their visit highlights Chicago beer quality though not sanctioned by Mayor Harrison or the aldermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Journal
Harrison
Vagn
Helge Jacobson
Copenhagen
Jacobsons
Carl
Carnegie
Denmark
America
Wahl- Henius Institute of Fermentology
England
Dr King’s New Life Pills Sold by Dreier & Bro
A bold advertisement extols Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for weakness and lassitude, claiming they convert drain to energy and boost mental power. The copy promises health benefits and notes a price of 25 cents per box through Dreier & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Dreier & Bro
Chez Nous Club Members Entertained by Lillie Close
Miss Lillie Close hosted a gathering at the Chez Nous club last evening honoring her guest Miss Sara Brouwer with a cordial reception and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chez Nous Club
Lillie Close
Sara Brouwer
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Fort Wayne Woman
Mrs. Mary Brenner of 78 Will Street testifies in a German paper about relief from kidney pain and back ache after using Dean's Kidney Pills purchased at Meyer Bros. Co. Drug Store. She notes improved ability to perform household duties and urges others to try the remedy priced at 50 cents, sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Mary Brenner
Will Street
Dean
Meyer Bros. Co
Dodn
Foster-Milburn Co
Hattalo
Wheat and grain futures drift with steady markets
Chicago markets end with May wheat near the top of its range as buying covers shorts. May corn and oats weaken, then firm with wheat strength. Nutritive prices show pork and lard firming, with mixed futures across oats and flax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iive
N. W
S. W
Timothy
Chicago Stock Market Report Jan 19 Cattle Hogs Sheep
Chicago reports cattle receipts 9900 with steady market values ranging from 1.50 to 5.70 for various classes. Hog receipts 26000 with strong to higher prices from 4.50 to 5.10 and mix. sheep receipts 16990 with slow market and lamb values 4.00 to 4.40 for wethers and natives 4.50 to 6.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Butter Cheese and Eggs Market Report Chicago Jan 19
Butter market eases as creameries quote 15 to 21 cents and 13 to 39 for daisies. Eggs hold steady at 25 to 27 cents per dozen with cases included. Cheese steady with daisies 104 to 114 cents, twins 10 cents, young Americans 10 to 14 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fort Wayne Markets Health Check of Local Prices
Fort Wayne Indiana markets report price ranges for spring and winter wheat flour corn meal and other grains with per cwt and per bushel figures. Livestock prices cover hogs cattle sheep and calves with on foot and dressed quotes. City hay produce and dairy items list butter eggs lard apples onions potatoes honey and poultry prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Graham
Timothy
Stop It A Neglected Cold May Lead To Serious Broncial Trouble
A neglected cough may cause serious bronchial or lung issues. Foley's Honey and Tar offers security from serious cold effects. Sold by Dreter and Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dreter & Bro
Indiana Supreme Court grants rehearing in Dunn murder case
The Indiana Supreme Court ordered a rehearing in the Charles W. Dunn murder case, ruling the trial evidence weak enough to warrant review. The decision does not guarantee a new trial or acquittal, and local attorneys questioned the court’s reasoning while noting no reversal is yet certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Dunn
Allen County
Alice Cothrell
Michigan City
Fort Wayne
Supreme Court
L. Morris
Henry Colerick
Dunn
Charles Dunn
O'Rourke
Grart
Dowling
Circuit Court
Monks
Hadley
Gillett
Jordan
Board approves sewer and sidewalk projects in city
The Board of Public Works accepted several improvements including sewers in multiple alleys and sidewalks west of Broadway. Plans were ordered for a South Wayne sewer and Simon street sidewalks. Inspector Hines logged thirteen complaints with six meters accurate, six fast, and one slow. Safety board meeting moved from Tuesday to Thursday. An ad touts Foley’s Honey and Tar for pneumonia prevention.
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Board of Public Works
Creighton Avenue
Taber Street
Huffman
Putnam Streets
Stophlet Street
Taylor Street
Broadway
William Wietfeld
South
Wayne
Paul Kinder
Simon Street
Inspector Hines
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Etta Miller
Theodore G. Miller
Fredrick Ott
John Otto Ott
Smith & Randall Lumber Company
Americancureay Company
Wabash Bridge Company
St. Joe River
Fleming
Rome City
Maggie Jameson
Albert P. Baker
Marion Baker
John
Agnes Baker
Agnes Gerber
Baker
Wells County
Toledo
First National Bank of Louisville
Federal Asphalt Company
Circuit
William McCloy
James Moran
Calhoun Street
Ross
Sledd
Guy M. Creager
Sergeant Pappert
Detective Rule
Lake Erie
Western
Josiah Smith
Hannah
Tancey
Carl Burdoine
Aboite
Smith
Louis Boisenet
Adah Boisennet
Thomas Boisenet
Litzenburg
Jackson
Seness Harring
Sherwin-Williams Paint Company
Harper Buggy Company
W. H. Barnett
Michael Kinney
Amelia Scott
William Scott
Archibal Kite
Samuel Bard
Herman Michael
John J. Jacques
John H. Welch
John D. Reichelderfer
Jacob Reichelderfer
Harvey Higgins
Maurice Higgins
Catherine Conway
Anthony Conwey
William S. McComb
David S. McComb
Dorchen Friena
Leopold Freiburger
John W. Christman
Catherine Reinewald
Jane Muldoon
John A. Muldoon
George Wappes
Sohn Wappes
Inter-State
General Court
Neys
Chas. Dunn
Sentinel
Indiana Supreme Court
Wench
Morris
Edna Cothreil
Churubueet
Wallen
Bennett
C.c.schlatter
Sharpeners
COR
Columbia
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