Burglary Trial Tells Of Stolen Trousers In West Columbia
Testimony in city court shows Otto Horstman played cards with a man wearing someone else trousers at his brother's saloon on West Columbia Street. William Johnson faces burglary charges over theft of a pair of trousers and an overcoat from Horstman's tailoring shop on South Calhoun Street.
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Otto Horstman
West Columbia Street
William Johnson
Horstman
South Calhoun Street
Audubon Society Program Details Humming Birds And Swifts
The Allen county Audubon society held a Friday evening meeting in the museum room of the public library. Miss Edith Zook spoke on swift characteristics and Henry Felger discussed hummingbirds. The group learned that hummingbirds eat insects in flight and from flowers, with nests and habits further described by several members.
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Allen County Audubon Society
Ofublic Library
Edith Zook
Henry Felger
S Wifta
Martha Stumpf
Mary E. Johnson
Alathea Stockbridge
Stockbridge
Swifts in Colony Theme Closes Club Program
A club program closed with remarks by Mr. Stockbridge on a colony of swifts while a description praised the fighting quality of the thrasher as a vivid illustration.
Fort Wayne hotel contracts awarded in heating and plumbing
The Anthony hotel project awarded bids for heating and ventilating to Hattersley & Sons and plumbing to Robert Spice. Electric wiring also went to Hattersley & Sons. Totals for these items exceed 64 thousand dollars, bringing the hotel cost to about 289 thousand. Otis Elevator of Chicago won bids for two passenger elevators and one freight elevator at 11 thousand 500 dollars.
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Fort Wayne
Anthony Hotel
A. Hattersley & Sons
Robert Spice
Hattersley & Sons
Huffman & Conklin
Chicago
John F. Schwegman
van Auken
Tenney & Ingraham
Arnold & Co
Edmunds Construction Company
Otis Elevator Company
Blombach Refuses Guilty Plea and Pays Fine
In city court on Tuesday January 14 Hugo Blombach faced a charge of allowing non family members to stay in his saloon after hours. He waived the evidence rather than plead guilty and was fined ten dollars plus costs. Also fined were Joseph Smith for being drunk and several youths held for breaking into Isaac Strase Liquor House. An agitation for a new Waterloo public school building is noted.
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Jerry B. Miller
Continental, O
First National Bank
W. H. Frederick
South Calhoun Stree
Hugo Blombach
Joseph Smith
Herman Nern
Henry Becker
Frank Fair
Louis Luley
Isaac Strase
Fort Wayne Man Arrested In Mail Theft Case
A Betts, a substitute mail carrier, is jailed in Leipsic on charges of stealing mail from a letter sent by Henry Kanning of the Eckart Packing Company. The missive contained 539 dollars in checks and 13 orders. two checks totaling about 25 dollars remain missing. Betts later admitted cashing two Kalida bank draws and portions of the funds were found hidden near a Leipsic sawmill boiler. Betts, 23, married, faced hearing after the discovery.
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Leipsic
Ohio
Eckart Packing Company
Betts
Henry Kanning
Kanning
Eckart Company
National Bank of
West Jefferson Street Church of Christ Holds Jubilee Meeting
The West Jefferson Street Church of Christ celebrated its most prosperous year, wiped out a prior deficit, and reported gains across all lines at its annual meeting. Capt. W. A. Kelsey presided with Rev. Ray O. Miller and Dr. W. D. Calvin speaking. New officers were elected for the year.
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West Jefferson Street
School board names officers and staff members
E. W. Miles is second assistant superintendent William Swayne serves as secretary Mrs C O Miller is treasurer William Lakey is librarian George Meyers is organist Miss Eversole is assistant organist Miss Imbody heads the primary department Mrs Gross serves as secretary Jesse Mellvaine is organist and Miss Hammond is listed.
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E. W. Miles
William Swayne
C. O. Miller
William Lakey
George Meyers
Miss Eversole
Miss Imbody
Mrs. Gross
Jesse Mellvaine
Miss Hammond
New York Cash Surge Signals Restored Bank Confidence
New York banks report a $26,185,800 weekly rise in cash holdings at the Clearing House institutions as interior banks funnel funds to New York. The surplus reserve climbs by $16,551,425 to $22,635,475, signaling strengthened bank positions despite stock market activity and loan growth.
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New York
New York City
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Horse Drops Dead Blocking North Calhoun Traffic
A horse in a Hicks & Miller team pulling a truck collapsed and died on North Calhoun Street near the Hof Bran. Traffic halted briefly as bystanders and another truck pulled the animal to the curb and it was taken to the soap factory.
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Calhoun Street
Hicks & Miller
Day of funerals in Boyertown after deadly theatre fire
Boyertown PA on January 18 reports a day of funerals for 173 dead from last Monday night theatre fire. About sixty services filled churches, with double funerals and large crowds as undertakers struggled to meet demand and ashes were sifted for valuables. Nine later bodies identified, twenty five unclaimed, twenty six missing, unidentifieds to be buried.
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Boyertown
Moyer
Frank Brunner
Berks County
Fairview Cemetery
Lottery Agent John Woodward Arrested by Police
John Woodward, long tied to the lottery trade, was arrested and held by Chief of Police Ankenbruck and Detective George Soliday at police headquarters on Friday. The incident marks another turn in Woodward's decades long involvement in the lottery business.
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John Woodward
Ankenbruck
George Soliday
Mother Does Doctor's Work in Hartford City Birth
A destitute mother named Barbara Wilhem delivered and named Angus Lachlen McPhee at home after being unable to secure a physician. The birth, reported to Mrs. Mike McPhee, followed the new law requiring the child’s name at birth and highlights the family’s hardship and lack of access to medical care.
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Hartford City
Ind
Mike McPhee
Angus Lachlen McPhee
Barbara Wilhem
McPhees
Brown Couple Returns from Pasadena Hotel Deal Collapse
Col. and Mrs. J. D. Brown arrived Wednesday evening back in the city after a trip to Pasadena. He had bought a hotel there and planned to live in California, but the financial flurry ruined business, forcing a sale and return to Indiana.
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Col
Mrs. J. D. Brown
City
Pasadena
Cal
Col. Brown
Indiana
Directors elect same officers for fair of 1908
Fort Wayne stockholders reaffirm the 1908 leadership choosing John C. Peters as President and reelecting the same officers. A vote of thanks to Peters, Myers, and Arnold was adopted for their management, with plans to consider a steel grand stand.
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J. C. Peters
John C. Peters
Charles McCulloch
William F. Myers
James Gillie
Joseph Tonkel
L. A. Centlivre
E. H. McDonald
W. C. Schwier
James B. White
Col. D. N. Foster
H. A. Arnold
Herman W. Tapp
George Thumm
George W. Kell
O. Bird
W. F. Myers
Arnold
Peters
Dr. Myers
Mr. Arnold
Marriage Figures Reported for Allen County
Dr. E M VanBuskirk reports from Indianapolis that 248 marriages occurred in Allen County outside Fort Wayne during Oct, Nov, and Dec. Four grooms were under twenty. 28 brides were 20–29. Grooms and brides 30–39 totaled 177 and 183. 49 grooms and 26 brides were 40–49. eight grooms and seven brides were 50–59. seven grooms had spouses 60–69. three grooms were 70–80. One marriage involved a person of color. 13 were foreign-born.
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E. M. VanBuskirk
Indianapolis
Allen County
Fort Wayne
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