I am a Monroe township postmaster’s assistant long ago
The speaker recalls helping in a home post office in Monroe township where the postmaster was his father and postage was five cents. He describes hay forks made from crooked grats, a nearby grist mill powered by four horses, and transporting grain sacks on a horseback ride to Massillon. He notes Monroeville’s forested past and reflects on civic changes since becoming a citizen, signing as Emanuel Friedline.
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Monroe Township
Massilon
Monroeville
Emanuel Friedline
Pioneer Who Lived Longest in Monroe Township
Emanuel Friedline, longtime Monroe township resident in eastern Allen County, claims the record as the area’s longest continuously living settler. He recalls early life with Grandpa Shaffer, harsh pioneer conditions, “borrowed fire” from neighbors, buckskin attire, log bench schooling, and the first Monroe township church at Pap’s home, noting dangers from bears and Indians before roads and telephones.
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Emanuel Friedline
Allen County
Monro Township
Monroeville
Friedline
Monroe Township
Grandma Shaffer
V. L. Shaffer
Zene Bottenberg
Garrall County
Ohio
Tadiana
Mr. Rabbit
Father
Mosher
Pioneer
Fort Wayne
Anderson
Death by Own Action Ties Sepulchral Scandal to Congress
Philadelphia report details Congressman Robert Adams Jr. accused in orphan's court of embezzling funds from his father's estate and his brother's, with implications linking the losses to his death by self-inflicted gunshots at a Washington club. The case centers on missing canal bonds and misused trust assets, while Carlton Adams denies fault and seeks settlement options.
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Philadelphia
Robert Adams, Jr
Orphans’ Court
Charles Moran
Pennsylvania
Washington
Civil Service
Adams
H. Carlton Adams
Carlton Adams
Thomas Leaming
Robert
Congressmaan
Carlton
Francis Adams
Lamorelle
Leaming
Frank
Carlile
Carlie
Western National Bank
Newbourg
Largest express package sent from Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Electric Works shipped a 7,000 pound dynamo to Oklahoma City Gas and Electric Co. via Wabash No.3 on Thursday evening. The 40 dollar express charge marked a significant single-item shipment to replace a recently destroyed dynamo, arranged by local agent Olie Moore.
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Fort Wayne
Pacific Express
Olie Moore
Northern Indiana News and Gossip Highlights Obits and Local Events
Amos Townsend celebrates his ninetieth birthday in Buiffton. Samuel Wintrede, Huntington sheriff emeritus, dies. Franela Fries, Whitley County farmer, passes away in Thorn Creek Township. Frank Poole dies after polo club injury. Jantz and Kittie Her endeen wed in Chicago on December 21. Thomas Kenyon, Elkhart County resident, dies of pneumonia near Bristol at 87. Auburn defeats Garrett 18 to 13 in basketball. William Tarney gains severe eye burns from torch incident at Garrett shops. Lanre Joseph Scott, Huntington's early mayor and Civil War veteran, dies at 76.
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Amos Townsend
Buiffton
Samuel Wintrede
Huntington
Huntington County
Franela H. Fries
Whitley County
Thorncreek Township
Kokem
Frank Poole
Chester Jantz
Kittie Herendeen
Silver Lake
Chicago
Thomas J. Kenyon
Elkhart County
Bristol
Elrsh
Auburn
Garrett
William Tarney
Lainre
Joseph 2
Scott
Fifty Years in Service at Wabash Shops
Hiram Poyser marks fifty years of service at the Wabash shops with five decades of steady work. The milestone comes after a long tenure begun fifty years ago on a Saturday, noting the shop’s uninterrupted operation aside from minor gaps.
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Hiram Poyser
Wabash Shops
Carpenter Foreman Poyser Longtime Fort Wayne Figure
The article profiles Mr. Poyser a Fort Wayne carpenter who arrived in 1855 and rose to foreman of the carpenters. He helped direct work on the Robinson building on Harrison Street later the Robinson house and Randall house before joining Wabash shops in 1947 as a carbuilder then patternmaker and again as carpenter foreman.
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Tuadt
Poyser
Fort Wayne
Stumphrey & Mure
Robber aided by storm door steals ranchman's purse
James Byrnes, a Saratoga ranchman and mine owner from Washington, reports his purse containing $13 was stolen at a St Louis post office as a man followed him from Cheyenne after Byrnes drew $4,000. The suspect traveled with Byrnes to Durant and back, using the revolving storm door to snatch the purse while a crowd gathered.
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St. Louis
James 0. Byrnes
Byrnes
Saratoga
Wro
Cheyenne
Wreo
Jim
Indiana Rivers Booming At High Water
Floods sweep Indiana as heavy rain and snowmelt push rivers over banks. Flooded streams close traction lines near Huntington Wabash Logansport and Peru. Southern Indiana faces worsening conditions with New Albany terminal abandoned and Evansville water rising.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Huntington
Wabash
Logansport
Peru
Fort Wayne
Wabash Valley
New Albany
Pennsylvania Railroad
Evansville
Rivers High Water Threaten Indiana Valleys
Huntington Ind Jan 19 flooding hits Wabash and Salamonte river valleys. Thousands of acres between Huntington and Fort Wayne submerged. Traction lines suffer washouts causing traffic disruption. Wabash trains operate through water with great caution.
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Huntington
Ind
Little Wabash
Salamonte
Here
Fort Wayne
Wabash Flood Cuts Off Transit As River Rises
The Wabash River at Wabash Indiana rises eight inches since midnight and floods threaten more. Interurban service to the city is halted and fifteen hundred workmen lose jobs as high water surrounds homes. A railroad tract is washed out near Peru and several factories halt operations.
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Wabash
Ind
Fort Wayne
Peru
Wabash Valley
Dle
Shea Jury Deliberations Drag On In Chicago Conspiracy Case
The Shea conspiracy jurors remained out after Saturday recess with no clear indication of a verdict. Court observers noted no signs a decision would be reached soon as the Chicago case proceeds.
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Chicago
Actors clash after Majestic performance ends in court
Sidney Alcock paid a $5 fine after a Friday night altercation with John C. Fenton in Fenton's dressing room following Billy the Kid at the Majestic. Earlier, Longfield, Salvatore, and others faced minor charges or warnings as town authorities moved through a string of cases.
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Billy the Kid
Majestic
Sidney Alcock
John C. Fenton
Fenton
May Buy Interest in Citizens' Trust Company
Stockholders of the First National Bank have discussed possible purchase of a controlling interest in the Citizens' Trust Company. A formal proposition was not considered at Friday's directors meeting due to an incomplete board. If completed, the plan would not merge the two banks. the trust company would remain a separate entity.
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Citizens’ Trust Company
First National Bank
Learried
Week's Clearings Report at Fort Wayne Bank
The Fort Wayne Clearing House reports weekly clearings of 786462.79 with a balance of 136407.45. Daily totals include Monday 4000s, Tuesday 128814.93, Wednesday 112327.98, Thursday 135026.64, Friday 144750.18, and Saturday 134658.92.
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Kahne
Fort Wayne
Fire destroys Utica business block in Licking County
A blaze of unknown origin in Utica Licking county destroyed the McKittrick business block and the C W Jewel hardware store causing about 10000 dollars in damage.
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Columbus
Utica
Licking County
McKittrick
C. W. Jewel Hardware
Open Sunday court hears ugly city cases and fines
City court on Monday handles a string of disorderly and violent incidents. Henry Prange fined five dollars for drunkenness after a Sunday brawl at home. William Stahlhut charged with stabbing an rival in a saloon. bond set at five hundred dollars to cover injuries to Fred Roux. Tony Miller jailed for an attack at a barn linked to Cosentino teams. Other cases involve drunkenness and vagrancy arrests with minor fines.
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Henry Prange
William Stahihut
Prange
Fox Avenue
Roux
Morse Harrad
Miller
Tony Miller
John Miller
Cosentino
Cosentina
William Graper
Horace Street
Skelton
Calhoga Street
James Donahue
East
Chicago
Andrew Downing
Pennsylvania
Daniel Finnigan
William Knepper
Water Fountain Incident Sparks Civil Suit in Chattanooga
Walter from a W C T U fountain toppled a bartender injuring H C Whipple. Whipple sues for damages, claiming the fall caused by frozen pavement from fountain water. City cites public thirst motive behind free water, noting nearby saloons and a past drunken man incident.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Walter
H.C. Whipple
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Morroe Township
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Storm Door
State
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Shea Jury
City Court
J. Longfield
Fulston Salvatore
James Welch
Frank Barrett
Sammy Goldstine
Plainfield Reform School
Henry Frank
James Hibbetts
James Hewitt
First National
Ohio Town
Famly
Fred Roux
W.C. T. U. Water Fells Barkeep
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