Trial of Wright Ends With Guilty Verdict and Sudden Death
The court found Wright guilty amid a volatile scene as the jury condemned the London Globe financial scheme. After sentencing he collapsed in the court ante-room and died within an hour, shocking observers and sparking debate over judge Bighams conduct and the case overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dufferin and Leech
Justice Bigham
Alkeview
London & Globe
Standard Companies
London & Globe Financial Corporation
Wright
New York
Philadelphia
Wrights Punishment Cast on Widow in England
The statement notes Mrs Wright, a widow, bears the entire punishment while Wright asone faces consequences. she remains in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Fort Wayne Folk In Our Exchanges
Fort Wayne people are mentioned across several towns with visits and attendances. Miss Alice Fisher and Miss Alma McCormack are noted visitors. Carl Weber and Hazel Ginty are seen in Fort Wayne, with other families traveling to attend a funeral or visit relatives.
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Fort Wayne
Rehan and Skinner Postpone Second Season Plans
Ada Rehan weighs a London revival with Sir Henry Irving while Otis Skinner prepares an independent tour starting in Chicago in November. Irving revivals include The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, and The Merchant of Venice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liebler & Co
Rehan-Skinner
Ada Rehan
Sir Henry Irving
London
Otis Skinner
Edwin Booth
Chicago
Irving
Agreement Ends Federal State Clash in Smaltz Bankruptcy
After negotiations before Referee Harris the circuit court petition seeking a receiver and sale voidance is amended to omit issues within federal jurisdiction. Creditors may seek judgment for amounts due, and subpoenas were issued in Ellison estate matters. Hearing set for January 28 in Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Smaltz
Breen & Morris
Burnham, Stoepel & Co
Detroit
Circuit Court
Harper & Eggemann
Mr. Smaltz
Susan M. Ellison
S. K. Garnard
Rollin Ellison
Fort Wayne
City Briefs from Daily Tuesday
Miss Doris Diamond returned from Chicago. Miss May Crowe of Kinnaird avenue is seriously ill. John G. Yeagley and J. M. Parsell of Angola are in the city. Mrs. L. E. Flory of Toledo is visiting Miss Ricka Bergman. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Miller of 208 East DeWald Street. Miss Mamie Nolan of Lima Ohio visits her cousins Misses Nellie and Rose Nolan of 1738 South Lafayette Street. Ladies Auxiliary No. 2 A. O. H. will hold a social and entertainment Thursday evening at St. Patrick’s Hall. Columbia City Post Misses Tucker of Fort Wayne were guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Warren. The D. W. club surprised Mrs. C. Gotsch with a tin shower. A progressive pedro party was held at the home of Mrs and Mrs. Henry Bashilier celebrating Miss Emma Harmeyer’s birthday with prizes awarded to Miss Emma Harmeyer and Perry Moore and to Miss Emeline Henschen and Fred Redenbeck. Lunch was served after games.
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Doris Diamond
Chicago
May Crowe
Kinnaird Avenue
John G. Yeagley
J. M. Parsell
Angola
City
L. E. Flory
Toledo
Ricka Bergman
Henry J. Miller
East DeWald Street
Mamie Nolan
Lima
Ohio
Nellie
Rose Nolan
Lafayette Street
Ladies’ Auxiliary No
St. Patrick’s Hall
Columbia City Post
Tucker
Fort Wayne
B. N. Warren
D. W
C. Gotsch
Pedro
Henry Bashilier
Emma Harmeyer
Minnie Pauline Tours
Fred Harmeyer
Perry Moore
Emeline Henschen
Fred Redenbeck
Painter Burned In Electric Wire Incident
C. L. Babcock was badly burned yesterday afternoon in the Bass block while painting a room. As he attempted to move wires near the ceiling they crossed another, causing a blinding flash. He was briefly blinded. one wire broke in two and his eyelashes and eyebrows were scorched.
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C. L. Babcock
Babcock
Runaway Team Check by Broadway Conductor
Conductor A Strain on a Broadway car halted a runaway sleigh team yesterday afternoon near Taylor Street. He leaped into the sleigh and stopped the horses two blocks away, preventing a possible crash.
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FT. A. Strain
Taylor Street
Hobert Ary: The Need of a Town Name
Hobert Ary appears in a terse local item noting a need in the community. The brief references resources, duties, or roles connected to Ary, indicating a call for action or support within the town.
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Hobert
Numerous Indiana deaths crimes and incidents reported
Solomon Boyer of Kendallville and John B. McNees of Winchester die. An Elkhart resident, Ebenezer J. Davis, dies at 80. A LaGrange fire damages the Standard press room. Fourteen Michigan City saloonkeepers arrested. Ligonier post office burglary yields six dollars. Marion’s First M E Church sustains six thousand dollars in fire damage. Miss Josephine Adair and Clyde Keirn wed in Columbia City. Noble County Democratic committee names officers. Barton W. Quinn dies in Plymouth at 44. Revivalist Rev Daniel Coffman ill but preaches in chair. Adams County commissioner Jacob Abner dies. Dr. W. C. Stockton found dead in Bluffton. August Decook and Leona Coosens wed. Catholic priest blocks marriage, license reclaimed. George Whistler found beaten and bound near Wabash.
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Solomon Boyer
Kendallville
Ossian
John B. McNees
Winchester
A. B. Engle
Lagrange County
Ebenezer J. Davis
Elkhart
Lagrange Standard
Richard Short
Decatur
Ohio and Erie Canal
Michigan City
Ligonier
M. BE
Marion
Josephine Adair
Clyde Keirn
Columbia City
J. W. Adair
Democratic Central Committee
Noble County
J. W. Morr
Luke H. Wrigley
W. A. Fox
Barton W. Quinn
Plymouth
Mr. Quinn
Daniel Coffman
Sinois
Plevna
Peru
Jacob Abner
Board of Commissioners
Adams County
Wabash Township
W. C. Stockton
Bluffton
August Decook
Leona Coosens
Mishawaka
Charles Siuer
Decock
Leroy Harvey
George Whistler
Wabash
Deserter Soldier Escapes After Guardhouse Sentence
Simon Prince, part of a Yale linked army diet detail, deserted after six months of a cereal vegetable regimen. He and fifteen others complained of hunger and raided the larder. a court martial sentenced him to a month in the guard house, from which he escaped. Three squad members have also deserted claiming hunger. Jennie Ray Ormaby’s pupils hosted a reception in Conservatory Hall with a brief program and dancing.
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New Haven
Conn
Simon Prince
United States Army
Russell Chittenden
Yale
Jennie Ray Ormaby
Conservatory Hall
Deposit Your Money in the Citizens Trust Co
A brief notice invites deposits at the Citizens Trust Co located opposite a post office with emphasis on security for those seeking savings. The fragmentary item stresses trust and safety in handling funds.
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Citizens’ Trust Co
Postsence
Wenoace
Michigan fraternity to test antidote on volunteers
Sixteen Alpha Sigma members of the University of Michigan will volunteer as living test tubes to prove a poison antidote over a three month program. Dr. C E B Ibershof oversees the trials, with participants from multiple states.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Alpha Sigma Fraternity
University of Michigan
C. EB. Ibershof
Battle Creek
Mich
Ford N. Jones
Detroit
Frederick W. McAfee
Cotten
Ind
Harlen McMullen
Bay City
Luther Peck
Morrison
Mass
Howard F. Schell
Fort Wayne
Arthur P. Schultz
Cincinnati
Ohio
James W. Sooy
Wayland
Welcome J. Tinker
New Lathrop
Carroll C. Waggoner
Corey
Virgil L. Wier
Warren, C
New York Society of Drug Provers
New York
Ann Arbor
Short municipal court session disposes of three drunks
In a brief session the municipal court heard three drunk cases. Daniel O Bryan attempted to raid a boarding house but was stopped by Patrolman Thomma and fined one dollar plus costs. Edward Booley, a garbage collector, drank at a woman's home and woke in custody. his case was continued. William Clement received one dollar plus costs.
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Daniel O’bryan
West End
Thomma
Edward Booley
Murphy
William Clement
Price Cut Sale Offers Deep Discounts on Gent Underwear
Local ad announces drastic price reductions on gent underwear heavy shirts and drawers 18c plush caps 15c wool socks 12 1 2c and extra clearance on sweaters jackets mittens and stockings with specific low prices for ladies and children and a two day skirt sale Friday and Saturday plus mercerized petticoats while they last.
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Dable
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Ita Aqt
Armour’s Extract of Beef Demonstrator
Rurode Dry Goods Co
Alice Fisher
Alma McCormack
Edith Croxton
Etta Talmage
Decatur Democrat
E. D. Gaston
G. W. Woodward
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Huntington News-Democrat
Hazel Ginty
Rosanna Weeze
Wm. Mossman
John Mossman
Coesse
Francis Mossman
CAUSE
FT Clash
Painter
Indiana
Os Urs
Fort Wayne Studert
VNA
U. S
United States
Hamilton National Bank
Fort Wayne, Ind
Undivided
Charles M'Culloch
Jqun Mohr, JR
John Ross M'Culloch
Frank H. Poole
Charles McUlloch
Benjamin, Rothschild
Charles 8. Bush
Louis Fox
John B. Reuss
John Ross M’culloch
Joan Mohr, JR
Wolf & Dessauer’s
Aes Cmu
Mees
Pela
Nea
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