Local Notes From Decatur And Fort Wayne Area
Charles Phillips of Decatur visits Fort Wayne as guests arrive for births and promotions. Mrs. Gustine Halderman and Ben Phillips visit Mrs. Foote while Mrs. Perry McKinley undergoes appendicitis surgery. Anna O. Bourne earns a top postal rural free delivery post in Washington. Christian Zollinger sells his East Washington Street grocery to Mrs. Jennie Stamitz who moves to Fort Wayne. Rev. August Young plans a hospital in Garrett. Dr. E J McOscar to study in New York. Dr. W C Gross may return to retail drug business. Menefee Foundry expands to 20000 dollars capital. Will H Stephenson relocates to Fort Wayne joining Globe Painless Dentist. Fred Kammeyer reports missing blankets likely left at a lumber yard.
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Charles Phillips
Decatur
Ind
Friends
William Harris
Locust Street
Gustine Halderman
Ben Phillips
Warsaw
F. F. Foote
Perry McKinley
Bloomingdale
St. Joseph Hospital
English
Anna O. Bourne
Washington
Christian Zollinger
East Washington Street
Jennie Stamitz
Waterloo
Fort Wayne
August Young
Garrett
Young
W. C. Gross
Fort Wayne Drug Company
Menefee Foundry Company
Indianapolis
C. M. Menefee
Wabash Plain Dealer
Will H. Stephenson
Wabash
Globe Painless Dentist Association
Fred Kammeyer
Kammeyer
School Trusteeship Contenders Named for Fort Wayne Race
Allen Hamilton of the Fort Wayne board indicates he plans to seek re election though not ready to announce officially. James H Fry, who ran last year, also will run for the trusteeship this year according to The Sentinel.
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Allen Hamilton
Fort Wayne
Farm Hand Falls From Tree In Pruning Accident
Charles Parker farm hand on the Vining farm north of the city suffered a severe brain concussion and is in critical condition after a limb broke while pruning a tree. He fell about twelve feet landing on head and shoulders. Skull indentation raised the possibility of trepanning, now believed unnecessary. Dr. English attends.
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Charles Parker
Vining
Parker
Dr. English
Foster Stanford Pair Wed in Evening Home Ceremony
Willis W. Foster and Miss Goldie M. Stanford married Tuesday evening at 7:30 at the groom’s mother’s residence 3 Walton Avenue. Rev. M. C. Cooper officiated. Foster works at Bass and Goldie is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Stanford of 76 Wabash Avenue. They will reside at 3 Walton Avenue.
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Willis W. Foster
Goldie M. Stanford
Catherine Foster
Walton Avenue
M. C. Cooper
Foster
Bass Works
Jeremiah Stanford
Wabash Avenue
Inventor H L Kimmel Makes Carriage Axle Advance
H L Kimmel once of this city is now a prosperous Princeton Illinois manufacturer. He invented a ball bearing carriage axle reducing friction and rattling and has doubled factory output. He plans a patent for a non rattling quick shifter. Kimmel earlier worked as a machinist in Fort Wayne.
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H. L. Kimmel
Princeton
Kimmel
Fort Wayne
Builder Townsend's Holy Land Trolley Tale Ends Quietly
Fort Wayne engineer George Townsend of Townsend & Reed built forty miles of electric trolley in Jerusalem after raising initial capital from his father. The Arabian government confiscated the line, leaving Townsend with little more than enough to return home. He now plans to confine future work to America and preserves photographs of the project as a memento of the venture. Suit over the road's value was filed in English courts and remains pending.
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George Townsend
Fort Wayne
Southwestern Electric
Huntington News-Democrat
Townsend
Townsend & Reed
Holy Land
Asia
Jerusalem
Judgment Granted In Replevin Case Over Office Furniture
The plaintiffs obtained judgment on a suit over office furniture not settled for with patrons' money by a banker. The case was brought from Huntington and sent here on an order changing venue.
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Huntington
Reciprocity petitions urged with Canada trade plan
Secretary E G Preston of the Boston Chamber of Commerce travels to Washington to present petitions for a reciprocal trade arrangement with Canada. Endorsed by boards of trade from about forty cities and towns, more than 10 000 names sign the effort.
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Boston
E. G. Preston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Washington
George F. Hoar
Massachusetts
United States
Canada
Boards of Trade
Preston
Hoar
Scheepers Executed By Boer Forces In January
New York dispatch reveals a cable error misreported that Commandant Scheepers death sentence was to be confirmed by General Kitchener and carried out next Saturday. In fact Scheepers was executed on Saturday January 18.
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New York
Associated Press
Commandant Scheepers
Kitchener
Long Jim Returns With Chinese Wife From China Visit
Immigrant couple and baby arrive in San Francisco after a visit to China. They plan to start homeward journey immediately, bringing a notable reunion story to local readers.
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San Francisco
Yarnelle not in race for congress Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne businessman E F Yarnelle states he is not a candidate for congress and would not consider running due to business commitments while noting support from friends in the district. The piece also follows Long Jim Wah and his Chinese wife and baby arriving in Fort Wayne with public curiosity and political neutrality.
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Jim Wah
Fort Wayne
Long Jim
San Francisco
Canton
China
Sam Wah
West Wayne Street
United States
E. F. Yarnelle
The
Sentinel
Mr. Yarnele
Delegtes
Banning Files Bankruptcy After Phillips Collapse
Dr. Edmund P. Banning of this city filed in U S court for bankruptcy with liabilities listed at 17106 73 and assets of 551 25 The Fort Wayne creditors include Archer Printing 215 Journal 194 78 and First National Bank 170 The failure followed the collapse of Chicago corn king George H Phillips with speculation cited as a factor Banning plans to repay debts within two years per his attorney H C Hanna
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Edmund P. Banning
United States
Fort Wayne
Archer Printing Company
Journal Company
First National Bank
Banning
George H. Phillips
Chicago
Dr. Banning
Phillips
Electric line workers reach Hartford City for Muncie route
The Muncie Hartford City and Fort Wayne electric line crew has reached Hartford City. A large force is at work on the south side, building the grade through the woods near Jefferson street and Ritter gravel road. Ties are laid along the right of way between Hartford City and Muncie, with first train expected July 4.
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Hartford City
Muncie
Fort Wayne
Jefferson Street
Here
Infection in an Abrasion
Mrs H A Popp of 99 Lake Avenue sustained a minor cut on her first finger that became painful and spread to her arm. Doctors feared amputation but the attending physician hopes to save the limb.
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H. A. Popp
99 Lake Avenue
Fort Wayne Petitions Urge Halt to British Cape Mule Shipment
In the past two weeks Fort Wayne residents largely signed petitions to President Roosevelt seeking a stop to shipments of U S mules for the British army in South Africa. Petitions will be sent within days. The city also raised a sizable sum for Boer women and children relief.
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Fort Wayne
Roosevelt
South Africa
William W Eckart Faces Imminent Blindness and Past Injury
William W. Eckart of 26 Brooklyn Avenue is gradually losing his eyesight and will soon be blind. He has been a cripple for twelve years due to a fall that fractured part of his spine, depriving him of use of his lower limbs.
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William W. Eckart
Brooklyn Avenue
Mr. Eckart
Pretty wedding at St Marys Catholic church
Miss Katie DeWald daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry De Wald of 141 Barr street married Nicholas Klug at St Marys Catholic church Thursday The ceremony was led by Very Rev J H Oechtering The bride wore broadcloth and carried a prayer book The maid of honor Tillie Eggeman wore cream with canary trimming and a bouquet of roses The bridesmaid Bertha Schirmeyer wore cream with carnations A wedding breakfast was served at the bride’s parents home Caterer Ohneck hosted the reception The couple planned a Chicago wedding tour and will reside at 141 Barr street with the De Wald family
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Katie DeWald
Henry DeWald
Barr Street
Nicholas Klug
J. H. Oechtering
Tillie Eggeman
Bertha Schirmeyer
Ohneck
Mrs. de Wald
Doctor Must Answer Mills Harrod Under Fire
Willice E Pillars files three affidavits accusing Mills Harrod of practicing medicine without a license. The affidavits charge unlicensed medical practice and prompt legal action, with details to be pursued in court.
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Willice E. Pillars
Mills Harrod
Fort Wayne Firm Wins Case Before Special Judge
Wabash Plain Dealer reports Soliday Hite & Co. faced J J Key before Special Judge Sayre on Monday in a banking dispute. Andrews’ erratic banker and present convict is noted in the proceedings as part of the case context.
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Wabash Plain Dealer
Soliday, Hite & Co
J. J. Key
Andrews
Sayre
Former New Haven resident Orin D. Rogers dies in Fort Wayne
Word reached this morning that Orin D. Rogers, a former townsman, was in critical condition at his Fort Wayne home with heart failure as the cause. Relatives here were at his bedside as the illness progressed.
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New Haven
Orin D. Rogers
Fort Wayne
Castoria Ad and Real Estate Loan Notice
An advertisement offers Castoria for infants and children with the familiar signature claim. It also notes money to loan on real estate or personal security through Cc. F. Pfeiffer in rooms 6-7, Bass Block.
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P. A
F. P. Randall
Bass Block
Fort Wayne
D&wtf
F. Pfeiffer
Bass
Cheap Sunday Trip On Nickel Plate Road
One way free tickets allow travel between any two stations at a single fare round trip. Nearest ticket agent provides full information or contact C. A. Anterlin, T. P. A., Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Anterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Lovelace Buys Wabash Times In Democratic Move
Charles E. Lovelace former editor of the Huntington News Democrat has purchased the Wabash Times, a daily and weekly Democratic paper founded in 1885 after the Wabash Courier. The sale involves owner Nelson G. Hunter and marks a shift in local party press leadership in Wabash, Indiana.
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Wabash
Ind
Charles E. Lovelace
Huntington News- Democrat
Huntington County
Wabash Times
Nelson G. Hunter
The
Times
Wabash Courier
Lee Linn
Republican Party
Hunter
William J. Bryan
Wabash Star
Lovelace
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