Death on a Telephone Pole Baffles Officials in East Pontiac
Emmett Ambler a 46 year old lineman for the Home Telephone Company was killed at East Pontiac and Jane streets while working on a pole at 9 30 PM Monday His body hung 25 feet above the ground until lowered by fellow workers He lived at 1123 Cass street and was a longtime employee with roots in Fort Wayne area Coroner Kessler and company officials investigated noting burns on both hands and a temple wound while company tests showed no dangerous voltage The scene is near Mc Culloch school and Ambler was part of a five man gang His death remains officially undetermined with the company saying the cause is a mystery and they are aiding the investigation
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Emmett
Ambler
Home Telephone Company
Pontiac
Jane Streets
Cass Street
Kessler
McCulloch
Hneman
Old Jenney Electric Lighting Company
Telephone Company
Fort Wayne
Planche
Pearl
Earl Ambler
Georg Ambler
Belle McAtee
Hartford City
The
Maccabees
Moellering
Wise Beagle Hound Reclaimed by Its Real Owner
Henry Braun, a stereotyper at the Newspaper Union, reclaimed his beagle at a dog show after two years of searching. The dog, once owned by Cooney Balls, was identified by Braun through marks and by recognizing his wife. The case ends with Braun regaining the hound. an old soldiers’ group near Lincolnville plans a May 20 Memorial Day monument dedication.
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Henry Braun
Newspaper Union
Bran
People’s Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Braun
Lincolnville
Dora
Wabash County
C. H. Good
Warren
Labor and Capital Unite For Cooperative Enterprise in Fort Wayne
A mass meeting at the carpenters hall endorsed cooperative labor capital, pledging stock and urging public works to employ the unemployed. H. J. Straub chaired. C. M. Maxwell secretary. Resolutions called for joint production and profit sharing, city improvements, and broader civic support to reach a city of 100000 with self employed homeowners. A $1200 capital subscription was raised. by law committee to draft rules. next session at court house Wednesday 2:30 PM.
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Carpenters’ Hall
Fort Wayne
H. J. Straub
C. M. Maxwell
State Federation of Labor
Board of Public Works
Board of Public Safety
Commercial Club
Deamh
J. F. King
J. ¥. Herber
Court House
High Grade Living Furnished Them in Jail
Columbus Ohio January 23 Lawson E Emerson ex clerk of the supreme court and ex Senator L L H Austin of Toledo finished their ten day jail term and were released each arranging to pay part of the cost. They had outside breakfast and supper and supporters visited bringing fruits cigars tobacco and more. Emerson bought meals for others in jail and Judge Dillon said meats were furnished to the prisoners. He noted jail rules prohibit outside food and promised to discuss charges against the sheriff for the practice.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lawson E. Emerson
Supreme Court
L. L. H. Austin
Toledo
Emerson
Dillon
Ministers Invite Aub. Qarrettvand Avil To Ken Dallville
The ministerial association of Ken Dallville invites Aubqarrettvand Avil and local clergy to a regional gathering. Organizers call for participation from area ministers for a joint discussion on community services and interfaith cooperation.
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Ministerial Association of
Kendallville
Aub
Qarrettvand. Avil
Union Pacific to reduce shopmen to five days a week
Omaha reports a six to five day reduction for Union Pacific shop workers starting this week with broader cuts planned along the line. Vice President Mohler blames President Roosevelt for reform mania, saying thousands may lose jobs while car shops stay unaffected and travel comforts are preserved.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
the World-Herald Today
Mohler
Roosevelt
Motive Power
McKeen
Kiel Plays Harp for Drinks and Saves His Money
Chris Kiel appeared in city court for drunkenness after admitting he bought no drinks, instead playing a mouth harp in a saloon on Pontiac street. He claimed to have obtained gin and even found a small sum, while police described a noisy siege at his home. The judge fined him fifteen days with a warning of higher penalties if repeated.
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Chris Kiel
Pontiac Street
Lenz
Force Street
Kiel
Schlaudroff
Mike Miebers
Bevelheimer
Ed Bevelheimer
Harry Howard
William Howard
Shaughnessy
Jesse Hamlet
Frank Coakley
May Miller
Fink Buys Out Local Grocery Store
Joseph R. Fink purchases the grocery at 2301 South Calhoun Street from Frank F. Tibbles. Fink, formerly chief clerk in the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction transport department, will enter the mercantile business with negotiation by broker Paul W. A. Neuges of the Arcade.
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Joseph R. Fink
Frank FE. Tibbles
South
Calhoun Street
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company
Transportation Department
Kidd Medical Company
Mr. Fink
Paul W. A. Neuges
Jack London Returns After World Cruise Start
San Francisco news reports author Jack London and his wife arrived by steamer Mariposa from Tahiti with a small crew. They began a seven years around the world voyage in a small launch, leaving Bevallan islands and setting their course for a global expedition.
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San Francisco
Jack London
Tahiti
London
Bevallan Islands
Adair v United States rules against antiunion firing
Supreme Court holds the 1898 law banning employer discrimination against union members in interstate commerce repugnant to the Constitution. Justice Harlan states masters and workers have equal rights to contract and hire or quit, with lawmakers overstepping when distorting labor equality.
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Washington
Act of Congress
William Adair
United States
Supreme Court of the
Adair
Justice Harlan
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Congress
McKenna
Supreme Court
United States District Court
Eastern District of
Kentucky
Coppage
Chicago
Conpage
District Court
Justice Holmes
Revival Services End After Four Weeks at Fairview Church
In Sheldon Indiana the Fairview Church of God revival led by Rev Emma L Isenberg of Huntington closed Tuesday night after four weeks. Large crowds attended from Fort Wayne Sheldon Ossian Zanesville and Roanoke despite bad roads. Fifty five converts were recorded including long-time holdouts. Isenberg also pastors Zanesville church and will start a March revival there.
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Fairview Church
Sheldon
Ind
Fairview Church of God
Zanesville
Emma L. Isenberg
Huntington
Fort Wayne
Ossian
Roanoke
House of God
Work of God
Miss Isenberg
Church of God At
Spies Suspected in Armory Raid Near San Francisco
National Guard sharpshooters fired on two intruders trying to break into the Buchanan and Walter streets armory housing maps and topographic plans of San Francisco’s coast defense. Guards doubled after a second dawn attempt, with authorities treating the case as possible espionage by Japanese spies.
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San Francisco
National Guard
Buchanan and
Walter Streets
Local Businessman F M Chapman Dies Sudden in Poe
Frank M. Chapman 64 a longtime Fort Wayne area merchant and former deputy county auditor and Wayne township assessor died suddenly at his Poe home Friday morning. He had suffered a nervous condition for years but was considered stable by his physician Thursday. He leaves a wife and siblings Preston Chapman Winnie Thurber and Hannah Wilson. Funeral at Poe Monday at 1 30 pm under Masonic auspices.
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Frank M. Chapman
Poe
Wayne Township
Mr. Chapman
Preston Chapman
Chapman
Fort Wayne
Pleasant Township
James B. Emrick
Winnie Thurber
Hannah Wilson
Ossian
Masonica Lodge
Fort Wayne Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Fort Wayne Unemployed Press for Immediate City Jobs
A mass meeting of unemployed men at the Fort Wayne courthouse de mands the mayor and city government immediately fund public works to create jobs. The resolutions support state and national action, call for abolition of the contract system where lawful, and urge unemployed citizens to seek work over charity.
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Court House
Fort Wayne
Socialist Organization
Fred G. Strickland
Anderson
Cider Dinner Highlights Push Against Food Preservatives
Washington reports an agriculture committee session where cider was served at a McKinley dinner. Dr. Wiley outlined the health risks of preservatives like benzoate and formaldehyde, praising pure foods and proposing salt curing as a safer fruit drying method. He announced plans for a still to demonstrate denatured alcohol production to farmers and colleges. Charles H. Trippeer, a well known figure, has died at his home.
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Washington
House Committee On Agriculture
William B. McKinley
Duke of
Ilinois
Jamestown Survivors’ Association
Judge Rucker
Ole Virginna
Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Bureau
Agricultural Department
Japan awaits the arrival of our response
Tokio January 25 The diet session program was changed and the Hayashi speech on immigration postponed to January 30 to outline government plans for restricting emigration to America and Canada. Aoki arrives. Hayashi sends a representative to Yokohama to receive him amid a cordial welcome from foreign office officials and friends.
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Tokio
Viscount Hayashi
America
Canada
Japan
Foreign Office
Mexico
Viscount Aoki
United States
Yokohama
Shimbashi
Barry Shinda
Cordiz
DIES AT LAFAYETTE HERMAN POTTILITZER PASSES AWAY
Herman Pottlitzer a well known business man and partner in Pottlitzer Bros died at his Lafayette home after several weeks illness at age 50. He leaves children Mrs A L Messing and Edward H Pottlitzer and is brother to Mrs Henrietta Diamond. The funeral plans are to place the remains in the family vault Tuesday with services to follow.
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Herman Pottlitzer
Pottlitzer Bros
Lafayette
Huntington
Fort Wayne
Indiana
A. L. Messing
Edward H. Pottlitzer
Roanoke Faces Electric Lighting Fray and Proposals
Roanoke townspeople debate electric lighting after the town board rescinded a franchise for Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley. The company proposes ten cents per kilowatt with a $1.50 minimum monthly charge, meters and wiring to property lines, potentially installing 500 to 600 lights if the minimum is applied. A. L. Anson of Warsaw reports a snapping turtle 11 inches long on Main Street.
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Huntington Herald
Roanoke
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Company
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Emmett Ambler
Union Labor Mass Meeting
Association
For Reform
Bad— City Court
Preme Court
Fannk Chapman
Strickland
Semuelptoer
New York
Bears
WHS Gentaur Company
York City
Charles H .Trippeer
A. L. Anson
Warsaw
Main Street
Residents Bay
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