Pioneer Fort Wayne citizen Frederick Antrup dies after fall
Frederick W. Antrup longtime Fort Wayne resident and pioneer figure dies at 86 from injuries suffered in a fall at his West Main Street home. Born in Westphalia Germany January 21 1827 he arrived in America in 1838 and spent decades in canal boating farming and the grain trade before settling back in Fort Wayne. He was active in Westminster church and served as an elder. He left a family of relatives but no children. His one major financial loss was with the Schell Loan and Investment firm.
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Frederick W. Antrup
Allene County
West Main Street
Mr. Antrup
Antrup
Fort Wayne
Germany
Westphalia
America
Baltingsre
Catskill
Hudson
New York
Celia Jane Vining
Ant- Trap
Wabash and Erie
McCulloch & Little
R. W. Taylor
J. W. Vining
St. Joe River
St. Joseph Township
Kate Vining
A. L. Buettner
Tennessee
Frederick Buettner
Eliza BE. Mackintosh
South America
Westminster Church
Court House
Schell Loan and Investment Concern
Committee selects 10 to gather opinions on ditch laws
A meeting in the courthouse assembly room led to selecting one committeeman from each township to consult farmers about proposed ditch laws before the general assembly. They will report at subsequent meetings and copies of five bills are available in the courthouse office for informants.
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W. F. Ranke
W. S. Wells
General Assembly
J. F. Rodabaugh
Bass Block
Cornelius Gearin
George W. Kell
Eel River Township
D. W. Baird
Adams
M. Sheridan
Aboite
F. C. W. Klaehn
Cedar Creek
Frank Frederick
Wayne
Thomas Greer
Washington
Joseph Pfeiffer
Springfield
George Ziemmer
St. Joseph
C. Vonderau
Madison
H. C. Lenhart
Perry
H. Saylor
Monroe
Val Shaffer
Marion
William Schroeder
Maumee
O. Knobaugh
Milan
Solomon Doty
Lake
James Butts Jefferson
David Bowers
Scipio
A. C. Lindemuth
Lafayette
C. W. Branstratter
Jackson
Pleasant
Charles Dalman
Fort Wayne Real Estate Man John Forbing Dies at 68
John Forbing a well known Fort Wayne real estate man died suddenly of heart disease after wandering deliriously to a neighbor’s home at 2 o'clock Monday morning. He lived at 201 West Creighton avenue and had been ill for more than a week. He was 68, survived by his wife and a daughter, and left offices in the Bank block. He was a deputy township assessor and active in local property markets. He belonged to St Patrick's church and several Catholic societies.
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Fort Wayne
Mr. Forbing
West Creighton Avenue
Mrs. Forbing
BE. A. Barnes
Barnes
Tr. Forbing
Allen County
Forbing
Piqua Road
Charles Ashbrook
Mansfield
J. H. Franke
Jacob Forbing
Kenton, O
Peter Forbing
Decatur
Hiram Forbing
Shreveport
Joseph Forbing
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Senator Ganiard Bill Targets Private Clubs Liquor Sales
Indianapolis January 28 Special to The Sentinel reports a surprise in the bill by Senator Ganiard of LaGrange aimed at blind tigers also covering all private clubs selling liquor. The liquor lobby is alarmed and intends to oppose the measure in the house.
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Sentinel
Indianapolis
Ind
Ganiard
Lagrange
Girl Student Afflicted Amputation of Leg
Miss Flossie Reganaur, 18, Fort Wayne High School student, residing at 1608 North Harrison, underwent Sunday operation to amputate her right leg above the knee due to a longstanding knee disease. The procedure aimed to avert more serious outcomes as she faced expected graduation in June.
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Flossie Reganaur
William Reganaur
North
Harrison Street
Miss Reganaur
Fort Wayne
First class of local normal school to receive diplomas
The first class of the local high school's normal school will graduate at the close of the mid winter term on February 1. President Parsons of the state normal school will give the address. Diploma recipients include Lillian Foster Grace McMillan Jessie Parry Marie Zucker Alice Garrity and Emma Kiefer.
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President Parsons
State Normal School
Lillian Foster
Grace McMillan
Jessie Parry
Marie Zucker
Alice Garrity
Emma Kiefer
Fire destroys Berghoff Brewery bottling plant in Chicago
A Sunday morning blaze at the Berghoff Brewing bottling works on Grant avenue and East Washington Street caused an estimated $18,000 to $20,000 in total losses. Firemen battled dense smoke, refraining from entry until 10 a.m. as machinery dropped into the basement when wooden flooring burned away. The firm says insurance covers the loss and plans a temporary bottling plant within days to resume full operations.
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Berghoff Brewing Company
Grant Avenue
East Washington Street
Brewers’ Mutual Company
Henry Brake
Brewing Company
Purcell Takes Option on Summer Resort in Michigan
Frank E. Purcell closed the Randall hotel sale effective February 1 and took an option on a major summer resort near St. Joe Michigan. Hutchinson and Funk of Indianapolis will own the hotel and operate the Randall with Hutchinson’s son Harry as local agent. Purcell and J D Brown bought the Randall three years ago. Brown recently moved to California.
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Frank E. Purcell
St. Joe
Mich
Messrs. Hutchinson and Funk
Indianapolis
Hutchinson
Nevada
Harry Hutchinson
Randall
Funk
Purcell
J. D. Brown
Mr. Brown
California
Foreigners Refuse to Move Lunch Cart for Police
Two foreigners possibly Greek or Syrian refused to move a large lunch wagon when ordered by police. They were fined 1 and costs each, jailed eleven days, and arrested Friday night by Detective George Soliday. The wagon blocked streets and hindered the fire department. Also mentioned: Charles Meyers, with a large jug, sought to find someone on Chicago Street to kill and was fined five dollars and costs. Vaughn Harvey, seventeen, admitted stealing from Mrs. Dull on Broadway and was released with a suspended sentence.
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Bill Kretty
Gust Boppus
George Soliday
Fire Department
Charles Meyers
Chicago
Vaughn Harvey
Girl Taken Home After Night With Neighbor's Son
Alma Mahas was detained by police Sunday night under her father's instruction near Emmett Ohio and held at the station. She was later taken home Monday after spending the night there while traveling with a neighboring farmer's son en route to St Louis to visit an uncle. She denied plans to marry.
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Alma Mahas
Emmett
St. Louis
Terri storm sinks Chinese boats in Hong Kong harbor
A fierce rain squall struck Hong Kong on January 28 sinking over fifty Chinese craft within ten minutes and drowning more than a hundred natives while sparing the white population. Shore launches rescued many survivors as wreckage cluttered the harbor and the river steamer Paul Bean drifted free but was anchored without damage.
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Hong Kong
Paul Bean
Five Die in Ammonia Ice Machine Blast at Armour Plant
In Chicago at Armour & Co on Forty-fourth street and Packers avenue a powerful explosion from an ice machine head hurled deadly ammonia fumes. Twenty workers were in the room when the cylinder head blew off. Four men died in or on the way to hospital and sixteen were seriously injured. All victims were Austrian and Hungarian laborers. The incident forced evacuation until fumes subsided and authorities aided rescue efforts.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Forty-fourth Street
Packers Avenue
Gilhams Recommends James Buckingham for Leo Postmaster
Congressman Gilhams of Indiana's Twelfth district today recommended James Buckingham for postmaster at Leo in Allen County Washington January 28. Buckingham is the nominee for the local postal position and the action comes from the representative's office in Washington.
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Gilhams
James Buckingham
Washington, D. C
IsJan
Indiana
Leo
Allen County
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