Brackenridge Couple Celebrates Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
Fort Wayne residents Mr. and Mrs. George W. Brackenridge observe their 60th wedding anniversary at 183 Douglas avenue. A new grandson, born to granddaughter Mrs. Wallace Worsley, adds joy. The couple, long prominent in Fort Wayne, recall an early 19th century journey from Ohio and Indiana roots.
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George W. Brackenridge
Fort Wayne
Douglas Avenue
Wallace Worsley
Mr. Brackenridge
Brookville
Franklin County
Robert Brackenridge
Andrew Jackson
Columbia Street
Clinton and
Barr
National Bank
Brackenridges
Wedding Bells Across Fort Wayne Many Ceremonies
Numerous couples tied the knot in Fort Wayne in a string of ceremonies. Esther Smith and Walter M. Krimbill wed at the bride’s West Berry Street home with Rev. H. B. Master officiating and a later Lake-Resort honeymoon planned. Grace Davis and Alfred T. Bailey married at 835 West Creighton Avenue with Rev. Asher S. Preston. guests included Elkhart friend Mrs Hal McCann. Loretta Logan and Carl Schmieman exchanged vows at Baker Street after an earlier Nuptial Mass at the Cathedral with Rev. Faber Rech. plans call for a northern lake resort trip and home at 1238 Ewing Street. Elizabeth Thompson Burgess and Frank P. Glazier wed at the Burgess home on West Jefferson Street with Rev. Henry B. Master. both are longtime local professionals. Judge and Mrs. Robert S. Taylor celebrated their fiftieth anniversary at home on Fairfield Avenue marking a century-spanning Fort Wayne life. Florence Rust and Walter P. Heit wed at the bride’s Thompson Avenue home in a quiet ceremony.
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Esther Smith
Walter M. Krimbill
Chicago
James Smith
West Berry Street
Rev
H. B. Master
Master
Grace
Barbara’ Krimbill
Alice Krimbill
Charles Krimbill
Douglas Taylor
Mary. Ewing
Cyntill
Agnés Foohey
Agnes Logan
Oscar Schmieman
Logan
Baker Street
Lake Resorts
Ewing Street
Copenhagen
W.L. Rhein
Helen
Caroline
Peru
George W. Ginney
Fred Herber
Bradford
Louis Schmieman
Glazier—Burgess
Elizabeth Thompson Burgess
Frank P. Glazier
Francis Burgess
West
Jefferson Street
Henry B. Master
Valenciennes
Valenciennes Lace
D. M. Burgess
Benjamin Burgess
Grace Burgess
Danville, Ill
Eliza A. Glazier
Glazier
Maude Glazier
Wabash
City
Phil
Dreibelbiss
Title Company
Mrs. Glazier
Burgess
Robert S. Taylor
Fairfield Avenue
Taylor
Fort Wayne
Judge Taylor
Isaac Taylor
Libel College
Judge
Frank Taylor
Home Avenue
Heit
Rust
Florence
Henry Rust
Walter P. Heit
Thompson Avenue
Will of
Emanuel Lutheran
Hazel Glore
George St. John
New York City
A. Rowand
George Giore
Milo Webber
Lenna Frost
Rev. C. Hummer
Church of the Precious Blood
Clara Eastman
Harrison Street
H. C. Bohls
Ind
Hummer
Carrie Eastman
Walter BohlIs
Peoria
J. C. Eastman
St. Louis
Denver
Bohis
W. H. Bobbis
Joseph Krupper
M. Draggoo
Garrett
George Holly
Violet Holly
Josephine Bennett
Joseph Burns
Charles Linkenhelt
Eighty-Three Year Old Ellen Poinsett of Allen County
Ellen Poinsett, longtime Allen county resident living near Go shen road, celebrated her 83rd birthday with a family gathering. The article lists many Poinsett relatives and recalls the county’s growth from Fort Wayne’s early trading post to a cultivated region, noting the canal era and railroad arrival.
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Ellen Poinsett
Goshen Road
Poinsett
Allen County
Dayton
Indiana
Edward Poinsett
Joseph Poinsett
George Thumm
Arthur
William Knepper
Olive
Chauncey Poinsett
William Rockhill
Amanda Rockhill
Ralph
Herman Rockhill
Samuel Drabenstot
Great Northwest
Fort Wayne
Celebrated Silver Wedding of Mr and Mrs William Griebel
Mr and Mrs William G Griebel of Linn avenue celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with a tent and home reception for about one hundred guests. Daughters Alma Gladys and Irma served a country supper as Rev William H Wilson led a brief religious service. The couple, natives of Allen county, married June 28 1883 at the Archer home. They are long time residents with three daughters and a thriving garden and twenty acres nearby.
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William G. Griebel
Linn Avenue
Griebel
Alma
Gladys
Irma
William H. Wilson
Westminster Church
Allen County
Clara Archer
David Archer
Archer
W. H. MacFarland
Second Presbyterian Church
City
Ella Archer
Charles F. Pfeiffer
Billa Archer
J. B. Asselman
William Griebel
S. Bush and Co
F. L. Racine
Tallest Building in the World to Rise in Gotham
D H Burnham & Co for Equitable Life file plans for a 909 foot, 62 story tower in Manhattan, to rise on Broadway Nassau Pine Cedar streets. The $16 million structure will outstrip the Metropolitan Life building and include a 420 foot tower plus a cupola, with brick and granite facades and 38 elevators.
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New York
Metropolitan
Murphy
D. H. Burnham & Co
Chicago
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
Ediffice
Broadway
Nassau, Pine and
Cedar Streets
Metropolitan Tower
Henry B. Hyde
Metropolitan Life
The
Singer Company
Nassau Street
Pine and
Cedar
Hiffel
Griebel Silver Wedding Observed with Family Attending
Mrs Griebel and family hosted a silver wedding anniversary with relatives from Buffalo New York and local households present. The event occurred on a Saturday since the actual date fell on a Sunday, followed by a Royal Neighbors gathering Monday evening.
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Mrs. Griebel
Dedication Planned for St Joseph Athletic Club House
Extensive preparations are underway for the dedication of the new St Joseph Athletic club house on Griswold avenue. The event is set for Sunday afternoon July 12 with an old time jullification among members and impromptu toasts. no set speeches are listed.
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St. Joseph Athletic Club
Griswold Avenue
Banks Report Strong Midyear Dividends In Fort Wayne
The national banks in Fort Wayne declared the regular semi annual dividend marking the close of the first half of the fiscal year. In every case the showing was good with volume of business holding up well despite national complaints. Financial institutions in the city are in a most prosperous condition.
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Fort Wayne
Trustee for Bankrupt Creditor's Estate in Angola
A bankruptcy trustee is appointed for the creditors of Friend J. Sowle and Wayne Monday of Angola. The court action formalizes the estate administration and trustee duties to address claims and distribute assets.
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J. Sowle
Wayne Monday
Wood
Angola
Ag Trust
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Heit Candy Company
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Gertrude Green
Mary Sniyser
Abbie
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Charlotte Sites
Gladys Johns
Helen Colerick
W. A. Bohn
Bitler—Kronmiller
Christina Kronmiller
Herman Bitler
St. John’s Lutheran Church
H. P. Dannecker
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Agatha Kronmiller
Taylor Street
Bitler
Pennsylvania
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Frank Whitelam
Minnie Reed
Albion
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Whitelam
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Las
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Martin N. Weaver
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Jefferson Township
George Gibson
Monroeville
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Anna
Nora Giant
Joseph Giant
Clement Gerber
Joseph Grant
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New Haven
Iola Hartzell
George F. Keller
John Hartzell
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Mary Meltzer
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Electric Works
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Margaret R. Schrimp
Henry Schrimp
East
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Harry E. Lonergan
Calvary A. B. Church
Mary Schrimp
F. L. Stephan
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May Prince
William D. Archer
Fifth Street
W. P. Herrom
Trinity M. E. Church
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Hillsdale
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St. Joe Club