William H Brady Dead Fort Wayne Business Leader
William H Brady a Fort Wayne merchant for forty years died at 6 AM at 142 Columbia Ave after gallstone illness and a cancer diagnosis following an operation. Born in Montoursville Pa he moved to Fort Wayne in 1860 joining MacDougall Root Co later leading advertising at Rurode Dry Goods Co. Survived by wife two sons Jesse Arthur and two daughters Nellie Edith a sister in Alabama and a brother unknown location Trinity English Lutheran church member.
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William H. Brady
Fort Wayne
Columbia Avenue
Brady
Root & Company
Rurode Dry Goods Company
William Hareman Brady
Montoursville
Philadelphia
MacDougall, Root & Co
Aveline House
Pioneer Dry Goods House
Root & Co
Root
Mr. Brady
Jesse
Arthur
Nellie
Edith
Alabama
Trinity English Lutheran Church
Death of 29 Year Old Farmer Mr Bree at St Marys Avenue
At noon on Sunday after an extended illness from Brights disease, 29 year old farmer Mr Bree of an old Allen county family died at his home on 33 St Marys avenue. He was a son of Thomas Bree and is survived by his family.
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St. Mary’s Avenue
Bright
Mr. Bree
Thomas Bree
Allen County
Mrs Mary A Kohrman Dies At 62 In Fort Wayne
Mrs Mary A Kohrman of 197 West Superior street died at 9 30 Sunday evening at St Joseph hospital after long illness. Aged 62, she succumbed to dropsy. She came to Fort Wayne forty years ago and was well known. Surviving are two sons John Kohrman a grocer on Broadway and Henry Kohrman.
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Mary A. Kohrman
West Superior Street
St. Joseph Hospital
Mrs Gruber Dies at 70 in Springfield Township
Mrs. Christian Gruber died Friday night at her home in Springfield township from heart failure at age 70. She had performed her duties that day and appeared in usual health before a sudden illness. A pioneer Allen county resident, she and her husband, a prominent farmer, were highly esteemed in the community.
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Christian Gruber
Springfield Township
Death of Mrs Agnes L Freeby at 39 in city home
Mrs Agnes L Freeby wife of George H Freeby died Saturday night at 57 West Williams Street from tuberculosis. She was 39 years 1 month 20 days and a member of the Degree of Honor. The bereaved husband works as a yard clerk at the Wabash railroad offices in this city.
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Agnes L. Freeby
George H. Freeby
West
Williams Street
Fleming James Walter Fleming Dies From Lockjaw
James Walter Fleming a Perry township farmer died at his home seven miles north of town from lockjaw after stepping on a rusty nail twelve days earlier. He was 17 years 8 months and 15 days old, born in Alten county, survived by a widow with no children after a period of great suffering and rigid immobility.
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James Walter Fleming
Perry Township
Mr. Fleming
Fleming
Alten
Death of Ludwig Kelpin at 29 in South Hanna home
Ludwig Kelpin aged 29 died at 5 PM Tuesday after a five week stomach illness at his South Hanna street residence. He was born in Germany and left a wife and three children. He formerly worked at the Bass foundry.
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Ludwig Kelpin
South Hanna Street
Mr. Kelpin
Bass Foundry
Fahlsing Dies at 62 After Suffering Illness
William F. Fahlsing longtime city resident died at 6:30 Tuesday morning at his home 334 East Washington street aged 62. He had been ill for more than a week and his death follows a period of illness. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by the family.
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William F. Fahlsing
East Washington Street
Mr. Fahlsing
Fort Wayne Justice Official Fahlsing Dies After Illness
A German native and longtime Fort Wayne resident dies after a slight stroke of paralysis. For about fifteen years he served as a circuit court bailiff. His wife passed away two months ago. Survived by eight children: Mrs. Louise Kendall, Mrs. Frank Martin, the Misses Minnie, Anna and Clara Fahlsing, and sons Will, Charles and Otto Fahlsing, all living in Chicago.
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Germany
Fort Wayne
Louise Kendall
Frank Martin
Minnie
Anna
Clara Fahlsing
Will
Charles
Otto Fahlsing
Chicago
James Spicer Thompson Dies After Prolonged Illness
James Spicer Thompson a lifelong Allen county resident died at his son's home on Piqua avenues Monday evening at 6 o'clock after a long illness from palsy. He was 62 years old and 3 years and 4 days. He was born at Hesse Cassel and lived in that area until recent years.
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James Spicer Thompson
Allen County
Piqua Avenues
Mr. Thompson
Hesse Cassel
Agnes C. Novitsky Dies at 6 Months From Cholera Infantum
Agnes C. Novitsky aged six months died Tuesday afternoon at her home 267 Hana street from cholera infantum. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Agnes C. Novitsky
Hana Street
Infant Frederick Thieme Dies From Summer Complaint
Frederick Thieme Jr 4 months died at 3 oclock Wednesday morning from summer complaint. He was the infant son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Thieme of Lagele.
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Frederick Thieme
Lagele
Infant Habig Dies of Cholera Infantum at 7 Months
Harry Habig the infant son of Mr and Mrs August Habig of 296 Buchanan street died early Wednesday morning from cholera infantum at seven months old.
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Harry Habig
August Habig
Buchanan Street
Stemen Marries Dr. Harriet Stemen and Dr. Albert Macbeth
Dr Harriet Stemen and Dr Albert Macbeth wed at the bride’s parents home Tuesday evening in a quiet ceremony conducted by Rev H J Norvis with Dr C B Stemen assisting. The bride wore white organdie and carried bride’s roses, a supper followed. Macbeth, once a Manila hospital surgeon, resigns due to illness. The bride is a known physician and the couple will stay about a month.
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Harriet B. Stemen
C. B. Stemen
Albert Macbeth
H. J. Norvis
Berry Street
M. E
Emma Allinger
Lachlin
Lightning destroys house in Leo
At about 8 o clock Tuesday morning the home of Mr and Mrs Jacob Souder in Leo was struck by lightning. The upper floors suffered severe damage with plaster torn and partitions reduced to kindling wood. The lower floors escaped major damage. The elderly couple, over 70, were inside but unharmed. the shock was severe for them.
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Jacob Souder
Leo
Child of Mr and Mrs Gallmeyer undergoes tumor removal
The 13 month old child of Mr and Mrs Henry Gallmeyer was operated on by Dr M F Schick on Monday to remove a large tumor. The child is progressing as well as can be expected.
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Henry Gallmeyer
M. F. Schick
Reservoir Breaks Floods City Dwellings Blown Away
Grand Rapids, July 2. The city waterworks reservoir in the northern hills burst at 9 am releasing over 100 million gallons. Flooding impacted about 9,000 people, washing away many homes and filling interiors with sand. Tracks were undermined. trains detoured. One resident, Mrs. Cooper, buried in sand but rescued, may die. Estimated damage about 200000.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Livingston Street
Coit Avenue
Newberry Street
Detroit
Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railroad
Burt Botsford
Cooper
Clancy Street
Veteran Frank Rose of Roanoke Dies After Illness
Roanoke resident and Civil War veteran Frank Rose died Saturday after a lingering illness linked to service in the Forty-seventh Indiana volunteers. He served in Company E and was well known for his wartime record.
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Frank Rose
Roanoke
Mr. Rose
Forty
Indiana Volunteers
Insanity Declared for Richard C. Ross by Local Justices
Justices France and Tancey with Doctors Morgan and Leslie declared Richard C. Ross insane this morning. He was placed in the county infirmary pending removal to Richmond.
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France
Tancey
Morgan
Leslie
Richard C. Ross
County
Richmond
Yardmaster Dick Ross Remains Centerpiece of North Side Yards
Dick Ross served for many years as the yardmaster at the north side yards, a longtime figure shaping rail operations and arranging rail movements for the facility.
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Dick” Ross
North Side
Mrs Lawton Thanks Fort Wayne Alumni For Resolutions
A Fort Wayne alumni meeting honored Major General Henry W. Lawton with resolutions sent to his widow Mary C. Lawton in Louisville. She expresses gratitude, notes his affection for Indiana and its people, and hopes to meet the alumni someday with her children.
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Old
Fort Wayne
M. E. College
Henry W. Lawton
Lawton
J. W. Hayden
Louisville
Hayden
Indiana
Mary C. Lawton
Aged Woman Arrested Highlighted in Sheriff Notes
The sheriff reports an elderly woman arrested amid a roundup of arrests by county deputies. Courtrooms and county offices were active as officers processed multiple detainees and filed standard charges.
Burke Murder Charge in Springfield Wife Arrested
Mrs. Mary A. Burke, 66, jailed for murderously assaulting her husband, 85, with an iron poker after a Saturday quarrel over property. Justice Eckels bound her over to the circuit court. she is in jail in the city. Sheriff Melching also arrested C B Reed at Wabash depot for a $48 Logansport board bill. Henry Tackenbrook, paroled from the penitentiary, was rearrested for failing to report and drinking. to be returned to finish his sentence.
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Mary A. Burke
Springfield Township
Melching
C. B. Reed
Wabash Depot
Reed
Logansport
Henry Tackenbrook
Young and Witte
Court suits filed by Peck Geiger and others
Frances A. Peck administratrix sues Ryan Trucking and others for 3509 dollars. Harry N. Geiger sues Wayne Construction for 5000 dollars. Ariel Bicycle seeks 200 dollars from Marion Black. Elizabeth Jackson sues L. M. Ninde and others in superior court for 600 dollars on foreclosure.
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Frances A. Peck
Ryan Trucking Company
Harry N. Geiger
Wayne Construction Company
Ariel Bicycle Company
Marion Black
Elizabeth Jackson
L. M
Pair on train wed in Hot Springs after chance meeting
A Poplar Bluff dispatch reports August Schonberg of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Emily Burkett of Evansville, both aged 76 and 72 respectively, met on a train bound for Hot Springs and were married after stopping there.
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Indianapoolis
Ind
Poplar Bluff
August Schonberg
Fort Wayne
Emily Burkett
Evansville
Hot Springs
Fort Wayne directory leaves Mr Schonberg uncertains
The Fort Wayne city directory just issued does not list the name in question and no one can provide The Sentinel with information about Mr Schonberg.
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Fort Wayne
The
Sentinel
Schonberg
Fort Wayne man seeks Masonic induction in Rhodesia
A. W. Lewis formerly of Fort Wayne has applied to join the Masonic fraternity in South Africa. He will unite with Alan Wilson lodge No. 851 at Bulawayo Rhodesia. Lewis was private secretary to the late R. T. McDonald and now works in Matabeleland gold fields. He was reported dangerously wounded during the Boer War but has recovered.
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A. W. Lewis
Fort Wayne
South Africa
Alan Wilson
Bulawayo
Rhodesia
Mr. Lewis
R. T. McDonald
Matabeleland
Injured In Runaway In Front Of Somers Drug Store
A horse hitched to a buggy carrying Mr and Mrs H H Upmeyer spooked by a car on West Main near Calhoun. It bolted east then north crashing into another rig in front of Somers drug store. Mrs Upmeyer hit her head and suffered serious injuries. Dr Sledd treated her at the drug store before she was taken home to Madison Street.
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H. H. G. Upmeyer
West Main Street
Calhoun
Somers
Local News Briefs From Downtown and Nearby
Mrs Gorsline, wife of the police superintendent, contracted scarlet fever from her children who are ill. John Peters, long time inmate of the county infirmary, has recovered and returned home to Leo. Rev W D Parr of Wayne Street M E church will dedicate a Methodist church in Jonesboro Indiana this Saturday. Colonel Deck of Toledo visits to assist Union Veteran Legion encampment planning for September. A large Sunday school gathering will occur at Loon Lake near Columbia City from the 6th to the 15th. A horse belonging to John Brown frightened on West Main Street caused a buggy wreck near the courthouse. John Goodfellow, a Whitley County pioneer, is critically ill with paralysis. Mrs R T McDonald and Esther plan Elberon New Jersey summer, then New York City for winter. Miss McDonald will attend a private school. Mr and Mrs James A Armstrong will occupy the Mc-
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Toledo
Union Veteran Legion
Loon Lake
Columbia City
John Brown
West Main Street
Court
Elberon
N. J
New York City
Local notices and updates from Lincoln area
Reports include a birth on Lincoln avenue to Mr and Mrs Gus Swank and a court judgment of 526.81 won by Gertrude S Phelps against L M Ninde et al. A pasteurizing plant by T E Ellison on Fairfield avenue advances with 1000 pounds of ice daily for refrigeration, while Sheriff Melching learns of Rev Gottlieb Traub’s death in Aurora Illinois and may attend the funeral. Traub was an uncle to Officer Pageler.
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Melching
Gottlieb Traub
Aurora
Ill
Pageler
Day Force
Bingen
Adams County
Illinois
Fall From Wagon Causes Arm Injury On Calhoun Street
Aunst Deu of 24 Oliver Street fell from a wagon on Calhoun Street, fracturing and dislocating the left forearm when the wagon hit a pavement hole. Dr. C. B. Stinsen reduced the fracture.
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Aunst Deu
Oliver Street
Calhoun Street
General Construction Company Incorporation in Indianapolis
The General Construction company was incorporated today in Indianapolis with a capital stock of forty thousand dollars. Thomas Perry and others are named as incorporators.
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Indianapolis
Ind
General Construction Company
Thomas Perry
Local Worker Marries Florence M Hagan
Martin FP Habacker known as Frank by Western Gas Construction employees wed Florence M Hagan on Sunday. Monday he returned to the works with cigars for the men and announced the marriage, noting his preoccupation during the prior days.
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Martin FP. Habacker
Frank
Western Gas Construction Company
Florence M. Hagan
Tagtmeyer
Habecker
Janitor Loses Pocketbook Near Masonic Temple
James Phebous a janitor at the Masonic Temple reports a stroke of misfortune on Sunday losing his pocketbook containing 35 dollars all in one and two dollar bills. The cash vanished somewhere between Webster and Chicago streets and the temple. He resides at 55 Barr Street and asks to be informed if found.
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James Phebous
Masonic Temple
Webster and
Chicago Streets
Phebous
Barr Street
Gus Mulder and Lou Craft Wed in Toledo
The couple left for Toledo Monday where they were married and plan to travel east for about two weeks before returning to receive friends’ congratulations in their city.
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Gus Mulder
Lou Craft
Toledo
East
Fort Wayne Traction changes transfer agents and crews
The Fort Wayne Traction company announces J. C. Bowman replaces Lot Sharp as transfer corner agent, with Sharp moving to Robinson park. Bowman, formerly a Hanna street motorman, is succeeded at Hanna street by R. L. Seaton, a long time Belt line conductor.
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Fort Wayne Traction Company
J. C. Bowman
Lot Sharp
Robinson Park
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Mary Kohrman
Blee
Charles A. Blee
Gruber
Freeby
Fahlsing
Thompson
Novitsky
Thieme
HABIG
Stemen
Macbeth
City Waterworks
Wis
Losy
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