Baby born to Crown Princess of Germany sparks nationwide rejoicing
Berlin reports the birth of a son to Crown Princess Frederick William at 9 15 am. A 72 gun salute marked the event with wide public celebration across Berlin and Potsdam. Emperor William informed by wireless as he traveled toward Trondhjem, Norway.
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Berlin
Frederick Wiliam
Prussia
Marble Palace
Tsdam
von Wedel
New Palace
Professor Bumm
William
Kiel
Hamburg
Trondhjem
Norway
Potsdam
Stanford Fails to Return Ring in Court Drama
In police court Charles Stanford pleaded not guilty to stealing a $10 ring from Mollie Strain. The case's outcome depends on recovering the ring. Stanford sought to locate the other girl and to have the property returned, prompting possible dismissal. The report also notes Terry’s jail sentence on a separate theft charge and Ora McGriff’s release after returning the stolen diamond stud.
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Charles Stanford
Mollie Strain
J. M. Robinson
Stanford
George Strode
Terry
Charles B. Terry
Lakeside Bath House
Frank Johnson
Jeffersonville
Fort Wayne Joins Nation in Quiet Fourth of July Festivities
Fort Wayne residents flock to lakes and parks for picnics and civic events on Independence Day. Military units marched to Homestead station and Meats cutters union held a Centlivre park barbecue while churches hosted large grove gatherings. Fireworks planned at Robison park and other city spots with minimal fire risk after rain.
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Fort Wayne
Battery B
Company D
Homestead Station
Enoch Clark
Robison Park
Concordia College Grove
Emanuel’s
Swinney Park
Emmaus
South Fairfield Avenue
Zion’s Church
Hobart Jane
South Hanna Street
Church of the Precious Blood
Andrews and
Huffman Streets
Prohibitionists
East Creighton Avenue
Charles Steckbeck
DeWald Street
Fireworks Injuries Rise as Lawbreaking Patriots Spar with Police
Report notes speeding motorists ignore the law while crowds cheer as hospitals brace for an influx of injuries from Fourth of July fireworks. Four more ante Fourth injury names were added last night to the growing list.
Husband Trails Guilty Couple Arrests Then Divorce Suit
Frank Stahl and Mrs. Louis B. Thurber were arrested Tuesday in a Huntington Grand hotel room. Each was fined $20 plus costs, with the total over $50, paid by the wife. Thurber filed for divorce in superior court, alleging his wife’s infidelity with Stahl, who used the name Frank Myers.
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Frank Stahl
Louis B. Thurber
Grand Hotel
Huntington
Thurber
H. S. Smith
Stahl
Frank Myers
Northern Indiana News and Gossip Summary
A split over social features may spark a new Tribe of Ben Hur court in Huntington with 300 members. Four horses in Alva Miller’s Franklin township barn were deafened when lightning struck. A Modern Samaritans receiver reports no creditors filed claims. the group had $300 in property. Mrs. Minnie Couts in Brimfield paid $15 for assaulting neighbor Martha Russell over cherry ownership on a lot line. Henry G. Zimmerman of Albion is Indiana’s Democratic nominee for appellate judge. Mrs. E. J. Bonham of Albion, 75, injured after a hammock fall. Nelson Gaby of Noble county dies of blood poisoning near Rome City. The Decatur Journal, in receivership, suspends publication pending sale. Elkhart county old settlers form a permanent group. annual reunions planned. Ancil T. Brown to Panama as canal timekeeper at $100 monthly. Louis Goeppinger linked to Kendallville Gappinger family via England rail crash. Charles Blume of Nappanee dies after interurban crash near Leesburg. A $1,000,000 trust mortgage funds Indianapolis Northern electric railway construction in Columbia City. L. G. Higley hog house near Butler burned with eleven hogs. cause from feed cooker. Waterloo dealers abstain from fireworks this year amid legal restrictions. Waterloo unique in state for curbing sales. Brook H. Bowman, former Fort Wayne reporter and Bremen Enquirer editor, now manages Delmar Garden vaudeville in St. Louis. act features Jessie Russell and their daughter.
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Ben Hur
Huntington
Alva Miller
Franklin Township
DeKalb County
Goshen
Samaritans
Minnie Couts
Brimfield
Noble County
Martha Jane Russell
Henry G. Zimmerman
Albion
Indiana
J. B. Stoll
Ligonier Banner
E. J. Bonham
Nelson Gaby
Rome City
Decatur Journal
Elkhart County
Ancil T. Brown
Columbia City
Isthmus
Panama
Canal
Indianapo- Northern Electric Railway
L. G. Higley
Butler
Waterloo
Brook H. Bowman
Fort Wayne
Bremen Enquirer
Delmar Garden
St. Louis
Chicago Fourth of July Cannon Crackers Roar Through Downtown
Chicago marked the Fourth with loud cannon crackers and heavy powder in the downtown area. Police reported frequent blasts and occasional arrests as revelers lit thousands of fireworks and sped about in cars into the early hours.
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Chicago
Fort Wayne to Host Big Summer Show at Ball Park
Fort Wayne amusement firm contracts for a large summer show to play the baseball park in the second week of August. The act features 200 performers and a Moscow riots theme ending with a grand pyrotechnic display over six nights, with carnival elements banned this year.
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Amusement Enterprise
Base Ball Park
Fort Wayne
Sixcaights
MANY MISHAPS OF A MINOR NATURE
Firework incidents during the Fourth caused burns to Ollie Schmick and James Thompson with other youths sustaining injuries from cannon crackers and explosions. Horses ran wild, glass shattered, and a stone piece was blown from the courthouse niche as minor celebratory mishaps occurred.
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Ollie Schmick
James Thompson
Huron Street
Ollie Schmuck
Charles Schmuck
West DeWald Street
Dr. Drayer
Laselle Street
Thompson
H. A. Wiebke
Peter Junk
Mr. Wiebke
Berghoff Brewing Company
East Main Street
Henry Baral
Cahoun Street
F. C. Parham
Barr Street
Court House
Sunday School Lesson on Forgiveness and Mercy
The piece presents a lesson plan from Matt XVIII on forgiveness with memory verses 21 22 and a Golden Text from Matt VI 13. Commentary is prepared by Rev. D. M. Stennma.
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D. M. Stenrna
Forgiveness and Grace in Christian Teaching Text
A sermon discusses forgiveness as central to Christian life, contrasting the grace offered through Christ with the need for believers to forgive others without limit. It cites biblical passages and notes the expectation that Christians reflect God’s mercy in daily conduct amid social notices of a local infant death and related inquiries.
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American Press Association
God
Christ Jesus
Jesus
Christ
Peter
Donix
Paul
John FY
Federal Expenses Mountain Up Under Roosevelt Era
Senator Culberson told the senate that excluding Panama costs the 1903 to 1906 expenditures rose by 93.68 million dollars. Naval armament spending grew, and total outlays for 1903 to 1906 reached 2.938 billion, surpassing McKinley’s four years by 434.10 million.
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Washington
Culberson
Senate
Roosevelt
Panama
McKinley
Congressional panel to probe second class mail rules
Washington July 4. The congressional committee assigned to investigate second class mail rules will meet in autumn for general hearings. Officials of the post office and representatives of periodicals and commercial concerns will testify. The Post Office Department began recording all mail now granted second class privileges.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
Postoffice Department
Postoffice
Cortelyou
Post Office Department
Gradual Disappearance of Top Hat Noted by Oxford Isis
The Oxford Isis notes the decline of the top hat as a fashion item, mentioning a sequence of events described in clipped phrases. The fragment hints at social and cultural shifts affecting formal headwear over time.
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Oxford Isis
Parliamentary probe disputes religious hatred in Bialystok massacre
The St. Petersburg parliamentary commission reports the Bialystok Jews massacre was planned and carried out by police and troops. It states no religious hatred existed among peaceful Russians and accuses authorities of directing the violence against Jews and revolutionists. Sheremetieff, the police official, was summoned to St Petersburg by Interior Minister Stalypin.
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St. Petersburg
Bialystok
Derkachoff
Sheremetieff
Vilna
Stalypin
Will Not Violate Treaty Over Åland Occupation
The occupation of the Åland islands by Russia, between Finland and Sweden, aims to curb arms smuggling through Finland into Russia. There is no plan to rebuild Bomarsund fortifications, destroyed in the Crimean War, per official word. A few hundred marines and infantry occupy the islands, housed in tents.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Aland Islands
Finland
Sweeden
Associated Press
Bomersund
Real Estate Transfers in Wayne County and Adjacent Towns
A compiled list details numerous land transfers and parcels across townships including Monroe Jefferson Wayne and Adams. Transactions show buyers such as Indiana Loan and Trust Co. Heller Abstracter and various individuals paying amounts from 1 to 10000 dollars for parts of sections 11 21 and 29 with parcels in Drexel Park Pleasant and Lillie Place add. Also notes a Sunday excursion promotion for Lake Shore travel.
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John Co
Heller
Court Street
F. Maxheimer
J. Maxheimer
Monroe
M. Maxheimer
J. H. Maxheimer
Knoblauch
G. Minder
Shirley City
E.S. Hartzell
Indiana Loan and Trust Co
Maysville
Springfield
Henry Wietfeldt
C. Wouse
Massilon
Madison
A. B. Gibson
Ft. Wayne
Robins
W. H
D. N
R. C. Baird
I River
Soldier Co
J. Cessna
Lake
Fort Wayne Traction Co
A. Bretmger
Drexel
Jefferson
Cc. Hughes
W. C. Hughes
Drexel Park
Wayne
D. Martin
A. Lardier
St. Joe
A. Sordelet
City and Suburban Realty Co
Anna Gomley
Lillie Place Add
Washington
N. Milliman
M. M. Milliman
Mian
Milan Tp. U. Ss. of
P. Corman
Mary A. Tracy
Elmer B. Gandy
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Wayne Smitley
H. B. Smitley
South Harrison Street
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J. S. McCurdy
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Hattie Reaimer
H. H. Brand
Presbyterian Church At
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Wooster University
Harry K. Thaw
New York
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J. E. Stults
Wallen
County Board of Health
Fred Smitley
E. M. VanBuskirk
Schlaudroff
Hattie
Harry Ninde
Harry Hogan
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