White House denies Taft urged Lorimer’s election
Washington confirms Taft did not authorize any telegram urging Lorimer’s election. The statement notes Taft did not know Lorimer well and refused to push his candidacy. A Taft letter reiterates he did not lend weight to Lorimer’s Senate election.
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Washington, D. C
Edward Hines
Lorimer
Aldrich
Springfield
Senate
White House
Taft
Illinois
Mr. Lorimer
Congress
Hopkins
Ilinois
Air
Hines
Helm Committee
Veteran tailor retires after 34 years in Fort Wayne shop
Gottfried Schmidt sells his Fort Wayne tailoring business to his son Otto H Schmidt and daughter Miss Iaila Schmidt. The firm will operate as J T Schmidt & Co with the next generation taking over. The elder plans a long rest after visiting Grand Rapids, then travels this summer.
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Gottfried Schmidt
Fort Wayne
Otto H
Iaila Schmidt
J T. Schmidt
East Main Street
J. W. Schmidt & Son
Charles
G. Schmidt & Bro
G. Schmidt
East Mainstreet
Aldine Block
Elektron
Fort Wayne City Directory Nears Delivery With 37724 Names
The Fort Wayne city directory now in press will be delivered in a few days and lists 37,724 names. It estimates the city population at 75,448 and includes residents just outside city limits counted for nearby townships.
Fort Wayne post office to close Sundays for mail delivery
The Fort Wayne post office will remain closed on Sundays under a Postmaster General order. The change follows broader city practice and ends a long-standing local custom. The petition backing the closing came from business leaders and is supported by the Federation of Labor and Retail Merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Postoffice Department
Hanna
Fort ‘Wayne
Fort. Wayne
Federation of Labor
Retail Merchants’ Association
Ready for Another Murder in the Rolling Mill District
Alex Marget, armed with a knife, announced he was ready to make more history Saturday night. Constable Harry Hughes detained him and he was fined five dollars plus costs for drunkenness. Other Saturday arrestees included Roy Foster for theft. several suspects were released.
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Rolling Mill
Alex Marget
Harry Hughes
Marget
William Shrine
John Sullivan
John J. Scott
Frank Parent
A. C. Cartwright
Roy Foster
Arbitration as Peace Aims Across The Americas
President argues for US guardianship in the hemisphere detailing interventions in Cuba Haiti Santo Domingo Peru Bolivia and Honduras to prevent war. He favors treaties with Britain France and Germany to arbitrate all international differences including national honor. He contends such steps reduce war risk and promote global peace.
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South
Central America
South America
United States
Cuba
Havana
Santo Dominen
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Hague
Ton
Peru
Ecuador
Brazil
Argentine
Chile
Bolivia
Honduras
Nicaragua
Senate
Mexico
England
France
Germany
Amber
Great Britain
Helen Blair Denies Hotel Raid In East Superior District
A local raid on a East Superior Street hotel led Helen Blair to insist she runs a regular establishment. Police warned she must change course or face closure while an affidavit for a house of ill fame was prepared. Several raid detainees posted bonds and faced fines as reports detail other minor offenses and continuances.
The Cradle of Liberty Marches Through City Streets
Citizens staged a city march titled The Cradle of Liberty winding through main avenues. Organizers and participants carried banners signaling the day’s patriotic display.
Washington Observes Quiet Independence Day
In Washington on July 4 the city kept a safe and sane Fourth with no firecrackers or toy pistols in circulation. Police enforced the explosives ban, leaving Official Washington nearly deserted and Postmaster General Hitchock as the lone cabinet official in town.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Birdman in Fine Flight Alights Over New York Skyline
Harry N Atwood completed a record flight starting from New London and returning inland to fly around Manhattan and over prominent landmarks. He circled the Singer Tower at 525 feet and hovered above Wall Street as spectators watched a daring feat surpassing earlier American aviation records.
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New York
Governor's Island
Harry N. Atwood
Singer Tower
France
Eiffel Tower
Lower Manhattan Island
Atwood
New London
Connecticut
Long Island Sound
Minelo
Mt. Vernon
Hell Gate
East River
Long Island City
Williamsburg
Manhattan Island
Trinity Church
Liberty Tower
New Bankers’ Trust
Wall Street
Broad Street
City Investment Building
Fourth of July celebration by American colony in Berlin
The American colony in Berlin marked the Fourth at Gruenau on the river with baseball and other sports. Several hundred people attended the event.
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Berlin
Gruenau
Fort Wayne man seeks wife via post office romance
A letter from Andrew J. Simpson of Peru Ind asks Postmaster Hanna to pass his address to a suitable woman. He claims to be wealthy and ready to pay for help finding a wife, noting he will await a letter next Saturday and that the missive was mailed from Wabash. He directs the recipient to contact him for matrimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Simpson
Peru
Wabash
Mr. Simpson
Independence Day Celebration in Manila Attracts 50,000
In Manila on July 4 the Independence Day celebration drew about fifty thousand participants as Filipinos joined American residents in public exercises with fine weather aiding the turnout.
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Manila
Germany Honors Day With U S War Vessels At Kiel
In Kiel on July 4 the imperial yacht Hohenzollern and German battleships dressed ship in honor of the American Fourth. The fleets fired a 21 gun salute at noon and American Commander Coontz and staff were hosted at the castle by Prince Henry of Prussia and his wife.
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Kiel
Germany
Hohenzollern
Coontz
Prince Henry
Prussia
William
Day Kept in Rome on July Fourth at Exhibition
In Rome July Fourth Americans waved flags around the American pavilion at the International Exhibition. Monsignor Kennedy, rector of the American College in Rome, hosted a dinner for students and prel ates, the accompanying company numbering a few dozen attendees.
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Rome
Monsigtor Kennedy
American College In
Pittsburg arrest ends murder case in city
Rafello Mastriano, twenty, is held in Pittsburg after confessing to the murder of Paul Yonia, thirty, at an Italian rooming house on Melita street. Detective work traced his flight via Arcola and Dixon, with pursuit by Officer Brennan and a city-wide dragnet. Yonia, a Kerr Murray boiler shop worker, left five children and a wife.
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Pittsburg
Paul Yonia
Rafello Mastriano
Italan
William Pappert
Abbott
Mastriano
Arcola
Dixon
Qghio
Melita Street
Yonia
Mastriano Fied
Mike Brennan
Calhoun Street
Mastraino
Yanila
Cerail
Auto Patrol
Columbia City
Brennan
Mastrato
Kerr Murray Manufacturing Company
Real Estate Transfers Compiled by John Do Heller
Real estate transfers list numerous Wayne township lots in Interurban, Wiehman, Wichman, Glendale, McKinnie Park Place, and Belmont additions with buyers like McCulloch, Remy Investment, Tri-State, and Straus Bros. Co. sale prices range from $1 to $309 with parcels in Adams and Marion townships and Maumee, Warsaw counties. Key parcels include lot 7 Interurban addition Wayne, lot 13 Wichman’s, and parcels 363-364 Belmont addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arno Reim
Louis J. McCulloch
Wayne Township
Anna M. Archer
R. I. Remy Investment Company
Wiehman
Alex A. Martin
Et al
R. L. Remy Investment Company
Wichman
Fort Wayne Trust Company
Presley
Zigler
Glendale Acre
William F. A. Bushman
G. W
L. M. Aice
Williamsport
Marion Township
Jesse Greider
Herman
H. Kennig
Bnerger’s
Berghoff Brewing Association
Owen Cummings
McKinnie Park Place
Tri-State Loan and Trust Company
Jesse Adams
Fairfield of Addition
Andrew Messmann
Straus Bros. Co
Maumee Township
Ransom HW. Young
Nelle J. Davis
Walton Avenue
Adams Township
Ben R. Barra
Theresa Wilkinson
Christ Ziemendorf
Belmont Addition
Ira P
Ida B. Evans
Chauncey L. Griffith
Wayne Tp
Appointment of Administratrix for Lawrence Offerle Estate
Katharina Offerle named administratrix of the estate of Lawrence Offerle late of Alten County Indiana deceased. Estate declared solvent. Breen Morris attorneys for the estate.
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Lawrence Offerle
Alten County
Indiana
Katherina Offerle
Adm’x
Breen & Morris
Fly
J Hardenrider Dies Sudden At Fort Wayne Restaurant
Joseph Hardenrider owner of a restaurant at 225 East Main Street and longtime Allen County resident died suddenly at his home above the restaurant. Cause listed as heat prostration and heart trouble per coroner Kes ter. He was born in Germany in 1849 and was 61 years old. He came to the U S at age two, worked in Pennsylvania shops, then ran his Fort Wayne restaurant for thirty years. Surviving widow, son William, four brothers Henry J, John, William, Frank, and two sisters Mrs Ann Palmer and Mrs Mary Palmer. He was a Revocat member of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and Cathedral Legion.
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Joseph Hardenrider
East Main Street
Allen County
Kester
Harkenrider
Germany
United States
Harkenrider Homestead
Yoder
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania
William
Hnry J. Harkenrider
John
William Harkenrider
Frank Harkenrider
Portland
Ore
Ann Palmer
Mary Palmer
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Cathedral Legion
New Wage Schedule For G R I Enginemen Trainmen
The winter wage agreement with G R I management takes effect July 1. The new schedule, posted in standard spots, mostly raises conductors flagmen brakemen and baggagemen with increases up to 10 percent for some firemen and freight crews. Engine and trainmen see no reductions.
King George Joins American Cross of Honor
Washington July 4. King George of England accepts honorary membership in the American Cross of Honor and the Cross of that organization. Ambassador James Bryce writes Thomas Herndon, president of the American Cross of Honor, with the advisory note.
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Washington
King George of England
American Cross of Honor
Cross
James Bryce
Thomas Herndon
Preacher Becomes Editor at Roanoke Review
Rev. F. L. T. Durham of Andrews resigns from ministry to enter journalism. This week's Roanoke Review announces his appointment as editor of the publication.
Country party marks thirteenth wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Jacob Miller celebrated their thirteenth anniversary with relatives and music at their rural home three miles west of the city. The gathering included numerous Schmitt Neuman and Junk families among others with lively entertainment and refreshments.
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Jacob Miller
John Schmitt
Peter Neuman
John Neuman
John Shank
Mart Neuman
Carl Helfer
Earl Seibold
John Hahn
Mary Schmitt
Anna Schmitt
Joseph Junk
James
Joseph
Willie
George Neuman
Walter
Mat
Joseph Schmitt
Nick Christian
Willie Hahn
John Weickart
Frank Edgell
Mary Elizabeth
Anna
Margaret Schmitt
Julia Junk
Julia Blank
Gertrude Junk
James V. Hendricks
Albert Stroup
Lagrange
Earl Marsells
Flint, Mich
Riverside Raid Nets Six Charged With Immorality In City Court
Early morning raid on the Riverside hotel by Captain Martin Rundell and officers led to six arrests for immorality. Each was fined $3 and costs as out-of-town suspects with no prior arrests. none could pay. Additional raid at 309 West Superior street yielded two couples, and Aileen Miller, running the place, fined $40 and jailed ten days. Other defendants faced varying penalties while some were released or held for further contact with authorities.
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Helen Blair
East Superior Street
Palm Garden
Kelly
Mungovan
Abbott
Maelen
Fort Wayne
Decatur
Garrett
Indianapolis
Bessie Belmine
Blair House
Tony Ridley
Victor Allen
Ernest Ayers
Charles Carter
Charles Kleinschmith
Paul
Barney Craig
Tie
Robison Park
John Thomas
Peru
Mike Neal
John Ryan
Charles Brown
George Mansfield
Roy Foster
Riverside
Martin Rundell
Bill Horstman
Harry Hilgemann
West Superior Street
Aileen Miller
Fred Butler
Pappert
Detroit
Ed Erman
East Creighton Avenue
New Probe on Express Rates Details Commission Inquiry
A probe outlines proposed tariffs for express companies Wells Fargo Adams and others. The focus is on combination rates, where two firms ship to a final destination, with a typical 15 to 17 percent cut on mixed-rate routes. Straight rates show no cuts except where past injustices occurred. The tariffs take effect August 1 and trigger a formal commission inquiry.
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Commission
Kick Proves Serious In Huntington Horseman Wounded
Ephraim Souers of Huntington Indiana, a well known horseman, was kicked by a horse in training at the fair grounds. He suffered a severe abdominal wound and additional injuries may be disclosed as investigations proceed.
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Huntington
Ind
Ephraim Souers
Fair Grounds
Reunion date set for Thirtieth Indiana Volunteers in Fort Wayne
The Thirtieth Indiana Volunteers annual reunion will be held in Fort Wayne on September 27 and 28. The local executive committee met with Judge S. M. Hench and noted this year marks the regiment’s fiftieth anniversary since its 1861 formation at Camp Allen and departure for duty on October 2. Other attendees included G. W. Wilbur, Thomas Toomey, George Hannon, William Brown, Asa Turner, Major N. Wn. Sloydston, and J. W. Armstrong.
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Lion S. Bass
Wayne
Allen County
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America
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Stentz
Jamieson
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Ashland
Ohio
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Mr. Stentz
East
Jefferson Street
Hesier Boyles
Maizie Boyles
R. C. Boyles
Heustis Avenue
C. E. Hosler
Ford Tailoring Company
Simpson M. E. Church
W. A. Griest
City Court
Old Thirtieth Regiment
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