Louisville Banker Held On Federal Charge
Joseph P. Williams president of the International Loan and Trust company was arrested in Louisville Kentucky on a federal charge of using the mails to defraud. He was held to answer July 15 in the federal court in a bond of 1000. The complaint alleges a scheme to defraud by mailing a circular to induce subscriptions for debenture bonds with monthly payments and promises of repayment at maturity, with subscribers not receiving amounts promised. The circular claims West Virginia incorporation and a capital stock of 100000.
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Louisville
Joseph P. Williams
International Loan and Trust Company
S. A. Susong
Post Office
United States
Durelle
Williams
West Virginia
Infernal machine blamed for Collinsville mine blast
State Mine Inspector Walton Rutledge reports an infernal device caused the Consolidated mine No. 17 explosion near Collinsville Illinois last Monday. Victims Louis Colonia and August Genetti were killed. miner Welsh was badly injured. Superintendent Fred Houck found a loaded revolver wired to a toolbox lid near the device and said no labor trouble or vendetta connected to the incident.
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Collinsville
Walton Rutledge
Consolidated Mine No. 17
Louis Colonia
August Genetti
Welsh
Fred Houck
Rutledge
Houck
Two Dead and One Dying in Wisconsin Tornado
A Lacrosse Wisconsin tornado swept Oakdale Warrens Mill and Millstone causing at least two deaths and one fatal injury. Victims include Mr and Mrs John Dame and Mrs William Butterfield. Many homes destroyed or damaged, crops ruined, rescues ongoing, wires down delaying casualty tallies.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Oakdale
John Dame
William Butterfield
Warrens Mill
Millstone
Warren Mills
Marsh Cut Tunnel
Elroy
New York Policeman Fatally Shot in Race Riot
New York July 5 Policeman Howard Conrad was fatally injured during a race riot in upper Manhattan late last night. Aims to kill other officers were attempted as hundreds of African American residents joined the fray. Police rescued bystanders and reserves from two precincts were deployed to restore order amid multiple arrests.
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New York
Howard Conrad
Upper
Conrad
Mexican women held in Guatemala prison amid alleged revolution plot
Mme. Marie de Ruiz Sandoval reports that about sixty Mexican women of high degree are jailed in Belén prison Guatemala City accused of fomenting revolution. They are confined in small dirty cells, denied trials, and have had no access to sight or appeals to President Diaz. The group claims charity aims and no political involvement.
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New York
Mme
Marie de Ruiz Sandoval
Mexico
Francisco Sandoval
Guatemala
Isabel de Ruiz
Belen
Diaz
United States
Senora de Ruiz
Mexico City
Mme. Sandoval
Kept Secret a Year Elopement Revealed in Fort Wayne
Marion Indiana July 6 John H Kirk and Miss Daisy Ketcham eloped to Fort Wayne on the Fourth of July and were married there. They have continued in their local Clover Leaf railroad jobs as chief clerk and stenographer, with the marriage not known to friends until now. Fort Wayne records show the ceremony occurred July 4, 1906, performed by Rev. J. W. Miller of St Paul Lutheran church.
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Marion
Ind
John H. Kirk
Daisy Ketcham
Fort Wayne
Kirk
Ketcham
Clover Leaf Railroad
Fort Wayne Court House
Former Fort Wayne Banker Returns From World Trip
J D Bond longtime cashier of the Old National Bank arrived in Fort Wayne last week after completing a world tour. He has spent many months abroad and is now back in the city. The article notes his extensive travel and continued involvement in local banking circles.
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Fort Wayne
J. D. Bond
Nationalsbank
Fort “Wayne
Mr. Bond
Rivalry of towns sparks mighty riot in Ohio
Marietta Ohio July 5 a large number of arrests were made at Lower Salem after a riot the prior day. Over a dozen men were badly injured and taken to a hospital while hundreds of others including women and children were hurt. An unfriendly clash between Elba and Salem sparked the unrest as the town marshal and mail carriers were assaulted before the melee exhausted itself.
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Marietta
Ohio
Lower Salem
Salem
Elba
Salvation Army to Treat Fort Wayne Poor at July 24 Outing
Ensign and Mrs J G Watkins command Salvation Army Fort Wayne plan a July 24 park outing at Robison Park for the poor including invalids widows and orphans. Funds are sought for fares dinners milk fruits candies nuts balls and bats to ensure the event. Donations may be sent to 183 Washington boulevard east or phoned to 2128. Beware impostors. look for the stamps and seals of Ensign and Mrs Watkins on materials.
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Ensign
J. G. Watkins
Salvatiion Army
Fort Wayne
Robison Park
Ensign Watkins
Washington Boulevard East
Fnsign
Watkins
Mrs. Watkins
Dryer of LaGrange Feels Rising Reckoning
A clipped OCR fragment mentions R. P. Dryer from LaGrange facing a rising reckoning, with details obscured. The brief notes an individual tied to the locality and an upcoming or ongoing matter requiring attention.
Heavy rains damage city sewers and sidewalks
Excessive recent rains caused widespread sewer and sidewalk damage citywide with many reports to the board of public works. The Old Fairfield avenue bulkhead cave in near St Mary's river will cost hundreds to rebuild. A diphtheria case exists on Walton avenue with quarantine in effect at two houses. Mr and Mrs C A Lingrey take charge of the isolation hospital July 10.
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Board of Public Works
Fairfield Avenue
St. Mary’s River
Walton Avenue
C. A. Lingrey
Weekly Building Permits Highlight Local Constructions
Building permits issued this week cover Menefee Foundry adding cement block for 1,000 dollars, Franklin Feipel brick dwelling on Madison Street for 2,500, S H Truesdale frame dwelling on Walnut Street for 1,400, J M Henry repairing dwelling on Poplar Street for 300, H Hilgeman and Company remodeling dwelling for 1,200, Conrad Reehling addition in Forest Park for 3,000, F B Revert frame dwelling on Oakland Street for 1,700, and F B Revert frame cottage on Franklin Avenue for 1,000.
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Menefee Foundry Company
Franklin Feipel
Madison Street
S. H. Truesdale
Walnut Street
J. M. Henry
Poplar Street
H. Hilgeman
Col S L Nelson Visits Fort Wayne Shriners
Col S L Nelson former general manager of Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction now leading McKinley Traction at Peoria Ill visited Fort Wayne last Wednesday to see old friends. He has placed his son Will Nelson in Culver Military Academy and invited Fort Wayne Shriners to tour July 19 with a special trolley car from Decatur to Peoria and a downstream river trip.
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S. L. Nelson
Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction Company
McKinley Traction Syndicate
Peoria, Ill
Nelson
Will Nelson
Culver Military Academy
Fort Wayne
ExGovernor Bigger's Grave Said Found In Fort Wayne Park
Fort Wayne recalls Samuel Bigger governor 1840 to 1848, buried in the old Broadway cemetery later transformed into McCulloch park. Herm an Michael notes the bones lie mid park about 100 feet east of Broadway, suggesting a marker be placed. Bigger died at 43 in Fort Wayne after leaving office and forming a law partnership with Joseph K. Edgerton.
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Fort Wayne
Samuel Bigger
Indiana
Herman Michael
McCulloch Park
Broadway
Michael
Old Broadway
Hugh McCulloch
C. A. Zollinger
Zollinger
Bigger
Joseph K. Edgerton
Viem Edgerton
Great game of bunco swindle exposed by peddler
An itinerant peddler named J. B. Schulty allegedly ran a bunco scheme in Justice Hawthorn's court. He sold George W. Linden near New Haven a pair of supposed dropsy cures for 40 dollars, only to reveal two pieces of cheap window glass in steel frames. A special officer pursued the swindler, who left New Haven without giving contact details, while Hawthorn remarked this was a worse cheat than a painted ham.
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J. B. Schulty
Charles Linden
New Haven
Linden
Hawthorn
Justice Hawthorn
Cancer Cure Claim Attracts Fort Wayne Readers
Advert overclaims a sixty minute operation for cancer and dozens of ailments claiming “Twenty-five Years Continued Success” with hundreds of local adherents. It promises health restoration for cancer asthma catarrh lungs dropsy kidneys bladder and other diseases including skin conditions and sexual disorders through a special method and consultation.
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Fort Wayne
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