Rumor of Russian Naval Victory Reported From Port Arthur
A rumor from Liao Yang reports a naval engagement at Port Arthur with twenty one Japanese ships defeated by Russia. A second dispatch from New Chwang says General Kuroki advances along the line and Japanese officers form bands in the Lino valley planning an attack on Mukden.
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St. Petersburg
Liao Yang
Port Arthur
Genson
Korea
New Chwang
Kuroki
Lino Valley
Mukden
Great Battle May Be Near In War-Torn Manchuria
From St Petersburg on July 8 military officials anticipate heavy fighting as Japanese columns push on across Manchuria. General Kuroki aims to seize southern Manchuria and hold Port Arthur and Yin Kow, fortify them with long range guns, expecting costly Russian attempts to retake them with 800000 fresh troops.
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St. Petersburg
Fing Wenrther
Kai Chou
Hath Cheng
Liao
Yang
Mukuen
Kal Vhou
Liao Yang
Ta Teche Kino
Lino Yang
Kuroki
Xnang
Manchuria
Port Arthur
Yin Kow
New Chwang
Taps Lost Heavily in Hoyan Night Attack
A night attack at Hoyan left Japanese forces with heavy losses. Reports cite about 200 killed and 500 wounded, as synchronized Allied advances were reported nearby. Local observers describe intense fighting and rising casualties on both sides.
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Jan Yang
Hoyan
Baltic Fleet Sail Date Set Amid Sealed Orders
A Baltic squadron division will sail from Cronstadt on July 28 under sealed orders. Destination remains a mystery. ships listed include armored cruiser Admiral Nakimof, battleship Os habin, protected cruiser Aurora, battleship Alexander III, and possibly Navarin and Kamichatkin.
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St. Petersburg
Baltic Squadron
Cronstadt
Far East
Nakimof
Oshabin
Aurora
Alexander III
Navarin
Kamichatkin
Open Hospital This Year For Fort Wayne Lutherans
The building committee begins subscription collection to remodel the Ninde homestead on Fairfield avenue into Lutheran hospital. They expect occupancy by fall after interior changes and a new wing. Subscriptions exceed projected needs, drawn from Fort Wayne and surrounding Lutheran churches.
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Ninde
Fairfield Avenue
Remodeling to Begin at An’ Operating Roots Site
Work on remodeling the place will begin about September 1st. The notice mentions wards and operating roots, indicating preparations for renovations at the listed site.
Duggans Hanged in Michigan City Prison
Jerry Duggans, convicted of murdering Mrs. William Ramsey and her two children in Terre Haute on February 12, was hanged at the Michigan City prison just after midnight. He faced the gallows with a cheerful demeanor and smiled on the way to the scaffold. The drop occurred at 12:08, and he was pronounced dead eleven minutes later. His last words were I here is where I give a necktie party.
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Michigan City
Ind
Jerry Duggans
William Ramsey
Terre Haute
Duggans
Plans for Death Marked Bates Suicide in Abolt Township
Alfred H. Bates, a retired farmer, ended his life by swallowing carbolic acid at his son’s Abolt township home on Wednesday night. Coroner Stults tied the act to bereavement over his wife, noting Bates had prepared sealed letters to his children and inquired about the bottle label before his death. He reportedly purchased the poison in the city and drank about fourteen drachms.
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Alfred H. Bates
Abolt Township
Idndenwood Cemetery
Baten
Joe A
Benjamin Elsten
Huntington
Addi Juday
Goshen
Juday
Benton Township
Elkhart County
Charles Bartell
Elkhart
Martha Cook
Edwin Sawyer
Osceola
Cook
Mr. Sawyer
Syracusa
John M. South
Charles Dunn
Portland
Oliver Cromwell
Harlan
Fort Leavenworth
Indianapolis
James Keller
Douglass
Logansport
DeKalb County
Steuben County
Noble County
Lagrangs County
Allen County
Eva Tanguay
Lake Wawasea
Miss Tanguay
Wawnasee
Chaperon” Company
Frank Daniels
Sheriff Hudson
Hartford City
James McPherson
Michigan
Lake Erie
W. A. Gilbert
Pierceton
Gilbert
Ira Double
Jefferson Township
Wells County
Tocsin
Herman Ashell
Parker Stokes
North Manchester
North
Manchester
Hope 10 Run Cars Within Sixty Days
Fort Wayne Van Wort Lima traction company authorizes immediate resumption of construction to have cars running within sixty days on part of the system. Work starts at the eastern end with plans for service between Lima and Delphos by September. twelve miles to be completed in sixty days. Cambria steel handles steel contract. Coon Hogue of Indianapolis awarded track and overhead contract. Fort Wayne entrance details to be settled before track laying eastward begins. Material delivery is guaranteed. first lots reach the site within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne, van Wort and Lima Traction Company
Lima
Delphos
Fort Wayne
Cambria Steel Company
Coon- Hogue Construction Company
Indianapolis
No settlement reached on Kinney bank claims
Angola Indiana July 8 creditors at a Thursday meeting failed to decide on accepting a 40 percent settlement offer for claims against the defunct Kinney bank. While many creditors are signing to accept this form, the total signed remains short of the required majority of claimants and claims to make the settlement valid.
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Angola
Ind
Kinney Bank
Foley's Kidney Cure Purifies Blood and Tones System
Purports to purify the blood by straining out impurities and tone the whole system. Also claims to aid kidney and bladder troubles. Sold by Drejer & Bro.
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Drejer & Bro
Fort Wayne business leader August C. Katt dies at 49
After months of illness August C. Katt a Fort Wayne business figure dies at Hope hospital at 7:20 pm The German born native aged 49 resided at 2427 South Harrison street He led in advertising book and newsstand ventures bicycle trade and later represented Oliver Typewriter Co His survivors include wife five children and siblings Funeral arrangements are private per his wishes with six longtime friends as pallbearers.
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C. Katt
Fort Wayne
Hope Hospital
South Harrison Street
Katt
Germany
Gostendorf
Hanover
America
The
Sentinel
Wi Katt
Oliver Typewriter Company
Fort Wayne Agency
Mr. Katt
Esther
Carl
Henry
Herbert
August Katt
Henry Knott
Terre Haute
von Schenk
Belleville
Stl
5. Gaemmerer
Lanesville
Wis
Louis Wessel
Springfield
Ed O'Connell
Henry Heuer
J. M. Landenberger
F. E. W. Schelmann
John Thieme
Charles Krimmell
Obits and local notices from Kendallville Plymouth Waterloo
John Boddien aged 82 died Thursday in Kendallville and Joseph Hang one of Plymouth’s oldest citizens died Tuesday at 64. Waterloo pastors form a four‑member ministerial association with Rev. W H Mygrant as president. Miss Mabel Almond, a Porto Rico schoolteacher, visits Waterloo. Maude and Blanche Oatis, Huntington young women, are mentioned.
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John Boddien
Kendallville
Joseph Hang
Plymouth
Waterloo
W. H
Mabel Almond
Porto Rico
Maude
Blanche Oatis
Huntington
Local notes from Elkhart and neighboring counties
Arrests and accidents pepper Whitley and surrounding counties. Bowser of Goshen faces charges, Barah-Ann McClain dies at 92 near Collins, and Bartram Park reopens with a concert. Others include a 800 dollar pocketbook recovered, a near funeral, and a life of public service with Judge South renomination.
Postseason cash handed over by a young fellow
A brief report notes a young man surrendered all cash in his possession after a postseason event, with approximately eight dollars indicated in the fragment. Specific names, dates, or locations are not provided in the readable text.
Japanese torpedo boat attack on Port Arthur ends in failure
St Petersburg July 8 report details Admiral Togo's night raid with torpedo boat destroyers into Port Arthur harbor. Four ships entered. two sunk by shore batteries, one crippled, only one escaped. Harsh commentary notes the feat’s boldness amid the harbor’s treacherous, boomed defenses. A Vladivostok dispatch adds no squadron details.
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St. Petersburg
Togo
Wei Hai Wei
Port Arthur
Anchorage
Noa
Vladivostok
Tokio
Fort Wayne Endures Terrific Deluge As Streets Flood
A heavy rainstorm hit Fort Wayne Wednesday evening lasting about an hour from shortly after 7. The downpour created sheets of rain and violent flooding, overflowing sewers and halting streetcar traffic. Some cellars flooded but crop damage was minimal. Local farmers noted excessively wet soil the next day.
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Fort Wayne
Treat Your Kidneys for Rheumatism
When rheumatism pains strike the kidneys need attention to eliminate uric acid from the blood. Foley's Kidney Cure is claimed the most effective remedy. R. T. Hopkins of Polar Wis praises it after three years of failed treatment. Sold by Droler & Bro.
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Foley
R. T. Hopkins
Polar
Wis
Droler & Bro
Train Blown From Track by Cyclone in Illinois
A Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis accommodation passenger train was blown from the track at Oakford, Illinois, twelve miles north of Petersburg, killing baggage man Thos. Wieg and injuring many passengers. The train, consisting of two coaches, a baggage car and a locomotive, plunged down a seven foot embankment and split into debris. Relief trains carried doctors to the scene, with injured passengers admitted to improvised shelters. General Manager H. W. Gridley and Conductor Coleman aided in relief as the wreck was contained and flames extinguished. Injured include William H. Gridley, George A. Coleman, Ernest Leib, Henry K. Chanour, Thomas Hogan, Bryan, Chandler s ville, Henry J. Bichanour, Benjamin Swayzee, and others. Leib was believed fatally injured but most would recover.
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Petersburg
Chicago, Pedria and St. Louis
Oakford
Ill
Evaning
Thos. Wieg
Benjamin River
Springfield
Havane
Pirick
Afr
Patersburg
H. W. Gridley
Coleman
William H. Gridley
Chicago
Feorla
St. Louis Road
George A. Coleman
Ernest Leib
Henry KR. Chanur
Thomas Hogan
Mite
Prettiest South Side Wedding at St Patrick’s
One of the season’s prettiest weddings joined Miss Trances Krock and Touls Panken at St Patrick’s church with Rev Father Delancey officiating. Krock of New Haven, sister Amelia as bridesmaid wore white, bouquet of American beauty roses. Groom Touls Panken, South Side worker at Frei burger Hardware, and H C Morarity attended. Breakfast at groom’s parents on South Calhoun Street. Reception tonight in New Haven. The couple will live at their soon to be completed home at Sherman and Fifth streets after August.
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St Patrick’s Church
Father Delancey
Trances Krock
Touls Pouken
Joseph Krock
New Haven
Amelia Krock
H. C. Morarity
Calhoun Street
Paukeng
Freiburger Hardware Company
Panken
Sherman and
Fifth Streets
Domestic Troubles Promoted By King’s New Life Pills
Readers are invited to try Dr King s New Life Pills at Dreier and Bro s drug store as a remedy for stomach and other female troubles. The copy claims the pills relieve and cure ailments, with a 25 cent price.
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Dr. King
Dreier & Bro
Nervine restores health says Mrs Ring of Lima
A year ago Mrs C E Ring suffered extreme nervous and stomach trouble with fear, sleeplessness, and headaches. After taking Dr Miles Restorative Nervine she claims a near-permanent cure after twelve bottles. Her daughter, affected by St Vitus dance, also fully recovered after eight bottles. She endorses Dr Miles Remedies and notes local druggists stock them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Miles
Miles
Lima
Dr.Miles Medical Co
Eikbart, Ind
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Dbyan
Chandlersville
Henry J. Bichanour
Benjamin Swayzee
Lelb
Persmanently
Bundoy
Taaye
St. Louis
Sealas
Art
Oraine
Bartward
Wayne, Va
Butler Road
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway
Kow
Afpeo
Hesin
HeSyn
Wayne Uya
Richmond
Tau Dam
Cincinnati
Cincin Lowlavilla
St Loula
Sundar
Tefun
Rayne
Mackinaw City
G R
Mack
Aim
G. R
Eye
G. J
Aing Arriva Ab
Sahurlog
Wayne
Leon Lake Erie & Western
HKA
Bort Wayne & Bouimwessern Teag ‘Tiqh Company
Pearl and Harrison
Abolts
el Bomceo
Huntington, Andrews
Lagra and
Wabash
Fort Wagne
Hamilton
Dayton Railway
Finn Barthound
Ottawa
Winans
Calhoun
Cory Frects
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