Walther League excursion yields athletic program in Rome City
Walther League members returning from the Rome City trip report a top notch athletic day. A baseball game saw visiting Fort Wayne delegates defeat locals 9 to 5, followed by races and events featuring participants from Fort Wayne Milwaukee Cleveland Logansport and Rome City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walther League
Rome City
Fort Wayne
Albert C. Koenig
Milwaukee
Otto Koenig
Helen Wermuth
Ella Miller
Fred Meyers
W. Burrows
Buffalo
Ben Feiertag
Ernst Meyer
I. Strieder
W. Erb
P. Miller
M. Regedanz
W. Meyer
William Grass
Logansport
Clara Koenig
Cleveland
Emma Busse
Wehle
Clara Ffeffer
Erdman
Young Man Suffered Scald Injuries At Home
Charles Cherry Jr a messenger at the Pennsylvania shops sustained painful burns Thursday evening while carrying hot water to his home bathroom. He fell on the stairs and spilled the hot water over his chest where a diagonal burn two or three inches long occurred as the skin peeled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cherry
Pennsylvania
Engineer Hagan Crushed in Kalamazoo Yard Collision
Thomas W. Hagan a freight engineer on the Grand Rapids and Indiana road was killed instantly in the Kalamazoo yards shortly after 7 pm when his engine side-swiped the engine pulling passenger train No. 6 which arrives Fort Wayne at 10 50 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Hagan
Grand Rapids
Indiana Road
Kalamazoo
Fort Wayne
Engineer Hagan Killed In Wreck Near Kalamazoo
Engineer Thomas W. Hagan died after his freight train collided with a passenger engine at Kalama zoo. He attempted to reach safety as the engines touched, the tender crushed him, and the body was sent to the undertaker for burial. He leaves a widow Louisa Cavalier and two children, plus three siblings. Funeral at 2 PM Monday from 536 Montgomery street with interment at Lindenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagan
Kalamazoo
Klaehn & Melching
Montgomery Street
T. McGuire
C. E. Smith
McGuire
C. Fowler
Thomas W. Hagan
Lake Township
Country
United States Postal Department
Cleveland
Syracuse
N. Y
Lake Shore
D. W. Souder
Allen County
Grand Rapids
Indiana
Louisa Cavalier
Victor Cavalier
Gertrude
John Hagan
William Hagan
Ed Hagan
Texas
Julius Tyron
Michael Hagan
Montana
Anthony Wayne Lodge
A. G. Porter Lodge
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Lindenwood
Engines Demolished In Yard Crash Injures No One
Wabash yard engine No. 78 nicknamed Fido was wrecked Saturday morning when it backed into a line of cars pushed by a switch-engine. The cab and side pipes were damaged but Engineer James DeBurne escaped injury. The incident accelerates Fido's retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Fido
James DeBurne
Fido Locomotive to Be Replaced After Accident
The small engine Fido, built in Fort Wayne in 1871 with four 37 inch drivers and 13 by 22 inch cylinders, will be taken out of service and scrapped after a collision damaged it and three box cars. A larger engine is due to arrive to replace it for later service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Fido
Cuttered Path to Wabash Shops Turns Hazardous
J N Alter a machinist from Division street faced a dangerous shortcut along the Pennsylvania tracks Monday before 7 am. A switch engine struck him near Hanna street, rolling him several feet. He survived with scalp wounds, arm and leg injuries, none of which were broken, and was taken to the company surgeon before returning to the Wabash shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division Street
Wabash Shops
J. N. Alter
Pennsylvania Tracks
Hanna Street
Eye Injury Near Miss at Fisher Bros Paper House
James S. Danehy an employee of Fisher Bros. narrowly escaped serious eye injury when a steel fragment from two striking hammers flew into his eye. He was treated at St. Joseph hospital and may recover fully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James S. Danehy
Fisher Bros
Bass Street
Hoagland Avenue
St. Joseph Hospital
Current Cut Capers at Calhoun and Grand
A trolley wire broke and dropped to the street rail near Calhoun and Grand shortly before noon Friday causing a flash of electricity that frightened a horse owned by Frederick Witte of Fox Avenue. The horse Bolt from the buggy and ran but was recaptured before serious damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun
Grand Streets
Frederick Witte
Fox Avenue
Michael Duggan Ill as Warning Climate Change Hopes Rise
Mrs. M J Kahoe reports to sister Mrs Michael W Duggan in Las Vegas Mexico that Michael Duggan is very ill and not improving. The Journal Gazette’s Denver death notice is incorrect. Duggan was a former fireman and Nickel Plate engineer who lost a hand in an accident and retired. He went west for health benefits from a milder climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Kahoe
Michael W. Duggan
Las Vegas
Mexico
Duggan
The
Journal-Gazette
Denver
Col
Michael Duggan
Calhoun Street
New casting method for large engine cylinders
The Bass Foundry and Machine company plans a new method to cast a 32 and 60x60 cross compound Corliss engine cylinder for American Sheet and Tin Plate of Cambridge Ohio. The low pressure cylinder, weighing about 5000 pounds, will be cast in one piece using loam sand on end with a skeleton pattern. Foreman John Norton edges pattern toward molding stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass Foundry and Machine Company
Corliss
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Cambridge
Ohio
John Norton
Death of Engineer Willard J. Potter at North Amherst
Mrs. Louis Schmoe of Baker Street went to Toledo for the funeral of her cousin Willard J. Potter who was killed near North Amherst Ohio. Potter an engineer on the Lake Shore road was investigating machinery trouble when the engine and tender uncoupled and crushed him as he stood in the gangway. He had visited Fort Wayne several times, with his last visit last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Schmoe
Baker Street
Toledo
Willard J. Potter
North Amherst
Ohio
Mr. Potter
Lake Shore Road
Potter
Fort Wayne
Record Freight Milestone for Pennsylvania Railroad May
The Pennsylvania Railroad reports a new all time high in freight handling for May with total freight car mileage reaching 122 770 308. A May 28 interchange peak of 8 704 cars surpassed the prior record by 650, exceeding the 3 054 car mark set on June 30 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Lnes
Pittsburg
Boilermaker Jack Wilson Returns from Panama
Boilermaker Jack Wilson, who began a position in the Wabash shops today, recently came back from Panama after a year in government service at the Panama Canal. He reports boiler makers there earn 68 cents an hour and praises the sanitary conditions. He plans to live in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wilson
Panama
Panama Canal
Mr. Wilson
Wabash Machinist Slips, Injures Left Hand
A. B. Krause, a machinist's helper at the Wabash shops, slipped and fell last Friday, severely spraining and bruising his left hand. Dr. Kandt was called to attend the sufferer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Krause
Wabash
Dr. Kandt
Truckbuilder Crushed Finger at Pennsylvania Tank Shop
P. J. Leazier, a truckbuilder at a Pennsylvania tank shop, had the index finger of his left hand badly crushed last Friday while at work. The tip of the finger was injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Leazier
Pennsylvania Tank Shop
Multiple Weddings In City This Month Include Young-Houser
Miss Christina Houser and Ford Young wed Saturday July 13 then left for Detroit. Thomas O'Brien and Anna Gorman married July 11 in Adrian Michigan with Edna Carey and Louis Kelly as attendants. Libbie Erskin wed Alfred Zegenius July 10 in Auburn. Grace Wilding and Burt Hodgman married July 11 then head to Lake George and East Orange New Jersey afterward. Irene Schoenherr married Jacob Koerber July 4 at Trinity German Lutheran with reception at the Schoenherr home. The piece lists numerous local family celebrating birthdays and gatherings accompanying the weddings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young—Houser
Christina Houser
Wells Street
Mr. Ford Young
Detroit
Mr. Young
Thomas O’brien
Anna Gorman
Adrian
Mich
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Edna Carey
Louis Kelly
Jane O'Brien
Kate O'Brien
Martin O’brien
James Hayes
Andy Dawson
Bernard Howey
Auburn
Libbie B. Erskin
Spencerville
Alfred W. Zegenius
Fort Wayne
C. B. Jones
The
Baptist Church
Basil Zegenius
Bert Wesson
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company
Hodgman
wWilding
Grace Porter Wilding
Ella Wilding
Burt Bradley Hodgman
New York
Third Presbyterian Church
H. B. Master
First
Frank Fox
Eliza Hanna
Wabash Station
St. Lawrence River
City Hydraulic Engineering Department
East Orange
N. J
Koerber
Schoenherr
Irene Schoenherr
Jacob Koerber
Trinity German Lutheran Church
Paul Stoeppelwerth
Oswald Schoenherr
Runion Avenue
H. R. Charle
Mendelssohn
Melany Selbman
Plymouth
Margaret Laux
Philadelphia
Bertha Koerber
Harry Pinkert
Chicago
Charles Leuenberger
Miss Selbman
Laux
Gottlieb Leuenberger
Hight Street
Country Parties Honor Blessings Guests
Mr and Mrs Henry Blessing of Washington township hosted a Sunday dinner with guests including Mr and Mrs Christian Prange Mr and Mrs C H Henline and daughters Grace Louise and Edna of this city Miss Edna Griswold of Philadelphia and Eid Meecom of Cincinnati Grace Henline assisted in serving refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Morris
W. S. Morris
Erva Carskadden
Evelyn Fisher
Virginia White
Florence Foster
Jeanette Morris
Helen Colerick
Charlotte Sites
Henry Blessing
Washington Township
Goshen Road
Christian Prange
C. H. Henline
Grace
Louise
Edna
Edna Griswold
Philadelphia
Eid. Meecom
Cincinnati
Henline
Tefreahmenta
Fairbanks Delights Rail Workers Then Tours Seaside
Vice President Fairbanks, stranded briefly at Goble Oregon, chatted with the railroad foreman and his crew, accepted breakfast, and later traveled to Astoria where he toured the cruiser Charleston. A Seaside banquet honored his visit before nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Fairbanks
Goble
Oregon
Astoria
In Memory of a Charter Member Mrs Lara Case Woodworth
Resolutions from Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter D A R honor Mrs Lara Case Woodworth charter member and longtime worker. She chaired programs and led Reminiscences of Old Fort Wayne pamphlet work and helped publish Fort Wayne historical material. Her death prompted solemn resolutions and memorials for the society and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Penrose Wayne
Lura Case Woodworth
Court House
Woodworth
Fort Wayne
Hereas
Lara Case Woodworth
Lfe
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Winifred J. Randall
Marthe B. Hanna
Louise N. Griswold
Renewal of Golden Anniversary for Fort Wayne Couple
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schilling celebrate their fifty year marriage with a reception at 1001 West Jefferson and a St. Pauls church renewal of vows. The pair, both born in Germany, have eight children and five grandchildren and are noted builders in Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Schilling
West Jefferson Street
Ambrose Metsker
Lafayette
Celia Arnold
Huntington
Morel
Wolcottville
Schilling
Mrs. Schilling
Vaden
Germany
Fort Wayne
Glasser
Wentz
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Henry Ruth
Henry Baschinger
Lawrence ‘Baker
John
Catherine
Agnes
Celia Schilling
Geake Stone Yard
Old Court House
Bank Will Resume in Hicksville After Bank Closure
Hicksville Ohio July 12 A First National bank of Hicksville that closed two weeks ago will resume. Stockholders voted to double their money raising about 40000 plus 19000 surplus. Depositors will leave 25 percent of deposits as resource with promise of later refund. Additional doubtful paper may add to earnings speeding dividend restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicksville, O
First National Bank of
Hicksville
Dr Kings Address on Superintendent Planning and Advertising
Dr Otto A King Huntington Sunday School superintendent spoke at Wayne Street Methodist church on planning and advertising for Sunday schools. He urged systematic methods and graded schools, praised illustrations, and noted refreshments were served after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto A. King
Huntington
Uniar
Wayne Street Methodist Episcopal Church
King
Anna Philley
C. M. Kenyon
Roanoke Considers Interurban Mail Service
Roanoke Indiana inspector A R Burr from Fort Wayne visited to study near mail service. He plans to recommend that Roanoke be served by the interurban from Fort Wayne and Huntington, a proposal he has pressed before without action from the department. He vows to press his best for Roanoke residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Ind
Postoffice
A. R. Burr
Fort Wayne
Fort Weyne
Huntington
Burr
Wind sign at Faster Furniture creates rotating display
Meyers Maine Faster Furniture on Court street unveils four wind signs named wind sign. The concave surfaces and wind shields let signs revolve on their axes with a small breeze. The items, patented in Indiana at Muncie, have drawn notable attention since Saturday unveiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Street
Muncie
Cars Delayed at Robison Park After Wire Grounding
Park patrons who stayed past 10 pm were forced to wait until 12 30 as a wire grounded on the line. Linemen walked the route to locate the fault and many grew vexed with the company. Five carloads were delayed and city cars remained at the transfer corner to take riders home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robison Park
Goebel Properties Sold at Private Estate Auction
Several large Goebel estate properties changed hands in a private sale Friday. Morris Meyer of 132 West Main Street purchased the building he now occupies for 12 000 dollars. The Brackenridge street residence sold to John P. Wagner for 4100 dollars. Proceeds to be divided among the heirs of the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Goebel
Morris Meyer
West Main Street
Goebel
Brackenridge Street
John P. Wagner
Building Permits Issued This Week by Public Works
The department of public works issued permits for new frame dwellings and a remodel. Names include M. Kinder on Lafayette Street for two thousand dollars, Oliver Blystone on Fifth Street for twelve hundred, Lee J. Ninde on Wildwood Avenue for three thousand, Henry Kramer on Calhoun Street for fifteen hundred, J. Crawford at Lafayette and Sutton for two thousand five hundred, Alex P. McKeeman on Hanna Street for eighteen hundred, E. M. Shutt on Rivermet Avenue for three thousand, B. C. Rietdorf on Park Avenue for fifteen hundred, and E. F. Liebman remodeling a storefront at 126 East Berry Street for five hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Public Works
M. Kinder
Lafayette Street
Oliver Blystone
Fifth Street
Lee J. Ninde
Wildwood Avenue
Henry Kramer
Calhoun Street
J. Crawford
Lafayette
Sutton Streets
Alex P. McKeeman
Hanna Street
E. M. Shutt
Rivermet Avenue
B. C. Rietdorf
Park Avenue
E. F. Liebman
East Berry Street
Market Square Empty as Potatoes Jump to Eighty Cents
Market square was deserted Monday morning with no buying or selling. A farmer appeared in the white morning and prices hardly moved. Potatoes jumped to eighty cents, the highest yet this season between old and new stock.
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Danehy
South Calhoun Street
Lers Hand Br.sed
Zegenius—Erskin
Fred Kahn
Kahn
Frank Poirson
Frank Delegrange
Frank Casso
Frank Pevert
Frank Cook
Henry Miller
John Cook
Harry Grosvenor
J. Poirson
Margaret and
Adeline Barrand
Celia Gunder
Caroline Harmeyer
Coldwater Road
Pauline
Emma Harmeyer
Henry Harmeyer
Will Bartles
Emma
Minnie Harmeyer
Bertha Kruse
Minnie
Amelia Drier
Theresa
Amelia
Bertha Young
Edith Dressler
Lodie Bashelier
Luella Harmeyer
Lewis Harmeyer
Drier
Ernest
Herman Young
Theodore
Fred Rodenbeck
Will Kruse
Harmeyer
Henry Bashelier
Fannie Zuber
Jacob Zuber
South
F. Bar
M. Koehler
Zuber
Irma Mhuhn
Helen Noll
Margaret Schmidt
Clara Nichter
Bertha Nichter
Agnes Gruber
Carrie Mayers
Pearl Springer
Alma Hegerfeld
Viola Hegerfeld
Grace Barr
Evelyn Koehler
Adam Fielder
Pedro
Emil Soest
Frank Zink
Susan Genthner
E. Soest
William Soest
Charles Hellman
Ernst Schulte
Emilie Soest
Susan
Elizabeth Genthner
Evelyn Mommer
Washington Boulevard West
Minnie Rees
Mary Moran
Alice Dittoe
Frances Veith
Lillian Moellering
Clara Voirol
Genevieve Mungovan
Marie and
Gretta Scroggy
Kenneth McDonald
Frank Thompson
George Miller
George Voirol
Will Young
George DeWald
Harry Voirol
Frank Callahan
Julian Alter
Raymond Doyle
Othmar Heine
Howard Mommer
Helen Miller
Nellie Fox
Myrtle Carter
Anna Rhea Fleming
Olive
Ethel Doud
Helen Bassett
Pearl Karn
Edith Harding
Laurel Marriotte
Marie Scroggy
Pearl Kickley
Emma Wefe
Wilma Freese
Theresa Brandes
Ruth Case
Elsie Brandes
Emma Metting
Frieda Glissman
Emma Krimmel
Alma Bohley
Esther Freese
Clara Homeyer
Clara Schuster
Meta Borchert
Elsie
Hilda Knothe
Anna Luegsenhop
Mrs
Margie Gutermuth
Olive Doud
Myrtle Baxter
Gwenn Saylor
Miss Williams
Earl Thompson
Howard Saylor
Abbott Carter
Dick Vesey
Herbert Zur Muehlen
Leonard House
Dan Ball
Henry Sell
Perry Cooper
George Lund
Fred Williams
Eleanor Wilson
E. M. Wilson
Eleanor
Helen Freiburger
Katherine
Mary
Erin
Agnes Ann Carroll
Louise Metzger
Dorothy Heaton
Virginia
Mabel Vernon
Marcella Texter
Rosalie Weil
Katherine Lehman
Martha Thieme
Edith Emmons
DR. King's
Goebel Properties
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