Doctor Meyer Identified Beyond Doubt by Detective
Darforr Michigan July 14 Dr Henry W Meyer accused wholesale killer remains in police custody awaiting surrender from New York authorities. The doctor, previously silent, was positively identified this morning by D Robert, National Detective Pinkerton of Chicago. Meyer from his cell maintains silence about his whereabouts and alleged aliases. The report notes Myer is the alleged murderer and that his wife, Myer, gave birth to a bouncing baby boy while the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myer
National Detective of
Chicago
Ixito
Alkalies cause fish kill on Mississinewa river
Dead fish clog the Mississinewa as alkalies from a Gasve mill up river kill bass carp pike and suckers in the water. Health officials order burial cremation and a patrol to prevent further slaughter while officials consider remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gasve
Kirsch
Storm cloud lifts before hitting Wisconsin shore
A storm cloud broke apart at the moment it would have struck the Wisconsin shoreline. The sudden lift prevented potential damage as it disappeared from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Farwell Proposes Remedies for National Financial Troubles
Former Senator Farwell of Chicago writes to Secretary Carlisle with plans to fund and refund the national debt through bonds of a century at two percent. He urges repeal of the sub treasury law to cut costs and restore bank confidence, and proposes directing revenues to national banks. He also suggests adjusting silver and monetary parity to restore currency balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasmixetox
Farwell
Chicago
Carlisle
Treasury
the Treasury
Fatal Heat Kills Six Workers at July 15 Heat Wave
A heat wave killed six workers yesterday with several others prostrated. Names listed include Griet Anderson on a roof, Christopher Buss a foreman, Burk hardt Loezel, J. A. Simons on tracks, Charles Michlager at Sieben's brewery, and an unidentified man found by police. One may die, others were sent home or to hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcase
Griet Anderson
Christopher Buss
Teamater
Burkhardt Loezel
J. A. Simons
Charles ‘Michlager
Sieben
John Ellsworth
Bernard McGuire
Water Department
Navajo Nation Tense After Trader Kills Indian
In Navajo Stores Arizona on July 15 an Indian was killed at Hank's water tank twenty miles east. J W Bennett a trader is understood to have killed him. Bennett and two others are wounded and barricaded in a store while railway officers rush to assist. Indians threaten vengeance against Bennett and party as a crowd gathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Hank's
J. W. Bennett
Bennett
Central Iron and Steel Company Signs Amalgamated Sale
Brazil Indiana reports the Central Iron and Steel company signed the amalgamated sale for the ensuing year. The deal provides employment for about 600 men and makes it the only mill in the state that signed the sale and agreed to resume operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Central Iron and Steel Company
Seale
Caldwell Day marks picnic and star speakers in New Jersey
Caldwell day in Caupwell honors Rev James Caldwell the fighting parson. Speakers include Abram Hewitt and Stewart Woodford with James Fassie, Senator Barrett and Captain James Parker in attendance. President Cleveland could not attend due to health. Governor Werts sent regrets. The event recalls revolutionary history and the Caldwell family’s enduring presence in the Plainfield area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caupwell
N. J
Caldwell
Abram S. Hewitt
New York
Stewart L. Woodford
Brooklyn
James Fassie
New Jersey
Senator Barrett
Newark
James Parker
Perth Amboy
Cleveland
Buzzard's Bay
Werts
James Caldwell
Elizabeth
Connecticut Farros
Plainfield
Governor Tillman Targets Charleston Blind Tiger Under New Dispensary Law
Governor Tillman moves to enforce the dispensary law in Charleston against a two week old illegal liquor house known as the Blind Tiger. Authorities sought search warrants but were blocked by a technicality. The plan calls for closing the nuisance and confiscating goods if arrests and trials proceed, with possible forceful resistance expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuartestox
8. C
Tilman
Charleston
Tillman
Judge Grants Restraining Order in Bedford Stone Quarry Case
Judge Wood of the United States circuit court issued a restraining order delaying the sale of Bedford Stone Quarry property. S. B. Voris seeks $275,000 in stock, alleging former owners William L. Breyfogle and W. C. Winstanley misappropriated $100,000 and that interest on company obligations remains past due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inpiaxarouts
Passenger Falls Overboard From Umbria Near New York
The Conrad line steamer Umbria reports passenger Aschere Weinstein of 808 Lexington Avenue New York fell overboard from the saloon deck at 8 oclock yesterday morning near the vessel. A search boat was sent but Weinstein was not found. Presumed accidental drowning.
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Conrad Line
Umbria
McKay
New York
Liverpool
Aschere Weinstein
Lexington Avenue
Wennistein
Double murder wounds two brothers in Clinton area
Freeman and Moses Cox were shot dead while working in a field near Clinton in Anderson county. George Beets is at large as a posse hunts him. Separate notes report creditors seizing Schlesinger syndicate mines in Michigan and a Jamesport bank assignment amid money stress. A Newark region fire destroyed a frame business block in Elizabethport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxvirts
Tenn
Clinton
Anderson County
Freeman
Moses Cox
George Beets
Beets
Fire Leaves Several Families Homeless After Nighttime Blaze
A large fire rendered several families homeless. Most occupants escaped in their night clothes with limited information from witnesses. Fire crews battled the blaze through the night, and investigators began assessing the cause at the scene.
President Walsh Dead The Noted Theologian Succumbs
Rev Father Thomas E Walsh 40 longtime Notre Dame president dies at 5 am after chronic Brights disease He was vice president and classical professor before leading the university He was a prominent scholar and orator known in South Bend and Fort Wayne reports note his past visit for St Patrick church dedication in 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Thomas E. Walsh
Notre Dame University
Bright
Father Walsh
Classica of
Notre Dame
Fort Wayne
St. Patrick’s Church
Father Delaney
Tne Seariver
Walsh
Ep. Sentinel
To Take Dr. Myers to the Scene of His Crimes
Detectives Jacob Von Gerichten and J W Trainor from New York arrived in Detroit to claim Dr Myers. Trainor went to Lansing to secure Governor Rich's signature on requisition papers and expected to return this afternoon to transfer Myers that night if no habeas corpus or obstruction arises. The prisoner remains silent to his attorney who doubts any resistance if papers are valid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Jacob von Gerichten
J. W. Trainor
New York City
Myer
Trainor
Lansing
Rich
Terrible Spanish Train Crash Kills Six, Wounds Thirty
A Bilbao dispatch reports six coaches derailed on a mountain curve in Bisca province. A locomotive and six carriages plunged over a precipice killing six and seriously injuring thirty, many of them from the Barlasque families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maprin
Bilbao
Biscay
Spain
Reichstag passes army bill amid heated July vote
The German Reichstag approved the army bill by a 201 to 185 vote, a 16 vote margin. Other notes include Indiana State Chautauqua opening July 26 with Russell H. Conwell as speaker and a pension medical examining board list for Indiana. Herman Iblebrock denies J I Howey resignation. Howey on leave to visit ill mother in Emporia Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berung
Reichstag
Herman Ijlebrock
Pittsburg
J. I. Howey
Mr. Hobrock
Mr. Howey
Jenve
Emporia
Kas
Where Blame Rests In Fire Tragedy At Hercules Ironworks
John B Skinner president of Hercules Ironworks blames Fire Marshal Murphy for the loss of life at the cold storage fire. He cites warnings ignored by Captain Fitzpatrick and the fire crew, with witnesses including Walter Donaldson and architect Alsop set to testify at the coroner’s inquest. The dispute over who led rescues and who caused deaths dominates commentary among firemen and officials. Admiral Van denkolk is reported as a prisoner in a separate dispatch from Watranaiso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curcaco
John B. Skinner
Hercules Ironworks
Murphy
Captain Fitzpatrick
Marshal Murphy
Skinner
Mr. Skinner
Walter M. Donaldson
Donaldson
Rink
Fire Department
Columbian Guard
Sweenie
Fitzpatrick
Barker
Miller
Chicago
Alsop
A. J. Branch
Traitor Captured by Government in Rio de Janeiro
A traitor who recently was labeled as such fell into government hands in Rio de Janeiro under heavy guard. He is expected to be executed without ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Janeiro
FRANCO SIAMESE WAR Tensions Rise Over Mekong River Conflicts
French marines seize forts at Donthane and Tappan on the upper Mekong as Siamese losses mount. A Siamese seizure sinks the Jean Say at the river mouth, crew treated and imprisoned in Bangkok. Siam agrees to withdraw from the Mekong valley if France suspends hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saicox
Meiking
Donthane
Tappan
Paris
Saigon
Great Britain
France
Siam
Solelil
Bankek
Loxnos
Jean Say
Mekins
Bangkok
Mekong Valley
Archilles Sealing Schooner Pair Guilty of Barratry
In San Francisco the sealing schooner Archilles arrived at dawn with Oscar and Julius Bartel who vanished before police could act. A $500 reward is offered for their capture for barratry. The vessel, fitted by Washington capitalists, carried sealskins sold for $1,000 and crew was discharged at Sitka before the Bartels sailed to port. Detectives hunt the pair aboard the Archilles to claim the reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Archilles
Oscar
Julius Bartel
Barbor
Bartels
Washington State
Arctic
Oscar Bartel
Alaska Commercial Company
Kodiak
Sitka
Apple Pier
Columbian 100 Yard Sprint Decisive Victory by Morris
Immense crowd watches the United States championship sprint for a diamond medal and $2,000 purse. Morris of California wins in an unmatched 9.2 seconds, breaking the prior record. Collins of Wisconsin finishes a close second with a strong late sprint. In Calumet, A L Leonhardt sets a new American five mile road record of 13 minutes 30 seconds, eight seconds faster than the previous mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gosnes
United States
Morris
California
Collins
Wisconsin
Curiaco
Ill
Calumet
A. L. Leonhardt
Mob Attacks Meeting in Cove Ark Amid Gunfire
A Pope County Alliance meeting in Cove Arkansas was disrupted by a mob and a volley of bullets. State legislator John T. Miller fled to the woods as Mrs Ida Duncan urged men to stand and fight. James Webb was struck in the eye by a stone. arrests are sought and a birth is announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litrrie Rock
Pope Count Alliance
Cove
Ark
John T. Miller
Arkansan
Ida Duncan
James Webb
Jockey Roades Arrested After Razor Threats at Miss Bass
A Fort Wayne report describes Miss Mary Bass accusing jockey Charles Roades of assault with intent to kill after he threatened her life with a razor on multiple occasions. Roades was captured by police after a chase and later bound over for a preliminary hearing before Mayor Zollinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bass
James Noble
Brackenridge Street
Charles Roades
Roades
Miss Bass
Chestnut
Clinton Street
Zollinger
Centlivre's Flyer Triumphs in 2:13 Gait at Pittsburg
At Pittsburg Friday Atlantic King owned by Centlivres won three straight heats in the 2:18 pacing class for a $1,500 purse. The mare Mary Centlivre, placed in a heated 2:15 race, lost to Alvin Swift driving in 2:13 after a rest day. Elwood Park track opens with pony races and handsome prizes for ladies horses, riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Louis
Charles Centlivre
Pittsburg
Mary Centlivre
Chicago Inter Ocean
Paul
Alvan Swift
Bogash
Alvin Swift
Raybound
Fort Wayne Visitors Highlight Local Social Notes
Columns from Fort Wayne residents appear across multiple papers. Names include Miss Elsie Darnell visiting Miss Gertrude Toy, Jessie L. Parker visiting grandparents Rev J P Lloyd, Miss Emma Bruggeman and Master Johnny en route to Lafayette and other cities, Noah Webber visiting here, Fred Gregg guest of Hannah Morrison, Mesara J Brown and D Leary from Fort Wayne in Columbia City, Master Reed with Emma and Jennie Reynolds visiting Sidle family, Joseph McClure and wife in Conroy, Miss Mary Leuenberger guest in Madison township, and J Coey from Fort Wayne visiting local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Columbia City Mail
Fred Gregg
Fort Wayne
Hannah Morrison
Mesdames Perry
Henry Effert
William Ramp
Corbian
John Hoover
Simon Ulerich
Western Union Telegraph Company
Columbia City
Mesara
J. Brown
D. Leary
van Wert
Reed
Emma
Jennie Reynolds
J. F. Sidle
Conroy
Joseph McClure
Madison Township
Mary Leuenberger
J. Coey
Albert VanHord
Fort Wayne to host grand bicycle parade July 24
Fort Wayne residents expect thousands of bicyclists to parade decorated wheels through the city on Monday evening July 24. Riders from Indiana will join as designs include a full rigged vessel and a pneumatic sulky. The parade starts on Harrison street and includes a lengthy route ending at the club house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Will Peltier
Cliff Morganthaler
Harry Randall
Harrison Street
Wayne
Washington Streets
Rockhill
Berry
Harrison
Jefferson
Broadway
DeWald
Hanna
Washington
Maumee Road
Shick
Barr
Columbia
Club House
A O U W Grand Officers Report Finances and Growth
Grand officers report six months of finances with 48000 dollars collected and paid as death losses. Indiana membership rose by 587 to just over 5000, while U S and Canada total exceeds 325000. The order remains the oldest and largest fraternal beneficiary group. Also notes comet hunting guidance using the Big Dipper and North Star to locate the object and describe its tail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
United States
Canada
Order
Missing 18 year old Henry Hille on West Jefferson St
Henry Hille age eighteen is missing from his home at 256 West Jefferson Street. His worried parents report he has been gone since Saturday. The Rendallville News is cited in the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hille
West
Jefferson Street
CALLED TO REST IN CONVOY OHIO AND AREA DEATHS
Obituary notices report Mrs Lydia Bassett Bies of Convoy Ohio death last Saturday detailing her family ties and funeral attendance. Also noted are deaths of Mrs Harber and George Geerken with a list of other city undertaker reports for the past week and nearby notices of people visiting Fort Wayne from area towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Bassett Bies
Convoy
Ohio
Lydia Bassett
W. C. Bassett
Willian Boag
Bassett
Wm. Boag
Mary Boag
W. P. Bassett
Cora
George Geerken
Bremen
Germany
Geerken
Henry
Fred
George
Ernest
Charles
Adie
James A. Boone
Anna Meyers
Andrew Heimroth
Philip Richel
Earl Riley
Nancy Kimmel
Pearl Hanagan
Louis Rogge
Marasmus
Farmland Floodstorm Strikes Homes and Stables
Three inches of rain fell in two hours at Farmland causing extensive damage. William Clevenger's house was struck by lightning, Eliza McIntyre lost a valuable horse, and a barn owned by Judge W. A Cullen near Rushville burned with a mare and colt killed. Larry Harris near Rushville also lost two horses in a separate barn fire incident. The Rev. Wm Snapp, pastor near St. Louis Crossing, was found dead at his bedside after a day of fishing. TL. D. Parker fined 140 dollars for obstructing highway with poles at Valparaiso. A third murder shock hit Parke county as Gabriel Bryant was killed by Moses Swain, who also shot his brother Lafayette Swain. the field of wheat at stake was part of the land the supreme court recently awarded to Moses Swain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clevenger
Eliza McIntyre
W. A Cullen
Rushville
Larry Harris
Wm. Snapp
Separate Baptist Church
St. Louis Crossing
Kentucky
TL. D. Parker
Postal Telegraph Company
Valparaiso
Gabriel Bryant
Moses Swain
Lafayette Swain
Parke County
Supreme Court
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Doctor Myer
A. BS. Hart
Boorkeeper
Sililwater
Stoutwater
Minn
Inia
Secretary of
E. C. Vaughn
Dailey
Burrrroy
Wells- Blackford Circui
Levi Mock
J. H. C. Smith
Vaughns
Huntington
Wella
Blackford
Matthews
Faith
St. Louis
Staed
Milo T. Bogard
Srankville
Wis
First National Bank
Asueta
Ture
Necnanee
Schlesinger Syndicate
Chicago Northwestern Railway
Menominte and
Marquette Ivon Ranges
Bank Fatin
Gaatix
Citizens’ Bank of
Jamesport
New Journey
Enurvanera
Third Street
Elizabethport
T. E. Walsh
Dr. Myers
Io the
State Chautauqqua Assembly
Washerox
D. C
Lafayette
James D. Willis
Samuel Washburn
Arthur B. Weatfall
Francia M. Magers
William Weler
Oliver V. Schuman
Blander
Bartel Brothers
Sporting News
Leenhardt
Bleycele
William Bushing
Wallace Street
Miss Mary Bass
Clara Fry
Monroeville
M. Alleger
A. Brandelberry
F. P. Seppo
Samuel Clark
Etta Mowery
Centlivre
Pittenburg
Fort Wayne C. C
Forix
Brightcat
Rendallville News
Fort Wayse
Lafayette Courier
Nick Fisher
Pike
State News
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