This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1908
Page
2
Four members of the King family are buried in a funeral service in Wabash. A separate funeral for Miss Bradshaw was held in Fort Wayne, reflecting local rites and memorials.
Funeral services followed Saturday’s crossing horror near Columbia City as six killed when the Manhattan limited struck a car carrying Fort Wayne residents King family and Miss Fayma Bradshaw. Carl Timmis, driver, is mourned. mass graves in Wabash and Fort Wayne marked the losses with tributes from friends, clubs, and family.
News of a deadly collision near Columbia City revealed a Fort Wayne party of six including Charles Sherman King known as Sherm, his wife’s sister Fayma Bradshaw, and two King daughters, aged 16 and 13, plus driver Carl Timmis. The group had planned a Lake Wawasee house party after a Walloon Lake trip, with several invitees unable to join. The King family and Bradshaws were prominent locals, with King a Yale graduate and former Indiana legislator. The driver, 22, previously with Straus Bros. & Co., was unmarried and praised as careful. The crash damaged the car severely, and the train later arrived in Fort Wayne with no injuries to crew or passengers.
A genealogical notice reports a father arriving to settle his deceased son's estate. It mentions Mr and Mrs Clint Zeigler of Neelys Landing and a daughter-in-law, with plans to arrange residence at the locality. The fragment hints at heirs and estate proceedings following the son’s death.
At 2 oclock in the afternoon funeral services for Carl A. Timmis, the King car chauffeur, were conducted at the family home 1408 Clinton Street by Rev. Dr. A K Zertman of Grace Reformed Church. A large gathering of sympathizers attended as six prominent automobile drivers served as pallbearers. Interment followed at Lindenwood.
Principal witnesses describe the auto pursuit at the poor farm crossing near Columbia City Indiana where Charles S King of Fort Wayne and family died after a Pennsylvania flyer struck their car. Engineers fireman and bystanders recount speed whistle and impact as coroner Briggs awaits verdict and witnesses note possible watchman need.
Debris from the accident shows the front section carrying the heavy engine and wheels, with the rear of the auto raised as the front wheels bear the weight. Many small pieces have been recovered by relic hunters and removed from the scene.
Special to The Sentinel Nine Mile Ind July 18 John Potts fifty is tenant on John Bieghler Lafay ette township hung himself to a limb of a tree in a thick woods this morning life was extinct when a searching party found him Despondency over reverses cited as the cause The sheriff levied on his personal property Friday to satisfy a 110 debt He leaves a widow and five children He was despondent after losing his belongings and had been warned against rash acts
Mrs. Katherine Meyers née Burkholder wife of Robert Meyers of Thieme Brothers tailoring on W Berry St died suddenly Tuesday morning while visiting her parents in Kokomo Ind. Details are scarce but indicate she first grew ill last Sunday evening and died unexpectedly. Her two year old daughter was with her. her husband joined them last week and a friend had received a note saying she was enjoying the visit.
Frederick E. Shroyer of South Milford and Clarence Wiant of Lactto were named substitute clerk and substitute letter carrier in the Fort Wayne post office. Their appointments mark six Fort Wayne postal hires in a year that favored out of town candidates with higher civil service exam grades, and rumors say only Fort Wayne residents remain on the current eligible list for future vacancies.
Directors were chosen Tuesday by the Allen County Loan and Savings association at its annual meeting. The old board was reelected without change, with Gottlieb Haller as president and F L Jones as vice president among the listed officers and directors including E W Cook, H A Keplinger, W E Doud, Herman Michael, Carl Yaple, B F Heaton and C B Bash.
Editors and chairmen of democratic newspapers plan a conference in Fort Wayne tomorrow to discuss party matters in the Twelfth district.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.