New Streetcar Stops to Begin Sunday in Fort Wayne
An order likely goes into effect Sunday changing streetcar stops to the near side of crossings in Fort Wayne. Paint on poles marks new stops, with officials calling the move progressive and advantageous. Also, the Toledo and Chicago interurban resumes express service after last week's strike, restoring regular freight and passenger operations Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Cors
Toledo
Chicago
Thaw Case Testimony Highlights Shifting Sanity Views
Dr. Evans revises his stance on Harry Thaw's mental state after new evidence and expert input. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw attends court as Judge Mills emphasizes public trial rights while witnesses discuss prior delusions and current sanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Evans
Jerome
Thaw
White
Pr. Evans
Evelyn
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Stanford White
Justice Mills
Susan A. Merrill
Hartridge
Merrill
Reed
Monroe
Morschauser
Harry Thaw
Standford White
O'Malley
White Plains
Mney
Ord
W. ‘Hart
Hartridge Held to Answer About Hidden Instrument Evidence
During a Thaw murder trial proceedings, Hartridge testified he possessed a mysterious instrument, later wrapped and brought to the ante-room. Jerome pressed for details, hinting the item could be larger than a hypodermic syringe and naming witnesses Susie Merrill and another woman Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartridge
Mary Copley Thaw
Jerome
Thaw
Evans
Harry
Havira
Mills
Susie Merrill
Wallace
Justice Mills
Municipal league plans reorganization and policy stance
The Fort Wayne Municipal League readies for a reorganizing meeting as it seeks clear declarations from mayoral candidates. President Dr A P Buchman may step down due to a western trip while Will A Rundell remains secretary. League members total about six hundred with mixed affiliations and no forecast on endorsing Schmidt or Grice. Democratic City Chairman Dr M Gandy says platform talks will begin soon with decisive municipal positions expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League
Schmidt
Grice
M. Gandy
Democratic Committee
Fort Wayne
Marker Absconds With Bank Funds In Indiana Case
A bank in Indiana closed after cashier William Marker vanished with about 85 000 dollars from a 400 000 dollar interest bearing deposit pool and the 60 000 dollar cash box. Bank examiner W D Frazier headed to Warsaw to take charge as deposits total around 800 000 dollars and the bank’s fortunes had been strong under Marker and his brother for years.
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Marker
Treasury Department
Washington
W. D. Frazier
Warsaw
Ind
William Marker
N ‘Wi
Northern Indiana capitalista faces bank shortage crisis
A prominent Northern Indiana financier, presiding over the First National Bank of Peru, is linked to large Delta banking interests. His family reportedly holds a multimillion-dollar fortune. The Tipton bank shows a solvency doubt as its books need weeks to clear. Noah Marker, once assistant cashier, is bonded after embezzlement losses. No deposits were drawn from United States depositaries or other banks before Marker fled.
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Indiana
First National Bank
Peru
Delphi
Tipton Bank
Noah Marker
Bond
Marker
Mr. Shirk
William Marker
United States
Replevin Action Forces Receivership in Insurance Case
First National Bank of Tipton Indiana pursues $40,000 replevin in Cuyahoga County to recover Escrowed funds from Farmers and Citizens Live Stock Insurance Company. State Inspector Lemert orders receivership with M. L. Becker named as receiver. Company linked to Tipton capital. executives listed as Indiana residents. Most business conducted in Indiana though incorporated in Ohio.
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Lima
Ohio
First National Bank of
Tipton
Ind
Cuyahoga County
Farmers’ and
Citizens’ Live Stock Insurance Company
Lemert
M. L. Becker
Capital
Tipton Bank
Harvey J. Kannal
Insurance Company
J. E. Baxter
Wm. White
Indiana
Leather trade talks drive expected agreement today
Congress factions push to authorize House conferees to reduce leather and leather goods rates with a general cut on hides and leather products. Senate support appears assured, with no strong opposition from hide interests and Democratic concerns about free hides versus leather.
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House
Aldrich
Senate
Payne
Funeral with Military Honors for Soldier Died in Philippines
The funeral services for Hen Co Blentz a former private in Company F Fourteenth United States Infantry will be held from his father's home Ephraim Coblentz on Brooklyn Avenue Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock with full military honors. The young soldier died in the Philippines May 30 from shock after an operation for appendicitis. The remains arrived at Fort Wayne Tuesday morning and were taken to the Klaehn Rd Melching undertaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hen Coblentz
Fourteenth United States Infantry
Hig
Ephraim ‘Coblentz
Brooklyn Avenue
Philippines
Fort, Wayne
Klaehn
Melching
Barcelona in wild uproar as rail lines cut and troops clash
Cerbere July 27 dispatches report Barcelona in uproar with telegraph and train communication cut. Rioting continues as Moroccan forces threaten rout of Spanish troops near Melilla. Jul 25 battles see Moors penetrate lines and raiders seize ammunition mules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerbere
Barcelona
Melilla
Barcelona in Wild Turmoil as General Strike Protests War
Violent protests erupt in Barcelona after a general strike against the Spanish Moroccan war. Strikers attack street cars and rails while mounted police fire charges, several wounded and hundreds arrested. Streets deserted, shops closed, patrols patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Perpignan
France
Barcelona State of Siege Sparks Widespread Concern
A courier reports Spain declared a state of siege at Barcelona stirring a sensation in Hendaye France. Officials fear the order may spread to other cities and touch off further unrest during the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Hendaye
France
Spain
Barcelona Strikers Cut Telegraph Wires to Madrid
Madrid reports a strike action in Barcelona with telegraph lines cut to the capital. Dispatches indicate workers occupied factories and halted all production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Barcelona
Rioting in Barcelona as martial law spreads
Report from Cerbere France dated July 27 describes Barcelona under siege with the civil governor resigning. A Tarragona infantry unit arrived to reinforce the garrison as rioting on the Rambla continued, two street cars overturned, and police killed at least a dozen rioters. Deserting reservists flee toward the frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerbere
France
Barcelona
Tarragona
Rambla
Wright Brothers Endurance Flight Delayed by Wind
At Fort Myer the Wrights attempted an endurance test with a passenger but high wind forced a postponement. Orville flew solo from the monorail, drawing cheers from 5,000 spectators including Taft, Cannon, and Aldrich, as ministers and diplomats watched. The official test window remains open until Wednesday.
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Wright
Lieut. Selfridge
Signal Corps
Taft
Speaker Cannon
Aldrich
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Wright Brothers
Orville
Free Employment Bureau Opens in Indiana State Office
Indianapolis July 27 The free employment bureau opened yesterday with a flourish. By noon ten men had applied for work and were sent to the Capital Coal and Coke company. Two applicants later reported securing jobs. A special department for applicants was opened in the bureau of statistics with J L Peetz in charge. He criticizes private agencies for charging fees and aims to place men without such charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Free Employment Bureau
J. L. Peetz
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
Peetz
Capital Coal and Coke Company
Bureau of Statistics
Death toll rises along gulf coast from hurricane
New Orleans reports swelling dead list from last Wednesday's hurricane with Angleton Texas alone listing eleven fatalities. The Woulfe family perished at their home during the storm and Captain J W Glasscock died of shock and exposure. Missing include Columbus Maddox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Gulf
Texas
Angleton
Tex
Maurice P. Woulfe
H. B. Roberts
Woulfe
Roberts
Columbus Maddox
J. W. Glasscock
Galveston News Rebuilds After Devastating Storm
Galveston begins rebuilding the razed business district nine years after the 1895 catastrophe. Interior reports signal greater damage elsewhere as wires remain down and death toll rises. Estimated property loss reaches 750,000 dollars with at least a score of fatalities and many missing.
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Houston
Texas
Galveston
Abernathy
High Island
Sabine Pays
Imen
Oneime
Hérbert
Daniel Shordon In Critical Condition At St Josephs
Daniel Shordon veteran agricultural implement dealer is in extremely critical condition at St Josephs hospital. It is feared his death is near after he recently underwent a surgical operation to relieve a long suffered malady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel ‘Shordon
St. Joseph's Hospital
Shordon
Judge Baker Rules Right to Strike Is Clear in Indicated Case
Goshen Ind July 27 Judge Francis E Baker of the United States circuit court denied the American Sheet and Tin Plate company at Elwood Ind injunction against strikers. He held affidavits lacked specific allegations and found both sides hold equal rights to access the labor market and can persuade but not use force or coercion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ind
Francis E. Baker
United States Circuit Court
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Elwood
Baker
Rejoicing in Elwood as injunction denied
Elwood Indiana July 27 workers at tin plate plant rejoiced after word from Washington that the United States court refused to grant the injunction sought by the American Steel and Tin-Plate company. The ruling ends a dispute over labor actions and signals support for the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Ind
Goshen
United States
American Steel and Tin-Plate Company
Black Hand Letter Demands Cash From Casso
A letter threatening $240,000 is sent to Casso billed as from a secret group using a Madrid area railroad station. The note requests half money by telegraph and rest at a nearby trunk. Casso views it as a hoax and cannot read well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Casso
Calhoun
Jefferson Streets
Madrid
R. de O
Boy City Mayor Hart and Portland Mayor In Motorcycle Crash
Joe Clark of Portland, mayor of Boy City at Winona, was en route to Winona for the 1909 season when he and Orville Fickle of Portland were in a motorcycle collision a short distance north of Portland. The mayor sustained painful injuries. The Boys' City event will run through August 8 under manager W. H. Callison.
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Joe Clark
Portland
Winona
Mr. Clark
Orville Fickle
Bay City
W. H. Callison
Market Gardeners Union Elects Officers and Delegates
The Market Gardeners union elected officers on Saturday evening with C. M. Smith as president and W. J. Webber as secretary. Delegates named to the Fort Wayne Federation of Labor include C. M. Smith, W. S. Roebuck, Edward R. Fox, Mary C. Fox, and L. C. Drake. The group will later affiliate with the Society of Equity of North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Gardeners’ Union
C. M. Smith
W. J. Webber
Fort Wayne Federation of Labor
Cc. M. Smith
W. S. Roebuck
Edward R. Fox
Mary C. Fox
L. C. Drake
Society of Equity of North America
Insurance firm pays $5,000 to settle bank bond claim
M. J. Blitz district manager of Aetna Insurance received a check for $5,000 to be paid to the First National Bank of the city. The check settles a claim tied to the bond of Edward N. Detzer, the First National teller who defaulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Blitz
Aetna Insurance Company
First National Bank
Aetna
Edward N. Detzer
First National
Undefined injuries reported in local accident note
Fragmentary OCR notes show a damaged filing mentioning a person named Machiniat C.W. Iden from Pennsylvania with a back injury and a sprain. The legible portion hints at an incident with implied bodily harm and a sustained condition.
Surprise Birthday Celebration for Charles Stellhorn
Mr and Mrs Charles Stellhorn of Wayne township were surprised Sunday at a party marking Mr Stellhorns birthday anniversary. Attending were Henry E Branning Charles F Moellering William H F Moellering Fred B H Gerke and Misses Mary Harries Emma Flora Duelss Moellering Marie Gerke Fred Moellering Theod Ger.
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Charles Stellhorn
Wayne Township
Stellhorn
Messrs
Henry E. Branning
Charles F. Moellering
William H. F. Moellering
Fred
Gerke
Mary. Harries
Emma
Thomas Langley Killed Replacing Lamp at Power Plant
Thomas Langley a stationary fire man at the Pennsylvania power plant died after an electric shock in Fort Wayne Sunday morning. A broken lamp on a live extension caused the shock when Langley touched the exposed end while damp. his clothes acted as a ground, and he collapsed. He was 27, born November 27, 1887, and leaves a mother Mrs. S. A. Ransom and three brothers. Funeral plans include services at the Cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Langley
Pennsylvania
St Joseph Hospital
Barnett Allance
Langley
William Langley
Barnett
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph Township
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania Company
Schona & Co
S. A. Ransom
Milan Township
William W
George A. Langley
Chester E. Langley
Akron
Ind
Young Man Survives Narrow Fall Between Train Cars
Eighteen year old Charles Miller slipped between cars and the platform edge on a Pierceton freight train. He escaped with scalp wounds and bruises after the train halted and he crawled out smiling, saying he was not badly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Miller
Pierceton
Miller
Showman Falls From Train Car in Fort Wayne
S D Rhodes of Chicago a colored showman fell from the rear platform of the last car as Wabash train No 14 departed eastward. He was stunned briefly, taken to 1217 Calhoun street for care, and later seen by another physician. Rhodes, who believed he was boarding a Pennsylvania train to Columbia City, had been in Fort Wayne for a few days.
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S. D. Rhodes
Chicago
Rhodes
Calhoun Street
Randt
Pennsylvania
Columbia City
Fort Wayne
Minor accidents at Pennsylvania shops
Machinist F. E. Sarver is off duty after a Wednesday incident where emery dust affected his optic. J. A. Fren Walt suffered a foot bruise when a steel rod fell on it and will miss several days of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Sarver
Pennsylvania
J. A. Frenwalt
Pennsylvania Machine Shops
Finger Amputated After Drum Cylinder Accident
Henry Witte, a Pennsylvania tank shop employee, crushed the second finger of his left hand by a falling drum cylinder while removing it from an engine tender. The surgeon will amputate at the first joint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Witte
Pennsylvania
Witte
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Alley Coblentz
Latham
Bureau OF Employment
LGT
Prom
BOY City
Hart
Gardeners
Federation of Labor
Aetna Indemnity Company
W. Treesh
DeKalb County
St. Louis
Horace Shubert
Elkhart
Klachn & Melching
West Maina
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