Monarchs Horse 16 Derby Winner Shocks Epsom Crowd
King Edward's Minoru won the Epsom Derby by a head over Louviers with William the Fourth in third. Sir Martin, bred in Kentucky and owned by Louis Winans, failed to place. The upset drew unprecedented enthusiasm as a reigning monarch claimed turf’s blue ribbon.
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Epsom
King Edward
Minoru
W. Raphaels
Louviers
Lord Michelham
William
Sir Martin
Louis Winans
London
Kentucky
John E. Madden
Taft dedicates Gettysburg monument to regular army valor
President Taft attended a Gettysburg dedication marking the transfer of the monument to the Gettysburg National Park Commission. Helen Taft unveiled the monument as Dickinson and Col. Nicholson spoke. The shaft honors the regular army's Gettysburg Campaign and details unit actions, casualties, and the memorial's design.
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Celery Ridge
America
Thirteenth Coast Artillery Band
H. H. Chouinard
Fifth United States Infantry
Taft
Helen H. Taft
Gettysburg National Park Commission
Dickinson
Col. Nicholson
Helen Taft
Lomax
Washington
Memorial Day Observances Across Washington D C
Memorial day closed government offices and many businesses. Arlington and National cemetery hosted ceremonies by the G A R with speakers including Representative Hollingsworth who defended Lincoln’s memory amid debate over Jefferson Davis symbolism. Rain slightly dampened the programs.
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Washington
Arlington
Monument
Soldiers’ Home
National Cemetery
Hollingsworth
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
House
Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Grant
Memorial Day Rites Honor Union Soldiers at Andersonville
At Andersonville Georgia on May 31 a crowd gathered near the monument to Captain Henry Wirz as 18 722 Union soldiers graves were adorned with Georgia flowers. Confederate veterans joined Northern memory rituals while the Fitzgerald post G A R led the exercises. The American light infantry provided guard duty fired the salute and sounded taps. the troops were ordered by the governor.
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Andersonville
Henry Wirz
Georgia
National Cemetery
Fitzgerald Post
American Light Infantry
Reform wave sweeps away booze and bawdy houses in city
Police chief Ankenbruck and Mayor Hosey push a reform drive to end illegal beer sales, slot machines, and street brothels. Saloons and cigar shops abandon penny machines as patrols vow periodic checks and seizure of remaining intoxicants, signaling a broad crackdown on Fort Wayne’s unlawful vice.
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Chicago
Hosey
Ankenbruck
Fort Wayne
Evila
Jae
Two Auto Accidents Injure Milkman and Grocer Wagon
Two crashes Monday involve a yellow two seater car and William Woods milkman plus Louis Schermann grocer. The Gooley delivery wagon overturned. horse injured and driver treated. Woods suffers a fractured leg after stepping into the path of Fred Rump's Buick on Fairfield Avenue.
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Louis Scherman
East Wayne Street
Howard Gooley
Albert Woods
Fred Rump
Gooley
East Washington Street
Harmer
Francis
Schermann
Woods
Shermans
Fairfield Avenue
Williams
Taylor Street
Lutheran Hospital
Louis Kopp Cr Owns In Mill Rage At Flint
Louis Kopp’s body was found in a mill race beside Flint Michigan’s Grand Trunk station. His family headed there to retrieve the body for burial. He had just finished a jail term for stealing tools and left a note implying self harm. He had prior troubles caring for his wife and two daughters and had been away from them in Flint. His brother Henry Kopp, a machinist, lived at 2309 Lillie Street.
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Louis Kopp
Grand Trunk
Flint
Mich
Kopp
Sledge Hammer Injures Worker At Shoaff Building
H S Dull of 1201 Ewing Street suffered a scalp wound when a fellow worker and he fell from scaffolding during ceiling teardown on Friday at the Shoaff building. A heavy sledge hammer struck the top of his head, needing six stitches. Dull remained home under a doctor's care. The other worker escaped serious injury and continued work.
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H. S. Dull
Ewing Street
Shoaff
Dullis
Ditton
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
An ad like fragment touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease painful and smarting feet. It claims comfort for toes and heels and presents itself as a top remedy for foot discomfort.
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Allen
Lomfort
Fort Wayne Rivalry Over Census Supervisor Post
Fort Wayne Republicans push John W. Sale for the Twelfth district census supervisor position over C. L. Biederwolf. Sale claims district endorsement and a large petition of local GOP support. Biederwolf denies comments and continues to work, confident the appointment will favor him.
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Fort Wayne
C. L. Biederwolf
Gilliams
Twelfth
Biederwolf
John W. Sale
Sale
Washington
Gilhams
Lost Tots Wander Four Hours in City
Two young boys, S. Mortimer Rosenberg six and Sanford Rosenberg three, wandered several miles after leaving a boarding house near West Washington street. They were found near Engine House No. 4 on Maumee avenue and returned to their worried mother with a brief auto ride home.
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Maumee Avenue
West Washington Street
Swinney Park
S. Mortimer Rosenberg
Sanford Rosenberg
Leo Rosenberg
St. Louis
M. E. Rice
Surgeon Harry Erwin to graduate from Illinois school
Henry Erwin, son of Judge Richard K. Erwin of this city, will graduate Saturday from the University of Illinois Physicians and Surgeons' School in Chicago with his parents present. He has passed his intern exams at the university hospital and may begin that post, though his exact plans for the next years are not yet decided.
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Erwin
Ilinois
Henry Erwin
Richard K. Erwin
University of Ilinois Physicians' and Surgeons' School
Chicago
University Hospital
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as quickly curing indigestion sour stomach constipation headache backache and general misery. It urges readers to buy at druggists or dealers for 25 cents and be glad they learned of it.
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Lane
Fort Wayne Inventor Debuts Aerial Craft In New York Tests
Hugo F. Lindsay, a Chicago electrician, brings a four plane aeroplane to Morris park New York for Aero club tests. The craft, built in Fort Wayne, lacks rudders and is controlled by tilting the planes. Lindsay chose Fort Wayne for its winds and plans potential return flights on a rented hundred acre field.
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American Aero Club
Morris Park
New York
Fort Wayne
Hugo F. Lindsay
Chicago
Lindsay
Barr Street
Main
Columbia Streets
Wright Brothers
Wiegand
The
Aero Club
Car Crash In Plowed Field Injures Five Near New Haven
Jerry O Connor Jr driving a car that failed to turn onto Fort Wayne road plunged into a plowed field south of New Haven. Five occupants were thrown and pinned beneath the wreck. three were seriously injured and two slightly hurt. Names and injuries include Jerry O Connor Jr shoulder sprain William Conroy shoulder dislocation Frank J McKendry torn ligaments of leg John Moran and Martin Sheaft lightly bruised. The car valued about 100 dollars was towed to town after the incident occurring after a country party at Monroeville.
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Jerry O’connor
New Haven
Mr. O’connor
Jerry O’connor, Jr
Baker Street
William Conroy
Melita Street
Frank J. McKendry
Masterson Avenue
John Moran
West Williams Street
Martin Sheaft
Monroeville
Mr. O'Connor
Fort Wayne Road
Angry bull kills farmer in Clay township Indiana
Joseph Stoughton a 54 year old wealthy farmer of Clay township Logansport Indiana was killed when a bull gore and trampled him in a lane on his farm northeast of the city. His body was found later by his son. The bull was noted for its ugly temper.
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Logansport
Ind
Joseph Stoughton
Clay Township
Stoughton
Route seen for Bryan Fort Wayne interurban line
Engineer party with R. T. Bastress surveyed part of the proposed Bryan Fort Wayne interurban route Monday to fix a definite location. Subscriptions for 35000 stock will be canvassed in Fort Wayne starting tomorrow due to Decoration Day activities. Committees from Retail Merchants and Commercial club listed. Colonel D. N. Foster led subscribers with a 500 dollar pledge.
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Mr. Bastress
R. T. Bastress
W. F. Graeter
L. J. Libbing
Henry Beadell
George Haffner
Henry Pfeiffer
Commercial Club
Paul Mossman
C. F. Bicknell
E. G. Hoffman
F. E. Stouder
D. N. Foster
Driver of Country School Wagon 5 Hurt
Fred Rohrbach, driver of a country school bus in Madison township, is seriously injured after his wagon wheel collapsed on May 25. The horse bolted, throwing and dragging him for a short distance. no pupils were aboard. He is expected to recover.
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Fred Rohrbach
Madison Township
Rohlerbach
Rohrbach
State printing board delays Star Spangled Banner printing
Indianapolis May 28 The state printing board delays action on providing copies of The Star Spangled Banner for public schools until summer. Governor Marshall notes schools close before printing could start and aims to have copies ready for next fall. The board of education says no funds exist. Marshall believes printing can use board funds. The act requires supplying the words and music in sufficient quantity.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Printing Board
General Assembly
Marshall
Printing Board
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Three Pioneer youths row fifty miles for sport on Maumee
Three young men from Pioneer Ohio rowed fifty miles up the Maumee river for sport and arrived in Fort Wayne on Thursday night with wet clothes and drenched luggage. They lodged at the Wayne hotel and began their return trip on Friday, Craft and M. E. Dick accompanying them.
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Pioneer
Maumee River
Fort Wayne
Wayne Hotel
Craft
M. E. Dick
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