Society Notes of Weddings and Local Gatherings
A series of society notices detail multiple weddings including Miss Mabel Coverdale with Thomas Coppock at the Coverdale home with Rev. A. S. Preston and Rev. Dr. Frank Lenig officiating. Other nuptials include Edna Horstmeyer, Alice Linton and William Mason, Bertha Chapman and Rev. Columbus Goodson, and Clara Meyer with Fred Glusenkamp. Also reported are reunions, club activities, and social events around Fort Wayne with attendees from nearby towns and colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Patterson
Edith Coverdale
Miss Coppock
Charles Tyger
Robert Morris
Stella Hunter
Stella Stentz
Frank Davis
Grace Nold
Laura Lenig
Coverdale
S. P. Coppack
W. A. Jones
L. C. Hunter
Bertha Hockemeyer
Zanesfield, O
Elizabeth Carter
Mt. Sterling, O
Mason—Linton
Alice Linton
William M. Mason
EB. Q. Laudeman
Sbethel Evangelical Church
South Clinton Street
East Lewis Street
Bertha
Irene Chapman
J. Wilbur Chapman
New York City
Columbus Polk Goodson
Highland Park
Ill
Presbyterian Church
Warsaw
Dr. Chapman
B. Hi ‘Montgomery
Anita B. ‘Bruce
Atlantic
Town
Glusenkamp—Meyer
Clara Meyer
Fred Glusenkamp
Ewing Street
William Moll
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Glusenkamp
Pittsburg
Epworth League
Dudley Buck
Wayne Street
M. E
Emily Griswold
Mabel Bechtel
Ossian
Ind
Frank Lenig
George S. Cooper
Rescue Home and Mission
East Columbia Street
Love Spells and Charms in Shakespearean Lore
The article recalls how spells and medicines were once seen as legitimate means to win a lover or determine a life partner. It describes practices like stealing a lover’s garter and tying a true lover’s knot, and mentions harsh acts such as pinning a bird’s heart for revenge, reflecting historical beliefs in magic and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othello
Pupils Enjoy Chalk Talk by News Cartoonist at Jefferson School
Jefferson school pupils gathered in the assembly at 2 45 Friday afternoon for an entertaining program by B J Griswold of the News who gave an excellent chalk talk on subjects of interest to children. Marie Spiegel rendered piano solos and departmental pupils sang two songs closing with America as Griswold colored the flag. Principal F W Miles and staff organized the event to honor the pupils for their past participation in school entertainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson School
B. J. Griswold
The
News
Griswold
Marie Spiegel
America
Women Should Choose Their Husbands Says Two Doctors
Dr Denslow Lewis and Dr Emil Reich argue women should have equal wooing rights as men. They contend the female selects mates in nature and in humanity the male should not monopolize courtship. Allowing women to choose would improve the gene pool and dating outcomes by emphasizing physical and personal fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denslow Lewis
Medico-Legal Society of America
The
Medical Association
Emil Reich
Dr. Lewis
Thig
Eastbound Pennsylvania train sets new speed record
A special train of engine two coaches and a Pullman car ran 279 miles eastbound on the Western division in 272 minutes including water and fuel stops, averaging 68 mph overall. Dr J B Murphy of Chicago rode to Pittsburg to see a patient. Chicago to Fort Wayne was 189 miles in four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
J. B. Murphy
Chicago
Pittsburg
Crestline
Fort Wayne
William Schwartz
Invoicing Ties On Wabash Line
W. S. Danes engineer of maintenance of way Division Storekeeper I H Shorey Assistant Auditor Henschen and Stenographer Joseph Gage travel on a hand car over the Peru division of the Wabash to inventory ties and rails. They left Danville this morning and will not reach Fort Wayne for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Danes
I. H. Shorey
Henschen
Joseph Gage
Peru
Wabash
Danville
Fort Wayne
Dornte Apprentice Recovers From Injuries at Pa Shop
Edwin G. Dornte, apprentice at a Pennsylvania machine shop, is improving after a driver wheel fell on him two or three weeks ago. His thigh wound is healing and the broken leg is mending. He remains at St. Joseph hospital, son of A. F. H. Dornte of the planing mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin G. Dornte
Pennsylvania Machine Shop
Mr. Dornte
St. Joseph Hospital
A. F. H. Dornte
Planing Mills
Hand Injury in Flue Shop Accident
F X Christman suffered a severe laceration to his right hand while at work in the flue shop on Wednesday in Pennsylvania. The cut between the thumb and finger was painful and will disable him for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
F. X. Christman
Blacksmith Shop Accident Injures Worker
Hertwig suffered painful foot injuries after a stream hammer incident at the Blacksmith shop. He will be off duty for a week or two due to crushed toes and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JH. Hertwig
Master Mechanic James James Retires From Nickel Plate
The Nickel Plate announces master mechanic George James will retire effective July 1. Based at Stony Island, he has led the mechanical department for over twenty years and his resignation surprises employees. No reason given. successor not yet named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George James
Nickel Plate
Stony Island
E. A. Miller
James
Mr. James
Death of Old Operator McEvoy in Kalamazoo
James H. McEvoy longtime central states telegraph operator and train dispatcher dies in Kalamazoo after a second stroke. Born in Sarnia Ontario he worked for Michigan Central Wabash and G R I before retiring as Kalamazoo operator. Survived by wife Mary Callahan and children Dr James B McEvoy John C McEvoy Francis G McEvoy May Madeleine and Mrs Roy Bell. Funeral held Monday. sons Dr J B McEvoy and J C McEvoy travel for the rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. McEvoy
Central States
Kalamazoo
Mr. McEvoy
J. B
J. C. McEvoy
Michigan Central Road
Wabash
Fort Wayne
Peru
McEvoy
Mary Callahan
James B. McEvoy
John C. McEvoy
Francis G. McEvoy
Indianapolis
May
Madeleine McEvoy
Roy Bell
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Court of Honor
M. H. Sechler
J. B. McEvoy
J. C. McHvoy
Oechtering to Dedicate Laporte Holy Family addition
Rt Rev Mgr J H Oechtering will lead the dedication of Holy Family hospital’s new addition in Laporte Indiana on Sunday June 14. A public reception will follow as Sisters of the Poor Handmaids of Christ are praised for their charity and expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mgr. Oechtering
Mgr
J. H. Oechtering
Diocese of
Fort Wayne
St. Mary’s Church
Holy Family Hospital
Laporte
Ind
Mer
Oechtering
St. Joseph's Church
Anthony Messman
Mer. Oechtering
Sisters of the Order of the Poor Handmaids of Christ
Helena
Warrants Issued for Nickel Plate Payroll Frauds
Chicago authorities issued warrants for two Nickel Plate clerks over months long payroll padding. One worked in the master mechanic’s office at Stony Island, the other in the Chicago office handling wages. The scheme skimmed thousands of dollars as the men hint at lavish spending to cover tracks while evading capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stony Island
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Rentschler
Hattie Rentschler
Mrs. Morstmeyer
Cincinnati
Broadway
Mr. Horstmeyer
Elizabeth Horstmeyer
Swinney Avenue
Pennsylvania Company
Sterling Worth
Miss Bruce
Wills
Thompson
Winona Lake
Bungalo Villa
Chapman
Goodson
Prospect Avenue
Beach—Tschaunen
Nellie May Tschaunen
John Elmer Beach
Bluffton
G. F. Byrer
U. B. Church
Harrisburg
Theodore Dannecker
H. P. Dannecker
Capitol University
Columbus
Ohio
Columbus Evangelical
Vonderau
Kansas City
New Orleans
Huntington
Felix Schanz
Woith
Alma Freuchtenicht
Adelina Taylor
Amelia
Dorothy Schroeder
Helen Freuchtenicht
Amelia Rodewald
Lena
Hulda Oetting
Gertrude Bussard
C. W. Bussard
Berry Street
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Helen Quides
Alpha Omega Club
West Creighton Avenue
Ellen Doyle
Florence Barton
Clara Melching
Helen
Wilkie
Misses Pearl Short
Ruth Cover
Mary Lightfoot
Mabel Wels
Mamie Olsen
Hannah Andler
Ethel Lansdown
Hazel Roland
Gertrude Short
Edith Yobst
Lottie Maxwell
Sarah Eversale
Helen Doswell
Edith Brady
Mary Rhuneman
Christie
Spy Run Avenue
Emma Lowe
Miss Storey
Miss Lowe
John Christie
Lowe
Charles Darnell
George Miller
Mary Lowe
Mary Storey
Leona Re
S. W. Stirk
Vordermark
Ladies’ Organization
Grand Army
Hazel Huguenard
Florence Roy
Hazel Yobst
Kirkwood
Robinson
Roy
J. W. Squires
Till
Miskel
Seeley
Fannie Gibson
Alma Niedhammer
Adah Moore
West DeWald Street
Foellinger
Harry Eberline
Detroit
Sam Stringer
Clara DeWald
Louise Shubert
Bertha Gilb
Anna Houk
Gertrude Droeggemeyer
Anna
Mary Moran
Adah Greene
Cornelia Foellinger
Emma Foellinger
Mayme Noll
Florence Parnin
Louise Pixley
Charlotte Vogler
Lillian Moellering
Schdor
Gipl CnoTo
Jor, Feder
Princess Fec OF
Sosbaan
BPN
Wcound
Yfar
Dornte
W. P. Herron
Trinity M. E. Church
India
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Titus Lowe
Calcutta
Swinney Park
First Presbyterian Church
Emmet H. McDonald
A. H. Perfect
G. L. Greenawalt
Neil McKay
C. R. Colmey
E. Ralph Yarnelle
Henry Stapleford
Miss Mary McDonald
C. DeMoss Emmons
B. F. Yarnelle
C. H. Worden
EH. A. K. Hackett
Peter Smyser
Chas. E. Crall
James M. McKay
Henry B. Master
Plymouth Church
Charles A. Meigs
Edgar L. Taylor
F. B. Owen
Men’s ‘Brotherhood
Presbyter
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