Death claims pioneer Barbara Schuhler of Pleasant township
Mrs Barbara Schuhler widow of John Schuhler and longtime Allen county resident died Monday May 5 at her Pleasant township home near Sheldon at age 84 She was born in Germany immigrated at 18 and settled in Williamsport Pa before moving to Pleasant township Surviving children are Theodore Henry Katherine and daughters Mrs Matthias Connors Mrs Paul Kinder and Mrs George W Staub Funeral services will be held Friday morning at the Catholic church in Sheldon.
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Barbara Schuhler
John Schuhler
Allen County
Pleasant Township
Sheldon
Schuhler
Germany
America
Williamsport
St. Aloysius’ Catholic Church
Theodore
Henry
Katherine Schuhler
Matthias Connors
Paul Kinder
George W. Staub
Alfred Johnson
Hartford Township
Adams County
Huntington
Joseph Hildebrand
Columbia City
James Eckenrode
Erie
Andrew Hichman
Swan Township
Noble County
J. E. Pomeroy
Auburn
DeKalb County
F. L. Welsheimer
Gary
Lee Chapman
Spencerville
Chapman
Carnegie Library
Marion Iso
School Board of
Angola
Shockley
E. H. Campbell
Ligonier
New Hope Hospital
Albion
Oscar Hinkley
Kendallville
William V. Marsh
Elkhart
Steuben
Miami County Court House
Peru
William O’brien
William Baldwin
Wabash
Nappanee
Winona
Milford Junction
James Grant
Loraine
Whitley County
Disko
Wabash County
Law Department
Valparaiso University
John H. Gillette
Indiana Supreme Court
William Waltman
Fred
Waltman
Bedford
Indiana
Decatur DeWitte
Vera Cruz
Wells County
David Kline
Anthony McLaughlin
Chicago
Cincinnati
McLaughlin
Samuel Baker
Pierceton
Death of Mrs. Wilhelmina Rodenbeck in Adams township
Mrs. Wilhelmina Rodenbeck 76, longtime Adams Township resident and Lutheran church member, died Wednesday at her son’s home in Adams township after five weeks of illness. Born in Germany January 8, 1852 she came to America in 1854 settling in Fort Wayne. She married Frodenbeck. survivors include six children, sixteen grandchildren, a brother Fred Hitzemann and sister Louise Linnemeier. Funeral Sunday at 1 from the residence and 1:30 from Martini Lutheran Church. no flowers.
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Wilhelmina Rodenbeck
Allen County
Frederick Rodenbeck
Adams Township
Frodenbeck
Rodenbeck
Lutheran Church
Fred Schaper
August Wesling
Fred Rodenbeck
William Wesling
Gar Creek
Henry Rodenbeck
South Africa
Fred Hitzemann
Louise Linnemeier
Washington Township
Martini Lutheran Church
Stock
Petajahn Dies in County Infirmary After Illness
Petajahn 50 died Thursday evening at the county infirmary where he had been an inmate for about two months. A longtime Jefferson township resident, the body was moved to Klaehn and Melching undertaking rooms for burial arrangements.
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Petajahn
Jefferson Township
Klaehn & Melching
Mrs Charlotta Selle Dies in Chicago After Fort Wayne Roots
Mrs Charlotta Selle widow of August Selle died Friday night at her daughter Mrs Edward Biederstadt home in Chicago where she had lived twenty years. She was sister to August Edward and Martin Detzer of Fort Wayne and will be buried from August Detzer’s home on Clinton street. Survivors include Rev Frederick and Carl Detzer of Chicago Adam Detzer of Detroit and Gustav Detzer of Paradox California. She was about sixty one and married in Fort Wayne.
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Charlotta Selle
August Selle
Fort Wayne
Edward Biederstadt
Chicago
August
Edward
Martin Detzer
August Detzer
Clinton Street
Frederick and
Carl Detzer
Adam Detzer
Detroit
Gustav Detzer
Paradox
Cal
Miss Henrietta Steinhouser Dies at 27
Henrietta Steinhouser died at 8 Saturday morning at 619 Taylor Street after a two week illness from la grippe. She was 27 and survived by her mother Mrs Mary Steinhouser two brothers Fred and William and five sisters Mrs Alfred Shively of Delaware Ohio Mrs Nicholas Duprey of Fort Wayne Mrs William Beach of Cincinnati Mrs Rudolph Lauman and Mrs George Roa of Fort Wayne.
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Henrietta Steinhouser
Mary Steinhouser
Taylor Street
la Grippe
Steinhouser
Fred
William Steinhouser
Alfred Shively
Delaware
Nicholas Duprey
Fort Wayne
William Beach
Cincinnati
Rudolph Lauman
George Roa
Mrs Anna Scidmore Dies in Fort Wayne at 63
Mrs Anna Scidmore of Lagrange died at Hope hospital after an extended illness from cancer at 6 p m Friday aged 63 She had visited a son in South Dakota and was brought to Fort Wayne ten weeks ago Survived by sons Albert and Warren in South Dakota sister Mrs Ella Alspaugh of Montana and uncle B W Vesey Funeral and interment will be at Plato Lagrange County.
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Anna Scidmore
Lagrange
Hope Hospital
Scidmore
South Dakota
Fort Wayne
Albert Scidmore
Albert
Warren Scidmore
Ella Alspaugh
Montana
B. W. Vesey
Maple Avenue
Vesey
Plato
Lagrange County
Mrs Jennie Powers Dies at Home After Illness
Mrs Jennie Powers wife of William W Powers died at 9 45 PM Friday at the family home 1147 West Main street from pneumonia Surviving relatives include her husband and ten children Mrs William Luttreil is named among the surviving kin
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Jennie Powers
William W. Powers
West Main Street
William
Join Luttreil
Spees
Funeral in Wells County for Fort Wayne resident
Family formerly resided in Wells county and moved to Fort Wayne in November from Athens Alabama. Brief funeral services will be held Monday morning at 8 o'clock from the residence with Rev J A Daly officiating, followed by interment at Uniontown chapel Wells county.
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Wells County
Fort Wayne
Athens
Ala
J. A. Daly
Uniontown Chapel
Death of Herbert McCormick in Oelwein Iowa
Herbert McCormick 22 died of tuberculosis in Oelwein Iowa after moving from Fort Wayne seeking work. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs J M McCormick three brothers and two sisters Harry Thomas William Elizabeth Elma. Remains brought home for funeral services. Funeral Tuesday at 9 from home and 10 at St Louis Catholic Besancon.
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Herbert McCormick
J. M. McCormick
Chestnut Street
Oelwein
Iowa
Fort Wayne
West
Iowa City
Harry
Thomas
William
Elizabeth
Elma McCormick
St. Louis Catholic Church
Besancon
Death of William Miles in Fort Wayne
William Miles aged 44 died at 7 30 AM Monday from dropsy and kidney trouble after a year of illness and five weeks bedfast. He lived in Indianapolis until six weeks ago and was a Hod Carriers Union member. Survived by wife two sisters and three brothers Mrs Rachel Stockard and Mrs Mayme Jackson of Fort Wayne Edward Miles of Indianapolis and Silas and Morton Miles of Fort Wayne.
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William Miles
Spy Run Avenue
Hod-Carriers’ Union
Indianapolis
Rachel Stockard
Mayme Jackson
Fort Wayne
Edward Miles
Silas and
Morton Miles
Lambright Woman Dies After Childbirth at Home
Mrs Myrtle Lambright died at 7 o'clock Monday morning at her parents home 329 Holman street aged 19 years 9 days cause puerperal fever after childbirth Survived by husband Albert Lambright infant child and her parents Funeral services Wednesday at 2 p m from the residence Lindenwood cemetery final rites expected in Lindenwood burial plot
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Lambright
Albert Lambright
Samuel M. Taylor
Holman Street
Lindenwood
Death of Miss Rachel Hackett in New Bloomfield
Word was received Monday of the death this morning of Miss Rachel Hackett of New Bloomfield Pennsylvania. She was 81 years old and an active Presbyterian church member. She visited this city often, staying with BE A Hackett and J M Jackson families, to whom she was closely related. Mr and Mrs Hackett left Monday for New Bloomfield to attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Hackett
New Bloomfield
Miss Hackett
Presbyterian Church
BE. A. K. Hackett
J. M. Jackson
Siegmund Dies At 65 In Fort Wayne Home
Herman Siegmund aged 65 died Sunday afternoon at his Fort Wayne home from pneumonia. A long time resident, he retired two years ago from Jaxtheimer as a tailor. Surviving are his wife, son H. Siegmund, daughter Mrs. Charles E. Winkler, and his church was St. John's Lutheran. Funeral at 2 PM from the residence with Rev. H. Ingersoll presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Siegmund
Abbott and
Manford Streets
H. €. Ingersoll
Walter Decker dies of tuberculosis on St Joe road
Walter Decker aged 25 died Monday at his home on the St Joe road after a two year tuberculosis illness. Once a cab line owner, he was well known and popular. He leaves wife, his parents, three brothers James Fred and Donald, two sisters Mrs W J Cettes of Geneva and Mrs Charles Wood of Fort Wayne. Funeral services are set for Wednesday morning at 10 from the residence.
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Walter Decker
St. Joe Road
Tve
Decker
James
Fred
Donald Decker
W. J. Cettes
Geneva
Charles Wood
Fort Wayne
Police Chiefs Convene for 15th International Convention
In Detroit on June 2, over 100 police officials gather for the fifteenth annual convention of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Attendees include Major Richard Sylvester of Washington and chiefs Shippy, Pinkerton, Ragan, Haager, and Koehler from Chicago Buffalo Louisville Cleveland. The group will discuss anarchist and Black Hand issues and consider federal oversight of the National Bureau of Identification, currently funded by about seventy cities.
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International Association
Detroit
Mich
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Anarchist
Black Hand Society
National Bureau of Identification
Washington
Richard Sylvester
Washington, D. C
Geo. M. Shippy
W. A. Pinkerton
Chicago
Michael Ragan
Buffalo
J. H. Haager
Louisville
Fred Koehler
Cleveland
Jewelers bars supply limited at assay office
Bankers seeking gold bars for export found only small jewelers bars available at the assay office in New York yesterday. About $250000 in these bars were sold and demand remained high. The assay office charged five cents per $100 on the small bars, higher than the rate on large bars at four cents.
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New York
Former Senator James K Jones Dies in Capital
Washington June 2 ex United States Senator James Kimbrough Jones of Arkansas died at his residence at 5 30 yesterday afternoon after a brief illness He was 69 and a leading Democrat in the senate from 1885 to 1903 He chaired the Democratic national committee and ran the Bryan campaigns in 1896 and 1900 He is survived by his wife and three children and will be buried in the city
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Washington
United States
James K. Jones
Arkansas
Senate
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic National Committee
Jones
Leonora Carrigan
Mississippi
James Kimbrough Jones
Dallas County
State Senate
James 5. Walker
United States Senate
Bryan
National Democratic Committee
Senator Jones
Carrigan
Sue Jones
Congress
Sunday Roasts Pittsburg Ministers in blunt lecture
Evangelist Billy Sunday visited Pittsburgh to deliver Why Some Ministers Fail at First Presbyterian Church. He lambasted local clergy for modern excesses and soft theology, urging a return to old fire and hell fire preaching. Sheriff Addison Gumbert joined the crowd and traded quips with Sunday during the talk.
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Pittsburg
Billy Sunday
Sharon
First Presbyterian Church
Addison G. Gumbert
Chicago
Gumbert
Sunday
Blaze in Fra Elbertus' Town destroys Buffalo buildings
Fire at Fast Aurora in Buffalo June 2 destroys a score of residences and businesses. Baker Morris Graf is badly burned and may die. Property loss estimated at 75 600 dollars.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Noted Huntington Woman Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. Sherman P. Stults a prominent Huntington figure died Tuesday. A series of deaths and local notes follow across Kosciusko and nearby counties, including a blend of insanity cases, pardons, and community events in the Indiana towns of Mt. Etna, Winona Lake, Marion, and beyond.
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Sherman P. Stults
Huntington
Mary A Large
Mt. Etna
Huntington County
News and Gossip Capsule of Local Happenings
Five times Platt was sucked beneath the surface and he and his companion were shot down the rapids to shallow water where they saved themselves. Knox town votes waterworks. Warsaw mayor bans Decoration day baseball. Epworth league meets Ossian June 23-25. Governor candidate Marshall spoke at Lagrange. Two prisoners remain in Kosciusko jail for public intoxication. Bluffton to Celina interurban plan landsowners to stockholding. Brown’s Corners Odd Fellows lodge disturbed by curious youths. Latona cattle ship collision near Plymouth savages all aboard. Japanic rescues, but female students lose belongings.
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Platt
Knox
Rigdon
Warsaw
Fort Wayne
Ossian
T. R. Marshall
Columbia City
Decoration Day
Lagrange
Kosciusko County
Bluffton
Celina
Berne
Wells
Adams Counties
Farmers’ Interurban Company
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Brown’s Corners
Huntington County
Robert Little
Wabash
Europe
Little
Plymouth
England
Japanic
Arrest Report: E. Gregg Davis Charged in False Pretense Case
E. Gregg Davis, Fort Wayne real estate agent, was arrested in Fort Wayne and jailed in Huntington on a false pretense and grand larceny affidavit. He allegedly collected a $220 note as commission after not delivering a buyer, with notes later pursued in Allen county before a Huntington bond of $500 was posted.
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E. Gregg Davis
Harvey Hughey
Huntington
Huntington Herald
E Gregg Davis
Fort Wayne
Allen
Hughes
Isaiah Rupert
Jackson Township
John G. Price
Davis
Rupert
Allen County
Huntington County
Davia
Mahoney
Southern Publisher Dead in Jacksonville Daily Record
George West Wilson, president of the Jacksonville Times-Union company, died in Jacksonville on June 2. A well known Democrat, he had led the Semi-Tropical exposition and served as collector of internal revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville, Fla
George West Wilson
Jacksonville Times-Union Company
Boxer's Condition Improves After Bout
Sally Weinrib of Rochester New York is reported improving after a boxing match with Young Britt in Baltimore Maryland last night. The pugilist sustained serious injuries but is on the mend today.
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Baltimore
Sally Weinrib
Rochester
N. Y
Pugil
Britt
Impro
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