Steel baron calls for government price control
Tibor H. Gary of United States Steel testifies before the House steel trust committee and urges enforced publicity and government supervision of corporations including price setting. He cites 1907 panic, supports an international steel institute, and says competition must yield to public control to avoid chaos.
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Washington
Tibor H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
House “Steel Trust
Gary
Steel Corporation
Brussels
International Steel Institute
American Iron and Steel Institute
International Institute
Steel Trust
Department of Government
Sherman Act,” Said Mr. Gary
Mr. Stanley
Representative Littleton
New York
Mr. Gary
Mr. Littleton
Youns
Michigan
International Trust
Iron and Steel Industry
Littleton
Stanley
Captain Ranke Wins Honor During River Festival Parade
The chapter closed with a river pageant on Main Street featuring canoe and swimming races, high diving, and an illuminated river parade. Indianapolis figures Guy Boyle and locals Carr Anderson Garrard were noted participants amid a 15 000 strong crowd. A “crawl” initiation by the Military Order of Serpent and Knights of Pythias parade highlighted the evening. Finance reports showed the order thriving despite anonymous handbill attacks on leaders.
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Main Street
Guy Boyle
Indianapolis
Carroll B. Carr
J. L. Anderson
Charles Garrard
Military Order of Serpent
Knights of Pythias Hall
Indiana Départment
West Point Graduation Honor for Local Student
Paul W Baade of this city is a member of the graduating class at the United States Military Academy West Point. He is the son of Fred C Baade and has completed the course there with honor. A number of Fort Wayne friends will go to West Point to attend the commence ment exercises.
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Paul W.baade
United S States * Military Academy
West Point
Fred.c. Baade
Fort Wayne
West
Point
Death Not Due to Poison in Hammer Case
The death of Mrs Ernestine Hammer on April 3 1910 was not due to poison. Chemical analysis by Dr W O Gross found no poison in organs and tissues apart from embalming fluids. Sons Ernst Carl and Herman had exhumed the body at Concordia cemetery with Dr Schulz and Dr Gross to settle the matter.
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Ernestine Hammer
W. O. Gross
A. F. Schulz
Concordia Cemetery
Schulz
Wool Tariff In House Sparks Budget Battle
A minority report accuses Democrats of pushing a two year old tariff bill without hearings or new data to fund government needs. The measure, involving over 500000 people, faces doubts about passage in the other house and likely no action before December.
Ab Kelley Dies After Long Illness in Waterloo
Albert Kelley known as Ab Kelley prominent De Kalb county capitalist and telephone owner died Monday at 1 30 PM at his son's home Waterloo Ind after a long illness kidney troubles treated in Fort Wayne Mt Clemens and Chicago He lived in Waterloo over 25 years constructed and ran the local telephone system a leading Democrat Surviving widow and two children funeral Wednesday afternoon.
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Ab.” Kelley
Locke Hotel
Hops Hospital
Fort Wayne
Mt. Clemens
Chicago
Kelley
Waterloo
Birth Notice for William C. Jefferies Family
A birth notice from 720 Weat TM DeWald street records the newborn son of Mr and Mrs William C Jefferies. Further details are not provided in the accessible text.
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William C. Jefferies
DeWald -Street
Marshall Is the Choice. Indiana Editors Endorse 1912 Bid
Resolutions favor Gov. Marshall for the presidency in 1912 were adopted by the Indiana Democratic Editors' association at its business session in Laporte. The group praised Indiana's Democratic congressmen, the late general assembly, and the governor's proposed new constitution, then adjourned for a lunch at the state prison in Michigan City before departing for home.
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Laporte
Ind
Gov. Marshall
Indiana
Jast General Assembly
Democratic Editors’ Association
Michigan City
Deaths of George Christian Lotz at 75 in Toledo
George Christian Lotz died at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday at his home 1137 Lieck Street. Born June 27, 1835 in Saxony Germany, he immigrated to the United States forty years ago and worked as a butcher at Eckart Packing for 27 years. He was married twice. his first wife and a son predeceased him. Surviving are his second wife and numerous children and stepchildren in Toledo Chicago and this city, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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George Christian Lotz
Lieck Street
Saxony
Germany
United States
Eckart Packing Company
W. Riley
Toledo
Philip Lotz
Angola
Edward McKay
Barney Ferguson
Chicago
Charles Lotz
Fred Roth
John Schei
G .A. McGhee
Pauline
Anna Roth
Metzger Dies at 57 Near Cedarville After Short Stay
Louis H. Metzger aged 57 died Tuesday May 30 at the home of his niece Mrs. Adam Fuchshuber near Cedarville. Death followed complications. He and his wife had moved in with the niece shortly before his death. Surviving are his widow and brother George Metzger of Marysville Ohio and a sister Mrs William Shively of Delaware. Funeral services were held Friday at the M B church of Cedarville with Rev Wagenhals officiating.
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Louis H. Metzger
Adam Fuchshuber
Cedarville
M. B
Church of
Rey
Wagenhals
Taft Speaks at Fort Wayne on Reciprocity Policy
President Taft, greeting about 300 locals in Fort Wayne, reiterated his strong support for reciprocity, especially with Canada, noting the belief that profits cannot be one sided. He spoke briefly from his Pullman car en route to Chicago, gratitude for the crowd, and boarded for the next leg.
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Taft
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Wth
Canada
Mr. Taft
Ideal
Pennsylvania
Ira Burger
Crestline
W. K. Wilder
Ed Lipsett
W. M. Wardrop
Pittsburg
Holman
Clinton
Class at New Haven Confirms Thirty Parish Youths
Thirty boys and girls were confirmed Sunday in St. John's Catholic Church New Haven. Class members include Mathias Adama Austin Brooks Clarence Goral Frederick Jones Francis Johns Franklin Jacquay Lester Loraine John Pranger Cyril Schuckel Elmer Schlink Alban Becker Bernard Timmis Lee Welling Celia Bacon Manette Becker Marguerite Clark Alma Cour Rather Day Loretta Dennis Hilda Whinger Gertrude Kamp Florence Schuckrman Alice Tibbet Genevieve Woddy Louise Kleinreichert Lillian Rosenberger.
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St. John’s Catholic Church
New Haven
Mathias Adama
Austin Brooks
Clarence Goral
Frederick Jones
Francis Johns
Franklin Jacquay
Lester Loraine
John _Pranger
Cyril Schuckel
Elmer Schlink
Alban Becker
Bernard’ Timmis
Lee Welling
Celia Bacon
Manette Becker
Marguerite Clark
Alma Cour
Rather Day
Loretta Dennis
Hilda Whinger
Gertrude‘ Kamp
Florence’ Schuckrman
Alice’ Tibbet
Geneviéve’ Woddy
Louise Kleinreichert
Lillian Rosenberger
Woman Doctor Elected Superintendent of DeKalb County Schools
Mrs. Dr. Lida Leasure of Auburn was elected superintendent by DeKalb County trustees. Three candidates stood, H. E. Coe withdrew in her favor, Willis Maginnis received seven votes, Leasure eight. Leasure, wife of hardware merchant John Leasure, has taught in county schools and lately began practicing medicine. The selection surprised many, viewed as a last minute compromise.
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Sentinel
Auburn
Ind
Lida Leasure
DeKalb County
H. E. Coe
Leasure
Willis Maginnis
John Leasure
Opliger Re elected School Superintendent for Third Term
Lawrence Opliger was re elected to a third term as Adams county school superintendent in Decatur Indiana. He faced F S Cook and A Stalmeyer, winning support from nine of twelve trustees and securing a Democrat majority based on his prior record.
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Sentinel
Decatur
Ind
Lawrence Opliger
Adams County
Opliger
F. S. Cook
A. Stalmeyer
Sunderburg Elected School Superintendent in Huntington
Huntington Ind June 5 Clifford Sunderburg was elected school superintendent for the coming term by six Republican and six Democratic trustees. Other candidates were A Shauf and Emerson Fisher.
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The
Sentinel
Huntington
Ind
Clifford Sunderburg
A. Shauf
Emerson Fisher
Auditor Decides Steuben County School Superintendent Race
Angola Ind June 5 James Shaughness auditor of Steuben county decided the county school superintendent election after twenty-one ballots produced a tie. Lyle Shank a Republican was chosen to fill the four year term.
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The
Sentinel
Angola
Ind
James Shaugniss
Steuben County
Lyle Shank
Lagrange County elects school superintendent
The June 5 election in Lagrange Indiana chose S G Smeltly as school superintendent after five ballots. Final tally: Smeltly six votes Norris four Meyers one. The winner is a Republican amid disputes over whether a tie occurred.
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the Sentinel
Lagrange
Ind
Lagrange County
Que Lively
S. G. Smeltly
Smeltly
E. A. Norris
H. G. Meyers
One Candidate In Whitley Re-elected School Superintendent
A. R. Fleck the Whitley County school superintendent was the only candidate at the 2 p m election in Columbia City Indiana. The ten trustees re elected him for four years by acclamation due to his past performance and the Democratic majority among trustees.
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the Sentinel
Columbia City
Ind
A. R. Fleck
Whitley Country School
Wells Board Names Huyette County School Superintendent
Bluffton Indiana June 5 Arthur Huyette a prominent young instructor in this county was chosen to fill the office of county school superintendent by the trustees this morning He was the only candidate and the voting was by acclamation He is a Democrat.
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Sentinel
Bluffton
Ind
Arthur Huyette
Huyette
Beane Re-Elected As Noble County Superintendent
Albion Ind July 5 W A Beane current Noble county school superintendent was re elected for a second term at a town election this morning Beane a Democrat won on eleven ballots while his two opponents W E Harsh and Otto Grant received one vote each The county trustees mostly Democrats supported him for the coming term
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Sentinel
Albion
Ind
W. A. Beane
Noble County
Beane
W. E. Harsh
Otto Grant
Turners Offer Prizes for Decorations at Turnfest
Cash awards totaling 50 are offered for best decorated business house and residence during the Turnfest in Fort Wayne, June 16 to 19. The top business prize is 25 dollars, second 15 dollars, and the best residence decorates will receive a prize of a.
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The
Turners
Fort Wayne
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