Roosevelt Delegates Win Indiana At Large Seat Battle
The Republican National Committee in Chicago voted unanimously to seat four Taft delegates from Indiana despite Roosevelt challenges. Roosevelt allies argued foul play, but Senator Borah joined the committee in supporting the Indianapolis results, a surprising outcome for the Roosevelt camp.
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Republican National Committee
Chicago
Indiana
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Taft
Borah
Remembered Fort Wayne banker Jared Bond dies in California
Jared D. Bond, long a prominent Fort Wayne financier, dies in California. Known for a reserved old school banking approach, he helped shape local institutions and supported the poor with quiet, generous charity. His life linked Fort Wayne's growing financial scene with broader business circles.
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Jared D. Bond
California
Fort Wayne
Bond
Indiana Women Push for Equal Suffrage Campaign
Indiana women begin a campaign for equal suffrage with a whirlwind tour by the Indianapolis committee of the Woman's Franchise League. Traveling in a bannered car, the group visits six nearby towns offering arguments and literature to awaken support for the ballot. The effort is expected to influence state politics soon.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Death of Ex Congressman Clarence C. Gilhams in LaGrange
The Twelfth district mourns the death of Ex Congressman Clarence C. Gilhams who died Wednesday at his LaGrange home. He gave full effort to his congressional career, though lacking political finesse, and his public service was conscientious and useful. Friends describe him as kindly, generous, and above reproach.
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Clarence C. Gilhams
Lagrange
Judge Ralston Compared to Taft Faces In Fort Wayne
Democratic editors at Fort Wayne noted Judge Ralston bears a likeness to President Taft but agreed it will not handicap him as the party’s nominee. They warned Republicans who resemble the president would still lack full party strength amid internal antipathy toward fat men.
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Fort Wayne
Judge Ralston
Taft
Fort Wayne Fails to Secure Moose Industrial School Prize
The article notes Fort Wayne regretted not hosting the Moose industrial school but congratulates the winning Indiana city for the prize and praises the city’s enterprise and generosity.
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Fort Wayne
Moose Industrial School
Foyt Wayne
Indiana
Indiana Travelers League Presses Hotel Tipping Bill
The Travelers' League of Indiana announces plans to urge the next legislature to pass a bill against tipping in hotels, seeking to regulate gratuities and standardize service charges across inns and lodgings.
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Travelers’ League of Indiana
Laeve
SS Genie
Will of Julius Steink Sets Dower and Trust Provisions
Probate in the circuit court outlined a will where William Steink remains faithful to the Lutheran church for three years to receive 140 from Julius Steink’s estate. if he fails, 50 goes to Grace Reformed Church and the rest to other heirs. Clara Bleich, Emil Strenk and Richard Strenk receive shares to make 50 after advances. William’s share to be deposited in a bank in Grace Church’s pastor’s name and paid after three years if he remains a loyal Lutheran.
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William Stienk
Lutheran Church
Julius Steink
Grace Reformed Church
Clara Bleich
Emil
Richard Strenk
William
Grace Church
Circuit Court
Conrad Heine
Edward Schrader
Merlen
Crist
McAdams & Hartzell
Will directives set 1912 estates to siblings and spouses
In a circuit court filing dated May 20 1912 Amelia A Adams wills her 528 West Main street property to be sold with debts and $1 legacies to siblings, residue to sister Isa belle E Bush. Florant Voiral leaves his estate to wife Euphrasie for life with remainder to their children.
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Amelia A. Adams
West Main Street
Isabelle E. Bush
Florant Voiral
Euphrasie
Fort Wayne Trial Over Ashes Bicycle Fall Injures Plaintiff
Harry J. Wilson sues the City of Fort Wayne Henry Hachmeier and Harry A. Kanning for 5000 dollars claiming he fell over a pile of ashes while riding at night in September and fractured several ribs. Myrtle C. Freed seeks divorce and restoration of her maiden name from James Freed who is serving a prison sentence in Allen county after a 1911 conviction.
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Harry J. Wilson
Fort Wayne
Henry Hachmeier
Harry A. Kanning
Myrtle C. Freed
James Freed
Allen County
Suit Filed Over Fatal Collision Injuries and Lost Earnings
Robert B. Clear sues Harry R. Pickard and Peter E. Pickard in superior court for 10000 damages claiming a fractured shoulder crushed leg broken ribs and other injuries from the Wells street collision that killed Capt. W. F. Bergman. He alleges John Bovie drove at unlawful speed and failed to avoid the light delivery wagon on April 15. The suit seeks compensation for medical harms and lost contract earnings.
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Robert B. Clear
W. F. Bergman
Harry R
Peter E. Pickard
Wells Street
Bergman
John Bovie
Pickard
Clear
Marital Licenses and Local Court Actions Reported
The Decatur area issued marriage licenses including Andrew W. Mowery and Martha Curliss among others. In court news, Anna Fitzsimmons sues for 8000 on a policy. Rebecca Eady seeks 10000 damages for her husband’s death from an electric shock. a Fort Wayne jury absolves the city and others in a separate damages suit. a misdirected party suit arises from a contractor’s dirt pile incident.
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Martha Curliss
Andrew W. Mowery
William C. Zink
Helen JL. Ehle
Joseph V. Rockhill
Theresa E. Bushman
Farmer
William §. Blume
Georgia H. Martin
Samuel (. Parr
Grace M. Orr
David Falk
Marie Kingman
Frederick H. Piper
Pauline K. Schneider
Anna Jr. Fitzsimmons
Leonard, Rose
Zollara
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Hartford
Fort Wayne
Henry Hachmeier
Henry A. Kanning
Harry J. Wilson
Hays, Dickman
Auto Crash Wrecks Bluffton Wagon Injuring Five
Special to The Sentinel. Bluffton Indiana June 11 A motor collision at 2 am on Bluffton road five miles northeast left Grace Wright with a broken collar bone and unconscious Samp Millington badly tearing a shoulder ligaments. The five seated Ford carrying Grace Wright Pearl Brewlinger Dean Byerly Sylvester Swick and E R Wright collided with Millington’s wagon overturning the wagon and throwing Millington under it. The auto then struck a ditch and Grace Wright and Dean Byerly were thrown into the wrecked wagon. Neither injury is reported fatal.
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the Sentinel
Bluffton
Ind
Bluffton Road
Grace Wright
Samp. Millington
Miss Wright
Grace White
Wright
Deri- She
Accident near Fort Wayne leaves owner Wright in spotlight
A wreck involving E. R. Wright's vehicle near Fort Wayne led to a fatal loss of lights just after the party departed. The outage is blamed for the crash, with investigators noting the machine could not be re lit.
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E. R. Wright
Fort Wayne
Man Killed Riding Buggy Struck by Fast Train Near Winchester
Lester Mendenhall and his horse were killed instantly when their buggy, seen asleep on a crossing two miles north of Winchester on the Grand Rapids and Indiana line, was struck by a fast night train headed to Fort Wayne. Engineer Frank Perry sounded the whistle as the engine crashed through the wreckage at about 12:30 a.m. Conductor M. O'Conner was aboard the train. Mendenhall had spent Sunday with friends nearby and was en route home.
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Lester Mendenhall
Grand Rapids and
Indiana
Winchester
Frank Perry
Mendenhall
M.o'conner
Fort Wayne
Nashville Lands Detachment at Mayari for Mine Protection
United States gunboat Nashville landed 65 blue jackets with a mountain gun at Mayari near Nipe Bay to protect Woodfred mines. Sailors will be replaced by marines.
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Santiago
Cuba
Nashville
Mayari
Nipe ,Bay
Marined
Fort Wayne High School Holds First Cap and Gown Ceremony
The Fort Wayne high school honors its 79 graduates with their first cap and gown ceremony at Plymouth Congregational Church. Rev. Arthur J. Folsom delivers a sermon urging students to appeal to the highest court of God, not merely personal judgment or public sentiment, as they seek righteousness and lasting purpose.
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Fort Wayne High School
Plymouth Congregational Church
Arthur J. Folsom
Court of Appeal
Heaven
Earth
Sky
Galilee
God
Jesus Christ
Calvary
Christ
Apostle
Market Prices Show Butter and Eggs Steady Rise at Barr Street
Barr street market morning prices higher for butter and eggs than stores with 26 and 28 cents per dozen. Grain and wool movements reported firm with wheat near 1.15 dollars and hay easing. Toledo seed prices for clover and timothy listed. New York and Toledo grain closes reflect steady trends across staples.
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Barr Street
Egen
Local Markets Wheat and flour prices across mills
Street prices list grains and mill products from CG Tresselt & Sons and Mayflower Mills. Wheat at $1.15 per bushel, oats 2c per bushel, corn 70c per bushel, rye 85c per bushel, barley around 90c per bushel. Flour prices for winter and patent blends shown with ton and barrel rates.
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Tresselt & Sons
Mayflower Mills
Local Market Prices for Butter Eggs Cheese and More
Wiener & Co and Beyer Brothers Co list corrected wholesale prices for butter eggs cheese and potatoes with several varieties and pack sizes. Retail and street market rates follow including fresh eggs 15 to 19 cents per dozen, Wisconsin cream cheese 18 cents per pound, potatoes around 1.40 to 1.58 per bu, and city scale meat prices for hogs cattle and lambs.
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Wiener & Co
C. M. S Wiener
Fancy Elgin Creamery
Michigan
Beyer Brothers Co
C. L. Hall
Wisconsin
Hugin Creamery
Léa
Isbc
Market prices for agricultural goods and materials
Well Brothers and Co light price list shows hides and cured skins at 9 10c to 15 11 5c per pound. Scrap iron, copper, ginseng root, and wool quoted with various weights. Hay timothy mixed and clover priced per ton, oats barley rye per bushel, timothy seed and red clover listed with per bushel or per cwt amounts. Corrected by W. D. Henderson & Co.
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Well Brothers & Co
W. D. Henderson & Co
Wheat and corn rally in Chicago market report
June 11 Chicago market notes wheat prices rose on bullish crop report signals. September opened at 1.06 to 1.07 and peaked near 1.06, then faded as cash demand slackened. July closed slightly down at about 1.05 to 1.0544, while corn edged up briefly before weakening to 73 1/2 cents. Oats offerings were light and pork lard ribs prices eased with September pork at 19.20 and lard around 11.20 to 11.22. Gashed grain prices list various No 2 red and other grades with minor shifts.
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Chicago
East Buffalo Market Hogs and Cattle Report
Livestock prices and receipts across East Buffalo New York and several regional markets on June 1 and June 11 including hogs, sheep, cattle, and calves. Chicago Indianapolis Pittsburg Cincinnati and New York summaries cover receipts, price ranges, and market tone for beves hogs sheep and lambs with brief produce and poultry notes.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Chicago
Ill
Texas
Indianapolis
Ind
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Wall Street Opens With Broad Declines On June 11
The Day on Wall Street reports further irregularity at the opening with leading railways, steel, Amalgamated Copper and American Sugar slipping. Extensive selling represented liquidation, with Lehigh Valley and Reading down 3 to 4 points and Canadian Pacific off over 3 points amid rumors of an official inquiry. Bonds held steady as the market closed heavy, though late buying pared some losses.
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Wall Street
New York
Lehigh Valley
Reading
Canadian Pacific
Mill Building Burns Down Near Wabash Tracks
The old Smith and Randall saw mill south of the Wabash tracks and west of Broadway burned at 5 am, causing about 500 in losses to Fort Wayne Cement Stone Co. The building, vacant for about sixty days, had been bought to demolish for a new cement plant. Two tramps sleeping there are suspected. no machinery was saved. Several cars of merchandise on the Wabash tracks were scorched but not damaged.
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Old Smith and Randall Saw
Old Smith and Randall
Wabash Tracks
Broadway
Fort Wayne Cement Stone Company
Indiana contest signals Goodrich as new national committeeman
Chicago June 11. The Indiana contest indicates James P. Goodrich of Winchester will be elected to succeed Harry S. New as national committeeman. Goodrich is expected to win with about 20 votes.
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Chicago
Indiana
James P. Goodrich
Winchester
Harry
New
Goodrich
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August R
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Julia Sessford
Charles W. Sessford
John H. Aiken
Elvin J. Wilkinson
Geyser- Oil’ Tank Company
Daisy Thain
George Thain
Lester Mendehall
Jackies
A. J. Folsom
Toledo
Timothy
Muscovado
Braude & Ditzler Co
S. L. Logan
Eel River
Fred Eckart Packing Co
Lima
Harry S. New
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