Death claims Francis W. Byer after brave battle
Francis W. Byer 32 private secretary to Superintendent J B McKim of the Pennsylvania lines died at Hope hospital after a long brain tumor battle. He fell ill at work, surgery revealed an inoperable brain tumor, and he lingered with remarkable vitality before death. He was born March 22 1871 in Zelienople Pa and lived at 2426 Calhoun St Fort Wayne. Survived by widow, parents Mr and Mrs Anthony Byer siblings and others. Funeral arrangements were set with services at his home and in Zelienople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis W. Byer
J. B. McKim
Pennsylvania Lines
Byer
Hope Hospital
Mr. Byer
Zelienople
Pittsburg and Western Railway
Allegheny
Lawrence Junction
Erie and Ashtabula
Pennsylvania
Fort Wayne
Western Division
Calhoun Street
Anthony Byer
Peltier Undertaking Establishment
A. S. Preston
Mrs Henrietta Hoffman Dies After Operation
Mrs Henrietta Hoffman wife of Henry Hoffman of Maples area dies at Hope hospital after surgery aged fifty five Survivors include husband and several children Remains sent to Monroeville and then to the family home for funeral services Obituary notes her estimable character and wide circle of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Hoffman
Henry Hoffman
Maples
Hope Hospital
Mrs Elizabeth Fort Dies After Illness at St Josephs
Mrs Elizabeth Fort wife of William Fort died at 5 oclock Monday morning at St Josephs hospital from a complication of diseases aged about fifty years. The family resided in the city and the husband survives. Scheumann undertaking establishment held funeral services Tuesday at 9 oclock Interment at Lindenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Fort
William Fort
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Scheumann Undertaking Establishment
Lindenwood
Brakeman Lester McCoy Dies After Fort Seneca Injury
Lester N McCoy 24 a Nickel Plate brakeman injured at Fort Seneca Ohio Sunday died Tuesday afternoon at St Joseph hospital He died from rupture of vessels in the pelvic cavity He was born in Plingstown Maryland lived in Fort Wayne two years survived by widow and infant child and his parents seven brothers and three sisters The funeral home is the father in law A F Kanne 13818 Mc Clellan street Post mortem by Dr W W Barnett at family request stated cause of death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester N. McCoy
Nickel Plate Railroad
Fort Seneca
Ohio
St. Joseph Hospital
Mr. McCoy
Plingstown
Fort Wayne
Moore
A. F. Kanne
McClellan Street
W. W. Barnett
Gustave Schirman Dies of Bowels Cancer at 38
Gustave Schirman a glass blower from Eaton Indiana died at St Josephs hospital at 9 Wednesday morning after a battle with cancer of the bowels. He was 38 and visited this city for treatment recently. He leaves a widow a daughter two brothers and three sisters in Matthews and Eaton. Schone undertaking firm prepared the body and it was shipped to Eaton for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Schirman
Eaton
Ind
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Schirman
Matthews
Schone Undertaking Establishment
Ida May Heger Dies at 29 After Hemorrhage
Ida May Heger wife of George Heger died at home 1239 Heustis Avenue at 8 pm Wednesday from hemorrhage. She left a husband and two children the younger not yet a week old. A devoted member of the English Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. Funeral held Sunday at 2 pm from the residence and 2:30 pm at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida May Heger
George Heger
Heustis Avenue
Merz Albert Merz longtime timer dies in Fort Wayne
Albert Merz aged 46 died at his residence 1911 Pine street Fort Wayne from hemorrhage of the lungs after months of ill health. He was born May 9 1856 in Fort Wayne worked as a tinsmith and belonged to the Tinners union and St Pauls church. Surviving include his widow two children three brothers and a sister. Funeral Monday at his home and St Pauls Catholic church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Merz
Gerding & Allman Bros
Pine Street
Merz
Fort Wayne
Tinners’ Union
Nicholas
Theodore
Louis Merz
Amos Heit
DeLong Woman Dies at Wallen Home Funeral Held
Mrs Anna DeLong 28 died Friday at John Ludwig’s home one mile north of Wallen after working as a housekeeper. Coroner Barnett found death from hemorrhage. Divorced from James DeLong, she recently came from Muncie. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon with burial at Bethel cemetery Wallen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna DeLong
John Ludwig
Wallen
Barnett
James DeLong
Muncie
Bethel Cemetery
Mrs. A Kramer Dies After Prolonged Illness at 37
Mrs. A Kramer died at 5 15 this morning at 2359 John Street after a long illness. She was 37 years old and had lived in Fort Wayne all her life. Daughter of Undertaker Fred Scheulmann she married Mr. Kramer about sixteen years ago and leaves husband and four children Robert Herbert Elsie and Alfred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Kramer
John Street
Robert
Herbert
Elsie
Alfred
Kramer
Murdered King and Queen of Seraia Proclaimed Sovereigns
A dispatch reports that the murdered king has been proclaimed sovereign in Servia. Prince Arsene in Paris plans to join his brother in the events surrounding the royal accession. Former Queen Natalie and Princess Ghika reside at Versailles Hotel Reservoir, and Natalie learned the news from Belgrade by telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Cyr Military College
Prince Arsene
Paris
Arsene
Servia
Natalie
Alexander
Reservoir
Versailles
Ghika
Belgrade
Foreign Office
Women defend man in peeping incident at Bass Street
Patrolman Grayless arrested a man for peeping, but a group of neighborhood women argued he was harmless and persuaded the officer to release him after promising to care for him. The item ends with an unrelated advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayless
Bass Street
Servia's King and Queen Slain in Palace Coup
Belgrade reports a military revolt that killed King Alexander and Queen Draga, amid surrounding violence. Prince Karageorgevitch is proclaimed king as a new government forms to govern Serbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obrenovitch
Karageorgevitch
Belgrade
Servia
Angikovics
Alexander
Draga
Nikodem
Markovitch
Petrovitch and
Tudorovics
Pavlovitch
L. Jubonur Kalievics
Plot and massacre end King Alexander’s reign in Belgrade
Dispatches from Belgrade report a planned coup against King Alexander and Queen Draga escalated by the army. Royal guards were overpowered, Captain Panajowics killed, and Naumovics attempted abdication with a bomb. The king killed Naumovics, then the royal couple were shot on the palace roof, followed by a dawn purge of officials and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Belgrade
Alexander
M. Schiokovics
M. Velikovics
Naumovics
Mischics
Panajowics
Servia
Mischies
Queen Draga
Luka Lazarewics
Markovitch
Inlaw
M. Milkovitz
Interior
M. Tudorowics
General Pavlovitch
Church Building 10 Be Used as Armory
Battery B and Company D close negotiations to lease the old Berry Street M E church from E C Burode. They will occupy jointly as an armory with interior changes, ready about July 1. Basement for guns and storage, second floor drill hall, carpenters to begin work immediately. Soldier boys praise the improved facilities for drilling and social events. Wall Paper to please you at L C Halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery B
Company D
Berry Street
M. E
E. C. Burode
Marriage by Judge Heaton Joins Elizabeth Chi Kokomo to Morris
Judge Heaton officiated a Tuesday ceremony uniting Elizabeth I Chi Kokomo and Morris cy ap nit and well to Peg in a formal city wedding.
Tri-State Loan and Trust Company Formed in Fort Wayne
Articles of Incorporation filed Tuesday with the state secretary for the Tri-State Loan and Trust Company of Fort Wayne with capital stock of 300000. The firm, linked to the Tri-State Building and Loan, will operate from the Tri-State Building. directors are listed and officers anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-State Loan and Trust Company
Capital
Tri-State Loan and Trust Company of
Fort Wayne
Trust Company
Tri-State
Building and Loan Association
Kinsey Kinsey Kinsey: Samuel L Kinsey of St Joseph
Samuel Leroy Kinsey of St Joseph Sh Fe ra appears in this notice. The fragment notes a person named Kinsey and a location St Joseph with unclear context or event details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Leroy Kinsey
St. Joseph
Fera
Ida Catherine Smaltz Weds P C Waters at Wells Street Residence
Ida Catherine Smaltz married P C Waters Thursday afternoon at 3 80 in a Wells street ceremony performed by Rev J A P McGaw. The bride wore white mull with lace and carried roses, with Effis Waters playing Lohengrin. They plan a short northern trip and will reside at 1326 Wells Street after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Smaltz
Wells Street
Ida Catherine
P. C. Waters
J. A. P. McGaw
Third Presbyterian Church
Effis Waters
Miss Katharine
Miss R. Kettering
Mr. Kettering
Mrs. Waters
North
Too at L. O. Hulls 830 Calhoun Street
A brief note locates Too at the business of L. O. Hull on 830 Calhoun Street. The fragment lists the shop address without additional context or event details.
Creditors Meet in Garrett and South Whitley Cases
Creditors hold first meeting in the Garrett bankruptcy of J B Humphrey with Referee Harris presiding. A separate meeting occurs Monday for William H Howe doing business as the American Screen and Grill Company in South Whitley to pursue petition action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
J. B. Brinkerhoff
J. B. Humphrey
Garrett
William H. Howe
American Screen and Grill Company
South Whitley
Arm Break Near Parsonage Fall Injures Mrs Metschman
Mrs L J Metschman sustained two fractures in her left forearm after slipping on back porch steps at the parsonage 1109 Webster Street. The injury occurred at 9 o’clock this morning when she fell three to four feet and landed with her arm under her. Dr William D Buhl treated and reduced the fractures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Metschman
Webster Street
William D. Buhl
Also Mentioned on This Page
Packard Company
Emmaus Lutheran Church
Fort
Arthur Ernst. Kirn, ‘Son
Mr. ‘and
M’coy
Seraia
Peeper
Jovan Avakumovics
Stojan
Protics
Georg Genshics
Minister of the Interior
Jorvan Alanazkovics
Vojislav Velikovics
Alexander Machin
L. Jubomir Schiokovics
Justice
M. Protics
M. Avakumovics
Independent
Liberal Party
Sixth Infantry
Mischich
Machin
Neumavics
Naumavics
Lee Wae
Old Berry Street Church
L. C. Halls
Calhoun St
Judge Heaton
C. A. Wilding
G. W. Pixley
W. E. Mossman
D. N. Foster
R. L.romy
S. Hunting
Leopold Freiburger
August E. C. Becker
W. J. Vesey
Louis Fox
John Dreibelbiss
F. C. Heine
Kinsey
Springer
Waters—Smaltz
L. O. Hull’s
Alexandria
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