Many weddings mark June ceremonies in St Patrick parish
A string of June weddings fills St Patrick church and local homes. Alice Ryan and Ciem Schuckman wed at 9 AM with reception at the Ryan home. Edyth Kunkle Merrill and Charles Merrill wed June 11 at the Kunkle residence with a large Toledo guest list. Frieda Witte and Theodore Rose wed at the bride’s home. others include Julia Loretta Carroll with Edward Snyder in Bluffton. Lizzie Belle Todd and Albert Shaw at St Pauls M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder—Carroll
Julia Loretta Carroll
P. D. Carroll
Edward Harry Snyder
Chicago
Bluffton
Alice Carroll
John &. Derpa
Snyder
Illinois Steel Plant
Mourning Frock Styles For Summer Wear
Black soft mull voile and veilings are styled for summer mourning. Crepe bands add character when veiling lacks. Princess model shows plain voile while crepe bands appear on another figure. Simple designs suit home dressmakers putting on mourning this season.
Fink Loos Wedding and Family Reunion Report
Miss Lillian Laura Loos and Joseph R. Fink wed in St Peter’s Catholic church with Rev Thiele officiating. Attendants included Miss Eleanor Rinehart and Miss Della Loos. A wedding breakfast was held at Henry Loos’s home with immediate relatives. upcoming travels noted. A separate family reunion celebrated Mrs Schuler’s sixty ninth birthday with many relatives present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Fink
Eugene Loos
Miss Ritehart
Henry Loos
Lafayette Street
Smilax
Alta Lons
Chicago
Odden
Kokomo
East DeWald Street
Family reunions mark Cartwright and Shuler gatherings
A story of two neighborhood reunions near the city includes a Cartwright family gathering at the Pfeiffers with outdoor games and a plentiful dinner. A June 15 party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. L. Shuler drew many friends and relatives from local farms and nearby towns to celebrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Cartwright
George L. Pfeiffer
Ten Year Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in Lafayette Township
Upwards of a hundred guests attended the tenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. Lopshire at their Lafayette township home on Sunday June 9. A lawn repast was served with many relatives and friends listed among attendees. Also noted is James Russell’s sixty second birthday celebration in Green township Noble county with a large dinner and many relatives. The Young Women’s Christian Association marked its thirteenth anniversary with a large gathering on June 11, supper in the gymnasium and an informative program on association welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill—Kunkle
Edyth Pearl Kunkle
E. B. Kunkle
Charles Wesley Merrill
Toledo
Kunkle
East Wayne Street
Samuel Wagenhals
Trinity English Lutheran Church
Dorothy Streisling
Herbert Haywood
Columbus, O
Sam Bostick
Merrill
Cecil Mackie
Miss Streifling
Miss Gill
Harry Ross
Yio Hnist
F. W. Culbertson
Mendelssohn
C. A. Merrill
Edith Merrill
C. J. Griffith
Mr. Merrill
Ernest Merrill
Beckley
W. Va
George L. Shanks
F. L. Parmalen
Herbert Wilkinson
Niles, C
Steffins
Lima
W. B. Brown
Allegheny
Valenciennes
Weaver
Fairfield
Staphlet Street
Hoosier Manufacturing Company
Sovine—Boschet
Edna Boschet
William Sovine
Bel River Township
J. P. Meyer
Miss Pearl Boschet
John Erwin
Roth—Garman
Lottie M. Garman
Auburn
Albert Roth
Grabill
George Garman
Cedar Creek Township
C. A. Row
Leo
Row
Groen
St. Loutis
Sedalia
Spahr
Thomas Street
Lewis A. Lopshire
Lafayette Township
William Hiser
John Seibold
George Coverdale
William Fogwell
George Fogwell
G. F. Buskirk
Buskirk
Arthur Bowser
J. M. Shives
J. M. Bufink
O. Lopshire
J. P. Shepler
Alex. Cunnison
Charles Sommers
J. Israel
John Flaig
Edwin Dalman
J. A. Bowser
Dorothy Buskirk
Rosa Kepplinger
Mary
Oddie Meeker
Laura Shepler
Inez Frary
Ida Krumnia
Messrs
Fred Dickmeyer
Lemuel Coverdale
George Flaig
George Seibold
Samuel Eriumnn
Albert Fogwell
Earl Hamilton
Matford Walace
Charles Spencer
Roy Sheppler
James Russell
Green Township
Noble County
Russell
Joseph Rockhill
Fort Wayne
John McGuire
Churubusco
George Geiger
G. W. Russell
Pierceton
Samuel Russell
J. C. Veasy
A. M. Geiger
Garrett
Nona Lack
D. V. Leitsen
J. Gaff
Anderson Herron
Leslie McCoy
Lucy Gaff
Mollie Rockhill
Richard Erwin
William Russell
G. F P. Arthur
William Schaleabarger
Thomas McGuire
H. A. Rockhill
James A. Reed
Hayes Gaff
Young Women's Christian Association
Association
Vesey
Richmond
Dr. Sell
J.F. Vichert
W. J. Vésey
George
Yals
Local Socials Include Dining Party and Family Gatherings
A Hendricks street dinner for Miss Dora Parker precedes her voyage to England with ship themed décor and well wishes. The Shuler family marked Mrs. Shuler’s fifty ninth birthday at 1815 St Joe Boulevard. The Waters family held a Robison Park reunion June 15 with about one hundred attendees and a business meeting electing Charles Kerns as president and Mrs. Fred Gregg as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shuler
St Joe Boulevard
Schuler
August Moody
William Schuler
Cedarville
Charles Roy
Mabel
Velma
Hilda
Huntertown
Royal Shuler
Lloyd
Elinor Albright
Hendricks Street
Dora Parker
England
Ocean
Amy Parker
Laura Wilson
Nellie Steyer
Lulu Lechler
Welcome Rehrer
Nora Brownsberger
Carrie van Ausdale
Emma Kahntine
Sylvester Bowser
Albert Waters
Charles Badiac
Isadore Badiac
Lloyd Keck
Floyd Hopper
Charles Kerns
S. A. Cook
Charles
Dan Waters
Frank Lordelet
William Keck
Allen County
N. W. Beavers
S. W. Beavers
Charles Easley
Alta Beavers
Evelyn Kronk
Churubusco
Edward Beavers
Bloomington
Emma Brokaw
Deccatur
G. D. Cole
Garrett
Littlejohn
Peru
Ben Howland
Dan Stoner
S.r
John Cook
F. F. Gregg
Allen Beavers
Emma Wratt
Ella
Nellie Bowser
Fort Wayne
Jiame
Former Concordia students form alumni body for June 26
The preliminary organization of former Concordia college students plans to attend the June 26 commencement in a body. After the exercises they will hold a banquet at the college building. About sixty Fort Wayne gentlemen who formerly studied at Concordia have signaled interest in joining the new alumni association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia College
Fort Wayne
Timers and Tradesmen Tie Up Wabash Strike
Timers, pipefitters, coppersmiths and helpers across the Wabash system walked out at 9 30 Tuesday to demand higher wages. About 125 workers in cities including Fort Wayne Springfield Moberly Peru Montpelier Delray Decatur and Toledo joined the stoppage after a failed wage offer. The walkout followed an ultimatum delivered June 10 and comes after years of no gains for these crafts while boilermakers and machinists received raises. Several strikers hope for a quick settlement and return to work in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
John Riegert
St. Louis
National Union of Pipefitters
J. N. Robertson
Fort Wayne
Springfield
Moberly
Peru
Montpelier
Delray
Decatur
Toledo
Aury
Fred Kranshaar
G. W. Smith
New Sort of Ashpan for Locomotives Introduced
J A Swartz of Fort Wayne and Thomas P Whalen of Bellevue, Nickel Plate engineers, unveil a two compartment locomotive ashpan with scrapers and levers enabling ash dumping from the cab. The design keeps water snow and ice out, draws draught from the top, and eliminates the need to crawl beneath engines. Swartz and Whalen are well known in the area and work with the Nickel Plate lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.A. Swartz
Thomas P. Whalen
Ohio
Mr. Swarts
Fort Wayne
Mr. Whalen
Bellevue
Phenomenal Run by Pennsylvania Special Train
The Pennsylvania Special set a record by making up eighteen minutes lost on the fifty five miles from Hobart to Chicago. The train reached eighty miles per hour at times to restore the schedule. Ron Holmes operated the throttle and H. R. Tourgee handled the scoop and pick in the cab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Hobart
Chicago
Byron Holmes
H. R. Tourgee
Drive wheel accident injures Pennsiao shipyard worker
John Lohman a shipping department employee at the Pennsylvania shops was injured last Wednesday when a drive wheel fell on him while he and Charles Horst were in a car at the shops receiving and rolling some.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lohman
Pennsylvania
Charles Horstman
Lohman
Locomotive Wheel Accident Injures Worker
A heavy locomotive wheel toppled onto Lohman’s leg, brushing the knee and causing a sprain. Doctors fear no fracture as the limb from knee to ankle was hidden by the wheel. The injured man, unable to walk, was taken home at 2017 Smith Street and is under company medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lohman
Smith Street
Bass Foundry Nets Two Big Engine Orders
F Rule Baldwin eastern representative of the Bass Foundry and Machine company telegraphed a mailed contract for two 300 horsepower cross compound engines of the latest pattern. George T. Ladd secured another contract for two 200 horsepower Corliss engines of the Bass improved type. Engines intended for mining in the west. The firm already has ample work in the machine shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass Company
F. Rule Baldwin
Bass Foundry and Machine Company
George T. Ladd
Corliss
Rain Spoiled Delphos Sunday School Excursion
A Delphos Sunday School party numbered 332 set to travel to Fort Wayne and Robison Park but rain reduced turnout to 832 at stations, with most of the crowd heading from the depot to Robison Park as Traction cars waited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphos
Ohio
Fort Wayne
Robison Park
Traction Company
Foundry Clerk resigns at Bass works after brief tenure
Charles F. Honeck resigns as chief clerk to pursue other work. Richard Puff becomes Honeck’s successor in the bass foundry’s blacksmith shop with Ed Fredericks moving to the Brookside farm clerical post. Mr Bass’ suburban home also joins Slater’s office as Puff’s former workplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Honeck
Harry Fisher
Bass Foundry
Honeck
Richard Puff
Joseph Slater
Ed Fredericks
Brookside
Bass
Slater
Puff
Bass Works
Pennsylvania
Patrolman Angell Resigns to Enter Poultry Business
William P. Angell, a Pennsylvania police patrolman for the past year, resigned Friday morning to pursue poultry and egg business in Elkhart Indiana. Captain H. Stoll has not filled the vacancy yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Angell
Pennsylvania Police Department
Elkhart
Ind
H. Stoll
Mr. Angell
Fat Annie honored at Fort Wayne round house reception
Friendship Study club and Grand International Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers attended a reception at the Pennsylvania round house in Fort Wayne. Fat Annie, the largest passenger locomotive in the world, was the center of attention as engineers escorted the group to the event hosted by Engel neer and Mrs. E. E. Blanchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fat Annie
Pennsylvania Round House
Fort Wayne
Friendship Study Club
Grand International
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Engelneer
E. E. Blanchard
East
Lewis Street
Round House
C. F. Somers
E. Blanchard
Auxiliary
Peter Carter
W. H. Gates
George Ek
R. D. Todd
Rhoades
Charles Merriott
M. Bruck
George Quidor
Impostor Arrested By Pennsylvania Officer
Patrolman J C Beard of the Pennsylvania police force captured an impostor in Dola Ohio a few days ago. The man claimed to be Elmer Brown a Pennsylvania patrolman but letters proved him to be C T Richie who pleaded guilty to train climbing and was sent to jail. Richie had two checks made out to William Steel mailed from Dunkirk to Dola. The Dunkirk Standard praised Beard for the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Beard
Pennsylvania Police Force
Fort Warne
Dola
Ohio
Elmer Brown
Pennsylvania
C. T. Richie
Richie
Dunkirk
William Steel
Beard
Boy Rescued from Maumee River Narrow Escape
Six year old William Borcherding, son of Ferdinand Borcherding of Liberty and Combs streets, fell into the Maumee river but was saved by a witness who pulled him out. He briefly strangled but recovered quickly and resumed play with friends ten minutes later. The father works as a molder at Bass works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maumee
William Borcherding
Ferdinand Borcherding
Liberty
Combs Street
Bass Works
Theft report of rings and wheelbarrow in progress
The Maumee Valley Coal company reports 32 white rings and 8 brass rings stolen from harness in its barns. The Fort Wayne Roof and Paving company seeks a wheelbarrow believed stolen from the new Jefferson street and Fairfield avenue school site where a cement walk is being laid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maumee
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Miss Schuckman
Thomas ‘Ryan
South
Clinton Street
Ortha Hemmert
August J. Orth
Bertha Hemmert
Celina
Phoebe Bean
W. F. Orth
Mr. Orth
Bowser and Company
East Tabor Street
Shawn—Todd
St. Paul's M. E
Lizzie Belle Todd
Albert A. Shaw
Nickerson
Ruth Stephens
Grace Todd
Alice Shaw
John ‘Shaw
Charles Todd
Russell Hall
Ralph Noll
St. Paul’s Church
Shaw
Hayden Street
Clark—Bowman
Prudence L. Bowman
Howard W. Clark
Washington, D. C
Michael Street
W. H. Wilson
Westminster Church
Harriet M. Deam
William Geake
Clark
Horner
Israel
Clara Israel
C. F. Israel
Huestis Avenue
John Horner
Philip Wambsganns
Jacobs-Streicher
Ella Streicher
Edward H. Jacobs
1683
Wells Street
H. P. Dannecker
Kline Martz
Esther Martz
Edna Martz
Huntington
Chester H. Kline
Fred Pothoft
Mrs. Pothoff
New York
Washington
Fulton Street
Lewis Shafter
Charles Pilliard
Ed Boley
Frank Pillard
Frank Lehman
L. Shuler
Edward Sigl
William VanQesdale
E. J. Traub
John Springer
C. C. Faulkner
Albert Shuler
Amanda Bullerman
Eudoxia
Emma Girard
Georgia Martin
Nellie Shreck
Hazel VanOsdale
Hazel McBratney
Disler
Amelia Berning
Mary Grolly
Kate Berning
Kate Lehman
Rasterburg
Alberta Cornell
Addie Shuler
Nellie Evard
Cecelia Bobay
Addie Faulkner
Lena Baatz
Emma Korte
Carrie Myer
Herman Mommer
Frank Roy
Albert
Fred Myers
Sylvester Sarrazin
George Bullermann
Charles Hallion
Jerome Girard
Fred
William Fark
Philip Benning
Lawrence
Charles Shuler
William Blume
Henry Herning
Charles Derome
Willie
Christixe
Frank Benardine
George Gerke
Walter Kell
William Hall
Arthur
Lewis Gobi
Arthur Bailey
Henry Lecroy
August Gilliaume
Otis Kline
Nestor McBratney
Grover Otto
August Sarrazin
Ora Huffmann
William Parker
Ferdinand Salge
John Fretenburg
Charles “Bobay
Hubert
Clarence Martin
Rg Charis -Stelhorn
Harry Ninde
Anna Philley
Chorus of
the Association
John Evans
W. J. Vesey
George Beers
Paul Mossman
A. H. Perfect
S. F. Bowser
E. F. Yarnelle
Allen Zollars
W E. Mossman
D. N. Lester
St. Joe Boulevard
Lloyd and
Virgil
W. Q. Smith
Audrey
Concordia
Wabash System
Angell
Lad
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