Retirement of Hon. John B. Stoll From South Bend Times
Indiana newspaper circles mourn the retirement of Hon. John B. Stoll after nearly fifty years at the South Bend Times. The Fort Wayne and Twelfth district connections mark his early influence, shaping district democracy and public opinion. He will write a political history of Indiana, promising a lasting literary contribution.
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Indiana
John B. Stoll
South Bend Times
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Twelfth District
Stoll
Ligonier Banner
National Banner
Old Twelfth District
Old Home
Indiana ends Dead Man's Crossing on Lake Erie line
The state railroad commission ordered removal of a grade crossing near Noblesville on the Lake Erie and Western line. Many such crossings earned grim names after past tragedies. rail authorities plan more eliminations via subways or viaducts to replace crossings with heavy traffic.
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Indiana
State Railroad Commission
Lake Erie and Western
Noblesville
Donors Add Park Space to Fort Wayne Growth
City additions to Fort Wayne increasingly include voluntary deeds of small park tracts. The proceeds boost park appeal and property values, though forethought in gift planning could have expanded the system earlier for greater long term benefits.
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Fort Wayne
Bryan cheered by crowd at Republican convention scene
William J. Bryan, acting as a newspaper writer, entered a large Republican gathering at the Congress hotel and was loudly cheered. A vociferous faction within the party is currently adopting many of the principles Bryan has championed for years.
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William J. Bryan
Congress Hotel
Bryan
Pastor Wagenhals Celebrates 44th Trinity English Lutheran Milestone
The Rev Dr Wagenhals and his congregation are congratulated on the pastor's arrival at the forty four year mark in occupying Trinity English Lutheran church. It is unlikely such a tenure could be matched in any other middle west city and suggests many more years of service to come.
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Wagenhals
Trinity English Lutheran Church
Middle West
Col
W. T. Durbin
Indiana
Durbin
Anderson
Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Purkin
Jim Watson
Jake Finklestein
Terre Haute
Watson
Sunny Jim Sherman
New York
Mr. Finklestein
Ginger
City Court Nabs Another Motorcycle Speeder
An additional motorcycle speed violator was arrested and fined in city court. The report argues such penalties will cure speeding among motorcyclists and autos, claiming a single dose deters speed fiends.
Indiana Youth Talent Ranks Questioned by Parents
Washington claims a small percentage of Indiana schoolchildren qualify as talented pupils, but critics argue such figures fail to win parental belief.
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Washington
Indiana
West Virginia Politicians Face Uncertain Influence
Fragmentary text notes surprising cross party support in West Virginia with a McCoy backing a Hatfield for governor. The passage also mentions two young men at St. Joseph Missouri who attempted to swallow poison in beer, though details are unclear.
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St. Joseph
Indiana Delegation Lines Up For National Convention Roles
Chicago June 17 Delegates from Indiana outlined the plan for today s convention work at Indiana headquarters Congress hotel They expect Harry S New to be elected chairman and Spokesman for the delegation Charles W Fairbanks to join the resolutions committee and James A Hemenway on the credentials committee Watson to join the rules committee and Goodrich likely to succeed New on the national committee Indiana Republicans gathered amid talk of a stormy credentials fight and tensions with Taft forces as Rooseveltians split on supportchoices
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Chicago
Indiana
Congress Hotel
Harry
New
Charles W. Fairbanks
Resolutions Committee
James A. Hemenway
James E. Watson
Joseph D. Oliver
Watson
Goodrich
James P. Goodrich
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Jake Winkelstein
Terre Haute
Taft
George Ade
Brook, Ind
Edwin
James
J. R. Finkelstein
James E. Piety
Ed Biggs
Samuel Gray
George Kreitenstein
George Natt
Live Wire Fatality After Winchester Storm
In Winchester Indiana a 41 year old man Charles Addington died as he tried to free his son Robert Addington from a 300 volt live wire. The boy, five, was badly burned and hurled fifty feet. The wind storm damaged several houses and disrupted lines while a funeral hearse was toppled. The stormffected the state causing widespread property damage and downed wires.
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Winchester
Ind
Robert Addington
Charles Addington
Addington
William L. Baker
Parker City
Baker
Omer Thornburg
Severe hail and wind storm hits Muncie area
In Muncie Indiana on June 17 a severe hail and wind storm caused extensive damage. Telegraph lines and streetcar service were disrupted by damage to the power house. Floral companies faced about five thousand dollars in losses. Joseph Cunningham home suffered five hundred dollars in damage from lightning. Farmers reported crop and fruit damage. barns and fences toppled. telegraph poles blown onto tracks delaying trains. The storm was brief but widespread with significant county impact.
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Muncie
Ind
Joseph Cunningham
Falling Tree Kills Woman in Indiana Gale
Mrs Adam Howard 60, near Greensfork in Wayne County, was killed when a large tree toppled into a covered wagon as her husband, an 18 year old daughter, and a baby granddaughter rode to church. The baby survived on the grandmother’s lap. The county suffered extensive damage with hundreds of trees down and many buildings damaged.
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Richmond
Ind
Adam Howard
Greensfork
Wayne County
Roosevelt Electors Gather in Chicago Amid Indiana Boosters
Amid preparations for the presidential nomination, Indiana Roosevelt electors led by Austin W. Stults and Col. W. T. Durbin converged in Chicago. Indiana boosters including Jake Finklestein and A. J. Beveridge urged support while debates and rumors swirled over vice presidential plans and party unity.
Fleming Renominated for Joint Indiana Senate Seat
Democrats of Allen and Adams counties held a brief joint convention in the courthouse to renominate Hon. Stephen B. Fleming for joint senator from Allen and Adams. Fleming received 65 votes from Allen and 17 from Adams, with no rival candidate. Committees were named and resolutions lauding state officials and Governor Marshall's administration were adopted.
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Allen and
Adams Counties
Court House
Stephen B. Fleming
Allen
Adams
Adams County
J. W. Bosse
Democratic County Central Committee
Fleming
Bosse
J. W. Tyndall
John Wessel
Fort Wayne
E.G. Hoffman
Maurice UC. Niezer
Hoffman
Governor Marshall
Neizer
Baltimore
Democratic Party of
Indiana
Marshall
8. M. Ralston
aAllen-Adams Counties
Fort Wayne pastor marks 44 years at Trinity English Lutheran
Rev. Samuel Wagenhals celebrated forty four years as pastor of Trinity English Lutheran Church Fort Wayne with services despite stormy weather. The Lancaster PA native enlisted in 1862 and fought in the Civil War before entering ministry at Philadelphia. He arrived in Fort Wayne in 1868 and has since led a flourishing parish.
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Wagenhals
Evangelical Lutheran Seminary
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Capitol University
Columbus
114Th
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Chickasaw Bluff
Arkansas
Grant
Vicksburg
Port Gibson
Champion Hills
Black River Bridge
Department of the Gulf
Red River
N. P. Banks
Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary
Fort Wayne
Paatar
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Ad Claims Safety
A vintage card ad proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as safe with no opiates or habit forming drugs, touts it as a cure for coughs colds and throat chest and lung irritations. N L Blomquist of Esdaile Wisconsin endorses it as the best cough remedy. genuine product in a yellow package from Dreier Drug Co.
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Toley
N. L. Blomquist
Esdaile
Wwis
Foley
Foley’s
Dreier Drug Co
Drunken Glassworker Arrested Near Salvation Army Service
Hartford City Indiana on June 18 a glassworker known as Big Charley Brown disrupted a Salvation Army prayer circle. He shouted insults and seized the American flag from the kneeling captain before Policeman Joe Hunt arrested him and sent him to jail.
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Salvation Army
Hartford City
Ind
Charley” Brown
Joe Hunt
Brown
Army
Hunt
Local Rochester Resident Praises Foley Kidney Pills
Charles Sable of 30 Cook St Rochester New York recommends Foley Kidney Pills for prompt relief from kidney trouble. He states the pills cured him and emphasizes they are sold only in sealed bottles in a yellow carton, with no bulk substitutes. Dreier Drug Co. endorses asking for Foley Kidney Pills and refusing substitutes.
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Charles Sable
Cook St
Rochester
N. Y
Sable
Dreier Drug Co
Weather and Politics Foresee Chicago Convention Week
The United States Weather Bureau issues a special forecast for convention week predicting three to four days of generally fair and cool weather in Chicago. Political forecasters warn of excitement in Michigan Avenue from Auditorium to Coliseum with stormy conditions and possible tornadoes amid high tensions.
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Chicago
United States Weather Bureau
Michigan Avenue
Auditorium
Coliseum
Fort Wayne council 212 Members Enjoy Picnic At Robison Park
United Commercial Travelers group and families spent Saturday at Robison park with athletic events and a picnic dinner. Winners included Miss Goldon and Miss Rowley in the peanut race, Robert Driesbach and W Roembke in the 50 yard dash, Miss Baker and Constance Bogart in the 10 to 17 race, Clarence Roembke and Wayne Skelton in the 10 to 17 boys dash, Charles Pichon and John Anderson in the 11 men dash, August Seiler and O R Cook in the lean men dash, and Mrs L E Trout and Mrs A H Burick in the nail driving for ladies. Fort Wayne council 212 beat Fort Wayne Drug Co 14 to 7 in a ball game. Also notes a Canada immigration statistic from the last decade.
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Fort Wayne
United Commercial Travelers
Robison Park
Qoldon
Rowley
Robert Driesbach
W. Roembke
Miss Baker
Constance Bogart
Clarence Roembke
Wayne Skelton
Charles Pichon
John Anderson
August Seiler
O. R. Cook
L. E. Trout
A. H. Burick
Fort Wayne Drug Co
Fort Wayne Council
Severe storm rends Newcastle area unroofing seven Mooreland buildings
A June 17 storm in Newcastle Indiana caused extensive damage as seven Mooreland structures lost roofs and one barn was blown 100 feet. A bank building and local orchards suffered heavy losses while Rev. L C Howe continued a memorial address despite the crisis.
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Newcastle
Ind
Mooreland
Losantsville
Roscoe Walters
Lewis Davis
State Bank
L. C. Howe
Noblesville
Oold Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Christian Church
Mr. Howe
Moooreland
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Rosamond M. Noll
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R. I. Blakeman
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James Provine
Auburn
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A. F. Knotts
Gary
Wilson Roose
Elkhart
J. M. Harter
Wabash
A. J. Beveridge
Beveridge
Allen-Adams
Vention
Daniel Falva
Edwin Ehrman
Allen County
F. B. Milla
E. X. Ehinger
John Hoffman
G. V. Kell
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Hugh McFadden
John W. Tyndall
Charles Ernst
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