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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
5
A historical piece explains the Fort Wayne clearing house, its organizational setup led by Paul F Kuhne, and how its banking transactions aid city growth. It invites general readers to understand the institution beyond technical terms and to see its role in local finance.
Fort Wayne's Clearing House, formed around 1905 by five national banks, coordinates daily interbank exchanges to settle balances in one place. Manager Paul F. Kuhne has guided growth, with annual clearings rising to over 44 million dollars and weekly totals exceeding a million, reflecting deposits and expanding local commerce.
John B. Stoll, longtime editor of the South Bend Times since 1881, has resigned after forty six years of influence in Indiana journalism. His departure follows disputes over editorial control after the Times News consolidation, with Stoll to write Indiana political history for Bobbs Merrill. He will remain in South Bend pending final arrangements.
Indianapolis June 13 Fifty six persons have received free Pasteur treatment for hydrophobia under Indiana state free Pasteur law. The report to June 1 shows ages from under 5 to over 60 with cases from numerous counties. No local infections occurred from injections and no hydrophobia developed despite adverse conditions in at least four cases.
Ten persons sleeping in rooms above the Ella Scherer restaurant in Frankfort Indiana narrowly escaped death when a fire swept the interior. John Scherer 11 and Edmond Scherer 13 jumped from the second story and were cut. Mrs Scherer and two other children were rescued from the veranda roof.
Washington report lists 31 Indiana cities with varied special provisions for exceptional pupils including delinquent and backward pupils, defective pupils and gifted children. It notes medical inspections and dental clinics in several cities and estimates that about 4 percent are talented, 92 percent normal or slow, and 4 percent feeble minded.
Michael Caine aged 27 was dragged to death after boarding a Wabash freight at Danville Illinois and falling asleep on a flat car. His foot caught on a brake beam and he was ground to a pulp as the train moved to Lafayette Indiana. His home was Cleveland Ohio.
Mrs. Vivian Stokes of Chicago, convinced Black Hand agents sought her life, jumped from a second story window at 30 East Pratt Street in Indianapolis. Police stopped her, she was taken to headquarters for sanity exam. She claimed she slept in a closet and believed her sister was murdered by the Black Hand in New York. She had come to Indianapolis seeking work.
Money to loan on real estate or personal security offered by a lender. Co. F Pfeiffer advertises loan services in rooms 6 7 Bass Block detailing available security options and terms.
The product is supplied in a paste form with claims of Devoe arsenate of lead and a moisture content limited to not more than half the total weight. Safety and handling guidelines accompany the packaging.
Commissioner Fletcher J. Emley of Huntington met Whitely county officials in Columbia City. Ten or a dozen Huntington county asylum inmates may be housed at the Whitley county asylum during remodeling, only those who can care for themselves will be admitted, at $5 per week for board and lodging. Medical attendance remains Huntington county’s responsibility if illness arises.
For sale cheap rough lumber suitable for building repairing sheds fences and more. Hoffman Bros Co advertises at 800 W Main St with contact details and date 6 5 41.
Oyster Bay June 12 Col Roosevelt attacks the republican national committee and President Taft over Chicago actions. He cites the Indiana thirteenth district seating of Taft delegates despite Roosevelt majorities and says bosses control nominations. He laments lack of law to punish convention fraud and calls for accountability.
A broad coalition in Fort Wayne pushes for a new convention hall. The Fort Wayne Commercial club’s assembly committee led by William M. Griffin plans a rapid joint meeting with committees from labor, military, business, and women’s groups to form action on a public building.
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