Penitentiary Sentence Is Suspended In Police Scandal
Charles Clark former Arlington hotel proprietor pleaded guilty to bribing former Police Chief Ben Elliott and former Captain Robert Dickson. He paid a 5000 dollar fine and received a two to fourteen year term suspended on good behavior plus 24.95 in costs. The case cleans up most charges from the police scandal with two Elliott cases pending in September.
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Fort Wayne
Charles Clark
Arlington Hotel
Ben H. Elliott
Robert Dickson
Clark
Golad
Tri State Trust Company
William F. Gerding
Edward O'Rourke
R. K. Erwin
Eggeman
L. P. Drayer
Albert B. Thomas
Indiana
Erwin
Thomas
Ben Elliott
Ben Wartell
Elliott
Elliot
Eliott
Charlie Clark
Ben. Elliott
Police
Mercere
Indiana University Receives Gresham Sword at Commencement
Bloomington Ind June 21 The sword of General Walter Q Gresham secretary of state under Cleveland passed to Indiana University during diploma awards in a large graduation ceremony The widow and son of the Chicago jurist presented the sword General Anson Mills spoke of his friendship with Gresham Dr Edmund Jones James of Illinois University gave the commencement address 350 degrees were awarded including medical school grads who arrived by special train Carrie Denise was named dean of women succeeding Louise Goodbody who died last winter J Piercy of the University of Washington journalism department was named to replace Adolph Schmunk who left for newspaper work
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Bloomington
Ind
Walter Q. Gresham
Cleveland
Indiana University
Chicago
Anson Mills
Gresham
Edmund
Indiana
Adolph Schmunk
Indianapolis
Former Fort Wayne Resident Laid To Rest In Cincinnati
The remains of Mrs J A Houser formerly of Fort Wayne died June 20 at her Cincinnati home and were brought here by train for burial at Lindenwood Cemetery. She lived in Fort Wayne with her husband J A Houser manager of Indiana Road Machine until a year ago and resided in Lakeside while here. She is survived by her husband and two stepdaughters Mrs A W Young and Miss Mary Houser both of Fort Wayne.
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Lakeside
A. W. Young
Griffin Buys Root Juice Company for 30000 Dollars
W. M. Griffin purchases from W. P. Cabler the Root Juice Company and a medical institution located at 1010 Broadway. The deal is reported to be for $30,000, with Cabler credited for building up the business from its early days.
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Ww. M. Griffin
W. P. Cabler
Griffin
Root Juice Company, & Médical Institution
Broadway
Paradise Maker Given A Chance
Mike Higgins claimed to be an old soldier who made Fort Wayne a paradise, yet he faced public intoxication charges in city court and was ordered off the street. He left on a South Wayne car and offered to reimburse his fine if he reached Grand Rapids first.
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Mike Higgins
Fort. Wayne
South Wayne
Grand Rapide
St. Peter
Gertie Kree-North
Ada Majors
Melita Street
Circuit Court
William Vogel
Vage Rancy
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Captain Johnson
Nickel Plate
Ed Carnahan
William Smith
Vogel
Charles Miller
Kern
Finance Committee
Penrose
National Sheep Growers’ Association
Woolen Trust
Heyburn
Cullom
Lodge
McCumber
Smoot
Gallinger
Clark
Wyn
LaFollette
Bailey
Simmons
Williams
Stone
Johnson
Farmer's Free Netdin
Bales
Gay- Unger
la Follette
Willame
Senate
Coalition
Fleming to Explain Laws to Fishermen Juni 29 Meeting
Capt Rodney D Fleming district game warden will speak at Schooh No 7 Wayne township about new state fishing laws. The meeting aims to inform southern county fishermen on legal and illegal fishing provisions. Hutzell medals were awarded to Emma Prange Robert Warren Thelma Holt Dwight Shirley at Bethany Presbyterian church.
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Rodney D. Fleming
Schooh,No. 7
Wayne Township
Hutteil
Nebraska
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Emma Prange
Robert Warren
Thelma Holt
Dwight Shirley
J. McBeth Smith
Hutzell
New Gauge Installed in Maumee River
Local forecaster W S Palmer of the weather bureau reports a new gauge installation on the Maumee River. The device will improve river level observations and flood warnings for the area.
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W. “S. “Palmer
The
Weather Bureau
Maumee River
New Buage Hi A
Garbage Crusade Improves City Sanitation Efforts
Fort Wayne health officials report dramatic gains in cleaning Frenchtown as over fifty residents face charges for unhealthy garbage dumps. Dr Crull's inspections prompted affidavits and stricter enforcement while Dr Hurty proposes compulsory quarantine for infantile paralysis.
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Crull
The
Health Board
Frenchtown
Fort Wayne
Hurty
Death of Bernard Rensman by Carbolic Acid at Home
Bernard C. Rensman 39, son of Mr and Mrs Rensman, died at 707 Walnut street after taking carbolic acid. Relatives refused details and investigators suspect suicide due to long tuberculosis struggle. He was a patternmaker for the local Wabash shers.
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Bernard C. Rensman
Mreeters Rensman
Walnut Street
Sentinel
Rensman
Wabash Shers
Petition to Dismiss Signals Possible Settlement in Garrett Mill Case
Petitioning creditors who earlier filed involuntary bankruptcy against the Garrett paper mill in federal court here have now moved to dismiss. The action signals a potential settlement of the mill's tangled affairs as creditors press for resolution in both state and federal courts.
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Garrett Paper Milla
Governor Urges University Training and Moral Purpose
Governor Thomas Marshall addresses the 155th University of Pennsylvania commencement in Philadelphia, lauding college education's role in shaping character and leadership. He contrasts two types of men, praising the influence-driven, principled path over power-driven aggression and urging graduates to seek truth, duty, and constructive public service.
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Marshall
America
Republic
Senate Finance Committee Delays Wool and Free List Bills
Washington June 22 The Senate Finance Committee blocks detailed reporting on the wool revision and farmers free list bills, throwing them into the open senate with Canadian reciprocity amid a Democratic insurgent coalition. The ruling shifts burden from Republicans as debates and potential adjournment dates loom.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
House of Representatives
Repubicans
House
Finance
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Finance Committee
Grant
Lodge
Bailey
Texas
Simmona
North Carolina
Bristow
la Follette
Cummins
Taft
Republican Insurgenta
Henry Rhoades Prominent Aton County Citizen Dies
Henry Rhoades longtime resident of Allen and Aboit townships in Indiana died at his home in Gardiner Isan at age 72. He enlisted from the county in Company B Forty-fourth Indiana Volunteers and later moved west around 1870. He had prospered in Kansas and was connected with a bank. Frequent visitors recalled his standing in the community.
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Henry Rhoades
Gardiner
Kansas
Aton County
Rhoades
Allen County
Aboit Township
Forty-fourth
Indiana Volunteers
Judge Says The Lick Was Right In Barn Brawl Acquittal
Walter Klingenberger was acquitted in city court of assault and battery after Judge Mungeran ruled the blow that brought him there was provoked by the other man. Ernest Bowsman was injured in the incident at the barn while a driver for Walt & Dessauer testified. The case noted no line was assessed and other drunk cases were dismissed or fined.
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Allen County
Indiana
Clark
Walter Klingenberger
Mungeran
Sausche
Ernest Bowsman
Klingenberger
Walt & Dessauer
Bowsman
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Arlington Hotel Squares
State
Benjamin Wartell
Mary Maloly
Mr. Thomas
University
J. A Houser
Lindenwood Cemetery
Root Juice Company
Pennsylvania University
Thomas R. Marshiall, LL. D
Paradise Maker
Wayne
Grand Rapids
City Court
Maumee
B. CG. Rensman
Garrett
University of Pennsylvania
Thos. R. Marshall
Philadelphia
Academy of Music
Thomas FR. Marshall
Sudawa
Lfe
Nere
Charles Bork
Charles Beuret
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