Two Wagons Kill Boys In City Street Crash
A deadly wagon mishap on Broadway and Wilt streets left Johnnie Auer six years old dead after being crushed by wheels from wagons towed by a coal firm team. Coroner Kruse ordered the body to the morgue as sheriff’s deputies assisted in the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Kruse
Getz & Cahill
Mr. Wilding
A. C. Gladieux
Johnnie Auer
Charles Lenz
Broadway
Enough Coal Company
Wilt Streets
Noah Runnion
Franklin Avenue
Bruce Wachter
Marion Street
Eldon Leo Scott
Auerboy
Edward Kruse
Klaehn
Johnny Auer
Pennsylvania Company
Electric Works
Johnny
Scott
Lenz
Money, the invisible force in a courtroom plea
A defendant laments money’s grip on justice and war as he pleads to the jury, saying wealth dictates prosecutions, witnesses, and even prison outcomes. The report also notes a burglary case against the defendant and a gas plant explosion causing temporary outages with no gas shortage feared due to storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Callahan
Europe
Feain
Fire destroys depot blast injures two in Spy Run area
Flames burst from a building along Nickel Plate railroad tracks sending smoke and fire through a fireproof structure. Firefighters and crews battled the blaze after an explosion blew out twenty feet of blast pipe, causing extensive damage and an estimated loss near 1004 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spy Run Avenue
Superior Street
Nickel Plate Railroad Company
14 Buildings Alight Simultaneously In Town Fire
A major blaze consumed 14 buildings in a single block as fire crews from Companies 2 5 and 7 battled flames that jumped from barn to house. Mrs Mary Madden widow suffered heavy losses after insurance lapsed. Fire began near Baltes property and spread rapidly through several structures causing substantial damage estimated around 1000 dollars with multiple nearby homes singed though saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Palhamus
Pontiac Street
John Baltes
Pontiac
Jacob Fioster
Pontine Street
Mary V. Madden
Mrs. Madden
Sentinel
Keister
Claude Clover
Harrison Street
Clover
D. W. Bitner
Calhoun Street
Peerless Dry Cleaning Company
Leith and Harrison
A. C. Alentu
Narrison Street
Arnold Barn
A. W. Garman
Jacob Lutz
Tarrison Street
Baltes
New Church at Monroeville Dedicated After Years of Growth
Monroeville Indiana notes the formal dedication of a new German Lutheran church building. The congregation formed in 1881, tracing roots to Rev Fritze and the Schlemmer settlement, with pastors over the years contributing to its growth and relocation to Monroeville. Cornerstone laid July 26, 1914. dedication planned for June 27. Building committee members John Heinfeld Charles Schlemmer Conrad Simon and contractors J H Krohn and William Schlup are highlighted along with parishioner support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroeville
Ind
TH. B. Kohlmeier
New Haven
Fritze
Bingen
Williams Station
Schlemmer
Phillip Schlemmer
Flat Rock
Wich
Schemmer
Bleeke Gettlement
Kammerer
Henry Steeger
Steeger
W. Schmidt
G. Bauer
H. B. Kohlmeier
Bleeke
Union Township
J. H. Krohn
William Schlup
Slayer at Bay Ends Own Life
Report notes a man ended his life at the bay. Details mention an unattended body with no clothing or belongings found nearby. Acquaintances say the person habitually carried large sums of money in his boot and wore a walking stick on a bundle he always carried in big stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Schulz
Broadway
Ocnunner
Divorced woman shot in sleep near Indianapolis
Mrs. Cora Ketrow, recently divorced, was seriously wounded in her home while asleep beside her mother Mrs. Phoebe Bunk and a baby. Arthur Cady, arrested at his home, is charged with the shooting after allegedly attempting to chloroform Ketrow. Cady had threatened her life after her rebuff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Cora Ketrow
Phoebe Bunk
Arthur Cady
Bunk
Cady
Battle Update in Mexico City Signals Delayed Offensive
Reports from Mexico City indicate foreigners exit the danger zone and business suspends amid food shortages. Gen Carranza replies that a further assault on the city is delayed as Gen Gonzales seeks to avoid inner city fighting. Zapata forces retreat with archives sent to Cuernavaca, confirming Gonzales defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Gonzales
Zapata
Cuernavaca
Ordained quarter century ago at Grand Rapids
Bishop R Richter ordained a quarter century ago in Grand Rapids Michigan. He served seven years and seven months as first assistant at the Cathedral, then led St Marys church in Huntington until March 1901 when he was assigned Tet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R Richter
Grand ‘Rapids
Mich
St. Mary’s Church
Huntington
Cathedral Leader Resigns Health Fails Returns to Huntington
Following Rev. Patrick Roche's death, the cathedral pastor resumed charge July 6 1910 and has led the local congregation since. A Tuesday Evening Program chaired by Robert W T DeWald features ouverture Jubilee Creetings Fireflies Serenade Moonlight and the Star-Spangled Banner with choir and orchestra in a Spiritual Bouquet event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Patrick F. Roche
Robert W. T. DeWald
Jubilee Creetings
William P. Breen
Charles Mc Niezer
Byron Hayes
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Cough Relief Ad
An advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar Compound soothes raw bronchial surfaces and stops a tickling cough. It touts relief for coughs colds croup bronchial affections and grippe and suggests use on summer trips. Dreier Drug Co-Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dreier Drug Co—Adv
Possible female pickpocket at depot raid
Police suspect a woman may have mingled with a crowd at the Lake Erie & Western depot early Saturday as the Mutual Benefit association excursion to Cincinnati departed. John Cutter says a woman pickpocket stole $18 he planned to use for the trip. officer notes many women near him and no nearby men to steal the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Erie & Western
Mutual Benefit Association
Fort Wayne Electric Works
Cincinnati
John Cutter
Sheldon
Glen Johnston
Queen City
Johnston
Cutter
Foley Kidney Pills Restore Kidney Health Promptly
A physician warns against delaying treatment for kidney and bladder troubles and urges Foley Kidney Pills to restore healthy function. The ad notes quick benefits after the first dose and encourages starting today. Dreier Drug Co. advertises the product. A Russian company plans a peat plant near Moscow to generate electricity for lighting and heating the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dreier Drug Co
Adv
Moscow
Dr Wells Treats Chronic Diseases and Privates
Dr Wells offers free confidential consultations for men and women addressing a wide range of ailments including cancer goiter ruptures rectal diseases kidney and bladder issues sterility and skin diseases. Office located at 229 E Ber ty Street with hours from 9 to 12 and 2 to 7 and 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Berty St
Local Margrets Grain and Feed Prices Listed
Grain and feed quotations show corn at 1.00 per 1 1/4 bushel and wheat around 1.08 to 1.10 per bushel. Prices for flour varieties include Little Turtle and Silver Crest flour lines with multiple per barrel rates, while farm goods list oats barley rye and bran with varied per bushel and per ton figures.
Market Prices and Selling Prices For Grains and Flours
Corrected figures show Wheat at 1.10 per bushel, corn 0.70, rye 1.00, barley 0.60, and jumbo poultry feed 38.00 per ton. Selling flour prices list Holiday wheat flour 7.00 per barrel, Gold Lace 0.80 7.00, Graham 6.10 6.50, Fumpernickel 7.00, bran 22.00 per ton, cornmeal bolted 2.00 per cwt, coarse 1.20 per cwt, cracker corn 1.70 per cwt, Cream flour 7.40 7.80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tresssit & Co
Brati
Shorts
Paul H. W. Trier
Live Stock Market Prices
Well Bros and Co quotes hide prices with light and heavy grades at 14 to 18 cents per pound for various hides Calfskin and green hides listed 14 to 18 cents per pound Copper 13 to 17 cents per pound Zinc 10 cents per pound Lead 5 to 6 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Well Bros. & Co
Ackerman Wiener Company Advertises Fresh Produce Prices
Corrected by G. M. Wiener, the Ackerman Wiener Company lists butter sweep prices on application. Fresh items include candied esegs at 18c per dozen, Cahbase crates $1.75, tie sack potatoes, radishes 1e per dozen, oranges 2.75 to 3.25 per box, lettuce 5e per pound, strawberries 1.50 per quart case, lemons 3.75 per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackerman-Wiener Company
G. M. Wiener
Quotations and prices from Beyer Brothers market list
Corrected daily price sheet from Beyer Brothers shows jobbers prices to producers for Fegs Extra firsts at 17 cents per dozen, current receipts 15 cents, Fotators longtime, New Potatoes at 1.00 per bushel, Apples Fancy No 1 at 6.00 a barrel, No 2 60 to 78 cents per bushel, Celery 70 cents per bunch, Onions No 1 yellow 75 cents, Lemons 4.00 to 5.00 per box, Grapefruit 4.50 per box, Pineapples 2.50 to 3.00 per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beyer Brothers
George Crouse
Runaway Team Injures Milford Farmer Near Nappanee
Mil ford Indiana June 28 a farmer Tsaiah Rum mel living northwest of Milford near Nappanee sustained a broken leg and serious injuries when a runaway team bolted in a narrow lane on his farm. He was found unconscious after the wagon passed over his body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Ind
Tsaiah Rummel
Nappanee
Rummel
Health resorts and Foley Kidney Pills offered for rheumatic relief
The message suggests that those spared by expense go to health resorts to purge impurities causing rheumatism and aches. For others unable to travel, Foley Kidney Pills are advertised as restoring kidney health and improving well being, from Dreier Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dreier Drug Co—Adv
Auburn Lady Weds at Hillsdale Presbyterian
Flord Harrison Pingler of Hamilton Indiana and Miss Jeseie Bernice Sollenberger of Auburn Indiana were married Saturday at the Presbyterian mission in Hillsdale Michigan by Rev. J. W. Wil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsdale, Mich
Flord Harrison Pingler
Hamilton
Ind
Jeseie Bernice Sollenberger
Auburn
W. Wil
Fort Wayne Northern Indiana Traction Update
Fragmentary note reports Cy L Me and Beber involved in Fort Wayne Northern Indiana traction matters on a Sunday with unclear details. Names captured suggest local transit or company notation but specifics are missing.
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Brokn
Auer
Canal
Negro
Callahin
TH. TL
Samors
Thanilten
Weara
Conrad
Water Gas Department
Board of Works
S. E. Mulholland
Indiana Lighting Company
Henry Hilgeman
Hilgeman
Barr Street
Mulholland
Jasper
Hilbrecht
Lake James
New Church
NEW German Lutheran Church
Big
Fort Wayne
Slayer AT
O'Leary
Hane G. Fragan
John R. Quinlan
Audiense and Orchestra
DR. Wells
Local Margrets
Elgin Creamery
Whettesare Barr Street Market
Grain and Provisions
W. D. Henderson & Co
Timothy Fay
Globe Mills
Laurents & Hartshorn Packing Co
Hillsdale
Teeta
Indiana
L. Me
Beber
iNis
Peru
Fort Wayne Bluffton
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