Mother and three children die in Pittsburgh fire
A blaze in the Evetton avenue foreign district killed mother Caroline Viacak and her three children, Stephen, Carroll, and Peter Viacak, ages 33, 0, 4, and 2. A 13 year old girl leaped from a window with three broken ribs. John Kalinowski and his family were injured as their house burned. The fire began from a overturned lamp exploding.
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Pittsburg
Evetton Avenue
Caroline Viacak
Stephen Viacak
Caroll Viacak
Peter Viacak
John Kalintowski
Wif
Four Fire Calls Occupy Busy Four Hours
The fire department logged four calls in about four hours on Saturday morning. A $300 blaze damaged the home of R W Doswell on Portige Avenue near Lindenwood cemetery due to an electric iron igniting cloth. A grocery store fire at Wayne and Harmer streets caused minor damage and prompted a return call around nine o clock. A false alarm from box 24 at Washington and Harmer streets preceded no further loss.
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R. W. Doswell
Portige Avenue
Lindenwood Cemetery
Wayne and
Harmer Streets
James Rennison
Max Himmelstein
Washington and
Week of events at Sacred Heart Academy visitors and shows
Washington's birthday sleigh ride pleased students as music exams showed progress. Rev Fathers Hottenroth and Mungovan lectured on progress and the role of women. Seniors staged a farce with actors named Hickey Schwerttfeger Case Berghoff Dancer Coleman Abrams. an Indian intermezzo and Italian song encore followed.
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Washington
Father Hottenroth
Fort Wayne
Mungovan
Arcola
Miss Schwerttfeger
M. Hickey
E. Schwerttfeger
L. Case
M. Berghoff
G. Dancer
G. Coleman
M. Abrams
Father O’dowd
Mayor demands payment for pumping station repairs
Mayor W J Hosey states Holly Manufacturing must cover about 1000 dollars in expenses for repairs to machinery at pumping station No 2. He blames a defective casting used during installation that could not be detected when fitted. Experts examined the pumps and enforced that the defect existed long after the guarantee expired.
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W.J. Hosey
Holly Manufacturing Company
No. 2
Battleship Fleet Sails From Callao Under Evens
Callea Feb 20 The American battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Evens weighed anchor this morning and began steaming north in formation after a rousing send off from the people at Callao Harbor.
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Callea
Evens
Estuma
Peruvian President Pardo Visits Connecticut Greeting Navy
President Pardo and President Parade visit Admiral Evans on the battleship Connecticut. Sailors and marines line the pier to cheer as Pardo thanks the fleet and proposes toasts to Roosevelt and the American nation. Crowds gather for illumination and a Louisiana performance honors the Peruvian naval visit.
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Lima
Penn
Admiral Evans
Connecticut
Parlo
Osterhaus
Admiral Evan
Peru
Pardo
Roosevelt
Callao
Louisiana
Frisco To See Big Naval Display In April
Washington reports the Pacific coast to witness the grandest naval display as forty five American ships will flood San Francisco bay. Secretary Metcalf will aboard the Yankton flagship receive the fleet with Evans squadron ships including West Virginia Nevada Tennessee Washington South Dakota California Pennsylvania Colorado Maryland and more. The fleet will be anchored from Mission Wharf to Hunters Point in view of San Francisco and Oakland with Metcalf personally overseeing plans.
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Washington
San Francisco
Abso
Metcalf
Pacific Coast
Navy Department
San Francisco Bay
Admiral Evans
West Virginia
Nevada
Tennessee
South Dakota
California
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Maryland
Charleston
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Albany
Mission Wharf
Hunters’ Point
Oakland
Assessor instructs his men on spring listing duties
City and county assessors met to learn proper procedures for listing property this spring. Assessors will report daily at Assessor Etzold's office to review blanks from the previous day and correct omissions. They were told not to copy last year’s lists. Mr. Eggemann promises a faster, more accurate process, with work beginning next Monday.
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Etzold
Eggemann
Concordia college to invite 2000 graduates to memorial meeting
Concordia College plans to send about 2000 invitations to graduates for a memorial meeting aligned with the Lutheran synod in May. Each alumnus known to be living will receive an invitation at their address.
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Concordia
Concordia College
Lutheran Synod
Hving
Kendallville two wards vote to go dry
In Kendallville Indiana temperance campaign ends with two wards joining the dry list and eight saloons to close when licenses expire. The First ward shows a 21 to 0 defeat for saloons, and the Second ward 5 to 0 for temperance.
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Kendallville
Ind
Earle
Albion
Temperance
Hiquor
Waterloo and Auburn Join Dry Bandwagon
Waterloo Indiana reports Waterloo and Auburn towns both moving to support dry measures as part of a wider regional shift. The item notes local stance and timing amid ongoing debates over prohibition.
Dry vote results shrink liquor locales across counties
The report states that a wider dry majority now covers the area with Auburn remaining four votes to the positive, while DeKalb County becomes entirely dry except for three townships.
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Auburn
DeKalb County
Boettcher hearing adjourned to March 12 in father shooting case
Minnie Boettcher case postponed as Ernest Boettcher recovers at St Josephs hospital. The district plans a mild prosecution and may drop the case once the injured man testifies or is able to appear. A livery stable watch theft and a drunk printer's fine are also reported.
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Minnie Boettcher
Ernest Boettcher
St. Joseph's Hospital
Bauers
Muncie
Lawrence Porter
Fort. Wayne
Local Knights of Pythias Uniform Rank to Attend Boston Convention
Summit City No 12 members raise funds to cover expenses for Uniform Rank Knights to attend the national convention in Boston for one week in August. The Knights aim to be represented as 45 000 marched at the last convention.
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Knights of Phythias
Boston
Knights of Pythias
Summit City Company
No. 12
Rosenthal Fined for Assault in City Court
Abe Rosenthal paid a fine of one dollar and costs after pleading guilty to assault and battery in city court Saturday. Rosa Case, who preferred the charge, lives in the same West Main street building as Rosenthal, and the dispute began from a row between the families.
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Abe Rosenthal
Rosa
West Main Street
Bluffton Wins Remonstrance Against Saloons
Rev N C Shirey reports Bluffton and Harrison township voters cast 142 and 212 signatures to force a remonstrance against the saloons. The Anti-Saloon League says the victory ends all contest and would close the last eighteen Wells County saloons. Notables include Judge Edwin C Vaughn Abe Simons George D McFarren and Rev Asher H Brand who led the movement and its leaders.
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N.C. Shirey
Anti-Saloon League
Dluffiton
Harrison Township
Shirey
Shireyo
Bluffton
Wells County
Edwin C. Vaughn
Circuit Court
Abe Simons
George D. McFarren
Messrs. Ultiman and
Deam
Asher FH. Brand
Presbyterian Church
Prohibition Drive Expands Across Southern States
In Mississippi and other southern states prohibition gains momentum with legislatures approving statewide bans. The article denounces beer advertising as harmful and accuses brewery interests of buying editors and journalists, while urging continued mobilization and faith in eventual nationwide prohibition.
Hartje Case Judge Warns Paper Over Headline
In Pittsburg on February 28 Judge MacFarlane warned attorneys and jurors after a newspaper headline reading Hepe's Lies Head to the Jurors drew his ire. He demanded evidence on the deposition of Clifford Hope the coachman to prove truth or falsity of statements about Mrs Hartje.
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Pittsburg
Hartje
MacFarlane
Hepe
Clifford Hope
Murray to Succeed Ridgely as Controller of Currency
Lawrence O. Murray of New York, assistant secretary of commerce and labor, will become controller of the currency succeeding William B. Ridgely who plans retirement for a senior position in a large business institution. Murray, a Steuben County native, served as deputy controller under Cleveland and is closely connected to Cortelyou and Roosevelt.
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Treasury Department
Murray
Commerce and Labor
Muras
Roosevelt
Mayor Hosey Keeps Sunday Saloon Policy Unchanged
The mayor told pastors and a ministerial committee that he will not close Sunday theaters, arguing no law targets them and that soda fountains and drugstores face the same Sabbath law. He denied any deal with saloon keepers to allow noon to 6 pm openings if other hours are closed, and admitted possible violations not sanctioned by his office.
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Hosey
A. K. Zartman
C. A. Rowand
Frank Lenig
Ministerial Association
Religious Training School Expands Sunday Teachers Training
A new Sunday school teachers training class will be formed at the YWCA with Prof. and Mrs. T H McCormick leading. Classes meet Mondays at 7 30 p m in YWCA rooms. Three such schools exist citywide with two more planned to equip attendees to teach Bible lessons and manage children, earning an international diploma for state superintendent recommendations.
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T. H. McCormick
Co-operators Making Progress With Unemployed Members
The Co operative society, formed for the unemployed, reports about sixty members. A reading room has been established to show the benefits of the initiative. Meetings are planned for 2 30 pm on Sundays and 7 30 pm on Wednesdays.
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Co-operative Society
Blackmail Letter Threatens Chicago Priest
Rev. Prokopska Neuzil of St. Procopius Church reported a mail letter demanding 1000 dollars under threat of death. The Slav language message was turned over to police for investigation.
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Chicago
Prokopska Neuzil
St. Procopius Roman Catholic Church
West Highteenth
Allport Streets
First Export Order for Seed Cleaning Machines
Cc E Colerick, general sales agent for the Wayne Seed Gleaner and Grain Separator, has secured his first export order shipping six machines to Gemany. He is also closing a large shipment to H G Mergenrain & Co. at Constantinople. Machines manufactured for Colerick at Hicksville.
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Cc. E. Colerick
Wayne Seed Gleaner
Gemany
Madison county GOP nominating delegates favors Water
Complete returns from Madison county townships show James Water supporters swept the Republican primary, electing nearly all 32 delegates to the state convention. The results reflect a strong Water influence across the county, with Madison rallying behind the candidate in a decisive showing.
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Anderson
Ind
Madison County
James Wate
Jealous husband kills wife as baby nearby in New York
In a jealous rage Giuseppe Anillo crept behind his wife while she fondled their baby and shot her twice with a heavy fowling gun. Anillo was beaten by the dead woman's brother and may die. Brother-in-law Jos Tuzza detained but may be released if deemed justifiable.
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New York
Feo
Cuiseppe Anna
Eariz
Anillo
Jos. Tuzza
Tuzza
Presbyterians Launch National Whirlwind Campaign in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne hosts mass meetings at Westminster Church on March 25 as national Presbyterian leaders unveil a new mass publicity effort for home missions. Charles Stelzle visits to coordinate plans for a 15 city tour emphasizing modern missionary outreach and immigrant worker ministry.
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Fort Wayne
Westminster Church
National Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
Charles Stelzle
New York
Stelzle
Department of Church and Labor
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
United States
Newark
Albany
Buffalo
Cleveland
Detroit
Peoria
Chicago
Fort Warne
Cincinnati
Columbus
Baltimore
Monmouth
Bloomington
Springfield
William Henry Roberts
D. D
Presbyterian General Assembly
Charles L. Thompson
Board of Home Missions
John Dixon
J. Ernest McAfee
Thomas Clinton Moffett
Henry Sloane Coffin
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Edgar W. Work
Fourth Presbyterian Church
America
Presbyterian Home Board
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Sacred Heart Academy
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Holly Company
Frisco
William Eggemann
GO “Dry
Waterloo
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UAY
Prohibition
J. B. Cranfill
Associated Prohibition Press
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Mr. Busch
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Oklahoma
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William Lloyd Garrison
Wendell Phillips
Horace Greely
Prohibition Party
Courant
Jacksonville
John P. Coffin
Eustis
Coffin
Missouri River
William H. Wallace
Criminal Court of
Kansas City, Mo
Ridgely
Watson
Madison
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