Saloon Screen Case Ends in Acquittal for Ruth
In Fort Wayne the jury found J Henry Ruth not guilty after a four day trial over the Nicholson law violation for keeping screens up in his saloon on Sunday. Prosecutors D B Ninde and H W Ninde led the case with defense counsel Eggeman Leonard Hanna. Witnesses including Rev E W Allen and deputy Lillie testified about screen positions and viewing interior scenes. The verdict came at 5 15 p m Tuesday after twenty minutes deliberation, the first of several similar cases in the ministers crusade for law observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Henry Ruth
Ministerial Association of
Fort Wayne
D. B. Ninde
Harry W. Ninde
John Eggeman
Wilmer Leonard
Harry C. Hanna
Edward W. Allen
Leonard
Mr. Allen
Ninde
Mr. Reddin
Harrison H. Reddin
Whitley County
Rev
E. W. Allen
Lillie
Henry Ruth
Reddin
Ruth
Allen
August Friese
Daniel E. Zechiel
Bethel Evangelical Church
East de Wald Street
Calhoun Street
Fackler
Barnard Kramer
Schirmeyer
Herman Nieter
Henry Hirschfelder
O. H. Lille
Justice Tancey
Superior Street
Harrison H. Redding
Edgar W. Allen
West Jefferson Street Church of Christ
Miller
South Wayne Avenue
Redding
Superior
Calhoun Streets
Leith Street
P. L. Cassidy
West Jefferson Street Church
Jefferson Township
Eggeman
Ben Bowers
Auth
J. H. Ruth
Mr. Ruth
Jack Lachlan
Ruth Saloon
Bowers
Elmer E. Hite
Fox, Hite & Co
Edward Helmke, Jr
Ruth's Saloon
Ruth saloon witness testing recollection and evidence
The Fort Wayne trial features witness testimony about Ruth saloon interior visibility on Sunday morning and evening. The defense battles to obtain witness continuances and questions about the author and use of an aiding book while the state probes the legality of any harassment or prosecution of citizens.
Allen's Foot Ease A Powder Advertisement Fragment
Fragments describe Allen's Foot Ease A Powder applied to shoes to relieve tired feet. The text mentions feel awake and damp feet, with broken wording suggesting a product promotion in a historical ad.
Paralyzed milker John Essig Jr. amid village sick list
John Essig Jr. has been very ill after a paralysis episode while milking a cow. His wife assisted him to the house and summoned aid. Families including Roberts and Essig relatives visited the Essig home. Local residents note illnesses, visits, sales, and building plans as spring begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Essig, Jr
Roberts
William Essig
H. K. Essig
John Essig
Maud Hiser
Eva Mullien
Bert Chapman
William Hiser
M. E. Church
Mr. Hiser
Wayne
Wayne Knitting Mills
George Shookman
William Lahrman
Springer Bros
Joseph Sorg
Charles Thiele
Sweat
Henry Sorg
Robert Mercer
Lydia Oberlin
Hudson
Ind
May Mercer
Fort Wayne
Katie Spangler
Huntington
Harvey McMann
Houston
Ill
Veteran Samuel Keefer Celebrates 65th Birthday in Harlan
Seventeen friends gathered for a dinner honoring Civil War veteran Samuel Keefer of Harlan. Keefer served with General Lawton and is well known locally. Guests included Charles Hartzell and family, Mrs Hartzell, Keefer’s daughter, Dell Amstutz and family, Mire and Frank Snyder, and Mrs Haifley, Keefer’s aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Keefer
Harlan
Keefer
Lawton
Charles Hartzell
Hartzell
Beae
Dell ‘Amstutz
Anna Mire
Frank. Snyder
Haifley
Rutherford former state treasurer featured in family notice
Fragmentary OCR shows a personal notice mentioning Rutherford who previously served as state treasurer. The text indicates a home setting and mentions an ally or associate tied to the event. Details are unclear due to incomplete transcription.
Meridian Tornado Toll Reaches At Least Nineteen Dead
A Meridian tornado left at least nineteen known dead with one missing and up to fifty injured. Extensive property loss tops $1 million as West Front Street and surrounding avenues were ruined. The city, darkened by damaged power lines, begins relief efforts with state aid promised and militia keeping crowds back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
the News
Meridian
Vardaman
Front Street
Twenty-second Avenue
Railroad Streets
Meridian fire wipes out several downtown buildings
A Meridian dispatch reports forty to fifty buildings burned in Mobile. The most valuable losses include Meir Neville Hardware on Front Street with building $100,000 stock $150,000, Grand Avenue Hotel four stories high with $50,000 loss, Thomas Lyle Wholesale Grocery $35,000 building and $40,000 stock, Culpepper Hotel $15,000, Y M C A building $15,000, and the New Orleans and Northeastern freight depot with unknown cargo loss. Total estimated damage reaches $5,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama and Vicksburg
Tom Lyle Grocery Company
Roebuck Lumber Company
Mississippi
William Ethridge
Mobile
Ala
A_ special
Meridian
Meir-Neville Hardware Company
Front Street
Grand Avenue Hotel
Thomas Lyle Wholesale Grocery Company
Culpepper
New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
Tornado Strikes Meridian Area Leaving Fires and Ruins
A Meridian Mississippi tornado hit after 6 pm, creating a path from the Meridian Fertilizer plant south to the cotton mills in Georgetown. The storm caused widespread fires, debris, and at least one person trapped under rubble as guards patrolled by campfire lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick McGinnis
Mobile
Ohio
Elmire’s
Cliff Edwards
Elmire
J. B. Tarry
Thornton
W. B. Nelson
Elia Singleton
East End
John R. Smith
Southern Railway
Mr. Steward
Little Son
Cottondale
Smith
Claude Williams
Myer- Neville Hardware Company
Bucktown
Barney and Child
Clark
Georgetown
Dunn
Memphis
Tenn
Meridian
Miss
Epehens
Meridian Fertilizer Company
Meridian Cotton Mills
Mount Barton
Sand Mountain Hills
Lowashee
Mosat
Loss Reaches Millions in Storm Damage
Judge T W Brame of Macon Mississippi reported in Jackson that by 3 am twelve bodies were recovered from wreckage and property loss ran into millions. The Meridian Jackson storm hit the wholesale district hardest with gas plant destroyed and several major buildings and factories ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
T. W. Brame
Macon
Meridian
Coffins Found Beneath St James Clerkenwell Church
A mass of ancient coffins, hundreds in number, lie under the Church of St James in Clerkenwell London with their tops only inches from the crypt floor. The discovery prompts interest in the Sentinel want column for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of St. James
Clerkenwell
London
Sunday Meeting Schedule Highlights Speakers and Topics
The program lists sessions from 10:25 AM to 3:05 PM with talks by ANE Can essees L. S. Connett, J. M. Gibson, FF. McMahen, E. A. Banner, and E. A. K. Hackett. Topics include extending the Sunday School, winning non Christian people to Christ, spreading the Kingdom, and urgent needs of the hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dung
J. M. Gibson
Wrands
McMahen
Fort Wayne Patriarch George Treu Dead at 75
George Treu Sr. a longtime Fort Wayne resident died at his Piqua Avenue home after a long illness at age 75 years, 8 months, and 27 days. Born in Wirtemberg he helped found St. John's Lutheran Church and later joined Grace Reformed. He married Sarah Kiefer 52 years ago and left five children, 33 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Treu
Fort Wayne
Piqua Avenue
Mr. Treu
Wirtemberg
America
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Washington
van Buren Streets
Grace Reformed Church
Sarah Kiefer
John
George Trey, Jr
Wayne Township
Mark Ormiston
John Blood
Henry Lee
Sage's witty reply on cost of living in New York
A reporter asked Russell Sage how expensive it is to live in New York. The elder statesman quipped that it costs a little more than the reporter earns, delivering a sharp jab on wages versus living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sage
New York
Baill Family Granted Kosciusko Farmers Telephone Franchise
Thomas E. Baill and associates receive a franchise to build and run a farmers' telephone system in Kosciusko County with rights on all highways and streets and alleys of county villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Baill
Kosciusko
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