Police costs and jail risk for local drunks and public figures
A Fort Wayne report details John Urich jailed after public intoxication and fines totaling $23, with appearances to avoid arrest noted. Jack Case fled to Ohio to evade a $100 fine and six months for public indecency, with nine months more possible if seen on streets. Grigor Tripho paid $10 for assault and battery after hammering a fellow worker at Bass Foundry, while August Vanslow paid $1 and costs for public drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Urich
Calhoun Street
Frank Johnson
Case
Jack Case
Fort Wayne
Ohio
Fort Warne
Grigor Tripho
Bass Foundry
August Vanslow
Action in Labor Federation Reinstates Elmer St. John
The Indiana Federation of Labor reconsidered a two week old ouster of Elmer St. John for backing James E. Watson for governor. St. John is restored as a federation member while a five member committee will hear the case. The session also addressed theater boycott coverage and plans for federation finances and a Labor Day committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer St. John
James E. Watson
Federation of Labor
Mr. St. John
St. John
Amalgamated Sheet Metal
Federation
Gart Shober
Times- Herald
Shober
E. S. Baker
Times-Herald
Sentinel
Bank Brock
Close
P. Smith
Logansport
Indiana Federation of Labor
Indiana
Cassady Stars Negro and Is Arrested by Police
Peter L Cassady, a traveling salesman of South Harrison Street St., was arrested Tuesday at 4 a.m. on a charge connected to Cecil Smith, a negro, with the terse OCR fragment implying police action and an early morning arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassady
Peter .L.’ Cassady
Harrison Street
Cecil Smith
Fort Wayne man injures man during street confrontation
A Fort Wayne resident attacked a Black man with a knife on a public street, slashing the victim in multiple places. Witnesses reported the incident to authorities. the assailant Cassady fled and was not captured until Tuesday morning. He has resided in Fort Wayne about six years and previously served as foreman of a jury in a liquor campaign case led by local ministers two years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hquor
Will Stevens Stabs Brother During Noon Dinner quarrel
William Stevens stabbed his brother Harry at a West Superior street home during lunch. Harry left for Hope hospital with punctures near the heart and a wrist wound. Neighbors say the Stevens family has ongoing trouble and police are seeking Harry after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stevens
Tinkham
West Superior Street
Harry Stevens
Moran
Lake Shore
Terry
Stevens
Hope Hospital
J. H. Gilpin
Harry
Joe
Dele Gates pursuit stirs Fort Wayne campaign
Fort Wayne primaries loom as Watson forces mobilize in Allen county. Elmer Leonard coordinates tactics with Watson supporters at a White National bank building meeting. Watson plans broad daytime outreach to influence wards, while Miller leads efforts to secure Allen county delegates for Goshen’s Watson ally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Watson
White National Bank
Fort Wayne
Marion
White Bank
Naval Board of Strategy
Electric Works
Mr. Watson
John W. McCardle
Board of State Tax Commissioners
Miller
Allen County
Goshen
Democratic Sweep Looms in County Recorder Race
The nomination race centers on Mr. Kelly who enjoys strong personal popularity and broad support from active allies. His candidacy draws significant attention from local party members and community figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Man Arrested in Poisoning of Van Wert Woman
Brown, a hustler and teamster, is jailed after his wife Mrs. Brown died from suspected strychnine poisoning. Neighbors and doctors confirmed he bought poison at a drug store and gave her powders. Coroner and prosecutor reviewed the case as the grand jury begins its investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Richison
Conn
Brown
Night riders drive negroes out of the town
Masked night riders warned and forced black residents to flee Birmingham. A two year old. daughter of Scruggs died from gunfire wounds. Two other family members remained critical or unlikely to recover.
Night Riders Shoot Local Man Near Woodford
Clarksville Tennessee March 10 Brown Bennett a young man son of a tobacco producer was found dying with a bullet wound in the head along a public road near Woodford about fifteen miles from Clarksville. Two dead horses and three empty shot guns lay nearby. Authorities believe Bennett was a night rider shot by rivals after an attack by his gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
Tenn
Woodford
Brown Bennett
Association Tobacco
Bennett
Riders Burn Tobacco In Brooksville Town Raid
Forty armed night riders entered Brooksville Kentucky burning fifteen thousand pounds of tobacco owned by prominent planter Robert Stanton. They guarded the local telephone exchange to prevent aid, removed the tobacco to the street, and set it on fire before leaving without violence or barn damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooksville
Robert Stanton
Bracken County Telephone Company
Miss Holton
Farmer Receives Threat Note By Ku Klux Group
Henderson Kentucky March 10 W Bradshaw a local farmer found a note at his door warning him against employing negroes The missive signed The Thirty five was left with a bundle of switches a match and cartridges as intimidation by a white supremacist group
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson, Ky
W. Bradshaw
Two Lives Lost In Michigan Floods
Detroit reports flood disaster across lower Michigan from 36 hours of rising streams and washed bridges. A Monroe teenager, 15, drowns. Union City resident Garrett Anderson perishes in the St Joseph river after a bridge collapse. Kalamazoo lowlands flood. Adrian waterworks and gas plant out. fire protection reduced to two steamers. Four Pere Marquette bridges washed out in Berrien County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Lower
Michigan
Monroe
Frank Duval
Union City
Garrett Anderson
St. Joseph
Kalamazoo
Adrian
Berrien County
Pere Marquette
Yellow River Reaches Record Level For Plymouth Area
In Plymouth Indiana on March 7 the Yellow River reached a record high with fifty families evacuated and about one hundred others cut off as water flows across two streets and continues to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Ind
Bryan Enters Presidential Race In Nebraska Rally
William J. Bryan formally entered the presidential lists backed by a unit from Nebraska. The state convention approved a Bryan platform and instructed 16 delegates to vote as a unit for his nomination at the Denver convention. Bryan addressed a large Omaha crowd defending Democratic policies and criticizing Republican leaders and Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
William J. Bryan
Denver
Bryan
Nebraska
Republican Party
Taft
Oklahoma
Democratic Party of
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Reuben Conner
J. H. Moorehead
George Rogers
W. J. McCrain
William Cole
W. A. Smith
Bartholomew Koahler
J. F. Gereke
Benjamin Scroggins
C. E. Harman
Andrew M. Morrissey
James L. Swain
Felix J. Hale
Rales
Notice to Non residents in Allen County Indiana Case
State of Indiana Allen County quiet title suit J William Heath vs John R Burritt et al in February 1908 term. Non residents named including DeKay VanHoulon Alletta DeKay and spouses are served by publication unless they appear by April 24 1908. Attorneys Ballou & Hoffman Emrick & Emrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Indiana
Allen County
J. William Heath
John R. Burritt
Allen
Towit
Peter DeKay
DeKay
John Y. VanHoulon
van Houlon
van Houlton
John van Houlon
Alletta DeKay
Aletta DeKay
Joseph N. Mason
iSeatterk
Poe area social notes and local updates
Poe Indiana residents socialized with the Spanglers hosting the Sargents. Blacksmith L M Krick visited relatives in Fort Jefferson Ohio. Rev J S Newcombe preached at M E church noting The New Birth with river crossing by boat due to high water. Community events include church dinner planned at Cartwright brothers sale and Cartwright farm transactions. Route disruption affected J Earl Butler’s Decatur route. Mrs Bertha Fuhrman visited Fort Wayne. Homer Brown and tenant Frank Gilbert suffered losses of oats and corn from recent conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Fenner
Ethel
P. H. Snider
M. E. Church
Cartwright Brothers
David Hiser
Cartwright
Poe
Carrier J. Earl Butler
Decatur
Bertha Fuhrman
Fort Wayne
Fred Miller
Homer Brown
Frank Gilbert
Fire Drill Ignored by Four Hundred Lees Summit Students
Four hundred public school children in Lees Summit Missouri rushed outside during a fire alarm today in dis order when a call of fire from outside the building interrupted the drill. No injuries were reported and the fire was quickly extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lees Summit
Notice to non-resident in Felts divorce case
Catherine Felts sues Carl Felts in Allen Circuit Court February Term 1908 for divorce. Non-resident Carl Felts must answer by April 28, 1908 or the case will proceed in his absence. Attest Joseph N. Masons Let SWAYNE SWAYNE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
Allen County
Catherine Felts
Carl Felts
Allen
Indiana
Joseph N. Masons Leterk
Appointment of Administratrix for Johanna McNamara Estate
Lylia Shaughnessy appointed administratrix of the estate of Johanna McNamara late of Allen County Indiana. The estate is declared solvent. WKY 11-21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wntice
Johanna McNamara
Allen County
Indiana
Lylia Shaughnessy
Notice of Final Settlement of Mary E Meyers Welch Estate
Creditors heirs and legatees of Mary E Meyers Welch deceased must appear in Allen Circuit Court Fort Wayne Indiana on April 4 1908 to show cause why final settlement accounts should not be approved and to prove heirship and receive distributive shares Tri State Loan and Trust Co administrator Witness Clerk James E Graham attorney for estate whky 11-2t
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Meyers- Welch
Allen Circuit
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Tri-State Loan & Trust CO
Joseph N. Mason
Allen Circuit Court
James E. Graham
For Sale 2200 Acre Improved Stock Farm Evart Mich
For sale 2200 acre improved stock farm with good buildings and land producing grain clover and timothy hay. Michigan's finest pasture land shows strong money making potential at a low price. Will sell 1000 ewes with farm if desired. Contact Co W Shoemaker Evart Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Co. W. Shoemaker
Evart
Petition Filed For Free Gravel Road In Madison Township
Philip F. Hoddle and fifty five residents of Madison township Allen county Indiana filed on February 20 1908 a petition for the re establishment of Stone Road in Madison Township Allen County Indiana a copy of which petition is included in the notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip F. Hoddle
Madison Township
Allen County
Indiana
State of Indiana
Findison Township
Inana
Petition for road grading and paving in Madison Township Indiana
Freeholders petition Allen County Board of Commissioners under 1905 statutes for grading draining and paving two mile segment of highway in Madison township connected to a rural mail route. They seek bond issuance in series over not less than ten years and list names of signers including Margynardt Gerardot Trautman Figel Klenke Gable Hoffman Fry and many others. The petition is dated February 29 1908 and to be presented April 1 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Township
Allen County
Indiana
Board of Commissioners
United States
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Country Commissioners
Jacob Margynardt
Maurice N. Gerardot
Edward Trautman
Charles G. Figel
August H. Klenke
Frank A. Gable
John Hoffman
Henry Hoffman
Ellen C. Gernardot
William C. Se
Geo
W. Lindemuth
Quiet Title Suit Brought In Allen County Circuit Court
The affidavit states unknown residence for defendants in a 1908 Indiana case 4ike Ackerman v Mary Gibson et al. The action seeks to quiet title to real estate with defendants named as heirs spouses and administrators, all alleged nonresidents of Indiana. Mary Gibson and William Gibson are noted non-residents. date appears as April 20 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Indiana
Allen County
Cornelia
Ainsworth
David Neff
John Ramsey
John H. Ramsey
Dorothy Ramsey
Dorothey Ramsey
Indiana
Will Perley Ainsworth
Perley Ainsworth
Pearly Ainsworth
Cornelia Ainsworth
Vid. Neff
Mary Gibson
William Gibson
Couré
Joseph N. Mason
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Democracy of
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