Despondent Centlivre Brewery Employee Hangs Self
Jacob Schoedel aged 57 a former Centlivre brewery worker hanged himself in a barn at 51 Carson Avenue Thursday morning. Despondent after his wife’s death he tied a rope to a rafters chain and stepped from a chair. His daughter found the body about 9:30 am and Coroner Kesler ordered an inquiry. He had lived a retired life since leaving the brewery about a year ago and is survived by several grown children.
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Jacob Schoedel
Centlivre Brewery
Carson Avenue
Schoedel
Kesler
Tramps lined up for inspection by police
Seventeen tramps were rounded up by police and lined up at headquarters for inspection by women of West Main Street who complain of a seedy new arrival. None were identified. all but three were ordered out of the city as others are sent to jail. A suspect remains at large. Steve Gordon pleaded guilty to stealing a log chain, receiving five dollars and ten days. A black woman named Jennie Seymour was held on a loitering charge after enticing white men.
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West Main Street
Gordon
Steve Gordon
Charles Hiller
Fort Wayne
Jennie Seymour
South Bend
Thomas McDunne
Henry Borden
Virgil Anderson
Charles Armstrong
Gary
Cleveland
Sid Partonio
Edward Woods
Chicago
James Grogan
Joseph Dwyer
Charles Cheviron
August Erich
Frank Williams
Charles Robbins
William Sudbrink
Schlauédroff
Money to Loan On Real Estate or Personal Security
Real estate or personal security loan offered by Co. F Pfeiffer at Rooms 6 7 Bass Block.
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Co. F. Pfeiffer
Bass Block
Sanitation: Purdue Professor Urges City Water and Waste Removal
Prof R L Sackett of Purdue told the Fort Wayne Civic Improvement Association that pure water and prompt removal of waste matter yield greater returns than bonds or industry. He urged women to lead local sanitation efforts and promoted septic filtration, beautification, and river cleanup for civic loyalty and health.
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R. L. Sackett
Purdue University
Commercial Club
P. A. Randall
Professor Sackett
Civic Improvement Association
Fort Wayne
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Sackett
Back Yard Quarrel Ends in Trial for Mrs Gibson
A neighbor dispute led to a court appearance before Justice Tancey. Mrs. D. F. Gibson of 1720 High Street was charged after Cora Ambrose swore out an affidavit claiming accusations of being the mother of an illegitimate child. The judge fined the defendant $1 and costs totaling about $12.
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Tancey
D. F. Gibson
High Street
Cora Ambrose
Justice Tancey
Change in Rural Route No 2 Affects Fort Wayne Area
Effective March 16 a change will be made in rural free delivery route No 2 north of the city. The alteration will obviate doubling over part of the route and will be served from Huntertown reaching several families on Pion road. Other slight route changes are contemplated to improve service and reach additional people out of Fort Wayne.
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Huntertown
Pion Road
Fort Wayne
Roosevelt Begins Last Extended Speaking Tour
Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Atlanta on March 9 for what is described as his final long speaking tour. He travels over seven thousand miles by rail, planning at least one speech in every state he passes, staying in an ordinary sleeping car with drawing room accommodation. Secretary of War Dickinson joins briefly, reading his address to Roosevelt during the trip.
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Atlanta
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
New York
Dickinson
Washington
Southern Commercial Congress
Marion remains dry despite wet vote in local option
Marion Indiana officials ruled that a majority of legal votes favored dry status after a February local option election. The Grant county commissioners found evidence of illegal voting in Johnstown precinct. dry supporters said the result would suppress saloons, while wet organizers planned appeals and possible indictments. Grand jury is slated for March 27 to consider alleged illegal voters as candidates for liquor licenses risk being denied.
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Marion
Ind
Grant County
J. B. McGuffin
Clark Mills
Frank Mackey
Sol Carter
R. L. Smith
Johnstown
Charles Spires
Robert Julius
George Patterson
Henry Hornaday
Dry” Organization
Drys
Mills
Court House
Lcenses
Frank Brosier
Charles
Morris
Thomas Prendegifle
Roger Riley
Bert Matlock
Joseph Matlaney
Fred Davis
Jim Mahiattes
Gick Case Highlights Parental Neglect In Court
In city court, Henry Gick faced neglect charges for never seeing his three year old child living with the mother on Lombard street. Judge Mungovan ordered a bond to support the children while noting lack of proof about $200 allegedly set aside. Other cases involve vagrancy and drunkenness among youths and adults.
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Henry Gick
Lombard Street
Gick
Court House
Colonist Train Fares Via Nickel Plate Road Announced
Low one way colonist rates to points west northwest and southwest. Tickets on sale March 10 to April 10. Homeseekers rates go on sale March 21. Liberal return limit. For full details contact agent or write F P Parnin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Nickel Plate Road
Election Protest Questions Kokomo Saloons Return Vote
Notice of contest filed with the board of county commissioners questions the February election that returned saloons to Kokomo after two years. Gilbert D. Jay alleges out of precinct voting, nonresidents, ballots with marks, and bribery. Hearing set for March 16.
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Kokomo
Ind
Board of County Commissioners
Gilbert D. Jay
City Police Board
Jay
Indiana Vicksburg monuments completed after four years
John W. Sale, treasurer of the Indiana Vicksburg Military Park commission, returns from a final inspection trip to New Orleans. Indiana contributed about 42000 to the 3200 acre battlefield with 16 main monuments and 53 granite markers marking brigade positions and siege progress. The work, negotiated with an Angola granite bidder, spans four years and will be detailed in Sale’s May report. Fort Wayne bears the main burden as remaining officers pass away or relocate.
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Indiana
Vicksburg
John W. Sale
Indiana Vicksburg Military Park Commission
Sale
New Orleans
Vermont
Angola
H. C. Adams
Indianapolis
G. F. McGinnis
Fort Wayne
M. M. Lacy
Wayne County
Moore
Columbus
Adams
McGinnis
Lacy
California
One Hundredth
Indiana Volunteers
Wells
Wabash
Huntington
Grant
Allen
Indiana legislators reflect on a productive session
Representatives Roggen Moellering and Moran from Allen County returned from Indianapolis praising the session’s results. Senator Fleming remains in the capital for private business, Greenwell arrives home, and Roggen commends colleagues for the majority’s influence. Fleming resigns Brewers association presidency with Michael Dausanian of Evansville elected successor.
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Roggen
Moellering
Moran
Allen County
Iower House
City
Indianapolis
Fleming
Fort Wayne
Greenwell
Indiana Brewers’ Association
Michael Dausanian
Evansville
Kokomo Prepares for 68th North Indiana Conference
Kokomo Indiana hosts the 68th North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church from April 2 to 10 with Bishop E H Hughes presiding. Notables include former Vice President Charles W Fairbanks and a packed program of sermons, addresses, and anniversaries across Main Street and Grace churches. The schedule spans daily sessions from opening sermons to ordinations and memorial services with various church and social welfare committees featured.
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Kokomo
Ind
North Indianas
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
E. H. Hughes
M. E. Church
Grace Methodist Church
Charles W. Fairbanks
Fomer
Monroe Vayinger
Taylor University
Upland
J. K. Cecil
J. H. Runkie
aAnniversary Board of Education
D. H. Guild
A. C. McCrea
J. C. White
Grace M. E. Church
J. L. Puckett
E. R. Edwards
Main Street Christian Church
Main Street
M. E
James F. Morrison
F E. H. Hughes
Bishop Hughes
the Temperance Society
I. D. Rehl
Methodist
L. J. Naftzger
C. W. Fairbanks
H. W. Bennett
M. D. Buell
Paul
Association of Preachers’ Wives
Harrison Street Christian Church
Association of Preachers’ Wives, Widows and Daughters
A. G. Neal
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
J. H. Binford
Minerva Guthapful
Korea
J. B. Hingeley
Chicago
Board of Conference
David G. Downey
Milton Mahin
J. E. Ervin
H. N. Herrick
FE. H. Hughes
Francis J. McConnell
de Pauw University
D. V. Williams
Clark Crawford
Epworth League
B. Earl Parker
D. T. Stephenson
Board of Foreign Missions
C. A. Wade
A. B. Leonard
New York
Methodist Brotherhood
R. J. Wade
A. L. Young
Brotherhood
Christ
Anti-Saloon League
T. M. Guild
Madison Swadener
King's Daughters and Sons Convention Heads to Fort Wayne
The International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons holds its seventh state convention March 28–30 at Wayne Street M E church Fort Wayne with about 300 delegates. Indiana's officers include Miss Nellie Filbeck and Miss Margaret Vesey, with speakers Mrs C B Whitney and Miss Buchanan among others. Public meetings and receptions mark the event as the organization promotes charity and religious activity nationwide.
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International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons
Fort Wayne
Margaret Vesey
Wayne Street M. E
Indianapolis
King’s Daughters and Sons
C. B. Whitney
Detroit
Whitney
Michigan
International Association
Chicago
Miss Buchanan
Egypt
California
Vesey
Indiana
Sophie B. Wright
New Orleans
Robert Harding
Nellie Filbeck
Terre Haute
Margaret S. Vesey
Clara E. Locke
L. E. Hitz
Madigan
Frank Wall
Logansport
Lewis Orth
Edwards P. O
J. Ellsworth Monroe
Connersville
Blanche L. Maine
Miss Filbeck
W. D. Calvin
Union of the
King’s Daughters
John Conn
Pakers
Water spaniel killed by car on Calhoun street
A full-blooded water spaniel with unknown owner was run over by a northbound car between Washington and Jefferson streets on Calhoun. Three or four cars passed over the body before a motorman removed it from the track, drawing considerable comment.
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Washington and
Jefferson Streets
Calhoun
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Hl. Pfeiffer & Son
Columbia
Bryan
Prof. Sackett
Colonel Roosevelt
Far West
Private
City Court
F. P. Parnin
Legislators Home
North Indiana Conference
Whee
J. O. Is
Board of Home Missions and Church Extension
S. Light
Robert Forbes
Philadelphia
Marcus D. Buell
Boston
Philemon
Preachers’ Aid Society
J. W. Gain
M. S. Marble
J. A. Sargent
Memorial Home For the
M.A. Harlan
Woman's Home Missionary Society
J. C. Murray
Paddress
W. H. Wilder
King's Daughter’s and Sons
Madison
Klaehn
Melching
West Main
Ihe
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