Fort Wayne Welcomes Anthony Hotel Dedication Banquet
The Anthony hotel dedication drew more than two hundred stockholders and guests to a lavish Fort Wayne banquet. Judge Robert S. Taylor presided as toastmaster and praised Fort Wayne’s growth while speakers from the hotel company, legal council, and city noted the project as a major milestone in the city’s emergence as a metropolitan center.
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Anthony
Fort Wayrie
Gac
Robert S. Taylor
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Hotel Company
O. N. Culdlin
Weatherhogg
Keenan Lessee
Ashbaugh
Yehin
Mr. McCulloch
Port Wayne
McCulloch
Wetherhogg
Worden
C. A. Bookwalter
Indianapolis
Taylor
N. D. Doughman
Cleveland
Doughman
Mr. Doughman
Secor
Toledo
Detroit
Judge Taylor
Henry
C. Berghoff
Berghoff
George D Ohneck Dies in Philadelphia Hotel Death
George D Ohneck a traveling salesman from Fort Wayne Ind died in a Philadelphia hotel of apoplexy. He was about 60 and had resided in Lexington Ky Bowling Green Tenn and Philadelphia. Survived by wife and daughter Velma Ohneck he was a former Elks member and former hotel receiver.
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Philadelphia
George D. Ohneck
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ohneck
Avilla
Manning Apice Mills
Inter
Louis Fox
Cleveland
Centlvro Brewing Company
Randall Hotel
Germania
Bowlng Green
Tenn
Lexington
Berghoff Viewing Company
Philadelpia
Velma Ohneck
Jie
Judge of Elks
George 2. Ohneck
Tanks Burst Toll in Parkersburg Water Crisis
Two killed and several injured as two city water tanks burst at 5 30 am flooding Prospect hill and wrecking ten houses. Walter Waggle and wife are confirmed dead. others including Mrs John Maloney Edna Jones seriously hurt. damage estimated 200 000 to 250 000 and city to pump water directly into mains.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Walter Waggle
John Maloney
Kate Karnees
Clara Jones
Prospect Hill
St. John’s Lutheran
Edna Jones
Walter Wagele
Father Delaney Recalls Ireland Tour at Hibernian Hall
Rev Father J F Delaney shared a Irish tour tale at Hibernian hall during the St Patrick program recounting visits to St Patrick St Bridget and St Columbkille shrines and the Blarney Castle, with light humor and moving moments. Robert E Kelly led the event with Rt Rev Bishop Alerd Ing among brief speakers.
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Ireland
J. F. Delaney
Emerald Isle
Hibernian Hall
Father Delaney
St. Patrick
St. Bridget
St. Columbkille
Pulhood
County Antrim
Vatrick
Dblarney Castle
Robert E. Kelly
Alerd Ing. Spcoo
Fannie Welch
Virginia Foohey
Jeana Casey
Alice Burns
Alvin Gilliam
Miloretta Lordier
Mia
Philip Danehy
Irma Cox
Varia Cleary
Edward Crimston
Avilla Moves to Get Electric Lighting
Avilla Indiana, located twenty miles north of Fort Wayne, plans electric lighting for streets and private illumination. F H Hersh and L W Yeiser discussed with experts, considering the Toledo and Chicago interurban railroad proposal to furnish current from Kendallville, seen as economical and practical versus building a town plant. Discussions involved C G Gild and C L Olds, who advised the interurban system is entirely practicable.
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Avilla
Fort Wayne
F. H. Hersh
L. W. Yeiser
Toledo and
Chicago Interurban Railroad
Kendallville
Interurban
Hersh
Yelser
C. G. Gild
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Company
C. L. Olds
Olds Construction Company
Fifth victim in Windsor crash dies in Montreal
Montreal March 18 Mark Cunningham engineer of the Boston and Maine train that ran into Windsor station yesterday died today becoming the fifth fatality. John Kosacki a Polish immigrant will probably die. Cunningham's death prevents the actual cause of the locomotive getting beyond control from becoming definitely known.
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Montreal
Mark Cunningham
Boston and Maine
Windsor
John Kosacki
Cunningham
Thieves Rob Minister During Church Service
Thieves entered Rev. Frank Lenig's manse beside Wayne Street M E Church during Wednesday night services and stole 17 dollars in cash eight gold watches and several pieces of jewelry. The back door was left open and the robbery was found when the Lenig family returned from the church.
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Wayne Street
M. E
Frank Lenig
Former Representative Anania Baker Dies in Albuquerque
Rochester Ind March 18 Former Representative F Anania Baker who exposed an alleged tobacco trust bribe attempt to defeat an anti cigarette bill in 1905 died this morning in Albuquerque N M O A Baker accused of offering the alleged bribe is now a fugitive in Carrita
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Rochester
Ind
F. Ananiaa Baker
Tobacco Trust
Albuquerque
Me O. A. Baker
Canrita
Taft Honors Mr Cleveland at Carnegie Hall Memorial
President Taft and Chief Justice Fuller spoke at Carnegie Hall honoring Grover Cleveland. The program included a Gilder poem and Damrasch orchestra with 120 Voices. Taft also planned to attend City College exercises with Governor Hughes and Senator Root.
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New York
Cleveland
Taft
Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Carnegie Hall
City College
Hughes
Senator Root
McClellan
Cleveland Memorial Committee
Francis Lynde Stetson
Richard Watson Gilder
Damrasch Orchestra
Liedercranz & Ciety
Washington
Ufp
Middle States
New England
Govenor
United States
Power With the People in Cleveland Era Reform
The piece reflects on Grover Cleveland as a reformer who reshaped the Democratic Party by appealing to rank and file supporters over old-guard leaders. It notes his tariff reform stance aimed at revenue through tariff reduction, aligning with traditional Democratic ideals and leading to a decisive electoral victory after a close earlier contest.
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Harrison
Democratic Party
Doelra
Cleveland
Nio
Mrs Croy Tells Of Life In West West Wyoming Letter Home
Lusk Wyoming March 14 Editor Fort Wayne Sentinel Mrs Croy writes from the wild west about life away from Indiana. She notes the murder trial of her husband’s killers, the death of Hon J M Robinson’s mother, good health and wages, a daughter in New Haven, and a homestead. She praises local water air and citizens while longing for family. The Big Four will build a new Elkhart roundhouse to replace the burned one.
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Lusk
Wyo
Fort Wayne Sentinel
Allen County
West
J. M. Robinson
New Haven
Indiana
Mra. C. L. Croy
Fitzgeralds arrest after hour on Columbia Street
Frank Fitzgerald, released after four months for intoxication, returned to drinking on Columbia Street within an hour and was warned by Patrolman Paul, later arrested for fighting. In city court Friday he received 100 dollars and 30 days, sentence suspended if he leaves town. George Glenn, from dry McGIll Ohio, was found helpless drunk by Patrolman Grimme and admitted he bought drinks post intoxication. Thomas Davis, 74, Civil War veteran, halted en route from Fort Leavenworth to Findlay Ohio, got drunk. judge Skelton deferred sentencing and considered sending him out of the city.
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Frank Fitzgerald
Columbia Street
George Glenn
McGil
Paulding County
Ohio
Harry Grimme
Thomas Davis
Fort Leavenworth
Findlay
Death of Hon. David Eley Former Indiana Legislator
Decatur Indiana March 17 David Eley aged 68 died at his home. He served in the Indiana legislature from 1882 to 1886 as representative from Adams and Jay counties. He introduced and saw passage of a Sunday baseball prohibition law that remained until the latest session.
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Decatur
Ind
David Eley
Adams
Jay
Two safes blown in Indiana postoffice heist
Two safes were blown in the frown Point Indiana postoffice last night. Robbers obtained about 75 dollars in cash and stamps. Entrance was gained by a back way. The money belonged to the town treasurer working in the same building. Both safes were demolished. A valuable driving baran owned by former County Treasurer J F Blasley was stolen to aid the escape.
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Frown Point
Ind
J. F. Blasley
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