Fire hits Leikauf Packing plant on Wells street
A stubborn two hour blaze at the Leikauf Packing company premises 1006 to 1010 Wells street caused an estimated 3000 to 4000 dollars in damage. Fire started in the smoke house from fallen meat igniting sawdust, threatening stores on the first and second floors. The building owned by A and I Well and the company stock are insured. the blaze did not halt overall operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leikauf Packing Company
Wells Street
Leikauf Company
A. and I. Well
George Eisey
Beabler
Fitch
Schrader & Wilson
Indiana Anti-Saloon League backs county unit local option plan
Indiana Anti-Saloon League announced it will oppose local option laws using ward or township as units. It supports a county unit local option and opposes changing remonstrance law. Examples cited include Benton Crawford DeKalb Gibson and Johnson Wabash and Perton townships. Princeton may revert to wet status without county option law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
E. S. Shumaker
Anti-Saloon League
League
Shumaker
Indiana
Benton County
Crawford County
DeKalb County
Gibson County
Johnson
Wabash
Parton
After Twenty Nine Years of Suffering From Rheumatism
James Hyde of Beebe Arkansas recounts decades of pain and failed remedies before an offered sample bottle of Liniment gave instant relief. He reports rapid improvement after using large quantities and notes ongoing better health since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hyde
Beebe
Ath
Dr Miles Heart Cure Promised For Weak Heart Nerves
An early 20th century advertisement cites weak heart action from nervous involvement, listing symptoms like shortness of breath and palpitations. It touts Dr Miles Heart Cure as a strengthening tonic and includes a customer testimonial from D. Barron of Covington, Kentucky, with a return guarantee through the Miles Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Miles
Saloons and County Unit Local Option Debate
Discussion led by Mr. Shumaker argues that county unit local option would push most counties to dry status, citing figures on dry and wet townships and costs from a single Kosciusko county case, then cites Anti-Saloon League pamphlets urging local control and broader police powers for counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumaker
Kosciusko County
Anti-Saloon League
Fort Wayne Medical Society Urges Enforce Spitting Law
At a Tuesday meeting the Fort Wayne Medical Society appealed for enforcing the city ordinance against spitting on the sidewalk, which has lapsed as a dead letter. Dr. E J Mec Oscar, Dr M Porter, Dr H O Bruggeman and others spoke. papers were read by Dr W D Calvin and Dr D C Wybourn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne Medical Society
E. J. Mec- Oscar
M. ¥. Porter
H. O. Bruggeman
W. D. Calvin
D. C.wybourn
Bluffton Citizens Offer Funds for Distinct Methodist Home
Two Bluffton residents have offered 25000 dollars each for the location of a proposed Methodist Home for the aged in the city. Names are not disclosed but the pledges aim to secure a suitable site for the facility.
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Bluffton
Burglar William Watters Sentenced in Jeffersonville
William Watters aged 18 was caught burglarizing a Go shen grocery and sentenced to one to twenty years in the Jeffersonville reformatory. He resided in South Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Watters
Goshen
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Waters
South Bend
Evelyn Thaw Moves for Separation From Harry Thaw
In New York on March 11 Evelyn Nesbit Thaw begins an action to annul her marriage to Harry K. Thaw. Counsel Daniel O Reilly serves papers on Thaw at Matteawan asylum and on Thaw's mother Mrs William Thaw. Thaw plans to fight the claim claiming he was insane at marriage and may contest the suit's grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Daniel O’reilly
Matteawan Asylum
Thaw
Harry Thaw
A. Russell Peabody
Evelyn Thaw
William Thaw
Harry
Matteawan
Ankenbruck Refuses Talk of Friend and Bloomhuff Case
In city court Chief Martin Rankenbruck rejects suspending Annie Bloomhuff’s $20 fine for keeping a house of ill fame. She offered $20 to police head, while other occupants bonded out. The piece also notes a drunk farmer Phil Plank’s mishap near Fort Wayne and a judge suspends Henry Kruse’s $6 fine after a yearlong liquor abstinence pledge.
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Martin Rankenbruck
Annie Bloomhuff
Frank Mungovan
Bloomhuff
Calhoun
Wallace
Kelly
Linker
Beverle
Fred Boltz
Phil Plank
Fort Wayne
Wallen
Lakeside
Henry Kruse
Methodist Sunday schools form plan for communication
Wells and Jay counties churches establish a plan to communicate weekly by long distance telephone every Sunday morning around 10 o'clock. The scheme aims to coordinate activities and share notes among the Wells and Jay County Sunday schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Jay Counties
Fleet Reaches Magdalena Bay Ahead of Schedule
A wireless message reports Rear Admiral Robley Evans and the battleship fleet arrived off Magdalena Bay ahead of the December 16 departure schedule from Hampton Roads. The fleet is in good condition and ready to begin target practice, with the Buffalo towing targets for setup before testing begins next week.
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San Diego
Cal
Point Loma
Robley Evans
Magdalena Bay
Magdalena
Bay
Hampton Roads
Mexican Bay
Callao
South America
Evans
Washington
United States
Tuty
Buffalo
Fortunes Tug and Calgoa Supply Ship Move Toward Harbor
Land navy yard tug Fortune passed San Diego last Sunday en route to the Mexican bay. Wireless news reported that the auxiliary supply ship Calgoa, of the big sixteen, is due March 13, after sailing from Callao to collect a full cargo of supplies for the fleet.
Navy fleet reaches Magdalena bay after smooth practice voyage
The navy department reports genuine satisfaction at the arrival of the battleship fleet at Magdalena bay. The fleet completed the voyage from Magdalena bay toward San Francisco with ample drills and seamanship, finishing over two days ahead of schedule and with no major incidents.
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Washington
Navy Department
Magdalena Bay
San Francisco
Filipino Young Women Take Teacher Examinations
Two young Filipino girls from St. Mary’s academy near Notre Dame qualified for teaching positions in the Philippines after a Fort Wayne civil service exam. The nineteen member class includes eight teaching posts, with others seeking book-keeper, Panama canal clerk, and civil engineer roles. The applicants, aged about 17 or 18, were accompanied by two academy sisters and resemble Japanese in appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Philippines
St. Mary’s Academy
Notre Dame
Sisterhood
Angola Gasoline Engine Sale Announcement at Fort Wayne
East Columbia Machine Works invites buyers to inspect the economical gasoline engine described as first class. They guarantee quality and offer machine repairing services. Contact phone 2061 or visit 315 East Columbia Street for price details. Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Columbia, Machine Works
Burglars Loot South Side Saloon on Calhoun Street
Thieves broke into Charles J. McDonald’s saloon at 1610 South Calhoun last week. They forced a back door with a shovel, took $4 to $5 from the cash register, several boxes of cigars, and 3 or 4 bottles of whisky. The register was left open and the loss amount is uncertain. Police investigate, fearing the same gang that has hit other South Side sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. McDonald
Calhoun Street
Leading Noble County Citizen Dies in His Chair
Moses Kiser a prominent Noble county figure dies suddenly at his Cromwell area farm from apoplexy at 68. He served as sheriff in the 1870s and was a wealthy landowner with three sons including Walter Kiser a former Cromwell postmaster. Brother W. S. Kiser formerly served as Noble county auditor.
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Ligonier
Ind
Moses Kiser
Noble County
Cromwell
Kiser
Walter Kiser
W. S. Kiser
Auditor W D Weaver Struck By Electric Shock
W D Weaver auditor of Lagrange county received a severe electric shock while turning off a light with both hands. He was knocked to the floor and remained badly stunned for several hours.
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W. D. Weaver
Lagrange County
Mr. Weaver
Postmaster General Tightens Second Class Subscriptions
The Postmaster General orders publishers to halt papers for subscribers in arrears beyond one year or collect overdue amounts, aiming to purge advertising schemes from bona fide lists. Publishers must stop second class papers to violators and issue notices as subscriptions expire, with future alerts before arrears reach one year.
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Postmaster-General
United States
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Sarah Chamberlain Weed
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Bailey Hardee
East Savannah
Laurens School
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Page
Hardee
Miss Weed
Newton
Miss Hardee
Stedman
Willow Grove Avenue
Chestnut Hill
Gwenneth Street
Savannah
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Vermont
Audubon Road
Fenway
West Newton
Laurens
Law
Honest
Evelyn
Husband
Ankenbruck
Manila
Angola
South Side Saloon
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