Embezzlement charge shocks city as Shivers is jailed
George B. Shivers was arrested on an affidavit by A. L. Johns charging embezzlement of more than 3500. He admitted guilt and agreed to settlement or stand trial. Johns, a harness maker, alleged discrepancies in accounts after Shivers resigned and became a New York representative for a Detroit firm. Shivers, longtime bookkeeper, yielded at his Calhoun and DeWald home after deputies found him.
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George B. Shivers
A. L. Johns
Shivers
New York
Detroit
Johns
Doughman
Melching
New
DeWald Streets
Witte
George
Mr. Johns
O'Rourke
George Shivers
Poerson
Shivera
Preliminary hearing sets bond at $1000 in Shivers case
A preliminary hearing before Squire France on Saturday resulted in a bond of $1000. Shivers stated he will not ask for a bondsman.
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Squire France
Shivers
Geisdoerfer Held On Criminal Assault Charge
Frederick Geisdoerfer faced a preliminary hearing before Mayor Scherer on a criminal assault charge tied to Lulu Reidmiller. Cora Whitewright, 14, testified for the state along with Mrs. Geisdoerfer. Geisdoerfer is bound over to the circuit court with a 2000 bond. prosecutor Doughman and Deputy Thomas led the case. Whitewright was arrested at Pennsylvania station after admitting to taking a gold watch and chain from Ben Marriotte and returning them. a charm was recovered along with other items. The hearing resumes Monday with the father expected.
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Frederick Geisdoerfer
Lulu Reidmiller
Scherer
Thomas
Wilmer Leonard
Cora Whiteright
Pennsylvania Station
Daseler
Ben Marriotte
Megil
Ohio
Oratory for Sons of Erin Resolutions Adopted
The meeting adopted resolutions urging Erin to be free. Speakers from the group urged release and fairness, highlighting patriotic sentiment and community support for Erin.
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Sons OF Erin
Dog Joke Sends Siberian Hound to Fort Wayne
A blacksmith Ed Beaver ships a $250 Siberian hound to Fort Wayne for friend John Fox of Phoenix Horse Shoes as a green bow decorated prank. The prank side shows the dog and box declared a gift while observers laugh at the odd sight. St Patrick's Day events in Fort Wayne feature Hon. John T. Keating addressing a large Library Hall audience.
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Hunitington News
Denmverit
Ed Beaver
Fort Wayne
John Fox
Phoenix Horse Shoes Company
Mr. Fox
Jack Fox
Fox
Library Hall
John T. Keating
Chicago
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Pennsylvania
W. P. Breen
Col. J. Rohan
Masers
M. F. Berger
Edward Quinn
Hibernian Rifles
Olympia Band
Congressman Robinson
Edward O'Rourke
Col
J. H. Rohan
Patrick McCarthy
James A. Reilly
M. W. Walsh
P. H. Kane
Jacobs
Ashbrook
Lizzie Summers
Alice Ryan
Agnes Ryan
Breen
Ireland
United Irish League
Emerald Isle
India
Transvaal
Egypt
Cuba
United States
Philippines
England
Keating
Europe
Spain
Lele
Gather Them In Parody Before the Thirsty Train
A verse role uses an aging innkeeper figure in a bar scene where a land pirate of death funnels souls into a graveyard. The narrator vows a higher judgment as a preacher steps in and declares a mightier force will sweep away the sin. Origin cited as National Advocate.
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Anu
W. Searls
D. D
National Advocate
Court notices report sales and lawsuits in Seibert estate
The record names sales by J. and KK France and J. B. Harper of realty in the Seibert case with Moritz Snyder as purchaser for 1725 dollars. Elizabeth Steiner named administratrix of Samuel Burnett estate. Joan C. Henry sues Frank C. Caley for 125 dollars. Kreibaum sues A. A. Martin for 50 dollars on mechanic’s lien. Bittinger attorney. Judge Dawson overruled new trial in Hilgeman v White. several actions dismissed for want of prosecution. Breen & Morris represent Bass v Funk for 75 dollars.
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France
J.B Harper
Charles Seibart
Otto W. Seibert
Moritz Snyder
Elizabeth Steiner
Samuel Burnett
Joan C. Henry
Frank C. Caley
A. H. Bittinger
Frederick Kreibaum
A. A
P. A. Randall
A. B Trentman
John H. Bass
William M. Funk
Breen & Morris
Navy bars beer aboard ships and bases
An official order from Secretary John Long bans sale or issuance of alcoholic liquor to enlisted men on ships and within navy yards and stations except in the medical department. Officers split on impact, with some praising the move for discipline and others fearing increased on leave drinking.
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Navy Ward
Department
John. Long
Secretary Long
Miller
Vermont
Admiral Foote
Capt. Miller
N. Y. Sun
Real estate sale ordered in Kuntz v Kuntz partition suit
Judge O Rourke appoints Robert Gage Francis M Smaltz and Stephen Drew as commissioners to sell real estate in the Kuntz versus Kuntz partition action filed today with C E Kuntz as plaintiff and Hattie Kunte as defendant. J H Aiken is plaintiff's mention.
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O'Rourke
Robert Gage
Francis M. Smaltz
Stephen Drew
Kuntz
Notes of Reform and Prohibition Sentiments Across Regions
A collection of quoted opinions condemning or critiquing saloons and temperance attitudes. It notes delirium tremens deaths in England, whisky aging, moral contrasts from various papers, and Peoria as a large internal revenue district with $22,850,000 receipts, reflecting widespread saloon sentiment.
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England
N. O. Picayune
Peoria
Ilt
Banner Internal Revenue District
United States
Roosevelts Comment and Barleycorn Quip Stir Irish Debate
The Christian Advocate cites Roosevelt praising a man who defeated Stonewall Jackson as an Irishman. The Facts notes John Barleycorn defeats Irishmen and others, reflecting wartime temper and alcohol imagery.
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Gov. Roosevelt
Stonewall Jackson
John Barleycorn
Salvation Army pamphlet condemns English drink laws
Bramwell Booth argues in a 1897 98 pamphlet that forcing pubs on the people causes cruelty, lunacy, squalor, vice and crime. He says temptation to drink is everywhere and compares pubs to traps at every street corner.
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Bramwell Booth
Salvation Army
England
Alcohol as a disease agent and its harms
A medical critique of alcohol notes it harms digestion by reducing gastric juices and digestibility, damages liver tissue with progressive cirrhosis, weakens muscles, lowers oxygen transport in blood, and disrupts kidneys and nervous system. It cites animal studies and warns abstinence prevents many diseases including paralysis, epilepsy, delirium tremens, ulcers, and cirrhosis, advising against any therapeutic use.
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Europe
Bright
van Cau
Wire Amis
Rytae
Benes
Riley M.D
Mrs. Charles Hickman Treated in Adams County Home
The note states Mrs. Charles Hickman of Adams County is at Squire L. P. Huser’s home and receiving care from a Fort Wayne physician. The passage includes dialog about a bed and a welfare scene, with reference to a miracle and a walk.
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Charles Hickman
Adams County
Squire L. P. Huser
Fort Wayne
Christ the True Light and His First Disciples
A compact lesson review outlines Christ as life and light, His atoning work, and the call to follow Him. It covers Jesus as the first miracle worker at Cana, His conversation with Nicodemus, the Samaritan woman at the well, and His divine authority, culminating in the Good Shepherd imagery and the call to imitate His selfless life. The summaries emphasize belief, renewal, and discipleship through Christ’s word and presence.
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Copsright
D. M. Stearns
Christ
Lamb of God
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Lissons
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John ii
Almahaim
Tarah
Musee
Jorma
Jeaiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
Poetor
Daiues
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Tarsus
Nicodemus
John iii
Hearst
Christian Jacob
Lessex VII
Glohn
John vi
Shacktai
Giad
John vii
Isa
Bunt
Werok
Lisson X
Christ Hesling
John m
John x
Wicks Urges Action Against Aguinaldo for 1900 Vice Presidency
In a Puck cartoon quotation, a speaker calls Aguinaldo a troublesome character and demands government action to silence him, proposing to fix it so he cannot be heard of again and could be elected vice president in 1900.
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Aguinaldo
Puck
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