Fatally Wounded in Port Arthur Surrender Duel
In St Petersburg on March 18 Lieutenant General Smirnoff was fatally wounded in a pistol duel with General Fock over a memorandum on Port Arthur. The duel occurred at Chevalier Guard riding school with high ranking officers and several women witnessing. Smirnoff died after the fourth shot. Fock’s fourth shot wounded Smirnoff in the abdomen.
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St. Petersburg
Smirnoff
Fock
Chevalier Guard Regiment
Port Arthur
Vladimir Purishkevich
Duma
Schultz
Navy
Sido
Stoessel
Podgursky
Kireieff
Gorbatoffsky
Russia
Reiss
Stoesse
Fort Wayne boards defend older school buildings
Superintendent Study and Board President Cook reject Dr. Hurty’s criticisms of Bloomingdale and Harmer schools. They say ventilation and fire safety are being improved, with recent renovations costing about 500000 and planned upgrades of 20000 more. They urge no alarm while noting age and design flaws.
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Fort Wayne
Bloomingdale
Indiana
J. N
E. W. Cook
Board of School Trustees
Sentinel
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Harmer
Harty
City Board of Health
Dr. Hurry
Collinwood
H. O. Bruggeman
A. P. Buchman
Board of Trustees
Nebraska
Board of Health
Ullding
Grover Cleveland Reaches His Seventy-First Birthday Milestone
Former president Grover Cleveland turns 71 at Lakewood New Jersey as family visits and Princeton telegrams pour in. He reports feeling well and fit after a long walk, while hotel staff prepare a cake with seventy-one candles for lunch. Cleveland declines to discuss politics.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
United States
Mr. Cleveland
Lakewood Hotel
Democratic Party
Princeton
Cleveland
Will of James Oliver Filed for Probate in Indiana
The estate of James Oliver, inventor of the chilled plow, valued between 50 and 63 million dollars, is probated in St. Joseph Circuit Court. The bulk goes to son Joseph D. Oliver via a trust. listed beneficiaries include Mrs. Joseph D. Oliver, George Ford, and multiple grandchildren. Executors named include George Ford, Frank C. Nippold, and H. Gail Davis.
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South Bend
Ind
James Oliver
Indiana
St. Joseph
Joseph D. Oliver
George Ford
J. D. Oliver
James Oliver III
Joseph Oliver, Jr
Gertrude Oliver
Frank C. Nippold
H. Gail Davis
Gertrude
Death by Own Action Miss Ona Bush Former Fort Wayne Resident
Dispatches from Denver report Ona K. Bush aged 21, once of Fort Wayne, shot herself in her Denver hotel room. She died later in a hospital. her stepmother is near death from consumption. Daughter of William G. Bush alleged betrayal by T. F. Carpenter, a rubber company manager who later married a society girl. The Bush family moved from Fort Wayne to Oklahoma and then Denver.
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Denver
Col
Ona K. Bush
Fort Wayne
William G. Bush
Fred” Bush
T. F. Carpenter
Bush
Oklahoma
Fort Wayne Pressed Brick eyes repairs after fire damage
Dan Beers, Fort Wayne receiver, says Pressed Brick Co. is to rebuild after a severe fire that badly damaged the plant. Repairs are planned to resume production and restore operations.
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Pressed Brick Company
Dan Beers
Fort ‘Wayne
Orchard condemned to death for Steunenberg murder
Caldwell Idaho March 18 Harry Orchard was today sentenced to death on his guilty plea to the murder of former Governor Frank Steunenberg Judge Wood recommended commuting the sentence to imprisonment Orchard was a star witness in the Haywood Pettibone trials and confessed to numerous murders The judge approved clemency and set May 15 for execution
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Caldwell
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Frank Steunenberg
Messrs. Haywood and Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Stuenenberg
Orchard
Wood
William D. Haywood
George A. Pettibone
Fremont Wood
State Board of Pardons
Haywood
Pettibone
Chas. E. Moyer
Wm. D. Haywood
Federation
Geo. A. Pettibone
Tam
Pardoning Board
Pardon Board
Vesey Florists Shift to Thompson Avenue Greenhouses
W. J. and M. S. Vesey florists now sell directly from their Thompson avenue greenhouses instead of through a city agency. The Vesey greenhouses are the largest in this Indiana region and have won many prizes at the St. Louis world’s fair and at national flower shows.
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W. J
M. S. Vesey
Thompson Avenue
Vesey
Indiana
St.Louis
Franz Burger Dies Suddenl From Apoplexy at Home
Franz Burger a noted mechanical engineer and inventor died suddenly at his home 817 Washington boulevard east at 1 45 p m Wednesday after a brief illness. A native of Germany born September 21 1848 he came to America in 1872 and had lived in Fort Wayne since 1893. Surviving wife and three sons L F Burger Beloit Wis J C Burger and F W Burger of Fort Wayne.
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Franz Burger
Washington Boulevard
Mr. Burger
Henry M. William
Burger
Germany
America
Washington, D. C
Sterling
Ill
Charter Gas Engine Company
Fort Wayne
L. F. Burger
Beloit
Wis
J. C. and
F. W. Burger
Faith as Cure Moves Doctor From Medicine
New York on March 19 Dr Frederick van Eeden of Holland urged mental suggestion as the key to healing saying twelve drugs would not aid cures. He warned against hypnosis risks and claimed an invisible fluid passes from hypnotists to brains. He advocated patients guiding their own health through internal suggestion.
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New York
Frederick van Eeden
Holland
Hudson Theater
van Eeden
London
Sleet storm coats Angola area in early morning
Heavy precipitation in Angola Indiana shifted from rain to sleet this morning. Trees and streets are covered as the day begins.
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Angola
Steet
Ind
Dey
Mani
New Laws Working Well Says Mr Barnard
Indian laws to provide pure food and pure drugs are working well says H E Barnard state food and drug commissioner who arrived in Fort Wayne to meet retail druggists. He notes good enforcement by merchants and public support while urging greater attention to milk safety and praising Fort Wayne’s milk efforts. He aided labeling of older stock to comply with the new rules designating ingredients like alcohol morphine opium cocaine and similar adbit drugs.
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H. E. Barnard
Fort Wayne
Mr. Barnard
Indiana
Gilde
Barnard
Commercial Club
No Trolley Line Mail Service on the Garrett Line
Fort Wayne Garrett mail service via the Toledo and Chicago interurban line has been rejected by the post office department. Officials say existing routes between Garrett and Fort Wayne render the additional expense unjustified. Garrett businessmen had pressed for a more direct link after two years of effort, supported by Postmaster Hanna and an inspector's review.
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Fort Wayne
Garrett
Toledo
Chicago
Post Office Department
Auburn Junction
Indiana Adjutant Seeks Mexican War Records Access
Oran Perry, Indiana adjutant general, seeks permission to review 1846 to 1848 Mexican War troop records. He requests loan of city papers for a few days, offering to cover express charges and pledging safe return. He notes state military records are lax and cites $5,000 legislature allocation for the project.
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Oran Perry
Indiana
Perry
Indianapolis
Jeffersonville
New Albany
Madison
Bloomington
Brookville
Richmond
Express
Express Company
Trustee Sues Bank Over 3000 Preference Claim
Fred C Waterman trustee for the Miller Goodwin estate of Waterloo sues First National Bank of Auburn in federal court seeking 3000 recovery. He alleges within four months before bankruptcy the firm transferred goods valued at 3000 to satisfy a mortgage, constituting a preference that must be returned to the estate for pro rata distribution.
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Fred C. Waterman
Miller & Goodwin
Waterloo
Fist National Bank of
Auburn
Thenstead
Central League set to open April 2 with Fort Wayne schedule
Central league plans for 1908 were announced in Zanesville Ohio with Fort Wayne opening April 28 at Wheeling and first home game May 1 versus the same opponent. The club will play at Dayton on Decoration Day and Labor Day and host Dayton on July 4. Dr. Carson will hold the full schedule for another day or two before release to papers.
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Sentinel
Zanesville
Fort Wayne
Wheeling
Dayton
Carson
Black Walter White Appears In Court As Witness
About a hundred pounds of ebony humanity appeared in city court on Thursday claiming to be Walter White. The sight elicited laughter and the judge covered his face to preserve dignity. White testified against Charles Ashworth who received ten dollars and costs and sixty days for an incident tied to Ed Moore on Chicago trees ten days earlier.
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Walter White
White
Charles Ashworth
Ed Moore
Chicago
Ashworth
Moore
Theft of Harness Nets Suspect in Bad Hole Case
Williamy Snyder, using a false name, stole a set of harness valued at $10 and a blanket from Gottlieb Lamley on Ga Shen Road. He was found by Sheriff Grice and Deputy Eisenhut at Byers Barn on North Calhoun Street attempting to sell the rig. Harness recovered from a dealer on Barr Street. authorities notified Elkhart. City Clerk C O France becomes mayor of Decatur after the ouster of Mayor Coffee.
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Williamy Snyder
Gottlieb Lamley
Ga«shen
Elkehart
Lamley’s
Jacob Lamley
Grice
George Eisenhut
Byers
North
Calhoun Street
Jones Street
Elkhart
Barr Street
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DR. Harty
Bloomingdale Buildings
Oliver
Will of
Ona Bush
Vesey Flowers
Earth
State Food and Drug Commissioner
Department
William Feasel
Mra
Feasel
Curtis Keck
John Steward
Henry Hoffman
Plait
Hazel Reidt
Mam
C. O. France
Decatur
Coffee
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