Gas Prospect Boost After Second Fort Wayne Well
Results following the shot of Fort Wayne Gns company’s No 2 well in Maumee township strengthen officials’ belief that paying gas finds lie nearby. Well No 2 showed better potential than the first. two more exploratory wells will be drilled in Maumee township, with exploration moving north and east toward Selio and DeKalb counties as leases flood in from landowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Blackford
Hofmann
Frank Butts
Maumee Township
Woodburn
Maumee
Nathan Doctor
Butts
Strayer
Daniel Worden
Maumes Township
Selpio
DeKalb County
Will Share A Ad Estate In Canada
By the recent death of Joseph Blanchette at Bell Erier Canada a number of Fort Wayne people have fallen heir to an estate of considerable magnitude. Blanchette was 70 and unmarried. His sister Mrs Coretta Rondot died in the city six years ago. The estate of several thousand dollars will revert to her children, all of whom live in or near Fort Wayne. Mrs G A Houser of West Superior Street and Mrs P Rossett of Worth Harrison Street are among those who will share in the division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Blanchette
Belleriver
Canada
Fort Wayne
Blanchette
Coretta Rondot
City
G. A. Houser
Wast Superior Street
Mars
DP. P. Rosselot
Worth Harrison Street
Fearful odds against Jim end in bedridden destitution
An aged Versailles Ohio veteran J J Havens suffered chronic kidney disease and poor health. He found relief with Electric Bitters and reports steady improvement toward recovery. A medical claim notes Eletric Bitters as a universal remedy for kidney and stomach complaints. Harry Bell of Elkhart shows an arm injury from Civil War healing with remaining function.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Havens
Versailles
Dreier & Byn
Harry Bell
Elkhart
Mr. Ball
A Boy's Wild Ride for Life and Dr. King's Discovery
A family feared a deathbed for a boy as an 18 mile ride to obtain Dr King's New Discovery for consumption and colds unfolds. W H Brown of Lensville Indiana credits instant relief and better sleep to the medicine, claiming cures for respiratory ailments. Lucian Ort, famed Charbusco citizen, dies at 53.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreier & Dre
Winter Kill Thins Fish at Brookside Lake
A severe winter froze Brookside farm lake at Hon. John H. Bass's property leaving the water oxygen starved. When thaw came thousands of fish perished and a wagon load of large specimens were buried after dredging the lake. Only some small fish survived. sport species included channel catfish bluegill and bass once eight to ten pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookside
John H. Bass
Witch Hazel salve name abuse and a death notice
The piece warns that DaWitt and Co Chicago own the genuine Witch Hazel Salve with many counterfeits. Ensure the box bears E. DeWitt & Co Chicago. Sold by Meyer Bros. Co. John Graves Clark, 85, died Wednesday at Columbia City after a long life across New York DeKalb County and Whitley County Indiana, and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.G. DaWitt & Co
Chicago
DeWitt & Co
Meyer Bros. Co
John. Graves Clark
Columbia City
New York
DeKalb County
Minnesota
Indiana
Whitley County
Dangers of Pneumonia Warns of Cold Risks to Lungs
A cold may lead to pneumonia, a often fatal danger that weakens the lungs and raises susceptibility to consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar is advertised to stop the cough heal and strengthen the lungs to prevent pneumonia. Sold by Dreier Tro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley’s
Dreier & Tro
Wayne Telegraph and Railroad School Ad
Learn telegraph operator, clerk and agent training in 5 to 7 months at The Wayne Telegraph and Railroad School in Fort Wayne Indiana. Third floor Main and Calhoun Streets offers courses and placement prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Telegraph and Railroad School
Main
Calhoun Sts
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fort Wayne Men After Coal in Early Indiana Gas Boom
The first natural gas well in Indiana was drilled at Eaton in Delaware County and flowed from 1886 until a few years ago. Fort Wayne capitalists sought coal nearby during the Civil War, ignited gas odors, and an oil operator’s curiosity helped spark Indiana’s gas era. Factories and industry rapidly expanded as gas discovery transformed agriculture and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Eaton
Delaware County
Hartford City News
Fort Wayne
Findlay
Funeral for Mrs Sarah Anderson in Warsaw
Mrs. Follows husband IW death Mrs CG Schlaudratt Miss Colemann and Mrs Coleman depart for Warsaw to attend the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Anderson aged 62 previously of Marion township, a slater to Col Z W Whitaker. Her husband Robert Anderson died four months earlier in Fort Wayne during medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CG Schlaudratt
Colemann
Coleman
Warsaw
Sarah Anderson
Anderson
Marion Township
Col
Z. W. Whitaker
Mrs Amos Murphy Dies in Dayton at 1 Year Old
Mrs Amos Murphy formerly of Fort Wayne died Wednesday in Dayton Ohio at home. Survived by husband painter and six children. Names: William B Murphy George Murphy Mrs Michael Yuther Mrs Mabal Sidor A L Schroeder and Mrs George Haskell. Remains to be brought to Fort Wayne for burial arriving Saturday at 10 30 AM. Services at Lindenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Murphy
Fort Wayne
Dayton
Ohio
Sattarare
William B. Murphy
George’ H. ‘Murphy
Michael Yuther
Mabal Sidor
A. L. Schroeder
Columbus
Oho
George
Will Soon Be Lively
Manager Fredderjohann Engineer CG Vogt and Mr Wickwire toured the Springfield and Fort Wayne electric line to Fort Wayne to view overhead construction. The project will include posts and wiring with bids yet to be let. As weather improves work is expected to pick up along the Deertur to Fort Wayne route with crews at many sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Journal
Fredderjohann
CG. Vogt
Wickwire
Springfield
Fort Wayne
Mnaters
Deertur
Walkaway For Robinson In Twelfth District Race
In Allen county and the Twelfth district the republicans face a split over the Gilbert Gilharighth leadership. Democrat Jim Robinson, praised as a top campaigner, is expected to secure a walkaway victory despite local opposition to Gilbert. Mothers are advised to use Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen Democrat
Allen County
Jim Robinson
Gilbert
Elehart County
Mine Flood Traps Thirty Miners at Brazil Clay Works
A dam failure at Excelsior Clay works in Brazil Indiana at noon floods the mine and traps thirty miners. The mine is filled with water and it is believed all the men have perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Excelsior
Fatal wreck at Crestline yards claims engineer James McMullen
Engineer James McMullen of Crestline died from burns after a collision between an eastbound Pennsylvanian passenger train and a freight engine in Crestline yards at 3 AM. Fireman F E Wilmore escaped with injuries. several relatives accompanied McMullen’s widow to the bedside before his death at the company hospital. He leaves a widow and four children, with a long service record from 1872 rising to passenger engineer in 1893.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McMullen
DeWald Street
Crestline
Pennsylvania
Broiler Head
Mic Mullen
Wilmore
McMullen
Bennett
Grestline
Huland
Grastline
McMullan
John McMullen
Frank McBennett
John Daley
Mr. McMulen
Marie
Michael
Leonard Sayen
James
Castello
Indiana
Pennsylvania Round House
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Father Delaney
Indianapolis Storm Floods City and Halts Business
Special to The Sentinel Indianapolis March 26 A terrific storm struck the city with heavy rain flooding Washington Street and basement levels in big stores. White River and smaller streams overflowed, water covered Washington at Woblle and blocks tore up pavement along South Eastern Avenue. Tracks stopped by loose wooden blocks. Telegraph and telephone wires down. state reports indicate heavy rainfall across Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiapolis
Washington Street
Woble Street
South Eastern Avenue
Indiana
Vincennes Railroads Shut Down As Flood Threatens Levee
Vincennes Ind March 25 The flood is so severe that trains cannot operate and all railroads have suspended service. The Wabash river levee is in extreme danger of collapse. Fifty schoolchildren were rescued by buggy from a schoolhouse in the Jolands area, completely surrounded by water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Ind
Wabash River
Jowlands
Poley's Woney and Tar Cures Severe Cold Tale
A Batonville Indiana man, A J Nusbaum, recounts three months of severe cold unrelieved by medicine and a doctor’s care until Poley's Woney and Tar cured him after eight doses. Refuse substitutes. Sold by Dreler & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Nusbaum
Batonville
Ind
Poley
Dreler & Bro
Northern Indiana notes show strikes and deaths across towns
Carpenters in Bluffton threaten a strike to push a new wage schedule. Obituaries from Warsaw, Wolcottville, Churubusco and Noble County report deaths aged 72, 79, 71, and others. Reports include scarl et fever in Goshen, a gas stove explosion injuring Dr. Fernier, and a Jay county farmer’s suicide. An Adams county Backestee murder convict is described as grown too fleshy for prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Robert Anderson
Warsaw
Indiana
Goshen
Albert Brainard
Wolcottville
P. G. Fernier
Leesburg
Charles Hankin
Jay County
Wall
Rankin
Richmond Hospital
Cynthia A. Gandy
Iria
Gandy
Churubusco
Noble County
Fred Richards
Adams County
Michigan City
Rural carriers named in Fort Wayne appointment
Washington DD March 25 Special John Keller was appointed a rural mail carrier at Fort Wayne with Peter Raquet as substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DD. C
John Keller
Fort Wayne
Peter Raquet
Havoc Wreaked Across Chicago as Storm Rages
Reports from the storm swept Chicago area describe extensive damage from a tornado like wind and flooding. Homes submerged in Dauphin Park. schools and businesses closed. rail yards, depots, and nerves cut by wrecked lines and downed wires. Indiana Harbor and Hammond report multiple deaths and numerous injuries. Barker Building collapse buries residents. repairs and rescue efforts proceed amid widespread darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dauphin Park
Nickel Plate Railroad
Stony Island
Hast Chicagé
Evanston
Rogers Park
Des Plaines River
Thornton
Chicago Heights
Indiana Harbor
Barker
M. Barker
Hammond
East Chicago
Green's
Ower
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Tennd Crossing
Chicago Suburbs Struck by Night Storm Damage
In Chicago suburban districts the storm caused extensive damage and injuries. Washington Heights residents were hurt, five homes unroofed in Morgan Point and Fernwood, telegraph wires down, rails blocked, and sidewalks torn. Burnsides and South Chicago endured widespread destruction with roofs blown off, trains halted, and utilities disrupted. Damages in Dauphin Park and Evanston were severe, with flooding and suspended traffic across multiple lines.
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Chicago
Washington Heights
Morgan Point
Fernwood
Stock Island
Yanhandle
A. Scharpier
Peter Mellen
BR. Ray
Calumet Electric Street Railway
Chicago Electric Traction Company
Blue Island
Auburn Park
Burnsides
Fred Brunk
South Ghengo
Rebecca
Seventy-fifth Street
Brown & Co
Calume
Dauphin Park
Illinois Gentral
Rogers Park Street
North
Clark Street
Devon and
Grean- Jen? Avenue
Lake View
Evanston
Weather Storm Knocks Out Telegraph Lines Across Midwest
Indianapolis reports severe storm cripples Western Union and Postal Telegraph networks. Widespread outages stretch east and south, with many lines down to Chicago and St. Louis. Peak winds reach 52 mph in Buffalo and Moorehead, snowfall possible, colder temperatures expected tonight and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Weather Bureau
Cleveland
Ohio
Buffalo
St Louis
Moorehead
Minn
St. Louis
Chicago
Terre Haute
Lafayette
Western Union
Une
Decatur
Monon
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Gas Company
Jim
Lucian Ort
Charubusco
Witch Hazel
Robinson
Bulletin
E. L. Craw
Rushville
Messrs
Ely Bros
Ely
BR. M. Bentley
Dell M. Potter
Arizona Gold Mining Co
Uebe
Y Lee Ei
Chiago
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