La Follette Protests Senate Committee Appointments
The Senate formally organized for business by adopting committee lists drawn by the majority. La Follette reads a formal protest opposing Republican selections. Kenyon joins insurgents, who claim progressives hold over one-fourth of GOP membership and seek representation on key committees including finance and interstate commerce. The committee list is adopted with insurgent dissent noted.
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Washington
Senate
LaFollette
Kenyon
Finance Committee
Bristow
Interstate Commerce Committee
New England
la Follette
Gal Inger
Committee On Committees
Prince Attacks Reciprocity Bill in Free List Tariff Debate
In Washinotos on April 8 Representative Prince of Illinois assailed the Canadian reciprocity bill and derided Democratic committees as a circus. He said farmers are sold out and called the farm ers free list bill a fake, urging tighter tariff legislation and a focus on investigation.
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Washinotos
House
Representative Prince
Ilinois
Congress
Prince
Fire ladder test wows Calhoun spectators at Bass block
Crowds paused on Calhoun street as city firemen tested a new long extension ladder from engine No. 3. Drawn by three horses, the apparatus reached the roof with four firefighters climbing and descending quickly while the patient horses stood steady. The ladder functioned flawlessly, capable of reaching the tallest city buildings if needed.
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Calhoun Street
Bass Block
Emmons Leaves Fort Wayne Traction for South Bend Post
Robert W. Watson assumes operations as Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction president and seeks a new general manager after Gen eral Manager Emmons resigns to head the Murdock system in South Bend. Emmons will boost his salary and oversee a planned extension while Frank H. Catshall stays as assistant secretary and auditor. Barrett argues Kingsland wreck cost about 150000 and street paving expenses rise.
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Robert W. Watson
Fort Wayne and
Northern Indiana Traction Company
D. Emmons
Murdock Traction System
Chicago, South Bend and
South Bend
Watson
Fort Wayne
Murdocks
Emmons
South Pond
Messrs
Murdock
Frank H. Catshall
Lafayette
Fort Wayne Company
Kingsland
Traction Company
J. M. Barrett
Board of State Tax Commissioners
Indianapolis
Barrett
Fort Warne
Scherer Pays A Fine And Costs In City Court
Henry P Scherer former Fort Wayne mayor pled guilty to breaking quarantine on Sunday and paid a total of 20 dollars including fine and costs after objected testimony. Fire at Maumee avenue prompted his presence as health department affidavit noted scarlet fever in his home. Weller fined 25 dollars for selling meat not from licensed slaughterhouse, with appeal to circuit court. Other cases included several individuals fined five dollars for public intoxication and nine others ordered to leave the city after appearances.
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Henry P. Scherer
Fort Wayne
Callahan
Maumee Avenue
Mabel Black
John Lee
James Mitchell
William Smith
George Rogers
Frank Sigle
General Building and Investment breaks ground in Fort Wayne
The General Building and Investment company, newly organized in this city, today began work on the first of many houses it plans to erect in Fort Wayne. The project starts on West Taylor street, with several other residences already under construction in the area.
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General Building and Investment Company
Fort Wayne
West Taylor Street
Senator Frye Resigns Chair in Senate
Washington April 27 Senator Frye of Maine resigns as president pro tem of the senate due to ill health confined to his apartments. He is 81 and has long chaired the senate since 1881. Gallinger likely to succeed him. Frye’s communication laid before the senate with no action.
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Washington
Frye
Maine
Senate
Gallinger
Hobart
Roosevelt
McKinley
House
Nickel Plate seeks trial for William Russell here
Nickel Plate officers press for Russell to be brought from Bellevue to Fort Wayne for trial over the Van Ness shooting, or charged as an Ohio murder accessory. Russell’s identity is confirmed by Van Ness, who is in St Joseph’s hospital. Detectives say witnesses place Russell and Crandall in Fort Wayne, Saturday, at Hohmeyer’s grocery where a cheap watch changed hands.
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Nickel Plate Road
William Russell
Harry Noble
Bellevue
Fort Wayne
William van Ness
Ohio
van Ness
St. Joseph's Hospital
Russell
William F. Pappert
Glenn Johnson
Nickel Plate
Brooklyn
Hale Avenues
Hohmeyer
Crandall
New Sheldon Company incorporated in county with 10000 capital
The Farmers' Grain company of Sheldon has just been incorporated with a capital stock of 10000. Directors include D. C. Wybourn, Casper Harber, F. J. Hasher, W. D. Wagener, Joseph Denner, B. H. Smith, Wagner, Joseph Denner, W. Smith, Harley Sdmera.
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The
Farmers’ Grain Company
Sheldon
County
D. C. Wybourn
Casper Harber
F. J. Hasher
W. D. Wagener
Joseph Denner
B. H .Smith
Wagner
W. Smith
Harley Sdmera
Wilbur Chosen as President of Harlan State Bank
George W. Wilbur elected president of the new Harlan State bank at the organization meeting. G A Reeder named vice president and John J. Goldsmith cashier. Directors include Samuel Mills, Wilbur, Shilling, Hutker, Reeder, Hood, Zimmerman, Kurtz, Amstutz. Banking quarters leased in Masonic building. Bank capitalized at 25000, doors expected to open before June 1.
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George W. Wilbur
New Harlan State Bank
G. A. Reeder
John J. Goldsmith
Samuel Mills
Josephus Shilling
Henry B. Hutker
Thomas Hood
J. H. Zimmerman
Henry Kurtz
Noah Amstutz
Masonic Association
Harlan
Financial Institution
Association Press elects officers and executives
At a board meeting in New York on April 26 the Associated Press elected officers including President Frank B. Noyes and First Vice President R. M. Johnston. Frank F. P. McKenna was named Second Vice President Melville E. Stone was secretary and general manager J. R. Youatt became treasurer An executive committee was named with Frank B. Noyes Victor F. Lawson Charles W. Knapp Charles Hopkins Clark Adolph Ochs General Charles Taylor and W. L. McLaan
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New York
Associated Press
Frank B. Noyes
Washington Star
R. M. Johnston
Houston
Texas
Frank FP. McKenna
Topeka
Kan
State Journal
Melville E. Stone
J. R. Youatt
Frank B Noyes
Victor F. Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Charles W. Knapp
St. Louis
Republic
Charles Hopkins Clark
Hartford Courant
Adolph Ochs
New York Times
Charles Taylor
Boston
Globe
W. L. McLaan
Philadelphia
Bidlatl
Pinniger to push street hawker regulation ordinance
Councilman Harry Pinniger plans to introduce a new measure targeting street hawkers after his success forcing weights and measures rules. The draft requires vendors to print names on wagons and wear a city controller badge, mandates stamped balance weights, forbids spring scales except ice wagons, and seeks to prevent false bottoms and dented measures with fines from 10 to 100 dollars, license revocation on a second offense for two years.
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Harry Pinniger
Driver Hurt as Car Hits Wagon on West Main Street
A. H. Kiser of 525 East Tabor street, employed by Adams Express, is injured when a Lewis streetcar collides with his wagon near Webster on West Main. He was dragged under the car after being pitched from the wagon. Kiser is at Lutheran hospital with chest injuries, facial scratches, a cut on the forehead, and arm and knee injuries. doctors say full extent will take a day or two to determine.
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A. H. Kiser
East Tabor Street
Adams Express Company
Lutheran Hospital
West Main Street
Webster
Lewis Street
Kiser
H. V. Blosser
Arbor Day Observed Across Indiana With Planting
Arbor day celebrations spread across the state with school children and adults planting trees. In Indianapolis 30,000 students participated in morning programs while the Commercial club planned afternoon activities resulting in more than 50,000 trees planted in city parks.
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Indianapolis
Commercial Club
St Marys parish high school graduates largest class of 33
The fourteenth annual commencement marked the largest St Marys Catholic parish high school class, numbered at 33, with diplomas conferred by Very Rev Mgr J H Oechtering. The program featured salutatory and valedictory by students, Shakespeare and Faust pieces, musical selections, and an audience-sized, well-received display of student talent.
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St. Mary’s Catholic
Leon J. Baker
Henry J. Bogenschuetz
Edward Franke
Edward Gebhard
Gerald Halstein
Joseph Hergenroether
Louis Kappel
Herbert Kocks
Virgilius Mettler
Gregory Middendorff
Ralph Monroe
Leo Pdinsette
Erwin Rastetter
Edwin Stahl
Elmer Wunderlin
Frank Zakschefski
Helen Ankenbruck
Agnes App
Martha Berghoff
Mary Brink
Flora Gebhard
Mary Hartman
Rosella Hoffman
Agnes Jauch
Agnes King
Pancitas Mettler
Mary Offerle
Margaret Reinhart
Margaret Schilling
Celeste Schlink
Helen Tholen
Henrietta Trentman
Mgr. J. H. Oechtering
St. Mary’s Church
Messrs
Gerald Halstien
Leon Baker
Faust
Tannhauser
B. Henry
EL. Wunderlin
M. Brink
M. Rhinehart
Kutter
Schanz
Hartman
Ferguson
Bickel
Labbe
Aviators Set for Driving Park Aviation Meet
Final contracts were signed for the Curtiss crew of birdmen to appear at an aviation meet at the Driving park on May 28, 29 and 30. There will be at least two aviators in the party, with several flights daily.
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Curtiss
ELOPING LOVERS WED IN CENTERVILLE MICHIGAN
Forrest Johnston and Lula Ewing eloped from Fort Wayne and wed in Centerville Michigan on Wednesday afternoon. They traveled to Sturgis and Toledo before planning to return to Fort Wayne after parental blessing, after meeting resistance over his youth and her work with Henricks & Co. The couple’s paths intersected with Fern Henricks and George Holtrey in Sturgis where another wedding occurred.
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Forrest Johnston
Lula Ewing
Fort Wayne
Centerville
Mich
Sturgis
Toledo
W. H. Johnston
South Broadway
Vesey Greenhouses
Isabel White
B. C., Henricks & Co
Broadway
Creighton Avenue
Johnston
Miss Ewing
Henricks & Co
Antwerp
Pennsylvania
Nottawa
B. C. Henricks
Fern Henricks
George Holtrey
van Wert, O
The Residence Beside Hope Bogota Leased and Remodeled
A brief notice notes the residence two doors west of Hope Bogota was recently leased. The vacated Mat and the one with Vara and others underwent remodeling that commenced at once.
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Hope Bogota
Vy Nopeital
W. Vara
American digs for Bacon Shakespeare head in Wye river
Dr. Orville W. Owen, an American archaeologist, continues digging in the River Wye at Chepstow seeking a buried cache he claims contains Shakespeare manuscripts and that Bacon killed Shakespeare and hid the Bard's head in the same box. He cites cipher-guided clues and says the buried structure beneath a Roman bridge foundation is the hiding place.
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Chepstow
England
Orville W. Owen
Lord Francis Bacon
Bacon
Shakespeare
Avon
Dr. Owen
Fire escape orders prompt builders to act in city
Fire Chief Hilbrecht reports many building owners have begun complying with his orders to install fire escapes and make safety changes. He plans another visit to St Joseph's hospital to relocate wires blocking ladders, and a new fire escape with a patient platform will face Broadway. Inspections will continue for a month or six weeks as remaining buildings are checked.
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Henry Hilbrecht
Hilbrecht
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Broadway
Antioch College President to Speak at Allen County Graduation
Dr S D Fess president of Antioch College Yellow Springs Ohio has accepted an invitation to deliver the commencement address for Allen county common schools The graduation exercises will be at Princess rink on June 10 with a class of over 225 receiving diplomas Fess is an esteemed orator nationally recognized and has lately spoken at teachers institutes in Ohio and Indiana and is well known to Allen county teachers for his recent appearances
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S. D. Fess
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Allen County
Princess Rink
Finas
Fire damages residence on South Fairfield avenue
The home of J. M. Landenberger on South Fairfield avenue was damaged by fire on Thursday with an estimated loss of at least $1,000. The blaze started in the building’s basement and the origin is unknown. Neighbors alerted authorities after spotting flames. the house filled with smoke, and firefighters limited water use to the basement.
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J. M. Landenberger
Fairfield Avenue
George Jasper
Graduates Prep for Commencement at Garrett High
Garrett Ind April 28 seniors of the city high school finish essays music and impersonations for commencement. Exercises span two days May 24 and 25 with class day on Wednesday in the high school and a Thursday address by John Grant Newman president of Western College for Girls Oxford Ohio. Students will receive diplomas.
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John Grant Newman
Western College For Girls
Oxford
Ohio
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Scherer
Cringe Workers
LEED
Tem
NEW Sheldon Company
McNamaras
McManigal
Los Angeles Times
Chicago
Clarence S. Darrow
W.°.D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Stuenenburg
Edward W. Uockels
Chicago Federation of Labor
Wilbur
New Harlan State Bank Is
Board of Directors
Pinniger
West Main
Indiana
St. Mary’s Catholic High School
Forrest Johnston and
Lula
Ewing
Ville, Mich
Con
Francis
Bard of
Owen
Duke of Beaufort
J. M Landenberger
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