District Doctors Elect Van Buskirk Leader At Spring Meeting
Doctors of the Twelfth District elected Dr. E M Van Buskirk of this city as official leader for the coming year. Officers named include First Vice President W D Carver Albion Second Vice President W W Schwartz Auburn Treasurer D C Wybourn Sheldon Secretary J H Gilpin Fort Wayne Councillor K K Wheelock Fort Wayne. The day featured a Hope hospital clinic and a speech by Dr Geo Criie on Surgical Aspects of Goitre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Society
E. M. van Buskirk
W. D. Carver
Albion
W. W. Schwartz
Auburn
D. C. Wybourn
Sheldon
J. H. Gilpin
Fort Wayne
K. K. Wheelock
Hope Hospital
Geo. Criie
Cleveland
Goitre
Court House
Indianapolis
Wheelock
The
Porter
McCaskey
S. T. Henderson
George Murphy
Leo
W. W. Carey
M. F. Porter
Police doubt waitress Elsie Pickard tale of Lakeside abduction
Police say they do not believe the story told by Elsie Pickard a Columbia street waitress who said two men covered her head forced her to Lakeside. She fainted woke five hours later near a bridge with mud on her clothes amid street lights and a nearby drugstore this statement questions the alleged attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
Elsie Pickard
East Columbia Street
Clay Street
Edgewater Avenue
Columbia Street
First Circus Billed for Hagenbeck-Wallace Show
Advance billing in Fort Wayne announces the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus season opening show on Saturday May 22. The Miller 101 Ranch is also slated for Fort Wayne early in the season with Barnum and Bailey or the Sells-Forepaugh shows possibly appearing later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Barnum & Bailey
Petitions Placed Across City for Anthony Wayne Memorial Building
Signatures are being gathered in numerous cigar and tobacco stores and at other city points for congress to approve funds for the Anthony Wayne Memorial building and armory on the site of the old fort. The organized association backs the effort and aims for success after months of activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Anthony Wayne
United States Judges Attacked in Probe Resolution
Washington May 3 Representative Murphy of Missouri introduced a resolution to investigate Federal Judges John F. Philips and Smith McPherson over conduct in Missouri railroad rate litigation. The measure cites their alleged bench absence, limited sessions, improper remarks to attorneys, influence on jurors, and decisions seen as usurping legislative powers.
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Washington
John F. Philips
Smith McPherson
Western District of
Missouri
Murphy
Philips
Governor Marshall Stricken by Mild Illness in Indianapolis
Governor Marshall has been confined to his room since Sunday night with a mild attack of colitis caused by indigestion. The usual Tuesday night reception at the Marshall home on North Pennsylvania Street is canceled. Dr. O G Pfaff reports the governor will be in his room only a few days and that the ailment is not serious.
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Indianapolis
Marshall
Marshall Home
Pennsylvania Street
O. G. Pfaff
Russel
Albion
Howard Lons
Angola
Philippines
Columbia City
Fred Donaghy
Bluffton
Avilla
Wells County Grand Jury
Herbert Hoover
Etna Green
Warsaw
Homer Kring
Andrew Doll
Kneipp Sanitarium
Rome City
Peck McNear
Earl Marks
Huntington
Wabash
Lake James
Ole Olson
Peru
al Irwen
Auburn
Andrew van Doren
Poling
Yay County
George Heminger
Elkhart
Frank Randolph
Goldberg
Depot
P. B.mountz
Ashley
Georgetown Seminary
Will Floyd
William Haddon
Mt. Zion
Wells County
Nelle Brown
Mt. Etna
Huntington County
Herbert A. Brown
Clear Creek Township
Waterloo
Rollin Lower
Charles Parcell
Emery Getz
Edna Bicknell
Pearl Greer
Mary Sattison
Mary Baker
Georgia Conrad
G. W. Thompson
I. J. Morris
Middle West
Chamber of Commerce
South Milford High School
Charles Menely
Mabel Schafer
Edna Miller
Clara Krebs
Alta Englert
Edna Spice
Charles Mary
Vernard McCullick
L. K. Babcock
Topeka
Governor Marshall
Terre Haute
St. Marys-of-the-Woods
Winona Academy
Purdue University
Huntington High School
Misses Hazel Tillman
Marion Keller
Mildred Duncan
Nina Penrod
Ethel Lininger
Bessie Branyan
Nellie Berry
Gordon McCabe
Earl Bucher
Max Hart
Ivan Smith
Paul Miller
Briant Lawrence
Eldon Lawyer
Clarence Fleck
Charles Shock
Samuel Coborn
Hag
D. Appleton Company
Wales
United States
Mexico
Coborn
Indiana Pipe Line Company
Charles Gray
Warren Township
Octavius Clevenger
Michigan
John C. Davis
Davis
Dr. DeHart
Magiley
Adams County
Jessie FE. Luttman
Robert Case
Milo
William J. Smith
H. E. Bennett
Ontario
Lagrange County
John A. Wade
F. A. Mann
Smith Wiseman
Wilmot Telephone Company
Wiseman
Joseph G. Scott
Theodore Schwier
Pennsylvania
Valparaiso
Chicago
Alexander Burnison
Erie Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers
Joe Hartman
Lawrence Eaton
Mary E. Johnson
Eel River Township
Allen County
Churnabusco
Loraine Duglay
Churubusco
Samuel Johnson
Fort Wayne
George and
Albert Johnson
Amos Adams
Faith Hines
Donna van Auren
Ruby Seydell
Gertrude Renner
Grace Conrad
Harry MacIntyre
Leon Mc Barnhart
Paul Swisher
Jesse Fleming
Fred Shearer
Ralph Renner
Hershel Fotch
Merritt Brandon
Lagrange
Real estate transfers listed for multiple townships
Mary Nern to J L Romy lot 335 Drexel Park add Wayne township 100 dollars. F Y Gross to Lucile Lancaster lot 65 Commercial add Wayne township 300 dollars. R L Romy Investment Co to M W and H Arnold lots 9 10 St Joe Park add Washington township 4490 dollars. Mary Fahlsing to L M Fuelling part sec 20 Maumee township 100 dollars. Harry Schoonmaker et al to Edw A Leheneke pt fri nm w 1% sec 18 Lake township 1.00. J W Vodermark to C F Bates lot 207 Vodermark s add Adams township 900 dollars. Clara Beaty to H and A Beekman pt N 14 sec 27 Pleasant township 1615 dollars. Fort Wayne Trust company to J C John lot 87 Glendale Acre addition Wayne township 209 dollars. EK Miller to Catherine O Grady lot 8 Ney s addition Lake township 660 dollars. Warren J Scidmore to A E Martin and E M Fitch fractional part section 23 Eel River township 11588 dollars. Robert Malcolm to Rebecca Smith lots 35 386 and 87 Huntertown addition Perry township 700 dollars. Julia Kane to William M Daily lot 7 Hamilton addition Cedar Creek township 1.00. Louise Gerardot to Lenora Rose west 15 acres of east 30 acres south fraction southwest section 19 Jefferson township 850 dollars. Otus Riley to John Wilt part of west fraction northeast fractional section 30 Madison township 712 dollars.
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Mary and
Geo. Nern
J. L. Romy
Drexel Park
Wayne Township
F. Y. Gross
Lucile Lancaster
R. L. Romy Investment Co
M. W. and
H. Arnold
St. Joe Park
Washington Township
Mary Fahlsing
L. M. Fuelling Part
Maumee
Harry Schoonmaker
A. Leheneke
Lake Township
J. W. Vodermark
C. F. Bates
Vodermark
Adams Township
Clara Beaty
H. and
A. Beekman
Pleasant Township
Fort Wayne Trust Company
J. C. John
Glendale Acre
EK. E. Miller
Catherine O'Grady
Ney
Warren J. Scidmore
A. E. Martin
E. M. Fitch
Eel River Township
Robert Malcolm
Rebecca Smith
Huntertown
Perry Township
Julia Kane
William M. Daily
Hamilton
Cedar Creek
Louise Gerardot
Lenora Rose
Jefferson Township
Otus Riley
John Wilt
Madison Township
BODIES FOUND IN THE RUINS OF BARN
Neighbors saw fire at the Hoover farm and found the dwelling door unlocked with the Hoovers missing. Surviving children are Mrs. Charles Cripe, Mrs. Lou Artley, and Frank Hoover of Middlebury. A theory suggests death by suffocation through fumigation using sulphur and hot coats after placing kerosene in various spots.
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Hoover
Charles Cripe
Lou Artley
Frank Hoover
Middlebury
Hoovers
Elks Lodge Founded in Gary and Local Obituaries
A Gary Elks lodge is formed while Warsaw mourns 81 year old Philip Winters. Dekalb counts a Decoration Day speaker in Auburn and Paw Paw. Garrett converts to auto buggy works. Goshen plans a $50,000 mausoleum and other towns advance civic efforts. Diseases, fires, and distant family sagas pepper the region with local elections, school changes, and community happenings.
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Lodge of Elks
Gary
Philip ‘Winters
Warsaw
C. C. Gilhama
Auburn
Garrett Machine Works
Garrett
Oak Ridge
Goshen
Marion Company
James E. Watson
Paw Paw
Roann
Henry Thiele
David Steele
Kirkland Township
Adams County
Hoagland
Angola
Wells County
Helen Rapp
George Rapp
Hartford City
Leo Solomon
Ligonier
Bright
DeKalb County
J. E. Colburn
Churubusco
A. R. Young
Lagrange County
William Bender
George Latta
John Smith
Ora Shaup
Ray Noel
Moses Noel
James Devenbaugh
Plummer
Wabash
North Manchester
Lake Shore
Elkhart
Frank Fogel
Elisha Pegg
Denver
Pegg
Claypool
John Price
William Strayer
Rosa Ricks
White
Frank
Fanny) Brown
Marion
Lillian Wallace
Spencer House
Woman's League of
Nappanee
Ephraim Selder
Foraker
Milford Mail
Sandusky Portland Cement Company
Syracuse
Milford
Milton Hubbard
Cedar Creek
Huntington County
Logansport
Allison
News and Gossip around Indiana towns and figures
Wealthy men seek cures on river retreats while Auburn and Bluffton report school gains. Huntington, Decatur, Warsaw and Goshen see closures, new ventures, or arrests. Notables include immortals of crime, politics, and religion. a new Masonic temple dedication. and rivers of rumors from Garrett to Elkhart.
Naturalization denial for Japanese navy chief steward
Norfolk May 4 Federal Judge Edmund Waddill Jr denies Namyo Bessho a Japanese chief steward in the U S Navy citizenship. He holds that under federal law only free white persons or aliens of African nativity or descent are eligible, and the 1894 act cannot repeal the 1875 statute by implication. Bessho plans an appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Edmund Waddill, Jr
United States Court For
Eastern District of Virginia
Namyo Bessho
United States, Navy
United States Navy
Marine Corps
Bessho
Act of Congress
Navy
United States District
Robert H. Talley
Weddill
Agent promises ample voting machines for Fort Wayne primaries
R. D. Bemis of Empire Voting Machine company testified before county commissioners on Tuesday that enough machines will be available in Fort Wayne to cover all wards for the primaries. He stated shipments will depart in July and arrive with ample time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Bemis
Empire Voting Machine Company
Fort Wayne
Civil service exams set for Fort Wayne hopefuls
Four applicants seek federal posts as food and drug inspector and one as land law clerk will sit civil service examinations in Fort Wayne on Wednesday and Thursday. Additional candidates to follow include architecture draftsman in 1919.
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Ment
Food and Drug
Civil Service
Fort Wayne
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van Buskirk
Dr. Crile
Missouri Jurists
J. C. Heller
Court St
New York
Berne
Eagles
W. W. Sharpless
Arthur F. Best
Hood River
Ore
W. A. Kunkel
Oklahoma
R. F. Miller
John P. Steward
Masonic Temple
C. G. Sterling
O. H. Widney
St. Joe
Cigarmakers’ Union
Hittington
Decatur
Earl Bloom
L. E. Deal
Clarence Vaughn
Kendallville
Mattie Vaughn
Methodist Home
Warren
S. H. Mayer
Samuel R. King
David Oschenrider
Ezra Cowan
Bobo
Kerr Murray Company
Indiana Lighting Company
B. C. Schroerlucke
New Knoxville
John Mitchell
Curtis Galyean
Margaret Ludwig
Ohio
Noble County Common Schools
P. E. Powell
John Scarf
Silver Lake
John W., Culp
Columbia City Militia Company
F. J. Wgourent
Ochiltree
Texas
Bluffton City
Bridget Roche
Charles Myers
Samuel Alabaugh
Todd
State Reformatory
Noble County
Orville Jones
Plymouth
Charles
Meadville
Indiana
John Kruse
Adam McCormick
Wolcottville
Toe Foote
Douglass
O. L. Carver
George F. Ogden
Lagro
Martz & Kihm
Bixler Lake
Blanche Good
Jethro M. Boyd
David Kreider
South Bend
Philip Michael
Fremont
Garrett City
J. M. Sloan
Poneto
Lee Baker
Whitley County
James R. Frazer
Winona
Mentone
James A. Meek
Berneice Zoll
Kentucky
John Goldheimer
Alice Flowers
Nation
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Everett van Auken
VanAuken
Dry
New Castle
Henry
Fannie Alexander
Jess Cupid
Leon T. Bagley
Bertha F. Wilcox
Alma Webber
Portland
Cincinnati, Bluffton and Chicago Railroad
Waterloos
Pleasant Lake
William‘ DeHart
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