This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1908
Page
4
Northern Indiana notes list Pierceton getting a fourth rural mail route, Wayne Wisler 77 dead at Kendallville, and various county updates. Decatur reports 1,218 pupils, Bluffton church dedication May 10, Huntington and Whitley schools show shifts, and local incidents include injuries, deaths, and civic actions across Adams, Allen, and surrounding counties.
Reports from Noble county lakes claim many carp dying, causing a rising stench and fears of disease. state health authorities are to investigate. Postoffice Inspector F. E. Wahl from Marion is in Pierceton probing anonymous letters with an arrest likely. High school commencement at Auburn set for June 2 lists the class of 1908, with many names. Garrett city boasts the nation’s largest per-capita birth rate, averaging forty births per 1,000 inhabitants with a 4,800 population. Lize Ice and Lida Crozier, teens from Logansport, are to face grand jury after arrest for leaping onto a moving train and tossing coal. Vic Malolenski of Garrett faced a minor incident involving a dummy man at a doorstep and was fined. Ireta Bracht, six, died near Midland. dynamite mishap at a stave thawing site caused the blast. Robert A. Guseman sues Lake Erie and Western Railway for $10,000 damages over a fatal crossing near Hartford City in 1907. Pearl May Mosher, 26, and John W. Obenchain, 51, obtain a Columbia City marriage license. Mosher’s third marriage follows a suicide by her former husband.
Sentinel correspondent reports visits by Fort Wayne residents Mrs Bicknell and Mr Bicknell to Mr and Mrs George Spangler in Poe. Iona Ketrow entertained relatives. Rev Frakes to preach Wednesday at the Christian church. Memorial sermon by Rev J S Newcombe on May 24 at the MBE church. Civil War veterans invited to attend. Decoration Day services planned. Nathan Snider and P H Snider hosted visitors. Harrison Somers spent Sunday with Guy and Nelson Comer.
An advertisement invites readers to call and view a new display of premiums redeemable by Globe soap wrappers and Rub-No-More marks. Offers include a thimble for 10 wrappers and a gold watch for 1000 wrappers, with frames also sold through the promotion.
Fort Wayne resident Eleonora Kratzsch 79 9 months died at 2 15 am April 29 at son Emil Kratzsch 714 Wilt Street after long illness. Born in Zeitz Saxony she and husband Herman moved to America in 1852 entering grocery millinery business on Calhoun. She retired four years ago leaving ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Friday at 1 30 pm from residence and 2 pm at St John’s Lutheran Church.
Christian Schamerloh, a longtime Adams county resident born in Germany about 77 years ago, died Wednesday at his home. Survived by five children William, Henry, Mrs. T Tieme, Miss Anna, and Mrs. Arthur Blake. Funeral services Sunday at 10 a.m. from Union Township Lutheran Church.
Ty to his sons who have operated it. His wife was Miss Sophia Waltemath married in 1863. Mr. Wiegmann was an excellent citizen with many friends and a long, active life. Surviving family includes wife and eight children: Mrs. Fred Daseler, Henry Wiegmann Jr, Mrs. Henry Braun, Miss Ricka Wiegmann, Miss Carrie Wiegmann, Fred and Louis Wiegmann. He was a devoted member of the German Lutheran church.
William Preston 33, formerly of Allen county and son of Mr. and Mrs. James Preston, died Wednesday night in a Decatur hospital after an operation for abscess of the liver. He lived near Huntertown before moving to Illinois about ten years ago. Surviving are his wife, four children, and his parents. Remains will reach Fort Wayne this evening and be taken to the Huntertown home for funeral arrangements to be announced.
Mrs Bertha Menefee 32 wife of Harry Menefee of 2516 Thomas street died at 11 o clock Friday at Hope hospital after two months of ill health and a recent surgical operation. Born and raised in Fort Wayne she was a daughter of Mr and Mrs William Flagle of Masterson avenue and a member of Calvary United Brethren church. Surviving are her husband two sons Charles and Adolphus, her parents five sisters and three brothers. Her death is a sorrow to family and friends.
Ashabel T. Strain longtime Keller Medicine manager and Fort Wayne resident died in Los Angeles California. He was a brother of Mrs Anna B Keller and had lived eighteen years in California before his death on Friday.
An item notes a guaranteed teething syrup for children under the Food and Drugs Act with a June 30 1906 date and serial number 1093. The reference mentions Lindenwood cemetery and a 2 o'clock gathering from the residence.
The Chicago wheat market opened firm on Liverpool prices but eased later as traders took profits after yesterday’s rise. July futures fluctuated around 90 cents and settled lower, with bearish Ohio supply signals offsetting reductions in world visible supply. Corn and oats traded dull or steady, while the meat market showed firm pork and hog product activity. Toledo prices for wheat and corn mirrored modest early gains and subsequent steady levels.
Market notes from East Buffalo New York and Chicago Illinois show steady or stronger tendencies across cattle hogs and sheep. Receipts at East Buffalo totaled 2550 livestock with New York shipments 2090 while Chicago reported about 3000 cattle and 13000 hogs with prices ranging per class and region. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh reports mirror strength in hogs and cattle with steady to higher prices for shippers and better demand for heavy stock.
William W Fally died Saturday morning at his daughter’s home in this city at 58 after stomach cancer. Once a trusted Nickel Plate engineer, he had lived in Frankfort, Indiana for fifteen years, worked on the Clover Leaf to St. Louis, and recently sought treatment at St Joseph’s hospital. Born in Rochester, New York, he joined Homelodge, F and A M, Knights Templar, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Survived by his wife and three daughters, funeral at 3 p.m. Monday at Mrs Zimmermann’s home with Masonic and B of L E auspices, Rev. Fox and Daly officiating.
Henry Wiegmann aged 73 a German born Fort Wayne pioneer and longtime mill owner on East Columbia street died Thursday at his home at Lake and Walton avenues after a two year illness with jaundice complications. He came to America in 1851 worked for Judge Hanna and as railroad water boy before opening a Fort Wayne grocery, later mining in California, returning to Fort Wayne to rebuild a prosperous grocery business. He retired in 1877 to a 110 acre farm northeast of the city, then bought the Manning mills on East Columbia Street in 1896 to resume milling duties.
The five days old son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H. Kromm of 316 West Williams street died Saturday morning. The body was shipped to Garrett for burial.
Word was received last Saturday of the death of James Richard formerly a resident of this city at Cincinnati yesterday. Mr. Richard was 42 years of age and left here several years ago. He leaves two children. The remains will arrive here next Monday morning and will be taken in charge by Schone & Co. They will be removed to the home of his daughter Mrs. Julia McKinsey 2318 Smith Street.
Market reports show butter creams steady in Chicago at 19 25c per lb, 18 24c for daisies. eggs steady with firsts around 143c. cheese steady with daisies at 1c and twins. New York prices mirror steady butter at 27c for special and 25c for common, cheese and eggs varied, poultry markets mixed with live turkeys 14c per lb and fowls around 13c, dressed turkeys 12 1c.
May 5 report from Toledo notes North Lima at 1.04 dollars, South Lima and Indiana at 99 cents, with price movements shaping regional grain and produce trading. Local buyers monitor shifts affecting shipments and market sentiment.
Mrs. Mary M. Feichter wife of Jacob H. Feichter died at the family residence 2215 South Broadway Monday at 655 a m aged thirty two after three years with dropsy She was born in Washington township and lived in the area a Yeomen lodge member Survived by husband two children Winifred and Herman parents Mr and Mrs L A Cook and siblings George Miller Theresa Cook Mrs Chester Young Mrs John Wappes Ruth Cook and Mrs McClaren Robinson
Fort Wayne market notes list prices for commodities including wheat at 96 cents per bushel corn 12 cents per bushel oats 0 at 0 cents rye 72 cents per bushel butter 18 and 23 cents per pound eggs 14 cents a dozen beans 2.40 dollars per bushel onions 40 cents per bushel turkeys 14 cents each chickens 11 cents per pound ducks 9 cents per pound geese 5 cents per pound pork 31.00 dollars per hundred honey 16 cents per pound walnuts 15 cents per bushel popcorn new 13 4 cents per pound old 24 6 cents per hundredweight.
Allen Edward Zell aged twenty one months, son of Mr and Mrs Jacob H Zell of 1133 Kinnaird Avenue, died Sunday morning after suffering a prolonged illness. Funeral arrangements are pending.
A dense listing of quotations from multiple firms including Weil Brothers & Co and Mayflower Mills. Prices cover wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, and flour, plus various farm commodities such as hides, furs, cloverseed, hay, and cattle. Regional prices reflect several grain, feed, and market items with stated lots and price ranges.
A list of marriage licenses includes George M. Schramm and Edith Scheiber, Jamery J. Agerter and Emma M. Jackson, James T. Quinn and Grace Amelia Wertman, Alva Reed and Lulu M. Greider, Henry F. Bredemeyer and Olive M. Tagtmeyer, Thomas Oswalt and Jane Dewey, Frank V. Spillamer and Rosella E. Henkenius, Henry C. Lepper and Mary F. Gick, Frank E. Jenille and Helen C. Snider, Asbury Bunting and Desta P. Bigstone, Clifford Morton and Dollie Ida Childs, Joseph E. Johnson and Aura E. Hippenhammer, Bernard J. Brames and Lillian Hockemeyer.
Numerous birth announcements list new arrivals from Hoagland Marion township and Cedar Creek Adams and Milan townships. Children include boys and girls born to Morris Norris Van Buskirk Emrick Hull Paff Falkenberg Essig Tam Grenser Cox Meyers Welling and others.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.