Explosion demolishes Marion building injuring many
A natural gas explosion on South Branson street in Marion Indiana wrecked Fansler's drug store Rowan's grocery Dilday's saloon Darnell's saloon and Hudson Otis restaurant injuring about twenty people including cash Fansler George Rowan Dan Darnell J B Dilday Lampert B L Stevens Marion Oakley and Lem Sailors. The loss on the building is estimated at 35000 with no fire reported and a search for possible bodies underway.
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Marion
Ind
Cash Fansler
George Rowan
Dan Darnell
J. B. Dilday
B. L. Stevens
William Otis
Marion Oakley
Lem Sailors
Stevens
Young Stevens
Potter Palmer Dies in Chicago at 78
Potter Palmer, a leading Chicago businessman born in 1826, died at his Lake Shore Drive home at 5:30 PM from heart failure. He rebuilt after the 1871 fire, acquired Field & Leiter, made a fortune in real estate, and built the Palmer House. He leaves wife and two sons Potter Jr and Honore. estate valued at 25 million.
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Chicago
Palmer House
Potter, Jr
Honore
Resolutions Mark Fort Wayne Official’s Death
Fort Wayne Trust company directors and the Manufacturers’ Club passed resolutions mourning the death of William Paul Jr an assistant secretary and manager. The Fort Wayne Trust offices will close May 5 from 1 to 5 pm and Mr Paul’s funeral was held Monday attended by many business friends.
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William Paul
Fort Wayne Trust Company
Paul
William Paul, Jr
Nmanufacturers
Manufacturers’ Club
Wayne Hotel
Fort Wayne
Celebrate Golden Wedding at Schmit Farm
Nearly a hundred relatives and friends gathered Sunday at the Christian Schmit farm in Washington township to mark the golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Schmit. The couple, over seventy, have long resided in Allen county. John E Bulmahn recently left for Washington DC to take a position in the U S printing office and is now appointed a clerk in the copyright department of the Congressional library.
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Christian Schmit
Washington Township
Schmit
Allen County
John E. Bulmahn
Washington, D. C
Document Department
United States Printing Office
Copyright
Congressional Library
Smallpox Scare Reaches Marion Township Neighborhood
The Sentinel reports Fred McFeeley of 842 East Creighton avenue diagnosed with smallpox after weeks away from work at the Electric light works. A theater outing and streetcar travel are noted as exposure risks, with quarantine and hospital isolation ordered. Additional cases emerge in Marion township including Deputy Assessor Wigge’s residence and nine new infections in Huntington.
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The
Sentinel
Proegler
Wigge
Marion
Dr. King
Huntington
Somers Ludwig Wedding in the Afternoon
Miss Martha Somers wed Albin Ludwig Tuesday April 30 in the afternoon at the bride’s brother Robert Somers home 710 Runnion avenue. Rev John Bosch of St Johns Reformed officiated as guests of about fifty attended. attendants included Clara Somers and Martha Ludwig with Will Schwartz and Clarence Eichele as best men. a wedding dinner followed.
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Martha Somers
Albin Ludwig
John Bosch
St. John's Reformed Church
Robert Somers
Runnion Avenue
Clara Somers
Martha Ludwig
Messrs
Will Schwartz
Clarence Eichele
Fast mail collision near Clyde kills two crew
A New York Central westbound fast mail train crashed with a opposing fast freight a quarter mile west of Clyde station at 5 pm. The mail engineer and fireman were killed and thirteen mail clerks seriously injured. Burglars looted Garrett meat market Clark Bros securing about 100 dollars, suspected to be local in origin.
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Clyde
N. Y
New York Central
Garrett
Clark Bros
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Liam Paul
Trust Company
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Chas. McCulloch
Samuel Fester
Smallpox Hospital
Fred Mc Feeley
Ludwig—Somers
Calhoun ST
Mordhurst
H. Granneman
Calhoun Street
Astention
Ting
Rogers
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