Session of the Methodist general conference in Chicago
Chicago May 7 session filled with brisk debate over articles in the Daily Christian Advocate hawked Sunday. Buckley resolution to suppress controversial articles passed 323 to 279 after strong speeches. Conference committees listed with chairs and secretaries. A later Boston item notes William Crowinshield Endicott, former secretary of war, died at 73 in Salemachusetts with connections to Joseph Chamberlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Methodist General Conference
Daily Christian Advocate
J. M. Buckley
Daily Advocate
M. B. Johnson
North Dakota
Buckley
Hammell
Illinois
M. E. General Conference
Book Concern
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Chas. W. W. Millard
New York
Church Extension
John Field
Philadelphia
Freedman’s Aid and Southern Education
Joseph Pullman
Reubens
Reubens. Lavingwood, Texas. Education—Chairman, Rev. James R. Day
Ira M. Delonge
Colorado
H. M. Hammil
D. S. Payne
Wm. F. Oldman
Ohio
James Mudge
New England
State of the Church
Robert E. Patterson
Pennsylvania
Edward J. Gray
J. M. King
Solon M. Bronson
J. W. E. Bowen
Atlanta
Epworth League
Royal S. Copeland
Michigan
I. Irving Penn
Georgia
Revival
E. Sawyer
Chas. A. Goss
Nebraska
Samuel Dickie
J. W. Bashford
Samuel F. Upham
New Jersey
Abraham B. Decker
Harrangue
A.B. Leonard
Surrounded by Rebels Twenty Americans Besieged
Manila May 8 report that May 2 rebels attacked Barotac Iloilo Panay fortifying position of Company TI Forty fourth regiment. Three Americans killed seven wounded. About 400 rebels surrounded the fort and attacked from all sides. Two Americans killed and four wounded attempting to reach other troops. One of four rescuers killed, three wounded. A friendly native guided a relief party to Barotac on May 3. Enemy losses described as heavy.
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Manila
Barotac
Iloilo Province
Panay
Dumangas
Pioneer William Branstratter Dies After Runaway Injuries
William Branstratter, a prominent Allen county pioneer and Lafayette Township resident, died Friday at his home from injuries sustained in a Monday runaway accident. He was nearly 76 and survived by his wife and eight children. Funeral services were conducted by Summit City lodge F and A M, with burial pending. Also noted is the passing of Yergens at 83 with a large extended family, funeral planned from St. Pauls Lutheran Church with burial at Geoglein.
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William Branstratter
Allen County
Lafayette Township
Branstratter
Mr. Branstratter
Ohio
Summit City Lodge
A. M
Frances Crowe
Anna Wellbaum
Sarah Kress
Dallas
McLellan
William
Douglass
Charles W. Branstratter
Yergens
Henry Yergens
Hanover
Germany
Linker
Adams Township
Louis Yergens
Maumee Township
Haff
Death of Fort Wayne Native Frank DeWald at 58
Frank DeWald, a former Fort Wayne resident, died Saturday afternoon at St. Joseph's hospital from cancer. Diagnosed last November on his jaw, he worsened despite treatment. He moved from Indianapolis two weeks ago to the hospital. He was fifty eight in January and leaves two brothers Nicholas and Henry DeWald in Fort Wayne, with no family.
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Frank DeWald
St. Joseph's Hospital
Mr. DeWald
Indianapolis
St. Joseph Hospital
Mgr. DeWald
Fort Wayne
Nicholas
Henry DeWald
Wayne Knitting Mills Elect Officers at Annual Meeting
The Wayne Knitting Mills stock holders met at 3 o clock Monday afternoon and elected officers. President Henry C. Paul Vice President William P. Spies Secretary Theodore Thieme Treasurer Will Peters. Directors include Theodore Thieme W H Dreier Henry Paul John Peters Samuel Foster Will Bowen and W P Spies. Reports show flourishing affairs and expected higher volume this year.
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Wayne Knitting Mills
Henry C. Paul
William P. Spies
New York
Theodore Thieme
Will Peters
W. H. Dreier
Henry Paul
John Peters
Samuel Foster
Will Bowen
W. P. Spies
Mrs Amelia Mason Dies at 66 in Perry Township
Mrs Amelia Mason wife of John B Mason of Perry township died Saturday morning of heart trouble aged 66. A native of France she came to Allen county at age 11 and remained there ever since. Surviving are six children John Mason of St Joe township Mrs J Huguenard and Mrs Josephine Grosjean of Washington and Joseph Julius and Adele at home. She was aunt to Baliff Joseph Mason of the circuit court.
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Amelia Mason
John B. Mason
Perry Township
Woman faces peril before operation saves life
Mrs. I. B. Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a dire stomach trouble and yellow jaundice as gall stones worsened. After vain medical attempts she used Electric Bitters which cured her, touted as a stomach liver and kidney remedy offering relief from dyspepsia and loss of appetite. Available for 50 cents at Dreier Bros. druggists.
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I. B. Hunt
Lime Ridge
Wis
Dreier Bros
Beckman Fred Beckman Dies at 65 in Marion Township
Fred Beckman a respected farmer of Marion township died at his home near Hesse Cassel early Monday from an intestinal obstruction. Age 65, he was born in Fort Wayne and lived in Allen County his whole life, serving as a Civil War soldier. He leaves seven children Maggie West Katie Beckman Eliza Hartman William Christ John and Amelia. Funeral services are Wednesday at 8:30 at the residence and 9:30 at Hesse Cassel Catholic church.
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Fred Beckman
Marion Township
Hesse Cassel
Beckman
Fort Wayne
Allien County
Maggie West
Katie Beckman
Eliza Hartman
William Beckman
Christ Beckman
John Beckman
Amelia Beckman
Hesse Cassel Catholic Church
Infant son of Mennewisch dies at one day old
The infant, twin son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Mennewisch of 50 West Leith Street, died Sunday from exhaustion at age one day. The bereaved family resided in Mennewisch’s home city and the tragedy marks a sad early loss for the household. The death was noted in local society records with emphasis on the infant’s brief life.
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Henry C. Mennewisch
West Leith Street
Stahl to open horsemanship exhibition in Poe Indiana
J M Stahl announces a summer horsemanship exhibition in Poe Indiana in a big tent on Friday and Saturday nights May 11 and 12 1900. Scholarship tickets for the two lessons cost 20 cents and a single lesson 10 cents. Ladies are included and entitled to reserved seats.
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J. M. Stahl
Poe
Ind
Inmate Leah Keagle Dies at Home for Emergencies
Miss Leah Keagle age 57 died Saturday afternoon from consumption while at the Home for Emergencies after a short stay. No near relatives. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev A K Zartman. Interment at Lindenwood.
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Leah Keagle
A. K. Zartman
Lindenwood
Death notice for Mrs Wilhelmine Yergens Allen county
Mrs Wilhelmine Yergens a prominent resident of Allen county died early this morning at the William home.
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Wilhelmine Yergens
Allen County
Weeny
Death of Mrs Val Gutermuth in Minneapolis
Telegrams bring news of the death of Mrs Val Gutermuth 41 at her Minneapolis home. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Hiram Poyser of Fort Wayne she left for Minneapolis with her husband and six children, four daughters and twin sons. Remains to be brought to Fort Wayne for funeral services at the parents residence 566 South Broadway.
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Val Gutermuth
Minneapolis
Minn
E. J. King
South Broadway
Death of Mrs. Emaline Zook at Zook homestead
Mrs Emaline Zook aged 74 died Monday morning at the Zook homestead near Mt Sotna Huntington county She leaves three sons four daughters and a sister Mrs Amanda Richardson of this city at bedside Funeral set for Wednesday at Monument City Huntington county
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Zook Homestead
Mt. Sotna
Huntington County
Emaline Zook
Amanda Richardson
Monument City
Stoppenhagen Pioneer Resident Dies at 87
Ernst Stoppenhagen longtime Adams county resident dies at his Friedheim home from dropsy at age 87. Survived by widow and ten children including Mrs. Charles Reese Mrs. F. W. Heine and Mrs. William Eickhoff in this city. Funeral set for Wednesday at 1 PM from the Friedheim Lutheran church.
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Ernst Stoppenhagen
Adams County
Friedheim
Charles Reese
F. W. Heine
William Eickhoff
Catholics Ban Maccabees Order in Fort Wayne
Archbishop Martinelli declares a Catholic ban on the Knights of the Maccabees, citing secrecy as conflicts with Catholic discipline. Catholics in Fort Wayne are urged to withdraw immediately from the fraternal society.
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Order of the
Knights of the Maccabees
Fort Wayne
Martinelli
Apostolic Delegate
Maccabees
Horses for Government Sale at John Double’s Yard
Government seeks 245 horses and mares aged 5 to 12 in cavalry and artillery classes. Cavalry horses must weigh 1150 to 1250 pounds and be sound. artillery horses 1350 to 1450 pounds, fat and sound. Highest government price offered. Sale at John Double’s Feed Yard on Saturday May 12. Bring horses for payment. J. Berry Baltimore Md.
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John Double
J. ©. Berry
Baltimore
Kruger opens new Transvaal Volksraad session
Pretoria May 7 officials closed the 1899 session with Joubert and De Cock mourned by flowers. Kruger in his address praised the Free State loyalty and urged unity against British pressure as the 1900 session began amid prayers, salutes, and foreign attaches. Fifty of sixty legislators attended despite wounds.
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Pretoria
General Joubert
de Cock
Joubert
Vand Zal
Kruger
Free State
Transvaal
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
Locust swarm devastates Troy area crops in Michigan
A report from Troy in Berrien County, Michigan, says millions of locusts swept southern Michigan on Sunday, darkening the sun as they devoured vegetation. The insects were yellow and green with long legs and large heads, seen by a large, densely packed crowd.
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Kalamazoo
Hmich
Troy
Berrien County
Michigan
Locust Swarm Strikes Farm as Insects Devour Fields
A sudden locust swarm from Foster Furniture and Carpet Co. opened and unleashed millions of insects. Horses and people fled for shelter as the buzzing rain coated land turning colors. The pests stripped green vegetation, barked shrubs, and trees before migrating away.
Em maus Lutheran Church to Lay Cornerstone on Pentecost Sunday
The congregation fixed Pentecost Sunday for laying the cornerstone of the new Em maus Lutheran church on South Broad way. The date is three weeks from next Sunday. Co A Lingrey visited the jail Sunday and identified George Stanton as a man who shopped at his store three times on December 26 and the same evening the store was robbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmaus Lutheran Church
South Broadway
Co. A. Lingrey
George Stanton
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John Lanahan
J. E. Price
Committee On Judiciary
Price
Cincinnati
D. D. Thompson
W. C. Endicott
Boston
William Crowinshield Endicott
Cleveland
Salem
Mass
Harvard College
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
President Cleveland
WM. Branstrattor
Mortuary Matters
Dewald
Mennewisch
Shaw Ow
Lima Road
ZOOK
Stoppenhagen
L. O. Hull’s
Calhoun St
Volksraad
Kruger Spears
President Kruger
General Gourke
Europe
United States
Repubiis
Hahn & the
Boston Store
L. O. Hull
Calhoun
Gerators
Foster Furniture and Carpet Co
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