Burglars Loot Laporte Store in Dynamite Attack
Four men dynamited the Sonneborn store in Laporte Indiana early today stealing sporting goods and a phonograph wagon drawn by a trotting horse named Humming Bird They fled toward the Michigan line after a gunfight Police captured one suspect Joseph Sobeski 26 of Chicago In the riotous aftermath a crowd demanded lynching All loot and the horse wagon were recovered and Mrs Augusta Jonas was injured by the explosion.
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Laporte
Ind
F. Sonnevorn
Humming Bird
Michigan Line
Joseph Sobeski
Chicago
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Sonneborn
Augusta Jonas
Hitch Rail War Heats Up in Bloomington Town
In Bloomington Indiana farmers protest the failing hitch rail around the new courthouse and threaten to vote wet in the May 25 local option election. County commissioners back a local hitch rail, while the city council cites an ordinance barring wagons from the square beyond an hour. Merchants side with customers. Bloomington has long been dry by remonstrance.
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College Town
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Monroe
Arminian killings in Adana Province reach 23000
Rev. Stephen R. Trowbridge of the American Board reports 23000 Armenians killed in Adana province since the outbreak of anti Christian riots. He cites city and village losses, widespread looting, and 25000 survivors displaced and destitute. He accuses the Adana government of acquiescence or participation.
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Adana
Asiatic
Turkey
Via
Constantinople
Stephen R. Trowbridge
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Trowbridge
Sublime Porte
Porte
Mersina
Preacher's Trial Halted in Wife Desertion Case
Rev. J. W. Richey once a Charlottesville preacher faces an indefinite continuance in Greenfield Indiana for wife desertion. He was convicted in Hamilton County, reversed by the supreme court, released, then held on new charges. Richey and his wife, now living in Indianapolis, dispute prosecution as she forgave him.
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Richey
Greenfield
Ind
J. W. Richey
Mr. Richey
Charlottesville
St. Louis
Hamilton County
Supreme Court
Bond
Indianapolis
Warning at schoolhouse as Busz faces threats in Indiana
Brookville May 6 F S Busz local option speaker found a hostile notice on a Peppertown schoolhouse door reading Booze may stay but Busz will not. Four masked men with a shotgun loitered near as he spoke to a crowd. shots fired. On return to Metamora he was assaulted with eggs and stones and fired twice to stop the attack.
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Brookville
Ind
F. S. Busz
Peppertown
Busz
N. B
Metamora
Rusz
Fine Row Over Oratory in Noblesville Sheridan Duel
In Noblesville Indiana R L Holton demands a gold medal and fifty dollars for John Miller of Sheridan whose victory in the Hamilton county oratorical contest is disputed. Holton says Miller's speech The Typical American was first delivered by a Wabash College student and is a paraphrase of Henry W Grady’s tribute to Abraham Lincoln Augusta Hall of Noblesville seeks to claim the top prize and emoluments for Meg the second prize winner amid the dispute.
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Noblesville, Ind
R. L. Holton
Noblesville
E. J. Llewellyn
Sheridan
John Miller
Hamilton County
Holton
Miller
Wabash College
Henry W. ‘Grady
Abraham Lincoln
Augusta Hall
Secoond
Meg
Vistula Fire Strikes Local Business
A fire at a Vistula business caused damage on a day described in local notices. Investigators were deploying standard procedures as firefighters worked to control the blaze and assess roof and interior damage.
New Eligibles for Local Postal Posts in Fort Wayne Area
Civil service results yield a list of clerks and carriers qualified for Fort Wayne postoffice vacancies. Names with ratings and addresses include Ernst A. Warner 87.85 rural route 3 Fort Wayne and Ralph Watts 83.95 1708 West Main Street, among many others across Columbia City Leo St. Joe area and surrounding towns.
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Hanna
Fort Wayne Postoffice
Ernst A. Warner
Fort Wayne
Homer A. Shinbeckle
Columbia City
Cassimir B
East Lewis
Don L. Oliphant
Montpelier
Ind
Arthur F. Aumann
Maumee Avenue
George H. Sweet
Louis A. Wilkie
Sheldon
Earle L. Shepard
Columbia Avenue
Frank H. Rosier
Melita
John D
Michigan Avenue
Charles KE. Robinson
Wildwood Avenue
Percy S. Walker
Pontiac
Herbert H. Miller
Fairmount Place
Walter H. Lutz
Oakland
William F. Thompson
Wall
D. A. Edwin Goeglein
St. Joe Boulevard
Edward V. Delagrange
Joseph A. Carl
Calhoun
William H. Lenz
Brackenridge
Dewney S. Dillon
Lagrange
Oscar I. Leuenberger
Hugh
James L. Romy
Winter
Nelson Garwood
James F. Henry
Avilla
Jacob G. Horn
Putnam
Jesse G. Mills
East
Jefferson
Foley's Urine Laxative Promoted for Spring Cleansing
An advertisement from Drefer Bros urges readers to use Foley's Urine Laxative to relieve constipation and stimulate cleansing of the system, claiming it promotes a clear complexion and overall health in spring.
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Foley
Drefer Bros
Specialists Show Shaheen Suffering Trachoma at Hearing
Immigrant Inspector George E Schubert presided at a county jail hearing in the case of George Shaheen the Syrian. Three specialists testified that he has trachoma a disease that by law bars a foreigner from entering the United States. Shaheen is linked to the Shaheens in Fort Wayne and reportedly slipped through the port at New Orleans earlier this year and was arrested here.
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George E. Schubert
George Shaheen
United States
Shaheen
Reverend Williamson Endorses Foley's Kidney Remedy
Huntington West Virginia resident Rev I W Williamson writes that Foley's Kidney Remedy cured his nervous exhaustion and kidney troubles and restored health and strength. He claims the product does all that it is advertised to do.
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Huntington
W. Va
Foley
Dreier Bros
Indiana Judge Sustains Liquor Destruction Order In Blind Tiger Case
In Woodburn circuit court Judge Edward O'Rourke fined Edgar Coddington fifty dollars and costs and sentenced him to thirty days in jail for running a blind tiger. The judge ordered the destruction of about two hundred dollars worth of seized liquor, upheld after debate over affidavits. The liquor stored in a Woodburn warehouse included whisky beer and rye, with the proceedings led by Prosecutor Albert E B Thomas and Harry Hilgemann.
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Edward O’rourke
Edgar Coddington
Woodburn
Coddington
Phil B. Colerick
Indiana
John Baker
O’rourke
Ilgemann
Reichelderfer
Albert EB. Thomas
Harry “Hilgemenn
George W. Tolan Dies Suddenly in Fort Wayne Arrest
George W. Tolan, who recently bought an interest in a saloon and faced an unsettled cash balance, died suddenly in St. Louis prompting a police inquiry. He was arrested in Fort Wayne with a $1,000 certificate of deposit, claimed Van Wert as home, and had reportedly departed for Texas. No further trace was found after he left Van Wert.
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George W. Tolan
St. Louis
Fort Wayne
van Wert
Texas
Peru house move blocks Peruvian streetcars for hours
Officials of Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction accuse a Peru house mover of dragging a dwelling across street railway tracks in daytime, stopping city and interurban service for six hours and causing widespread delay. Authorities will seek remedies to prevent a recurrence.
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Fort Wayne
Wabash Valley Traction Company
Peru
Emmons
South Bend
Toledo
Chicago
Wabash
Drunkenness Leads to Fines and Banishment in Town
After a suspended fine for drunkenness, Fred Carson earned $5 and costs for sleeping in an interurban station. William Schnurr tried to pawn a watch and was jailed, fined $1 and costs. John Duffy and Harry Jones, both drunk, were ordered to leave town within an hour. Foley’s Kidney Remedy ad follows.
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Fred Carson
Huntertown
William Schnurr
Paul
John Duffy
Harry Jones
Money to Loan On Real Estate or Personal Security
A terse advertisement offers money to loan secured by real estate or personal security. It promises accessible terms and quick consideration for borrowers seeking collateral backed financing. The notice appeals to individuals with property interests needing rapid funds.
Sentinel Map Chart promises in every farm home
The Weekly Sentinel launches a new encyc clerical Map Chart designed for farm homes. It includes Allen county Indiana United States and world maps with detailed geographic and political data plus governors presidents and city directories. A two year subscription accompanies the Map Chart priced at $2.50.
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Sentinel Encyclopedia
Allen County
State of
Indiana
United States
World
Weekly Sentinel
St. Clair
Indiana Territory
Hanly
Republic
Mar
Sentinel
Ice Cream Saloon and Barbers Plan Scrutinized
The Indiana state board of health was asked to block two Warrington barbers from opening a soda fountain and ice cream tables in their barber shop room. Dr. J. N. Hurty warned such a fountain cannot be kept sanitary in a barber shop.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Health
Warrington
Ind
J. N. Hurty
Dr. Hurty
Leedy Joins Fort Wayne Mercantile Accident Board
The Fort Wayne Mercantile Accident Association fills the vacancy from C B Woodworth’s death by appointing William M Leedy to the board Louis F Curdes becomes board chairman replacing Woodworth who served ten years in that role.
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Succeds
C. B. Woodworth
L. F. Curdes &’S
Fort Wayne Mercantile Accident Association
William M. Leedy
Louis F. Curdes
Mr. Woodworth
Fort Wayne Light Contract Awarded for City Post Office
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction company won the electric light and power contract for the Fort Wayne post office building at 4 cents per kilowatt flat, replacing the prior 10 and 5 cent rates. A new city bid introduces a decreasing scale starting at 8 cents. G. H. Krudop & Co. secured the coal contract for the coming year.
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Fort Wayne Post Office
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company
G. H. Krudop & Co
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Hoarseness and Cough
An ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar quickly relieves hoarseness bronchitis and irritated throats. It says the remedy soothes inflamed throat and bronchial tubes and stops even obstinate coughs. Insist on the genuine product. Dreier Broai
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Foley
Dreier
Broai
Dreier Bros
Indiana Bankers Convention Plans Discussed in Fort Wayne
Committee members and Secretary Andrew Smith of Indianapolis reviewed general plans for entertaining the Indiana Bankers association in Fort Wayne this June. A Dutch lunch and Elks temple smoker may open the convention with a beefsteak dinner at the Anthony Hotel the next night. Efforts target Frank A. Vanderlip as the principal speaker.
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Indiana Bankers’ Association
Fort Wayne
Andrew Smith
Indianapolis
The
Elks’ Temple
Anthony
Frank A. Vanderlip
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Lem Butchery
Hamidieh
Henry Maurer
D. M. Rogers
Osman ‘Beg
Preacher
Vistula
Whitla
Boxle
LOGAL
W. Williamson
Blind Tiger
Hilgemann
BIG Law Battle
O 'Rourke
O'Rourke
P. B. Colerick
Carson
Homeseekers
Reed City
Tustin
Cadillac
Lake City
Manton
Traverse City
Fife Lake
Kalkaska
Mancelona
Alba
Boyne Falls
Petoskey
Pellston
Michigan
Richmond
Sturgis
C. L. Lockwood
Grand Rapids, Mich
Dr. Harry
W. M. Leedy
Bankers’ Committees
E. F
D.D.S
Klaehn & Melching
West Main
Biemer & CO
Water Supply Contractors
Baker Wind Mills
Barra
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