Woman's error claimed life of Fort Wayne widow
Mrs. Frieda Weiss, 43, died after taking strychnine tablets mistaken for her stomach remedy. Doctors failed to counteract poison. She was preparing to move, with medicine chest contents mixed, and her daughter found the empty strychnine box. Coroners deemed accidental poisoning. Survived by daughter and two sons. Murder theory dropped in Middlebury shed fire death of Mr. and Mrs. Hoover.
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Frieda Weiss
Francis Street
Kesler
Harrod
Samuel Hoover
Middlebury
Tragic Train Death Of 16 Year Old Edith Woehr
Sixteen year old Edith Woehr died when a Lake Erie and Western switch train crushed her abdomen near West Main street and the Nickel Plate crossing in a mishap around 1 pm Monday. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Woehr, she worked as a transferrer at Wayne Knitting Mills under her father, who is a knitter. Surviving are her parents a sister Emma Clippinger and brothers Otto and Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Woehr
Lake Erie and Western
Lake Erie
West Main Street
Henry Woehr
Wayne Knitting Mills
Emma Clippinger
Otto Woehr
Kenosha
Wis
Gypsies Break Camp and Split Into Two Parties
A large gypsy camp near the Fort Wayne Fair grounds has separated into two groups heading south and north with plans to reunite in Detroit this fall. The departure ends a months long nuisance noted in the city. The public schools field day at the driving park on the 28th had raised interference fears from the gypsy presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Fort Wayne Fair Grounds
Remains of Frank Pennoyer Brought to Fort Wayne
The body of Frank Pennoyer, who died months ago in Battle Creek Michigan, was disinterred Saturday and moved to Fort Wayne. He was buried Monday in the Catholic cemetery by J. C. Peltier. Mrs. Pennoyer plans to reside in Fort Wayne, wishing her husband rest here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pennoyer
Battle Creek
Mich
Fort Wayne
J. C. Peltier
Pennoyer
Marshall Nanes New Appointees
Indianapolis May 8 Fort Wayne figures in Governor Marshall list of new state board appointees Mrs Mary R Harper of Fort Wayne reappointed trustee for Indiana school for feeble minded youth Rev A M Ellering of Columbia City appointed to replace Edward M Wilson at the same institution Rev Father Ellering pastor of the Catholic church in Columbia City is a friend of the governor Dr Kent K Wheelock of Fort Wayne named to the state board of optometry to replace Dallas F Green who resigned last fall Dr William F Myers of Fort Wayne named to the state board of veterinary examination and registration
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary R. Harper
Fort Wayne
Indiana School
A. M. Ellering
Columbia City
Edward M. Wilson
Father Ellering
Marshall
Kent K. Wheelock
State Board of Optometry
Dallas F. Green
Hanly
William F. Myers
State Board of Veterinary Examination and Registraiation
Indianapolis
Antietam Monument
Indiana
James M. Brown
Franklin
Seventh
Indiana Infantry
Nathan D. Cox
Spencer
Fourteenth
Nelson Pegg
Winchester
Nineteenth
W. W. Daugherty
Twenty-seventh
William N. Pickerill
Third
Indiana Cavalry
W. F. Myerson
Indiana School For
Anthony M. Ellering
Jacob P. Dunn
Public Library Commission
State Board of Medical Examination and Registration
John F. Sparnhurst
J. BE. P. Holland
Bloomington
S. B. Smelser
Shirley
J. C. Webster
Lafayette
Smelter
Webster
Wheelock
State Board of Examinations and Registration
Green
Jerome J. Keene
State Board of Pharmacy
A. F. ‘Heineman
Valparaiso
Many Appointments Made in Indiana Governor Marshall’s Administration
Indiana Governor Marshall announced sixteen of over twenty-five pending appointments to take effect before June. Appointees include James M. Brown of Franklin for the Seventh Indiana Infantry and Nelson Pegg of Winchester for the Nineteenth Infantry. Other selections cover medical, embalmer, and veterinary boards, with party affiliations noted as Democrats or Republicans.
Allens Foot Ease Advertisement Claims Comfort
An old style ad promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder for tired aching feet. It says the product shakes into shoes to ease tight footwear, stops sweating and foot odor, relieves bunion pain, and leaves the feet feeling refreshed.
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Allen
Allén
Treasury finds vast funds in Abdul Hamid era assets
In Constantinople a report details 7.59 million dollars located in Yildiz palace treasury boxes, with 2.5 million in cash and 5 million in marketable securities. It also cites deposits totaling over 15 million dollars abroad in Germany England France and the United States. The cabinet views these foreign deposits and the palace treasure as state property and ponders legal or Abdul Hamid authorization paths.
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Constantinople
Imperial Palace
Yildiz
Abdul Hamid
Germany
England
France
United States
Landis touts Governor Marshall as next Democratic nominee
Washington May 8 Former Representative Charles B Landis says Indiana Democrats can win the next Democratic nomination by backing Governor Marshall He argues Marshall is a fresh strong candidate with necessary support and notes Bryan’s last race Harmon’s age and Marshall’s potential appeal Landis spoke after attending a dinner hosted by the Brazilian ambassador and then left Washington.
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Washington
Charles B.landis
Indiana
Tom Marshall
Marshall
Bryan
Mr. Landis
Harmon
Landis
Robin Hatch on a Freight Car Delays Richmond Yard
In Richmond Indiana a Pennsylvania freight car on a sidetrack holds up traffic as Mrs Robin Redbreast incubates three sky blue eggs in a nest built on the car journal box. The car came from New York City April 28 and arrived May 1. Local railway workers report the bird seems to be cared for by staff and may transfer the young birds to a nearby building after hatching. The car could be tied up for a month while the nest remains.
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Richmond
Ind
Pennsylvania
Robin Redbreast
New York City
Pennsylvania Yards
William Neamen
Pennsylvania Company
Swiss Ribbed Vests With Lace Trim Offered at 10c
Inventory notice lists lace trimmed ribbed vests priced at ten cents each. Highlights include neck and sleeve lace details and availability in stock for immediate purchase.
Men's Furnishings at Great Values This Season
The notice promotes men’s wear and lists price points on gloves. Rurode Gloves remain a standard of quality, with Chamois Skin Gloves at 1.00 and 1.50, Venetian Lisle at 0.25 and 0.50, Kayser Silk Gloves at 0.50 0.73 and 1.00, long silk gloves 0.75 and 1.00, and Suede Lisle Gloves at 0.50 and 0.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kayser
Jente Ryan Tests Kindness by Stealing Ring
Jente Ryan, known for a kind act toward Mrs. Harvey M. Lehman of 1125 West Main, is held on petit larceny charges at police headquarters. The incident began when Ryan visited Crestline relatives and, with her child, stayed at Lehman’s home before leaving to meet friends at the Pennsylvania depot.
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Jente Ryan
Harvey M. Lehman
West Main Street
Lehman
Crestline
Woman detained after drunken escapade on Winter street
A intoxicated woman with no shoes, found on Winter street, was taken to headquarters after borrowing a pair. She admitted pawn ing a ring for drink in a Main street saloon. the ring was recovered for return to its owner. She claimed marriage and a husband who once worked on the Nickel Plate road, and said she had lived here before. Detective Lenz was commended for his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winter Street
Main Street
Nickel Plate Road
Lenz
R. E. Tobias Millinery Names New Officers
Harry G. Hogan is elected president and treasurer of the newly formed R. E. Tobias Millinery company. Margaret Roche becomes vice president and Ray Tobias secretary. The firm, formerly a Clinton Street partnership, expands to manufacture wire and buckram hat frames and other millinery supplies to meet rising business.
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Harry G. Hogan
R. E. Tobias Millinery Company
Margaret Roche
Ray Tobias
Clinton’ Street
Wheat Prices Jump at Weekend Market
High priced wheat pushed flour to 6.40 and 6.80 per barrel, up twenty cents. Millers expect the market to stay strong for about sixty days before possible relief as the spring wheat crop comes in.
Muldoon Declares Democratic Candidacy for City Clerk
Albert J. Muldoon announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for city clerk in Fort Wayne. A Fort Wayne native who came to the city 15 years ago, he previously ran a grocery business and lately headed the insurance department at People's Trust and Savings. His campaign plans include active canvassing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Muldoon
Muldoon
Fort Wayne
People's Trust and Savings. Company
Pheasants Nesting as Partridge Flocks Increase
The county reports pheasants and Hungarian partridges freed a year ago beginning nesting and flocks growing in numbers. Six years remain before hunting, with officials predicting good county supply. A separate case in Laxgrange County Circuit Court involves three Italians charged with the February killing of Alva Trich at a Elmira dance.
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Lax Grange County
Elmira
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Latty
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John Sheffer
11Th St
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Howard Stanford
Kiektron
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