Complete tie up shuts down 140000 workers in three districts
President Mitchell confirms the anthracite tie up is complete with about 140000 idle workers, half in Lackawanna and Wyoming. Delaware Lackawanna and Western says no lock out and coal sales halt, risking a coal famine after Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Lackawanna
Wyoming
Lehign
Schuylkill
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
John Mitchell
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Wilkesbarre
Paul Leicester Ford Paid Tribute to Hugh McCulloch
The novelist Paul Leicester Ford, killed in New York, was a devoted admirer of the late Hon. Hugh McCulloch. Ford had resided in Washington and often visited McCulloch in his later years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Leicester Ford
New York
Hugh McCulloch
Washington
Mr. McCulloch
Mr. Ford
Pastor Steppelwerth to Be Installed at Trinity Lutheran
Rev. Paul Steppelwerth, from North Amherst Ohio, will be installed as pastor of Trinity Lutheran church on Sunday May 25. Rev Juengel will conduct the service. Steppelwerth will preach his first Fort Wayne sermon on Sunday June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Steppelwerth
North Amherst
Trinity Lutheran Church
Juengel
Lieutenant Leonard Denies Water Cure Charge
Lieutenant I W Leonard of the Twenty second Infantry says no American officer can be justly blamed for introducing the water cure in the Philippines. He dismisses a dispatch crediting him and declines further discussion of wartime conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivers W. Leonard
Twenty-second Infantry
Philippines
Washington
Ind
Indianapolis News
Ray Allen
Company F. Twenty-second Infantry
I. W. Leonard
Indianapolis
Leonard
Fort Wayne Units Headed to Indiana State Encampment
Ninety eight Fort Wayne soldiers from Battery 3B under Capt. Will Cleary and Company D of the Third Regiment under Capt. O C Meyer departed Monday for the Indiana state encampment in Indianapolis. They joined Angola and Auburn detachments on Lake Erie train 41 at 6 30 am, traveling in four special coaches to spend a week in camp instruction and attend the soldiers monument dedication ceremonies. About thirty Spanish American War veterans also plan to join the monument event. Capt W F Ranke noted this is his first missed state encampment in fifteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Indiana National Grain
Battery 3B
Will Cleary
O. C. Meyer
Indianapolis
Lake Erie
Angola
Auburn
Lake Shore
Lagrange Company
Grand Rapid
Indiana
Indiana National Guard
W. F. Ranke
National Guard
Confirmation classes at St Marys amid bishop illness
Bishop Alerding confirmed fifty children at St Marys Church on Sunday but due to recent surgery could not preach. Father Oechtering led the service. Next Sunday a large class will be confirmed at the Cathedral with an 8 am pontifical mass and 3 pm vespers. Later Sundays will see confirmations at St Patricks and St Peters as illness delayed the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alerding
St. Mary‘s Church
Oechtering
Stord
Solemmn
St. Patrick's
St. Peters
Boy badly scalded by yard boiler accident
Wayne Kreiselmeyer aged two, son of Mr and Mrs William Kreiselmeyer of 303 West Pontiac, fell into a boiler of scalding water Monday. His left arm suffered severe burns with skin peeling while playing in the yard. Dr Smith attended and dressed the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Kreiseilmeyer
Willliam Kreiselmeyer
Pontiac Street
Leedy Injured After Gentry Parade Accident
Will Leedy of Leedy & Bresnahan real estate and Insurance is homebound after a buggy horse reared near a band in the Gentry parade. He caught the horse by the bridle and it stepped on his foot, injuring it with the iron shoe. He will be confined for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Leedy
Leedy & Bresnahan, Real Estate and Insurance
Leedy
Colchin Takes Charge of Fort Wayne Barber Shop Chair
James Colchin of Fort Wayne has taken charge of a chair in George Grunds barber shop. Colchin is described as a first class workman and will contribute his share to handling Grunds increasing trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn Dispatch
James Colchin
Fort Wayne
George Grund
Martinique Disaster Shocks World Warship Relief Sought
May 12 Saint Pierre Martinique reports confirm a catastrophic disaster with Governor estimates of 30,000 dead and 50,000 homeless. Consul Ayme notes extensive destruction while Red Cross aid and supplies such as codfish and biscuits are urgently requested. Navy vessels depart for Martinique as refugees crowd the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hay
United States
Ayme
Guadeloupe
Fort de France
Martinique
Prentiss
Red Cross
Navy Department
Cincinnati
San Domingo
Paris
Mouttet
Dain
St. Pierre
Potomac
San Juan
Porto Rico
Relief Ships Reach St Pierre After Mont Pelee Disaster
From Fort de France on May 11 a government vessel Rubis and several steamers headed for St Pierre carrying a government delegate gendarmes regular infantry priests firewood petroleum and quicklime for cremations and supplies for refugees. Over 1 000 dead reported as lava and ash destroyed streets buildings and harbor while wrecked ships lie offshore and burning ruins fill the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort de France
Martinique
Rubis
St. Pierre
le Carbet
Case Pilote
Mont Pelee
Cable Company
No Survivors Found In St Pierre Cathedral Tragedy
Relief parties report no survivors in St Pierre Castries dispatch. Fires hinder search while deaths lie near the cathedral as panicked people sought sanctuary. Military rule established to deter vandals and guard remaining property. stores of provisions wiped out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Pierre
Castries
St. Lucia
Herald
Catastrophe at St Pierre Described After Volcano Eruption
A London dispatch reports Mont Pelee eruption sending lava twenty feet high down the Riviere Blanche toward the sea. St Pierre lies in ruins with 3,000 charred corpses and no survivors found. Fierce explosions were heard for miles as townspeople perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Pierre
The
Tribune
St. Lucia
Daily*Mail
Mont Pelee
Riviere Blanche
Roosevelt urges relief for Martinique disaster
President Roosevelt sent a special message to Congress urging immediate appropriation of 500000 to relieve Martinique and nearby islands, with plans for aid by the treasury war and navy departments. The Dixie will sail to Martinique and additional relief steps were ordered as Congress considers the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Martinique
Executive Department
St. Vincent Islands
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Guadeloupe
Fort de France
St. Pierre
France
America
St. Vincent
Treasury
War
Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
War, Navy
Treasury Departments
State Department
Dixie
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Revenue Cutter Service
Antilles
War Department
New York
Senate Debate Focuses on Philippine Bill After Marinique Note
The president's message on the Martinique disaster was read in the Senate and sent to the foreign relations committee. Much of the session discussed the Philippine bill with Mr. Foraker of Ohio speaking in its favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martinique
Senate
Committee On Foreign Relations
Foraker
Ohio
Substitute for Senate bill appropriates $100
In the house this afternoon Mr. Hemenway presented a substitute for the senate bill and the appropriations committee action. The item involves an appropriation of $100. The context shows committee and house activity on the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Hemenway
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Journalists Enjoy Rapid Wabash Rail Junket To Detroit
Fort Wayne reporters toured 146 miles on the Wabash via New Haven Butler with speeds peaking at 72.7 mph. Banquets on Belle Isle followed a lavish Detroit visit hosted by A. F. Wolfschlager and Percy Myrick. President Ramsey praised the fleet’s speed enabling the extravagant excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Verne
Phileas Fogey
Fort Wayne
Detroit
Fogg
R. G. Thompson
J. T. Dougall
Frank Dildine
The
News
H. C. Rockhill
T. F. Bresnahan
Journal
Herman Mackwitz
Freie Presse
Anselm Fuelber
Staats Zeitung
Charles Haas
Wabash Plain Dealer
Sentinel
New Haven-Builer
New Haven
Butler
Montpelier
Adrian
Ramsey
A. F. Wolfschlager
Percy RB. Myrick
Michigan Yacht Club
Belle Island
Wolfschlager
Delray
C. D. France
Myrick
Dick Thompson
America
Brazilian aeronaut Senhor Severo killed in Paris balloon explosion
In Paris on May 12 the Brazilian aeronaut Senhor Severo and engineer Sachet died when Severo's airship La Paix exploded during a trial ascent. The balloon, 1500 feet up, crashed to the street and on a house roof, mangling both men. Gas leakage caused the disaster amid spectators including Severo's wife and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Senhor Severo
Severo
la Paix
Owas
Issy
Sachet
Boulevard de Vaugirard
Avenue Domaine
Frederick Brandt Critically Ill With Pneumonia
Frederick Brandt, a leading farmer from Wayne township, is reported critically ill due to pneumonia. He is a well known local figure and his condition is closely watched by the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Brandt
Wayne Township
Harmann Braitinger Nuptials at Emanuel Lutheran
Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock the marriage of Miss Katherine Braitinger and Henry Harmann took place at Emanuel Lutheran church with Rev C Gross officiating. Miss Nora Franke and Gerhard Berghorn served as attendants. A reception followed at the couple s home 1119 Wilt street for immediate relatives. Mr and Mrs Gus Braitinger of Montpelier attended from out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Katherine Braitinger
Henry Tharmann
C. Gross
Nora Franke
Gerhard Berghorn
Wilt Street
Gus Braitinger
Montpelier
Mahan Signs with Muskegon in Michigan League
Charles Mahan the Shamrock out fielder has accepted terms with Muskegon of the Michigan league and left Sunday to join the team. He rejected offers to manage at Angola and New Haven and will play first base and catch later as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mahan
Shamrock
Muskegon
Mahan
Angola
New Haven
Fort Wayne Catholics establish Decatur council of Benevolent League
Twenty seven members of the Catholic Benevolent League of Indiana in Fort Wayne traveled to Decatur on Sunday and instituted a new council of the fraternity. The Decatur council began with thirteen charter members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Catholic .Benevolent League of
Indiana
Decatur
Decate
Ayerober
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MR. M'Culloch
Lieut
Auburn Companies
Erie
MR. Leedy
Saint Pierre
Bank of Martinique
Rue de L’hopital
le Precheur
Suchet
Pouver-Quertier
House Committee
Underwood
Alabama
Wabash Railway
Aeronaut
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