One Year Prison for Lawyer Abe Hummel
New York on May 10. Abraham H. Hummel, a lawyer, was sentenced to one year in state prison and fined $500 after being convicted of conspiracy in the Dodge Morse divorce case. The conviction was upheld by the appellate division after an appeal. The scheme aimed to annul Morse and Dodge’s divorce by arguing papers were never served, but records showed service and the decree was later reaffirmed.
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New York
Abraham H. Hummel
Hummel
New York State Supreme Court
Charies W. Morse
Mra
Charles E. Dodge
Dodge
Morse
Census shows gains in Allen county school age population
Total school age residents reach 26 422 in Allen county up 668 from last year. Most gains occur in Fort Wayne city with 42 fewer in surrounding townships. Wayne and Washington townships report the largest increases 80 and 54 respectively. Monroeville New Haven and Shirley City show small shifts. There are 110 colored school children in the county.
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Allen County
Fort Wayne
Wayne
Washington
Aboite
Adams
Cedar Creek
Eel River
Jackson
Jefferson
Lafayette
Lake
Madison
Marion
Maumee
Milan
Monroe
Perry
Pleasant
St. Joseph
Scipio
Springfield
Monroeville
New Haven
Shirley City
Local Social and Sports Notes From Poe Indiana
Special Correspondence reports Poe Indiana on May 11 with church services by Rev J F Newcomb. Births, visits, and a Poe Hoagland baseball game 5 to 6 with Lahrman Wagner and Smith Ruhl batteries. Seventeenth birthday party for Verba Mercer, Wallace circus trip, and May Emerick Ira Beck wed at Trinity Fort Wayne. Various visits between Poe residents and relatives, plus teaching stints and local gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Poe
Ind
Newcomb
M. E
Chance Morton
Florence Deel
Florence Morton
John Essig
Marion Smith
Warren Ake
Jesse Ake
Guy
Nelson Comer
Milo Sprang
Russell Shearer
Fort Wayne
Hoagland
Lahrman
Wagner
Smith
Ruhl
Robert Mercer
Miss Verba
Messrs
Harrod
Mercer
Maud Hiser
Rose
Frances Heckber
Clem Smith
Lucius Somers
Charles Noonan
Charles Shearer
John Harrod
Frank Mercer
John Reed
William Corner
James Essig
Clark Comer
Harley Somers
Huntertown
Wallace Circus
Highby Morton
Jesse Aice
May Emerick
Ira Beck
Rowand
the Trinity M
Church of
Simon Somers
Alva Hadley
Harvey Me. Mahon
Marriage License Issued in Complex Family Lineage Case
Christian Kienze aged 65 and farmer and Christina Kull aged 58 received a marriage license. The issuing clerk noted that the first wife was a sister of the tribe’s first husband, with former unions dissolved by death.
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Christian Kienze
Christina Kull
Hearst Seeks McClellan Mayoral Title in New York
Albany May 10 The Court of Appeals sustains Attorney General Jackson to attack in the name of the people the title of George B McClellan as mayor of New York City in behalf of William R Hearst The Hearst cause has won in all courts unanimous no opinion given Jackson predecessor denied permission to begin quo warranto proceedings Jackson reopened case but was blocked by an injunction he then acted on his own behalf The right to reverse predecessor act was challenged It is assumed the McClellan title case will proceed on its merits.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Jackson
George B. McClellan
New York City
William R. Hearst
Hearst
McClellan
Ohio to install Maumee river flood gauge in Fort Wayne
The Ohio weather bureau will place a Maumee river gauge in Fort Wayne to monitor flood stages during winter and spring. J Warren Smith directs the project with F M Randall supervising readings for Defiance Napoleon Toledo and other Ohio cities with telegraphed updates. The gauge will be near the Columbia Street Bridge where the Maumee forms from the St Marys and St Joseph rivers.
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Maumee River
Ohio
Ohio Weather Bureau
J. Warren Smith
Ohio Division
United States Weather Bureau
Smith
F. M. Randall
Fort Wayne
Mr. Randall
Defiance
Napoleon
Toledo
Columbia Street
Maumee
St. Mary’s
St. Joseph
Cannibalism Reported in South Seas Islands
Vancouver dispatch notes that the Sumatra reported widespread cannibalism among natives of the Sir Charles Hardy islands in the South Seas. Eleven ringleaders, including two women, were arrested after villages were destroyed and are held at Herbertshope.Authorities say the Sir Charles Hardy group lies about a hundred miles from Herbertshope.
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Vancouver
B. C
Mner Manuka
Sydney
Lloyd
Sumatra
Charles Hardy
South Seas
Hahl
Herbertshope
Wise Brigadier General Elected by Indiana Patriarchs Militant
Logansport man Col James H Wise was declared brigadier general of the second brigade Patriarchs Militant Indiana by the canvassing board after a triennial election. Canton Fort Wayne is in the second brigade and results were sent to department commander BE Perrin of South Bend. Roanoke plans channel improvements to Cow Creek, including straightening and enlargement to ease sanitation and flow issues.
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Logansport
Patriarchs
Indianapolis
Ind
James H. Wise
Indiana
Canton Fort Wayne
BE. R. Perrin
South Bend
Roanoke
Cow Creek
CTAR Signs Bill to Relieve Famine Sufferers
St Petersburg May 10 The emperor signed a famine appropriation of 38000000 with much for medical aid in scurvy struck provinces. M Yermoloff heads relief and leaves for provinces to distribute a large personal contribution. Crop prospects improve with good grain showing and rains predicted. American firms dominate farm implements in non famine regions while authorities crack down on revolutionary agitation.
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St. Petersburg
M. Yermoloff
Central Organization For Famine Relief
Associated Press
Saratov
South Samara
Tuperko
Tof
Podolsk
M. Kirienko
Social Democrat
M. Voronkoff
Left
Order to Destroy Gambling Equipment Delayed in Paoli
Paoli Indiana May 10 Prosecuting Attorney Perry McCart delays filing papers with Justice Jacob C Woner to destroy French Lick and West Baden gambling paraphernalia under the Mattingly law Hearing set for June 21 1907 but papers remain unsigned as McCart previously defended the named defendants binding action.
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McCart
Strike Breakers Jailed After Court Appearance
Ed Kennedy Bert Finley Frank Maguire Frank Carpenter and Dan Flaherty came from the Bass foundry to replace striking molders. All were jailed for drunkenness after failing to pay fines. Others include Frank Snyder hospital ward confinement fined 1 dollar plus costs. Sidney Roy and Charles Lohr fined 1 dollar and costs. Eda Auer fined 5 dollars and costs for beating a board bill.
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Ed Kennedy
Bert Finley
Frank Maguire
Frank Carpenter
Dan Flaherty
Bass Foundry
Skelton
Fairfield Avenue
Calderwood
Frank Snyder
Snyder
Sidney Roy
Charles Lohr
Maumee Avenue
Eda Auer
Economy Motor Buggy Company Leases Clarke Building Floor
The Economy Motor Buggy Company, a Fort Wayne new corporation, leases the second floor of the Clarke Fixture and Show Case building in the Commercial addition to manufacture motor buggies. The Wallace-Lindsmith Company occupies the first floor of the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economy Motor Buggy Company
Clarke Building
Fort Wayne
Clarke
Wallace-Lindsmith: Olst Company
Brick and Lumber Trust Members Guilty Pleas
Toledo officials report guilty pleas from brick and lumber dealers indicted by the grand jury. Judges accept pleas under the Valentine anti-trust act subdivision ten, prohibiting pooling by two or more firms. Lumber dealers plead entirely guilty and seek mercy. expects fines, imprisonment not allowed under this plea. The moves came as a surprise to observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Morris
Home Company Builds Four New Farmer Phone Lines
The Fort Wayne Home Telephone and Telegraph company is laying four new farmer telephone lines to rural areas. Seven miles reach nine subscribers on the Bluffton road, seven miles toward Wayne trace add seven subscribers, eight miles along Trier road add ten contracts, and nine subscribers connect on the Goshen road. Manager Moellering says demand in former communities cannot be met yet extensions proceed rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Goshen
Moellering
Descendants plan Frances Slocum reunion near Peru
Peru Ind May 9 Relatives plan a reunion of Frances Slocum descendants at the Peoria cemetery seven miles from Peru. Elliott Slocum of Detroit and B C Slocum of Defiance visited the grave, and inquired about the monument erected years ago by popular subscription. The explorer Gen W Ewing found Slocum in 1835 after she was captured in 1787 and taken to the Miami country.
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Peru
Ind
Frances Slocum
Little Cemetery
Peoria
Elliott Slocum
Detroit
Mich
B. C. Slocum
Defiance
Miami County
Wyoming
Susquehanna River
Mississnnewa
Shap-pa-can-nah
Gen. W. Ewing
Fort Wayne
John Wilt
Gabriel Godfrey
James F. Statesman
CLASS HONORS AWARDED HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Prof C T Lane announces honors for the senior class at the High and Manual Training school. Flor ence Foster saluted, Dorothy Alden vale dictory, Otto Gumpper third honors, Emma May Shoup leads English German course. Commencement June 14. Solomon Armold, pioneer of Whitley county, dies by self inflicted hanging in Troy township.
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C. T. Lane
Florence Foster
D. N. Foster
Dorothy Alden
S. R. Alden
Otto Gumpper
J. F. Gummper
Emma May Shoup
Solomon Armold
Whitley County
Troy Township
Lawson Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Life Term
In Lafayette Indiana on May 9 Mrs Alice Cooper Lawson was found guilty of second degree murder for killing her husband Charles A Lawson. She received life imprisonment in the Indiana Woman's Prison at Indianapolis. The verdict followed a trial that began April 15 after the shooting on September 21 1906 in the saloon. The sole witness was the couple's young daughter Ethel and the defense claimed self defense throughout.
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Lafayette
Ind
Alice Cooper Lawson
Charles A. Lawson
Indiana Woman's Prison
Indianapolis
Lawson
Ethel
Laughlin Cleared as Jury Finds Not Guilty in Murder Trial
After ten days, Charles Laughlin is declared innocent of the Samuel Augsburger murder. Jurors warn him to avoid saloons. Laughlin greets jubilant relatives, pledges to heed the advice, and declines to speak. Sheriff praises his conduct. Arthur Cox released as a witness. Jurors recount the swing from four guilty to eight acquittal and unanimous not guilty verdict.
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Charles Laughlin
Circuit Court Room
Samuel Augsburger
Grice
Laughlin
Charley
Arthur Cox
O’rourke
Ninde
Stephen Heath
Membership Gains Reported by Knights Templar in Indiana
Indiana Knights Templar session in Indianapolis reports total membership 5639, up 246 for the year. 1906 knightings 390, reinstatements 17, affiliations 94, acquisitions 501. losses 255 from deaths 79, delinquencies 127, suspensions 45, expulsions 4. Vestal W. Woodward elected grand commander. Oliver Gard becomes past commander. several officers promoted or re-elected with new titles.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Oliver Gard
Frankfort
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar
Charles
Watchison
Calvin W. Prather
Grand Recorder
Vestal W. Woodward
Alfred C. Ormond
Charles l. Hutchison
Charles Day
Franklin
Luther Short
William B. Hosford
John L. Rupa
Richmond
Charles M. Zion
Lebanon
Joseph G. Ibach
Hammond
Carroll G. McCullough
Anderson
Harry Strickland
Greenfield
Wheat Market Surges on Cold Weather Forecast
Chicago May 11. A violent upturn in wheat prices continued after the government crop report, with July at 90 3/4 cents and other futures rising to 91 1/2 and 154 1/2 cents. Cold western weather, renewed demand, and heavy trading kept markets strong despite later quick realizations. Winnipeg seeding slowed. Manitoba planting under 15 percent. Kansas reports show crop conditions worse than the government figures, while Michigan states crop condition at 74 versus 83 on April 1 aided price gains. A late round of selling trimmed gains but the market remained firm.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Northwest
Weather Bureau
Winnipeg
Canada
Manitoba
Kansas
Michigan
Bulls Lift Wheat Futures Amid Rally and Selling Pressure
In New York May 11 bulls pushed July wheat to 98 1 4 cents before heavy selling to take profits. Foreign markets, led by Europe, rallied on concerns from Russia and Hungary. The day’s rise equals about 5 to 6 cents per bushel since yesterday’s crop report. Late trading saw December jump to 1.01 1 4 dollars while July touched 99 1 4 cents on strong outside demand.
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New York
Russia
Hungary
Grain exchange committee heads west for damage survey
A 75 member Omaha grain exchange committee departed Omaha by a special train to personally investigate wheat damage across southern Nebraska and Kansas. The group plans to return to Omaha by Monday morning. Rome City High School graduates ten students: Zoe Jennings, Fred Holsinger, Pearl Osborn, Lavern Targart, James Sunday, Mildred Watkins, John Schermerhorn, Frank Chapman, Carolyne Ringgenberg and Walter Koester.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha Grain Exchange
Omaha
Nebraska
Kansas
Rome City High School
Zoe Jennings
Fred W. Holsinger
Pearl Osborn
Lavern Targart
Jas. Sunday
Mildred Watkins
John H. Schermerhorn
Frank W. Chapman
Carolyne Ringgenberg
Walter G. Koester
Jewel Skirt Supporter Ad by Miss Emma Grage
Advertisement announces nickel Jewel skirt supporter and waist holder usable with dresses, sold worldwide for 25 cents. To clear stock, price discounted to a "lie" and requests stamps or coin. Mail to Miss Emma Grage at 517 Wallace Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana, dated April 24.
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Emma Grage
Wallace Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Money to Loan on Real Estate or Personal Security
Loan offer by Cc. E. Pfeiffer at Rocms 6-7 Base Block. real estate or personal security accepted.
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Cc. E. Pfeiffer
Barcus & Co foundry strike ends with wage increase
Thirty men at Barcus and Co foundry in Wabash walked out on Thursday seeking higher pay. The company granted the raise within hours, lifting wages from 2.70 to a range of 2.85 to 3 per day while other workers earned 2.25 to 3 per day. Ten carpenters also struck but asked only for a raise for two union men.
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Barcus & Co
Wabash
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Jamestown Exposition
Norfolk
Los Angeles
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Atlantic City
American Medical Association
Spokane
Seattle
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Winona Assembly
True Temper
Ft. Madison Line
Anoe
Goma
Thalr
Tri-State Loan and Trust Co
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