Fort Wayne Sentinel EB Editor A K Hackett May 1 1912
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1912
Page
4
Early Registration Results in Indiana Voter List
Indiana voters register on the first day showing less than half of the state's eligible population enrolled. The piece notes apathy may reflect early confusion on the new statute, with rural voters delayed by travel and work. It argues registration is needed to guard ballot integrity, urges willingness to register across the state to forestall fraud.
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Indiana
Final Step for Canal Survey Clears Senate Action
The passage of the rivers and harbors bill by the United States Senate approves federal funds for the Fort Wayne lake to lake canal survey. President Taft is expected to sign, enabling army engineers to begin work with an estimated year to complete the survey per Colonel Millis.
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United States Senate
Fort Warne
Congress
Taft
Senate
National Waterways Commission
Fort Wayne
Army Engineers
Millis
Pension scales for Civil War veterans under Taft act
The new pension law signed by President Taft grants monthly rates to Civil War veterans who served ninety days or more and were honorably discharged. Rates vary by age and years of service, starting at 138 dollars for those 62 and older with ninety days, up to 30 dollars for those 75 and older with three years of service.
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United States
Taft
Convoluted Crimes and Conventions Stir Indiana News
The piece notes Floyd Allen's armored stance at Hillsville court action and a Wabash resident warned of lynching threats while Northern Indiana confronts rising white supremacy concerns. Fort Wayne pursues 1913 meetings for Travelers Protective Association and Indiana Retail Piano Dealers as progress. It also hints at a forthcoming steel industry suit and Confederate Veterans debates.
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Travelers’ Protective Association
Indiana Retail Piano Dealers’ Association
Fort Wayne
Gettysburg Gathering of Blue and Gray Planned Next Year
The article notes a new and gratifying sign of reconciliation on the Gettysburg field as veterans from both sides prepare to meet there next year. The anticipated reunion at the historic site is described as notable for multiple reasons beyond the ceremonial aspect.
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Gettysburg
Spearheading Cullop Support If Clark Secures Nomination
Friends of Congressman Cullop build a spearhead effort for him contingent on Speaker Clark becoming the Democratic nominee this year. The push is described as impactful and not to be underestimated.
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Cullop
Clark
Astor will and fish hatcheries funding halted
Readers study John Jacob Astor’s will for legatees but find no heirs named while Indiana lawmakers ban spending on fish hatcheries this year in a move for economy.
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Congress
Indiana
John W Snyder Dies After Stroke in Fort Wayne
John W Snyder aged 69 a Fort Wayne resident died at his Miner Street home after a stroke. He was Civil War veteran of the 34th Indiana and a long time Pleasant township farmer later living retired in the city. Survived by widow two children and two grandchildren. Funeral services Sunday at 10 from his son George Snyder’s Pleasant township home and 10:45 at Ossian Presbyterian church.
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John W. Snyder
Allen County
Miner Street
Mr. Snyder
Pleasant Township
Fort Wayne
Wells County
Thirty Fourth
Indiana Volunteer Regiment
Lion S. Bass
Henry
Maria Snyder
Martha J. Smith
Rosa A. Davidson
United Brethren Church
George C. Snyder
Martha B. Snyder
John W
Daisy Snyder
Lizzie His
Ossian
Kentucky deputy sheriff surrenders after mountain double murder
Deputy sheriff David Elliott of Bell County Kentucky killed Luther Sizemore and James Sizemore near a Middlesboro mountain resort. After notifying the widows he traveled overnight to surrender to county authorities. Luther Sizemore and James Sizemore died in the exchange. Elliott was unharmed.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Davil Elliott
Bell County
Luther
James Sizemore
Middlesboro
Elliott
Sizemores
Sizemore
Eliott
Man of eighty falls to death breaking neck in roof fall
Logansport Indiana May 13 Christopher Ruff eighty collapsed while shingling a roof and died instantly after losing his hold in the cold. Ruff a retired carpenter took the job despite family protests.
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Logansport
Ind
Christopher Ruff
Ruff
Ringing Bell Fails to Wake Local Veteran in Lafollette
George Gish a 35 year old Span ish American War veteran living in Lafollette Indiana was found unconscious in bed by his wife when the alarm clock rang at 6 am He died minutes later from a cerebral hemorrhage His service included three years with the 158th Indiana volunteer infantry and injuries suffered in the Philippines are believed to have caused his death.
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Lafollette
Ind
George Gish
Delaware county refuses funds for McGalliard appeal
Delaware county commissioners and council refused an appropriation required by statute to permit an appeal for Charles McGalliard who was convicted of murdering his sweetheart months ago. Judge Ellis had personally urged the grant.
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Muncie, Ind
Delaware County
Charles McGalhard
Ellis
McGalliard
Death of Frederick Bohne A respected Union township resident
Frederick Bohne aged about 81 died after a yearlong illness at his home seven and a half miles northeast of Decatur Indiana. Born in Germany he immigrated with his family in 1881 and was a longtime member of St. Peter's Lutheran church in Root township. He is survived by sons Herman Louis Henry William and daughter Mrs Ernst Conrad with several siblings.
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Decatur
Ind
Frederick Bohne
Union Township
Herman
Louis
Bohne
Germany
Henry
Fort Wayne
William Bohne
Ernst Conrad
A Brothers& Fort Wayne
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Root Township
Robison Declines Council Seat Participation in Bluffton
Bluffton Indiana may 8 Dr H E Robison declined to accept appointment as councilman from this ward to fill a vacancy after the removal of Svewia Staver. He communicated his decision to Mayor Frank Smith yesterday morning.
Reid on Stand as Witness in Steel Probe
Daniel G. Reid, railroad financier and United States Steel director, testified in the government suit to dissolve US Steel. He described forming the American Tin Plate group with Wm. H. Moore and J. H. Moore, and said the consortium included about 39 plants and 200 mills. He claimed no pools and argued the aim was lower costs and profitability, not monopoly, with stock dealings and a $46 million capitalization.
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New York
Daniel G. Reid
United States Steel Corporation
Brown
Mr. Reid
National Steel
American Tin Plate
American Steel Hoop
American Sheet Steel Companies
Wm. H. Moore
J. H. Moore
Reid
Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
American Tin Plate Company
Steel Corporation
Dickinson
Tin Plate Company
Judge Moore
Judge Dickinson
Industrial Commission
Pont
C. A. Severmice
Mr. Severance
Dowling Hardware Merchant Dies in New Haven
Bartholomew Dowling a longtime New Haven hardware merchant died at 12 59 Monday morning after eight years of ill health. Born in Kerry Ireland August 24 1844 he was 67 years 8 months 19 days. He served in the Civil War with Company H 20th Ohio and married Mary Moriarity January 9 1878. He leaves six children a sister and several relatives.
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Mr. Dowling
County Kerry
Ireland
Fort Warne
New Haven
Tie
Mary Moriarity
20Th
Ohio Volunteer Regiment
Dowling
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. John’s Church Society
St. Charles’s
Catholic Knights of America
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Thomas
John
Allen County
Bart
Tames
William
Mae Dowling
Impeachment Case Prosecution Linked to Archbald Judge
The special assistant to the attorney general leads the impeachment case against Judge Robert W Archbald of the commerce court. Brown's report on the case is now with the House judiciary committee.
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Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Brown
Judiciary Committee of
Home of Representatives
Inherited Fortune, Bluffton Man Dead in Bed
Isaac W. Ridenour 46 is found dead in bed in Bluffton Indiana. Coroner's inquest rules death by apoplexy. He recently inherited 12 000 dollars from his father's estate and lived in Bluffton three months. Survives by wife Ida Shelly two brothers and two sisters.
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Bluffton
Ind
Isaac W. Ridenour
Ridenour
Misa Ida Shelly
David M. Shelly
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Floyd Allen
Hillsville Court House
Allen
Knights of Old
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Confederate Veterans of Iron
Mrs
Willie
John Jacob Astor
Carpenter
Son
Adams
Dan G. Reid
Indiana Railroad
Apmra
Bartholomew Dowling
Archbald
Wrisley Brown
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