Local Notes From Fort Wayne Area Headlines 1898
Miss Jennie Ritchey travels to Cedarville for a few days with friends. Samuel Henline leaves his business for a position with Mollet. Levi Thinler and Daisy LeClair wed in Milan township. Dairymen’s union meeting ends with refreshments. Isaac Broadrich suffers a severe eye cut after a street fall. Shelly Aurentz discharged from St. Joseph’s hospital after major surgery. Divorce case Eichoff v Eichoff ruled in favor of plaintiff. Welker announces birth of a daughter. O D Houser joins S Baum as bookkeeper and stenographer. Fort Wayne directory 1898 to publish soon, listing 16,844 names and city pop 50,532. Aaron Hedroit Boyd and Margaret Elizabeth Kinsworth to wed in Chicago. St Joseph’s Benevolent society elects directors. Dr. Wheelock reports successful brain abscess operation with Dr. Fulton assisting. General Gomez noted in recurring turbulence. August Bowsem heads to Seattle over Buckeye River Copper. Alice Hart returns from funeral in Auburn. James Haskell moved to Hope Hospital for kidney trouble. George Schaefer enlists in army bound for Manila. Artena Chapin promoted to first assistant at Indiana state library. June 16 set for high school commencement at Princess rink. Rousseau family welcomes a daughter. Rousseau manages Nelson Morris packing in St Paul. Dr Mary Whery joins Daughters of the American Revolution. Rev John Guendling to lay corner stone of new Nix church May 28 with local ministers. Ehrman family travels to Lafayette for wedding and anniversaries. Tompkinson apprentice suffers severed fingers. treated by Dr Miller. Allen County Normal Institute to meet May 17–18. Demorest oratorical contest slated Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Ritchey
North Side
Cedarville
Samuel Henline
Mollet
Justice Bullermian
Levi Thinler
Daisy LeClair
Milan Township
Dairymen’s Union
O. D. Houser
Baum
Houser
Fort Wayne Business College
Fort Wayne
Aaron Hedroit Boyd
Margaret Elizabeth Kinsworth
West Sixth Street
Chicago
Boyd
St. Joseph’s Catholic Benevolent Society
John Smith
Frank Fink
Patrick Ryan
Daniel McKendry
John McNulty
George Gordon
Albert Smead
Wheelock
Bluffton
Joseph M. Grove
John C. Fulton
Ben Rousseau
Harmer Street
Whitley County
H. F. J. Kroll
This City
A. Ellering
Columbia City
Death of Alfred A. Davis 71 at 90 East Lewis Street
Alfred A. Davis died at his home from asthma last week at age 71. Born in Bristol England December 23 1828 he led a long life as a sailor for fourteen years traveled to many ports. He lived much of his life in this city and served as a Civil War veteran active in G A R circles. For twenty six years he worked with the wrecking crew of the Pennsylvania railroad before retiring. He is survived by a widow and five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred A. Davis
East Lewis Street
Mr. Davis
Bristol
England
America
Davis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Christopher Wamsley Dies At 72 In Huntertown
Christopher Wamsley longtime county resident dies at his Huntertown home at age 72. He was a member of Fort Wayne lodge No. 14, I C C F, for more than forty years and that order conducted the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Wamsley
Huntertown
Wamsley
Fort Wayne Lodge No. 14
Death of Louis Hibler at 616 South Lafayette
Louis Hibler died last Tuesday night at his home in 616 South Lafayette Street after a lung illness. He was 46, a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, and survived by his father, three brothers, and three sisters. His wife had died several years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Hibler
South
Lafayette Street
Hibler
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Sister St Ambrose dies after illness near Terre Haute
R F Markey of First National Bank was summoned to St Marys of the Woods by telegrams announcing his sister Sister St Ambrose death. Formerly Miss Anna Markey she led a large circle of friends in this city. She was with the Sisters of Providence and taught at Whiting before illness. She was moved to the mother house at her request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Markey
First National Bank
St. Mary’s of the Woods
Terre Haute
St. Ambrose
Anna Markey
Sisters of Providence
Whiting
Ind
Order
Mrs Mary L Noyes Dies At 34 At Home On West Main Street
Mrs Mary L Noyes aged 34 died Friday evening at 8 at her father Robert John 398 West Main Street from rheumatism of the heart. She leaves a 6 year old daughter. Funeral was held Sunday at 4 from the residence with interment at Lindenwood Rev A W Seabrease of Trinity Episcopal Church officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Noyes
Robert John
West Main Street
Foltz Dies at 80 in Lafayette Township
Christian Foltz, an elderly Lafayette township resident, died at his home Friday at age 80. He was an estimable citizen and a member of the U B church. A daughter, Mrs. Fred Weibel, resides in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Foltz
Lafayette Township
Deaths of Mrs Sophia Koch and Henry Kiel
Sophia Koch died Friday at her son in law C C Klenke s home aged 69 years 8 months 27 days born in Germany she leaves a daughter Mrs Conrad Klenke and two stepsons funeral held Tuesday at 2 pm from the residence and at Emanuel s Lutheran church Rev Gross Henry Kiel aged 21 died Sunday morning at his father s home after suffering consumption he had returned from Colorado and was a former Electric company clerk funeral set for Wednesday at 1 30 pm from the residence and later Emanuel s Lutheran church Rev Wambegan to officiate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Koch
C. C. Klenke
West
Lewis Street
Koch
Germany
Conrad Klenke
Anthony and
Christian Koch
Henry C. Kiel
Henry F. Kiel
Webster Street
The
Electric Corporation
Colorado
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Rev. Wambegan
Mrs Catherine Gotsch Dies in City at 65
Mrs Catherine Gotsch of Chicago died at 9 this morning at the home of her son in law H S Bemke 210 Calhoun street She was 65 years 1 month and 5 days old The death cause was Bright's disease The deceased was in this city visiting friends When readable details end the report notes the family and location for the brief obituary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Gotsch
Chicago
Bemke
Calhoun Street
Grotech
Bright
Iran
Gronau Wm Gronau Dies After Illness
William Gronau died Monday morning of paralysis at his home at the corner of Lumbard and Pittsburg streets. He was thirty one, leaving a wife and three children. A former finisher at Zol linger Brothers wagon works for four years, he recently went to Albion to work in a carriage factory, fell ill there and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Gronau
Lumbard
Pittsburg
Mr. Gronau
Zollinger Bro
Albion
Will Be Captain Daseler Or Borgman In City Safety Meet
The Board of Safety will meet this evening to select a new police captain after the resignation of Captain William Borgman. It is expected Detective Fred Daseler will be reappointed, with no new detective to be named, and Mayor Scherer indicated there were no other applicants for the captaincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Borgman
Sentinel
Force
Scherer
Captain Bergman
Borgman
Fred Daseler
Board of Safety
Daseler
the Sentinel
Sergeant Daseler
Board of Public Safety
Northern Indiana Notes Reach Across Courts and Calamities
The Auburn courthouse and jail will be remodelled and modernised. Huntington lawyer Will Branyan is bedbound from severe injuries after a runaway. Fulton County’s A Thorp dies in Chicago after a criminal operation. Laporte jail houses James Riley Reinhart Baker and Frank Babcock for breaking open and pillaging Lake Shore freight cars. Logansport worker Joseph Cantner found dead in stable from probable suicide by morphine. Wabash County plaintiff Mrs. Susan Snyder sues George Ecklebarger for 2000 dollars for twelve years of house keeper services. Ecklebarger holds 800 acres and is said to conceal 20000. Annie Baker, twice sentenced for highway robbery, recaptured near Marshall and returned to the women's reformatory after escape in 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Will Branyan
Huntington
A. Thorp
Bruce’s Lake
Fulton County
Chicago
James Riley
Reinhart Baker
Frank Babcock
Laporte
Lake Shore
Joseph Cantner
W. A. Wemple
Logansport
Susan Snyder
Wabash County
George Ecklebarger
Wabash
Ecklebarger
Annie Baker
Malott
Indianapolis
Women’s Reformatory
Marshall County
Elected Officers Named by St Joseph Benevolent
The Sentinel reports the St Joseph Benevolent association elected its board last Saturday and last night the board chose officers for the coming year. President John Smith, Vice President Daniel McKendry, Secretary Patrick Ryan, and Treasurer Frank Fink were elected. The entire board will serve as the committee on sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Benevolent Association
The
Sentinel
John Smith
Daniel McKendry
Patrick Ryan
Frank Fink
Marriage Licenses List Includes Several Couples
A brief marriage license notice listing individuals such as James J. Peterson and Salle J. Rennolds along with Herman J. Arens and Mary Be and others appears in the local notices. The fragment indicates multiple couples named Levy Thimler shé Daisy La Clair and related pairs in a standardized city record.
Coadjutor Bishop Consideration Advances in Cincinnati
Archdiocese council moves forward with selection process for a coadjutor bishop in Cincinnati. Discussions focus on candidates, readiness, and future leadership transition within the archdiocese.
Nomination Sent to Rome by Cincinnati Archdiocese
A May 16 meeting at the Cincinnati Cathedral presided by Archbishop Elder discussed succession for the late Bishop Watterson of Columbus. Dignitaries from Cleveland Covington Detroit Grand Rapids Louisville and Nashville attended. Three names will be sent to Rome. a Fort Wayne coadjutor possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Archdiocese of
Elder
I. F. Horstman
D. D
Cleveland
C. H. Maas
Covington
John S. Foley
Detroit
Mich
H. J. Richer
Grand Rapids
Wm. McCloskey
Louisville
T.S. Byrne
Nashville, Tenn
Watterson
Columbus
Rome
Fort Wayne
Ind
Philippines Insurrection Nears Its End, Leaders Surrender Imminent
The piece argues Aguinaldo's rebellion is broken and on the verge of collapse after three months of fighting with American forces. It states insurgent arms are weak, defeats persistent, and even Aguinaldo or his generals may seek terms or surrender as battlefronts fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aguinaldo
Manila
Lawton
MacArthur
Luzon
Captain Ott Reports Volunteer Work Gains In City
Captain William D. Ott of the Volunteers of America reports progress as outreach grows among nonchurchgoers. Monthly totals include 37 meetings, 192 homes visited and prayed with, 18 sick visited and prayed for, five souls converted including a habitual drunkard, and 22 requests for prayers. Ott invites Christians to assist in open air work at his home, 63 West Superior Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Ott
Volunteers of America
Christ
Ott
West Superior Street
Argue Schell Case Before Superior Court Judge Hench
Arguments in Cartwright against Schell and others were heard today in the superior court before Judge Hench. Schell directors claim bankruptcy in federal court estops state court action, but the judge found the bankrupts Harding and others failed to prove the U S bankruptcy proceedings had begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartwright
Schell
Hench
Schell Company
Harding
United States
Missing Passenger Sought After Nickel Plate Train Incident
Detective Tom Wilkinson of the Nickel Plate detained a man after a stranger alighted from the eastbound train in a peculiar manner. A telegram from the conductor reported a passenger missing and the suspect was turned over to Sheriff Melch. Tickets to Buffalo noted in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wilkinson
Nickel Plate
Wilkinson
Hutchison Held As Oddball Suspect By Sheriff
Mr Welsh received a reply today thanking the detective and sheriff and noting that Hutchison’s friends will send further instructions. The man, F L Hutchison, described as well to do, is believed by Sheriff Melching to be crazy and will be held until friends decide what to do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Welsh
F. L. Hutchison
Melching
Admiral Watson Sails to Assume Asiatic Command
Vallejo Cal May 16 Rear Admiral John C Watson retires from Mare Island navy yard and hands command to Rear Admiral Kempff. His pennant is raised on the receiving ship Independence. He sails today for the Orient aboard the City of Peking with his staff and five Mare Island mechanics bound for Cavite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vallejo
Cal
John C. Watson
Dewey
Mare Island Navy Yard
Kempff
Independence
Admiral Watson
Orient
Peking
Snowden
Marble
Mare Island
Cavite
Don t Want His Boy Superintendent Refuses Teen’s Transfer
Superintendent Gorsline received a letter from Claude Krauenberg s father. The boy arrested as an op age is held in the city and the father wishes him sent to the reform school. Gorsline says he will not be sent away and will be ordered home on release. Bernard O Connor is slowly recovering from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorsline
Claude Krauenberg
Van Wyck Defends Honesty Before Mazer Committee
Mayor Van Wyck denied any financial interest in pool rooms amid a question from Moss counsel. The exchange prompted Moss to promise forthcoming evidence within a day or two, which the mayor said he did not presently possess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mazer Committee
Moss
van Wyck
Ohio Vitrified Pipe plant sold at sheriff sale
The Ohio Vitrified Pipe company plant in Lisbon Ohio, a major eastern facility, was sold at sheriff sale to John H. Long and H. K. Brown of New York for 105000 dollars. They are believed to form part of a new sewer pipe trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Ohio
John H. Long
H. K. Brown
New York
New Sewer Pipe Trust
Meade Strikes Sunken Wreck Forcing Return To Port
The US transport Meade with the Ninth Infantry aboard left Ponce Puerto Rico yesterday for New York but struck a sunken wreck outside the harbor causing a serious leak. Divers are at work assessing the damage. Lawrence Funk sues Henry Feusse et al. to set aside a judgment. Breen and Morris are attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponce
Island of
Porto Rico
United States
Meade
New York
Lawrence Funk
Henry Feusse
Breen and
Morris
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Gomez
Bowsem
Buckley River
Seattle
Alice Hart
I. M. Johnson
James Haskell
Hope Hospital
George Schaefer
Burode Dry Goods
Artena Chapin
A. A. Chapin
Indianpolis
Princess Rink
E. J. Ehrman
Lafayette
Ehrman
Tompkinson
Miller
Allen County Normal Institute
Sister ST. Ambrose
Noyes
Neral
Grorau
Tain Borgman
Northern
Indiana
Rennolds
Herman
J. Arens
Mary
Wayne Diocese
Tain Ott
Argue Schell
Bernard O’connor
Farmer Judkins
DR. Wenger
Europe
London
Berlin
Paria
Vienna
Theop Citina
N. R. Wenger
Ranney Refrigerators
Seavey Hardware
Stewart & Born
Main Street
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