Veteran Kensill Dies in Ohio After Fort Wayne Life
John G Kensill known as Capt Jack a Fort Wayne citizen and former city council member died unexpectedly in Upper Sandusky Ohio while under medical treatment. A veteran of the Army and Navy he was a longtime employee of the Pennsylvania Company and highly active in veterans and religious circles. He leaves a widow and nine children.
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John G. Kensill
Pennsylvania Company
Fort Wayne
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Jack” Kensill
Anthony Wayne Post
Union Veteran Legion
Murphy Temperance Crusade
Capt
Kensill
Thomas Mills
Mills
the Sentinel
Capt. Kensill
Third Presbyterian Church
John C. Kensill
Veteran Kensill dies after long cancer battle in Fort Wayne
John Charles Kensill aged nearly sixty eight died after a long fight with cancer that began near his right eye. He served in the U S Navy during the Civil War and later worked as a boilermaker for the Pennsylvania Railroad, coming to Fort Wayne thirty three years ago. Detective George Coling will escort the body from Upper Sandusky and funeral arrangements will follow.
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George Coling
Upper Sandusky
John Charles Kensill
Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Minnesota
Dupont
Reed
China
Cape of Good Hope
Cape Town
Java
Mr. Kensill
Taku
Kensill
Fort Wayne
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania O¢ Company
En. Y
CHURUBUSCO ITEMS
J W Orndorf attended business in Fort Wayne Tuesday. Bix Morrison visits his father IT R Morrison. Frank Briggs of Columbia City attended business here Monday. Harry L Gandy of the Lagrange Democrat did business here Friday. Grant Chapman owned a valuable horse on Monday. Mr Bailey and wife and George Platts and wife from Fort Wayne spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Cross of Blue Lake. Mr and Mrs Hull of Leo visited John Maloney and family. Locals attended Fort Wayne Temple theater Thursday evening. Murray Jackson spent Sunday at New Haven. Leo Isay returns from a trip to the Holy Land. George Richler and Miss Ila Orndorf were at Fort Wayne Thursday shopping. Mr and Mrs Jesse Long of Wolfe Lake called on old friends Wednesday. Mrs J W Nickey was with Decatur friends over Sunday. Gandy improved the Gandy landing at Blue Lake. Great preparations are under way for opening May 24 and 25. Wert Madden visited friends at Arcola Sunday. Frank Slagle, formerly at Wayne barber shop, has returned home.
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J. W. Orndorf
Fort Wayne
Bix Morrison
IT. R. Morrison
Frank Briggs
Columbia City
Harry L. Gandy
The
Lagrange Democrat
Grant Chapman
Mr. Bailey
George Platts
Mrs. Cross
Blue Lake
Mrs. Hull
Decatur Friends
Gandy
Wert Madden
Arcola
Frank Slagle
Wayne Barber Shop
Move to close shops at 5 P M in hot months
The Sentinel reports a proposed movement among dry goods clerks to urge store proprietors to close at 5 p m daily during June July August and possibly September. If enacted the change would benefit clerks and employers alike, easing the heat of summer trading.
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the Sentinel
Harris Calls GOP Committee Meeting Friday Evening
Chairman Harris of the republican county central committee convenes an executive meeting at his office Friday at 7 30 to discuss the county political situation.
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Harris
Republican County Central Committee
Fort Wayne Traction Inaugurates Summer Schedule
The Fort Wayne Traction company starts the summer timetable on the Robison park line. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. cars run hourly to the park, then every twelve minutes. The last city departure is 10:36 p.m., arriving at 11:06 p.m., with Sunday closures noted.
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Fort Wayne Traction Company
Robison Park
Detonations Reported Near St Thomas During Morning
At 6 o clock this morning heavy detonations were heard from the southeast toward Martinique. Residents in St Thomas in the Danish West Indies described the explosions as louder than those on May 7, and noted a sense of great horror averted as rescuers investigated the Cape destruction reports.
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St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Martinique
Perilous Recovery as Mont Pelee Erupts Menace Shipboard Party
In Fort De France on May 19 the Potomac and Indefatigable led a rescue to St Pierre for the American consul Thomas T. Prentiss and the British envoy. Heavy lava bursts and gas rained from Mont Pelee as crews rushed boats. Prentiss’ body was recovered aboard the Cincinnati with funeral planned for May 20 ashore. The ships narrowly avoided disaster as eruptions intensified and the sea turned yellow green amid lightning and rain.
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Fort de France
Martinique
St. Pierre
United States
Potomac
Benjamin B. McCormick
McCormick
Mont Pelee
Thomas T. Prentiss
Prentiss
Cincinnati
Severe inundation hits Martinique town. homes swept away
A severe flood at Basse Pointe on the northeast coast of Martinique damaged twenty houses and fifty other buildings as mud flow swept the Vallee de la Riviere. No deaths reported as Basse Pointe was abandoned days earlier. Access to St. Pierre ruins remains blocked.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Basse Pointe
Vallee de la Riviere
St. Pierre
Township Sunday school convention to be held at St Tee chapel
A township Sunday school convention will be held next Sunday May 25 at St Tee chapel under the County Sunday School association. Sessions begin at 9 am with a prayer service recital and music. J C F McMahen speaks on What Can Be Accomplished by the Home Department. Hubler addresses Helpful Words to Sunday School Workers. Afternoon session starts 1 30 pm with township superintendents reports Mrs Nettie E Hubler speaks Rev Rehl on Teaching and E A K Hackett on Sunday school work. Attendance hoped to be large.
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St. Tee Chapel
County Sunday School Association
Sesson
J. C. F. McMahen
Hubler
Nettie E. Hubler
Soldiers Return Home From Indiana National Guard Camp
Battery B and Company D arrived at 11 40 last night from Indianapolis where they had been in camp for a week with other sections of the Indiana National Guard. The troops traveled in special cars attached to the Lake Erie train. The homecoming was reported without incident.
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Battery B
Indianapolis
Indiana National Guard
Lake Erie
Notable Injuries Reported This Week
Several individuals sustained slight injuries during the week but are deemed able to move about. No serious harm reported and all are recovering at home or under care as needed.
Mrs. Catharine Hawk 86 Dies in Maumee Township
Mrs. Catharine Hawk aged 86 dies at her son Zach Hawks home in Maumee township Allen county Burial at Lutheran church State Line where her wedding gown shoes were kept for seventy years Funeral at Luther an Church Rev Jacob Phillips officiating C. Shank injured in runaway team and hay fall B A Shoup also injured Dr Hollingsworth notes and Dr Swift travels to Chicago for study Local news on mail route error and G A R Decoration Day planning June 7 observed to accommodate New Haven service
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Catharine Hawk
Zach Hawk
Maumee Township
Hawk
Allen County
Benjamin Hawk
State Line
Jacob Phillips
Christ Shank
William Shoup
Hollingsworth
E. GC. Carrington
C. F. Swift
Chicago
Heat Bites Farmers as Rain Delays Crops In LEO
Very hot weather grips the LEO area and crops suffer from insufficient rainfall. Neighbors note ongoing plant stress while others report mild improvements in some cases. A local resident Simon Haifly reportedly shot himself twice in the chest but remains alive. Community activity centers on gatherings at Cedarville and St. Joe township homes with social evenings and house projects underway. Plowing and planting continue as carpenters prepare to start work on Mr Conrad's house.
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Mr. Schlatter
E.M. Klopfenstein
Mike Klopfenstein
Henry Horn
Minnie Solls
Simon Haifly
Joe Grabill
Sand Point Items Chronicle Visit and Local Meetings
George Cunnison, once of Sand Point now in California, visits family in Sand Point. Noah Welbaum shows a new carriage. Welbaum's prayer meeting last Thursday drew a good crowd. next Thursday it moves to the church. Prairie Grove Sabbath school was well attended, with other services enjoyable and Rev. J. A. Fitch delivering an excellent sermon and strong B.S. C. E. interest.
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George Cunnison
Sand Point
California
George
Noah Welbaum
Mr. Welbaum
Prairie Grove
J. A. Fitch
Postmaster Nomination for Decatur Named
Washington May 20. The president sent to the senate today the nomination of Albert Sprithop for postmaster at Decatur Indiana. The action comes as part of a slate of nominations announced.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Albert Sprithop
Decatur, Nd
Chicago Opens Quiet as Oppressive Weather Worsens Markets
May 20 report notes subdued activity at the board of trade with slow London and Liverpool trades due to holidays. Wheat futures slipped in some months while July rose on lighter seeding and favorable weather in the Northwest. Corn and oats largely dull with near-term prices steady, while provisions eased then found support amid a soft hog market.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Liverpool
London
Northwest
St. Louis
Kansas City
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Shorts
Ealive
Chicago live stock market figures and receipts May 23
Cattle receipts 4090 with market steady. Hogs receipts 22600 with prices 5 lower. mixed and butcher hogs 6.90 to 7.45. heavy and light ranges noted. Sheep and lambs strong with good to choice wethers 6.00 to 6.50 and lambs around 5.50 to 6.00. Texas fed steers listed at 5.50 to 6.50. Canner and bull prices provided.
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Chicago
Texas
City and Farm Prices Reported in Fort Wayne Market
Fort Wayne indices list varieties and prices for flour spring wheat corn meal oats and hay market rates for hogs sheep lambs deer cows steers calves and live stock. Local produce quotes include butter eggs lard live chickens spring chickens potatoes apples beans onions honey nuts and allied farm products with per unit and per hundred weights where applicable.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Graham
Private Long Escapes Death in Grand Review
A brief account from the Indianapolis Sentinel reports Private Charles Long of battery B narrowly escaping death during a grand review. His horse reared and fell, trapping his left leg, while Color Sgt. Schramm risked danger by dropping his colors to aid.
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Long
Battery B
Sentinel
Indianapolis Sentinel
Charles Long
Grand Review
Sergt. Schramm
Rescuer frees horse amid crowd as Long sustains knee fracture
An animal attack near the brigade hospital leaves Long pinned under the horse. He is freed after a dramatic struggle, with a fractured knee treated at the hospital and he returns to his company later that evening with the injured leg in a plaster cast.
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Long
Brigade
Proposal to Protect Dogs Through State Legislation
City dog owners unite to push a state law safeguarding dogs. The piece notes dogs lack a close season and face unrestrained killing, while taxes on dogs remain high yet their legal value lags behind poultry. A young attorney drafts the bill for presentation next fall.
Appraisers Appointed in Crossing Dispute
Judge Walter Olds returned from Wabash where he represented the Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction company in a dispute with the Wabash railroad over a crossing near Layro. The Wabash filed a plea in abatement which the court sustained after Olds demurred. Appraisers were appointed to determine damages and will report within a few days.
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Walter Olds
Wabash
Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction Company
Wabash Railroad
Layro
Hammond & Stuart
Lafayette
Wabash Company
Olds
Fisher's Birds Win Fort Wayne Homing Contest
Sixty one pigeons owned by Fort Wayne Homing club members were released at Lafayette at 6 am for a 100 mile flight to Fort Wayne. The first arrival was F. Fisher at 9 am and by 6 pm thirty two pigeons had returned. Prizes awarded: Fisher first, Beach second, Griebel third, Gedford fourth, Shilling fifth, Link sixth.
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Fort Wayne
Durstine Engagement Reported by Plain Dealer
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Dr. and Mrs. Durstine of Willson Avenue announce their engagement.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Durstine
Willson Avenue
Hartman Engagement Linked to Fort Wayne Engineer
The article notes the engagement of their daughter Miriam to Fred Stewart Hartman of Fort Wayne Indiana an electrical engineer at Elestriz works and a prominent young man son of Mr and Mrs Lem R Hartman of West Wayne Street.
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Miriam
Fred Stewart Hartman
Fort Wayne
Ind
Mr. Hartman
Elestriz Works
Lem R. Hartman
West Wayne Street
Affidavits Filed in Woodburn and Nearby Courts
In Woodburn and Shirley City about six affidavits have been filed in France's court. Martin Baker accuses Stella Johnson’s associate Romsh of assault and battery. Baker then charges Richard Johnson and Frances Gordon with morals violations. Andrew J. Bennet accuses James Johnson of carrying concealed weapons and public intoxication. Constable Ford seeks arrests with warrants but has not reported returns. In New Haven, Henry Ryan faces profanity charges after Samuel Shirey’s affidavit.
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Baker
Andrew J. Bennet
James Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Ford
Woodburn
Chaplain Milburn Injured by Runaway Horse at Capitol
Blind Chaplain Milburn of the senate was struck by a runaway horse after delivering the opening prayer. The large toe of one foot was severed and several other toes injured. His daughter pulled him clear from the path moments before the horse rushed forward.
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Washington
Milburn
Senate
Capitol
Graeter Fractures Hand After Wheel Crash on Calhoun
W F Graeter of the Indiana Furniture Company is laid up with two broken fingers after being struck by a delivery wagon while riding his bicycle on Calhoun street. He swerved to avoid an approaching carriage and suffered a fractured hand bone and body bruises.
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W. F. Graeter
Indiana Furniture Company
Calhoun Street
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Per Sandusky
ARMY
Martha English
Catherine Coling
Emma Kensal
Anna B. Wright
Norval Wright
Harry M. Kensill
Walter
Electric Light Works
NAVY
ST. Pierre ES
Cape
Maysville and Vicinity
Lewis Reicnelderfer
Emanuel Hettinger
Henry Houts
Grabill
Starr House
Professor Ward
New Haven
Ward
Grubb
Post Office
G. A. R. Post
LEO
Decatur
Lisle
Wayne Dry Goods CO
Calhoun St
Old
Fisher
Henry Ryan
Samuel Shirey
Shirey
Bagby
Chaplain Milburn Hurt
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