Lutheran Synod session ends with clear stands on temperance
Fort Wayne pastors and laymen returned from the Southern Conference of the Northern Indiana Lutheran synod at St. Peter’s Lutheran near South Whitley. Officers elected include President S E Slater and Secretary W D Zelgier with D A Kuhn as treasurer. The four day meeting discussed pulpit duties, church relevance, catechesis, outreach, Sunday questions, amusements, evangelism, and strong temperance measures condemning liquor traffic and pledging assistance to exterminate it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Schrock
D. A. Kuhn
Fort Wayne
Northern Indiana Lutheran Synod
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
South Whitley
A. Z. Fryberger
S. E. Slater
Auburn
W. D. Zelgier
Laeranze
Ohio Electric forms to build Fort Wayne trolley line
Columbus Ohio May 16 The Ohio Electric company of Cincinnati is incorporated with 100000 capital stock by E H Berry D J Downing S M Murray W P Schubert and C W Wilson. The plan covers owning constructing and operating electric railways from Zanesville to the Indiana line near New Paris Preble county then to Richmond Ind Cincinnati Toledo Columbus Washington D H Springfield Dayton Defiance Lima and Fort Wayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Ohio Electric Company
Cincinnati
E. H. Berry
D. J. Downing
S. M. Murray
W. P. Schubert
C. W. Wilson
Zanesville
Indiana Line
New Paris
Preble County
Richmond
Ind
Toledo
Columbus
Washington D. H
Springfield
Dayton
Defiance
Lima
Fort Wayne
Sneak Thieves Rob Hinton Family Rooms On Calhoun Street
Thieves entered the upstairs rooms above the Hinton restaurant on South Calhoun Street between 5 and 7 PM Thursday, stealing 85 cents from a child’s bank, a diamond stick pin, two rings and an overcoat left behind. J G Hinton and family were present but unaware until after supper. Access was through a transom. items were on a dresser. The pawns were recovered the next afternoon. a clock was wrapped in two coats but left. Rings belonged to Miss Verma Hinton. Police were informed but lack of descriptions hinders clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinton
South Calhoun Street
J. G. Hinton
Devany Gets Limit In City Court Case
Jack Devany failed to seize a chance to leave the city and Filtey morning received the limit for drunkenness. Judge Skelton sent him from the city court with a $100 fine and ten days in jail. Uncle Anson Farmer, in police court over a truck alley family row, claimed he left his hat at Charles Paul’s residence and caused 80 inch trouble. he was fined $1 and costs. Theodora Droeggemeyer, drunk at the Majestic theater, fought so hard Special Officer Hardendorf could not sapd him and was arrested. Chief Ankenbruck fined her $1 and costs. The surety of the exercise age against William Garrison was dististuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Devany
Clity
Filtey
Theodora Droeggemeyer
Majestic Theater
Omcer Hardendorf
Ankenbruck
William
Garrison
Indiana's 1-Cent Fare Law Faces New Constitutional Challenge
Indianapolis May 16. The News notes a fresh challenge to Indiana’s two cent railroad fare law. A local attorney cites a recent appellate court hint and Attorney General Bingham's view that the law may be unconstitutional as class legislation by excluding interurban roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
the News Today
United States
Indiana Appellate Court
James Bingham
Bingham
General Assembly
State seeks best marriage law for unconventional match
Columbus Ohio May 15 John Bryan a sixty year old millionaire farmer author and manufacturer from Yellow Springs searches state law library for a marriage rule that suits him He plans to travel to the chosen state to wed Cincinnati girl Fred erica Murphy twenty years old He says the state must have the best statutes on the subject and vows not to wed in Ohio Kentucky or Dakota He seeks a contract limiting his wife from stage work or writing novels until twenty years of marriage and offers to give away most of his estate leaving about 3 000 000 in total assets
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John Bryan
Yellow Springs
Xenia
State Law Library
Frederica Murphy
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Ohio
Dakota
Wheat Situation in Europe Gloomy at Odessa
Odessa reports a grim European wheat outlook with prices at decade highs in Russia. Besarabia Poltava Kherson and Podolia suffer heavy winter crop damage and 75 percent loss of crops from cold and dry spring. A rapid thaw threatens spring crops unless rain comes within a week. Grain brokers tie prices to foreign quotations as stocks run low despite no market speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Russia
Bessarabia
Poltava
Kherson
Podolia
Anderson White dies at 101 years in Winchester
Anderson White a former slave born on a North Carolina plantation died in Winchester on Thursday at age 101. He moved with a caravan to Fountain City Indiana about seventy years ago. The obituary notes his long life and civil war era origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson White
Winchester
North Carolina
Fountain City
Ind
Allen's Foot-Base promises instant relief for tight shoes
Ladies can fit into one size smaller shoes with Allen's Foot-Base powder. It eases tight or new footwear, relieves coins and bunions, and claims to be the greatest comfort discovery. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 2 cents. trial packages and a free sample ad are promoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Fred
Sam
Allen S. ‘Olmsted
LeRoy. N
Harriman Must Face Prosecution for Railroad Deals
Washington reports President Roosevelt believes Harriman's railroad dealings require criminal action. Kellogg Severance outlined contested contracts among Union Pacific Southern Pacific Santa Fe Illinois Central and San Pedro lines alleging antitrust violations and stock watering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Kellogg
Severance
Frank B. Kellogg
Charles A. Severance
Interstate Commission
Department of Justice
Commission
Harriman
Kellogg- Severance
Kellogg and Severance
Messrs. Kellogg and Severance
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
New Orleans
New York
United States
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Illinois Central
San Pedro
Alton
Far West
Islinoig Central
Union
San Pedro Road
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Great Empire
Murder at New Paris Ends in Shooting on Street
In New Paris Indiana Erastus Paul a barber was shot dead last night in front of his home by Harry Toms a jeweler Toms says he acted in self defense after Paul struck him with a club He was jailed in Goshen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Paris
Ind
Erastus Paul
Harry Toms
Paul
Toms
Goshen
Notice to Gardeners Market Sale Barr Street June 11 1907
Notice to gardeners that a market sale will be held on Barr Street Market Saturday June 11 1907 at 9:00 AM. William Ropa, Market Master, signs the notice. Located at West 16-23-80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eash
Barr Street
Cumberland church body forms new general assembly
Dickson Tennessee May 16 a quorum from the Cumberland Presbyterian church assembly traveled to Bethlehem church at the McAdow log cabin site to establish the seventy seventh session of the general assembly Rev J L Hudgins retiring moderator led the service and opening sermon He attacked union advocates and accused the press and pulpits of corruption and partisan influence in endorsing the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organic Union
Committee On Fraternity and Union
Missionary Need Highlights Global Church Report
The executive commission of the world alliance of Reformed churches says churches cannot supply enough missionaries or physicians for heathen regions. It urges well equipped schools and native ministers, teachers, and doctors. The report also covers home missions, Europe work, and cautions against Catholic charges about France. It notes a moral approach to divorce and details moderator elections at the Southern Presbyterian assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alliance of the Reformed Churches
General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian Church
China
United Presbyterian Church
Egypt
India
United States
Europe
France
The
South Presbyterian Church
Interchurch Conference On
Howerton
Flowerton
Hall
J. R. Hewerton
Montreal
N. C
W. McF. Alexander
New Orleans
Russell Cecil
Richmond
Presbyterian aid endowment reaches 250000 goal
In Louisville on May 16 the executive committee of ministerial relief of the Presbyterian Church in the United States issued its annual statement. The report notes Hugh T. Inman of Atlanta pledged 100000 toward the aged ministers fund, thirty percent of which is already paid, leaving 9000 needed to complete the goal. The combined endowment now stands at 250000 with pledges to cover the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Presbyterian Church In the
United States
Henry H. Sweets
General Conference of the
Presbyterian Church
Birmingham
Hugh T. Inman
Atlanta
Inman
Church committee reports record handling of funds
The ministry notes that 53 820 has been handled in the year by the committee with John Stites of Louisville as treasurer. The report says this breaks all records in church history and the general assembly may order increasing the endowment at once to 500000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stites
Louisville
General Assembly
Bonds Found in Ruins of Century-Old Cleveland Inn
In Cleveland on May 17, B W Hollingsworth unearthed Erie railroad bonds worth 116740 and 575 in coins from a rusted tin box hidden in a bricked fireplace at 2811 Detroit Ave N W. The owner George C Moran disappeared in 1874 and bones found earlier support murder theory. The bonds are held by U S Judge Tyler for five years awaiting Moran heirs. if none appear Hollingsworth may receive a quarter of value.
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Cleveland, O
Erie Railroad
B. W. Hollinsworth
Ohio City
Detroit Avenue
N. W
George C. Moran
Hollingsworth
Moran
Erie Railroad Company
United States
Tyler
Woman Charged With Death Of Mother-In-Law
Indianapolis May 17 Emma Baker 1518 Bates Street was arrested on a manslaughter charge in the death of her 67 year old mother in law Mary Baker. The alleged attack occurred four weeks earlier during a dispute over the younger womans child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Mary Baker
Emma. Baker
Bates Street
Hold Birrell Bill Angers Irish Nationalists
Dublin May 16 The Sein Fein executive committee calls Birrells Irish bill insulting to Ireland and urges nationalist MPs to withdraw from Parliament and seek a settlement with England via The Hague arbitration court. It proposes sending a resolution to the Irish national council urging Dublin MPs to return and push for international recognition and peace congress talks at The Hague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Sein Fein Society
Birrell
Ireland
England
Hague Arbitration Court
Irish National Council
The
Hagues
International Court of Arbitration
Mayor Schmitz Abdicates Power in Frisco Move
San Francisco May 17. Eugene Schmitz relinquishes governance to a seven member committee from major city business groups. The mayor transfers authority, effectively naming a control body while Ruef’s extortion allegations and a $50,000 payment are alleged to have shaped trolley franchise deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Eugene Schmitz
F. B. Anderson
F. W. Dohrmann
Percy T. Morgan
F. W. van Sicklen
Louis Rosenfeld
C. H. Bentley
Charles W. Stack
Merchants’ Exchange
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Merchants’ Association
Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association
Ruef testifies before grand jury in graft case
Abraham Ruef, after pleading guilty in the extortion case, testified before a San Francisco grand jury at Native Sons Hall about bribery involving United Railroads. He alleged payments totaling 200000 dollars to fund the scheme, with portions earmarked for Mayor Schmitz, supervisors, and officials. Ruef insisted he would reveal only others who knowingly entered corruption and praised jurors for their fair treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmitz
Abraham Ruef
United Railroads Company
Joseph Poheim
William J. Burns
Poheim
Burns
San Francisco
Cal
Ruef
Grand
Fillmore Street
Elisor Biggy
Native Sons
United Railroads
Calhoun
Patrick Calhoun
Thornwell Mullalley
Tirey I. Ford
William M. Abbott
United Railways
Grand Jury
Qarier
Mass attack in Polish town leaves many dead and wounded
In Lodz Russian Poland on May 17 a terrorist raid on a mail wagon killed a Cossack guard and wounded others. Cossacks retaliated at the Kuttner spinning mills, firing on workers and killing fifteen while wounding over thirty. Officials claim factory employees were not involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodz
Russian Poland
Lonkowa Street
Kuttner
Railway Office Robbery in Warsaw Ends in Bloodshed
A band of terrorists robbed the Vistula railroad office on Druga street at 10 AM, taking $5,000. Four people were killed and nine wounded as guards and soldiers exchanged fire, with two bystanders killed and five injured during the pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Vistula
Druga Street
Arly
Moscow Robber Belenzoff Dies in Prison Hospital
Belenzoff, who led the 1906 Moscow bank robbery netting 27500 and who escaped from a train during extradition, died in the prison hospital at Moscow on May 16 from consumption. Rumor says police let him flee in exchange for betraying accomplices and that he lived under protection. He reportedly faced threats from other terrorists seeking vengeance for his alleged betrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Belenzoff
Switzerland
Belenzof
Licenses Granted to Life State Teachers in Indiana
Life state teachers licenses were granted to Joe E. Colburn of Churubusco and Elbridge B. Riger of Bourbon. College graduates licenses were awarded to Jesse E. Eschbaehr of Warsaw A. R. Dean of Butler and Paul Wilkie of Fort Wayne following successful examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life State
Joe E. Colburn
Churubusco
Elbridge B. Riger
Bourbon
Jesse E. Eschbaehr
Warsaw
A. R. Dean
Butler
Paul Wilkie
Fort Wayne
Money to Loan on Real Estate or Personal Security
Real estate or personal security loans offered by C Pfeiffer in Bass Block rooms 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. &. Pfeiffer
Bass Block
Jewel Skirt Supporter offered by Miss Emma Grage
Advertisement for a nickel skirt supporter and waist holder marketed to women. Sold worldwide at 25c, reduced to 15c to close out. Includes full usage directions and requests stamps or coin payment. Addressed to Miss Emma Grage at 517 Wallace Street, Fort Wayne Indiana. Dated April 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Grage
Wallace Street
Fort Wayne
Ind
Calhoun Site Near Sentinel Office Report
Brief note records a location at Calhoun near the Sentinel office identified as site E F SITES D D 5 with no further context or details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun
Sentinel Office
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Indiana
Elkhart
Franklin Law
Mary Matilda Whitaker
Justice Whisler
Law
Ater Harriman
Pacifics
Washington
E. H. Harriman
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alton Deal
WM. Ropa
Assembly of
Erie Canal Securities
Turn
Cleveland
Mrs. Baker
Hold Birrell
Frisco
Sandy,co
FT. Wayne, Ind
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D. D
W. Wayne Sr
Melching
West Main Street
Michigan
Garg
Sturgis
Cadillac
Mancelona
BOYNE
Pye
C. L. Lockwood
Gen. Pass
Grand Rapids
Mich
Southeastern
Colorado
J. A. Nye
Union Pacific Land Dept
Marquette Building
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