WEDDING BELLS FILL MULTI-NEWS PAGE WITH VOWS
A sequence of spring weddings fills the page from Fort Wayne and Orleans. Miss Bon Silene Rose Auger wed Herbert Pierce Coverdale at her mother's Washington boulevard east home with simple ceremony and rose decor. Separately Elenora A. Wolb married Albert H. Scheumann at St Pauls Lutheran church with two bridesmaids. Other nuptials include Miss Helen Bass and Mrs John Hipskind in Orleans, a silver wedding for Mr. and Mrs. Meyers, and Louise Hilgeman with Martin Hildinger at Concordia church. The notices cover travel plans, outfits, and host families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bon Silene Rose Auger
Herbert Pierce Coverdale
Lydia Auger
Washington Boulevard East
Emma Allinger
Killarney
H. B. Master
Miss Allinger
Cnarmeuse
A. S. Coverdale
Chicago
Walter Bauer
Robert Meatheney
Grand Rapids
Mich
Coverdale
Chicago & Haineis Railroad
Fort Wayne High School
Louise Hilgeman
J. Krauskopf
Martin Hildinger
Concordia Lutheran Church
August Lange
Lizzie Hildinge
Clara Wkranskopf
Harry Sihnerr
Harry Hilgemann
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples
Martin Moser 26 fireman weds Emma C Kling 19 Ray Fevaughn 23 pressfeeder weds Clara W Beach 18 Mike W Wallace 24 piano finisher weds Lola M Mossburg 21 Henry T Havert 26 baggage master weds Hermin A Pooler 21 James F Burk 28 telegraph operator weds Ida G Modricker 27 telegrapher
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Moser
Emma C. Kling
Ray Fe.vaughn
Clara W. Beach
Mike W. Wallace
Lola ,M. Mossburg
Henry T. Havert
Hermin A. Pooler
James F. Burk
Ida G. Modricker
Proclaiming Christian X New King of Denmark
In Copenhagen on May 15 at 3 PM Christian X was proclaimed king from the palace balcony. The announcement followed formal ceremony and marked the accession to the Danish throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
King
Denmark
Copenhagen
Christian X
Deaths and funerals in Fort Wayne area obituaries
Multiple notices report deaths and funeral arrangements. Mrs. Mahala Cutshall dies after a yearlong liver illness near Huntertown, leaving husband Gabriel and three sons. Retired Wabash engineer Georg W. King, Civil War veteran, passes in Fort Wayne. survivors include wife Margaret and seven children. Rev. Moore of the Free Methodist church dies after cancer, leaving nine children. Mrs. Mary Anna Brucker, mother of Frank XII Brucker, dies in Hot Springs Arkansas after senility and rheumatic issues. service planned in Fort Wayne.
Krauhs Youth Dies After Six Month Illness
Frederick C. Krauhs 19 years old son of Mr and Mrs Frederick J Krauhs 1223 Hues tis avenue died at 6 am Tuesday at the family residence after a six month illness He was born January 7 1893 in Fort Wayne and lived here all his life He attended Emmaus Lutheran parochial schools and later worked with J F Wing until illness interrupted his duties He leaves parents two sisters Jennie and Erma Funeral services will be Friday at 2 pm from the residence and 230 pm at Emmaus Lutheran church with Revs Philip and Fred Wambsganis officiating Interment will be at Concordia cemetery A special Emmaus Young Men's Society meeting will be held at 8 pm tonight to pass resolutions of respect for Krauhs who was a society member
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georg W. King
East
Lewis Street
Mr. King
Mansfield
Fort Wayne
Ilo
Fifth Regiment
Vermont
King
Salem
Rutland
Margaret. Moran
James H. Moore
Fulton
Ind
J. D. Daly
Newccastle
Mary Angela
Order of Sisters of Notre Dame
Milwaukee
Loretta
Lacey
Frank
Germain King
Judson Smith
West Waunwell
Mgr. King
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Sacred Heart League
Peru
C. E. of A
Frederick C. Krauhs
Frederick J. Krauhs
Huestis Avenue
Emmaus Lutheran Church
Emmaus
J. F. Wing
Jennie
Erma Krauhs
Philip
Fred Wambsgan
Concordia Cemetery
Emmaus Young Men’s Society
Krauhs
Margaret M Shearer Dies at 27 in Indiana
Margaret M. Shearer aged 27 wife of Thomas R. Shearer died Friday morning at Lutheran hospital. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Mercer of Poe Indiana. Surviving are her husband one child three brothers and one sister. Funeral at 2 PM Sunday from the fether residence near Poe and 2 30 PM from the Poe M E church. Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret M. Shearer
Thomas R. Shearer
Lutheran Hospital
Robert Mercer
Poe
Ind
Fether
Poe M. E
Miller
Death of Mrs Catherine Miller at 69 in Wells County
Mrs Catherine Miller aged 69 died at home on Jane street after illness. She was born in Allen County and lived with her husband Samuel Wells in Wells County until 1901.
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Catherine Miller
Jane Street
Mrs Edna Thompson Dies at 32 in Fort Wayne Home
Mrs Edna Thompson wife of Roy Z Thompson died Monday afternoon at 1303 Spy Run avenue death due to complications She was 32 years 9 months and 15 days born October 2 1879 West Virginia She married July 24 1899 at Marietta Ohio Surviving husband a Home Telephone and Telegraph foreman a daughter Ada 9 a brother W R B Foley of Grafton West Virginia She belonged to Methodist Episcopal Ben Hur Court New 92 and Ladies of the Maccabees No 55 Interment Lindenwood Rev Ruhl to officiate at 2 pm from the residence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna (. Thompson
Roy Z. Thompson
Spy Run Avenue
Thompson
West Virginia
Mr. Thompson
Marietta
Home Telephone and Telegraph Company
Ada
Miss Catherine Corcoran Dies After Long Fort Wayne Residency
Miss Catherine Frances Corcoran a long-time Fort Wayne resident died at St. Joseph's hospital at age 79 from heart failure after a two day illness. Born in Ireland she came to America as a young woman, lived in Canada briefly, then settled in Fort Wayne fifty five years ago. Surviving nephews and nieces. Funeral services Tuesday at St. Joseph's hospital chapel at 7 40 a m with burial not at Catholic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Frances Corcoran
Fort Wayne
St. Joseph's Hospital
Miss Corcoran
Ireland
America
Canada
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Electrician A M Hockemeyer Dies in Bluefield Shock
A M Hockemeyer aged 50 formerly of Fort Wayne died Thursday afternoon from an electrical shock at work for the Appalachian Power Company in Bluefield West Virginia He was an expert electrical engineer and supervised construction for the company at Bluefield Born in Fort Wayne he left for Lisbon Portugal six years ago to oversee electrical projects
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Hockemeyer
Fort Wayne
Appalachian Power Company
Bluefield
W. Va
Hockemeyer
Lisbon
Portugal
Fort Wayne Lutheran Educated Man Dies Abroad Worker
The deceased was employed abroad until 1908 and is survived by two sisters and three brothers from Fort Wayne, including Mrs. Hannah Volland Mrs. Henry Nieter Christ William and Charles Hockemeyer. An aunt Mrs. Mary Hockemeyer lives on 12381 West Washington Street. He attended Lutheran schools and belonged to St. Martin's Church near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah, Volland
Henry Nieter
Christ
William
Charles Hockemeyer
Fort Wayne
Mary Hockemeyer
West
Washington Street
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church
Pioneer farmer August Roussey dies at 79 in Jefferson township
August Roussey, age 79 and among Allen county’s oldest pioneers, died at 9 40 p m Sunday night at his Jefferson township home after a year plus of stomach trouble. A French native who came to America as a child, he farmed the same property since settling here and leaves eight children including Mrs. Didier, Mrs. Harkenrider, Mrs. Wolf, Amelia Griffith, Laura, Emile, William, and Louis Roussey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Roussey
Allen County
Jefferson Township
Roussey
France
America
Frank Didier
Joseph Harkenrider
Louise Wolf
Fort Wayne
Amelia Griffith
Detroit
Laura
Aimilie
William
Louis Roussey
Sharpsville
Mrs Mary E Blackburn Dies at Hope Hospital
Mrs. Mary E Blackburn wife of Uriah K Blackburn died Sunday at 4 PM in Hope hospital at age 32 3 23. Death caused by peritonitis. Survived by husband a son Herbert seven and twins twelve days. Brothers and sisters listed including Louis Oehler Crestline Ohio and others from Maples Fort Wayne Wells county. Twin sister of Mrs Lehman. Royal Neighbors member. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM from residence and 2 30 PM from United Brethren church Rev G F Byrer officiating. Interment Lindenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Blackburn
Uriah K. Blackburn
The
Hope Hospital
Herbert
Louis Oehler
Crestline
Ohio
John
Fred Oehler
Maples
C. A. Stolte
F. W. Stolte
Anna Messman
Jacob Tehman
Sophia Rier
Fort Wayne
Samuel Lyza
Wells County
Lehman
Blackburn
Royal Neighbors
United Brethren Church
G. F. Byrer
Lindenwood
Obituary: Albert McBride 25 Monroeville Resident
Albert McBride of Monroeville aged 25 died Monday afternoon at St. Josephs hospital. Survived by wife and four children Williard Wilfred Frances Mareille, parents Mr and Mrs Jacob McBride of Monroeville, siblings James McBride of Six Lakes Mich tra McBride Guy M McBride and Mrs Elsie Scott Clarence Carl Lula Joas and Edward McBride all of Monroeville. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Remains to be shipped to Monroeville Wednesday morning at 3 05 oclock over the interurban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert McBride
Monroeville
St. Joseph's Hospital
Williard
Wilfred
Frances
Mareille
Jacob MeBride
James 0. McBride
Six Lakes
Mich
Tra McBride
Guy M. McBride
Williams
Elsie Scott
Clarence
Carl
Lula Joas
Edward McBride
McBride
Methodist Episcopal Church
Kilworth Dies at 36 After Paralysis Struggle
William W Kilworth aged 36 died Monday at his parents home one mile west of Churubasco from paralysis. He was born in Allen County and lived in Fort Wayne for a time. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 PM from the residence with Rev. S B Stookey officiating, interment in Riverside Cemetery Eel River Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William W Kilworth
John Kilworth
Churubasco
Kilworth
Allen County
Fort Wayne
S. B. Stookey
Riverside Cemetery
Eel River Township
Death of David Kimmell in Pleasant Township
David Kimmell aged S1 years of Pleasant township died at 5 o'clock Tuesday evening from infirmities of age. Surviving are six children Jacob Feighner Huntington Mrs Hernton Nebraska Nathaniel Jacob Fort Wayne John Iowa Robert at home. Two brothers Jacob Pleasant township John Wayne township and sister Mrs Harritt Ewert of Marea Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kimmell
Pleasant Township
Jacob Feightner
Huntington
Myrs. Hernton
Nebraska
Nathaniel
Jacob Kimmell
Fort Wayne
John Kimmell
Iowa
Robert Kimmell
Jacob
Ohn
Wayne Township
Harritt Ewert
Marea
Ind
Edward Allen Dies of Pneumonia at Home
Edward Allen aged 32 employed at the Bursley Wholesale horse died Saturday morning at the home of Mrs Edward Knapp 1860 Lindley Avenue from pneumonia He leaves a mother two sisters and five brothers living in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Allen
Bursley Wholesale Horse
Edward Knapp
Lindley Avenue
Canada
Julius Speinke dies at 76 after cancer battle
Julius Speinke, 76, died at 4:30 Tuesday at his daughter Mrs Herman Bleich’s home 1932 Oliver St Fort Wayne. Burial followed illnesses of five months. Born in Germany he lived in Fort Wayne since 1890. Survived by wife’s death three years earlier and four children Emil Richard William Speinke and Mrs. Herman Bleich all of Fort Wayne. He served in three German wars 1865 60 and 1870 71 and joined Grace Lutheran Church after moving here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Speinke
Herman Bleich
Oliver Street
Mr. Speinke
Germany
Fort Wayne
Emil
Richard
William Speinke
Grace Lutheran Church
Death of Florence Voirol Aged 73 in Jackson Township
Florence Voirol 73 longtime Jackson township resident died at home after a lingering illness. Born in Canton Borne Switzerland October 17 1837 he came to America in 1851 and settled in Allen county. Survived by widow Euphrasie Lovie eight children one sister and a Catholic church member burial at Besancon church pending funeral Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Voirol
Jackson Township
Mr. Voirol
Canton Borne
Switzerland
America
Allen County
Euphrasie Lovie
Starke County
Ohio
Emil
Justin
Jules
James
Edward
Joseph
Herman Voirol
Anna Voirol
Victor Groumex
Besancon
Fort Wayne Traction Aide Invited to Indianapolis Banquet
W Greenland assistant manager of the Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction company received an invitation to attend a banquet at the Claypool hotel Indianapolis Saturday evening in honor of American Railway Association officials visiting major U.S. cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Greenland
Fort Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction Company
Claypool Hotel
Indianapolis
American Railway Association
United States
trElectric Railway
Road survey delays in Lafayette and nearby townships
In Lafayette Cedar Creek Jackson Madison and Monroe townships viewers in the commissioners court asked for more time to file reports and the matter was postponed for a week. About sixty miles of road are included in the project. The same session covered a separate civil suit over damages from the Chicago and Erie Railroad. A jury had heard evidence on the administratrix case of W A Jones vs Chicago and Erie Railroad for 10000 dollars and retired to consider. Roselle Meyers seeks a two year separation from Frederick Meyers claiming excessive drinking and lack of support for her and their children and requests 330 dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Lafayette
Cedar Creek
Jackson
Madison
Monroe
Robert G. Mitchell
W. A. Jones
Chicago and Erie Railroad Company
Roselle Meyers
Frederick Meyers
Divorces and suits filed in Bluffton area docket
The records reveal Samantha Mc Cammack seeking a new decree after a second marriage and a division of property amid alleged neglect and insults. Emrick & Emrick filed a suit alongside claims of a blow on a farm valued at $4.00 and unpaid clothing. a separate divorce bid shows Migh Seldenright accusing Anna Seldenright of drinking away from home. Other actions include Sikula Kuzet and John Hironomides pressuring Gust Giano over a lease for the Palaces pool room. a trial verdict awarded $85,000 in a William Jones estate case against the Chicago and Eric Rail row company. Guy Drewett gains a divorce from Caroline Drewett, while Mary Mositi sues Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction for injuries from a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samantha McCammack
Samuel McCammack
Emrick & Emrick
Bluffton
Migh Seldenright
Anna Seldenright
Blaftten
Otheromen
William Bryant
Sikula Kuzet
John Hironomides
Gust
County Officials Seek Eight Hour Day Pay ruling
County board and auditor met to set pay for county officers stationed at May registration. They opened precinct breaths from 4 AM to 5 PM and debated one to eight hours per day. The attorney general ruled the eight hour law not applicable. likely $1 per day. Suits in Superior Court include Gertrude W Snyder vs Charles D Snyder for separation and Margaret Didier alleging abandonment in divorce from James F Didier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
TE Prown
Gertrude W. Snyder
Charles D. Snyder
James F. Didier
Margaret Didier
W. (. Ryan
Geiger Acquitted After License Charge Appeal
Hugh Geiger was acquitted in the circuit court this afternoon after an appeal from a city court ruling fining him 34 and casting in a motor vehicle without a license case. The decision followed an appeal filed after the city court judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Geiger
Divorce Complaint Alleges 34 Years of Abuse
Amanda Garman files in circuit court seeking a decree and 15000 alimony claiming 34 years of abuse by Benjamin Franklin Garman. She cites violent temper, infidelity accusations, failure to heat the home during cold weather, and says he diverted assets to his children after acquiring four farms. A restraining order bars disposal of property and mistreatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amands Garman
Circuit Court Today
Benjamin Franklin Garman
Garman
Davis Pleads Guilty in Shield Clothing Store Robbery
William J. Davis, caught in the act of robbing Shields clothing store, pleads guilty to entering a house to commit a felony and faces two to fourteen years in the reformatory. He refused to reveal his current name, claiming former residence in Little Rock, Ark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Ro Wd Zollars
Davis
William J. Davis
Shields
Reformatory
Little Rock
Art
J. Herman Bueter
Court weighs liquor sale dispute at fair grounds
Judge Merryman heard arguments in the driving park liquor case tied to a September fair raid. The judge will study authorities before ruling on license status, fair type, grand stand sales, and related questions raised by W C T A and liquor backers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
J. D. Merryman
Oliver Steward
Driving Park
Albert FE. Thomas
T. FE. Ellison
Johun Barton
Chcit
Daisy Thain
George Thain
Marion Chief of Police Escapes Gunfire in Station
In Marion Indiana on May 21 John Votaw, 59, attempted to shoot Chief Phil Phillips at the police station as officers wrestled him to the ground. The path of the bullet struck the wall, and officers recovered three revolvers, ammunition, and a package of arsenic from Votaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Ben Phillips
John Votaw
Droom Perddler
Votaw
Chief Phillips
Phillips
Iron fence picket wounds boy in Washington court yard
An iron fence picket pierced Carroll Kidwell, 14, in Washington Indiana while he walked with other boys near the county courthouse. The injury to his abdomen, sustained yesterday, is feared to be fatal as doctors treat the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ind
Carroll Kidwell
Court House
Well Known Lawyer Adolph Rogers Dies Across State
Adolph Rogers aged 66 an esteemed attorney in eastern Indiana died yesterday in Birmingham Alabama. He long led the Henry County Historical Society serving as president for years before resigning last winter due to ill health. He held several county offices over his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Ind
Adolph Rogers
Indiana
Birmingham
Ala
Henry County Historical Society
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kKonor
Clara Scheumann
Lidegroom
Mr. Schellmann
Paul Kolb
Robert Kramer
Fred Schmidt
Swansonia
Montgomery Street
Patord
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Dequaintance
Flossie Adams
Gwendolyn Saylor
Lohengrin
Wabash
Hipskind
Guy Bassett
John Hanna
Baby
City
MaccDonnald
Bedford
Maconnald
Walker
Thornton V. Allen
Anna Shields
Bramwell
F. G. Meyers
Fast
Packard Band
J. Rohrback
H. Rohrback
F. Fremion
C. Cartwright
Charles Rohrback
H. Bitzinger
Tda Ritzinger
Blanche Fremion
L. Rehling
M. Rohrback
C. M. Thieme
B. Foley
N. Quinlan
M. Shea
B. Rohrback
Dora Rehling
Helen Rehling
Bredemeyer
Fred Rohrback
H. Meyers
H. Sieler
Irvin Meyers
John Miracle
Miracle
J. A. Pelkey
Earl Pelkey
Edward Hickman
Terrence Hursh
Allen Hursh
Theressa Hannan
Ethel Miracle
Werbert Strain
Frank Siegerfaos
Harry Davis
Bessie Bordman
Elkhart
H. T. Bradley
Velma Kellner
Aaron Terrell
W. H. Barnhart
Clara
Cora Barnhart
Teddy Barnhart
Hildinger-Hilgemann
Manor—Timmis
Mabel C. Timmis
Carl E. Manor
Grace Reformed Church
Zartman
Manor
Indiana Lighting Company
Alonzo Timmis
Clinton Street
Walther League
Laporte
O. M. E. Heintz
Theodore W. Miller
Mahala Cutshall
Huntertown
Cutshall
Gabriel Cutshall
Louis
Virgil Cutshall
Frank Buttes
Toledo
William Foss
Kansas
Edward Buford
Spencer
Charles Buford
John Buford
Huntertown Cemetery
A. E. Beckett
Bethel Evangelical Church
Sarah J. Ball
Maglev
Barvia Heckler
Fort Warne
Welock
Cle. Boyer
Carson Moore
Free Methodist Church
Hurd
Holton
Francesville
Brucker
Frank XX. Brucker
Mary Anna Brucker
Hot Springs
Ark
John Brennan
Hessen Darmstadt
Frank XII. Brucker
Catherine Morris
Elizabeth ‘Co
Mary Sampson
Rose Jremnant
Margaret Hengenroether
Corcoran
Speinke
Voirol
Bannet
Allen County Courts
Geiger
Emily
Anna FE. Brudi
Anit
Sophia M. Brudi
Louis Brudi
R. B. Dreibelbiss
Clicmt
Gottlieb Geller
Caroline
Fife
James Mr. Bowman
Sadie Bowman
Ralph Mosaf
Bacir
Lawton Park
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