Indianapolis Merchants Outing Reaches Fort Wayne by Trolley
A Indianapolis Merchants association party led by Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter traveled by a special Indiana Union Traction car to Fort Wayne for a two hour visit, with a dinner at the New Avelline hotel and a return via Logansport. The trip, delayed two hours by late connections, included leaders and officers of the association such as F. M. Ayres, C. H. Badger, Paul H. Krauss, and G. Vonnegut, and highlighted completion of trolley lines widening regional commerce.
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Charles A. Bookwalter
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
New
Aveline Hotel
Hosey
Co. M. Orr
Hanna
Commercial Club
Logansport
Merchants’ Association of Indianapolis
C. Coffin
Dayton
Indiana Union Traction Company
Kokomo
Indiana Union Lines
Bookwalter
Main
Calhoun Streets
Indianapolis Party
F. E. Matson
Merchants’ Association
F. M. Ayres
W. B. Wheelock
C. H. Badger
F. R. Kautz
E. O. Langon
J. D. Brosnan
Ed Gall
Paul H. Kraus
George Vonnegut
Paul H. Krauss
Charles Z. Coffin
Great Pineapples on Ranch at Ubero
Boston May 18. In the Rogers larceny trial the Ubero Plantation stock scheme is outlined. Mrs. Randall testified she bought five shares to win an appointment to sell shares and describe Ubero property to investors. William Owen claimed favorable Mexican plantation conditions. Arthur Stedman said he became director after Owen’s representations praising Ubero pineapples and soil.
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Boston
Ferdinand H. Rogers
Ubero Plantation Company
John Randall
William P. Owen
Ubero
Mexico
Arthur W. Stedman
Owen
Foley's Honey and Tar advertised remedy claims to prevent consumption
War against consumption urged by all nations as the dangerous white plague. Foley's Honey and Tar is presented as a safe, certain cure for coughs and colds. The ad warns against unknown preparations and urges asking for Foley's Honey and Tar from Dreier and Bro.
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Foley
Dreier & Bro
Silver Trowel Tour Reaches Toledo From New York
The Elkhart lodge of Masons to receive the silver emblematic trowel sent around the world by a Justice lodge of New York City. The tool has reached Toledo and is passed lodge to lodge only by Masons with ceremonial travels. No lodge keeps it longer than thirty days and it is projected to take ten years to complete the world circuit.
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Elkhart
Masons
Justice Lodge
New York City
Toledo
Globe
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup Promoted for Women and Children
An advertisement extols Orino Laxative Fruit as mild and pleasant tasting. It claims suitability for women and children, avoiding griping like pills and other remedies, and touts gentle digestion and bowel relief without irritation.
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Dreier& Bro
GUTTERS RAN RED WITH RARE WINE
Washington May 18 Former Senator John B Henderson of Missouri and wife disposed of over $1,000 worth of wines and liquors from their wine cellar into the gutter after a Rechabite gathering. The couple, noted temperance advocates, claimed the wines would not be wasted and that guests diverted quantities to their stomachs.
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Washington
John B. Henderson
Missouri
Hendersons
Henderson's Castle
Besancon Let Go To Wed His Wife In City Court
Henry Besancon promised to return and support his family after a city court hearing. If he provides a marriage certificate Monday morning proving he wed the wife who secured a recent divorce, he will avoid punishment for failure to support his children. Judge Skelton will hold the charge to insure ongoing support while the couple discusses reconciliation. Lorenz Haiber appealed after being fined for cruelty to a dog believed poisoned. The case arose when Ernest Wurtzenburger found his dog convulsing and suspected strychnine. a test by Dr. W O Gross indicated poison but Haiber offered no testimony. Henry Mennewisch paid a $1 fine for assault and battery following a neighborhood dispute.
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Henry Besancon
Skelton
Haiber
Lorenz Haiber
Ernest Wurtzenburger
Wurtzenburger
W. O. Gross
Mennewisch
Charles Druhot
Henry Mennewisch
Marshal searches for missing beer agent in Fort Wayne
Marshal Crosbie traveled to Fort Wayne on Wednesday in quest of John Ratliff the missing beer agent who left town last Saturday morning. He did not locate him and rumors say Ratliff may have left the area possibly avoiding trouble with the brewers and bondsmen pursuing him.
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Bluffton
Marshal Crosbie
Fort Wayne
John Ratliff
Ratliff
Bee's Laxative Honey and Tir for Coughs and Colds
A liquid cold cure for children marketed as pleasant and harmless, Bee's Laxative Honey and Tir. claimed superior to other cough syrups by acting on the bowels. pitched as ideal for coughs colds croup and whooping cough, sold by Meyer Bros. Co.
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Meyer Bros. Co
Little Girl Dies In House Fire At Midnight
In Peru Indiana on May 18 eight year old Louise Kader died in a fatal bed fire at the family home. Her sister Mary ten and guest Ethel Morehouse fourteen escaped with injuries. Firefighters and rescuers suffered minor burns while attempting to save the children from the blaze.
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Peru
Ind
Louise Kader
Fred Kader
Mary
Ethel Morehouse
Amzie Morehouse
Rowan
William Spencer
Harry Martin
Logansport
Louise
Morehouse
Spencer
Martin
Little Louise
May Die of Injuries in Terre Haute Incident
In Terre Haute Indiana on May 18 Mrs. W H Coyle is in danger of death after her eight year old cousin Purcell Shadley attacked her during play. The boy, from Burnett, kicked her in the temple as she stooped, leaving her unconscious and with life in peril.
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Terre Haute
Ind
W. H. Coyle
Purcell Shadley
Burnett
New Traction Plan Linked Dayton to Richmond Route
Indianapolis announces a traction line to connect Dayton Ohio with Richmond Indiana via Brookville Ohio. A second line is planned between Middleton Indiana and New Castle Indiana. The plan is credited to W Kelsey Schoepf of Cincinnati, a member of the Morgan McGowan Schoepf traction syndicate.
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Indianapolis
W. Kelsey Schoepf
Cincinnati
Morgan-McGowan-Schoepf Traction Syndicate
Dayton
Ohio
Richmond
Ind
Brookville
Middleton
New Castle
Indiana judge found dead in Laporte home
Laporte Indiana May 18 Judge William P Andrew once a prominent lawyer and known earlier as a physician and minister was found dead in bed today He was born in Hamilton county Ohio on October 23 1809
Miss Lucy Walton Despondent Suicide Attempt at Petersburg
Miss Lucy Walton aged eighteen at Petersburg attempted suicide by taking carbolic acid. She is in critical condition with likely fatal outcome as doctors battle to save her life.
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Petersburg
Ind
Lucy Walton
Christian churches of Indiana elect state missionary officers
Lafayette May 18. The Indiana Christian Churches annual state missionary association elected officers led by President Rev. Austin Hunter of Indianapolis and recording secretary Rev. C. E. Underwood. Indianapolis clergymen filled key posts with directors named from Brazil Indianapolis Sheridan and Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne Kokomo will host the next meeting as speakers addressed pastoral and Sunday School roles.
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Lafayette
Ind
Christian Churches of Indiana
State Missionary Association
Austin Hunter
Indianapolis
C. E. Underwood
J. O. Rose
T. J. Legg
W. S. Moffett
Irvington
E. L. Day
Brazil
A. P. Philpot
W. D. Bartle
Sheridan
M. F. Rickoff
Fort Wayne
Kokomo
Cephas Shelburne
Huntington
B. W. Allen
Vernon Stauffer
Angola
R. W. Clymer
Noblesville
W. W. Sniff
Rushville
Pine-ules Backache Relief Pills
Pine-ules at bedtime relieve backache before morning. The soft gelatin capsules are moisture activated and swallowed easily. They contain gums and resins from native forests with other well known remedies for bladder kidney blood and backache. Sold by Meyer Bros Co.
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Meyer Bros. Co
Was an Early Lawyer Andre Ducher dies in Fort Wayne
New York dispatches announce the death of Andre Ducher, an early lawyer who practiced in Fort Wayne and later served three terms. The brief notice notes his career at the bar and his contributions to the legal community.
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New York
Andre.Ducher
Fort. Wayne
Liquor Sales on Labor Day Declared Illegal in Indiana
Special to the Sentinel Indianapolis May 18 The Indiana Supreme Court reversed a Greenfield circuit court ruling on Labor Day liquor sales. The high court held such sales constitute a public offense and punishable, interpreting recent state laws. The decision overruled the lower court and will have broad impact in Indiana law.
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Sentinel
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Supreme Court
Greenfield
Yast
Thief Steals$10,000 Automobile in Broadway Heist
New York May 18 A daring thief took a $10,000 automobile containing $2,400 in bonds scrip and papers while the owner J H Clarke stood in a nearby restaurant. The thief sprang into the unoccupied car on Broadway near Forty second street and fled after the vehicle started.
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New York
Broadway
Forty-second Street
J. H. Clarke
Dunn Case Up in Supreme Court
Fort Wayne attorneys argued the Dunn murder appeal before the Indiana Supreme Court in Indianapolis on May 18. Charles Dunn, twice convicted in Allen County for the murder of Alice Cothrell, faced lengthy discussion of the trial evidence with defense lawyers Henry Colerick and S. L. Morris and state counsel Judge S. M. Hench.
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Sentinel
Indianapolis
Ind
Fort Wayne
Supreme Court Today
Allen
Charles Dunn
Alice Cothrell
Henry Colerick
S. L. Morris
S. M. Hench
Marshall Declares Governor Ambition Over Congress
Columbia City May 18 Hon Thomas R Marshall states he will not pursue Congress and that his sole political aim is to become governor of Indiana He cites age a private practice and respect for fellow candidates as reasons for remaining out of the race while expressing gratitude for friends and support.
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Columbia City
Thomas R. Marshall
Congress
Indiana
Marshall
Harrison
Mrs. Jacob Straus Dies at 76 in Ligonier
Fort Wayne friends learned Friday of the death of Mrs. Jacob Straus at the family home in Ligonier on Thursday night. A longtime resident of Ligonier, she was 76 and had endured paralysis. She was mother to Simon and Ike Straus of the Commercial Bank in Fort Wayne, which closed in her honor, and two daughters Mrs. Abe Goldsmith of Ligonier and Mrs. Joe Weingarten of New York, plus her husband.
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Fort Wayne
Jacob Straus
Ligonier
Abe Goldsmith
Joe Weingarten
New York
Doctor Credits Electric Bitters For Daughters Cure
8 C Blair school superintendent of St Albans West Virginia reports his daughter suffered from St Vitus dance a nervous complaint unresponsive to other treatments. After using Electric Bitters she recovered completely in three bottles claiming a quick pure cure for nervous debility.
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8.C. Blair
St. Albans
W. Va
Pennsylvania to End Graft Details Probe Reported
Philadelphia and May 18 The Pennsylvania Railroad issued a statement by Captain John P Green vice president promising a thorough investigation into recent hearings at the Interstate Commerce Commission about acquisition of coal company stocks and acceptance of gratuities by its employer The management says it does not believe public or company injustice occurred but pledges to uncover all facts and ensure officers and employees fulfill duties to the public without tolerance for misconduct
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Philadelphia
John P. Green
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stock Gifts in Coal Firms Highlight Hearing
At a session of the interstate commerce commission in Philadelphia on May 18, witnesses described stock received from coal companies by railroad officials. E. J. Cleave testified about Cochran Coal stock, while F. L. Sheppard disclosed holdings in several mining concerns and gifts from Berwind-White. He noted several stock arrangements and questioned propriety of accepting such favors.
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Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
E. J. Cleave
Cresson
Cambria and Clearfield
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cochran Coal Company
Glasgow
F. L. Sheppard
New York
United Railways of
New Jersey
Berwind-White Coal Company
Edward Berwind
Sheppard
Pine Run Coal Company
Frank Patton
Pittsburg Coal Company
Mr. Glasgow
Berwind-White
Harsimus
Berwind- White
South Amboy
Foley’s Honey and Tar Warning Label
Foley & Co Chicago promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy praised for coughs and colds. The ad warns of imitations with similar names and urges customers to seek the genuine product in a yellow package and reject substitutes.
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Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley's
Bro
Church Dedication by Veteran L L Carpenter
L L Carpenter the veteran church dedicator will lead the services in a dedication ceremony. He has dedicated more churches than any man living, and will oversee the proceedings.
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L. L. Carpenter
Electric line accident claims Elkhart foreman
Fred R. Taylor, a foreman for Elkhart Electric, narrowly escaped death when a short circuit of 2300 volts injured him after contact with live wires. Authorities believe leather gloves offered partial insulation and prevented greater harm. A separate pharmaceutical ad promotes PAZO OINTMENT with a 6 to 14 day cure guarantee for piles.
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Fred R. Taylor
Elkhart Electric Company
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Sharples
ST. Joseph Township
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J. F. W. Meyer
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Fred Bohde
Wm. Gerke
Fred Gerke
Martin Witte
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Joseph Till
George Till
Louis Heidbrink
Martin Bruick
George Krauskopf
Jacob Krauskopf
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Henry Krauskopf
Martin Bremer
Henry Eby
August Dresser
Pacific Schafter
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Delbert Brooks
Chause
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George Grimes
Washington Township
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Henry Harmeyer
Theodore Rose
Frede Bashelier
Valentine Mann
Ernst Henschen
Martin, Perry
Fred H. Kammeyer
Alexander Pepe
Fred Till
Fred W. Blake
Adolph Grosjean
Lafayette Township
Wm. M. Robinson
Simon Buskirk
Lewis Witzgall
George L. Lopshire
Emanuel Voltz
George Coverdale
S. R. Middaugh
Anthony End
Albert Fogwell
Jesse J. Bolinger
Adam Feighner
Wm. Oller
Lake Township
F. Thiele
Wm. Sunderland
Anthony Rose
John Greener
Martin Wiedman
Theodore Sutorius
Edwin Litchfield
Gottleib Lemley
Christ Foellinger
Chas Huston
Henry Linnamier
Fred Linnamier
Henry Fortmeyer
Henry Rapp
H. A. Rockhill
F. C. Stahlhut
Wm. Stahlhut
Fred Berghorn
Thomas Sargent
Wm. Hazzard
W. D. Carnahan
Leonard Stolte
Louis Monroe
Marion Township
Christ J. Koehlinger
Henry F. Koehlinger
Henry Bradtmiller
Fred Holle
Anton Herber
Lena Smith
Fred Soest
Henry Kleine
Minna Scheumann
Charles Doctor
Martin Doctor
John A. Tom
B. P. Gerig
John Gerig
Fred Bellenger
Milan Township
Philip Schmidt
Albert J. Black
John A.meyer
Ferdinand Thye
Fred W. Franke
Jacob Hankel
Oran
Yerks
John Schneider
Isaac N. Stone
Wm. Lampe
Wilhelm Kammeyer
Diedrich Thiele
Henry Hormann
Conrad Buhr
Jacob von
C. E. Hitzemann
Frank, Minish
John B. Ross
Maumee
Solomon Stauffer
R. S. Schlatter
Springfield
R. R. Murphy
Samuel C. Witmer
Aboit
Hugh McFadden
E. P. Knepper
Milton Dennis
J. Jennings
Barney Ohnech
Madison Township
Fred Franke
Wm. F
Stephen Lutz
James Carnahan
Abner Carnahan
Michael Shondel
Mathew Shondel
Scudder Shutt
George Watson
Albert Peters
Noah Gerig
Elmer Stites
Christ Wente
Frank Hilkey
Calvin Harris
B. Housel
F. A. Hixson
F. C. Parham
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