Kendallville Postmaster Browand Dies in Barn Suicide
Tragic end comes after a bitter battle over Kendallville postmastership. Christopher Browand, 68, a former postmaster, returned from a sanitarium to find life unbearable amid intense political strife and hanged himself with fence wire from a barn rafter. Surviving relatives include widow and daughter. Local indignation and efforts to reverse removal followed his downfall.
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Kendallville
Ind
Christopher ©. Browand
Mr. Browand
Indianapolis
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Browand
Fort Wayne
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One Hundredth Regiment of
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Nelson G. A. R. Post
R. O. Johnson
Reuben Browand
Washington
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Indiana
Diverse Indiana News Highlights From Adams to South Bend
An Adams County farmer suffers injuries in a runaway near Berne while local officials shift, resignations occur in Andrews with a new appointee. Wealthy Hedrick ends aid and poverty after Bible revision efforts. Oil leaks from Standard Oil pipeline at Laketon spill defies quick stop. Fort Wayne area ventures see lake resort sale bids and electric line plans. Oil wells near Boyd park tested by electric power. a child custody clash ends in fine for Mrs. Jenks. South Bend recalls death of Mathews Steel Boiler founder at 66. Birftn officers clash with Monroe ends in gunfire and arrest.
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William F. Reichert
Berne
Adams County
John Enyart
Andrews
C. E. Knee
William Hedrick
Anderson
Hedrick
John McMahon
Hel River Conference Committee
Lake Wawasee
McMahon
Fort Wayne
Winona Assembly Association
Warsaw
Winona
Boyd Park
Wabash
Samuel Jenks
Elkhart
Arentz
Butler
Justice Drink
Jenks
Jonathan Mathews
Mathews Steam Boiler Works
South Bend
Manchester
England
Keersage
Patrelmean Fox
Len Monroe
Birften
Oficer
Monroe
Pioneer Merchant David Hood Dies After Fort Wayne Years
David Burr Hood longtime Fort Wayne wholesale merchant died at 72 after recent residence in Peru. He was a founder in local trade and later linked with Porter and J O Cole in Peru. Survived by sister Susan Williams Huggins and daughters Ida Wiltse and Lottie Musselman. Funeral at West Jefferson Street residence.
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William Ewing Hood
West
Jefferson Street
Mr. Hood
Peru
Fort Wayne
David Burr Hood
William Nesbitt Hood
Sophia Ewing Hood
Miamisport
Ind
William E. Hoad
Susan Williams Huggins
Los Angeles
Cal
Ida B. Wiltse
Cincinnati
Lottie Musselman
Long Beach
Hood
West Jefferson Street
Tillman Seeks to Expose Roosevelt Intermediary Role
Washington May 16 Senator Tillman presents a Chandler statement in the Senate to counter President Roosevelt and Lodge on the railroad rate bill. Chandler asserts proof of his claim and faults Roosevelt for personal attacks while Tillman vows to speak for the public, not as a Roosevelt envoy. The Senate opens debate on the rate bill with an amended anti pass provision expanding free transport for rail workers and livestock caretakers. Bailey interrupts with a personal privilege to rebut Chicago Tribune charges about collusion with Chandler and Aldrich.
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Men’s Club Organized at Wayne Street Methodist Church
A new men’s club with eighty charter members was organized at Wayne Street Methodist Episcopal Church in the parlors on Wednesday. Vesey elected president. officers include Parfitt as first VP, Palmer as second VP, Brown as third VP, Popp as recording secretary, Hartman as corresponding secretary, and Daley as treasurer. Meetings set for the second Tuesday each month.
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Wayne Street Methodist Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian Church
W. J. Vesey
John Parfitt
F. M. Palmer
H. W. Brown
H. A. Popp
E. Hartman
Eph. Daley
Aeronaut Plunges Into Hudson After Balloon Strays
Leo Stevens and Tracy Tindell, aboard a balloon launched from One Hundred and Thirty eighth Street and Locust Avenue, veered toward Yonkers instead of the Atlantic. Rescued by fishermen near the Palisades, they were badly used up and dragged into the Hudson amid efforts to photograph a trip to Coney Island. Mrs Stevens followed by auto, joined by Dr Julian P Thomas of the Aero club.
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Leo Stevens
Tracy Tindell
Coney Island
Tindell
Atlantic
Ward Yonkers
Stevens
Julian P. Thomas
The
Aero Club
Massachusetts
Stevene
Conor
Snake
Son believed mother dead, revived to surprise visit
Auburn man George Moss, summoned by a false report of his mother Henrietta Moss’s death, returned to Allen county to find her alive. He was told she died from heart trouble after work in the garden, but a rally proved the message wrong and he did not learn until he saw her.
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George Moss
Auburn
Allen County
Henrietta Moss
Mr. Moss
Moss
Insurance firms to settle losses by own contracts
San Francisco on May 16 authorities say each company will handle its losses under its policy terms. The fire underwriters adjusting bureau will not dictate a uniform rule, acting only as appraisers and reporting losses while settlements remain the companies' responsibility.
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San Francisco
Adjusting Bureau
T. C. Googan
Fort Wayne Boy Named Sydenham Society President
Cecil Kimmel of Fort Wayne was elected president at the Sydenham society annual election of officers at the Indiana Medical College of Indianapolis. John McArdle of Monroeville was chosen vice president. George Stouder of Fort Wayne and H. B. Steinman and R. B. Crabill of Monroeville accompanied them home for summer vacation.
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Sydenham Society
Indiana Medical College of
Indianapolis
Cecil Kimmel
John McArdle
Monroeville
George Stouder
H. B. Steinman
R. B. Crabill
Wreck at Fowlerton Claims Two Railmen
In a Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville railway wreck at Fowlerton Indiana on May 16 Engineer Wesley Wolf and Brakeman Ojife Bowman were crushed to death. The cause is listed as unknown.
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Fowlerton
Peru
Ind
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad
Wesley Wolf
Ojife “Bowman
Decide on Sea Level Canal Senate panels vote to build
Washington May 15 senate committees on inter oceanic canals voted in favor of constructing a sea level canal. Senator Carmack returned from Tennessee and broke a deadlock from a former meeting.
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Senate
Carmack
Tennessee
Kidney Cure Claim Passages From Salem Man
Robert R. Watts of Salem Missouri describes five years of kidney illness and failed remedies before Foley's Kidney Cure. He credits rapid recovery after consuming two bottles. The note mentions summer kidney irregularities worsened by drinking or overheating.
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Robert R. Watts
Salem
Foley's
Quiet Title Notice in Indiana Superior Court
Notice to Defendants in Allen County Indiana 1906 action to quiet title. Names unknown to plaintiffs include George Conrad and Catherine A Conrad with nonresident spouses. Legal action seeks title relief against heirs and defendants, with affidavit support and attorney C. W. Kuhne.
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George Conrad
Catherine A. Conrad
Sarah D. Hough
Samuel Lewis
Samuel L. Hough
Indiana
Dade's Little Liver Pills Sold by Meyer Bros Co
A brief ad states Dade's Little Liver Pills ease headache and constipation and act as a liver tonic. Sold by Meyer Bros Co.
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Dade
Meyer Bros. Co
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