Fort Wayne notes include promotions births travels and court appeals
William Pyles promoted to assistant clerk at Levy Bros. Born to Mr and Mrs August Brunty a boy and a girl. Rev Detzey of Chicago visiting. Atmore Johnson hosted by Fort Wayne friends. Appeal filed in Stuck v Everett. Funke takes charge of Earode dry goods china department. Several local visits and trips cited including Misses Hede kin sisters and Velma Ohneck in Detroit. Community events include Olympia band concert plan and baccalaureate sermon by Rev Dr Moffat.
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William Pyles
Levy Bros
August Brunty
Hayden Street
Rev. Detzey
Chicago
Atmore Johnson
South Whitley
Fort Wayne Friends
Jay H. Stuck
Julia Everett
John Funke
St. Louis
Earode Dry Goods Company
Foley
Melita Street
E. Straus
Louisville
Fort Wayne
New Haven
Amelia Andre
Aurentz
Main
Griffith Streets
Henry Volland
M. J. Kickley
Lion S. Bass Relief Corps No. 7
Anna Day
Terre Haute
W. RB. C
Louise Bosecker
William Stellhorn
Wall Street
Wambsganss
Olympia
Swinney Park
Paul
Adams
Virgil
Hope Hospital
Miss Peters
San Francisco
Eva Hartman
Hanna Street
Peters
McDaniel
Jd. R. Kennedy
A. Sthair
Henry Pfeiffer
Tillie Ennes
J. P. Chapman
Rome City
Chapman
English
Porter
McKee
Fairfield Avenue
O’rourke
William Geake
Joseph Sunderland
J. Hamilton
E. M. Hollister
Ed Young
Indianapolis
Masonic Grand Lodge
Geake
Indiana Grand Lodge of Masons
Westminster Seminary
Dr. Moffat
First Presbyterian Church
T. E. Ellison
Alexander Johnson
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Cincinnati
Ellison
Johnson
Shrine Robbed of Jewels at El Cobre Cuba
In Santiago de Cuba on May 23 a shrine of Nuestra Senora Carida at El Cobre was robbed of jewels valued at 25000. The head of the statue was broken off and removed. The crime has caused great excitement as pilgrims from Cuba Mexico and Europe visit the shrine known for miraculous healing. Secret police press to capture the culprit. An American was reported to be arrested on the charge. authorities hope to recover the jewels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago de Cuba
el Cobre
Cuba
Mexico
Europe
Branded a Little Child in Fiendish Crime Case
New York May 23 William Masterson, seventeen, is jailed in default of 1000 dollars bail charged with branding the letters J A on the side of Morris Bras, a four year old, with a red hot iron in a blacksmith shop on Wednesday. Magistrate Kudlich calls it one of the most fiendish crimes ever brought to his notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Masterson
J. A
Morris Bras
Kudlich
John Hutchinson Dead Prominent railroad financier dies
Joan M. Hutchinson, aged eighty, dies in Philadelphia after long illness. A for fifty years prominent in railroad and finance, he helped promote the Delaware Lehigh Schuylkill and Susquehanna railroad, later the Lehigh Valley. He was linked with several major companies at his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Joan M. Hutchinson
Mr. Hutchinson
Delaware, Lehigh, Schulkill and Susquehanna
Lehigh Valley
Admiral Dewey Arrives in Hong Kong with Ill Health
The United States cruiser Olympia with Admiral Dewey aboard reached Hong Kong from Manila. He is reported very ill and unable to attend the queen's birthday dinner. Officials, including Sir Henry Blake and General Gascoigne, greeted the visitors with honors as the Olympia docks for a ten day stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
United States
Olympia
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Lamberton
Brumby
Wildman
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Henry A. Blake
Gascoigne
Commodore Powell
Filipinos discuss govern ment plan with American commissioners
In Manila on May 23 the Filipino commissioners met the American team at a residence to seek guarantees of personal rights under the proposed scheme. They backed the school system and the separation of church and state but declined formal endorsement citing lack of political liberty. They visited Major General Otis and pressed for more information while enjoying public receptions and levees for the insurgent envoys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Charles Denby
United States
Otis
Tagals
Promotion for Summers in Volunteers Brevet
General Otis reports from Manila via Washington that Col Owen Summers, colonel of the Second Oregon volunteers, is recommended for brigadier general volunteers brevet for conspicuous gallantry at Massan Bulac Bridge and San Isidro while serving as division engineer officer. Summers led the advance brigade in Lawton's division during the march northward to San Isidro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Otis Cables
Manila
Leatvin
Owen Summers
Massan
Bulac
San Isidro
J. C. Case
Summers
Second
Oregon Volunteers
Lawton
Now the Right Time for Philippine scheme of government
Manila dispatch quotes President Schurman as saying the plan of government offered to Filipinos is timely as American arms near victory. It aims to conciliate while preserving authority, granting greater freedom under the scheme than under Malolos, and providing insurgents a path to lay down arms and participate in government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herald
Manila
Schurman
Philippine Commission
Malolos
Volunteers Help Skin Graft Surgery For Little Boy
Yesterday Dr Henry Merz assisted by Dr J Stutz performed a skin graft on the two year old son of Mr Tassler near Abbott sanitarium. Sixteen Concordia college students volunteered small skin grafts after Rev Lange aided the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Merz
J. Stutz
Tassler
Abbott Sanitarium
Rev. Lange
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Ferry disasters drown twenty on Bavarian rivers
Berlin May 23 reports two ferry catastrophes in Bavaria as fourteen people perish when a Danube ferry capsizes near Straubing and ten drown in the Inn River at Simbach after a similar boat accident.
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Berlin
Danube
Straubig
Bavaria
Simbach
Inn
Explosion at Copenhagen military lab kills seven
A terrible explosion at the military laboratory in Copenhagen on May 23 killed seven workmen and severely injured a non commissioned officer and two others. The laboratory was destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Uphold the Law Declares State Court Decision
Indianapolis May 86 The state secretary court today decided that the case will proceed under upheld law with further legal actions expected as details remain limited and interpretation of statutes is awaited by analysts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
State Seceeiar Court
Grain Shovellers Strike Ends in Buffalo Settlement
In Buffalo on May 23 a morning agreement settled the grain shovellers strike. Contractor Conners withdraws his men and submits old staff to a five member committee to decide eligibility for the new local 51. Union leaders pledge to resume work. sympathy strikes expected to conform by May 25. Ten dock laborers jailed for 30 days for drunken conduct. Marine firemen’s sympathetic strike declared off and workers return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Conners
Keefe
Longshoremen’s Association
Albertson
David Nugent
John Lyrch
Old Local 51
New Union
McMahon
Bart Conners
International Longshoremen’s Association
New York
Lehigh Valley Station
Marine
Governor orders guard after escape threat in Indiana
Indianapolis May 23 Governor Mount received a telegram that Sheriff took Dr. E E Gray sentenced to life for killing Marissa Skinner and hid him in the woods to dodge mob fury. The governor urged restraint and ordered Gray kept in jail until safe removal to the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Governor Mount
Gray
Edna Hawk Returned After Reformatory Escape
Indianapolis officer Stalker brought Edna Hawk to Fort Wayne at noon and they departed by train at 4 15 pm over the Lake Erie and Western line. The girl had been an inmate for seventeen months and escaped eighteen months ago. The reform school matron was impressed with her behavior and believed she would likely be well behaved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jezerua M. Roussey
Annie Faizer
Chews
Fort Wayne
Buchanan
Huntington
H Bussey
Pennsylyvania Company
Officer Stalker
Indianapolis
Lake Erie and Western Railway
Edna Hawk
Stalker
Bergelt
Restraining Order Granted in King v Keegan Case
In superior court Judge Hench granted a temporary restraining order in Sarah J. King et al. v Hugh G. Keegan trustee of J. F. Schell Loan and Investment company after an amended complaint and bond. The order restricts only the sale of station ary articles such as the vault. other items will be sold as advertised tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hench
Sarah J. King Et al
Hugh G. Keegan
J. F. Schell Loan and Investment Company
Mason Long Sues Transit Company Over Notes
In Indianapolis superior court Mason Long sues the Indianapolis and Broad Ripple Rapid Transit Co to collect notes transferred by the late R. T. McDonald. The notes were issued to McDonald in October 1898. Long seeks judgment for 5550 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Mason Long
Broad Ripple Rapid Transit Company
R. T. McDonald
McDonald
Judge Will Decide Monday In Roby Injunction Case
Judge Robert Lowry of this city will decide the Roby injunction suit next Monday at Valparaiso. The case, tried months ago, involved intricate questions of law and many authorities, and required thorough findings. The suit seeks to enjoin pool selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lowry
Valparaiso
Chicago
Land Sale Near Fort Wayne Drill ing Park Reported
Eliza Hanna Hayden and Fred J. Hayden sold 132 acres adjoining the Fort Wayne Drilling Park to Jacob Colter and Philip W. Smith for 11000 dollars. Purchasers likely seek timber for their saw mills, though the exact purpose is not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Hanna Hayden
Fred J. Hayden
Jacob Colter
Philip W. Smith
Fort Wayne
Messrs. Colter and
Smith
Wall Collapse Injures Four Laborers At City Building
West Eleventh street construction site in New York suffered a partial wall collapse that left three laborers with fractured skulls and others with contusions. The injured workers John Donlon Louis Gosso Frank Forisso Tony Argaro Joseph Graffo Angenio Alle and Andelia Fradasso were hospitalized. Cause of the accident is under investigation. Workers employed for contractor Joseph Cory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Eleventh Street
John Donlon
Louis Gosso
Frank Forisso
Tony Argaro
Joseph Graffo
Angenio Alle
Andelia Fradasso
Joseph Cory
Public Recognition Service to Induct New Pastor
The South Congregational church schedules a 7:45 PM public service to induct Rev. D. T. Williams as pastor. Plymout h church members forego midweek service to attend. Rev. J. S. Ainslie speaks on The Minister for Today. Fraternal greetings from Rev. T. M. Johnson. Other local pastors invited for fellowship. Closing message by the new pastor. Special music and light refreshments follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Congregational Church
D. T. Williams
Plymouth Church
J. S. Ainslie
T. M. Johnson
Simpson M. E. Church
Big freight cars fail to raise tonnage or earnings
Indianapolis transport leaders report 60 000 to 80 000 pound freight cars add little tonnage or revenue. In 1898 large cars moved only about 4 percent more freight than 30 000 pound cars from 1880. Increased car size raises weight and costs without proportional gains, railroads face a key efficiency problem.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Journal
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Oakley Street
H. A. Moore
One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Regiment
New York City
Alex Saphir
United Staes Navy
Schmetzer
Wisconsin
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Brown
Acaniral Sampson
E. J. Wellston
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Klondike
Wellston
Mr. Wellston
Detroit
Velma Ohneck
May
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Clara Hedekin
Fanny Winch
John Dinnen
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Father Dinnen
Father Hemmert
William Fleming
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Egypt
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QUEEN
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Luna
Tarlac
Aguinaldo
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